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1919. 002~ GRESSIONAIJ ·RECORD-HOUSE. 5237 Mr. SMITH of Georgia. l\Ir. President, if the Senator will As of. old, Thou dldst call to young Samuel in the night silence allow me, I also hope ·very much that we will dispose of the little of the tabernacle, so search our hearts and call to us in the banking bill that I triell to get up here on last Saturday. There inner chambers of our being, that we, too, may feel ourselves was only one objection to it. I am going. to try to :make it the chosen to Thy service. · Then may we answer Thee, " Speak, unfinished busine immediately after we dispose of, this bill. Lord, for Thy servant heareth." We ask this for the sake of It ought not to tilke an hour. •• this needy. world, which Christ died to save. Amen. ~Ir. KENYON. I think we all want to clear the decks for The Jom·nal of the proceedings of yesterday was read an<l action next week. appro\ed. Mr. HARRISON. 1\Ir. President, does the Semtto1... from LEAVE OF A.BSEl.~CE. Georgia desire to proceed this afternoon? . By unanimou consent, leave of absence was granted as fol 1\Ir. SIDTH of Georgia. Ityou wish me to do o, l iwill·pro ·lows.: ceed thls afternoon. To 1\Ir. STEVEXSON, for two weeks, on.account of important 1\Ir. HARRISON. Would the Senator object to our pa.s lng business·; upon these other amendments, and then the amendment ·that he To 1\lr. TAYLOR of Tennessee, until Wednesday, September 17, bas? on account of important business. :\!r. SMITH of Georgia. Not at all. l\Ir. KENYON. Are we not to -vote on the Owen amendment WOMAJ.~ SUFFRAGE. now? • 1\Ir. BURROUGHS. 1\!r. Speaker, I ask unanimous con ent llr. SMITH of Georgia. Certainly; I think we are ready to proceed for 15'seconds in order to have a telegram read. to vote on the Owen amendment. The SPEAKER, The gentleman from New Hampshire asks The PRESIDING·OFFIGEJL The question is upon the .adbp- unanimous consent to proceed for 15 seconds. Is there objec tion of_the ·amendment offered by the Senator from Okla.homa ·tion? [Mr. OWEN]. Th€-re. wus no objection. Yl'. JONES of Washington. Let it be· stated.. Mr. BURROUGHS. Mr. Speaker, I am very glad to ha\"'e re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Secretary will. state the ceived a .telegrn.m from Ron. ~win C: Bean, secretary ·of state pending amendment. for the ~tate of New H~pshir~, which I send to the Clerk's The SEcRETARY. On page 4. at the erul ·of ·ection 2, it i pro- ,desk and ask to have rend m..my time. posed to insert the following: I The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read. That·this 'Section, with th~ · interpl'etation of the term "necessaries," The Clerk; read as fOllows: a.s set forth in the act approved August 10, 1917, hall not cease to COXCORD; N. H., Septe'l1t1Jer 10, 1919. he in <.>ffect upon the cessation of the existing state of war between SRilRll.A. · E. BURROUGHS, M. C., the United States and Germany. WaaMflgton, D. 0.: Tbe PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is upon agreeing Su«.rnge pu, ed h-C}USe 21Z 'yes, 143 no-; senate 14 yes, 10 no. to the amendment offered by the , enator from Oklahoma. ' EDWIN C. BEA.N. The amendment was rejected. ORDER OF B'O TI\ESS. Mr. DIAD. l\Ir. President, I .sngg t the absence of u q11orum. 'l."h~ SPEAKER. Under the order of the House, by unani The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ·Secretary will call the roll. molls consent, the gentleman from . Texas [l\Ir. Bt..ANTO~] has The Secretary called the roll, and the follo-wing · Sooators an· permis ion to audress the House for 40 minutes. swered 'to their names : . Mr. BLANTON. Mr. Speaker, I think I shall ·be able to yield B:Ul .Johnson. S. D:.tk.. :\Ic:Nary Stanley back a great part of this time if I · can get unanimous consent Beckham J'ones, Wa. h. Myers :-:;wanson to extend my remark. ·in tbe RECORD, and I mak.e the request. capper Kellogg :Norris Thomas hamberlain Kendrick Page •rownsend The SPEAKER. Too gentleman · from Texas· asks unani Curtis Kenyon Phipp. Trammel mous conserrt to•erlend ills remark; · in the RECORD. I there Dial Kirby Pomerene Wadsworth objection? ll~rnnee Knox Robinson Walsh, Mas. Herry La Follette . 'heppard Walsh, Mont. :Mr . .,VINGO. Mr. Speaker~ reserving the right to object; I Harris Lo<lge Smith, Ga. Williams S1Tggest that the gentleman prefer his request later. F(}l'· the Harrison ilfcKellar Smoot · present· I shall object. :Ur. GERRY. The Senator from Louisiana [l\1r. RANSDELL] l\.lr. BLANTO~~ l\Ir. Speo.ket~, befo:re proceeding with: my and the· Senator from Sonth Carolina [1\Ir. S~mH] arc- absent ·discussion, I wa.nt to mention a serious situation. The police from the Senate on public business. The Senator from Arizona men of Wa~hington have formed a · union and ha:ve a.fiiliated [Mt. AsHURST], the Senator fTom Nevud.a [l\Ir. li.ENDERBON], with the American Federation of Dabor; tbe senior Senator fi'om Xorth Carolinll. [l\lr. SIMMONs, 1 and the The benefit to •be derived from affiliation with tim American junior Senator from North Carolin1ll [1\lt'. OVERMAN], are de Federation of Labor is the sympathetic sh·ike of all unions tained ·from the Senate on official business. The junior Senator backed up by force to compel compliance with· the demands from Louisiana [Mr. GAY] is ab ent on business of the Senate. that lllfty be made by the affiliating~ unio-n. Sympathetic strike The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thh·ty·nine Senators have an~ means simply this, th~t all a.tiDiated union men have sympathy swered to their names. A quorum i'5 not present. The Secre~ with the- separate ca.uses· of err.ch and all other unions, that tary will call the name of the ab entees. they will stand togethel· and b:V force c(}mpel compliance with The Secretary called tbe names of the absent Senator , and demands. Ur. GRO~NA answered to his name when called.· When policemen strike, it is an · invitation to all thugs anu Mr. FLETCHER, ::\.lr. SPE~CER, ::\11'. :NuGE~T, and ~Ir. NEW en lawbreake1·s to proceed without hindrance to loot, murder, tered the Chamber and answered to their name . and 1 rape. Policemen a1Illiated withl all other unions simply The PRESIDING OFFICER. Forty-four Senntors have an means tha.t when -any union men strike and break the law they swered to their names. Tilere is not· a quorum pre ent. will not be opposed by sympathizing policemen brothers. The ::.\Ir. S~lOOT. I moT'e that the Senate adjourn. first fruit and immediate result of all strikes is disregard for J The motion was agreed to; and (at 4 o'clock and 45 minute.· and the breaking o! laws. To illustrate the ridiculous situa l p. m.) the Senate adjournea until to-morrow, Friday, September tion of a police strike I merely have to insert here the fol I 12, 1919, at 12 o'clock, meridian. lowing report from yesterday's Wa.shingt(}n Star: \, STATI!l GUARDS CALLED TO SUPPRESS DISORDER DUE TO POLICE STRili.."'E- BOSTON AtJTHORITttS ~ABLB. TO STEM THE TIDE Oil' LAWLESSXESS LooTTl!\G OF STORES GOES ON UXCHECKED--SCE!It"ilS APPROACHING lI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES~ ANARCllY FnEQ'UENTLY OBSERVED 1:-1' TRil lllPORTA 'T BCSil\ESS DIS TIUCTS. THuRSDAY, Septem,ber 11, 1919. BOSTON, September 1(), Mayo-r Peters . announced at no<~n to-day that he had taken over The Hou e met at 11 o'clock a. ill. co-ntrol of the- police department from Commissioner Curtis, a. State ]leY. \\illia.m Couden, late chaplain of the Second Division, appointee, and bad called upon the State guard organizations to _..\ ..merican forces in Germany, offered the following ..prayer : assist in maintaining order. God in llea ven, Thy re-volving eat·tll. brings· those- to the ·east BOSTOY, SeptentbiW 10. of us to the rest of night while it awnkens to n. ne:w · day "our Gov. Cooli:Qge early this afternoon called out the Fourth Bdgade brethren 'neath the western sky," thus the. shining of. light en~ of th-e State guard~ maae. UP' of the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Fifteenth circles the world. \\e .pray that likewise the gleaming of truth Regilnents, and the Machine Gun Company of the Fourteenth Regi and love mny . weep o---ver all until the repose Rnd the activities ment. The troops were ordered to report to :U.ayor Peters forthwith. of all men may be governed by Thy will. Ble the churches, BOSTON, Sef)tern1Jer 1(). the schools, the: constl·ucti're ageucies...of Governments, the- move~ La.wlessa~ss was rampant in Boston to-uay. Without adequntc police ments of uplift. n..nu the united effo1·ts of all noble men. and protectioll', private: citizens weTe left to their own resoul'ces to pro "·omen that make for brotherhood, justice, and clean liYing. tect their lives and property. 5238 CONGRESSIONAL· RECORD~HOUSE. Si~ PT El\ fBER 11' Since t he police struck at 5 :45 o'clock yesterday afternoon t?ere has DEPARTi\lE XT OF L ABOR, been no organized police power able to cope with the situation thR;t O FFICE OF 'l"llE BECUET.AUY, last night a pproached anarchy, and to-day appeared to grow more seri Waslli?lgto11, June 11, 191/J.