1917-; - CONGRESS! ON AL· _R -ECOR . D~HOUSE~ 2933~ - the affairs of)ndians as. conducted by: sa~d . bm·eau, Us• brEIDches_ - ~r. RANSDELL. I yield. _ and agencies. Said committee is hereby authorized to · employ Mr. ~"'EWLANDS. Mr. President,. I wish _to make a state-· such clerical a~d _other assistance, includi!lg - ~tenograp}?.ers, ·.as ment regarding the railroad legislation. · There are three bills said committee may deem necessary in the. prop~~ prosecl_!tion to which the President has called special attention in a . mes of its work: Provided, That stenographers so. emQloye~ shall sage. __ One is the bill enlarging the Interstate Commerce Com not receiv_e for their services exceeding $1 pe~ printed page.". :~ missjon from seven to nine members, and providing that it shall And the Senate agree to the same. - _ b~ - ~ivided ·into thr~ divisions, each of which will ha\e juris The committee of conference have been · unable ·to - ag1~ee on d_ICtwn over the_subJects that now belong to the entire commis- the amendments of the Senate numbered 48, so,: 95, -arid.- 1ii. SIOn; HENRY F. AsHURST, . - Mr. OYERUAN. - 1\fr. President-- H. L. MYERS, ·: - ~ - The _PRESIDE~"'T pro ·tempore. Does the Senator from· ·MosEs E. CLAPP, Louisiana yield to the Senator from North Carolina? _ _ Managers on the pa~·t "of the Sf:m.ate. · ' Ml'. OVERMAN . . I will state to the Senator if he yields to me JoHN H~·- STEPHENs, : I shaJI move to adjourn or to take a recess, because I know the C. D. CA:RTER, Senator can not get his bill up this afternoon. I PlOYe that we P. D. NORTON, take a recess untilll o~clock to-morrow. _ Ma·nage-rs on the ·part of the Hmtse. , l\lr. .RANSDELL . . I hope the Senator will not insist on that motion. .We can get the bill up, and then I propose to ask that Mr. ASHURST. Mr. President, I wish to say that the con~· \t be_laid aside and. that the Senate proceed with the considera ferees have not agreed on all the- amendments. There are four tion of these emergency measures.- • amendments whicfi are still in dispute. . Mr. . OVERMAN. I know the Senator can not possibly get Mr. ·sMOOT. I desire to make a suggestion to the Senator the bill up this afternoon; . . from Arizona. He does not intend, I presume, to ask that . Mr. VARDAMAN. Certainly we can not get it up · if the the conference report be printed as a · Senate document, but Senate wilLnot permit it to be taken up, but I do not think the that it be printed for the use of .the committee and · to be mere statement of the Senator from North Carolina settles the placed on the desks for the information of the Senate. question. _ l\fr. ASHURST. That is satisfactory. l\fr. OVERMAN. All right; I will withdraw the motion. The PltESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so · Mr. THOMAS. Will the Senator yield to me for a moment? ordered. Several Senators addressed the Chair. - HOUSE BILLS REFERRED. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Louisiana The following bills were severally· read twice by their titles yielded to the Senator from Nevada [:Mr. NEWLANDS], and he and referred to the Committee on Commerce : now has the floor. Does the Senator fi·om Nevada no'v yield to H. R.14074. An act gt.·anting -the consent of Congt.·ess to the some other Senator; and if so, to whom? . village'of Fox Lake, in the county of Lake, State of Illinois, to Mr. .NEWLANDS. I propose to continue the remarkS I was construct a bridge across both arms of the Fox River where it making. · connects Pistakee Lake and Nippersink Lake, at a point suitable 1\lr; THOMAS. :Mr. President, a parliamentary inquiry. to the interests of navigation, 1n the county of Lake, State of The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The' Senator from Colorado Illinois; \Vill state it. _. H. R. 17602. An act granting the con~Emt of Congt.·ess to the Mr; .THOMAS. My understanding is that the so-called water county commissioners of Polk County, Minn., and Grarid Forks power bill is the unfinished business. I have no desire ·to retain County, N. Dak., to construct a bridge across Red River of the that bill before the Senate, but I ain a member of the Committee .North on the boundary line between said States; on Public Lands, and the chairman of the committee is not here: H. R. 17710. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge In his behalf I make the inquiry. across the-Tallapoosa River, ·separating the counties of Mont Mr. OVERMAN. I move that the Senate do now adjourn. gomery and Elmore, in the State of Alabama, at a point some; Mr. RANSDELL. I hope the Senator will not make that where be-tween Judkin Ferry and Hughes Ferry; . motion. · H. R. 18529. An act granting the consent of Congt.·ess to the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from North police jury of Rapides Parish; La., to construct a bridge across Carolina mo-ves that the Seriate adjourn. 1 Red River at or near Boyce, La.; · Mr. RANSDELL. I ask the Senator to withdraw the motion H. R. 18534. Ai:J. act to authorize the construction, mainte and mo.ve a recess. I will accept that. - nance, and operation of a bridge across the St. Francis River The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the mo~ at or near Parkin, Ark. ; _ tion of the Senato1~ from' North Carolina that the Senate adjom·n. H. R. 18550. An act gt.·anting the consent of Congress to the The motion was agreed to; and (at 6 o'clock and 15 minute!') county of Montgomery, in the State of Tennessee, to construct p. m., Friday, February 9, 1917) the ·senate adjorirned until a bridge across the Cumberland River; to-riwrrow, Saturday, February 10, 1917, _at l1 o'clock a. m. H. R. 18551. An act. granting the consent of Congress to the county of Montgomery, in the State of Tennessee, to construct a bridge across the Cumberland River ; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. H. R.18720. A,n act permitting the building of a railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Bemidji, in the State of FRIDAY, February 9,' 191'7. Minnesota.; _ H. R. 18725. An act granting the consent of Congt.·ess to Kratka The House met at 11 o'clock a. m. Township, Pennington County, Minn., to construct a bridge across - The Chaplain; Rev. Henry·N. Couden, D. D., offered the fol: Red Lake River; lowing prayer : H. R. 19239. An a_ct granting the consent of Congress to the 0 Thou, wlio art supremely wise, all-powerful, the essence county of J?earl River, Miss., and the fourth ward of the parish of whose being is love, quicken all that is purest, noblest, best in of Washtngton, La., to construct a bridge across Pearl River be us, and help us to eliminate the evil tendencies which lie in tween Pearl River County, Miss., and Washington Parish, La.; wait to destroy; that the trend of our life may be forward not H. R. 19298. An act autho}.·izing the Western New York & backward, upward not downward, heavenward not h~~llward; Pennsyl\ania Railway Co. to reconstruct, maintain, and operate that we may build for ourselves from within a character which a bridge across the Alleghe~y River, in the town of .Allegany, shall be an everlasting memorial to our Maker, through Him county of Cattaraugus, N. Y. ; and - who taught us the way and the truth and the life. Amen. H. R. 2057-:1. An n,ct granting the consent 9f · Co-piress to the · The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday. was read and ap county commissioners of Decatm· County, Ga., to -reconStruct a proved. bridge across the Flint River at Ba~nbridge, Ga: . ·· ORDER OF BUSINESS. ORDER OF BUSINESS. ·Mr. LANGLEY rose. Mr. RA.NSDELL. I move that the Senate -- proceed to· the The SPEAKER. For what purpose does the gentleman rise? consideration of the bill (H. R. 14777) to provide for the con· . Mr. LANGLEY. To ask unanimous consent to address ·the trol of the floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento House for not exceeding five lninutes in order that I may explain River, Cal., and for other purposes. . • and modify, a statement I made in debate yesterday. 1\Ir. NEW"LANDS. Mr.- ·President-- . The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Kentucky asks unani The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator from mous consent to address the House for not ·exceeding fiye Louisiana yield to the Senator from Nevada'! minutes. LIV--186 . CONGRESS~ONAL RECORD-HOUSE, FEBRUARY 9,
1\lr. RUSSELL of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, will the gentle· · in which to think of something to say in that minute and a half. man withhold his request for a moment? [Laughter.] 1\.Ir. LANGLEY. Yes. . It occurred to me that I could cite my experience as appoint· Mr. RUSSELL of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, this is pension ment clerk of the Census Office in helping to organize that office day, and I ask unanimous consent that two pension b~ on the Independent of the civil service as an illustration of how easily Private Calendar, one a Senate bill from the Committee en a high standard of efficiency can be obtained without competitive .Jnvalid Pensions and one a Hou e bill from the Committee on examination. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. MANN] and the ,Pensions, be considered in order and taken up following the gentleman from 1\rassachusetts [Mr. GILLETT] had both just .completion of the naval appropriation bill. spoken in support of the Senate amendment. I recalled that The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Missouri asks unani· they had both submitted, along with other Members of Con· ... mous consent that a Senate private pension bill from the Com· gress, their recommendations to fill the quotas allotted to them mittee on Invalid Pensions, and also a House bill from the ~ that office; and, speaking in a spirit of badinage and, of Committee on Pensions, be taken up immediately following the course, hastily, I used language which was calculated to place conclusion of the consideration of the naval appropriation bill. those two gentlemen in a-false position. The reporters' notes, lis there objection 1 which are ·usually correct, show that I said these two gentle· Mr. KITCIDN. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, men were among those who made the most consistent appeals I would like to say to the gentleman from Missom'i. that it was for patronage: After thinking the matter over I regretted that understood the other day, or rather the gentleman from Indiana · I used the language that I did, and would gladly have recalled it. [Mr. RAUCH] gave notice, that immediately after the conclusion The facts are that we made an allotment of Census Office ap· of the naval appropriation bill he would ask for the consid· pointments to each Senator and Representative and notified each ,eration of the pension appropriation bilL It will-take not more of the number allotted to him and requested him to submit a 'than an hour and a half or two hours, if that. I suggest that the list of recommendations. Both of the gentlemen named did this • 1gentleman from Missouri make his request to follow that bill. and my recollection is that the quota allotted in each instance I understand the gentleman from lllissouri thinks it will take was filled, but if I am in error as to that the records of the only half an hour to dispose of his bills. Census. Office will show it. However, that is neither here nor 1\Ir. SHERWOOD. It will take about 22 minutes to pn.ss the there. I want to frankly, and in this public manner, say that lwo bills. as I now recall it there wa.s no effort whatever on the part of ltlr. KITCHIN. Well, -we can stay here an hour later if either gentleman named to get more appointments than the nece .·a.ry. bureau had requested them to ask for, and both of them were 1\Ir. R USSELL of Misl ouri. Well, I will change the request always courteous and considerate in their dealing with the 'and ask that the e private pension bills be taken up following bureau in these matters. the con ideration of the pension appropriation bill. During my 10 years of service in this body I have never Mr. GARNER. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I . intentionally misrepresented or otherwise done an injustice to would like to suggest to the gentleman from Missouri, as well any of my fellow Members.' I have always been scrupulously :as to the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. KrrcmN], that 1 careful on. that point, and I can not,. in justice to my own sense there is no objection to the consideration of these bills, but of fairness and in justice to the two gentlemen referred to, per· there is some difficulty in making an agreement in advance. mit this incident to pass without putting this statement in the It is just as easy to take up these bills after the pension ap· RECORD. (Applause.] propriation bill is passed or after the naval appropriation bill Mr. MANN. Will the gentleman permit me to say what I is pas ed as it is now, but why make this advance agreement? said to him privately yesterday, but not publicly, that he did not Mr. RUSSELL of Missouri. Because this is pension day, I hurt my feelings any? rLaughter.] will say to the gentleman. Mr. LANGLEY. I am very glad, indeed, to have my friend Mr. 1\IANN. They are in order at any time. say that publicly. 1\Ir. GARNER. I know they are in order. Mr-. Speaker, having made this explanation and not hav· Mr. KITCHIN. I think there will be no objection. We can ing had the opportunity to express:.]D.yself fully yesterday on the stay here an hour or two later if necessary. question, I ask unanim-ous consent that I may state briefly in 1\ir. GARNER. Does the gentleman believe that in spite of the REcoJID m..v re:asons for owosing the proposition to classify 1 the effort of any man it would take more than half a q.ay '? postmasters and my views on civil service. . 1\fr. KITCIDN. No; and it will not take half a night. . The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gen· Mr. MANN. They could be considered now while waiting tleman from Kentucky? for Members to come in. There was no objection. Mr. GARNER. I have no objection. Mr. MANN. Why not read them now? EXTENSION OF REMARKS. Mr. KITCHIN. 'J'hat would be perfectly satisfactory to me. J\ilr. SNELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend If the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr: PADGETJJ] in charge of my rem-arks in the RECOIID on the Niagara power bill. ;the naval appropriation bill would prefer that course, all right. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New Yorlr; asks unani· But if he prefers to go on with the naval bill, very well. mous consent to· extend his remarks in the REcoRD on the Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Speaker, I would p1·efer that the matter Niagara power bill. Is th~re objection? lbe disposed of now rather than to break into it at 5 o'clock There was no objection. 1this afternoon, because I can not for~ast as to the time. If it will not take more than 20 minutes I shall not object. MESS.A.GE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Mr. MANN. It will be in_order at any time to move to defer A message, in writing, from the President' of the United States lit. I suggest that the gentleman from Missouri ask to consider was communicated to the House of Representatives, by Mr. !those bills in the House as in Committee of the Whole. Sharkey, one of his secretaries, who also informed the House of The SPEAKER. The gent1em~ from Kentucky [Mr. LANG· Representatives that the President had. on February 8, 1917, 1LEY] asked unanimous consent to proceed for not exceeding approved and signed bills of the following titles : - five minutes. Is there objection? H. R. 1024. An act for the relief of Allen M. Hiller ; There was no objection. . H. R. 6145. An act for the relief of Edward F. McDermott, The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Kentuck--y . is recog. alias James Williams; nized for five minutes. H. R. 8057. An act for the relief of the legal representatiYes of Napoleon B. Giddings; THE CIVIL SERVICE. H. R. 8267. An act to place Bernard A. Schaaf on the retil·ed Mr. LANGLEY. Mr. Speaker, acting wholly upon my own list of the Army ; initiative and in obedience to a sense of justice, I am making H. R. 217. An act to authorize the sale of school property in this statement for the RECORD. the city of Denver, Colo., and for other purposes; Ye terday while the House was debating some of the Senate H. R. 3238. An act for the relief of Sarah E. Elliott ; amendments to the legislative bill I had an understanding with H. R. 8452. An act for the relief of Charles L. Moore; the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. BYRNs], who had charge'of H. R. 9547. An act authorizing the acceptance by the United the time, that I was to hav.e five minutes in opposition to the States Government from the Kenesaw Memorial As ociation of amendment proposing to classify postmasters. I hurriedly pro· illinois of a proposed gift of land on the Kene aw battle field ceeded to arrange in my mind the points I would endeavor to in tlie State of Georgia; coYer in that time. At the last moment the gentleman from H. R. 12240. An act for the relief of John Brodie; Tenne . ee informed me that o-wing to encroachments upon his H. R. 12742. An act for the relief of Gottlob Schlect and time by tho e who had preceded me he could only yietd me a Maurice D. Higgins and foP the relief of the heirs and legal minute and a half and I then had less ·time than that remaining representatives of Valentine Brasch; CONGRESSIONAL REOORD-HOlTSE. 2935
IJ. R. 13106. An act for the relief of the trustee and parties PENSIONS. who are now or who may hereafter become interested in the 1\fr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to estate of James A. Chamberlain under the terms of bis-will; take up pension bills on the Private Calendar and consider first H. R. 13820. An net for the relief of l\Irs. Jennie Buttner; the bill S. 7486 in the House as in Committee of the Whole. H. R. 14572. An act for the relief of Gertie Foss; The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio asks unanimous H. R. 14645. An act for the relief of the legal representative consent to take up pension bills on the Private Calendar and of P. H. Aylett; . _ take up first the bill S. 7486 and consider the same in the House H. R.14822. An act to prevent and punish the desecration, as in Committee of the Whole. Is there objection? mutilation, or improper use, within the District of Columbia, There was no objection. of the flag of the United States of America; and The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the bill. H. R. 14978. An act for the relief of Ida Turner. The Clerk read the tit~e of the bill, as follows : SENATE BILLS REFERRED. A bill (S. 7486) granting pensions and increase Qf pensions to cer Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, Senate bills of the following tain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and certain widows and de titles were taken from the Speaker's tabl and referred to their pendent relatives of such soldiers and sailors. appropriate committees, as indicated below: Mr. SHERWOOD. I ask unanimous consent, Mr. Speaker, S. 7833. An act authorizing the Chippewa Indians in the State that the first reading of the bill be dispensed with. of Minnesota to submit claims to the Court of Claims; to the The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio asks unanimous Committee on Claim . consent that the first reading of the bill be dispensed with. Is S. 7433. An act for the relief of Winfield S. Solomon; to the there objection? Committee on Military Affairs. There was no objection. S. 7598. An act for the relief of John H. Kidd ; to the Com- The bill is as follows : mittee on Military Affairs. · Be it' etzacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is S. 6430. An act directing the reexamination of the accounts hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject of the late :Peter G. S. Ten Broeck; to the Committee on Claims. to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws- S. 6251. An act for the relief of John F. Kelly; to the Commit The name of Celia A. Blodgett, widow of Benjamin F. Blodgett, late of Company F, First R('giment United States Volunteer Sharpshooters, tee on Military Affairs. and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. S. 5648. An act for the relief of Fast Walker, D. K. How, and The .name of William W. Olmsted, late of Company. K, Twenty-first Not Afraid of Bear; to the Committee on War Claims. Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. · S. 5768. An act for the relief of Frank Carpenter; to the Com The name of John W. Hendrickson, late of Independent Battery H, mittee on Claims. Pennsylvania Volunteer Light Artillery, and Company C, Fifth Regiment S. 5617. An act to· ctmfer jurisdiction upon the United· States Pennsylvania Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $27 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. district court for the district of Minnesota to hear, try, and de The name of Aaron C. Rodocker, late of Company G, Eighth Regi termine the value of certain pine timber; to the Committee on ment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate Claims. of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of John J. Schliessmann, late of Company A, One hundred S. 3180. An act to authorize the appointment of Clarence C. and forty-sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a Kress to the grade of captain, United States Army Medical pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now re Corps ; to the Committee on Military Affairs. ceiving. The name of Richard Mitchell, late of Company G, Seventh Regi S. 747 .. An act for the relief of Wilbur F. Lawton; to the ment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate Committee on Military Affairs. of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. • S. 3507. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Marsh Watkins; The name of Blanche F. Nash, widow of Guy T. Nash, late of Company C, Twelfth Regiment Vermont Militia Infantry, and pay her a pension to the Committee on Claims. at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. S. 6854. An act to repeal the last proviso of section 4 of an act The name of John Mayfield, late of Company D, Sixth Regiment Iowa to establish the Rocky Mountain National Park, in the State of Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Colorado, and for other purposes, approved January 26, 1915; to The name of William W. Prine, late of Company G, Thirtieth Regi the Committee on the Public Lands. ment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of S. 378. An act to provide for the appointment of a district $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of John H. Jarrett, late of Company H, Fourth Regiment judO'e in the middle and eastern judicial districts in the State of West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate Ten~essee, and for other purposes ; to the Committee on the of $50 per month in lieu of. that he is now receiving. Judiciary. The name of William Richey, late of Company M, Twenty-first Regi ment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate MESSAGE FROM THE SEN ATE. of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Mary P. Ross, widow of Henry S. Ross, late of Com A message from the Senate, by Mr. Waldorf, its enrolling pany E, Eighty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay clerk announced that the Senate had agreed to the amendment her a pension at the rate of 20 per month ln lieu of that she is now, of the House o! Representatives to the bill (S. 5632) for the receiving. The name of Isaac R. Johnson, late of Company B, Thirty-ninth relief of Aquila Kebeker. · Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the The message also announced that the Senate had passed with rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. amendments bill of the following title, in which the concurrence The name of Columbus Walton, late of Company B, One hundred and thirty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry and pay him a of the House of Representatives was requested: pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. H. R. 19359. An act making appropriations for the Department The name of Sada Gleeson, widow · of William J. Gleeson, late of of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. Company C, Fortieth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infanh·y, and pay The message also announced that the Senate had passed bill her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now of the following title, in which the concurrence of the House of re~~~in;ame of Severn L. Parks, late of Company A, Eighty-seventh Representatives was requested: Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month, the same to be paid him without deduction s. 3'i8. An net to provide for the appointment of a district or rebate on account of former alleged erroneous payments or overpay- judge in the middle and eastern judicial districts in the State 0 of rrennessee, and for other purposes. me~~~ !a~~s!~nEnen Rush, widow of Ebenezer C. Rush, late of Com pany E, Fourth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay her GUILFORD COURTHOUSE BATTLE FIELD. a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of George A. Blose, late of Company C, Second Battalion l\Ir. NICHOLLS of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani Pennsylvania Militia Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate mous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H. R. of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 8229) to establish a national military park at the battle field of The name of Elizabeth Lander, widow of David D. Lander, late of Company H Forty-fourth Regiment New Yorlc Volunteer Infantry, and Guilford Courthouse with Senate amendments, disagree to the pay her a p'ension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is Senate amendments, and ask for a conference. now receiving. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the bill. The name of George D. Smith, late of Company K, Second Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of The Clerk read the title of the bill, as follows : $36 per month in lieu of that he is now. receiving. A bill (H. R. 8229) to establish a national military park at the battle The name of William J. Crocker, late of Company A, First Regi field of Guilford Courthouse. ment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and Seventh Independep.t Battery Wisconsin Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a pensiOn at the The SPEAKER. The gentleman from South Carolina asks rate of 40 per month in lieu of that he is D•)W receiving. . unanimous ~onsent to take the bill from the Speaker's tabfe, The name of Peter Sheplar, late of Compa.ny G, Eleyenth Regiment disagree to the Senate amendments, and ask for a conference. Pennsyl~Tania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him 3; pensiOn at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receivlD~. Is there objection r · Th2 name of La Fayette l"'iatt, late of Company H, One.hundred !J:Dd There was no objection. •.rwelftb Regiment Illinois Volunteer Jnfantt·y, and pay htm. ~ penswn at the rate of $50 pet· month in lieu of that he is now recetvmg. The SPEAKER announced as the conferees on the part of The name of Cornelius T. Ham, late of Seventh Company. nnas· the House l\Ir. DE~T, 1\Ir. NicHoLLs of South Carolina, aml signetl, Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him. ~ pen ion at the rate l\lr. KAHN. of $30. per month in lieu of that he is now recetvmg. CONGR.ESSIO:N AL RECORD-HO E. FEBRUARY 9,
The name of Joseph C. Patterson, late of Company G, Eighth Regi The name {)f EXlwin D. Sweet, late of .Company D, Twenty-sixth Regi. ment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and pa:v him a pension at the rate of $36 ment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the per m{)nth in lien of that he is now recei>ing. rate of $30 per month in lieu of that be is now receiving. . The name of Mathias Eyer, late of Company D, Two hundred and The name of G-eorge 0. Whitman late of Company K, Twenty-second tenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pen Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the sion .at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now r~eiving. rate of 24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Th~ name of Emily P. Hubbard, widow of George M. Hubbard, late The name of Alexander Faries, late of Company A S:bcth Regiment fir t lieutenant and quartermaster, Seventy-third Regiment Indiann. Delaware Volunteer Infantry, and Company F, Seventh Regiment Dela. Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month ware Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $21 per in lieu of that he is now receiving. month. The name of William H. Cleland, late of Company F, One hundred The name of Thomas B. Williams, late of Company K, One hundred and thirty-eighth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a and sixteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him. pension at the rate of $27 per month in lien of that he is now receiv a p~n:;ion at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that be is now ing. recetvmg. The name of James K. Wesley, late of Company I, Forty-ninth Regi The name of Lemuel Evans, late of Company D, Fir t Regiment Kan. ment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay· him a pension at the rate sas Volunteer Infantry, and pay hlm a pension at the rate of $36 per of $36 per month in lieu of that he ls now reeelving. month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 'l'he name of Henry M. Bryant, late of Company F, Twelfth Regi The name of John Walk-er, late of Company G, Twl'nty-second Regi ment l\lichigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate ment, and Company G, Twenty-ninth Regiment ~lichigan Volunteer of $27 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu The name of Samuel D. Sh~rman. late of Company K, Ninety-fifth of that he is now receiving. Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and }Jay him a pension at the The nam~ of William H. Bradley, late of Company G, First Regiment rate of 30 per month in lieu o! that he is now receiving. Pennsylvarua Reserve Volunteer Infantry, and medical cadet United The name o! Elmore Y. Chase, late surgeon United States Volunteers, States Army, and pay him a pension at the rate of 50 per month in .and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he lieu of that he is now receiving. is now receiving. The name of C~rles R. Stuart, late of Company H, Sixtieth Regiment The name of John E. Madison, late of Company H, Ninth Regiment, Mas achusetts Militia Infantry, and pay him a pen ion at the rate of and Company K, Second Regiment, New York Volunteet· Heavy Artil $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receivin"' lery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of The na_me of Eliakim Byard, late of Company... D, Twenty-sixth Regi that he is now receiving. ment Mame Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of 'l'he name of John Illlliott, late of Company K, Eighteenth Regiment $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pen ion at the rate of $30 The name of . Jasper Trimble, late of Company A, Nineteenth Re:;i per month in lieu of that be is now receiving. ment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at tbe rate of The name of William C. Pope. late of Company B, Twenty-fourth $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Regim.ent Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the '.l:'be name of George G. Tuell, late of Company A, First Battalion rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Ma~ne Volunteer Sharpshooters, and Company A, Twentieth Regiment The name of Leona B. Ilaucke, widow of Albert Haucke, late of Mame Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at tbe rate of 30 Company D, Fifty-fifth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. pay her a pension at the rate of $20 pe1· month in lieu of that she is The name of Matilda. A. Bickford, widow of George H. Bickford. late now recPiving. of Company K, Twentieth Regiment 1.Ia1ne Volunteer Infantry and "'"l'he name of Jacob W Perkins, alias William West, late of Com Twenty-third C!>mpany, Second Battalion, Veter.an Re ·erve CorpS, and pany L, Third 'Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pay her a penswn at the rate of $20 }Jer month in lieu of that she is pension -at the nte of $30 per month in lieu of that he·is now receiv now receiVlDg. ing'. The name of Bailey Mitchell, late of U. S. S. HU1·on, United States Tbe name of Levi J. Richardson, late of Company I, Sixth Regiment Navy, and pay him a }Jension at the rate of $50 per month in iieu of Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and Company B, First Regiment Veteran Re that he is now receiving. sen·e Corps. and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in The name of Robert H. Keller, late of Company B, Eighth Regiment lieu of that he i now receiving. Indiana VoJun!eer .Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of .$36 Tbe name of Niels Attleson, late of Company E, Twelfth llegiment per month m lieu of that he is now receiving. Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 The name of Sylvester Clark, late of the Seventh Battery Indiana pet· month in lieu of that he ii'l now receiving. Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $u0 The name of Frederick A. Churchill, late topographical engineer, · per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. captain. and volunteer .aid-de--camp to Gen. McClellan .and Gen. A. E. , The name of George W. Ward, late of Company D Fir t Reaiment Burnside, United States Army, and pay him a pension at the rate of Maine -volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension a.t 'the rate of '$u0 $20 ner month. per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of .Tames B. 'Thornton. late of Company H, Fifteenth Regl- 1 The name of Francis J. Cousens, late of Companies· H and F Thir ment Michlgan Volunteer Infantry, and pay him .a pension at the rate tieth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry. and pay him a pension at of 27 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of John N. McClw·e, fute of Company A, Eighty-n.inth Regi The name _of Simon Ridenour, late of Company G, One hundred and ment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pensi
The name of Toyger Peterson, -late of Company G, Fift)J Regiment The' na:me of Charl!!S Edgar .1\~ on, late of Company I, One hundred Wi consin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 and .forty-second Regrment Illino1s Volunteer Infantry, and pay !:lim a per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. pension at the rate of $30" per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Royal E. Dake, late commissary sergeant First Regi The name of Jonas H. Upton, late of Company D, Tenth Regim-mt ment New York Vetel'an Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and: pay him a pension at the rate of $40 the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is n&w receiving. per· month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Frederick W. Mase, late of Company D, Thirty--second . The name of David Galbreath, late ()f Company K, Second Regiment Regiment Wisconsin V&lonteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the Iowa Voluntee1: Cavalry, and pa;y him a pension at the rate of $50 per rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now :receiving. . month in lieu of that he> is now receiving. The name of Ruth A. McMillan, widow of .Jonathan H. McMillan, late The name· of .John Cook late of Battery B, First Regiment Rhode of Company B1 Twelfth Regiment, and captain Company K, Twenty-third\ Island Volunteer Light Artlllery, and pay him a pension a·t the rate of Regiment, Oh10 Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate $21 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving_ · of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The na~ of Jos-eph S. Morgan, late of Company B, Twentiethr Regi !J'he name of Sarah Wright, widow of William H. Wright, late captain ment Indrana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate Company C Fifth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry~ and pay her a: of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.. · pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name. of W:atkin Countryman, late of Company A, Thirty-third The name of John Lamberson, late of. Company D, Twenty-ninth Regi Regiment WIScOnf.m Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the ment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of 150 . rate of $50 per m&nth in lieu of that he is" now receiving. per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. · The name of Anna E. Tenney, helpless and dependent daughter of The name of Frank T. Bolton.- late of Company H, Fourth Regiment · Samuel Tenney! late-of Company D, Maine Volunteer Coast Guards, and Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the. rate of. $50 per pay her a penSion at the rate of $12 per month·. month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Theodore Gerrish, late of C"ompany H, Twentieth. Regi The name of Frances 1. Wallace, widow of William A. Wallace, late ment Maine Vo~unt.eer Infantcy, and pay him a.. pension at the rate of of Company E, Thirteenth Regfin.ent New York State Militia Infantry, $40 per month m lieu of that he is now receiving. . and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Charles P. Betts, late of Company I, Twenty-Sixth Regi The name of Edward Neugent, late captain Company A, One bundren, late of Company E, Twenty-third Regi -The name of Hugh Stevens, late of Company D, -Thirty-third Regi ment, and unassigned, Twenty-ninth Regiment, Iowa: Volunteer Infantry, ment Iowa. Volunteer Infantry;h and pay him a pension at the rate of and pay him a pension at tfte rate of $36 per month in lieu of that $5{} per month in lieu of that e Is now re.celving. he is now receiving. - The name of Adna H. Bowen,. late second lieutenant Company F The name of Henry Dalton Selby, late of C&mpany E: Third Regiment Fifteenth Regiment Mich:igan Volunteer In!anby and major Sixth . Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of Re~ent, United States Colored Volunteer CavalrY~ and pay' him a $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. pens10n at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of .John L. Fisher, late of Company D, Eleventh Regiment The name of Paul Strause, late of Company K~ Forty-seventh Regi Illinois Volunteer Ca-valry, and pay him a pension at the Eate of $30 per ment Pennsylvania Volunteer. Infantcy, and pay him a pension at the month in Heu of that he· is now receiving. rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he. is now receiving~ The name of Andrew 1\I~ Vanover, late of Compan--y H, Sixty-sixth The name John L~ Skinner·, late &! Company G, Thirteenth Regi Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the er rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. ment" Maryland Volunteer. Infantry, and pay· him a pension at the rate The name of Lewls Mensch, late of Company G, One hl!Ddred and of $24 per month .in; lieu of that he is now receiving~ T~ name of Wil:liam "'o/ Nally, late. o:f Company C, Sixth Battalion seventy-second Regiment Pennsylvania Drafted Militia Infantry, and Distnct of Columlna Militia: I.ni'an.try, and pay him a pension at the pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is rate of $21 per month. now receiving. . The name of Samuel Holliday, late of Company I, Thirty-ninth Regi The name of Andrew Gaodwin, late of Company E, Seventh Regiment ment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a . pension at the rate of $40 New HampsMre Volun.teer Infantry, and pay him a. pension at the rate per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. . of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Horace N. Holbrook, late of C~Jmpany A, Sixteenth Regi T~e name qf Henry Thompson, late of Company H, Seventy-fourth ment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pensi&n at the rate Regtment Indiana Vol~mt~er Infantry. and pay him a pension at the of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. rate of $40 p~ month m lieu of that he is now re-ceiving. The name of Robert F . Hedrick, late of Company D .. Fourth Regiment The name of .Jacob R. Stillwagon, late ~f Company D, Ninth Regi lllinois Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 ment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. $40 per month in lieu of that he 18 now receiving. The name of Calvin Sbarpnack, late of Company C, First Battalion The name of William S. Rowe, late of Company D, Second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of M.l.ssouri Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receivinf?. The name of Charles E. Collins, late of Company D, Twenty-first Regi Tlie name of Thomas L. Irwin, late acting assistant surgeon United ment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of States Army, and pay him a pension at the rate of $21 per month. $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Tlle name of Maurice M. Kalghn, late of Company F, One hundred The name of John R. Sparrow, late of Company I, Sixteenth Regi and ninety--seventh Regiment Penn-sylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay ment Maine Volunteer In"fantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of him a pension at. the rate oi $40 per. month in lieu of' that he is now $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. receiving. The name of Reynold D. W. Campbell, late of Company F', Sixth .The name. ~f Stephen P. Colby1 late second lieutenant Company F, Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the Fifteenth Re·gmi.ent New Hampshire Volun-teer Infantry, and pay him rate of $50 per month' in lieu of that he is npw receiving. a pension at the rate ol $30 per month in lieu of that he is now re The name of James M. Treat, late of Company E, Nineteenth Regi ceiving. ment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension. at the rate The name of .Tob Wilbur, late of Company A, Twenty-ninth Regi of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving . ment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate The name of Louisa A. Atherton, widow of Daniel W. Atherton, late of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. of Company B, Ninety-ninth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, The name of Minnie .J. Hodge, widow of Allen T. Hodge, late of and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that Company C, First Batt!lllon Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery, she is now receiving. and pay her a J>ension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Ezekiel P. Rowell, late of Company· I, Fourteenth Regi The name of Martin Pool, late of Company C, Forty-second Regiment ment Maine Voltmteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Aura V. Thurston, widow of James H. Thurston, late The name of Margaret Stevenson, widow of Grandson F. Stevenson, of Company A, Twenty-ninth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and late of Company A, Thirty-sixth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is and pay her a pension at the rate of ::;20 per month in lieu of that she now receiving. is now receiving. The name .of Henry G. Mitchell, late of Company A, Twenty-ninth. The name of Samuel C. Clossin, late of Company B, Second Regiment Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him ::i. pension at the rate ot $36 rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. per month in lieu of that he is n pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is S. 6345. Bailey Mitchell. S. 6809. WilHam F. Wil. on. now receiving. ~ S. 6365. Robert H. Keller. S. 6838. Charles Edgar Mason. The name of Joseph C. Predmore, late of Company G, Eighty-ninth S. 6367. Sylvester Clark. S. 6860. Jonas H. Upton. Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate S. 6386. George W. Ward. S. 6861. David Galbreath. of $50 per month in lien of that he is now receiving. S. 6394. Francis J. Cousens. S. 6871. John Cook. The name of James S. White, late of Company H, Twenty-eighth S. 6399. Simon Ridenour. S. 6876. Joseph S. Morgan. Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the S. 6403. Jeft'erson Foncannon. S. 6879. Watkin Countryman. rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6413. Angella T. Mosier. S. 6899. Anna E. Tenney. The name of Josephine E. Ure, widow of William Ure, late of Com· S. 6418. Nathan J. Way. S. 6907. Theodore Gerrish. pany P~ One hundred and fortieth Regiment Iliinois Volunteer Infan· S. 6419. Enoch Jones. S. 13915. Charles P. Betts. try, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that S. 6420. John W. Torrance. S. 6940. William R. Browning. she is now receiving. S. 6438. Charles Ainsworth. S. 6945 . .Jennie .Jamison Beamer. The name of William Beauchamp, late unassigned, Thirty-ninth Regi S. 6442. Charles Gilmore. S. 6959. Mary J. Crandell. ment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate S. 6456. Wllliam J. Love. S. 6967. Charles Washington. of $24 per month in lieu of that be is now receiving. S. 6457. Benjamin Tackitt. S. 6984. Hugh Stevens. The name of Mettle Sanders, widow of Henry Sanders, late of Com S. 6458. Grace Elizabeth Brown. S. 6987. Adna H. Bowen. pany H, Forty-second Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay S. 6474. Boadlcea E. Dinsmore. S. 6997. Paul Strause. her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now S. 6480. Henry B. Burgh. S. 7010. John L. Skinner. receiving. S. 6490. Henry C. Tulleys. S. 7012. William W. Nally. The name of Sidney M. Smith, late of Company K, Seventh Regiment S. 6500. Ephraim J. Allen. 8."7018. Andrew Goodwin. Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 S. 6527. Edwin Rogers. S. 7021. Henry Thompson. per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6530. George Banghart. S. 7024. Jacob R. Stlllwagon. The name of Joseph Chapman, late of Company C, Forty-ninth Regi S. 6534. Lucy E. Sturdevant. S. 7025. Willlam S. Rowe. ment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate S. 6535. Toyger Peterson. S. 7030. Thomas L. Irwin. of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6536. Royal E. Dake. S. 7033. Maurice l\1. Ka!!;hn. ' The name of John C. Mayer, late of Company E, Fifth Regiment S. 6537. Frederick W. Mase. S. 7034. Stephen P. Colby. Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and him a pension at the rate of $30 per S. 6539. Ruth A. McMillan. S. 7044. Job Wilbur. month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6565. Sarah Wright. S. 7050. Minn.fe J. Hodge. · The name of William F. Wahl, late of Company G, First Regiment S. 6591. John Lamberson. S. 7053. Martin Pool. Delaware Volunteer Infa.ntry, and pay him a pension at the rate of S. 6597. Frank T. Bolton. S.7059. Marga€et Stevenson. $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6600. Frances I. Wallace. S. 7060. Samuel C. Clossin. The name t>f John Stevens, late of Company A, Fourth Regiment S. 6607. Edward Neugent. S. 7061. Isaac R. Atlee. West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of S. 6611. Jeremiah B. Davis. S. 7062. Thomas Brown. $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6620. John S. Stearns. S. 7064. John R. Simpson. The name of Timothy Welch late of Company H, Thirtieth Regiment S. 6640. Henry W. Gash. S. 7093. Theodore Longfellow. Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 S. 6660. Ferdinand Davis. S. 7096. Kate M. White. per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6663. John Cooper. S. 7100. Joseph C. Predmore. The name of Charles F. Smith, late of Company C, Eighth Regiment S. 6694. John Hudson. S. 7101. James S. White. New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate S. 6695. Henry Dalton Selby. S. 7144. Josephine E. Ure. of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6700. John L. Fisher. S. 7145. Wllliam Beauchamp. The name of George Maybury, late of Company D, Second Regiment S. 6766. Andrew M. Vanover. S. 7153. Mettle Sanders. Maine Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 S. 6713. Lewis Mensch. S. 7158. Sidney M. Smith. per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6728. Samuel Holliday. S. 7162. Joseph Chapman. The name of Moses E. Lowell, late of Company A, Twenty-seventh S. 6732. Horace N. Holbrook. Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and Battery E, First Regiment S. 6741. John K. Mll.yo. ~: n~~: ~lm~ r.a\fihJ. Maine V•lunteer Light Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of S. 6742. Robert F. Hedrick. S. 7188. John Stevens. $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. S. 6743. Calvin Sharpnack. S. 7212. Timothy Welch. The namP of Levi G. Foss, late of Company G, Thirty-first Regiment S. 6756. Charles E. Collins. S. 7213. Charles F. Smith. Maine Volunteer Infantryt and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 S. 6759. John R. Sparrow. per_month in lieu of that ne is now receiving. S. 6761. Reynold D. W. Campbell. ~: +~U: ~~~~e Er:r~~Ii: I· The name of Ida l\1. Paine, widow of Joseph C. Paine, late of Com S. 6762. James M. Treat. S. 7218. Levi G. Foss. pany B, First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay S. 6763. Louisa A. Atherton. S. 7227. Ida M. Paine. her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. S. 6764. Ezekial P. Rowell. .S. 7233. George F. Boothby. The name o( George F. Boothby, late of Company E, First Regiment S. 6766. Aura V. Thurston. S. 7235. Thomas King. Maine Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 S. 6767. Henry G. Mitchell. S. 7237. Anna C. Stahel. per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. · S. 6779. John W. Sperry. S. 7250. Reason D. Evenslzer. The name of Thomas King, late first lieutenant Company F, Ninety S. 6780. ' Luther B. Johnson. S. 7277. Charles F. Penley. second Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Infantry, and pay S. 6784. Edward F. Griswold. S. 7284. Barber B. Durgin. him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now S. 6787. Henry H. Frampton. receiving. The name of Anna C. Stahel, widow of John Stahel, late captain The bill was ordered to a third reading, and was accordingly Company K, Second Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay read the third time apd passed. her a pension at the rafe of $30 per month in Ueu of that she is now receiving. On motion of 1\Ir. SHERWOOD, a motion to reconsider the vote The name of Reason D. Evensizer, late of Company G, One hundred by which the bill was passed was laid on the table. and ninetl-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a Mr. KEY of Ohio. 1\Ir. Speaker, I call up the bill (H. R. pension a the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now re ceiving. 20827) granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain The name of Charles F. Penley, late of Company C, Seventeenth Regi soldiers. and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy, and cer4 ment Maine Volunteer Infantty, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. tain soldiers and sailors of wars other than the Civil War, and The name of Barber B. Durgin, late of Company K, Twelfth Regi to widows of such soldiers and sailors, and ask unanimous con4 ment l\laine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of sent that it be considered in the House as in Committee of the $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. . Whole. The foregoing bill is a substitute for the following bills re The SPEAKER. The gentleman calls up Hou e bill20827, aml ported from the Committee on Invalid Pensions: asks that it be considered in the House ·as in Committee of the S. 365. Celia A. Blodgett. S. 4734. Jacob W. Perkin!'!. S. 1190. William W. Olmsted. S. 4747. Levi J. Richardson. Whole. Is there objection? S. 1629. John W. Hendrickson. S. 4753. Neils Attleson. There was no objection. S.1754. Aaron C. Rodocker. S. 4847. Frederick A. Churchill, :rt1r. KEY of Ohio. I ask unanimous consent that the first S. 1761. .John .T. Schllessmann. S. 4904. James B. Thornton. S. 1762. Richard Mitchell. S. 4959 . .John N. McClure. reading of ·the bill be dispensed with. S. 2210. Blanche F. Nash. S. 4994. James T. Piggott. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio asks unanimous S. 2280. John Maytleld. S. 5034. Thomas J. Harrison. consent to dispense with the first reading of the bill. Is there S. 2571. William W. Prine. S. 5154. Henry H. Niles. S. 2572.. John H. Jarrett. S. 5252. Ephraim Smith. objection? S. 2616. William Richey. S. 5357. Edgar P. Lewis. There was no objection. S. 2739. Mary P. Ross. S. 5363. Solomon Terpenning, The bill was read, as follows : S. 2942. Isaac R. .Johnson. S. 5409. Charles Reed. S. 2946. Columbus Walton. S. 5530. John C. Cook. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is S. 3014. Sada Gleeson. S. 5557. Joseph A. Miller. hereby, authorized and · directed to place on the pension roll, subject S. 3123. Severn L. Parks. S. 5662. John Stouffer. to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws- S. 3204. Ellen Rush. S. 5714. James S. Sisson. The name of John M. Cornellson, late of Company C, Third Regiment S. 3282. George A. Blose. S. 5804. John Unferfate. Texas Volunteer Infantryh War with Spain, and pay him a pension :lt S. 3300. Elizabeth Lander. S. 5812. George R. Gibney. the rate of $12 per mont . S. 3321. George D. Smith. S. 5877. George M. Kimble. The name of Charles A. Holmes. late of Company H, Ninth Regiment S. 3326. William J. Crocker. S. 5997. Charles N. Chatto. United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension S. 3576. Peter Sheplar. S. 6003. Wylie Brown. at the rate of $12 per month. S. 3632. La Fayette Piatt. S. 6060. Charles Asa Clark. The name of Qeorge l\1. Thompson, late of Company C, First Regiment S. 3688. CorneUus T. Ham. S. 6064. Louis A. Allor. Nebraska Volunteer Infantry~ War with Spain, and pay him a pension S. 3725 . .Joseph C. Patterson. S. 6171. Edwin D. Sweet. at the rate of $12 per montn. S. 3914. Mathias Eyer. S. 6173. George 0. Whitman. The name of Wirt V. Libby, late of the Hospital Corps, United States S. 4005. Emily P. Hubbard. S. 6174. Alexander Faries. A1·my, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per S. 4150. WilHam H. Cleland. S. 6175. Thomas B. Willlam!'l. month. • . S. 4291. .Tames K. We ley. S. 6196. Lemuel Evans. The name of William Merritt, late of Company H, Thirty-sixth Regi S. 4393. Henry M. Bryant. S. 6238. John Walker. ment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a S. 4395. Samuel D. Sherman, S. 6253. William H. Bradley. pension at the rate of $12 per month. . S. 4652. Elmore Y. Chase. S. 6268. Charles R. Stuart. The name of Herbert Green, late of Company C, Third Regiment S. 4678. .John E. Madison. S. 6271. Ellakim Byard. United States Volunteer Infantry. War with Spain, and pay him a pen S. 4685 . .John Elliott. S. 6307. Jasper Trimble. sion at the rate of $12 per month. S. 4696. W11Uam C. Pope. S. 6340. George G. Tuell. The name of Frank E. Conkling, late of Company B. Eighteenth RPgi S. 4714. Leona B. Ilaucke. S. 6341. Matilda A. Bickford. ment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a 1917. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 2939 pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he Is now re ment United Stat\'!S Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him ceiving. a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now The name of Arthur L. Perry, late of Troop F, First Regiment Unitedt recefving. · States Volunteer Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension a The name of William A. Kush, late of the United States Navy, Regu the rate of $12 per month. · lar Establishment, and pay hlm a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Jerome J. Miller late of Company G, Fifty-first Regi The name of John E. Packard, late of Company B, Eighteenth United ment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the at the rate of $12 per month. rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Henry S. Robert, late of Companies E and F, Fourth The name of Charles M. Baughman, late of Company K, Sixth Regi Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him ment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pen a pension at the rate of $12 per month. sion at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Abraham H. Barnes, late of Company EJ, First Regiment The name of Thomas Whltson, late captain of Company L, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay the rate of $12 J!er month. -- bini a pension at the rate of $12 per month. · The name of Jasper ·Johnson, 1ate of Compan Y: B, Thirqeth Regiment The name of George R. Weight, late a member of Company B, Fifth United States Volunteer Infantry, War wtth Spain, and pay him a Regiment Missouri Volunteer liifantry, War with Spain, and pay him pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that be is now receiving. The name of Duval Johnson late of Company M Thirty-third Regi The name of John Sny.der, late of Company L, Fortieth R('giment ment United States Volunteer 'Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pen a pension at the rate of $12 per month. - · . sion at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Frank P. Collins, late of Company M., Second Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay ·him a pension The name of Edward G. Fetsch1 late of Company D, Thirteenth Regi at the rate of $12 per month. · ment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him _a The name of Ernest J. Patton, late of Company G, Secon,d R.egiment pens1on at the rate· of $12 per month. · Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay },lim a pension The name of Charles. Gilford late of Company F, Seventeenth Regi at the rate of $12 per month. . me~~ United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension The name of Eron B. Wallace, late of Company M, Second Regiment at Uie rate of $12 per month. Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a p~sion _The name of Lawrence P. Williams, late of Company G, Thirteenth at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is no~. re_ceiving. Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him The name of Josephine Burnett, widow of Richard Burne!!, late of a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Company E, First Regiment · Illinois Volunteer Infantry, war with The name of Walter C. C. Jennings, late of Troop D, Second Regiment Spain, and pay hPr a pension at the rate of $12 per month. United States Cavalry, \Var with Spain, and pay him a pension at the The name of William Rohder, late of Company A, Ninth Regiment rate of $12 per month. Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with' Spain, and pay him a. pension at .The name of Frank Riska, late of Company E, Twelfth Regiment the rate of $12 per month. Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension The name of Carl J. Domrose, late of Company L, First Regiment at the rate of $12 per month. Colorado Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension The name of John L. Barber, late of Company D, Second Regiment at the rate of $12 per month. . Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension The name of John G. Fehrle, late of Company I, One hundred and at the rate of $12 per month. sixty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and The name of Arthur B. Clark, late of Company K, First Regime~t pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Maine Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at The name of Joseph Tanco, jr., late of Company I, Eighth Regi the rate of $12 per month. · • ment New York Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a The name of Benjamin Harrisonhlate of Hospital Corps, United States pension at the rate of $12 per month. • Army, War with S"pain, and pay 1m a pension at the rate of $12 per The name of Clifford T. Ham, late of Company F, Fourth Regiment month in lieu of.that he is now receiving. Virginia Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate The name of Joseph P. Riley, helpless and dependent child of Joseph ·of $12 per month. _, V. Riley, late of Troop A, Fifth United States Cavalry, Regular Estab· The name of Charles A. Vanatta, late of Company M, First Regiment lishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Colorado Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension The name of William J. Riley, helpless and dependent child of Joseph at the rate of $12 per month. V. Riley, late of 'l'roop A, Fifth United States Cavalry, Regular Estab The name of Willie E. Terry late of Company G Forty-fout·th Regi lishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. ment United States Volunteer infantry, War with Spain, and pay hfm T~e name ~f Patrick McDonald, late of Company A, Twenty-eighth a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Reglment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay The name of Joseph A. M. Johnson, late of Company E, Fourth Regi him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. · ment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pen Tp_e name of Howard M. Greenwald, late of Company L, Eighth sion at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Regrment Ohio Volunteer Infantryt War with Spain, and pay him a The name of Roy W. Noe, late of Company H, Signal Corps, United pension at the rate of $12 per montn. . States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the The name of Hood Sikea, late of Company B, First Territorial United rate of $12 per month. States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at The name of Gideon B. Marshall, late of Company K, Second Regiment the rate of $12 per month. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at The name of Edward Evans, late of Company E, Thirtieth Regiment the rate of $12 per month. United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a The name of Martha A. Knapp, dependent mother of' Forrest W. pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now Durant, late of Company G, Sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer receiving. Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 The name of Harry W. Feldman, late of the United States Navy, per month. · Regular E stablishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per The name of William D. Edwards, late of Company A, Twenty-third month. Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pen The name of William A. Ritter, late of Company B, Eighth Regiment sion at the rate of $12 per month. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War Wltb Spain, and pay him a pension at The name of William B. McCarthy late of Company D Third Regi the rate of $12 per month. ment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension The name of Herbert W. Barnhart, late of Company D, Fifteenth at the rate of $12 per month. Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay The name of John P. Burrow, jr., late of United States Navy, War h:i)n a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $8 per month. receiving. The name of Jacob TuU late of Troop E, Ninth Regiment United States Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of The name of Louis F. Orsenbach, late of band1 First Regiment $12 per month. United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay nim a pension at The name of Allen P. Gabbard, late of Sixty-sixth Company United the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. States Coast Artillery Corps, Regular Establishment, and pay him a The name of Frank A. Smith, of detachment of Engineers, United pension at the rate of $12 per month. States Military Academy, United States Army, Regular Establishment, The name of Charles L. McClure, ·late of Company M, Second Regi and pay. him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. ment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a The name of William M. Davis late of Battery B Georgia Light pension at the rate of $12 per month. Artillery, and Hospital Corps, united States Army, War with Spain, The name of Daniel F. French late of Fifteenth Battery, United and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. States Field Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the The name of John Johnson, late of Company G, Second Regiment rate of $12 per month. United States Infantry, War with Spa.in, and pay him ·a pension at The name of Luke R. Ford, late of Troop L, Seventh Regiment United the rate of $12 per month. States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the The name of Orin Marshall, late of Company A, First Regiment rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, an(l pay him a pension The name of Robert B. Hawkins, late of Company G, Second Regiment at the rate of $12 per month. United States Infantry, and Company C, Second Regiment North Caro The name of John F. Chamberlain, late of Company B, Second lina Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay rate of $12 per month. · him a oension at the rate cf $12 per month. The name of Louisa Wilson, dependent mother of Michael B. Wilson The -name of Harry L. Peebles, late unassigned recruit Nineteenth late of Troop L, Fourteenth Regiment United States Cavalry, and pay Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a ber a pension at the rate of $12 per month. pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Willis P. McCampbell, late of Company A, General Serv The name of Robert T. Rowland, late of Companies B and D, Tenth ice United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension Regiment United States Infantry, ·war with Spain, and p~y him a nt the rate of $12 per month. · pension at the rate of $8 per month. The name of Joseph Canton, late of Company L, Twelfth Regiment The name of Thomas Horan, late of United States Navy, Regular United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension Establishment, and pay hint a pension at the rate of ~12 per month. at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Herbert S. Coheley, late of Troop X, First Unite\~ The name of Charles B. Reid, late of Company. B, Twelfth Regiment States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pen- rate of $12 per month. sion at the rate of $12 per month. · The name of Lewis L. Cummings, late of Company Cr Sixth Regi The name of Ida Bill, widow of William Bill, late of Company ..A ment lllinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a Tenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 0 The name of Marie G. Harding, widow of A1·thur E. Harding, late pa1f.?ee~~J;n~f wftfr~e §~~i~!n~~1a¥~roTg~~pany c, Second x'egiment captain, Marine Corps, United States Navy, Regular Establishment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. at the rate of $24 per month. The name of Arthur Patten, late of Company B, Fourteenth Regi The name of James F. Cummins, late of Company G, Sixth Regiment ment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension United States Volunteer Infantry, and Company ·C, Twenty-ninth Regi- at the rste of $12 per month. 2g4o CONGRESSIONAL. RECORD-ROUSE. FEBRUARY 9, The name ·of Robert -L. Crook, jr., late major, Third Regiment $2 per month additional on account -of each of the four minor children 1\Iis issippi Volunteer Infantry, War .with ~pain, · and pay him a of the said Gutch T. Tipton until they reach the age of 16 year . _ pension at the rate of $12 per month. . The name of 1\Iurray H. Lewis. late of Company C, First Regiment The name of .James F. Coakley, late of the United States Navy, Colorado Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension . Regnlat· Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per at the rate of $12 per month. _ month in lieu ot that he is now I'eceiying. . The name of David S. Harrison, late of United States Navy, R egular The name of Louis S. llarris, late of Battery A. Third Regrment E tablishment: and pay him a pension at the rate of 12 per month. nited· States Artillery, War witb Spain, and pay him a pension at The name of Louis M. Rheaume, late of ComRany E, First Regiment the rate of $12 per month. . Rhone Island Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a The name of Richard Thrash, late of Troop A, Second Regrm~nt pension at the rate of $17 per month. United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pensiOn The name of Rebecca Morris, widow of James E. Morris, late of at the rate of 12 p er month. Capt. W. H. Kendrick's company, Florida Mounted . Volunteers, Indian The name of Charles L. Thompson, late of Company- G, (Burnett's) War1 and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that New York Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay him , a pension at she 1s now receiving. the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving .. The name of Emma F. Buchanan, widow of Francis .A. Buchanan, The name of Franklin Williams, late of Company I, Sixth Regiment late of Capt. Childs's company, South Carolina Mounted Volunteers, United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay h~ a_penslon Indian War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu at the rate of $24 pe1 month in 1leu of that he is now receivmg. of that she is now receiving. . '.fhe nal;lle of Margaret A. Wells, widow of Martin C. · .Wells, l_ate The name of Annie N. Sullivan, widow of Calvin Sullivan, late of of Capt. Morgan's company of Iowa Volunteers, War Wlth MeXIco, Capt. Yoakum's Tennessee Volunteers, ·Indian War, and pay her a pen and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. sion at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of A.lfrro J. Yarber, lll.te of Company M, Twentieth ~egl The name of Margaret R. Brevard widow of Zebulon Brevard, late ment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a of Capt. McLin's company, Tenness'ee Volunteers, Indian War, and . pension nt the rate of $12 per month. , . . pay hei· ~ pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is The name of Frank M. Clark, late of Company M, Sixth Regiment now rece1V1ng. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, :md pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that be is now receiving. This bill is a sub titute for the following House bills referred The name of Thomas M. Rodgers, late of the lfospital Corps, United to the Committee on Pensions: States Army, War with Spain. and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. . H. R.1107 . .John M. Corneiison. H. R.14591. Hood Sikes. The. name of Martin L. Thomas, late of Company .I~ Fortf-fourth H. R. 1304. Charles .A. Holmes. H. R. 14681. Edward Evans. Regimf:nt United States ·Voluntec>r Infantry, War. with Spam, and H. R. 1640. George M. Thompson. H. R. 14760. Harry W. Feldman. pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month m lieu of that he H. R. 2091. Wirt V. Libby. H. R. 14764. William A. Ritter. is now receiving. . . H. R. 2360. William Merritt. II. R. 15355. Herbert W. Barnhart. The name of .Augustus Light, late of Company G, .Suth. Regiment H. R. 2586. Herbert Green. H. R. 15422. Louis F. Ursenback. , United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay hlm a pensiOn at the H. R. 2631. Frank E. Conkling. H. R. 15669. Frank A. Smith. H. R. 2754. Arthur L. Perry. H. R. 15773. William M. Davis. Swanbe.rg. late of Company F, Eighth Regi H. R. 2982. -.Jerome .J. Miller.· H. R. 15 54. John Johnson. _ rat,jh~f !Iif~f. j~~f~s w. H. R. 3831. Hebry S. Robert. H. R. 16001. Orin Marshall. ment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him H. R. 4022. Abraham H. Barnes. H. R. 16370. .John F. Chamberlain. a pension at the rate of $12 per month. H. R. 4641. .Jasper Johnson. H. R. 16378. Harry L . P~ebles. The name of Fred .Angelo, late of Troop C, Thi.rteenth Regiment H. R. 5067. Duval Johnson. H. R. 16636. Robert T. Rowland. United tates Cavalry, Regular Establishment, .and pay hl.m. a pension . H. R. 5325. Frank P. Collins. H. R. 16698. Thomas Horan. at the rate of 12 per month in lieu of that he 1s now rece~vmg. . . H. R. 6002. Ernest .J. Patton. H. R. 17093. Herbert S. Coheley. The name of Arthm· Plank, late of Troop K, Fou~th RegiJDent Umted States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay h1m a pension at the H. R. 6149. Eron B. Wallace. H. R. 17108. Lewis L. Cummings. 1 :f: fi: ~6U: ~~ffa~nlt~h~e~~tt. ~: ~: ~ Hg~: ~r~r~~rGi>:ff::.ing. ra~h~f n$a ~ep~f J~~~~·w. Lathrop, late of United Stat~s Navy, Regular H. R. 7414. Carl J. Domrose. H. R. 17359. Robert L. Crook. Establishment, and pay him. a pension at the rate of $30 per mo.nth in H. R. 7519. John G. Fehrle. H. R.17559. James F. Coakley. lieu of that he is now receivmg. . H. R. 7717. Joseph Tanco. H. R. 17673. Louis S. Harris: The name of Lily D. Murphy, widow of Frank T. Murphy, late of H. R. 78_14. Clifford T. Ham. H. R. 17929. Richard Thrash. Battery K, Third Regiment United States Artillery, .Regular Esta~lish H. R. 7875. Charles A. Vanatta. H. R. 18066. Charles L. Thompson. ment and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. H. R. 7892. Willie E. Terry. H. R.18264. Franklin Williams. Th'e name of Charles V. Grogan, late of the United States Navy, War H. R. 8055 . .Joseph .A. M . .Johnson. H. R. 18276. Margaret .A. Wells. with Spain and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. H. R. 8799. Roy W. Noe. H. R.18344. Alfred .J. Yarber. The name of Robert J. Clement, dependent father of Ira C. Clement, H. R. 8833. Gideon B. Marshall. , H. R. 18423. Frank l\I. Clark. late of Company G, First Regiment United States Infantry, Regular H. R. 9185. Martha .A. Knapp. H. R. 18467. Thomas M. Rodgers. Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per- mobth in H. R. 9496. William D. Edwards. H. R. 18525. Martin L. Thoma . lieu of that he i s now receiving. . · . H. R. 9497. William B. McCarthy. H. R.18628. Augustus Light. The name of Ida l\1. Zimmerman, widow of Charles .A. Zimmerman, HH . RR.· 9753..J.JohancobF.TBululr.row, jr. H. R. 18645. .Justus W. Swanberg. late leader of the Naval Academy Band, Regular Establishmenti with 10172 H. R. 18662. Fred .Angelo. the rank of Ueutenant, and pay her a pension at the rate of $ 2 per H. R. 10449 . .Allen P. Gabbard. H. R. 18857. Arthur Plank. H. R. 10634. Charles L. McClure. H. R. 18870. James W. Lathrop. moT~~- name of J ames L. l\IcDougall, late of C<>mpany K, Thirty-first H. R.10714. Daniel F. French. H. R.19017. Lily D. Murphy. Regiment l\Iicbigan Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him H. R. 10793. Luke R. Ford. H. R. 19035. Charles V. Grogan. a pension at the rate of $12 per month. . II. R.10825. Robert B. Hawkins. H. R. 19133. Robert J. Clement. The name of 1\Iichael .J. Rowland, late of Company H, Fust Regi H. R. 10962. Louisa Wilson. H. R. 19157. Ida M. Zimmerman. ment Wyoming Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a H. R. 11013. Willis P. McCampbell. H. R. 19250. James L. McDougall. pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that be is now receiving. H. R. 11508 . .Joseph Canton. H. R.19370. Michael J . .Rowland. The name of James E. Braddock, late of Company F, Twenty-eighth H. R. 11573. Charles B. Reid. H. R. 19673. James E. Braddock. Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him H, R. 11655. Ida Bill. H. R. 19 18. Henry B. Gaylor. a pension at the rate of $12 per month. - . . H. R. 12097. William J. Givens. H. R. 20127 . .Joseph R. Hunter . . The name <>f Henry B. Gaylor, late of One hundred and su:ty-nmth H. R.12141. James F. Cummins. H .. R. 20227. Ingabow Falls. Company United States Coast .Artillery Corps, Regular Establishment, H. R.12393. William .A. Kush. H. R. 20247. Ge or~e W. Paul. and pay him a pension at the -rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he H. R. 12622. John E. Packard. H. R. 20260. FranK L. Schaarman, is now receiving. . H. R. 12698. Charles M. Baughman. alias Frank L. Sher- The name of Joseph R. Hunter, late of Company E, F1fth Re~iment H. R.12861. Thomas Whitson. man. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pensiOn at H. R. 12896. George R. Weight. H. R. 20299. George Parliament. the rate of $12 per month. H. R.12957. John Snyder. H. R. 20305. GeorgeWl!;zneauckas. The name of Ingabow Falls, widow of John 1\I. Falls, late of Com H. R.13157. Edward G. Fetsch. H. R. 20343. Clara D. Peter on. pany K Eighteenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Estab H. R.l,3172. Charles Gilford. . H. R. 20372. Martha· E. Wudlaw. lishment and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu H. R. 13202. Lawrence P. Williams. H. R. 20389. Caroline Philpot. of that she is now receiving. H. R. 13209. Walter C. C. Jennings. H. R. 20392. Otto H. Staron. The name of Gc>orge W. Paul, late of Company D, Second Regiment H. R. 13235. Frank Riska. H. R. 20491. Polly Tipton. United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a H. R. 13256 . .John L. Barber. H. R. 205 6. Murray H. Lewis. pension at the rate of $17 per month. . H.-R. 13302. .Arthur B. Clark. H. R. 20623. David S. Harrison. The name of Frank L. Scbaarman, alias Frank L. Sherman, late of H. R. 14141. Benjamin Harrison. H. R. 20701. Louis M. Rheaume. the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pen H. R. 14284. .Joseph P. Riley. H. R. 20715. Rebecca l\!orris. sion at the rate of $24 per month. H. R.14285. William J. Riley. H. R. 20731. Emma F. Buchanan. The name of George Parliament, late of Company C, Second Regiment H. R. 14311. Patrick McDonald. H. R. 20740 . .Annie N. Sullivan. Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, and Company G, Thirty-ninth Regiment H. R. 14513. Howard M. Green- H. R. 20741. Margaret R. Brevard. Unite OUR RIGHTS ON THE SEA.~. . · number bound in buckram for the individual Members, and the ,_ Mr. FESS. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask unnnimous consent that I may rest could be bound in paper. be permitted to extend my remarks in the 'RECORD by printing Mr. BARNHART. The difference in cost between buckram documents relating to our rights upon the seas. and pape1~ is less than $500. If we should have a part of them The SPE.AKER. The ·gentleman· asks unanimous. consent to b~und in buckram and the rest in paper, the difference in cost print in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD as part Of his .remarks would be so slight that it was the opinion of the committee that · documents concerning our rights· upon the seas. Is there ob- we had better bind them all in buckram, the volume being au jection? , important one. . l\fr. BARNH~T. -Reserving the right to object, I should like The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolu to inqnire of the gentleman from Ohio what is the nature of tion. these documents, and what is the extent of them. · The concurrent resolution was agreed to. _ Mr. FESS. Yesterday I placed in_the RECORD the documents FOX RIVER BRIDGE. pertaining to our controversy· with Germ·any on the submarine l\Ir. FOSS. l\1r. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend question. Now I should like to print the documents relating my remarks in the RECORD on the Fox River Bridge bill, which to our c·Jntroversy with Great Britain on the question .of con was passed by the House yesterday. traband, blockades, and so forth, separate from the Ger.man con- Th~ SPEAKER. The "gentleman from Illinois asks unani· troversy. · mous consent to extend ·his remarks on the Fox River Bridge 1\Ir. BARNHAR_T. Yes; but what I inquired or tried to in bill. Is there objection? quire was-- There was no objection. 1\Ir. FESS. How extensive the documents are? 1\Ir. BARNHART. Yes. First, how extensive, and, secondly, MOORE'S DIGEST OF INTERNATIO~AL LAW (H. REPT. 1447). do these documents come from the State Department? l\lr. BARNHART. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolu Mr. FESS I got a good many from .the State Department, tion .which I ask to have considered at the present time. but t11ere are some which I get from the New York Times. The SPE.A..h."""ER. The gentleman fro~ Indiana sends . up a 1\Ir. :EARNHART. Does the gentleman think newspaper re privileged resolution, which the Clerk. will report. · ports are sufficiently reliable? Might they not be colored so as The Clerk read as foUows : to be misleadiilg? House concurrent resolution 31. Mr. FESS. 1\Iy intention is to print nothing except official Resolved by the House of Representatives (tl~e Senate concurri11g), That 1,000 copies of :Moore's Digest of International Law of the .House documents. I uo not print opinions or newspaper comments, of Representatives be printed, 700 for use of the folding room of the but simply the documents themselves. House and 300 for use of the folding room of the Senate, and the l\fr . .TOWNER. Let me say to the gentleman from Indiana superintendents of the said folding rooms are hereby authorized to deliver [Mr. BARNHART] that these documents are exceedingly valuable not more than one copy to each Member of the Senate and each Member to Members of Congress, and it is desirabl_e to have them in a of the House on request of the :Member desiring same. form in which they may be available, and not in scattered news Mr. LANGLEY. 'Viii the gentleman yield? paper articles, which, as the gentleman says, are very often 1\Ir. BARNHART. Certainly. unreliable. But I take it the gentleman is perhaps aware that l\1r. LANGLEY. ·what will be done with the balance of the the New York Times is publishing these documents, and pub volumes? There will be only one, you say," for each Member, lishing also a current history of the war which is supposed to and there are but 435 l\fembers. be as nearly official and as reliable as anything that can be _l\Ir. BARNHART. They will be held in the folding room until procured. I am ·sure Dr. FEss will not put in anything that is our successors come in and take them up, one by one. not desirable and reliable. Mr. LANGLEY. I wish the gentleman would make it enough Mr. FESS. I will not print any opinions. so as to gi e each Member two sets. - The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. BARNHART. The difficulty is in the expense, and the There was no objection. extra set would hardly be worth while. Unless we had enough to distribute to those who are asking for them, we would be in DIGEST OF CONTESTED-ELECTION CASES (H. REPT. 14 45). a worse situation than if we could say we did not have any for 1\Ir. BARNHART. Mr. Speaker, I rise to submit a privileged free distribution. resolution, which I ask to have read and considered at this Mr. LANGLEY. The reason that I make the suggestion is time. that I have in mind one very urgent request from my district The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Indiana submits a priv for a copy, and I need one myself. ileged resolution, which the Clerk will report. 1\Ir. BARNHART. The gentleman, being familiar with inter· The Clerk read as follows: · national law, can gi-re his copy to :j:lim. House ·concurrent resolution 70. Mr. LANGLEY. Well, as a matter of fact, I did take a three Resolved by the Hottse of Represelltativ es (the Benr1te concur ring), years' course in international law in the George Washington That there be printed 5,000 copies, bound in buckl·am, for the use of University, and I have a diploma for that course, with the names the House of Representatives, of the manuscript prepared by Hon. MERRILL MooRES, being a digest of contested-election cases in the House of se-veral distinguished authorities signed to it, including such of Representatives from 1901 to 1917; together with laws relating to men as the late Justices Harlan and Brewer, of the Supreme contested elections in the House of Representatives and campaign con Court, and David Jayne HilL [Applause.] Apparently the tributions and expenditures. gentleman from Indiana did not know that. · l\fr. STAFFORD. l\fr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield? Mr. MANN. Will the gentleman yield? l\1r. BARNHART. I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin. Mr. BARNHART. Certainly. Mr. STAFFORD. How are these copies to be distributed? Mr. 1\fAJ.~N. I think there is no authority under existing Mr. BARNHART. Through the folding room. law for documents to be held in the folding room and delivered l\fr. STAFFORD. The resolution does not make any . such to Members who come into the House hereafter. Has the com provision. mittee jurisdiction over that matter? The law requfres equal l\1r. BARNHART. They go to the folding room unless the distribution between the districts, and the extra numbers go to resolution provides otherwise. _ the superintendent of documents for sale. Mr. STAFFORD. I thought perhaps the Committees on Elec Mr. BARNHART. Does the gentleman think that the bal tions might desire some copies of this document. ance would go to the superintendent of documents after the . l\Ir. BARNHART. There are 5,000 copies. The gentleman enactment of this resolution? from Illinois [Mr. MANN] is the author of the resolution, and I l\fr. MANN. I do not know ; probably the gentleman knows heartily concur in it. At this time, when so many election cases more about it than I do; but under the present law, where are coming up, I think it is important that this digest be documents go to the folding room, there is an equal distribution · brought down to date. between the districts, and the extra numbers go to the superin· l\Ir. STAFFORD. I do not wish -it to be understood that I tendent of documents for sale. am opposing the resolution. I am only inquiring as to the Mr. BARNHART. That is where there are a few ~·xtra method of distribution. · numbers left over after an equal apportionment to Members. l\Ir. MANN. That will be through the folding room. Mr. MANN. If there is a vacancy in my district and that Mr. BARNHART. If there is no other provision in a resolu- vacancy is filled, there is no law that gives preference to that tion of this sort, the documents go to the folding room. district in the dish·ibution of documents in :preference to an· Mr. SHERLEY. Will the gentleman yield? other district represented by a Member who remains here. Mr. BARNHART. I yield to the gentleman from Kentucky. Mr. BARNHART. The committee had that situation under Mr. SHERLEY. Is there any necessity for binding all these consideration, and we have specifically enacted that these shall copies in buckram? I should think you could ha·ve a given be sent to the folding room and not more than one set be given 2942 CONGRESS! ON AL R.EOORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 9, to each Member, and the folding room thereby will hold the Mr. PADGETT. Yes. balance until they are taken up. Mr. l\!ANN. This is to require him to take th examination Mr. MANN. The folding room will have to hold them; but before he gets an increase in rank or pay. can they ever do anything with them? Mr. PADGETT. Yes. Mr. BARNHART. They can give them out in accordance Mr. STAFFORD. Will the gentleman yield? with this resolution. Mr. PADGETT. Yes. Mr. HAMILTON of Michigan. \Vill the gentleman yield? Mr. _STAFFORD. The other day the gentleman bad an Mr. BARNHART. Yes. amendment read for information enabling the President to Mr. HAMILTON of Michigan. Has the printing of the commandeer the various activities of the Government. I be Moores's International Digest been heretofore authorized? lieve that the chairman stated that he was going to call the Mr. BARNHART. Yes. committee together to consider that provision, as well as-- Mr. HAMILTON of lllichigan. Then this involves a ·cluplica· Mr. PADGETT. Two others. tion or an extension. Mr. STAFFORD. As well as the Government purchasing the Mr. BARNHART. Yes. rights to patents in aviation. Mr. STAFFORD. Are the plates in existence? Mr. P ADGEJTT. And also expediting appropriations. Mr. BARNHART. Yes. Mr. STAFFORD. I would like to inquire whether the com Mr. STAFFORD. Why does the committee provide a larger mittee has made any formal report upon the respective meas surplus for the Senate than for the House? The Senate does ures, and whether they are in print, so that the Members of the not change as often as the House. House can have them before they are submitted? Mr. BARNHART. The experience of the committee has been l\fr. PADGETT. No. l have a draft of it here, and I can that unles we give to the Senators a proportion of one-third, tell the gentleman what it is. If the gentleman will take the which they claim as their share, they do not play ball; they let bill H. R. 20779 I can explain it. All of paragraph (d) is the resolution die, and we need these books. eliminated. That is the paragraph that authorizes the com Mr. STAFFORD. Then it is in consonance with the rule mandeering of labor. Then, on page 4, line 2, the language rather than the harmony. of the two bodies. " at such reasonable price as shall be determined by the Sec Mr. BARNHART. Yes. I do not want to make any state retary of the Navy" is changed by inserting the word "Presi ment about the other body that will have to be stricken from dent" instead of the words " Secretary of the Navy," so that the RECORD, as sometime happens. it w~uld be determined by the President. The other changes The resolution was agreed to. are Simply verbal and do not change the meaning in , ubstance. JOURNAL OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (H. REPT. 1446). Mr. STAFFORD. May I inquire what is the purpose of the l\lr. BARNHART. 1\lr. Speaker, I offer the following privi chairman as to the two other propo als? leged resolution. Mr. PADGETT. There was no change made except that The Clerk read as follows: with reference to aviation there was an additional proviso House concurrent resolution 65. added, as follows : ResoZr;ed by the House of Representa.tives (the Senate concttt'l' iltg), · Provid(!d further, That in the event there shall be p endin~ in court That there shall be printed as a House document 1,500 copies of the litigation involving the validity of said patent or patents oond with journal of the fifty-first national encampment of the Grand Army of good and approved secUrities in an amount sufficient to indemnify the the Republic, for the year 1917, not to exceed $1,700 in cost, with illus "£!nited States shall be required, payable to the United States, condi trations, 1,000 copies of which shall be for the use of the House and tioned to repay to the United States the amount paid for said patent 500 for the use of the Senate. • f~v£1~~nts in the event said patent or patents are finally adjudged The SPEAKER. The question is on the resolution. The resolution was· considered and agreed to. That was added for the reason that there is now pending NAVAL APPROPRIA.TIO~ BILL. litigation in the courts. The Curtiss Co., 'that manufactures • aeroplanes, proceeded, so it is contended by the Wright Co., to Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House resolve infringe upon the 'Vright Co. patents. itself into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the l\Ir. STAFFORD. I did not wish to enter into a discu sion Union for the further consideration of the bill H. R. 20632, the of the merits of the respective propositions. naval appropriation bill. Mr. PADGETT. I was just giving the reasons. The motion was agreed to. Mr. STAFFORD. I merely want to have for the benefit o:f Accordingly the House resolved itself into Committee of the the House the action of the committee, so that the House can Whole House on the state of the Union, with l\fr. PAGE of North consider the respective proposals before they are offered for Carolina in the chair. mally for consideration. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. PADGETT. Because of that pending litigation we in Hereafter all laws relating to the examination of officers of the Navy for promo.tlon shall be construed to apply to the regular advancement serted this proviso requiring a bond to indemnify in case t.hat of staff officers to higher ranks on the active list, the same as though finally the patent should be adjudged an invalid patent. In such advancements in rank were promotions to higher grades : P1·o other words, we do not want to buy a patent that is not any 'l:ided, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as in any way affecting the original appointment of officers to the Dental Corps good. as provided in the act approved August 29, 1916 making appr<>pria Mr. STAFFORD. As to the thh·d propo al, House bill 20781, tions for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, providing for the expeditious delivery, has there been any change and for other purposes. in that? Mr. MANN. 1\:lr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order on the paragraph. I would like to ask what is the meaning of this? Mr. PADGETT. The committee inserted the \YOrds " in his Mr. PADGETT. In the last naval appropriation bill, in the discretion," so that it would read: · legislation reorganizirrg the personnel of the Navy, there was That to enable the President in his discretion, etc. inserted a provision known as the running-mate provision for Mr. STAFFORD. I am much obliged to the gentleman for the Staff Corps-where a man on the Staff Corps would go up his information. with his running mate in the line, the man next after whom Mr. FOSS. Mr. Ohairman, I move to strike out the last word. he holds -his commission. It appears that there is another stat This section relates to the personnel of the Navy, and the per ute passed some years ago requiring all the officers promoted sonnel is more important than the materiel. from one grade to a higher grade to pass an examination Mr; PADGETT. I think they go together. mental, physical, moral, and professional-in order to go np to Mr. FOSS. I want to ask the gentleman from Tennessee if the higher grade. With reference to the running-mate provision he thinks they have made ample provision h~re for the personnel he might go up in rank arid receive pay, but be held down in of the Navy? That is to say, for the increase in officers nnd the original grade without passing the examination. This the increase in the number of men. simply provides that he shall pass the examination which is Mr. PADGETT. I think so. That is all provided for ·in the now provided by law in the grade before he goes up in the rank act of August 29, so far as the officers are concerned. We bas~ anu receives the advance pay. it for the first . time on a percentage of the enlisted strength, Mr. MANN. Let me see if I understand the gentleman. An and that-authorized a total commissioned strength in the lin of officer of the line is promoted, and that would give automatic 2,988, as I remember, and at that time we had 2,130, and odd. promotion to his running mate on the staff, and under existing We also provided for additional appointments to Annapolis, · law the officer on the stnff is not required to take an examina which made the increase of 531, running the total appointments tion, but he gets increased pay? up to about 1,800 from about 1,300. Mr. PADGETT. He would go up under the running-mate Mr. FOSS. I want to state to the gentleman that I was par provision without examination in rank, but would not in grade. ticularly struck by the testimony of Admiral Palmer, to be l\fr. l\IANN. I say under existing law be would get increase found on page 599, in which he stated that if we should mobi in pay without taking an examination. lize to-day we would be about 938 officers short; that is, by put- I ' 1917. OOXGRESSIOK .AL -RECORD-' HOUSE. 2943 ting all of the ship · into commission, which we have never yet 1\lr. F OSS. We are speeding up on the program, and it is neces been able to po. ~nry to train men in advance. They ought to have at least a l\1r. PADGETT. In explanation of that, I can state that we full year 's h·aining before. going on these big ships, and if th'ey ha"Ve about 700 officers available from the Naval l\1ilitia, and had two yeal's it would be all the better. then we have all of the retired officers, and that would more Mr. PADGETT. It would be impossible to complete these big than fill it up, so that the whole 938 could be made up from the ships that take 1,200 and 1,300 men much short of 30 months Naval Militia anu retired officers and still leave a sm·plus. under any circumstances. Mr. FOSS. I ''oulcl like to ask the gentleman in reference 111r. FOSS. Then the gentleman feels we have made ample to the enlisted force. We provide in this bill · for 68,000. Is provision in this bill for the personnel in view of the circum that correct? . · stances? 1\ir. PADGETT. The authorized strength of the Navy, I 1\Ir. PADGETT. I do not think we need to make more at this think, is 78,000 and something, and the appropriation is made time; if an emergency arises, we could aut_horize. in this bill to take care of an increase up to 70,000 during the 1\fr. BRITTEN. 1\Ir. Chairman, I move to strike out the last fiscal year. two words. ·Considerable has been said-- Mr. FOSS. I want to call the gentleman's attention to what Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield for Admiral Palmer said on the same page, 599. He said, in speak a moment? I desire to ask unanimous consent that all debate ing of mobilization, if that should occur-and, of course, that upon the paragraph and all amendments thereto close in five is the first thing that will occur if we should get into trouble minutes. with any foreign power, which I trust we will not do-we Mr. TOWNER. Mr. Chairman, I would like to have five min- would be short about 8,049 Regulars and 23,330 reserves, after utes, to ask some questions. using 9,000 militia and 463 fi eet reserves, and that the shortage II'Ir. LONDON. Mr. Chairman, I would want five minutes. would increase for each new ship commissioned in 1917 and Mr. PADGETT. Well, I will say 15 minutes. 1918, and the three-year pt·ogra.m alone would require 29,127 The CHAIRMAl'r. The gentleman from Tennessee asks unanl· men. Then, over on page 601, there is a preliminary estimate mous consent that all debate upon the pending paragraph and all of the personnel required for mobilization plan for July, 1916, amendments thereto close in 15 minutes. Is there objection? which calls for enlisted men, Regulars, to the number of 99,809, [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. and reserves, 45,870. How near do we approach at the present Mr. BRITTEN. Mr. Chairman, considerable has been said in time, or under the provisions of this bill, to these requirements the last two or three days with a view of comparison between stated by Admiral Palmer, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation? what transpired under the Taft administration and what oc 111r. PADGETT. The President is authorized in til,lle of curred under the present administration in the way of shipbuild emergency to increase to, I believe, 88,000 in the bill of last ing as well as to personnel, and it has been repeatedly stated on year, and then we have between nine and ten thousand in the the fioor of the House that the enlisted personnel under the Taft Naval 111ilitia. - administration was 51,500, and that the enlisted personnel under Then we have the reserve that was provided and created ·by the present administration is 77,956- the act of August 29--845-a few days ago. Then the others Mr. PADGETT. That was authorized; neither one of them would have to be enlistments which would come in from the were up to their full limit. 30,000 or 35,000 of ex-enlisted men who were out in civil life, who Mr. BRITTEN. That is just the very point I am coming to, have gone out of the service and-- Mr. Chairman. Attempt has been made continually to convey The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. the impression that the Navy to-day was 26,000 better supplied Mr. FOSS. Mr. Chairman, I renew my motion to strike out with ordinary seamen than under the Taft administration, refer the last word. ring always to the authorization, when the truth of the mat The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman asks unanimous consent .to ter is-- proceed for five minutes additional. Is there objection? [After Mr. PADGETT. But let me say to the gentleman I have a pause.] The Chair hears none. stated time and again to the contrary of that, and I think the Ur. PADGETT. And, as the gentleman is aware, there ts a House understands that that refers to 'authorizations-- large number of ex-enlisted men in civil life; and Admiral BluP. Mr. BRI~ TTEN. If the gentleman will permit me- stated to the committee, I think last year it was, that the depart Mr. PADGETT. And not to the actual enlistments. · ment had a mailing list of addresses in which they could be in Mr. BRITTEN. I am just elucidating, not asking the gentle touch with a large number of those men. man a question at this particular moment. I am simply using Mr. FOSS. Will all of these men which the gentlemen has five minutes of time in making a statement. spoken of, some- Mr. PADGETT. Then, I will not take up the gentleman's Mr. PADGETT. If the gentleman will permit me for just a time; I thought he was addressing a question to me. moment. The gentleman from Missouri [Mr. HAMLIN] asked me Mr. BRITTEN. No, sir. I want to call attention to the fact if the ex-enlisted men can be forced back in time of war, and I that under the Taft administration the enlisted personnel .. of said to him, no; but that needs some qualification. Prior to the Navy was recruited up to 92 per cent of the authorization, two years ago all those who went out of the service prior to that and I also want to call the attention of the committee to the time could not, but in the act of two years ago we had inserted fact that the enlisted personnel of the Navy to-day, after three a provision so that ex-enlisted men can be called back into the years of world unrest, · is recruited only 68 per cent of its service. authorization. Ur. HAMLIN. I thought so. . Mr. CALLAWAY. Mr. Chairman-- 111r. PADGETT. Where they retire, whe1~ e they are on the Mr. BRITTEN. I can not yield inasmuch as I have only a retired list, they can be called back. few minutes. Mr. HAMLIN. I thought there was such a provision in a Notwithstanding the fact, as I said before I was interrupted recent bill. · " by my good friend from Texas, that the world has been at un Mr. PADGETT. That is true in reference to the retired list. rest for more than three years, and the need for men in ·the Now, that does not apply to where a man enlists and serves out service -has been evident everywhere but in the Navy Depart his service and goes completely out of the service and severs all ment, on February 1 we are recruited only 68 per cent of the connection with the service. authorization of 77,956, exclusive of 2,313 men with the Militia Mr. FOSS. I would like to ask the gentleman, summing up all or on probation. And I want to call the attention of the House these different bodies of men to which the gentleman has re to the fact that the Navy is worse off to-day by 3,024 than it ferred, what would that make as our total of enlisted force if was four years ago in the matter of enlisted personnel. In the they should come in? last four years we have commissioned the At'izona, the Nevada, Mr. PADGETT. With ex-enlisted men? the New York, the Oklahoma, the Pennsylvania, and the TexaB, Mr. FOSS. Yes. all dreadnaughts, taking practically a thousand men apiece, or a Mr. PADGETT. One hundred and twenty-five thousand; some total of 5,640 ordinary seamen. 'Ve have commissioned 24 de thing like that, or possibly 130,000. I do n<>t know the exact stroyers, and we have two more, the Shaw and the Allen, over number. 95 per cent completed, which will require 2,600 men. We have Mr. FOSS. That would leave, then, a shortage of about commissioned 20 submarines, .requiring 630 men, and 3 little 25,0Q0 in case of a mobilization of our na-val forces, according to 'gunboats requiring 237 men. The total requirement of the en this statement? listed personnel of the ships commissioned during the Wilson Mr. PADGETT. Taking that statement for the full comple administration is 9,107. With a positive increase of but 6,083 tion of the three-year program of all ships under construction men in the last four years, it will be seen that the actual ad and those which are authorized for the third year of this three ditional requirement on account of new ships makes us just year program, but you see their J;hird-year program would take 3,024 enlisted men worse off than when the present administra several years to be completed. tion came into power. 2944 CONGRESSIONAL REOORD-IIOU~E. lEBRUARY 9 - ' NO\Y the iuea of talking about the Taft administration and whether he believed in what he ai(l or whether he saiu it be· referring to tile autllorization to-day in comparison with what cause he was ordered to say it. What I regret j that the it wa · four years ago is all poppycock. You can not get away l\fembers of the House fiud it nect>ssary to defend them elves from a deficiency to-day of 24,500 men in the ordinary seamen against meaningless attacks of thi kinu. I look upon the of the ervice. So the Navy is worse off to-day in the point of !le'Ys. items and the editorial complained of as an attempt ·to shortage than it was four years ago. And I want to say further ll!tmudate Members of the House from giving expression to that this accentuates, if it is possible for anything to accentuate their honest opinion and from acting in accordance with their it, the lack of business administration in the Navy Department honest convictiQn. Only a few days ago we heard abuse heaped under the pre~ent administration. [Applause.] from the floor of this House upon one of the most distinguished Mr. TOWNER. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the chair· statesmen that the country has produced, William Jennings man of tl1e committee- a question. He said in answer to an Bryan [applause}, and all because he dared adyise against inquiry by the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Foss], as I under war. The Constitution has given Congress the power to de stood him, that there was no expectation of filllng the necessary clare war. Does it mean that Congress is merely to act as a complement for vessels already in commission until, as he ex !ubber-stamp clerk, obeying the orders of an individual, or does pres edit, some necessity arose. Is that true? It mean that every Member of Congress is conscience bound as Mr. PADGETT. I did not say that. a man and as a Representative of a free people to search his Mr. TOWNER. I hope I misunderstood the chairman- own soul and to utilize all the power of his brain in determining Mr. PADGETT. You did if that was your understanding. I the gravest question that can present itself in the life of a man? said that the three-year program wonld require for the con And shall Members of Congress permit themselves to be fright struction of the big ships, the battle cruisers and the battleships, ened, to be intimidated by bullies) by lip patriots, by ignoramuses. at least 30 months for construction, even if expedited. The time who. would ter~orize ~ose they can not control? I protest, Mr: that the contractors offered was, first, 48 months and 51 months, Ch3.lr~an, agamst this attempt to intimidate the free Repre and the lowest they have· up to the present time indicated was sentatives of a free people from acting as free men. (Applause.] 40 months.. But assuming that they should speed up to 30 The CHAIRJ\.fAN. The Clerk will read. months, I said for those ships provision could be made as they The Clerk read as follows: came into commission. Provisions, Navy: For provisions and commuted rations for the Mr. TOWNER. Let me ask the gentleman this question : seamen and marines, which commuted rations may be paid to caterers As I understand it, the department says they are doing all that of messes, in case of death or desertion, upon orders of the commanding offic~rs, commuted rations for officers on sea duty (other than com th"€y can to fill the deficiencies in the personnel of the Navy under missiOned officers of the line, Medical and Pay Corps chaplains, chief ·existing law? boatswains, chief gunners, chief carpenters, chief macluiiists chief pay Mr. PADGETT. Yes. clerks, and chief sallma.kers) and midshipmen, and commuted rations stopped on account of sick in hospital and credited at the rate of 50 Mr. TOWNER. And yet notwithstanding that fact there is cents per ration to the naval hospital fund ; subsistence of officers and existing a large deficiency now. wm the gentleman tell us men unavoidably detained or absent from vessels to which attached what efforts are being made, and especially what provisions are under orders (during which subsistence rations to be stopped on board ship and no credit for commutation therefor to be given) ; subsistence made in this bill or any other, to fill the personnel of the Navy, of men on detached duty; subsistence of members of the Na~al Reserve at least to the extent of manning the ships that are now in com force during period of active service ; and for subsistence of female mission? nurses and .Navy and Marine Corps general courts-martial prisoners undergoing unprisonment with sentences of dishonorable discharge from Mr. PADGETT. Yes, sir. The Navy Department is using the service at the expiration of such confinement: Pro'l>ided, That the every effort and energy. They are advertising, they are estab Secretary of the Navy is authorized to commute rations for such "'en lishing recruiting stations throughout the country, and they era! courts-martial prisoners in such amounts as seem to him proper which may vary in accordance with the location of the naval pri on; have been publishing and circulating, so as to get in touch with but which shall in no case exceed 30 cents per diem for each ration the public, the provisions of the law of August 29, 1916, re· so commuted ; and for the purchase of United States Army emergency organizing the personnel of the Navy, the enlisted personnel, rations as required ; in all, $10,144,943.40.:.. to be available until the whereby we gave very substantial advantages and benefits to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 191~. enlisted men. And as that is getting out and they are becoming Mr. SEARS. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out· the last acquainted with it, the enlistments are proceeding with much word. more satisfaction than heretofore. For instance, I had the The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Florida moves to ·statement here, which I read on a former day, but I now call strike out the last word. attention to it meTely, that in January, 1914, the net gain in 1\fr. SEARS. Mr. Chairman, in no spirit of criticism of the enlistments was 793 for the month. They do not go back of Committee on Naval Affairs, or of any of the Members of this that time. They have no record kept before that time. That House, I desira to call the attention of the House to the fact was in January, 1914. In January, 1915, the net gain was 375; that last ~ear we passed a naval bill and this year we will pass in January 1916, the gain was 576; in January, 1917, just past, a naval bill, and yet apparently no attention has been given to UJJ.der the ~peration of this new legislation that I stated, which the number of retired officers that this Government is now sup information has just been scattered abroad and made known to porting. the public, the net gain was 1,344. I have no disposition to criticize these officers, because under Mr. TOWNER. Well, but does the gentleman believe that the law, as provided by Congress and as I understand it, they· within a reasonable time we can fill the complement of the ships have to be retired whenever the plucking board desires to retire in commission? · them, or when they reach the age of 64, and therefore they are Mr. PADGETT. The chief of the bureau, Admiral Palmer, not to blame; but I thought it might be interesting to the coun~ ·informed me that he expected, and he based his expectations try to know that there are to-day 900 retired naval officers, upon an investigation into the working of the plan, and believed men the majority of whom I am satisfied are in perfect physical that during the fiscal year for which this legislation is passed and mental condition, and who would object to being called he would have the enlistments up to 70,000. "old men" or "broken-down horses," who are receiving from Mr. TOWNER. Mr. Chairman, it occurs to me that the coun the taxpayers of the country three-quarters of their salary . try will not be satisfied with that. I believe that at present, and and for which they give nothing in return. In the present bill under existing circumstances, the people will demand that the there is provided for the purpose of paying these gentlemen the hips that we have in commission be fully manned. They will sum of $2,940,368. 72. demand that our Navy be ready for any emergency. They will It seems to me, Mr. Chairman, that the present war across demand that anything that is necessary to be done to secure· a the waters has demonstrated that gray-haired men and men full complement for the· ships now in commission should be done. beyond the age of 64, as leaders, are waging the successful And it occurs to me that it is the duty of this committee, and battles, and that the United States might well learn something it is the duty of the administration, to take immediate steps to from that demonstration and retain in the service longer than see that this be done. the age of 64 is reached, these men who are so anxious to re The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. main in the service. TOWNEll] has expired. The present bill provides for the promotion and retirement of Mr. LONDON. Mr. Chairman, I move to sh·ike out the last naval officers, and this will continue until the people begin to three words for the purpose of referring to what occurred yester understand that in the Army and Navy bills we have passed and day when several distinguished gentlemen, members of the Com to-day will pass paying approximately $7,000,000 for retired mittee on :Military Affairs, found it necessary to defend them Army and Navy officers. selves against an attack contained in a newspaper published in the I say, Mr. Chairman, if some reasonable law should be pas ed, city of Chicago. What I deplore is not the attack contained and one that would not impose a hardship upon these, that in the paper. I do not care who the editor of the paper is. would let these patriotic officers, whom we have educated at I do not know whether he writes his own opinions, or whether great expense, continue to serve the Government, and thm·eby he is just an ordinary hireling, taking orders. I do not know save this Government the larger pru·t of this $7,000,000, we .. 1917. CONGRESS! ON .A.L RECORD-HOUSE. 2·945 'Could use ·it in increased pay for the ordinm·y seamen who Kow, with reference to the pay. Up until the bill of August sen·e on the battleships, and then, perhaps, the shortage of men 29, 1916, they received three-fourths of the active pay which that the gentleman from Illinois just complained of would not they were receiving at the time of retirement. Now that has ~xist. been changed, and for a service of 30 years they get 2! per cent I simply make these observations-- for each year, which would be three-quarters pay, but for every Mr. KINCHELOE. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yjeld? year of service less than that the amount is reduced 2! per cent, lli. SEARS. Yes. so that a man has to serve 30 years in order to get three Mr. KINCHELOE. What percentage of these retired officers quarters pay. That was the law of .August 29, 1916, and it is of the Army and Navy are under 64 years-that is, victims of no longer based upon the full three-fourths retired pay. the plucking board? Mr. TAGUE. Mr. Chairman, may I ask an extension of my Mr. SEARS. "I have tried to secure the inforllUltion, but I time for five minutes . am unable to tell the gentleman. I understand that some as . The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Massachusetts, hav young as 45 or 50 years of age were plucked because toe pluck mg now one minute remaining, asks unanimous consent that ing board said they were temperamentally not fit to continue hi time be e~tended five minutes. Is there objection'? longer in the service. · There was no objection. Now, Mr. Chairman, at the Na'\"'al .Academy, which is one of Mr. SEARS. On page 49 there is .appropriated, in .addition the best academies in the country-and I de ire at a latei· time t? the amount I gave, 198,307.50 for the increased pay of re to di cuss that proposition-these distinguished, able, patriotic tired <>ffieers regularly as igned to act1ve duty. I do not know men could be used for the purpose of teaching the young men whether tl1at is in addition to their retired pay, or extra pay or that we s€nd there for instruction from our various districts. what it is, but it adds 198,000 to the amount. ' By so doing, Mr. Chairman, they V~ould not only give to these Mr. PADGETT. Let me correct the statement of the gentle young men the benefit of their kno'Wledge, but also their varied man. The $198,000 is for the entire pay of all the retired officers experience. It seems to me that a man who holds a degree of the Marine Corps. from the Annapolis Naval Academy and has had 20 :rears or 1\Ir. TAGUE. While the chairman of the committee is of more actual experience in the service, as these young men that course better informed on this subject than most of us, still my we are sending there are expected to have, could better instruct contention is this: If a retired officer is active enough to per these young men than could civilians who know nothing of the form service for the Government, and does so at his own service and are simply selected because they are able to undergo request, then he is entitled to the remuneration that he received a mental examination. while in active service. Now, for instance, we have in the navy I think, 1\Ir. Chairman, the time is coming when the people yard at Boston a commandant who, until last October, was of the United States will demand that they be informed .as to rated as a captain. He went before the plucking board for bow and why their money is spent, and that this $7,000,000- advancement to rear admiral-- a paltry sum to some, it may be-will cease to be appropriated Mr. PADGETT. Not the plucking board. by Congress to support people on the retired list who are anx 1\Ir. TAGUE. Whatever you want to call it. ious to serve the Government neti'\"'ely and who now return no Mr. PADGETT. It is the examining board. ser'\"'ice for value received. [Applause.] · Tlte CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Florida 1\lr. TAGUE. The examining board. He was examined and bas expired. found to be physically and mentally sound, but for some slight 1\Ir. TAGUE. 1\Ir. Chairman, I move to strike out the last and trivial matter he was not allowed his promotion, but was two words. retired with a lieutenant commander's pay. Now, that man The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Massachusetts m<>ws is to-day doing the same service for the Govermnent that he to strike out the last two words. has done in that yard for three years. He is commandant ()f 1\Ir. TAGUE. 1\Ir. Chairman, I fully agree with the opinion the yard, and he is receiving in return the pay of a lieutenant of the gentleman [Mr. SEARS] who has just tnken his seat on commander. I do not know just how much, but much less than this matter of retired officers of the Navy. I h-uow of instances, he received as a captain. · He is performing good service for the as do other Members of this House, of men who have been re Government. He is physically and mentally able to perform that tired from the naval service and who have been granted the service. He has a record in the Navy as good .as that of any re2:ular retired pay, but who are just as active to-day as they man who ever served in it, and was honored by receiving a ever were, except for the few :rears that have been added to medal for bravery from Congre.<:>s. Yet for a trifling matter their live . this man is compelled to be retired against his own wish and Now, Mr. Chairman, there are in the service to--day men who against the wish of those who know hlm. He is working to-day are on the retired list who are acting in the capacity of cap for the Government. He is performing the full duty of a e<>m tains and are receiving only retired officers' pay ; in other mandant and captain and is receiving a lieutenant commander's words, they are receiving lieutenant commander's pay. As I pay. There is no provision in the law, and there is no pro understand it, there is nothing in the law that permits the vi ion in this _bill, that permit the Secretary of the Navy or Sec1·etary of the Navy to draft an officer back into the service the President of the United States to give this mun one single and give him the same rate of pay that he received befor~ he cent more than the pay of a lieutenant commander. I think ,was retired. · this is unfair. I do not believe the law was ever intended to do Mr. BUTLER. 1.\!r. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? this. I believe it was intended that when a man is performing Mr. TAGUE. Yes. Government service ~Yith a certain rank he shall receive the pay 1\fr. BUTLER. Do I understand the gentleman to say there is of that rank. Why this should be as it is I do not know. I no authority for the department to call. men from the retired have tried to find some way out of it, but I know of no way list and put them on the active list? except to ·amend the law, and if I offer an amendment to do that 1\Ir. TAGUE. Oh, no, Mr. Chairman; the Secretary of the a point of order will lie against it under the rule. So, l\1r. Navy or the President, I believe, can call in any retired offi Chairman, I think it is one of the many unfair things imposed cer. But, as I understand it, if a retired officer is called into upon officers in the Navy, many times creating hardships and the service he can be paid only the amount of wage that he leaving them no opportunity of redress. received as a retired officer, no matter what he was getting They have spent the best years of their lives in the service before. c;>f their country, and when they have grown old, too late to l\1r. SEARS. 1\fr. ChaiTman, will the gentleman yield? begin life over again, although in perfect health, the eruel red 1\Ir. PADGETT. The gentleman is mistaken in that. If he is tape methods of this department must be inflicted upon them. called to active duty, he gets his full pay and allowance . There It has been decided by the board that the brave offi-cer must is another provision to the effect that if a retired officer re go, no matter how it affects him, but it is decreed, and go, go he quests shore duty he can, at his request, be assigned to some must to the scrap heap of humanity. {.Applause.] shore duty and get the pay and allowances of a lieutenant com It is an easy matter to smirch the name .and reputation mander. But if he is called to a.cti'\"'e duty he gets his -full pay of any man, but I am willing to judge a man upon his and allowances of his grade; and in time of war every reti1·ed performance of duty; and when a man with such a brHliant officer is subject to be called to active duty. record for faithful. performance of duty and for bravery is Mr. BUTLER. In case of an emergency? treated in this manner it is time to modify the law. Mr. Chair 1\Jr. PADGETT. Yes. I want to state another thing in that man, it is in keeping with what I said on the fioor Df this connection. Last year Congress increased the retiring age House yesterday. Some of the officers in the Navy whom this from 62 to 64 years; and the retiring age is greater in the Go,ernment has educ.ated, supported, protected, and pensioned, Army and in the Navy of the United States-and I am speak have not only abused the privileges that have been given them, ing especially of the Navy-than it is in the navy <>f England but they have driven from the ervice of this Government men or France. with reputation and character superior to theirs. • .. , 2946 CONGRESSION :\L RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 9," I have in mind many cases of young men discharged from to-morrow. Yesterday we were informed that an American had the Navy whose reputations have been ruined by charges of beE>n killed on the wrecked teamer T'ltt·ino. His name was intoxication, and these men who had been driven out were George Washington, and, of course, it would occasion a patriotic obliged only a night or two before to take the same officer who · thrill the whole length and breadth of the country if it was true had preferred the charges and put the officer into bed. that George Washington bad gone down at the hands of an I am speaking as a matter of justice to men who have served en~my in foreign waters. But the newspapers had their say their country faithfully. The Lord knows that we all have our yesterday, and they had it again this morning, that this sure weaknesses. There is no man perfect, and men should be enough American was killed, and therefore we ought to go to judged on the good things that they do and not always by their war with Germany. weaknesses. Mr. BRITTEN. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. BRITTEN.. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Yes. Mr. TAGUE. Yes. Mr. BRITTEN. Did this man have any number? 1\fr.· BRITTEN. The commandant of the navy yard is a line Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. I do not know. He was an officer, and because of his age has served through probably 12 individual of· color, but his taking off was supposed to be reason or 15 different sittings of the plucking board, which would indi to cause war. Efforts have been made, desperate efforts have cate that his character and ability must have been very good. been made, since the President was here on Saturday las'!:, to Mr. TAGUE. Yes; and I want to say that I am not here prove that we must go to war. The coasts of the world seem to eulogize anybody, but I haYe met a great many men in the to have been raked to find some overt act to force the President naval service. I have met many splendid officel's, and no one to come in here and ask us to declare war. We have had very will go further to ay a go9d word for them than I will ; little but rumors, but we have had headlines galore, all with a but I never met in the service of the Navy a man whose heart view of stampeding the House and stampeding the country into was as big as is that of this man, or one who would go further an act of war. [Applause.] I rose to make this very brief to help his fellow man. There has never been a man, to my statement because I do not want the people of this country to be mind at least, since I have had the honor to represent the deceived. I am satisfied that most of the people of the country navy-yard district, to whom you could go and who would so want peace; peace with honor, of course. [Applause.J But willingly help some unfortunate fellow. I know of no · man they do not want to go into a dishonorable war, and they ought during my time who has served in the Navy of the United States not to be forced into a war by the munition :oakerS or the muni and who has done more to build up the navy yard. tion users of this or any other land. [Applause.] l\Ir. AUSTIN. Mr. Chairman, now that the House is about Most of the dispatch headlines declaring that American ships to complete the consideration of the naval appropriation bill, have gone down, that American lives have been lost, that inter I take this opportunity to commend and indorse the great work national laws have been violated have come from London, and of the popular, faithful, and efficient chairman of the Committee London has been crazy with delight since it heard the glad tid on Naval Affairs, my colleague from Tennessee [Mr. PADGETT] ings on Saturday last that the President bad severed diplomatic [applause], and the members of ·that committee who have acted relations with Germany. Coming from the Liberty Bell and and cooperated with him in the preparation of this important Independence Hall district of the United States, I can not for and far-reaching measure providing for an adequate navy for get that we had trouble with London in 1776, and that we bad the defense of the honor, the rights, and the interests of the trouble with London in 1812. I nm not quite ready to accept American people. This bill and the amendments which have all of these rumors that come out of London now without a been adopted since the President delivered his address to both grain of salt. London is a little more in need of American help Houses of Cong:·ess last Saturday is the highest and best evi just now than we are in need of the advice of London. I am dence of the fact that the Members of Congress have laid aside not quite ready, therefore, to believe every damnable, pernicious, partisan bias, captious objections, and differences of opinion, and lying report that comes out of London, or to accept it as an and are a unit for the proper defense of our common counti·y inducement to declare my country in a state of war. [Ap are in line and fully determined to aid the President of the plause.] United States in his patriotic stand to maintain, uphold, and On the night of the day that the President appeared here safeguard the rights of American citizens on the high seas. and informed the Congress of the fact that he had severed While I represent a distri<;t intensely Republican-not having diplomatic relations with Germany, we had newspaper "extras " elected a Democrat to Congress in 60 years [applause]-! am announcing in startling headlines that the Housatonic had gone sure I voice the sentiments of Republicans and Democrats in down in violation of international law; there were great scare that district in saying they will loyally support the President beads, and boys on the streets shouting it aloud. It was declared and the American Congress in maintaining the honor of the that American rights had been violated by a country with which Nation, and in protecting the lives and property of American we were on friendly terms up to that time. Yet the next day's citizens on the high seas, in Mexico, or in any country on the newspapers announced in smaller type that the Housatonic was face of the earth. loaded with contraband, and even our State Department declared East Tennessee now and in the future will do her full patriotic that there was no occasion for any warlike declaration in con duty as she has ever done in the glorious past. She is ·Ioyal and sequence of her sinking. ready to answer her cotmtry's call. [Applause.] . The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Pennsyl- Mr. BRITTEN. Will the gentleman yield for a question? vania has expired. _ Mr. AUSTIN. I always yield to my handsome friend from Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I ask unani Illinois. mous consent to proceed for five minutes more. Mr. BRITTEN. Referring to the last sentence of the gentle Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that man, wherein he says that Tennessee will always come to the debate upon the paragraph and all amendments thereto close call-- in five minutes. Mr. P ADGET".r. I want to say that there is no question about The CHAIRMAN. Is· there objection to the request of the ,that. _ gentleman from Tennessee? :Mr. BRITTEl~. I want to call the attention of the House to There was no objection. the fact and ask the gentleman whether Tennessee has not con The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the tributed one of the most able young officers in the American gentleman from Pennsylvania? Navy to-day, in the person of Lieut. Charles M. Austin, son of There was no objection. the distinguished gentleman now on the floor? · Mr. GORDON.- Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. AUSTIN. Oh, the gentleman embarrasses me. [Laughter.] Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Yes. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Tennessee Mr. GORDON. Is it the contention of the gentleman that has expired. because a ship is loaded with conh·aband, Germany has the right Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, the remarks to destroy the lives of passengers and crew? of the gentleman from ·Tennessee [l\Ir. AusTIN] move me to Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. I made the statement that say that, along with him and my other colleagues, I hope to after all these headlines the State Department declared that see the President sustained in all proper efforts to maintain there was no breach of international law. The people were the honor and dignity of this counh·y. We are considering now being infiamed-- one of the· great war bills, and the most of us will vote for it 1\fr. GORDON. But they did not say it was because the ship even to the limit of those things asked for to sustain the Presi was loaded with contraband. dent. While doing that and considering other war bills, it Mr. MOORE of {tennsylvania. I stated what the gentleman's seems to me that we might say to ourselyes-whether it is car own Secretary of State announced to tbe public-he was not as ried over the telegraphic lines to the people of the country or anxious as some new. ·paper editors are to ru ·h into war. not-th~t there are many distm·bing and conflicting rumors .l\Ir. GORDON. I agree with much of what the gentleman has concerning war conditions which are asserted to-day and denied said; but-- 1917. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 2947, 1\Ir. 1\IOORE of Pennsylvania. I am not arguing the point of naval officers had seized this German property. I wili not stop contraband at all. Tl1e gentleman is merely taking my time. to discuss the moral a pect of this seizure except to say that I am trying to· make a plain statement to the House as to the there had been no declaration of war and that it was not dear truth and tfie facts. The gentleman may b~ stampeded because why we shoul being filled with all sorts of preparedness arguments and · mis called American, i. a British Sl}bject; that is all. [Applause.] representations as to the pre ent condition of the United States . l\lr. Chairman, unuer leave to extend I wish to say that so Army and Nnvy, and the possibility and probability of tlw many rumors and reports of an exaggerated character have United States being attacked by foreign foes. appeared during the last few days that even the President who "This policy also included the suppression of everything in certainly is as much concerned as any other citizen ove~· the opposition to the wishes of the interests serv.ed. The effective. situation that confronts us, should take notice. We are dealing ness of this scheme has been conclusively demonstrated by the with a serious problem that invites the greatest deliberation. character of stuff carried in the daily press throughout the coun We ought not to be made the pawns of designing men in our own try since l\larcb, 1915. They have resorted to anything neces country or of any foreign power that would drag us into a war sary to commercialize public sentiment and sandbag the Na f~n· selfish purposes. When our President has made up his mind tional Congress into making extravagant and wasteful appro that America~ honor is at stake and that we must enter upon priations for the Army and Navy under the false pretense that a war to uphold it, I have no doubt he will find cordial support it was necessary. Their stock argument is that it is ' patriot in the Congress of the United States, but the President bas not ism.' They are playing on every prejudice and passion of the yet indicated to Congress that the point has been reached where American people." a declaration of war has become necessary. Until the President Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I move to does come to this body with such information and facts as may: strike o.ut the last word. I am in favor of this paragraph in the warrant further action by Congress, it may not be wei 1 to' Navy appropriation bill, because I think the country ought to be aggravate the situation by giving too much credence to the fully prepared for any possible inv.asion ; but I think the Con untruthful rumors that have been· bandied about with the evi· gress ought to be careful about encouraging " rumors of war " dent purpose of finding some reason for provoking a declaration when war has not act11ally been declared. Perhaps it would of war. At another time I shall extend in the REcoRD, under per be safe to leave this matter to the President of the United mi sion granted to me, certain observations of l\Ir. Lincoln when States and to those who have direct knowledge upon the sub he was a Member of the House, with respect to our Mexican com-. ject. I call attention, however, not only to these false re. plications in 1848. At present I shall content myself by quoting ·ports of the Housatonic and about the Califontia, but the a single sentence from the speech made by Mr. Lincoln January steamship Philadelphia was reported sunk since the PresiClent 12 of that year, when he said: · was here, and yet the next day, after these reports had gone When the war began it was my opinion that all those who, because over the country like \vildfire and everybody got excited about ot ~nowing too little, or because of knowing too much, could not conscl~ Philadelphia, enbously approve tbe conduct of the President (in the beginning of it) the which naturally attracted interest in that should, nevertheless, as good citizens and patriots remain silent on great city and in the State of Penn ylvania, we found the Phila that point, at least tm the war should be ended. delphia had safely arrived in port, so that report was also in error. Now, whether by . design or not I do not know, but it 1\fr. RAGSDALE. Mr. Chairman, I quite ·agree with the · seems that most of these false reports come from London. gentleman that there is too much noise and that the editors of There seems to be an intense desire there to tell us about Ger this country may make too much noise. Fortunately the sound man outrages and about American blood shed on foreign ships of their voices does not penetrate this Hall, while some of the or to find that some American ship has· been shot up. This noises which get in here might be suddenly ceased with a gL'eat colored man, George Washington-- deal of pleasure to some of us who have to stay here. 1\Ir. BARKLEY. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. I will yield to the gentleman. Mr. RAGSDALE. Certainly. :Mr. BARKLEY. But was not there a statement in the morn- Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. The gentleman from Illinois ing paper that the colored man on that ship was a British .said he, tl1e gentleman from Illinois, had sense enough to keep subject? still. . Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. I am coming to that. The Mr. RAGSDALE. I know what he sai . . 1917. CONGRESSIO~ AL R.ECORD-HOUSE . 2949 Mr. DYER. I will state to .the gentleman that the Washing Mr. PADGETT. That is the limit of cost. We provide~ - for ton Times of to-day states that the ambassador has _been given that last year. - • " his passports and that he has neYer been detained at all.· · Mr. MANN. I understand the situation. The Navy Depart· 1\Ir. RAGSDALE. I will say to my friend that he ought to ment ha no business to interfere "'"ith these matters. Of course, take advice from the gentleman from Pennsylvania, and not be you put it in the naval bill last year, and yol} bad no business mislecl by the newspaper headlines. to do that. You brought in a rule th-at covered it. The Com Mr. MOORE of' Pennsylvania. Will the gentleman yield? mittee on Naval Affairs does not have jurisdiction of it. l\1r. RAGSDALE. To both at one time. Let us ha-ve a "talk Mr. PADGETT. If the gentleman makes a point of order, I fest." Go to it. will say that it is subject to a point of order. l\fr. DYER. He has been furnished a special train to Switzer The CHAIRMAN. The Ohair sustains the point of order. land by the German Government. Does the point of order made by the gentleman from Illinois Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Does the gentleman know that begin at line 11? the Washington Post, a very reliable newspaper, states that Mr. MANN. It commences with line 11. there was a conference yesterday on this subject in Berlin? The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. Now, possibly the gentleman is the spokesman of the Depart Mr. 1\.fA.l\TN. I also make a point of or LIV--187 2950 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 9, Last fall the fuel ship Jupi ter got into collision with an increase where that was not the thought of the committee Italian bark, and I believe the commander was com-t-martialed originally. . and acquitted. La t· s ear, in ~larch, the destroyer Konaghan Mr. PADGETT. There is no thought of offering any other was rammed by the Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Can he not make up those con- or a teacher- from Germany teuching German, but the fault is ditions in those subjects? not altogether with the teacher. It is because our boys do not Mr. McCRACKEN. No~ not at all. · meet the requirements, and I think omr friend will admit that l\Ir. BROWNING. ·Mr. Chairman, I want to say to the gen- he never knew a. pupil to· fan when it wa:s not the teacher's tleman that I have a you.ng man in the. same position; although fault. he served through his fourth class and was in his third, he Mr. · McORACKEN. 1 grant that is th-e case mnny times. failed in three of his studies. It is within the power of the Mr. PADGETT. I want to say to· the gentleman from Idaho academic board to put him back in a lower class. In this case that the passing mark at the Naval Academy is only 62! per c nt they ~efused, but I have tile privilege of app<>inting hi.J:n, again out of 100, which is a veTy low passing mark; so I think there to take the examinations held in April, which I am going to do. is some· unjust criticism O:t these teachers when you tn.ke into Fortunately he is not 20 years of age, but I want to say to the consideration that 62! per cent of 100 is the passing mark which gentleman that none of these boys were discharged. Every is certainly not a severe standard. ' one was gi-ven the privilege of resigning, which they did. Mr. McORAOKEN. I would like tO' say to the gentleman Mr. McCRACKEN. Let me explain. right there·that I asked from. Tennessee that there were 600 boys at the Naval Academy in regard to this so-called resignation and find that Lt is; a last year., and of that number more than 60 have resigned, ,:vhich forced resignn.tion. is tantamount to dismissal. · Mr. BROWNING. That is true. Mr. PADGETT. Sixty of the whole- school; that takes in the Mr. BUTLER. That is true. whole school? l\1r~ BROWNING. But they were not discharged. In the Mr. BROWNING. That is right, because my yunng- man i in Militapr Academy they are discharged outright. . the. third class.. Mr. McCRACKEN. It amounts tD the same thing. 1\fr. SHERLEY. Mi.'. Chairman~ the gentl-eman speaks of that Mr~ BROWNING. Oh, no. as unrrsuall At. the University of Virgfnia, while I was a tu- Mr. BUTLER. I am sorry the gentleman did not know of dent there. 89 men applied for.a law degree and 30 got it. It the remedy which the gentleman from New .Jersey suggested. was an unusually Iarg.e class, anti I think the average o! the That b.oy might have been put: back in the ·next class and his. college: will show that there are more severe examinations and graduation postponed a year-longer, which often. occurs. a harder test than at eithei" Annapolis o1'· West Point. l\1r. 1\lcCRACKE.t'f. But. he has passed the age of 20 years. Mr. PADGE'.rT. It is- a: hard standard,. and a highel' pu ing Mr. BUTLER. That would make no difference, becaU£e h-e mark. was admitted to the Academy when he was 19. There is no Mr. STAFFORD. Dees not the- gentleman realize it i ab time limit set for graduation; it is for admission. The boy t!!olutely necessary to have the midshipmen comply with the was already admitted there,. and Lam sorry tba.t the gentleman requirements of the professorial force- rather thrrn. have- the finilll himse1f in an awkward situation. If he consulted the midshipmen det-ermine their own standard of scholarship? Secretary of the Navy, there might yet be a. remedy. Mr. McCRACKEN. I will grant that; but I want to say tllat Mr. FESS. Mr. Chair~ . will th& gentleman yield? these boys do not get the help from the teachers at the N::rval l\fr. McCRA.C:h."111N. Yes. Academy, who are paid by the Government, which they ought to Mr. FESS. I was about to sug-gest that my candidate met get. with the same result, but I am not ready to state that it was Mr. STAFFORD. Boys are boys while. attending either not his fault. He was appointed after a cempe.titive examina- college or the Naval Academy, and they themselves know that if tion that I held, ancl he made very higfi marks upon the en- they do not apply themselves as assiduously a& they should in trance. I thought he had an assured career, but in the work order to make their lessons they will fail. Bo-ys who want to at the Academy he fell below the requirements. I am rather make their lessons pass. of the opinion that the rigidity over at the Academy is not to · Mr. McCRACKEN. The gentleman has simply assumed t:ha.t. be charged against the teachers as any particular prejudice . Mr. STAFFORD. I lm.ow that from my ex:perience in col against the students. I do not believe. that e:xists.. I think lege, and I do not think there is any different status as far as that our boys simply do not get int() the rigid methods of study the boys at.. the Naval Academy are concerned. that they require over there. Mr. McCRACKEN. . Would the gentleman from Wisconsin be The CHAIRMAN. The, time of the gentleman from Idaho· has in. favor of giving a boy a chance to make up his deficiency? expired. Mr. STAFFORD. Oli, I do not think a boy should be thrown 1\lr. McCRACKEN. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent out just because of one deficiency. I do not think he is thrown to proceed for five minutes. - out if he merely fails- in one study; but if he is deficient in more The CHAIRMAN. Fs there objection? 1:ban_ one. it is assumed he has not the mental capacity to meet There was no objection. the requirements of the test when in active service. Mr: PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, :r ask unanimous consent .The CHAIRMAN. The time or the gentleman has expired. that debate upon the paragraph and: an amendmentS' thereto l\.fr. MANN~ Mr. Chairman, I went to school from the time . close in five minutes, two minutes to be granted to the gentle- I was a small boy untii I graduated at college at the age of 19. man from Washington [Mr. HIDIJ?HREY], one minute to the gen- [Applause.] Oh, I doubt very much whether when I was gradu tlernan from Ohio [Mr. FEss], and two minutes to the gentle- , ated at th~ . age of 19 I could have passed. the present require man from Ohio [Mr. EMERSON]. ments for admission to the. Naval .Academy. I know I could not The CHAIRMAN. The Chair has. already recognized the unless I probably crammed for that purpose. Now I have been gentleman from Idaho for five minutes. The gentleman will a student all my life in. scfiool, and after graduating at college proceed, and at the conclusion of that time the Chair will put I took a course fn a. law school and was graduated. at a law the. request of the gentleman from Tennessee. school. Now it would require three or four years· at a law l\1r~ HUl\tiPHREY of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I under- school, and it I had been going to a medical school as conducted stood the gentleman from Idaho to make the statement that now it would have required: four years; and yet .what do they were employing foreign teachers over there. Is it a: fact we require1 We adinit a boy at the Naval Academy at the age that they employ foreigners to teach in the Naval Academy? of 16, I believe, and it makes considerable difference in his Mr. McCRACKEN. . I am advised tha.,t there are instructors windup whether he goes in at the age of 16 or at the age at 20. teaching foreign languages in the Naval Academy who have been It make a difference whether he retires as a rear admiral if he in this country only a very short time. I do not lmow as to their lives. We expect a boy at Annapolis to learn all that a man is citizenship. But thesff boyS' who are sent here from the farm expected to learn at an m·dinary classical college and various and all parts of the ·country to this school come back and tell. othe:r colleges and universities, and in addition to that to became us they do not get any help there, and that is one. reason also the most perfectly drilled man on earth. No other men drill like why they fall down on their examinatio.ll.S', and if that be true, the boys at Annapolis and West Point; at least I never have it is time that somebody was making an ·investigation of the seen any; certafnly they are not in the Army or the· Navy out Naval Academy, especially of the gentlemen w.ha constitute tha side of those graduates. Then we expect them to know something faculty o"f that institution. of seamanship, somethin-g of gunnery, something of navigation, Mr. FESS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? something-of international law~ something of a great many other l\Ir. McCRACKEN. Yes. things, and the human mind is not sufficient to grasi> all of those Mr. FESS. I think there is some foundation. far what the thing at the age of 20, no matter how much study one can put gentleman says in regard to the foreign teacher teaching the in, and the :result is that lots of b'oys who go to Annapolis. who foreign language. The rigid methods of both France and Ger- would make just as fine officers as anybody who was ever gradu many in the schoolrooms are not what we- use in tllis country, ated, get plucked on their way through. I never had that un anu our boys are not used to getting down_ and boning as they · fortunate occurrence come to any of my appointees, I believe, / do over there. I think it is more difficult to meet the require- but :r have had· a: good deal of (jiffi.culty getting boys into Annapo ments of a teacher from France, fOl~ example, teaching French, Iis and' they have managed to stay when they got in ; that is 1917 .. CONGRESS! ON AL RECORD-HOUSE. 2953 my recollection, although I am not so sure about that. If a man been able to get a boy in West Point that they diG not find is going to study medicine, he will ·go throogh high school. He something th:e matter with him, usually a physical defect. 'Will not leave high school by the time he is 16. He will go Mr. BUTLER. Mr. Chairman, ean I have one minute, that through college, and he will not leave college now by the time be I may raise my voice in this experience meeting? 1s 20, and then he will go through a medical school, and he will 'Mr. CLARK of Florida. I would like to say to the gentle not leave that before he is 25, and then he will have to go out man from Washington that if be would have his boys eome to and be an interne in a hospital for two years, and after that he Florida and stay ·a while, I think we would give them a physical has got to go out and hang his shingle out and do a lot of work make-up that would enable them to get through. for nothing before he really commences his real professional Mr. HUMPHREY of Washington. If you did, I think you work, and yet ·we suppose that a second lieutenant in the Navy would do something with the efficiency of the Naval Aeademy is competent to man a vessel, and often he is required to do so ; rather than the boys. to know how to keep the country out of international difficulty Mr. ~UTLER. Mr. Chairman; since I have been a Repi'e and how to naVIgate a vessel. No wonder we have had a 1ot of sentative in this House I presume 1 have named 12 boys to naval vessels on the rocks. Annapolis, and have never had one fail after admission. I :Mr. PADGETT. 'Mr. Chairman, I ask _unanimous consent have appointed them directly, with 'but very few exceptions. that all debate upon the paragraph and all amendments thereto They are prepared in advance. I have never heard ~me of them .close in five minutes as I indicated. say that th-ey were suspieious that the son of an officer had bet The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee.asks unani ter treatment and 'b·etter advantage than the son of a civilian. mous consent thnt all debate on the pending paragraph and And the boys I h-ave named, with one exception, have all come amendments thereto close in five minutes. Is there objection? from civil ill~ave been the sons of men in civil life. [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. and the gentleman Mr. PADGETT. Will the gentlemen yield tor a moment :from Ohio [Mr. EMERsoN] is recognized for two minutes. there? 1\Ir . .EMERSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise for the purpose of Mr. BUTLER. Yes. asking the chairman of this committee a question. He made Mr. PADGETT. Is it not a f.act that at the present time the a statement a few minutes ago that we had three midshipmen head man of their teams down there-the president of the there. class-is from the enlisted force? 1\Ir. PADGETT. I did not say you had them there,-but I Mr. BUTLER. Yes; he comes from the enlisted force. said that you could appoint them. The CHAIRMAN. All time 'has expired, and the Clerk will Mr. EMERSON. 1 have not got three there yet. read. · Mr. PADGETT. Perhaps your predecessor had the plaees The Clerk read as fol1ows-: ru.Ied. Department of J>eamanship : Two coxswains, at $4:80 each ; 3 seamen, 1\Ir. EMERSON. I am not snpposed to have had any pred at $4'20 each ; in all, $2,220. -ecessor. Mr. EAGiiE. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last . Mr. PADGETT. You had not? word. · Mr. EMERSON. No; it is a new district. ·The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Texas is recognized 1t!r. PADGETT. I do not understand that. There has not for five minutes. been any apportionments since 1910, when your State was re Mr. EAGLE. If any of the gentlemen of this House have districted ; but your appointment came from the Congressman ever had any gratification, any satisfaction, in the matter ·ot at large, I presume. appointing cadets to West Point and t-o Annapolis, I congratu Mr. EMERSON. I do not know. Maybe he did not appoint late him. I have had nothing but disappointment from begin :t'rom my district. ning to end. Mr. PADGETT. Whomever you succeeded had the places When the matter arose of my selecting young gentlemen to filled. There are three appointments for each SenatDr and for our Naval and Military Academies, I concluded to give the each congressional district. civil-serviee plan a fair and impartial trial in my district. fr. HUMPHREYS of Mississippi. Did we not cren.te a new I have had 19 young gentlemen~ first and last, write me re 'Cadet during this present Congress? questing that I designate them either to West Point or to 1\Ir. PADGETT. Yes. Annapolis. I had 178 persons write me separate and distinct 1\Ir. ·HUMPHREYS of Mississippi. Did not the gentleman letters saying favorable things concerning one or the other of from Ohio get that appointment? A. new cadet was authorized those 19 applicants. I wanted for once to rise to the .stature 0f · for each Member at this present Congress. a disinterested statesman, and accordingly I announced that Mr. EMERSON. I have not got even that. not for political or personal considerations but purely -upon the Mr. PADGETT. There was an additional one created in the merit of applicants such appointments would be made. I have last session for each Member. two vacancies at West Point and three .at Annapolis. The Mr. EMERSON. I have not had an appointee even under candidates must be so many years old, weigh so many pounds. that. nave flawless eyes, fine intelligence, a good education, and good Mr. PADGETT. The gentleman is entitled to it. morals; and hence I announced a civil-service examination to 1\fr. EMERSON. I did not get it. I have called at the de determine qualifications, and so I got the Civil Service Com partment and I have not gotten it. mission to hold the examination recently. I am not complain 1\1r. KELLEY. My impression is, and it may be an explana ing about its wot:k; I am talking about how the cl'Vl"l-service tion in this case, that if there was an appointment at large by plan has worked in this matter. same Member from your State in that district, that that would Here is what happened: The civil service held such exami count from your district. nati-on in my city of Houston, at the post office, beginning at 10 Mr.. BUTLER. No; it would come from the State at large. o'clock in the morning on January 10 of this year. Three 1\'Ir. SABATH. Your Republican colleagues might have gotten months before that time, in . order that everybody might have away with the appointment. information concerning the examination, I had -copies of instruc The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Ohio has tions made on the multigraph, setting out the requirements of expired. The gentleman from Washington ,[Mr. HUMPHREY] the Navy Departll!.ent for admission to Annapolis .and of the is recognized for two minutes. War Department for admission to West Point. Mr. HUMPHREY of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I have had Having done that-and it :filled an entire page--1 mailed a some eXPerience in the appointment of these cadets at Annapo- : -copy to each newspaper in my district, a copy to each of those lis and have had several boys graduate from there, but I want 19 young gentlemen, and a copy to each of those 178 persons to say that there is one thing .about the Naval Academy I do who had written to me extolling the virtues of those 19 young not understand. Perhaps it is imaginary, but I know from ex gentlemen; and with the notice thus duly given, the time fairly perience that I have never named the son of an officer that he stated, and the place duly set, when the commission properly was not admitted, and always they were permitted to graduate. constituted sat to pass upon the qualifications of all the appli I believe that there is some foundation for the charge that is cants in my district, only two y-oung gentlemen came to take .frequently made, that the sons of naval officers receive addi the examination, and one of them made 60 and the other 75 per tional help at that institution that -permits him to graduate. I cent. [Laughter.] · do not know whether that is true or not, but I do know that I Now, what should I do ab-out it? I do not know. have never had a boy fail who was an officer's son, and I have Mr. SMITH of l!Iiebigan. Appoint them! [Laughter.] appointed some of them. When it comes to West Point, per Mr.. 'EAGLE. Appoint whom? Appoint the twor The other haps I have been unfortunate. It may be I am unfortunate in three did not even apply, and were evidently not willing to stand the young men that I have in my district, but I have been a the necessary examination. And now I am having many letters Member of this body for almost 14 years and I hav:e never yet from some of those young gentlemen and their friends ur:ging had a man graduate at the Military Academy. Never have I . then· selection, notwithstanding they were not willing to un- I 2954 CONGRESSIOX AL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 9·1. dergo an examination to test their fitness. It would seem that useful to the candidate when that knowledge is more than wha£ the public and our constituents will not let us divest ourselves he could get through a competitive ex:amination. of the plague of patronage even when we earnestly try to divest · Mr. FESS. There is another question I would like to pro• ourselves of it. pound to some one who can answer me. One orthe candidates What are you going to do about it? We can not have an that I was very anxious might have a chance-because I hap efficient army corps and we can not have an efficient naval pened to know his parents, and they are not wealthy, and this corps based on my preference when I do not know, or based on is a very promising as well as deserving young man-was also the preference of Senators and Representatives who do not in the examination, and was also recommended for Annapolis.. know, the physical, educational, moral, and mental qualifications He failed to enter ; that is, he failed on the entrance examina of applicants or candidates. You can not decide it sensibly at tion. Then I took it up to see whether I could get him a re random. It is a pure guess. trial, and I was denied it, but was told that there was a certain Now, when I tried to be a disinterested statesman and a civil board that I should apply to. The Bureau of Navigation noti service reformer, and not a politician, to appoint on merit alone, fied me that he was not included in the list recommended fo~ that is the result. I do not know what to do about it. If any another examination. I applied to the academic board and of you gentlemen have solved the problem, I would be thankful was politely informed that the case was carefully considered, to you. [Laughter.] after which the board decided to deny him permission to appear Seriously, it is a painful service we are called upon to per to take another examination. form-to dispense patronage of any kind. No matter whom we Mr. BUTLER. I fear I may have misled my friend- select we are criticized, jf not even abused. Even where we do The CHAIR!dAN. Does the gentleman from Ohio y1eld? not seek the responsibility it is forced upon us. If we select Mr. FESS. Yes. our enemies, our friends accuse us of ingratitude. If we select Mr. BUTLER. The gentleman could reappoint him. I may our friends, our enemies accuse us of intolerance and clannish have misled the gentleman. Within the last two or three years! ness. And when we invite the civil service to aid us-by test I have endeavored to assist by appointing directly from among ing applicants in order to enable us to select the best qualified boys whom I have known well in my district, hoping we could! we are accused of cowardice in trying to evade responsibility. help them reach the mark. It is true they could not take the 1 And when notice ~s given and expense is incurred, even then first examination on every occasion, but the boys who sue- the applicants do not come forward to stand the examination. ceeded in entering the academy have done very well and in no But afterwards they and their friends write us to please desig- case failed. nate them because of friendship. · Mr. FESS. My familiarity with young men as students leads In all other matters and at all other times I have decided each me to know how often the first examination does not establish contest coming before me with the best lights before me-under the ability of the applicant. It appears, to say the least, a · going the toil and observing the courtesies and entailing the con singular decision for any academic board to deny flatly the sequences. Having now fairly tried out both plans, I have solicitation on behalf of a young man's desire to prove his found such to be the only sensible course to pursue. But I worth, of the appointing authority, who doubtless knows more 1 could wish for no other blessing in public life quite equal to th.at about the young man's qualifications than a single examination of being relieved entirely from patronage. It kills time, makes will show. While as a man who has spent his life in college enemies, belittles endeavor, and injures· our opportunities to circles I give no credence to attacks upon our constituted Gov give to the public service the best of energy and talent we pos ernment institutions, I admit such treatment does subject the sess, but it is inevitable, because it is the people's way of con authorities to suspicion. . ducting their own Government. [Applause.] The gentleman will understand that both these boys to whom Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that I refer took the examination held at my own college and passed, all debate on the paragraph and amendments thereto close in I made both recommendations upon a competitive examination. six minutes, one-half to be used by the gentleman from Ohio Mr. BUTLER. I understand. . [Mr. FEss] and one-half to be used by the gentleman from Rhode Mr. FESS. Now, Mr. Chairman, there is one question upon Island. · which I would like to have the attention of the House for a The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee asks unani minute. There is a matter that has been presented to the edu mous consent that all debate on the paragraph and amendments cators of the country that I think the House ought to consider. thereto close in six minutes. Is there objection? I do not refer to the exact items discussed in the Senate yes There was no objection. terday, but to one other phase of similar character. The gen The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. FEss] is tleman from Illinois [Mr. MANN] referred a moment ago to the recognized. crowded curriculum of our schools. We establish grades for the Mr. FESS. Mr. Chairman, I have no fault to find with the high school. Then we set up certain standards for entrance to Naval Academy, although I have heard a great deal of criticism college. We require four years' work in the high school to of it. I am inclined to think that the failure of our applicants make it of first grade. Then we fix a ·certain number of units- is due more to themselves than to the authorities of the 15, to be specific-in order to qualify for college entrance. .A academy. few years ago, by the munificence of Mr. Carnegie, there was But I am interested in knowing how a man like the gentleman organized in the country what is called the Carnegie Foundation .. from Pennsylvania [Mr. BuTLE~] can in 20 years make appoint Among other things it has attempted is a standardization of ments and never miss them by having every applicant succeed. colleges, in which it has published what it calls the standard Mr. BUTLER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? requirement for college entrance, as well as the requirement of a Mr. FESS. Yes. college degree. Most of the colleges have adopted its recom Mr. BUTLER. I take the chance of criticism by selecting the mendations. These requirements are not confined to scholar boy. That boy is usually selected by me two years in advance. ship, but extend to financial rating. I happen to have been at When he is prepared and admitted he never fails, and I think the head of an institution which, while it meets the require fi"'e or six of my boys have been graduated near the head of ments of both entrance and graduation, does not fall within the their class. requirements of that foundation in all respects. The Carnegie l\1r. FESS. How do you select them? Foundation fixes the requirements for a standard college, as I Mr. BUTLER. By my personal knowledge. I select boys have just suggested, not alone upon educational qualifications that I know-rich or poor, it matters not to me, so that the boy but in addition upon a minimum number of professors who must can stand up-and have the boy's parents and neighbors, in a not only be on the faculty but must confine their teaching in the sense, in part responsible for his success. college-that is, they must be free from teaching in the academy, Mr. FESS. I am much obliged to my friend. My colleague In addition to that the size of the endowment that the college here from Illinois [Mr. MADDEN] says he has not had a failure, possesses is a third condition of standardization. A college, and there are others who say they have not. no matter what character of scholarship it represents, if it Now, I have only one ambition in· reference to Annapolis and does not meet these two financial items-(1) number of teach West Point, and that is to get good sailors and good soldiers. ers, (2) size of endowment-its rank will be unclassified. I have tried to select them by competitive examination, believ The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. ing this to be the pest way to insure the best choice, yet this Mr. STAFFORD. I ask unanimous consent that notwitli year what would be called the " star " applicant whom I recom standing the limit-- mended is out, I suppose, by a forced resignation, which is a The CHAIRMAN. The time has been fixed by the committee great disappointment to me. As I just remarked, I have no itself. fault to find with the authorities over there, understand. I sup 1\Ir. STAFFORD. I ask unanimous consent that, notwitli pose my method of procedure is at fault. standing the limit, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. FEss] maY. Mr. BUTLER. I think it is not a good one. I think the be permitted to proceed for five minutes. gentleman's knowledge of the candidate would be much more Mr. FESS. I should like two minutes more. .1917. CONGRESSIONAL REOOR,D-HOUSE. 2955 1\Ir. PADGETT. I ask unanimous oonsent that the gentle miilimum, though its professors are not upon a professional sal man's time be extended for two minutes. The gentleman says ary basis, should not only be allowed to live but should be valued that will be sufficient. for what it is-the cradle of real scholarship to-day as it has The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee asks unani. ever been in the past. ' mous consent that the gentleman from Ohio may proceed for ~- O'SHAUNESSY. Mr. Chairman, r merely want to have two minutes. Is there objection? read in my time a telegram from a Rhode Island institution There was no objection. . breathing patriotism. 1\!r. FESS. I_ thank the membership of the House, because I The CHAIRMAN. It will be read in the gentleman's time. want to get thiS matter before the body. I repeat that this The Clerk read as follows: . unofficial· mentort t names three elements that enter into tlie BOSTON, l\!Ass.~ Felwua1'y. 9J 1J)J:1. requiremen s o. make up what is: denominated a standard Congressman GEORGE F. O'SHAUNESsY. ~olleg~. One i:s qualliication in scholarship for entrance, which WashingtonJ D.o.: IS eqmvalent to graduati.on from a first-grade high school of four In case of need the facilities of our factory at Cranston R. I. wm years' work, and then graduation after four years in college. be at the Government's se11vice. . ' ' But, in addition to scholarship, there must be a certain· number J. R. LEEsoN, of salaried professors, and the Carnegie Foundation even sua- President Universal Winding Oo. gests minimum salaries ripon the ground that a small sala;y · 1\lr. O~SHAUN~SSY. Mr. Chairman, while I am on my feet can not command the ability demanded by a standard college. and ~skin~. the mdulgence o:t the committee, and hoping that 1\.ir. PADGETT. There is nothing of that kind which applies my tune will be extended just for a few minutes I ·wish to to the Naval Academy or to West Point. sympathize with my distinguished' friend from Texas [Mr. 1\lr. FESS. No; nothjng whatever. I have no reference to EAGLE]'~ who has had so much difficulty in the selection of young either Annapolis or West Point. I simply call the country's men for Annapolis and West Point. I think the discussion attention to a tenaency in education. under thi-s bill is very timely, for the reason that the selection 1\Ir. PADGETT. I have had several young men ente1• An- of proper men for Annapolis and West Point lies at the founda- napolis right from our high school. tion of our preparedness program. [Applause.] Although I Mr. FESS. Yes. Another qualification reqll.ired by the confess to a very resolute adherence to, civil-service ideas and Carnegie Foundation is that there must be an endowment the principles, going so· :far yesterday as to uphold the President minimum of which is fixed; and if the college does not co~ up in his recommendation that postmasters in first second and to that financial standing, no matter what the character of work third class offices be selected under civil-service ruies-- ' ii can not be regarded as a first-rank college, and its diplom~ The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman_ has expired. - amounts to nothing beyond that or an unclassified institution. Mr. _O'SHAUNES~Y. I ask unanimous .consent that my time While the Carnegie Foundation is not official,. yet it is rapidly be extended four mmute~ fixing our standards of education, since I ma:v sayr unfortu- The CHAIRMAN. The committee has fixed the limit. nately, the colleges: of the country have adopted ·us standard as ' Mr. O'SHAUNESSY. They just indulged another Member, their standard ; and when the gentleman from lllinois [Mr~ and I am asking the same· privilege. ~NN] ~uggested that a professional career demands four years lli. PADGETT. To.show no preference, I will ask. that the m the h1gh school, and then four years in a college, before one gentleman have four mmutes. . . begins his special work for his profession. If you want to enter The CHAIRl\f.AN. The gentleman from Tennessee asks unani a law school, that means, four years after the four years. at · mous consent that the gentleman from Rhode Is.land be allowed college, or if you want to enter a. medical school, it is four years to pToceed for four .minutes. Is there objection? -after the four years in college. While I do not find fault with There was no obJection. these ri_gid requirements:, I do question the wisdom of specific Mr: ~'SHAUN~SSY~ I voted for: the President's recom- tendencles. It means that some of the most worthy educational mendatwn. believmg that these men should come from the ranks institutions in America that are builded, not on money but upon oft~ employees, an? that an outlet for ambition, energy, and the sacrifices of men who are willing to teach at a smaller e;tnc1ency should~ given to the employees who have given their sai.ary than that which is arbitrarily fixed are absolutely ex:- lives· to that serv1ce. Still in choosing men for Annapolis and eluded from the standard rank of college~, and the diploma West Porn~ I fee~ that l will have· to differ from my own views grant~ to. a student will not mean anything, b~ause. the student on the <:!Vil service, so far as ~at branch of the governmental ca.1·rymg that diploma can not enter a first-grade medical school servi~e _IS concerned. I _bel~ve ~t absolutely necessary that in or first-grade law school that requires. four years in a standard ~ppou~tmg ?ldets or m1dsh1pmen_ we should have a personal e.o~e~e as a pr~req~isite for entrance upon technical or special ~terview WI~ ~e men who are gomg to serve their Government trammg. I believe m a standard, but it must not be a financial m those capacities for the purpose of that test which only a. face one, but educational. [Applause.] to-faee meeting can disclose_ In my opinion you can not make Mr. Chairman. the real purpose of this rating is to destroy the ~ soldier out of a bookworm. A civil-service examination open small college. There is a well-defined conviction that there are mg up these places to those who may be mentally qualified and too many colleges in the country. This method or elimination perhaps physically so is. not the supreme test. lias been adopted. The colleges of a State or section capable of . I believe that the foundation of the application should oe a meeting the financial requirements associate themselves as the VIgorous, resolute, hardy manhood~ [Applause.] First of an, a college association, excluding all institutions which do not meet :man, and, secondly, education. I want a man who, whelll he is the standard. · called upon, will not think of books, but will think of his country ; The requ~reln:en~s of the professional schools, such as medicine a m~n who, when he. ~s _called upon, will have no regard for and law, Wlll llilllt entrance to those either matriculated in or saclifice, but will be willing to stand any test, no matter how graduates of one of the associated colleges. This discounts at suprem~, no matter how severe. It has be.en a pleasure to me o!lce the diploma of any institution not included in the associa- ~o app_omt ycmng men to Annapolis and West Point after I have tion, no matter how high the character of scholarship. mterv1ewed them myself, and when I have had a resolute, hearty . It_ co~sequ~ntly deals _a. deadly blow to the prosperity at the ha_nd~~asp from a fellow who loo~ed me plumb in _the eye, I have m~tutwn, sm~e no ambitious student desires to attend an insti- , said! _ B~ the ete:crud. Go~,. there IS a man that will make a good tutio';l whose ?-I~loma is not a. sure credential for any profession. s?ldier OI a go@d sailor~ [Applause.] Back of all qua.lifica- ThiS brutalizmg tendency m education which attempts to fix t10ns there should be manhoo~ and I W@uld respectfully com a mo!ley standard is both undemocratic and un-American. It mend my theory and my practice to the gentleman from Texas subs~1tutes _a base standard for real scholarship. It augments [1\Ir. EAGLE]. And when I speak ot.men being pl:Iysieally quali the .m~easmg. expenses of education. and naturally crowds our :fi~ I do not refer to mere ~ulk, which must not be confounded institutions With heedless youth who are sent to college andl w1th prowess. Deep down m the young man's heart must be a excludes the purposeful who would go to colleO'e were its ~tand- wholesome love of eountry ana a willingness- to serve. I trust ards other than the size of the pocketbook. It is this tendency that this subject will reeeive greater attention at the hands of that causes many a mother's heart to bleed when she learns that Congress. I feel very much conce1med when I hear of a man her son's ehi~f college achievement is the modern college habits g?ing t01 these _inst_itu1.ions and failing. after six months, after a be knew nothing about untii he learned them in his fraternity. ngoTous ex:ammation to which they are subjected, and I fully Whatever this country is to be, her. citizens should avoid mak- believe that a thorough investigation at the time- of their err ing, her high~r institutions a club or an associtrtion whose mem- · tran-ce ~Y the Congressm~n who.has the privilege of sendi:;ng them ber s credentials are the size of his· wallet. there wm remove a great many of these difficulties and-add to the Every tendency that would crush out the native talent by ex:- service of the Army and Navy of the United States. (Applause.] clu~i~n on a financial basis should. be avoided, not only in an The Clerk read as fellows: in~Vldual but in our institutional life. The small college doing Department .of marine engineering and naval construction~ One a high-grade work, though its endowment does not reach a fixed master. machinist, $1,900. an.d 1 assistant, $1,400 ; 1 patle.I.!U. maker $1,400 ; 1 boiler maker, 1 blacksmith, 3 machilllsts, 1 molc:ter, and · i l 2956 CONGRESSIONAL" RECORD-HOU"SE. FEBRUARY 9,: ------~----~--~----~--~------~------·j coppersmith, at $1,280 each; 1 pattern maker and 1 blacksmith, at $1,080 Mr. PLA'J"l'. _The .combination of mentnl capacity and eaC'h; 1 instructor in mechanical drawing, $2,000; machinists and other physique ought to show the rig.bt qualification. , employees, $9,515.20; in all, $27,335.20. l\lr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I )VOuld like to in· I ?IIr. I-"ONGWORTH. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the quire of the gentleman whether, when a :voung man enters the last word. Some estimates were made ·a few moments rigo as Naval Academy, the whole test now is not book knowledge and to the cost of maintenance of a cadet at Annapolis. I would his ability to. pass the examination? like to have the chairman of the committee tell me the cost of Mr. PLATT. No; there is a vast amount of phySical train· maintenance of one enlisted man. ing, and a good many boys break down under the physical Mr. PADGETT. For an enlisted man in the Navy, I think training both at West Point and Annapolis. After the boy gets the ration the past year was 39 cents. · in he has to have the capacity to study, but the great trouble is Mr. LONGvVORTH. I . do not want the actual cdst of main-· that our grammar schools and high schools are not thorough. taining the Navy, but the cost to the country of each enlisted They do not ground the boys thoroughly in the things that they man in the Navy. ought to be grounded in. Boys fail largely in the grammar· Mr. PADGETT. I have not taken that matter up. school subjects. I have had a boy pass an examination with Mr. LONGWORTH. I assume that it would be at least the almost 100 in algebra and geometry and fail in history, which cost of one soldier in the Army. he ought to have been able to read up on in two weeks Mf. PADGE'..rT. I would think so. so as to pass. The boy I have in mind did so well in mathe. Mr. LONGWORTH. It is estimated that one enlisted man matics in a competitive examination that I made · him' an nl· costs at least $1,200 a year. The chairman of the committee terna te. I told him of his weakness in history, and suggested says that it costs about $4,000 a year to maintain a cadet at that he had plenty of time to read and master enough to pass Annapolis. Gentlemen raise their hands in holy horror at the the examination, but he could not do it. It was simply because tremendous waste of money in giving a young man an education he had not been trained to study and could not concentrate him· so that he will be competent to command a battleship, and yet self. He could not do what every boy who has had a good high· eventually he will command a thousand men whose cost of school educatl_on ought to be able to do. maintenance is $1,200 a year each. Will any man on this floor Mr. McCRACKEN.- Will the gentleman yield? say that a man educated at Annapolis competent to command a Mr. PLATT. Yes. battleship is not worth at least four times what an enlisted Mr. McCRACKEN. Does not the gentleman feel that he is man is? reflecting on the teachers of the high schools in. the country_ Mr. SEARS. Will the gentleman yield? when he says that the boys have not been trained to study? Mr. LONGWORTH. Yes. Mr. PLATT. I am reflecting on the high schools and the Mr. SEARS. Does the gentleman think that the Government private schools, too. I have had boys from both kinds of ought to pay that difference while he is obtaining that knowl schools, and they have not been trained thoroughly in either. edge? The idea of the usual school i~ to pass as many boys and girls Mr. LONGWORTH. How could he eventually have the as possible to higher grades, so as to give the school a good knowledge unless he obtains it at Annapolis? The value of statistical record. That is the way the schools work all over an education at West Point or Annapolis can not be estimated this country. They are rarely thorough. in dollars and cents. Mr. PLATT. Mr. Chairman, I want to say a few words in The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from New reference to this matter of Annapolis and West Point appoint York has expired. ments. We have had a discussion on Annapolis and West Point Mr. SABATH. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last examinations annually ever since I have been in Congress, and two words. I desire to advocate again briefly the method I have used with Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent some success; that is, the Rhodes scholarship method as nearly that debate upon this paragraph and all amendments thereto as it can be applied. I hold a competitive examination, or rather close in two minutes. · two examinations, a mental and physical examination, take the The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee asks two sets of marks and add them together and then divide them by unanimous consent that debate upon the pending paragraph and 2. Then take into consideration participation in school athletics, all amendments thereto close in two minutes. Is there objec- and the character and manhood of the boys the same as they do tion? · for the Rhodes scholarships. That is the only standard way to Mr. SABATH. Mr. Chairman, I object. I have the floor. pick out an all-around boy tfiat I know of. It requires a distriet, The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman has not the floor. The of course, in which you can get a number of candidates. It Chair recognized the gentleman from Tennessee. does not work very well if you have only two or three candi Mr. SABATH. But I moved to sh·ike out the last two words dates, but if you can get a dozen candidates for examination, before the gentleman secured the floor, and the Chair recog so that you can have some chance of getting an eligible list from nized me. your mental examination ou the regular Annapolis or West Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, I asked the gentleman Point requirements, conducted by the civil service-! think that whether tWo minutes would satisfy him. is best, though some of my examinations have been conducted Mr. SABATH. I replied that I would not use more than two very well by local school authorities-and then have a physical or three minutes. examination OR a competitive basis of the boys who stand highest The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee prefers a the result is going to be that you will get a pretty good all-around request for unanimous consent that all debate close- · boy. And I want to add that ·such a test usually appeals to the Mr. PADGETT. In three minutes; that the gentleman from boys themselves and attracts more candidates than you can get Illinois have two minutes and the gentleman from Michigan .for a competitive examination confined to the mental side. [Mr. SMITH] have one minute. Mr. GREEN of Iowa. Will the gentleman yield? The CHAIRMAN. That debate close in three minutes. Is • Mr. PLATT. Yes. there objection? Mr. GREEN of Iowa. I want to say that there was an There was no objection. examination held in my district several years ago of that kind, M.r. SABATH. Mr. Chairman, I ask recognition for the pur and the boy eventually graduated at the head of his class. pose of asking a question of the chairqmn of the committee. Mr. PLATT. I am glad to hear that, and I think it a -natural The statement has been made by some gentleman upon the floor outcome. Competitive examinations of course do not do every this afternoon that the sons of officers, as a rule, _succeed in thing, but they generally give you a boy that can pass the en passing the examinations before boys who have been appointed trance examination at Annapolis, and with a fair chance of who are not relatives of officers. I myself have suspected that, standing well afterwards. because whenever I appoint the son of an officer he always Mr. STAFFORD. Does not the gentleman realize that there passes, but whenever I appoint some one else who is not con is something more, as was pointed out by the gentleman from nected \Yith the military or naval service he has his own Rhode Island [Mr. O'SHAU!'7ESSY], and that is, is not the troubles. For. that reason I would like to a k the chairman if supreme test whether the boy has the metal besides necessary he could give the House information as to the percentage of educational qualifications to render him eventually able to boys who are now in the Naval Academy who are the sons or handle a battleship? relatives of offi<'ers? Mr. PLATT. Yes; and that is why we count the boy's physi Mr. PADGETT. 1\Ir. Chairman, I can not; and I cnn not cal examination and his record in athletics and his capacity for give the gentleman that information, because what I have leadership. heard here this evening is about all I have ever heard upon this Mr. STAFFORD. l\lere physique does not determine whether subject. I want to say to the gentleman that perhaps it might a man has the metal to qua1ify him for leadership. I have be accounted for by this fact: If an officer has a ·son iu the seen a big bully who had plenty of physique who was a coward. academy and that officer is there at the academy, he would have 1917~ COXGRESSTOX~lE - RECO-RD-· HOUSE.· 2957: the boy in· his home -and-would -be likely to give him instruc United States naval man at their head 01·· as a consulting expert. tions. I do not know, though, that there is any foundation for It may be that it is best for the Government to allow this dual the e rumors. I llave had young men enter the academy from service so that the incentive for profit may stimulate the offi the high schools without preparation and .J- have had other cers to perfect inventions fiom which the Government as well young men who- took special preparation who failed. I have as private concerns will profit. Personally I question the ex never seen any evidences of favoritism. They have treated me pediency of such a practice. just as they have others. When my boy failed they kept him 1\fr. PADGETT. I do not know what the invention is and out, just as they have kept others out. do not know about it, but the law prohibits a retired officer 1\lr. SABATH. Then it is the opinion of the gentleman that and I also understand active officers from engaging in business these examinations are honestly conducted and without any in that way. preference being gi\~en? 1\fr. HICKS. I took this up w~th the Navy Department and I Mr. PADGETT. As far as I know, they are absolutely could not get any definite information, but I did get this much, square and honest. that they do not find any law which prohibits an officer in the Tl1e CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Illinois active service of the Navy from lending his name to or associat · has expired. ing hi!fiself with a private commercial enterprise. Mr. Sl\1ITH of Michigan. 1\Ir. Chairman, I wish to have Mr. BUTLER. It may be done, but it is against the will of read in my time a telegram from Dr. J. H. Kellogg, one of the the department, and it _ is certainly against the intention foremost scientists of the country and the head of a very great of Congress and I would be in favor of taking him off the active sanitarium, which telegram I send to the desk. list if he does it. _ , , The Clerk read the telegram, as follows : Mr. PADGETT. He may have some patent and the concern BATTLE CREEK, MICH., Febrttary 5, 1911, useR his patent or invention. Hon. J. M. C. SMITH, Mr. HICKS. They do use his name in advertising it. House ot Represetttati,;es, Washittgton, D. 0.: Mr. TALBOTT. Is it such an invention as the Government America ought to set an example to the whole world by finding means for settling the controversy with Germany without war. The uses? war will ultimately be settled by economic rather than military forces. Mr. HICKS. _No; it is used by small boat manufacturers. America is big enough to be patient and pioneer the way to better l\1r. TALBOTT. The gentleman knows ·the law is that any things. J.- H. KELLOGG. invention that an officer makes, either of the Army or the Navy, The Clerk read as follows: or anyone in the Government service, belongs to the Government'? Mr. IDCKS. Yes. Com~pissary department: One chief cook, $1,200; 8 cooks, at $600 each, and 12 assistants, at $360 each; 1 steward, $1,200, and 1 as Mr. TALBOTT. But if it is an invention that is something sistant, $1,080; 1 head waiter, $840, and 3 assistants, at $600 each; that is not used by the Government, while it is not good taste, I 4 pantrymen, at $420 each; 1 chief baker, at $1,200 ; 5 bakers, $600 do not think there is any law in reference to it. each; 2 assistants, at $540 each, and 3 assistapts, $480; .1 head butcher, at $900; 2 assistant butchers, at $720 each, and 1 butcher's Mr. IDCKS. The gentieman does not think there is any law helper, at $480; 4 baker helpers, at $300 each; 65 waiters.-t at $20 per to prevent it? month each, and 65 waiters, at $16 per month each, $29,2~0 ; 4 coffee 1\lr. TALBOTT. No; but it may not be good taste. men, at $300 each; 4 dish pantrymen, at $300 each, 4 firemen, at $300 each ; 4 utility men, at $300 each ; 2 linemen, at $300 each ; 2 ~>eam l\lr. HICKS. Should not there be such a law? stresses, at $420' each; 4 clerks, at $360 each; in all, $64,620. Mr. TALBOTT. I will take that up later on. Mr. BUTLER. Has the gentleman presented the case to the Mr. PADGETT. 1\Ir. Chairman, I have some amendments Secretary of the Navy? which I desire to offer for the purpose of making some clerical 1 corrections. · Mr. HICKS. Yes; to the Judge Advocate General of the The Clerk read as follows : Navy. 1\fr. BUTLER. And the Secretary has made the reply that Page 46, llne 18, strike out the figures "$29.280" and insert the th 1 t t "t? figures "$28,080"; page 46~ line 22, strike out the figures "$64,620, ere was no aw o preven 1 · . and insert "$63,420"; anu page 4G-~. line 26, strike out the figures Mr. HICKS. The Judge Advocate did not state it very "$381,173.20" and insert "$379,973.~0." clearly. He said that so far as he knew there was no law to The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will inform the gentleman that prevent it. the paragraph to which the last amendment is offered has not 1\fr. BUTLER. Well, I will make it my business to look into yet been read. the matter and see if we can not have a law. 1\fr. PADGETT. That is cotrect. I will ask for a vote upon 1\fr. LINDBERGH. Mr. Chairman, I have the honor to repre- the other two amendments. sent a district filled with peace-loving, loyal, patriotic people. The CHAIRI\1AN. The question is on agreeing to the amend- Practically all of them are opposed to war, but if war comes, ments offered by the gentleman from Tennessee to the paragraph· whether our Nation is right or wrong, they will all support the ending on line 22, page 46. Government with all their power. Having in mind possibilities, The question was taken, and the amendments were agreed to. the loyal and patriotic citizens of the village of Aitkin, far north Mr. HICKS. 1\fr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last in the district, comes to the front with a telegram promising word for the purpose of asking a question, not in the way of aiel, which telegram I will .insert as a part of my remarks. criticism but for information. Is there any regulation or rule The people of Aitkin have not taken, this step to encourage or law which pertains to men in the active service of the Navy war, but to stand back of the Nation in everything that may be who engage or associate themselves with others who are engaged necessary. In that · district, at least, everybody knows that in commercial enterprises for profit? the war conditions are the result of the uneconomic law that l\1r. PADGETT. Yes. There is a statute which was passed governs trade and commerce-the privilege that has been. given some years ago that prohibits retired officers of the Navy and to a few in this :world to make industrial slaves of the rest of"us. Marine Corps, though not of the Army, from engaging in certain With one proper act of Congress the world could be changed occupations and businesses in civil life that sell material to the conquered by the _force Of the collective demand of all man Government. kind-when the way is pointed out that would make it sure Mr. HICKS. The question I have is with reference to an that the industrious and intelligent in all the fields of useful -officer upon the active service. work can command success for themselves by their industry 1\fr. PADGETT. A man upon the active service can not en- instead of having it serve to make a few of the specially favored gage at all. successful. That would result in a peace-loving people every- Mr. HICKS. 1\fr. Ch~irman, this situation has been brought where. Let one nation act wisely-really wisely-the rest will to my attention. I do not want to mention the name of any be forced to follow with even more speed than the unwise acts officer because it is possible that there are others who are in the have been followed by one nation after another. There need be same position, and it is possible that neither he nor they are no war to establish and enforce our rights on the high seas. violating any regulations. I know of an officer in the active If we adopt the economic law for our own Government we shall service of the Navy who has lent his name to an invention he conquer the world, not by drenching it in blood, not · by vain has made to a commercial .enterprise. This comme1;cial ~nter- glory that will be looked upon by succeeding generations as the prise advertises the fact that he is a captain in the United States last colossal act of American barbarism if it should come-no, Navy, and that if the persons who are buying supplies desire not in the blood of the brave will we conquer insanity, but we special information this captain will supply it. · can do so in the common sense of a new nation-wide intelligence The question arose in my mind as to whether that was fair applied to an adjustment of business to meet the needs and de to the Government who is paying the man for his full service mands of the people generally instead of as now to satisfy the or fair to the competitor of that. commercfal concern, because Ispeculators and make them lord of all our actions, even to the the competitors The telegram is as follows: that on page 30 of the present bill under the llead of" Bureau of .A.I'l'lUN, MINN., February 7, l9r1. Medicine and Surgery," in which is included the Naval Academy, Hon. C. A. LINDBERGH.. together with other places, there is an appropriation in the sum House of Representatives, Washington, D. 0.: of $1,121,740 for medical supplies, and so for~ .. I also find Place at disposal of the War Department Red River Lumber Co.'s sawmill plant, consisting of five fact?ry buildings, over 2,000-horsepower under the heading " Contingent, Bureau of Medicme and Sur engines, and equipment located on 1deal site with ampl~ trackage and gery," on pages 30 and 31, in which is included the Naval yards. Plant now idle. Ready for Government's immediate use. Academy together with other places, an appropriation of $291,080 AITKIN Co\numcu.L CLuB-, En McCoNVILLE, for purchase of one motor-propelled vehicle for official use only, (Jh,ainnan Oo1nmittee. and so forth, and for naval medical supply depots, sick quarters Mr. 1\ITLLER of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I move to at Naval Academy, and so forth. I do not know how much of strike out the last word. In reference to the discussion had a the above amounts go to the Naval Academy. few moments ago in regard to the fact that some midshipmen My colleague from Ohio [Mr. LoNGWORTH] stated that because ·were dismissed on account of failure, my belief is that the age a soldier in line received $1,200 it was unjust to criticize a boy limit for admission is too low. My recollection is one can not who received for his services in the shape of education and sup be admitted over 20 years of age, and I think that is a ,great plies and maintenance, $4,000. I think the comparison is hardly mistake. 1\Iost of the applicants who go to the Naval Academy fair, btcause the boy at college is securing for himself an educa go from high schools, and at 20 years of age they have not got tion and is preparing himself for a life position at a salary com tile education or the maturity to enable them to stand the mensurate with the services he is to render, while the poor · fellow in line, who is willing to die for his country, ean never course that they have to take at the academy. I recommended hope to get more than the $1,200, and has no educational ad •applicants by a competitive examination before they went be vantages. ;fore the board, but a number of them failed, and I thin),{ it would 1\fr. PADGETT. Will the gentleman yield? be wiser to raise the limit of age from 20 to 22 years, and. I tthink the chairman, if he would think over the matter. will Mr. SEARS. I will. 1do that. 1\fr. PADGETT. A great proportion of that $4,000 that the Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman. in reference to that I want gentleman refers to is the interest, the maintenance, and over head charges in keeping up the plant theTe. We have $14.,000,000 ;to say that the naval officers for several years have ~ppeared before the committee urging that the age be reduced from 16 invested in that plant, and in making up that we count the in to 20 to 15 to -'18 and Members of Congress have come to me terest on that, the repairs to building, and the salaries of offi personally insisting that the best age that we could get t?em cers, and all that. Mr. SEARS. If this Government of ours, when it can borrow was just as young as possible, and the committee has reframed money at 2 per cent, is paying this enormous amount because of from taking either one of those. In England, I understand, they take them at 12 years of age instead of 16, as we do here. the interest, something should be done to stop it, and we can So that we are standing on the 16 to 20, and you ask here the .not do it by increasing these appropriations. .higher age, and the department is wanting it put at from 15 to I have no complaint to make about the young men I have 18. The Engli h have them admitted at 12 years of age. sent to Annapolis. They have been true to the trust I have imposed in them and they are making good. Along that line I Mr. MILLER of Pennsylvania. I think in England they. get a longer course or else the course is not so hard as in the Umted have no complaint. Nor would I object to the payment of any States Naval Academy, because they could not possibly stand salary to any professor commensm·ate with the services he re turns, but the House seems to have gotten away from the origi a course here at 12 years of age. Very few can stand it at 20 nal point. years, and last year-I am not sure whether it. was the Naval Academy or the Military Academy-80 persons m the academy Mr. SNYDER. A moment ago you stated that the enlisted Ip.an were dismissed because of failing to pass the examinations. was ready to die for his country. Do you expect that the young They have not the maturity of age to enable them to stand the man you appointed tq West Point would not be ready to die for ·course. his country? Mr. PADGETT. It is not the age question, but if the gentle 1\Ir. SEARS. I certainly would expect him to -die for -his country if the same became nece sary. The point I make is that man will go down to the academy he will find it is the boy does not apply himself. · you are paying the young man in the Army $1,200 per year for life for his services and it is costing the taxpayers about $4,500 1\fr. 1\ITLLER of Pennsylvania. Oh, no. per year to educate a boy at Annapolis. I do not believe it Mr. PADGETT. The great bulk of them, the younger boys themselves who enter at 16 years, a larger per cent of them should cost so much. However, we have gotten away from the graduate than those who enter at 20 years of age. original proposition under discussion. I trust what I have said will not be taken in a spirit of criticism, and I have brought the 1\f:r. FESS. Will the gentleman yield? various matters mentioned in my remarks to the attention of Mr. PADGETT. Yes. the House in order that we might discuss them and that we Mr. FESS. If the pupil in the high school will be regular he might discover really what is being done. I can not hope for will finish his fourth year and will graduate from the high results this year, and I have taken up the time of the House school at 18, and that gives him two years leeway after finishing solely with the hope that some reforms may be accomplished. in the best high schools in the country, so I rather agree With The question under discussion was not how a young man should the chairman that the age limit is not too low. o-et into the academy or how he should get out of the academy, Mr. PADGETT. No; the age limit is very satisfactory. but I contended then and I contend now, Mr. Chairman, that . Mr. MILLER of Pennsylvania. It simply gives the boys who because of omission or neglect on our part or through oversight have parents who have the means to send them to advanced the Naval Academy at Annapolis is costing the people of this schools an advantage over the boy the son of parents of moder country more in proportion per man, 1,200 students, than any ate means and I am opposed to it Our rural high schools are other college in the United States; and as one ~f tl:_le Repre becoming 'more efficient year by year, and . I am in favor of sentatives of the people I felt it was my duty to brmg It to your giving the graduate of the rural high schools an equal chance attention and let you deal with the matter as you sa~ .fit. with the city boy. Now, Mr. Chairman, in order that I may_ save tune by n?t _ The Clerk read as follows : again addressing the committee on the question, I want at this Department of Buildings and Grounds : 1 messenger to superin time to say that in the paragraph just read about 62 additional tendent, $600; 45 building attendants, at $400 each, $18,000 ; in all, men will be employed next year. I do not know whether they $18,600. 0 In all, civil establishment, $381,173.2 • will be employed after the quoto is increased to 1,700 or whether they will be employed under the quoto of 1,200. . ~Ir. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, I offer the following amend Mr. p ADGETT. I will say to the gentleman that the esti ment. mate for next year is that there will not be less than 1,500, an The OH... URMAN. The Clerk will report it. increase of 300, at least, over the present number in the acad- The Clerk read as follows : ~~ . Page -46, line 26, amend by striking out " $381.,173.20 " and insert Mr. SEARS. Well, then, with that increase they certarnly "$379,9'73.20." ought to have butchers, chief butchers, assistant butchers, and The question was taken, and the amendment was agreed to. so forth. But Mr. Chairman, that was not really the point I Mr. SEJARS. l\Ir. Chairman, I fear my original statement was objecting 'to. As I said, I believe it is costing too much, may be misunderstood. In that I gave you the expenditures for and something should be done to correct it. I certai?IY beli~ve "Pay of profe sors and others at the Naval Academy." I now retired naval officers should be used, .as far as po s1ble, as m give you the total of the expenditures at the academy for this structors at the academy, and I can not bring myself to l;>elieve year, which is $824,729.20, as compar~d \~h $703!94().92 for last tbey would object to such service. year. I desire also to call the committees attention to the fact Mr. DAVIS of Texas. Mr. Chairman-- 1917. COXGRESSION ~-\_L RECORD-HOUSE. 2959 Mr. PADGETT. 1\fr. Chairman, I ask· unanimous consent 1.\fr. TOWNER. Yes; but I suggest to the gimtleman to make that the debate on this paragraph and all amendments thereto it very short. · close in 15 minutes, the gentleman from Texas [l\1r. DAVIS] to Mr. BAILEY. Is it not true that the pay of the men in the have 5 minutes, the gentleman from Iowa· [Mr. ToWNER] 5 min Navy to-day is greater, all things considered, than that of the utes, and the gentleman from Wisconsin .{Mr. STAFFORD] 5 ordinary workman? • minutes. Mr. TOWNER. Oh, no; but I have not the time to discuss it. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee asks But, whatever it is, what futility is it for us to build ships and una:o.imous consent that all debate on this paragraph and all pay hundreds of millions of dollars for them and make no amendments thereto close in 15 minutes, 5 minutes to be oc provision for manning them? We ought not to build the ships cupied by the gentleman from Texas [1.\ir. DAVIS], 5 minutes by unless we are willing to pay what is necessary to get the men the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. TowNER], and 5 minutes by the to man the ships, and it makes no difference what the amount gentleman from Wisconsin [1.\ir. STAFFORD]. Is there objection? required is our ships will be' useless unless we have the men to [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. man them. Comparatively, the pay of the men in the Navy is Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, just before the gentlemen be but a small item in the large amounts that are provided for gin I would like to make a request. A great many gentlemen here. are asking that we expedite this bill. I am trying to do so. Mr. KELLEY said further to the Secretary : At the same time I, too, do not want to seem unfair. I will This is rather an emergency tlme.:_I think everybody recognizes ask the membership of the House to please cooperate with me, that-in the history of the world. Do you not think we ought to get if they can, and let us cut out some of this debate. the men now? Mr. DAVIS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I have been mum dur The Secretary said : ing the discussion of this measure until the present. I am not Certainly; we ought to get the men. in favor of going wild over a great system of Army and Navy expenditures in line of preparedness. But I am in favor of And 1.\:fr. KELLEY asked: having a most efficient and competent set of men educated to And take all the measures necessary?. direct our military nnd naval forces; and the education is And the Secretary said : technical and expert, special, and should be thorough. And I We have already taken the steps necessary to increase recruiting, and am one of those that believe a fine investment is made even if we are already getting results. you double the cost of the ordinary college in turning out from It is fair to say that the Secretary agreed to the proposition· om· war coUeges a man who is able to take charge of a division that the pay of the men ought to be increased if we desire to of the Army in any part of th~ battle line that we may have get more recruits for the Navy. anywhere on earth. I am one of those who believe that the The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Iowa has money is well expended that will make not only a good fighter expired. in our Navy, but a man who can understand the hydrography Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Chairman, I yield five minutes more to of the earth wherever his ship may be and be ready to direct the gentleman from Iowa. · his forces safely and accurately anywhere, and make a sea The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Iowa is recognized dog, so to speak, of the boy, prepared to live a life of active for five minutes more. service in the defense of his country anywhere his ship may bo. 1.\Ir. EMERSON. 1\Ir. Chairman, will tl1e gentleman yield be And I am not botliered about the special extra cost. I want the fore he starts in? knowledge complete and thorough. I would be glad to leave off . Mr. TOWNER. . Yes. a few great ships and have the remainder in charge of thor Mr. EMERSON. Yesterday the gentleman from Massachu ough and competent men. [Applause.] setts [Mr. GARDNER] proposed an amendment to increase the Mr. SEARS. Will the gentleman yield for a question? pay of the sailors. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Iowa [Mr. TowNER] Mr. TOWNER. Yes; and it should have been adopted. I is recognized. confess, Mr. Chairman, that I do not know what ought to be 1.\ir. TOWNER. Mr. Chairman, I desire to call attention to done, what inducements ought to be offered, whether it should . what I consider to be a gt·ave defect in this bilL The bill as be in the term of service or in some other form. But I do know, originally drawn provides for hundreds and millions -of dollai·s and I think every Member of this House knows, that we must for ships and ammunition. We have had amendments bl.·ought do something in order·to man the ships that are to compose our in herE.' because of the emergency that will add millions more. Navy. ·But there is no provision in this bill and there is no emergency Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? amendment offered to provide for an increase in the personnel Mr. TOWNER. Yes; certainly; I will be glad to yield to the of the Navy. To my mind that is the gravest defect now exist chairman. ing in the Navy. It is the gravest defect now existing in this 1.\fr. PADGETT. In the last session of Congress we authorized bill. the increase of the enlisted personnel from 51,500 to a possible We have a deficiency already in the personnel of the Navy limit of more than 88,000. We provided a reorganization of the in the enlisted men of more than 20,000. We can not send out personnel, and we have stated time and time again that we have our commissioned ships. Of what avail will it be to us to given them greater advantages. We have provided for many expend additional hundreds of millions of dollars for more benefits to them that they did not have before. We shortened ships and more ammunition and more material if we do not the term of enlistment, and put it down either in that bill or do ~omething to increase the personnel of the Navy? Gentle in the one just before, allowing one year's enlistment. It was men say here that they are making earnest endeavor to recruit in that bill, I believe. You could get as low as one year's en the Navy, but they also say that they can not, under existing listment, and then allow them to extend if they wanted to. conditions, recruit the Navy even to fill the ships now in com . Now, all of that. was provided in August last, looking after mission. Then we must do something in order to accomplish the personnel, and as soon as that begins to spread out and this result. We can expend hundreds of millions of dollars for get into communication with the public, and they are :knowing more ships, but we are unable to spend a few thousand dol1ars it, we are getting ·increased enlistments; and 1 think the thing to increase the pay of the men in the Navy in order to secure to do is to try out in a reasonable way what we did on the 29th the necessary enlistment. I want to read from the hearings of August last, less than six months ago. when the Secretary of the Navy was before the committee. Mr. TOWNER. I will ask the chairman of the committee l\fr. KELLEY asked : why he did not act on the recommendation of the Secretary of I wondered if you hau worked out any plan whereby we might hope the Navy and increas(l the pay of these men? };;o:fi~s~en faster than we have been getting them during the past six Mr. PADGETT. Simply because we did not think it was necessary, in view of what we had done in the bill of August 29, The answer of the Secretary was : 1916, less than six months before. 1\fr. TOWNER. Now you have a deficiency of 20,000 men to Yes; we have worked out plans. We have increased the number of recruiting stations. I am asking for an appropriation of $50 000 for man the ships now in commission, and you are not doing one ·automobiles for the use of recruiting officials to be sent into the' country single thing in this emergency to secure the men, and yet you districts. are asking for millions of d~llars to procure additional ships Fifty thousand dollars for automobiles, bu! not one cent of and ammunition. increase in pay for the men who are to be enlisted in this service! Mr. PADGETT. Because we think we had done what was [Applause.] And he goes on and says-- adequate only a few months before in the bill of August 29, 1916. 1\Ir. BAILEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. TOWNER. But we did not have the emergency then that Mr. TOWNER. I regret I can not. we have now. You are offering amendment ·after amendment Mr. BAILEY. Just for a question. now to prepare· for emergencies. Why not offer amendments to The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman yield? meet this emergency? 2960 .CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 9, ir. GARDNER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman ~rom l\Ir. P .ADGETT. Virtually. I believe where the department Iowa yield me a moment .to ask the gentleman fr.om Tennessee had recommended an odd figure we may have made it an even a question? figure. 1\fr. TOWNER. Yes; I yield to the gentleman from Ma.ssa- 1\Ir. STAFFORD. The committee, following the r commenda- chusetts. tion of the department, did not go very far into each case, as to :Mr. GARDNER. lay I ask it in the gentleman's time? whether it was based on merit or not. Mr. TOWNER. Certainly. Mr. PADGETT. Yes; we did. 1\!r. GARDNER. The gentleman from Tennessee says that :Mr. STAFFORD. I assume they took the word of the depart- when we passed the law last year the enlisted men of the Navy ment, and followed tt without much further investigation. were 51,500. Mr. PADGETT. We had some of the officers of the Naval Mr. PADGETT. No; I said that was the authorized enlist- Acaqemy 'before the committee-the superintendent and some of ·ment. the other ofiicers-aRd we inquired of them as to the character Mr. GARDNER. They were enlisted up to that amount? of the service to be perform~, and so forth. 1\!r. PADGETT. They were a little .over, and we had a pro- Mr. STAFFORD. Was there any instance where the commit- vision enacted legalizing the three or foui· hundred enlistments tee declined to follow the recommendation of the department so over that number that had taken place. far as increases of salary .are concerned? 1\.fr. GARDNER. And now on the 1st of February I find the Mr. PADGETT. I do not recall any. number is up to 53,456. · Mr. STAFFORD. It was the policy of the committee to ac- l\.1r. PADGETT. Yes. cept the recommendations of the department so far as increases l\fr. GARDNER. As against 52,000 in August, in spite -o:f all were concerned. your inducements. Mr. PADGETT. If we approved it at s.ll. We may not have 1\fr. PADGETT. And during the month of Januru·y we added given some that the department recommended, but where we a net gain of 1,344. gave them we usuaTiy followed the recommendation of the 1\Ir. GARDNER. Yes. And is not January always the chief prior to that time they had been urging that they were by the President and confu~med by the Senate. They are ap underpaid. . pot.rited for a probationary period of two years before the com Mr. STAFFORD. They manifested as great an interest as mission becomes permanent. public officials do to retain office? Mr. MANN. How do they become eligible for examination? Mr. PADGETT. Yes. Mr. PADGETT. The Secretary has advertised generally and Mr. STAFFORD. They like(~ their berths very well? anybody that makes application can take the examination. 1\!r. PADGETT. Yes. Mr. MANN. Mr. Chairman, one of the most remarkable 1\Ir. STAFFORD. But there have been no instances of leav things I have ever seen or heard of in connection with such ing the Naval Academy because of disparagement in pay? matter-s, under the gentleman's statement, is the list of officers 1\!r. PADGETT. There may have been individual instances, or citizens named for a probationary period ~ two years bY. but there has been no hegira. the President of the United States. On January 10 last, the Mr. SHERWOOD. Will the gentleman yield? President sent in the n{)mination of 10 citizens to be secon4 1\!r. PADGETT. Certainly. lieutenants in the Marine Corps for the probationary period of 1\!r. SHERWOOD. Does not the gentleman think that in case ' two years. Among those names I find the following ~ of war or an emergency we could get all the volunteers for the Louis W. Whaley, of South Carolina. Navy we needed? John M. Arthur, of South Cllrolina. Mr. p ADGETT. Yes; I think so, with the authorization we James F. Jeffords, of South Carolina. have had and the 10,000 from the naval service and the reserve 'l'homas P. Cheatham, of South Carolina. we are building up in a satisfactory way, and from the 30,000 William C. James, of South Carolina. or 35 000 ex-enlisted men who are in civil life. Of course, they make only 5 out of the 10. It may be that l\11.:. SHERWOOD. Is it not a fact that the young men do not they are more enterprising in seeking these advertised-for ex enlist now in great numbers because they do not like to be per aminations-- petual soldiers? Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman. will the gentleman yield? • :n..tr. PADGETT. The Navy has been having satisfactory en Mr. MANN. Not yet. I woJI.ld like to use a little of my listments until the abnormal conditions arose in manufacturing, own time first. and even now since we amended the act last August giving ad Mr. RAGSDALE. Mr~ Cha.irm.an.. will the gentleman yield'l is ditional adva~tages and preferences, it coming up again. A Mr. MANN. No. I will give the. gentlemen information~ if year ago we had a · waiting list for enlistments in the Navy. they do not have it; and if they do have it, let them keep quiet The pro forma amendment was withdrawn. until I get through. The Clerk read as follows: The GHAIRJ\.fAN~ The. gentleman declines to yield. In all, Naval Academy, exclusive of public works, $824,729.20. Mr. MANN. Mr. Chairman, on Feb.ruary 6 the President sent Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, I offer the following amend in the names of 22 citizens for the same position of secong ment to correct a total. lieutenants for a. probationary period. Among those names I The Clerk read as follow'S: find the following : Clerical error; page 481 line 20, strike out the figures " $824,729.20" Charl-es P. Gilchrist, of South Carol.iruL and insert u $833,529.20.' Karl I. Buse, of South Carolina. The amendment was agreed to. John R. 1\lartin, of South Carolina. l\!r SEARS. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last Samuel .A.. Woods, jr.~ of South Oaro-lina. word~ In the present bill a great many increases ~ salaries David H. Owen, of South Carolina. have been made. I have no objection to these lllcreases, James K.. Bolton, of South Carolina. because I like to be consistent. As I have stated several times, James T. Moor~ of Scuth Carolina.. I believe in paying a man what he is worth. I have always William C. Byrd, of South Carolina. made that fight, even when I asked for an increase in salary George B. Reynolds. o:f Sooth Carolina.. for myself. I voted for the District increase. I voted for the There were altogether 32 names in the two lists~ Thirteen 5-and 10 per cent increase every time it came before the House. of those come from South. Carolina and 6 ;from Virginia. The House let all the others go through, and this has gone Three come from all of the Northern States. Of course, I am through, and meets with my approval. assuming that it is because. the citizens of South Carolina are But I want to call the attention of the House to the fact that either more enterp-rising in answering these advertisements or when it came to the Post Office biU which related to the boys else they are mo.re capable in passing the examinations.. back home receiving less than $1,000 and less than $1,800 a Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman permit? year we were unable to secure for them any increase. I want Mr. MANN. It is such a peculiar circumstance that I think to be absolutely frank, and state that I voted for the other it is perfectly proper to call attention to it. Of course when increases because I believed they were entitled to it, and I see the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. because I thought those back home would receive the increase RAGSDALE} now standing in the center aisle just in front of me~ they were also entitled to. The high cost of living at home I can understand how they can. pass a better examination than is just as much as the hlgh cost of living in Washington, if the citizens from any place else in this country. the amounts which I have to pay for supplies are any criterion Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield'l to go by. I hope the House will see its way clear to allow Mr. MANN. Yes; fo.r an explanation or an apology, either the postal employees throughout the country receiving less than $1,000 a year the same increase in their salaries as one. allowed other employees, in order that they may meet the pres Mr PADGETT. I should have stated that under the· pro-vi ent high cost of living. sions of the law the graduates of millta:ry schools of a certain I want to say in this connection that if more talk had been type and character are entitled to and are considered for the indulged in in an effort to reduce the high cost of living ratheJ!' appointment, and upon inquiry I was told that most of those, than indulging in talk to secure raises in salaries there would or many of them, were graduates of these sch'ools. have been better results throughout the country. [Applause.] Mr. MANN. Mr. Chairman, in the first place,. there is no such The Olerk read as follows: law • and in the second place, it is ridiculous fmr any gentle man' eith~r by way of explanation or apology, to say that when • MARINE CORP/). you 'come to take the schools of the. counh·y, South Carolina, Pay Marine Corps : Pay of offic.ers, active and reserve list : For pay and allowances prescribed by law tor all officers o-n t)le active as to a competitive examination, woUld have a. percentage of ,and reserve list, including clerks for assistant paymasters, Dlnet 13 out of 32.. $1,6!)0.660. Mr. PADGETT. Under the law tbe Secretary made re.eo-ula· l\Ir. MANN. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last tlons recognizing certain schools. word. I believe this item carries the pay of all the officers· in Mr. MANN. Oh, yes; be makes regulations that take care of the Marine .Corps. South Carolina. Mr. P ADGETr. Yes; except on the retired ist. Mr. p ADGETT. But all! of these men were> not graduates Mr. MANN. All on the active a9-d reserve list. of South Carolina schools. They were graduates of schools of Mr. PADGETT. Yes. other States of the- Unfon. Mr. MANN. How are the officers in the Marine Oorps ap Mr. MANN. ·The gentleman is seeking now to convey tO> the pointed in the first instance? House the impression that if you scatter South Carolina stu 1\Ir. PADGETT. By passitlg the examination, and under the dents all over the country, no one else has an.even chance to law the Secretary of the Navy may assign cadets from the compete With them ; that they can not co!De up to them. Mr. Naval . Academy or from the Military Academy. Then tlley Chairman I admit that South Caronna IS a great State and are taken from civil life, and those in civil ljje must pass an that its p~ple are the smartest .in the United States, if not in examination. If they- pass satisfactorily, they are npminated the whole world. I make that admission, and will not require \ ' 2962 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· HOUSE. FEBRU.A.RY 9 '· proof from any of tl1e gentlemen from South Carolina; and yet met the standards or requirement or recognition, just as West It hardly seems quite the proper method of selecting officers Point has a list of a number of schools o~er the country where for the Marine Corps or any other branch of the Government they accept their certificate in lieu of the examination that is service to fix it so that South Carolina and Virginia, between required. · them, get 19 appointments out of 32. Mr. BUTLER. Mr. Chairman, of course the Secretary of the Mr. RAGSDALE. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Illinois Navy will be pleased to give us this regulation, but I do know [Mr. ~.IAN:N] is so obsessed with the idea that South Carolina of a number of young men from the State of Pennsylvania who is going to get something that even in the case of filling these have been studying here one year and were compelled to take a appointments, where the men have accepted commissions and hard competitive examination before they received a commis have gone to the front in Santo Domingo, where they are now sion in the Marine Corps. doing duty as marines, he can not even stop chiding my State Mr. PADGETT. I know of a number from Tennessee who did for sending these men to the front. South Carolina may not be so ; some passed and some failed. as large a State as Illinois, but if you will go to the border, Mr. BUTLER. It is open to criticism and it is open to unfa· where the soldiers are on duty, you will find that the number vorable comment that 19 young men out of two States of the and the service of those from South Carolina will compare very Union should be selected to fill 32 places and without examina favorably with the soldiers from the State of lllinois. I want tion and without competition. • to say to the gentleman respecting the appointments, in so far Mr. FESS. Will the gentleman yield? as the Citadel is concerned, that men from the North recog 1\!r. BUTLER. Yes. nize it as one of the honor schools of this Government, one of Mr. FESS. I do not just this minute recall, but will the gen the honor military schools of the country, and when I learned tlema:o. tell me the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs that these appointments were to be made under regulations I in another body? wrote to the commandant of that school and asked him to give Mr. BUTLER. I can not at this minute recall. [Laughter.] me t11e names of all of the graduates who were permitted to Mr. GARDNER. Will the gentleman yield for an interruption? compete for it. I wrote a number of letters, and the comman Mr. BUTLER. I am told that we are required to say " in dant wrote them letters, and it is because of that fact that they another body" instead of" the Senate of the United States." • came here under the regulations and stood the examination. If, Mr. GARDNER. Will the gentleman yield? forsooth, there are more men from that small State of South · Mr. BUTLER. Yes. Carolina than from the State of Illinois in this b·ying hour of Mr. GARDNER. The gentleman from Tennessee points out · our country's need who apply to go to the front to fight he1· the fact that young men are admitted to the academy at West battles and protect her flag, it seems to me, if I were the gentle Point without examination, an academy where they are to be man representing that State, I would not want to call attention taught and from which they must graduate before they become to it. The positions they have sought, and to which they have second lieutenants. Is not that very different from admitting been appointed, are not sinecures. They are not swivel-chair young men as second lieutenants direct without examination? positions, not places where they can hang around Washington Mr. PADGETT. If they meet the standard which is involved and weru· parade uniforms, but these men have had to go and in the examination to be held at that time, and if they do ac serve where neither the gentleman nor myself have ever served. cept the standard, that is equivalent to the requirements of in places of danger, to protect the flag, .and they have to go their examination. wherever the Marine Corps is ordered to go. But surely, when The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. these young men are willing to devote their lives to their coun Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Chah·man, I move to strike out the last try's needs and go out and give this service, it ill becomes so two words. great a man as the gentleman from Illinois to stand on this floor Mr. BUTLER. Mr. Chairman, I would like to have a minute and chide this Government for accepting their services, or my or two. little State for offering them, in this hour of the country's need. Mr. PADGETT. And I want to say it is a probational ap Mr. MANN. Mr. Chairman, I sometimes have regretted that pointment for two years. the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. RAGSDALE] himself had Mr. BUTLER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent for not been admitted to the Marine-corps, so that he would not be two or three minutes. a Member of the House. The OHAffiMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania asks Mr. RAGSDALE. I am quite sure the gentleman would like unanimous consent to proceed for three minutes. Is there ob to lose just a few more from the Democratic side, because he will jection? [After a pause.] The Chair bears none. be badly in need of them before he is Speaker. Mr. BUTLER. I have made no criticism of the administra 1\:Ir. MANN. We have got enough. tion of this department, but I am suspicious that the method by Mr. BUTLER. Mr. Chairman, I want to be satisfied about which these men are selected is not fair toward othei· appli this. I am not crediting citizens of one State with having cants, and, for one, I propose to find out how it has been done. more patriotism than those of another, but it will be interest I do not believe it is just to ambitious young Americans gen ing to me to know how all these young men from these two erally to designate an institution and then provide that if one States reached the Mru·ine Corps. I understood the chairman graduates from that institution be shall be admitted to this of the Committee on Naval Affairs to say it was by reason of corps. I am unwilling that this Government should be an adver some naval regulation. If these young men from these two tising agent for any school. I am unwilling that it shall hold · States, after taking a competent examination, had gotten a out any premium, prize, or reward to a young man to induce better average than the young men from other States, I have him to attend a certain institution that he may have an ap not any criticism, but if the school from which they were pointment in the United States service without examination or graquated was selected as one from which its graduates were competition. I believe that all of the young men in the United not required to take an examination, then I do take the excep States who desire to go into military life should have the same tion, and ask the chairman to answer the question and put opportunity, and that they sh~uld not be met in their attempt the inquiry at rest. · There is a great deal of criticism and by exempted graduates of certain institutions in tl1e United unfavorable comment upon the large proportion · of appoint States and those institutions designated by any one man. ments from these two States of the Union. Nineteen out of Mr. CALLAWAY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? thirty-two appointments to the Marine Corps have been se Mr. PADGETT. Will the gentleman yield? lected-- Mr. BUTLER. Yes. Mr. PADGETT. I miderstand that the Secretary has a list The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman yield to the gentle of schools in a number of States, and has placed them upon the man fi·om Texas [Mr. CALLAWAY]? same basis, and he takes the graduates from any and all of Mr. BUTLER. I yield to the gentleman from Texas. these schools and puts them on the same basis, where they have Mr. CALLAWAY. Is it not a fact that we have a number a certificate of graduation from that school of a certain stand of schools throughout the United States where we detail officers ard ; and if they pass that examination, and then they have as teachers? . their physical examination, they are entitled to be nominated. Mr. BUTLER. We have many of them. That applies to any school in any State that has the require Mr. CALLAWAY. And where they are supposed to get the ments of the standard prescribed for this character of military same instruction as at West Point? training. Mr. BUTLER. I did not hear the gentleman distinctly, and Mr. BUTLER. Does the gentleman know the character of so my colleagues inform me that my answer was not responsive. the schools? .Can he tell us one of these schools? Military education would not be developed at these institutions !11r. PADGETT. I do not. I do not know where the schools like at West Point. The country is filled with institutions. I are. I do not know where the schools are located ; I do not think there must be 60 or 80 such where young men are taught know where these men graduate. I just understood that they military duties, and they should have a fair chance with other were graduates of a military school that was on the list which young men. . 1917. OONGRESSION.AL RECORD-_HOUSE. ~963 1\lr. OALL.A.WAY. Do they not have a fair chance? that if the.Government of the United States pays these men in l\1r. BUTLER. I do not know whether they do or not. It the active service a full wage the Government shou1tl have the does not seem so to me. The gentleman from Texas knows as entire service of those men in the affairs of the Government, well as I do that other educational institutions in the United and that those services should not be utilized by any commercial States-- enterprise for the sake of profit. · · 1\fr. OALL.A. W .A.Y. Why all thi£ discussion without any fur Mr. PADGETT. I agree with the gentleman as to the general ther facts than just saying here that a few more come from purpose. · one State than another. Mr. MANN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. BUTLER. Three appointments, as the gentleman from Mr. IDOKS. Yes; I yield to the gentleman from Illinois. Illinois said, out of 32. Three from the Northern States. Mr. MANN. The language of the amendment, as I understood 1\!r. O.A.LL.A. W .A.Y. How many stood the examination? it, applies probably only to the appropriation for the pay of Mr. BUTLER. I do not know; but there were 32 appointed. officers in the Marine Corps. Of the 32, as I understand now, 19 were appointed without ex Mr. P .A.DGEJTT. No; it says "officers of the Navy and of the amination. Marine Corps." · Mr. GARDNER. lllr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last Mr. M.A.NN. Yes; but 1t is offered as an amendment, ap two words. parently, to a provision which covers only the pay of offic·ers The argument of the gentleman from Tennessee is entirely of the Marine Corps. · · unsound. He says that these young men were required to show Mr. PADGETT. Yes, sir. a definite standard before they could be commissioned second Mr. MANN. And hence would not have any effect, if it went lieutenants in th~ Marine Corps. By whom was the standard into the law, if it applied only to that appropriation, on the judged? By the teachers at this school in Charleston, S. 0., pay of the officers of the Navy. But from the way it was known as The Citadel, or by the teachers at som~ other school read, apparently, it strikes me that it would cover officers on That standard was not reviewed by anybody in the employ of the retired list. the United States. The Navy Department took the judgment Mr. HICKS. No; officers ~n the active list. of those teachers in those schools, and yet unquestionably they Mr. MANN. Very well. must be prejudiced judges. 1\fr. HICKS. I realize, Mr. Chairman, that it does not cover The gentleman compares this exemption from examination exactly what I intended, and that is why I asked permission with the exemption from examination accorded to certain can of the Chairman to allow a return to the right part of the didates tor West Point who can present a graduation certificate bill where it could be offered properly, and the chairman thought from certain chosen schools. The cases are not parallel. It it best not to agree that it should be done Therefore I have is a fact, I am sorry to say, that boys are admitted to West offered it here. Point on the certificate of certain schools at which they pre Mr. SHERLEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? pared. But before those boys can be commissioned in the Army Mr. HICKS. Yes. Uncle Sam does not depend on the word of any schoolmasters Mr. SHERLEY. I suggest that the gentleman is not in as on earth except his own schoolmasters. There is the distinction bad a position as he thinks. .A.t the end of the bill a limitation between the two cases. In one case young men without .any can be placed :upon all the expenditures in the bill, which woulti examination are given commissions in Uncle Sam's Marine certainly apply to those relating to pay. Corps on the say-so of their own private schoolmasters. In Mr. P .A.DGETT. The limitation sought here is broader than the other case they are admitted to West Point to study for a the legislation to which it is sought to be affixed, and the ob commission in Uncle Sam's Army on the say-so of their own jection to it is that It is legislation that ought to be considered private schoolmasters, but they do not get any commission and matured carefully by the House. We do not know what until Uncle Sam has found they are qualified to receive it. the legislation ought to be or what the conflicts might be. ~ Now, another thing. There has been some talk to the effect insist that this limitation is offered on legislation respecting · that these young men from these southern schools are ~rhaps the Marine Corps, while the limitation is intended to apply better prepared than boys from northern schools. Mr. Chair to the Navy as well as to the Marne Corps. man, we have what is kn<>wn as the apportionment law in the Mr. HICKS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to civil service. The reason for the enactment of that al)portion-. strike out of the amendment the words "and of the Navy," sb ment law is that candidates from the Southern States for the that it will apply <>nly to officers o.f the Marine Corps. Federal civil service do not get as high passing marks as can The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the proposed modl.fi- didates from the Northern States. The argument which the -cation. Civil Service· Commission makes in defense of that apportion The Clerk read as follows : ment law rests on the assertion that the South bas not the facllities for adequate schooling, but that in <>ther qualities ·Strike from the amendment the words ''and of the Navy." these southern applicants are superior to the applicants from The OH.A.IRMAN. Is there objection? the Northern States. Never before h.ave I heard anyone con Mr. BUTLER. Reserving the right to object, th-ere is no tend that in a competitive examination candidates from the criticism of the Marine Corps. Why, then, try it on the Marine Southern States could come within striking distance of candi Corps? Why will not the chairman allow us to offer an amend dates ·from the Northern States. It is not the iault of the ment at the right place? South. I realize that this lack of educational facilities was one Mr. PADGETT. We ought to understand it thoroughly. If of the inevitable results <>f the Civil War. It was the result of we understood it and could understand whether it .confticts or their poverty and of the problems that confronted them. This not, it might not be objectionable; but offered in this way, with apparent discrimination in favor of South Carolina and V~ out investigation, I do not think it is a good plan of legislation. ginia, whether the result of adroit rules or the result of the Mr. STAFFORD. The bill probably will not be finished to tipping of the early wink to favored schools, needs investigation. night. Would tAe gentleman have any objection to considering Mr. IDOKS. Mr. Chairman, I desire t6 offer an amendment. 1t to-morrow?· The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from New York offers ·an Mr. PADGETT. If I can see it and ascertain what the sub amendment, which the Clerk will report. stance of it is, and see that it is well grounded, I W{)uld not The Clerk read as follows : have any objection tq well-considered and well-digested legis At the end of line 25 insert the following proviso : lation. "Provided, That no part of any appropriation herein shall be used to pay :my officer on the active list of the Navy or Marine Corps who The CHAIRMAN. Does the Ohair understand that the gen shall engage in any private business, eit~er actively or as a consulting tleman .from Tennessee makes a point of order? expert, or permit any person, fum, or corporation or assoclatton to use Mr. PADGETT. Yes; at the present tim~. his name in the conduct of its business." The CHAIRMAN. The Ohair wm hear the gentleman fmm Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, I make a point of order Tennessee on the point of order. against the amendment. . Mr. PADGETT. I think that, so far as striking out the words Mr. IDCKS. Will the gentleman reserve the point of order? n and <>f the N.avy " is concerned-and that is the state it is in Mr. PADGETT. Yes; I will reserve it. now, ls it not? · Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Chairman, did the gentleman reserve The OHAIRMAN. The Ohair understands that th~ committee the point of order? agreed that the words as applied to the Navy .should be stricken Mr. PADGETT. Yes. out, which makes it applicable only to the Murine Corps. Mr. IDCKS. Mr. Chairman, my purpose in offering the Mr. PADGETT. Well, it is useless to put that in. There is amendment was on account <>f the statement I made here a few no c.omJ}laint with reference to the Marine Corps. I ask the moments ago in regard to men on the active list in the Navy gentleman from New York to withdraw it so that n.e can l?ee and Marine Oot·ps engaging in active business in the manage whether or not something can be prepared that has some merit ment of concerns or as consulting experts. And it seems to me. ln it. 12964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 9, Mr. BUTLER. Mr. Chairman, I think that is perfectly fair. Mr. MANN. I think the O'entleman is mistaken about that. . Mr. HICKS. With that understanding, l\1r. Chairman, I ask l\Ir. PADGETT. No. That is what I understand that to be. . unanimous con ent to withdraw my amendment. . 1\Ir. MANN. Supposing a man in the naval service mails a _T!le CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from New York asks unani- letter in Shanghai, what.postage does he pay? 1 mous consent to withdraw ·his amendment. Is there objection~ Mr. PADGETT. As I understand it, he pays the same There was no objection. postage that anybody else would pay urider the law regulating · The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read. th~ I The Clerk read as follows : Mr. MANN. What is that? Pay of enlistE-d men, active and reserve list : Pay and allowances of Mr. PADGETT. I do not know. 1 noncommissioned offieers, musicians, and privates, as prescribed by Isw, Mr. STAFFORD. Two cents, if it is deposited in the United and for the expenses of clerks of the United States Marine Corps· travel ing under orders, and including additional compensation for enlisted States post office at Shanghai. men of the Marine Corps· regularly detailed as gun captains, gun Mr. PADGETT. The gentleman from Tennessee said he pointers, mess sergeants, cooks, messmen, signalmen, or holding good would pay the same as anyone else. What is that? The gentle conduct medals, pins, or bars, including Interest on deposits by enlisted men, post-exchange debts of deserters, under such rules as the Secretary man from Wisconsin [Mr. STAFFORD] is posted. of the Navy may prescribe, and the authorized travel allowance of dis- Mr. STAFFORD. What is the gentleman's question? charged enllstcd men and for prizes for excellence in gunnery exercise Mr. MANN. What is the postage from Shanghai to the and target practice and for pay of enlisted men designated as Navy !mall clerks . and assistant Navy mail clerks, both afioat and ashore: United States? Provided, That the provisions of the act of May 27, 1908 (35 Stats., Mr. STAFFORD. Two cents. I417 418). as amencled .by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stats., Mr. :MANN. To everybody? · 560) are hereby extended to authorize the designation of enlisted men Iof the Navy or Marine Corps as Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy Mr. STAFFORD. It is ; and the same from or to the Philip mall clerks with expeditionary forces on shore. In all, $4,800,532. pines. The United States has a branch postal station at Shang ~ir. STAFFORD. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order hai, and the rate of postage is the same, if my memory serves on that. me right. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Wisconsin reserves a Mr. DAVIS of Texas. If the gentleman will yield, I have point of order on the paragraph. received a number of letters from my son, who is superintendent Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment. of agriculture in the Philippines, and the postage was always Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Chairman, it was my privilege, as a 4 cents on his letters. I do not know what the rate is. member of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, Mr. STAFFORD. That is because the gentleman's son is to draft the provision of the law authorizing naval mail very considerate and writes him long letters which weigh more clerks and assistant mail clerks, so as to enable the enlisted than an ounce. men on our ·battleships to have the privilege of a better mail Mr. MANN. I withdraw the point of order. service. I wish now to inquire of the gentleman from Ten Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Chairman; I offer an amendment. nes ee what modification of that law is carried in the para- The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Massachusetts offers . graph under consideration? on amendment, which the· Clerk will report. ~Ir. PADGETT. It does not modify the law that now exists. The Clerk read as follows : This simply makes it apply to the Marine Corps. It already Amendment by Mr. GARDNER: On page 50, line 8, strike out applies to the Navy, but does not apply to the Marine Corps. "$4,800,532" and insert "$5,700,532." . The Marine Corps is the service that does the expeditionary Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, that amendment would not work, as in Haiti and Santo Domingo and Nicaragua, where accomplish anything-- _ they go out in advance work. This is simply giving the same Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Chairman, I should like recognition. :privilege to the Marine Corps that is now provided by law The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognized the gentleman from for the Navy. Tennessee because he anticipated that the gentleman was going 1\Ir. STAFFORD. It is not the purpose to have an extra man to make a point of order. · If not, the gentleman from Massa-. or seaman on each battleship to take care of the mail of the chusetts, who offers the amendment, is entitled to recognition: marines on that battleship? Mr. GARDNER. No point of order lies against this amend Mr. PADGETT. Not at all. It is simply to allow a man to ment, Mr. Chairman. A point of order would lie if I were to be designated to perform that duty, one of the enlisted men, so offer a clause which in terms would raise the pay of the men of that he may have an official status. It does not involve any the Marine Corps. However, that clause· will be inserted in 'pay, or additional men, or anything of that kind. the Senate if this amendment increasing the amount of money Mr. STAFFORD. Under the original law, I beg to call the available for Marine Corps pay is adopted. The amendment !gentleman's attention to the fact that there was extra compensa which I now o:tfer increases the amount of money available for .tion provid~d for those who performed the work of mail clerks Marine Corps pay just enough to enable the Navy paymaster ·and assistant mail clerks. to give the enlisted men $5 per month more each. However, Mr. PADGETT. I do not remember as to that. this amendment will not be adopted. Yesterday you voted Mr. STAFFORD. Oh, yes. We granted them a small addi- down a similar amendment which I proposed for increasing 1tional compensation. We thought it no mor~ than right, in case the pay of enlisted men of the Navy $5 per month per man. lthey performed this responsible work of distributing the mail, This amendment is proposed only Jor the purpose of emphasiz· and registering mail, and, I believe, issuing money orders, that ing my view that men of the Marine Corps, as well as men in 1:they should be compensated for that service, in the main not to the Navy, ought to have their pay -raised $5 per month per man. exceed $600, if my memory serves me aright. The gentleman need not reply, because I expect the amendment Mr. PADGETT. This simply extends to the Marine Corps the to be voted down, and I offer it merely for the sake o! uni same privileges as are now extended to the Navy. . formity. Mr. STAFFORD. It is for that service on land in connection Mr. PADGETT. I simply want to state that the pay of the with e~rpeditionary forces, and not in connection with their serv- Marine Corps is fixed in the Army appropriation bill. The law lice on the vessels? . provides that they shall receive the same pay as is provided by Mr. PADGETT. Yes. the Army bill, and to appropriate this additional amount would Mr. MANN. Mr. Chairman, I reserve u point of order on not accomplish anything. the paragraph. Mr. GARDNER. The gentleman realizes that if it were not The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Illinois reserves a for the point of order which might be raised everything which. point of order on the paragraph. we desire could be accomplished in this bill. It makes no rlif Mr. MANN. Will the gentleman explain how this mail service ference what the law says at present. If the gentleman rai es is handled? Under this method are the naval forces of the no point of order and the Committee .of the Whole House on the United Stutes permitted to drop a letter into the mail box on state of the Union choose to so vote, we can make the pay of board a ship or here on land or anywhere in the world,' and members of the Marine Corps $100 per month per man, irre then it is transmitted here and a 2-cent stamp is put upon it spective of the present law. or a 2-cent stamp put upon it over there? Under this method Mr. PADGETT. Certainly; but there is no necessity for it, are members of the naval forces of the United States permitted because in August we authorized an increase in the Marine to drop letters in a mail box on board ship or on land any Corps of .5,000 men, and I understand they have gotten some where in the world, and then is the letter transmitted here thing like half of them already, since the 1st of September. and a 2-cent stamp put on it, or is a 2-cent stamp put on it over Mr. GARDNER. That is perfectly true. The increased pay there? is not needed in the Marine Corps, as it is in the Navy, in order Mr. PADGETT. The mail would be under the general postal to secure men. We can get men to go into the Marine Corps, laws and subject to the requirements of the postal laws. This because it is the favorite branch of the servic.e. That is no is simply to allow a man to act in the capacity of a mail clerk. reason why Uncle Sam should take advantage of men's necessi It does not affect the law or the postage. ties and underpay them. .. .. ' 1917. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 2965 Mr. TOWNER. Is it .not a fact that the pay of the .Navy for consideration. The statement from Gen. Barnett is as has been fixeu not by statute but by departmental orders, the follows: only exception to that being the increa e that was made by HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, statute last year, when 10 per cent was added to the pay which COl\11\IANDANT'S OFFICE, .Washington, February 9_, 1911. thev then received? MY DEAR MR. OLIVER : In connection with your telephonic communi Mr. PADGETT. That 10 per cent was added in 1908. cation with me this date, requesting information as to how young men 1\Ir. TOWNER. I mean 1908. designated as second lieutenants, graduates of certain colleges, were l\Ir. GARDNER. It was added in 1908, and the pay now is appointed, I have to state as follows: When the naval appropriation bill passed on August 29 last I took ~17.1>0 a month by statute, though the gentleman is correct as the question of filling the vacancies (255 in number) up with the Secre to the origin of the legislation. tary of the Navy. This matter was brought up at a council meeting Mr. TOWNER. It is not fixed by statute even at $17.60. with the Secretal'y and fully discussed. I proposed at this meeting that I be authorized to fill certain vacancies in the Marine Corps by l\1r. GARDNER. It was increased · by statute 10 per cent the appointment of graduates of the military colleges designated by over what it was at the time the statute was passed; that is, the President in general orders each year as "distinguished colleges." After a full discussion of this matter, the Secretary and the whole $16 per month. council decided that, as only a very few graduates of the Naval Acad Mr. TOWNER. And that was fixed by departmental order. emy could be spared, it would be a good thing to fill a reasonable Mr. GARDNER. Yes. • number of the vacancies by the appointment of graduates of these dis The CHAIRMAN. '.rh.e question is on the amendment of the tinguished military colleges. The Secretary of the Navy then au thorized me to communicate with the presidents of these colleges and gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. GARDNER]. to designate not to exceed 60 of the graduates recommended by the The amendment was rejected. presidents of the colleges. From many of the colleges we received no Mr.· OLIVER. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last recommendations whatever, having heard that a great many of their graduates had gone into the Army. . word. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. MANN] has referred Each graduate authorized to appear for physical examination was to certain appointments in the Marine Corps from the States required to present his graduating diploma together with a letter of of Virginia and South Carolina. At the time that his state recommendation from the president of the institution, and also numer ous letters as to moral character and general standing in the community ment was made I had no information on the subject, so I from which h:e came. .Most of the applications came from the Virginia undertook to call the Secretary o;f the Navy's office. I found Military Instlt,ute, Lexmgton, Va. ; the Citadel, Charleston, S. C. ; some that the· Secretary was absent; but in conversation with Gen. from St. Johns College, Annapolis, Md.; and some from Norwich Uni versity, Northfield, Vt. I am appending herewith a complete list of Barnett, the commandant of the Marine Corps, I have secured the colleges from which responses were received and also the number some information, which will be supplemented in a few minutes ~er~P~~~~~~ts made from the colleges from which recommendations by a written statement from Gen. Barnett, and which I ask Some of the yo~g men who appeared for physical examination failed perini sion to place in the RECORD as a part of my remarks. to pass the reqmred test. As I think I stated to you over the tele The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman asks unanimous consent to phone, quite a number of the institutions had no recommendations to extend his remarks in the RECORD. Is there objection? make; in fact, the majority of the institutions are in this list in the selection of these young men no influence whatever was used by There was no objection. any human being. The only recommendations made were made by Mr. OLIVER. Gen. Barnett states over the phone that last the presidents of the lnstituti:ms referred to and the Army officers on duty at said institutions. As I stated to you, I would gladly have year he called this matter to the attention o:t the Secretary, and taken a great many more · of the graduates than I was able to get, that the Secretary called the different bureaus together to con ~{oc:~se, as stated above, I only secured 39 in toto from these institu- sider the suggestion which he-Gen. Barnett-made, and as a Before presenting this question to the Secretary of the Navy I result of such conference 12 or more distinguished schools, had heard so much of the good qualities of the Virginia Military widely scattered, were written to for a list of graduates an Institute that I visited that institution last June and spent several swering certain requirements. days in going over their curriculum and witnessing drills of all kinds and talking with the superintendent and officers on duty there ·and Gen. Barnett conducted the correspondence, and informs me with many of the cadets. In fact, this visit was the deciding factor that from some of the schools no responses were received. ~ The which led me to make the proposition to the Secretary of the Navy names submitted by the presidents of these different schools In selecting any graduates from one of these institutions the State h~ came from was never considered. Since these young men were desig were carefully considered, and from such lists the selections nated we have held examinations all over the '"United States, at which were made. He a sures me there was absolutely no discrimina any young man who made application or mhde known his desire to tion, and that every name submitted was considered ; and, so appear before the board was allowed to appear, and out of the total number examined (86 in all) only 29 successfully passed for entry into far as he knows, no complaints have been registered, either as the Marine Corps from civil life. In this connection, I sent over 1,400 to the method of selection or the young men selected. letters to young men all over the country who had in any manner re Mr. TREADWAY. Will the gentleman yield? quested information as to how he might get a commission in the Marine Corps. This 1,400 included the names of all young men recom Mr. OLIVER. I will. mended for appomtment from any source. Mr. TREADWAY. Will the gentleman inform us whether Of the young men who have already been commissioned from these any inquiry was made as to the nature of the examination given designated military schools, they have been ordered to duty at once at these schools? in Haiti and Santo Domingo, and a late tnspectlon of the Marine Corps posts in thes~:: countries developed the fact that these young men Mr. OLIVER. :My understanding is that there was a full are doing unusually well and their commanding officers speak in the · inquiry made by Gen. Barnett, and that a certain standard was highest terms of them. Candidates from civil life, without such pre- ' liminary training at a military school, have to be sent to our school fixed which all applying for admission were required to meet. at Norfolk for 18 months before they can be assigned any military Mr. TREADWAY. May I ask whether the examination papers duty. Therefore, it may be seen that appointments from these desig as conducted at the school reached the Marine Corps here for nated colleges give far better rf'turns to the Government than would its official ·recognition? · be possible without the military training they have received. I wish to reiterate here what I stated above, that in the selection Mr. OLIVER. I understand that the graduation certificates or in the attempt to get designations from the different colleges, every were sent and also the grades made by such graduates. college in the United States designated as a "distinguished college" Mr. MANN. May I inquire of the gentleman who gave him by the President was ~iven no favoritism of any kind, and no influence of any kind by word or letter was ever used or presented by any indi this information? · vidual, nor was the slightest attention paid to the ~ction of the Mr. OLIVER. Gen. Barnett himself. He is just back from country from which these young me~ came the only requisite being that they should be graduates of these weli-known distinguished col Haiti, and informs me that he is now preparing a written leges, and I wish to unhesitatingly state that in my opinion it is the statement to be sent me on the subject. best possible means of procuring second lieutenants, excepting graduates Mr. MANN. It does not change the queerness of the situ of Annapolis and West Point. In accordance with the above procedure we have secured altogether .ation. 39 graduates of these institutions, but so far have been unable to l\1r. MILLER of Delaware. Will the gentleman from Ala obtain the authorized number, which, aS' I stated above, is 60. bama also put in the names of the .12 colleges? I am interested Thanking you for your interest in this matter, and with kindest regards,~.. I am, in that. . ;:sincerely, yours, l\1r. OLIVER. I will. In reply to the remark of the gen GEORGE BARNETT, tleman from Illinois, I think all who are familiar with Gen. Ma}ot· Generat, Commandant. Hon. WILLIAM B. OLIVER, Barnett are glad to testify to his splendid efficiency as an House of Rept·esentaUves, Washington, D. 0. officer and his high character as a man, and I am sure that any MILITARY <;OLLEGES DESIGNATED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT IN ITS GENERAL statement which he may make in reference to this matter will ORDER OF J'UNE 16, 1916, AS u DISTINGUISHED COLLEGES." have the respectful and thoughtful consideration of every Mem · University of California, none. ber of the House. University of Illinois none. Kansas State Agrtcultural College, 1. It will be noted in the statement supplied by Gen. Barnett, St. John's, Annapolis, Mil.. 3. and wb.ich I will here set out, 'that the University of Illinois University of Minnesota, none. University of Missouri. none. was written to and no reply received. Gen. Barnett informs Cornell Univ.:>rsltv, none. me, however, that he hopes when this splendid institution is The Citadel, South Carolina, 20 ; 1 since killed in action. written to again a number ·. of· its gradua~es will be submitted Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, none. LIV-188 .. 2966 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 9, - - University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, none. eyery re.tired officer a designation of a specific duty and a ·pe Virginia Mllitt>ry Institute, 12. . Norwich University, Vt., 3. Cifi~ assignment that was required of him if an emergency arose University of Wisconsin, none. or if war was declared, and that every one of these retired l\Ir. MILLER of Delaware. :Mr. Chairman, I move to strike officers has in his po ses ion instructions which of course are out the last two words for the purpose of getting the floor. Mr. confidential, as to what designation and what' as ignmen't he Chairman, without entering into the merits of the controversy would have, the moment he was notified of the nece sity of his raised on thi point, I think in justice to the South Carolina service, and he would go directly and report for that duty. Military Institute I should say a word, while the House is on Mr. MANN. I do not see how it could do any injury to make this subject, concerning that institution. a statement as to the number of these officers who might be Last year it was my privilege to be in Chal'leston and to ~ee used.in active service. I asked whether the gentleman had any the students at the institute, and to inspect what is known _as such computation. · the Citadel, the South Carolina Military Institute. Inasmuch as Mr. PADGETT. No;·I have not the number. I have what is a question like this has come up on the floor, one who knows declared to be the status of the matter that they have all of about the institution should take the time to say a word in its these officers assigned and that they have theil: instructions behalf. - I do not take the floor to argue the merits or demerit.:; .where to go. I can not give the gentleman the number. of the proposition raised here on either side. I think too much Mr. MANN. We have complaint all of the time that they sectionalism is raised, anyhow. This institution, I may say, is ?-ave not enough officers in the Navy, and we are requested to known as the West Point of the South. There are men attending mcrease the number of officers. Why do we not know so far that school from a great number of States. It is the same with as this emergency is concerned, how many we will hav~? the Military Institute in Virginia. Mr. PADGETT. The statement was made here this after Mr. BUTLER. Will the gentleman yield? noon. The list of retired officers is published in the Navy Mr. ~fiLLER of Delaware. I will. Register. Mr. BUTLER. I would like to ask the gentleman a question. Mr. 1\IANN. I know, but many of them cari not possibly go to Did I understand the gentleman to say that this institution of sea. which he now speaks has a great many students from different Mr. SHERLEY. Mr. Chairman, wiD the gentlemru:. yield? States of the Union? Mr. MANN. Certainly. • · Mr. MILLER of Delaware. I will say that the students are Mr. SHERLEY. I just want to say to the gentleman that my not confined to the State of South Carolina. understanding is that every retired officer has been asked to Mr. BUTLER. They may not be confined to the State of South indicate to the Navy Department what work he considers him Carolina ; but do students from other States go to this insti self fit and able to do. I am informed that they have accord tution? ingly made statements to the Navy Department. As to what 1\fr. l\ITLLER of Delaware. I know they do, but I can not go work they have been de ignated for in the event of need, I do into the details. · not know. · Mr. BUTLER. It seems queer that a boy from your State and Mr. MANN. Does not the gentleman from Kentucky think a boy from my State could not compete with the boys from South that the House, or at least the Committee on Naval Affairs Carolina. might properly be informed tl.S to the number of men who could Mr. MANN. If our boys can not stand it with the South be put into real active service in case of emergency? Carolinians, they ·ought not to go. Mr. SHERLEY. I am not questioning that. It so happened Mr. MILLER of Delaware. There were two hundred and that !1- rear admiral. of the Navy came to me the other day fifty-odd students at that institution. Lieut. Garey, of the Regu- touching another retired officer. He himself is much too old to lar Army, is detailed there as instructor. .- be able to do any_ active work, and he spoke of a request of that Mr. SMITH of Michigan. How long is the course? kind having been made and of the work he thought this partic l\Ir. MILLER of Delaware. Four years, the same as in any ular uth Carolina Institute inasmuch as I many officers we have actively engaged in the Navy at this have been there and seen what a splendid institution they have time. He said there were 900 upon the retired list. and the splendid men educated there. [Applause.] I yield back Mr. PADGETT. There are something_over 4,000 at the pi•es• It the balanc~ of my time. ent time, I think. was something over 3,900, counting the Tbe Clerk read as follows : line and the staff, last year, and that, if I remember correctly, was prie-r to ~e graduation of the class at Annapolis last year, For pay and allowances prescribed by law of enlisted men on the retired list: For 9 sergeants major, 1 drum major, 23 gunnery sergeants, and I think there were something like 150 or 160 in that grad 37 quartermaster sergeants, 43 first sergeants, 66 sergeants, 21 corporals, uating class. 20 first-class mu iclans, 1 drummer, and 24 privates, and for those who Mr. CALLAWAY. Can the chairman give the exact number may be retired during the fiscal year, $175,986. on the retired list? · Mr. MANN. Mr. Chairman, I move to strik~ out the last word. Mr. PADGETT. It is published in the register, it the gentle This item carries $175,986 for pay of enlisted men and enlisted man wi11 look at it. officers on the retired list. The previous Mm carries $198,000 Mr. CALLAWAY. I want it in the RECOIID. and odd for pay of officers on the retired list. So far as the Mr. PADGETT. I can not give the gentleman that. Some gentleman knows, has there been any computation made of how body stated here this afternoon there were about 900. I have many of these officers might be used in active service in case we not looked it up myself. · sh<>uld get into trouble where we needed trained officers? In Mr. CALLAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I would like to know how other words, many men on the retired list may ·be retired because many of these 900 are admirals and how many admirals we of such age that they can not go back and do active service, have actually got engaged in active service. really, and many men on the retired list have been injured so Mr. PADGETT. Counting the extra number , there are that they can not do it, but there are many men upon the retired somewhere between 25 and 30. list who would make very useful officers in the active service, at l\fr. CALLAWAY. Actually engaged in actual service? least temporarily, when we need trained men. :hir. PADGETT. Counting the extra numbers. Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, in case of war or emergency, Mlw. CALLAWAY. How manx on the retired list? yes; and the Secretary stated, and the Chief of the Bureau of Mr. PADGETT. I do not know. The gentleman can get that Navigation stated that they bad a list, that they b{ld sent to from the register. 1917. CONGRESSIONAL RECQRD-IIOr-sE. 29G7 Mr. CALLAWAY. Will the chairman please put in his -state in the Jast year's Army reorganization bill reported· in the bill ment in reply to this question how many rear admirals are on this provision, except in the Army ~ ill it applied to Army offi the retired list? . cers on the retired list, and this, if enacted into a Inw, would Mr. PADGETT. If the gentleman will just turn to the Navy appJy to officers of the J. -a>y on the retired list: Register he can get it. That the Secretary of the Navy shall make a list of all officers who Mr. CALLAWAY. I would rather have it from the chairman. have been placed on the retired list for disability and • hall cause such 1\fr. PADGETT. The gentleman can get it. officers to be examined at such intervals as may be advisable, and such officers as shall be found to have recovered from such disaiJility or to !Je l\Ir. CALLAWAY. If I put it in, somebody may question it, able to perform service of value to the Government sufficient to warrant but if the chairman puts it in nobody will question it. such action shall be assigned to such duty as the Secretary of the Navy l\ir. PADGETT. I will try to look it .up and put it in. may approve. Mr. CALLAWAY. In connection with this statement. Now, will the gentleman explain what earthly objection there l\Ir. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will permit would or could be to incorporating a pro>ision like that iu me to answer the question I have the list here and it says 145 this bill? rear admirals on the retired list. This is from January 1, 1916. l\1r. PADGETT. I do not think there is any neces ity for it. Mr. SMITH of Michigan. How many on the active list? It is getting along >ery well. Mr. PADGETT. Between 25 and 30. This is not the last l\ir. COX. I do not know whether it is getting along wry Navy Register, though. well or not. We are appropriating money here. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection the pro forma amend- Mr. DAVIS of Texas. Will the gentleman yield? ment will be withdrawn. Mr. COX. I. can not yield now. There was no objection. In response to the gentleman from Texas [l\Ir. CALLAWAY], The Clerk read as follows : who made the inquiry a moment ago, I have gone to the Navy In the office of the paymaster : One chief clerk, at $2,000 ; one clerk, Yearbook, and I want to put some figures in the RECORD here. at $1,500; one clerk, at $1,200. There are men on the retired list of the Navy Department · Mr. MANN. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last captains, average age 55, 16; commanders, with an average of word. l\Ir. Chairman, I intended to make an inquiry about the 50, 19; commanders, with an average age of 45, 25; lieutenant paragraph preceding the one which has just been read. This commanders, with an average age of 45, 27; lieutenants, 27; is one of several items for pay of the civil force in the office lieutenants (junior grade), 22; ensigns, 27; passed assistant of the major general commandant-one chief clerk at $2,000, surgeons, 12 ; assistant surgeons, 6 ; paymasters, 8 ; passed as and so forth. sistant paymasters. 1; naval constructor, 1; assistant naval con Mr. PADGETT. What page is the gentleman reading from? structor, 1; or a total of 202. Mr. MANN. At the bottom of page 50 and the top of page 51. Now, of those higher grade officers, their average age is 45. I looked around the Chamber when this item was read and Then, in the Marine Corps there is 1 lieutenant colonel, 'vbose wondered I did not see some member of the Committee on age is 50, on the retired list. · There are 4 majors, with an aver Appropriations make a point of order on it and claim juris age age of 45, on the retired list; 17 captains; 10 first lieutenants; diction. Are not these employees engaged in the office of the and 3 second lieutenants; or a total of 35. Noncommissioned commandant general here in Washington? officers, who are retired with rank of a commissioned officer, Mr. PADGETT. They are in the office here tn Washington, chief, 8; boatswain, 10; chief gunner, 4; gunner, 12; or a and they have always been carried in this bill. total of 34. · Mr. MANN. The paymaster is in Washington? Mr. Sl\1ITH of Michigan. Will the gentleman yield for a l\Ir. PADGETT. Yes, sir. • question? Why is it that a person of 45 years of age is put on Mr. MANN. The adjutant and inspector is in Washington? the retired list? . l\Ir. PADGETT. Yes, sir. l\Ir. COX. You can search me. I do not know why. I can • Mr. MANN. The quartermaster is in ·washington? point out to the gentleman here in the city of Washington a Mr. PADGETT. These are all here in the department, but man on the retired list, a graduate at Annapolis, who is now some of these are-- drawing $3,000 a year in the active practice of medicine, and Mr. MANN. The Committee on Appropriations bas been very there is another man, a graduate of Annapolis, who is now energetic lately insisting upon jurisdiction over items of this drawing $3,000, retired pay, and at the same time drawing a character so that I am surprised they do not take charge of it salary from the Government of about $1,400 a year in the United now. However, it was my sympathies to these men which States Subtreasury at Philadelphia. If I had time I could caused me to make this inquiry. If these employees were cared enumerate case after case like that. for on the legislative bill, those who draw salaries under $1,800 a year would probably get an increase, certainly would get an And yet, with an appropria~ion bill here amounting to nearly $500,000,000, building ships on top of ships, if we are short of increase if the salaries were under $1,000. There might be some anything in the world, it is of officers; and what objection the at that rate. I think there is one carried in this bill, but as it Navy Department can have to incorporating an amendment-such is they will get no increase of salary at all. This will be one as the one carried on the last Army reorganization bill, that time when the clerks will want to be carried in the legislative would compel the Secretary of the Navy to examine these officers bill. Heretofore they have wanted to stay in this bill, and they on the retired list and where they are able to do some work have stayed in this bill, and the result will be they will have to compel them to quit private employment and serve their country be a little more economical the ne:rt fiscal year than the other after the country has educated them is beyond my compre clerks under similar circumstances. hension. Mr. COX. Mr. Chairman, I move to- strike out the last two The CH...<\.IRl\IAN. The time of the gentleman from Indiana words. I was called out of the Hall a moment ago and just as has expired. -I entered the Hall I understood the gentleman from Tennessee Mr. TALBOTT. l\Ir. Chairman, I move to strike out the last [Mr. PADGETT] and· other gentlemen were discussing the propo word. sition as to how many officers were on the retired list who the Navy Department could call to the colors. . The CHAIRl\'lAN. The gentleman from Maryland moves to Now, I want to ask the gentleman this question: Whe~her or strike out the last word. not the law now requires the Secretary of the Navy to have Mr. TALBOTT. These people are not placed on the retired men who are on the retired list and yet able to do considerable list until after they are examined. work to be examined from time to time and be assigned to Mr. COX. Yes; and they get well mighty quick after being duty? placed on the retired list. They are able to do good day's 1\Ir. PADGETT. No, sir. work in private employment. Mr. COX. Now, what earthly objections could there be to The CHAIRMAN. 'Vithout objection, the pro forma amend such laws as that? ment will be withdrawn. l\1r. PADGETT. The law provides that men upon the retired l\Ir. STAFFORD. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last list can be called into active duty and receive active pay in the case two words. of emergency or in war. They are all subject to call. In times l\Ir. PADGETT. M:r. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent of any emergency, upon their application, the Secretary of the that the debate on the paragraph and all amendments t4ereto Navy may assign them to duty and they receive the pay not close in five minutes. exceeding that of a lieutenant commander, unless it is their The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee asks unani own retired pay. If their own retired pay exceeds that of a mous consent that the debate on the paragraph and all amend lieutenant commander, they receive their own retired pay. ments thereto close in five minutes. Is there objection? l\1r. COX. Now, if the gentleman will yield further. Evi ·1\fr. STAFFORD. I object. dently there is some necessity, for the gentleman from Virginia The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Wisconsin objects. . 2968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 9, l\Ir. ST.A.FFORD. I do not like to have that compliment paid · The CHAIRM.AN. The pro forma amendment is withdrawn to me wllen I ri'3e to address the committee. and the Clerk wlll read. 1\fr. PADGETT. I did not want to slight the gentleman. I The Clerk read as follow : simply w::mt to get through with this bilL In the office of the quartermaster : One chief clerk, at $2.,000 · l clerk, 1\fr. STAFFORD. I want to reply to the gentleman from at $1,800 i. 1 clerk, at $1,500; 2 clerks. at $1,400 each; 2 cierk . at Illinois [1\fr. 1\fANN] as to the need of having these departmental $1,200 eacn ~ 1 draftsman, at $2,200. clerks included in this appropriation bill. I realize, and every~ Mr. MANN. I reserve a point of order on th paragraph. body else realizes, that it is in consonance with good legislative What is the occasion for increasing the salary of this drafts practice to have all the clerks in the departments here in Wash man from $1,800 to $2,200? That seems an odd increase. ington included in one bill. It is the only method that can be Mr. PADGETT. The reason he was increase ' 'I 1917 . . CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 2969 The OIL-URMAN. The gentleman from Wisconsin makes 1\lr. MAJ\TN. As to Nicaragua, I do not feel quite so sure the poiut Gf order against the figures "$2,200," and the Chair about it. su tnin. the point of order. 1\Ir. PADGETT. I have ·not much information about that. 1\Ir. PADGETT. Did .the gentleman say that he would not Mr. 1\IANN. In one South American State they had a revo obj{'ct to $2,000? lution the other day. Which one was that? Mr. STAFFORD. Upon the information furnished by the Mr. PADGETT. I do not recall, they come so often. gentleman from Michigan that this man is really needed in Mr. MANN. I think it was in one of the States along next to another branch of the service, I will insist on having it $1,800. Nicaragua, probably the result of our course in Nicaragua. Mr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, I move to amend by insert- We have not sent the marines into Costa Rica to restore the ing the figure " $1,800." Government there that was thrown out? Not yet, as far as the The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the amendment. gentleman knows? . The Clerk read as follows : 1\Ir. PADGETT.' I have not heard of any. On page 51, line 9, insert the figures "$1,800." Mr. l\IANN. I withdraw the point of order. Does not the gentleman think it is time for the committee to rise? The amendment was agreed to. Mr. PADGETT. I would like to have the Clerk read a few The Clerk read as follows : more pages, down to the increase of the Navy. In the office of the a ·sistant quartermaster, Philadelphia, Pa.: One Mr. MANN. We can easily finish the bill to-morrow. chief clerk, at $1,800; one messenger, at $840. 1\Ir. PADGETT. We want to finish the bill and then pass Mr. SEARS. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out the last the pension appropriation bill to-morrow. word in order to ask the chairman a question. Why do you Mr. MAl~. I think it will be hardly possible to do that. allow a messenger at $840 for Philadelphia and not one at San EXTENSION OF REMARKS. Francisco? The following l\Iembers were given leave to extend their re Mr. PADGETT. I do not know just the work that is required marks in the RECORD: Mr. SEARS, 1\Ir. TAGUE, l\fr. FESS, and Mr. there. This is not a new item. At Philadelphia they have a MoRIN. larger establishment, and they manufacture outfits under the l\fr. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, I move that the committee Marine Corps. do now rise. • Mr. SEARS. At San Francisco they have a chief clerk with The motion was agreed to. no messenger, but at Philadelphia they have a chief clerk with Accordingly the committee rose; and the Speaker having re a messenger. sumed the chair, Mr. PAGE of North Carolina, Chairman of the Mr. PADGETT. They do not need one at San Francisco. Committee of the-Whole House on the state of the Union, re Mr. SEARS. The chief clerk at Philadelphia has a mes ported that that committee had had under consideration the senger, and the chief clerk at San Francisco has not, and they bill H. R. 20632, the naval appropriation bill, and had come to both have the same pay. no resolution thereon. Mr. PADGETT. The work at San Francisco is not of so diversified a character. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr. SEARS. I withdraw the pro forma amendment. l\lr. GALLIVAN, by unanimous consent, was given leave of The Clerk read as follows : absence for 'fouT days, on account of attending the obsequies In aiL pay, Marine Corps, $7,133,002.78. of a friend. l\Ir. PADGETT. Mr. Chairman, there is a reduction of $400 BJUDGE ACROSS THE ALLEGHENY RIVER, CA'IT.J..RAUGUS COUNTY, N.Y. in that total. The Clerk has heretofore been given authority to 1\fr. 1\IANN. Mr. Speaker, yesterday we passed House bill change the totals. 19298, a bridge bill, where an identical Senate bill (S. 7537) The CHAIRMAN. The Chair understands that the Clerk had previously passed the Senate. I ask unanimous consent to has been given authority by the committee to correct the totals. enter ·a motion to reconsider the vote by which we passed the The Clerk read as follows: House bill, and then I will ask the House to agree to a resolu Provisions, l\larine Corps : For noncom.rnilrsioned officers, musicians, tion to recall the bill from the Senate. and privates serving ashore; subsistence and lodging of enlisted men The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois asks unanimous when traveling on duty, or cash in lieu thereof; commutation of rations to <.'nlisted men regularly detailed as clerks and messengers; payments consent to enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which the of board and lod~ng of applicants for enlistment while held under bill H. R. 19298 was passed. Is there objection? observation, recrUits, recruiting parties, and enlisted men where it is There was no objection. impracticable to otherwise furnish subslstence, or in lieu of board, com mutation of rations to recruiting parties; transportation of provisions, Mr. MANN. And I ask to haTe the resolution passed recalling and the employment of necessary labor connected therewith; ice ma the bill. chines and their maintenance where required for the health and comfort The SPE~ER. The Clerk will report the resolution. of the troops and for cold storage; ice for offices and preservation of rations, $1,676,000. Hereafter no law shall be construed to entitle The Clerk read us follows: enlisted men on shore duty to any rations or commutation therefor other House resolution 491. than such as are now or may hereafter be allowed enlisted men in the Resolred, That the Clerk be, and he is hereby, directed to request .Army: Prov·ided, That when it is impracticable or the expense is found the Senate to return to the House of Representatives the bill (H. R. greater to supply marines serving on shore duty in the island posses 19298) entitled an act authol'izing the Western New York & Pennsyl sion.· and on foreign statiolUI with the Army ration, such marines may vania Railway Co. to reconstruct, maintain, and operate a bridge across be allowed the Navy ration or commutation therefor. the Allegheny River in the town of Allegany, county of Cattaraugus, Mr. 1\IA.NN. l\Ir. Chairman, I reserve a point of order. This N.Y. paragraph carries an appropriation for food or provisions, com The SPEAKER. The (j_Uestion is on agreeing to the resolu~ · mutation of rations, and so forth. Is the gentleman from Ten tion. nes:-ee able to tell the House the various places outside of the The resolution was agreed to. United States where the Marine Corps is now in service? ENROLLED RILLS SIGNED. Mr. PADGETT. .At Haiti, San Domingo, Nicaragua, some in The SPEAKER announced his signature to emolled bills o:t the Philippines, some in Guam, some in Hawaii, some in Alaska, the following titles : and a few in China. S. 1061. An act to allow additional entries under the enlarged- 1\fr. MANN. Any other foreign countries that the gentleman homestead act ; now recalls 7 S. 2222. An act for the relief of the heirs of Antoine Bayard; Mr. PADGETT. I do not recall any at this minute. S. 5632. An. act for the relief of Aquila Nebeker; Mr. MAl\TN. Does the gentleman recall how many are in S. 5203. An act for the relief of Gardiner L. Eastman ; · Nicaragua or Haiti or San Domingo? S. 1553. An act for the relief of Peter Kenney ; and 1\Ir. PADGETT. Quite a number in Haiti and San Domingo, S. 37 43. An act to reimburse John Simpson. but not so many in Nicaragua. Mr. MANN. Any enlisted men in Haiti or San Domingo? ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION Am BILLS PRES~TED TO THE PRES!• 1\Ir. PADGETT. Quite a number. DENT FOR HIS APPROVAL, Mr. MANN. We gave authority for the officers to recruit a Mr. LAZARO, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported local force there. that this day they had presented to the President of the United 1\fr. PADGETT. Yes; but there are quite a number of en States, for his approval, the following joint resolution and bills: listed men there in addition to those provided in the legislation H. J'. Res. 230. J'oint resolution authorizing the National So that the gentleman refers to, to form a constabulary. ciety United States Daughters of Eighteen Hundred and Twelve Mr. MANN. If I may judge from current reports, the Ma to file its historical material in the Smithsonian Institution and rine Corps and the officials are doing excellent service? to make annual reports to the secretary thereof ; l\Ir. PADGETT. It is o reported, and I have noticed in the H. R. 1609. An act for the relief of S. L. Burgard ; pr · that they are rendering .magnificent service. H. R. 6732. An act for the relief of Joseph A. Jennings ; 2970 GONGRESSION AL _R .EOOR.D- ROUSE. FEBRUARY 9, H. R. 7763. An p.ct for the relief of Stephen J. Simpson ; who are furnisP,ed quarters necessary heat and light for sucli H. R. 11150. An act for the relief of mail contractors; quarters without charge, such heat and light to be paid for out H. R. 11288. An act for the relief of S. S. Yoder ; and of the fund chargeable with the cost of beating and lighting H. R. 11685. An act for the relief of Ivy L. Merrill. other buildings at the same place: And p1·ov·ided furtlle?·, That HOUR OF MEETD""G TO-MORROW. the amount so expend€d for agency purposes shall not be in l\!r. KITCHIN. 1\fr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that cluded in the maximum amounts for compensation of employees when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet at 11 o'clock prescribed by section 1, act of August 24, 1912." a. m. to-morrow. And the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 11: That the House recede from its The SPEAKER. Is there objection? - There was no objection. disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 11 and agree to the same with an amendment as .follows: in li~u of INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL, the amendment proposed insert the following: " P?·ovided fur Mr. STEPHENS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I present a confer ther·, That where practicable the transportation and expen es so ence report upon the bill H. R. 18453, the Indian appropriation paid shall be refunded and shall be returned to the appropria bill, for printing under the rules. · tion from which paid"; and the Senate agree to the same. The conference report and statement are as follows : Amendment numbered 12: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and CONFERE -cE REPORT (NO. 1448). agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the amendment proposed insert the following: " $475,000, of which two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. sum not less than $75,000 shall be u;;ed for the employment of 18453) making appropriations for the current and contingent ex additional field matrons:"; and the Senate agree to the same. penses of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for fulfilling treaty stipu Amendment numbered 16: That the House recede from its lations with various Indian tribes, and for other purposes, for disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 16 and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, having met, after full and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In line' 1 of free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend said amendment sb·ike out the figures " $10,000 " and insert in to their respective Houses as follows : lieu thereof " $8,000 " ; and the Senate agree to the same. That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 3, 4, Amendment numbered 19: That the House recede from its 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 55, disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 19 and 58, 62, 65, 73, 74, 76, 82, 88, 96, 100, 103, 106, and 112 agree to the same with an amendment as follows : In lieu of the That the House recede from its disagreement to the amend sum proposed insert "$400,000"; and the Senate agree to the ments of the Senate numbered 15, 17, 18, 23, 25, 37, 41, 43, 44, 45, same. 47, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, 61,64,67, 68, 69,70,71, 72, 75, 77,78, 79, Amendment numbered 22 : That the House recede from its 81, 83, 86, 89, 91, 94, 97, 98, 99, 101, 102, 104, 105, 107, 108, and disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and 109, and agree to the same. · agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of Amendment numbered 2: That the House recede from its dis the sum proposed in line 1 of said amendment insert " $75,000 " ; agreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and and the Senate agree to the same. agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the Amendment numbered 24: That the House recede from its amendment proposed insert the following: "Provided further, -disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and That $5,000 of the above amount shall be used for an investigation agree to the same with an amendment as follows: Strike out all and report on the merits of the claim of the Indians of the Warm of said amendment numbered 24 and the following_language ap Springs Reservation in Oregon to additional land arising from pearing Jn lines 10 to 14, inclusive, on page 13 of the bill: alleged erroneous surveys of the north and west boundaries of " That from and after the passage of this act the Secretary of their reservation as defined in the treaty concluded June 25, 1855 the Interior shall have the power to authorize any superintend (12 Stats. L., p. 963), and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby ent, clerk, or other employee in the Indian field service to ad authorized to make such survey or resurveys as may l;>e necessary minister oaths and take acknowledgments in connection with to complete said· investigation and report" ; and the Senate agree matters pertaining to their official duties." to the same. And the Senate agree to the same. · Amendment numbered 5: That the House recede from its dis Amendment numbered 32: That the House recede from its dis agreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 32 and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of agree to the same with an· amendment as follows: In lin~ 4 of the amendment proposed insert the following: "Pt·ovided, the amendment proposed, after the word "Interior," strike out That automobiles or any other vehicles or conveyances used in the period, insert a comma, and add the following: " reimburs introducing, or attempting to introduce, intoxicants into the !lble to the United States from any funds.now or hereafter placed Indian country, where the introduction is prohibited by treaty m the Treasury to the credit of· the Navajo Indians in Arizona or Federal statute,·whether used by the owner thereof or other to remain a charge and lien upon the lands and funds of said person, shall be subject to the seizure, libel, and forfeiture pro tribe of Indians until paid ~· ; and the Senate agree to the same. vided in section 2140 of the Revised Statutes of the United Amendment numbered 35: That the House recede from its dis States"; and the Senate agree to the same. agreement t'o the amendment of the Senate numbered 35 and Amendment numbered 9 : That the House recede from its dis agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu ~f the agreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and sum proposed insert " $20,000 " ; and the Senate agree to the agree to the same with an amendment as follows : In lieu of same. the sum proposed insert " $1,600,000" ; and the Senate agree to Amendment numbere<.l 40: That the House recede from it dis the same. · agreement to tlie amendment of the Senate numbered 49, and Amendment numbered 10 : That the House recede from its agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 10,-and amendment proposed insert the following: agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the "That section 3 of the act of January 12, 1891 (26 Stat. L., p. nmen with the interest which has or may hereafte1· -accrue thereon, who is not included in Senate Document No. 478, Sixty-third remaining in the Treasury of the United States to the credit Congress, second session, the sum of $1,040 in lieu of an allot of the Sac and Fox of the Mississippi Tribe of Indians of the ment of land in said nation. Said sum of .$1,040 to be paid tQ State of Iowa, from the sum of $42,893.25 transferred to the each and every person out of the funds in the Treasury of the credit of those Indians under the provisions of the act of June United States to the credit of the l\Iuskogee Creek Nation"; 10, 1896, said sum of $10,334.96 to be apportioned per capita and the Senate agree to the same. among the enrolled members of said tribe." Amendment numbered 87: That the House recede from its And the Senate agree to the same. disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 87, and Amendment numbered 46: That the House recede from its dis agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In line 7 of agreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 46, and the amendment strike out the following: " $40,000; in all. agree to the same with an amendment as follows : In line 6 $162,200," ancl insert" $30,000; in all, $152,200 ''; and the Senate of the amendment strike out the following: " for setting out agree to the same. trees, $500 " ; and in line 7 of the amendment strike out the Amendment numbered 90: That the House recede from its figures " $75,175 " and in lieu thereof insert the figures disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 00, and "$74',G75"; and the Senate agree to the same. agree·to the same with an amendment as follow~: In line 12 of _ Amendment numbered 49 : That the House recede from its dis the amendment, after the word "pre cribe," strike out the ngreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 49, and period, insert a colon, and add the following: "Provided, That· agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In line 4 the application of this provision shall not interfere with any of the amendment strike out the word "on" after the word right guaranteed by treaty to any allotted Umatilla Indian or " bridge " and insert the following: " across the :Mississippi Indians " ; and the Senate agree to the same. River on the"; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 92: That the House recede from its Amendment numbered 50: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 50, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows : In lieu of the agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In line 5 of matter proposed insert the following: the amendment, after the word "been," strike out the words "SEc. 21. For support and education of 365 Inuian pupils at ~· omitted erroneously from the tolls," and in lieu the1·eof insert the Indian school at Flandreau, S. Dak., and for pay of super the following: " heretofore erroneously stricken from the rolls intendent, $62,955; for general repairs and improvements, $8,000; and reinstated prior to the pa sage of this act " ; and the Senate for new barn, $3,000; in aiL $73,955." agree to the same. And the Senate agree to ·the same. Amendment numbered 51: That the Hou ·e recede from its Amendl;nent numbered 93 : That the Hou e recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 51, and uisagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 93, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows : After the agree to the same with an amendment as follows : In lieu of the word" Washington," in lines 21 and 22 of the amendment, insert amendment proposed insert the following: "in all, $53,750." the following: " and other Chippewa Indians -visiting said city " ; On page 40, line 1, of the bill, after the figures "$43,750," in and the Senate agree to the same. sert the following: ", of which amount not exceeding $900 .may Amendment numbered 60: That the House recede from itH be expended for the purchase of two new busses " ; and the di agreement to the amendment of the Senate· numbered 60, and Senate ag1·ee to the same. agree to the same with an amendment as follows : In lines 3 and Amendment numbered 110: That the House l'ecede fl'Om its 4 of the amendment, strike out the following, " for the purchase disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 110. of additional land, $41,600; in all, $129,920," and insert th~ fol and agree to the same with an amendment as follows : In lieu lowing: " in all, $88,.320 " ; and the Senate agree to the same. of the amendment proposed insert the following : Amendment numbered 63: That the House recede from Its "SEc. 26. That until the meeting of the Sixty-fifth Congress. disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 63, and those members of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the House agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In line 1 of of Representatives, not less than five in number, who are Mem the amendment strike out the fiooures " $52,100," and in lieu bers elect to the Sixty-fifth Congress, are authorized to conduct thereof insert the figures " $50,430 " ; and in line 4 of the hearings and investigate the conduct of the Indian Service, at amendment strike out the figures " $99,100," and in lieu thereof Washington, D. C., and elsewhere, and the sum of $15,000 o1· so insert" $97,430"; and the Senate agree to the same. much thereof as may be necessary, to be immediately available Amendment numbered 66: That the House recede from its and remain available 1mtil expended, is hereby appropriated for disagreement to the amendment {)f the Senate numbered 66, and expenses incident. thereto. The said committee is hereby au agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the thorized and empowered to examine into the conduct and man amendment proposed insert the following : . agement of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and all its branches " For the construction of a steel bridge across the San Juan and agencies, theii·' organization and administration, to examine River in, San Juan County, State of New Mexico, at the best and all books, documents, and papers in the said Bureau of I ndian mo t available location west or southwest and near to the town Affairs, its bra-nches or agencies, . relating to the administration of Farmington, in said county and State, $25,000, to be expended of the business of said bm·eau, and shall have and is hereby under the direction of .the Secretary of the Interior, and to be granted authority to subprena witnesses, compel their attend reimbursable from any funds now or hereafter placed in the ance, administer oaths, and to demand any and all books, docu Treasury to the credit of the Navajo Indians in the State of ments and papers of whatever nature relating to the affairs of New Mexico." Indians as conducted by said bureau, its branches and agencies. Said committee is hereby authorized to employ ouch clerical and And the Senate agree to the same. other assistance, including stenographers, as said committee Amendment numbered 84: That the House recede from its dis may deem necessary in the proper prosecution of its work: Pro agreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 84, and vided, That stenographers so employed shall not receive for .agree to the same with an amendment as follows : In lieu·of the theil· services exceeding $1 per printed page." amendment proposed insert the following: And the Senate agree to the same. . " That the sum of $5,000~ to be immediately available, be, and The ~ommittee of conference have been unable to agree on the the same is hereby appropriated, out of any funds of the Chick amendments of the Senate numbered 48, 80, 95, and 111. asaw Nation, not otherwise appropriated, to reimburse Douglas H. Johnston, governor of the Chickasaw Nation, for extra ex JNO. H. STEPHENS, penses lncurred in the performance ·of his duty as chief execu c. D . CARTER, tive of the Chickasaw Nation and principal chief of the Chicka P. D. NORTON, saw Tribe of Indians during the period covered between the Managers on the part of the House. :years 1907 and 1912, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby HENRY F. ASHURST, authorized and directed to make such payment from the funds . H. L. MYERS, of said Nation." l\foSEs E. CLAPP, And the Senate agree to the same. Managers on the pa-rt of ·the- Senate. · Amendment numbered 85: That the House recede from its di agreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 85, and STATEMENT. agree to the same with an amendment as follows : In line 2 of The bill as it passed the House carried appropr!ations as the proposed amendment, after the word "Congress," strike out follov.·s: the period, insert a colon, and add the following: " Pro Gratuity ------=------$7, 152, 896. 67 vided, Tbat the Secretary of the Interior is hereby author lteimbursable ------2, 697, 700. 00 ized to pay each and every duly enrolled citizen of the Creek TreatY------~------845, 36Q06 l'{ation who has not been allotted lands in said nation and •.rot~ ------10, 695, 956. 67 CO:NGRESSIO.L T _._\L -RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY' 9; The bill as it pas e - On No.9: Decreases the ·amount allowed by the Senate for the the purpose of reimbur ·ing Douglas H. Johnston, governor and support of Indian day and industrial schools from $1,650,000 to principal chief of the Chickasaw Indians, for extra expenses $1,600,000. incurred in the performance of his dutiel:: as such gon:mor and On No. 10: Decrea es the amount allowed by the Senate for the principal chief between the years 1907 and ~912. construction, lease, and repai-r of school and agency buildings On No. 85: Provides that hereafter no allotments shall be made from $625,000 to $400,000 and restores two provisos as esti to members of the Creek Nation of Indians without specific mated for by the department. authority of Congress, and authorizes the Secretary to pay to On No. 11: Provides that when expenses for transportation and the enrolled members of the Creek Nation who have not as yet collection of pupils have been refunded that they shall be re re·ceived an allotment of lands $1,040 each in lieu of an allot turned to the appropriation from which paid. ment, said payments to be made from the funds of the Muskogee On No. 12: Decreases the appropriation for industrial 'vork Creek Nation of Indians. ~ among the Indians from $500,000, as it passed the Senate, to On No. 87: Reduces the appropriation for the construction of $475,000, ann provides that $75,000 of this amount shall be used buildings at the Indian school, Salem, Oreg., from $40,000, as it in the employment of additional field matrons. passed the Senate, to $30,000, and corrects the total to corre On No. 16: Decreases the appropriation for pay of judges of In spond. dian courts from $10,000 to $8,000 and provides that no part On No. 90: Authorizes an allotment of not exceeding 80 acres to of this money shall be expended for any judge for the Pueblo each Umatilla In_dian residing on the Umatilla Reservation, Indians in New Mexico. Oreg., who has not been allotted but who has allotment rights On No. 19: Decreases the appropriation for industry and self on the reservation, so long as the lands remain available for support among the Indians from $450,000, as it passed the Sen- such purpose, and authorizes the issuance of trust patents for ate, to $400,000. • the selections so made. Also provides that the application of On No. 22: Decreases the appropriation for reimbursing In this provision shall not interfere with rights of the Umatilla dians for loss of stock infected with dourine and other contagions Indians as guaranteed by treaty. diseases from $100,000, as it passed the Senate, to $75,000, and On No. 92: Corrects the section number and reinstates tile • provides that the same shall be immediately available and· re House provision. main available until expended. On No. 93: Strikes out the specific appropriation of $900 for On No. 24: Strikes out both the Senate and House provisions two busses at the Indian school, Pierre, S. Dak., and provides authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to empower any em that such busses may be purchased from the appropriation for ployee in the Indian Service to administer· oaths and take ac: the support and education of the Indians at this school. Also knowledgments in connection with matters pertaining to their decreases the appropriation for this school from $54,650, as it official duties. passed the Senate, to $53,750. On No. 32: Provides that the appropriation for the construc On No. 110: Restores the House language providing for an tion of two bridges near the Leupp Indian Agency, Ariz., shall investigation by the members elect of the Committee on Indian be reimbursable from any fup.ds n_ow or hereafter placed to the Affairs of the House of Representatives of the Sixty-fifth Con credit of the Navajo Tribe of Indians in the Treasury of the gress, makes the appropriation immediately available and to United States. remain available until expended; also gives the committee au On No. 35: Decreases the appropriation for the purchase of thority to examine all books, documents, and papers of the ·lands for homeless Indians in California from $25,000, as it Indian Service, to subprena and compel the attendance and ad passed the Senate, to $20,000. _ minister oaths to witnesses, and to employ such clerks and other On No. 40: Authorizes an amendment to the act of January a sistance, including stenographers, as may be necessary for the 12, 1891, so as to enable the President to extend the trust period proper prosecution of its work. on the lands held in trust for the use and benefit of the Mission JNO. H. STEPHENS, Bands of Indians in California. · c. D. CARTER, On No. 42: Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in his discre P. D. NORTON, tion, to make a per capita payment to the enrolled members of J.l..lanagers o-n the part of the House. the Sac and Fox of the Mississippi Tribe of Indians in Iowa. On No. 46: Authorizes certain expe:J;lditures for the support EXTENSION OF REMARKS. and education of ·225 Indians at the Indian school, Pipestone, Mr. 1\IOORE of Pennsylvania. 1\-lr. Speaker, I ask unanimous Minn., including a domestic-science cottage, an addition to the consent to revise and extend my remarks upon the naval bill. hospital, a central heating plant, and for road and drainage, The SPEAKER. Is there objection? · and decreases the total appropriation for this school from There was no objection. $75,175, as it passed the Senate, to $74,675. .Mr. COOPER of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent _ On No. 49: Authorizes the expenditure of $5,000 of the funds of to extend my remarks on national prohibition. the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota for the construction of a The SPEAKER. Is there objection? bridge across the Mississippi River, Cass Lake Reservation, There was no objection. Minn., upon condition that Congress shall hereafter appropriate Mr. STEPHENS of Texas. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask unammous $10,000 to be contributed to the Forestry Service, and that the consent to extend my l'emarks upon the subject of the necessity, State of Minnesota, or the local Minnesota authorities, shall also for a forest reserve at the headwaters of the Red River, in contribute $10,000 for the construction of such bridge. Texas. On No. 50: Authorizes the payment from Chippmya Indian The SPEA.KER. Is there objection? funds to persons whose names had been· erroneously· stricken There was no objection. from the rolls of the Chippewa Indians and had been reinstated Mr. Wl\1. ELZA WILLIAMS. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask unanimous prior to the passage of this act. consent to extend my 1-ema.rks in the RECORD upon the Senate On No. 51: Appropriates $6,000 of the funds of the- Chippewa amendment to the legislative bill to place postmasters under the Indians for the expenses of the general council of such tribe to civil service. be held at Bemidji, 1\.U.nn., and also the necessary expenses of The SPEAKER. Is there objection? delegations of Chippewa Indians when attending to the business There was no objection. of the tribe in Washington, D. C.; also authorizes a special Mr. LINDBERGH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent agent of the' Interior Department to attend future meetings of the to extend my remarks in the RECORD upon the rising cost of council. · living. On No. 60: Authorizes the erection of a steel water tank and The SPEAKER. Is there objection? employees' quarters at the Indian school at Genoa, Nebr., and There was no objection. decreases the appropriation for tile school from $129,920, as it ADJOUR;xMENT. pa sed the Senate, to $88,320. Mr. KITCHIN. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House uo now: On No. 63: Decreases the appropriation for the Indian school adjourn. . at Carson City, Nev., from $99;100, as it passed the Senate, to _ The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at 5 o'clock and $97,430, this decrease being necessary by the action of the Senate 10 minutes p. m.) the House, under its previous order, adjom·ned conferees in receding from Senate amendment No. 62. until to-morrow, Saturday, February 10, 1917, at 11 o'clock-a.m. On No. 66: Merely changes the wording of the Senate amend ment appropriating $25,000, reimbursable, for the construction of a ·steel _bridge across the San· Jl..uin River fn Sa·n Juan County, EXECUTIVE COM~!UNICATIONS, ETC. N. :Mex., which br'idge i·as shown to be badly needed by the Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, executive communications were Iildi~ns. ' · ' . · · taken from the Speaker's table and referred us follows : On No. 84: Clfanges the wording of the amendment appropriat 1. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury,. trans ing $5,000 from the funds of the Chickasaw Nation of Indians for mitting an estimate of deficiency in the appropriation for con- ' , 2974 CONGRESSIONAL R.ECORD-H.OUSE. FEBRUARY 9, tingent expenses, Executive Office, for the fiscal year ending work on the Pacific coast; to the Committee on Rivers and .Tune 30, 1917 (H. Doc. No. 2044) ; to the Committee on Appro Harbors. priations and ordered to be printed. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, 2. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, trans favoring the lowering of water level of Lower or Little Klamath mitting copy of a communication from the Public Printet' sub Lake ; to the Committee on the Ptlblic Land . mitting increased estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year By Mr. JOHNSON of Washington.: Memorial of the Legi - ending .Tune 30, 1918 (H. Doc. No. 2045) ; to the Committee on lahu·e of the State of 'Va hington, fa,·oring the passage of a Appropriations and ordered to be printed. bill to provide for the construction of a military highway along 3. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasm·y, trans the north bank of the Columbia River, between Fort Canby anu mitting copy of a communication from the Secretary of War, Fort Vancouver; to the Committee on Military Affair submitting a supplementary estimate of appropriation to be Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 'Vashington, immediately available for the establishment and equipment of urging the appropriation of $2,612.60 by the United States to a submarine base at the Panama Canal (H. Doc. No. 2046); to reimburse the State of Wa hington for expenditures in connec the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. tion with the mobilization of the Wa hington National Guard; to the Committee on Claims. · Also, memorial of the Legislatm·e of the State of Washington, PUBLIC BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND l\fEMORLU.S, favoring the consu·uction and maintenance of military high Under clan e 3 of Rule XXJI, bills, resolutions, and memorials ways along the Pacific coa t from the Canadian border to the were introduced and severally referred as follows: Mexican border ; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. HILL: Memorial of the Legislature of the State of By Mr. SWITZER: A bill (H. R. 20838) to donate certain Connecticut, declaring the royalty of the people of Connecticut condemned cannon and cannon balls to the city of Ironton, to tlle Government of the United States in t11e present inter Ohio; to the Committee on Military Affairs. national cr·i is; to the Committee on Foreign Affair . Also, a bill (H. R. 20839) to donate certain condemned rannon By 1\Ir. McARTHUR: Memorial of the Legislattu-e. of the and cannon balls to the city of Gallipolis, Ohio; to the Committee State of Oregon for the nbmi sion of an amendment to the Con- ' an l\lilitm·y Affairs. stitution· of the United States whereby the :(>resident shall be By Mr. FAIRCHILD: A bill (H. R. 20840) providing for the authorized to disappro-re of any item of a bill making an ap- · construction of a public building at Binghamton, N. Y. ; to the propriation of money; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. By Mr. SINNOTT: Memorial of the Legislature of the State By Mr. BLACKMON: A bill (H. R. 20841) for the reduction of Oregon, favoring an amendment to the Constitution of the of postage on first-cia s mail matter ; to the Committee on the United States authorizing the President to disappro,-e of any Post Office and Post Roads. items of a bill making appropriation of money; to the Com _ By Mr. MORRISON: A bill (H. R. 20842) proTiding for the mittee on the Judiciary. registratiop. of designs; to the Committee on Patents. By 1\fr. HAYDEN: A bill (H. R. 20843) to authorize a report upon the necessity for the construction of a bridge acr~oss the PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. Salt River on the Salt River Indian Reservation, Ariz.; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions By Mr. KEATING: A bill (H. R. 20844) to establish a United were introduced and severally referred as follows : States commission of mediation and conciliation for the purpose By Mr. AUSTIN: A bill (H. R. 20845) granting an increa. e of of investigating the relatiQns between railroads and their em pension to William H. Kidd ; to the Committee on Invalid Pen ployees, and for other._purposes; to the Committee on Interstate sions. and Foreign Commerce. Also, a bill (H. R. 20846) granting an increase of pension to By Mr. SABATH: Resolution (H. Res. 490) providing for Adam Wilson ; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. telephone service at Capitol after March 31, 1917; to the Com By Mr. CHURCH: A bill (H. R. 20 47) granting a pension to mittee on Accounts. Leon L. Scott ; to the Committee on Pensions. By 1\.fr. CALLAWAY (bx request): Resolution (H. Res. 492) By Mr. DICKINSON: A bill (H. R. 20848) for the relief of providing for a ·-referendum vote on a d-eclaration of war; to the Mary White, \vidow of Benjamin White, deceased; to the Com Committee on Foreign Affairs. mittee on Claims. · By :Mr. GARDNER: Resolution (H. Res. 493) requesting cer By Mr. DOOLITTLE: A bill (H. R. 20849) granting an in tain information of the Secretary of the Navy; to the Committee crease of pension to .Tames Park; to the Committee on Pension . on Naval Affairs. By Mr. FESS: A bill (H. R. 20850) to correct the military By Mr. BURNETT~ Concurrent, re olution (H. Con. Res. 73) record of Frederick Colburn ; to the Committee on Military to authorize the printing of 10,000 copies of the immigration Affairs. law (Public, No. 301), Sixty-fourth Congress; to the Committee By Mr. GOULD: A bill (H. R. 20851) granting an increa. e of ~n Printing. pension to George Gunnell; to the Committee on Invnlid Pensions. - By 1\Ir. HAWLEY: .1\Iemorial of "the Legislature of the State Bv Mr. GRAY of Indiana: A bill {H. R. 20852) granting an of Oregon, favoring an amendment to the Constitution of the increase of pension to Francis l\1. Cloud; to the Committee on United States granting suffrage to women; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Rules. By Mr. HOWARD: A bill (H. R. 20853) for the relief of R. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of Oregon, M. Blount ; to the Committee on Claims. favoring amending the Constitution of the United States so that By Mr. NORTH: A bill (H. R. 20 54) granting an increase the· President may veto single items in ap_propriation bills; to of pension to John Richards; to the Committee on Invalid the Committee on Appropriations. Also, memorial of the Legislature of Oregon, ru·ging the ap Pensions. propriation of $3,000,000 for a naval base upon the Columbia By Mr. RAMSEYER: A bill (H. n.. 20855) granting an io River in Oregon; to the Committee on Naval Affairs. crea e of pension to Aaron Culbertson ; to the Committee on By Mr. HAYES : Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Invalid Pensions. California, favoring the .reclamation of arid and swamp lands Also a bill (H. R. 20856) granting an increase of. pension to in the United States; to the Committee on Irrigation of Arid 1\!arvu;_ Waldorph; to thq Committee on Invalid Pen ions. Lands. Also, a bill (H. R. 20857) granting an increase of pension to Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, Charles H. Jennings; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. favoring the improvement of C1·escent City Harbor; to the By Mr. :RUBEY: A bill (H. R. 20858) granting an increu e of Committee on Rivers and Harbors. pension to William N. Green; to the Committee on Invalid Pen-- Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, sions. _ favoring the loaning of a portion of the funds of the postal By Mr. SISSON: A bill (H. R. 20859) to relinquish, release, savings bank directly to public-school districts; to the Com remise, and quitclaim all right, title, and interest of the United mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads. States in and to certain lands in the State of l\fis is ippi ; to the Al o, memorial of the· Legislature of the State of California, Committee on the Public Lands. favoring the holding of a congress of States to consider the By l\Ir. STTh"'ESS: A bill (H. R. 20860) granting an increase sources of revenue 'With the object of segregation of State and of pension to John F. Yaughn; to the Committee on Invalid Federal revenue; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Pensions. ' - Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, By Mr. HEATON: A bill (H. R. 20861) granting a pension to f:n·oring the appropriation of money .for the hydrographical Harry E. Snyder; to the Committee on Pen ions. / 1917. CONGRESSIO~AL RECORD-SENATE. 2975 PETITIONS, ETC. Also, petition of Miss Luella l\Ieloy and 48 other members of Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, petitions and papers were lai·d the Pennsylvania College for 'Vomen, of .Pittsburgh, Pa., ·with on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: reference to the migratory-bird treaty act; to the Committee on By the SPEAKER (by requestr: Memorial of citizens of Foreign Affairs. Framingham, Mass., asking Congress to submit-suffrage amend By l\Ir. RIORDAN: Petition of 700 citizens of the State of ment to the State legislatures; to the Committee on the Judi New York, favoring the Fitzgerald bill for an embargo on food ciary. stuffs; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. BAILEY:· Petition of Local Union No. 1347, of Pennsyl By l\Ir. SHOUSE: Petition of 28 citizens of Dillwyn and vania, favoring embargo on foodstuff; to the Committee on Christian Endeavor people of Coldwater, Kans., favoring na Interstate and Foreign Commerce. tional prohibition; to the Committee on the Judici:.uy. Al o, petition of the Scranton (Pa.) Supply & Machinery Co., By l\fr. SIEGEL: Petition of Chamber of Commerce of New favoring amending section 5 of House bill 8234; to the Com York, fa"\'oring a judicious system of indirect taxes, including mittee on Labor. stamp dues and others; to the Committee on 'Vays anu Means. By l\ir. CARY: Petition of employees of the Post Office Depart Also, petition of Chamber of Commerce of the State of New ment, favoring passage of House bill 17806, relative to salaries; rork, favoring any fair and equitable taxation necessary to the to the Committee .on the Post Office and Post Roads. protection of American lives and property; to the Committee on Also, petition of John Schuette, of Manitowoc, Wis., relative 'Vays and Means. to inviting all warring and neutral nations to a conference; to By Mr. SMITH of Michigan: Petition of L. 0. Miller and 65 the Committee on Foreign Affairs. citizens of Kalamazoo, Mich., favoring passage of House bill By l\ir. DALE of New York: Memorial of Chamber 'of Com 20204 ; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. merce of the United States of America, against propos~d tax on By Mr. STEPHENS of Texas: Petition of Chamuer of Com excess profits of corporations; to the Committee on Ways and merce of the United States of America, Washington, D. C., Means. ~ffirming ~ts devotion to the prosram 9f preparedness and oppos Also, petition of Fred K. l\Iyer, of Buffalo, N. Y., favoring mg taxatwn of excess profits of corporations and copartner passage of House bill 20080, migratory-bird h·eaty act ; to the ships; to the Committee on ·ways and Means. Committee on Foreign Affairs. By l\lr. TAGUE: Petition of members of the faculty of Mount By l\fr. ESCH: Memorial of Chamber of Commerce of the Holyoke College, relative to the United States taking its part in United States of America, against tax on excess profits of cor a league of nations to prevent future wars, etc. ; to the Com- porations; to the Committee on Ways and l\Ieans. mittee on Foreign Affairs. . Also, petition of sundry farmers in the State of Wi consin, Also, memorial of Oid Middlesex Chapter, Sons of the Amer relative to advance in price of binder twine; to the Committee ican Revolution, indorsing compulsory military training in the on Agriculture. United States ; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, memorial of Chamber of Commerce of the United States Al~o, memorial of common council of the city of Milwaukee, Wis., relative to discontinuance of the package-freight business; of America against proposed tax on excess profits of corpora to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. tions; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 1772 By l\lr. FULLER i Petition of Borden's Condensed Milk Co., of By Mr. TAYLOR of Colorado: Memorial of Local Union Belvidere, Ill., against proposed tax on excess profits of cor of the United Mine Workers of America, of Palisades, Colo., urg porations; to the Committee on Ways and l\Ieans. ing placing an embargo on food products; to the Committee Also, petition of E. B. Dromgold, of Landisburg, Pa., favoring on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. passage of House bill 18531, to increase pensions of maimed sol By Mr. TEMPLE: Papers relating to House bill 20570 for diers; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. increase of pension for James Mackall; to the Committ~ on Also, petition of Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers' Union Invalid Pensions. · No. 11, of Peru, Ill., opposing any declaration of war; to the By l\1r. THOMAS: Petition of ex-Confederate soldiers of Committee on Foreigo Affairs. Simpson County, Ky., for a refund of the cotton tax imposed Also, petition of post-office employees of San Francisco and by the Government during the Civil War; to the Committee vicinity, favoring House bill 17806, to increase salaries; to the on War Claims. . Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. TINKHAM: Memorial of Old Middlesex Chapter, Sons Also, petition of Ruthenian National Union, favoring House of the American Revolution, favoring compulsory military train joint resolution 350, relative to raising funds for the relief of ing in the United Stat~s; to the Committee on' Military Affairs. the Ruthenians; to the Committee on .Foreign Affairs. Also, memorial of Chamber of Commerce of the United States By l\1r. GALLIVAN: Petition of sundry members of the Mas of America against pr-{)posed tax on excess· profits of corpora- sachusetts Branch of the ~eague to Enforce Peace, urging adop tions; to the Committee on Ways and Means. . tion by the United States of the league's proposals; to the Also, petition of members of the fac~lty of Mount Holyoke Committee on Foreign Affairs. College relative to the United States taking its place in the league of nations to prevent future wars; to the Committee on AJ_so, memorial of employees of the Post. Office Department, Foreign Affairs. favoring House bill 17806, r~lative to increase in salaries; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By l\lr. TREADWAY: Petition of 400 Woman's Christian Tern· By Mr. HEATON: Memorial of Schuylkill Commandery, No. perance Union people of Holyoke, Mass., favoring national pro· 202, 'Knights of Malta, to forbid public use in parades of any hibition; to the Committee on the Judiciary. flag except the Stars and Stripes or the State :tlag; to the Com By l\ir. YOUNG of North Dakota: Petition of C. W. Ellington mittee on the Judiciary. and other citizens of Velva, Bismarck Verein, and sundry citi Also, memorial of Local Union No. 1656, United Mine Workers zens of Bismarck, N. Dak., opposing any policies, etc., tending of America, of Shenandoah, Pa., to place an embargo on food to war, etc., with foreign nations; to the Committee on Foreign stuffs; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Affairs. · By Mr. HILL: Petitions of sundry citizens of Bridgeport, Conn., favoring passage of House bill 6915, a retirement law for SENATE. superannuated employees ; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. SATURDAY, February 10, 1917. By Mr. HOLLINGS,VORTH: Memorial of Local No. 2150, The Senate met at 11 o'clock a. m. United Mine Workers of America, Maynard, Ohio, favoring The Chaplain, Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman, D. D., offered the embargo on foodstuffs to reduce high cost of living; to the Com following prayer : mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Almighty God,