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.950 CONGRESSIONAL _REOORD- _HOUSE. JANUAR~ 11, Asst:- Surg. l\forton W. Bak~r to be a passed assistant sur PHILIPPINE TARIFF. geon in the Navy from the 10th·day of July, -1905, upon the com Mr. PAYNE. -Mr, Speaker, I move that the House resotve pletion of three years' service in his present grade. itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of Asst. Surg. James H. Holloway to be a passed assistant sur the Union for the further consideration of the bill H. R. 3, and geon in the Navy from the 26th day of September, 1905, upon the pending that I ask unanimous consent that general debate on completion of three years' service in his present grade. this bill be closed at the final rising of the committee on SatUr- Gunner Charles B. Babson t-o be a chief gunner in the Navy, day ·of this week. · · from the 27th day of April, 1904, baving completed six years' The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New York asks unani service, in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of the mous consent that general debate on House bill No. 3 be closed "Navy personnel act," approved March 3, 1899, as amended by ·SatUrday next at the adjournment of the House. · the act of April 27, 1904. Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Carpenter Joseph M. Simms to be a chief carpenter in the gentleman from New York as to whether he has consulted with Navy :from the 6th day of June, 1905, upon the completion of Mr. WILLIAMS, who is not on the floor at this moment? six years' service, -in accordance with the -provisions of section Mr. PAYNE. !.have not had an opportunity to consult with 12 of the "Navy personnel act," approved March 3, 1899, as Mr. WILLIAAls. amended by the act of April 27, 1904. Mr. UNDERWOOD. -I would ask the gentleman to let his APPOINTMENTS IN THE MARINE CORPS. request go over until Mr. WILLIAMS is on the floor, because he To be second lieutenants in the Marine Cows from the 30th is the leader on this side. day of December, 1905, to fill vacancies existing in that grade Mr. PAYNE. I will withdraw the request, Mr. Speaker, -but on that date: I may renew it subsequently, and I want to give notice unless Logan Tucker, a citizen of Illinois. this request is granted immediately after the reading of the Charles C. McReynolds, a noncommissioned officer of the Ma Journal on Monday I shall move' that general debate on this rine Corps. bill be closed. I now ask for a vote upon the motion to go into John E. Semmes, a citizen of Maryland. the Committee of the Whole. Charles F, B. Price, a citizen of Pennsylvania. The motion was agreed to ; and accordingly the House re solved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the POSTMASTERS. state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill ARKANSAS. H. R. 3, the Philippine tariff bill, Mr. OLMSTED in the chair. Edward W. Burruss to be postmaster at .Holly Grove, in the The CHAIRMAN. The House is in the Committee of the county of Monroe and State of Arkansas. 'Vhole House on the state of the Union for the further consid l'EW YORK. eration of the bill H. R. 3, and the gentleman from Ohio Dayton H. Whipple to be postmaster at Altamont, in the [1\Ir. GROSVENOR], who had the floor and gave way for a motion county of Albany and State of New York. that the committee rise last evening, reserving the balance of his time, is entitled to the floor this morning. · Mr. KEIFER. Mr. Chairman, I simply want to ask unani HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. mous consent that the gentleman from Ohio, who now has the floor, my colleague, shall be allowed to continue and conclude THURSDAY, January 11, 1906. his remarks. The House met at 12 o'clock noon. 'l'he CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Ohio asks unanimous Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. HENRY N. CounEN, D. D. consent that his colleague from the same State be permitted to The "Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and continue until he shall have concluded his remarks. Is there approved. objection? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Chairman, I am conscious of the . - CONTINGENT EXPENSES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. fact that an unusual length of time has been consumed by a Mr. TAWNEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for number of gentlemen who have preceded me, and while I was the present consideration of the following resolution. anxious to have the consent of the House, which has been so The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Minnesota asks unani generously given to me, I, nevertheless, will curtail my remarks mous consent for the present consideration of the joint resolu as far as possible, conscious that I shall not occupy an un tion which the Clerk will report. reasonable length of time if I succeed in making myself fairly The Clerk read as follows : underst<;>od to the audience. I shall not, Mr. Chairman, go over Joint resolution (H. J". Res. 68) rl!-lating to the contingent expenses of the ground that has been so well traveled by those who have the House of Representatives. preceded me. The distinguished chairman of the Ways and Resolved, etc., That the appropriation made for the misce~laneom; items of the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives for Means Committee placed before the House with absolute frank the fiscal year 1906 is hereby made available for the payment of sal ness and with exhaustive detail all the real provisions and pur aries and labor heretofore or hereafter specifically ordered by the llouse poses of the bill, and, with all due respect to the gentlemen who of Representatives of the present Congress, in addition to the purposes for which said appropriation is otherwise available. have contested upon the other side of this question, I will not repeat nor add anything to the able speech of the opening Mem The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The ber, nor yet to the elaborate and perfect presentation made by Chair hears none. the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. DALZELL]. The joint resolution w.as ordered to be engrossed and read the Mr. Chairman, the questions which have arisen along the path third time ; was read the third time, and passed. way upon which we have traveled since the memorable ye.:'lr On motion of Mr. TAWNEY, a motion to reconsider the last 1898 have been logical in their origin, logical in their develop vote was laid on the table. ment, and logical in the presentation that they make ~of the ques SUBSTITUTE PENSION ·DAY. tions here to-day. When a nation goes to war by the deliberate l\fr. p .AYNE. :Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that act of tbe war-making power, that nation assumes all the nat Tuesday of next week be substituted for Friday, to-morrow, for ur:;tl and probable matters and things that grow out of the condi the special order for the consideration of pension bills. I under tion of war which they have created. The American people stand the gentleman from New Hampshire does not object to went to war under peculiar circumstances. Occupying the posi that. tion which I did upon this floor; occupying the position tbnt I 1\fr. SULLOWAY. There is no objection, Mr. Speaker, as for did with relation to the then administration of the executive as I am aware. office of the Government; believing, as I did, that the war with Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I will say the day immediately Spain-was not necessary ; believing, as I did, that everything we following the final vote on the Philippine tariff bill. · fought for would have been and could have been easily, or ulti The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New York asks unani mately, at least, attained without war, I stood with the Presi mous consent that the day following the vote upon the_ Philip dent and with the majority of the Republicans on this fioor and pine tariff bill be substituted for Friday of this week under the did all in my pwer to delay the declaration-of war, with the hope special order. Is there objection? - · that war need not come. Every demand that was made by the 1\Ir. CLARK of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, is it certain tha~ they McKinley Administration, every demand made upon Spain by the are going to get that day now? - United States through ·its diplomacy was yielded until we came to Mr. pAYNE. I say the day following the final vote upon the the single remaining question, namely: Would Spain finally, ·in Philippine tariff bill. view of the position which the peop1e of the United States had Mr. CLARK of Missouri. Is it certain they are going to have taken, withdraw from the island of Cuba and grant independence that day you name? to her people? The American people had so far committed them Mr. PAYNE. Certainly. selves to the affirmative of that question that it seemed impossi The SPEAKER. The Chair hears no objection. ble that we could yield that demand, and Spain; compromising 190()~ CONGRESSIONAL -RECORD-HOUSE., - 951 . step, by step, yielding first this concession and then that conces · intelligent knowledge ef· the effect of this legislation: upon· the sion, finally, I b.elieve-and-that is what history will say-was people of.