Congressional Record-Senate. February 12
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1634 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. FEBRUARY 12, Also, resolutions of the State Society of Labor and Industry of ing papers, was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and Kansas, for reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion law-to the ordered to b& printed. Committee on Foreign .Affairs. ~TON H. BLUNT. By Mr. SHAFROTH: Petitions of B. C. Tormey and Charles Johnson, of Eaton; G. K. Dickerson, of Greeley, and others, of The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a com the State of Colorado, against reciprocal trade relations with Cuba munication.from the Secretary of War, transmitting ~ in response admitting sugar free-to the Committee on Ways and Means. to a resolution of the 20th ultimo, a copy of the record and papers ALso, resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of Sterling, bearing upon the court-martial and military service of Hamilton Colo., and Fruit Growers' Society of Boulder, Colo., in relation H. Blunt, late captain, Forty-ninth United States Volunteer In to the arid-land measure-to the Committee on Irrigation of Arid fantry; which, with the accompanying papeTs, was referred to Lands. the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. By Mr. SHALLENBERGER: Petition of F. A. Thompson and WASHINGTO~, ~""DRIA AND MOUN'l' VERNON RAILWAY. 11 other citizens of Clay Center, Nebr., and Good & Bennett and The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the sixth 14 other merchants of Cowles, Nebr., against House bill 6578, annual report ofthe Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon known as the parcels-post bill-to the Committee on the Post Railway Company; which was referred to the Committee on the Office and Post-Roads. District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed. By n.Ir. SHERMAN: Resolutions of Cigar Makers' Union No. 210, of Rome, N, Y., concerning the Chinese-exclusion act-to the PETITIONS AND :MEMORIALS. Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. LODGE presented petitions of the Megantic Club and sun By Mr. SIDLEY: Petition of Cigar Makers' Union No.122, for dry citizens of Boston, of the Rod and Gun Club and sundry citi exclusion of Chinese-to the Committee on Foreign .Affairs. zens of Northampton, of the South End Gun Club and sundry By Mr. SKILES: Resolution of Plasterers' Union No. 210, of citizens of Newburyport~ in the State of Massachusetts and of Mansfield, Ohio, praying for the further restriction of immigra th~ f~ulty of the University of Illinois, praying that a~ appro tion-to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. pnation be made for the erection in the city of Washington of a By Mr. SMITH of illinois: Resolution of Woodworkers' Union statue to the late Prof. Spencer F. Baird; which were referred No. 182, of Cairo, ill., favoring an educational test in the restric to the Committee on the Library. tion of immigration-to the Committee on Immigration and Mr. FAIRBANKS presented petitions of Norman Eddy Post Naturalization. No. 579, of South. Bend; of Thomas J. Brooks Pust ~ No. 322, of By 1\Ir. SPERRY: Resolutions of Central Labor Union of Meri Lafayette; of Basil B. Decker Post, No. 334, of French Lick and den, Conn., and Wood Carvers' Association of New Haven, Conn. of ~akeview Post, No. 246, of Syracuse, of the Deparlme~t of favoring the exclusion of Chinese-to the Committee on Forei~ Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic; and of International Affairs. Broom :Makers' Local Union No.6, American Federation of Labor Also, resolution of New Haven Wood Carvers' Association fav of South B~nd, ~ of the ~~te of Indiana, praying for the enact~ oring restriction of undesirable immigration-to the Committee ment of legiSlation authonzmg the. construction of war vessels in on Immigration and Naturalization. the navy-yards of the country; which were referred to the Com By Mr. STEWART of New York: Resolution ofHorsfell Post, mittee on Naval Affairs. No. 90, of Schenectady, Grand Army of the Republic, Depart He also presented the petitions of B. C. Raymond, of Hamilton; ment of New York, favoring the construction of war ships at the T. R. Tucker~ of Salem ~ and of B. L. Hollester of Muncie all in navy-yards-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. the Sta1:e of Indiana, praying for the passag~ of the so..:Called By Mr. THAYER: Petition of Machinists' Union No. 339, of Grout bill to regulate the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine· Worcester, Mass., American Federation of Labor, favoring the which were referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Fo~ ....construction of war vessels in Government navy-yards-to the estry . Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. WELLINGTON presented a petition of Iron Molders' By Mr. VAN VOORHIS: Paper to accompany House bill11226, Local Union No.19, American Federation of Labor of Baltimore granting a pension to Isaac Dobbins-to the Committee on In 1\Id., ~raying for the enaA?tment of legislation autho~~izing the con~ valid Pensions. struction of war vessels m the navy-yards of the country· which By Mr. WARNOCK: Paper to accompany House bill11221, was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. ' granting a pension to Cephas Davis-to the Committee on Invalid He also presented petitions of Garfield Council, No. 4 Daugh Pensions. ters of Liberty, of Cumberland, and of Pants Worker's' Local By Mr. WILLIAMS of lllinois: Papers to accompany·House Union No. 114, United Garment Workers of America of Balti bill11223, granting an increase of pension to Martin Schubert more, in the State of Maryland, praying for the reena'ctment of to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. the Chinese-exclusion law; which were referred to the Committee Also, petition of James P. Billington_, for a pension-to the on Immigration. Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. WETMORE presented a petition of Ives Post, No. 13, By Mr. VREELAND: Resolutions of Fuller Post, No. 246, and ~rand Army of the Republi<?, Department <;>f. Rhode Island, pray J. M. Brown Post, No. 285, Grand Army of the Republic; Musical mg for the e~tment of le~ation authonzmg the construction Union No. 134, of Jamestown, and Barbers' Union No. 109, of of a battle ship at each Umted States navy-yard having proper Dunkirk, N.Y., favoring the construction of war vessels in Gov facilities to do the work; which was 1·eferred to the Committee ernment navy-yards-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. on Naval .Affairs. Also, resolution of Woman's Missionary Society of the Presby He ~s~ presented petitions of the Rhode Island Mule Spinners' terian Church of Fredonia, N.Y., for an amendment to the Na Assoc1ation, of Pawtucket; of the Providence Branch of the tional Constitution defining legal marriage to be monogamic-to Atlantic Coast Seamen's Union, of Providence; of Bricklayers the Committee on the Judiciary. and Masons' Union No.1, of Providence, and of Carpenters and By Mr. ZENOR: Resolution of Basil B. Decker Post, No. 334, Joiners' Local Union No. 342, of Pawtucket, all of the State of Grand Army of the Republic, of French Lick, Ind., urging that Rhode Island, praying for the reenactment of the Chinese the navy-yards be utilized for the construction of war vessel.&-to exclusion law; which was refeiTed to the Committee on Immi the Committee on Naval Affairs. gration. Mr. Ql! ARLE~ presented a petition of sundry citizens of Water town, WIB.r praymg for therepealof the war taxon bank capital· which was referred to the Committee on Finance. ' SENATE. He also presented a petition of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Convention, praY?ng for the enactment of legislation authorizing WEDNESDAY, February 12, 1902. the use of a portion of the proceeds of public lands for agricul Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. tural and mechanical colleges; which was refe1Ted to the Com The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's pro mittee on Public Lands. ceedings, when, on request of Mr. LoDGE, and by unanimous He also presented a petition of Cigar Makers' Local Union No. consent, the further reading was dispensed with. 61, of La Crosse, Wis., praying for the reenactment of the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the Jour Chinese-exclusion law; which was referred to the Committee on nal will stand approved. Immigration. He also presented a petition of Cigar Makers' Local Union No. WASHINGTON NAVY-YARD. 182, of M;adison, Wis., and a petition of Local Union No. 89, The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a com Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers, and Brass Workers' Association munication from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in re ~f. Racine, Wis., p~ying for the enactment of legislation author~ sponse to a resolution of the 21st ultimo, copies of all papers and IZmg the construction of war vessels in the navy-yards of the reports relating to the proposed extension of the Washington country; which were referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Navy-Yard, either on the east or west side thereof2 and the esti Mr. FOSTER of Washington presented a petition of David mated cost of such extension, etc.; which, with the accompany- Fard Post, No. 11, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of 1902. OONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 1635 Washington, of Ellensburg, Wash., praying for the enactment of Where&s said bill is in the bands of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to whlch it was referred for consideration, and it apJ>eS:ring- thatHon. A. 0. legislation authorizing the construction of war vessels in the BACUN, who is a Senator from the State of Georgia, i:s a member of said navy-yards of the country; which was referred to the Committee committee: on Naval Affairs.