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Mr. NORRIS. Mr. President, may I ask my colleague, in The following bills were severally read twice by their titles conection with the motion which he has entered, whether the and referred to the Committee on Commerce : bill has not ·been sent to the House; and if so, whether the mo H. R. 7613. An act to authorize the Terral Bridge Co. to tion to reconsider ought not to include a request for the House construct a bridge across the Red River near Terral, Jefferson to return the bill to the Senate. County, Okla. ; Mr. HITCHCOCK. That is a request which can be made by H. R. 13223. An act to provide for appeals from decisions of the Chair or by the Secr£>tary. I presume, as the bill was passed boards of local inspectors of vessels; and for other purposes ; at the last session of the Senate. and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair thinks the Senator H. R. 13831. · An act to amend section 4464 of the Re\isecl Stat from Nehra~L{a had better include the request in his motion. utes of the United States, relating to numb~r of passengers to Mr. IDTCHCOCK. Then I will ta.:re the liberty, l\lr. Presi be stated in certificate of· inspection of passenger vessels, and dent, of including the request in. the motion. section 4465 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, pre The PRESIDING OFFICER. That the House be requested scribing penalty for carrying excessive number of passengers on to return the bill to the Senate? passenger vessels, and section 4466 of the Revised Statutes of l\lr. HITCHCOCK. That the House be requested to return the United States, relating to special permits for excursions on the bill to the Senate. passenger steamers. Mr. PAGE. Mr. President, may I inquire of the Senator The following bills were severally read t\vice by their titles from NebraskA if that is an Indian bill? and referred to the Committee on Finance: Mr. HITCHCOCK. It is a bil1 which proposes to grant to the H. R. 12954. An act for the establishment of Northport, Cho Ponca Tribe of Indians the right to intervene in a proceeding paka, and Laurier, in the State of Washington, as ports of entry in the Court of Claims which is practically concluded, and it for immediate transportation without appraisement of uutinble would result in delaying the award which will undoubtedly be merchandise ; and made to the Omaha Tribe of Indians. H. R. 15347. An act to' amend existing laws relating to the Mr. PAGE. Is it a bil1 which has been considered by the use of alcohol, free of tax, by scientific institutions or colleges Committee on Indian Affairs? of learning. Mr. HITCHCOCK. Oh, yes; certainly. It was on the cal The following bills were severally read twice by their titles endar and had been considered, but it had not been contested and referred to the Committee on Patents: in any way. It was a matter which did not come to my knowl H. R.13618. An act to amend section 4931 of the lle\ised Stat· edge until after the committee had reported the bill, and it was utes of ·the United States; and · then brought to my knowledge by a delegation of Omaha In H. R. 13720. An act to amend section 4894 of the Re\ised Stat dian::; who visited this city, and who represented that the case utE's relating to patent applications. had been pending in the court for years, had practically reached H. R. 8492. An act to restore homestead rights in certain its conclusion, the testimony had been closed, and there was cases was read twice by its title and referred to the Committee nothing remaining except the filing of briefs in the case, and on Indian Affairs. that to permit the other Indians, who had really no equitable a R. 10312. An act relating to appeals and writs of error and claim, to !ntervene in the case simply meant another long delay costs thereof was read twice by its title and referred to the Com· in giving the Omaha Indians what they were justly entitled to mittee on the Judiciary. from the Government. H. R. 13383. An act making appropriations for the Diplomatic The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion of the Senator from and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending June .30, 1917, Nebraska will be entered. was read twice by its title and referred to the Committee on LAWS OF PORTO RICO. Appropriations. H. R. 15947. An act making appropriations for the naval serv The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the fol ice for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other pur lowing message from the President of the United States, which poses, was read twice by its title and referred to the Committee was read, and, with the accompanying paper, referred to the on Naval Affairs. · Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico: H. J. Res. 78. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of To the Se-nate and House of ReP?·esentatives: War to loan certain tents, saddles. and bridles for the use of the As required by section 31 of the act of Congress approved national encampment, Knights of Pythias, to be held at Nash April 12 1900, entitled "An act temporarily to provide revenues ville, Tenn., in August, 1916, was read twice by its title and and a ci~il government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. I transmit herewith copies of the acts and resolutions enacted H. J. Res. 145. Joint resolution authorizing the erection on the by the Eighth Legislative Assembly of Porto Riro during its ·public grounds in the city of Washington, D. 0., of a statue of secorid session (February 14 to April 13, 1916, inclusive). James Buchanan, a former President of the United States, was These acts and resolutions have not previously been trans read twice by its title and referred to the Committee on the mitted to Congress, and none of them has been printed. Library. WooDRow WILSoN. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there be no further busi THE WHITE HOUSE, June 5,1916. ness, under the unanimous-consent agreement tlle Senate stands PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL. adjourned until 12 o'clock on Saturday next. Thereupon (at 12 o'clock and 25 minutes p. m.) the Senate A message from the President of the United States,· by :Mr. adjourned until Saturday, June 10, 1916, at 12 o'clock me Sharkey, one of his secretaries, announced that the President ridian. had on the 5th instant approved and signed the joint resolu tion (S. J. Res. 72) to provide for holding the Texas Bicenten nial and Pan American Exposition in 1918. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED. THURSDAY, June 8, 1916. The following bills and joint resolution were read twice by their titles and referred to the Committee on Public Lands: The House met at 11 o'clock a. m. H. R 21. An act authorizing the city of Salida, Colo., to pur Rev. John Van Schaick, jr., pastor of the Church of Our chase certain public lnnds for public park purposes ; Father, Washington, D. C., offered the following prayer: H. R. 600. An act to validate title to the town site of McCabe, 0 God, who turneth into morning the shadows of the night, in the State of Montana; grant that we may be the children of the light and of the day. H. R. 10124. An act to add certain lands to the Rocky Moun Let the sun of Thy righteousness shine in our hearts, enlighten tain National Park, Colo.; our reason, make clear our conscience, purify our affections. B. R.10305. An act to grant certain lands to the State of \Ve dedicate ourselves to Thee this day, beseeching Thee so to Oregon as a public park, for the benefit and enjoyment of the rule and govern us that all evil thoughts, all unholy desires, all people; anxious cares and fears may be driven from our minds, and that H. R. 11162. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to au we may walk with joy in the light of Thy countenance and the thorize entry of the public lands by incorporated cities and towns comfort of Thy presence. Amen. for cemetery and park purposes," approved September 30, 1890, The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was renu and np· and for other purposes ; proved. H. R. 114 72. An act to reserve certain lands and make them a ENLARGED HOMESTEADS. part of the Pike National Forest; and l\£r. GANDY. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to nwat.e H. J. Res. 184. Joint resolution providing for one year's exten the proceedings by which the ·senate amendment to the bill sion of time to make installment payments for the land of the H. R. 8654, an act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide former Fort Niobrara Military Reservation, Nebr. for an enlarged homestead," approved February 19, 1909, by 1916. OO:N G-RESSION AL R.ECORD-IIOUSE. 9357:
~Hlding a new section, to be known us section 7, was agreed to on framers of the Constitution of the Unitell States fully under- l\londay last, and to return to the consideration of the Senate stood this, and in order to avoid its dangers provided that all :Jmendment. judges should hold office . for _life, believing that life tenure, The SPEAKER. The gentleman from South Dakota asks with a fixed and unchangeable salary, would be the strongest unanimous consent to vacate the proceedings touching the agree safeguards against their entry into political contest for public ment by the House to the Senate amendment to the bill H. R. office; and candor compels us to admit that, with few exceptions, 8654 and to return to the consideration of the Senate amend this belief has been justified by the decisions and practices of ment. Is there objection? the Supreme Com·t of the United States, although too often There was no objection. have the inferior Federal courts degenerated into questionable The SPE~~KER. The question now is on agreeing to the practices or decisions. Nevertheless, it is true. that with few Senate amendment. exceptions the Supreme Court has proven itself above such .l\lr. GANDY. Mr. Speaker, I move to concur in the Senate practices. Whenever it has departed even in a slight degree amendment with an amendment as follows: agitation not to the best interest either of the court or of the Add, at the end of the Senate amendment, the following: "if the country has resulted. In the Dred -Scott decision Judge Roger entryman is r esiding on his former entry." B. Taney could not resist the temptation, which strong political The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the Senate agitation of the time influenced, to pronounce an obiter dictum as addition to his decision. He reaped the just reward for his amendment with the amendment of the gentleman from South misconduct, which materially dimmed his otherwise glorious Dakota. career. Immediately following the Dred Scott decision the op Mr. MO:~HJELL. 1\fr. Speaker, I would like to ask the gentle man from South Dakota what change this makes in the pro ponents of further extension of slavery in the Territories began cedure of the other day? an agitation to. combat the effect of this political decision, or, 1\fr. GANDY. Just a change of one word. We change the rather, of this uncalled-for dictum, which had no rightful part word "original" to the word "former." ·we have second home in the decision. The Republican Party was born out of scathing stead statutes whereby a man may have had an original entry criticism of the Supreme Court and out of rebuke of what and then, exercising his rights under the second homestead law, Lincoln and others justly termed a political uecision. have taken another one. The department is of the opinion that Some 15 years ago I remember reading the American Com the use of the word " original " in that connection might get them monwealth, by James Bryce, and my astonishment at his into endless difficulty whereas the word " former " would not. statement that the Federal courts would some day destroy the Mr. 1\IONDELL. Mr. Speaker, I think the department is American Republic, reciting us a bad precedent the raising of entirely wrong. It is not a former entry. You are proposing the number of judges in 1868 in order to have declared constitu to give to a man an additional entry, and an additional entry tional the paper-money issue. This statement of Mr. Bryce was must be additional to the original. The language in the bill as contrary to my training, and at the time I pronounced it absurd; it passed the House was correct. The legislation does not ·pro but there has occurred too many regretful incidents in the career vide for a new entry succeeding a former entry. It provides for of the Supreme Court of the United States, too many reversals an additional entry to an original entry. The language the House of a long line of decisions, like the income-tux case some few adopted is the correct language. years ago. Therefore, sirs, I can not restrain a critical exumi· Mr. MANN. I think the gentleman is wrong about that. nation of any departure of the practices of the Supreme Court Mr. 1\IONDELL. I believe I am entirely right ; but if the of the United States, which has characterized it from the begin department insists we must use certain language in connection ning of the Republic, and I look with dread upon any movement with the bill, there is nothing for anyone to do but to accept which would likely bring it into bad repute. it, because if we do not accept it the department may decline to In contemplating the judiciary, having a regard for its future carry out the provisions of the law; but the change is erroneous. welfare, I can not resist analyzing the effect of a recent utter The provision us it stood before is correct. ance of a member of the Supreme Court, whose friends say that 1\lr. GANDY. Mr. Speaker, I do not think the gentleman from he is, or at least they present him as a candidate for the Repub· Wyoming [1\lr. 1\IoNDET..L] yet gets the idea in this proposition. licun nomination for President of the United States; or mentally A man may have heretofore exercised his right under the to question whether or not it would be wise now to prohibit the second homestead law, and the use of the word "original" in nomination or election of any member of that court to any other this connection was thought by the department to refer to the office while a member of the com·t. True enough, :Mr. Justice original entry which he might have made-the first entry Hughes has been remarkably and commendably silent until the whereas he may have a second entry, to which the additional eve of the Republican national convention, when he took occa entry is desired. sion to pronounce a eulogy on the flag, which at any other time Mr. NORTON. 1\Ir. Speaker, may we have the amendment would have gone unnoticed; but his friends immediately pro reported, together with the Senate amendment? nounced it a "keynote speech for the nomination," and if u The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the Senate amendment man's real character and motives can not be ascertained from the '"ith the House amendment. statement and judgment of his friends, to whom can we look for The Clerk read as follows: the truth of his purpose and motives? I do not wish to be unller Senate amendment: On page 2, line 9, after the word "laws," insert stood now as inveighing against his nomination nor to consider a comma and the words ·• except that where the land embraced in the the wisdom of electing Mr. Justice Hughes to the Presidency. I atldltlonal entry is located not exceeding 20 miles from the land em will agree that should he receive that nomination the contest braced in the original entry no residence shall be required on such additional entry" between him and the Democratic nominee, Woodrow ·wu ~on, House amendment : Add at the end of the Senate amendment the would be like pitting classic Roman against classic Greek. The following: "if the entryman is residing on his former entry." acme of literary taste in American politics would certainly be So that the Senate amendment as amended will read: "Page 2, line 9, after the word 'laws,' insert a comma and the following: 'Except that realized in the campaign speeches of the two contestants in their where the land embraced in the additional entry is located not exceeding use of pure diction, rhetoric, and clas ic learning; but such nomi 20 miles from the land embraced in the original entry no residence shall nation, to say the least, brings to our mind the fear that such be required on such additional entry if the entryman is residing on his former entry.'" course will be too often attempted. Suppose four years hence an agitation is started to nominate Justice Louis D. Brandeis. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the Senate Does anyone doubt, even though he keep his mouth closed, the amendment with the Gandy amendment. " spasms " into which certain interest-serving publications would The Senate amendment as amended was agreed to. be thrown by the very suggestion of his nomination? Indeed, THE JUDICIARY I~ POLITICS. we can reasonably expect every man and every influence who Mr. MURRAY rose. opposed his confirmation by the Senate immediately to begin the The SPEAKER. For 'Yhat purpose does the gentleman from cry that the suggestion of his name meant the dragging of the Oklahoma rise? judiciary into political mire, and the suggestion would do so 1\lr. MURRAY. l\Ir. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to Therefore I repeat the question, ought there not to be a "\'iTitten proceed fot· five minutes. or unwritten inhibition against any member of the Supreme The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Oklahoma asks unnni· Court ever receiving the nomination for President while serving mous consent to proceell for five minutes. on the judiciary? If not should the object now sought by the Mr. MANN. About what?-oh, tile gentleman is al\\a~-s enter- friends of 1\Ir. Justice Hughes be repeated, '\\Ould not that itself taining, and I will not object. bring the Supreme Court into political discussion and contro The SPEAKER. Is there objection? versy? Do we not realize that it lms already brought to the door '.:!;here was no objection. of the Supreme Court too much agitation and discussion as to Mr. ,.MURRAY. lllr. Speaker, it has been the experience of an whether one of their members shall recei\·e the nomination of a nations that when its judiciary becomes corrupt the nation is great political party? This suggests the fnrther question, to in its last stage of decadence. History also teaches us that wit, What has been the line of mental considerntion of the able such corruption often gro,...-s out of questionable politics. The and learned jurist, Mr. Justice Ht,Ighes, during the many months 9358 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD~HOUSE. JUNE 8, since his name became associated with the possible nomination BRIDGE ACROSS TIIE MISSISSIPPI RTI'EB IN AITKIN COUNTY, MINN. for the Presidency? Has he been tudying sharp quillets of the law in order to balance the scales of justice exactly and to The next business in order on the Calendar for Unanimous render decisions upholding the clear intent and purpose of the Consent was the bill (H. R. 13835) to authorize the county Constitution of the United States, or has his mentality strenu commissioners of Aitkin County, 1\iinn., and the town board of ously endea>ored to answer the personal question, " What shall Logan Township, in said county and said State, to construct a I do and say if I become the nominee of the Republican Party at bridge across the Mississippi River on the line between sections Chicago?" 26 and 27, township 149 north, range 25 west, fourth principal I trust I may be pardoned, therefore, when I say that either meridian. Mr. Justice Hughes should have made it clear that under no cir The Clerk read the title. cunistances would he have accepted the nomination for the The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Presidency or have resigned from the bench at the first serious Chair hears none. consideration of his name 12 months ago. His remaining on The Ol~rk reurt as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the county eommlssioners o! Aitkin County, the bench and flirting with 11is supporters, like a girl wanting to Minn., and the town board of Logan Township, in said county and said be kissed, is reprehensible in the extreme, dangerous to the future State, are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a integrity of the court, and to·the best interest of the country. bridge and approaches theret.:> across the Mississip~i River at its in tersection with the division line between sections 26 and 27, township We are progressive in Oklahoma and in a measure radical, 149 north, range 25 west, fourth principal meridian, in the county of but have never thought it wise to make of the judiciary a train Aitkin, in the State of Minnesota in accordance with the provisions ing school of political success. [Applause on the Democratic of an act entitled "An act to reguiate the construction -<>f bridges over navigable waters,'' approved March 23, 1906. side.] SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act Is hereby Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, the speech of the distinguished expressly reserved. O'entleman from Oklahoma LMr. MURRAY] is such an evidence of The committee amendments were read, as follows : fea,r on that side of the House that I will ask for the regular Page 1, Uue 7, after the word "river," insert the words "at a point order without replying any further. suitable to the interests of navigation.'' CALENDAR FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. The question was taken, and the amendment was agreed to. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read The SPEAKER. The regular order is the Unanimous Con a third time, was read the third time, and passed. sent Calendar, bridge bills to have precedence. The Clerk will On motion of Mr. SIMs, a motion to reconsider the vote by report the first bill. which the bill was passed was laid on the table. BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MEMPHIS, TENN. BRIDGES ACROSS BAYOU B.ARTHOLQ:UEW, ASHLEY COUNTY, ARK. The first bill in order on the Unanimous Consent Calendar The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was the bill (H. R. 12999) extending the time for the completion was the bill (H. n. 10849) granting the consent of Congress to of the bridge across the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn., Ashley County, Ark., to construct a bridge across Bayou Bar authorized by an act entitled "An act to authorize the Arkansas tholomew. & Memphis Railway Bridge & Terminal Co. to construct, main The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of tain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at Mem the bill? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. The Clerk phi,o', Tenn," approved August 23, 1912. will report the bill. Tlte Clerk read the title. The Clerk read as follows : rrhe SPEAKER. Is there objection? Be it enacted, etc., That the consent of Congress is hereby granted l\Ir. CARAWAY. Mr. Speaker, -! wish to ask unanimous con to Ashley County, Ark., and its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches the.reto across the Bayou . ·ent that this bill be passed over without losing its place on the Bartholomew at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or t:n lenclar. near the town of Wilmot, in the county of Ashley, in the State of Ar The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the kansas, in accordance with the provisions of the act entitled "An act to t·egulate the construction o! bridges over navigable waters," approv-ed gentleman from Arkansas? [After a pause.] The Chair hears March 23, 1906. none. SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. BRIDGE ACROSS THE WABASH RIVER, WABASH, IND. The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and The next business in order on the Unanimous Consent Cal third reading of the bill. endar was the bill (H. R. 13669) to authorize the county of The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, Waba h, in the State of Indiana, to construct a bridge across was reaJ the third time, and passerl. the Wabash River, at the city of Wabash, Ind. On motion of Mr. SIMS, a motion to reconsider the vote by Tbe Clerk read the title of the bill. which the bill was passed was Ia id on the table. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was Chair llears none. the bill (H. R. 13715) granting the consent of Congress to The Clf'rk read as follows: C. M. Simpson, Z. T. Hedges, J. C. Hackney, and Mark Brown Be it enacted, etc., That the county .of ~abash State of In~na. is hereby authorized to construct. mamtam, and operate a bridge to construct a bridge across Bayou Bartholomew, Ashley County, aero s the Wabas.h River, at a point suitable to the interests of navi Ark. gation at the city of Wabash, in the State of Indiana, in accordance The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of with the provisions of the act approved June 23, 1910, entitled "An act to amend an aC't entitled 'An act to regulate the construction of the bill? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. The Clerk clams across navigable waters,' approved June 21, 1906." will report the bill. SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby The bill was read, as follows : expressly reserved. Be it enacted, etc.~..., That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to The committee amendments were read, as follows: C. M. 8impson, Z. T. Hedges, J. C. Hackney, and 1\lark Brown, and Page 1, line 5, at the beginning of the line, insert the words " and their successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a approaches thereto." , bridge a.nd approaches thf-.reto across the Bayou Bartholomew at a Page 1, line 8, strtke out the words " approved, .Tune 23, 1910, and, point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the town of line 9 strike out the words "amend an act entitled 'An act to.'" Morrell. or about one-half mile above or north of said town, in the Line 10, strike out the words " and across " and insert the words county of Ashley, in the State of Arkansas in accordance with tb.e pro "bridges over.'' visions of the act entitled "An act to regulate the construction of bridges Line 1, page 2, strike out the words "June 21 " and insert the over navigable waters," approved l\larch 23, 1900. words "March 23." SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby In line 2, page 2, strike out the quotation marks after the word expressly reserved. "six." The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and third The question was taken, and the amendments were agreed to. reading of the bill. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, third time, was read the third time, and passed. and was read the third time and passed. On motion of Mr. CULLoP, a motion to reconsider the vote by On motion of 1\Ir. Sn.rs, a motion to reconsider the Yote L>y which the bill was passed was laid on the table. 1\hich the bill was passed was laid on the table. BRIDGE .A.CROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BATON ROUGE, L.A.. The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was The next business in srder on the Calendar for Unanimous the bill (H. R. 12197) authorizing Ashley County, Ark., to con Consent was the bill ( S. 3722) to extend the time for construct struct a bridge across Bayou Bartholomew. ing a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near the city of The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of tho Baton Rouge, La. bill? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. The Clerk will report the bill. The Clerk rerul the title of the bill. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. .MANN. 1\.lr. Speaker, I ask that this bill be passed oyer. Be it enacted eto., That the consent of Congress is hereby grnntell to The SPEAKER. Under the agreement, the bill will be passed Ashley County,' Ark., to construct, maintain, and operate a. britlge ana over without prejudice. app1·oaches thereto across the Bayou Bartholomew at a pomt suitable 1916. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOBSE. 9:!59
to the interests of navigation, at or near the section line between section The Olerk read as follows : 17 and section 20, township 16 south, range 5 west, in the county of Ashley, in t,he State of Arkansa s, in accordance with the provisions of A bill (H. R. 10251) authorizing the Kansas City & Memphis Railway the act entitled "An act to regulate the construction of bridges over and Bridge Co. to make settlement with Crittenden Coun ty, Ark., and navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. i'or other purposes. SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby The SPEAKER. Is there objection? expressly reserved. Mr. MANN. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, this Also the following committee amendments were read: is a new proposition. Is it involved at all in this proposition Page 1, lines 7 and 8, strike out the words " 11 and section 20 " and of the bill that the gentleman had up before? insert in lieu thereof " 19, township 16, range 5 west, and section 24." Mr. CARAWAY. Not at· all. There are two bl~idge com Page 1, line 9, strike out the word " five " and insert the word panies there. "four." Mr. MANN. I know. They are both seeking to get legisla· The SPEAKER. Tlie question is on agreeing to the committee tion from Congress. amendments. Mr. CARAWAY. This bill seeks to ratify a settlement made The question was taken, and the amendments were agreed to. between the bridge company and Crittenden Oounty. Critten The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read· a den County lies right across the river in Arkansas from Memphis. third time, ·was read the third time, and passed. When the former bridge was constructed a wagon way was to be On motion of Mr. SIMS, a motion to reconsider the vote b.y maintained across the old bridge, and Crittenden County built which· the bill was passed was laid on the table. an approach to it. Two years· ago the wagon way fell down, BRIDGE ACROSS BRAZOS RIVEB, TEX:. and it has never been reconstructed. The new company: has ·built a new wagon way that is more_satisfactory, and the county The next business on the Calendar for Unaninious Consent has entered into a coptract with a new company. The figures was the bill (H. R. 12362) granting the consent of Congress to here ought to be $12,000 instead of $12,500. the Dallas & Southwestern Motorway Co. to construct a bridge Mr. MANN. There are two bridge companies there, appar acros.s the Brazos River, in the State of Texas. ently. I do not know how many more there may be. The former The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of bill that the gentleman had passed over provided for the exten the bill? (After a pause.]' The Chair hears none. sion of the time for the company to construct its bridg"8? The bill was read, as follows : Mr: CARAWAY. Yes. Be it enacted, etc., That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to Mr. MANN. I take it that the two propositions are related to the Dallas & Southwestern Motorway Co. and Its successors and assigns, to construct,. maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto each other in some way-not the ·companies or the bridges. across the Brazos River at a point about 300 feet above' the mouth Mr. CARAWAY. I will state to the gentleman that Critten· of Georges Creek in county of Somerville, in the State of Texas, in den County, which built an old bridge which fell down, made an accordance with the provisions of the act entitled "An act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, agreement with the company by which the company was to pay 1906. $12,000 to Crittenden County when the Secretary of War under SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby' this bill granted them the right not to be compelled to recon expressly reserved. struct their wagon way, which·was never used. Also the following committee amendment was read: Mr. MANN. I understand the Secretary of War states the Page 1, line 6, after the word "point," insert the words " suitable ·further fact that no improved highway has ever been constructed :to the interests of navigation." by the Arkansas authorities from the Arkansas levees to connect The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the committee with the bridge approach. amen~nt. Mr. CARAWAY. It was not a very good way. I have The question was taken, and the amendment was agreed to. crossed it several times. The approach was so steep that it was The bill as amended was· ordered to be engrossed and read never a very pr·acticable bridge. It has fallen down, and the a third time, was read the third time, and passed. company and the county have entered into this agreement by On motion of Mr. SIMs, a motion to reconsider the vote by which the company is to pay Crittenden County $12,000. The which the bill was passed was laid on the table. amount ought to be amended to" $12,000," not" $12,500." KANSAS CITY & MEMPHIS RAILWAY & BRIDGE CO. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? There was no objection. The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the committe~ amend- was the bill (H. R. 10251) authorizing the Kansas City & Mem ment. phis Railway & Bridge Co. to make settlement With Crittenaen The Clerk read as follows : County, Ark., and for other purposes. Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert : The SPEAKER. Is · there objection to the consideration of "That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and empowered the bill? to release the Kansas City & Memphis Railway & Bridge Co., a cor poration, from the duty now imposed -upon it by the act entitled 'An act Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River what difference is there between this bill, H. R. 10925, and the at Memphis, Tenn.,' approved April 24, 1888, and all acts amendatory . bill which has just passed, H. R. 10849? It seems to provide thereof, to maintain approaches to its bridges at Memphls, Tenn., and a way over and across said bridge for wagO'ns and other vehicle~ animals, for the same bridge or a bridge at the same point. and foot passengers, upon· its payment to the road fund of crittenden Mr. OARAWAY. May I answer the gentleman? County, Ark., the sum of $12,500. Mr. MONDELL. It says "at a point suitable to the interests " SEc. 2. That upon the compliance by the said Kansas City & Memphis Railway & Hridge Co., a corporati~?n aforesaid, with the pro of navigation, at or near the town of Wilmot, Ark." The bill visions of section 1 of this· art the provision hereof shall take effect, now before us has an additional description, but the location and for that purpose an act entitled 'An act to authorize the construc seems to be the same. Do they both apply to the same bridge? tion of a bridge across the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn.,' ap proved April 24, 1888, and all acts amendatory thereof are hereoy so Mr. CARAWAY. You refer to House bill 10925? T~at has amended as to relieve said company of the necessity of maintaining not been reported yet. said approaches to and said passageway across said bridge for wagons Mr. 1\!0NDELL. I refer to House bill 10849. and other vehicles, animals, and foot passengers. Mr. CARAWAY. And what other bill? "SEc. 3. All laws and parts of Jaws in conflict herewith are hereby Mr. MONDELL. And the bill now before us, H. R. 10925. repealed." They both provide for a bridge at a point suitable to the in l\1r. CARAWAY. 1\fr. Speaker, r move to amend the amend terests of navigation at or near the town of Wilmot, in the ment in line 22, page 2, by striking out the figures "$12,500., county of Ashley, in the State of Arkansas. and inserting tbe figures ""$12,000." Mr. CARAWAY. · I understand that the bill, H. ·R. 10925, The.SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the gentleman's amend- has not yet been reported. We reported H. R. 10251, and have ment. not reached H. R. 10925 yet. The Clerk read as follows : Mr MONDELL. H. R. 10849 was passed some time ago. Page 2, line 22, strike out " $12,500 " and insert " $12,000." The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Wyoming [Mr. MoN The SPEAKER. The question is first on agreeing to the DELL] is talking about one bill and the gentleman from Arkansas committee amendment. [Mr. CARAWAY] about another. The committee amendment was agreed to. Mr. l\10NDELL. Mr. Speaker, are we not now considering The SPEAKER. The question is on the amendment offered H. R. 10925? by tbe gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. CABAWAY]. The SPEAKER. We are not. The one thati:he House is con The amendment was agreed to. sidering is H. R. 10251. The SPEAKER. The question is on the engro sment anu Mr. MONDELL. I thought we had disposed of it and third reading of the bill. reached the next, No. 179. The bill was ordered to'be engrossed and read a third time, Tlle SPEAKER. No. The gentleman is mistaken. The was read the third time, and passed. Clerk will report this bill by title, so that Members will know· On motion of Mr. SIMB1 a motion to reconsider the vote what they are talking about. whereby the bill was passed was laid on the table. 9360 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JUNE 8,
The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the next bill. The SPEAKER. The question is on the committee amend· ments. B&IDGE .A.CTIOSS B~YOU B.A.BTHOLO:llE\\, The committee amen H. R. 13765. An act to amend section 73 of an act entitled "An Transportation Co. to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge act to codify, revise, and amenct the laws relating to the judi· across the Missom·i River in the State of 1\Iontana. clru·y," approved March 3, 1911, and for other purposes. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The H. J. Res. 214. Joint resolution increasing the number of sheets Chair hears none. of customs stamps and of checks, drafts, and miscellaneous work The Clerk read the bill, as folloW's : to be executed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing during Be it enaotccl, etc., That the M.issQuri River Transportation Co., a the fi ·cal year 1916 ; corporation organized under the laws of the State of Montana, its suc H. 4297. An cessors and assigns, be, and arc hereby, authorized to construct, main n. act for the relief of Frances L. Llewellyn; tain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mis our-l H. R. 7817. An act to validate the home.stead ·entry of George River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, ·from the nortl~ S. Clark; bank thereof in the county of Sheridan, State of Montana, to the south bank thereof In the county of Richland, State of Montana all ln H. R. 7804. An act to authorize the issuance of patent to Oscar section 23, township 27, range 50 east, Montana principal meridian in R. Howard, and for other purposes ; accordance with the provisions of the act entitled "An act to regulate1 n. R. 6651. An act pr_oviding for the payment for certain sen· the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, ices arising under the Navy Department; 1006. . SEc. 2. That the 1·ight to alter, amend, or repeal this act is pe1·eby H. R. 3794. An net for the relief of Thomas S. Johnson ; expressly reserved. H. R.l2835. An act to authorize and empower officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps to serve under the The following committee amendinent was read: Strike out all after tho enacting clause and insert In lieu thereof the Government of the Republic of Haiti, and for other purposes; following: H. R. 755. An act to incorporate the Boy Scouts of America, "That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Missouri and for other purposes ; River Transportation Co. and Its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mis H. R. 2744. An act to correct title to certain lands in Colorado; souri River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, from the H. R. 13064. An act for the relief of the M. A. Sweeney Ship north bank thereof in the county of Sheridan, State of Montana, to the yards & Foundry Co. ·; south bank thereof in the county of Richland, State of Montana all in section 23 township 27, range 50 - east, Montana principai H. R. 15005. An act to avpropriate $200,000 for training the meridian, in a<'cot·dnnce with the provisions of the net entitled "An net Organized Militia or National Guard of any State, Territory, Ol' to J'egulate the constrnctlnn of bridges over navigable waters," up- of the District of Columbia; and proved March 23, 1906. • "SEC. 2. That the right to alter, nmend, or repenl this net is hereby H. R. 14864. An act to alter, and amend an act entitled "An expressly reserve<)." act granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and Amend the title to read : telegraph line from the Central Pacific Railroad, in California, "A bill grn.ntlng the consent of Congress to the Missouri River Trn.ns portation Co. and its successors nnd assigns, to construct, maintain, and to Portland, in Oregon," approved July 25, 1866, as amended by opernte a bridge and approaches across the Missouri River." the acts of 1868 and 1869, and to alter and amend an act entitled The committee amendment was agreed to. · ."An act granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a and telegraph line from Portland to Astoria and McMinnville, in third time, was read the ·third time, and passed. the State of Oregon/' approved May 4, 1870, and for other pur The title was amended. poses. On motion of Mr. DILLON, a motion to reconsider the vote BRIDGE ACROSS YELLOWSTONE RIVER, MONT. whereby the bill was passed was laid on the table. The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent BRIDGE ACROSS PERDIDO BAY, ALA. was the bill (H. R. 14823) to authorize the Savage Bridge Co. to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Yellowstone The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was River in the State of Montana. the bill ( S. 5841) to authorize the Perdido Bay Bridge & The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Ferry Co., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Alabama, to construct a bridge over and _across Perdido Bay There was no objP.ction. from Lillian, Baldwin County, Ala., to Cummings Point, Es· The Clerk read the bill, us follows : cambia County, Fla. Be it enacted eto., Th:1t the Savage Bridge Co., a corporation organ ized under the laws of the State of Montana its successors and assigns, The SPEAKER. Is there objection? . be and are bereby, authorized to construct,1 maintain, and operate a There was no objection. bridge and approaches thereto across the Yellowstone River -at a point The Clerk read the bill, as follows: suitable to the Interests of navigation from the northwest bank thereof in section 28, township 20 north, range 58 east, Montana principal Be 1t enacted, etc., That the Perdido Bay Bridge & Ferry Co., a cor· meridian, to the southeast bank thereof, landing on Bear Island In poration existing under the laws of the State of Alabama, be, and section 33, township 20 north, range 58 east, Montana principal hereby is, authorized to construct, operate, and maintain a bridge and meridian, and from the northeast bank of Bear Island to the southwest approaches th.ereto across Perdido Hay at a. point suitable to the in· bank thereof, all in section 34, township 20 north, range 58 ("astl Mon terests of navigation, from the town of Lillian, on the western shore tana principal meridian all in the county of Richland, State or Mon thereof, in the county of Baldwin and State of Alabama., to Cummings tana, in accordance wltn1 the provisions of the act entitled "An act to Point, on the eastern shore thereof, in the county of Escambla and regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved State of Florida, in nc:cordance with the provisions of the act entitled March 23, 1906. "An act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby approve<) Ma.rch 23, 190G. expressly reserved. SEc. 2. That the right to altc.r, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the The title was amended. third time, and passed. . On motion of Mr. DILLON a motion to reconsider the vote On motion of Mr. Srns, a motion to reconsider the '"ote whereby whereby the bill was passed was laid on the table. the bill was passed was laid on the table. BRIDGE ACROSS RED RIVER, N. DAX. BRIDGE ACROSS MISSOURI RIVER, WILLISTON, N. DAR. The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent the bill (H. R. 15322) granting the consent of Congress to the was the bill (H. R. 14483) to authorize the construction of a board of county commissioners of Traill County, N.Dak., to con bridge across the Missouri River at or near the city of Williston, struct a bridge across the Red River of the North. N.Dak. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. . Chair hears none. The Clerk read the bill, as follows : The Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the con!lent of Congress is hereby granted to Be it enacted, eto., That the Missouri River Bridge Co., a. corporation the board of county commissioners of Traill County, N. Dak., and its organized under the laws of the State of North Dakota, its successors successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and assigns, be, a-nd they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and approaches thereto across the Red River of the North, at a point and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River suitable to the interests of navigatlof!. at or near the village of Cale· at a point suitable to the interest of navigation, at or near the city of donia in the county of Tram, in the State of North Dakota, ln accord· Williston, N. Dak., In accordance with the provisions of the act en ance \vith the provisions of the act entitled "An act to regulate the titled "An net to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby S.Ec. 2: That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. expressly reserved. _ The following committee amendments were read: The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, Page 1, lines 3 and 4, strike out the words "the board of county was read the third time, and passed. On motion of Mr. NoRTON, a motion to reconsider the vote co~:~~Ao~~~stt~f~'~;o as to read: "Granting the consent of Congress to Tt·aill County, N. Dnk., to construct a bridge nct·oss tho Red River of whereby the bill was passed was laid on the table. the North. BRIDGE ACROSS 1\IISSOur..r RIVER, MONT. l\lr. BORLAND. l\Ir. Chairman, I move to strike out the la ·t The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent word. I have no objection to this particular bill, but I wantc The bill wa.:; ordered to be read a thlrd time. was read the the abrogation of this lease? What are the circumstances at third time, nnd passed. tending it. On motion of Mr. Srus, a motion to reconsider the vote by Mr. SIMS. boes the gentleman from West Virginia wish to \\"hich the bill was passed was laid on the table. explain this? BRIDGE ACROSS YELLOWSTONE RITER, MONT. Mr. LITTLEPAGE. Mr. Speaker, the object of this bill is to secure a release to some gentlemen in the city of Parkersburg. The next business was the bill (S. 5805) permitting the River W. Va., a district represented by my colleague [Mr. 1\Ioss], who view Ferry Co. to construct, maintain, . and operate a bridge is now sick and who is very much interested in the passage of this aero ·s the Yellowstone River in the State of Montana. bill. The GoYernment leased, through the Secretary of 'Var, to The SPEAKER. Is there objection? these gentlemen, for the price of $8,800 per annum, the water There was no objection. power on the Muskingum River arising from Locks 3, 4, 5, and The Clerk read the bill, as-follows: 6. They bave paid the first year's rent, I understand, and upon Be it enacted, etc., That the Riverview Ferry Co., a corporation organ the investigation of the water power it was ascertained it was a ized under the laws of the State of Montana, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto failure for the purposes for which it was leased; and the object across the Yellowstone River at a ~oint suitable to the interests of of this bill is to release them from further obligation, and it navigation 3 miles south of Sidney, m said State, from the west bank requires them to pay an additional $8,800 for something from thereof on' lot 3, section 9, in the county of Richland, State of Mon which they got no benefit. tana to the east bank thereof, in the said county and State aforesaid, .in s~ction 16, township 22 north, ran~e. 59 east, Montana . princ!P,al Mr. SISSON. If they had made a good trade and had made meridian, in accordance with the proVISlons of the act entitled An a good deal of money, would they then ask to be released? act to repuiate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," ap proved 1\-tarch 23, 1906. 1\Ir. LITTLEPAGE. Well, I do not suppose that 'vould hardly SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby be a fair question here, would it? expressly reserved. Mr. SISSON. I want to know. The SPEAKER. The question is on the third reading of the Mr. LITTLEPAGE. If the Government has gotten- Senate bill. Mr. SISSON. Is it not true if they bad in leasing this water The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the power made a great deal of money out of it they would not be third time, and paRsed. here asking to be relieved from their contract? On motion of Mr. Dn.LoN, a motion to reconsider the vote by 1\lr. LITTLEPAGE. That is undoubtedly true, but when the which the bill was passed was laid on the table. people who lease from the Government are being destroyed and ruined and getting no earthly benefit out of it, I never conceived PATENTS FOR CERTAIN LANDS TO DuCHESNE, UTAH. it the duty of the Government or the Government's representa The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent tives to l>reak people up, and tbat is whnt this i doing. was the bill . ( S. 36) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior l\Ir. SISSON. And I never heard of the Government being to issue patents for certain lands to the town of Duchesne, relieved when people were breaking the Government up and Utah. getting a great deal more for what the Government does. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. LITTLEPAGE. - But the gentleman as a 1\Iember of this There was no objection. House would not want to stand here and see the Government The Clerk read the bill, as follows: break up pri\ate citizenR? Be it enacted: etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue· patents to the town of ~chesne, Utah, for 1\Ir. SISSON. The Government is not breaking up private the southea~t quarter of the southeast quarter, section 2, township 4 citizens when a man gets a lease of water power and makes a south range 5 west, Uinta special mm·idian, for cemetery purposes : bad trarle. That is all; is not that it? Provided, That if the said town shall at any time permit tne said lands hereby granted to be us~>d for any purpose not contemplated by this Mr. LITTLEPAGE. They took it upon the supposition and act the said lands shall revert to the United States. information that the water power was there. With the following committee amendment: Mr. SISSON. Is there any evidence to the fact that the Page 1, line· 7, after the word " purpose," insert the words " upon Go\ernment had made certain representations concerning the the payment of $1.25 per acre." water power to be developed and that those representations were The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the com untrue? mittee amendment. 1\lr. LITTLEPAGE. They took it on the supposition- The committee amendment was agreed to. · l\fr. SISSON. But is there any evidence? 1\ir. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I think there is only one piece of Mr. LITTLEPAGE. Has the gentleman read the report? property to be conveyed here, and there should be only one pat l\fr. SISSON. I have not, and I do not know anything about ~ ent. I therefore move to strike out the word "patents," in line it, except the statement of the gentleman. 4, page 1, and insert in lieu there?f the word "patent." Mr. LITTI... EPAGE. I will read to the gentleman from the · The SPEAKER. The Clerk Will report the amendment. report. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. SISSON. Do not read it all, but read that portion of the Amend, on page 1 , line 4, by striking out the word "patents " and report, if there is any, where representation was made to these inserting the word "patent." people who leased the water power and that the Government The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amend- misstated tl1e facts. ment. · Mr. LITTLEPAGE. Let me say this ·to my distinguished col The amendment was agreed to. league. This matter is outside of my district, but is in my The SPEAKER. The question now is on the third reading State. There are two distinguished Members of this House of thp RPnnte hill as amended. very much interested in this bill and who are absent, unaYoid The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the ably detained, one of them, a resident of Parkersburg, I fear third time, and passed. mny never enter tbis House again, and I do not want to take On motion of l\fr. MAYS, a motion to reconsider the vote by the chances of failing to do them a service and at the same time which the bill was passed was laid on the table. to impress upon the Members of this House the value and im MARCUS A. JORDAN. port ance as well as the justice of this bill. Here are the facts, The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent us set forth in the report : was the bill (S. 888) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury The facts in regard to the pending bill are these: Pursuant to the to confer upon Marcus A. Jordan the life-saving medal of the act of Congr£>ss of August 11, 1888b the Secretary of War leased to W. W. Mil•"!, ot Marietta, Ohio; S. . Camden and Henry H. Archer, first class. of Parkersburg, W. Va., on February 28, 1913, certain land and water The Clerk read the title of the bill. powf'l· on the Muskingum River in Ohlo at Dams Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6 The SPEAKER. Is there objection? for a period of 22 years, upon the payment of an annual rent of • 8,800. The lease was made to the men named after advertising for bids, no Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I object. other bidders appearing. The lessees named had acted upon a report The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois objects, and the made by a local engineer, but subsequent to signing the contract and bill is passed without prejudice. prelimina ry to making the improvements they contemplated for de \eloping the water power they secured a report fL·om a firm of hydraulic LA ill LE.iSE, MUSKINGUM illn:R, OHIO. en~'ineers, Messrs. Sanderson & Porter, of New York, upon the fensi bility of the plan. The report was distinctly unfavorable and disclosed Tlle next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent the fact that for the purpose for which the water power in question was the bill ( S. 4026) authorizing and directing the Secretary was Intended to be used, on account of flood waters at cerL1in sea ons of w·ar to abrogate a contract lease of land and water power on of the year aLd a scarcity of water during the summer mvnths and for other reas~ns gi¥en, the plan was not feasible. The lessees bnd ex the l\1nskingum RiYer, Ohio. pected to use the poweJ.• to be developed for the production of electrical The title of the bill was read. power for interurban tr·olley ·line purposes. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? The fact that the ·water power was insufficient and uncertain made it impracticable to utilize it where constant energy was needed. It de Mr. COOPER of 'Visconsin. l\lr. Speaker, I would like to veloped t hat it would be necessarv to maintain a 100 per cent reserve know something about this bill. Why is it necessary to direct combustion power station, and the lessees, after paying a. year's rental - 1916. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 9365 of $8,800 to the Government, decided to abandon the project. It is not Mr. SISSON. I understood that from the gentleman's ~st held nor claimed that they have a legal right to ask the abrogation of the lease, but inasmuch as the enforcement of the lease would entail an statement. unnecessary hardship under the circumstances, your committee has ap Mr. DILLON. 1\.:lr. Speaker, I wish to say that there were proved the bill, with the amendments suggested above, which provide some members of the committee who thought that this second that an addltional year's rental shall be paid and that the money paid on the lease shall not be refunded. .All the rights of the Government year's rental ought not to be required. I was one of that number. in and to the water power and land in question are intact and have It seemed to me that the consideration had wholly failed. 'rhe been in nowise disturbed nor lessened in value. It Is possible that the Government thought that they had a water power, and these po~er can be utilized for other purposes not requiri,ng constant appli cation. people thought that they were getting a water power, when they entered into this contract. They paid one year's rental of $8.800, · Mr. SISSON. Now, Mr. Speaker, under this report it seems and the committee reached the conclusion that they ought to pay that these individuals not only did not rely upon the Govern a second year's rental. That makes $17,600 that they will have ment's report but had a private firm of engineers-Sanderson & paid, and for which they absolutely get nothing. The considera Porter, of New York-to make an investigation-- tion entirely failed, and it seems to me that these people could . Mr. COADY. If the gentleman will permit an interruption, have gone into court upon the broad proposition of a failure of I desire to say they did not make the investigation until after consideration and also upon the grotmd of a material mistake of the contract was entered into. . - the facts, and could have maintained a suit in equity for the can Mr. SISSON. The contract was not signed, so the report cellation of the lease. states; there was a tentative agreement that they would pay 1\Ir. SIMS. 1\Ir. Speaker, I am not objecting to the bill, of that much for the water power; but after getting this report course, but I want to make a little expJanation, as some of the from this firm of engineers they then signed the report, which gentlemen seem to be a Jittle bit off about the facts. This co~ would indicate that they had made some investigation of their pany is a trolley railroad line, as I understand it, and it wanted own and were backing ·it up. the power for the purpose of operating its trolley cars. Now, Mr. MANN. The gentleman did not hear the report read. It tl.ey were mistaken, and it seems the engineers on whom they was subsequent to signing the contract-- relied were mistaken, as to the use of this water power when de Mr. SISSON. I am sure-- veloped for that purpose, because in the winter the water was ex 1\.Ir. MANN. That is what the gentleman read. Subsequent cessively high aqd in the summer excessively low. When they to signing the contract they really made an investigation. found out that they could not use it for operating their trolley Mr. SISSON. The payment of money was made subsequent system they had no usc for it. But it does not follow that the to this investigation. water power proved absolutely valueless. Some gentlemen even Mr. CULLOP. But these people paid rental. ·on this side seem to think that this water power was valueless Mr. MA..."NN. They first asked the opinion of the local engi and that they were paying rental for which they got absolutely neers and bid on the power. They had a contract made out, nothine-. and then had somebody investigate it who knew something about Mr. DILLON. Will the gentleman yield to me at that point? it. It is indisputable, as far as that is concerned, that they Mr. SIMS. Yes. can not The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ClerK: will report the The amendment was agreed to. amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the com· The Clerk read as follows: mittee amendment as amended. Amend, nage 1, line G, by striking out the word " none " and inserting Mr. MANN. The first committee amendment only. the words "~• no part." . The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the com The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amend mittee amendment as amended. ment offered by the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. MANN]. The committee amendment as amended was agreed to. The amenrlment was agreed to. Mr. MANN. M:r. Speaker, before the next committee amend· The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the Com mentis acted upon, I move to amend, in line 10, by stri.h.'ing out mittee amendment as amended. the word " directed " and inserting the word " authorized." Mr. MAl\TN. The original bill, l\Ir. Speaker, as passed the The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the amendment. Senate, directed the Secretary of War to abrogate the contract. The Clerk read as follows: 'l'he House committee proposes to have the Secretary of War Amend, page 1, line l 0, by striking out the word "directed " and cancel the contract. Just what is the distinction? I should inserting the word "authorjzed." have supposed that abrogating the conh·act was the proper thing. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amend· That is to end it, not to cancel it. ment. 1\fr. SIMS. Mr. Speaker, while I do not remember just what The amendment was agreed to. occurred in the committee, I think it was suggested that abro Mr. MANN. The next committee amendment is striking out gation would make it .void ab initio, and that would involve the "abrogate " and inserting " canceled." I think that committeo question of the Government receiving any rent at all. amendment ought to be disagreed to. l\11·. l\IANN. I think it was just the other way. That is the The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amend· reason why I raised the question, that to abrogate the contract ment. was to end it. 1\Ir. RAYBURN. The language reads, "the Secretary of War Mr. COOPER of Wisconsin. When we abrogate a treaty· we be authorized, and he is hereby directed." Would it not be do not end it ab initio. bet1er to say, "the Secretary of War is hereby authorized ••? 1\Ir. SIMS. The gentleman from West Virginia who reported Mr. MANN. I think the word "directed" ought to be stl'icken the bill is not present, and in his absence I do not feel authorized out. Let him have some responsibility. to consent to the amendment. 1\Ir. llAYBURN. Strike out the word "directed" and put in Mr. l\1ANN. I think the term "abrogate" is the proper term. "authorized." The contract is not to be canceled. It is to be abrogated; it is Mr. :MANN. The gentleman is correct. I move to strike ont to be ended. the language "and he is hereby directed." l\.1r. SIMS. I do not remember just exactly 'That did l1appen The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the amendment. or what was the reason actuating the committee in making the The Clerk read as follows: amendment. Amend, page 1, line 10, by striking out the words "and be is hereby 1\Ir." RAYBURN. I do not think it makes much difference. directed." Mr. MANN. I remember the discussion of this bill in the The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amend- Senate, and' if it had been reported in the House in the way it ment. passed the Senate, I would not hav-e giv-en my consent for its The amendment was agreed to. consideration by unanimous consent. While I think these people Mr. MANN. The next amendment ought to be di agreed to. ought not to be compelled to pay $200,000, or any sum like that, Mr. RAYBURN. I shall not object to that. for a 22-year contract for the use of this water power. yet they Mr. 1\lA.r..TN. That amendment is to strike out "abrogate., went into it with their eyes open. They were not fooled by and insert "cancel." the Government. The Gov-ernment made no statement to them The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the amendment. which was in any way incorrect. They had their own engineers, The Clerk read as follows : if were and they foolish or wise enough to accept the word of a Amend, in line 10, by striking out the words "abrogate" and insert· jocal engineer and base their opinion upon that, it was their ing the word " cancel." own doing. It is quite certain that if they had obtained a con The SPEAKER. Without objection, that amendment will be tract worth $8,800 a year we would not have heard anything disagreed to. more from them about breaking the contract. But I am not There was no objection. in favor of breaking them up. Perhaps the full enforcement of Accordingly the amendment was rejected. this contract would throw them into banln·uptcy. I would not The Clerk reported the next committee amendment, to strike like to see that happen, but I would like to ee them pay the out lines 8, 9, and 10, on page 2. $8,800. When this bill gets into conference will the Hou ·e gently The amendment was ag1·eed to. recede from its amendment? The bill as amended was ordered to a third reading, and was l\Ir. SIMS. I took exactly the same po ·ition before the com accordingly read the third time and pa sed. mittee that the gentleman has ju t announced, and that we On motion of Mr. LITTLEPAGE and Mr. SIMS, a motion to re must insist upon the additional year's rent or there would be con ider the v-ote by which the bill was passed was laid on the no bill. table. Mr. RAYBURN. And I will say further that the Senator OLD .PO T OFFICE AT YORK, .PA. from Ohio [M:r. HARDING], who appeared before that committee, said that ne would agree to this amendment. The next bu ines on tlw Calendar for Unanimous Consent l\fr. LITTLEPAGE. I will sa-y further, 1\lr. Speaker, to the was the bill (H. R. 486) authorizing the Secretary of the gentleman from Illinois that the e men have told me that they Treasm·y to ell tl1e old po t-oflice building und site thereof at were ready to pay the $8,800. York, Pa. Mr. SI1\1S. Apropos to what the gentleman from Illinois bas The Clerk read thP title of the bill sai 1916. CONGRESSIO-NAL-RECORD-HOUSE. -9367 :RELiEF OF MAIL Cffi."'ij-'rJU.CT.ORS. Mr. COX. Has the gentleman any data or figures sh{)wing The next business .on the Calendar for Unanimous ,Consent tbe probability as to the amount which this £>urn of $196JOOO may be reduced? . · . was the bill (H. -R. 11150) for the relief of mail contractors. The Clerk read the title of the b-ill. Mr. ASWELL. The $196,000 covers the maximum. T.be SPEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. OOX. I understand that. There was no .objection. Mr. ASWELL. Just how many of these claimants wUl fail to prove that they have not been paid no one can now foretell. The biU was ~:read, :as follows : 1\fr. MANN. As long as the g-entleman from Indiana has Be 'it enacted, etc., That rthe .Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pa.y the amounts due to mail con 1·aised the question, 1H~ is .entitled to have the information.. I tractors for mail .service per{onned for the United States in the States propose to offer an amendment changing the proviso. A good of Virginia, North -Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, wbile ago the auditor reported in detail the amounts that were Mississippi, .Ar.kan£8.8, Louisiana, and Texas from Jul_y 1, 1860, to and 'May 31, i1861, and in the States of Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee unpaid, by a process of figuring reached .an amount of :from July 1, 1860, to .'June 30, 1862, .and an :appropriation of .$225,000, $1.95,000 plus, setting out the daim:s, ·but stating that according or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby made, .~ut of any to the recoTds of the government of the Confederate States more money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of said amounts: Pt·ovided, That amonnts ·which have been paid by the of these claims had been paid than the Post Office Department United States and amounts which were paid by the Conf~derate States here had knoWledge of. They have a. po1·tion of the il'ecords, but Government and the State of Arkansas out of moneys belonging to the not all. Just how many of these daims w-ere paid 'by the gov . United States, as shown by records filed in the office of the Auditor for the Post Office Department, shall not be again paid. ' ernment of the Confederate States no one knows. Of course ·S"Ec. 2. 'That where any contractor named in section 1 of this act is we have no desire to pay them a. second time if they were paid deceased payment shall be made to the executor or administrator ~f the by the other government. So I have an amendment to take care eRtate upon filing with the Auditor Lor the· Post Office Department of that. · pro_per evidence of his appointment and qualification. Where, however, the amount due the -estate of the de<'edent is $300 or less, and no 1\lr. COX. Very well. I have no objection, Mr. Speaker. demand is presented by a duly appointed and qualified administrator The SPEAKER. Is there obJection? of the estate, payment may be made to the decedent's widow or widower or legal heirs in the following order of precedence: There was no objection. !First, to the ·widow or widower. · Mr. CULLOP. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment. I move eeond, Jf there be -no rwidow or -widower, then -to the children or to strike out lines 3, 4, and 5 on page 3. I think the degree of tMir lssue, per stirpe . ' Third, if there be no -widow or widower or ,descendants, then to the kinship there provided for is too remote. father. . . l\fr. 1\IA.i'l"N. ·what becomes of the committee :amendments? . Fourth, if there be no widow or widower, children or ~heir issue, 'Tbe SPEAKER. The question is first on the eommlttee or father, then to the mother. · Fifth, if there be no widow or wiUower, children or their issue, amendments. father or mother, "then to the brothers and sisters and children of Mr. MANN. One at a time. decPased brothers and sisters. per stirpes. The SPEAKER. The question is on the first committee Sb::th, if there be no widow or w1dower, children or their ic;sue, father or mother, brothers or sisters or their descendants, then to the amendment. gxandparen ts. The first committee amendment was .agreed to. Seventh, if there be no widow or widower, children or their issue. The SPEAKER. The question is on :the .second colllillittee father or mother, brothers or sisters OT thl:'ir descendants, or grand paTents, then to the uncles ana aunts and their descendants in equal amendment. part . In following the foregoing '()Ider of pr-ecedence there !'ball be The s~ond .committee amendment was agreed to. no distinction between the whole blood and the half blood : Provided, 1\Ir. :MANN. Will the gentleman allow me to offer an amend That this act shall not be so construed as to prevent payment from 1\Ir. CULLOP. No; I mo\ed to strike out the fifth, sixth, unu well to consb·uct and maintain under said right of way conduits from the sa~d sewage.-treatment wprks to the Delaware River: Provided, That 8C\enth down to the period in line 12. I make my amendment the exact ·locatiOn of the sa1d right of way and wharf shall be fixed by to include lines 3 to 12, so that it takes out all of the eli taut the Secretary of War; that the construction thereof shall be under his supervision ; and that the city of Philadelphia shall remove the olcl reJntiYes. earth battery Rl;ld level the entlre portion of the re ervatlon west of the l\1r. ASWELL. Will the gentleman from Illinois allow me? old fort: Pt·ovlded further, That no title or property right whatever Mr. MANN. Certainly. ~o said strip of land or interest therein, by reason of said conveyance Mr. ASWELL. I wish to state that it w-oulu be unfortunate 1s to pass to the city of Philadelp.hia, excepting the right of u. e as above set forth; that the usc by the crty of Philadelphia of the said strip of to strike out these lines in this bill. The bill has been pre land for ~;tnY other purpose than herein set forth or the failure to main pared and worked upon for about three years, and this is ex tain a s dtrected by the Secretary of War shall work a forfeiture of the actly in the line of descent that is adopted in the Army and the above-recited right; that the M.id right of easement of the city of Philadelphia may I.Je declared terminated and ended by the Secretary Navy for payment. It has been carefully studied by the Auditor of War of the United States for such bre..'l.ch in the use or failm·e to of the War Department and the Trea ury Department and of maintain; and that upon such forfeiture being declared all right here the Post Office Department, and the coimnittee has worked upon under shall cease and determine: And provided ftwthel' That the ri<>ht is reserved to the United States to occupy the said right'of way for mlli· it many months. The bill has been in preparation three years. tary or other goYernmental purposes. To sb·ike out these lines would merely confuse it. Since the amendment of the gentleman from Illinois was adopted the 1Vith the following committee amendment: Page 3 at the end of the bill, inse.rt as a new section · claimant has to prove his undoubted right to the claim, and "SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is herel.ly certainly striking out these lines would only tend to confuse reserved." the whole bill. I sincerely hope the House will not adopt the The SPEAKER. The que tion is on agreeing to the commit amendment. tee amendment. l\1r. NORTON. l\Ir. Speaker, I think the amendment of the The committee amendment w-11~ agreed to. gentleman from Indiana should be agreed to. The provisions in l\Jr. 1\Lt\.J\TN. Mr. Speaker, I offer the following amemlmcut cluded in lines 3 to 12 are altogether too much refined, and to which I send to the desk and ask to have read. ' hand this money down to people who are not any blood relation The Clerk read as follows: or near relation to the original claimant does not seem to me Page 2, line 25, strike out the woras " for such breach in the use or wise. It simply makes business for some attorneys. If there failure to maintain" and insert in Ueu thereof the words "at any time, is no widow, no father, no mother, no children to claim it, that and he may thereupon resume complete ~ossession of such strip of Iantl " and also strike out at the end of line 2o, on page 2, and in line 1, page is as far as it should go. . 3, the words "and that upon such forfeiture being declared." Mr. ASWELL. Is it not a fact that if there is no claimant The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the nmenu the money will not be paid out anyhow? ment offered by the gentleman from Illinois. l\Ir. NORTON. He provides for Claimants down to about the l\1r. MOORE of Pcnnsyl\ania. 1\Ir. Speaker, will the gentle fourteenth generation. man yield? l\1r. ASWELL. If these lines are sh·icken out, does the gen Mr. MANN. Yes. tleman not believe that then it will open the door for claims lUr. MOORE of Pennsyl'rania. Docs the gentleman thiuk the attorneys and encourage litigation and all sorts of confusion? proviso on page 3 is not sufficient to cover the purpose of his l\Ir. NORTON. I do not think anything of the kind. I think amendment, that the right is reserved to the United States to it would simplify the bill and would endanger no one "·ho had occupy such right of way for military or other go\ernmental any rights under the bill. purposes? Mr. DUPRE. Will the gentleman yield? 1\Ir. l\1ANN. That might require court proceedings, anu it Mr. NORTON. Yes. might hapven that the Secretary of War -would want to take Mr. DUPRE. The gentleman concedes the .justice and legality immediate posses. ion of this strip of land. While that is not of the claim, and why does he want to narrow the scope of pay likely to happen under any normal conditions, a situation might ment to whom it should go? arise where he would want to take possession immediately and l\Ir. -NORTON. I do not think you should dig up forty-ninth not wait for court proceedings to determine whether there had cousins. been a forfeiture. l\Ir. DUPRE. But you exclude brother and si ter in this 1\Ir. l\IOORE of Pennsylvania. I haye no objection to the amendment. amendment, except that it seemed to me that the right was re· Mr. NORTON. A brother and sister? I think they should be served to the Secretary to take the land back if he found such excluded; yes, if there is no widow, no father, no mother. emergency as ·the gentleman thinks might exist. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the Cullop l\1r. MANN. No; only for a forfeiture. amendment. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amend · The question was taken, and the amendment was rejected. ment. The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and The amendment was agreed to. third reading of the bill. The SPEAKER. The que tion is on the engro sment anu The bill was ordered to be engrosscu and read a third time, third reading of the bill as amended. was read the third time, and passed. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a thir The SPEAKER. Is there objection?' original bill and to read tbe substitute. Is there objection? l\1r. MANN. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. just want to say that while this is a bill reported from the The Clerk read as follows: Committee on Military Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert : has juri diction of appropriations for the improvement of na " That the Secretary of Commerce be and he is hereby, authorized and directed to grant and convey to Alba B. Johnson and Samuel l\1. tional cemeteries and military parks, and I therefore object. Vauclain all that certarn lot or piece or parcel of land granted and con· The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois objects and the veyed to the United States of America by the president and company of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. by deed dated December 29, bill goes over. 1879, situated in Tinicmn Township, in the county of Delaware and DAMS ACROSS NAVIGABLE WATERS. State of Pennsylvania, described according to a re.cent survey as fol lows: Beginning at a point in the south side of the entrance gate to The next busine. s on the calendar was the bill ( S. 3331) to the basin (for the storage of canal boats in winter) on the. upper side amend an act entitled "An act to regulate the construction of of the mouth of Crum Creek and running thence along the cross bank dams across navigable waters," approved June 21, 1906, as dividing said basin from the meadow at the mouth of Crmn Creelc south 4° west 157 feet; thence south 13° 55' east 100 feet; thence amended by the act approved June 23, 1910, and to provide south 26° east 31.9 feet, more or less, to low-water line in the Delawa1·e for the improvement and· development of waterways for the River; thence by the low-water line of the Delaware River and Crum uses of interstate and foreign commerce. Creek to the place of beginning, containing 5 acres, more or less, being paM of a certain larger tract or parcel of land which the president, The SPEAKER. , Is there objection? managers, and co-mpany of the Schuylkill Navigation Co., by a certain l\1r. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I object. indenture dated the 12th day of July, A. D. 1870, recorded, etc., The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois objects, and granted and conveyed unto the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co., their successors and assign , together with the free and uninterrupted the bill goes over. use, right, liberty, and privilege of passage in and along a cert:lln roadway 16 feet wide next to the line of Crum Creek and upon the bank CUTTERS FOR THE COAST GUARD. extending along and following the course of the said creek from the rail The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was road of the Philadelphia & Wilmington Railroad Co. to the herein described premises as now in use ; for and in consideration of the said the bill ( S. 2719) providing for the purchase or construction of Alba B. Johnson and Samuel M. Vauclain granting and conveying to cutters for the Coast Guard. the United States in fee simple the following described premise· and The SPEAKER. Is there objection? right of way situated on Crum Creek after its course shall have ueen changed, in the county of Delaware, State of Pennsylvania, now be Mr. MANN. I object. longing to them, to wit: The SPEAKER. The eentleman from Illinois objects, and "A certain piece or parcel of Iand whose- boundaries shall form a the bill goes over. · parallelogram containing 1 acre, more or less, with 200 feet frontage on th'e east side of the new course of Crum Creek, Pa., which frontage PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. shall be intersected by the axis or center line of Chester Range at a point to be approved by the Secretary of Commerce, together with the -The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent full :md uninterrupted use, right, liberty, and privilege of pas age for was the bill (H. R. 721) to provid.e ilivisious of mental hygjene persons and vehicles over an accessible, direct, and improved right of and rural sanitation in the United States Public Health Service. way 16 feet wide wholly above high-water mark, from the premh-es above des<'riiJed to the right of way of the Chester Branch of the The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Phllttdelphiu & Reading Railroad Co., the said right of way to be u;::ed There was no objection. in common and wholly maintained by the said Alba B. Johnson and l\1r. COADY. 1\lr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con ent that this Samuel M. Va.udain.,. their heirs, executors administrators, and assi~ns, and kept in passable condition at aU times, also a suitable and sufficil'nt bill be considered in the House as in the Committee of the right of way for beams t>f light on the Chester Range line over all the Whole House on the state of the Union. property on said :range line between the proposed permanent front :rnd The SPEAKER. I there objection? [After a pause.] The t·ear Hzhts of Chester Range and to the southward anU. westward of said front hght: Pro-r;idea, That the Attorney General shall first examine the Chair hears none. title of said Alba B. Johnson and Samuel M. Vauelain to said premi.;;es The Clerk read as folJows: to· be conveyed to the United States as aforesaid and shall fmnish his Be it enacted, etc., That there shall be established one additional written opinion in favor of the validity thereof: Provided further, That division each of mental hygiene and rural sanitation in the United the said Alba B . .Johnson f.nd Samuel M. Vauclain, within such rea. on States Public Health Service, and sa.!d divisions shall be in charge of able time after the passage of this act as may be determined by the commis;doned medical officers of the United States Public Health Ser.vice, Secretary of Commeli'ee, shall deed to the United States the premises detailed by the Surgeon General, which officers, while thus serving, shall herein described to be conveyed by them: And provided fuTtlter, That be a . i tant Slll'geons general within the meanjng of section 3 of the the conveyance of the herein described lot or parcel of land now owned act approved July 1, 1902, entitled "An act to increase the efficiency by the United States of Arneri<-a shall not be made and the title tliereto and change the name of the United States Marine Hospital Service." shall not pass to the said Alba B. Johnson and Samuel M. Vauclaln ::lEe. 2. That the duties of the division of mental ·hygiene shall be to untiJ the following shall have been done by said persons without ex study and investigate mental disorders and their causes, care, and p-re pense to the United States and to the satisfa~tion of the Secretary of V<>ntion. The duty of the division of rural sanitation shall be to investi Commerce : . _ gate improved methods of rutal . anitation and the prevention and sup "First. Erect a. bulkhead of pet"!llanent construction on the easteriy side of the new course of Crum Creek along the entire frontage of the pression of comiL.unlcable diseases. premises to be convE.>yed to the United States of America, which shall The committee amendment were· read, as follows : consist of a timber-pile foundation supporting a timber platform an.U a Page 2, line 5, stril!:e out the word " duty " and inse1·t the word gravity section concrete retaining wall of the same construction as "duties." approved by the United States Engineer Office and now being erected Pag~ 2, line 7, strike out the word "rutal" and .f_nse:rt the word on the southwest side of the mouth of Crum Creek. "rural." "Second. Fill the entire plot of land to be conveyed to the United States with sand, earth, or other suitable material to an elevation of The amendments were agreed to. 12 feet above mean low water. The bill as amended was orde1·ecl to be engrossed and read the "Third. Dredge a cbanr:.el from the premises to- be conveyed to the United States to the main channel of the Delaware River having a dl'pth third time, was read the third time, and passed. of not les.;; tllan G feet at mea..u low water. On motion of ::\lr. CoADY, a motion to reconsider the vote by •• Fourth. Construct and make available for the purposes of the which the bill was passed was laid on the table. United States the improved right of way for the passage of pm:sons and vehicles provided for herein : And rwovtaea furthet·, TJ:'J.at the convey SCHOONER LEDGE RANGE J:<-aONT LIGHT, PA. ance shall not be made by the United States and title shall not pasH from t.!le United States unti.. th~ permanent tower and dwelling proposed The next business on the Calendar for Unamrnous Consent to be built by it on the land to be conveyed to- it shall be ready for was the bill (H. R. 13233) authorizing the Secretary of Com occupancy no1· until all valuable lighthouse property is removed by the merce to exchange lands belonging to the United Stutes ·at the United tates from the Ritl' to be conveyed by it: And p1·ot,;iclea ft£rtl!er That the C'xistlng lights now in u e shall continue,. without interference mouth of Crum River, Pa., for other lands adjacent thereto, for by said Alba B . .Johnson anti Samuel M. Vauclain, until the estnulisb the purpose of removing thereto the Schooner Ledge Range m~t by the Un!te BADIO EQUIPMENT FOR SEAGOING YESSELS. On motion of l\Ir. Co.AnY, a motion to recon icler the vote by The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent whicll the bill was passed was laid on the table. wa · the bill (H. R. 14340) to furnish all seagoing vessels in tl1c · l\1r COADY. Mr. Speaker, I moYc that the House bill lie Lightlwuse Service and all other seagoing vessels of the Depart on the table. ment of Commerce with radio equipment and auxiliary power for The SPEAKER pro tempore. 'Yithout objection, it is so the operation thereof. ordered. Tile Clerk read the title of the bill. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? CO_j,_SJ' GU..U:D STATIO~ I\"E_j,_R E..illA1'ARL\. D_j,_ Y, L..l. 1\lr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I object. The next busines on the Calendar for Unanimous Con ent Tlte SPEAKER pro tei:npore. The gentleman from Illinois was the bill (H. R. 12282) to establi h a Coast Guard station on objects and the bill goes over without prejudice under the l.mani the coast of Louisiana, in the -vicinity of Barataria Ba:r. mons-consent agreement. The Clerk read the title of the bill. LIFE-SA\ING STATIONS ON THE COAST OF GEORGll. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? Mr. ~"N. Resening the right to object, it seems to me The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent they make out a very slim excuse for this life-saving station. was the bill (H. R. 6903) providing for the establishment of life saving stations on Tybee Island, coast of Chatham County; on l\lr. DUPRE. I think if the gentleman had vi ited the scene, Warsaw Island, coast of Chatham County; on Ossabaw Island, as I have, and was familiar with the conditions there, he would Coast of Bryan County; on St. Catherines Island, coast of agree with the report of the Treasury Department on this sub Liberty County ; on Blackbeard Island and on Sapelo Island, ject. I will call the gentleman's attention to the fact-- coasts of Mcintosh County, Ga. l\1r. l\IA1\TN. If we would endeavor to put a life-saving sta The Clerk read the title of the bill. tion on every little inland lake that had 4 or 5 fc t of wntcl', I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? do not know what would happen to u . Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I ask that the bill go over without l\Ir. DUPRE. I will say to the gentleman t11at this is not in prejudice. that category. Grand Isle, which is only about a mile wide The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill. goes over without separates this Barataria Bay from the Gnlf of l\lexico, and i~ prejudice under the unanimous-consent agreement. actually exposed to all the elements. l\Ir. l\IA1\TN. Yes; but it is not e:q1o. ed to the wave motion LIGHTIJOUSE RESERV'ATIO~ AT SCITUATE, :ML\SS. from the Gulf. The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was 1\Ir. DUPRE. I will as ure the gentleman from my personal the bill ca. R. 13419) authorizing the sale of the lighthouse res knowledge that frequently the waves from the Gulf of l\lexico ervation at Scituate, Mass. have swept over Grand Isle and caused loss of life and property. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the con It is in the neighborhood, if the gentleman is interested in litera sideration of the bill? [After a pau e.] The Chair hears none. ture, of scenes made famous by Lafcadio Hearn, in his artistic Mr. COADY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that this romance, " Chita: A l\femory of Last Island." bill be considered in the House as in the Committee of the Whole 1\Ir. l\L'\.1'\TN.. That may be the principal reason for it but House on the state of the Union. that is not a real reason. ' Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I wish the gentleman would aslc also to consider Senate biU 5910, which is Unanimous Consent l\Ir. DUPRE. I am not pleading for it on account of an> Calendar 263, Union Calendar 228, in lieu of t11is bill. literary reason. There are some fifteen hundred people on tha~t l\fr. COADY. Mr. Speaker, I make that request. island and in that vicinity, and no later than la t September The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the gentleman state his there were 20 people wrecked there who would have lo t their request? lives but for the fact that one man walked about 30 miles through Mr. MANN. To consider Senate bill 5910, a similar bill, :.n marsh and lagoons, arriving at his destination almost dead, and lieu of this bill, in the House as in the Committee of the Whole a rescue party went from the good people of Gretna and Han·ey House on the state of the Union. to help them. There is no telephone or telegraph station down The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland there, and the people really ha,·e no communication with th asks unanimous consent to consider Senate bill 5910 .in lieu of outside. The neare t Coast Guard station is several hundred the House bill in the :aouse as in the Committee of the Whole miles away. House on the state of the Union. Is there objection? [After l\Ir. MANN. · They could get a telepl10ne station without much u pause.] The Chair hears none. expense. The Clerk read as follows : 1\fr. DUPRB. I hope the gentleman will not pre s his objec Be it enacted., cto., That the Secretary of Commerce is hereby author tion. I a k to sub titute an identical Senate bill now ou tho ized and directed, in his discretion, to sell to the town of Scituate, Speaker's table fot· this one. 1\Iass., for the sum of $1,000, that certain piece or parcel of land per Mr. l\IANN. Tile committee will soon be reached on Calendm· taining to the Lighthouse Service situate and lying on Cedar Point, Scituate, county of Plymouth, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, de Wedne ·day, "·hen there will be time for this bill. I a. k that it scribed April 4, 1811, by Seth Sprague, Joshua Thomas, and Nathan go over without prejudice. Rice, a committee appointed under the act of the Legislature of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. ".ithout obje tion, it i . o Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ceding jurisdiction and authorizing the appraisement of land at Scituate Harbor, and recorded in Ply ordered. mouth register of deeds, book 116, folio 183, and Book B, page 15!:>, as There was no objection. - follows: All the land and beach that lies southeasterly of a line be ginning on the easterly side of Cedar Point at a place that bears CUTTERS FOR TIIE COA T GU~RD. south 49~ 0 west from the Old Sow, so called, and that bears north 4° The next business on the Calendnr for Unanimous Consent east from the willow tree ~n the first cliff, so called, and from said place running south 74° west across said Cedar Point to the harbor, together was the bill (H. R. 515) providing for the purchase or construc with the right of way and shore privilege, including the improvements tion of cutters for the Coast Guards. thereon, no longer required for l!gbtbouse purposes: Provided, That said The SPEAKER pro tempore. I. there objection to the con town of Scituate shall maintain the site and structure thereon as an historic landmark. • sideration ·of the bill? l\lr. 1\IA.i'-~. l\lr. Speaker, I a ·k that the uill go oYer without Mr. MANN. 1\Ir. Speaker, I desire to offer two amendments. prejudice. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the The SPEAKER pro tempot'e. The bill go oYer "·ithont amendments. prejudice. The Clerk read as follows: · AIDS TO NA.YIGA.TION. Page 1, Une 4, after the word "sell" insert the worus "and convey." Page 2, b~ginning in line 2, strike out the words "folio 183, and Book The next bu ines on the Calendnr for Unanimous Consent B, page 159," a.nd insert in lien thereof the following: "pages 182 was the bill (H. n. 14338) to authorize aid to navigation and and 183." for other work in the Lighthou. e Senice, and for other pur The question was taken, and the amendments were agreed to. poses. l\Ir. MANN. l\Ir. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? aentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. WALSH] have leave to ex- 1\Ir. 1\IAl\TN. I ask that the bill be laid a ·ide "·itllout preju tend his remarks on this bill. · dice. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Tlle gentleman from Illinois The SPEA.KEU pro tempore. Is there ol>jection? asks unanimous consent that the gentleman from 1\Iassachusetts l\Ir. 1\IOORE of Pennsyl>ania. l\fr. Speaker, I was not ll<'rc [1\Ir. WALSH] have leave to extend his remarks in the RECORD when this original agreement was made. The putting over of a on this bill. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Chair bill does not necessarily put it off the calendar? hears none. l\Ii·. 1\IANN. :No; it retains it: place on the Cc'1.1endnr. The bill as amended was ordered to be rend a third time, was The SPEAKER 11ro tempore. The bill goe. oYer without read the third time, and passed. prejudice. 1916. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. , 9371 TRANSPORTATION OF IMMATURE CALVES. Mr. HAMILTON of Michigan. There is a 28-hour law, bllt Tile ne:}.:t business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent the Bureau of .o\nimal Indush·y is unable to reach these abuses. was the bill (H. R. 549) to regulate the interstate transportation The fact is that these young calves, sometimes a day old, are of immature calves. taken out of warm stables, picked up by dealers for a dollar or The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the present tw.o dollars apiece, collected at various stations along the road, consideration of the bill? [After a pause.] The Chair hears shipped out, and kept sometimes t\vo or three days on the ron "SEc. G. That the said American National Red CroRs shall on the 1st day of July of each year make and transmlt to the Secretary of Mr. COX. Reserving the right to object, I should like an War a report of its proceedings for the fiscal year ending June 30 next explanation of this bill. preceding, including a full, complete, and itemized report of receipts Mr. 1\!ANN. We passed this bill in the last House aftel' and e:~.."1)enditures of whatever kind, which report shall be duly audited by the War Department, and a copy of said report shall be transmitted quite full consideration. The bill is introduced by the gentle to Congress by the War Department ... man from Maine [M1·. HINDs], the former parliamentary clerk of the House, and the proposition contained in it is a fair and ... lr. MANN. 1\Ir. Speaker, I move to amend, on page 1, line 8, legitimate one. The gentleman from Maine has given great by striking out the word " on " and inserting in lieu thereof study to this subject. · "as oon as practicable after." Mr. COX. Reserving t11e right to object. I will say that the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the author of the bill, the gentleman from Maine (1\Ir. HINDs]. i ~ amendment offe1·ed by the gentleman from Illinois. a man for whom I have the very profoundest regard. I under The Clerk read as follows: stand that his health at tl1is time is not the best. The bill .Amend, page 1, line 8, by striking out the word " on " and inserting strikes me as committing the Government to a very far-fetche11 the words "as soon as practicable after." policy. Mr. 1\fANN. The bill provides that they shall make report ~fr. ::uA.NN. What the gentleman says has a great deal of on July 1 for the fiscal year ending June 30, including all . virtue in it, but we passed this bill in the last House after a expenditures. That is pretty rapid work. My amendment will good deal of consideration. waiving that part o;f it which might make it read "as ·oon as practicable after the 1st of July" be considered objectionable. The fact is, the Secretary of they shal1 make the report for the preceding fiscal year. Commerce told me some time ago, in connection with orne ocean Mr. WEBB. I have no objection to that, Mr. Speaker. This fish, I have forgotten now what they were-that they had put is introduced at the reque t of the War Department. these fish in carts-- • Mr. 1\IA.l'rn". Of course they could not put in the report on Mr. COX. They were mussels, according to his own letter. the day after the close of the fiscal year, and we should not 1\Ir. MANN. It was something else first-that they had done require that they should violate the law. this until they had gotten people very anxious to eat the fish. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to I do not know whether that is a long bow or not. I under the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois. stand they have done somewhat the same thing as to hotels. The amendment was agreed to. The dogfish, which this bill seeks to get after, is a Yery The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the en destructive fish, that practically ruins, to a lru·ge extent, fish- gro sment and third reading of the bill as amended. ' ing grounds where other fish are caught. The gentleman from The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read Maine [Mr. HINDS] thinks it may be possible not only to get a third time, was read the third time, and passed. rid of the dogfish as' far as their preying upon other fish is On motion of 1\!r. WEBB, a motion to reconsider the \Ote concerned, but also to- get people to acquire a ta te for them, so whereby the bill was pas ed was laid on the table. that instead of being an evil they will become a ble ing. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the next llr. COX. I rather doubt the wisdom aml propriety of the bill. Government edncating the taste of the people to like dogfish. SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS TO MINORS. Mr. MA.i~N. After aU, that is one of the things that tho The next busine s in order on the Calendar for Unanimous Bm·eau of Fisheries is doing as to other fish. Consent was the bill (H. R. 465) to prohibit the ale or gift of Mr. COX. This is the first time that I know of the Go,·ern ment attempting to teach a love for the taste of uogfish. intoxicating liquors to minors within the admiralty and mari~ time jurisdiction of the United States. Mr. MANN. But the gentleman knows that probably nobody The title of the bill was read. ever ha an appeti~ for oysters without acquiring it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the con- l\1r. COX. Oh, that is not a fair comparison at all, to com sideration of the bill? pare uogti h with oyster . Oyster have been eaten ince the There was no objection. days when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Cle1·k will report the bill. Mr. 1\l.ANN. I uppo e the gentleman would not eat snails'? Mr. COX. No ; and I would not want the Government to tn to The Clerk read as follows: teach me to acquire a taste for snail . · Be it enacted, eto., That c:_ection 288 of the net approved March 4, 1909, entitled "An act to codify, revise, and amend the penal taw!' of Mr. l\fANN. If we had great quantities of snails going arounu the United States:," is hereby amended by adding thereto the following and destroying other things, it would be a good thing for the as a new section : gentleman to acquire the taste. " SEc. 288a. Whoever shall sell, give, or dispense in any manner in toxicating llquorf' of any kind as a beverage to any person under the Mr. 1\IONDELL. If the gentleman will yield, I will reminl1 age of 21 yPars, within the admlraJty and maritime jurisdiction of the him of the work that was undertaken by the Depm·tment of Com United States, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding 500 for each merce, po sibly without authority, in connection with the intro offP.nse. The master of every vessel is dir'ected to enforce this prohibi h was f ft. h, tion, and in case any violation of thls act is permitted or is committed duction of the tilefish. The tilefi formerly a otl upon any vessel by any omcer or employee of said vessel, then said but it disappeared from ea tern waters for a long time. Several vessel shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $500 the amount of the years ago it reapperu·ed, and the Secretary of Commerce, by tine to be determined by tht> Secretary of Commerce hi the same manner that other fines for violation of the navigation and inspection laws are guaranteeing a reasonable profit to the cap-tain of a certain fi b now detPrmined under section 52fl4 of the Revi ed Statutes of the ing boat, persuaded him to catch and . ell tilefi h. By doing that United States." the tilefish were reintroduced, and have, as I understand, become Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, I move to amend by striking out quite popular in the market as food fish. In that ca. e it dill the language, in line 10, "to any person under the age of 21 not co t the Government anything-- years." :Mr. COX. But this is costing the Government . omething. 1\!r. 1\fANN. You might as well throw the bill away as to do Thi bill propose to appropriate 25,000, and if the bill become.· that. a law that ""ill probably become a permanent appropriation. Mr. COX. I think the bill i:s a good measure as far as it l\Ir. 1\IA..'\~. Oh, I think not. I fully agree with the at·unnwnt goes. of the gentleman, as far as that is concerned, but-- ' Mr. MANN. I know ; bnt if it is going to be radically :Mr. COX. I think they have already solved this problem as amended we should not take it up in the ab ence of the gentle the Secretru·y of Commerce can olve it. I do not know thnt I man who introduced it. am going tb object to the bill. The letter of the commi sioner Mr. COX. Then, Mr. Speaker, I win withdraw my sugges is vecy enthusiastic. I ha\e read it two or three times. He tion. says: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engross The belief is entertained that the proper method of proredurc is not to exterminate the dogfish by indiscriminate destruction, but to convert a ment and third reading of the bill. nuisance into an economically useful produet and a som·c of profit. The bill was ordered to be engros ed and read a third time, It is believed that the only way in which this can be accomplislH'Il is was read the third time, and passed. to induce the utilization of this pe t as food. Although thl hn. been scoffed at by some who would be the first and principal ben ciaries, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the next the project is practical and economically sound. The rlogfish is not bill. eaten in the United States solely on account of prejudice. It 1. palatable PREDACEOUS ;FISHES AND AQUATIC A~ThiALS. and nutritious, and its food is but little different from that or th hall dock and other valued food fishes. It is extensively eaten in Europe, The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Cons£>nt and during the past few yeat·s it has grown in favor in England, where R. 5,000,000 pounds. with a value to the fishermen of $82,000, wer • mar was the bill (H. 11254) to conduct investigations and ex keted in 1914. This large and increasing production of a cheap and periments for ameliorating the damage wrought to the fisheries excellent food is a boon to tbe people at large, "While the fi bermen by predaceous fishes and aquatic animals. receive about $28 per ton fot• their catch as against $8 wbtch they would receive if the Government were to engage in the unprofitable The Clerk read the title of tbe bill. production of fertilizer under the conditions recently proposed in this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection c country. ' 1916. CONGRESSIO:N AL RECORD-HOUSE .. 9373 They seem to have solYed the problem there, and I do not · Mr. FERRIS. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Illlnois will like to see the Government commit it elf to the establishment of pr_obably remember that this bill, 'vith the next one on the cal a commis ary (lepartment to enable the people to enjoy the taste endar, were passed by the House last year. They relate to lots for a peculiar kind of fish that is already on the market in of land that have been occupied for more than 50 years. En,.lan(l, I think the letter is rather ::esthetic. I do not think Mr. 1\IAI\'N. This is plainly land that belongs to the Gov he knows very much about the subject, but out of due deference ernment. Why should not the Government get paid s9mething to the gentleman from Maine [l\Ir. HINDS] I shall not object. for it? JUr. MOORE of .Pennsylvania. Will the gentleman yield for Mr. FERRIS. Yes; the)and does belong to the Government, a question? but they were Yery lax about the title and the records were 1\Il'. COX. Ye ·;I will yieW. destroyed. The House bas heretofore passed bills relating to 1\lr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. I wante4 to know whether these tracts that have been occupied. The gentleman from the gentleman was serious about intro(lucing dogfish as human Florida [Mr. WILSON] is now at home. foo(l during the present administration? Mr. MANN. It looks to rue from the report of the case as Mr. COX. Oh, no; we do not need it. \Ve (lo not need dog though some of these persons squatted on the land, or took fish now. If '\Ye did, I might not raise any question about it. possession of it, did not pay anything for it, and have been in Mr. 1\IANN. \Yell, probably both gentlemen have eaten dogfish possession for so many years that now they think they own it. without knowing it. I am told by a very distinguished au Congress passed a law as far back as 1832, and I think that wa thority that fillet of sole, which is one of the most popular dishes -amendatory of an act passed in 1822, giving all these people au tllere is, is nine times out of ten, or maybe less often, dogfish thority to make application where titles were not perfect. Thi and fillet of sole is one of my favorite dishes. is what the Assistant Secretary of the Interior says: If 1\lr. COX. this bill becomes a law, does the gentleman After a careful examination of the rccorus an TITANIC 1\IEYORIAL ASSOCIATIO~. that this was one of them. I ask to have the bill lait.l over. The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Con ent 1\Ir. FERRIS. The next bill is in the same 110 ition; tlH'J' are was House joint resolution 104, granting permission to the both in the same category. . Woman's Titanic Memorial As ociation to erect a memorial on Mr. MANN. I will ask to lla,·e that laid over, too. public grotmd in the city of \Vashington, D. C. TOWN SITE OF PLUMMER, ID..lliO. Mr. :MANN. 1\lr. Speaker, I ask to baye that bill go over '.rhe next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent without prejudice. was the bill H. R. 14725, authorizing the Secretary of tile In EXCLUSION OF INTOXICA'l'INO LIQUORS FRO~! NATIONAL PARKS. terior to subdivide a part of the town site of Plummer, Idaho, The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Con ·ent and for other purpose . was the bill (H. R. 6814) to exclude intoxicating liquors from The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? [After a national parks and national forest reserves. pause.] The Chait· hears none . 1\lr. RANDALL. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask to have that bjll passed The Clerk read the bill, as follow : without prejudice. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior l>e, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be subdlvilled that part of ELECTRIC RAILWAY, FORT B.d.RRAXCAS, FLA. the town site of Plummer, Creur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho (which The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent town site was created under the act of June 21, 1906; 34 Stat. L., pp. 325, 327), described as the southeast quarter of section 18, township was the bill ( S. 3344) to authorize George II. Hervey, of Pensa 46 north, range 4 west, into streets or roads and into tracts of not cola, Fla., to construct and operate an electric railway line on exceeding 0 acres each, and to cause the tracts to be appraised, except the Fort Barran cas and Fort 1\lcRee 1\Iili tary Reservation , Fla., such as are hereinafter reserved for the town of Plummer, and sohl at and for other purposes. not less than their appraised Yalue. SEc. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is also autnorized and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? illrected to cause a patent to be issued to the town of Plummer for u 1\11·. 1\lANN. Reserving the right to object, there is no infor acres of land so subdividell for the purpose of a reservoir site for the Plummer waterworks syst<'m, described as the east half of the north mation contained in the report, and I will ask to have it laid east quarter of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of sec oYer without prejudice. tion 18, township 46 north, range 4 west, as well as 10 acres of the PATENTING CERT..llN PROPEnTY AT PEXSACOLA, FLA. land so subdivided for the purpose of a public park, described as the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent section 18, same township and range as above. SEc. 3. That the purchase price of the tracts authorized to be ~old was the bill (S. 3581) authorizing the Secretary of the Interior shall be paid at such times and in such installments and upon such to issue a patent to that portion of land, being a fractional block, terms as the said Secretary may direct, and he shall cause 20 per cent bounded on the north and east by Bayou Cadet, on the west by of the net proce{·ds arising from said sal<' to be set apart and expended Cevallos Street, and on the south by Intendencla Street, in the under his direction in the construction of schoolhouses or other public old city of Pensacola, in the State of Florida. building-;~ or improvements within said town site. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? l\Ir. FERRIS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to Mr. 1\!Al\TN. Reserving the right to object-- consider thi bill in the House a in Committee of the \\hole. 9374 CONGRESS! ON AL RECORD-HOUSE. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma .Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that asks unanimous consent to consider the bill in the House as in tile bill may be considered in the Hotise as in ommittee of the Committee of the Whole. Is there objection? Whole. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wyoming The bill was ordered to be engro~sed and read a third time, asks unanimous consent that the bill be considered in the Hou e was read the third time, and passed. as in Committee of the Whole. Is there objection? On motion of Mr. FERRIS, a motion to reconsider the Yote There was no objection. whereby the bill was passed was laid on the table. The Clerk read as follows: HOMESTEADS IN WIND RIVER RESERVATION, WYO. Be it enacted, etc., That all persons who prior to the pa. ·age of this act have made .valid homestead entry on the ceded portion of the Wind The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent Riv~r Reservation in Wyominp n.nd established re idence th ·oon in "'Ood faith, but who through no rault of their own were unable to se~e was the bill ( S. 733) providing for patents to homesteads on the watPI' for the irrigation of their lands, shall be granted patent for their ceded portion of the Wind River Reservation, in Wyoming. lands upon payment of the Indian price for the land and without the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? necessity of proving continuous reJ idence thereon. 1\fr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I With the following committee amendment: would like to ask the gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. FERRis] §trike out all aftt'.r tile enacting clause and insert: if the committee substitute to the Senate bill is satisfactory to That any person, who, prior to the passage of this act, made borne stead entry on the ceded portion of Wind River Reserva tton, in Wyo the gentleman from Wyoming [1\lr. Mo "DELL] ? ming, who has not abandonf'd the sam~ . whose entry is still existent and Mr. FERRIS. I have not interrogated him recently; but he of record, and who has been unable to seeure water for the irrigation sits so close to the gentleman from Illinois that I think he of th~ !and covered by his entry, may secure title to the . arne upon the subm1sslon of satisfactory proof that h<> has estabU ~ b e The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill will go over, and the 1 Tbe SPEAKER. The gentleman from lllinois -objects, and Clerk will report the next bill. the bill goes over. 1\Ir. STEPHENS of Texas. I desire to say to the gentleman LAJ\""DS FOn RESEIWom AT LEMMON, 8 • DAK. this only applies _to one Indian reservation, to 13 settlers. There The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was a general bill first drawn, but the committee did not see was the bill ( S. 3203) granting to the city of Lemmon, S. Dak., proper to report the first bill, and this is only a special bill certain lands for reservoir purposes. __ with reference to the Yuma Indians in Arizona. The SPEAKER Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Mr. MANN. Tllis is to give trespassers special privileges; Chair hears none. This bill is on the Union Calendar. that is what it is for. Mr. GANDY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that this Mr. STEPHENS of Texas. They are not trespas e1·s; they bill be considered in the House as in the Committee of the are simply settlers in good faith, as was shown to the com· Whole House on the state of the Union. mittee and also reported by the department. The SPEAKER. Is- there objection to the request of the l\Ir. lllANN. They were trespassers in the fi:r& instance, how· gentleman? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. ever. The Clerk read as follows: The SPEA.KER. The gentleman from Illinois objects, and Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is the bill goes over. hereby, authorized and directed to issue a patent to the authorities of 1\Ir. l\IANN. I do not say the bill o-ught not to pass. the city of Lemmon, ill the State of South Dakota, for reservoir pur- pose , in connection with the water supply of said city, for the follow- NAVA.JO ThJJIA.N RESERVATION, .ABIZ. ing-described lands situate in the county of Adams and the State of The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent North Dakota, to wit: The east half of the northenst quarter of section was the bill (H. R. 10115) authorizing the adJ'ustment of rights 10 and the west half of the nDrthwest quarter of section 11, in town- ship 129 northbof range 92 west of the fifth principal meridian, in the of settlers on the l\Ioqui and Navajo Indian Reservations in the Dickinson (N. ak.) land district, containing 160 acres, said patent to State of Arizona. contain a provision that said land shall be used for reservoir purposes The Clerk read the title of the bill. and in connection with the water supply for said city and for a public pleasure resort, and in case said land shall cease to be used for such The SPEAKER. Is there objection? purposes it shall at once revert to the United States: Provided, That l\Ir. MANN. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I said city shall pay $1.25 per acre therefor. have not been ahle to make anythlng intelligent out of this bill. The amendment in the nature of a substitute was read as 1\fr. HAYDEN. I think the bill speaks for itself. follows: Mr. MANN. I d-o not think it does. Strike out all after the enacting clausez page 1, and page 2, down to lli. HAYDEN. If there is any information I can give the and including line 8, and substitute the rollowing: gentleman, I would be very pleased to do it. " That the ~~>cretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized -1\lr. 1\l.ANN. Then I will ask where the gentleman can find and directed to cause an appraisement to be made of the land, ex- Executive order of January 8, 1900, referred to in the bill? The elusive of all improvements, embraced in the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 10 and the southwest quarter of the north- language of the bill reads: west quarter of ection 11, in township 129 north, of range 92 west of Upon the making l}n Mr. STEPHENS of Texas. I ba\e no objection to the amend tion and gave it to them as a gratuity, and gave them $25,000 ment. as a so-called wood reservation. As a matter of law, this whole The amendment was agreed to. matter was a gratuity to the Indians. I never objected to The bill was ordered to be engrossed anu read a third time, their getting it, but the facts should be known. wn s read a third time, and passed. l\1r. MANN. Does the gentleman think that we should pay On motion of Mr. STEPHENs of Texas, a motion to reconsider for the land after having given it to them once? the 'ote by which the bill was passed was laid on ·the table. Mr. FERRIS. I believe the gentleman from Illinois had SALE OF CERTAIN INDllN LANDS, OKLAHOMA. better trust to the Committee on Indian Affairs in this case. They ha'e reported a bill that I believe we can all stand on, Tlle next busine s on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent and I do not think there will be ::my afterclap from it. I think was tlle bill (H. R. 11958) to provide for the sale of certain In it is the best we can do. llian lands in Oklahoma, and for other purposes. l\fr. MANN. Well, I confess I may be o'erpet· uaded.. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of l\fr. FERRIS. The Indians have already been paid a large the bill? sum of money for this town site. Mr. MANN. Reser-ring the right to object, did the Indians l\Ir. STEPHENS of Texas. I will say to the gentleman from llave this money? Illinois that the bill was reported unanimously. lUr. STEPHENS of Texas. The gentleman from Oklahoma l\Ir. 1\IA.~TN. Ah, that is a suspicious circumstance. If a !Jill [Mr. FERRIS] understands the situation. is not reported unanimously, you know it has been considered, Mr. FERRIS. This old abandoned town site used to be in my and has two sides to it. One of the e little private bills, prac di trlct. It is now in the district of the gentleman from Okla tically private bills, reported unanimously nearly always has homa [l\fr. McCLINTIC] . I feel I know pretty well the facts never really been considered by any committee. I know; I ha\e about it, however. been there. When this tract, along with 505,000 acres of other land, The SPE~illER. Is there objection? '~· as opened under tile act of June 6, 1906, under · the act they There wa. · no objection. reserved certain Government town sites, and they reserved this The SPEAKER. Thi. bill is on the Union Calendar. town site and named it Eschitft, after one of the old Indian l\Ir. FERRIS. I ask unanimous consent that it be considered <:hiefs. The lots were auctioned off, and some of them sold in the House as in Committee of tile Whole. on payments. Some of them were later forfeited. There is no The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Oklahoma [l\lr. FER one living there now.· Most of tl1e lots were forfeited because HIS] a. ks unanimous consent that the bill be considc:-ell in the the railroad went through a little after the opening and they Hou e as in Committee of the Whole. Is there objection? opened up the town of Grandfield, which has developed into a There was no objection. nice little town 3 or 4 miles away. l\Ir. FERRIS. Mr. , peaker, I ask unanimou con ent thnt Tillman County has long desired part of this tract as a the substihtte be read in lieu of the bill, for the sake of economy county farm and this bill gives it to them. The town of Grand of time. field has long de ired to acquire part of it for a cemetery. This The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Oklahoma ask unnn1- bill accomplishes that. They both agree to pay a nominal sum mous consent that the substitute be read in lieu of the bill. Is therefor and under the circum tances that is all they should there objection? pay. There was no objection. The gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. McCLINTIC] has been The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the . ub titute. faithful in getting up this legislation, and I am glad to join him The Clerk read as follows: in helping to pass it. That the Sec~etary of the Interior is hereby authorized and uire<:tcd, The 320 acres of prairie land is now unoccupied aside from upon application thPrefor, to sell to the county of Tillma n, , 'tate of a cemetery. A good many of the local people who made one Oklahoma., at $1.21:i per act·e, not exceeding 160 acres, for coun1 y farm purposes, and to the town of GrandfielU, Okla., no exceeding 40 a eres, payment on their lots lost them, and some who paid in full also for cemetery purposes, of vacant undisposed of lands within the town lost it. The local community began using that part of the site reserves in thl' State of Oklahoma, withdrawn b,v Executive orders town site as a cemetery. Those are the facts. There was a time under the a ct of l\Iarch 20, 1906 (34 Stat. L., p. 80), the m oney r e ceived from the sale of said lands to be deposited in tbe Kiowa India n when the Indian Office thought they ought to be allotted to two Agency ho ·pital fund, and to draw interest at the rate of 4 per cent Indian women, but as there wet·e some town-site settlers there it per annum. was not thought proper to make that di position of it. Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I move to strike out, in line 17, the l\.Ir. M.AJ..'rn". These Indians got $60,000 or $70,000 for this word " no " and insert tile word " not." land? l\Ir. FERRIS. That is accepted. Mr. FERRIS. Yes. I haYe not the exact amount, but they The SPEAKER. The que tion is on agreeing to the amend got more than it was worth. ment of the gentleman from Illinois. l\fr. MANN. And they want to sell it o'er again? I do not The amendment was agreed. to. see where they haYe got much claim fot· it. l\lr. 1\f~t\.NN. Have we not reduced the rate of interest to 3 lli. FERRIS. The gentleman is about right about that. They per ccut in some of tlte e ca e ? were paid about ten times what the raw lnnd was worth at the l\Ir. FERRIS. Not with u . time. But the Government on its o''n initiative platted the The SPEAKER. The que. tion is on agreeing to the ub ·ti town site there and the railroad came along and mis ed this tute as amended. Government town by 3 or 4 miles, and of cour e the poor people The substitute as amended was agreed to. who had bought the lots had to lose their money and move The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossmE>nt aml away. tllird reading of the bill as amended. 1\lr. l\IA~~- Supposing we were selling this property now, The bill as amended was ordered to be engro ·ed and read a and then some attorney-and that.is almost sure to happen third time, was read the third time, and pa sed. would come along after a while and say that the Government · On motion of Mr. FEnnrs, a motion to reconsider the vote authorized the sale of this land for $1.25 an acre? It had whereby the bill was pas ed was laid on the table. already been sold in the neighborhood of $100,000, but it was BOA.DS 0~ THE SPOKA NE INDIAN RESERVATIO~. not all paid for. The Government should certainly pay the The next business in order on the Calendar for Unanimous 'alue of the land to the Indians if they sold them at $1.25 an Con cut was the bill (H. R. 12123) to appropriate money to acre, and the Government should pay the balance. We have build and maintain roads on the Spokane .Indian Re ervation. got from the Committee on Claims and the Committee on In The title of the bill was read. (Jian Affairs half a dozen bills on the calendar to submit claims The SPEAKER. Is there objection? to the Court of Claims that are not as good as that. There was no objection. l\lr. FERRIS. There is an answer to that statement that will satisfy the gentleman and satisfy the Congress, that will cause The SPEAKER. The Clerk will re110rt the l)ill. them not to succeed in that. And that is this: There were The Clerk read as follows : Be it enacted, etc., That ther e is hereby appropriated, out of the G05 000 acres in this opening, and 480,000 acres in my horne Treasury of the United States, out of any funds not o t b erwl s~ a ppro cou~ty. I want the gentleman's attention. priated, the sum of $2,000 for the building and maint enance of roads l\.Ir. l\lli~N. No one can distract my attention when the gen on the Spokane Indian Reservation, in Stevens County, Wash., saiu amount to be spent under the direction of the Secr etary of the Interior: tleman is talking. Pt'Ol; idc£Z, That said $2,000 shall not be available until Stevens County, Mr. FERRIS. The selling of this land and the giving of the Wash., appropriates $1,000 for the builuiog a.nu maintenance of r oads money to the Kiowa Indians was a gratuity ab initio. To on the Spokane Indian Reservation. some one who was here before the l\lembers fTom Oklahoma \Vith a committee amen Mr. STEPHENS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous person. It is a crime against the person, but it ought to be a consent that the bill be considered in the House as in the Com very different offense. Assaulting the President of the United mittee of the Whole. States is quite a different matter from assaulting some private The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Texas asks unanimous individual. That is the reason the gentleman's bill has the pro consent that the bill be considered in the House as in Committee vision against threats. There is a law now covering the private of the Whole. Is there objection? individual, as far as these things are concerned, and the Presi There was no objection. dent to the same extent; but in this bill you are differentiating The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amend the office of President, and the man who fills the office, from ment. any other citizen of the United States, as ought to be done. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. WEBB. Of course. The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and Mr. MANN. But I do not think you begin to go fru.· enough. third reading of the bill as amended. Mr. WEBB. This bill was drawn by the Department of Jus- The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read tice, and the committee went over it carefully and amended a third time, was read the third time, and passed. it, and stFuck out the punishment for threats, either orally or On motion of 1\lr. STEPHENS of Texas, a motion to reconsider by mail, against the successors to the President, and made it the Yote whereby the bill was passed was laid on the table. apply to the President alone. I can say to my friend that for 25 yeru.·s threatening letters have come in the White House FEDERAL AID FOR INDIGENT TUBERCULOUS PERSONS. mail, and something ought to be done in the way of protecting The next business in order on the Calendar for Unanimous the Chief Executive of this great Republic, if possible, from Consent was the bill (H. R. 11864) to provide Federal aid in this kind of annoyanre. caring for indigent tuberculous persons, and for other purposes. Mr. MANN. This will not protect him. It will not have any The title of the bill was read. tendency toward protecting him. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. WEBB. A bad man can make a public threat, and put 1\fr. MANN. I think it is too important a matter to be con somebody else up to committing a crime against the Chief sidered with such a small number of Members present. Executive, and that is where the harm comes. The man who The .SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. MANN] makes the threat is not himself very dangerous, but he is liable objects. The Clerk wi11 report the next one. to put devilment in the mind of some poor fellow who does Mr. MANN. It will keep its place on the calendar. try to harm him. THREATS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT. Mr. MANN. The men who write letters to the President The next business in order on the Calendar for Unanimous threatening to take his life or to inflict bodily hru.·m are not Consent was the bill (H. R. 15314) prohibiting threats against sane men, and all the lP.gislation you can enact and put upon the President of the United States. · the statute books will not have any effect to stop the sending The title of the bill ~as read. of the e letters. Of course you can punish the men. We hacl The SPEAKER. Is there objection? a little incident here in the House the other day, when a man Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, reserving the violated the dignity of the House by talking from the gallery. right to object, the title of this bill does not seem to conform to I do not know what has become of Wm. One of the officials the text. I do not know whether the gentleman representing of the House asked me whether I wanted Wm punished. I the bill desires to answer. How can you prohibit threats said, "Certainly not, as far as I am concerned. I have no against the President of the United States? desire to punish him." If he is an insane person and liable .l\1r. WEBB. Well, I will say to my friend that it covers the to do injury to anyone, he ought to be treated as an insane meaning of the bill fairly well. The title is no part of the bill. person, but they will have to get some one else to judge of that. If the gentleman has a better suggestion for the title I will be I do not know. If the man is insane, he ought to be cared for glad to hear it. as an insane person. Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. That bill provides for punish 1\lr. WEBB. I will say that threatening lefters are some ment for threats. times written by insane persons, but I do not think that the Mr. WEBB. I believe it would be better to provide punish writers of these threatening letters are always insane, and I ment for those who make the threats. think the time may come when we will have great need for Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. I have no objection to the this kind of a statute. consideration of the bill in the regular way. · Mr. MANN. I think we have need of legislation to protect The SPEAKER. Is there objection? the body of the President. I do not think this does that. I am Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. 1\lr. Speaker, I hope the gen not going to object to the consideration of it, but this is a case tleman will let the bill go over. where you are asking for brE-ad and you are getting sand. I 1\lr. WEBB. I have no objection to the amendment to the say that without any reflection upon the committee. · title suggested by the gentleman. The ~PEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. :MANN. 1\Ir. Speaker, does the gentleman remember Mr. C.ARAWAY. Reserving the right to object, I want to what became of the bills concerning the protection of the Presi ask the chairman of the committee a question. In line 8 you dent which were here shortly after the assassination of Presi provide- dent McKinley? Or who knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat 1\lr. WEBB. I do not. I was not in Congress then. against the President shall, upon conviction, be fined not exceeding 1\Ir. MANN. There was a good deal of consideration given $1,000 or imprisoned not exceeding fiv.e years, or both. to the subject at that time. My impression is that perhaps Now, what jurisdiction would a Federal court acquire if either the House or the Senate passed a bill. I am not sure some man living in Maryland should orally threaten to do vio but that both of them passed different bills. It is a very impor lence to the President? Where could you punish him in a Fed tant subject. I think it ought to be very carefully examined. eral cow·t? If he indulged in speech of a violent nature within It was discussed uphill and down dale at that time, although the jurisdiction of a State court, the State court could punish no legislation resulted, so far as I now recall. I will not say him, but no Federal court could reach him. that this bill is loosely drawn, because I think it is fairly well 1\fr. WEBB. If you can punish the assault itself in a Fed drawn, but I do not think it covers the case at all. eral cow·t, you can pass a statute providing punishment in a Mr. WEBB. I will say to my friend from Illinois that it is Federal court for the making of the threat to commit the as practical1y patterned after section 20 of the Post Office appro sault. Practically every Federal officer in the United ~tates priation bill of a year ago,.except that the bill before the House is protected by a Federal statute; and if you can punish the act is not so full as section 20 in the Post Office appropriation bill. itself in the Federal court, you can certainly punish the threat That provision punished persons making threats, not only to commit the act, because if you have jurisdiction to punish the against the President but against anyone in succession to the overt act itself, you certainly would have jurisdiction of a threat Presidency. That bill, I believe, died in conference. This is to commit the offense. The highest duty of a Government is practically patterned after that bill, except that it is made to protect itself, and certainly the head of the Government shorter. should be protected both against assault and against any threat Mr. 1\IANN. Supposing the man actually gets at the Presi to do him physical harm. • ~ dent, without making any threats? Mr. CARAWAY. If I recall correctly, when McKinley was Mr. WEBB. That is another crime. killed they had to go into a State court to punish the man who Mr. MANN. Well, but it is not a crime. The gentleman is assassinated him. mistaken. Mr. WEBB. Precisely; because it was committed within the Mr. WEBB. Ob, it is a crime--- territory of a State; and there is no Federal statute punishing Mr. MANN. It is a crime to assault any person, but it is an actual assault upon the President, o1· his murder, as far as I not a crlme to assault the President any more than any other - know. That is one reason why we want this statute-in order to 9378 CONGRESS! ON AL l{ECORD-HOUSE. JUNE 8, decrease the pos ibility of actual assault by punishing threats The Clerk read the bill, as follows : to commit an assault. Be it enacted, etc., '.rhat any person who knowingly and willfully Mr. MOOUE of Pennsylvania. Is this the matter that the deposits or causes to be deposited for conveyance Ln the mail or for deli>ery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, Attorney General brought to the attention of CongL·es · sometime writing, print, mi. sive, or document containing any threat to take the ago? life of or to inflict bodily harm 1:pon the President of the United Statl.'s, or who knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat again,' t 1\Ir. WEBB. I do not believe be did in his annual report. the President, shall upon conviction be fined not exceeding $1,000 or 1\fr. l\IOORE of Pennsylvania. Did the bill originate in the imprisoned not exceeding five years, cr both. office of the Attorney General. 1'\lr. RAKER. 1\Ir. Speaker, I would like to ask the chail' Mr. WEBB. It did. man of the committee if he does not think that in line 3 the l\lr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. There was -a suggestion in the words " and \villfully " and the ·arne words in lines 8 an Mr. VOLSTEAD. The suggestion I want to make to the The SPEAKER. The question now is on the engrossment and gentlemnn is this, that if this statute is to be saved at all, it third reading of the bill. seems to me it must te upon the theory that the act is willful. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, There is not anything in the language outside of that word to was read the third time, and passed. convey the idea that a threat must be an intentional threat On motion of Mr. STEPHENS of Texas, a motion to reconsider against the President. The word " willful " conveys, as ordi- the vote by which the bill was passed was laid on the table. narily used, the idea Of wrongful as well as intentional. That CLAIMS OF VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS FOR PAY, ETC. idea ought to be preserved so as not to make innocent acts punishable. The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent The SPEAKER. Is there objection? was the bill (H. R. 3690) repealing certain sections contained There was no objection. in the urgent deficiency act approved December 22, 1911. The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and The SPEAKER. Is there objection? third reading of the bill. There was no objection. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, Mr. REAVIS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the was read the third time, and passed. bill be considered in the House as in the Committee of the Whole. Mr. \VEBB. 1\fr. Speaker, I ask that the title be amended in The SPEAKER. Is there objection? · accordance with the suggestion of the gentleman from Penn- There was no objection. sylvania. • The Clerk read the bill, as follows : The SPEAKER. How would the gentleman have the title Be it enacted, etc .. That the sections contained in the urgent defi- amended? ciency act approved becember 22, 1911, relating to claims for arrears of pay, bounty, or other allowances growing out of the Civil. War and Mr. MOORID of Pennsylvania. I would strike out the word the War with Spain, are hereby repealed. '' prohibiting " and insert the words " to punish persons who Mr. REAVIS. Mr. Speaker, I offer the following amendment, make." The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the amendment to the which I senu to the desk and ask to have read. title. The Clerk read as follows: The Clerk read as follows: Amend, by striking out in line 3 the word " :;;ections " and inserting in lieu thereof the words " following provisions " ; and in linP 5 by Strike out in the title the word "prohibiting" and insert the words inserting after the word "eleven" the words "to wit" and the fol- " to punish persons who make." lowing: Tl" AK"L...,R. WI'th.out ObJ'ecti'on, the ti'tle '""'I'll be amended "No claim for arrears of pay, bounty, or other allowances growing The SPJ.!U1. .c< .. out of the service of Volunteerf' who served in the Army of the United in accorclnnce with the amendment just reported. States during the Civil War shall be received or considered by the · t• accounting officers of the Treasury unless filed in the office of the There was no 0 b JeC lOll. Auditor for the War Department on or before December 31, 1912: On motion of l\fr. \VEBB, a motion to reconsider the vote by Pt·ovided, That hereafter no agent or attorney shall demand or accept, which the bill was passed was laid on the table. for his services in connection with the prosecution of claims for arrears of pay, bounty, or other allowances due on account of the services NEWELL, s. DAK. d-uring the Civil War of an officer or enlisted man of the Regular or Volunteer Armies of the United States, filed after the passage of this The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent act, any fee for any services rendered in connection therewith. Who- was the bill (H. R. 12889) authorizing the Secretary of the In- ever shall violate this provision upon conviction shall be punished by a terior to convey certain lands to the town of Newell, S. Dak... fine of not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or both, and shall be disbarred from practice before the and for other purposes. Treasury Department. The SPEJAKER. Is there objection? "No claim for arrears of pay, bounty, or other allowances growing '-' k h th b out of the service of Volunteers who served in the Army of the United Mr. MAl~. M r. dpeaker, I as to ave e i1 I go over. States during the War with Spain shall be received or considered b'l the The SPEAK.ER. The gentleman from illinois objects, and the accounting officers of the Treasury unless filed in the office o the bill will go over without prejudice. Aullitor for the War Department on or before December 31, 1914." TNDI.A.NS OF ROSEBUD SIOUX RESERVATION. Mr. REAVIS. l\1r. Speaker, I find that I have made a mistake in offering my amendment, and I ask unanimous consent to strike The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent from the amendment the proviso, being the language: was the bill (H. R. 13298) authorizing the Secretary of the In- Provided, That hereafter no agent o-r attorney -shall demand or accept terior to make payments to certain Indians of the Rosebud Sioux for his services in connection with the prosecution of claims for arrears Reservation, in the State of South Dakota, who were enrolled of pay, bounty, or other allowances, due on account of the services - d d · · f th U 't d St t d' tr · t d during the Civil War of an officer or enlisted man of the Regular or an d a 11 o ttea un er ecunons o e m e a es IS 'lC an Volunteer Armies of the United States, filed after the passage of this circuit courts for the district of South Dakota. act, any fee for any services rendered in connection therewith. Who- The SPEAKER. Is there objection? ever shall violate this provision upon conviction shall be punished by a There was no ObJ·ecti LIII--590 9380 OONGRESSION AL RECORD-HOUSE. JUNE 8, The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. DUPRE. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The this bill be considered in the House as in the Committee of the Ohair hears none. This bill is on the Union Calendar. Whole House on the state of the Union. 1\fr. MANN. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to con The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of sider the bill in the House as in the Committee of the Whole this bill in the House as in the Committee of the Whole House House on the state of the Union. on the state of the Union? [After a pause.] The Chair hears The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the none. gentleman from illinois? [After a pause.] The Chair hears The Clerk read as follows: none. Be it enacted, etc., That the act entitled "An act to amend an art The Clerk read as follows: entitled 'An act for the withdrawal from bond tax free of domestic Be it enacted, etc., That any applicant for letters patent or for the alcohol when rendered unfit for beverage or liquid medicinal uses when registration of any trade-mark, print, or label, being within the pro mixed with suitable denaturing materials.' " approved March 2 1901 "P.sions of this act, if unable on account of the existing and continuing be, an~ the same is hereby, amended by adding to section 3 thereof the state of war to file any application or pay any official fee or take any followmg: required action within the period now limited by law, shall be granted "Provided, That where alcohol is withdrawn from a distillery ware an extension of nine months beyond the expiration of said period. bouse for shipment to a central denaturing bonded warehouse under the SEC. 2. That the provisions of this act shall be limited to citizens provisions of this act it shall be lawful under such rules regulations or subjects of countries which extend substantially similar privileges and limitations as shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Internai to the citizens of the United States, and no extension shall be granted Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, for an under this act to the citizens or subjects of any country while said allowance to be made for leakage or loss by any accident and without country is at war with the United States. any fraud or neglige~ce of ili.e distiller, owner, carrier, or their agents SEc. 3. That this act shall be operative to relieve from default under or employees, occurrmg durmg transportation from a distillery ware existing law occurring since August 1, 1914, and before the 1st day house to a central denaturing bonded warehouse." of January, 1918. anu all applications and letters patent and regis The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the trations in the filing of prosecutions whereof default has occurred for which this act grants relief shall have the same force and effect as if third time, and passed. saicl clefault bad not occurred. On motion of 1\lr. DUPRE, a motion to reconsider the vote bv The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, which the bill was passed was iaid on the table. ~ wa::; read the third time, and passed. SALE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY, DENVER, COLO. GO\JlliNMENT EMPLOYEES SUFFERING TS.TURIES WHILE 0~ DUTY. The next business in order on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was the bill (H. R. 211) to authorize the sale of school The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent property in the city of Denver, Colo., and for other purposes. was the bill (H. R. 15316) to provide compensation for the em The Clerk read the title of the bill. ployees of the United States suffering injurie while in the per The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The formance of their duties, and for other purposes. Chair hears none. This bill is on the Union Calendar. The Clerk read the title of the bill. 1\Ir. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that The SPEAKER. Is there objection? the bill may be considered in the House as in the Committee of 1\ir. A1ANN. 1\Ir. Speaker, it is evident this bill could not be the Whole House on the state of the Union. considered to-day. It is a long bill and the committee will soon The SPEA.KER. Is there objection to the request of the gen be reached, and I ask to have it passed over without prejudice. tleman that this bill be considered in the House as in the Com The SPEJAKER. The bill goes over without prejudice. mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union? [After a NATIONAL-PARK SEBVICE. pause.] The Ohair hears none. The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Oonsent The Clerk read as follow : was the bill (H. R. 15522) to establish a national-park service, Be it enacted, etc., That the board of education of school district No. 1, in the city and county of Denver, State of Colorado, be, and is hereby, and for other purposes. authorized to sell and dispose of block No. 143 in the east division of the The Clerk read the title of the bill. city of Denver, State of Colorado, donated and set apart for educational The SPEAKER. Is there objection? purposes by the act of Congress approved February 24, 1879 (20 Stat. L., Mr. COX. 1\Ir. Speaker, I do not think this bill ought to pass 317-318), together with the improvements thereon, so much of said act of Congress as prohibited alienation or other use of the property, upon by unanimous consent. I object to it. penalty of reversion to the United States, being hereby repealed: Pro The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Indiana objects, and vided, That all proceeds of sale or disposition of said block and the improvements thereon, less reasonable brokerage, if any, shall be set the bill goes over without prejudice. apart, appropriated, and expended by said board of education for the Mr. RAKER. Will tl1e gentleman withhold his objection? purchase of other land in said school district for school purposes, and Mr. COX. I will withhold it. the erection of school buildings thereupon: Ana vrovidea further, That Mr. FERRIS. Air. Speaker, 12 national parks of the United it shall not be incumbent upon the purchaser or purchasers of the said block and the improvements thereon to see to or be re ponsible for the States are running in a helter-skelter sort of way by borrowing appropriation or use of the proceeds of the sale or disposition of the Clerks from other departments, and there is some reorganization said property. needed very badly. The Clerk reported the committee amendment, as follows: Mr. MANN. 1\Ir. Speaker, I would like to ask the gentleman Page 2, line 10, after the word "That," strike out "it shall not be from Indiana-there is not very much remaining of the after incumbent upon the purchaser or purchasers of the said block an d the improvements thereon .to see to or be responsible for the appropriation noon-does the gentleman intend to object? or use of the proceeds of the sale or disposition of said property" and Mr. COX. Yes; I intend to object. insert '' to the extent the said school district shall make use of the Mr. MANN. I do not think we ought to take up the time any said proceeds for purposes other than as limited herein, it shall be this held and deemed to be indebted to the Government of the United States, further on bill. The Committee on Public Lands will be recoverable in appropriate proceedings in the United States District ~eached, I hope, before very long now. I think the bill ought to Court for the District of Colorado, which is hereby vested with juris pass, but I do not think-- dktion in the premises." The SPEAKER. Is there objection? The amendment was agreed to. Mr. COX. I object. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a The SPEAKER. The bill is passed over without prejudice. third time, was read the third time, and passed. BERKSHIRE COUNTY TROUT HATCHERY, MASS. On motion of 1\lr. Hl:I.I.J.A.nn, a motion to reconsider the vote The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent by which the bill was passed was laid on the table. was the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 218) authorizing the accept WATER LIMITATION IN DISTILLERIES. ance of the gift of the Berkshire Trout Hatchery, Berkshire The ne:A'"t business in order on the Calendar for Unanimous County, Mass. - Consent was the bill (H. R. 9542) to amend the second paragraph The title of the joint resolution was read. of section 32G4 of the Revised Statutes of the United States us The SPEAKER. Is there objection? amended by section 5 of the act of l\1arch 1, 1879, and as further Mr. MANN. I ask to have the joint resolution go o-ver. amended by the act of Congress approved June 22, 1910. The SPEAKER. The joint resolution goes over without The Clerk read the title of the bill. prejudice. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The LOSS OF ALCOHOL BY ACCIDENT DURING TRANSPORTATION. Chair hears none. This bill is on the Union Calendar; who is running it? The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was l\1r. FERRIS. l\lr. Speaker, I am not running it; but I ask the bill (S. 3861) to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an unanimous consent that this bill be considered in the House as act entitled 'An act for the withdrawal from bond tax free of in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. domestic alcohol when rendered unfit for beverage or liquid The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pau e.] The medicinal uses when mixed with suitable denaturing materials,'" Chair hears none. approved March 2, 1907. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The Clerk read us follolls : Be it enacted, etc., TLat the second paragraph of section 3264, The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Revised Statutes of the United States of America, as amended by Ohair hears none. section 5 of the act of March 1, 1879, and as further amended by the 1916. CONGRESS! ON AL- RECORD-HOUSE. 938f act of Congress approved June 22, 1910, be amended so as to read as nonmineral public lands as may be selected by said State within its follows: boundaries, not exceeding 1,280 acres in aggregate area, and said section " In all surveys 4:5 galL:ms of mash or beer brewed or fermented from when so reconveyed shall not be subject to settlement, location, entry, grain shall represent not less than 1 bushel of grain, and 7 gallons of or selection under the public-land -laws, but shall be reserved for the mash or beer brewed or fermented from molasses shall represent not use of the Department of Agriculture in carrying on experiments in dry less than 1 ~allon of molasses, except in distilleries operated on the land agriculture at the Northern Great Plains Field Station, Mandan, sour-mash prwciple, in which distilleries 60 gallons of beer brewed or N.Dak. fermented !rom grain shall represent not less than 1 bushel of grain, and except that in distilleries where the filtration-aeration process is The following committee amendments were read : used, with the approval of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue; that is, where the mash after it leaves the mash tub is passed· through a Page 11 line 5, strike out "January 25 " and insert "Februarr 5." filtering machine before it is run into the fermenting tub, and only the Page 1, line 10, after the word " vacant," insert the words ' unsur· filtered liquor passes into the fermenting tub, there shall hereafter be veyed, unreserved." no limitation upon the number of gallons of water which may be used The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the amend· in the process of mashing or filtration for fermentation; but the Com missioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the ments. Treasury, in orde"I" to protect the revenue, shall be authorized to pre The question was taken, and the amendments were agreed to. scribe by regulation, to be made by him, such character of survey as he may find suitable for distilleries using such filtration-aeration process. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a The provisions hereof relating to filtration-aeration process shall apply third time, was read the third time, and passed. only to sweet-mash distilleries." On motion of Mr. NoRTON, a motion to reconsider the vote by !\h·. COADY. l\Ir. Speaker, this bill comes before the House which the bill was passed was laid on the table. with the unanimous recommendation of the Committee on Ways OPENING OF FORT ASSINNIBOINE MILITARY RESERVATION. and Means, which recommendation was made after a hearing The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent before the Subcommittee on Internal Revenue. was the bill ( S. 3646), an act to amend the act of February 11, The purpose of it is to enable distilleries using what is 1915 (38 Stat. L., p. 807), providing for the opening of Fort known as the filtration-aeration process to use an unlimited Assinniboine Military Reservation. amount of water in extracting from the grain those ingredients Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I ask to have the bill go over. which produce yeast and alcohol. The SPlDAKER. The gentleman objects, and it goes over The law now provides that in distilleries where the filtratior; without prejudice. The Clerk will report the next bilL aeration process is used 70 gallons of beer brewed or fermented from grain shall represent not less than a bushel of grain. LANDS IN FORT BERTHOLD INDIAN RESERVATION, N. DAR. The meaning and effect of this is that the distiller is pro The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent hibited from using more than 70 gallons of water for each was the bill (H. R. 12030) to amend an act entitled "An act bushel of grain of any kind required in the process of manu to provide for the disposal of certain lands in the Fort Berthold facturing yeast and alcohol. Indian Reservation, N.Dak.," approved August 3, 1914. · Before the passage of the law permitting the distiller to use The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of the 70 gallons of water to the bushel, he could use only 45 gallons bill? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. This bill is on to the bushel, and this latter quantity of water was found to be the Union Calendar. sufficient before the use of the filtration--aeration process. Mr. FERRIS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that it After the adoption of this process it was found that 45 gallons be considered in the House as in Committee of the Whole. of water were wholly insufficient to accomplish the extraction The SPEAKER. Is there objection? of a sufficient amount of the ingredients of the grain required There was no objection. for the manufacture of yeast and alcohol to justify its use, The, SPE.AKER. The Clerk will report the bill. and that this limitation resulted in the waste of at least 15 per The Clerk read as follows: cent of the whole and also a loss to the Government in revenue. Be it enacted, etc., That section 3 of the act entitled "An act to pro The change in the law increasing the amount of water used vide for the disposal of certain lands in the Fort Berthold Indian Reser vation, N.Dak.," approved August 3, 1914, be, and is hereby, so amended to the bushel of grain from 45 gallons to 70 gallons resulted in as to authorize the classification and appraisal of unallotted lands in the receipt of revenue to the Government from one company sections 16 and 36, containing coal, and for such reason reserved by the alone of $500,000 per annum, and it is estimated that the pas terms of section 1 .act of June 1, 1910 (36 Stat. L., p. 455), pending pro vision for their disposal by Congress ; said lands when so classified and sage of this act will increase the annual revenue from this appraised to be subject to dispof:lal under the laws applicable to other company· more than $120,000. reserved co.al lands within said former reservation. When the original act of March 1, 1879, was passed pre The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, scribing a limit upon the amount of water which a distiller was read the third time, and passed. could use, the filtration-aeration process was not in use in this country, and that method was devised for the purpose of regu On motion of Mr. NORTON, a motion to reconsider the vote by lating distilleries employing an entirely different method. which the bill was passed was laid on the table. It was thought to be necessary to make such a regulation in COLORADO AND PIKE NATIONAL FORESTS. order to protect the Government revenue in distilleries of that The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent was kind, but it seems to be quite clear that there is no necessity for the bill (H. R. 15287) authorizing the addition of certain lands such a regulation in the case of distilleries using the filtration to the Colorado and Pike National Forests, Colo. aeration process, and it can really afford no protection to the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of Government in distilleries of that sort. the bill? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. This bill is But, 1n any event, in order to make sure that the Government on the Union Calendar. revenue will not suffer as a result of the elimination of the re Mr. TIMBERLAKE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent strictions as to the amount of water to ·be used, this bill pr-o that the bill be considered in the House as in the Committee of vides that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the ap the Whole. · proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be authorized to The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The :(>rescribe, by regulation to be made by him, such character of Ohair hears none. The Clerk will report the bill. surveys as he may find suitable for distilleries using the filtra The Clerk read as follows: tion-aeration process. I sincerely hope that this bill will be Be it enacted, etc. That any landB within the following-described passed. areas found to be chfefiy valuable for the production of timber or the protection of stream flow may be included within and made parts of the The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, Colorado or Pike National Forests by proclamation of the President, was read the third time, and passed. said lands to be thereafter subject to all laws affecting national forests and as otherwise provided herein. . EXCHANGE OF LANDS WITH NORTH DAKOTA. Sixth principal meridian and base. State of Colorado: The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent Township 1 north, range 71 west : Sections 29 to 32, inclusive. (H. 393) Township 1 north, range 72 west : Sections 1 to 11, inclusive ; sec- was the bill R. to authorize an exchange of lan.ds with tions 14 to 23, inclusive; secti.ons 25 to 28, inclusive; sections 33 to 36, the State of North Dakota for promotion of experiments in dry inclusive. land agriculture, and for other purposes. Township 2 north, range 71 west: Sections 2 to 10, inclusive; sec- tions 15 to 22, inclusive ; sections 27 to 34, inclusive. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the consideration of the All of township 2 north, range 72 west. bill? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. Township 2 north, runge 73 west : All of section 36. Mr. NORTON. I move that this bill be considered in the Township 3 north, range 71 west: Sections 4 to 9, inclusive ; sections House as in the Committee of the Whole. 17 to 21, inclusive; S€ctions 26 to 29, inclusive; north half of section 30 ; south half of section 31 ; sections 32 to 35, inclusive. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Township 3 north, runge 72 west : Sections 1 to 35, inclusive. Chair hears none. The Clerk will report the bill. Township 3 north, range 73 west; Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, Clerk 24, 25, 261 35, and 36. The read as follows : . Township 4 north, range 71 west: Sections 3 to 10, inclusive ; west Be it enacted, etc., That upon receipt ot a proper deed from the State half. of section 14; sections 15 to 23, inclusive ; sections 26 to 33, in of North Dakota, executed under authority of the act of its legislative clusive. ass£:mbly, approvt'd Febru::try 5. 1915, reconveying to the United Township 4 north, range 72 west : Sections 1 to 5, inclusive ; east S~tes title t? .secticn ~G. township 138 north, range 81 west, fifth half of section 6 ; east half of section 7 ; sections 8 to 30, inclusive ; prwctpal meridian, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issue that portion ot section 31 lying north und east of the main hydrographic patents to said State for such vacant, surveyed, unreserved, unoccupied, divide east of Cow Creek ; sections 32 to 36, inclusive. ,... 9382 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JUNE 8,. Township 4 north, range 73 west : All those portions of sections authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion to 10, 11, 12, ~3. 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 36 lying north and E'ast of the clivide between Aspen Brook, and Fish Creek, Aspen Brook and continue to allow additional entries under the enlarged-homestead Lily Lake, and of the main hydrographic clivide east of Cow Creek. law. If the Secretary only included unentered land would Township 5 north, range 70 west: Sections 4 to 9, inclusive; sec that proviso be necessary? ' tions 17 and 18 ; north half of section 19 ; north half of section 20. Township 5 north, range 71 west: Sections 1 to 14, inclusive; north Mr. TIMBERLAKE. It seems to me it would. There are half and southeast quarter of section 15; sections 17 to 21, inclusive; certain entries or applications for additional entry that are sections 27 to 34, inclusive ; west half of section 35. Township 5 north, range 72 west : Sections 1 to 5, inclusive ; sec pending before the department, and the department desires to tions 10 to 15, inclusive; sections 21 to 28, inclusive; east half of examine this land to see whether or not it comes within the section 32 ; sections 33 to 36, inclusrve. requirements of that character of land that ought to be allowed Township 6 north, range 70 >.est: Sections 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, and as an additional entry. My understanding is that it only in 20 ; west half of section 21 ; west half of section 28 ; sections 29 to 33, inclusive. cludes unentered land. All of township G north, range 71 west. Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Township 6 north, range 72 west: Sections 1i 12, 13, 14, and 15 ; ask the gentleman from Colorado to what extent the area of the sections 22 to 28, inclusive ; sections 32 to 36, inc usive. Township 7 north, range 70 west: Sections :.'. to 11, inclusive; sec Colorado and Pike National Forest will be increa ed by the tions 14 to 30, inclusive; north half of section 32 ; sections 33, 34, passage of this bill? To what extent will the area be in· and 35. creased? Township 7 north, range 71 west : Sections 1 to 35, inclusive. Township 7 north, range 72 west : All of section 1 ; east half of 1\.Ir. TI.l\IBERLAKE. I will state to the gentleman it is a section 2 ; sections 10 to 15, incluEive ; ections 22, 23, 24, 25~ and 36. little hard to determine, because it is left open ancl for the 1\ownship 8 north, range 70 west: West half of section '1:; sections departments to determine this. The whole urea, as described 5 to 8, inclusive; west half of section 9 ; sections 17 to 22, inclusive ; sections 27 to 35, inclusive. here, contains something like 480,000 acres· but of course that All of township 8 north, range 71 west. will be reduced very much by the provisio~s of the bill, which Township 8 nor th, range 72 west: All of section 1. contemplates taking in only the unentered land. Town!>hip 9 north, range 70 west: Sections 7 to 10, inclusive; sec tions 14 to 23, inclusive; sections 28 to 33, inclusive. Mr. 1\fOORE of Pennsylvania. How much of that is forest Township 9 north, range 71 west : Sections 12 and 13 ; sections 24 land? to 36, inclusive. Mr. TIMBERLAKE. I can not answer the gentleman defi· AH of township !) north, range 72 west. Township 9 north, range 73 west : Sections 1 to 6, inclusive ; sec nitely, but it is all forest land that is included within the bound· tions 9 to 16, inclusive; sections 21 to 28, inclusive; sections 33 to aries as read in the bill. 36, inclusive. Township 10 north, range 72 west: Sections 2 to 11, inclusive; Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Is it overgrown or is it in a north half of section 12; sections 14 to 24, inclusive; sections 26 to valley or on a mountain top? 35, inclu ive. Mr. TIMBERLAKE. If the gentleman has read the report, AU of township 10 north, range 73 west. Township 10 north, range 74 west: Sections 1 to 4, inclusive; sec he will notice that it is in the mountains and along the.gulches tions 10, 11, 12, 1~, 24, and 25. of the mountains, and some of it is reforested at the present Township 11 north, range 72 west: Sections 2 to 11, inclusive; north time with a good growth, as shown by the report. Other por· half of section 12; sections 14 to 24, inclusive; sections 26 to 34, tions of it contain valuable timber of fir and pine. inclusive. All of township 11 north, range 73 west. l\Ir. MOORE of Pennsylvania. Which the Government will Township 11 north, range 74 west: Sections 2 to 6, inclusive; sec now protect. That is the idea, is it? tions 8 to 36, inclusive. Mr. Tll\IDERLAKE. Yes, sir; that is the idea. Township 11 north, range 75 west: ~ections 6, 7, 8, and 14; sec tions 17 to 31, inclusive. Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. It is rugged country? Township 12 north, range 72 west : Fractional sections 19 and 20 ; Mr. TIMBERLAKE. Yes; almost all of it is a very rugged section3 28 to 34, inclusive. country. Township 12 north, range 73 west : Fractional sections 19 to 24, inclusive · sections 25 to 30, inclusive ; sections 32 to 36, inclusive. Mr. MOORE of Pennsylvania. It is a picturesque country? Township 12 north, range 74 west: Fractional sections 23 an western division ; and the territory embraced on the date last mentioned The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and ln the counties of Griggs, Foster, Eddy, Wells, Sheridan, Stutsman, La third reading of the bill. moure, and Dickey shall constitute the central division. The several Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I move to strike out the last word. Indian reservations and par·ts thereof within said State shall constitute a part of the several divisions witbm which they are respectively situ The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois moves to strike ated. Terms of the district court for the southwestern diV'tsion shall be out the last word. held at Bismarck on the first Tuesday in March; for the southeastern Mr. MANN. Have there been no new counties created in d!v!s~on, at Fargo on the third Tuesday in May ; for the northeastern divisiOn, at Grand Forks, on the second Tuesday in November; for the Oklahoma since 1910? northwestern division, at Devils Lake on the first Tuesday in July; for Mr. FERRIS. We created some new counties after the the western division at Minot on the second Tuesday in October; and adoption of the constitution, but not since 1910. There is only for the central division, at Jamestown on the second Tuesday in ApriL one change. The clerk of the court shall maintain an office in charge of himself or Mr. MANN. I know what the report says, but the report is a deputy at each place_at which court is held in his district. incorrect in one respect. • I do not know whether it is an inten With the following committee amendment: tional change in the bill or otherwis(>. The gentleman himself On page 2, line 11, strike out " northeastern " and insert "north· western." At the bottom of page 3, beginning with line 6, insert the says it makes only one change. That is what the report says. following proviso : " Provided, That the Government of the United I do not know whether that is an omission or an intentional Stateg shall incur no expense for rent, light, heat, water, or janitor change. What is that? service for the building in which court shall be held until such time as Mr. FERRIS. At the bottom of page 2 it is proYided that a the Government may erect its own court room." term of the district court shall be had at Woodward on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to first Monday in November. In the law it is the first Monday the committee amendment. of May and the second in November. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. MANN. I understand. Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota. 1\Ir. Speaker, I offer an amend- Mr. FERRIS. Let me tell the gentleman a piece of interest- ment. ing history about that. - The SPEAKER pro tempore. . The Clerk will report it. Mr. MANN. Oh, I do not want to detain the House with the The Clerk read as follows: history. I want to know whether that is intentional or other Amendment offered by· Mr. YouNG of North Dakota: Page 1, line 9, strike out "July, 1910," and insert "January, 1916." And on page 2, wise. line 1, after the word " Stark," insert the following: " Golden Valley, Mr. FERRIS. There are two prints of the law. We had to go Slope, Sioux, Oliver, Mercer, Billings." And on page 2, line 13, after to the State Department to find out about that. One print of the word "Williams," insert "Divide." the law we got from the statistician of the House here, Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to Sabine. in the annex to ·the library here. We found one print tl1e amendment offered by the gentleman from North Dakota. that gave two terms of court, and another print that gave one The amendment was agreed to. term of court. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engross Mr. MANN. I would like to know where you found a print ment and third reading of the bill. that gave one term. Out there in the Statutes at Large two The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, terms are given. It is the Statutes at Large that are the official was read the third time, and passed. copy, and they are produced in evidence. If they are left out On motion of Mr. YoUNG of North Dakota, a motion to recon intentionally, that is all right. sider the vote whereby the bill was passed was laid on the Mr. FERRIS. They are left out intentionally. It is all right. table. Mr. MoRGAN and I agreed about it. It is Mr. MoRGAN's town. Mr. lUANN. Mr. Speaker, I move to amend the title by strik The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and ing out the words " Chapter 231." third reading of the bill. · The SPEAKER. Without objection, the title will be amended The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, in accordance with the text. was read the third time, and passed. There was no objection. On motion of l\1r. FERRis, a motion to reconsider the vote CHARLESTON-DUNBAR TRACTION CO., WEST VIRGINIA.. whereby the bill was passed was laid on the table. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the next bill. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the present consideration of H. R. 12455, which is No. 233 on CENTRAL DIVISION, DISTRICT COURT IN NORTH DAKOTA. the Union Calendar. Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous Mr. MANN. Is it on the. Calendar for Unanimous Consent? consent to return to Calendar No. 120. Mr. BURGESS. No. I ask unanimous consent to consider it The SPEAKER. The gentleman from North Dakota asks in the House as in Committee of the Whole. unanimous consent to return to Calendar No. 120. Is there The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Texas asks unanimous objection? consent to consider the bill the title of which the Clerk will There was no objection. report. · Mr. MANN. Union Calendar No. 139; Unanimous Consent The Clerk read the title of the bill (H. R. 12455) authorizing Calendar No. 120. and directing the Secretary of War to lease to Charleston- The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the bill. Dunbar Traction Co. a certain strip or piece of land owned by The Clerk read the title of the bill, as follows: the United States Government on the Great Kanawha River in A bill (H. R. 11878) to amend section 99, chapter 231, of the act to West Virginia. codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary. The SPEAKER. The gentleman asks tmanimous consent to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. RAKER). Is there objec- consider this bill in the House as in Committee of the Whole. tion to the present consideration of the bill? Is there objection? There was no objection. Mr. MANN. Reset·ving the right to object, is the gentleman Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- going to object very strenuously i.f I offer an amendment to strike mons consent that the bill be considered in the House as in out "$25" and make it "$100 for the annual rental"? Committee of the Whole. 1\lr. BURGESS. Yes; I believe I would. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North 1\Ir. MANN. I am not willing to let the bill pass without it. Dakota asks unanimous consent that the bill be considered in They are now paying $150 a year rent, and they want to rent it the House as in Committee of the Whole. Is there objection? for $25 a year. I think if we say $100 a year, they are doing very There was no objection. well. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the bill. 1\Ir. BURGESS. Have you read the statement of tlle Secre- The Clerk read the bill, as follows: tary of War about that? Be it enacted, etc., That section 99 of the act to codify, revise, and Mr. MANN. Oh, I have read all there is in the report. amend the laws relating to the judiciary, be amended to read as fol- l\1r. LITTLEPAGE. May I ask the gentleman from Illinois a lows: question? " SEC. 99. -That the State or North Dakota shall constitute one judicial district, to be known as the district of North Dakota. The Mr. 1\IANN. Certainly. territory embraced on the 1st day of July, 1910, in the counties of Bur- 1\Ir. LITTLEPAGE. This strip of land is 15 feet wide and leigh, Logan, Mcintosh, Emmons, Kidder, McLean, Adams, llowman, about 600 feet lonu It 1's wi'tlu'n a few mi"les of my home It Dunn, Hettinger, Morton, Stark, and McKenzie shall constitute the · 'll "d Toh· · " · $150 ·Th southwestern division of said district; and the territory embraced on IS on a 111 Sl e. e company IS now paymg a year. e the date last mentioned in the counties of Cass, Richland, Barnes, Sar- Secretary of War in llis report recommends $25, and says that is gent, Ranso~, and Steele shall consti~te the .south~astern division; ample rent for it and he says the only reason he charged $150 a and the territory embraced on the date last mentioned m the counties of b ' t Grand Forks, Traill, Walsh, Pembina, cavalier, and Nelson shall con- year. was ecause be wan ed to make the company pay some stitute the northeastern ; and the ten·itory embraced on the date last nommal rent. n;tentione~ in. the counties of Ramse_y, Benson, Towner, Rolette,. Bot-~ Mr. 1.\--IANN. I know what the Secretary of War said. He was tmeau, Pierce, ann McHenry shall constitute the northeastern division ; . f . . · . . · and: the territory embraced on the date last mentioned in the counties applied to or permiSSIOn to use th1s land-- of Ward, Wiaiams, Mountrail, Burke, and Rem·me shall constitute the Mr. LITTLEPAGE. And granted it. . . . - ~384 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JUNE 8, Mr. MANN. He gave a temporary permission at $150 a year. exceeding $25 per year, to the Charleston-Dunbar Traction Co., a corporation, its successors or assigns, the strip of land 15 feet Temporary permission could not be worth as much as permanent wide and 601.8 . feet l01ig, or approximately twenty-one one-hundredths p_ermission. It is true the Secretary of War said that it would of an acre, which said strip of land is situated at or ncar United be a nominal rental. It is only a nominal rental anyhow. It States Government Lock and Dam No. 6 of the Great Kanawha River improvement near the city of Charleston, in the State of West Virginia, would not pay the Government to fool with this matter for $25 which said strip of land said Charleston-Dunbar Traction Co. is now a year. Before this $25 a year was paid into the Treasury, occupying with its track : Provided, That said annual rental shall be credited to the proper fund, and all the expenses incident to promptly paid as required by the Secretary of War, and that the accounting were gone through with, it would cost the Govern- Unit~ States Gove~nment shall sustain no loss or expense by reason of. Bald l~se to said traction company : And p1·ovidea further, That 1Pent probably more than $25 a year. Now, if these people want sa1d traction company shall not fence up said strip of land unless re ijle use of the land, and we reduce the rent one-third, they are quired to do so by the Secretary of War ; and shall, at its own expense getting off well enough. We ought to make it $150 a year. keep up and maintain the existing crossings over said traction com~ pany's line on the Government's property: And pro'l/idea (ttrthet·, That Mr. LITTLEPAGE. Then you would be charging them what said traction company shall not remove its station or stop upon or they are paying now. near the Government's said property as said stop and station is at Mr. MANN. The company are asking this, not for the purpose present located. of reducing the rent but for the purpose of remaining there. With the following committee amendments: Mr. LITTLEPAGE. This land is in the country, on a steep Page 1, line 4, after the word " lease " insert the words " from year hillside, where the land is absolutely worthless-- to year." Page 2, after line 19, insert the following : Mr. BURGESS. Except for this purpose. " _Provided, That the rignt to alter, amend, or repeal this act is 1\fr. LITTLEPAGE. It does not hurt the Government one hereby expressly reserved, and the United States shall mcur no liability particle. It is an accommodation. And I will say to the gentle for the alteration, amendment, or repeal thereof to the owner or owners or any other persons interested in said lease or any railroad or other man from Indiana-- structures placed on said lands by said Charleston-Dunbar Traction Co. Mr. l't1ANN. Indiana! That is the last word. Nobody can or its a~s~gns, and in case of. such repeal any lease executed under get anything out of me now. [Laughter.] I apologize to the provlSions of this act shall become null and void, and said com pany, or its assigns, shall immediately, without delay, vacate said Indiana. land and remove all railroad track or tracks or other structures there Mr. BURGESS. I think $25 is reasonable. from." Mr. MANN. I do not. We are not asking these people to take Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I move to amend page 1, line 5, by the land. They want to get it from us at less than it will cost striking out $25 and inserting $100. us to give it to them. Let them pay $100. That is a nominal The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the amendment. consideration. They do not need to pay it if they do not want to. The Clerk read as follows: 1\1r. LITTLEPAGE. I know; but it means to break this rail Amend page 1, line 5, by striking out " $25 " and inserting " $100." road up- Mr. MANN. If this railroad is going to be broken up because The amendment was agreed to. it pays $75 a year more rent, they had better break it up quickly. The committee amendments were agreed to. We have just given the State of West Virginia this afternoon The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, $150,000 or $175,000. was read the third time, und passed. 1.\lr. BURGESS. Do not make it up on me. [Laughter.] On motion of Mr. LITTLEPAGE, a motion to reconsider the vote 1\fr. MANN. Now the gentleman from West Virginia wants us whereby the bill was passed was laid on the table. to give this company some land in addition. Oh, be fair to the THE VANCOUVER & NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. dovernment ! Mr. JOHNSON of Washington. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask unani· Mr. LITTLEPAGE. Permit me to make this statement: I mous consent to take up the bill H. R. 12545, and, this being an simply want to say again that this land is on a steep hillside. emergency, I ask unanimous consent that a similar Senate bill, lt is valueless for the purposes of cultivation. It is valueless S. 4550, on the Speaker's table be laid before the House and for city purposes. It is 5 miles out of town, in the country, that it be considered. where few people liv.e. This interurban line has been given the The SPEAKER laid before the House the bill ( S. 4550) right of way in order to get the line there. It is an accommoda granting to the Portland, Vancouver & Northern Railway Co. tion to the people and the Government to have it there, because a license to cross the Vancouver Barracks :Military Reservation Government officials come and go on the interurban road. The at Vancouver, Wash. company will have to pay the $100 if the gentleman from Illinois The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gen says he will object otherwise, but it is an injustice to this street tleman from Washington? car line. I want to say further that Judge Grosscup, of Chicago, There was no objection. and his associates have invested $300,000 there, and they have Mr. JOHNSON of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani not gotten back 2 per cent on the money they have invested. mous consent to consider the Senate bill in the House as in Mr. MANN. If Judge Grosscup is ane of the investors, he is Committee of the Whole, and that the similar House bill be laid JliDply able to pay the $100 or $200 a year. He has made enough on the table. money on street car lines to be able to do it. And if this is to The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gen· 1et the car line run up a steep hill, as my friend from West tleman from Washington? ,Virginia suggests, it will be to their interest not to give thein There was no objection. the right, for it will cost them too much to climb that hill. The Clerk read the bill, as follows ; Mr. LITTLEPAGE. I want to say this to the gentleman Be it enacted, etc., That there is hereby granted to the Portland, Van from Illinois, that I would not object to a bill in his district-a couver & Northern Railway Co., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, under the conditions and restrictions in this private bill such as this is, which no other Congressman in this act contained, a revocable license to construct, maintain, and operate House is interested in as I am. I would not object if it were an electric railroad, telephone, telegraph, and electric-power transmis in the gentleman's neighborhood. sion ilnes across the Vancouver Barracks Military Reservation in the county of Clarke, State of Washington. Congress reserves the right to Mr. MANN. Oh, well, I would not object if this was a mat alter, amend, or repeal this act. ter giving something which belonged to the gentleman to his SEc. 2. That the work herein authorized shall be constructed, as near constituents. This is taking something that belongs to all of as practicable, upon the following location : Beginning at a point on the westerly side of Reserve Stre t where the Rame intersects the southerly t1s to give to his constituents. I have observed my rights, and boundary line of the city of Vancouver, Clarke County, Wash.; thence this will not get me to waive them. running in a northerly direction along the west line of said Reserve Mr. BURGESS. Let me read what the Secretary of War Street to a point 9 feet north of the south line of Fifth Street where the same goes through the United States military reservation; thence east says: erly on a line parallel to and the center line 0 feet north of the south Mr. MANN. I do not want to waste time, unless the gentle line of said Fifth Street and south of the macadam portion of said street, running through said reservation to the eastern boundary line; thence man is willing to accept the proposition I have made. north to a point where the said eastern boundary line intersects East Mr. LITTLEPAGE. All right, if the gentleman from Illinois Seventh Street in the city of Vancouver, the exact location to be fixed insists. by the Secretary of War. SEc. 3. That the work shall be hegun within one year after the 1\fr. BURGESS. Will not. the gentleman from Illinois make approval of this act, and withln 90 days after the approval of this act it $50? the said railway company shall furnish a bond to the satisfaction of the if Secretary of War conditione« for the completion of the said railroad Mr. MANN. I will make it $125, you want to. and other works mentioned herein aero 'said re ervation within two The SPEA.KIDR. Are the gentlemen from West Virginia and years after the approval of the said bond by the Secretury of War. Texas willing to accept the amendment proposed by the gentle SEc. 4. That the work herein authorized shall be constructed in such manner, of such character, and with such spur , switches, and crossings man from Illinois, for $100 instead of $25? as may be prescribed by the Se-cretary of War, and shall be maintained Mr. LITTLEPAGE. In order to get the bill through, I pre- and operatecl subject to such rule. and r egulations a ' he or the com sume we will have to. mancler at the said post may from time to time prescribe. SEC. 5. That the licensee shall bear one-third of the cost of macadamiz The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the bill. ing Fifth Street and the public road on the eastern boundary of the The bill was read, as follows : reservation for the distance they occupy said street and road ; mac Be it enacted, etc., 'rhat the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby adamizing of said street and road to be of such width as may be pre authorized and directed to lease at a nominal rental value of not1 scribed by the Secretary of War. The licensee shall bear one-third of 1916. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. ~ 9385 the cost of maintenance of said street and road in addition to maintain Mr. RANDALL. ~fr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to ing the space between the rails at all times in good condition for vehicle extend my remarks in the Rr:cow on the juYenile court bill. traffic. SEC. 6. That the maintenance and operation of said railway within The SPEAKER. The gentlernnn from California asks unani the limits of the reservation, including an road work, lighting of track mous consent to extend his remarks in the REconD on the on roadway without expense to the United States, and other work re quired to be done by the licensee in accordance with the provisions and juvenile court bill. Is there objection? conditions of this instrument or deemed necessary or advisable by the There was no objection. Secretary of War, shtll1 be subject to the supervision and approval of ' the post commander and to such regulations as he may from time to ADJOUR~~IE~T. time prescribe in the interest~ of good order, police, sanitation, disci o ·n motion of 1\Ir. FERRIS (at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m.), pline, public safety, and the conservation of the interests of the Gov the House adjourned until t()-morrow, Fl'iday, .June 9, 1916, at ernment. SllC. 7. That any other person or corporation having a franchise for 11 o'clock a. m. operation of a street railway in the city of Vancouver, including any electric railway as may have authority to do a suburban and interurban business, may, upon obtaining a license from the Secretary of War, use EXECUTIVE CO::.\IMUNICA.TIO:NS, ETC. the track and other construction herein authorized ta be placed upon the reservation upon the payment of just compensation, and if the par Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, n letter from the SeCl·etary of ties concerned can not agree upon the amount of such compensation the the Treasury, transmitting copy of a communication from the sum or sums to be paid for said use shall be fixed by the Secretary of War. Secretary of War submitting deficiency estimates of appropria SEc. 8. That if any portion of said rigllt of way herein authorized tions required for the service of the War Department for the shall cease to be used for the purpose aforesaid the same shall be re fiscal year ending June 30, 1916 (H. Doc. No. 1195), was taken voke By :Mr. LONDON: A bill (H. R. 16328) to amend section 17 and Zoe Markle, all of Johnstown, Pa., against the pa sage of of the United States bankruptcy law of July 1, 1898, and amend House bill 9671, a bill to establish price control ; to the Com ments thereto of February 5, 1903; to the Committee on the mittee on the Judiciary. Judiciary. By Mr. BRillffiAUGH: Evidence to accompany Hou e bill By Mr. CHURCH: A joint resolution (H. J. Res. 234) request 16291, for relief of Catherine J. Thayer; to the Committee on ing the President of the United States to design.ate a day on Invalid Pensions. \vhich funds may be raised for the relief of the Armenians; By l\.1r. CAREW: l\1emoria1 of Chamber of Commerce of State to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. of New York, on Philippine indepenQ.ence bills; to the Commit By Mr. FLOOD: A joint resolution (H. J. Res. 235) to au tee on Insular Affairs. thorize the President of the United States to convey to the for By Air. DALE of New York: Petition of Ella Jackson, of eign Governments participating in the Panama-Pacific Inter Dem·er, Colo., favoring the Susan B. Anthony amendment; to national Exposition the grateful appreciation of the Government the Committee on the Judiciary. · and the people of the United States; to the Committee on For By Mr. FULLER: Petition of sundry citizens of Mendota, III., eign Affairs. for a tax on mail-order hou es; to the Committee on \Vays and By Mr. CASEY: A resolution (H. Res. 258) to designate a clay Means. on which the people of this country may express their sympathy By 1\lr. GRAY of Indiana: Petition of W. H. Plake anu other by conh·ibuting toward the relief of the LithuaniallS in the war citizens of Richmond, Incl., favoring the e'nactment of House zone; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. bills 491 and 6468; to the Committee on the Post Office an1l Post Road. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. By Mr. H.A. WLEY: Petition Qf the Woman's Christian Tem perance Union of Bell Fountain, Oreg., favoring Federal cen Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private ~ -· ills \Yere introduced sorsllip of films ; to the Committee on Education. and severally referred as follows : By Mr. LITTLEPAGE: Six petitions of telegraphers in the By Mr. ASHBROOK: A bill (H. R. 16320) granting an in employ of the Kanawha & Michigan Railroad Co., indorsing crease of pension to Luther Sealey; to the Committee on In House bill 9162, introduced by Mr. CULLOP, of Indiana ; to the valid Pensions. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. BACHARACH: A bill (H. R. 16330) granting a pen~ By Mr. LOBECK: Petition of 259 citizens of Omaha, 1Tebr., sion to Ellen M. Mason; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. indorsing the Hamill bill (H. R. 5757) providing for the re By Mr. CARE\V": A bill (H. R. 16331) for the relief of the tirement of civil-service employees; to the Committee on Re owners of the British steamship Glearpool~· to the Committee on form in the Civil Senice. Claims. By l\1r. l\IONTAGUE: Petition of W. C. Moffett, Richmond, Also, a bill (H. R. 1G332) for the relief of the O\rners of the Va., and other. , protesting against the pas age of :douse bill steamship Esparta~· to the Committee on Claims. 13778, entitled "A bill authorizing the Postmaster General to By Mr. CLINE : A bill (H. R. 16333) granting an increase of exclude from tbe mails certain publications "; to the Committee pension to Isaiah E. Lawrence; to tlle Committee on Invalid on the Post Office and Post Roads. Pensions. By l\fr. MOON: Papers to accompany Hou e bill 13509, for By Mr. EDMONDS: A bill (H. R. 16334) granting a pension the relief of James R. Collins; to the Committee on InYalicl to Mary Pierce; to the Committee on Pension . Pensions. By Mr. GUERNSEY: A bill (H. H. 16335) granting an in By 1\Ir. RANDALL: Petition of Christian Endeavor Society, crease of pension to Benjamin H. :Monk; to the Committee on Calvary Baptist Church, of 57 people of Pasadena, Cal., favor Invalid Pensions. ing national prohibition; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By l\1r. HAWLEY: A bill (H. R. 1G336) granting an increase By 1\lr. ROGERS: Petition of sundry citizens of Lowell, 1\Iass., of pension to James Curtis; to the Committee on Invalid Pen opposing House bill 13778; to the Committee on the Po. t Offi.ce sions. and Po t Roads. By Mr. KEATING : A bill (H. R. 16337) granting a pension By 1\Ir. STEPHENS of California: Resolution of California to \Villiam D. Galligher ; to the Committee on Pensions. Federation of Women's Clubs, favoring woman's division in Also, a bill (H. R. 16338) granting a pension to ·william \V. Department of Labor; to the Committee on Labor. Gillette; to the Committee on Pensions. AI. o, letter of Northern California Branch of Woman's Pence Also, a bill (H. R. 16339) granting an increase of pension to Party, Palo Alto, Cal.. indorsing the Adair bill; to the Conunit John Conkie; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. tee on Foreign Rehtions. By l\fr. McCLINTIC: A bill (ll. R. 16340) granting an in Also, resolutions of the Highland Park Methodist Episcopal crease of pension to Almon G. Cooley ; to the Committee on In Church Brotherhood, of Los Angeles, Cal., favoring the Hamill valid Pension . bill (H. R. 5139) ; to tile Committee on Reform in the Civil By Mr. MATTHEWS : A bill (H. R. 16341) granting a pen Ser\ice. sion to Emeline Verity; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, petition of Whittier Woman's Club, of Whittier, Cal., By 1\Ir. PLAT'l': A bili (H. R. 16342) granting an increase of protesting against militarism; to the Committee on Military pension to Grace A. Negley; to the Committee on Invalid Pen Affairs. sions. Also, resolutions of San Diego Tent, No. 26, the Maccabees. By Mr. RAKER: .A. bill (H. R. 16343) gmnting a pension to and San Diego Renew, No. 17, Woman's Benefit Association of Susie F. White; to the Committee on Invalill Pensions. the ~1accabees, both of San Diego, Cal., favoring the Penrose By Mr. SLOAN: A bill (H. R. 1634~1) granting an increase of Griffin indefinite leave of absence bill, H. R. G915 und S. 3081 ; pension to Albert Mason ; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By l\Ir. STEPHENS of California: A bill (H. R 163-:1:5) grant Also, letter of California State Federation of Labor, of San ing an increase of pension to William F. Fogarty; to the Com Francisco, Cal., favoring the Kern-McGillicuddy bill, H. R.15316; mittee on Pensions. to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SUTHERLAND: A bill (H. R. 16346) granting an Also, resolution of the Building Trades Council of San Fran increase of pension to Daniel W. Welsh; to the Committee on cisco, .Cal., l)rotesting against an appropriation of $50,000,000 Invalid Pensions. for the National Guard; to the Committee on Military .A.ffnirs. By Mr. TAGGART: .A. bill (H. R 16347) reinstating Roy F. Also, telegrams of Western Pipe & Steel Co., Alexander & Waring to his former rank and grade in the United States Army; Balll\\in, Grant Fee, Sunset Publishing House, Shipowners' Asso ... to the Committee on Military Affairs. ciation of the Pacific Coast, Union Lithograph Co., The Charles By 1\Ir. TAYLOR of Arkansas: A bill (H. R. 16348) to amend Nelson Co.. Building Trades Employers' As ociation of San and correct the military record of James Brumbelow; to the Francisco, and Merchants & Manufacturers' Association, all of Committee on Military Affairs. San Francisco, Cnl., protesting against efficiency methods; to By Mr. TREADWAY: .A. bill (H. R. 16349) granting a pension the Committee on Labor. to Edward J. Davis; to tlle Committee on Pensions. Also, resolution of F'ederation of Women's Clubs, favoring woman suffrage; to the Committee on the Judiciary. PETITIONS, ETC. Also, resolutions of California Tax Collectors' Association, protesting against national inheritance tax; to the Committee Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, petitions and papers were laiu on Ways and ::Means. on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows : By Mr. TILSON: Petition of Horace J. Ayling and 51 others, By Mr. ASHBROOK: Papers to accompany House bill 16308, of New Haven, Conn., protesting against the pas age of H. R. for relief of Margaret Berry; to the Committee on Invalid Pen 6468 and 491; to the Committee on the Post Office aner navigable waters," approved March 23, River, in Virginia. 1906. SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amenu, or repeal this act is hereby The SPEAKER. Is there objection? expressly reserved. There was no objection. The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and The Clerk read the bill, as follows: third reading of the bill. Be it enacted, etc., That the time for commencing and completing the The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, bridge authorized by act of Congress approved January 2, 1915, to be built across the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River in the city of was read the third time. and passed. Norfolk, Va., by the Norfolk-Berkley Bridge Corporation! of Virginia, On motion of 1\fr. DILLON, a motion to reconsider the vote by is hereby extended one year and three years, respective y, from date which the bill was passed was laid on the table. of approval hereof. . SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby BRIDG~ ACROSS WEST PASCAGOULA RIVER, MISS. expressly reserved. The next business on the Calendar for Unanimous Consent The SPEAKER. The question is on the third reading of the wa the bill (H. R. 15682) granting the consent of Congress to Senate bill. LIII-589 9364· CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JuNE 8,