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Also (by request), memorials of St. Mary's of Gestochowe Also, memorial of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce, against. Society, No. 341, of West Wyoming, Pa., and St. Joseph's passage of Senate bill 5458, relative to construction of a bridge Society, No. 165, of Albany, N. Y., against passage of bills over the Delaware ~iver at Trenton; to the Committee on restricting immigration; to the Committee on Immigration and Inter.,tate and Foreign Commerce. Naturalization. Also, petition of N. M . l\fosely, of Washington, D. C., rela­ By :;\Ir. BATHRICK: Petition of Division No. 145, Order of ti"ve to the Norton case ; to the Committee on the Post Office Railway Conductor , of Conneaut, Ohio, against passage of and Post Roads. employers' liability ancl workmen's compensation bills; to the Also, memorial of the Omaha Branch of the United States Committee on the Judiciary. Civil Senice Retirement Association and Pennsylvania Civil By ~Ir. BUTLER: Petition of the Daughters of Liberty of Service Reform Association, against passage of se tion 5, House Pennsylvania, favoring passage of House bill 22527, for restric­ bill 24023, for five-year tenure of office for Government em­ tion of immigration; to the Committee on Immigration and ployees; to the Committee on Appropriations. Naturalization. Also, memorial of the Farmers' Union and Active Workers' Also (by request), memorials of Edgemont Council,.No. 833, the Association of Philadelphia, Pa., and State Council, Order Order of Independent Americans, of Gradyville, Pa., and Active United American Mechanics of the State of New York, fa>or­ Workers' Association, Order of Independent Americans, of ing passage of bills restricting immigration; to the Committee Philadelphia, Pa., favoring passage of bills restricting immigra­ ou Immigration and Naturalization. tion; to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. By Mr. LOUD: Memorial of Arch Confraternity Sacred ny l\Ir. DALZELL : Petition of citizens of McKeesport, Pa., Heart of Jesus Society, No. 23, of Bay City, l\Iich., against pas­ protesting against appropriation for the purpose of celebrating sage of bills restri~ting immigration; to the Committee on Im­ 100 years of peace with England; to the Committee on Foreign migration and Nafnralization. Affairs. By Mr. REILLY: Petition of Judith Lodge, No. 33, I. 0. F. By Mr. DONOHOE: Memorial of the Trenton Chamber of S. of I., Hartford, Conn., protesting against the passage of Commerce, of Trenton, N. J., against construction of railr·oad House bill 22527, foi· re triction of immigration; to the Com­ bridge over Delaware Uiver near Trenton; to the Committee on mittee on Immigration and Naturalization. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Also, petition of the Pennsylvania Civil Service Reform A8so­ By l\Ir. FULLER: Petition of F. R. Rice & Co., of Freeport, ciation, prote ting against passage of the firn-year tenure of office Ill., favoring the passage of the Sulzer apple barrel and grade for Government employees of the District of Columbia; to the bill (H. R. 21480) ; to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Committee on Appropriations. l\Ieasures. By Mr. ROBINSON : Parrers to accompany bill for the relief Also, petition of N. 1\1. l\Iosely, of Washington, D. C., favor­ of heirs of John W. Graves; to the Committee on Claims. ing passage of bill for the relief asked for him in the so-called Also, papers to accompany House bill 13041, the old-age pen­ Norton case; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post sion bill; to the Committee on Pensions. Roads. By Mr. SCULL1'.: Petition of the Daughter& of Liberty of Al o, petition of the Civil Service Reform Association of New Jersey, favoring passage of House bill 22527, for restric­ Pennsylvania, protesting against the enactment of section 5 of tion of immigration; to the Committee on Immigration and the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation bill, relat­ Naturalization. ing to tenure of office of civil-service employees; to the Com­ By Mr. SULZER : Petition of Division No. 175, Order of mittee on Ways and l\feans. Railway Conductors of America, 1\Iemphis, Tenn., protesting BY l\Ir. GALLAGHER: Petition of the Polish Roman Cath­ against passage of the employers' liability and workmen's com­ olic ·l\Iission of Illinois, protesting against passage.of House bill pensation bills; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 22527, for restriction of immigration; to the Committee on Immi­ gration and Naturalization. By ~fr. HUGHES of New Jersey: Petition of the Passaic SENATE. Citizens' Club, Passaic, N. J., protesting against proposed cele­ bration of 100 years of peace with England; to the Committee THURSDAY, June 20, 1912. on Foreign Affairs. By l\Ir. KINKEAD of New Jersey: Petition of the Daughters The Senate met at 10 o'clock a. m. of Liberty of New Jersey, favoring passage of House bill 22527, Prayer by the Chaplaili, Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, D. D. for re triction of immigration; to the Committee on Immigra­ NAMING" A PRESIDING OFFICER. tion and Naturalization. The Secretary read the following communication: Also, petition of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce, pro­ UXITED STATES SENATE, testing against construction of bridge below Trenton as pro­ Washington, D. 0., June f!O, 1912. po d by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.; to the Committee on To the Senate: Interstate and Foreign Commerce. In the absence of the Vice President and of the President pro tem­ pore of the Senate, by authority of Rule I, I hereby name Mr. PORTEB By l\Ir. LEE of Penn ylvania : Petition of St. Joseph· Society, .T. McCm.IBER, a Senator from 'orth Dakota, to perform the duties of No. 315, :Mahanoy City, Pa., protesting against passage of the Chair to-day. Hou e bill 22527, for restriction of immigration; to the Com­ A. 0. BACON, mittee on Immigration and Naturalization. P1·esident of the Senate pro tempore. Also, petition of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce, pro­ 1\Ir. McCUMBER thereupon tool? the cbair as Presiding testing against construction of bridge south of Trenton as pro­ Officer, and directed the Secretary to read the Journal of the posed by the Pennsylvania Railroad; to the Committee ori proceedings of the last legislative day. "Interstate and Foreign Commerce. The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of the proceed­ By Mr. LEVY : Memorial of the Trenton Chamber of Com­ ings of Monday last when, on request of l\Ir. NELSON and by merce, against passage of Senate bill 5458, relative to con­ unanimous consent, the further reading was dispensed with and struction of a bridge over the Delaware River at Trenton; to the Journal was approved. the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. FLAG OF THE UNITED ST.ATES (S. DOC. NO. 854). By 1\Ir. LINDSAY: Petition of St. John the Baptist Society, The PRESIDING OFFICER laid befol"e the Senate a com­ No. G4, New York, N. Y., protesting against passage of House munication from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in bill 22527, for restriction of immigration; to the Committee on response to a resolution of the 15th instant, information rela­ Immigration and Naturalization. tive to the raising of any emblem or banner above the American .Also, petition of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce, protest­ flag on any vessel, building, or grounds under the jurisdiction .. ing against construction of bridge south of Trenton as proposed of the Navy Department, which was referred to the Committee by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.;· to the Committee on Inter­ on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. · state and Foreign Commerce. By fr. LOBECK : Memorial of the National Executive Board MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. of the Italo-American Alliance of the United States of America, A message from the House of Representatives, by D. K. Hemp­ again t pas age of bills restricting immigration; to the Com­ stead, its enrolling clerl.:, announced that the House had passed mittee on Immigration and Naturalization. the following bills: Als , memorinl of the National Association of Cotton Manu­ S. 3203. An act to authorize the sale of certain lands within factm·ers, of Boston, Mass., relatiye to sale and purchase of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to the city of Pendleton, Oreg.; cotton through cotton exchanges; to the Committee on Agricul­ S. 6000. An act to increase the limit Of cost of the United ture. States post-office building at Huron, S. Dak.; and 8374 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. JUNE 20~

I~' r S. 6479. An act to author~ze the St. Louis Southwestern Rail- H. R. 20593. An act to authorize the Norfolk & Western Rail­ way Co. to repair, alter, or rebuild certain bridges in the State way Co. to construct sundry bridges across the Tug Fork of the of Arkansas. Big Sandy River; The message also announced that the House had agreed to H. R. 23460. An act authorizing the fiscal court of Pike the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 16493) to cor­ County, Ky., to construct a bridge acro~s the Russell Fork of the rect the military rec"ord of William Z. Norman. Big Sandy River at l\!arrowbone, Ky.; The message further announced that the House had agreed H. R. 23461. An act authorizing the fiscal court of Pike to the amendments of the Senate to the l;>ill (H. R. 22204) grant­ County, Ky., to construct a bridge across Russell Fork of Big ing a i:ight of way to the Panama-Pacific International Exposi­ Sandy River at or iiear Millard, Ky. ; and tion Co. across the Fort Mason Military Resen-ation in Cali­ H.J. Res. 299. Joint resolution proposing an international fornia. maritime conference. The messag~ also announced that the House had passed the following bills, each with amendments, in which it requested PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. the concurrence of the Senate : · The PRESIDING OFFICER presented petitions of sundry S. 44.45. An act concerning unrigged vessels; citizens of Lankershim, Cal., and a resolntion adopted by the S. 4913. An act to enable the Indians allotted lands in sev­ Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod Convention at Chicago, eralty within the boundaries of Little River drainage district rn., praying for the adoption of :m amendment to the Consti­ No. 1, in Pottawatomie County, Okla., to cooperate with the tution to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and importation of officials of said State in the protection of their lands from intoxicating liquors, which were referred to the Committee ·on overflow, and for other purposes; the Judiciary. s. 4~}48. An act to amend an act approved... May 27, 1908, en­ Mr. CATRON. I present a joint memorial adopted by the titled "An act for the removal of restrictions from part of the Legislature of the State of New Mexico, relative to redistricting lands of allottees of the Five Civilized Tribes, and for other the judicial circuits for the United States circuit courts of ap­ purposes ; and peals. I ask that the memorial be printed in the REconn and S. 692·:5. An act to authorize the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ilailroad Co. to con truct a bridge across the Mississippi River There being no objection, the memorial was referred to the near the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri. Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed in the The message further announced that the House had passed RECORD, as follows : the following joint resolutions, each with an amendment, in House joint memorial 5. Introduced by Mr. R. L. Baca, April 25, 1912 ; which it requested the concurrence of the Senate: read first and second times by title; ordered translated and printed S. J. Res. 94. Joint resolution providing for the filling of a und referred to committee on judiciary. vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of in the class other than Members of Congress ; and America in Congress assembled-: S. J. Res. 100. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of Your petitioners, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Mexico, respectfully show that the interests of that por­ the Interior to permit the continuation of coal-mining operations tion of the United States west of the Mississippi River imperatively on certain lands in Wyoming. demand the creation by Congress of at least two additional judicial cir­ The message also announced that the House had passed the cuits, as will readily appear ·from a consideration of the facts herein­ after set forth, which present a coip..{>aratlve statement of the number of following bills, in which it requested the concurrence of the States and population in each of the circuits as tb.ey now exist: Senate: The first judicial circuit includes the four States of Rhode IRiand, H. Il. 1718. An act providing for the sale of the old Federal Massacusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, with a population of 5,082,033. The second judicial circuit includes the States of Vermont, Connecti­ building and site at Owensboro, Ky. ; cut, and New York, with a population of 10,584,826. H. R. 1739. An act to amend section 4875 of the Revised Stat­ The third judicial circuit includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and utes, to protide a compensation for superintendents of national Delaware, with a population of 10 404,600. The fourth judicial circuit inciudes Maryland, Virginia, West Vir­ cemeteries ; ginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, with a population of 8,368, 68. H. R. 11033. An act authorizing the quitclaiming of the in­ The fifth judicial circuit includes Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mis­ terest of the United States in certain land situated in Hampden sissippi, Louisiana, and Texas, with a population of 12,848,q97. The sixth judicial circuit includes Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ten­ County, l\Ia ss. ; nessee, with a population of 12,051,988. H. R.18434. An act to repeal section 4716 of the Revised Stat­ The seventh judicial circuit includes Indiana, Illinois, and Wiscon­ utes of the United States; sin, with a population of 10,673,327. The eighth judicial circuit includes Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa. Mis­ H. R. 1 504. An act to provide for the sale of fractional block souri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, North Dakota, South No. 6, in the town of Forest Grove, Oreg., no longer needed for Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico, with a population of school purposes; 16,515,272. Il. An The ninth judicial circuit includes California, Or~on, Nevada, Idaho, H . 18841. act incorporating the National Institute of Montana, Washington, and Arizona, with a population of 5,181,180. Arts and Letters ; It will be seen from a comparison of these figures that the eighth H. R. 21480. An act to establish a standard barrel and stand­ circuit, in which our State of New Mexico is situated, has a population ard grades for apples when packed in barrels, and for other of more than three times as much as the first and ninth circuits, nearly twice as much as the fourth circuit, about 50 per cent more than the purpo~es; second. third, and seventh circuits, and about 33~ per cent more than H. R. 21708. An act to authorize the lighting of Piney Branch the fifth and sixth circuits; and in addition to this the enormous area of the eighth circuit should be considered, extending as it does from Road from Georgia Avenue to Butternut Street; the northern boundary of Minnesota to the southern boundary of New H. R. 21826. An act validJ).ting certain homestead entries ; Mexico. a distance of approximately 1,GOO miles. It should also be borne H. R. 21963. An act to make Fort Covington, N. Y., a sub­ in mind that the principal railroad lines through that circuit run in east and west directions. As a consequence a large part of the people resi­ port of entry; dent in that circuit, and especially the people of our own State, are sub­ H. R. 24224. An act to amend sections 5, 11, and 25 of an jected to great losses of both time and money in the transaction of act entitled "An act to amend and consolidate the acts respecting business in the Circuit Court of Appeals, and the increasing amount copyrights," approted March 4, 1909; of litigation in the Federal courts in that circuit must necessarily tend greatly to obstruct and delay the determination of cau es. It must also H. R. 24699. An act extending the time for the repayment of be remembered that the population of most of the States in that circuit certain war-revenue taxes erroneously collected; is increasing very rapidly, and the population of the whole circuit will H. R. 24703. An act to extend the authority to receive certi­ probably long before the taking of the next decennial census exceed fied checks drawn on National and State banks and trust com­ twenty millions. We therefore respectfully pray that the 13 States included in that panies in payment for· duties on imports and internal taxes and circuit be divided among three judicial circuits, and if such division be all public dues ;· and made- each of those circuits, while much greater in area, would have approximately the same population as the :f?.rst and ninth circuits. and H. R. 25002. An act to amend section 73 and section 76 of the we particularly ask that one of those circmts may be composed of the net of August 27, 1894. States of Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico, with a popu­ ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED. lation, according to the census of 1910. of 4,474,524, but the actual population at th~ present time must greatly exceed that number. The message further announced that the Speaker of the liouse had signed the following enrolled bills and joint resoJ l\Ir. PERKINS presented telegrams in the nature of petitions lution: from the Riverside Chamber of Commerce; the San Francisco H. R. 18849. An act for the relief of the Winnebago Indians Chamber of Commerce; the Turlock Board of Trade; the Placer­ of Nebraska and Wisconsin; · ville Board of Trade; the Chico Business l\fens' As ociation; of H. R. 20480. An act excepting certain lands in Lawrence and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co.; of the Hollis­ Pennington Counties, S. Dak., from the operations of the pro­ ter Chamber of Commerce; of the Merchants' Association of visions of section 4 of an net approved June 11, 1906, entitled Fresno; of the Crocker Huffman Land & Water Co.; of Hov. "An act to provide for the entry of agricultural lands within John Barneson, of San Francisco; of the Oakland Chamber of forest reserves " ; Comm~rce; of the First National Bank of Merced; of the Po- 1912.' CONGRESSIONAL -RECORD-_ HOUSE. 8375 mona Board of Trade ; ·of the Madera County Chamber of Com­ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. merce; of Hon. M. J. Brandenstein, of San Francsico; of the Alameda Chamber of Commerce ; of the Lodi Merchants' Asso­ THURSDAY, June 20, 1912. ciation; of the Livingston Chamber of Commerce; of the Stock­ ton Chamber of Commerce; of the Owens Valley Chamber of The House met at 10.30 o'clock a. m. . Commerce; of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce; of the Red­ The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the fol­ ding. Chamber of Commerce; of the. Native Sons Golden West lowing prayer : of Sutter Creek; of the Board of Trade of San Francisco; of Infinite and eternal spirit, Father soul, never far from any the Berkeley Chamber of ·Commerce ; of the Visalia Board of of us, we would draw near to Thee with open minds and hearts, Trade ; of the Bishop Chamber of Commerce; of the Paso Robles that we may receive of Thy spirit and be guided through the Chamber of Commerce; of the Orland Chamber of Commerce; changing scenes of this new day, that a.t its close we may find of tee Stanislaus Board of Trade, of Modesto; of the Merced ourselves in harmony with Thee, at peace with ourselves and l\Ierchants' Association; of the Redwood Board of .Trade; of all mankind. And-Thine be the glory and the praise, through the Sacramento Valley Development ABsoci.ation; of the Merced Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and Se.curity Savings Bank; of the Merced County Chamber -0f Com­ approved. merce; of the Fresno County Chamber of Commerce; of the Richmond Board of Trade; of the Marysville Chamber of Com­ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION BILL. merce; of the Pasadena Board of Trade; of the Escondido Mr. BURLESON. Ur: Speaker, I call up the conference re­ Chamber of Commerce; of the' San Mateo County Development port on the bill (H. Il. 17681) making appropriations to provide Association; of Hon. A. I. Eisberg, of San Francisco; of the for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia San Joaquin Valley Association; of Hon. James Rolph, jr., for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913. mayor of San Francisco; of the Los Angeles Chamber of Com­ 1\fr. JOHNSO:N' of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I reserve all merce; of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce; of the points of order on the conference report ' Berkeley Board of Trade; of Hon. Charles S. Fee, of San The SPEAKER. The gentleman fTom Texas ca~ -tl]) the Francisco; of Hon. James Borsburgh, jr., of San Francisco; of conference report on the District of Columbia appropr;iiation bill, the Sanger Chamber of Commerce; of the Coalinga Chamber of and the gentleman from Kentucky reserves all points of order Commerce ; of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce; and of thereon. . i the Board of 'l'rade of Sierra Madre, all in the State of Cali­ l\Ir. BURLESON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unammou's consent fornia, favoring an appropriation of $270,000 for the improve­ that the statement may be rMd in lieu of the report. \ ment of the Yosemite National Park, which were referred to The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Committee on Appropriations. l\Ir. JOHNSON "of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, does thtr.J\_ preju- BILLS INTRODUCED. dice my rights upon any of the points of order? ._ BiJls were introduced, read the first time, and, by unanimous The SPEAKER. Not at all. Is there objaction? [Afte , a consent, the second time, and referred as follows: pause.] The Ohair hears none, and the Clerk will read the '~ By Mr. .ASHURST : statement of the conferees. A bill ( S. 7181) extending the provisions of the Carey Act - The conference report is a.S follows : to .Arizona; to the Committee on Public Lands. By 1\Ir. JONES : CONFERENCE .REPORT (NO. 899). A bill (S. 7182) for the relief of George L. Neff (with accom­ The committ~ of conference on the disagreeing ·rntes of the panying papers) ; to the Committee on Public Lands. two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R A bill ( S. 7183) granting an increase of pension to Anna L. 17681) making appropriations to provide for the expenses of Phillips; to the Committee on Pensions. the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year By Mr. CATRON: ending June 30, 1913, and for other purposes, having met, after A bill ( 8. 7184) to remove the charge of desertion from the full and fre-e conference ha •e agreed to recommend and do military record of .Jose Padilla; to the Committee on Military recommend to 'their respective Houses as follows; Affairs. That the Senate reced-e from its amendments numbered 1, 3, A bill ( S. 7185) for the relief of the estate of Reymundo 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, ~6, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, Trujillo, deceased; to the Committee on Claims. 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, A bill ( S. 7186) granting a pension to Mariana L. de Miller; 53, 54. 55, 56, 57, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, G6, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, and 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, A bill (S. 7187) granting a pension to Martina M. de 102, 103, 104, 106, 10 , 113, 114, 117, 121, 128, 137, 13 , 139, 141, Sanchez ; to the CoJllmittee on Pensions. 148, 150, 154, 155, 156, 1G2, 174, 178, 179, 193, 194, 198, 199, 20G, By Mr. CURTIS: 207, 208, 209, 210, 216, 217, 221, 222, 223, :!24, 225, 226, 227, 228, A bill ( S. 718 ) to corr~ the military record of Thomas H. 229, 231, 232, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 24:!, 243, 244, 245, Barrett; to the Committee on MiUtar-y Affairs. 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, :!G2, A bill { S. 7189) granting an increase of pension to Donald 263, 264, 265, 2G6, 267, 268, 26D, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 276, 277, McDonald; 278, 279, 280, 281, 2 2, 283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 291, 295, 29G, 2D7, A bill (S. 7190) granting an increase of pension to Albert 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 304, 305, 307, 310, 311, 313, 315, 317, 318, Burgess (with accompanying papers) ; and 319, 320, 321, 324 325, 326, 327, 331, 332, 333, 336, 342, 343, 344, A bill (S. 7191) granting a pension to Franklin Bannon 345, 351, 358, 359, 362, 363, 364, 365, 367, 370, 375, 376, 377, 378, (with accompanying paper); to the Committee on Pensions. 379, 3 0, 381, 382, 383, 391, 393, 394, 395, 396, 404, 405, 400, 407, By Ur. REED: 408, 409, and 420. A bill ( S. 7192) authorizing the construction, maintenance, That the House recede from its disagreement to the amend­ and operation of a dam a.cross the Osage River, in Miller ments of the Senate numbered 4. 8, 10, 11, 13, 19, 23, 24, 2u, 27, County, Mo.; to the Committee on Commerce. 58, 60, 61, 77, 88, 92, 93, 100, 105, 111, 112, 116, 119, 120, 122, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTUR.E ( S. DOC. NO. 855). 123, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 140, 142, 143, 144, Mr. FLETCHER. I am not certain whether under the unani­ 145, 146, 147, 149, 152, 157, 159, 160, 163, 164, 168~ 169, 170, 171, mous-consent agreement I am justified in making the request, 172, 175, 177, 180, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 192, 195, 196, 200, but I present the matter to the Presiding Officer. I wish to ask 202, 203, 2-04, 205, 230, 233, 234, 275, 293, 294, 303, 312, 31G, 322, for the publication as a Senate document of the _report to the 328, 330, 335, 338, 339, 2-16, 349, 350, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 361, International Institute of .Agriculture on the conference-held at 366, 384, 385; 387, 388, 389, 390, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 40::!, 410, Nashville, Tenn., April, 1912. If 1t is in order, I will ask that 411, 412, 413, 414. 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 421, 423, and 425; and it be printed as a document. agree to t.he same~ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Such matters have usually .Amendment numbered 2: That the House recede from its dis­ been regarded as ~ part of the morning business, .and in the agreement to the amendment of the Senate nufubered 2, and opinion of the Chair it is within the unanimous-consent agree­ agree to the same with amendments as follows: Omit the mattei· ment. Is there objection to the reqtrnst of the Senator from inserted by said amendment and on page 2 of the bill, in line 3, Flori