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is recommended (H. Doc. No. 1134) ; to the Committee on Public AJ~o, memorial of Frank Sextus and other re ·i(lent- of Ala Building::; and Grouuus anu ordered to be vrinted. meda County, CaL, fayoring the minimum wage bill; to the Com 2. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, trans mittee on Labor. mitting copy of communication from the Secretary of 'Vnr sub By l\Ir. F{!LLER of Illinois: Petition · of Denison Coffee Co. ; mitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation sionK UES~AGE ::s-RO~[ THE HOUSE. By !\£1'. "'IV~UDOW: A bill (H. R. 1230G) granting a pen~ion to A message from the House of llepresentatives, by J. C. South. ::l\lnrgnrct A. I~inney; to the Committee on Invalid Pen ions. it.,; Chief Clerk, announced that the House had passed the bill (S. 37!>9) granting pensions and increase of pensions to certaill soldiers and sailors of the Cinl War and certain widows and PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. the Equal Suffrage ..-\.ssociation; anu of Amoskeag Grange, Pa 1\lr. FllELINGHUYSEN presented a resolution allopteu by tron of Husbandry; all of the citJ· of Manchester, N. H., praying the New Jersey Society of Architects, of Jersey City, N.J., fa\or for the pa sage of the ''"oman's suffrage constitutional ameml- ing t11e utilizntion of the serYices of the architects of New Jersey mcnt. · · · 1u war work, which was referred to the Committee on 1\Iilitary I haYe presented n~ry few of the numerou · petitions ana let Affairs. ters ·which I ha\e recei\Ed in rC'lation to this subject, and have He 111 ·o presented a petition of sundry citizens of Frenchtown, been constrained to say to my correspondents that I ha\e no N. J., and a petition of sundry citizens of ·washington, N. J., knowledge a. to when the matter ''"ill l>e presented for the con:: prayiug for the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution siUeration of the Senate, it being in the hands of a committee of the United States to prohibit polygamy, which were referred representing the m!ljority of this body. to the Committee on the Judiciary. l\Ir. l\IcCUMBEll. . I pre ent a telegram in the nature of n He also presented petitions of sundry citizens of Jersey City, petition, which I ask may be printed in tile RECORD. of the Political Study ClulJ of Orange, of the New Jersey State There being no objection, the telegram was -ordered to be Organization for Public Health of Newark, all in the State of printed in . the llEconD, a: fo1low. New Jersey, and of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends, liOrE, X. DAK., May 23 , 191 . of Pennsylvania, praying for the submission of a Federal suffrage Sennt01· ~IcC u MBEc. nmendment to the legtslatures of the seyeral States, which were Washington, D. C.: As pre> By 1\lr. KING: l\11·. 1\lA..RTIN. From the Committee on Appropriations I re .A. bill ( . 4628) for the relief of H. G. Gollfrey; to the Com port back favorably with amendments the bill which ha just mittee on Claims. been laid before the Senate, and I ask unanimous consent for By 1\lr. FRELINGHUY EN: its present consideration. A bill {S. 46~9) amending the act of Congre s o-f August 24, There being no objectio~, the Senate, a in Committee of the 1012, chapter 380, paragraph 1 {37 Stat., 550), to include 'Vhole, proceeded to consider the bill. periodical publications of regularly incorporated charitable or 1\Ir. l\IARTil~. There are very few amendments of the com ganizations, aclmittinO' such publications to the mails as econd mittee and I think the bill can be dispo ed of in a short time. cla ·s matter; to the Committee on Po t Offices and Post Roads. I ask that the formal reading be dispen ed with. that it be read for amendment, and that the collllllittee amendments be fir~t DEPORT ON AlBIO~'LA, ITTROGEN, ETC. considered. · ~Jr. SHIELDS submitted the following resolution (S. Res. The VICE PRESIDE.NT. Is there objection? The Chair 250) , Vi'hich was read and referred to the Committee on Printing: hears none. · Resol.,; ed, That l ,uOO .copies of the report of the Secretary of Agricul The Secretary read the bill. ture concerning ammonia, nitrogen. and nitro:,tenous materials manu factured, imported, an(l u ed in the United 13tates in pursuance of Mr. l\IARTL.~. l\lr. President, I senll to the de k the amend ::icnate resolution No. 137 of the first session of the Sixty-fifth Congress, ments which were adopted by the committee. be printed for the use of the l:;enate. The VICE PRESIDENT. The amend])lents proposed by the ORDER OF BUSL"\ESS. Senator from Virginia will be stated. The VICE PRESIDENT. The morning busine s is closed and The SECRETARY. On page 17, after line 12, under the heading the calendar under Rule VIII is in order. "Legi latiYe," it is proposed to insert: Mr. SMOOT. I move that the Senate proceed to the consid- SE:q.A'£E. eration of Hou e bill 9959. To pay to Lula W. Stone, widow ·of Hon. William J. Stone, late a Senator from the State of l\fis ouri, $7,500. Mr. ASHURST. Is the motion debatable? To pay to 1\Iary Marrette Broussard, widow of Ilon Robert F. Brous- Mr. SMOOT. It is after morning busine . sard, late a Senator from the State of Louisiana, $7,500. . The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair will ha-\e to examine the For stationery for Senators and the Pt·e tdent of the Senate, anu !or committees and officers of the Senate, $4,000. r~~ . Mr. ASHURST. I do. not wish to discuss the motion; I have The VICE PRESID~~. The amendment · are agree 1\Ir. GUION ("when l1i name ·wa.s called). I am pairet1 with So tile motion wns agreed to; anc1 the Senate, a. in Committee the Senator from Wisconsin [~1r. LEKnoor]. I transfer that pair ot the ,,.!JOlt'>, proceeded to consider the bill (H. R. 995D) in to tllc junior Senntor from Tennes ee [1\Ir. 1\IcKELLA.n] nnd creasing rates of pensions of soldier. and sailor· of the Civil vote "~·en." Wm·, which hu MJ.·. S~IOOT. I have no figures which would enable me to the purpo c for. which the e institution. 'verc create<]. I llaYe no state just the percenta""e. I could oot say tl~t. doubt that the maintenance of State llomc _would :illow an equal Mr. VARDAMAN. It is very small, I fancy. percentage of increase. 1\Ir. S~IOOT. Oh, I will say to the Senator that there are a 1\Ir. 'VALSII. 1\fr. Pr -'iUent-- great many of them; and, in fact, the report here sho,Ys tlle age, 1\Ii·. THOl\IAS. I yielu. the length of service, the number that it will involYe, and the · Mr. WALSH. I call the attention of the enator from olo· increase. I could tell the average, if that i what the Senator de ra.do to the fact tha.t the Sbenmod bill, for 'vh.ich the so-calleu slres, by dividing the number into the amount of increase. Smoot bill is offered as a ubstitute, exclu<.Ie. !rom it· benefits Mr. THO.liAS. I do not care to put the Senator to that the inmate.· of the oldi r ·' homes. trouble. Mr. THOi\llS. 1\Ir. President, I am aware of thtlt. I am · Mr. Si\100T. I will say to the Senator that it will not take aware also of the fact that the so-called Sherwoou bill, if it Yery long. · . should be enacte_d into law, would increa ·e the co t of the pen Mr. VA.HDAMAN. 'Vill the Senator from Colorado permit sion rolls by something like twenty millions, an amount alto· the Senator from Utah to answer this further question : What gether too small to address it elf to the favorable consideration is the increase carried by this bill? What is the total amount of a majority of the Senate Committee on Pensions. I am glad carried? that. the Senator reminded me of the fact, however, because Mr. THO:l\IAS. The Seuutor stateu that. otherwise I might ha.Ye omitted to tate that this bill i so Mr. Sl\IOOT. Before it becomes a law, and taldug into con devised as to bring 'vithin its provision all sru'\ivors of a. , ideration the ueaths that have occurred incc the report was given age, whether they are recipients of the benefits of the made, the department estimates that it ·will be' about $35,000.000. home· or not, unle I have entirely m.isrea 1\lr. THOMAS. 1 .do not 'know. Mr. SMOOT. Yes; and I want to tell the Senator '\l1y. That .1\lr. •' MOOT. I will say to the Senator Umt ~ l1o not believe is just what I .lwpecl the Senator woulu a k me, anu if he hnu not a word -of it. I woulU ha\e stated it. lJnder the rule of the Senate nnu the · l\lr. THO~IAS. I do not know. I was told some years ago Hou e there i .no pension -granted ·above !!00, anLl $50 only in that the so-called ShenYood bill resulted iu the election of fifty- case the soldier js .absolutely: .helples and l'e(l.tdres constant odd Democratic C.ongressmen. I have been warned ince the last attendance. Kinety-Iive per -cent of all the pecial bills that ..are speech I mnde on this subject that many Democratic votes passed run between $30 rrnd $40. 'Thi bill will 'UO away ·with which neYer were cast for any other ticket will go for the Re- all those, I 'Will ·ay to the Senator. ·and I tell him now that us publican Party becau ·e of my oppo ltion to the blll. I do not fal' .as I am concerned, if this bill become a law I · want them believe that. done away with. But when a soldier becomes ab olutely he1p- l\fr. SMOOT. I wish to call the attention of the Senator to Je · and requires constant attendance night und day to take cuTe the fact that, if I remember .correctly, just such a statement as of :Wm, to feed and wash him, and half the time, perhap , he is that was made because the Senator yoted for free ugar, but it required to be in bed, in tlwse case· we could afford to pass a Clid not affect the Senator at all. special act. l\Ir. THO:l\IAS. Mr. President, tllat is true; but it would. not Mr. THO~S. If my recollection serves me aright, the .same haYe made any difference in my vote whether it cost my reelec- argument wa ad\anced for the Sherwood bin. It was saW, tion or not. " ·why ·be bothered with the ·e -con tantly accumnlttting individual Mr. S:MOOT. Cert:tinly not. billS'? . Let us pass a general 'bill ana de away wlth them." I Mr. THOMAS. The po ition ·I now ocC\l].)Y is preci ·ely thn.t think they have multiplied manyfold instead of having disap- which :r occupied then. peared since the enactment of that famous measure. I am reminded in this connection of a speech made· by our This bill will no more stop the tide of indh-idual applications late lamented colleague when in the Hause~ Ron. 'William for pensions than lt will re ult in i:he direction of economy in Hughe , of New .Jersey, one of the few patriots in "that 'body who the administration of public affair·. The individual pension bill had tbe moral courage to \Ote against the 50,000;000 Sherwood is an established institution. I have ·introduced many of them. pen ion bill. Het·e i what he said, 'June 1.0, 1.91.1: I expect to introduce many more. They •Come 'from con tituents Mr. Speake~.:, f hope I can -suy I ha:ve -nlwnys beon friendly to men who ·expect it. It .is R right crystallized into that conilition by who fought the gr_eat b:lttles of rthe .Republic- , the custom of many years, .many of them doubtless in plred by Let me say that I indor e the sentiment of this 'Speech through- the idea that ince others got through successfully they will ·be out- equally fortunate. Mr. Speaker, I hope I can sn:r that T -have a-lways ·been 'frientily to men .1\fi·. President, I dicl .u. k •one 11nestion when -one of the bills to w.ho fought -the great ·battles of the Republic, and while :I ::xm not ln -the which I :referred was before the Senate. I asked the Senator habit of .saying much about my OWJl _military record, becau e there h · h tl b' 1 th t · h · was nothing .I>articularly distingul hed about it, e:rcept -that tluting avmg c urge of 1e il what e to al mcrease in t e penswn . the panish-A-merican War ·I consumed as much bnd beef ns any ·other , list in dollars and cents would be if the bill were -enacted. He man in the American forces, still I was a soldier once myself anll · did no-t !mow. Those bills me Teported by the committee and will ;:ro as .fru· as any man ought to go in the _matter of appropriating bnought here without any estimate as to the total increase in the monf'y fQI' 'this purpose. Yet I want tD say this, here and now, though I realize the effect of my -vote upon this .question, that $50,000.000 a year expenditures of -the Government which they create. It indicates is too big a price for the country to pa_y to bring me back to Congress. that they go through without much opposition and then come in He was returned iby :rn iDCl'eased ·majority, m>t to the other: so prepared as to include individual case covering nearly every end of the ·capitol :but here. Stute of t11e Union. Of course, that appeals to Members of both Now, 1\Ir. Pre ident, before lea\ing this branch of my (lis- · Hou es,, \ery .natnrnlly, and does away with i:hat rigid investiga cussion, let me say that I am and always nave been in favor of ' tion wllich should 'be made of all bills designed to appropriate granting a pen ion, ·moderate in lliilount but proportioned to . money by the Senate ,::md .the House -after .reac-hing their respec the disability, to every man who actually fought for his conn- tive cal.endars.. try, incurring disability either by wound or by disease, or who 1\Ir. SMOOT. '\Vill the Senato-r si.eld'io me :for a moment? in his o1d age became, -without his fault, so dependent as to Mr. 'THOMAS. .Certainly. appeal to the generosity of the •counh"Y for which he fought. Mr. Sl\100T. In justification of the Senate committee in Mr. SlliTH -of 'l'Uichigan. Will the 'Senator 'allow an inter- consid-ering such bill· as tile Senat-ar has referred to, I w1 11 to ruption? say·that not one of them comes to the Senate or to th~ House but Mr. THOMAS. OertainJy. . wllat it-has;been carefully gone into and'the testimony examined. Mr. S1\IITH of Jllichiga·n. What lias the Senator to -say of 'llhe rule that is adopted is sh·ictly adhered tO. I know in some that class of soldiers 'Who were in camp ready 'for military cases perhaps there is a difference of $5 -as to the mnount i:hat duty and contracted disease which _perma:nent1:y impaired then· may be granted to a :particular indi\iduai, but tbey are rare. health and disqualified ·tbem 'for the battle of life? The,committees have tried, ·particularly of late, to adhere sti:ictly 1\lr. THOMAS. That is service, JUr. President, quite as to the rule. The te timony must show that the ca e fall within worthy of J>ension recognition ns -actual ·service in the -field ot the rule, for no greater pension can be given than the rule in the trenche . But our pension system is not limited ·to -thos~. J)l'ovides for. - During the :,past '25 years it has -spread its mantle of muntfi- Mr. :rB:Ol\IAS. I am not objecting to that. I was comment cence over all classes and conditions of men, without regard ing ~pon some of their aspects 'Wh1ch do · not a-ppeal to me to their needs or the character of their serviassed 1:3 .pension 'bills, omnibus bills, con- ate-before we finally pa s upon them. sisting of an aggreg~tion of individual pension bills, presum- Yr. President, in the vast mass of criticism, condemnation, ably e~_amine<.l by the Committee on 'Pensions .and passed and per onal :abuse of which I have been the recipient during favorablY. I am satisfied that in tho e bills were cases whicll the past mont1l because of my attitude upon this bill I .have should not have been included. I did not .object to their con- received here and there some letters of a very gratifying char- sideration, however. neter. 1 want to read one -dated April 24. 1 will omit the name Mr. SMOOT. 1\lr. President-- of the writer and his address as well, not because he has Te- Mr. THO:l\fAS. We passed 13 of them, and upon the theory quested me to do so but because I fear if I do not he may also that they embodied individual ·ca es demanding recognition. hear from some of the advocates of this bill 011tside of the This, however, is a universal pension bill -designed for the poor Chamber. He says : and the Tich, the low and the .high, Without any exception -what ever. I yield to the Senator from Utah. lion. CIIARLES S. THOMAS. HONORED Sm : I .note your objection and Temarks in the REconD of the l\Ir. SMOOT. In this ·connection I wish to say to the Senator 1.9th instant on S. 3783, introduced by Mr. SMOOT, and heartily commend thnt these -private pension bills nwly only to those wllo are you for the stand taken. Congress doe not seem to use ordinary dis .more persistent in comin-g to Congress and have learned the way. crimination in many of its upproprintions.. A bill to raise salaries of postal emplo~r ees made a flat raise for all regardle s of how whom we have recognized in all our legislntion heretofore, gcn-J amendments I hnve to -offer; and. I will not offer the proposed eral and special, ou~ht not to be oYerlookeu in this proposed nmendment covering the surviving soluiers of the Mexican \Var legislation. · until the Senntor from Utnh has lookeu into it. 1\Ir. President, there is one other amendment that I will sug- l\lr. TRA1\1MELL. 1\Ir. Presiuf'nt, I offer the amendment ge t and which, I think ought, to go in the bill. 'l'h't! provision which I ·end to the desk. to which I refer was placed in the so-called Sherwood bill, for The PHESIDL~G OFFICER The amendment to thP amend- which this is a substitute. When I had more to do with pension rnent wi1l be stated. legislation than I haYe now I insisted that it should go in all The SECRETARY. It i::; proposed to add the following proviso pension legislation where the services of pensiQn attorneys anu at the end of the bill: claim agents were not required, so I am going to su~~est that Pro·vidca further, That the increase herein pro~id c u shall not be · at the end of the bill the following be added: C:\.-tended or granted to any Pensioner who has au annual income of Provided turthe1· That no pension attorney, claim agent, or other Sl,OOO or more in addition to his or her pension allowance. person shall be endUed to receive any compensation for presenting any 1\lr. SMOOT. 1\lr. President, I will ask the Senator from claim to the BurPau of Pensions or securing any pension under thi.s act, except in applications for original pension by persons who have not Florida ·whether he de ire to speak upon the amendment at heretofore rece1ved a pension. this time? · The truth is that unless that goes in, the moment this bili l\1r. TRAMMELL. If the bill i not goin~ to be di r•o. etl of passes, if it shall pass, the persons affected by the bi11 will be immediately, and I judge it will not be, I should pr fer llav :fiooded with letters from pension attorneys, chiefly in \Vasbing- ing the n.mendment submitted and prini:ed for ~on iderution ton, asking them to agree to give them $10, more or less, for when we take up the bill and when more Senators nre present. looking after their claims in the bureau, when no suc.h service l\Ir. SMOOT. The Senator offers it and - ~ ·ks that it be is required. It is merely a perfunctory matter to increase the pending? pension in the bureau. 1\lr. TRA.l\Il\fELL. Yes; that it be pending. 1\lr. wALSH. Mr. President-- l\Ir. SMOOT. That is, that it be printed and lie on the tnble? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from ~ew l\1r. TRAMMELL. Yes. Hampsl1ire yield to the Senator from Montana? 1\Ir. PO~IERENE. I suggest that it be printed in the RECORD, l\fr. GALLINGER. I yield; res. so that we may know what it proposes. 1\lr. WALSH. As suggested by the Senator from New Hump- Mr. SMOOT. I will say to the Senator that it will be printeu shire, the Sherwood bill attempts to make provi ion for that in the RECORD. case in this language in section 5: . l\lr. WALSH. Mr. President, I am advised that a general That no attorney shall be recognized and no attorn:>y fees shall be agreement has been entered into to the effect that at 2 o'clock paid for the presentation or prosecution of any claim under the pro- the Senate shall adjourn until Friday. I take it there will be visions of this act. time for me to state to the Senate with some brevity the . l\Ir. GALLINGER. The language I have usecl_is in tlle orig- es entia! differences between the two bills now on the Senate inal bill; but the language in the She1;wood bill, for which this calendar-the bill under consideration and the so-called Smoot is a substitute, is equally efficacious, and either one or the other bill, proposed by the Senate Committee on Pensions as a sub should be agreed to. stitute for the bill coming from the House, generally kno,Yn as 1\lr. SMOOT. Mr. Pre ident, I think the reason why ·it was the Sherwood bill. not put upon this amendment was because the original act pro- Both of them contemplate granting an increase of pension to vides in substance what the Senator now suggests as an amend- all tlwse now having pensions and receiving $30 a month or ment. - . le s. '!'be bills differ in respect to the amount of the increase l\fr. GALLINGER. Yes. That aro e from the fact that the in no very great degree, the appropriation called for during Senator from Utah regarded this as. an amendment, when, ns a the fir t year by the so-called Smoot bill being something about matter of fact, it is a separate act. $40,000,000, while the appropriation called for by the Sherwood Mr. Sl\IOOT. Therefore, Mr. President, I sincerely hope that bill is in the neighborhood of $29,000,000. the suggested amendment of the Senator will be adopted, be- From each of these estimates made by the Pension Bureau cause all of our pension laws passed in later years have had just some time ago a deduction must be made on account of iutenen- that provision added to them. ing deaths, so that in the case of the Smoot bill I think probably . Mr. GA.LLINGER. That is right. the author has quite accurately stated that it c-ontemplates an The PRESIDING OFFICER The amendment to the amend- e...~penditure during the first year of about $35,000,000. A like ment will be stated. dednction must be made from the estimate of the appropriation The SECRETA.RY. It is proposed to add, at the end of the pro- necessary under the Sherwood bill, and a further deduction must posed amendment of the committee, the following: be made in case of that bill on ·account of two classes of exemp- P1·ovided ftu·tll er, 1.'bat no pepsion attorney, claim agent, O! other tions for which it provides; These two exemption features in . person shall be entitled to receive any compensation for presentmg any the Sherw d b'll hat s .. dist' · I ·t · claim to the Bureau of Pensions or securing any pension undel' this act, 00 1 are w erYe .. o mgms 1 I In any par- except in applications for original pension by persons who have not ticularly marked 'Yay from the so-called Smoot bill. It pro heretofore received a pension. vides that no one shall claim any benefits under the provi ions Mr. wALSH. 1\lr. President, if the Senator from New Hump- of the bill, first, who is an inmate of a soldiers' home; or, second, shire will pardon me, I think the language proposed by him is who has an income in excess of $1,000 a year. hardly applicable, because there will be no original applications The justification for the increase at this time arises from the for pensions under this act. recognized large advance in the cost of living. The repre. enta- l\fr. GALLINGER. Oh, Mr. President, I think there may be tives of the old soldiers at the time the act of 1912 was passed original applications under this statute. There are still a good represented, and no doubt with entire sincerity, that that was many soldiers who never have applied. the la t appeal that ever would be made to Congress for pensions Mr. Sl\IOOT. I will say to the Senator from l\lontana, that I for the old soldiers; but it _was not to be anticipated, and no think there are between 50,000 and 100,000 who have not made one could have anticipated, that such an extraordinary ri e in any application. the cost of living us we haYe witnessed 'vould ensue, and it Mr. wALSH. In view of the language of the bill, I do not seems to me no criticism can be justly leveled at those who are pre s my suggestion. in a special way the representatives and guardians of the in- Mi'. GALLINGER. I suggest that the words "or securing terests of the old soldiers who now come and ask an increase of any pension" be stricken from the amendment I have offered, pension. I think everybody who admits the wisdom of the policy becau e the matter is covered by other language. of granting pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War :Mr. Sl\fOOT. That will be acceptable, Mr. President. is agreed that some increase ought to be granted at this time in The PHESIDING OFFICER. The amendment to the amend- view of the very material advance in the co t of living. ment will be modified as requested by the Senator from Kew I must say, however, that the Sherwood bill commends itself Hampshire. The question is on ugreein~ to the amenument to to me on account of the two exemptions to which I have ad- the amendment. · verted.. Of cour e, so far as the old soldiers who are th_em- The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. selves inmates of soldiers' homes are conce1!ned, they do not con- 1\fr. GALLINGER. Now, Mr. President, I suggest that the front the additional cost of living. The Government already quotation marks preceding the words " Section 6," in line 21, bears the additional burden of expense on account of the in page 3, and after the word "private," in line 7, page 4, be creased cost of living; so that it eems to ::.ne no appeal can be stricken out. made in anything like a persuasive way to the Congress of the The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. United States at thjs time in behalf of the soldiers who are being 1\lr. GALLINGER. l\h·. President, \Yith the exception of my cared for either in the National or in the State institutions. suggested amendment extending the benefits of this act to the I have not at hand the information as to the number of per few surviving veterans of the l\Iexican War, those are all the sons who would be affected by that provision of the bill. I. houltl 1918. --- CON GR.ESSIONAL R.ECOR.D-HOUSE. 7161 snr in tliis connection, -l\1r. President. ·that the idea has been ex-. support his family nnd himself nt home with the. increased pressed to me in some letters recei'"ed that under the provisions pension. of the Shcn>ood bill the inmates of the soldiers' homes \IOU.ld 1\lr. WALSH. That of course is quite true. If· be has ::r draw no more pensions; but that is plainly an error. family at home, the increased cost of living bears upon tllem. It i. · not intended by anything in the Sherwood bill that any Although I have no figures available at this time, I feel . \er3· one '"ho is now drawing a pension shall be deprived of his pen confident from all I know about the matter that the large sion, and it is expressly provided that his pension shall not be majority of those in soldiers' homes have no homes. reduced. Provision is made in the fQllowlng proviso, being a l\Ir. CURTIS. I wish to state that I have received n large part of . ection 2 of the Sherwood bill, namely : number of letters from inmates of homes who \\ere supporting Pro1:idca (1wtlwr, That no pension heretofore granted shall be re families outside. duced hy this act. .AD.JO'L"TT -:::~mxT OYER MEMORIAL DA.Y. It is my purpose, whene\er the appropriate time arri\"es, to sugge t an addition to that of the following: 1\Ie. WALSH. In accordnnce with the agreement to "·llich I referred a"hile ago, I rnoYe that the Senate adjourn until Nor ~ball any pNson now receiving a pension be by anythln~ herein uepri ~·ed. of the same. Friday at 12. o'clock. . . The motion was agreed to; and (at 2 o'cloc- and G mimite.<: Now·, with refet·ence to tlte other class exempted under the p. m.) the Senate adjourned until Friday, l\fay 31, 1018, nt 12 Sherwood bill, namely, those ha'"ing an income of more than o'clock meridian. $1,000 a year, it will be borne in mind that in like manner those people, whoeyer they may be, continue to draw the pensions pro 'lided for them by the act of 1912. They will simply be unable HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. to claim the increase of pensions provideti for by this act. Mr. SMITH of :Michigan. 1.\Ir. President-- Tl;ESD.\Y, 111 ay 28, 1918. 1\Ir. WALSH. If the Senator will pardon me just a moment, The House met at 12 o'clock noon. the Sllerwood bill has language in it substantially like that The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couueu, D. D., offered tile fol tende•·ed in the amendment just offered by the Senator from lowing prayer: Floridn, as follows : Our Father in IIea,·en, out of the fervency of soul we come to That no pensioner shall be entitled to receive any benefits unller the provisions of this act for any period during wWch he shall be an inmate Thee in prayer fo.r the success of our soldiers and their allies of any State or natioaal soldiers' borne; and the provisions of this act in the great struggle now on in the \\estern front; that onr shall not apply to any pensioner whose net annual income from all prayers may mingle \Tith the thousands springing spontaneously sources, inc~nding his pension, is $1,000 or more. from the hearts of anxious, loving, and devout souls.- It hns been urged. that it woul The Clerk rend as follows=· · Mr. SANFORD. ~Jr. Kemie.cly and 1\Ir. Collier. The com Ilouse resolution 34!) (H. Rept. Ko. GOS). mittee have looked into this matter carefully, and are in favor R cs oh:ed, That the Clerk be, ana be is- hereby, authorized to pay, of this. re olution. · ont: of the contingent fund of the Uou e, to Mrs. Kittle Ivins, widow 1\Ir. BLACK. I want to ask the gentleman from Georgia of Eugene E. Ivins, late .an employee on. ilie roll of the Hou e, a• sum n. f'qual to six months' compen ation as clerk of the Committee on the question. If the e increases are grunted, will the e employees Po. t Office and Post Roacl , aml an additional runonnt not exceeding al o get the 120 a year increase? $230 to defray the funeral expenses of said Eugene E. h'i.ns. · 1\Ir. P AnK. I think they will. The re olution was agreed to. l\.fr·.'BLA:CK. Doe· the gentlemAn think they ought to receive S ALAf,IES OF THE CliiEF P ..lGES. the $120 increase proYidecl'in the Jegi lati're, executive, am1 judi cial appropriation bill and al~o receive this $300 increase? 1\lr. PARK. · Mr. Speaker, I have another priYilegeu reso l\Ir. PARK. rt is a matter for the House. I present H as lution from the Committee on Accounts. chairman of tl1e Commltiee on Accounts. The Committee on The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report it. Accounts have reported it_unanimou ·Jy, and it is presented here The Clerk reau as follows : for the House to act upon. House resolution 324 (II. r.cpt. £:\o. GlO). · The- SPEJAKEll. The question is on the re olution. R esolved, That t ho salaries o1 tb ~ two chief pages be increased to The question being t ::tk~n, . on a divi ion (demanuetl hy :Mr. Sl,GOO each: Pl·o1:ided, That the saicl increa c be paicl out of the con tingent fund of the Hou ·e of Reprc ·entatl>es until otherwise provicled BUcK) there wer-e-a yes 91, noes 29. by law. 1\Ir. BLACK: On that I make the point of no quorum p1:e ent. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the reso The SPEAKER. 'l~e gentleman from Texa · makes the point lution. of order tl1at there i no quorum pre ent. The Chair will count. The question was taken ; and on a I. 1918. .CONGI-tESSIOX ~\._L ltECOI1D-IIOl; SE. 7163 Small Thoma~ "Walsh Wihwn, Tex. 1\II'. Bnnmxt:GH with l\Ir. WAnD. Stephens. Miss. Thompson Watkins Wise Ste;enson Tillman Welty Young, Tex. l\lr. DouGHTOX with l\1r. \Vrxsww. 1\lr. DEw .UT 'iYith l\Ir. GARL.iND. ANSWERED "PUESE~T "-5. llntler Dowell Rucker l\lr. DOWELL. 1\Ir. Speaker, I am paired with the gentle· Cannon man from Florida, Mr. 81':..\.nS. I therefore withdraw my Tote NOT YOTING-130. of "aye" and nn.·wer ':present." Austin Estopinal Kreider Rou<;e l\Ir. BUTLEU. l\lr. Speaker, I am paired. with the gentle· Bacharach Fait·child, B. L. LaGuardia Rowlanll man from Pennsyl...-ania, 1\lr. STEELE. I therefore ''ithllraw BlaC'J,"lllon Fail·child, G. W. Langley ~abath Bland Fairfield Larsen Saunders, \a. my vote of "aye'' and answer "present." Britten Fnrr Little ~cott. Pa. Tile result of tile YOte wa · theu announced as abo...-e recorded. Brtimbnngh Fess Littlepage S_cully Caldwell Flooct London f;ears A quorum being present, tlle doors were opened. Campbell. Pa. Flynn Lufkin Shackleford On motion of l\lr. P ATIK, a motion to reconsider the vote Candler, Miss. FortJney· McCormick ~icgel whereby the re olution was agreed to was laid on the table. Carew Foss l\IcCulloch Slayden Carter, Mass. Foster 1\IcLuughlin, Micb. Slemp The SPEAKER Under a special order of the House, the Cary Francis l\IcLaughlin, Pa. Sloan gentleman from Korth Carolina [l\Ir. Krrcrri~] is recognized Clark, Fla. Fuller, l\Iass. l\Iaber Smith, C. n. for 10 mir..ntes. [Applnu· e and clleer ·.] Clark, Pa. Garland Mann Smith, T. F. 1\lr. KITCHH\. l\Ir. Speaker, in view of illc hearty coopera Classon Godwin, N.C. Mason ~teele Cooper, Ohio Gould l\Iiller, Minn. Stephens, Ncl>r. tion by :\!embers on botll sides of this ai ~ le to aispatch business Copley Gray, N.J. l\Iondell Sullivan in order to adjourn the CongrE'ss lJy July 1, and in further Costello Griftin Montagne :-:weet view of the assurances which I llave made ·o often to 1\Iembers Crisp Hamilton, N. Y. Mott ~wift Currie, Mich. Haskell Nelson Switzer upon both sides of the House that we woulu not have a tax: Curry, Cal. Hayes Nichols, Mich. Taylor, Colo. bill at tlus session, I feel it is due to m;-.·self, as well as to the Dale, N.Y. Heintz Norton Templeton Dale, Vt. Helvering Oli;er, N.Y. Tinkham Honse, to make a brief, plain statement concerning the legis· Dewalt Ilildard 0' 'haunessy Van Dyke latiYe situation at this time. The first of the year-in fact, Dies Hollingsworth O;erm.rer Vare at the conyening of this ses ·ion of Congre.·s-1 recognized that Dillon Hoocl Ptu·l,er, N.Y. Voigt Donn;an Howard Phelan \Yard the appropriations and the expenditures under the appropria· Dooling Hull. Tenn. PowPI's Webh tions for the coming fiscal ~·ear would be so enormous that we Dougbton It·elancl Ra~sdale Welling would be under the absolute necE'ssity, either at thi · session Drukker .Tacoway Ramey, J. W. Winslow Dunn Johnson, S.Dak. Ramsey 'Voods, Iowa or at the next se sion, of bringing in a revenue bill ' .rgc1y Edmoncls Kt>boc Rams{"yer increasing taxes. Upon returning to Wasllington after the Emerson Kelley, Mich. Uayburn holidays I tall~ed with officials of the Treasury Department, So the resolution wns agreed to. with the Secretary of the Trea ·urr and others, and. insistecl The Clerk announced the following pairs: that a part of this se sion's program shon1d be the enactment Until further notice: of a new revenue measure. When l\Ir. Burleson brought to Mr. EsTOPINA.L with l\lr. CL.:U'.J.\: of Pennsylvania. me the President':;: program for the session, finding that it did l\Ir. FLYNN with Mr. CooPER of Ohio. not include any l'evenue legislation, I insisted to l\Ir. Burleson Mr. HowARD with l\lr. CosTELLO. that the President should include as u part of this session's l\Ir. KEHOE with Mr. CURRIE of Michigan. program a tax measure. I insisted upon and talked with the l\Ir. LARSON with l\lr. DALE of Yermont. Treasury officials, including Mr. McAdoo, about the neces.·ity l\Ir. :MAHER with l\Ir. DILLON. of a revenue measure at this ses ·ion as late as Marcil 13. 1\lr. OLITER of Ne\Y York with l\lr. Emro~Ds. I thought it was wiser and better, if we were to have tax legis· Mr. PHELAN with l\Ir. EMEBSOX. lation nt this session, that we should begin it at once in the Mr .•TORN W. RAIXEY with Mr. BEXJ ..Hfn\ L. FAIBCHILD. early part of the s ·sion .·o thnt we could get it behind us Mr. RAYBURN with l\Ir. FAIR.FIELD. and upon the statute books before the hot summer day came on, l\lr. SA BATH 'vith l\fr. F ARB. and then the people would haYe sufficient time to understand it. Mr. MONTAGUE with l\lr, FESS. to npproYe or disapprove it. Tho ·e favoring and opposing would Mr. HuLL of Tennessee with Mr. FonD~EY. have opportunity to defend before their people their po ·ition on Mr. SAUNDERS of "Virginia with Mr. FnANCIS. it. Finding that it was not the policy of the Treasmy or of Mr. SHAcKLEFORD with Mr. GRAY of New Jersey. the administration to undertake the passage of a -revenue meas Mr. SLAYDEN with 1\lr, HASKELL. ure at this session of Congress, and knowing, too, that a large 1\Ir. THOMAS F. SMITII with Mr. KELLEY of Michigan. majority of the House and Senate was oppo ·ed to snell under· J!.fl•. SULLIVAN with 1.\.Ir. KREIDEB. taking, I ceased further insistence upon its consideration and Mr. TAYLOR of Colorado with Mr. Curmy of California. at once began to make efforts to so arrange the legislative pro· Mr. Hn.:LIA.Rn with l\1r. MAsox. gram that 'Te would get away by the 1st of July. I conferred Mr. JACOWAY with J!.fl·. HAYES. with the minority leader and many other l\Iembers of the mi Mr. HOOD witJ1 Mr. LITTLE. nority, also with the chairmen of the Tnrious committees, rela Mr. OVERMYER with l\1r. DUNX. tin~ to the speeding up of legislation. I as ·ured them that \TO Mr. LETER with Mr. McLA"C"GHLI~ of 1\licl..tigan. would not have a tax measure, and, therefore, that "·e could get Mr. FosTER "ith Mr. Foss. through the business in time to adjourn by JuJy 1. Many of us Mr. CANDLEB of Mississippi with l\lr. SLOAl\'. belieYed and all lloped that by mutual, earnest cooperation it Mr. SEARS with Mr. DowELL. wa · po ible and probaule to dispose of the legislati\·e program Mr. GRIFFIN with l\1r. IRELAND. in time to adjourn by July 1, and went to 'Tork to that end. I Mr. HELVERING "ith Mr. LANGLE1. took the mutter up "·ith the leaders in the Senate on both sides, Mr. LITTLEPAGE with Mr. GOULD. and the same assurances that no tax mcasw·e was included in Mr. BLACKMON with l\lr. McCULLOCII. the session's progmm were made. All agreed to cooperate in Mr. C.AI.DWELL with Mr. NICHOLS of l\Iichigan. facilitating t11e con ideration and pa. sage of the necessary war Mr. CAMPBELL of Pennsylvania with Mr. SIEGEL. measures and the appropriation bills in time to get through by Mr. CAREW with l\1r. AUSTIN. July 1, if possible. Mr. CLARK of Florida with Mr. BacH.AnACH. I vnmt to say that there has been upon the part of the minority 1\Ir. CRISP with Mr. BLAND. as well as the majority an absolute keeping of gooLl faith, both Mr. DALE of New York with Mr. BRITTEN. here and in the Senate. To·clay the program, exclusiYe of a tax l\1r. STEELE with l\lr. BUTLER. measure, is so far advanced that we would have adjom·ned about Mr. DOOLING with Mr. CARTER of Massachusetts. July 1. The minority ha not forced the majority to bring in Mr. VAN DYKE with Mr. LUFKIN. any special rule to consider any measure on tlle program. [Ap Mr. 'VELLINO with Mr. 1\fuLEn of Minnesota. plause.] In the interest of facilitating legislation, the minority Mr. RAGSDALE with Mr. MoTT. has consented to dispense with Calendar Wednesdays" and Unani Mr. RoUSE with 1\l-r. NORTO::S. mous Consent Mondays whenever unanimous·cousent request Mr. WEBn with 1\Ir. RAMSEY. was made. 'Vbile some did not faYor all of the measm·es on the Mr. FLOOD with l\1r. RAMSEYER. program, or all of the measures that hm·e been presented as war Mr. GODWIN of North Carolina with 1\lr. Sr.EllP. measures, "in toto, not one has attempted to filibu ter or to delay Mr. LO!'IDON mth l\Ir. SWEET. the consid.eration of nny of these measures, but he was willing Mr. SCULLY with 1\Ir. Swntr. and content to come ton showdown and to a vote. [Applause.] Mr. CHABLES B. SMITH '''ith Mr. SwiTZEn. I wish to say that when I smv the notice for the first time 1\Ir. STEPHE ~s of Nebraska with l\11·. TINKHAM. ami. it was the fit·st intimation that I had had from any quar Mr. Do~OVAN with Mr. VoiGT. ter-in the Nmv York World, about May 10, that the Secretary ''1164 CONGRESSIONAL RECOR.D-HOUSE. ~fAy 28, of the TreaE:l.U'Y would demand and insist upon n revenue mens- the lJUbliShers at tl1e first of the session that this se 1on ure at thi se-· ion, I wa.· the mo t surprised, the most amazed, _ should not clo e until they hrul a chance to put to a vote in man in this body. I lwd understood just a few weeks before ' Congress either fue question of the repeal, or modificat ion, or that :no revenue measure was in contemplation at all. I urn a suspension of the o~eration .of the postal-rate provisions of firmly convinced that it is not necessary to enact a .revenue existing law. I know they attempted to get such an nrnendment measure at this se sion and that -it is unwise under all the cir- 1 on the Post Office bill in the Hou e, or to get a sepnmte bill ·cnms tUnce to undertake one at this late dt\Y in these ion. But for the purpo ·e. They failed. They attempted to get H on the the PI:e.sident of the United States, Commander in Chief of the Post Oftice bill in the Senate committee and they failed. They Army aud Na\ y of the United .States, bus ueclared ·otherwise. then gave notice that n motion would be made in the Senate, .He has given it as hi. opinion that it is nece ary tl1at a pt:oper l after the Post Office .appropriation bill wofl.S reported to it. .to ~1nd just measure, larO'ely increa ing the revenues, be put upon su pend the niles so that such amendment could be offered to the statute books before this se sion close . Although; as I said, . the bill aru1 thus have another fight in the Hou e and the I do not uelie\e there i an absolute nece ity for the pa age 1 Senate. I know that they planned tha't if they could not get . ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. gine. Both England and France have placed orders in this The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Alabama moves that country for the Liberty engine, so that that engine has proven the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole House on a decided success, and the fact that the cobelligerent nations the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H. R. intend to buy some from this country is the best proof of the 12~81) malting appropriations for the support of the A.rmy for fact that they are a success. the fiscal yen.r ending June 30, 1919. The question is on agree 1\Ir. 1\IADDEN. 1\Ir. Chairman, will the gentleman from Ala ing to that motion. bama yield to me in order that I may ask the gentleman from The motion was agreed to. California a question? The SPEAKER The gentleman from T~nnessee [l\Ir. GAR l\Ir. DENT. Yes. RETT] will take the chair. l\.Ir. 1\IA.DDEN. The gentleman- ays that England and France Accordingly the House resolved itself into Committee of the ha\e placed orders with the Uniteu Stutes GoYernment for the Whole Hou e on the state of the Union for the consideration of Liberty engine. How many engine have they got? Ha\e they the bill (H. R. 12281) making appropriations for the support only placed orders, or have they got engines? . of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, with 1\fr. 1\lr. KAHN. The engines are coming forth in good shape, and, GARRETT of Tenne, see in tJ1e chair. of course, the deliveries will be made in accordance with our The CIIAIRl\IAl~. The House is in Committee of the Whole own needs and the quantity that we ourselves will use. There Hou ·e on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill are over 900, I. believe, that have already been shipped. H. R. 12281, which the Clerk will report. 1\Ir. FIELDS. And 3,000 have been ordered by Great Britain. The Clerk read tbe title of the bill, us follows : Mr. 1\lADDEN. Only 11 were deli\ere Mr. ANTHONY. The gentleman made the statement that 1\Ir. :MADDEN. That is to be added to the $5.000, so that 1t foreign governments had expressed their entire approval of the makes a plane cost anywhere from $6,900 to $10,000? Liberty motor. I do not believe such a statement as that ought Mr. DENT. Exactly. At the time of the declaration of war to go out entirely unqlllllified. Wl1ile it is true that foreign we had 73 aviators in the Army. Since that time we have governments have given .orders for Liberty motors, it is also graduated 3,439 who can fly. At present 5,000 are waiting for true, as the evidence taken at our hearings shows, that at the assignment to the ground school: request of foreign governments orders for Liberty motors have Mr. MADDEN. Will the gentleman let me nsk a question been canceled and foreign motors substituted in their place, right there? . showing that the foreign governments prefer their own motors. Mr. DENT. Yes. _ 1\Ir.-KAHN. Will the gentleman yjeld? 1\!r. MADDEN. How many of these men were graduated on Mr. ANTHONY. I will. the other side? Mr. KAHN. The testimony given only three or four days be Mr. DENT. I bm·e not in mind now the figures in regard to fore this bill was reported was that both England and France that. have given orders for specific numbers of the Liberty motors. Mr. MADDEN. I think there were a good many more men Mr. ANTHONY. 'l'hat is true, but if the gentleman will re gradu-ated on the other side than there have been on this side. memb!?r, Mr. Potter, wl:w was in cl1arge of that matter, stated Mr. DEI\~. I think the. gentleman from Illinois is mistaken to our committee that there were a nrimber of cancellations of about that. orders. l\fr. MADDE..~. We had over 1,500 there at one time that bad Mr. KAHN. That was before. been sent over. 1\Ir. ANTHONY. No; lately, and where factories have dis Mr. DENT. I think I have those figures. continued the manufacture of Liberty motors and started, at the Mr. MADDEN. We want these facts, if it takes a corkscrew reque t of foreign governments, on the manufacture of their to draw them out. own motors in this country. 1\Ir. DENT. If the gentleman will be patient, I will try to Mr. HUSTED. If the gentleman will yield, I want to get give the facts, but I can not recoUect the figures. The gentle some further information along that line. I want to ask the man seems to be very impatient in getting at the facts. I am chairman if there is an adequate number of training planes now trying to. give the committee information as fully and com in the Army avintion camps in this country and in France, in pletely as I can. order to train the student aviators as rapidly ns possible? · Mr. DENT. I will state to the gentleman, In answer to that 1\lr. MADDEN. I do not think the gentleman ought to get inquiry, that more men have gone into the service than there angry about it. are planes for them to use. This service ba.s been very popular, Mr. DENT. I think I am entitled to get angry. I am trying and the men have gone in more rapidly than the manufacturers patiently to give the facts to the committee. have been able to construct the machines. Mr. 1\IADDEN. I do not think .the gentleman is going to Now, 1\Ir. CLmirman, when I was interrupted I believe I left make any progress by getting angry. I am not angt·y and I do off nt the number of machines in France. We have 1,316 ma not propose to get into any quarreL, but I do propose to insist on chines In France and 3,760 machines in the United States. The all the facts, as far ns I am able to get them. number of combat machines in France is 323 and the number of Mr. DENT. The gentleman has no right to sny that he is aviation training camps in the United States is 27. trying to corkscrew the facts out of me. Now, to satisfy my good friend from Illinois [Mr. MAnnEN], l\11·. MADDEN. I Mr. GORDON. They are nil in training_ except those who Mr. DENT. Yes. bave gone to Europe. . Mr. MADDEN. Then we have less than one plane for each l\Ir. DENT. I have given the number, 5,027. flyer, have we not? Mr. MAPES. But the gentleman says the cadets are officers. Mr. DENT. Yes; I stated that frankly, that we were ahead l\Ir. SHALLENBERGER. Tbey are in training. In men and behind in the number of machines. 1\lr. MAPES. I tmderstood the gentleman from Alabama to Mr. MADDEN. So that, as n matter of f~ct, there is not a say that the cadets are officers. · · bit of use in having the men unless we have the mat~riel-the · Mr. DENT. They will be officers. guns and ammunition, and nll that. 1\len are of no use in a 1\Ir. l\IAPES. I would like to ascertain how many men are in battle unless tbey have everything else. training? . Mr. DENT. Except tlmt when we get the machines we will Mr. SHALLENBERGER. The men in training are cadets. have the men ready to go ahead and use them. We have cadets and reserve military aviators. When he bas Mr. McK.:LiNZIE. May I be permitted to say to my colleague, finished training, be becomes a recognized military aviator. in the interest of information, that a great many of our Ameri 1\lr. 1\IAPES. Are tbose in training included in the · report can flyers, who are spoken of in these numbers given out llere, 'vith the number of enlisted men? are flying for tbe English and the French? . Mr. SHALLENBERGER. ·The number of cadets, 5,027, is 1\lr. MADDEN. Then tbey are not flying for us? tbe number of men actually in training in the aviation schools l\1r. McKENZIE. Yes, they are; I beg tbe gentleman's par in France and in this counh·y. don. They are doing tbeir bit. . Mr. MAPES. And they are included with the number of 1\lr. DENT. I shall state in that connection that it was testi officers? · fied before the committee, notwithstanding the current rumors Mr. SHALLENBEHGER. They are not included with the that appeared in the newspapers of tbe country, that tbere number of officers. never bas been a time when the American forces in the front Mr. 1.\IAPES. 'Then they are not mentioned or included in line have not been protected with machines. If we did not nny figures in the report. have a sufficient number, tbey were furnished by the British Mr. McKENZIE l\!r. Chairman, will the gentleman permit and the French. me to interrupt him? Mr. MADDEN. I guess that is the information supplied to Mr. DENT. Yes. the committee, but I do not think it is true. 1\fr. McKENZIE. One of tbe officers testified a~ follows: Mr. DENT. Of course if the gentleman does not believe We have at the present time 5,000 men awaiting assignment to 'vhat the 'Var Department says I can not help it. g-round schools. There are 2,713 men at tl!e ground schools, 2,983 at Mr. SNELL. Is it so that our Government has adopted the the primary flying schools, 191 at the bombmg schools, 145 at our pur suit schools, 88 at our observers' school, and none at any gunnery Handley-Page bombing machine? school. • Mr. DENT. That is one of them that tbey use. And, in addition to tllat, of course there are thousands of Mr. SNELL. And tbe Bristol fighting machine? students at places such as Champagne; Ill., and I think there Mr. DENT. Yes. l\Ir. SNELL. And the D'Havilan l\lr. s:r-..~LL. But the gentleman does not know? Mr. SHALLEJ\TBERGER. It is furnished by machines as'ked Mr. SHALLENBERGER. I have not been informed; we do for and bought from them. • . not get the information. - Mr. REAVIS. And to that extent we have not done proh· 1\Ir. GREENE of Vermont. The only difference in the test of ably what we should have done in reference to the aircraft the Liberty motor is that over there they get shot at? - defense? . 1\Ir; SHALLENBERGER. That is about the difference. Mr. SHALLENBERGER. If we would admit tlmt we could 1\lr. MADDEN. 'Vill the gentleman yield for one question in make a better machine ~md a better plane, there might be con connection with the Browning gun? The gentleman saiu we siderable force in the gentleman's argument. I think the wise hall n whole lot of Browntng guns. Where are they? thing is to buy the best and equip our men with them while 1\fr. SHALLENBERGER. They are in the Army of the United we are experimenting with the machines over here. States. 1\Ir. REAVIS. What I have asked is not in the spirit of 1\Ir. 1\IADDEN. How many Browning guns have we got? criticism, but in order to get the facts. I would like to ask 1\Ir. SHALLENBERGER. I am going to say something to the gentleman one further question while he is on the subject the House about the Browning gun and I do not ,,.-ant to make of aviation. my speech now. The CHAIRl\fAN. 'vm· the gentleman from Alabama [1\lr. 1\lr. MADDEN. The gentleman might tell us now if his speech DENT] yield further? is goou. 1\lr. DENT. For one more question; but I would like to finish Mr. SH~U.LENBERGER I will say this: We produced more my statement. heavy Browning guQs in 1918 than the United States bad effi l\lr. REAVIS. 'Vhat I 'vanted to ask is this: There is a claim cient machine guns at tile declaratio3. of war. We are pro of a discrimination against the reserve military aviator to the ducing right now at the rate of a thousand a month-- effect that the aviator in the Regular Establishment receives 1\fr. MADDEN. The heavy Browning gun? rapid promotion, while the reserve military aviator is not given Mr. SHALLENBERGER. Yes. promotion beyond the rank of junior military aviator. What is Mr. REAVIS. Will the gentleman yield? there in tha't? Mr. SHALLENBERGER. I wilL 1\lr. SHALLE1\TBERGER. I looked into that matter. and I Mr. REAVIS. I understand the Liberty motor is used in a found the fact is that as soon as a man is commissioned into fighting plane? · the Army now, whether in the reserve force or in tl1e Regular Mr. SHALLENBERGER. Not in a single-seater; it is too Army proper, his opportunity for promotion is exactly the same. heavy for that purpose. The only advantage the Regular Army man has over tile man 1\Ir. REAVIS. It is to be used as a combat plane, for the pur who bas come in as a reserve officer is that his number in that pose of bombing? particular grade is higher on the list generally, and so as the Mr. SHALLENBERGER. It is used as a combat plane '\'~"here opportunities for promotion occur they come, of course, to the you want to carry more than one man. men at the head of the list; and _so far as advancement is con 1\Ir. REA VIS. A combat machine is not necessarily a one cerned, that is occurring now in the Aviation Department in seater ·fighting machine? particular, because a man is a better flier than another it is no 1\fr. SHALLENBERGER. No. handicap to him that he is a reserve aviator rather tl1an n junior 1\fr. REAVIS. And the Liberty motor is to be uti1izeu in that military aviator in the Regular Army. I am informed, so far as kind of a machine? that particular thing is concerned, that there is no distinction Mr. SHALLENBERGER. That is the idea. A fighting ma in the A.I·my whatever. I sympathize with the gentleman and chine has a smaller engine, much smaller wing , and flies at his idea in asking that question. I took particular pains to go tremendous rate of speed and can not use as heavy a motor as into it and inform myself, anu I think that matter is thoroughly the Liberty motor. taken care of. 1\Ir. REAVIS. Does the gentleman know what engine is to l\Ir. REAVIS. A member of the Regular Establishment hav· be used in connection with the fighting machine? ing a higher number h~s some advantage over tl1e regular mili Mr. SHALLENBERGER. The Hispano-Suiza, the Bugati, tary aviator, and the higher number is because of circumstances and several foreign makes are to be utilized for that particular and not because of design? · purpose. . 1\Ir. SHALLENBERGER. It is because he is in the service 1\lr. REAVIS. Are '\Ye manufacturing any engines in America prior to the other man. . now. 1\lr. REAVIS. And, as I understand it, a reserve military . · Mr. SHALLENBERGER. 'Vo are starting to- produce tile aviator is entitled after six months in the service to become a Bristol fighter. There has been a great deal of change of orders junior military·-uviator? in reference to the matter. The gentleman understands we arc Mr. SHALLENBERGER. He is. if he passes to· the satisfac· not trying to fight this war in this country. We take orders tion of a board that gives him that certificate. from those men who have to fight it in Europe. Finally we The CHAJRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. have come now, I am told, to a type of rapid fighter. in sub l\Ir. REAVIS. 1\fr. Chairman, I do not like to impose on the stanre the Bristol fighter. chairman of the committee, but this is a matter that has been Mr. REAVIS. Is it not true the rapidity with which these brought to my attention several times, and if the gentleman from aircrafts are changed makes any hard-and::fast proposition of Alabama [1\:Ir. DENT] will yield for a question or two I would a fighting plane rather inadvisable? appreciate it. 1\lr. SHALLENBERGER. Yes. The art is new and being -1\fr. DENT. I will yield. changed rapidly, and one reason why it was advisable to buy 1\lr. REAVIS. He is entitled to no further promotion, until these fighting planes over there is because of the fact we are at the expiration of two years he is made a military aviator? so far away it is difficult for us to change our manufacture l\Ir. SHALLENBERGER. Yes, sir. as rapidly as the art of flying over there grows. It has been l\lr. REAVIS. But that has no increase in rank. told us one of the great troubles of the British army in per 1\fr. SHALLENBERGER. It is an increase in pay only. fecting its fighting plane has been the little strip of water only 1\lr. REAVIS. But not in rank. . 30 miles wide, the Straits of Dover, which separates them from l\1r. SHALLENBERGER. No, sir. France. So they do not have as immediate contact with the Mr. REAVIS. The regular is entitled to promotion up to the war as the French. And if that has· been a stumbling block to rank of major in the Aviation Service? t!.:em, the fact that we have 3,000 miles of water between us 1\lr. SHALLENBERGER. It is higher than that now. and the seat of war has been a greater stumbling block to us. Mr. REAVIS. I received a letter two or three days ago from 1\lr. REAVIS. Is not that condition partly responsible for Capt. Reynold that the limit-- the somewhat deplorable condition the aircraft situation is in 1\lr. SHALLENBERGER. We have an officer, Gen. Foulois, oow? _ who is the only senior military aviator we have in the Army, 1\fr. SIIALLENBERGER. I do not believe it is as deplorable and because he is a man that has been a flier for three years as we have been led to believe. I will say to the gentleman they have advanced him to the rank of m~litary aviator, and that the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, a man in now he is a brigadier general. I think the general statement whom I think we have absolute confidence, has told us that the gentleman makes is a fact. there never has been a time when the fighting units of the Mr. REAVIS. Now, can a re,serve military aviator-that is, American Army have not had a1l the battle p-lanes to protect an aviator in the Reserve Army-hope for the attainment of them that they could ·(1se. \Ve have· not 150 miles of front that rank as will enable him to attain an equal footing with the to defend yet. If we ha clumce of seniority of seni.ce is one that is inevitable in every determine whether or not we ought to give to the War De line of the A.rmy. • partment that which it is asking. We have discovered that Mr. REAVIS. .And the gentleman's observations have led there "·ere some · uuplicatioijs-not many. These have been hlm to believe that tbe stories of discrimination against reserve corrected. This committee is unanimously of the opinion that officers are not correct? this 1\ar must be won an.d that we must I'ely upon the War Mr. SH.ALLE..... BERGER. I do not think there is any dis Department's estimate , largely, as to what is necessary to crimination. The fact that a man has lately come into the appropriate in order to "i.n it. [.Lpplause.] Army as a reserve aviator and learns to fly quickly, of course The CHAIRl\IAN. Docs the gentleman from Alabama uesirc means that he is inevitably low down on the line of lieutenants to re erve the remainder of his time-? who are to be promoted, but it would be the same·if he came in l\Ir. DENT. Yes; I desire to reser\e the remainder of my in the Re,o-ular Army. time. - Mr. GREENE pf Vermont. I doubt if there are as many op 1\fr. KAHN. l\Ir. Chairman, the Oommlttee on 1\lilitary Af portunities to become generttl fliers, as our friend Maj. Foulois fairs had no intention of slmtting off uebate or questions respect was permitted to be, because those men occupy administrative ing this bill, which carries approximately $12,000,000,000. We offices, and the grade is not widely given up to numbers. thought that time could be saYed by having a v-ery full discus Mr. SHALLENBERGER. .It is as the gentleman .from Ne- sion of the various paragraphs of the mea ure 1.mder the five braska says. · minute rule. In formulating a bitl of the vast magnitude in Mr. 1\lcKENZIE. If my colleague will permit an interrup amount of this one the committee proceedeu in an entirely dif tion, in the interest of the truth brought out by the gentleman ferent method from any that I tad heretofore been u. ed. For from Nebraska in regard to the failure of our country to get every paragraph in the bill carrying a large appropriation there airplanes, I would like to have it go into the RECORD that a part was appointed a subcommittee, consi ting of one member of the of ow· trouble ha been in the matter of the failure of con majority and one member of the rn.inoritr, nnc1 each subcom tractors on the other side of the water to make deliveries. As mittee has made it a special point to become thoroughly familiar a matter of fact, we contracted for something over 13,000 ma with the itenu:; contained in the pttrticula.r paragraph over which chines in France and Enuland, and up to this time we have got it had jurisdiction. And so, a the bill is read under the fi\e only a few hundred, so that the fault is not all in our own coun minute rule, I feel the Committee of the Whole will be nble to try in bringing down the totaL get more information on this propo ed legi lation than the 1\Ir. REAVIS. 'Vhy uo we not manufacture them in this Hou ·e has ever received on any military appropriation bill that country, if t.hey can not furnish them on the other side? has ever been reported to the House heretofore. Some criti .1\Ir. McKENZIE. Because we can not or could not do it. ci m has been made regarding the aeroplane pro"'ram. Why Mr. DE...~T. 1\Ir. Chairman, I hope t:lillt the committee will even to-uay on this floor the statement was made by one of the allow me to proceed "-ith my statement. I onJy want a few 1\Iembers that we have practically no aero:>lane , whereas the more minutes. truth is that we had entered into contracts with manufacturers The CH.AIRMA. ... ~. The gentlem:m from Alabama has 12 min on the other ide of the Atlantic Oeean, who had been building ute remaining. aeroplane for practica1ly three ~·ear before we got into the war, Mr. DE TT . 1\lr. Chairman, in conclu ion, it must be recog to turn out machines for this country. They have been deliver nizE'ti that the aircraft program, which was inaugurated last ing machines to our forces in El.n·ope right along. · I belie-re it is summer, "·as an entirely new proposition in this country. The only fair that these facts be stated. .fnct i that it 'vas a comparatively new proposition in the world. Our c01mtry wa notoriou ly unprepared for war. For years And while there have been some rni ·takes and some uelays, I some of the Members on this floor realizing how -absolutely un think the 'Var Department hns done remarkably well in accom prepared we were to defend American rights, h·ied to make pli.. hing upon this project as much us it has. the House ee that we were li\ing in a fool's parailise; but the I wi h to state that the Committee-on Military~ ffairs began light did not strike in on the minds of the majority of the Mem hearingt on the Army nppropriu.tion bill the first week that bers of thi House. AnU o we drifted, e•en " while the sparks Congre 'N met in December. In fact, I think it was the second were flying everywhere," .n.nc1 refuse 1\fr. KAliN. l\Ir. Chairman, when this country began the 1\fr. KAHN. I recall that testimony very well, an(} thnt is construction of 16 great military camps, each one capable of what I lwu reference to in the stntm-nent I h;we just ma charge or uriye of tile enemy might drive our forces back 5 information. is tbnt the tWo larg t factorie ~the Cnrti.. ·s and iniles, 10 miles, or eYen 20 miles. the Standard fnctorie -were for ~evernl ·months practically at The railroad tracks, the cars, and locomotives would all have a standstill, wHb nothing bein,.,. done in them. to be abandon('(], and as soon as our troops made a new stand Mr. KAHN. I cnn tell the gentleman something nbont tha.t new h·acks would have to be laid immediately, new cars would from personal ob, ervation. When tl1i country announced that have to be furnished immediately in order that the troops could it was going to manufacture aeroplanes on !l large cale Wash still receive the neces nry food, ammunition, and snpplies. ington was flooded with men who wanted t.o get into tbe game Now I will yield to the gentleman from Kansas. and who promised all kinds of thing ~ in the way of their ability · Mr. CAMPBELL of Kansa . What I wanted to ask was in to manufacture promptly if they could only get contract . 'Vhen ' reference to aeroplanes before the gentleman left that subject. the contracts were not forthcoming they woulu complain that \Vhat explanation was made to the committee why we have only the Curti s company and the 'Vrigbt company, the two companies two battle planes in France out of the $640,000,000? that were actuniJy in existence, were getting it all, ami that ~ ~Ir. KAHN. We .neyer had that .information before the com- no new company had any chance. So that my friend from mittee. . New Yor·k seems to haTe been mi informed as to what wa being Mr. CAMPBELL of Kan as. That is the information of the done with the two companies that were then in existence. country and the public generally. 1Hr. HUSTED. I happened to meet a gentlemar who had ~Ir. KAHN. Because ·orne new ·papers have chosen to pub- been at the Standard plant and at the Curtiss plant, immedi lish that partfcular piec~ of misinformation. . ately after he returned from an in pection of tho e plants, and Mr. CAMPBELL of ltansas. Does the gentleman state that ,he told me that when he was there, in one of those large factories, there are more battle planes than have been published to the be saw but 10 planes that were approaching completion. They country by the investigation made in another body and stute were 10 Bri tol planes in the Curtis plant, and he found about ment!'l made by the chairman of the l\filita.ry Afl'airs Committee half the benches in that plant idle, with no workmen at the in another body? · . benches at·an. Mr. KAHN. I have not been able to follow all those matters l\Ir. KAHN. I am uuder the impres ion, though po ibly I cru.·efull y. am in error, that no Bristol planes have been completed us yet. . 1\Ir. CAMPBELL of 4Rn as. I would be glad to know, and Am I right about that? probably the country ~ould be glad to know, that we had more l\11~. SHALLENBERGER. I understand they nre just begin battle planes as the result of the expenditure of the $640,000,000. ning to have them produced now. They have not been approved 1\Ir. KAHN. Let me appeal to the aentle:rilan's own common up to date. sen e. The gentleman has 1·ead that the American fliers have Mr. McKENZIE. l\lr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? been bringing down enemy planes. l\1r. KAHN. Yes. · 1\lr. CAMPBELL of Kansas. In French and English battle l\Ir. McKEl'IZIE. For the sake of the REcoRD, in order that plum'. . · there may be no mi take about the figures. I would like to put 1\Ir. KAHN. No; battle planes ·owned by this counh·y. We the correct figures in the RECORD in regard to the appropriations have 323 fighting battle planes on the other side. We have now made for .aircraft. It was not only $640,000,000 but it was some on the other side quite a number made . in this counh·y and thing over $700,000,000. shipped. abroad, but we have nearly always bad fighting planes • Mr. KAHN. Seven hundred and fifty-five million dollars, I on the other side, made, it is true, on the other side, because think. they had tile factories to consb·uct them at a time when we had Mr. McKENZIE. And on the 30th of April, 1918, there had practically- no factories in this country. been expended $316,517,000, which left a balance of $433,369,000. Tbeso battle planes have been used with remarkable success Mr. KAHN. I thank the gentleman for that contribution to by our American fighter . They will be n;mterially augmented this collo({uy. · in the future, I have no doubt. And they were paid for out 1\Ir. HICKS. l\fr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? of the appropriation of $640,000,000 that has been spoken of on 1\lr. KAHN. Ye. thi. floor. Of the total ' sum for aviation, about ·$755,000,000, 1\Ir. lUCKS. I want to state partly in answer to my col· only about one-third h'a been paid out. The other two-thirds league from New York [l\Ir. HusTED] that less than a month is still in the Treasury to be u eq in the payment of additional ago I went throu"'h one of the Curtiss plunt · at Buffalo, and at plane and such acce sories as may be delivered to the Gotern that time I think less than half of their capacity was beinu• ment from time to tim~. They have been contracted for but utilized in turning out aeroplanes, and a numba· of Bristol have not been delivered as yet. were then being put on the block to be tested, and that plant, I Mr. MADDEN. .1\Ir. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? think, was not being operated in anything near its full capacity. 1\fr. KAHN. Yes. · · Mr. KAHN. Mr. Chairman in this connection I want to say l\1r. 1\::IADDEN. The gentleman ju t stated that only one that I hold no brief from the War Department. I have no de third of the . 640,000,000 had been paid out. sire to cover up anything or to apologize.for any mistakes, but I 1\fr. KAHN. Yes. · believe it is the province of a 1\fember of the House to give the Mr. 1\IADDEN. The gentleman from Alabama [:Mr. D~T] facts truthfully and fairly and fearlessly. stated that 316,000,000 had been paid and that is more than There vms another disappointing thing in connection with the one-hnlf. manufacture of aeroplane ·, and that was the question of lunl-· Mr. KAHN. I am s;lea.king of the total amount ::llowed for ber. It became a very serious question at the beginnipg. It the Signal Corp last year, which was $755,000,000. wa~ found necessary to get spruce lumber in large quantities. Mr. LONGWORTH. .All that still remains is obliga.ted, is It might be supposed that every spruce tree that was felled it not? would furnish necessary lumber, but that was not the case. The M1·. KAHN. Yes; of course. And I want to say that more tree has to be of ~ certain grain, so that a number of trees than what remains is obligated. The testimony before the might be felled before the right grain would be secured. The committee wa that in order to speed up thej' llad been com "I. W. W." in the West were fighting this Government's prepa ~lled to go out and contl~act for planes, plane- materials, and ration for war. They committed notorious acts of sabotage. engines, in'the hope of se~uring speedy manufacture and prompt They broke the teeth on' the saws that were u ed to cut this delivery of the new planes. · · 'timber. They put emery dust into the oil that lubricated the · l\lr. SNYDER. Of cour e, this ::noney we speak of as being bearings of the machinery in the mills. . obligated is for tbe purchase of aeroplanes both in this country 1\Ir. MADDEN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? and on the other side. . Mr. KAHN. Yes. Mr. KAliN. Not only aeroplanes, but dirigible and sta- Mr. MADDEN. How ID.:;'l.lly of those men have been sent to tionary balloons. · · the penitentiary-any? . < • Mr. Sl\TYDER. That ·are to be delivered? · Mr. KAHN. _ I do not think that a single ma:.n was caught or · · Mr. KAHN. Yes. · · arrested. · l\fr. SNYDER. ~d at the pl~esent time the understanding · Mr. 1\IADDEN. Huxe they prosecuted uny of those men? is that the manufactUrers who are building these various types Mr. KAHN. I do not think they have captured any. But I .of equipment are delivering and are prepared to deliver from want to say to the gentleman that there is .a bill pending in day to dn.y in larga~ and larger quantities. Is not that a fad? this House for the gi\ing of medals for efficient work done in l\lr. KAHN. Exactly; in ever-increasing quantities. connection with the war. The War Department' sept Col. · l\Ir. HUSTED. 1\Ir. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Disque- to get oot spruce lumber in the West. He found the Mr. KAHN. Ye . "I. ,V, W." in control of the lumber camps. Mr. :r:IUSTED. I would like to ask the gentleman if he thinks He made inquiries and was told that many men had joined the aeroplane factories whicr. we had in this country have been the I. W: W. simply on nccount of their de ire to have some utilized to the best advantage in the manufacture of1Jlanes?· l\ly social life. They felt that here at least men got togetl1er anLl 1918. OONGRESSION~t\L RECORD-HO SE. .7173 found . orne entertainment. Col. Disque asked them whether the quantity of thnt oil that will be requireu. The farmers ali tht>y would join an organization that be would found. I believe over this onutry lli1Ye been appealed to to raise the castor be.nn. -lle <>.alled it "The Loyal Legion of Loggers." He got up his own I mn inclined to believe that the Go'ierninent itself is now taking rihml, and thou. and· of these lumbermen joined this new or up that matter, o that we 0111 el\"eS: \.Yill hnve to p.l"Oduce that ganization. It was founded in the territory occupied by the lubricant. I. W. W .. nnrl I am informeu now that the L. L. of L. have practi Mr. l\IADDR.~. Will the gentleman yield right there.? 1 cally clriYen the I. W. W. from the fielcl. That man, Col. Disque, l\lr. KAH • Yes. t.le. eTve a medal for what he has done. [Applause.] 1\Ir. )L'\.DDEN. l\ly understanding of the difficulty with the Mr. ~ULLER of \Yashington. Will the gentleman yield for a motor wa that the lubricating ~ection o1' the motor that was question? added to the Packard machine diu n.ot wm·k, and it was found l\lr. KAHN. Yes. that that part of the Liberty motor had no place in the Packard ~11'. l\liLLEil of. \Va:hington. For the purpo:e of information, machine and nothing would lubricate- it except castor oil '"ben it woulu it be prop r for the gentlem:m to state what the output got up in the rarer atm~.bere, and that because of that fact ·now of tHe three character of planes is-the pursuit, the com we ,.,-ere obliged to open castor-bean farms throughout the bat, and the bombing plane-ner day and how they are going United States in order to rai... e the castor bean to make that. oil. over to Europe? Would it be proper for him to state that? If somebody had not displayed•a selfishne s in. the make-up of 2\lr. KAHN. The figures were given me on Friday morning. the motor by insisting o'n having his lubricating section adued to I confess to my friend that they have escaped ruy memory, but the Packard machine, no . uch condition would- h..·w.e arisen ; and we were told at the same time--for the commlttee was present we ·would not have been put to the- expedient o:f compelling the when the statement was made at the war ouncil up in the American people to wait until a crop o.t. castor treans: cot1l Mr. KAHN. I understnnd in nll rnpidly revohing machines l call up ::\Ir. Potter' office, and that w-ns the information I have cnstoi· oil is ·used. just give11. . Mr. HARDY. What I wanted to get is n clear answer to the 1\Ir. KAHN. I asked :Mr. Potter specifically about the Dusen- . statement of the gentleman from I11inoi [l\lr. MADDEN] thnt it burg case in the co·mmittee. . was some special self-interest. Mr. A.i'XTHONY. It was state l\Ir. HUSTED. 1\lr. Clwii'man, will the gentleman yield? I did not know whether the gentleman co\.ild say approximately l\Ir. KAHN. Yes. what proportion of our fliers are exper t i·n that way. l\Ir. HUSTED. I think the Hou e bns gained the impres ion l\Ir. KAHN. I presume it is all a matter of practice and experi thnt n large amount of material ha · been shippetl abroad for the ence. The e so-calle 1\lr. LONGWORTH. One que Hon more nuil then I will not speak about it, why a· member of the committee should. come further embarrass the gentleman. before the House and give out the "·hole thing. 1\lr. KAHN. The gentleman is not embarrassing me. l\tr. DENT. ·The new •paper · certainly publi bed it. 1\lr. LONGWORTH. About how many machines ought there 1\Ir. DENISON. Since he gaye out the statement, of cour e. to be for each aviator? 1\Ir. DENT. I do not know w11ether the. gentleman from New Mr. KAHN. Opinions yary. ''lhen we first took nr tlle mat York [~:(r. C.ll..DWELL] is here, but if the matter i. · to be Wherrns . the purpos('s of the corporn tion known as the American R('{l Certainly it is not unfair to suggest to a grent department, Cross, u corporation incorporate(} hy act of Congress approved Jan· nary ::>, 1905 (33 Stat., p. 599), is to furnish volunteer aid .to the charged with the keeping of millions of 1i,·es of our men, that sick nnd wounded of· armies in time of war, in accordance w1th the some effort shall be _nude at least to pr3SerY"e the bodies of those spirit and conditions of the conference of Geneva, anu does not under who die in order that tllosc who loved them may regain posses take to provide for the care of the £lend; nnd sion of them nt some time or another. Whercn there has been incorporated under the ~aws of the District of Columbia a · volunteer organization lmown as ·American Purple The ndYocntcs of the Purple Cross unllesitatingly declare that Cross Association, the active membership of which is limited solely it would be perfectly feasible and practicable to preserve the to those who haYc made the profcssiona care of the dead their life work; and bodies of our dead heroes in France. It was in evidence before Vt.,.hereus the object of the said association is to furnish >olunteer ni · 'Mr. McKENZIE. I ·lmderstand the gentleman does not · in bends of the Military Establishment. But in or ~emlation is r equested n _to tl e · · irabi~ity of such legislation in I'': hich the President .made _-ye teru.ny upon tl!e. ab. olnte ne(:es- Yiew of cllaracter anu locatwn of conflict. s1ty of Congress puttmg ast A.n l\lr. SHA.LLEP."'BERGER Something arounc11,800,000. keep pace with our aeroplane production, or whethet· or not :when l\Ir. l\I.A.DDEN. How many guns does it take to a man? w.c reallj· :get 50,000 or 100,000 aeroplanes we -will have enough l\lr. SHALLETh""BERGER It takes about 17,000 to a division, machine auns to 'Place llPOn .them. Does the .;entlemnn tlliUk l>ut c•cry man in the division is not arm.ed with a ri.tle. we will have? l\lr. 1\lADDE~. 'Vhat is the a-rcragc or percentage of con- l\Ir. SHAL!JENllETIGER. Yes; our · machinc;gun program truction? p1·ovides o•er 200,000 machlne guns for aeroplanes. I will say l\Ir. SHALLENBERGER. It is estimated that there should to the gentleman that we have no-w something like 15,000 of ·the 11robnbly be a rifle and a half for each man. That is, for a 1\Iurlin aircraft guns. That also is a gun that js avuilal>Ie foi· million men we should have a million and a bnlf rifles. use on airplanes tbe same as tbe o-thers• . because it can be 1\lr. 1\I.A.DDEN. We lose some? :Synchronized to ·be fired through t.he pro_peller if necess:n-y. !\Ir. SHALLENBERGER. Yes. Mr. CAMPBELL of Kansas. What gun is generally used by Mr. :llADDEN. In battle? the allies on their airplanes? 1\lr. SHALL"E~'DERGER Yes. The wastage is cabout 40 or. Mr. SH.A..LL~LJ3ERGER. In Europe the Hotchkiss gun, a GO per cent ·per annum. heavy maclline gun sirnila~.- to tile ·Browning gun. Jr. '1\I.ADDEN. So that the information that tho committee. 'The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expireQ. has leads to the conclusion not only that we have nll the ·guns 1 Mr. SHALLENBERGER. 1\lr. Chairman, I will ask for fi-re we need now, but tbat we are •making all that we inay need, minutes more, in order to answer these questions. no matter bow 1arge the Army 'may be-? The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Nebrn ka asks unn.ni- Mt·. SHALLENBERGER. The information that we ha"e is mons consent that 11is time b~ e-:rtended me minutes. Is there that we are cproducing rifles ·more rapidly than we have assem- objection'! . bled men to carry them, and in order that these skilled tool- There was no objection. makers and mechanics may oe used in other lines of production 1\lr. KAHN. If the .gentleman will remember, when the ·Com- ·they are slowing up somewhat the production of rifles; although mittee on Military ..Affairs of the House -were invited to see the 1 will say to the gentleman that with the increase of a million demon.. been done. But I will say to the gentleman, as he no doubt mum capncity of some 15,000, except for the comparatively few knows, that the modern military men seem to think it necessary modified parts. · to keep as much information as possible from the public about ·l\Ir. MADDEN. And we ha Ye the factory space? military affairs, and therefore the Military Committee as a 1\lr. TILSON. Yes. rule have deferred to it. But as to the matter o:f production of 1\lr. l\IADDEN. And the machines themselyes? these guns the public is entitled to know the facts, all(l the 1\Ir. TILSON. Yes. information can be of no value to the enemy because tlley are l\Ir. MADDEN. Then, all we need is the added number of not yet made in sufficient numbers to be dangerous on the other tools? · side. But I want to give the country the information that the 1\lr. TILSON. Yes. production is now· organized and the guns are rapidly being 1\!r. MADDEN. And we also need the material? . furnished that have been decided by our military men to be l\1r. TILSON. It has been decided, and I think ·correctly, that the best guns. we should not take toolmakers, who are scarce, and the gauge Mr. WALSH. I appreciate that the gentleman has acted in makers, who are still scarcer, off other neces ary work, where good faith, and I did not seek to criticize him but only won tools are necessary in the manufacture of artillery and ammuni dered if it was to offset any rumors or reports that we were tion, and put tllem to making tools for rifles when \Ye have not making progress. . already a daily capacity of 9,000. l\lr. SHALLE:NEERGER. That was my idea in making 1\lr. 1\IADDEN. That is, if that is enough. the speech. ~r. TILSON. The gentleman is entirely correct, and if it is 1\lr. 'VALSH. The gentleman thinks it "is necessary to not enough it will be necessary for us to tool up further. divulge minor details in many respects in order to offset the 1\Ir. l\IADDEN. Are the toolmakers limited in number? reports, I assume? Mr. TILSON. They are decidedly limited. The number of Mr. SHALLENBERGER I ·will say that I think the speech toolmakers and gauge makers in this country is quite limited. of the gentleman from California [Mr. KAHN] and the state Every one is worth his weight in gold. A good toolmaker or a ment made by the chairman of the committee this afternoon good gauge maker is a -rery important and -raluable man just giving detailed information about the aircraft were valuable now. · · contributions to public information, and if the information I Mr. MADDEN. Suppose we get an Army of 5,000,000 men l1ave given about the production of machine guns shall in a on the other side, how many more toolmakers would w·e have small way serve some such purpose also I shall be content. to have in the United States than we haye to-day. . [Applause.] Mr. TILSON. We are now training toolmakers every day. 1\lr. KAHN. _ l\lr. Chairman, I do not know whether the gen They are beginning at the simpler work of toolmaking and are tleman stated for the benefit of the committee that even though going on up to the more complicated and difficult work, but we we had not sufficient light Browning guns to arm our troops, are training them every day. nevertheless we have had thousands of the French guns fur The CHAffiMAN. The time of the gentleman from Connec nished to us by the French Government, t11e Chauchnt gun, to ticut has expired. arm the troops on the other side, and our troops are equipped 1\fr. TILSON. I ask unanimous consent to proceed for five with that gun. minutes more. Mr. SHALLENBERGER. I thank the gentleman from Cali- fornia. . The CHAIRl\lAN. Is there objection? Mr. TILSON. 1\lr. Chairman, just a word more in explanation There was no objection. of the rifle situation and as to machine guns. The rifle situa 1\lr. TILSON. I wish to say a word about the machine-gun tion is that at the time we entered the war the manufacture situation. The gentleman from Nebraska [l\lr. SHALLENBERGER] of the Enfield rifle in this country was said to amount to about has referred. to it. I can best add a word in regard to the u e of 15,000 a day. Wl1en it was decided to modify the Enfield rifle guns on airplanes. He described to you that there are two kinds and make it the "United States model, 1917," chambered to of guns used on an .airplane. . On a ingle-seater machine, and shoot American ammunition, the change was comparatively these are usually tractors, it is necessary to have a gun that slight, although it took three or four months to make the new will shoot between the propeller blades in order that the pilot tools and gauges necessary to begin the manufacture of the in piloting his machine can also sight his machine gun. There Enfield rifles chambered for American ammunition. The change fore, the machine gun should be built right into the fusilage is comparatively slight, however, compared to what it would of the machine, so that in order to aim the gun he maneuvers have been to make an entirely new rifle. Therefore we had until he gets his cross wires across the enemy machine, then available a potential capacity for the manufacture of rifles of his machine gun is aimed and to discharge it he has only to pull the string and the gun operates. 15,000 a day. ~twas necessary only to make changes of tools, gauges, and fixtures for the few minor changes necessary to The Lewis gun, though fine as a flexible gun, can not be shoot American ammunition instead of the British. adaptoo to shooting between the propeller blades, since it can Thus far it has not been considered necess·ary to tool ·up not be synchronized, but we have a gun already in production beyond a daily capacity of 9,000, which has been thought to be . and now being turned out in quantities that serves that pur quite sufficient. However, if it be necessary to tool up, it can pose well. I refer to th~ Marlin aircraft gun. The aviation be done easily to the-maximum capacity that we were producing section of the Signal Corps took no chances as to machine guns of the British rifle at the peak of production. - and, therefore, chose for a fusilage gun the Marlin aircraft 1\lr. 1\lADDEN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield. gun which synchronizes perfectly. They gave an order for · 1\lr. TILSON. Yes. 40,000 of these, I believe it was, or about that number. 1\lr. 1\lADDEN. I think the gentleman just answered what ·At the same time an equal numbe1· of Lewis guns were or I was about to ask him. I was going to ask how he reconciled dered for use as a flexible gun-that is, a gun which is mounted the statement of the gentleman from Nebraska [1\Ir. SHALLEN on a swivel pedestal where the ob erver can turn and use it in BERGER] that we were making 9,000 a day wlth the statement e•ery direction from an airplane. that he has just made that we can make 15,000 a day. 1\Ir. GREEN of Iowa. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. TILSON. The gentleman will see that we must tool Mr. TILSON. I will. up for the additional 6,000 a day. The gentleman understands Mr. GREEN of Iowa. Is not there some objection to the what it is to put into production any article of this kind which 1\larlin gun on account of its weight for use in an aeroplane? is made of metal and which has to function as perfectly as a 1\Ir. TILSON. The gentleman means the gun being too heavy? gun. In ol'der to tool up for the manufacture of. such an article, 1\lr. GREEN of Iowa. Yes. it takes a great many special tools of very fine material and 1\Ir: TILSON. I do not believe so, because later on they are workmanship, with all the necessary dies, jigs, and fixtures. going to substitute for it the heavy Browning gun, which is Then there must be a large number of dimension and limit not much different in weight. gauges which are necessary to production in i.arge quantities. Mr. GREEN of Iowa. The Lewis gun, at all events, ·is a Mr. 1\IADDEN. 'Ve have the machinery with which to make much lighter gun? the maximum number, and all we need to do is to tool up our l\lr. TILSON. Yes; but it will not ene at all as a fusilage machinery? gun. You can not synchronize it to shoot between the propeller Mr. TILSO~. It will only be necessary to tool up our ma blade . It is not made so that you can use it for that particular chines for the modified parts in order to increase our capacity to, purpose. say, 15,000 a dny. 1\lr. GARNER. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. 1\IADDEN. Or to add the necessary number of tools to 1\Ir. TILSON. I will. U1e machinel;Y that we already haYt>. _ Mr. GARNER. The gentleman made a -rery a lounding state l\Ir. TILSON. Yes; nnd it would not take a Yery large number· ment, I thought, when he said that they had made a contract of special tools, because we nlready have the tools for a maxi- for 40,000 guns for ~ingle planes and 40,000 Lewis guns-that is, .. 19is. ! 7183• , 00 guns, 80,000 aeroplanes--and then you are going to substi to state what has been accompli. hed under this seryice, but not tute the Browning· gun for it. No wondet-- to make any promise as to what would be accomplished, and I Mr. Al\"THONY. I will s-ay to the gentleman that is not all. thought that had been the mistake that had been made. But The bill contain an appropriation for 220,000 more aeroplane certainly there is nothing now llli:e 400~000 aeroplanes. guns. Mr. CAMPBELL of Kall.sas. The esteemed publication known_ 1\ir. GARNER. How many are we going to ba,e, 300,000? as the C-o .e GRESSIO~AL RECORD may quote me a wishlng that r. KING. Four hundre(l thousand, I hope. there were 400,000 on the front now. Mr. TILSON. The order was, I think, for 38,000, to be Mr. DENT. If that was the c.ase, you ~ul and by a11d by even the thick-headed German Imperial Gov-1 of it to the other since this committee began the consideratio~ ernment TIUl be made to understand-that we are in this war of this rreasure. We started out with a program of about to the finish, with all the man power and all the resources $6,775,000,000. . The Secretary of War, after we had completed necessary to win. The whole people of the country are united those hearings, was called to the battle front in France and and determined as never before on the one great proposition to asked us to hold this measure up until his return. He then win the w111·, that not only ourselves but the other peoples of the came forward with another program, which gives the bill a world shall be free to govern themselves and that autocracies total of about $12,000,000,000. shall never again be permitted to rule on this earth by fright- You have heard numerous charges against the War Department. fulness and force. The American people are a peaceful people, assertions thr..t it had fallen down and had ceased to function. and they love peace to the extent that they are willing to fight · You have had mendacious lies told about the airplane program. for it, and to fight until the Prussian military power is crushed I do not say that the airplane program was carried out as never to again attempt the conquest of the world. The great successfully as was suggested or expected or intended by the question now is not how long will this great war last, but Congress, but I do not believe, gentlemen, that the fall-down how will it end? And it never can end and never will end of the Aircraft Board is as complete and total as some news· until the present German Government is defeated and over- papers have endeavored to make it appear. It has made fine thrown. 1.'here can be no talk of peace withont victory or by progress in many respects. compromise of any kind. When peace does come it will not Whatever fault may be found concerning it, it can not be attri· be of the kind that is "made in Germany." It will be a peace buted to this committee, nor can it be attributed to Congress. I based not on conquest, not on the rol;>bery of territory from other know that the Ordnance Department has been mendaciously, weaker powers, but based on the immutable principles of right slandered and the public deceived as to the ability of this Gov and justice to all nations, great and small. And this is im- ernment to prosecute this war with the proper amount of light possible until the central powers are absolutely defeated and and heavy artillery. I know further that many slanders went humbled to the point where right, not might, shall be accepted out against the War Department, especially the Quartermaster as the basis of enduring peace. As a member of this House, Dep111·tment, touching the equipment of our soldiers in the waY. I propose to stand by the administration in the vigorous prose- of clothing. True, there was some shortage. Very true, mis· cution of the war and to give to t11e administration whatever takes were made. But ·where is the honest, patriotic critic iii and everything that is necessary or helpful in conducting the this Republic who would not concede to the President and to the war. Neither do I approve of faultfinding and criticism if Army officials, to the Cabinet and to Congress, that some mis some mistakes are made, as inevitably there have ·been and take would inevitab1y follow in the sudden organization of a _will be, but, notwithstanding that fact, we have done more great army, with all this country at peace, with all of our in and accomplished more in the short space of a little more than dustries running on peace programs, when suddenly, over night, a year since we entered th~ war than the most optimistic man everything was transformed to a war footing? To-day you hav~ in all the country could have hoped for or thought possible. two million and thirty-odd thousand soldiers. You have more We l1ave in that time organized a great army, fit to meet and than four hundred thousand sailors. You have all the industries conquer a like number of any army that ever existed. From of this country changed from a peace to a war basis. It has a quiet, peaceful people we have become a great military power been done in less than 12 months. You have every one of your that will make itself felt in the cause of justice and humanity soldiers well equipped, and a splendid surplus. You have, in and the liberation of the world from tyranny and oppression. addition to that, all of your sailors well equipped, and a surplus Mr. Chairman, I have no fear of the final result. We are for more. You have, my friends, the Republic organized in not in the war for any selfish purpose. We covet the territory better shape to carry on a war than England was two years of no other people. We are not seeking to rob any nation of after they started il;lto the war. its lands or its resources of any kind. w·e are not seeking in- Mr. WALSH. Will the gentleman yield? demnities. It is said that in Germany the question is being dis- 1\!r. QUIN. I yield for a question. cussed as to how much indemnity, how many billions of dollars, 1\!r. WALSH. The gentleman is one of the most patriotic and they will be able to collect from us when the war is over. I hard-working members of the Military Affairs Committee, and can tell them now. It was said some time by some one that I. am, of course, very much interested in his statement; but I we had "millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute." want to ask him 1f he does not think that a great deal of the .\Ve can go better than that now. We have billions and hundreds dissatisfaction which has been expressed throughout tlle coun· of billions, if need be, to carry on this war until victory is won, try has resulted from too rosy promises and p_redictions being but not a farthing for indemnities, so long as an American citi- made in certain quarter from time to time, which caused people zen is left alive, so long as a building in all this country stands, in their enthusiasm to believe that greater results could be so long as a dollar is left, or so long as day follows night or obtained than were humanly possible? night. follows d~y. Nvernment while making or c:msing to be made pressed by him here yesterday, is to bring old Kaiser Bill and with a stop-watch or other time-measuring device, a time study of any that whole crowd to their knees and make them realize that this such employee between the starting and completion thereof, or of the movements of any such employee while engaged upon such work ; nor great giant of the West stands ready at all times not only to shall any part of the appropriations made in this act be available to defend itself but to protect the poor and weak everywhere that pay any premiums or bonus or cash reward to any employee in addi the sun shines. [Applause.] tion to his regular wages, except for suggestions resulting in improve l\Ir. WALSH. I dislike to interrupt the gentleman's very in ments or economy in the operation of any Government plant. teresting observation, but he has spoken of psychology. ' I would The objed of the amendment is to prevent the introduction like to ask him if this is an instance of the psychological method of the so-called "Taylor stop-watch system" into Government which he thinks should be invoked in arousing patriotism? I plants. The subject has been pretty thoroughly thrashed out quote from his colleague on the Military Affairs Committee to during the last few years, but I want to trespass long enough on this effect: the patienc~ of the House to make t'vo or three points. Surely your Uncle Sam is a modern Aladdin, who when he wants a CAMOUFLAGE ABOUT "EFFICIEXCY." thing devoutly rubs 1he lamp of American patriotism, and the genius of America produces overnight all that be requires. The opponents of this amendment will tell you that it is a blow at efficiency, and they will endeavor to convince you that Is that the psychological method that the gentleman thinkS you can not have efficiency in Government plants unless you should be used to arouse American enthusiasm? have the Taylor system. Now, we are all in favor of effi Mr. QUIN. I can not comment on what any other gentleman ciency, and we are all willing to make whaten·~· sacrifices may thinks psychology might be. be required of us in order to bring about the E-fficient pro ecu 1\Ir. 'V ALSH. I wondered if that was following that method. tion of this war. 1\Ir. QUIN. I follow what we all consider sensible and legiti But the Taylor system an(l efficiency arc not synonymous mate and practical, and that is all that the War Department has terms. The supporters of the Taylor system have been clever done. That is all that any branch of this Government has pur enough to seize upon that word " efficiency " and to exploit it sued to-day. The Congress is aware of the-fact and recognizes to their own advantage. the fact that this committee,' and especially the War Depart I think I can dispose of this question of efficiency by reading ment, has had a wonderful task to perform, and at no time has it a letter from the Secretary of the Navy addres ed to a Member endeavorell to shirk any 4uty or responsibility. Standing of this House, 1\Ir. GoULD, of New York. Referring to the stop against the shaft of criticism, standing against the onslaught watch amendment in the Naval appropriation. bil1, the Secretary of designing politicians, your Secretary of War has withstood says: it all, and to-day stands out a leade1· of this co1,1ntry, sending This provision is a continuation of one incorporated in the naval ap our boys across the Atlantic ocean, guaranteeing, so far as the propriation act approved March 3, 1915. and carried in all subsequent great Republic can guarantee, the fathers and mothers that these naval acts, and while its inclusion in the bill now pending was made without the recommendation of the department the department is not boys shall be protected with all of the great Government re opposed to it, and, in fact, advocated it at the time the naval act of sources back behind them. Every patriotic citizen of this Repub March 3, 1915, was under consideration. - lic in his heart feels that the soldier who has offered to immolate Its continuation from year to year has not operated to prevent satis factory ascertalnments by other means of the comparative efficiency of himself on the altar of his country should have the solid support employees. · and backing of the people behind him. [Applause.] That no man should have the right to quibble, grumble, and throw any I would particularly call your attention to the concluding stnmblingblocks in the way of the successful winning of the war. paragraph: Its continuation from year to year has not operated to prevent satis No soldier nor sailor should in anywise be handicapped or hin factory ascertalnments by other means of the comparative efficiency dered by any man in public or private life by any man of no of employees. means or by auy man of the greatest means in this Republic_ I think we can all agree that, judged by achievement, the [Applause.] America is going to win this war and, bring the Navy Department is one of the most eff!.cient departments of bloody butclu~r to his knees and crush forever the Prussian ideals Government. and destroy for all time military despotism. [Applause.] UEAL OBJECT OF "TAYLOR SYSTEM." The Clerk read as follows: Apalysis of the Taylor system reveals the fact that it is merely Purchase, equipment, operation, and repair of military, telegraph, a clever device for speeding ~P workmen. Gentlemen who are telephone, radio, cable, and signaling systems; signal equipments and stores, field glasses, telescopes, heliographs, signal le.ntern-s, flags, and experts in its use seem to regard workers as machines which other necessary instruments; wind vanes, barometers, anemometers, should be driven to their utmost capacity until some one of the thermometers, and other meteorological instruments ; motorcycles and "parts" gives way. Then the machine should be tossed into motor-driven vehicles !or technical and official purposes in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of . communication the junk pile and a new machine substituted. or signaling systems, and supplies for their operation and maintenance; That this is not a harsh description of the system is shown by professional and scientific books of reference, panipblets, periodicals, a familiar extract from the treati e entitled "Shop Manage· newspapers, and maps for use in the office of the Chief Signal Officer; telephone apparatus, including rental and payment for commercial, ment," written by F. W. Taylor, the "inventor" of this system. exchange, message, trunk line, long distance, and lea they are more interested in establishing this system in the work Mr. GORDON. 1\Ir. Chairman, I shall not occupy the whole shop of the Nation than they are in their country's safety. If five minutes. I only want to make a few observations upon the they were unselfishly considering the Republic's welfare they subject of the address just delivered by the gentleman :from would not attempt at this time to interfere with the President's Colorado [Mr. KEATING]. The instance which he cites in the handling of our very complex and delicate labor problems. Bethlehem Steel "Works to show that the Taylor system is a And allow me to diverge here for a moment to say that the system of driving men beyond endurance nnd to undermine President's management of the labQl' question since we have their usefulness, was, it see.J.ru3 to me, exceedingly unfortunate entered the great war ba been one of the most marked triumphs if it was intended to prove his case, because in the case he cites of his administration. Neither the President nor any of his. everyone of the rr.en were pieceworkers. They did not have to responsible lieutenants are clamoring for the Taylor system. perform any particular task; they were actually paid for what On the contrary, at the very beginning of the war the Council of they did and no more. If a man did not want to perform the National Defense, pre ided over by the Secretary of War, issued highest task and could not do it without injuring himself, he an appeal to the legislatures of the country urging the mainte was at liberty not to do it. He. was simply paid :for what nance of the various safeguards which hru1 been thrown around be did. labor. This declaration was approved by the advi ory commis 1\I.r. KEATING. Will the gentleman yield? sion of the Council of National Defense on April 6, 1917, and is Mr. GORDON. Yes. as follows: Mr. KEATING. The gentleman understands that the quota That the Council of National Defen e urge upon the legislatures of tion I . ~ust read from Mr. Taylor said that the task was pur the States, us well as all admini trati-ve agencies charged with the posely made so difficult, according to Mr. Taylor's own lan~ enforcement of labor and hen.lth laws, the great duty of rigorously maintaining the existing safeguards as to the health and the welfare guage, that only one man out of five could perform it. of the workers, and that no dep:ll'ture from such tJTesent standar l\1t. KAHN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend The communication- referred to is as follows: my remarks in the REcmm on this bill. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Washington, May 22, 1918. Sm: In compliance with resolution of the House of Representatives There was no objection. under· date of May 13, 1918, a copy of whi"ch is h ereto attached, there 1\lr. RUSSELL. l\I.r. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to is transmitted herewith a statement showing the distribution of the cash holdings of the Treasury as of the beginning of business on April extend my remarks in the RECORD by incorporating therein an 1, 1918, and the Treasury balance on that date. article written by my colleague, l\Ir. ALEXA -DER, of Missouri, The location of the cash holdings of the Treasury offices are not and printed in the Scientific American, upon the Government shown in the statement transmitted by reason of the fact that it is not believed to be compatible with the public interest at the present ship-purchase hill. time to disclose such location in this report. The SPEAKER. I s there objection? Interest on deposits in special depositaries (war-loan accounts) There was no objection. under the act of S_eptember 24, 1917, on deposits in Federal land banks, and on deposits in national-bank depositaries as per items (3), (4), and (6), respectively, in the inclosed statement, is collected at the CASH HOLDINGS OF THE TRE.ASu~Y. rate of 2 per cent per annum on the average daily balance in each case. In this connection attention is respectfully invited to the fact that The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communi deposits in special depositaries under the act of September 24, 1917, cation from the Secretary of the Treasury, which .the Clerk pro are of a very temporary charac.ter, being withdrawn, as a general rule, between three a nd five weeks from dates of deposit. ceeded to read. Should any further detail information with reference to this report Mr. l\1ADDEN (interrupting the reading). l\Ir. Speaker, I be desired, I will be glad to transmit it as promptly as possible. ask unanimous 'consent that the further reading be dispensed Respectfully, with and that the report be printed and referred to the appro. W. G . . McADOO, Secretary. priate committee. THE SPEAKER. OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois asks 1manimous IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESE~TATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, consent to dispense with the further reading and that the same May 111, 1918. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested, if not be printed in the· RECORD a,nd referred to the appropriate com incompatible with the public interest, to -report to the House the mittee. Is there objection? amount of the Treasury balance on the 1st day of April, 1918, where There was no objection. the same was on deposit, and the rate of interest being received thereon from each depositary. The SPEAKER. The communication is referred to the Com Attest: (Signed) SOUTH TRIMBLE, mittee on Ways and 1\Ieans. . Clerk. ~ Financial statement of the United States Government. Formerly issue::! as" Statement of the public debt" Mar. 31, 1918. CASH AVAILABLE TO PAY MATURING OBLIGATIONS. Balance held by the Treasurer of the United States as per daily S:~ttlement warrants, matured intere-st obligations, and checks Treasury Statement for Mar. 31, 1918 ...... _...•• _ $1,012,094, 761.10 outstanding: Treasury warrants ...... _ $17,168,072.17 Deduct- Matured interest ebUgstions 1_ •• _ •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5, 278, 00-i. 67 Net excess of payments over receipts in March reports sub- Disbursing officers' checks._ ...... 133,016, 110. 92 sequently received ...... -- 39,537,751.68 Balance ...... _ 817,094,821. 6S 1------1 Revised balance ...... _...... -. -- 972, 557, 009. 42 972, 557,009. 42 1 The unpaid interest due Dec. 15, 1917, on first liberty loan, is estimated on the basis of receipts of the Treasurer of the United States for principal of bonds: includes interest on interim certificates not exchanged for bonds and a calculation on account of bonds and interim certificates converted. PUBLIC DEBT. Debt bearing no interest (payable on presentation)_ Debt on which interest bas ceased since maturity (payable on presentation). Obligations required to be reissued when redeemed: -- ' Fii!id6di0aii0Ti89i, contiilued at 2peroont, called !or redemp- United States notes ...... _•.....•.. l346,681,016.0J tian May.18,.190(); interest.ceased.Aug. 18.-1900 .. --··········· M,OOO.OJ Less gold reserve .....• ·-·-·-···-·--····-·-·-.. ••••· •.• 152, 979,025. 63 Funded loan of 1891, matured Sept. 2, 1891 .. _..... _...•.•...... 20,850.00 . . Loan.of 19J!, matured.Feh. 2 l.OOJ- _. -· ••••••••• - ...... - ••• - 13,050.00 Excess of notes over reserve ...•...... ••. _. _... _. __ . 193,701, 99J. 37 Fundeclloan o11907, matur.eu1 July 2, 1907 ..... _.•. _...... _.. _. _ 49!,250.03 • Obligations that will b2 retired ~n presentation: Refunding certificates, matured July 1, 1907 ...... _...... 11,330.0J Old demand notes ...... 53,012.50 Old de.bt .matured. at various dates prior to Jan. 1, 1861, and National-bank notes and Federal reserve bank notes as other items of debt matured at various dates subsequent to sumed by the United States on deposit of lawful money Jan. 1. 1861. ••••••...•• - ...... _ ...... - 900,620. 23 for their retirement ...... : •.....•. -...... • 36, 13!, 454. 50 Certificates or indebtedness, at 3, at, 3}, and 4 per cent, matured.. 77, OOJ. OJ Fractional currency_ ••...... -··-···-···-.. -···.···--··-·- 6 845 59 23 ' ' 8. Total. .•••••••••••••••• :. ~: •••• ~ ..... ~ ...... _. ~ ----~-.5-2-1,-1-0-J.-2-ii TotaL ....•.. --.. -.. -.•. -•• --.-.-• • ·-• • · ·-·--·-· • ·-·- 236, 735, 055. 60 INTEREST-BEARING DEB"f (PAYABLE O..'i OR AFrBR--S?ECIFIED FU'PUBE DATES). ' Outstanding Mar. 31, 1918. When When redeemable Or Interest; Title of loan. Authorizing act. Rate. issued. payable. payable. . ~~ Consols of 1930...... Mar. 14, 1900 ...... 2 percent. 1900.... Payable after .Apr. 1, 1930 ... ·J.; A., J., 0 :. 164o,2oo,I50. oo $597,603,350.00 ~. 120,100. oo $.'599, 724,050.ro Loa.no£1908-1918 ... June13, 1898 .... _. 3percent. 1898 .... Redeemable aft-er ·Allg. I, F.,M.,A.,N 193-,792,600.00 48,733,100.0015,212,360.00 63,945,460. M 1903; payable Aug. 1, 1918.. Loan ort925 ...... Jan. 14, 1875 ...... 4percent. 1895-95. Payable after Feb. 1,1925 ...... _do ... _,. 162,315,400.00 102,427,550.0016,062,350.00 118,_489, 000. OJ Panama Canal Loan: Series 1906 ...... June 28, 1902, and 2percent. 1906.--- Redeemable after A-uJ!. 1, .•••. do···-·· 54,631,980.00 48, 944, 040. 00 10,140. {)() 48,954, ISO. 00 - DeC'. 21, 1905. 1916; payable Aug. 1, 1936. SerieslOOS ...... do ...... do ..... 1908 .. __ Redeemable after Nov. 1, .... -do, ....- . ·· 30,000,()()9.00 25, 805,520. 00 141,880.00 25,947,400. OJ 1918: payable Nov. 1, 1938. Sericsl911 ...... Aug. 5,1909, Feb. 3percent. 1911 ... _ Payable June1, !WI...... M.,J.,S.,D. 50,000, 000. 00 42,928,300.00 7,071, 700.00 50,000,000. OJ 4, 1910, and Mar. 2, 1911. Conversion bonds..• Dec. 23, 1913 ...... do ..... 1916-17.. Payab~e 30 years from date J.,A.,J.,O .. 28,89!,500.00 6' 250' 000. 00 22' 644' 500. 00 28,894,500.ro of issue. 1-year Treasury ..... do ...... _ ._ .do ..... 1917-18. Payable 1 year rrom· date of __ ... do ...... 50,902,000.00 ...... 27, 362,000.00 Zl, 362,000. OJ notes. issue. Certificates or in Sept. 24, U!17 ..•.• _ 4:r;ercent. 1917-18. Payable on or before Apr. At maturity 4,420,180,500.00 ...... 2,208, 70S,OOO.OJ debtedness.! 22, May 9, and June 25, or upon 1918. earlier re demption. Certificates of in- --....do ...... --- 4~percent 1918. -.. Payable on or before May 28 -···.do ...... 1, 042, 79'.2, 500. 00 • _ ...... __ ...... - 1, 012, i92, 5aJ. OJ debtedness. and June 18, 1918. 1 The interest rate and maturity are given in respect of the certificates outstanding March 31. 7188 CONGR.ESSIONAL ltECOR ·-HOUSE. · )_{Ay 2 :Financial statement of tlle U1zitca States Got:c1·nment-Continued. IXTEREST-BEARING DEBT (P~YA.BLE ON OR AFTER SPECIFIED F"CTURE DATES)-continued. Outstanding Mar. 31, 1918. When WbeJUedeemablc or Interest Title {)f loan. Amotmt issued. 1 ------.---~-,..------ Authori~ing act. :Rate. i sued. payable. payable. . Registered. Coupon.· I Total. :First lib~rty loan Apr. 24, 1917 ...... 3~pcrcell,t 1917 .••• Redecmableonora!terJune June, De- $1,986,625,405.57 .•.••••••••..•..•.•...•.•..• $1,936,625,405.57 ol191'i.l 15, 1932; •payable June 15, comber. 1947. Se.condlil1ffi'ty Joan Sept. 24, 1917 •••••• 4.pcrcent. 1917 •••• Redeemable on ora.ft.erNov. May, No- 3,807, 736,497.19 •.•• ··········~ ...... 3,S07, 735,497. 1J ol 1917.2 ·15, 1927; payable Nov. 15, vember. 1942. J>ostal savings June 25, 1910 ...... '2}percent 1911.:17. Redeemable alter 1 year January, 10,758,560.00 $9,994,100.00 $754,460. 00 10,758,56J.OJ · bonds (1st 1..o lath fram date .of issue; pa;Yable July. series). · 20years from.date ohsS",IO. Postal savings .. ~ ..do ...... do ..... 1918 •••• Redeomablo alter iran. 1, ••••• d{)...... 300,140.00 2i5,280,00 26,850.00 302,14.0.0J bonds(14th series). 1919; payable Jan. :1, 1938. 'War-savings and Sept. U, .1917 ...... 4percents. 1917'-18. Payable Jan. 1, 1923...... ••• .At maturity• ~ 144,725,891.80 ... • ...... • • .• ...... • . 14-~ 000,871.13 thrift .stamps. ~gregate '!If _ ...... ~ ...... ~ ...... ~ ...... _.12,.63t,908,1&1. So .. :. ~ ...... • ~ ...... 10, 164,241,463.01 1n terost~ bearing debt. 1 These amounts represent receipts of the 'l'reasurer of.the United.States on account of principal of the first liberty loan bonds to JJaroh 31, and include the principal or bonds which have been converted under tho authority ofsection11 ofthe.act·of September 24. 1917, .into 4 per cent bonds. t These .amounts represent l'eceipts of the Treasurer onhe United States on.account of principal of the second liberty loan bonds .to :March 31. a Tho average issue :Price nf :war sa'rings stamps tor -the year 1918 with interest at 4 per cent per annum compounded quarterly for .the a>erage period. to .maturity will amount to $5 on January 1, 1923. Thrift stamps do not bear.interest. , • Thi lllllOuntrepresentsreceiptsolthe Treasurer ofthe United States onaccountofproceedsofsales of war sa 'Mugs certlficate1>tamps and United States thrift stsmp3. RECAPITULATION. , Gross debt. Net debt. Debt bear~ n 1 The amount of'$4,668;829,75'0 h~ been expended to above date in this and the preceding fiscal year from the proceeds of sles of bonds authorized by law for purchas3 of the obligations of foreign governments. Wlien paym_ents are received from foreign governments on account of the prinoipsl of their obligations, they must be appli2i t:> tho reduction of the interest-bearing debt of the Umted States. · PAY WAlUtAN1:S DRAWN {~TJ. Fiscal year This month to date, ~~~~~~~n~~~ Fiscal rear 191 to 1917 to corre fiscal year 1918. fiscal year 19n: this date. sponding dato. Ordinary: Lc<>islative Establishment ...... ········------··~··-···· .. $750,338. 11 $1, 059, 719.42 Sll, 309,993.17 iU, 052,527.19 2, 014,617.46 1 5,890. 25 7, 1S,39L30 1,069,267. 3 Executive proper.. - ... ···~··--···~············· ...... ~.J ...- ...... ~ ... ••••••••••••••••• :State Department ...... ·-··--•u••••••••••••~ ...... u ••••••••••••••.•• ~63,903.34 762,463.67 8, 545, 685. 82 4, 90, 504.75 Treasury Department- Excluding public.bufldings••••••••••••••• .••.••••• - •• ···-··-·--·--·~-···-·········· 22,476, 502. 22 5, 766, 504AO HI, 508,419.63 48, 918,409. 65 Public bwldings...... --· - ··~··--·~·······--··--· - ········· .. . 1, 311, 302. (}6. 1,317,45-1.63 12,630,55 :20 13,49 .54 .OS War Department- . . Military Estnblishm1lnt. •• ~··· ...... · -·· ...... 570,457, Oi~. 30 . 3, 312, 135, 6. 01 222,000,744.47 Civil Establishment--War Department proper ...... 1, 194,714. 40 10, 209, 1 1~93 1, 772_. 747. 45 5-16,433.36 6, 711, 726.16 .a, 046, 379. 87 *~~:~~~~:u.~:.tC:~:.: ::~ ==~~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2, 241,852.74 .22, 331, 19.54 22,552,174.78 Department oi Jnstice ...... :::::::::: - ...... :.: ::::::::::: . 885,686.17 9, 07,9 2.22 ,114,082. 73 l'ost Office Department- . Excluding .Postal Service...... 157, 9.1.9. 1 164,531.9 1,460,144. 71 l, 360,007.16 Postal deficiencies ...... u ...... Tavy Department- Naval Establishment...... ,._...... 143,783,676.14 921,847,403.40 143,154,805.20 Civil Establishment...... 120,.453, 70 1,240, 27.64 718, 9. 71 Interior Department- · 23,680. 622. 15 ~:i!~~-g. ~~~~~-~-~~~:.::::::::::::::~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1k~:Ws:~~ 1~:~J;~~:Sf 1~:~~:~~:~~ 120,496,835. 21 Indians... : ...... _ .. ____ .._ ...... u... .. 2, 467,216.49 2, 884,270.39 24,415,271.84 24, 455,120. 65 23, 254,923. 47 B:~!rt~:i~1crm~;:~::~:~::~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~:ru:~~:rg l,g~:~:gg ~g:~::s::z 9, 074,057. 1 Department ofLabor...... 464,009.30 . 290,&42.59 4,064,489. 79 2, 904, 965. 55 1 4 !~:}?~fl!ifa~~;o~~~~~~~i~~s~~~:~-~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::: 15;~:!; ···~:~J:~i:i~· itiii;m:~i ···~g; 45~: ~~f!~ lntcreston the public debt ...... ~ ...... ·~ ...... ~ ...... ____7_2_0,_99_3._3_9_:- __44_7,_7:_29_._ss_ ___ll6_._4_23_,_23_2_._n_ __I_7_, 3_7_1_,2 __ 5_2 1 1 1 Total,ordinary ...... ; ...... ·-...... ~...... 894. 886, 620.95 74, 093,12emmeuts ...... -...... 317,500,000.00 ...... 3, 783,829,750.00 Purchase of farm loan bonds...... 16,000,000.00 ...... 32,000,000.00 ...... Payment for West Indian Islands ...... ·~-·~·· ...... ·~·...... 25,000.000.00 ...... 25, 000, 000. 00 Total warrants drawn on general fund ...... ~·...... 1, 229,984,178. 2 100, 970, 860.721 9,161, 993.617. 721 762,362,250. 05 MEMORANDA. Amount due the United States from the Ccnt'ral Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad on account of bo.nds.issued: Principal...... ~...... S1.600,000. 00 Interest ...... · ...... 1, 9 ·,969.52 Total ...... ·~ ...... :...... 3, 585, 969. 52 The foregoing is a correct financial statement of the United States Government at the 'Close of business March 31, 1918. W. G. :M:cAooo, Secretary ojthe Treasury. 19l8. CONGRESS 9-NA~ RECOR.D-:-;-HOUSE. I . J/ . . Statement ahou:ing c!i8tribution of the ca~h hol.dinga of the Treasury at the beginning of business .Apr. 1, tfJ18. To credit of To credit of other Treasurer Government General lund. United St:ltcs. officers. 1. In Treasury, Subtreasuries, mints, and assay offices ...... S3, 654, 9i5, 002. 35 Deduct: Reserve fund, trust funds, gold settlement fund ....••••.•••••.•...•••.•••••••••••. •....•....•... . 3,474, 84.9, 634.63 1Bo, 126,327.72 $23, 858, 199. 13 $200, 98-l, 526.85 2. In Federal reserve banks: Federal Reserve Bank: of Boston...... 5,301,591. 77 Federal Reserve Bank of New York...... 13,022,120.66 ~:~:~~i ~:;~: ~~ ~~ l;~~~g~~ ~::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~: ~~; ~: ~ Federal Reserve B:mk of Richmond ...... :...... 5,567,G22.42 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore branch...... 155,993. 04. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta...... 5, 221,724.02 Federal Re3erve Bank of Atlanta, New Orlcam branch ...... · ...... 4,518,562.84 J;~:~ ~~~ ~~ ~i ~~~~~:::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1 ~:m:~ ~ !~it~ :~EE! 1; ~I=~~~~-:-:-:-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~:~:~~: ~ Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco...... 7, 992,123. 87 Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisc:>, Seattle branch...... 1 265,404. 43 1------1 Total...... 92,519,853.81 In transit...... 3, 783, 642. 29 1------·1------1 96,303,496.10 3 . In spe:i~~~fn~::l=~~s ~is~~i~~a:C ~:t~~· -~~ -~r- ~~-t_- -~~·- ~~~~:=...... 74,695,927. 91 · Federal Reserve District of New York...... 367,821,874. 2J Federal Reserro District of Philadelphia...... 51,225, 690.00 Federal Reserve District of Cleveland...... 6-1,.937, 000.00 Federal ReserYo District of Richmond...... 19,852,216.66 Federal Reserve District of Atlanta...... 15,423,580.00 ~~~=~~ t~:;: E~gt~~ ~~ ~rr:;~~: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::~::::::: ::::: ~: ~~: ~i~: ~ !~~~ !EE: E~¥rm ~f =~~::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~m;~~ Federal Reserve District of San Francisco...... • ...... 29, 554, 162. 29 777, f/53, 900.11 •· In Federal land banks: r------r------1 ~:a~~ t:a ~~ g~ ~i~~i~~\g!s:::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :~::::: :::::::::: 1, ~=~:~ §~§II~ il it~~\~!!:::~!:!~~~!~~:!:~~!:!·!~!!!~~~ H: !:: :T :~ :~ T~H~:~ ::m~;·; r------1------1 6, 000, 000. 00 5. In treasury oct he Philippine Islands...... • • • . •• ...... 1,123, 023. 76 2, 652, 035. 88 3, 775, 059. 6~ 6. In National Bank depositaries: l======,l======l Number of de- positaries. Location. S~ecial Regular. ( 1,000 each). .Alabama...... -· ...... ll 9 200, 669-. 94 281,968.69 Alaska ...... 3 192,192.62 "64,248.67 Arizona...... 7 1 174,697.50 15,542.19 Arkansas...... 6 2 163:,880.20 142',226.34 Caliiornia ...... ~ ...... 19 12 422,833.16 174;316. S:l Colorado ...... 11 7 8371429..47 117,670. 95 Connceticut ...... 9 6 477,607.25 70,994.73 Delaware ...... 2 3l,lll. 96 46,270.43 District oi Columbia ...... 13 ...... 3 361,841L74 69,542:31 Florida.. - ...... 17 581,980.03 12f, 142.02 Georgia ...... 13 12 400, 215. 92. 326,913.69 Idaho ...... · .... . 8 7 114-, 124'. 61J 41,365. 95 ll!inois ...... 34 30 1, 595, 303. 56 237,249.4.0 lndlana ...... 37 31 1, 718, 178. 63 224,798.22 Iowa ...... 22 40 716,101.00 89,266.40. Kansas...... -...... 14 29 735,699.46 1'n,333.07 29 15 1, 882, 737.57 171,869. 31 ~t;t~~:: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 4 3 102, 144. (}1 3,656.03 Maino ...... 6 5 112,816.37 83,402.68 Maryland ...... 13 13 2, 020,932: 19 9,567.87 Ma ·sachusctts...... 25 12. 537, 703.85· 156~723.85 Michl~ ...... 23 10 487' 116. 39' 420,613.22 14 13 321,096.20 too,9'J9. 72 5 4 117,599.57. 100,.615. 93. E~f.~~::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::: 7 14 270,743.87 33,207~78 Mont:llla ...... 17 401,594.22 73 301.31 Nebraska ...... 19 16 719,744.71 171:951.97 Nevada ...... 1 2 52,000.00 3 11 128, 160.4() ...•..... i57 ;854.' 23. ~~;=~~~~~·.::: ' :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 15 8 518,900.08- m,357.83 New Mexico ...... 7 2 225, 7'i0.21 14,361.51 24 3(} 1, 366, 175. 28 769,953.52 14 8- 967,230.95 86,499.07 9 1 105,166.27 86,006.57 ~~6f§!~:::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. 38 4 1,337,687. 35 420,175.94 Oklahoma...... 20 6 482,984.00 139,673.26 Ore~on ...... 11 7 560,730.94. 88, 19.87 Pennsyl\ania ...... 66 75 2, 178, 356. 00 329, 373'. 99, 6 2 1 474,503. . 16 57,344.42 ::U<>& c~~~a:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~:: 11 5 159,896.10 185,538.72 South Dakota...... 14 2 268,034.74 5.1, 972. 9Q. TCnn.es ec ...... - ...... · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. · · · · · · 2} 2 876,662.83 229, 292. 4-2 ! Texas ...... 30 21 2, 422, 116. 99 23-5, 640. ~o 1 1 0\crdrart. 7190 . CONGRESSION \_L RE00l;J);f,£0U~E. )lAY 28, St:ztements"i01ring distribution of the cash holdin:JS of the Treasury at the beqinninJ of business Apr. 1, 1918-Contimtcd. 6. In National Bank d<>posltarles--Continued. Number of de To credit of To credit or other positaries. Treasurer Government Gcner-J.I fund. United States. orncers. LocaUon. Special Regular. ($1,000 each). Utah ...... : ...... 7 8317,893.93 1 $35,516.13 4 5 64,4 1.31 3,204.88 26 18 1, 238,289.38 272,305.94 14 3 681, 49.34 311,255.03 ~~:::::::::::::::::::::~::::: ;:::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::: :::: ::: 10 11 362,424.12 93,407.87 'Visconsin ...... •...... •...... 23 u 710,061.10 265,706.41 7 7 192,104.24 12,920.00 ~~r.cir;::~ic~ ~ ~ ~ ~: ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 9 1, 341,829.22 3,435, 127. 81 Toto.ls ...... r······································ ····················· · ·· ···· --n4"!. 581 32,731,416.9 11,304,045.75 In transit to and from national banks ...... •..••.•.••...... 27, aoo, 216.61 60, 091, 633. 59 11,304, 045.75 1------$71,395, 679.31 Total assets in general fund ...... •...... : ...... ••••••••••••••..... 1,159,412,662.01 Deduct current liabilities: · · Treasurer's checks outstanding...... 620,842. 08 Deposits of Government officers: Post Office Department...... •...... ••..•.•...... ••. 2.i, 513,128. n Boord of trustee , Postal Savings System ...... •...... ••••...•...••..•.••.•...... ••• '592, 269. 37 0 1,304, 335.52 ~~~~~~~. f1~~~sc:~~:~i, ~\~·. ·.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 35, ou, 356.43 Deposits for- : Redemption of Federal reserve notes ...... , ...... •...... •...... •.•.....••...... •.•...•.. 70, 115, 230. 00 Redemption or Federal reserve bank notes ...... •...•.••••...•....••.••...... 40 ,950.00 28,302,002.66 ~~5~~J!~~o~~ddh?:;·~b~~~~~si notes:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1, 165,900.00 Exchanges of currency, coin, etc ...... •... ~ ..•...... •..•..•••..•..•...... •.••. 15,81 '637. 85 1------l------1 1 · , &:;J, wz. 62 1 1 1 B~i:r~~l~:::n~~~~~J~~f OCo~~~ent~~: ~: -~~ .. ~~~ -~~~- ~- ~: ~~~i-~~~~. ~~~: ~~~ • .~ •.>. ~- -~~ ~~ ...... ••...... •.•.. 9i2, 5:5i, OO:l. 4~ Deduct settlement warrants, matured interest obligations, and checks outstanding: ~::rli:~~t~i>liiaiioTh>.i.".":::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1~:· ~t~~:~ Disbursing officers' checks .... :. . . . . • . • • • . . • • ...... • . • ...... • • • • • . . . . • . . • ...... • . . 133, 016,110.97 1------:------1 15.3, 462,187. 0 B~lancc in the Treasury at beginning ·o[ business Apr. 1, 191 , free from current . obligations ...... ••...... •.. , .•...... •... ,. . 17,094,821.62 1 The tmpaid interest due Dec. 15, 1917, on first liberty loan, is estimated on the ba is of receipts or the Treasur('r of the United States for principal of bonds. It iu· ·eludes interest on interim certificates not exchanged for bonds and a calculation on account of bonds and interim certlficatcs conYertcd. E~ROLLED JOI~T RESOLlJTIO~ SIG"NED. United States or its n.llie , or for the relief of tlle civilian popu The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled joint lation of the United State or of its allie ; to the Committee on resolution of the following title: Wars and Yeans. S. J. Res. 152. Joint resolution to preYent rent profiteering in By 1\lr. BURNETT: A bill (B. n. 12309) to exclude and expel the District of Columbia. from the United States aliens who are members of the :mn.r ADJOURXMENT. chistic and similar classes; to the Committee on Immigration 1\Ir. DENT. 1\lr. Sp aker, I move tha the Bouse do now ad and Nahlralization. journ. By 1\lr. COX: A bill (H. n. 12310) to impose a tax on the use The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 5 o'clock and 26 of automobiles and motorcycles; to the Committee on 'Vars an By l\Ir. WILLLU[S~ A bill (H. R. 12318) ~rantin~ an in HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. crea.·e of pen ion to Mary J. Pack; to t.he Committee ou Pen sions. WEDNESDAY, '-~lay fJ9, 1918. The Hou e met at 12 o'clock noon. PETITIOXS, ETC. Tl1e Chaplain, nev. Hemy N. Coufleu, D. D., offere.·ota, praying for the submission of a Federal suffrage 1\lr. CULBERSO:X, from the Committee on the JUllicinry, to nweu