CONGRESSIONAL .RECORD : Senate. APRIL 22

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By Mr. McCLEARY: Resolu?on of the Minne~polis (Minn.) SENATE. Division, No. 117, Order of Railway Conductors, m favor of the passage of the anti-scalping bill-to the Committee on Interstate FRIDAY, Aprt'l 22, 1898. and Foreign Commerce. Also, letter of Capt. Ed. S. Bean, captain of Company D, First The Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D., offered the follow· Regiment National Guard, State of Minnesota, favoring the Army ing prayer: reorganization bill-to the Committee on Military Affairs. 0 Thou, who art father of the fatherless and judge of the widow, By Mr. MA.l'{N: Two pe.ti tion~ of cipizens of Chicago! lll, favor we come into Thy presence bowed and heavy in heart because of ing the passage of the anti-scalpmg bill-to the Comnuttee on In the departure from among us of the senior Senator from Missis· terstate and Foreign C-ommerce. sippi-a gallant soldier, a great lawyer, an eminent statesman, By Mr. ODELL: Petitions of Rockland Woman s Christian wise, upright, fearless, tender, gentle, kindly, and constant, loyal Temperance Union, of Sullivan County, N.Y., favoring the pas to friendship, magnanimous, and generous to all men. Every Eage of bills to raise the age of protection for girls to 18 years in home in Mississippi bewails his loss as that of a father, and all the District of Columbia and the Territorie8, to protect State anti who knew him well honored, revered, and loved him. cigarette laws, to prohibit kinetoscope reproductions of prize ' Grant Thy blessing to his bereaved and heartbroken wife. fights, and to forbid interstate transmission of lottery messages Support her under this crushing bereavement. Sustain hi~ by telegraph-to the Committee on the Judiciary. daughter and aU the members of the family. Also, petition of the Rockland Woman's Christian Temperance And grant, our Heavenly Father, that this unspeakable loss to every one of us, to the Senate and to all who knew and loved him, Union, of Sullivan County, N.Y., praying for the enactment of may bring home to us the sense not only of sorrow, but of cheer legislation prohibiting the interstate transmis~ion of newspaper descriptions of prize fights, etc.-to· the Comnuttee on Interstate in the hope of resurrection and eternal life, which Thou hast given to us in Thy Son, in whose sacred name we offer our prayers. and Foreign Commerce. Amen. Also, petition of the Rockland Woman's Christian Teml?erance Mr. MONEY. Mr. President, I ask the unanimous consent of Union, of Sullivan County, N. Y., for the passage of a bill pro the Senate that the prayer of the Chaplain be printed in the REO. hibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Capitol building and ORD. grounds-to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. The VICE-PRESIDENT. Is there objection? The Chair hears Also, petitio~ of the Rockland W ~~n's Christi~ T~mperru:ce no objection to the request, and the order is made. Union. of Sullivan County, N.Y., m favor of legislation which On motion of Mr. COCKRELL, and by unanimous consent, the will more effectually restrict immigration and prevent the admis reailing of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed sion of illiterate, pauper, andcriririnalclasses to the United States with. to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. By Mr. PAYNE: Petitions of the Ontario County Woman's MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. Christian Temperance Union, of Clifton Springs, N.Y., praying A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. for the enactment of legislation to forbid the interstate transmis BROWNING, its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had dis sion of lottery messages by telegraph, to protect State anti agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 9944) cigarette laws, the enactment of a Sunday-rest law, and to raise to provide for temporarily increasing the military establishment the age of protection for girls to 18 years in the District of Colum of the United States in time of war, and for other purposes, agrees bia and the Territories-to the Committee on the Judiciary. to the conference asked for by the Senate on the disagreeing votes Also, petition of the Ontario County Woman's Christian Tem of the two Houses thereon, and had appointed Mr. HuLl., Mr. perance Union, of Clifton Springs, N.Y., in favor of a. bill prohib GRIFFIN, and Mr. HAY managers at the conference on the part iting the sale of intoxicating liquors in all Goveinment buildings of the House. to the Committee on Public Buililings and Grounds. The message also announced that the House had passed a joint Also, petition of Ontario County Woman's Christian Temper resolution (H. Res. 238) to readmit Nellie Grant Sartoris to the ance Union, of Clifton Springs, N.Y., favoring the passage of a character and privileges of a citizen of the United States; in bill to prohibit the reproduction of prize fights by kinetoscope in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate. the District of Columbia and the Territories and the interstate transmission of newspaper descriptions of such fights-to the EXECUTIVE SESSION. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Mr. COCKRELL. I move that the Senate proceed to the con· Also. petition of Ontario County Woman's Christian Temper sideration of executive business. ance Union, of Clifton Spring's, N.Y., praying for the enactment The motion was agreed to; and the Sena~e proceeded to the con· of legislation to substitute voluntary arbitration for railway sideration of executive business. After two hours spent in execu· strikes-to the Committee on Labor. tive session the doors were reopened. By Mr. RAY of New York: Petitions of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor of H~bart, and Chr~tian En~~ayor MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. Society of South Edmeston, N.Y., m favor of a bill prohibiting A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. the sale of intoxicating liquors in all Government buildings-to BROWNING, its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had agreed the Committee on Public Building~ and Grounds. to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing Also, petitions of the Christian Endeavor Society of South Ed votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the meston, N.Y., for the passage of bills to forbid the interstate bill (H. R. 9944) to provide for temporarily increasing the military transmission of gambling matter ~ytelegraph and.t<_? protect State establishment of the United States in time of war, and for other anti-cigarette laws-to the Committee on the Judiciary. purposes. By lli. RIDGELY: Petition of C. B. Young and other citizens THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. of Chanute, Kans., favoring the passage of the anti-scalping bill to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Mr. HAWLEY submitted the following report: By Mr. SHERMAN: Petition of Order of Ra:ilway Conductors, The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses Division 181, Chillicothe, Ohio; Order of Railway Conductors, on the amendment~ of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 00!4) to provide for tem porarily increasing the military establishment of the United States in time Division 166, Newark, Ohio; Order of Railway Copductors, Divi of war, and for other purposes, having met, after fn;ll and fre.e conference sion 26, Toledo, Ohio; Graham C. 9ampbell and 32 others, Burke have agreed to recommend and do recommend to the1r respective Houses as ville, Va.; J. L. Roser, M.D., J ell1co, Tenn.; B. H. Patterson and follows: That the Senate recede b·om its amendments numbered 3 and 8. 80 others, Baxley, Ga.; C. H. Otey and 16 others, Arthur, Tenn., That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the favoring the passage of Honse bill No. 7130 an~ Senate bill No. Senate numbered 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10, and agree to the ~arne . 1575, relating to ticket brokerage-to the Comnuttee on Interstate That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senat.e numbered 1, and agree to tho same with amendments as follows: and Foreign Commerce. Strike out the matter inserted by said Senate amendment; and on page 2 By Mr. WM. ALDEN SIDTH: Resolution of the Board of of the bill. in line U .. strike out the word "three" a.nd insert in lieu thereof Trade of Grand Rapids, Mich., favoring the passage of Senate bill the word "two;" and the Senate agree to the sai:l.e. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the No. 3027 and House bill No. 6705, for pur& flour-to the Committee Senate numbered 4:, and agree t

REPORT ON CUBAN AFFA.IRS. Artillery arm. The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the amendments Philip Raymond Ward, of New York, to be second lieutenant, of the Honse of Representatives to the resoln?on of the ~nate to April 20, 1898, to fill an original vacancy. print 20,000 copies of the report of the C~IIllillttee ~n ~oreign ~e lations of the United States Senate relative to affarrs m Cuba, m SURVEYOR OF CUSTO:MS. cluding the message of the President of the United States, the Charles H. Ross, of Iowa~ to be surveyor of customs for the port correspondence, and the testimony and reports of consuls. of Burlington, in the State of Iowa, to succeed M.A. Frawley, The amendments were read, and agreed to, as follows: whose term of office has expired by limitation. In line 6 strike out '' 7,500" and insert "6,500." In line 7 strike out "12,500" and insert "13,500." THIRD LIEUTENANTS, REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE. ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. Eugene Blake, jr., of Maryland, t.o be a third lieutenant in the A message from the Honse of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. Revenue-Cutter Service of the United States, to succeed Edwin BRow~"'lNG, its Chief Clerk, announced that the Speaker of the V. D. Johnson, promohrl. House had signed the enrolled bill (H. R. 9944) to provide. for Frank B. Goudey, of Massachusetts, to be a third lieutenant in temporarily increasing the military establishment o~ the Umted the Revenue-Cutter Service of the United States, to succeed Wil· States in time of war, and for other purposes; and It was there liam H. 0. Hay, promoted. upon signed by the Vice-President. James F. Hottel, of the District of Columbia, to be a third lieu· PRINTING OF MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT ACT. tenant in the Revenue-Cutter Service of the United States, to suc On motion of Mr. COCKRELL, it was ceed John P. J. Ryan, resigned. 01·dered, That 5,000 co:pies of H. R. 99«, as signed by the presiding officers Paul C. Prince, of the District of Columbia, t.o be a third lien of the two Houses, be pnnted for the use of the Senate. tenant in the Revenue-Cutter Service of the United States, to suc· DE.A.TH OF SENATOR WALTHA.LL. ceed William E. W. Hall, promoted. Mr. MONEY. :Mr. President, it is my sad duty to announce to William J. Wheeler, of Virginia, to be a third lieutenant in the the Senate that fifteen minutes after 5 on yesterday afternoon, Revenue-Cutter Service of the United States, to succeed Samuel the 21st of April, EnwA.RD CARY WALTHALL, late a Senator in P. Edmonds, promoted. this body from the State vf Mississippi, departed this life at his Philip H. Scott, of Virginia, to be a third lieutenant in the Reve place of residence in this city. nue-Cutter Service of the United States, to succeed Walker W. This distinguished soldier, this true patriot, this wise statesman, Joynes, promoted. this accomplished gentleman has left behind ~ a memory fra Frank W. Smith, of Massachusetts, to be a third lieutenant in grant with good deeds and courteous "!ords. I~ IS not. my ~ten the Revenue-Cutter Service of the United States, to succeed Henry tion now to extend any remarks upon his character or his services. L. Peckham, promoted. At a time which the Senate will appoint those who knew and Hel'IDan H. Wolf, of Ohio, to be a third lieutenant in the Reve· loved him here will speak in his eulogy. I simply desire to offer nue-Cutter Service of the United States, to succeed John G. Berry, for the consideration of the Senate the resolutions which! send to promoted. the desk. POSTMASTER. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The resolutions will be read.. The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: Elisha W. Smith, to be postmaster at Franklin, in the county Resolved, That the Senate hss heard with profound sorrow of the death of of Venango and State of Pennsylvania, in the pla-ce of John E. Bon. EnwARD C. W A-LTHALL,late a. Senator from the State of Mississi:r>pi Adams, whose commis~ion expired March 9, 1898. Resolved, That a. committee of nine Senators be appointed by the Vice President to take order for superintending the funeral of the dece~ed which will take place in the Senate Chamber to-morrow, Saturday, at 12 o'clock m., and that the Senate will attend the same. Resolved, That a.s a further mark of respect entertained by the Senate for HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. his memory his remains be removed from Washington to Holly Sp-z:jngs, Miss., in charge of the Sergeant-at-Arms and attended by the com.mlttee, who shall have full power to carry this resolution into effect. FRIDAY, April 22, 1898. Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these proceedings to the House of Representatives and invit-e the Honse of R-epresentatives to attend the The Honse met at 12 o~clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. funeral to-morrow, Satnrdal, at the hour named, and to appoint a committee HENRY N. Cour>EN. to act with the committee o the Senate. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and ap Mr. MONEY. I ask for· the adoption of the resolutions. proved. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question iB on agreeing to the resolutions submitted by the Senator from Mississippi. MESSAGE FRO~ THE SENATE, The remlutions were unanimously agreed to; and the Vice A message from the Senate, by Mr. McEwAN, its Chief Clerk, President appointed as the committee under the second resolution announced that the Senate had passed with amendments the bill Mr. MO:NEY~ Mr. BERRY, Mr. BATE, Mr. PETTUS, Mr. SPOONER, (H. R. 8428) making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of Mr. GRAY, Mr. PROCTOR, Mr. PAsco, and Mr. C.A..NNON. the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, and for Mr. COCKRELL submitted the following resolution; ~ich was other purposes, in which the concurrence of the Honse was considered by unanimous consent, and egreed to: requested. Rewl1:ed, That invitations be extended to the President of the United '!'he message also announced that the Senate had passed with States and the members of his Cabinet the Chief Justice and associate jus amendments the bill (H. R. 9944) to provide for temporarily in tices of the Supreme Court of the tJnited States, tha diplomatic corps (throu~h the Secretary of State), the Major-General Commanding the Army, creasing the military establishment of the United States in time the semor Ad.mi.ral of the Navy, and Commissioners of the District of Colum of war, and for other purposes, had asked a conference with the bia to attend the funeral of the Hon. EDwARD C. WALTH ALL, late a Senator House on the bill and amendments, and had appointed Mr. HAw from the State of Mississippi. in the Senat-e Chambe1·a.t 12 o'clock to-morrow. LEY, Mr. SEWELL, and Mr. CocKRELL as the conferees on the Mr. COCKRELL submitted the following resolution; which part of the Senate. was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to: The message also announced that the Senate had agreed to the Resolved, That the expenses incurred by the select committee appointed amendments of the House to concurrent resolution o6 of the Sen· to take order for the funeral of the late Senator EnwARD C. WALTHALL be ate relative to affairs in Cuba. paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers to be approved by the chairman of the said committee. The message also announced that the Senate had passed joint resolution (S. R. 156) readmitting Nellie Grant Sartoris to the Mr. MONEY. I move that the Senate do now, in honor of the character and privileges of a citizen of the United States; in which · memory of the late Senator WALTH~, adjourn. the concurrence of the House was requested. The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at 2 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m.) the Senate adjourned until to-monow, Saturday, SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION AND HOUSE BILL WITH SENATE April 23, 1898, at 12 o'clock meridian. .A.MENDM:&~TS REFERRED. Underclauee 2of Rule XXIV, Senate joint resolution and House NOMINATIONS. bill (with Senate amendments) of the following titles were taken Executive nominations received by the Senate .April22, 1898. from the Speaker's table and referred to their appropriate com· mittees as indicated below: PROMOTIONS 1N THE ARMY. S. R. 156. Joint resolution readmitting. Nellie Grant Sartoris Subsistence Department. to the character and privileges of a citizen of the United States to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Col. William Hoit Nash, assistant commissary-general of sub H. R. 8428. An act making appropriations for sundry civil ex sistence, to be Commissary-General of Subsistence, with the rank penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30,1899, of brigadier-general, April 21, 1898, vice Cushing, retired from and for other purposes, with Senate amendments-to the Com active service. mittee on Appropriations.