326 CONGll. ESSIO~_.\_ L I~ . ECOI{D-IIOUSE . ..1.\PRIL 15 ' On page :1-. in I ine. · 19 and 20 of the print that I have, the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. gentleman who c.lraftecl thi::; re::;olution put in, as one of the ~tanding tommittees of the Senate, a Committee on Revision FRID.iY, April16, 19,g1. of the Lams, to consist_of three Senators. That ought to be su·icken out, because that is a select committee and only a The Bouse met at 12 o'clock noon. The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, offered the tempomry committee, and is not ~ standing committee of the following prayer : Senate. EXECUTITE SESSION. Our Father in Heaven, we acknowledge Thee to be our stat! l\Ir. LODGE. :::Ur. Pre ident, there are some nominations and our stay. Thou art mindful of us with an infinite rare. that haYe been sent in, and some reports to be made from Thou hast given us ho11es not born of time. Keep us this day committees. I move that the Senate proceed to the considera­ in the gracious folds of Thy benediction, which is truth, right· ticn of executi\e business. eousness, and peace. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The motion was agreed to, and the Senate proceeded to the Tlle Journal of the proceedings of yesterday 'vas read and ap­ consideration of executive business. After five minutes spent proYed. in executi're session the doors were reopened, and (at 5 o'clock Cll.A~GE OF REFERENCE-H. R. 174. and 40 minutes p. m.) the Senate, as in legislative session, took a recess until to-morrow, Saturuay, , 1921, at 12 1\lr. DUPRE. l\Ir. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for. a o'clock meridian. cllange of reference of the bill H. R. 174 from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce to the Committee on Appro­ priations. The bill makes an appropriation for construction N01IINATIOXS. and equipment of a lighthouse -depot in the eighth Jighthouse L'J:ecuti~:c nominatiolls received by tl!c Senctte (lcgisla­ district, appropriating $88,500 therefor. The necessary au· tit·e day of ...ipr-il 13), 1921. thority for that construction in the exact amount mentioned Exvoy ExTR..lORDINARY AND 1\11 ISTER PLE!HPOTENTLillY. in this bill 'vas made by the act of June 20, 1918. The bill, Peter August_us Jay, of , now envoy extraordi­ therefore, belongs to the Committee on Appropriations. The nary and minister plenipotentiary to Salvador, to be envoy ex­ parliamentary clerk is in accord with me on this. · traordinary and minister .Plenipotentiary to Rumania. The SPEAKER. The gentleman asks unanimous consent that tlle reference of tile bill H. n. 174 be changed from the Com­ TREA.SURER OF THE UNITED STATES. mittee on Interstate :md Foreign Commerce to the Committee on Frank White, of Yalley City, N. Dak., to be Trea urer of the .Appropriations. Is there objection? [A.fter a pause.] The United States, to fill an existing vacancy. Cllair hears none. ATTOR~EY GE .ASSISTANT TO -ERAL. . LE~VE TO SIT Dl..:"RI~G SESSlON AND RECESS. Guy D. Goff, of ' Visconsin, to be assistant to the .lttorney ::Ur. JOIL.~SON of Washington. ~Ir. Speaker, I desire to ask General. (l\Ir. Goff is now serYing under a recess appointment.-) unanimous consent that the Committee on and Bo.ARD OF CHARITIES, DISTRICT OF CoLUMBIA. Naturalization ma:r· sit during the session of the House anu The following-named persons to be members of the Board of

This bill in its essential features is an anti

exceedingly, and I say that sincerely. I think no one can heard of Hope cotton, but in passing I may say that it gets its accuse me of being a blind partisan. During the recess I went name from the town of Hope. .Much of that cotton is grown in up and down this land and made many speeches, and in every my district and the be t part of it in my county. I know where i'peech I appealed to Democrats to get in behind the President it i grown, and I know who has bought some of the crop before of the United States, saying to Democrats that he was our Presi­ it is grown. The gentleman had better get the statistics of dent; that in my candid judgment he was an honest, sincere man, what has been done with the long-staple cotton crop in Arizona, deeply impressed with the responsibility of the position, and in Texas, Louisiana, :mel in southwestern Arkansas before he that we owed it to him to give him every opportunity to work undertakes to bring in a tariff bill for it. out the very pressing problems that confront him and his party, But, gentlemen, I want to trJk about something else--some­ and I stated to my constituents that I would not be guilty of thing more serious than this political buncombe about a tariff any carping criticisms, and I am not going to be. I regret that on cotton. A tariff on cotton when 65 out of every 100 bales the gentlemen on the Republican stele have not recognized not has· got to be sold elsewhere ! ·what is the trouble with the only that the war is over but that the election is over. You cotton grower? It is the same as with the wheat farmer and have the offices. You have carried the country. You llave the the wool grower-my heart goes out to all of them. What is power. Why not quit talking politics and go to work and give the matter? For five years 50,000,000 men destroyed commodi­ us some consh·ucti ve legislation? ties and destroyed each other. Ten million of these men, who I was deeply impressed yesterday with the remarks of the were consumers of cotton, surplus wheat, and the manufactures, gentleman from Ohio [1\Ir. LoNGWORTH], as I always am. You and the surplus wool, were left dead on the field of battle. Six will see the day that you will regret that you did not follow million of wounded and maimed men have their productive his advice. Every man on this side who is at all familiar with capacity destroyed. One trouble with wheat, cotton, and wool, business conditions in this country knows that the most press­ and other surplus commodities in this country is that there is ing problem that confronts us is a complete revision of the an underconsumption the world over. uomestic taxing system of this counh·y, and you ought to have But, gentlemen, you talk about paternalism, and yet for po­ addressed yourselves to that with all the expedition possible, litical purposes you go up and down the land trying to make instead of bringing in this moonshine tariff bill. The genial, the people believe that the prosperity of the cotton farmer, the pleasing gentleman who . last addressed you [l\Ir. GREEN of wheat grower, and the New England manufacturer can be re­ Iowa] made a political speech, and said, "You Democrats lieved overnight by a tariff resolution of Congress. I thank God are going to deny the farmer this much-needed relief." Now, I do not live under any such system of government, because if the gentleman is sincere in that. He knows, of course, a great by a simple resolution of Congress we can bring prosperity to deal about cotton, as was illustrated by his statement yesterday the wheat grower, to the wool grower, to the cotton grower and heretofore! The truth of the business is that the gentleman overnight by the same token we can destroy them, and we would really believes that the Mexican boll weevil is a first cousin to have the most vicious kind of go-rernment on earth, except that a humming bird. [Laughter.] He believes that, and I am not of Lenin and Trotsky. criticizing him. But the man who knows anything about cot­ Oh, gentlemen, you may be able to do as one gentleman did, ton knows that this bill and the report which accompanies it make an argument in favor of the Wa~· Finance Corporation, are a huge joke. It is the same old shibboleth of going to and then in the next breath say that you ought to cut off im- protect the American farmer and American ·labor, and I have porta · heard some Democrats talk about the same thing. My genial, There are just two ways by which you can settle a debt. energetic, sometimes meticulous, but always interesting, friend One is with gold and the other is with commodities. Has from Texas [l\1r. BL.<\.NTON] says U1at the poor cotton farmer Europe got the gold? She has not. We have more gold here has got to sell in an open, free, and unprotected market and than is good for us, and I pray that God may hasten the day buy everything he buys in a protected market. I will ask any when the normal flow of gold will be resumed throughout the statesman on either side to tell me how the American Congress earth. That will aid the soh1tion of our economic and financial by any act it can pass can ever guarantee to the cotton farmer situation more than anything else: They have not got the gold, a protected market, when he has got to sell 65 out of every 100 and how are they going to pay you? Here is a question of bales he raises in some other market than the American market? barter and trade, whether you like it or not. You a:::e up Men who make that kind of statement illustrate either their against the fact that the re-verse of what was formerly true lack of information on the subject or else tlleir reckle. s dis­ now is the fact. Instead of being a debtor Nation, we are a regat·d of obvious economic facts. But, gentlemen, what is the creditor Nation. .'\re you going to maintain a merchant marine matter with the American agriculture? You may be rigllt; I and say that you will permit those ships to bring nothing hope that this bill will relieve the farmer, but the great eco­ back from Europe? Are you going to run them empty one way? nomic basic branclles of the American agriculture-the wool If so, it will take more subsidy than the Republican Party ever grower, the wheat grower, and the cotton grower-what is the dreamed of to maintain a merchant marine under that con­ matter with them? It is not the tariff. Is that going to cure dition. the evil? The CILURl\.JAN. The time of the gentleman from Arkansas Mr. FORDNEY. Will the gentleman yield? has expired. Mr. WINGO. Yes. l\Ir. YOUNG. Mr. Chairman, I desire to prefer a request that Mr. FORDNEY. Is it not true that there is not a pound of debate upon this paragraph and all amend~ents thereto be long-staple cotton raised in this country which is exported; that closed. How much time is required on the other side? all the exports is short-staple cotton, which is not provided for l\Ir. GARRET'!' of Tennessee. :Mr. Chairman, the gentleman in this bill? from ~'\rkansas [Mr. OLDFIELD] has an amendment which he de­ l\Ir. WINGO. The gentleman believes that statement? sires to offer, and I suggest that be be recognized so that we Mr. FORDNEY. Is it not true? may know what that amendment is. .l\Ir, WINGO. No, sir; it is not true. The gentleman by ask­ Mr. LAZARO. 1\fr. Chairman, I desire five minutes. ing the question shows bow little he knows about cotton. We l\lr. YOUNG. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that raise long-staple cotton in my own county. Yon have not got debate on this paragraph and all amendments thereto close in anything in the report that shows the exports of cotton of this 18 minutes. class, because you confess that you do not know anything about The CHAIRMAN (1\fr. BEGG). Is there objection? it. I can tell you where the Hope cotton is grown, and I can l\lr. HillfPHREYS. l\Ir.- Chairman, reserving the right to tell you who bought it and where it went to. object, I do not know what the amendment of the gentleman :\Jr. FORDNEY. I would like to ask the gentleman another from Arkansas is, and I could not now tell whether I waut to question. Do you export long-staple cotton or import it? talk on it or not. l\lr. \VINGO. We do both. l\Ir. OLDFIELD. l\Ir. Chairman, the amendment has not yet The CH.Ailll\.IAN. The time of the gentleman from Arkansas been reported. has expired. l\lr. YOUNG. 1\Ir. Chairman, I suggest that it be reported Mr. WINGO. l\Ir. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent for at this time. fiYe minutes more. The CHA.IRl\IAN. Without objection, the amendment 1\·ilJ be The CHAIRl\IA.l.~. Is there objection? reported. There was no objection. There was no objection. Mr. FORDNEY. The gentleman does not know, and he bad The Clerk read as follows: better go up North-- ::Ur. OLDFIELD moves to strike out, on page 1, line 6, the words ~fr. 'VINGO. 'l'hat is ·the trouble. Tile gentleman goes North "for the period of six months." for his information on cotton. He ought to come down South, The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request •Jf the where we raise it. [Applause.] Why, gentlemen, I know some­ gentleman from North Dakota that debate on this para;;raph thing about long-staple cotton. I can tell you something about and all amendments thereto close in 18 minutes? the shipment of Hope cotton. The gentleman p1~obably has never There was no objection. 330 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APUIL 15,

l\Jr. OLDFIEJ.. D. 3lr. Gllairlllil.n, if this bUl is a good thing, the fertilizer value of the seed plus a reasonable amount to induce him t? put the seed on the. mru.ket. The tmth of this statement is estab­ it onght to be made perman~nt and not be Iimited in its opera­ lished by the prese:J?t situation. Cottonseed crushel's to-day a.re paying timl to i+ montlJ:8.. l\Iy fd end the gentleman from Iowa t? the farmer a price for seed which renders the production of crude [l\Jr. stated as did md unprofitable, .and ye~ the farmer regards a sale at such price ns G.n~] yesterda.y, the gentleman from Ohi-o unprofitable to hrm, as m fact it is. In other words the farmer is {l\Ir. :LmiG\VORTH], tilat they expected tile general tariff bUl actually rec~iving for his seed less than his production cost. The t(} be enacted in short order. No l\Iember of this Heuse kn-ows, eo_nsequence ~s that at least 1,000,000 tons of seed which would other· no :rmman being knC be .availab~e for c.rudJ..ing purposes is. now heinz; J.>Ut into the gr South, will not be hn:r\ested within 6 months from now or amounted ttl in excess of $2•JO,COO,OOO. within 6 months fr&m 10 da,ys or 2 weeks from now. In Mr. STEVENSON. Will the gentleman yield? other words, cotton will not be harvested untii OetobeT -and 1\fr. LAZARO. Not now. NoTember and December next. The same is true of peanuts. Mr. STEVENSON. I just want to ask a question. Therefore, if yau want to be fair, if you believe in your bill, it Mr. LAZARO. Not now; my time is limited. I want to seems to me that you should accept tnis amen{lment, and then read a resolution which was :passed by the National Boanl of when you pass your general tariff law you can plaee in it such Farm Organizations, which is a council of representati\"'es of limitations as you desire. Of course, we take the position­ the farm unions of the countTy. ' and in that we beliete we are right-that this bill can not, if We. _urge th~ immediate investigation by Congress of tbc unusually it becomes a law, as it ·will, help the American farmer, because large Importations of onentul vegetable oils and ask that an embargo the trouble is not with the matter of imports. The imports qf be lai~ on .the f~t'ther importation of such otls until such time as th~ temedial legudation may be C1ll):eted in the form of a duty o1· wbe~t. ill fact of eva·ything that is coming into this country tar11f tax. • to-day, are decreasing. It is, therefore, not tlu: mattel' of im­ We urge this aefion in ordet• that the dairying interests the live­ ports that is hurtin~ the market. The trouble- fS that our ex· stock interests, and the- vegetable oil interests of the United Sta.tes may be ~roteeted aga~nst the cheap labor and low sta.ndard of living ports are also decreasing, Ieanng us a sllTplus on our hands. of the onental countnes. What we need is markets. Imports of wheat are decreasing. We imported on-ly 3'5,000,000 bushels last year and' we expm.ted .Mr. STEVENSON. I want to ask the gentlemnn if it is not 218,000,000 bushels. During the month of February we im­ a fact that tbe seed crops of 192(} are either already in the p(}l·ted only 4,000,000 tiushcl.s and our exports fefi off 29,000,000 hands of the crushers or in the ground as fertilizer practically all over the cotton belt to-day? bushels. Mr. LAZ.ARO. I will say to the gentleman that I hftv~ not ~Ir. LONGWORTH. Mr. Cha.irmftn, will the gentleman been home in -quite a whil£; but I know on my farm that right yield? now I have seed I can not sell to anybody at any price. Mr. OLDFIELD. Yes. Mr. LONGWORTH. I do not know that I correctly under· Mr.. STEVE...~SON. And the gentleman proposes to u e that stand just the trend of the gentleman's remarks. May I ask ~s fertilizer 'l Mr. LAZARO. · Well, it is a waste to do so. the gentleman ~f lle is going to vote for his amendment? Mr. OLDFIELD. No; I am not going to vote for the amend­ Mr. STEVENSON. As a matter of fact, the seetl whlcll L · this now in exist~nee is practically all in the hands of the cru ~ hers ment, because I do not want bill passed either perma­ is it n{)t? ' nently o-r for only six months, but if you gentlemen are honest 1Ur. LAZARO. Ohr is. in thiJ proposition, if you believe what you say about this well, of course a great deal of it proposition, if you honestly believe tllat this is a good propo­ 1\Ir. STEVENSON. Let us. have another que tion. This bill sition, then I not understand why you to have its goes into effeet for six: months. and th:e· seed for tile nex.t crop can want oil i'3 opc1·ation limited to six months. That is the greatest piece of will not be protected in so far as the concerned one par­ ticle, will it? buncombe in the wbole thing. ~fr. LAZARO. I will say I murt to protect those who ha\e ~!1·. LITTLE. If the gentleman thinks that this is not a eed left right n-ow. I wanted to do so before when the bill goorl thing for six montlLS, then why under Hem·en'~ name was voted upon. I take it that the permanent bill will proteet does he want it to continue longer? these same oils from the competition of foreign oils. l\1r. LONG\fORTR. Oh, he is not going to vote for his Mr. BLANTON. Will the gentleman yield? amendment. 1\Ir. LAZARO. I will. ~Ir. OLDFIELD. You gentlemen have the responsibility. Mr. BLANTON. The gentleman intimated thi:il bill woal\1 You say that you are going to enact this bill into law because net benefit short staple cotton. I want to rernjnd him of the it h; a good thing. If it is, why d{). you not make it permanent? fact that this million bales of long staple cotton that eomes As far as I am concerned, we realize that all we can do is to into our market every year does indirectly affect th~ marl\:et of protest, but we dt> protest. We say that ~·ou ought to be fair short staple cotton. · and honest witl1 tile American farmer. The fact of the busi­ 1\Ir. LAZARO. I was talking of the direct duty. IVe are nef's is that you ought to be fail· enough and honest enough to starting in my distr~t in Cameron Parish now to plant long tell the American farmer that this thing iS- pure "bunk " and staple cotton; that 1s, we can not just at the moment on that you do not expect it to help the American farmer at all. account of the pink bollworm, but we will after the worm ~ Mr. KINCHELOE. Mr. Chairman, "Will the gentleman lield? exterminated. 1\Ir. OLDFIELD. Yes. 1\Ir. KINCHELOE. May I ask the gentleman if it is not a The OHAIRMAK. The time of the gentleman ha.s expired. fact that two-thirds of the crop grown last rear is already Mr. HAYDEN. Mr. Chairman, it was understood that I out of the hands of the farmer and this law will expire under was to be allowed three minutes to secure some in:forrnatiou. the six months' proposition before the next crop? It will be observed that under Title I of the bill the tariff 1\ir. OLDFIELD. \\;-hy, certainJJ·; the gentleman knows that. duties imposed apply to certain articles imported into the The. CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. United States and any of its possessions, except the Philippine Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the islands of Guam and l\lr. LAZARO. 1\Ir. Chairman ~nd gentlemen of the committee TutuiL'l. Title II, beginning on page 6; makes the antidumping n g;ooailable food ~upp!y. It would ruinously affect the prodnceJ.• of cot­ talent of the Canal Zone ,,m pay the duties imposed lly tlli bill wi:leu 1U21. CONGRESSIO:N ~t\L R.ECORD- HOUSE. 331

it becomes a law. If such is the case, I think that a very )Ir. YOUNG. Not necessarily. -:erious mistqke i · being made. :\Ir. WALSH. What is the idea of having the hearings? ::.\Ir. YOUNG. This provi ion only applies to the tariff law, ::ur. YOUNG. Wen, the entire information on these differ­ Title I of tlle bill. ent items did not come out at the hearings. The committee has :llr. HA. YDE~. I am well aware of that. other sources of information, outside of the hearings, and all .Ur. YOUNG. And we are satisfied if this bill can be passeu the information coming to the committee up to the time they to-day· speedily in such a way as to apply to those portions fix these schedules should be utilized. roveretl by the A.merican flag that are mentioned under this ~Ir. LONGWORTH. And might I also add for the informa­ l1iOil" amendment. [Laughter.] 332 CO:N.GRESSION AL RECORD-HOlTSE. ...-\.PRIL 15

1\Ir. l\1Al'IN. Withdraw it, then. Mr. YOUNG. Who pays what? The CHAIRI\1AN~ Dees the gentleman withdraw his amend­ Mr. LUCE. The farmer, as the result of thi bill? ment? M1·. YOUNG. The· man who buys his stuff in ·the first in­ 1\Ir. HAYDEN. With the- as m·ance given by tlre gentleman stance. It is not a direct sale to the consumer . It is a problem .from illinois, that the ;panama Canal Zone will not be affected of dish•ibution. I imagine that some of the troubles of my by this legislation, I shall be glad to withdraw it. friend are ea.used by nroflteering, as you may call it, on the part The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the amendment will be o:l! those who are distributing this food. I will say that l withdrawn. think that the chief offender now, at least in the large cities, is There was no objection. the retailer. He has refused to bring down his prices, no mat­ Mr. OLDFIELD. Mr. Chairman, I offer an. amendment, but ter what he has to pay to replace his stocks. I believe it is not in order until the first line on the next }.')age And farmers mtl.'3t vay these unjust prices in spite of the fact is read. that their products have been reduced in. price far below the The OH.A.IRl\IAl~. The Cle11k will read. actual cost of production. I have just received a. telegram from The Clerk read: as follows: H. B~ Fullerf seeretary F:nm Bureau Federation of Nortlr Wbeat, :!5 cents per bushel. Dakota, in which he says : Mr. OLDFIELD. Now, Mrr. Chairman, 1 offer my amend­ President U. L. Burdick, of the Stat.c Farm Bureau Federation, bas ment. compiled (lllrefully the records- as to tbe cost of production from 619 ~'-Qrtb Dakotn farms forth

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the gentleman from North Dakota was preliminary to another before us reveals · that purpo e. It is in·oven by ·the fact •I question which I hope to present at some early opportunity, that the gentleman from l\la achusetts [Mr. TREADWAY] ana and that will eXJ.1lain my purpose in asking the question, which perhaps the gentleman from l\fassachusetts [Mr. LucE], when i not what the gentleman from l\lichigan apprehends. thoroughly informed that the real purpose of the present bill I I • • llir. FORD~EY. Let me say to the gentleman that we placed is to prohibit the importation absolutely from certain countries in this bill a duty -of 35 cents a bushel on wheat. The Payne of foreign products which might compete with New England bill carried a duty of 25 cents per bushel. When the Payne bill factories, and that the pretentions about aiding the farmer was pas ed wheat was selling in the No1·thwest for 70 cents a were merely a farce, have responded to tlleir master's voice bushel, and 25 cents a bushel was 35 per cent protection on and will return to their master's stalls. [Laughter.] the price that wheat was selling for at that time, while 35 Mr. LUCE. Mr. Chairman-- cents a bushel ·now is but 17! per cent ad valorem duty. [Ap· Mr. CONNALLY of Texas. I can not yield now. plause.] Mr. LUCE. I merely wanted to ask the gentleman where my Mr. BUTLER. Did it increase the price of bread when th~ stall is located. [Laughter.] duty was fixed at 25 cents in the Payne law? Mr. CONNALLY of Texas. We shall find out when the vote Mr. FORDNEY. It increases the price of bread when we let comes where the gentleman's stall is located. [Laughter.] Now, the foreigner control our markets, because then we have to pay gentlemen, by the clause in this bill which relates to depreciated the bill ; but if you will take the records of the Department of cm·rency this measure will levy a tariff duty of 400 per cent Commerce of last year you will find that we imported 37,000,000 on goods from and Austria over that which now bushels of wheat at $2.02 a bushel and exported 191,000,000 .exists, and a heavy increased duty on goods frem . bushels at $2.68 a busheL You can see why our friends to he Gentlemen, what is the country suffering from to-day? It left here wnnt Canadian wheat to come in, so that the mills of is the stagnation of business. You hear n-o complaint that the No1·thwest can run upon Canadian wheat instead of upon there is too much business, too many sates. The trouble is American wheat. Did yon pay any Jess for your bread this that there is not enough business. The great ·section from last year because it wa~ made of imported wheat? which I come, the South, is to-day in the throes of commercial :1\fr. BUTLER. That is the point I wanted to bring out. disaster and distress. The farmer has on his hands the prod­ 1\Ir. FORDNEY. No. Was the price of bread at Duluth and nets of his fields that he can not sell. He has no money to l\Iinneapolis any lower than it was in IndiaBapolis or in Little · purchase the goods that he desires to purchase. He can not pay Rock, Ark.? No. But while you pay the price of bread made the merchant, the merchant can not pay the banker, and so ft:om American :flom·, the .Minnesota mi1ler paid the foreign through an endless chain every industry is paralyzed. What price for Canadian wheat and took the difference out of the is the u·ouble! .Does its· remedy lie in a tariff? No. While bread eaters of this country. [Applause.] It did not lower products are stagnating in our hands, Germany and Austria the price of bread a penny, although the 1\Iin.nesota millei'S pur­ and Italy, among our best customers for cotton p1·ior to the chased wheat at 66 cents a bushel less than our farmers sold war, need cotton to-day as they have never needed it before in wheat for abroad. How much difference does that menu on a all history. They can not buy because they have not the gold. barrel of fl.Ollr? Four bushels and 40 pounds of whe.at make They c.an only buy oul' cotton by exchanging their goods. The a barrel vf flour of 196 pounds. There are 84 pounds of offal; Republican Party proposes to put a tariff wall of 4{)0 per cent bran, and middlings. Fifty ce11ts a bnsbel on 4 bushels and ·10 between us and the products of Germany, Austria, and Italy, poundJ is more than $2 per barrel to those profitaers at Duluth which absolutely condemns the southern farmer to misery and and 1\linnP.,apolis, who gri11cl Canadian wheat into flour and sell want. We ask for a better market; they answer by taking it lo our consumers and make them pay the price that they away even the poor market we now have. All we ask iS', gen­ \\Ould pay if it were made of American wheat purchased at a tlemen of the Republican side of this aisle, to give us a chance highe1· price; and then, not satisfied with that, they are here t<> sell our p1·oducts where we have sold them in the times of. by their lobbyists now asking us when we put the duty upon peace. [Applause.] How are they to pay us for our products wheat to permit them to market in this country their bran and if they do not pay in goods? They have no other method. middlings without paying any duty on the bran and middlings. Mr. SANDERS of Indiana. Will the gentleman yield? The CHAIRM.AN. The ti.YDe of the gentleman from Michigan 1\fr. CONNALLY of Texas. Not just yet. They have no other has expired. method~ A gentleman on the :floor aid that there were 5,000,- Mr. FORDNEY. I aslt for two minutes more. 000,000 pounds of wool in Boston that could not b~ sold. I sug­ The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from l\lichigan asks unani­ gest that the trouble with selling the wool is that it is in Boston, mous consent that his time be extended two minutes. Is tbere where there is neither a present demand nor a present want for objection? the article. But I will tell the woolgrower that if he will take There was no objection. a portion of that wool and send it to Germany, where there are 1\lr. FORDNEY. Gentlemen, 35 cents a bushel on wheat now factories that are idle and where people are naked, and secure is not as much protection to the wheat growers of tllis country goods in return the woolgrower might get an increase in price .. as 25 cents a bushel was under the Payne law, and we know for this wooL [Applause.] I believe in a .tariff for revenue and that was not too high. All that is wanted right now by our do not oppose a revenue duty on wool whenever a tariff is :friends on the Democratic side who did not agree with us as to levied on manufactured wool, but I can not vote for this bill protection is that the bars shall be thrown. down and our mar­ that destroys our foreign markets for cotton and other products. kets flooded with the products of the cheapest labor of every The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. eounti·y on the earth, the resil.lt of which will be to depress _ 1\fr. CONNALLY of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I ask for five AJ:nerican products. Do you believe that we can lift up to our minutes more. -standard of life and living and wages the labor of Europe and The CHAIRMAN. Ls there objection?. the Orient? No! Do you believe that it is proper to bring Mr. YOUNG. Reserving the right to object, the gentleman is uown American labor to tile standard of life and living of Japan not speaking to this particular item of the bill. and China? No. Are we ready for that? No; we will save Mr. CONNAL~Y of Texas. Oh, yes; the gentleman from you from destruction ; we will protect you in spite of your oppo­ Michigan fMr. FoRDNEY] did not speak to this paragraph in sition. \Ve will protect every industry of the South the same as the bill, and I am opposing the amendment of the gentleman of the North: 1Ve will cause the rice fields in Louisiana and from Michigan. Texas and Arkansas to bloom and your rice faTmers to prosper Mr. YOUNG. I am not going to object to the gentleman's by giving yon protection against oriental rice. ·We will pro­ request. tect your cane fields of Louisiana whether you gentlemen join The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection? with us or not. We will cause your• sugar industry down there There was no objection. to prosper instead of being force

will .:tnrt up, and they ,,-m 1woduce goods which thE>~ will se_nd that it has not been introduced and advocated by it proponents to tilE> American market for which they will get gold and w1th in good faith, and that it is a snare to -catch the farmers. I whiell iller can buy the cotton from the South. have worked with some of the gentlemen on the Democratic l\lr. CO~N"ALLY of Texas. I say that if in your effort to side of the House, and I say it is unbecoming and unfair and proteet the home market you impo,eri ·h the farmer and the without foundation for the distinguished gentleman who has stockman and the ranchman ·o that he can not buy your own just left the floor to charge his distinguished collengue [l\Ir. manufactures you are going to both ruin the farmer and tock­ HUDSPETH] with insincerity when he knows that the latter has man and dry up your own home market. [Applause.] been an ad\ocate of this from the day he came to this Congre s l\lr. SANDERS of Indiana. l\Ir. Chairman, will the gentle~ last December. I do not think he should be charged by the man yield further? gentleman with an effort to deceive the American farmer. l\Ir. CONNALLY of Texas. I can not yield fmther. Gentle- I want to congratulate this Congress upon the fact that the . men, thi is the chief trouble with wool and with wheat and very first work it undertakes is an effort to relieve a class of "\\ith cotton. The customers who bought these articles before people that everyone admits, even the distinguished gentleman the war can not buy them now, and the Republican Party from Arkansas [l\Ir. OLDFIELD], is suffering more from the thinks that that condition can be relieved by putting a wall be­ administration of the American Government than an> other tween the seller in the United States and the buyer in Europe, class of people .ever suffered in this country, and that is the and they want to put that wall so high that the buyer and the American ;farmer. I was amused at the question of the gentle­ seller can neYer get togP.ther. I want to warn you Republicans man from Arkansas [Mr. WINGO] when he said, " What is and the beneficiaries of your tariff that if you discriminate wrong with the--American farmer?" It is easy to answer that. against and impoverish the people of this country who are not The same t)ling is wrong with the Anlerican farmer to-day that engaged in the manufacturing business they. will not be able to was about to happen when the European war broke out under buy your manufactured products. Are you willing that finan­ a Democratic free-n·ade administration. At that time you got cial ruin and disaster shall be visited upon the woolgrowers stimulation, you obtained some help by reason of the flow of and the farmers in order that your favorite may fatten upon blood of your fellow man, killed in war. But the day was .the profits which they will receive? Another trouble with wool merely postponed. The same thing is wrong with the American is that most wool is sent to Boston, 'vhere the market is domi­ farmer to-day that has inevitably happened to him after a fl'ee­ nated by the Anlerican Woolen Co .. 'Yhich during the war was trade adminiStration by the Democratic Party. [Applause on reported to have made profits of 1,000 per cent. How much of the Republican side.] . that 1,000 per cent went to the woolgrower? None. That Personally I am for protection, and I am proud to come from market is dominated by those interests, but if. you let some of a section of the country where the air is such that I can be that wool go to Europe and let Europe send their goods in for protection for all American industries. I am for protection return, the market in wool will be con ·ide.rably improved. Why especially on raw materials, because they are produced in my not trade with A u.s tria and Germany. and Italy? The President· country. But I am not unwilling to protect the industries of has ,_ aid that peace is soon to be m.ade with the two former Massachusetts. I am willing to vote for a bill to-day that will countries. If we are to be at peace with Germany and Austria, open the factories in Massachusetts, and I am sorry that eTery \Thy not trade with them, as we did in days of yore? Why time this bill comes up we have LucE talk, which amuses and prohibit absolutely commerce or trnde with Germany? elicits applause from the Democratic side. [Laughter.] I :Mr. HUDSPETH. l\Ir. Chairman, will the gentleman _yield? can understand the attitude of my friends on the Democratic l\1r. COKNALLY of ~' exa . Yes. side who do not want to vote for this bill, and I can especially l\Ir.• HUDSPETH. What has been preventing this wool going understand it now since the minority report wa filed as a to Europe for the pa t two year.·? result of your conference, which tells you that you are no l\Ir .. CO~TNALLY of Texas. Oh, the gentleman ought to know longer in the Democratic Party if you vote for protection. I that Europe has not had any more gold in years past during can not but admire the men, the sturdy pioneers of some of the the war than she has now. Southwestern States, who sit on the Democratic side, who Mr. HUDSPETH. Does the gentleman contend that we raise have the nerve to say in the face of this report that they will more wool in this country: than we consume? go ahead and vote for the folks at home regardless of what l\Ir. CONNALLY of Texas. One reason we have so much wool Mr. KITCHIN or anyone else says constitutes a Democrat. It here is that at the present time the United States is the only is time that we began to be Americans. Do not "·orry your place where there is any gold, and they have dumped a great heads about opening the German 'factories. Let us open the deal of wool here; but that wool is already here, two years' factories in the United States, and when they open 3·on will sup11ly, more than can be used, and if you want an outlet for it find that they will buy the products of the farmer. For that you must send it where it is needed and can be used, you must reason I have always been in favor of thi bill. There is not send it to Europe. much to the amendment of this bill. The bill is practically in Mr. 1\IORGAN. 1\Ir. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? the same form that it was before. There has been a whole l\Ir. CONNALLY of. Texas. Not at present. We have heard lot said amounting to nothing about this antidumping propo ·i­ a great deal about proposed loans to Germany. Instead of loan­ tion. We all voted for that. It was over in the Senate when ing Ge1·many money, if we will sell it goods and take its goods we passed the emergency bill in the last Congress. The only in return, it will both pay us and soon rehabilitate itself. good it does in attaching it to this bill is that it furnishes an Neither the Fordney bill nor the Young bill will decei\e the excuse for some New Englanders who made a mistake ancl farmer whc.se fancy it was designed to catch. Each wears the voted against the emergency tariff bill in the last Congre ·s for fair raiment of the farmers' friend, and with flattery and with lining up in favor of it now, and it also furnishes an excuse practiced phrase seeks to first beguile and then ben·ay, but the to the gentleman from Texas [l\Ir, GARNER] to oppose the bill. coat stolen from the farmer poorly conceals the figure of the Well, they had before them the minority report telling them tariff master-beneath the cloak of E au the treacherous Jacob what the caucus told them, and the caucus said, "-ri~e are for hides. [Applause on the Democratic side.] a tariff for revenue only and the Democratic Party has con­ The CHAIRMAi'T. The time of the gentle-man from Texas tinued to be that; if it does not, you are in the Republican llas expired. Party," and this report says that they have got enough in the Mr. YOU~G. l\lr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con ·ent that Republican Party without them and advise · them to stay debnte npou this paragraph and all amendments thereto close where they are. [Applause on the Republican side.] in 30 minute . The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. l\Ir. 1\IAcGllEGOR. 1\Ir. Chairman, I have an amendment Mr. TINCHER.. 1\lr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to pending, and I do not want to be cut off. proceed for five additional ininute . The CHAIRMAN. This would not ·cut off the amendment. The CHAIRMAN. The time has been limited by action of the 1\lr. LONG,VORTH. 1\fr. Chairman, a parliamentary inquiry. committee. The CHA.IR1\1Al.~. The gentleman will state it. Mr. YOUNG. .1\Ir. Chairman, there are fiTe minute.; re erved l\lr. LONGWORTH. Do I understand that another amend­ to me and I am perfectly willing to give that fi\e minutes to the me-nt than the one offered b;y the gentleman from Arkansas gentleman from Kan ·as. ha · been offered? Mr. STEVENSON. l\Ir. Chairman, reser\ing the t;ight to The CHAIRMAN. The amendment has been sent to the object, the gentleman from North Dakota will remember ne ·clerk's desk, but it has not yet been reportecl. Is there objec­ promised me 10 minutes. tion to the request of the ge-ntleman from North Dakota? Mr. KNUTSON. Is the gentleman for the bill? There was no objection. 1\fr. STEVENSON. I am against it. l\lr. TINCHER. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I take this Mr. TINCHER. Mr. Chairman, I want to call attention to occasion· to deny the insinuation that come from practically this minority report for the benefit of some of the new :uembers. en•ry oppone-nt of this bill on the Democratic ·ide of the House There is a quotation in this report signed by :Mr. KITCHI~ 1921. CONGRESS! 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citing no less a person th:m a distinguished ex-Sen:..'ltor from yea:r or two. The greater part of the last crop of the sea­ my State. He cites a speech made by Senator Bristow in 1900, island cotton that hail been made has been exported. For 1U• jn which he said that he thought the taliff on raw materials stance, in 1919, of 5,020 bales made there were 3,895 of tllose at that time was probably too high, and he was willing to. reduce ba_les exported, practically all of it. An(l I hear people say tllat the tariff. I remember that speech. And at the same time the thiS law will cover sea-island cotton and Egyptian cotton. Let Senator said tl1at we ought to ha\e some meatless clays. The ns look at it for a minute. Senator will always remember that speech, because it resulted In 1916 there were produced 117,000 bales of sea-island in transferring that distinguished gentleman from the United cotton, and there was a lot of it that was exported. They got Stutes Senate to a Virginia farm at the next election. [Laugh­ about 20 cents a pound for it. In 1919 it was bringing 75 ter.] He was su·cceeded in this Congress by a man who is still cents to $1!.. and they made only 5,000 bales, a ask one question for infor­ good deal has been said here about this bill being a farce ; that mation. six months would not do any good, because some men say the The CHAIRl\lA~. The time has been limited. cotton will not be marketed in six months. D<> not be fooled by Mr. STEVENSON. I will say to the Chair· that I hacl an that. The wheat crop of the United States will be marketed arrangement with the gentleman from North Dakota [Air. within six months. But more important than that, the industry YoUNG] that I was to have 10 minutes. Still~ if it has been dis­ that has suffered worse than the wheat industry is the meat posed of-- industry of the United States, the meat crop, if you may term 1\fr. LAZARO. I would like to ask the gentleman a question . it so, that in these United States will change hands withln the for. information. next six months; and let me tell you that if some relief is not The CHAffi::UAN. The time of the gentleman from South b-rought to the men who a:re producing the meat for this country Carolina has expired. · by some legislation or by some change of condition in this coun­ :Mr. STEVENSON. I ask tmanimous consent~ I failed to try there will not be any meat production to speak of within object because I had this ru.·1·angement with the gentleman from two years. North Dakota [Mr. YoUNG]. I want again to congratulate this Congress on the fact that Mr. YOUNG. I regret very much that I did not understand we are getting right down on this main vital proposition that the gentleman. The next subject is flour, and closely related is before the American public to-day and within three days to wheat. after Congress convened are about to pass this important 1\Ir. STEVENSON. What I wanted to speak on now is wheat. measure that should have become a law and whlch the ma­ I will not take over three minutes ; certainly will not go to five. jority of the American people wanted to becume a law more I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to proceed for five than four months ago. [Applause.] minutes, not to be taken out of· the time which has been ar­ The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has again ex- ranged. pired. · The CH.A.IRMA.~. The gentleman from Sonth Carolina asks 1\lr. STEVENSON. 1\Ir. Chairman, just referring a minute to unanimous consent to proceed for 5 minutes, it not to be taken my friend from Kansas opening remarks that he is' tired of · from the 30 minutes. Is there objection? [After a pause.] having accusations made over here that this is a palpable The Chair hears none. fraud on the part of the proponents, I will not make such a Mr. LAZARO. Will the gentleman yield for a question? charge; I never do. I will say that I think that the gentleman Mr. STEVENSON. Yes, sir; I will yield. from Kansas is just simply laboring under a delusion. He does J.Ur. LAZARO. I know the gentleman has studied the cotton not know any better, and I do not accuse him ot bad faith at and the cottonseed industry. What is the opinion of the gen­ all. Now the gentleman from illinois [Mr. MAsoN] yesterday tleman as to these oils corning in_competition with cottonseed made one l'emark to which I wish to refer for a moment. The oil? • gentleman said it was under Cleveland and a low tariff that 1\Ir. STEVENSON. I will discuss the cottonseed oil sched­ we had bad times and then they passed the McKinley bill ule when we get to it. which made the factories run and industries hum. The gentle­ They talk about the wheat proposition. The gentleman from man's memory is at fault. E-ven then I was somewhat in North Dakota [l\Ir. You:'ilG] has a gi'eat institution in his State politics, and I remember that on account of the depression fol­ known as the Bank of North Dakota. It is an institution fos­ lowing the McKinley bill it waJ not two .years old nntil 1892 tered by the great Nonpartisan League, which indorses him and, when Mr. Cleveland swept this country and carried even the I understand, votes for him to come here. He is here by its State of Illinois itself as a protest against the McKinley bill. good will and its sufferance. That is the h.'ind of prosperity it gave to the country and to the 1\Ir. YOUNG. In spite of it. Republican Party. Now, the gentleman from Michigan this Mr. . STEVR..'1SON. That great institution while the Fordney morning made the statement there was no long staple cotton bill was pending issued this bulletin on the subject. It says: exported from this counh'y. That is an instance of the want of CAUSES OF PRICE DECLl~E. information under which the gentlemen over there labor. There Among the causes that have been assigned for the decline in wheat prices importations of Canadian wheat and flour and the lack of for­ has been no sea-island cotten made practically for tbe last eign demand ba\e been gi•en the most prominence. But tbe total im-

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po•·tations from Canada during the month of October, including the Further, ~:on ha ,.e placed in thi. Yery bill a proYi::~i n tlm t \Yb Nl t equivalent of flour, according to a report of the Department of ·onuuerce, amount to only 10,157;..708 bushels.• It is estimated that the makes it operative a a prohibition for G-ermany, Italy. or Au ·­ tot al of 1920 importations from \;anada may reach 50,000,000 bushels, tria, or Rus ~ ia to buy a pound of our cotton, tohacco. lul111Jer, or whi<:l, it is assumed will be added to our surplus, estimated as being any other product of the farm. of the United State ~ ; 4.000 pet· from 100,000,000 to 220,000,000 bushels·. But it is explained that the Canadian wheat sold here is taken from Canada's surplus for export cent is added to the goods as a uuty to be collected nt" the port to Emopean countl"ies; so that their deficit would naturally be made of this country on wares coming from Ru ..., sia, 400 per c nt on up by increased buying from us: that is, the effect of. Canadian im­ wares coming from Germany and Au ·tria, and 200 llf>l' cent on portations upon our alleged excess supply _is exactly nothmg. wares coming from Italy. · Do you not know that it i:-; intendell · Kow, they reached their o~ conclu ions: to be a prohibition to prevent ancl to preclulle tra(le between FARMERS INFORMED. those countries and the United States? · The obvious conclusion from the foregoing figures is that none of the And yet the gentleman from Ohio [1\lr. Loxawo:RTH] ..., ai!l Con­ I"Nisons for the decline in farm prices offered by those who have e)!:­ gress must take off the exces·· profits tax. You are proposing bort~d the farmers to be sure of their position will bold. Most farmers have been familiar with the central f:rcts of the ·situation as a scheme here that will enable the big bu iness of the United lwre enumerated. They have known that production is not in excess States, through transportation and manufacture, to plunder of world needs ; though perhaps somewhat confused at times, they have and exploit the farmers of thi country. Yet you are going to been aware that Canadian importations have been practically negligible; and since the middle of September they have known that European propose to take ·the tax off of "big busines " and put it on to buYing has been active, and that European countries have bought or those same poor farmers whom you are endeavoring to defrnull engaged for future delivery all, or more than all, of OUL" surplus wheat. here. The gentle111an said $17,000,000,000 had been taken out They go on to reach the conclusion that importation which of big business and put into municipal and local bonds of tate · would be stopped by the Fordney tariff bill would have abso­ .and counties an

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Lu ·owouTH] now ask of the rule goes beyond, if I remember, · Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Perhaps I am in. error in my any .construction that has yet been made. In other words, it recollection. place a narrower limitation than was made even by the Ander- The CHAIUMA.N. A ilictum of the Chair uuring the de­ son ruliug when this bill was last before the Committee of the cision intimated that if the amenument were stripped of the ad·­ \Vhole. ministrative feature it might be germane and not within the When this bHl was lust before the Committee of the Whole the inhibition of the rule. The amendment was stripped of that ad­ gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. NEWTON] offered an amend- ministrative feature, and no point of order wa~ made against ment to except certain \Yheat and added to it an administrative the amendment as reoffered, so that there has been no decision provision. The gentleman from Ohio [1\Ir. LoNGWORTH] promptly except the mere dictum of the Chair. made the point of order that it was in violation of paragraph )lr. GA.llRETT of Tennessee. I thank the Chair for refresh- 3 of Rule ~rx:I. The Chair [1\Ir. ANDERSON] ustained that i!lg my recollection. I know we had the matter up in tb:e point of order, on the ground that the administrative provision argument 11ere, and I was under the impression that the point provided in the Ne\vton amendment introduced a new element of order was, in fact, made. Now, Mr. Chairman, independent which was not germane. Thereupon the gentleman from l\lin- of the precedent that might be drawn from the dictum of the nesota offered his amendment with the administrative provision Chair, let me say this: The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. LoNG· left out. While I do not now remember the exact wording of WORTH] has referred to my part in the drafting of this rule. the amendment, it referred to specific wheat, and the Chair- I have stated on the floor of the House heretofore that I did man of the Committee of the Whole, the gentleman from Minne- not look with favor upon the · policy involved in that rule, sota [1\Ir. ANDERSON] at that time, overruled the point of order even at the time it was adopted by my party, and even though made against it. , I aided in the drawing of it; but under the series of construc- l\Ir. NEWTON of Minnesota.· l\fr. Chairman, will the gentle- tions that ha\e been made I say unhesitatingly that the rule man yield? has been given a meaning which I did not, at the time that it l\.ir. GARRET1: of Tennessee. I yield. was drafted and adopted by the House, believe would be given l\fr. NEWTON of Minnesota. It is my recollection that my to it. I realized, of course, that it would greatly restrict the amendment, as it was finally drafted and as it secured the ap- po,ver of amendment upon revenue bills. I realized that that proval of the Chair, provided that wheat in transit on or after was the purpose of it; but I have never supposed that it the date of the bill-the date when the bill was introduced- would reach the point where, when a particular subject matter shoulll be -admitted free and clear of the duty. was before the committee in the text of the bill, the Chair 1\.1r. GA.ItRETT of Tennessee. That is my recollection. would be called upon to hold that an amendment dealing with 1\Ir. NEWTON of Minnesota. I can not see any · difference that same subject matter, whether in part or in whole, nnd between the two. · fixing a rate, could by any possible line of reasoning be held to 1\Ir. G.ARRET1: of Tenne see. And I insist that that prece- be not germane to the main proposition. dent is precisely in point. The fact is, I disagreed with the The CHAIR.M...<\N.. Will the gentleman from Tennessee per- Chairman of the Committee of the Whole at that time about mit the Chair to ask a question? sustaining the point of order against the administrative feature, l\fr. GARRETT of Tennes ee. Yes. because I thought it was merely an incidental part of the The CHAIRl\IAN. The gentleman from Tennessee will no amendment ; but the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole doubt recall the Dockery amendment to the Dingley bill, in at that time did hold an amendment substantially, as I recall it, 1\"hich the gentleman from Missouri, 1\Ir. Dockery, offered an as stated by the gentleman from Mhmesota [Mr. NEWTON] to amendment providing that item in the bill that were found be in order and not violative of paragraph 3, Rule XXI. to be made by a trust should be transferred to the free list. Mr. LONGWORTH. Will the gentleman yield? Does the gentleman from Tennessee see any analogy between Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. I yield to the gentleman. that amendment and the one now pending? l\fr. LONGWORTH. Would the gentleman think it was ger- :Mr. GARRET.r of Tenne see. Not the slightest. Wa the mane to this paragraph to offer an amendment subdividing Dingley bill considered lmder a pedal rule or under the gen- wheat into various classes and imposing separate rates of duty eral rules of the House? · upon it? The CHAIRMAl.'i. The Chair thinks it was considered under l\fr. GAUllETT of Tennessee. I certainly think it would be. the general rules of the House. l\fr. LONGWORTH. So long as the word "wheat" was in 1\fr. GARRETT of Tennessee. I, of course, was not here, the amendment---"'- and I do not know how that wa . It has been my impre sion l\Ir. GARRETT of Tennessee. It has never been contended in some way that it was considered under a special rule that you could not change a rate in the bill. Now, if you are which uefined the right of amendment. But at any rate, dealing with wheat, which is the substance involved in this line, whatever may have been the fitct in that case, there is no if you confine the amendment to classifying wheat and P.xing analogy between that situation and this. different rates of duty upon different classes of wheat, un- Mr. LONGWORTH. Why not? doubtedly it would be germane. The CHAIRMAN. Under clause 7 of Rule XVI. 1\fr. LONGWORTH. If I understand tlle gentleman correctly, 1\Ir. GARRETT of Tennessee. The gentleman has made hi'3 his proposition is that so long as the word " wheat" is used you point of ordei· under clause 3 of Rule XXI. I do not recall may subdivide wheat into any classes you see fit and impose what clause 7 of Rule XVI is. any rates of duty, and that that is in order under this para- Mr. ~'ORDNEY. Mr. Chairman, I would like one minute on graph. May I ask the gentleman this question: Would he ·the point of order. . think that a provision exempting wheat from duty if it was ~rhe CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman from Michigan de ·ire produced by a trust would be in order? to be heard on the point of order? Mr. GAH.RETT of Tennessee. I doubt that, under the Ander- l\Ir. FORDNEY. Yes. If it is in order to exe·mpt from the sou precedent, which held an administrative feature not ger- rates of duty provided in this bill wheat in transit either by mane. rail or by water, the bill should be amended so as to exempt l\Ir. LONGWORTH. The gentleman, in this amendment, un- 100,000,000 pounds of wool now on its way here from .Australia ag-e -:2 applied to any particu.­ sition . lar character of wh.eat, the amendment affecting any -other .1\-Ir. GRAHAM of Illinois. Will the gentleman yield? character of wheat not included within the word would not be 1\Ir. COCKRAN. Certamly. germane. But the word "wheat," 11.s used in tbe J)rovision on 1\fr. G.R.AH..U:I of illinois» Would it be in order to move to page 2, includes all-wheat -of every Jdnd and cbaracter, wherever take the 35 -cents a bushel off wheat an.d put it ·on the free list? it may be located anywhere in the world. T.hat means that l\Ir. COCKRAN. I should most assuredly think so. 1f that any amendment affecting :my part -of the whole is ·germane. IJf would not be germane, what proposal would be? it affected northern wheat or a certain kind .of spring wheat Mr. GRAHAM of Illinois. If tbat i so, then wlly can ~ ou or. winter wheat or wheat, located ·.aiiYWbere in the world, an no-t put a part 6f this on the free list? 3lllenfunent ·including n ditf.erent kind of wheat might not be . Mr. COCKRAN. That is precisely what this amendment .·eeks in -Ol'd.er, but the .amendment offered affects wheat included to ·do. 'Ihis amendment propDSes to exempt cel'tain wheat from in. tile language of this bill, and therefore .it must 'be germane the operation of this clause. If there could be anything more to the bill ..and to thiB item in it. If· the bill ll.ad provided that germane than that, short of moving its total ~·.ejectiml, as the wheat grown in certain sections ·Of :the world -coulil not be 'Rd­ gentleman suggest , it is not within the range of my intellectuals mitted ex-cept on the paJIIlent of 35 .cents .n. bushel, an .amoend­ to ·conceive Jt. m~nt affecting 'Wheat grf the :first paragraph, it wo1.1l.d ha\e sheulQ. be ex-empt from duty'? sustained the same relation to this bill :and to this item in the Mr. BARKLEY. I think the Chair has reduced tbe matter bill that an amendment offer-ed by the gentleman from Mi ol1Ti, to })et:haps an extremely improbable postnre by suggesting that Mr. Dockery, })ore to the Dingley tariff bill, which amendment an amendment of that sort could be offered; but if that oort -of provided that ·m-.ticles ,prod need by a trust sh·ould, upon the 1ind­ wheat was included in an item in the bill, it would be in ·Order ing of that fact, be transfurred to the free list. Ir. Dingley t-o effer an .amendment excluding such wheat that might at made the point of order, and the Chair sustained the point of fhis time be in transit. order, that .it was not germane t-o the bill. The Ohair at :first ·Tile CHAffiMAN. Would it be in order to pl'OTlde that oft blush was inclined to believe that this .amendment might ha'\e wheat should be exempt'! · come within that ruiing, and he endeaYOl'ed to get a discus­ Mr. BARKLEY. I think it would; U would directly relate ~ion on the floor upon th~ -questien. It is not .for the .Chair to to the item in the bill which include all wheat, ·and of course deeide w.hether o1· :not i:t is :a wise thing for ~is committee to includes soft wheat. exempt wheat in transit from the provisi

~Ir. ::\lAcGREGOR. Ye . Mr. GRAHA::\1 of Illinois. ~lay we have that amendment l\lr. GREEN of Iowa. The gentleman, of course, would say again reported? that if tbi is to be done with reference to wheat it also ought The CHA.IRl\L-\.N. Without objection, the Clerk will again to be done with reference to wool, orne of which will not ar­ report the amendment. rive for six months, and al o with reference to lemons. There was no objection. l\1r. U.AcGREGOR. That is simply argument. _The amendment was again reported. Mr. GREEN of Iowa. And that the same thing ought to be The question was taken, and the Chair announced the noes done with practically everything in the bill. appeared to have it. Mr ... 1AcGREGOR. This wheat is in close proximity, and it is On a division (demanded by ~Ir. OLDFIELD) there were-ayes only a matter of several hours as to whether they shall pay. the 47, noes 137. duty or not. So the amendment was rejected. l\1r. 1\IADDEN. 1\lr. Chairman, the amendment ought not to The CHAIRl\1A.L~. The question now recurs upon the amend­ be adopted, in my judgment. There is a provision in this bill ment ()ffered by the gentleman from New York. later on intended to prevent dumping of European goods into l\Ir. NEWTON of Minnesota. l\Ir. Chairman, may we have American markets, and if the amendment should be adopted it the amendment reported. will in a measure nullify that provision. We all remembei· that The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the Clerk will report the in 1913 the Democrats came into power with 1\Ir. Wilson as Presi­ amendment. dent. We remember that when they came into power the coun­ There was no objection. try was in a state of pro perity, that we turned over under the The amendment was again reported. beneficent rule of a protective tariff some $237,000,000 to the Mr. NEWTON of Minnesota. :VIr. Chairman, I move to amend Democrats, without a dollar of obligation against it. We built by striking out the words "upon the Great Lakes." the Panama Canal out of the revenues of the Government. We l\Ir. FORD~EY. Mr. Chairman, I object. It is too late to borrowed no money. The Democrats upon coming into power amend now. immediately proceeded to pass the Underwood tariff law, and The CHA.IRlUA.N. The amenument is in order, but debate is within less than a year after they passed it 5,000,000 men were not. idle in America. They then proceeded to pass what they called The question was taken, and the amendment to the amendment the war revenue law, although we were at peace with all the was rejected. world. That law rai ed $120,000,000 a year. That was intended The CHAIR::.\IA -. The que tion is now upon the amendment to supply the extravagant expenditures of the Democratic of the gentleman from New York. Party. It did not find employment for anyone. Millions of men The question was taken, and the Chair announced the noes were thrown into idlenes , mills were closed because they allowed appeared to have it. · European goods to be dumped into the American markets with­ J.\1r. GARRETT of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I ask for tellers. out the payment of any duty. America could not compete with Tellers were ordered. Europe under such circumstances. This bill provides against The committee divided; and the tellers [Mr. You:KG and :\1r. that condition. It provides that Europe can not dump her goods l\lAcGREGOR] reported that there were-ayes 60,. noes 127. into American ports without the payment of duties provided for So the amendment was rejected. in the bill. To-day as a result of Democratic management of the The Clerk read as follows: - country we have nearly 5,000,000 men idle again, and the people 2. Wheat flour and semolina, 20 per cent nd valorem. of the country in their business and in their homes are on the )lr. OLDFIELD. ::\Jr. Chairman, I offer the following amend- border of tarvation. We are endeavoring now to rehabilitate ment. _ the situation, and to the extent that it can be rehabilitated by The CHAIRMAl~. The Clerk will report the amendment. this bill we have done the thing that ought to be done. Who The Clerk read as follows : knows how much wheat will be in transit on board ships or on Am{>ndment offei·ed by ~rr: OLDFIELD : Page 2, line 2, strike out the trains when this law becomes effectiYe? It is because of the fact paragraph. that other countries have been shipping their wheat and theiJ· l\Ir. OLDFIELD. l\Ir. Chairman, -I do not care to take up products into America in competition with American agricultural very much time in iliscus ing this amendment, but I can not products that this bill is proposed, This amendment if adopted see the reason for placing a protective duty upon flour. The would nullify the bill to the extent of the amount of wheat in farmers of this country do not produce flour. The farmers of transit, and the amendment ought not to be given serious consid­ the country produce wheat and the millers of the country pro­ m·ation except to the extent of defeating it. If we are going to duce flour, and I dare say there has been no more profitable pass a law to prevent dumping, do not adopt this amendment. business in America during the la::.t four years than that of If we believe that the influx of fCJreign-made goods, whether they producing flour. They have made enormous profits. Flour up are from the farms of foreign nations or from the factories, be to six or eight months ago sold at from $12 to $14 and $1o per detrimental to American welfare, do not adopt the amendment barrel. Flour is now down to about $7.50 per barrel. Under offered by the gentleman from New York. I believe personally your bill, if this tariff is adopted of 20 per cent ad valorem it that the time has come w)len every peddler who comes into will mean $1.50 per barrel on flour, and the millers of the conn­ America from a foreign country entering the customshouse try are in a position to take advantage of that, . while the should pay the peddler's license. farmers are not in a position to take advantage on wheat, be­ I am a protectionist. I believe in maintaining the American cause there are too many wheat farmers in the country. They market for the American, and the way to maintain the American can not organize to control the market. market for the American is to preyent the dumping of foreign But, gentlemen, the flour millers of the country. who hn\e commodities into American ports free of duty, and if they come one of the best organizations of any producers in the country­ in in any way whatever compel them to pay the equivalent to and this was developed at the hearing-are well organized, and the difference -between the cost of raising or making the they can take advantage of this ex_cuse to make the consmm-'rs material and the commodity here and abroad. Then you put of America pay au additional $1.50 per barrel on flour. I say America on a basis of equality with Europe and the world. it is unjust to the consumers not only in the cities of the conn­ [Applause.] try, not only in those indu trial centers where there are four The CHAIRMA....~. The time of the gentleman has expired. or fiye million laborers out of employment to-day, !Jnt throu~h­ All time has expired. out the countr~ in every city, in every town, every village, Mr. GARHETT of Tennessee. :i\lr. Speaker, a parliamentary e>ery hamlet, and almost every farm in America, because the inquiry. big millers of the country have a monopoly on the mHling husi­ The CHAIRl\JAN. 'l'he gentleman will state it. ness, and even the farmers of the counh·y themselves must buy Mr. GAHRETT of Tennessee. What is the parliamentary flour from these great millers, ancl so I say to you, gentlemen, situatio:J? How many amendments are pending? you ought not to press this bitter cup on the farmers of America. The CHAIRMAN. Just this one amendment. You ought to let flour remain on the free list. How do you Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. I understood the gentleman expect the people of America to-uay who are broke, if you please, from Arkansas bad an amendment pending. when you have 4,000,000 laboring men out of employment to-e been making enormous profits for the last four years come? up to within six months ago. I plead with you gentlemen, for The GHAIRl\l.AN. The >ote will fir:·t come upon the amend­ once in yom· lives, you ought to be honest with the people of ment offered by the gentleman from Arkansas. The question America and the great consuming mass of America and let is on the amemlment offereL1 by the gentleman from .Arkansas. flour remain or be on the free li t. 340 OONGRESSION.AL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 15,

.Mr~ Chn..irman, that is all I .care to say. to confine ourselves, if we can po ·sibly do it, to peeches not Mr. LUCE. Mr. Chairman, a previous interrogatocy ad- exceeding five minutes and ex.pedite the pa sage of this bill. dressed to the gentleman of the committee having this matter · · 'll'he ·CHAIRMAN. I there objection to the request of the in charge elicited from my friend from l\Iichiga.n an €loqnent gentleman from Massachusetts? {After a pa1.1 e.] The Ohair exposition of protectionist doctrines, and for that reason I am bears none. not wholly regretful of his misapprehension. As a matter e-f l\lr. LUCE. Mr. Chairman, I trust that this will be tbe last fact, I .did not ha:ve in mind the question of whether the pay-· word I shall have to say on this measure, and I shall try to ment to which I referred was made by the foreigner or a citizen, compress into five minutes enough to show the attitude of one but I was trying to learn from the gentleman from Nerth Da- l\lember of this House. kota if he believed that the payment i · not pa · ed on .from the . Thi i not an issue between protection and free trade or middleman to the consumer. And if the colloquy reached n point tariff for revenue only. We are all, or ought to be, protection­ where we agreed, he admits that this benefit to the farmer is ists, and without regard to party ought now to try to frame a to be paid by the middleman. tariff bill that will make the United States of America nble Now, tlle .figures tllat he presents ~n page G of his report indi- to lh'C by itself. That was a great lesson of the trar, but that cate that there are in the hands of t he country mills and ele- does not pre-.ent me from taldng issue with gentlemen on this vators a visible supply of something more than 1()0,000,000 side as· to what is OT what is not protection. bushels of wheat. Therefore, this 35 cents a bushel, if it a.c- My objection to this billls that it is not protection; that this crues to their benefit,. will to that extent accrue to the benefit of bill is grat uity, and fbat this bill is a levy on two-thirds of the a class of which he does not ordinarrily speak with great ad- pe(JJ}le ef this cmmb:y in order that the other one-third may miration. There remains a possibility, according to bis own fig- suffer less than their fair share of the damage brought by the ures, of benefiting the farmers of the country to the extent, per- G~""e at War. [Applause on the Democratic side.] Applaud me haps, of 100,000,000 bushels sold between now and the tst of not, .as you _may think ;r am sympathizing with t he attitude you July, and perhaps 200,000,000 bushels in all, for which he ex- are taking. Yours has been tlle error to inject into the discus­ pects the farmers of the country to J'ecei"e 35 cents a bushel sion lle:re so:metbingwholly foreign. I am talking about a pro­ additional. In other "·ords, he expects this will bring to the posal J10W which does not seem to me protection. By the yery benefit of the farmers of the eountr-y about $70,00.0,.000. Will he figures you .present, you demonstrate that 80,000,000 busbels of now inform me whether he expects this $70,000,000 will be paid this wheat will l1ave been exported by the ~st of July. Yon by the middleman or whether any of it will be pu..::;sed on to the demonstrate that the price for that wheat will be fixed .abroad. consumer? 'Y.ou demonstrate that the only benefit which can come to the Mr. YOUNG. I would like to asl- the gentleman a question farmer is tile immediate gift to meet bis hardships out of the before I answer that. · It is this : 'Tho is going to pay the pockets of tlle Test of the people. And in your report you et duty on woolen cloth? this forth. You po-int out and maintain that one-third of the 1\fr. LUCE. l\lr. Chairman, I am a l\lember who represents a people of thi~ country have suffered disastrouSly. Why, sir, part of the eountu where it is the chn.:r·acteristic of the Yankee every farmer in .rour di trict has a roof over his bead, every to answer one question with another. [Laughter.] The gen- f:umer lms food in his gJ:.anary. There are thousands and tleinnn from North Dakota has no such perquisite. Let him thousand of men in my neighborhood who live under a Toof ans\Yer my question first. · only rb.Y the permissi.on of a landlord, and who e kitchens and Mr. YOUNG. I undertook to give tha .gentleman an answer a pantries are empty, and whose wages lmve stopped. little while ago, to the effect that we do not sell .our p1·oclucts di- Do you .tell me that tbe farmer, at ea e and comfort, with his rect to the consumer. Sometimes they pass tnrough one, two, food and helter supplied-will you tell me that he 1s worse off three, or more hands before getting to the consumer. I ventured than the ma:n in my neighborhood whose whole mean of li\'eli­ to remark t11at while farm products had been greatly deftatecl hood has been taken away~ 1\Ior.e than 4,000,000 laboring men at the far~ that the others who are handling these products in this country, .unless their savings have not been exhausted, had not deflated theh· prices. And it seemed to rue reasonable to-day are without the means of subsistence: I say that this that, inasmucl1 as they had not do:ne so, possibly even if eur bill is politi-cal folly~ I ay that this bill endangers t11e safety products :were now advanced moderately, and .not lW to t:be of the party wlwse interests yQu Blld I have at heart. I say that point where they were previously, it would not be e.xp.ressed in thi ·bill is ineanrated selfishness. r say that this is 11 bill to en­ a higher price thnn the consumers a.re now paying to tlle J.'e- courage clru:;s :ana group legislation-the greatest menace to-day tailers. I think t hat is a fair presumption. But I wunt to say not o11ly of this cmmtry but of the whole world. [A.pplau e.] this tq my friend from 1\Ia.ssachusetts, that somebody has got to Ah, when y.gu foster the interests of a group that come· here and pay the farmers the cost of producing their commodities or tbey demands l'e1ief by special plivilege, you are adding fuel to the will cease to produce them. , They will be fo.rced out ef busines . flame ~sou ,are inviting .into this country the same division be­ Somebody is going to pay it, and the purpose of tll.is bill is to hveen das es .and groups that you may see at this moment en­ see, so .far .a we ean by the passage of a tariff law. that the dangering the .civilization of England, the sume division tbat in farmers shall have something, at ;!eru t, approximating the cost Russia lla enabled <>ne group to ern h out the best clas es of of production. the country, the srune war between the classes and the group A telegram has just been handed me from Gen. Amasa P. that bids :f.air to sweep through Poland au-d Czechoslovakia and Peake, of Valley City, N. Dak. After calling attention to the then Germany, on until it reaches the Bay of Biscay, and then fact that farmers are new paid les than half the cost of pro- perchance it will cr.oss th.e ocean and threaten the very existence duction for cereal crops, h~ &'lyS: of .om· own .r,..ation. .[Applause.] Farm buying power must be ,restored to start 1dle factori€s.. The CHAIRl\IAN. Tbe time of the gentleman from Massachu- Is it unreasonable, then, for me to in ist that .some one must etts has .expired. pay farmers their co t of production? This duty on wheat is .l\ir. GREE.!.~ ef Iowa. l\lr. C~rman, the ¥!entlen;mu from propo ed to help in that direction. 1\.Ia ~ achuse~ts [1\f.r. LucE] by his so_mewhat rmpasswned atl- l\1r. LUGE. lr. Chairman, that is the idea on wllicl.l the dJ"e s. luls ~mply demonstrated how little he know about th gentlerunn's mind and my own mind part company. I would farmmg regwns. Does ..he oppose that the tenant fanner, who like to point out that gentlemen -on the oth~r side of the House ha exhausted everythmg he has and has been compelled w are quite unwarranted in drawinO' from what I ba-.e said the leave the farm because he can not get enough out of his crop: inference that I take the ground they have taken iH. their to pos ibly pay the rent, is any better off than the man in hi·· minority report. I have observed in the course of my life many district who ha lost hi jeb? Why, the tenant is infinitely political ·blund~rs. I ne\er saw a blund~er more .ueedless, accord- w.or~e off than the man he talks abou~. He has not only lost ing to my judgment, more stu.pid, than that which injected into h1s JOb but all. the ~vorl· th~ he put m last year, and he can the ill-· ussion of this matter the question of free tra.d.e. We not pay what lS oWing on his rent. As to the manufacturers, are all protectionists now. ~ 'o sensible man .could have watched their factories can top; they can at least ~top running, whereas the tory -of the lat-e war and Il{).t come out of it with{)-ut the the fa1·mer, even the farmer who owns h1s 'land, can not top, beE f that tlle chief economic lesson taught wa the absolute but has got to go on, whether it pays or does not pay. That is ne.ces-·ity that our Nation s1uill suffice unto itself. the situation in the farming districts, and among the tenants Tile CHAIRMAN. The time of the .gentJeman from Massa- there is scarcely a man there to-day who ls not .a bankrupt, with ctm. etts ba eAl)ired. debt hanging over him, o that unless he takes advantage of th " Mr. LUGE. 1\Ir. Cllairman, I ask una.n.in.lous .consent fm· five bankruptcy law he will ne-.er be able to pay up as long as l1e minutes mere. lives. The DHAIRl\iAN. The gentleman from l\fassachusetts asks The gentleman from Massachusetts talks about men being unanimous consent for fi\e adclitional minutes. Is there ob- worse off in the man.:nfucturing region , ana ay tllis aet is jectiou? cla legislation. Class legislation! What is a tariff for, any- 1\lr. YOUNG. 1\lr. Cllairman, I am not going to object to this way'? It always benefits certain classes. A tariff for protection particular request, but it seems to me that hereafter we ought is based on the theory that when you help the farmer you help 1921. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE. 341 ------~~------.------the manufacturer al ·o. That is what I have talked for years our side of the House had induced some gentlemen to vote ()Ut in my district. Some of the farmers can not see why they against this bill who had formerly voted for it. He said that !'lhouler, will also either de­ great amount of influence either on this side of the aisle or tlw stroy the market for domestic flaxseed or r educe the price to compete other side of the aisle, but I am going to have my say just with foreign oil. thus injuring the farmer who raise flaxseed. It the the same. [Applause.] This is the opening ses ion of a new duty on fl a xseed is inc t·eased to 30 cents per bushel, the duty on lin­ seed ·oil should be increased at the same time to 20 cent per gallon. Congress. We meet here as the direct repre. entatives of the J\IIDLAKD LINSEED PRODGCTS CO., people. We come here charged as l\lember of thi Hou ·e with By E. C. BISBEE, lice President. the duty of initiating all revenue legislation. We who repre ent l\lr. FORD:~EY. Will the. gentleman allow me to interrui)t the people must answer to them eYery t\"vo years. The Honse him? of Representatives is a great legi lath·e body. Its Members Ml'. NEWTOX of Mione ota. Yes. ha>e this special duty and other duties. They ·honld discharge l\Jr. FORD_T EY. Let me ay to the gentleman that the item them in accordance with their own judgment. They shouhl not of the duty on flax " ·as put on in the Senate, and when the surrender their prerogatives. It is high time that thi Hou. e bill went to conference our hands were tied. Now, we are told should cease to play second fiddle to another legi. lative body. by the Finance Committee of the Senate that if we send the [Applause.] bill back ju t a it wa vetoed by President '\Vilson they will I wan~ to say further-I do not know what they have said­ pa ~. it. but we mu t make no change in it at alL That is the but I have had a little experience a some of the re t of you only rea on we oppo ·e your amendment. have had in playing a game of bluff, and the statements made 1\lr. NEWTOl\ of Iinnesota. Will the gentleman an wer o>er there that this bill will meet defeat if we do not give them this: What objectiou ha · the Finance Committee of the Senate everything they want will not be carried out. They will not to n compensatofy duty on linseed oil? stand by it. What this House needs is to tand up and act ~11'. FORDNEY. We !wve been told that the bill pas ·ed the according to its o'vn judgment, maintain its one-time inde­ Senate with this amendment in it, and if we will send it back pendence, dignity, and traditions, and let the other legislative just as we passed it and .ns it was yetoed by the President they body know that this House will always stand up for its rights. will again pass it, bl~t if , ... ,_ add anything or take apything out [Applause.] 1921. OONGRE8SION.AL R.EOORD-HOUSE. 343

1\lr. ·Chairman, I do not :think that there is a Member j.n this Mr. GREEN of Iowa. Does the gentlemap. think there was H011se t11at will not agree that, with a duty on fla~. there -should ~ver a tariff bill passed in the House of Representatives that be a compensatory tluty on its procluct. Now, are we .going 'to did not have .a Jnistake in it? surrender our judgment to the dictates of another body'? That Mr. GARNER. 1\Ir. Chairman, no tariff bill ever :passed is the only question. 1 yield to the gentleman ~ from Iowa. tlds House :when the rchairnum of -the W.ays and Means Oom- i\lr. TOWNER. Let me suggest wha..i; seems te ·be .entirely mittee, -having charge of the tbill, rose iu his place on the floor overlooked. That is, tthat this is an .emeJ;gency measure; it only ll:Ild admitted t11at an runendment ought to be .adopted and then lasts Six months. The mn.tter to which the .gentleman cn:lls said that under an agreement which had been made we could attention-the duty on linseed oil-will be contained in the not adopt it. [Applause ·on Democratic side.] Let me say to tariff .bill to be reported soon. Now, ·we 11ave this clileilllllft ihe gentleman from Iowa that this bill is in a formative state. placed b~fore the committee, either to pass this bill as it -w.as W-e .are now framing it. passem the West who 11aTe :been Mr. GREEN of Iow.a. e .. Jr. GA;TI.NER. It was referre(l to a number of times in tbe tleman frarn M.n;rnesota [~1.. NEWTON], wllo offers ~thm amen?,· last Congress, ancl we always bad the gentleman fTom Illinois ment,. voted agamst the bill then not ~ecause flaxs;ec~ was -:rn miling when we read the interview that uppero:ed in the news- the bll~. and there was, n~ dutyO' an .lmse~d ,~1. ·~rovtded for papers of the country. Here is a bill, a re,venue bill, that i-s up but he IS apposed to the !f.Il ~m hene1al pu.nc.cples. ~f not, he for reading for amendment. A Republican Member rfrom :1\Iinne- -would ~ot _hav; vot;d. ~g~mst ,lt then, when It -passed t~~ EIU?s~ sota offers an amendment. The o-entleman ·in 'Cllarae -of lfue 8ome \\ eel"s a,o. 'Ibis bt~ was passed then, nnd we Rl e try me bill, the chafrman of the Connnitte~ on Ways .anlfl. Me~ns, ,rises to pass it now -aE • ~ -relief ·emergency measme io help_ the in his place and says, "Yes; :that amendment ought tto be fa-rm~rs of the Umred. States. . T~e ge:ntl~ma:n from 1\Imne­ adoptecl, -but this pFovi-sion in rrespect to fla:xseed was :inset---ted ·sa_ta .ts ?ppos~d to the b1l1 and offers . as ~ .rumsy ;xcuse----- in the Senate; a mistake was made, bUt under the rules ·of rthe ~11. !'~V'ION of M"'mne-sota. 1\tlr. Chauman, "'11l the gentle- conferenae ·we cou1<1 not correct it, ana 11ow under om· ,agree- man yreld · . v ment the condition is such, although the amendment ought to Mr. FORDNEY. ·Oh, I yield to the gentleman ~u b(} ) be adopted, although the mistake ought to be cOl'J.!ected, that courteous to the gentlcll?a-n. r.-I_ ;fl~ ~J tr:1 is the House of Representatives in? By -yunr majo-rity aTe you ancl the gentleman from Minnesota would like · v-ote--fur "'l'ltf: .U going to -say to 'the country ·that ·when the leaders hn.ve deCided bill. 0 ,.. . that this shall be clone, that although 'then· .attention --may be 1\Ir. FORDNEY. 1 hope you do, and I believ fn~ wi~ b called to the fact that they have made a !lllistake, yet .ha..v.ing 1\Ir. NEWTON of ~:linnesota. But apparently . g1tile~~ v made an agreement, you will say -to the R-epublicans of the from Michigan is not very much concerned as to ether _th~...-: House, "It makes no difference how many of you revolt; we gentleman from Minnesota votes for the bill_or not ; a,p -· have enough votes to put .this bill through, although we Jmow be do.es not care whethe-r ·he does oT not. that it is an error and that it is w.1·ong and that a mistaKe bas Mr. FO'RDNEY. Oh, yes; I would Tike to see the .gentleman been made, and we decline to correct it! " vote for it, and l hope ne will. l\Ir. GREEN of Iowa. ~1r . Chairman, will ·the :gentleman 1\!r. 'NEWT.ON of Minnesota. Otherwise I think the gentle- _yleW 1 1nau would adopt a "!ittle different attitncle from tl1at he has lUr. GATINER. Yes. e-xpressed in reference to the item in question. 344 .CONC+RESSIOX ~~L RECORD-ITOU SE. APRIL 15,

Mr. FORD:r-.."EY. The gentleman "Was Yery seYere in answer­ ~hi ~ House to pass it without the dotting of an "i'' or the cross­ ing me, and I ne,~ er was ·a rcastic in my life except to ans"er lUg of a "t." [_-\.pplau e on the R epublican ide.] I would a sarcasm, and would not now. This bill passed the House. haYe done it directly by a rule, but my distinguished friend Then it wa Yetoed by PrE,>sillent Wilson just a we haYe pre­ from Michigan, who has more faith in the lack of the talking sented it to the House, except "We haYe reduced the time from ab.ilit~ of" the Rouse than ~ haYe, thought that he could pas_· 10 months to 6 month. . Now, why? I have been frank "·ith this bill through the House m one day, in about one hour's time yon, 11nd I will be frank with the House, because that is the without discussion. -nTeli I kne·w that that could not be done: • only "·ny to succeed. 'Ve had difficulty in getting our own com­ Now, he has practically told the House the .. ituation. It is not mittee, as well as Members of the Senate, to agree to take up tJ;te ~ouse yielding to the Senate. The House prepared thi and consider this bill in the face of preparing a general tariff bill m almost all its featnrt's. It is a proposition practicallv bill- a general reYLion of the tariff on eYerything in the tariff that the Senate will yield to the House [applau e on the Re­ law. publican side] ; that they will take a bill which we pas ed 1\fr. NEWTON of Minnesota. -"\Vill the gentleman yield there? before, if we pa... s it again in the same way v.·e agt·eed to in Mr. FORDNEY. Just a minute and I will. The Republican the conference report before, and they will attempt to lmrr::v members o.f the 'Vays and Means Connnittee conferred \\'ith th~ thin~ along, and in this case time i · of the ver~· essence tJf the Republican ,p1em1Jet·s of the Finance Committee of the Sen­ this busme ~ s. Now. for my elf I do not think the amendment ate to see w:LleTher or not we could reach an agreement by of the gentleman from l\linnesota is important. I am one of which both Hou ·e would agree to pass this bill. We did haYe those who belieYe that putting 30 cent a bushel duty on flax­ that conference, and tlle Senate brought forward all the objec­ seed will not add yery materially to the cost of flaxseed in the tion ._ they could think of to passing an emergency bill inde­ United States during the next six: month ·, aud the flaxseed is pendent of a general tariff revision, and finally said: "If you n9t now owned by the farmer. The flax: eed i now owned in will .·end it back to us "-this is the language used by one of the main by the manufacturer of linseed oil. There will be no the Senators-" without the crossing of a 't' or the dotting more linseed shipped into the United States with thi pro-vi ion of an 'i,' except to reduce the time from 10 months to 6 in the tariff law than there will be if it is ·tricken out. There months, we \Yill pass it. To avoid a long geueral debate in the will not be a cent of increase in the price of linseed oil or a de­ SenatE:\ if you will send it that way, we can get a cloture rule crease in the price whether thi amendment is adopted or not. and paRs it in an hour's time in the Senate., and ""e will Our duty now to the country is to pas;~ the bill in the form in do so if you will send. it back that way. But if you change which it was reported to the Hou e by the ~ays and l\Ieans it '''e offer you no promise whate-ver that the bill will ever Committee. [Applause on the Republican side and cries of become the law." " Vote ! " " Vote . "] fr. NEWTON of Minnesota. W"ill the gentleman yield there? Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. ~1r. Chairman-- 1\Ir. FORDNEY. I will ;vield; but let me conclude this: The CHA.IRl\IA.l~. Doe:-- the gentleman from Tennes:';ee desire \Vhnt I am deeply concerned is in tl'3ing to aiel the American to be heard on tbi amendment? farmer, if po ible, now in the time of his great need. He can Mr. G_t\..RRETT of Tennes ee. I do. not g!'t anywhere near the cost for the production of his wool Mr. Ohail:man, I think gentlemen upon tllat side of tlle House or of his wheat or of his cattle or any other of his agricul­ haYe overlooked one very important condition which ert ·ted tural products mentioned in this bill. Our earnest desi.!·e is, when .this bill was considered ~efore and when they now urge gentlemen, to carry out that suggestion offered by the Senators, that It should be pa sed preciSely as it was then prepared, that if we send it over just as it iN they will pass it, but they namely, they haYe o>erlooked the fact that not one of them can not promise uccess if changed, and I hope the Hou e either here or in the other body, at that time had the li

ThP f'IPL"k read as follows: need help, and :rou know you are helping them. Who eyer heard ::;. r:.•nu!'. provi.dt>u for in parngraph 197 of the act entitled ".An act of an emergency confronting the packers of the country? There to redlld' tari.ff tluti~>s and to pt·ovide I'<'l'enue for the Government, and is no emergency confronting the packers of this country. Yet for nth;•r pm·po.·e,.,•· approved October 3, 1913, 2 cent ' per pound. you are going to give them from $200,000,000 to $300,000,000 in l\lr. LITTLE. :Mr. Chairman, I offet· an amendment. tariff taxes at the expense of the constmler of the country. Tlle CHAIRMAN'. The gentleman from Kansas offers an You ought not to do it, and I protest against it. [Applause.] am w1ment, whicll the Clerk will report. l\lr. HUDSPETH. l\1r. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the The Clerk read a. follo"\\s : amendment. .AmPndment by Mr. LITTLE : Page 2, line 7. after the word "beans" in sen f i:le word •· lentil ." l\Ir. YOUNG. l\lr. Chairman, I moye that the debate on this paragraph close in five minutes. :\lr. LO:XGWORTH. 1\lr. Chairman, I make the point of The CHAIRl\lA..K The gentleman from North Dakota moves order against tlle amendment. It is an additional subject. that the debate on this paragraph close in five minutes. The ­ The CHAIRi\L\.N. The Cllair sustains the point of order. question is on agreeing to that motion. :1\Ir. WL TGO. 1\!r. Chairman, I make the further point of The motion was agreed to. ordf'r that it violate:~ the -instruction · the gentlem:m bas. 1\lr. HUDSPETH. 1\Ir. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the [Lnu ~ hter.] amendment of the gentleman from Arkansas [1\lr. OLDFIELD]. The Clerk read a · follow·s : The gentleman states that this duty of 2 cents a pound would (i. l'l:'nnots or ground beans, 3 cent p er pound. not aid the cattlemen. As I understood the gentleman, he l\ll'. LITTLE. ::\lr. Chairman, I "\\ant to be heard on the stated that the duty of 2 cents a pound would not aid the poiut of order. cattle industry. Is the gentleman aware of the fact that the Til CHAIR.'\LL"l\'. rrlle Chair would sugge ·t that another beef packers of this country went down to South America, paragmph lias been reacl. where they have their abattoirs and their refrigerating plants. Mr. LITTLE. I would not ask for it if I did not think I "\\US and brought up 15 steamship loads of beef at one time? Then rig-ht about it. beef steers of the Northwest were selling at 9 and 10 cents a TJ1e Clerk read as follO"\\S: pound, while to-day they are selling for 5 and 6 cents a pound. 12. Cattle, 30 per cent au valorem. Will the gentleman maintain that a duty that will keep out l\rr. HCD.:PETH. i\Ir. Chairman, I offer an amemlment. 2,5()0,000 carcasses of frozen mutton and lamb will not help Tlte CH.URL\1AN. The gentleman from Texas offer· an the sheep indu try? amemlment, which the Clerk will report. Mr. OLDFIELD. I will say this in reply to that : I can ·not The Clerk read a · folio" : see how this duty will help the cattle grower , when we ex­ ..iml:' ndment by Mi·. HuDSPETH: Page 3. line 3, a t the end of said port three times as much as we import and meet those same line. add t he following : " Hides, dried, salted, or pickled, 12~ per cent ad valol·em.'" products of South America in the markets of the world. If we ::\Ir. LOXG\YOllTH. l\lr. Chairman, I make a point of order can do that, then this tariff will not help the cattle grower. on that. Mr. HUDSPETH. Then does the gentleman want frozen The UH.URl\IAN. The Chair sustains the point of order, and beef and frozen mutton that 'has been shipped here to be the ('Jerk will reacl. shipped back to England or Australia or , as my Mr. LITTLE. Mr. Chairman, a parliamentat·y inquiry. colleague from Texas [Mr. CoNNALLY] suggested a while ago in regard to wool? '.rhe gentleman made the statement that TJI(:_• CH.AIR~L\.1'1". The gentleman will state it. l\lr. LITTLE. "What wa the point of order? It was not told. we ought to ship the wool that has been shipped here back to t - me. I am entitled to know. Australia and England and Germany and thereby relie\e the wool indu try of Texas. TJ1e CH.AIRl\IA..:X The Chair ha · u tained the point of order. Mr. OLDFIELD. You want to help the packers. Mr. HUDSPETH. No. I want to help the farmers who Ir. LITTLE. A parliamentaQ~ inquiry. What was the point of order the Chair sustained? This is no place for a steam raise the beef. Do not make any mistake about that. I want roUer. [Laughter.] What is the point of order? to help the farmers in Texas. The packers are taking care of themselves. I am not concerned about them. The CHAIR1IAN. The gentleman from Texas [Mr. Huns4 PETn] offers an amendment that is in violation of the rules of I want to ask a question of my good friend from Texas the .Hou .... e in the consideration of a tariff bill. The gentleman [1\!r. CoN ALLY], who made the statement a while ago as to from Ohio [l\Ir. LoNGWORTH] made the point of order. this bill, that the few Democrats who haYe the temerity to l\lr. LITTLE. What point of order did he make? stand here and ask for equal protection for the raw products The CHA.IR11A. .:T. That it was in T"iolation of paragraph 3 of the farm, although they were so in tructed to act by their of Rule XXI. constituents, are misrepresenting the farmers. How many Mr. LITTLE. He did not say anything of the kind. telegrams has the gentleman received from his district protest­ The CH.<\.IRMA... i'\. The Chair knows the rules of the House. ing against this bill? It has been up for four months. l\lr. HUDSPETH. Mr. Chairman, I understood the gentle- 1\lr. CONNALLY of Texas. I haYe recei\ed as many pro­ man from Ohio to say that he reserved it. testing against it as in favor of it. The CHAIRMA...'\". No; he has made it. 1\Ir. HUDSPETH. If you have not, you ought to go back to l\lr. L04T GWORTH. I said I was willing to withhold it, but them and consult with them. I will tell my good friend that in the meantime the Chair sustained it. I am Yery fond of him because we have been friends for 20 years. The CHAIRl\LL'I". The Clerk will read. Mr. CONNALLY of Texas. I will say ·to the gentleman that The Clerk read as follows: I will be able to take care of my own interests. 14. Fresh or frozen beef, veal, mutton, lamb, and pork, 2 cents per 1\Il'. HUDSPETH. I understand that. But haYe the farmers pound. Meats of all kinds, prepared or pre crved, not specially provided told you o? I say no. for herein, 2J per cent ad valorem. · 1\lr. CONNALLY of Texas. I will say to the gt>ntleman that I :;.'\lr. OLDFIELD. 1\fr. Chairman, I offer an amendment. have a great many more farmers in my district than he has in The CHAIRl\lAN. The gentleman from Arkansa offers an his. [Laughter.] amendment, ,-fhich the Clerk "\\ill report. 1\lr. HUDSPETH. Oh, I have a district so big that you Tile Clerk reacl as follows: could put your district in a horse pasture of mine. [Laugh­ Ameudment offered by Ir. OLDFIELD: Page 3, line 6, strike out the ter.] The gentleman says this will deceive the farmer. The p aragraph. gentleman wants to stand out on the so-called old Demo­ The CHAIR:.\L\N. The question i. on the amendment offered cratic tradition of free raw materials, I presume, and go to the b~· the gentleman from Arkansas. slaughter again, as we did last fall? I want to perpetuate :Ml'. OLDFIELD. 1\Ir. Chairman, I want to call attention to Democratic success. tbe fac:t that there were 50,000,000 pounds of beef imported and Mr. CONNAJ... LY of Texas. You said you wanted to ask me a 13U,OOO,OOO pounds exported, and of pork 2,195,000 pounds im­ question. portetl and 900,000,000 pounds exported. In other words, there 1\fr. HUDSPETH. I have not propounded it yet. I haye wa · oYer four lnmdred times as much pork exported last year as just started. The slump in the Democratic Yote in Texas wa. · imported. and about three times as much beef exported as last fall was something like 75,000. Was it the tariff issue or imported, and therefore it would be absolutely impossible for what? I want to ask the gentleman this : You would vote for tbi · amendment to help any cattle gro"\\ers or hog growers in an ad valorem duty, would you not, on the manufactured thi~ eountry. article of 35 per cent under the Under"\\ood bill? Then, what Bnt, gentlemen, it will help the packers of the country, be­ will you say to the farmer who produces sheep down there? cau.:e thev will ndd the tariff to the cost of the product. I 1Vill you favor the placing of a duty on wool? think ~- ou· are treating unfairly the consumers of this country The gentleman can make a broart statement here w·ith noth­ when you line \ll) here and help the Packers' Trust, who do not ing to back it up that the farmer is being deceived, but I want 346 CONGR.ESSION.AI.; RECORD-HOUSE.

to 'ay to him that he ought to go back and talk to the fa.rm~rs further That the certificate of uch record and pedigree of such animal in his district. I want the gentleman to answer my question shall be produced and submitted to the Department of Agriculture. duly authenticated I.Jy the proper Cll t~dian of < och book of record, toaether about whether be \Yould Yote for a tariff on "-oolen and cotton with a.n affidavit of the owner, agent, '01' lmtlOrter tbat the animal im­ ..,.()(}{ls and leaY the farmers' raw product unprotected, and ported is tbe identical animal describ-ed in sa!d certificate of record and he bas fuileffer an Mr. GARRETT of Tenucssee. I haYe no uesirc to pre.~~ the amendment. point of order. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Michigan offers an The- CHAIUl\IA.l"'\. The question is on the amcndm nt offered arnen~n a part of e\ ry tariff law. for a bred of n re~ognized breed and duly registered in a book of reeord _rec­ generation, permitting animals to be brought iu for l>reelling o,onized uy the Secretary of .;ricultnre for that !!reed: And pror;uled purposes pro\id.ed only rthat they are pure bred and regi:::tereu. (ur"the1· That the certificate of such record and pedigree o~ such animal shall be produced and sullmitted to the Department of Agnculture duly If we should pass the bill as it came from the committee, we ·tuthcnticated uy the proper custodian of such book of record, together would l>e taking ll backwanl tep, going back to where we ~ith an affidavit of the owner. agent, or importer that the animal im­ were a generation .ago. I haye talked with many member ~ of ported is the identical animal described in said cer~ficate of recor·d .and pedigree. The Secr-etary of .A~riculture m3:y prescnbe .such regula!tons the \Vays and :Means· Committee, and they admit that the pro­ :~s may be required for determm1ng the. purity of breeding and the Iden­ vision that I have suggested should be in erted and was tity of such animal: A.na prot:ided ftlrther, That the collectors. of cos­ omitted by nn oversight. They admit that it ought to be a toms shall require a certitic te from the Department of Agncultut•-e stating that such animal is pme b1:ed of a recognized breed a1_1d duly part of the law. It seems to rue the amendment would not be registered in a book of record recogmzed by the Secretary of Agnculture a Yiolation of the understanding which the Committee on Ways for that I:Jreed. . . and Means haYe had \vitl1 the Finance Committee of the • enate. " The Secretary of the Treasury m~y prescribe .such ad~Itwnal. regt!; lations as may be required for the stnct enforcement of this proVlsiee to make any change in exi "tiug law Yides that the Secretary of .Agriculture may prescribe uch in that particular but merely to pro\'ide that breeding animal It regulations as may be required, and o forth. \'o'!ld eem should not be put in th~ li::;t. I ·do n t ee any objection to to the Chair that up to that point the amendment IS m orde~·. adopting it. :Mr. GARNER. Let me suggest to the gentleman from OWo, The CHAIRllA.rT. The question is on the mnendrnent offerell in the interest of expedition of the bill, that by the time the by the gentleman from 1\llchigan.. amendment is again read and the point of order di cussecl we The question wa ~ taken; and on a dlYi ·ion ( (lemandeu by :Ur. could dispose of it by making it against the whole amendment. FoRDNEY and 1\Ir. Yo~G) there were ~6 aye~ a.nd 09 HO€ • Mr. LONGWORTH. I am simply attempting to enforce the So the amendment was rejectoo. rule-cited by the Chair. Mr. LITTLE. l\Ir. Chairman. I moYe to tl'ike out the la-5t l\1r. GARNER. If any part of the ~endment is ubject to word. Gentlemen of the committee, a similar mistake that tlle a point of order, the point of order wiU lie against the whole O'entleman from :;\lichigan has directed attention to has ~en amendment. ~ade in· anothe-r place, but I was not able to call attention to Mr. LONGWORTH. I withdraw my point of order and it. The tariff law of 1913 bad section 197, which ~ aiu that make it to the last paragraph of the amenoment. bean:· and lentils not especially provided for, 25 cents .a bn~be l Mr. GARNER. I make the point of oruer against the entire of 60 nounds. In tbi.s bill, paragraph ;) :1-e:H.l ~ : amendment. 5. B~ns, provided for in paragraph 197 of the aet cntHleans recognized by tbe Secretary of A-griculture for that breed: And pt--ondcd -and Jleas are as much alike ns are bean:~ and lentil.'. If ou 1921. CONGI\ESSION \I~ RECORD-HOUSE. 347

pass tltis bill, it will put a tariff of $1.20 on beans and the act of Co~merce and see that German imports to this country recently October, 1913, ·will let lentils in at 23 cents a bushel. What have been negligible. · good does it do to tell the bean grower that you ha>e put a The Pre ident in his message to Congress the other day said tariff on beans when you let the lentils come in at 23 cents a he wanted this country to get back to normalcy. The Republi­ bushel? It is just poppycock. [Laughter and applause.] The cans ha>e been in control of Congress for two years, although old law will give the lentils a good ad\antage. If you wish to there was a Democratic President. The Republicans had full amend the act of 1913 giTe beans and lenti1s the same rate as power to bring the co1mtry back to "Republican normalcy," it did. Kobody who has e>er li\ed in a lentil-producing land and you ha>e been bringing it back slowly ever since yon cnme would make this mistake. Such error as this should not be into power. When you took control two years ago cotton was permitted to get by. Of cour ·e, there are mistakes in all large worth 40 cents a pound; corn was selling for a dollar and a half · bills, but there is no excu. e for such as this. It will nullify pro- to $2 a bushel; cattle were selling for 10 cents a pound on tection on this product. foot; and to-day you can not give the hides away. Do not be I made the suggestion and was told by one )Jember that discouraged ; you are rapidly bringing the country back to probably the conference committee would put it in. I hope so, "Republican normalcy." for the consistency of the Republican tariff. 'Yhat is "Republican normalcy" ? It means the estab- 1\Ir. JOHl\TSON of Mississippi. 1\Ir. Chairman, I arise to op- lisltment of soup houses and bread lines in the large industrial pose the amendment of the gentleman from Kansas. \\"bile I ce~ters to feed the unemployed and the hungry; it means the realize that whatever I may say here to-day touching this bill filling of the counh-y with tramps who roam from place to will not preyent its passage, because the Republicans ha>e 303 place seeking employment; it means the fattening of the purse. 1\fembers and the Democrat~ haYe only 132, yet I appreciate th~ of the rich and the increased burdens of the toilers of the duty that deYolves upon the Democrats to expose the d~ception country. This bill ought to be known as a bill to place a tax of tl1e Republican Party. upon the backs and bellies of the American poor. With · 'l'he bill before the House originally carried the name of I 4,000,000 idle men in the United States as we are to-clnv in­ Congressman FonoNEY, the distinguished Republican of Michi- I formed there are, with wages being r~duced eyery daY· you gan, as its author. The Republicans ha\e decided it would be I will soon have the country back to " Republican normalcy.'" better to place the name of a Republican Congressman. who I When you came into power two years ago wages were higher represented a farming constituency as author of the bill. so , than ever before in the history of this country. The workers they have substituted Congressman YouNG, of North Dakota, who once liYed in . poYerty n·ere able to purchase good home ~ , ''"ho is supposed to be the author of the bill, a violent supposi- pro\icle themselYes and families with good clothes and were tlon to indulge. · able ·to send their children to school and to enjoy ~orne of the The Republicans intend by this bil:l to lead the people to be- good things of this life. Since the Republicans ha>e come lieye that this legislation is intended to help the farmer·, when, into control it has been their constant effort to reduce wages, as a matter of fact, there is no way by which the farmer can 1 impo\erish the workers, reduce the farmers' products, and to deriye any benefit from it, but he must suffer if this bill is ,. protect the manufacturer;· and moneyed interests of the conn­ passed. It is claimed to be an emergency measure and to try. You took $600,000,000 of the peoples' money and gave it prevent the dumping of cheap farm products of ·Europe· on the to the railroads for nothing. There is no emergency for this American market. iniquitous piece of legislation. It is in the interest of those Let us see how this will protect the farmer: Practically all who control the farm products after the products .lea\e the farm products of 1920 haYe passed into the hands of the farm. The farmer will get no benefit from it. This bill ought speculators and out of the hands of the ·man who produced to be defeated. them on the fa1:m . It is proposed by this bill to le\~ · a high It is claimed that this is an emergency bill. There is no protective tariff on corn, beans, potatoes, onions, rice. wheat. emergebcy for such foolish legislation. cotton, wool, oils, lemons, cattle and the by-products of cattle, There is an emergency, howe>er small though it may seem. sheep, sugar, butter, cheese, and milk. Thi bill will protect the yet in its consequences it is \ery grave. I hold in my hand a big packers, and it will gi\e them an oppoiiunitr to raise the petition signed by more than a half thousand white women, em­ prices of beef, mutton, pork, and other commodities handled by ployees of the Treasury Department, who say in their .petition them. . they are informed that the appointment of a Negro as Register By this bill, the proposed protection is to last six montlJs from of the Treasury is being considered. the day the bill goes into effect, which will mean its termina- These women are from the North, South, East, and West, tion next October. Ko\Y, granting that it is a good bill, and and are Republicans and Democrats. These self-re:speeting that it might help the farmers if continued, which is not-true, white women say they are dependent upon this employment for as a matter of fact at the \ery time the 1921 crop is about to support. · They protest the appointment of a Negro to be their be harvested and placed upon the market, this law expires and boss or supervisor and plead with us to prevent it. Ko self­ leaves the farmers' crops again at the mercy of the speculator._ . respecting white woman will work under the supervision of a According to the Department of Agriculture, we have on hand Negro. in this country at this time millions of bushels of corn and The bill before the House is cited as an antidumping bill wheat for which we can not find a market. There are 9,000,000 to prevent the dumping of foreign products on the American bales of cotton in the United States, practically all of which is markets. If you Republicans want to do a real service to the. held by speculators, for which there is no market. There are people of this country, you should abandon this foolish bill millions of bushels of peanuts that can not be sold for the cost and pre>ent the dumping of a Negro as Register of the Trea.­ of production. Now, what is the reason? Is it on account of ury, where he will be empowered to dominate the white ern­ competition with foreign countries? Certainly not ! This ployees. country exports two-thirds of its products, and unless there is Mr. K.:.~UTSON. l\lr. Chairman, I make the point of order a market in Europe for our products, the law of supply and that the gentleman is not discussing the amendment. demand in this country will force the prices downward. The CHAIRl\L\.K The point of order is sustained. . If Europe was to-day able to buy our farm products cotton The Clerk read as follows : would bring 50 cents a pound and corn and wheat and peanuts 16. Cotton .ha-ving a staple of U inches or more in length, 7 c\'nts per would bring proportionate prices. The low rate of foreign ex- pound. change, together with the chaotic economic conditions, has ren- l\fr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I mo>e to dered Europe unable to buy our product , and this protective ' strike out the paragraph. tariff, which deters and discourages Europe from trading with 1\lr. HUMPHREYS. l\Ir. Chairman, I offer a preferential us. will not only not help· to increase the price of our products motion. I mo\e, in line 12, page 3, to strike out the word but will furnish an excuse for tho e who have already pur- "three" and inse_rt the word "one." chased the 1920 crop to raise the price of these products, thereby The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the amendment. inereaging the cost of lh-iug. Onl.r a few days ago, on the floor The Clerk read as follows: of the House, the Republicans said that Germany was bank- Page 3, line 12, strike out the word "three" and insert in lieu rupt. that her factories "ere idle, that her people were in a thereof the word "one." re-rolutionary state of mind, and the Republicans predicted dire 1\lr. HU~1PHREYS. 1\lr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- di saster for her, ret you claim to-day that the American mar- sent to proceed for 10 minutes. kets are being threatened by the competition of this bankrupt 1\lr. YOUNG. I shall have to object to that. nation. The import · from Germany to this country last year 1\Ir. HUMPHREYS. Mr. Chairman, on yesterday the gentle· amounted to practically nothing. The export of this country I man from Iowa [Mr. GREEN) and myself failed to agree on a to Germnny were Yer.r heavy inclef'cl. You who are interested question of fact as to whether or not the cotton mentioned on top can read the report from tl•e Bnreau of Foreign and Domestic of page 22 of the report in the schedule prepared by the Bu- 348 CONGRESSION t\Ij RECORD-. HOUSE. APRIL 15,

reau of Markets represented one and three-eighths or one and in this matter I at least would like to enjoy th~ humor of it one-eighth cotton. I said one and one-eighth and the gentle­ while it is being perpetrated and be somey•;hat prepare) pensatory clauses at the time the bill was written you would H. G. llESTEn, Secretary. have written both the same. I dare say that when they come You have made a mistake in this item. I realize that you to study the administratiYe features of this bill there will be intended to make it IS, and I think you should correct it in changes in the compensatory provisions both of cotton aml of spite of the Senate. There can be no objeCtion to putting it in '\YOOL But may I_ ask now, what does that compensatory for fear of the Senate, because when thi bill reached the Senate duty do? last year the Senate struck out three-eighths and put in one­ l\11·. GREE~ of Iowa . . Does the gentleman want an an ·wer? eighth. In order to ·get this bill where it will be certafn to be 1\lr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Yes. approved by the Senate, I hope you gentlemen will consent to · :\Ir. GREE~ of Io"·a. It does not give the mannfucturer put in this amendment which the Senate themsel'\es put in, sufficient compensation to maJ·e up for the duty imposed on the making it an inch and one-eighth instead of an inch antl three­ raw material, for the reason that there is a loss of somewhere eighths. You gentlemen have been charged with "riting a from 10 to 20 pounds out of each hundred pounds in the raw buncombe bill for the· purpose of fooling the farmer. If that is cotton in its manufacture before it gets into the manufactured true you fooled me last December, because I thought you were goods. Therefore there is not sufficient compensation to the in earnest, and I voted for the bill; but as it is limitetl in this manufacturer giYen by :f:L'\:ing the compensatory •Juty thE' arne bill to H cotton, it applies only to 50,000 bales produced in the as on the raw cotton. The manufacturer gets a little the wor t United States out of more than 12,000,000 bales. If you refuse entl of it. now to correct it, tl1en, so far as the cotton farmer is concerne

The Clerk read as follows: Mr. YOUNG. I think we will h-ave to object. I move that 17. Manufactures of whkh cotton of tbe kind -provided for in 'P~­ an debate on this pn.ragraph be now closed. graph 16 is tbe component material of ehief value, 7.-c~ts per -pound, rn The motion was agr-eed to. addition to the rates of duty imposed thereon by e:nst.ing law. 1\Ir. GARRETT of Tennessee. l\Ir. Chairman, I withdraw my .Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. .Mr. Chairman, I mo~ to amendment. ' strik-e ouf the last word. I have betore me the existing law. It -The CHAffiMA...l\T. The Clerk will read . .// begins with cotton tluead and carded yarn; that is where it The Clerk t·e.ad as follows: - ·.. . ""' begins. 'l'he lowest duty is 5 per cent Now, can the gentleman from Iowa inform me "·hat under this specific duty that is 18. Wool, commonly known as clothin~ wool, including hair of the camel, angom goat, and alpaca, but not such wools as are commonly le~vied will be equivalent in ad valorem'? known as carpet wools : Unwashed, 15 CE'nts per pound ~ washed, 30 Mr. GREEN of Iowa. If the gentleman had had anything to C'ellts per pound; scoured, -45 cents per pt>und. unwashe~ W{)oJs. shall do with the cotton schedule he would know that it involves a be considered such as shall have been shorn from the anunal without any cleaning ; washed wools shall be considered such as have been long calculation-- washed with water only on the animal's back or -on the skin; wools 1\fr. GARRETT of Tennessee. .Since I have had nothing to washed in any other manner than on the animal's back or on the skin do with that I am asking the question, in my ignorance seeking shall be considered as scoured wc.ol. On wool and hair provided for in this ,paragraph which is sorted or increased in v.alne by the rejec· enlightenment. tion of any part' of tlHr" Qrigina.l fleece, the duty shall be twice the Mr. GREEN of Iown. Nobody on earth can tell where it be­ duty to which it w-ould -otherwi-se be subject, but not more than 45 gins exactly. This long-staple eotton is used only in numbers cents per pound. beginning about 60, sometimes· mrred in with sho1·ter staples in 1\Ir. COLLIER. Mr. Chairman, I ,offer an amendment. No. 60 thread. The CHAIRl\L-\.N~ The gentleman from Mississippi offers an l\fr. GARRETT of Tennessee. I kriow; but-~ - am~dment, whiCh. tile Clerk will r.eport. l\lr. GREEN of Iowa. Then on up long staple goes to No. The Clerk read as foliows: 200 thread, above whi~h none is manufactured in this country. Amendment offeTed by Mr. CoLLIEn: P-age 3, line lB, strike out '{Jal'a4 . l\fr. GARRETT of Tennessee. I know ~otton yarn is spun graph 18. from roving, and I know that the Underwood bill begins to lay a duty on cotton yarns, and that the first duty it lays is 5 per Mr. COLLIER. Mr. Chairman, I .am one of those who belie>e cent. Then the duty is increased gradually under the compen­ that wool should be upon the free .list. Wool is the arch, the satory theory upon scientifie lines, just as they did in the Payne turret and foundation stone of protection. It is the storm bill. It is gradually increased as it goes along. And what I am center' of nearly evecy tal'iff bill, and it was the one upon which particularly _anxious to kn{)W is, What this specific duty of 7 the Payne-Aldrich bill split and met its fate. This bill will not cents a pound means in ad Talor-em; that is, what will a duty of only largely increase the price of clothing to the American 5 per cent ad valorem on the first cotton threa-d defined in the people by placing a ta.x of three times the am~mnt of the tax Underwood bill amotmt to in this bill? . on the raw wool but in addition, by reason of the fact that 1\Ir. GREEN of Iowa. If th-e gentleman was acquainted with the finer wools, not being raised in this ~ountry, will seek that the cotton schedule at all-- · market which is not a protected one, our ruanufaeturers wiU 1\Ir. GARRETT of Tennessee. Well, let us assume that I not ha>e the selecti{)n of th{)se wools. am not and that I am asking the gentleman bow much it will Gentlemen, why is it that though this tax on wool increases amount to. the prk.e to our manufacturers. yet ev.ery manufacturer who Mr. GREEN of Iowa. The kind of thread that takes that came before us did not ask, but demanded, this tax on wool? duty is not manufactured out of this kind <>f cotton, and it does Why was the .A1nerican manufadill"er williug to be vexed with not apply to that ldnd of yarn at all, except some cof.l.l'se yarn this tax and take his chances .on g-.etting the .compensatory duty of long staple may be used in tire fabl'ics. which you placed in section 19'? How is sueh sacrifice, such Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. It does not? generosity, to be explained? It is because there is an nllian~ 1\Ir. GREEN of Iowa. No. between the woolgrower and the manufacturer~ because &very­ Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Why did the gentleman bring body except the Republican majority know that the tax {)n in a report from the Bureau of Markets and put it before the agricultural products is nothing but .a delusion and a sham. l\Iy friend from Iowa [1\fr. GREEN] is C"l'ying and begging for House as a reason why this bi~ -ought to pass? This report of the Bureau of Market says this is one of the things in which it a tax on corn, when one. year ago his own State -of Iowa raised is used. eleven times .as many bushels of corn as bave been imp·orted into this country since the Civil War, a period of nearly 60 years. get Mr. GREEN of Iowa. That is, when you your No. 60 But the manufacturers know that if you destroy the link be· thread. The 5 per cent applies to numbers up to about 10, as I tween agriculture and manufacture it can be done .only in one remember. . wny and that is by placing wool on the free list. ·Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. All right; we will pass that. I feel sor1-y for my friends from Texas and from the '\V.est Now, what would this apply to? who have invested their fortun"Bs in sheep. But wool is merely l\Ir4 GREEN of Iowa. It wonld apply, if mixed in with ~ther n frontier proposition. We all know that the history of sheep cotton, at about No. 60, and when you get up to No. 12@ it growing in this country and in Em'Ope hears out th.a.t state. is all made of long-staple cotton. Now, if the gentleman will ment. Why, at one time nearly llll the sheep in the United permit, I wiU tell him something about thiS. The fine thread, States were in New England. Then Pennsylvania became the the fine goods-goods some of them as long as thisroom inle~gth great sheep-raising State, but as the lands in Pennsylmnia would weigh a single pound-are made <>ut of long-stapl~ cott-on. increased in value the sheep indush·y drifted westward, .a:nd Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Now, what is the ad valorem Ohio and a few of the Central States became the great· wool­ on that? growing section of the United States. Wben the farmers found 1\Ir. GREEN of Iowa. The long-staple cotton is sometimes that by the enhan~ed yalue of their lands $40 or '$50 could be mixed with the other cotton, just about No. 60, and when you get ma-de upon an acre, they were not willing to turn that land into up to No. 120 it wo11ld all be long-staple cotton. sheep pastures. ·And in the far West now, in Wyoming, Mon.. l\Ir. GARRE'l'T of Tennessee. What is th'e ad valorem on that tana, Utall, Texas, and Alizona, are the -only large sbeep-rais­ .. under the Underwood Act? ing sections of this country. l\1r. GREEN of Iowa. The Underwood Act does not go by The CHAIRAIAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. even numbers all through.· When you get up to No. 99 the rate Mr. YOUNG. l\Ir. Chairman, I move that all debate upon is 27! per cent ad valorem. this paragraph ·and all amendments close now. l\'Ir; GARRE'l'T of Tenne-ssee. That would include this? The motion was agt'eed to. · 1\Ir. GREEN of Iowa. Yes. The CHAIRMAN. Tbe questlon is on the amenruuent o1ienxt l\fr. GARRETT of Tennessee. What eft'ect would the adding by the gentleman from Mississippi {Mr. CoLLIER]. of 7 per eent a pound llave on the ad valorem? Mr. BLACK. 1\fr. Chairman, I offer a J>referential amend· 1\Ir. GREEN of Iowa. The yarn of that numb'er would be ment. worth about a dollar a pound, consequently 7 per cent would be The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Texas offers a prefer4 ad valorem. ential amendment which the Clerk will report. The CBAIRl\1AN. The time of the gentleman has e:xpired. The Cle-· ·c read as follows: Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. I ask to proceed for five addi­ Amendment ~.ffered by Mr. BLACK : Page -3, line 20, afte.r the word tional minutes. " wool " st:rik~ out the eolon and all th~ remainlng language in the l\Ir. YOUNG. I think the gentleman has already talked a.bont paragraph a.nd insert a comma and 'the following iJ.angru~.ge, " 20 per . 10 minutes. cent ad valorem." ~ · The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. GAR· The CHAIRMAN. Tile question is on the amendment offered nETT] asks unanimous consent to proceed for five minutes. Is by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. BLACK]. there objection? The question was t-aken, and tbe amern:iment was rej-ected. 350 CONGRESSIONAL 11ECORD-HOUSE.

The CHAIRMAl~. The question now recurs on the amend- October of 1920. There were 44,435,246 pounds from foreign ment offered _by the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. CoLLIER]. countries, where they work peon labor to raise it. The question was taken and the amendment was rejected. I will tell you what is the opposition mainly to this farmers' The Clerk read as follows: ·bill. The brilliant orator from the great metropolis of this 19. Wool a nd hair of the kind provided for in paragraph 18, whe:p. Nation gave the keynote yesterday, and he was aided and advanced in any manner or by any process of manufacture beyond the abetted in having it ·repeated by the gentleman from l\1a achu­ washed or scoured cond.ition, and manufactures of which wool or hair of the kind provided for in paragraph 18 is the component material setts [Mr. LucE] this morning. The gentleman from New York of chief value, 45 cents per pound in addition to the rates of duty [1\fr. CocKRA.t."'i] said that in the beginning of the last centu!Y imposed thereon by existing law. there ·were just 30,000 people in New York, but now, he said, 1\fr. ·GARRETT of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman-- there were 6,000,000 people there, who were forced to gain a :Mr. BLANTON. 1\fr. Chairman, I mo-ve to strike out the livelihood in the confines of that big city, and we must so ar­ la t word. range matters that they could obtain it easily. And this is done The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee is recog­ at the farmers' expense. And the gentleman from 1\la sachu­ nized. setts [1\Ir. LuCE] said, " Ho do you expect to put this duty Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike on wheat unless you are going to raise the price of it to tbe out the last word. I would like to ask the gentleman in charge consumer?" · of the bill, if I can, about the effect of this particular com­ It is the selfish interest of the consumer which has throttled pensatory duty as applied to existing law. I am sincerely the life out of the farmers of this country. I can not agree with anxious to know. 1\fay I ask, without giving offense, whether my friend from Mississippi [Mr. CoLLIER] _when he says that the the committee made inquiry of the administrative branch of the wool business is merely a frontier proposition. Let him get on Government as to whether or not the cotton section was work­ any railroad tr~in to-day from New York or Philadelphia or ·able in its compensatory feature? Pittsburgh or or St. Louis and look out of the car win­ 1\lr. GREEN of Iowa. I will say that we

estimation and liquidation of duties upon auy imported merchandise the engaged in pJ:o'fitable production, and then we will not have any­ collector of customs, or person acting as such, shall not in any case body here telling a pool' st<>TY, as the gentleman has, and the estimate the depreciation in currency at more than 66~ per cent." !!entleman fr<>m Boston [Mr. LuCE], about tl.re consumers who Mr. CAREW. 1\ir. Chairman, I offer the following amend- :re now idle and out of work .and in distress. ment. . -'!'he CHAIRMA..."N'. The question is on the amendment offered The Clerk read us follows: by the gentleman from New York [Mr. CoclrnAN]. . Page 16, line 3, strike out all after the word " occurred " 3lld insert The question being taken, the amendment was reJected. a _period, and strike out lines 4, 5, 6, aud 7. The Cl"CI"k read a follows : Mr. CAREW. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, 24. Milk. ;preserved or condensed. steriliz~ by heating ILRAX : Pag-e 5, line 7, strike get it; the mf the Undet·wood law so momentous an with him that the mark in Germany for purposes of home con­ e"'fent as the greatest war in history ha oecnrred, ·and the sumption is worth 7 cents. The mark at home in Germany is greatest destmction of property that ever was known has been not w<>rth any more than it is in thoe "CXehange of the world, the result of that war. The scarcity of materials created by 1.6 cents, and you .could not buy a pretzel with it in Germany. that destruction is causing enhanced prices and bringing want But even if there were a difference in the home purchasing to the door of the cottages that shelter American labot· in power of the mark in Germany and its value in the exchange eTery section of this cotmtr;r, a condition that was described 1>f the world, that is not the difference he should have ad­ by the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. LuCE] this morning. di•essed himself to. He should have :addressed himself. to the This scarcity :you now propose to reduce an{l t·emedy by in­ difference. if there is any difference, between the value of the CJ.'easing it. mark on the exchange of the world and the value of the mark The CHAIRMAN. The question i <>n the amendment offered in the purchasing of exports from Gennany, because that is by the gentleman from New York. what he -seeks to protect us against. The question was taken, anu ·the amendment was rejected. We on the Democratic side of th-e aisl-e are jnst as anxious T.he Clerk read .as follows : as the gentleman is to see that every dollar due under the SEc. 5. That this title shall be cited. as th~ "Emergency tariff aet.•• Underwood tariff is collected, and if it is not being coll.ected Mr. -GARRETT of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I move to we will join hands with him and help to devise ways and means strike ont the Jast word. For the beirefit of 1\Iembers who are by which it may be collected. The mark in Germany for pur­ making inquiry of me, I would like to ask the gentleman from poses of export purchases is not worth 7 cents. It is worth Michigan if he means to conclude the bill this evening? only 1.6 cents. This has all been thrashed out in our commit­ Mr. YOUNG. We do. tee. The present Assistant Secretary of the Treasm·y, Mr. Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Is it the purpose of the g-en· Kelly, came before our committee, and he squarely said, and tlem::m to carry this matter further than too previous question? in it he was backed up by the present Chief of Customs Divi­ Mr. YQUNG. Yes; we want to pass it an{! get it OTer to th~ sion of the Treasury Department and also by other customs Senate just .as soon as J>O sible. officials1 that the mark at home in Germany had fallen down 1\lr. FORDNEY. So that we cnn 11djourn over until Monday. to the same. value that it had fallen on the exchanges of the Tbe Clerk read ftS follows: world, and that you could not buy any more with a mark in , E C. 214. Tbat section 2:::1 of an act entitled "An a.et to ~uce tax­ Germany than y.ou could buy with 1.6 cents. The statement ation, to provide 1·evenue tfor the Government, and for oth.el· purposes," that there is a difference between the purchasing power of the approved August 27, 1894, be, and is hereby, amended by a.ddiilg thereto a further proviso, so as to read, when so amended, as follows : mark for exports from Germany and the purchasing power of •• SEc. 2.5. That the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money the mark on the exchanges of the world is absolutely not so. o.f account .of the United Stat-es shall he that of the pure metal of Not only that ibnt it is prepo.sterously absurd. Think of what such coin of standard valu-e· and the v.alues of the standard .coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated qua-r­ it means. The gentleman from Connecticut [Mr. TILSON] says terly by the Director of ithe Mint and be proclaim-ed -by the Secretary that he can buy marks here in the United States for 1.6 cents of the Treasnry immediarely after the pa.ssage of this act and there­ each and go to Germany :and that they are w

The CHA.IRl\IA...~. The time of the gentleman from New price to the consumer. At tile time that he said that I felt like • York has expired. asking him if he still believed in Santa Claus, but my respect 1\Ir. CAREW. l\Ir. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that for his gray hairs ·prevailed and I did not do so. This propo i­ I may proceed for three minutes Ulore. tion is absolutely indefensible. Germany is on her back, help­ Mr. COLLIER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent less, bound, the heel of the conquerer is upon her face. You are that the time of the gentleman from New York be extended for raising the duties on her exports over 400 per cent. You are five minutes. raising the duty upon exports from Austria 2,000 per cent, an1l 1\fr. YOUNG. 1\Ir. Chairman, I move that all debate' upon you are raising the duties on exports from Rus ia 4,000 per this paragraph and all amendments thereto close· in 10 minutes. cent. If you want to do that, why do you not have the courage The motion was agreed to. to come out and do it openly, instead of doing it by this subtle, · Mr. CAREW. Mr. Chairman, not only did the Secretary covert device. [Applause on the Democratic side.] the Treasury and the Chief of the Customs Division come before You want to declare p·eace with Germany and at the same time our committee to give the .testimony I have just related, but make it impossible to have commercial relations with her; make eYery member of our committee received a letter from the great it impossible for her ever to come back. merchandising firm of Marshall · Field & Co., of Chicago, in re­ Mr. LONGWORTH. l\Ir. Chairman, I undertook yesterday to spect to the matter, and they say preciseiy the same as does the explain this provision, and for the benefit of those who pos­ present Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. They say that the sibly were not here yesterday allow me to repeat in part what mark in Germany has fallen just as low as the mark has I said. It is true, as the gentleman from New York says, and. fallen on the exchanges of the world, and that when they go as I said yesterday, that this provision will make a duty 400 there they have to pay a great many more marks than they per cent higher, approximately, than the present duty on Ger­ - were formerly compelled to pay, and that when it is all figured man goods would be if they were permitted to value their goods up in American dollars it is at least equal to what they had to at the actual exchange value of the mark. But note this, that pay before the war, and in many instances a great deal more. I they would have to be more than 900 per cent higher than they have here an extract which I have taken from the letter which now are if they were to equal the duty imposed in the Under­ that firJn sent to me, which I insert with my remarks, without wood law. Under our present . system of foreign valuation, objection, instead of taking the time to read it. where you admit for valuation purposes the total depreciation· Invoices of MarshaZ Field & Co. rate of exchange, Germany's goods to-day are 90 p_er cent off. For instance, if you have a duty in the Underwood law of 40 1914 per cent on certain goods imported from Germany, and if the importers at:e permitted to value their article for export at the Depart­ Description. Country. mark rate of less than 2 cents, you automatically reduce your· ment. Foreign Rate. Amount. price. · duty 90 per cent. In other words, the 40 per cent duty become ' 5 per cent. That is all there is to this proposition. -----l------l-----~!1------l\Ir. YOUNG. Will Germany under this bill have to pay a .Marks. higher duty_ on her good-s in the United States than Great 15 Cottonhose ...... Germany 8.40 $0.24 $2.02 15 ..... do ...... do ... .. 8.80 .24 2.11 Britain? 15 ..... do ...... : .. do .... . 6. 20 .24 1.49 :Mr. LONGWORTH. She will not have to pay anywhere 15 ..... do ...... do .... . 8.40 .24 2.02 5.60 • 24 1.34 nearly as high a duty under this provision. Under thi the 15 .....do ...... do .... . value of the mark would be about 8 cents. In other wor<.l \ Germany would have to pay under this proposition less than 20 192) per cent on an actual ad valorem of 40 per cent. It is all Yery well, gentlemen, to talk about Germany being flat on her back; Depart­ Description. Country. but Germany has been the world's premier producer of all sorts ment. Foreign Rate. .Amount. price. of chemicals for the last 30 years. Not a German factory was damaged during the· war. Not a German workman or chemist -----l------....C:...-----1----1------in those factories was drafted into the army, and those facto­ Marks. ries to-day are running full time, and they are largei.' and more 16 Ladies' cotton chamois.suede gloves Germany 5.00 $0.24 $1.20 16 ..... do ...... do .... . 8. 75 .24 2.10 highly organized than ever before. Millions upon millions of 16 Ladles' cotton lisle suede gloves ...... do .... . 5.50 . 24 1. 32 pounds of chemicals, to compete with the products of our chemi­ 16 .do ...... do ... .. 9.00 .24 2.16 16 · Ladies'• · cotton lisle chamoisette ... do.•.. : 4. 75 .24 1.14 cal factories here, are-ready for shipment, and you propose to let them in at 90 per cent below even the paltry Underwood duty. 16 .g~~~es_...... ~ ...... do .... . 9.40 • 24 2.26 I believe in protecting the chemical industry of the United· 19 ·Ladies; lamb 16-button over-Seam ...... do .... . 50.00 .24 12.00 State , the bedrock of preparedness for war, and if we do not 19 Ladies' real2-clasp overseam ....••....do .... . 24.00 . 24 5. 75 41 Toys ...... _...... do .... . 9. 75 . 24 2.3-! do something like this \Te lea,·e our markets at the mercy of Germany. . · When I said yesterday that I did not think that this pro\ision 1921 . was of much importance, it was only because I hope that' this D~part­ Description. Cow1try. provision will not be in existence for much more than a month. m!)nt. Foreign ·R t ,_ ~ I hope we are going to be able to report to this House and pass price. a c. _u.u.OUih. within a month, and have speedily passed in the Senate, a pro­ vision providing a valuation based on the American value of Marl•s. goods, so that we will not be tl1e victims of these low rate of 15 Cotton hose...... Germany 195.00 $0. 015 $2.93 exchange. [Applause on the Republican side.] That i ~ the 225.00 .015 3.38 220.00 .015 3.30 reason I criticize gentlemen who voted for it before, who Yoted 290.00 .015 4.35 . for both the emergency tariff and antidumping bill before, and U:::JL:::::::::::::::~:::::::::: JL:: 195.00 .015 2.93 who now base t.heiJ.· opposition to this bill on the flimsy excuse 16 Ladies' cotton chamois suede gloves ... do .... . 160.00 . 01 ~ 2.40 that this particular propo ition is a "joker." ·It is too ab, urd 16 ..... do ...... do .... . 350.00 ' .01! 5.25 16 Ladies' cotton lisle suede gloves ...... do .... . 160.00 .01~ 2.4.0 to talk about and does not reflect great credit on their consi. ·t­ 16 . .... do ...... do .... . 350.00 .Or?! 5.25 ency or statesmanship. 16 Ladies' cotton lisle chamoisette ... do .... . 225.00 .01~ 3.38 gloves. l\1r. FESS. Will the gentleman yield? 16 ..... do ...... do .... . 400. 00 .01t 6.00 Mr. LONGWORTH. I will. 19 Ladies' lamb 16-button overseam ...... do .... . 1,424. 00 .015 21.36 l\Ir. FESS. I am greatly anll I tllink the whole House has 19 Ladies' real2-clasp overseam ...... do .•... 800.00 . 015 12.00 41 Toys ...... do .... . 232.50 .015 3.49 been greatly illuminated by the gentleman's statement, because I ha\e been somewhat under a misapprehension. Is it not true As I reflected upon this proposition I thought at first that this that the gentleman's argument is that instead of paying 400 per provision is included here because of the extreme gullibility ·of cent additional it is an argument to cut this out and make it my friends on the Republican side, but on second thought I 900 per cent? knew that it can be nothing more than simply another example Mr. LONGWORTH. Precisely, if I interpret correctly my of the avidity with which they grab hold of any sort of pretext co1league's que1·y. Without the 66 E- per cent provision tlle to raise tariffs on imports.. l\1y dear friend, the chairman of this actual duty paid on German importations subject to ttn ad committee: for· whom I haYe more affection than for any other valorem duty would be 90 per cent le s than the duty proYilleu man in this House, stood here a little more than a month ago in the Underwood law. EYen \Vith it it will be less by more and avowed his absolute and sublime faith in the proposition than 50 per cent. [Applause on the Republican si

· 1\Ir. FORDNEY. 1\lr: Chairman, in reply to· some statements Mr. YOUNG. Mr. Chainoan, I move that the committee do· made h' some of our friends on·the opposite· side I want to read now rise and report the bill to the Hou~e with the recowwenda­ from a~ artiCle in tlie Washington Times of this afternoon: tion that it do pas::s. The motion was agreed to . .Aftf' r a bitter della te the ChaiQher of }){'puties ye~terday voted by au o>erwhelmirig majority ln favor of a 50 per cent tax on Germ:m ex· Accordingly the committee rose; and _the Spt-nker having porta tious. The vote was 383 to 77. resumed the chair, Mr. CAMPBELL of Kansas, Chairman of the 'That is abo11t the.diYision here to-day. Committee of the Whole House, reported that that committee. having had under consideratiou the bill H. R. 2435, imposing . The opponents put up_-a stuuborn battle ~gainst the tax on the g:ound temporary duties upon certain agricultural products to meet that Fr:-~nr:e needs Germany's products, and th:::t by such a formtdable tax .: he French pe?ple were indirectly paying the German war uebt. present emergencies, and to proYide revenue; to regulate com­ merce with foreign countries ; to prevent dumping of foreign That is the. argument 'l'tsed by our Democratic friends against merehandise on the markets of the United States; to regulate this hill, word for word. I yield t;be balance of my time to the the value of foreign money; and for other pm·poses, .b:ad di­ gentleman from Connecticut [~1r. Trr.soN]. rected him to report the same to the House without amend­ ~1r. TILSON. Mr. Chairman, is there any time left. ment, with the recom.nlendation that the bill do pass. The CHA.IRMA.1'f. One minute. Mr. YOUNG. Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question 1\lr. TILSON. 1\fr. Chairman, I showed yesterday by reliable on the bill to final passage. information, not pru·tisan in character, not even national, but The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and international information, how the depreciated . currency in third reading of the bill. Germany works. Taking 11 trades in Ger~any and the corre­ The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. sponding trades in this country, I showed that whereas in this - The SPEAKER. The question is on the passage of the bill. country the workmen receive at least .$30 on the average per Mr. GARNER. Mr. Speaker, I desire to make a motion to week, in Germany in-the saine trades, reckoned at the present recommit. exclmnge rate of the mark, the German workmen receive only The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Texa · offers a motion $3.47 per week. to recommit, which the Clerk will report. · To claim that this is their actual wage in purchasing power Mr. GARl\TER. I will state the motion. I do not ha"fe it is absurd. What actually happens is that when the workman's in writing. I move to recommit the bill to the Committee on 'Tage is reduced to terms of living expenses he actually re­ '\Vays and Means, with instructions to report forthwith an ceiYe in rent, food, clothing, an.cJ other necessities a higher amendment striking out, on page 16, lines 3, 4, 5,- 6, and 7, return for his marks than the ex_change rate. I figure, upon reading as follows: · the best information available, that w:P.at he actually receives Provided 'fut·the1', That in the estimation and liquidation of duties is about an 8-cent mark. I also showed, Mr. Chairman, that upon any imported merchandise the collector of customs, or person even if there were the increase. of duty of 300 or 400 per cent acting as such, shall not in any case estimate the depreciation in cur· claimed by the gentleman from New York [l\lr. CAREW], even ' rency at more. than 66!- per cent. this enormous increase would not bring the duty anything like Mr. LONGWORTH. '\Viii the gentleman yield? Would it not be up to the rate of the Underwood tariff. more wo.rkmanlike to move to strike out the entire . ·ection? By your amendment it is simply a reenactment of the existing law. The CHAIRMAN. The tiine of the gentleman has eXJlired. l\1r. GARNER. I think this brings the issue clearly before 1\!r. CAREW. l\lr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman's time be extended one minute. the House and emphasizes our position. Mr. LONGWORTH. I see. 1\!r. YOUNG. Debate is closed QY order of the committee. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Texas offer· a motion The CHAIRMAN. Objection is made. to recommit, which the Clerk will report. 1\!r. CAREW. The gentleman did not object. He called atten­ The Clerk read as follows: tion to an order of the committee. Mr. GARKER moves to 1·eco~mit the bill to the Committee on Ways · The CHAIRMAN. The question is ( n the amendment offered and Means, with instructions to that committee to report the bill forth· - by the gei;J.tleman from N~w York [Mr. CAREW]. with with the following amendment: On page 16, line 3, after the word " occurred," strike out the fol­ The question was taken, and th~ amendment was rejected. lowing: The CHAIRMAN. The gentleDJan from Texas [l\Ir. CoN­ u Pro•vided ftwthel·, That in the estimation and liquidation of duties ~ ALLY] offers an amendment, which the Clerk will report. upon any imported merchandise the collector of customs, or person The Clerk read as follows : acting as such, shall not in any ·case estimate the depreciation in cur. rency at more than 66~ per cent." .Amendment offet·ed by Mr. Co~NALLY of Texas: Page 16, line 7, after the words " per centum," add the following : Mr. YOUNG. Mr. Speaker, on that I move the preYious question.· " Provicled, That in any case in whic.h any American farm product or The SPEAKER. On.that the gentleman from Nort11 Dakota products may be exported to a foreign -country and are bartered or ex­ moves the p1·evious question. chanO'ed for goods produced in suc-h foreign country, such foreign goods The previous question was ordered. upon"'importation into the United States shall not be subject to the op­ eration of the last preceding proviso but shall be Talued as otherwise The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the motibn provided by law." to recommit. _ . . _ Mr. LONGWORTH. l\1r. Chairman, :( make the point of Mr. GARl\TER. Air. Speaker, I ask for the yeas and nays. order that under paragraph 3 of H.ule XXI that 'i · entirely new The SPEAKER. On that the yeas and nays are demanded. matter. The yeas and nays were ordered. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair sustain · the point of order. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will call the roll. Those in favor, Mr. CONNALLY of Texas. What i~ the 'point? · · of the .motion to recommit will, when their names are called. The CHAIRMAN. That it is a \iolation of paragraph 3, answer" yea"; those opposed will answer" nay." Ru1e XXI. . The question was taken ; and there were-yeas 118, nays 26;}, 1\lr. C01\TNALLY of Texas. That it is not germane? not voting 42, as follows: The CHAIRMAN. That it vioiates the rule.· · YEl.A.S-118; Almon Crisp Jacoway Oversu·eet l\Ir. CO~"NALLY of Texas. In what respe.ct? Unless the Ansorge Cul1en James, 'Va. Padgett Chair knows what the point of ot~dei· is, .I can not addr·ess my- A swell Davis, Tenn. Johnson, Mi s. Park, Ga. self to the point of order. ' · · Bankhead -nea1 · Jon€s, Tex.· Parks, Ark. Barkley Dominick Keller Parri ·h The CHAIRMAN. The Chair ru;;sumes thaf the gentleman_ Bell Drane Kincheloe Pou frorn Texas is familiar with it. Black Drewry Kindred Qnin Mr. CONNALLY of Texas. Is it on tlle .ground that it is not. Bland. Ya. Driver Kitchin Rankln Blanton Dupre Kunz Rayburn germane to the subject matter of the bill'? . · Bowling Fields Lanham Riordan The CHAIRMAN. That it is not gei·mane to the paragraph in Box Fisher Lankford Rouse question. - Brand FlQod . Larsen, Ga Ryan Briggs Fulmer Lea. Calif. Sa bath :Mr. CONNALLY of Texas. Well, now, if the Chair please, Brinson Garner· Sanders, Te:x. I would like to be heard on that. Buchanan Garrett1 Tenn. tiiih~~llln Sandlin Mr. LONGWORTH. This applies to certain products ex· Bulwinkle Garrett, Tex. .Logan Sears Byrnes, S. C. Gilbert Siegel ported abroad. It does not in any way relate to this pr~~iso. _It' Byrns~ Tenn. Goldsborough Lowre~r Smithwick is entirely a new question. The bill has to do with imports en- Campbell, Pa. Griffin -· Lvon ·- SteagaiJ tirely and not exports. . Can trill Hammer 1\icCHntic Stedman Carew -. Hardy, Tex . .. -McDuffie Stevenson -The CILURl\IAN. The Chair sustain.· the point of order and Carter Harrison McSwain Stoll ­ Cockran-• ~:' . Hawes • --• · Montague · Sullivan : · {loe..:;: not- care. to . hear anything ·on -the- potnt of Ol'tler. _ · The ... :_ Oierk ~ill read." · - · - ·_· _.·.; -- - · .- CoHier , .. · : Hl}ydeJt _-. · O'Hrien Sumners, Tex. Collins; , : HUddleston-- .. Ofdfield Swnnk · . : <- . Tlie ~ Clerk <;~nclpded the reading of the bill.~ · - ConnalJy, -Tex. Humphreys Oliver Tague LXI--23 354 CONGRESSTONA:L RECORD·-HOUSE'. APRIL 15,

Taylor:, Colo. Tyson Ward,N. C. Wise TenEyck Upshaw Weav.er Wright The SPEAKER.. The gentleman asks unanimous consent,. on Tboma:s 'Tinson Wilson account of the bells· nat ringin-g in• the Bouse Office Buillling; Tlllman Yolk _ Wingo that all gentlemen now present be· allowed to vote. Is- Were N.AYS-265. , objection? Ackennan Favrot Langley Roach· Mr. GARRETT of Tenne ee. Mr. Speaker in view of the Anderson Fenn Lanron, :Minn. Rtlbe:rtson .Andtews Fess I;awrence R.obsion peculiar situation I am very reluctant to· mak~ objection. 1\fY. .Anthony Fish Lazaro Rodenberg _recollection is that this question ar9se before,. some four years Appleby FitzgenwL Leatherwood. ltogellS . ago, and that the Speaker decided tlmt this could not be uone.. .Arentz Focht Lee., N. Y. Rose Atkeson Fordney Lehlbach. Rosenbloom. 1\n~. MANN. I am. not sure about it, but' my recollection is Bacharach Foster- Lineberge1 Rojjsdale that we allow.ed it and th-at it w:as done~ Barbour. Fnea:r Little Sanders,.Ind:. Mr. BUTLER. Yes. I know the bells~ did, not ring. lleck F1·ee E.ongworth, Sanders:)- N. Y .. - Beedy Freeman I'Juce Schull . . l\ir; RAYBU.Rl~. Reservihg the. eight. to object, L want to Begg Frencho Lufkih Seott. Tenn. · mterrogate the gentleman from· lliilloiB [....'-fr .. 1\.L\.NN]. Is he Benha:m Frothingham McA.rth1.1r. Sha;v quite certain that it was not decided the other: way?: Bird Fullen- McCormick Shelton 4 Bixler Funk Mc!Jaughlln,Nebr. Sinclau . Mr. MANN. I am not certain either w:ay. I sald. my recol­ Bland, Ind. Gahn 1\kLaughlln, Mich.Slnnott ~ lection was that the House gave·tbe c.onsent~ Boies Gensman McLa-ughlin, Pa. Slemp ~; RAYBURN. 1\Iy recollection is- that we did not. give the Bond Gernerd McPherson. Smith_ Bowers Glynn MacGregm· Snell , consent' and tl1at the specific question was: d-ecided in tbat way. Brennan Good Madden Sp-eaks Of course, I will· not object. · · Br:ooks1 :Pa. Goodl'koontz Magee SpJ·ouJ Mr-. _FAIOOHIDD:- My recollection is that tl1e · consent. was Brown, r:r:enn. Gorman Maloney Stafford Browne, Wis. Graham, Ill. l\1:ann Steenerson given; for I1 voted' under those conditions. Burdick Green, Iowa · Mapes Stephens. Mr: PADGETT. Upon one occasion r made the request Burke Greene, Mass. Martin Stiness : myself, under' similar circumstances, and the House, did grant Burmughs Greene, Vt. Merritt Strong,- Kans. Burtness Griest Michael ov Strong, Fa. ~ tmanimous consent' and' the Membmrs voted on the measure·;.. Butler Hadley Michener · Summers, Wasli. but there was no controver~y over · the question· and nearly Cable Hardy, Colo. Miller- Sweet ' ev.ecybody· voted the: same way. C::tmpbell, Kans. Haugen Mill.<; Sw..ing. Cannon Hawley Millspaugh Taylor, N: .T: l\11:: R..<\..YBlJR~~ Are the bells in the H011. &-Office · Buililin..,.· Chalmers Hettick Mondell Taylor·, Tenn. not ringing? o Chandler, N.Y. Hersey- ~iontoya Temple M.r. TEMHLE-. They are not. Cbanqller, Okla. Hickey . ~Ioore, !11. Thomvson Cbindblom Hicks Moore, Ohio Tilson 1\In. ~BURN. Ft!-L'thei, reserving the right to obj_~ct, I am· , hristopllerson Hm Mo1-.gan Tltnherlnke nat gomg to object this time, but I' will' object· the next time. Clague Himes Mo1w Tlnchar. Mr. 1\iA:....~. Everybody over there has- been notified ner­ Ua:rk, Fla. Hoc.Q Mott . Tinkb::tm Clarke, N. Y. Houghton l\IuTJ)hy 'IXnyner. -sonally., but not in. time to reach the- floor orthe Hou e during Classon Hudspeth Nelson, A. P. Treadwny ': th-e- roll calh Clouse ~ Hukriede Nelson, .J. M. Un'de.r.bill : Mr·. R*~BURN. r am not going to· object this- time, but· I' Cole Hnll New.ton.-Minn. Vaile Colton Husted Newton, Mo. Vare shall not allow another request like tliis to be· agreed. to if' Conneli Hutchinson Ogden v;es-tal I am - hru:e~ Conuolly. Pa. James, Mich. Olpp Voigt Cooper, Ohio .Jefferis Os.bot·ne Volstead 'rhe SPEAKER. Is ther.e .objectiE:m ?' Cooper, Wis. .Johnson, S_Dak. Paige Walsh There was no objection . Copley Johnson, Wash; Parker,.N. J. Walters . Tlu~ Cle-rk· recorded· the- name of Members present who· de­ Coughfin Jorres, Pa. Par-ker; N. Y. Ward, N. Y sired to vote. Cramton Kahn Patterson, Mo. Wason Curry Kearns Patternon, N. J. Watson The ~:esult off the vote w.as announced as above recorded. Dale Kelley, Micl1. Perkins Webster~ The SPEAKER. The motion· to· recommit is not a!?reeu· tu. Dallinger Kelly, Pa... Perlman Wlleelet~ DaN·ow Ken'dall Peters White, Kans. The q.uestion is on the passage- of:~ the billi o Dempsey Kennedy Petersen White, Me, Mr. YOUNG.· Mr: Speaker, on the pa-ss-age of. the bill I a k Deni on Ketcllam Pringey Williams · for the yeas and nay.s. Dickinson King Purnell. Williamson Dowell Kinkaid Radcliffe Wi;nslow The yeas and nays were ordered. Dunbar Kil:kpatriek Ramseyer Woo:d; Ind. IMMIGR'ATION· .A.ND NATURALIZATION. Dunn Kissel Ransley Woodruff Dyer Klecz.ka Reavis Wurzbach i Mr. MONDELL. lli. Speaker, vending. the taking of the ..Echl)ls- Kiline; N.Y. Reber Wyant : v:ote on the passage of the tariff bill;._ I ask unanimous conse:ni:l Elliott Kline,,Pa. Reece Young 1 t ak b · f st Ellis Knutson Reed, N. Y: Zihlman o m e a ne atement. Elston Kopp Reed, ·w. Va. , The- SPEAKER~ T11e gentleman from Wyoming asks unani;.. Fairfield Faust E~~~ it~k~~~ ~ mous consent to addr.es-s the House fo1· one minute. Is there NOT VOTING-42. ; oJjjeetion? Blakeney Gallivan Lu.brin"' Porter ' There was no objection. Britten Gould' McFadden Rainey, Ala. Mr. 1\fONDELL. It will· be neces ary to meet; to-morrow• in llt'tloks, llL graham, Pa. :f~%if:i3 ~!~~f:1fich. jl order to receive a . report from the Committee on Immigration, Burton H~~in Maso;n 1 Shreve- and Naturalization, but a motion to adjourn will be made imme~ ~~-~~~he~ Ireland. Mo

:\lr. GARNER. :.\lay I h ll vt• the ear of the gentleman from Nelson, J". M. . Reece Snell Vt>._t-al 'Yrorning? It is the horw of the minority to report their mem- Newton, Minn. Reed, N.Y. Speaks V.oigt , Newton, l\lo. Reed. W.Va. Sproul Yolstead bers of the committees for nomination and election on Monday Norton · Rhodes .~teenerson Walsh morning. It will be impossible for us to do so to-morrow. It Ogden Rickett. Stephens Waltc.n~ Roach ..;tiness Ward, KY. will only take o_ne more day, with reference to the report of g~~~rne Robertson Strong, Kans. lVason the Immigration Committee, and I want to sngge8t that you let Paige Robsion •.'h·ong, ra. Watson this matter go over untill\Ionday. ParkC'r, N. .1. Roger Summers, W:L h. "\\'ebster N.Y. Rose .·weet WhePler l\Ir. 1\lONDELI.. Mr. Speaker, tlle rninoxity were informed ~;~;fs~ Rosenbloom ;:wing White, Kans. that this committee was re.-tdy to do business, and asked for Patterson, Mo. Rossdale Taylor, Colo. White, Me. the names of tlle other members of the committee. Patterso.n. ~ '. J. Sander , Ind. Taylor, N. J. Williams Sanders, N. Y. Taylor, Tenn. Williamson l\1r. CRISP. Wbo received that information? ~~~::~s Schall Temple Winslow l\1r. MONDELL. I think the chairman of the committee. Petersen ~cott, Tenn. Thompson Wood, Ind. l\Ir. ORISP. I happen to be on the committee, and this is the ~~~~~~} Shaw Tilson Woodruff Shelton Timbe1·lake Wnrzbach first intimation I haYe had. · Radcliffe Sinclair Tincher Wyant 1\Ir. JOHNSO~ of Washington. I have spoken to the gentle- Ramseyer Sinnott '!.'owner Young man from Texas and the gentleman from Tennessee. I was Rans!ey ,'lemp Treadway Smith \aile unable to meet the gentleman from North Carolina, but the t~:s Smithwick Vart> agreement was made that the prospective members of the com- ' NAYS-110. mittee should sit with the subcommittee, and they have been Almon Drane LN'.Ga. Sanders. Tex. protected. Ansorgc Drewrv Linthicum Snndlin ::.\1r. GARRETT of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I entered into .As well Driver" Logan Se-ars Bankhead· Fields London Siegel no such agreemE-nt as that m:r ~ elf. I had no authority to do so. Barkley Fisher Lowrev Stafford It was a matter whether they '"anted to sit or not. I did not Bell Flood Luce · Stedman know whether thE-y wo11ld be back on the committee or not. Black Fulmer Lyon .:te>enson Bland. Ya .. Garner :McClintic Stoll 1\lr. \ AlLR Would the gentleman contend that the minority Bowling Gnrrett, Tenn. McDuffie Sullivan could dela~r legislation for a whole session? Box flarrett, Tex. McSwain :::;umnerfS, Te-x. 1\Ir. GARRFJTT of Tennessee. Oh, no; I make no such con­ Brand Gilbert Montague Nwank Brigg:; Golclsbc.rongb O'Brien Tague tention. The minoritr has nevei.· tried to delay immigration Brinson Griffin O'Connor Thomas legislation. Once before legislation of great import"ance was Buchanan llanuner Oldfield 'l'illman forced on the Jlonse without giving the minority a day in which Bulwinkle Hardy, Tex. Oliver Tinkham Byrnes, S. C. Harrison Overstreet 'l'y. on to formulate the cornmitte.e. You ha\e undertaken to lay down Byrns. Tenn. HawP, Padgett Underbill the rules under which the minority members shall be appointed Can trill Ha~" den Park, Ga. '['pshaw to committee , and now :von undertake to say that you will re­ C.arew lluclclle. ton . Parks, Arl; Yinl;'on Carter Humphrey · Perlman Yolk pot·t legislation before the minority has a decent opportunity to Cockran James, Vu. Pou Ward. K. C. formulate its committee. We are not trying to dela~· ll:'gislation; Collit-r John.·on, Mi s. Qnin W('avel· we are moYing in good faith. Collin. Keller Rankin Wilson Connally, Tex. Kincheloe Raybm·n Wingo l\Ir. l\fONDELL. 1\Ir. Speaker, the majority doe~ not intend Crisp Kindred Riordan Wise to be lectured by the gentleman from Tennessee. When his CullPn Kitchin Rouse Wl'ight party was in the majority they compelled us to ·ubmit our com­ Davis. Tenn. Kunz Ryan mittee lists for their inspection. Dominick Lanham Snbath ..t~RWERED " PRESENT "-2. 1\lr. MANN. That is true, becau ~ e I submitted thE' list. Jacoway '.fen E:rck 1\lr. GARNER. ~lay I haw the attention of the gentleman from Wyoming? NOT VOTI~G-44. Darbom· Fairchild Layton Rain e- y, Ala. l\Ir. GAHRETT of Tennessee. :Mr. SpE'aker, I demand the reg­ Britten Uallivan Luhring Hicldick ular order. Brooks. Ill. Goulll Mcf.'adden Rodenberg Burke Uraham. Pa. :MeKenzi(' Scott, l\Iieb. EMERGEKCY TARIFF. Burton Hogan l\lansfielll Sbreye The SPEAKER. The regular order is demanded. ~'he ques­ Codd Ireland Mason SnYder tion i on the passage of the bill. Crowthe-1· JKi~he~ son. Ky. .Moore, Va. ~tt:iagal! Davis, Minn. " 8 Moores. Ind. Woods, Va. The question wa. taken; and there were--yea~ 269, nays, 110, Daughton Knight l\1udcl Woodyard an!':WE'red "prl:'~ent" 2, not voting 4-!, 11, follow ~ : Edmonds Kreider Nolan Yate · Evans Larsen. Ga. Porter Zihlman YEAS-~69. Ackerman Connolly, Pa. Uoodykoontz Knutson So the bill was passed. Anderson Cooper, Ohio Gorman Kopp 1\lr. HILL. Mr. Speaker. my colll:'ague from Maryland ::\Jr. Andrew ' Coope-r, Wi Graham, Ill. Krau .Anthony Copley Green, Iowa LampPrt l\lGDD, is una\oidably absent . . He requested me to ~· ay tltnt if he .Appleby Coughlin Greene, Mass. Langley bad l•een here, he would have voted for the bill. .Arentz Cramton Greene. Yt. Lankford The Clerk announced the following additional pair~: Atkeson Curry Griest Lar on, Minn. On the vote: Bacharach Dale Hadley Lawrence Beck Dallinger Hardy, Colo. Lazaro Mr. GRAHAM of Penn._ylvania (for) with ~lr. GALLn' A~ Beedy DaiTow Haugen Lea, Calif. (against).· Begg Deal Hawley Leatherwood Mr. BROOKS of Illinois with Mr. ::.\lAKSFIELD. Benham Demp ·ey Ha~·s Lee.N. Y. Bird Denison Herrit'k Lehlbach Mr. DAns of l\linne ·ota (for) with )Ir. JoHxsox of Keutnekv Bixler Dickinson Her:sey Lineberger (against). · · BlakPnPy Dowell Hickey Little Blantl, Iucl Dunbar Hicks Longwc.rth Mr. EnMo::xn (for) with Mr. Woons of Yirginin (against). lllanton Dunn Hill Lufkin l\Ir. BAI:BOUR (for) wlth Mr. JacOWAY (again ·t). Doies Dupre Himes McArthur Mr. JACO"WAY. Mr.. Speaker, I am recorded a.· YOting "no." Bond Dyer I-Ioch McCormick I wish to withdraw that vote and Yote "present,'' n" I han.• a Bower· Echols ¥ Houghton McLa.ughlin, 1\Iicll •• B1·ennan Elliott Hud~petb McLaughlin, Nebr. pair with the gentleman from Califomia, 1\Ir. BARRon. Brook , ra. Elli I-Iukrieue McLaughlin, Pa. The name of )fr. JAcowAY was called, unr·ed Brown, T('nn. Elston Hull McPherson Browne. Wis. FairfieloYe recoi·cled. 356 CONGl{,ESSION AL RECORD-HO T iE. · ...lPRIL 15,

On motion of Mr. You~a. a motion to reconsider the vote by PUBLIC BILLS, RE OL'CTIO~S, .\ND J1E:\10RL\.LS. which the bill ''"a pa sed was laid on the table. Uhder clause 3 of Rule xx:n, bills, resolutions, anu memorials ADJOUllNllENT OVER. were introduced and severally referred as follows: By l\lr. GOOD: A bill (H. U. 3707) making appropriations for 1\lr. l\IONDELL. :\lr. Speaker, in view of the fact that the certain ex:pen es incident to the first session of tile Sixty- eYenth minority llaYe not appointed their members of the Committee on CongresN, and for other purpose ; pa sed House. Immigration and ~nturalization, and because they desire to By Mr. ED~10!\TDS: A bill (H. R. 3708) to establish load have their member on that committee appointed before the lines for certain vessels ; to the Committee on the l\Ierchant bill is reported, that bill will not be reported to-morrow, as sug­ 1\farine and Fi heries. · gested. That being the case, there is no reason why the House By l\Ir. GRA. .H.A..M of Illinois: A bill (H. R. 3709) to prohifiit should meet to-mOl'row. I therefore ask unanimous consent the sale, transfer, or lease of property of the United States to that when tbe House adjourns to-day it adj

By Mr. KINEA'ID-: .A. bilL (H. R. 3128) to increase, without · manllf:acture-, prodnation, u~~ • ..;ale; w · ~and othe-r. purposes of beer, ale, and porter up· to: 5 per cent reclaim.. and. acqmre· rural homes, and· for other Plll1!0Ses·; to. ' alcoholic content by volunre and wine· up to 10 per cent alco­ the (!jornmittee en· ll'J:ti.gation ofl Atldr :Lands. · , holic content bv vo1UmEr- iB neil States. as &hall sg. determine fiy By l\.fr. LAZAR@: .& . bill: (H. R~ 3729-) to· quiet the· titl.e- to · refel:endum. Yote of the people·; to the Committee on the· certain. Ja.n.dg in the State of- Louisiana·;· tO- the- Committee ou .Judiciary: the Publio BandS_ By 1\Ir. ~OCH:JJ :· .Ai..bill (H. R. 4073) exrending the benefits. ot By Mr. PARK of Ge-orgia: A bill (H. R. 3730') fo:r the pur-· the:general pe-nsion laws to tlw members of the Eighth, Twentieth, chase o:fi a po Goffice site at .Sylvester, Ga.; to the Committee· on Twenty-si:xtli, Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth; Public BuiLdings and' Grounds. Th:irtieth, ':Phirt~pfirst; Thirty-se-cond,. and Thirty-third Regi~ Also, a bill (ffi R. 3731.} for the purchage of a post-o1fiee site- ments, the several batteries of Artillery, the sev..eTal troops of and erection: of· a puolie- building at :Peiliam, Ga.; t<1' tne· Com- Ca.:valry, an([; the severaiindependentcompanieg.whiah comprised: mittee on Public Building :mel Ground&: tl1e Pennsylvanin Volunteer :Mili.tia,. otherwise lmown US' the· Mso, a. bill (H. R. 3732·) to provide for· the purcllase of a "emergency men,' ·wroo were·caUcfr into service by the President sire rtnd erection of ,a public· buillling at Camilla, Ga.; to tile:· of the United States o.f AmeriCa., o.fficered by United State& Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. officers,.. and. sworn into·th(f se-rvice of the United States for an Also; ri bill (EE R. 3733) to poovid·e fOl"' the purchase of a indefinite: period, the same as it they hadJ been in the· service- sire and erection. of a pulllic building at CaiTo1 Ga. ; to the of the United. States- for u: :period' of 90· days- or mor~; to the Committee on. I"tlbllc BUildings· and Grounds: Committee on Invalid Pensions, .AJso, a bill (IL R; 3734:) to provide- for tlle purclul e- of a .Also~- a bill (H: R. 407.4.) g.nuilil.tg annuities to all natis-e or site nnd the erection off a public fiuilCfmg at Blakely; Ga. ;· to natt:n:alized Ameticarr: ci.tiz.errs: 65 years• of age or o-ver who the Committee- on Public· Buildings- and Gronnus. have- beem residents of the country. for 2(} years and w.hnse in- By Mr. ffi4YDE...~ · : A bill (Hi. R. 3135) fOr tire relief of Dro- come·· is· less than. $300 l'lel" year-;· to the· Gommittee' on the ducer of mangrrrrese; chrome. J!ynites, or.- tu:n.gsten· mihed· to· Judiciary. supply the w·gent· needs· of the Nation: ini the-· pr:oseeution· of . By Mr. ROGERS: Joint resolution (IT. J. Res. 53) declaring. the war-; to the-Committee on· n..rmes- and. l\-.fining. ; trurnaval policy of:' the• Uniie(t States and: authorizing. the P~- Al 'Q; a bill· (•H. R. 3·736)1 authorizing the readj:iiEtment of.' ; d~tr to calL an mternatfonal cunterenee· on disar.ma.ment ;: to· certain star· route mail contracts; to· the Committee· on· tbe Post-- ·too Committee on Foreign. Affairs'~ Office and' Post Roads. By l\lr: J.OI:I:XSON off Mississippi: Joint resolutiOn (:K. J;. ~lso, x bill (H~ :a. 3731). making_ an ffPpropriation tn meet ~es. u4) authorizing the Preside~t <;>f the'· United States- to: in.· State c:oo}2eratiim· in tlle extermination of: predatm:y. animal nte the ?overnmen~s of Great Britam, Jap~n, Italy, and ]'ranee

and ue-Btru.cttve rodents~= to the Committee on ApprounationS". 1 to. send representaill'P...& .to a•. c(}nference, wh1.ch shall be charged By l\fr. STEPHENS: & bill (H~ R. 3738) autlloriz.ing the : w1th t~e duty of ente:~ng mto an _agreement t?_ reduce na:Val Secretary of War to loan to recognized, organizations· ot World ; expendltrrres aml b~g p~grnms or.· tb~e nati~!ls during the . War veterans tents- and. oilier camn equ.i,page,. and- for otli& ~ next fi:v~. years~ . ~o· ~~ - ~om~ itt~ Oll" ~o1-e1gn .A~·s;_ purposes; to the Committee 011 1\.lliita.r~ Affi:lirs. By ?fl... ..FR~~\ffi. Res?ln.tior,t: (IF. Res. 52) pi'OV:tdmg foe an By Mr. JOHNSON of l\fis issfppi: A.. bill ('IL R~ 3739) to nn·es~gatiorr m connection· w1th a· proposed sales tax; ·f?· the req·uu·e all. str.eet railwn,rs carrying yassengers in their. cur Coommttee- on Rules. . _ . witliiu tfie Disb:fct of Columbia ta pr:ovid~ equaL but separate By Mr. KL.~G: ~solut1.0n {-H.. ~es. ~) to allow· the· chau'-' n-ccommodations- fOr the wllite and colb:r.e:d: nassengers, :md' to n:'aO: of tll~

B:r Mr. W..ASON: A fi.ill (H. R. 3T4:L) to revise anu equ.alize : A-ffru:~: r , • ~- •• rate of pensfoiL to cez:tarn soldiers, sailo~. and marines o:L the: By_ Mr. RICK.ETTS : Relwlubo_n (H._Res. o<.l )_ authOJ.'lzmg- the:· Civil war, to certain willmv··.,. formw widows, dependent par~ , appo~ent of; an ~sSls~t clerk to tne--€ommittee on• Enrolled ents arui: c1'lildreu of suclt soldie:rs; sailors,. and mrufues and~ to :Rills • to tli& Gommi~-ee on. .A.c~eunts, . cer.tam A.1wy- nur.ses; to tlie Committee on. Thvalid· RansiomL ~~ ~k. JBHNSO: :r. 0~ W~hmgron · ;- Resol~twn (•H. Res. G6). By Xfr. NEJVTON. o:E:l\tissouri: .A.. birr· (H:...R 3742.) to :unenci p~ondmg. for the conSideration of House bill 2.; to the Com• sectioas 4874 anil 4875 of the ReVm· By l\Ir BirA.L~. £. bjll- (EL. R 3-13)4 · fo:c the, emulee · of. \Vel3t Vugmm; to the Commrttae on PUblic :&uilthngs: and. Soap LaRc N-ational' Park; to the Committee on the Public Grounds. Lands. By :Mir. ELLIOTT-: A bill ('H R; 4070:} tG-pr,oJJilHu the witll- .AlBO~ memoriaT of the-Legislature of: the- State· of" Wasliin.ao-COn, holding. from: retiredi Gov-emment employees who may htH·e: he.en. ·in connection with a tariff on eggs; to the Committee· on. Waya· reen1ployed· in the Government se-nuce any of theft~ retirement an(t :3feans. annuities or other pay. for services since' retii'.ame.nt, and· for AlSo, inemo:r:iall of the Legislatur~ of the State-of Washington other purposes~ · to the eteran. reli&;: to the- ®smmittee on.. Wa. ited status- for reinstatement irr· cerla1n case·; and for ot:H.~ aml! ~. PUI'l'TOses-; to.the Committee on R'-'form ffi, tlle •r ill Se-t:\"i~ ..~l~u. memurial •lf the· Legi ·Iatl.J·re of the State-of Wasb'ingt

By :Mr. A. P. ~"'"ELSO~: Memorial of the State of Wisconsin, Also, a bill (H. R. 3761) authorizing the Secretary of War to refrain from placing a duty on lumber imported from Canada; to donate to the town of Gypsum, State of Ohio, one German to the Committee on Ways and Means. cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. S\VANK: Memorial of the Legislature of Oklahoma Also, a bill (H. R. 3762) authorizing the Sec1·etary of \Var petitioning Congress to nullify orders of the Interstate Com­ to donate to the town of Lakeside, State of Ohio, one German merce Commission affecting intrastate railroad rates; to the cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military. Affairs. Committee on ·Interstate and Foreign Commerce. • Also, a bill (H. R. 3763) authorizing the Secretary of War By 1\lr. WILLIA.l\1SON : l\1emorial of the Legislature of the to donate to the town of Marblehead, State of Ohio, one German State of South Dakota, requesting the Congress of the United cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. States to enact national legislation to provide for Government Also, a bill (H. R. 3764) authorizing the Secretary of War review and approYal of moving-picture films to be used in inter­ to donate to the city of . Maumee, State of Ohio, one German state commerce and showing to the public; to the Committee on cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Also, a bill (H. R. 3765) authorizing the Secretary of \Var Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of South Da­ to donate to the Lucas County Children's Home, of Toledo, kot:l, urging Congre s to use all honorable means to secure the State of Ohio, one German cannon ol' fieldpiece; to the Com­ passage of the Uogers bill, known as House bill 14961, for the mittee on Military Affars. establishment in the Interior Department of a bureau of veteran Also, a bill (H. R. 3766) authorizing the Secretary of War reestablishment, anO.for other purposes ; to the Committee on to donate to the city of Oak Harbor, State of Ohio, one German Interstate anu Foreign Commerce. cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\1ilitary Affairs. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of South Da­ Also, a bill (H. R. 3767) authorizing the Secretary of " ' ar kota, requesting Congre s to pass a bill exempting the national to donate to the city of Put in Bay, State of Ohio, one German parks and monuments from the provisions of the water power cannon or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on Military Affairs. act of June 10, 1920, and urging that the Smith irrigation bill Also, a bill (H. R. 3768) authorizing the Secretary of War (H. H. 12466) be not passed: to the Select Committee on Water to donate to the city of Sylvania, State of Ohio, one German Power. <:annon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affair . 'Also, memorial of the Legislature of .the State of South Da­ Also, a bill (H. R. 3769) authorizing the Secretary of War kota, urging Congress and the War Department to designate ta donate to the city of Waterv-ille, State of Ohio, one German :b'ort Meade, in tlle State of Soutll Dakota, as a military hospital cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. of the tenth public health district; to the Committee on Public Also, a bill (H. R. 3770) authorizing the Secretary of 'Yar to Buildings and Grounds. donate to the city. of Berkey, State of Ohio, one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3771) authorizing.the Secretary of War to PRIYATE BILLS A.i'l'D RESOLUTIONS. donate to the city of Bono, State of Ohio, one German cannon under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affair . were introduced and severally referred as follows : Also, a bill (H. R. 3772) authorizing the Secretary of \Var to By ~Ir. BROOKS of Pennsyll'ania: A bill (H. R. 3747) au­ donate to the city of Ctay Center, State of Ohio, one German thoriziug the Secretary of War to donate to the town of Dallas­ cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affair . town, State of Pennsylvania, one German cannon or fieldpiece; Also, a bill (H. R. 3773) authorizing the Secretary of 'Var .to to the Committee on Military Affairs. uonate to the city of Curtice, State of Ohlo, one German cannon ~·\.lso, a bill (H. R. 3748) authorizing the Secretary of War or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. to uonate to the town of Delta, State of Pennsylvania, one Also, a bill (H. R. 3774) authorizing the Secretary of w·ar to German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military donate to the city of Danbury, State of Ohio, one German ran­ A.ffairs. . . non or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on Military Affairs . .Also, a bill (H. R. 3749) authorizing the Secretary of War Also, a bill (H. R. 3775) authorizing the Secretary of ·war ·to to donate to the town of Jefferson, State of Pennsylvania, one donate to the city of Elliston, State of Ohio, one German can­ German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Affair . Also, a bill (H. R . 3776) authorizing the Secretary of War to Also, a bill (H. R. 3750) authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the city of Graytown, State of Ohio, one German can­ donate to the tO\Yn of New Oxford, State of Pennsylvania, one non or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on Military Affairs. German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\1ilitary Also, a bill (H. n. 3777) authorizing the Secretary of War to ~Vfairs. donate to the city of Holland, State of Ohio, one German can­ Also, a bill (H. R. 3751) authorizing the Secretary of War to non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the town of Yoe, State of Pennsylvania, one German Also, a bill (H. R. 3778) authorizing the Secretary of \Var to cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the city of Isle St. George, State of Ohio, one German Ako, a bill (H. R. 3752) authorizing the Secretary of War to cannon or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on Military A.ffai: ·. donate to the town of York Haven, State of Pennsylvania, one Also, a b}ll (H. R. 3779) authorizing the Secretary of War to German cannon or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on Military donate to the city of Lacarne, State of Ohio, one German <:an­ .cVfairs. · non or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on Military Affair . Also, a bill {H. R. 3753) authorizing the Secretary of ·war. to Also, a bill (H. R; 3780) authorizing the Secretary of War to place upon the Gettysburg National Park at Gettysburg, Pa., donate to the city of Martin, State of Ohio, one German can­ 10 German cannons or fieldpieces with can;iages, with suitable non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. number of shells; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3781) authorizing the Secretary of War to By Mr. BUTLER: A bill (H. R. 3754) for the relief of Pay donate to the city of l\Iiddle Bass, State of Ohio, one German Director Liv-ingston Hunt, United States Navy; to the Com­ cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affair ·. mittee on Naval Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3782) jlUthorizing the Secretary of War to By l\1r. GABLE: A bill (H. R. 3755) for the relief of Annie donate to the city of Monclova, State of Ohio, one Ger·mau can­ l\I. Eopolucci; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com­ non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affair ·. merce. Also, a bill (H. R. 3783) authotizing the Secretary of \Yar to lly l\lr. CHALl\IERS : A bill (H. R. 3756) authorizing the donate to the city of Neapolis, State of Ohio, one German c·an­ Secretary of 'Var to donate to the city of Toledo, State of non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military .Affair._. Ohio, two German cannons or fieldpieces; to the Committee on Also, a bill (H. R. 3784) authorizing the Seci·etary of War to Military Affairs. . donate to the city of Rockyridge, State of Ohio, one German Ciln­ AI o, a bill (H. R. 3757) authorizing the Secretary of War to non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affair ·. donate to the city of Port Clinton, State of Ohio, one German Also, a bill (H. R. 3785) authorizing the Secretary of \\':I r to cannon or fieldpiece; to the· Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the city of Trowbridge, State of Ohio, one GC'nna n Also, a bill (H. R. 3758) authorizing the Secretary of War to cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\Iilitar:v ffuir,. uonat'A to the county of Lucas, State of Ohio, one German can­ Also, a bill (H. R. 3786) authorizing the Secret:H:r of "' u r to non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\1ilitary Affairs. donate to the city of Whitehouse, State of Ohio, one German Also, a bill (H. R. 3759) auth01izing the Secretary of War to cannon or fieldpiece; to the. Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the city of Elmore, State of Ohio, one German cannon Also, a bill (H. R. 3787) authorizing the Secretary of \Yar to or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the .city of Williston, State of Ohio, one German can­ Also, a bill (H. R. 3760) authorizing the Secretary of War to non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\1ilitnry Affair . donate to the city of Genoa, State of Ohio, one German cannon By Mr. COLE: A bill (H. · R. 3788) granting a pen.-ion to or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Elizabeth C. McClain; to the Committee on Invalid Pell.~ious. 1921. 359

B~- Mr. CR~MTO~ (for :\Jr. f'nA~KHA.USER) : A hill (:H. R. A.lso, a bill (iH. :R. :3820) .u uthoriiing the Secretary of W :u· to 37·89) granting restoratiou of pension to Harriet S. Uptight; to donate to the city of Charleston, .State of West Virginia, one the Committee on Im·alitl .Peu-sions. German cannon or fieldpiece; •to tlle Committee on Military Also (for Mr. FRANICII.A.l:SER), n: bill (H. R. _379_0) _grf),ntin_g a Affairs. pension to Sarall J. Pratt; to tl1e Committee on Invalid:Pensions. Also, a bill (H. .R. 3821) auiliorizing the Secretary of War to By 1\Ir. DRANE: A bill (H. R 3791) authorizing the Secre- donate to the city of Chal'leston, State of West Virginia, one .tary of War to donate to the city· of Jnverness, State Htncky, one Ger­ Comulittee on Ch!imR. man cannon or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on :.\Hlit:ny Affail·;:;. 360 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. · ....~PRIL 15,

:\Jso, a bill (II. R. 38-±9) authorizing the Secretai.·y of War to Also, a bill (H. R. 3876) for the examination and survey of donate to the city of Shelbyville, State of Kentucky, one German the Delaware River from Trenton, :N. J., to·Easton I'a. · to the cannon or fieldpiece; to tlle Committee on Military Affairs. Committee on Rivers and Harbors. ' ' Also, a bill (H. R 3850) authorizing the Secretary of War to By Mr. MONDELL: A bill . (H. R. 3877) granting a. pen ion to tlonat.e to the city of Nicholasville, State of Kentucky, one Warren Baker, alias Warren Jackson· to the Committee on In- German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military valid Pensions. ' Affairs. BY: Mr. MOORE of Illinois: .A. bili (H. R. 3878) granting a By Mr. GREEillE of Vermont: A bill (H. R. 3851) gi.·anting penswn to · Sarah C. Prettyman; to the Committee on Invaliu :m increase of pension to Matilda J. Henderson; to the Com­ Pensions. mittee on Pensions. Also, a. bill (H. R. 3879) granting an increase of pension to By 1\lr. JOHNSON of Mississippi: A bill (H: R. 3852) au­ Joseph H. Mattox; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. thorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the city of Ellis­ . By Mr. MOOR;E of Virginia: A blll (H. R. 3880) granting au ville, State of Mississippi, one German cannon or fieldpiece; mcrea.se of penswn to Edward A. Branham · to the Committee to the Con1mittee on Military Affairs. on Pensions. ' Also, a bill (H. R. 3853) authorizing the Secretary of War to Also, a. bill_ (H. R. 3881) granting a pension t~ James Lacey; donate tQ the city of Laurel, State of Mississippi, one German to the Comrruttee on Pensions. cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. NEWTON of Missouri: .A bill (H. R. 3882) for there­ Also, a bill (H. R. 3854) authorizing the Secretary of War to lief of Benjamin F. Green; to the Committee on Claims. donate to the city of Collins, State of Mississippi, one German Also, a. bill (H. R. 3883) to extend the benefits of the em­ cannon or fieldpie·ce; to the Committee on Military Affairs. ployers' liability act of September 7, 1916, to Arthur E. Rump; Also, a bill (H. R. 3855) authorizing the Secretary of 'Var to to the Committee on the Judiciary. donate to the city of Sumrall, State of Mississippi, one German Also, a bill (H. R. 3884) for the relief of Frieda Hoerlllilnn · cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. to the Committee on Claims. ' Also, a bill (H. R. 38G6) authorizing the Secretary of War to· By Mr. PETERSEN: A bill (H. R. 3885) authorizing the Sec­ clonate to the city of Columbia, State of 1\Iississippi, one German ~'etary of \Var to donate to Richmond Hill, State o2 New York, cannon or fieldpiece; t() the Committee on Military Affairs. one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee en ~Iilitary Also, a bill (H. R. 3857) authorizing the Secretary of War to Affairs. . uonate to the town of New Augusta, State of Mississippi, one Also, a bill (H. R. 3886) authorizing the Secretary of War to German cannon or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on Military donate to the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, State of :New York, Affairs. · one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\lilitary Also, a bill (H. R. 3858) authol'izing the Secretary of War to Affairs. · donate to the town of Mendenhall, State of ~fississippi, one By Mr. PRINGEY: .A. bill (H. R. 3887)• for the relief of the German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on 1\Iilitary heirs of James Taylor, deceased; to the Committee on Claims. Affairs. By Mr. PURNELL: A bill (H. R. 3888) for the relief of James Also, a bill (H. R. 3859) authorizing the Secretary of War to .A.. Ashba ; to the Committee on Claims. donate to the town of Poplarville, State of. ~Iississippi, one Also, a bill (H. R. 3889) granting an increase of pension to German cannon or fieldpiece;· to the Committee on Military Susan Zeek; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3890) for the relief of Thomas J. G~ruuer; A.lso, a. bill (H. R. 3860) autholizing the Secretary of War to to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the town of Wiggins, State of MiSsissippi, one German Also, a bill (H. R. 3891) for the relief of Frederick Sparks· cannon or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on Military Affairs. to the Committee on Military Affairs. ' Also, a. bill (H. R. 3861) authorizing the Secretary of War to ALso, a bill (H. R. 3892) for the relief of Willard Thomp on; donate to the tow.u of ·waynesboro, State of Mississippi, one to the Committee on l\1ilitary Affairs. German cannon or fie1dpiece ~ to the Committee on Military By Mr. REED of West Virginia: A bill (H. ·R. 3893) o-rant­ Affairs. ing a.n increase of pension to George R. Robin on ; to theb Com­ Also, a bill (H. R. 3862) authorizing the Secretary of War to mittee on Invalid Pensions. donate to the city of Hattiesburg, State of Mississippi, one Also, a bill (H. R. 3984) for the relief of Susan J. Hugill· to German cannon 'or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military the Committee on ·war Claims. ' Affairs. By Mr. RHODES: .A. bill (H. R. 3895) for the relief of Also, a bill (H. R. 3863) authorizing the Secretary of War to James P. McCormack; to the Committee on 1\IH.itary Affair.. uonate to the town of Leakesville, State of Mississippi, one By l\Ir. RICKETTS: .A. bill (H. R. 3896) authorizing the German cannon or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on . Military Secretary of War to donate to the town of Crooksville State Affairs. of Ohio, one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the ·committee on Also, a bill (H. R. 3864) authorizing the Secretary of War to Military Affairs. U.onu te to the town of Lucedale, State of Mississippi, one Ger­ Also, a bill (H. R. 3897) authorizing the Secretary of \Var to man cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the city of Lancaster, State of Ohio, one German Also, a bill (H. R. 3865) authorizing the Secretary of War to cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the city of Gulfport, State of Mississippi, one German Also,'a bill (H. R. 3898) authorizing the Secretary of War to cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the city of New Lexington, State of Ohio, one German Also, a bill (H. R. 3866) authorizing the Secretary of War to cannon or fiel"tlpiece; to the Committee on Military Affair . donate to the town of Purvis, State of Mississippi, one German Also, a. bill (H. R. 3899) authorizing the Secretary of War to cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on· Military Affairs. donate to the city of New Straitsville, State of Ohio, one German Also, a. bill (H. R. 3867) authorizing the Secretary of War to cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military .Affairs. U.onate to the town of Prentiss, State of Mississippi, one Ger­ Also, a bill (H. R. 3900) authorizing the Secretary of War to man cannon or fieldpiece ; to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the town of Corning, State of Ohio, one German Also, a bill (H. R. 3868) authorizing the Secretary of War to cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\lilitary Affair . donate to the city of Pascagoula, State of Mississippi, one Ger­ Also, a. bill (H. R. 3901) authorizing the Secretary of War to man cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the city of Logan, State of Ohio, one German canuon Also, a bill (H. R. 3869) authorizing the Secretary of War to or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. uonate to the city of Bay St. Louis, State of Mississippi, one Also, a.. uill (H. R. 3902)' authorizing the Secretary of ·war to German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military donate to the city of Circleville, State of Ohio, one German · Affairs. cannon or fieldpiece; to _the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. K.A.Hl~: A bill (H. · R. 3870) to renew patent No. Also, a bill (H. R. 3903) authorizing the Secretary of :war 49626; to the Committee on Patents. to donate to the city of Chillicothe, State of Ohio, one German By 1\Ir. KENDALL: A bill (H. R. 3871) granting a. pension to cannon or fieldpiece; to tlie Committee on Military Affairs. L;HTey Ward; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 3904)'. authorizing the Secretary of War By 1\Ir. KINCHELOE: A bill (H. R. 3872) granting a pen­ to donate to the town of Bremen, State oi Ohio, one German sion to Annie E. Ward; to the Committee on Pensions. cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affair . .BY Mr. KING: .A. bill (H. R. 3873) granting a pension to Milo Also, a. bill (H. R. 3905) authorizing the Secretary of War Conner; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. to donate to the town of Somerset, State of Ohio, one. German By 1\Ir. KIRKPATRICK: A bill (H. R. 3874) for the re­ cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. imbursement of. l\Iaj. K. E. Kern; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H. R. 3906) authorizing the Secretary of War Also, a bill . (H. R. 3875) granting a. pension to Hann,ah Koch; to donate to the town of Shawnee, State of. Ohio, one German to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. : -., cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affair .

• 1921. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 361

By ~Ir. ROSSDALE: A bill (H. R. 3907) authorizing the I Also, a bill (H. R. 3933) fo1: the relief of Art hur Frost; to Secretary of War to donate to Edgar Allan Poe Park, Borough the Committee on Claims. · of The BroiL"\:, city of New York, State of New York, one Ger- By Mr. TAGUE: A bill (H. R. 3934) for the relief of William man cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Af- W. Stewart; to the Committee on Claims. fair;~ . • By Mr. TREAD,VAY: A bill (H. R. 3935) authorizing the Al::;o, a bill (H. R. 3908) authorizing the Secretary of War Secretary of War to donate ta the city of Pittsfield, State of to donate to New York University, The Bronx, city of New Massachusetts, one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Com­ York State of ~ew York one German cannon or fieldpiece; mittee on Military Affairs. to th~ Committee on :llilit~ry Affairs. · Also, a bill (H. R. 3936) authorizing the Sec1;efary of War AJ. o, a bill (H. R. 3909) authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the city of Holyoke, State of Massachusetts, one to uonate to Victory Gardens, The Bronx, city of New York, German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on 1\lilitary • tate of Xew York, one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Affairs. Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3937) authorizing the Secretary of War Al ::;o, a bill (H. R. 3910) authorizing the Secretary of War to do)late to the town of Stockbridge, State of Massachusetts, to donate to the 1\lorris High School, The Bronx, city of New one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military York, State of New York, one German cannon or fieldpiece; to Affairs. . the Committee on ~lilitary .A.. ffairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3938) authorizing the Secretary of War AJ. o, a bill (H. R. 3911) authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the town, of Colrain, State of Massachusetts, one to donate to the Evandeer Childs High School, The Bronx, German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on :Military city of Xew York, State of New York, one German cannon or Affairs. fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. n. 3939) authorizing the Secretary of War to Also, a bill (H. R. 3912) authorizing the Secretary of War donate to the city of North Adams, State of Ma . achusetts, one to uonate to the ~inth Coa t Defense Command, The Bronx, German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military cin· of Xew York, State of New York, one German cannon or Affairs. fielupiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3940) authorizing the Secretary of War Also, a bill (H. R. 3013) authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the town of Cheshire, State of Massachusetts, one to donate to ~lcKinley Square Flagpole Association, The Bronx, German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military city of New York, State of New York, one German cannon or Affairs. fieldpiece; t.o the Comm~ttee on Mil~t~.ry .Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3941) authorizing the Secretary ·of War Also, a bill (H. R. 3914) authonzmg the Secretary of War to donate to the town of Adams State of 1.\lassachusett one to donate to the Second Field Artillery, The Bronx, city of .New German cannon or fieldpiece; t~ the Committe~ on 1.\lilhary York, State of New York, one German cunnon or fieldpiece; Affairs. · to the ComJ?ittee on Military Affai~s.. r Also, a bill (H. R. 3942) authorizing the Secretary of War Also, a bill (H. R. 3915) authonzmg the Secretary of '' ar to donate to the town of Lee State of Massachusetts one Ger­ to .donate to the pa1~k department, for plaza at Washington man cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Milita{·y Affairs. Bndge, The Bronx, c~y .of New York, Sta!e of New .~ork, one .-\.lso, a bill (H. R. 3943) authorizing the Secretary of War G~rman cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Af- to donate to the town of Greenfield, State of Massachusetts, fairs. one German cannon or· fieldpiece; to the Committee on :\lili- Also, a bill (H. R. 3916) authorizing the Secretary of War tary Affairs. to donat~ to the park department for Van Courtland Park, The Also, a bill (H. n.. 3944) authorizing the Secretary of war Bronx, city o~ New York, State .of New Y~r~, one Ge~man can- to donate to the city of Westfield, State of M:assachu etts, one non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on M1htary Affmrs. German cannon or fieldpiece · to the Committee on Military By :\lr. RY.Al~: A bill (H. R. 3917) authorizing the Secretary Affairs '· of ":ar to d.omite to the .fifteenth congressional ~istri~t, State Also,· a bill (H. R. 3945) authorizing ·the Secretary of War to of ~e~ YOlk, t?~ee Germ~n cannons or fieldpieces • to the donate· to the town 0 f Richmond State of Massachusetts one Committee on l\'hhtary Affairs. G . • • ' Co . . . • ' H. ) B Y li.• r. s •:\.NDE· • RS of I n d'uma. . A b'll1 (H . . 3918 f or . tl1e re. _ fairserman cannon or fieldpiece, to the mm1ttee on 1\.Illltary Af- lief of George W. 'Voodall; to the Committee on Claims. · . . . . Also, a bill (H. R. 3919) granting a pension to :Mary E. How- Also, a bill (H. R. 3946) auth.~!'Izrng the Secretary of \\ ar to anl; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. . donate to the town of Great ~arrmgton, State o.f 1\lassach?~e tts, AI o, a bill (H. R. 3920) granting a pension to Mary St. one ~erman cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\Itlltary Clair ; to the Committee on .Pensions. Affall's. . . . Also, a bill (H. R. 3921) granting an increase of pension to Also, a bill (H. R. 3947) authol'lzmg the Secretary of ·war to Susan A. Bailey; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. donate to the town of Shelb~rne Falls, State o! Massach~~etts, By ~rr. SA.:..~DERS of Texas: A bill (H. R. 3922) authorizing one ~erman cannon or fieldpiece; to the Commtttee on lHihtary the Secretary of War to donate to the city of Longview, State of Affairs. . .. Texas one German caimon or fieldpiece· to the Committee on · Also, a b1ll (H. R. 3948) authonzmg the Secretary of War to Milita'ry Affairs. ' donate to the town o:t H_untington, State o~ Massach~~etts, one A.Jso, a bill (H. R. 3923) authorizing the Secretary of War to G~rman cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Af­ donate to the city of Henderson, State of Texas, one German fau·s. cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3949) authorizing the Secretary of War to Also, a bill (H. R. 3924) authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the town of Lenox, State of 1\lassachu. ett , ont- Ger­ donate to the city of Tyler, State of Texas, one German cannon man cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\Iilitary Affair. . or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3950) authorizing the Secretary of Wur to Also, a bill (H. R. 3925) authorizing the Secretary of 'Var ·to donate to the town of Chester, State of Massachusetts, one Ger- donate to the city of Athens, State of Texas,. one German cannon man cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\Iilitary Affnirs. or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3951) authorizing the Secretary of War to Also, a bill (H. R. 3926) authorizing the Secretary of War to tlonate to the town of Dalton, State of Massachusetts, one Gh·­ donate to the city of Kaufman, State of Texas one German can- man cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military .A..ffnir·s. non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 3952) authorizing the Secretary of \Tnr to Also, a bill (H. R. 3927) authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the town of Charlemont, State of l\Iassach usetts, . one donate to the city of Gilmer, State of Texas, one German cannon German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Af- or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. fairs . •\.1. o, a bill (H. R. 3928) authorizing the Secretary of War to Also, a bill (H. R. 3953) authorizing the Secretary of Wnr to donate to the city of Quitman, State of Texas, one German cim· donate tq the town of \Vest Stockbridge, State of Massachusetts, non or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. one Germat;t cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\Iilitary · Al:o, a bill (H. R. ;3929) authorizing the Secretary of War to Affairs. donate to the city of Canton, State of T~xas, one German cannon Also, a bill (H. R. 3954) authorizing the Secretary of War to or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. donate to the town of Housatonic, State of :\Ins achusetts. one By ::\Ir. SKJ<~LL: A bill (II. ll. 3930) granting a pen ion to German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on l\Iilitary Af- Cora A. Sprague ; to the Committee on InYalid Pensions. fairs. ·.. - AI o, a bill • (-H. R. 3931)• granting a pension to Ella L. Also, a bill (H. R. 3955) authorizing the Secretarv of \Vnr to Quenell; to the Committee on Invalirt Pensions. , donate to the town of Lanesboro, Stnte of :.::n ·:.··lc:illlsetts one By Mr. S'YA.l'o.'K; A bill (H. H. 3932} for the relief of Morris German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on :\lilitn l'~· if- S . .Baker; to the Committee on C:aitus. fairs. ~ • ·{J€Jr ·eRIHSSION .A.PRIL 'f5

AI. o, a bill (H. R 3900) autharizing":the··Secretary .of i\V:a1.· to Alsot a bill (H. R. '"3989) a:uthbrizlng tll -SecretarY 0f War to donate to the town of Williamstown, 'State Of ·Massachusettst donateio· the city of:Suena'Vista, State of Georgia, one GM"mau one German ca:nnon or iieiOPiece; to·the·'Oommittee ·on.1Military cannon or 'fieldpiece; ·to the Committee ·on ·1\Imtury Affair ~ . Affairs. .. . -...... 'Also, --a ·bill (H:R. "3990) authorizing the'"'Seereturr of War to Also, a bill ' (~. lL 39ut) au!Jlonz!ng the · Se~tary of War·to donate to the city of Franklin, State of Georgia, one German donate to the nllage of ~~euth L~, Sr.tate ~ Massach~~etts, ~ne cannon or !fieldpiece; to the Cm:nmittee on 1\Iilitm:y A.ffail---s. G~rn:tan · cunnon or fieldpiece; ·· o the· Committee on M11Itary Af- 'Alsot ·a 'bill (H. '- R.. '3991) ·authol.izing the ··Secretary of War to fau·s. , . . . . donate to the city of Hamllton, State 'Of Georgia one German 'By 1\lr. UNDERHILL: A bill ~H. R. "3958~ :lior the rehef of cannon or fieldpiece; to the Dommittee -vn 1Uilitary Affairs. Gaspar G. L~hanno.n ; -_ ~o ~e -po~mit_tee _ .on . Cla1ms.. ·Also, a ~bill (~. R. 3~92) uuthotizing the Secretary of War to Also, a -bill (H. n. 39 a l?ension to Also, a bill (~. R. 3993) authonzrng the -secretary of War-to Andi ~w F. ~Velfley, :to.. the Com~ee on In~alid Pensro!ls· 1 donate 'to the city o'f Darrollton, tate of Georgia, one German ~ISO, .a l:n~ · (H. ;CR. v961) •gr~ting a:pens1o11 to Dess1-e .John- c:mnon or ~fieldpieee; to the Oemmitree on .:Military Affairs. so_n; to the Uomm1ttee. on Invalid ~enswns. . _ . :By fr. YOUNG: A· bill (H. ·n. -~3994) for the reli-ef of .A.. J . . A~so, a fblli (H. ·R . 39~2) .• granting ·_~ ~ penslO?J- to Wilham ·H. Henry; to the Committee on 1\Iilitary :A:ffair ·. Armstr.ong! ·to the Committee ·On ."lnval1d I ~enswns. ··IJ3y Mr. ZIHiil\IAl~: A':bill (H. R. 399u) -for the allowance of ·Also, :a bill _(H. • R. - ~963) :gra:ati~g ;a ·pension to Ellen ·Murray; claim for the differenee in ·pa-y growing out of serYice in tlle to_tll~ Com1~nttee on In~alld Pens10~ . . :r: ·Navy, as reported by·the Court of laim •. , ''for 'llirtlla .J. Bri. - Also, a -bill (H. n. o96'4) :granting ..a ·penswn .to ~a.ncr .A. coe · to the Committee on·Claim.::: ·Nortll ; ·to ·the Committee· on Invalid ~Pensions. ,AJ. bill (H n -o.-.,96 ~ ·. . · .•Als.o, :a bill {H.LR. ~3965) granting ·a pEmsion ·to '.Martha 'Hod- so, a.. . . . ov ) , to. r~crea e. tllc C'Qmpen · atlo~ of son: to the Committee on InYalid Pensions. press~e~ m th~ Government .rrmtmg Office; to the Connmttee 'll (H :n - ~uv1a) H....-n- . en Prrntmg. AI ·o, a r b1 · . Jiu. • •-oi:JU\.1 . ~n ...... h ·a :penswn 'to Elizabeth B· 1\f • r1 ,\ 1\ ro . - . . ... - . . Brrney . ·to·,fhe Committee-: oni m-valid·.l'eBsions. . . y cJ}. r. ~.LrnELL .of Kansas. A blll (H. R. <:>991) grantmg •AJso,-a IYill fE:I.:n. i3967) 1 gJ.~·anting : a ~nsion to ,John GamfieM; a ,:pe~s10n to :Sara.h B. "Jewett; to the Comn1ittee on Im-alid to the Committee on InYalid Pensions. P-enswns. ·.AJ o, · a -bill (H. R. , 3908) ..:gt•anting .an increase f • pension to Also, a. bill (H. ~-R. 3008) ·-to .amen:U ille military Teconl · .of illussell ~· F ... @li\'er· to tlleCommitt-ee on•Bensions Alonzo RI.Ch; to .the Committee .on l.lilita.ry ~.t\ffairs. Also, •a ,·bill· (.H: .R. ~3969) to ~eme-ve .the ·chlll!ge 'Of uesertion ~J-: 'Mr.~LDS : .A bill . ~H. :R. 3999) ~antm_g an.increa e of against Aaron S. Linn and to grant him an honorable discharge; pension to Alice Gillon ; to ~ Committee ·on.I.nv.alid.J?ension . 1.:o the Committee on :Mili.ta1.-y .A':ffail' . Byl\Ir. FORDNEY: A bill (£. R. -4000) gJ;anting4l._pensioo to ~By i\1r:V0LK: A. bill fH.....R.-.:s970) authorizing the :Se.ere.taJ,'Y L~cy •V'~ ~~dee; to ·.the ·.Re Ger- fard; to the Committee on 'Tn:valid ·pensions. .man ·cannon·-t>l' :fieldpiece; .to :tlaerCo:llllllitt:ee oud\fllii:ID'Y :.Aifail·s. AlSo, a bill (H. R. 3979) . granting a pen.ion to Rebecca J. ~y · Mr. OLP.P: A . EI~ (H. R. ·.4009) •to lpr.ori(le i:fer :the pay- Harlan; •to' the Oopl.lllittee on ·'.Invalid·Pensions. ment. of taxes to·tbe'_CJ.tY of.Hoboken, 'N. J., on certain proper.ty Also, a bill (H. R. '3980)_.granting,a-pension to Jolm A. -Robin- Lac;q1.ured by . ~e . £I'esident, and for other l1tll'P08ef5; ··to the· orn- ~son · to the· Committee on 'Invalid ~·Pensions . m1ttee. on ClUIIDS. A-lso, a ·biH (H: ll. '3981) ·granting.a pension to.Jamt'.' C. Over- . By 1\fT. COOPER of-Ohio: A bill (H.,It. 4010) .:.gr.a:nting .. a "pen- ·· bee; to the Committee on ':Invalid ~ Pensions. ·SIOn -to IHannn-b Gmln ~aru; to the ·OomruHtee on InTnlitl ·pen- Also, a bill (H. n. 3982) : gr.a:ntiug 'Rn increase of :pension to £ions. Nancy A. Cottere1; to the.Committoo on ' Inva1id~ension . By Mr. FOCHT: A bill (H. ·n.. :401.1) ,grUJlting ·a pen ·ion to Also, a •bill (H. R. '3983) :grantiTig ~ an increase of pension to :LoTetta tEurk:et; to the '(Jmmnittee on 'Jnv.alid · >en ions. Jemima J . PaTker; to the Committee on·Inva1mi.Pensions. ·Also, a ·-bill (H. !R. 4012) :g.rantiug a pen ion to 'utharlne Also, -a bill (H. ·n. ;3984) -g1·anting an increase of pen ion to ~1iller; to the Committee .on .Invalid :Pen~io.ns. Jasper John on; to the Committee on Pensi-ons. Also, 1.t bill (H. :R ·4013) -granting a 1:1en ·i Ill ·to ·, usan Hix- .. B~' i\1r. WRIGHT: A bill (H. 'R. 3985) authorizing tlle'-8ecre- -son; to the QOl1l11littee ·onmvaJ:i!.LPcnsi n . tary of War to donate to the city of Lagrange, State of Geor.gia, Also, a bill (H. 1R. 4014) .gruBti.ng n. _pen it•n -to ~Heltn Allna one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on 1 ~lilitary Querry; -to the Committee on IliYalid Pen ion:. Affairs. A.l o, a bill ( H .l n. 4015) :grantin~ a 11enslon · to He-len J. l\.f.u r- Also, a bill (H. R. 39 6) autlwrizing 'tlle Secretary of W.ar to ray; to tbe·Commtttee--on ln'l"'alid Pen ions. donate to the city of Talbotton, State of GeOI:gia, one German Also, a bill (H. R. ·40l-6) gr.anting a pension to ~aorni G. cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. ·Wilson ;·to the Committee on InYalid Pen ion . Also, a bill (H. n. '3987) authorizing the Secretary of .'War to Also, a bill (·H. ll. 4017) autlwrizin.,. the SecTeta.r·s of 1Var to donate to the city of Columbus, State of Georgia, one German 'donate to the town of New Germantown, State of Pennsyl~in cannon_or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. one German ·annon or ftelili (H. R. 39 8) m.1thorizing tl1e -secretnr:y ot··war to ·Affairs. 'donate to the city of Greeu>ille, -State of Georgia, ·one German Also, a bill (H. R. 4018) antlwri:r.ing Ute B<:'en•hlT> of War to cannon or fieldpiece; to tlw Comm-ittee on Military A;ffairs. donnte to the town Of _Bro::ul Top City, f\tnte of PemvyiYanin, 1921. CONGRESSIONAL .RECORD-HOUSE. 363 one .German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Also, a bill (H. R. 4040) authorizing the Secretary of 'Var to Affairs. donate to the town of Selinsgrove, State of Pennsylvania, one Also, a bill (H. R. 4019) authorizing the Secretary of 'Var to German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on :\lilitary donate to the town of Chambersburg, State of Pennsylvania, Affairs. one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on :Military ·Also, a bill (H. R. 4041) authorizing the ~ecretary of War to Affairs. donate to the town of Middleburg, State of Pennsylvania, one Also, a bill (H. R. 4020) authorizing the Secretary of War to German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on ::\lilitary donate to the town of , State of Pennsylvania, one Ger­ Affairs. man cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. AL'3o, a bill (H. R. 40-!2) authorizi::g the Secretary of War Also, a bill (H. R. 4021) authorizing the Secretary of 1Var to to donate to- the town of Freeburg, State of Pennsylvania, one donate to the town of Waynesboro, State of Pennsylvania, German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committe ~ on Military one German cannon or fieidpiece; to the Committee on 1\filitary Affairs. Affairs. , Also, a bill (H. R. 4043) authorizing the Secretary of War to Also, a bill (H. R. 4022) authorizing the Secretary of War donate to the town of Beayertown, State of Pennsylvania, one to donate to the town of Greencastle, State of Pennsylvania, German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on ::\lilitary one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Affair.. Also, a bill (H. R. 4044) authorizing the Secretary of War to Also, a bill (H. R. 4023) authorizing the Secretary of 1Var to donate to the town of Beaver Springs, State of Pennsylvania, one donate to the town of Mount Union, State of Pennsylvania, German cannon or fieldpiece; to the qommittee on :unitary one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on :\filitary ...:...ffairs. Affairs. Also, a bill (H. R. 4045) authorizing the Secretary of War to _-\J so, a bill (H. n. 4024) authorizing the Secretary of 1Var donate to the town of McClure, State of Pennsylvania, one to donate to the to\'1'11 of Alexandria, State of Pennsylvania, German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on Military one German cannon or fieldpiece; to the Committee on :Military Affairs. _-\.fl'airs. Also, a bill (H. R. 4046) authorizing the Secretary of War to Also, a bill (H. R. 4025) authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the town of Port Trevorton, State of PennsylYania,