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refened the bill of the House (H. R. 8007) granting an increase By Mr. RIXEY: A bill (H. R. 11897) for the relief of George of pension to James W. Lewis, reported the same with amend Gorham-to the Committee on War Claims. ment, accompanied by a report (No. 612); which said bill and re Also, a bill (H. R. 11898) for the relief of Charles Clarkson-to port were referred to the Private Calendar. the Committee on War Claims. l\Ir. BROMWELL, from the Committee on Pensions, to which Also, a bill (H. R. 11899) for the relief of JaneL. Follin, widow was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 8553) granting a pen of Joseph N. Follin-to the Committee on War Claims. sion to Joseph Tusinski, reported the same with amendments, ac Also, a bill (H. R. 11900) for the relief of Jane D. Galleher, companied by a report (No. 613); which said bill and report were widow of T. H. Galleher-to the Committee on War Claims. refeiTed to the Private Calendar. By Mr. FLYNN: A bill (H. R. 11901) ordering charge of He also, from the same committee, to which was referred the desertion stricken from record and granting pension to JohnS. bill of the House (H. R. 10956) granting an increase of pension to Jones-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Frances K. Morrison, reported the same with amendments, accom panied by a report (No. 614); which said bill and report were re- fen·ed to the Private Calendar. · PETITIONS, ETC. Mr. BOREING, from the Committee onPensiolls, to which was Under clause 1 or Rule XXII,.the following petitions and papers referred the bill of the House (H. R. 6713) granting a pension to were laid on the Clerk's desk and 1·eferred as follows: Freeman R. E. Chanaberry, reported the s::nne with amendments, By Mr. BROMWELL: Papers to accompany House bill11852, accompanied by a report (No. 615); which said bill and report granting a pension to Philip H. Wyrich-to the Committee on were referred to the Private Calendar. Invalid Pensions. 1\Ir. RICHARDSON of Alabama, from the Committee on Pen By Mr. CANNON: Papers to accompany House bill11894, grant sions, to which was referred the billoftheHouse (H. R. 6081) grant ing a pension to Hannah A. Timmons-to the Committee on In ing an increase of pension to Frances Taylor Anderson, reported valid Pensions. the same with amendments, accompanied by a report (No. 616); By Mr. GREEN of Pennsylvania: Resolution of Typographical ·which said bill and report were referrea to the Private Calendar. Union No. 86, of Reading, Pa., favoring extension of the Chinese Mr. BOREING, from the Committee on Pensions, to which was exclusion act-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. referred the bill of the House (H. R. 7755) granting a pension to By Mr. MORRELL: Resolution of Carpenters' Union No. 122, Laura G. Weisenburger, reported the same with amendment, of Germantown, Pa., for the passage of laws which will prevent accompanied. by a report (No. 617); which said bill and report the immigration of persons who can not read-to the Committee were referred to the Private Calendar. · on Immigration and N atm.'alization. Mr. DE GRAFFENREID, from the Committee on Pensions, to Also, petition of executive committee of the Interstate Commerce which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 10132) granting Law Convention, for legislation amending the existing interstate an increase of pension to John Garner, reported the same with commerce act-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com amendments, accompanied by a report (No. 618); which said bill merce. and report were referred to the Private Calendar. Also, papers to accompany House bill 11896, to correct recor~ Mr. LOUDENSLAGER (for Mr. WEEKS), from the Committee of George L. Ritman-to the Committee on Military Affairs. on Pensions, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. By Mr. RIXEY: Petition of citizens of Loudoun County, Va., 3371) granting a pension to Elizabeth P. Searcy, reported the same advocating the reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion law-to the withamendments,accompanied byareport (No. 619); which said Committee on Foreign Affairs. bill and report were referred to the Privat~ Calendar. By Mr. WOODS: Petition of Carpenters and Joiners' Union Mr. RICHARDSON of Alabama, from the Committee on Pen No. 266, of Stockton, Cal., for an educational test in the restric sions, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 11144) tion of immigration- to the Committee on Immigration and Nat granting an increase of pension to Anderson Howard, reported uralization. the same with amendments, accompanied by a report (No. 620); which said bill and report were referred to the Private Calendar. SENATE. Mr. LOUDENSLAGER (for Mr. WEEKS), from the Committee on Pensions, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. FRIDAY, February 28, 1902. 7731) granting an increase of pension to Richard Owen, reported the same with amendments, accompanied by a report (No. 621); Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. . which said bill and report were referred to the Private Calendar. The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's pro- ceedings. when, on request of Mr. PETTUs, and by unanimous con/ sent, the further reading was dispensed with. PUBLIC BILLS, 1\IEMORIALS, AND RESOLUTIONS. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the Jom· Under clause 3 of Rule XXII, bills, resolutions, and memorials nal will stand approved. of the following titles were introduced and severally referred as SENATORS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.. follows: . Mr. BURROWS. Mr. President, I am directed by the Com By 1\fr. BARNEY: A bill (H. R. 11902) to establish a fish mittee on Privileges and Elections to make the folloWing report. hatching and fish station in Washington County, in the State of By order of the Senate made on the 22d of February the alterca Wisconsin-to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fish tion between the Senators from South Carolina, resulting in a eries. personal encounter on the floor of the Senate, was referred to the By Mr. DAVIDSON: A bill (H. R. 11903) for the erection of a Committee on Privileges and Elections, 'Yith direction to report public building at Manitowoc, Wis.-to the Committee on Public "what action shall be taken by the Senate in regard thereto." Buildings and Grounds. In obedience to that order I am directed by the committee tore Also, a bill (H. R. 11904) to prevent the desecration of the Ameri port the following resolution. can flag-to the Committee on the· Judiciary. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Michigan, Also, a bill (H. R. 11905) granting extra pay to certain officers from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, reports to the and enlisted men of the United States Volunteers-to the Com Senate a resolution which will be.read. mittee on War Claims. The resolution was read, as follows: By Mr. SOUTHARD: A resolution (H. Res.145) providing for Resol1:ed, That it is the judgment of the Senate that the Senators from annual clerk and janitor for Committee on Coinage, Weights, and South Carolina, BEN.T.A. ..MIN R. TILLMAN and JoHN L. McLAURIN for disor derly behavior and flagrant nolation of the 1·ules of the Senate during the Measures-to the Committee on Accounts. open session of the Senate, on the 22d da.y of Febl'118.ry instant, deserve the censure of the Senate, and they are hereby so censured for their breach of the privileges and dignity of this body; and from and after the adoption of PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. this resolution the order adjudging them in contempt of the Senate shall be Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills of the fo-llowing titles no longer in force and effect. were presented and referred as follows: Mr. BURROWS. Mr. President, I am also directed by the By Mr. ADAMSON: A bill (H. R. 11893) granting an increase committee in support of the resolution to submit a report. I of pension to Mrs. Dennis, of TUrin, Coweta County, Ga.-to the ought to say in this connection it is understood that those mem Committee on Pensions. bers of the committee who do not agree with the majority will By Mr. CANNON: A bill (H. R. 11894) granting a pension to have th~ opportunity to present their views, and that they may Hannah A. Timmons-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. be printed with the report. By Mr. LOUDENSLAGER: A bill (H. R. 11895) granting a The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Michigan, pension to Thomas Holloway-to the Committee on Invalid Pen from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submits are sions. port. Does the Senator desire that it shall be read? By Mr. MORRELL: A bill (H. R. 11896) to correct the military Mr. BURROWS. I ask that it be read. record of George L. Ritman-to the Committee on Military Af The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The report will be read. fairs. Mr. McCOMAS. Before that is done, with the understanding 2204 CONGRESSIONAL~ RECORD-SENATE: FEBRUARY 28; of the committee, I submit some views of two members of the ·"Mr. TILLMAN. And I have been told, as I told you in confidence, by men on thnt side of the transaction." , committee, to be printed, under the agreement of the committee, At the conclusion of the Senator's remarks the junior Senator from South with the report of the committee now offered. Carolina, being recognized by the Chair, addressing the Senate, said: . Mr. GALLINGER. Mr. President, let those likewise be read. "Mr. MCLAURIN of South Carolina. Mr. President, I rise to a question of personal privilege. During my absence a few moments agofrom the Senate Mr. BURROWS. There is no objection to that, of course. Chamber, in attendance UJ.>On the Committee on Indian Affairs, the gentle The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The views of the minority will man who has just taken hiS seat the Senator who haa just taken his seat, be received, there being no objection, and will be read subsequent said that improper in:fluences had been used in changing the vote of some body on the treatyhand then went on lat-er and said that it applied to the to the reading of the report of the committee. Senator from Sout Carolina, who had been given the patronage in that Mr. BLACKBURN. And also print-ed with the report. State. I think I get the sense of the controversy. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. They will be printed. The "I desire to state, Mr. President--! would not use as strong language as I Secretary will read the report. intend to had I not, soon after the Senate met, replied to these i~inu~tions and said thn.t they were untrue-I now say that that statement IS a willful, The Secretary proceeded to read the report, and read as follows: malicions, and deliberate lie. The Committee on Privileges and Elections, in obedience to the following At the conclusion of the Senator's remarks the following note by there order of the Senate, viz: porter appears in the RECORD: ·"FEBRUARY 22, 190'2. "[At this point Mr. TILLMAN advanced to Mr. MCLAURIN of South Caro That the Senators from the State of South Carolina be de lina, and the two Senators met in a personal encounter, when they were "Ordered two separated by Mr. Layto~ the acting assistant doorkeeper, assisted by sev clared in contempt of the Senate on a~count of the altercation and personal eral Senators sitting near. J " encounter between them this day in open session, and that the matter be Further proceedings were had, as follows: refen·ed to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, with instructions "Mr. GALLINGER. 1\Ir. President, I ask that the doors be closed. to report what action shall be taken by the Senate in regard thereto"- "The P RESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate will b3 in order. Senators will beg leave to report that they have considered the matter so referred to the please resume theh· seats. committ-ee and find that on the 22d day of February instant while the Senate "Mr. PRITCHARD. Mr. President, if the Senator n·om South Carolina has was in open session and engaged in the consideration of H. R. 5833, being a concluded- bill "temporarily to provide revenue for the Philippine Islands, n.nd for other " Mr. McLAUHIN of South Carolina. Mr. President, I will now proceed purposes " the Senators from the State of South Carolina became involved with my remarks, which were so uncer emoniously interrupted- m a personal controversy, resulting in a serious breach of the privileges of " Mr. TELLER. Mr. President, I call the Senatpr from South Carolina to the Senate. . order. The committee can not better present the circumstanr.es leading up to the "Mr. McLAuRIN of South Carolina. Which one of the Senators? commission of the offense than by quoting from the official record the report "Mr. TELLER. This one, and the other one, too, for that matter. of the proceedings. . . . . "Mr. FORAKER. Mr. President, I move that the Senate go into executive The senior Senator from South Carolina, while addressillg the Senate, m session. the course of his remarks said: "The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Ohio moves that the "But the Senator from Wisconsin yesterday took occasion to make a spe Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. . cial plea of indictment and arcu...qation against Mr.Bryan, the lead~r of the "The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded .to the consider Democratic party in its la.st two national contests, because he had ruded and ation of executive business. After two hours and twenty mmutes the doors possibly influenced enough votes 1A> obtain the ratification of the ~·eatY. . I have already pointed out what nnght have happened after the ratification, were reopened." · which would have been entirely honorable and so high and noble and pure Thereupon the following proceedings were had: in comparison with what we have done that anyone who voted for that tr~ty, "PROCEEDING FOR CONTE)IPT. even my friend the Senator from Colorado [Mr. TELLER], who for a time "During the consideration of executive business, and while the doors w~re was pretty badly tainted with im~erialism and who has now got well and is sound and sane and in his right mmd [laughter]- closed, the injunction and seal of secrecy was removed from the followmg " Mr. TELLER rose. prCJceedings: "Mr. TILLMAN. I hope the Senator will not ta.ke my little pleasantry as "Mr. FOR-AKER submitted the following order: anything more than an attempt to relieve him of the accusation of my friend, "'Ordered, That the two Senators from the State of Sou~ Carolina be de yesterday, who convicted him of inconsistency. clared in contempt of the Senate on account of the altercation and personal "Mr. TELLER. I only want to say that if I ever was tainted in the slightest encounter between them this da¥. in open session, and that the matter be re degree with imperialism I am glad to know that I have recovered from that ferred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections with instructions to re port what action shall be taken by .the Senate in regard ~ereto.' . condition. . "The Senat-e proceeded by unarumous consent to consider the said ord-er. "Mr. TILLMAN. But with all Mr. Bryan's influence-an~ Itwasv~ry great, "Pendin~ debate because it was recognized then that he would be the nommee of hiS party "On motion by Mr. TELLER that the doors be opened, he did not and could not persuade enough men here to give the neceESary "It was determined in the negative-yeas 18 nays 4:!. votes. After every man whom Mr. Bryan could influenpe had been influ "The yeas and nays being, on motion of ::M.r. LoDGE, desired by one-fifth of enced and counted, you still lacked votes, and you knew It. You know how the Senators Jlresent, you got them. "Those who voted in the affirmative are: Messrs. Bacon, Bate, Berry, "Mr. SPOONER. How did we get them? Blackburn, Carmack, Clay, Cockrell, Gibson, McEnery, Martin, ;patterson, "Mr. TILLMAN. I say you know how you got them. Rawlins, Simmons, Spooner, Taliaferro, Teller, Turner, and Wellington-IS. "Mr. SPOO:!\TER. I do not know how we ~ot them. I do not know that any man voted for that treaty except in obedience to his convictions. Does the "Those who voted in the negative are: Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Burn Senator know any different? ham, Burrows, Buxton, Clark of Wyoming, Cullom, Deboe, Die~rich, Dilling "Mr. TILLMAN. I only know that in a comt the Senator would convict on ham, Dolliver, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster of Washmgton, FI"Y.e, circumstantial evidence some men. Gallinger, Gamble, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kean, Kearns, Kit tredge, Lodge, McComas, Mcl}Iillan, ~allory, Mas:m, Millard, Mitchell., Nel "Mr. SPOONER. Does the Senator impeach any Senator? Let him name son, Perkins, Platt of ConnectiCut, Pl"l.tchard, Proctor, Quarles, Scott, S1mon, him. I do not impeach any Senator, nor do I know any ground for impeach- Stewart, Warren, and Wetmore---«. "8:> the motion of Mr. TELLER was not agreed to." ing"Mr. any .TILLMAN. Ihavereasontobe lieve f ro~ themrcums · ta n tia 1 eVI'd ence and from thin~s that have been told to me m confidence by men on the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection to dispens- other side that rmproper influences were used. "Mr SPOONER. Name the man. That is due to the country, and due to ing with the reading of the names? . the man whom you .s~ct, ~nd by innuendo c'!J.arge. Who was it? Let him Mr. TELLER. I wish to call the attention of the committee to answer for himself if he IS still a member of this body. an error which they have made in the point of the occurrence. "Mr. TILLMAN. Whom do you mean? I can not name the man who gave me the information. I did call both the Senators from South Carolina to order, but not "Mr. SPOONER. Whoever you mean. . until after the collision. As it is stated there, I called them to "Mr. TILLMAN. I can not give the name of the man who gave me the ill- order before the collision. Mter the collision, and the Senators formation, because he g-ave it to me in confidence. . . "Mr. SPOONER. Oh ill confidence. A man who would rmpeach another m had been separated, the junior Senator attempted to continue his confidence iB a coward. [Applause in the galleries.] remarks, and I called him, and, incidentally, the other Senator, to "Mr. TILLMAN. Cowardice in that ca-se does not rest on my shoulders. order, as stated. "Mr. SPOONER. The Senator turned to me. If the Senator knows of any member of this body who voted under corrupt influences for that treaty, Mr. HOAR. I hope the--:- name him. Mr. FORAKER. If the Senator will allow me, when he comes "Mr. TILLMAN. I can not prove it. . to look at the RECORD he will find that he is mistaken in the im "Mr. SPOONER. Well, I would not ~y It. "Mr. TILLMAN. But I can prove :f;hi&- pression just received from it as it was read. "Mr. SPOONER. I would not say It. Mr. TELLER. I am not disputing as to the fact. I may be "Mr. TILLMAN. I can prove this: That the patronage of a State has been mistaken as to how the RECORD was made up. given to a Democrat who voted for the treaty. "JI.ll-. SPOONER. What State? Mr. FORAKER. The Senator is mistaken as to the note giv "Mr. TILLMAN. South Carolina. ing an account of the occunence. "Mr. SPOONER. Fight it out with your colleague. Mr. BURROWS. The matter is taken from the RECORD as it "Mr. TILLMAN. I am ready. "Mr. SPOONER. Yes; I am ready and he is ready. was published. "Mr. TILLMAN. Let him- Mr. TELLER. It is an error then in making up the RECORD, " Mr. SPOONER. Heisnothere- when there was some excitement. " Mr. TILLMAN. He has not shown his readiness. "1\fr. SPOONER. But he will be. . Mr. FORAKER. The difficulty about it may be due to the fact "The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Theoc
In other wordshhis offense was confined to the use of unparliamentary Ian· Mr. TELLER. I do not object. gua.ge, for which e had unusual provocation. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The reading will be resumed. Nevertheless, his offense was a violation of the rules of the Senate of so The Secretary resumed and concluded the reading of the re- serious a character that, in the opinion of the committee, it should be con- demned. · port, as follows: In the case of Mr. TILLMAN the record shows that the altercation was "On motion of Mr. FoRAKER, and the same having been seconded, commenced by the charge he made against Mr. McLAURIN. Such a charge "The Senate proceeded to the consideration of secret legislative business. is inexcusable, except in connection with a resolution to investigate. Mr. 11 On the question to agree to the order submitted by Mr. FoRAKER, TILLMAN not only lll.ade the charge without any avowal of a. purpose to in "Mr. BACON dem..wded a division of the question; and vestigate, but alsO disclaiming knowledge of evidence to establish the offense· "On the question to agree to the :first branch thereof, as follows: and this he did after the charge had been specifically and unqualifiedly denied "That the two Senators from the State of South Carolina be declared in by Mr. McLAURIN. II contempt of the Senate on account of the altercation and personal encounter Such a charge under any circumstances would be resented by any man between them this day in open session- worthy to be a. Senator, but, made as it was in this instance, its offensiveness " It was determined in the affirmative-yeas 61, nays 0. was greatly intensified, and the result must have been foreseen by- Mr. TILL 11 The yeas and nays being, on motion of Mr. HoAR, desired by one-:fifth of MAN if he took any thought, as he should, of the consequences of his state· the Senators present, ments. This feature of his offense coupled with the fact that he also com "Those who voted in the affirmative are: Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, menced the encount-er by quitting his seat some distance away from Mr. Mc Bard, Bate, Blackburn, Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Carmack, Clark of Wyo LAURIN, and, rushing VIolently upon him, struck him in the face, makes the ming, Clajk;~ockrell, Cullom, Deboe, Depew, Dietrich, Dillingham, Do:piver, case one of such exceptional misbehavior that a majority of the committee Dubois, E · "• Fairbanks., Foraker, Foster of Washington, Frye, Galling~r, are of the opinion that his offense was of much greater gravity than that of Gamble, Gibson, Hanna, Ransbroughl.,Ha.wley, Hoar, Kea.n, Kea~s..~,Kit Mr. McLAURIN. tredge, .Lodge., McComas, McEn.ery mcMillan, Mall9ry, MB:rtin, .lnll.l3.l"d, The penalty of a censure by the Senate, in the nature of things, must vary Mitchell, Nelson, Patterson, Perkins, Platt of Connecticut, Pntcha.rd, Proc in actual severity in proportion to the P.ublic sen..<>e of the gravity of the of tor, Quarles, Rawlins, Scott, Simmons, Simon, Spooner, Stewart~ Taliaferro, fense of which the offender has been adjudged guilty. Therefore, notwith Turner, Warren, Wellington, and Wetmore-51. standing the fact that, in the opinion of a majority of the committee, there is "None voted in the negative. a difference in the gravity of the offenses under consideration, your commit "So the :first branch of the order was agreed to. tee are of the opinion that public good and the dignity of the Senate will be "The second branch of the order was then agreed to." alike best promot-ed and protected, so far as this particular case is concerned, Subsequently the Senator from Kentucky, Mr. BLACKBURN, submitted by imposing upon each Senator, by formal vote, the censure of the Senate the following motion: for the offense by him committed; and therefore the committee recommends "Mr. BLACKBURN. I move that the two Senators from South Carolina shall the adoption of the following resolution: • now be gi>en the floor and be recognized by the Chair in order that they "Resolved, That it is the judgment of the Senate that the Senators from may in tlieir own way proceed to purge themselves of the charge of contempt South Carolina, BENJA.MIN R. TILLMAN and JOHN L. McLAURIN, for dis of which they have been adjudged guilty by the Senate. orderly behavior and flagrant violation of the rules of the Senate during the "Mr. SPOONER and others. That is right. • open session of the Sanate on the 22d day of February, instant, deserve the cen "The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the motion of the Sena sure of the Senate, and they are hereby so censured for their breach of the tor from Kentucky [Mr. BLACKBURN]. privile~es and dignity of this body, and from and after the adoption of this "The motion was agreed to." resolution the order adjudging them in contempt of the Senate shall be no Thereupon the senior Senator from South Carolina made the following longer in force and effect." statement: "Mr. TILLMAN. Mr. President, I have always esteemed it a high honor The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Secretary will now read and privilege to be a member of this body. I had never had any legislative the views of the minority. experience when I came here, and my previous service as governor of South Mr. BURROWS. Mr. President, may I at this point make a Carolina for four years had unfitted me in a measure to enter this august correction in the report? I find upon examination that in taking assembly with that dignity and re~ard-proper regard, I will say-for its traditions and habits and rUles that 1S desirable. from the RECORD what the Senator from Colorado [Mr. TELLER] "1 have been here seven years. I have in that time learned to judge men said the clerk in putting it into the report inserted it in the with a little more catholicity of spirit than I did when I came here. I have wrong place, and it should be changed so that the note of the oc found a great man¥.Peo;ple here m whose personal inte~ity and honor and regard for their obligatiOns as gentlemen I have impliCit confidence; but I currence will come in after the speech of the junior Senator from have seen so much of partisanship, I have seen so much of what I consider South Carolina. slavish submission to party domination, that I confess I have felt somewhat Mr. TELLER. The Senator will see that that correction is made? at a loss how to judge men who in one a~pect appeared to be so high and clean and honorable and in another appeared more or less despicable. I say Mr. BURROWS. Yes; if no objection be made to it. this because of the fact that one of the Senators has seen tit to allude to some The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the report matters that occurred in the debate this morning. "I now want to say that, so far as any action of mine has caused any Sen will be modified in· that particular by the chairman of the com ator here, or the Senate as a body, or the people of the United States to feel mittee. that I have been derelict and have not shown that courtesy and proper ob Mr. BAil.JEY. On behalf of myself and four other members of servance of the rules of this body,_ I regret it; I apologize for it. I was ready the committee I present the following views, which I ask may be to do that two minutes aft-er I haa acted; but under the provocatio~ which was known of all of you, I could not have acted otherwJ.Se than I did; and read following the report of the committee. while I apologize to the Senate and am sorry that it has occurred, I have The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There was already an order of nothing more to say." The junior Senator from South Carolina immediately followed and de the Senate that the views of the minority presented by the Senator clared as follows: from Maryland [Mr. McCoMAS] should be read. "Mr. McLAURIN of South Carolina. Mr. President, I did not realize that Mr. McCOMAS. I think it is proper that t~e views submitted I was in contempt of the Senate, nor do I think now, if my words are read in the RECORD, that I was, but, at the same time, as the Senate has ruled that by the Senator from Texas should be read next after the report. I am in contempt of this honorable body I beg leave to .apologize. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The views will be read. "I desire t.o say, Mr. President, that I have been very sorely and severely Mr. McCOMAS. To be followed by the views of the minority tried. I was in attendance on the Committee on Indfun Affairs when Ire ceived a message from a friend in the Senate that my presence was needed signed by myself and the Senator from Indiana [Mr. BEVERIDGE]. here. · The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The views of the minority sub~ "'fhe history of the vote on the Spanish treaty is known to all of you. mitted by the Senator from Texas will be read. There have been statements made in newspapers and insinuations that I had been influenced by improper motives in connection with my vote on that The Secretary read as follows: treaty. Knowing in my own soul, and knowing that God m heaven also We dissent from so much of the report of the committee as asserts the knows that it was false, when I was told that it was centered down to me, I power of the Senate to SUSP.Snd a Senator and thus deprive a State of its was so outraged by what I considered a most brutal assault upon my honor vote, and so much as descr1bes the offenses of the Senators as of different as a man, and especially in view of the fact that in the beginnmg of the ses gravity; but we approve the resolution reported. sion, after the action of my party associates, I made a most careful and delib J. W. BAILEY, erate statement explaining all these matters, I did not feel as a man that I E. W.PETTUS, could ever hold my head up again if I did not resent it in the place where it JO. C. S. BLACKBURN, was delivered, in the strongest and most forcible terms that I could employ. FRED T. DUBOIS, "With that,.]\fr. President, I am done, except I have this to say: If there MURPHY J. FOSTER, is any more taur of that kind or any more- , MemlJers of the Committee on P1-ivi.leges and Elections. "Mr. PATTERSON. I beg the Senator t.o refrain. "Mr. McLAURIN of South Carolina. I will refrain, Mr. President." The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The views presented by the Senator from Maryland [Mr. McCoMAS] will now be read. We thus pre3ent to the Senate the entire record bearing upon this unfor tunate occurrence, and no examination or investigation by your committee The Secretary read as follows: could possibly throw any additional light upon the transaction which oc The undersigned minority of the committee agree with the statement of curred in open session and in the presence of the membership of this body. the facts given in the report of the majority1 but disagree to the punishment That the conduct of the two Senators was an infringement of the privileges proposed by the majority. The junior Senator from South Carolina is guilty of the Senate, a violation of its rules, and derogatory to its high character of unparliamentary language. The senior Senator of South Carolina is guilty tending to bring the body itself into public contempt., can not b3 questioned of physical violence. Neither in the statutes of any State nor in the common or denied. Indeed, the Senate by a unanimous vote has ah·eady placed on opinion of mankind are these two offenses the same. · record its condemns.tion of the Senators by declaring both guilty of contempt. If the Senate is to retain the respect of the country, it must retain·its own The majority of the committee are of the opinion that the legal effect of self-respect. This can not be done by lightly passing over t;he grave offeilSe adjudging these Senators in contempt of the Senate was to suspend their it has sUffered. functions as Senators, and that such a punishment for disorderly behavior The lightest form of punishment is a reprimand or a censure. It is this is clearly within the power of the Senate, but the conclusion they have latter which the majority of the committee proposes to inflict for two offenses reached makes it unnecessary to discuss this question. differing in character and gravity. The offenses committed by the two Senators were not, in the opinion of The minoritv of the committee are of the opinion that this punishment is . a majority of the committee, of equal gravity. The charge made by Mr. inadequate and that to ignore the difference between the offenses is unjust. TILLMAN had been once before in the Senate specifically denied in parlia The minority of the committee :is of opinion that the suspension of the two mentary language by Mr. McLAURIN. The offense charged against Mr. Mc offending Senators from their Senatorial privileges heretofore inflicted should LAURIN was among the most reprehensible a Senator could commit. He now be formally adjudged and continued for different J?6riOds of time. could not ignore it or fail to refute it and hope to be longer respected as And so the minority of the committee submit their VIews. either a man or a Senator. By the second clause of the :fifth section of the :first article of the Constitu Mr. McLAURIN did not commence the encounter but only stood jn his tion" Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its mem place at his desk, where he was speaking, and resisted the attack that was made bers for disorderly .behavior, and, with the concurrence of two·thirds, e.rpel upon him. a member." 2206 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. FEBRUARY 28,
On ihl tace this clause means that by a majority vote each Honse may de termine its rules and punish its members for disOrderly behavior; but that ate that he desired and intended, so soon as he had the opportu to expel a member the concurrence of two-thirds is required. nity, which would be furnished by the Senate again being in Its history proves this to be the right construction. The Committee on open session, to make acknowledgment to the Senate and to make Detail reported the clause thus: "Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings; may punish its members for disorderly behavior, and may ex his apology for what had occurred. pel a member." Madison thought that the power of expelling a member The junior Senator from South Carolina [Mr. McLAURIN], should not be left to a mere majority, and moved to insert the words "with speaking through myself, made the same announcement to the the concurrence of two-thirds" between "may" and "expel." Gouverneur Morris thought the power ought to remain wtth a majority, but the conven Senate, and in each instance it was stated on behalf of each of the tion adopted Madison's amendment, and thus the section as amended was Senators that that acknowledgment and that apology would be approved. (Meig's Growth of the Constitution, 92.) · made by him without reference to the question whether or not Story (1st Story on Const., sec. 837), emphasizmg the necessity of each House having power to make the rules of its own proceedings, says that the Senate adjudged them to be in contempt. "this power would be nu~atory unless it was coupled with a power to pun I think, Mr. President, that that is an important part of the ish for disorderly behaviOr or disobedience to those rules. * * * The history of this case, and I now state it in order that it may be in \ power to expel for very aggravated misconduct was also indispensable. cluded in the record. * * * But such a power so summary * * * it was foreseen might be ex erted for mere purposes of faction or party * * * and it has therefore The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question before the Sen been wisely guarded by the restriction that there shall be a concun·ence of ate is on the adoption of the resolution. two-thirds of the members to justify an expulsion." Since punishment for disorderly behavior may be inflicted by a majority Mr. GALLINGER. I ask for the yeas and nays. vote in the Senate, what sorts of punishment may be imposed upon a Senator? Mr. TELLER. The question is, as I understand, on the reso- In Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S., 189, Justice Miller says: "We see no lution first read, Mr. President? · reason to doubt that this punishment may in a proper case be imprisonment, and that it may be for r efusal to obey some rule on that subject made by the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. On the resolution first read. House for the preservation of order." Mr. TELLER. Let it be again read. Later, in In re Chapman (166 U. S., 668), Chief Justice Fuller says of the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The resolution will be again Senate: "It necessarily possesses the inherent power of self-protection" (lb., read. 6n); "Congress could not divest itself or either of its Houses of the essential and inherent power to punish for contempt in cases to which the power of The Secretary read as follows: either House extended." Resolved, That it is the judgment of the Senate that the Senators from While the Supreme Court has said that it does not concede that the Houses South Carolina, BENJAMIN R. TILLMAN and JoHN L. McLAURIN for disor of Congress possess the general power of punishing for contempt analogous derly behavior and flagrant violation of the rules of the Senate during the to that exercised by courts of justice, it bad admitted that thm·e are cases in open sessio:Q of the Senate on the 22d day of February, instant, deserve the which the Houses of Congress have such power of punishing for contempt, censure of the Senate, and they a1·e hereby so censured for their breach of and points out the source of this power. the privileges and di&"nity of this body; and from and after the adoption of In Kilbourn v. ThomP-son (103 U. S.,201) the court said: "We may perhaps this resolution the oraer adjudging them in contempt of the Senate shall be find some aid * * * 1f we can find out its source and fortunately in this no longer in force and effect. · there is no difficulty. For, while the framers of the Constitution did not adopt the law and custom of the En~lish Parliament as a whole, they did The PRESIDENT pro tempore. On the adoption of the resolu incorporate such parts of it and with 1t such privileges of Parliament as they thought proper to be applied to the two houses of Congress." tion the Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. GALLINGER] demands Among these privile~es, says the court, is the right to make rules and to the yeas and nays. punish members for disorderly behavior. The Senate has not like power The yeas and nays were ordered. with Parliament in punishing citizens for contempt, but it has like power with Parliament in punishing Senators for contempt or for any disorderly Mr. GALLINGER. Mr. President, before the vote is taken, I behavior or for certain like offenses. Like Parliament, it may imprison or simply want to make this observation. _In some of our State leg expel a member for offenses. ''The suspension of members from the service islatures a motion to substitute a minority for a majority report is of the House is another form of punishment." (May's Parliamentary Prac tice, 53. ) This author gives instances of suspension in the seventeenth cen allowable under the rules. I take it that under the rules of this tury and shows the frequent suspension of members under a standing order body a report, so called, of a minority is simply the presentation of the House of Commons, passed February 23, 1880. of their views, and that a motion of that kind would not be in Says Cushing, section 280: "Members may also be suspended, by way of punishment, from their functions as such, either in whole or in part or for a order here under our rules ~ limited time. This is a sentence of a milder character than expulsion." If such a motion could be made I should feel it my duty to "During the suspension," says Cushing, section 627, ''the electors are deprived move to substitute the minority for the majority report, because of the services of their representative without power to supply his place, but th erights of the electors are no more infringed by this proceeding than I believe the minority have recommended the precise kind of by an exercise of the power to imprison."· . . punishment that ought to be inflicted and that they have clearly The Senate may punish the Senators from South Carolina by fine, by differentiated between the offenses committed by these two Sen reprimandhby imprisonment, by suspension by a majority vote, or by expul sion with t e concurrence of two-thirds of its members. ators. Of course, not being able to make that motion and not The offense is well stated in the majority report. · It is not grave enough being able to record my vot~ in favor of the views so clearly pre to require e~Ulsion. A reprimand would ba too slight a punishment. The sented by the minority, I shall feel constrained to vote for the Senate by a yea-and-nay vote has unanimously resolved that the said Sena tors are in contempt. A reprimand is in effect only a more formal reitera resolution which has been reported by the majority, although, tion of that vote. It is not sufficiently severe upon consideration of the to my mind, it does not inflict the proper kind of punishment facts. _ _ upon these two Senators, considering the difference in the offenses We agree that the junior Senator from South Carolina, JOHN L , McLAURIN, which they committed. should be susj>ended from his ftinctions as Senator for five days, and that the senior Senator from South Carolina, BENJAMIN R. TILLMAN, be suspended The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Secretary will call the roll. from his functions as a Senator for twenty days, the time of suspension to be The Secretary proceeded to call the roll. reckoned from the date of the adoption of such a resolution by the Senate. Mr. McLAURIN of Mississippi (when his name was called). • As we have sai9-.1..there is a grave difference between the offenses o~ the two Senators. This din:erence has not been overstated by the chairman and the Mr. President, being related by kinship to one of the Senators members of the committee who agree with him uvon this point. from South Carolina, I ask to be excused from voting on this The objection that no punishment should deprive a sovereign State of its question. votes in the Senate fails when we consider the rights of all the States, and above all the right and the duty of the Senate of the United States to punish The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection on the adequately a grave offense. part of the Senate, the SenatOr is excused. · L. E. McCOMAS. Mr. MaLAURIN of South Carolina (when his name was called). ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE. Mr. President, for obvious reasons I refrain from voting on this I concur in all of the aforegoin~ views except as to the punishment of the question. junior Senator from South Carolina. It is my opinion that the punishment he has ah·eady suffered is adequate to his offense. I make no recommendation Mr. TILLMAN (when his name was called).· J\fr. President, as to the punishment to be imposed on the senior Senator from South Carolina. among gentlemen an apology for an offense committed under heat J. C. PRITCHARD. of blood is usually considered sufficient. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the adop The roll call was concluded. tion of the resolution reported by the Committee on Privileges Mr. QUARLES. I desire to announce that my colleague [Mr~ and Elections. SPOONER] is detained from the Senate by illness. Mr. BACON. Mr. President, there is an omission, it seems to Mr. KEAN (after having voted in the affirmative). Mr. Presi me, if I recollect correctly, in the narrative as made in the report dent, having heard-the senior Senator from South Carolina [Mr. of the committee which ought to be supplied by a statement now TILLMAN] again insult the Senate, I change my vote from " yea" made upon the floor. Of course I do not undertake, or the Senate to "nay." · will not undertake, to amend the report in any way, but I think The result was announced-yeas 54, nays 12; as follows: the fact I am now about to mention ought to be mentioned in this YEA S-M. ' connection in order that it may furnish what I consider to be an Aldrich, Cullom, Hawley, Pettus important part of the history of this case. Allison, Depew Hoar, Platt 0onn. Of course there was no record of what occurred in the secret ses Bacon, Dillingham, Kearns, Quar1 es, Bailey, Dolliver, Lodge, nawlins, sion of the Senate. There is, however, a nan·ative of what were Bard, Dubois, McCumber, Simmons, considered by the committee to be the salient and important oc Bate, Elkins, McEnery, Stewart, cmTences in that secret session, and the particular fact which I Berry Fairbanks, McMillan, Taliaferro, Blackburn, Foraker, Mallory, Teller, think ought to go on record is this: Before the adoption of the Burrows, Foster, La. Martin, Turner~ order adjudging these two Senators in contempt, and, in fact, Carmack, Frye, Mitchell, Vest, very soon after the Senate went into secret session, the senior Clark, Mont. Gallinger, Money, Warrl:ln, Clay, Gibson, Nelson, Wetmore. Senator from South Carolina [Mr. TILLMAN], speaking through ·cockrell, Hansbrough, Patterson, the Senator from Kentucky [Mr. BLACKBURN], stated to the Sen- Culberson, Harris, PerkiUSt
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NAYS-12. the bill (S. 3107) to authorize the construction of a bridge over Beveridg-e, Dietrich, Kittredge, Pritchard, the Missouri River at or near the city of Kansas City, Mo. Clark, Wyo. Foster, Wash. McComas, Proctor, The message also announced that the House had passed the fol Deboe, Kean, Millard, Scott. lowing bills; in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate: NOT VOTING-22. A bill (H. R. 6300) to provide for the erection of a dwelling for Burnham, Hale, McLamin, S.C. Simon, Burton, Hanna, Mason, Spooner, the keeper of the light-house at Kewaunee, Wis.; Clapp, Heitfeld, Morgan, Tillman, A bill (H. R. 7933) providing for the commutation for town-site Daniel. Jones, Ark. Pem·ose, Wellington. purposes of homestead entries in certain portions of Oklahoma; Dryden, Jones, Nev. Platt, N.Y. Gamble, McLaurin, Miss. Quay, A bill (H. R. 10372) to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior such supervision of the Govel'nment Hospital for the Insane, So the resolution was agreed to. Freedmen's Hospital and Asylum, and the Washington Hospital Mr. PLATT of Connecticut. Mr. President--- for Foundlings as may have been conferred upon the board of Mr. BURROWS. Mr. President, I rise to a question of privi charities of the District of Columbia under the act approved June lege. I ask that the words of the senior Senator from South Caro 6, 1900, creating such board; lina [Mr. TILLMAN] , which could not be heard in this part of the A bill (H. R. 11241) to amend an act entitled "An act to regu Chamber, be taken down. late in the District of Columbia the disposal of certain refuse, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The words spoken by the and for other purposes," approved January 25, 1898; senior Senator from South Carolina will be read from the desk. A bill (H. R. 11400) to amend an act entitled "An act in rela The Secretary read as follows: tion to taxes and tax sales in the District of Columbia," approved Mr. TILLMAN (when his name was called). Mr. President, among gentle men an apolo1IT for an offense committed under heat of blood is usually con February 28, 1898; . sidered sUffiCient. A bill (H. R. 11471) making appropriations for the diplomatic ~lr. TILLMAN. Mr. President, the words uttered by me were and consular service for the :fiscaryear ending June 30, 1903; not intended to be offensive, but if they are so considered, I very A bill (H. R. 11474) for the ac1rnowledgment of ueeds and other glaC'Jy withdraw them. instruments in the Philippine .Islands and Porto Rico affecting · 1\lr. TELLER; The Senator from South Carolina was not land situate in the District of Columbia or any Territory of the called to order by anybody. I think we liad better proceed regu United States; and larly. A bill (H. R.11611) to divide the State of Texas into' four judi Mr. BURROWS. It was impossible to hear the Senator from cial districts. South Carolina; and at the earliest opportunity, as soon as the The message further announced that the House had disagreed roll call was completed and the result announced-- to the amendnients of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 5833) tem Mr. BERRY. The Senator from South Carolina has with porarily to provide revenue for the Philippine Islands, and for drawn the words. other purposes; asks a conference with the Senate on the disagree Mr. BURROWS. I did ask that the words be taken down and ing votes of the two Houses thereon, and had appointed Mr. read at the desk. PAYNE, Mr. DALZELL, and M:r. RICHARDSON of Tennessee mana Mr. TELLER. Has the result been announced? gers at the conference on the part of the House. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes; the result of the vote The message also announced that the House had agreed to the· has been announced. concurrent resolution of the Senate to print 3,500 copies of the Mr. BURROWS. If the Senator from South Carolina has l'eport of the Schley Court of Inqu:i:ry, with an amendment; in apologized for the words just used by him-- which it requested the concunence of the Senate. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator has withdrawn PERMANENT CENSUS OFFICE. the remarks. Is there objection on the part of the Senate to the Mr. QUARLES. Mr. President, I desire to present the confer withdrawal? The Chair hears none. · ence report on the permanent census bill, which I ask to have read. Mr. DillTRICH. I object, Mr. Pl.·esident. The PRESIDENT pro tempo1·e. The conference report sub Mr. PLATT of Connecticut. 1\fr.President,Idonotwish toin mitted by the Senator from Wisconsin will be read. terrupt the present proceedings, but I desire on a proper occasion to The Secretary read as follows: ask the indulgence of the Senate for a single moment to explain my The committee of conference on the disagreein~ votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. !0308) to provide for a per vote on the resolution. If the proceedings which have intervened manent Census Office, having met after full and free conference have agreed are not completed, I will waive my reque13t for the present. to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: Mr. TELLER (to Mr. PLATT of Connecticut). Waive it now. That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 17, 18, ro, 22, ~. 00, 32, and 34. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The proceedings are com That the House recede from its d.Lqa,greement to the amendments of the pleted. Senat~ numbered 7, 10, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, and 33, and agree to the same. Mr. PLATT of Connecticut. Mr. President, I voted reluctantly That t.he Home recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same with an. amendment as follows: In. for the resolution which has just been passed. I did so because lieu of the sum proposed insert "S6,000;" and the Senate agree to the same. except by the passage of the resolution I saw no way in which That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the the Senate could inflict any punishment upon the Senators who Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: Strike out of the matter inserted by said amendment the word "Bureau" were guilty of disorder and a breach of the privileges of the Sen and insert in lieu thereof" Census Office;" and the Senate agree to the same. ate. I do not regard the punishment sufficient. I think that the That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the punishment should have deprived them for a limited time from Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In. lieu of the sum proposed insert "$2,500;" and the Senate agree to the same. participating in the proceedings of the Senate, and I think that That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the some discrimination should have been made in the amount of Senate numbered 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, and agree to the same with an amend puni~hment thus inflicted. ment as follows: Strike out al1 of the amended section and insert in lien thereof the following: . I merely wish to make this explanation of my vote. "SEC. 5. That all employees of the Census Office at the date of the pas Mr. DIETRICH subsequently said: M:r. President, I wish to sage of this act, except unskilled laborers, may be appointed by the D:irect<>r explain my vote upon the resolution of censure against the Sena of the Census with the approval of the head of the department to which said Census Office is attached, and when so appointed shall be, and they are tors from South Carolina. The reason why I voted "nay" was hereby, placed, without fmi;her examination, under the provisions of the because I did not believe the junior Senator should have been'cen civil-service act approved January 16, 1883, and the amendments thereto and sured at all and that the senior Senator should have been more the- rules established thereunder; ~ons w;ho e served as soldiers in an~hle: the-Uni+ed S have OO.e~ ag1:1 o.. v severely censured. betmnonorably discharged from the service ofThelJmte8 States and tli~ AMENDMENT OF THE RULES •. widows of such soldiers, shall have ~eference in the matter of employment; and all new appointmentS to the rmanent" clerical force in the Census 1\fr. HOAR. I desire, in connection with the matter which has Office hereby created shall be made in accordance with the requirements of been pending, to propose an amendment to the rules. I should the civil-service act above referred to." like to have it read and referred to the Committee on Ru1es. And the Senate agree to the same. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The proposed amendment to Senate numbered 21, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: the rules submitted by the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Strike out all after the words "such classes," in line 4 of the matter in HoAR] will be read. serted by said Senate amendment, and insert in lieu thereof the following: "and the Director of the Census is authorized and directed to collect statis The proposed amendment to the rules was read, and referred to tics relating to all of the deaf dumb, and blind, notwithstanding the re the Committee on Ru1es, as follows: strictions and limitations contamed1 in section 8 of said act entitled 'An act Resolved, That the following be adopted as an additional rule: to provide for taking the Twelfth and subsequent censuses:' Provided, That "No Senator in debate shall directly or indirectly, by any form of words, in taking the census of said classes the inquiries shall ba confined to the fol impute to another Senat<>r any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a lowing fom· questions, namely: Name, age, sex, and post-<>ffice address;" and Senator. the Senate agree to the same. "No Selllltor in debate shall utter any reproach upon the character or his- J. V. QUARLES, tory of any State of the Union." · L. E . McCOMAS, It shall be the duty of the Chair to enforce the foregoing rule. JAMES P. TALIAFERRO, Managers on the part of the Senate. MESSAGE :~fROM THE HOUSE. A. J. HOPKINS, CHARLES A. RUSSELL, A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. ·J. F. M . GRIFFITH, BROWNING, its Chief Clerk, announcerl that the House had passed Managers on tM part of the House. 2208 CONGRESSIONAL ~CORD-SEN ATE. FEBRUARY 28,
Mr. HAWLEY. That reading is of no practical use to any- There are some ot-q.er changes of phraseology. Fo1· instance, body, by reason of the numbers used. and the confusion in· the sectio~ 5 has been perfected.. The amendment introduced by the Chamber. I ask that the vote on the conference report may be Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. GALLINGER] in favol' of the postponed until we can read the report in the REcORD in the soldiers in any war was found to be too broad. That has been morning. modified so as to apply to those who were honorably discharged Mr. QUARLES. Mr. President- from the United States service. Mr. VEST. It is impossible to hear anything in thiB part of A few other changes of that kind, chiefly in phraseology, con- the Chamber. stitute all th~ changes that have been made in the bill since the The PRESIDENT p1·o tempore. Senators will please resume Senate gave it its approval. I hope, therefore, the repol't may be their seats and observe order. concurred in. Mr. QUARLES. Mr. President, I certainly hope that the dis- Mr. CLAY. I hope the Senator from Wisconsin will allow me tinguished Senator from Connecticut will not insist upon his sug- to ask him a question. Th~ Senator well remembers that the gestion. Senate adopted an amendment to the House bill in regard to the Mr. HAWLEY. If the Senator will excuse me, does he sup- collection and publication of the statistics rela.tive to the cotton pose that there are 20 Senators here who know what is pl'Oposed crop. I desire to ask the Senator whether or not any changes to ba done by that report? were made in that provision? · Mr. QUARLES. I shall beverygladtoex.plain it ina very few Mr. QUARLES. There was no change whatever made in that. words. • · Mr. CLAY. The Senate amendment was then agreed to? Mr. HAWLEY. We shall not know any better then. Let us Mr. QUARLES. The Senate amendment was agreed to just as have an opportunity to read it. We can read it to-morrowmorn- adopted bythis body. ing in the RECORD, and study it. Mr. GALLINGER. If the Senator from Wisconsin will per- ~!lr. QUARLES. I think, Mr. President, that is a very doubt- mit me, I think I caught from the reading of the l'eport of the ful compliment to me. The amendments are veTy few, and I committee of conference that the amendment which I offered, think 1 can make them entirely plain in a -very few words. and which was adopted by the Senate, regarding preference to I want to remind the Senate that if we ca-n agree to this con- soldiers and widows of soldiers is retained in the bill with a modi ference report now and get favorable action in the Rouse the fication so that it will.apply to honorably discharged soldiers and bill may·be signed to-morrow. Of course, the significance of it their widows? is that there are 500 permanent employees of that force to be 1\Ir. QUARLES. Yes, sir. dischaTged to-morrow, and the pressure is very great upon me Mr. GALLINGER. That is right. and everyone connected with it to have this bill passed to-day. The PRESIDENT pl'o tempore. The question is on agreeing to I .certainly hope the Senatol' fTom Connecticut will permit me the report of the conference committee. to inform him as to what the conference report means, as I will The report was agreed to. presently do, and 1 think I can make him understand it. PHILIPPTh"E TARIFF BILL. Mr. BEVERIDGE. What is the order of business now before The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the action the Senate, 1\Ir. President? of the House of Representatives dis%o-reeing to the amendments The PRESIDENT pro tempore~ The conference .report on the -of the Senate-to the bill (H. R. 5833) temporarily to provide revenue permanent census bill is under consideration. Objection was for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes, and asking f'Or made by the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. HAWLEY]; butamo- a conference with the Senate ·On the disagreeing votes of the two tion can be made to proceed with its consideration notwithstand- Houses thereon. ing the objection. Mr. LODGE. I move that the Senate insist on its amendm~~mts Mr. QUARLES. I move that the Senate proceed with the con- . disagreed to by the House of Representatives, and agree to the sideration of the conference report notwithstanding the objection. conference asked for by the House. The PRESIDENT-pro tempore. The Senator from WISConsin The motion was .agreed to. moves that the Senate proceed with the consideration of the con- By 11D.animous consent, the President pro tempore was author- ference report. .ized to appoint the conferees on the part of the Senate, and Mr. The motion was agreed to. L Mr AT · d :Mr RA. · :ted Mr. CULLOM. Ithinkthe Senator from Wisconsin ought to ODGE, ' • .t:UJLISON, an · · WLINB were appom · state to Senators, in view of-the desire on his _part to take up the PROCEEDINGS OF SCHLEY ODURT OF INQUIRY. conference report immediately~ · that the bill is already printed The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the amend- with the amendments to it. ment of the House of Representatives to the concurrent resolution Mr. QUARLES. Yes. of the Senate providing for the printing of 3,500 copies of the pro- :M:r. CULLOM. And that Senators can procure copies of it, ceedings of the Schley Court of Inquiry, which was, in line 4, and see what is in the bill after the word" Inquiry," to insert" together with the findings Mr. QUARLES. Yes. of th-e oourt, Admiral Dewey's opinion, Admiral Schley's .appeal Mr. President, after a strenuous and protracted struggle, the to the President, and the President's decision thereon, and," so as confe1·ees ha-ve reached an agreement. The chief points of differ- to make the concurrent msolution read: enca between the bill as it now stands and the bill as the Senate Resolved by the Senate (the Hause of Representatives concurring), That there •t f ,1 be printed 3,500 co~fu:f the proceedings of the Schley Court of Inquiry, to- passed I are as O.L ows: gethe1 with the · gs of the court, Admiral Dewey's opinion, Adilli.ral .As we passed the bill, tb.e salary of the Director of the Census Schley's appeal to the President, and the President's decision thereon, and of was left at $7.,500. As the result of the eonfel'ence, it now stands which 1,000 copies shall be for the use ()f the Senate, 2,
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Typographical Union No. 20, of Nashville; of the Central Labor Leek; of Shirt Waist and Laundry Workers' Local Union No. 74, Union of Chattanooga, and 48 citizens of Scott County, all in the of Reading; of Local Union No. 844, United Mine Workers of State of Tennessee, praying for the reenactment of the Chinese America, of Carbondale; of Keystone Associated Shirt and Waist exclusion law; which were referred tQ the Committee on Immi Cutters' Local Union No. 40, of Philadelphia; of Federal Union gration. No. 9251, of Renovo; of Boiler Makers and Boiler Workers' Local Mr. MALLORY presented the petition of John G. Ruge, secre Union No. 46, of Reading; of Glass Bottle Blowers' Local Union tary of the fish commissioners of Florida, praying that an appro No. 83, of Butler; of John F. Ward Union, No. 9, Iron and Steel priation be made for the erecting of a monument in the city of Workers, of Newcastle; United Brotherhood of Carpenters ·and Washington to the memory of the late Prof. Spencer F. Baird; Joiners' Local Union No. 500, of Butler; of the Central Labor which was referred to the Committee on the Library. Cmmcil of Franklin; of Journeymen Bakers' Local Union No. He also presented a petition of the National Alliance of Theat 150, of Reading; of Typographical Union No.7, of Pittsburg; of rical Stage Employees' Union No. 60, of Pensacola, Fla., praying the Central Labor Union of Hazleton; of Federal Labor Union for the reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion law; which was re No. 8139, of McSherrystown; of Cigar Makers' Local Union No. ferred to the Committee on Immigration. 232, of Sellersville; of Slate and Tile Roofers' Local Union No. He also presented a petition of Local Union No. 605, Carpen 8926, of Reading; of Powder Workers' Local Union No. 8974, of ters and Joiners' Union, of Jacksonville, Fla., praying for the Wapwallopen; of the Central Labor Union, of Lancaster; of enactment of legislation authorizing the construction of war ves Typographical Union No. 86, of Reading, and of the Philadel sels in the navy-yards of the country; which was referred to the phia Board of Trade, of Philadelphia, all in the State of Penn Committee on Naval Affairs. sylvania, praying for the reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion Mr. PENROSE presented a petition of the Board of Trade, the law; which were referred to the Committee on Immigration. select and common councils, and of sundry citizens of Erie, Pa., He also presented petitions of Carpenters and Joiners' Local praying for the establishment of a naval training station for the Union No. 556, of Meadville; of International Association of Ma Great Lakes on Presque Isle, on the north side of the harbor of chinists, Local Union No. 210, of Wilkesbarre; of Captain S. S. Erie, in that State; which was referred to the Committee on Marchand Post, No. 190, Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Naval Affairs. Army of the Republic; of Local Union No. 33, of New Kensing He also presented a petition of the Grocers and Importers' Ex ton; of Iron Molders' Local Union No. 235, of Lehighton; of change of Philadelphia, Pa., praying for the establishment of a Colonel Croa-sdale Post, No. 256, Department of Pennsylvania, department of commerce; which was ordered to lie on the table. Grand Army of the Republic, of Riegelsville; of George Smith He also presented petitions of 48 citizens of Auburn, 47 citizens Post, No. 79, Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the of Rauschs, 46 .citizens of North East, 48 citizens of West Alex Republic, of Conshohocken; of Lieutenant H. C. Titman Post, No. · ander, 55 citizens of Coon Island, and of 46 citizens of Chandler 93, Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic, of Valley, all in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the passage Auburn Four Corners; of Allison Brothers Post, No. 144, Depart of .the so-called Grout bill, to regulate the manufacture and sale ment of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic, of Port of oleomargarine; which were ordered to lie on the table. Carbon; of Carpenters' Local Union No. 492, of Reading; of He also presented petitions of the Board of Tra-de of Philadel Captain G. W. Ryan Post, No. 364, Department of Pennsylvania, phia and of the Grocers and Importers' Exchange of Philadelphia, Grand Army of the Republic, of Middleburg; of Carpenters' in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the establishment of Local Union No. 501, of East Stroudsburg; of Glass Bottle reciprocal trade relations with Cuba; which were referred to the Blowers' Local Union No. 4, of Philadelphia; of E. B. Young Committee on Relations with Cuba. Post, No. 87, Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the He also presented petitions of the Brooklyn Branch, of Brook Republic, of Allentown; of Phelps Post. No. 124, Department of lyn, N.Y.; of the Providence Branch, of Providence, R. 1.; of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic, of East Smithfield; the Portland Branch, of Portland, Me., and of the Baltimore of Swarts Post, No. 72, Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Army Branch, of Baltimore, Md., all of the Atlantic Coast Seamen's of the' Republic, of New Albany; of General F. A. Rowley Post, No. Union, praying for the enactment of legislation providing for the 495, Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic, protection of American seamen from Chinese competition; which of Natrona; of C. W. Deming Post, No. 476, Department of Penn were referred to the Committee on Immigration. sylvania, Grand Army of the Republic, of Millertown; of Colonel He also presented a memorial of the congregation of the United John D. Musser Post, No. 66, Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Presbyterian Church of Sewickley, Pa., remonstrating against Army of the Republic; of Order of Mallory Post, No. 285, Depart the reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion law; which was referred ment of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic, of Sayre; to the Committee on Immigration. of Powder Makers' Local Union No. 8742, American Federation He also presented a petition of the United Labor League of of Labor, of Olivera Mills; of Retail Clerks' Local Union No. Western Pennsylvania, of Pittsburg, Pa., praying for the enact 469, American Federation of Labor, of Shenandoah; of Ma ment of legislation providing for the licensing of .electrical con chinists' Local Union No. 327, American Federation of Labor, of structors and workers aBd for the regulation of electrical mining Meadville; of regular muster of General Welsh Poat, No. 118, in the District of Columbia; which was referred to the Committee Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic; of on the District of Columbia. Journeymen Barbers' Local Union No. 278, of New Castle; of He also presented petitions of 45 citizens of Tionesta; of 22 cit Iron Molders' Local Union No. 313, Amedcan Federation of zens of Steelton; of 48 citizens of Jeannette; of 32 citizens of Labor, of Chester; of Carpenters and Joiners' Local Union No. Johnstown; of Local Union No. 1719, United Mine Workers of 102, American Federation of Labor, of Wilkesbarre, and of Lieu America, of Lansford; of Local Union No. 556, of Meadville; of tenantS. C. Potts Post, No. 62, Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Local Union No. 210, International Association of Machinists, of Army of the Republic, of Altoona, all in the State of Pennsyl Wilkesbarre; of Cranberry Local Union, No.1434, of Hazleton; of vania, praying for the enactment·of legislation authorizing the Lebanon Circle, No. 25, of Lebanon; of Elwood City Lodge, No. 5, construction of war vessels in the navy-yards of the country; of Elwood; of Boiler Makers' Local Union No. 17, of Chester; of which were l'eferred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Glass Bottle Blowers' Local Union No. 95, of Tarentum; of Local He also presented petitions of 59 citizens of Greenville, of 89 Union No. 1665, National J\IIine Workers of America, of Carbon; citizens of Bryn Mawe, of 48 citizens of Utica, of 40 citizens of of the Central Labor Union of Meadville; of Barbers' Local Mohns Store, of 25 citizens of Robesonia, and of 136 citizens of Union No. 297, of Lansford; of Machinists' Local Union No. 217, Reading~ all in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the adop of Philadelphia; of Local Union No. 548, United Mine Workers tion of an amendment to the Constitution to prohibit polygamy; of America, of Buena Vista; of Federal Labor Union No. 7150, of which were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bradford; of Journeymen Plumbers' Local Union No. 207,of Brad Mr. DEPEW presented a petition of sundry wholesale grocers, ford; of Local Union No. 115, of Pricedale; of Powder Makers' retail grocers, and importers of tea of New York City, praying Local Union No. 8742, of Oliver's Mills; of Local Union No. 700, for the repeal of the duty on tea; which was referred to the Com United Mine Workers of America, of Horton; of Journeymen Bar mittee on Finance. bers' International Union No. 277, of Easton; of Carpenters' Local He also presented petitions of Theatrical Protective Union No. Union No. 492, of Reading; of Glass Bottle Blowers' Local Union 1, of New York City; of International Association of Machinists' No. 76, of Sharpsburg; of Cigar Makers' Local Union No. 489, of Local Union No. 480, of Buffalo; of Stationary Firemen's Local Souderton; of Chair Makers' National Lodge No.1, of Braddock; Union No. 11, of Buffalo; of the Central Trades Labor Council of Team Drivers' Local Union No. 22, of Ashland; of Iron of Rochester; of Journeymen Barbers' Local Union No. 148, of Molders' Union No. 370, of Reading; of Typographical Union Newburgh; of Laborers' Protective Union No. 9619, of Elmira; of No. 258, of Easton; of Tile Layers' Union No.4, of Pittsburg; Stove Mounters and Steel Range Workers' Local Union No. 39, of Local Union No. 1315, of Roscoe; of Cigar Makers• Interna of Rochester; of International Steam Engineers' Local Union No. tional Union No. 257, of Lancaster; of Tin Plate Workers' Local 71: of Rochester; of Typographical Union No. 233, of Niagara Union No. 30, of Washington; of the Federated Trades Council Falls; of Mailers' Local Union No. 19, of Utica; of Cigar Makers' of Reading; of the Central Trades Assembly of Washington; Local Union No.7, of Utica; of Painters' Local Union No. 155, of Local Union No. 1687, United Mine Workers of America, of of Poughkeepsie; of Pressmen's Local Union No. 57, of Bing- 1902. 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hamton; of Blacksmiths' Local Union No. 202, of Elmira; of chester, Martinsburg, New Castle, Spiceland, Westville, Swayzee, Cigar Makers' Local Union No. 429, of Niagara Falls; of Metal and Washington, all in the State of Indiana, praying for the pas Polishers and Buffers' Local Union No. 57, of Elmira; of the sage of the so-called Grout bill to regulate the manufacture and Steam Fitters and Helpers' Union of New York City; of Cigar sale of oleomargarine; which were ordered to lie on the table. Makers' Local Union No. 81, of Peekskill; of Plate Printers' He also presented petitions of Local Lodge No. 615, Brother Local Union No. 5, of New York City; of Machinists' Local hood of Railroad Trainmen, of Bedford; of Division No. 289, Union No. 93, of Rochester; of Garment Workers' Local Union Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, of Washington, and of No. 84, of Wappingers Falls; of the Pattern Makers' Association, D\vision No. 301, Order of Railway Conductors, of Seymour, all of Seneca Falls; of Brotherhood of Boiler Makers' Local Union in the State of Indiana, praying for the passage of the so-called No. 162, of Seneca Falls; of Cigar Makers' Local Union No. 283, Hoar anti-injunction bill to limit the meaning of the word" con of Geneva; of United Metal Workers' Local Union No. 17, of spiracy " and the use of " restraining orders and injunctions " in Rochester; of Cigar Makers' Local Union No. 132, of Brooklyn; certain cases; which were ordered to lie on the table. of Shirt Waist and Laundry Workers' Local Union No. 44, of He also presented a petition of Company K, Second Infantry, Troy; of the Central Labor 'Union, of Binghamton; of Coopers' Indiana National Guard, of Danville, and of Company H, Third Local Union No. 48, of Niagara Falls; of Car Workers' Local Infantry, Indiana National Guard, of Warsaw, in the State of Union No. 24, of Norwich; of Indurated Fiber Workers' Local Indiana, praying for the enactment of legislation to increase the Union No. 7185, of Lockport; of Cigar Makers' Local Union No. efficiency of the militia of the country; which were referred to 84, of Saugerties; of Boot and Shoe Workers' Local Union No. the Committee on Military Affairs. 160, of Brooklyn; of the American Wire Weavers' Protective He also presented a petition of Cope & Cox, hardware mer Association of New York City; of· Coopers' International Union chants, of Plainfield, Ind., praying for the establishment of recip .No. 33, of Buffalo; of Amalgamated Leather Workers' Union No. rocal trade relations with Cuba; which was referred to the Com 2, of Olean; of Cigar Makers' Local Union No. 210, of Rome; of mittee on Relations with Cuba. Carpenters' Local Union No. 532, of Elmira; of Painters, Decora He also presented a petition of the Commercial Club of Muncie, tors, and Paper Hangers' Local Union No. 367, of Seneca Falls; Ind., praying for the passage of the so-called Punphy bill to pro of Brick Layers and Masons' Local Union No. 14, of Kingston; vide for an increse in the compensation of letter caniers; which of Journeymen Barbers' Local Union No. 156, of Binghamton; was referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. of Coopers' International Union No. 60, of Brooklyn; of the Cen He also presented a petition of the Indiana State Board of Com tral Trades and Labor Assembly of Syracuse, and of Brick merce, of Indianapolis, Ind., praying for the adoption of certain Layers and Plasterers' Local Union No. 58, of Little Falls, all of amendments to the interstate-commerce law; which was referred the American Federation of Labor, in the State of New York, to the Committee on Interstate Commerce. praying for the reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion law; which He also presented petitions of Unity Lodge, No. 7, Amalgamated were referred to the Committee on Immigration. Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers, of Muncie; of Amal He also presented petitions of Grand Army Posts Nos. 447,391, gamated Woodworkers' Local Union No. 155, of Indianapolis; of 899,332,656,322, 109,81,45, 22,306,488, 90, 326,60,476,160,271. Cigar Makers' Local Union No. 62, of Richmond; of Green Bottle 283, 78, 433, 209, 340, 44, 255, 279, 347, 74, 502, 418, 624, 564, and Blowers' Local Union No. 67, of Cicero; of Carriage and Wagon 360, all of the Department of New York, Grand Arlliy of the Workers' Local .Union No. 71, of Lawrenceburg; of Team Driv Republic; of Local Unions Nos. 117, 242, 84, 489, 372, 124, 478, 7, ers' Local Union No. 73, of Clinton; of Local Union No. 93, In 48, 134,116,546,369,289,467,305,421,8962,7294,238,41,78,and ternational Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen, of Hammond, 381, all of the American Federation of Labor, in the State of New and of Local Union No. 27, ~ternational Brotherhood of Station York, praying for the enactment of legislation authorizing the ary Fireman, of Terra Haute, all in the State of Indiana, praying • construction of war vessels in the navy-yards of the country; for the reena-ctment of the Chinese-exclusion law; which were which were referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. referred to the Committee on Immigration. Mr. ELKINS presented a petition of sundry citizens of Wells He also presented petitions of George Ridlen Post, No. 275, of burg, W.Va., praying for the adoption of an amendment to the Scottspu,rg, of E. R. Hawn Post, No. 266, of Birdseye, of the Constitution to prohibit polygamy; which was referred to the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, and of Committee on the Judiciary. Laborers' Protective Union No. 7120, of Evansville, all in the · . He also presented a petition of the Retail Grocers' Protective State of Indiana, praying for the enactment of legislation author Association, of Wheeling, W.Va., praying for the enactment of izing the construction of war vessels in the navy-yards of the ·the so-called pure-food bill; which was referred to the Committee country; which were refened to the Commiitee on Naval Affairs. on Manufactures. Mr. BURNHAM presented the petition of John W. Farr and He also presented petitions of sundry citizens of Marquess and 33 other citizens of Littleton, N.H., and the petition of R. A. Cataulia, in the State of West Virginia, praying for the passage Twitchell and 47 other citizens of Milan, N.H., praying for the of the so-called Grout bill to regulate the manufa-cture and sale of passage of the so-called Grout bill to regulate the manufacture oleomargarine; which were ordered to lie on the table. and sale of oleomargarine; which were ordered to lie on the table. He also presented petitions of sundry citizens of Bayard, and of He also presented petitions of Fletcher Post, No. 57, Department Local Union 302, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, of New Hampshire, Grand Army of the Republic, of Colebrook; of Huntington, in the State of West Virginia, praying for there of Grant Post, No. 91, Department of New Hampshire Grand enactment of the Chinese-exclusion law; which were referred to Army of ·the Republic, of Bartlett, and of Brewery Wo~kmen's the Committee on Immigration. Local Union No. 127, American Federation of Labor, of Ports He also presented a petition of the Carpenters and Joiners' Lo mouth, all in the State of New Hampshire, praying for the enact cal Union, of Parkersburg, W.Va., praying for the enactment of ment of legislation authorizing the construction of war vessels in legislation regulating the immigration of illiterate persons; which the navy-yards of the country; which were referred to the Com was refen·ed to the Committee on Immigration. mittee on Naval Affairs. Mr. FOSTER of Washington presented a petition of Local Union He also presented a petition of Granite Cutters' Local Union No. 247, International Association of Machinists, of Fairhaven, American Federation of Labor, of Concord, N.H., and a petitio~ Wash., and a petition of Ellsworth Post, No.2, Department of of Freight Handlers' Protective Union No. 9335, American Fed Washington, Grand Army of the Republic, of Vancouver, Wash., eration of Labor, of Manohester, N.H., praJ-ing for the reenact praying for the enactment of legislation authorizing the construc ment of the Chine~e-exclusion law; which were referred to the tion of war vessels in the navy-yards of the country; which were -Committee on Immigration. referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. He also presented petitions of C. H. Knight and 15 other citi Mr. WETMORE presented petitions of International Steam zens of Peterboro; of the Woman's Christian Temperance unions Engineers' Union No. 57, of Providence; of the Society of Engi of Whitefield, North Hampton, East Andover, Berlin, Hampton neers No. 616, of Providence, and of Typographiqal Union No. 212, Falls, Greenville, Milford, East Colebrook, East Rochester, Candia, of Pawtucket, all-of the American Federation of Labor, in the Laconia, Franklin, Newmarket, Concord, Alton, Claremont, New State of Rhode Island, praying for the reenactment of the Chinese port, Rumney, Seabrook, Richmond, Epping, North Charleston, exclusion law; which were referred to the Committee on Immi Peterboro, Plymouth, Meredith, Wilton, and Tilton, all in the gration. State of New Hampshire, praying for the adoption of an amend Mr. FAIRBANKS presented the petitions of L. C. Davis and ment to the Constitution to prohibit polygamy; which were re sundry other citizens of Bloomington; of John L. Fraley and sun feiTed to the Committee on the Judiciary. dry other· citizens of Anderson; of Augusta Ved.stiad, of Val Mr. GAMBLE presented the petition of Jonas Leyman, of paraiso; of W. L. Lacey and sundryoth citizens of :Muncie; of Geddes, S.Dak., praying for the enactment of legislation to re Louis H. Sieb and Albert Pahl, of Michigan City, all in the State strict indigent immigration; which was referred to the Committee of Indiana, remonstrating against the passage of the so-called on Immigration. Grout bill to regulate the manufacture and sale of oleomarga He also presented the petitions of E. J. Underwood and47 other rine; which were ordered to lie on the table. citizens of Willow Lakes; of William Sheela1.· and 90 other citi He also presented petitions of sundry citizens of North Man- zens of Webster; of Olaf Oleson and 47 other citizens of Vallfly .2212 CONGRESSIONAL REOORD-SENATE. FEBRUARY 28,
Springs; of C. T. McGilvra and 47 other citizens of Armour, and Union N o.158, of Fond duLac, all of the American Federation of of H. A. Ramsdell, of Canova, all in the State of South Dakota, Labor, in the State of Wisconsin, praying for the reenactment of praying for the passage of the so-called Grout bill to regulate the the Chinese-exclusion law;· which were referred to the Committee manufacture and sale of oleomargarine; which were ordered to on Immigration. lie on the table. He also presented petitions of Grand Army Posts, Nos. 2, 205,25, Mr. SCOTT presented a petition of Carpenters and Joiners' 3, and 91, of Milwaukee, Chilton, Lodi, Ba.rien, and Depere, all of Local Union, of Parkersburg, W.Va., praying for the enactment the Department of Wisconsin, Grand Army of the Republic, and of of legislation regulating the immigration of illiterate p€rsons; the Federated Trades Council, American Federation of Labor, which was referred to the Committee on Immigration. • of Green.bay, in the State of Wisconsin, praying for the enactment He also presented a petition of sundry citizens of Bayard, W. of legislation authorizing the construction of war vessels in the Va., praying for the reena.ctment of the Chinese-exclusion law; navy-yards of the country; which were referred to the Commit which was referred to the Committee on Immigration. tee on Naval Affairs. He also presented a petition of Butchers' Local Union No.7, Mr. McCUMBER presented a petition of sundry citizens of American Federation of Labor, of Wheeling, W.Va., praying for North Dakota, praying for the passage of the so-c-alled Grout bill the enactment of legislation authorizing the construction of war to regulate the manufacture an.d sale of oleomargarine; which ves,sels in the navy-yards of the country; which was referred to was ordered to lie on the table. the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. DOLLIVER presented petitions of Local Unions Nos. 22, He also presented petitions of sundry citizens of Wheeling and 172, 178, 126, 63, 251, 55, 92, 213, 90, 410, and 55, of Sioux City, Wellsburg, W.Va., I>raying for the adoption of an amendment Davenpm't, Ottumwa, Muscatine, Des Moines, and Clinton, all of to the Constitution to prohibit polygamy; which were referred to the American Federation of Labor, in the State of Iowa, praying the Committee on the Judiciary. for the enactment of legislation authorizing the construction of He also presented a petition of the Retail Grocers' Protective war vessels in the navy-yards of the country; which were referred Association, of Wheeling, W.Va., praying for the passage of the to the Committee on Naval Affairs. so-called pure-food bill; which was referred to the Committee on He also presented a petition of Typographical Union No. 251, Manufactures. American FedeTation of Labor, of Muscatine, Iowa, praying for He also presented a ·petition of sundry citizens of Marquess, the enactment of legislation to regulate the employment of chil W. Va., praying for the passage of the so-called Grout bill, to dren in manufacturing establishments and workshops; which was regulate the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. ordered to lie on the table. - · He also presented a petition of sundry citizens of Guttenberg, Mr. NELSON presented a petition of Bessemer Lodge, No. 559, Iowa, prayin for the passage of the so-called Grout bill to regu Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, of Proctor Knott, Minn., late the manUfacture and sale of oleomargarine; which was or praying for the passage of the so-called Hoar anti-injllDCtion bill dered to lie on the table. to limit the meaning of the word '' conspu·acy,'' and the use of He also presented a petition of the Trades and Labor Assembly, '' restraining oTders and injunctions " in certain cases; which was American Federation of Labor, of Des Moines, Iowa1 and a peti ordered to He on the table. tion of Division No. 410, Orde1· of Railway Conductors, of Belle He also presented a petition of sundry citizens of Polk County, Plain, Iowa, praying for the passage of the so-called Hoar anti Minn., and a petition of sundry citizens of Lengby, Minn., praying injunction bill to limit the meaning of the word ''conspiracy, for the enactment of legislation opening to homestead settlement and the use of "restraining orders and injunctions" in certain the unallotted lands on the White _Earth Indian Reservation in cases; which were ordered to lie on the table . • that State; which were referred to the Committee on Indian He also presented the affidavit of Archibald Jasper Powers, of Affairs. Fort Madison, Iowa, praying that he be granted a pension; which He also presented a petition of snndry citizens of Duluth, was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Minn., praying for the adoption of an amendment to the Consti He also presented a petition of the Iowa StateNational Guards tution to prohibit polygamy; which was referred to the Com of Oskaloosa~ Iowa~ praying for the enactment of legislation to mittee on the Judiciary. increase the efficiency of the militia of the United States;. which He also presented petitions of Local Unions Nos. 34, 98, 43, and was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. 271, of Minneapolis, st. Paul, and Ortonville, all of the Ameri He also presented a petition of sundry citizens of St. Lucas, can Federation of Labor, in the State of Minnesota, praying for Iowa, and a petition of sundry citizens of Story City, Iowa, pray the reenactment of the Chinese-exclusi-on law;, which were re ing for the enactment of legislation providing for the election of ferred to the Committee on Immigration. United States Senators by the direct vote of the people; which He also presented petitions of Local Unions Nos. 108, 112, and were referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. 11, of Winona, St. Paul, and Duluth, all of the American Feder He also presented a petition of the Iowa Academy of Science ation of Labor, and of WoTkman Post, No. 31, Department of and a pe-tition of Typographical Union No. 251, American Feder :Minne sota ~ Grand Army of the Republic, of Little Falls, all in ation of Labor, of Muscatine, Iowa, praying for the enactment the State of :Minnesota, praying for the enactment of legislation of legislation providing for the construction of storage reservoirs authorizing the construction of war vessels in the navy-yards of to equalize the flow of strean:LS for the irrigation of the arid lands the country; which were referred to the Committee _on Naval of the West; which were ordered to lie on the table. Affairs. Mr. HANSBROUGH presented petitions of sundry citizens of 1\Ir. QUARLES presented a petition of the officers of th~ Omemee and Forest River, in the State of North Dakota, praying National Guard of Wisconsin, praying for the enactment of leg for the passage of the so-called Grout bill to regulate the manu islation to increase the efficiency of the militia; which was re facture and sale of oleomargarine; which were ordered to lie on ferred to the Committee on l'tfilitary Affairs. the table.. · He also presented a petition of the common council of Wauke He also presented the petition of J. H. Ryale and sundry other sha, Wis., praying that an appropriation of $50,000 be made for citizens of Adler, N.Dak., praying for the adoption of an amend the erection of a Government building in that city; which was ment to the Constitution providing for the election of United referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. States Senators by the direct vote of the :people; which was re He also presented a petition of Machinists' Local Union No. ferred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. 173, American Federation of Labor, of Eau Glaire, Wis., praying He also presented petitions of sundry citizens of Hillsboro and for the repeal of the so-called desert-land law and the commu Fore.St River, N. Dak., praying for the adoption of an amendment tation clause of the homestead act; which was referred to the to the Constitution to prohibit polygamyi which were referred to Committee on Public Lands. · the Committee on the Judiciary. He also presented a petition of the Wood Workers' Local Uni-on Mr. DILLINGHAM presented petitions of snn.dry citizens of No. 70, American Federation of Labor, of Fond duLac., Wis., Barnet, South Windham, and West Canaan, in the State of Ver praying for the enactment of legislation providing an educational mont, praying for the passage of the so-called Grout bill to regu test for immigrants; which was referred to the Committee on late the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine; which were Ol' Immigration. dered to lie on the table. Ile .,Iso presented a petition of the WISconsin State Agricul He also presented a petition of 30 members of 1-.fayflower Coun tural Experimental Association and a petition of the Wisconsin c-il, No.7, Daughters of Liberty, of Norwich, Vt., praying for the State Horticultural Society,praying for the enactment of legisla reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion lawi which was referred to tion to authorize the use of part of the proceeds of the sales of the Committee on Immigration. public lands for the establishment of agricultlu-al and mechanical He also presented a petition of Garment Workers' Local Union colleges and instruction in forestry; which were referred to the No. 32, American Federation of Labor, of Brattleboro, Vt., pray Committee on Public Lands. ing that an appropriation be made for the construction of irriga He also presented petitions of Coopers:' Local Uni-on No. 30, of tion reservoirs; which was ordru·ed to lie on the table. Milwaukee; of the Trades and Labor Connell of Racine; of Machin He also presented a petition of International Association of ists' Local Union No. 173, of Eau Claire, and of Machinists.' Local Machinists, Local Union No.215~of Rutlan..d, Vt., praying for the 1902. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE.· :2213
repeal .of the so-called desert-land law; which was referred to tb.e He also presented a memorial of sundry .citizens of 'Darien and Committee on Public Lands. Mcintosh counties, Ga., remonstrating against th-e ena-ctment :Afr. WARREN presented the petition of Laundry Workers' of legislation providing for the opening of a canal connecting International Union No. 104, of Cheyenne, Wyo., praying for the Clubb and Plantation creeks, in that State; which was referred reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion law; which was refened to to the Committee on Commerce. the Committee on Immigration. Mr. MITCHELL presented the petition of Alexander McCauley, Mr. DEBOE presented petitions of sundry chapters of the of St. Helens, Oreg., praying that he be granted an increase of Daughters of the American Revolution of the United States, pray pension; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. ing for the establishment of a University of the United States; . He also presented the petition of Normile, Fastabend & Mc which were referred to the Committee to Establish the University Greg01·, of Astoria, Oreg., praying that they be granted compen of the United States. sation for losses sustained in the construction of the lock and dam He also presented petitions of sundry citizens'Of Louisville, Ky., on the Yamhill River, in Oregon, under contract with the United praying for the adoption of an amendnlent to the Constitution to States made Mar® 11, 1896; bich was referred to the Committee prohibit polygamy; which were referred to the Committee on the on Claims. Judiciary. . He also presented petitions of Local Unions Nos. 167, 182, 87, and Mr. TELLER presented a petition of the Western Retail Imple 6321, of Astoria and Portland, all of the American Federation of ment and Vehicle Dealers' Association, of Kansas City, Mo.,pray Labor, in the State of Oregon, praying for t.he reena-ctment of the ing for the passage of the so-called parcels post bill; which was Chinese-exclusion law; which were referred to the Committee on referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Immigration. He also presented a petition of Cigar Makers' Local Union No. He also presented petitions of Coopers' Local Union No.132, 306, American Federation of Labor, of Pueblo, Colo., praying for of Portland; of the Boiler Makers and Iron-Ship Builders' Local the reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion law; which was referred Union No. 72, of Portland, Oreg.,all of the American Federation
to the Committee on Immigratfon. of Labor; of .John F. Reynolds Post, No. 15, of Enterprise1 and He also presented a petition of sundry implement, vehicle, and of J. W. Geary Post, No.7, of Eugene, all of the Department of hardware dealers of Kansas City, Mo., praying for the ratifica Oregon, Grand Army of the Republic, in the State of Oregon, tion of the French reciprocity treaty; which was referred to the praying for the enactment of legislation authorizing the con Committee on FoTeign Relations. . struction of war vessels in the navy-yards of the country; which He also presented petitions of General Shields Post, No. 78, De were referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. partment of Colorado, Grand Army of the Republic, of Newcas Mr. PERKINS !)resented a petition of sundry citizens of Hed tle; of E. M. Stanton Post, No. 37, Department of .Colorado, lands, San Jose, Pasadena, and San Francisco, all in the State of Grand Army of the Republic, of Saleda; of Typographical Union California, J>raying for the adoption of an amendment to the Con No. 82, American Federation of Labor, of Colorado Springs, and stitution to prohibit polygamy; which was referred to the Com- of Electrical Workers' Local Union No_ 12, American Federation mittee on the Judiciary. • . of Labor, of Pueblo, all in the State of Colorado, praying for the He also presented petitions of Local Unions Nos. 9179,9228,9162, enactment of legis]a.tion authorizing the construction of war ves of San Francisco and San Diego, all of the American Federation sels in the navy-yards of the country; which were referred to the of Labor, in the State of California, praying for the enactment of Committee on Naval Affairs. legislation providing for the construction of war vessels in the 1t:t:r. COCKRELL presented a J)etition of the Trades and Labor navy-yard at Mare Island, Cal.; which were referred to the Com Assembly, American Federation of Labor, of Hannibal, Mo., mittee on Naval Affairs. praying for the repeal of the so-called desert-land law and the He also presented petitions of Local Unions Nos. 68, 8, 152,162, -commutation clause of the homestead act; which was referred to 54, 8970, 410, and 148, of San Jose, San Francisco, Vallejo, Sacra · the Committee on Public Lands. mento, and Oakland, all of the American Federation of Labor, in He also presented petitions of the Merchants' Exchange of St. the State of California, praying for the reenactment of the Chinese Louis, of W. S. Banta and sundry other citizens of Deepwater, exclusion law; which were referred to the Committee on Immi of F. K. Thompson and sundry other citizens of Livingston gration. County, and of Fred Holbert and sundry other citizens of St. Mr. MONEY presented the petition of C. C. Bardwell and sun · Charles, all in the State of Missouri, praying for the passage of dry other citizens <>f Starkville, 1\fiss., praying for the passage of the so-called Grout bill to regulate the manufacture and sale of the so-called Grout bill to regulate the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine; which were ordered to lie on the table. oleomargarine; which was ordered to lie on the table. He also presented J>etitions of Grand Army posts Nos. 220 and Mr. FRYE presented the petitions of S. C. Jones and 46 other 232, of Jenkins and Jamesport, Department of Missouri, Grand citizens of Oxford County, and of B. Frank Dennison and 45 other Army of the Republic; 'Of Carpenters' Local Union No. 945, citizens of Freeport, in the State of Maine, praying for the pas American Federation of Labor, of Jefferson, and of White Wait sage of the so-called Grout bill, to regulate the manufacture and ers' Local Union No. 19, American Federation of Labor, of Kan sale -of oleomargarine; which were ordered to lie on the table. sas City, all in the State of Missom:i, praying·for the enactment He also presented petitions of the First Smoking Pipe Makers' of legislation authorizing the construction of war vessels in the ·Central Union, of New York City, of Boot and Shoe Workers' · na-vy-yards of the country; which were referred to the Committee Local Union No. 225, of Auburn, Me., and of sundry citizens of on Naval Affairs. Berwick and PhilliJ>S, in the State of Maine, praying for the re He also presented petitions of local unions Nos. 36, 192, 1, 19, enactment of the Chinese-exclusion law; which were referred to ·23, 281, and 206, of Sedalia, St. Louis, Springfield, Kansas City, the Committee on Immigration. all of the American Federation of Labor, in the State of Missomi, He also presented a petition of the Board of Trade of Bangor, praying for the reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion law; which Me., praying for the adoption of cer~in amendments to the bank were referred to the Committee on Immigration. ruptcy law; which was referred to the Committee on the Judi Mr. CLARK of !fontana presented a petition of the Lincoln ciary. Republican Club, of Anaconda, Mont., -praying for the exclusion He also presented a petition of the Board of Supervisors of of Chinese labor from the United States, the Philippine Islands, Coconino County, Ariz., remonstrating against the nonpayment and the island possessions of the United States; which was re- of taxes by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad in the Territolies; which ferred to the Committee on Immigration. , was referred to the Committee on Railroads. He also presented a petition of International Association of He also presented a petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Machinists' Local Union No. 29, of Anaconda, Mont., praying for Boston, Mass., praying for the adoption of certain amendments the enactment of legislation authorizing the construction of war to Senate bills 1791 and 1792 relating to bills of lading;-which was vessels in the navy-yards of the country; which was refe1-red to referred to the Committee on Commerce. the Committee on Naval Affairs. He also presented a petition of International Association of Ma REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. chinists' Local Union No. 29, of Anaconda, Mont., praying for Mr. CULLOM, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to the enactment of legislation providing for the exclusion of Chi whom were refeTred the following amendments, intended to be nese labor from the United States, etc.; which was referred to proposed to the diplomatic and -consular appropriation bill, re -the Committee on Immigration. ported them severally without amendment, and moved that they Mr. CLAY presented a petition of Local Division No. 180, Or be referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and printed; der of Railway Conductors, of Atlanta, Ga., praying for the en which was agreed to: actment of legislation to regulate the immigration of illiterate An amendment submitted by Mr. GALLINGER on the 17th in persons; which was refened to the Committee on Immigration. stant, :proposing to increase the salary of the United States consul He also presented a J>etition of the City Council of Savannah, at Saltillo, Mexico, from $1,000 to $1,500; Ga., praying for the establishment of a subtreasury of the United An amendment submitted by Mr. FORAKER on the 19th instant, States at that place; which was referred to the Committee on providing for an increase in the allowance for clerk hire at the Finance. 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An ame~dment submitted by Mr. FoRAKER on the 19th instant, the State of Montana, reported it with ·an amendment, and sub proposing to increase the salary of the United States consul at mitted a report thereon. Turin, Italy, to $1,500; Mr. CLARK of Montana, from the Committee-on the District An amendment submilited by Mr. FORAKER on the 19th instant, of Columbia, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2337) for the ex proposing to increase the salary of the United States consul at tension of Le Droit avenue, and for other purposes, submitted an Mannheim, Germany, to $2,500 per annum; adverse report thereon, which was agreed to; and the bill was in .An amendment submitted by Mr. FoRAKER on the 19th instant, definitely postponed. proposing to increase the salary of the United States consul at Mr. MALLORY, from the Committee on the District of Co Cologne, Germany, to $2,500 per annum; lumbia, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3439) to amend an act An amendment submitted by Mr. FoRAKER on the 19th instant, entitled "An act to license billiard and pool tables in the District proposing to increase the salary of the United States consul at of Columbia, and for other purposes," reported it without amend Rosario, Argentina, to $2,500 per annum; ment, and submitted a report thereon. An amendment submitted by Mr. CLARK f Montana on the Mr. TURNER, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom were 11th instant, proposing to change the grade of the United States referred the following bills, reported them severally without consulate at Belize, Honduras, from Class VI to Class V; amendment, and submitted reports thereon: .An amendment submitted by Mr. CLA.RK of Montana on the A bill (H. R. 3422) granting an increase of pension to James 11th instant, proposing to change the grade of the United States D. Elderkin; consulate at St. Helena, Island of St. Helena, from Class VI to A bill (H. R. 5959) granting an increase of pension to Francis Class V; . Pearson, alias James F. Pearston; and An amendment submitted by Mr. KEAN on the 12th instant, A bill (H. R. 898) granting an increase of pension to Alfred proposing to change the grade of the United States consulate at Bolton. Geneva, Switzerland, from Class VI to Class V; and Mr. TURNER, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom An amendment submitted by Mr. GAMBLE on the 12th instant, was referred the bill (S. 257) to establish a light-house and fog proposing to increase the salary of the United States consul ·at signal station at Mukilteo Point, near the city of Everett, State Munich, Bavaria, to $3,000. of Washington, reported it with an amendment, and submitted M!". PROCTOR, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to a report thereon. whom was referred the bill (S. 2172) to provide for the payment Mr. DEBOE, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was re of medical expenses of sick officers and enlisted men of the Army ferred the bill (S. 2625) granting an increase of pension to Carlin while absent from duty with leave or on furlough, reported it Hamlin, reported it with an amendment, and submitted a report without amendment, and submitted a report thereon. thereon. . Mr. WARREN, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to He also, from the same committee, to whom were refen·ed the whom was referred the bill (S. 4024) for the relief of G. G. Martin, following bills, reported them severally without amendment, and .reported it without amendment, and submitted a report thereon. submitted reports thereon: Mr. GALLINGER, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to A bill (H. R. 8541) granting an increase of pension to Mahlon whom was referred the bill (S. 5224) for the relief of Edward C. Moores; • Kershner, reported it without amendment, and submitted a report A bill (H. R. 2465) granting an increase of pension to James F. thereon. . Charlesworth; and He also, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was re A bill (H. R. 1280) granting a pension to Lizzie A. Camp- ferred the bill (S. 4096) to provide for a site for a depot for the bell. . Revenue-Cutter Service, reported it with an amendment, and Mr. McMILLAN, from the Committee on the District of Colum submitted a report thereon. bia, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3488) to authorize the He also, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred Commissioners of the District of Columbia to appoint superintend the bill (S. 1254) granting an increase of pension to Samuel H. ents of chimney sweeps, to prescribe their duties, and for other Melcher, submitted an adverse report thereon, which was agreed purposes, reported it without amendment, and submitted a report to; and the bill was postponed indefinitely. thereon. He also, from the same committee, to whom were referred the He also, from the same committee, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them severally without amendment, and following bills, submitted adverse reports thereon; which were submitted reports thereon: agreed to, and the bills were postponed indefinitely: A bill (S. 4095) granting an increase of peneion to Charles C. A bill (S. 3489) for the extension of Vermont avenue; Dudley; A bill (S. 2053) for the widening of Wisconsin avenue northwest A bill (S. 3910) granting an increase of pension to Robert S. from its intersection with High street and Thirty-seventh street Woodbury; to the District of Columbia boundary line; and A bill (H. R. 969) granting a pension to Silas H. Cronk; A bill (S. 3425) for the extension of Wyoming avenue from its A bill (H. R. 668) granting an increase of pension to Henry N. present terminus on Eighteenth street northwest with its width of 80 feet to Champlain avenue. Tracy;A bill (H. R. 3412) grantmg· an mcrease· of pension· to Will'1am Mr. GAMBLE, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom H. Pierce; was referred the bill (S. 3663) to amend an act entitled "An act A bill (H. R. 1808) granting an increase of pension to William granting the right to the Omaha Northern Railway Company to M. Strope; . construct a railway across, and establish stations on, the Omaha A bill (H. R. 2219) granting an increase of pension to Francis and Winnebago Reservation, in the State o~ Nebraska, and for M. Gilman; other purposes,'' by extending the time for the construction of A bill (H. R. 8306) granting an increase of pension to Thomas W. said railway, reported it without amendment, and submitted a Robinson; report thereon. A bill (H. R. 1852) granting an increase of pension to James A. Mr. FOSTER of Washington (for Mr. PRITCHARD), from the Edmonds; Comriiittee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. A bill (H. R. 3688) granting an increase of pension to John 5863) granting an increase of pension to Benjamin Brittingham, Gagan· reported it with an amendment, and submitted a report thereon. A bill (H. R. 8304) granting an increase of pension to Angeline He also (for,Mr. PRITCHARD), from the same committee, to Murray· and whom was referred the bill (H. R. 8620) granting a pension to A bill' (H. R. 9670) granting an increase of pension to Aaron C. Thoma-s Hall, reported it without amendment, and submitted a Badger. report thereon. Mr. GALLINGER: from the Committee on Pensions, to whom Mr. ELKINS, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1796) for the relief of Hiram Cronk, was referred the bill (S. 297) for an examination of the property reported it with an amendment to the title, and submitted a re of the Little Kanawha River Navigation Company, reported it port thereon. without amendment. Mr. HANSBROUGH, from the Committee on the District of He also, from the same committee, to whom was referred the Columbia, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3130) to provide for bill (H. R. 4381) to authorize the Central Railway of West Vir the removal of snow and ice from the sidewalks of the District of ginia to build a bridge across the Monongahela River at or near Columbia, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments, Morgantown, in the State of West Virginia,, reported it without and submitted a report thereon. amendment. Mr. GIBSON, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was Mr. PENROSE, from the CommitteeonNavalAffairs towhom referred the bill (H. R. 7237) granting an increase of pension to was referred the bill (S. 1673) for the relief of the officers and Eva H. McColley, reported it without amendment, and submitted crew of the U. S. S. Charleston, lost in the Philippines November a report thereon. 2, 1899, reported it with an amendment, and submitted a report He also. from t!!o Committee on Public Lands, to whom was thereon. referred t:he bill (S. 3~19) to establish an additional land office in Mr. SCOTT, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom were •
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referred the following bills, reported them severally without on an appeal. I move that the bill and accompanying papers be amendment, and submitted reports thereon: referred to the Committee on Pensions. A bill (H. R. 2225) granting an increase of pension to James The motion was agreed to. Morris; and - Mr. PETTUS introduced a bill (S. 4126) for the relief of John A bill (H. R. 5218) granting an increase of pension to Joel W. Ledbetter; which was read twice by its title, and referred to Metz. the Committee on Claims. Mr. NELSON, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom Mr. CULLOM introduced the following bills; which were sev was referred the amendment submitted by himself on the 7th in erally read twice by their titles, and referred to the Committee on stant, proposing to appropriate $50,000 for completing the survey Pensions: of the public lands in the State of Minnesota, intended to be pro A bill (S. 4127) granting an increase of pension to Benjamin H. posed to the sundry civil appropriation bill, reported it without Penn (with an accompanying paper); amendment, and moved that it be referred to the Committee on A bill (S. 4128) granting an increase of peD,Sion to Thomas Appropriations, and printed; which was agreed to. Summers (with an accompanying paper); Mr. BERRY, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was A bill (S. 4129) granting a pension to Philip H. Carr (with an referred the bill (S. 4003) to authorize the construction of a traffic accompanying paper); bridge across the Savannah River from the mainland within the A bill (S. 4130) granting an increase of pension to John Nichols corporate limits of the city of Savannah to Hutchinson's Island, (with an accompanying paper); in the county of Chatham, State of Georgia, reported it with A bill (S. 4131) granting a pension to John Smith (with accom amendni.ents, and submitted a report thereon. · panying papers) ; IMPROVEMENT OF EVERETT HARBOR, WASHINGTON. A bill (S. 4132) granting an increase of pension to Charles G. Sanders; Mr. TURNER. Iamfuected bytheCommitteeonCommerce, A bill (S. 4133) granting a pension to Robert M. Tarrant (with to whom was referred the joint resolution (S. R. 56) providing for an accompanying paper); a modification in the adopted project for the improvement of A bill (S. 4134) granting an increase of pension to Timothy Everett Harbor, Washington, to report it without amendment, Laughlin (with accompanying papers); and to ask for its immediate consideration. A bill (S. 4135) granting an increase of pension to Joseph The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The joint resolution will be Leonard (with accompanying papers); and read for the information of the Senate. A bill (S. 4136) granting a pension to Caroline C. Kuhn (with The joint resolution was read; and· by unanimous consent the accompanying papers). Senate proceeded to its consideration, as follows: Mr. CULLOM introduced a bill (S. 4137) to correct the mili Resolv e:;b etc., That in carrying on th~ work of improvement of Everett Harbor, washington, a.uthonzed in the river and harbor act of March 3-1 tai·y record of Benjamin F. Herrington; which was read twice 1899, the Secretary of War may in his discretion,J>Ost"pone the dredging ana by its title, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. improvement of Old River, and may widen or deepen, or both widen and He also introduced a bill (S. 4138) for the relierof Abraham deepen, the harbor basin and channel through the tide flats, and take such Pope; which was read twice by its title and referred to the Com steps as may seem to him desirable to protect and conserve the work as performed. · mittee on Military Affairs. The joint resolution was reported to the Senate without amend 1\fr. HOAR introduced a bill (S. 4139) to diminish the number ment, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third of appraisers at the ports of Philadelphia and Boston; which was time, and passed. read twice by its title. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be referred to EMPLOYMENT OF STENOGRAPHERS. the Committee on Finance. Mr. GALLINGER, from the Committee to Audit and Control Mr. HOAR. A similar bill was passed by the Senate during the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to whom was referred the the last Congress which had been referred to the Committee on resolution submitted by Mr. ALLisoN on the 22d instant, reported Commerce. it without amendment, and it was considered by unanimous con The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be referred to sent and agreed to, as follows: the Committee on Commerce: Resolved, That the Committee on Appropriations be, and is hereby, author Mr. HOAR introduced a bill (S. 4140) granting an increase of ized to employ a stenographer from time to time as may be necessary to re port such testimony as may be taken by the committee or its subcommittees pension to James O'Neill; which was read twice by its title, and, m connection with appropriation bills and to have the same printed for its with the accompanying paper, referred to the Committee on Pen use, and that such stenographer be pa1d1 out of the contingent fund of the sions. Senate. Mr. BURROWS introduced a bill (S. 4141) granting an increase Mr. GALLINGER, from the Committee to Audit and Control of pension to John Cook; which was read twice by its title, and, the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to whom was referred with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on the resolution submitted by Mr. PROCTOR on the 24th instant, Pensions. reported it without amendment, and it was considered by unan- Mr. DOLLIVER introduced the following bills; which were imous .consent and agreed to, as follows: . severally read twice by their titles, and referred to the Committee Resolved, That the Committee on · Agriculture and Forestry be1 and is on Pensions: hereby, authorized to employ a stenographer to r eport hearings on bills com ing before said committee, the expense thereof to be paid from the contin A bill (S. 4142) granting a pension to William Mutall; gent fund of the Senate, and that the committee be authorized to have said A bill (S. 4143) granting a pension to Mary C. Stone; and hearings printed. A bill (S. 4144) granting an increase of pension to Daniel P. BILLS INTRODUCED. . Andrus. 1\fr. COCKRELL introduced a bill (S. 4123) granting a pen-. Mr. HARRIS introduced a bill (S. 4145) granting an increase of sion to Eliza Gallaher; which was read by its title. pension to Edward W. Bennett; which was read t-Wce by its Mr. COCKRELL. To a~company the bill I present the petition title, and, with the accompanying papers, referred to the Com of Eliza Gallaher, widow of Dennis Gallaher, Company B, mittee on Pensions. Thirty-fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, verified with Mr. TELLER introduced a bill (S. 4146) granting a pensi9n to . War Department record and affidavits of Dr. E. H. Bounds, Upton T. Smith; which was read twice by its title, and referred A. J. Kilian, G. F. Roderick, and George Spooner. I ask that to the Committee on Pensions. the bill and accompanying papers be referred to the Committee He also introduced a bill (S. 4147) granting an increase of pen on Pensions. sion to Eli Davis; which was read twice by its title, and, with the The motion was agreed. to. accompanying paper, referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. COCKRELL introduced a bill (S. 4124) granting a pension He also introduced a bill (S. 4148) to grant certain lands to the to James 0. Jones; which was read twice by its title. city of Colorado Springs, Colo.; which was read twice by its title, Mr. COCKRELL. To accompany the bill I present the peti and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. tion of James 0. Jones for pension, with letter of Pension Office Mr. FOSTER of Louisiana introduced the following bills; which and affidavits of Dr. B. W. Hensler and of William Adams and wer severally read twice by their titles, and referred to the Com of J. L. Bales. I move that the bill and accompanying papers be mittee on Claims: referred to the Committee on Pensions. A bill (S. 4149) for the relief of the estate of J. Aucoin, de The motion was agreed to. ceased; Mr. COCKRELL introduced a bill (S. 4125) granting an in A bill (S. 4150) for the relief of Auguste Alvarado; crease of pension to Joel S. Cooper; which was read twice by its title. A bill (S. 4151) for the relief of the. estate of Hiram Andersons Mr. COCKRELL. To accompany the bill I present the peti deceased; tion of Dr. Joel S. Cooper, assistant surgeon, One hundred and A bill (S. 4152) for the relief of Mrs. Marguerite Arnaud; fifteenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for increase of A bill (S. 4153) for the relief of Mrs. Mary J. Bondurant; pension from $24 to $50, with affidavits of Thomas H. Kemp, A bill (S. 4154) for the relief of Pierre Breaux; W. H. Colville, Dr. James N. Magoon. and R. B. Drake, together A bill (S. 4155) for the relief of the estate of Louisa Breaux, wich military record and decision of the Secretary of the Interior deceased; · •
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A bill (S. 4156) for the :relief of Charles Broder; .Mr. DEPEW .introduced a bill (S. 4198) for the relief of Theo A bill (S. 4157) for the relief of Louis Barron; · dore F. Northrop; which was read twice by its title, and referred A bill (S. 4158) for the relief of the estate Df .Mary A. D. to the Committee on Military Affairs. Badger., deceased; He also introduced a bill (S. 4199) granting an increase of pen A bill (S. 4159) for the relief of Natalie Bondreau; .sion to Isaiah V. Filkins; which was read twice by its title, and A bill (S. 4160) for the relief of the estate of Louis Broussard, refeiTed to the Committee on Pensions. .deceased; He also introduced a bill (S. 4200) granting a pension to Anna A bill (S. 4161) for the relief ·Of Joseph DJ Broussard; ·M. Gregory; which was read twice by its title, and, with the ac A bill (S. 4162) for the relief of James M. Schilling; companying pa?ers, refeiTed to the Committee on Pensions. A bill (S. 4163) for the relief of the estate of Joseph Melancon, Mr. McJ\.ffi,LAN introduced a bill (S. 4201) to regulate the deceased; operation of street railways in the District of Columbia, and for A bill (S. 4164) for the relief of the estate of George Mitchell other purposes; which was read twice by its title, and referred to tree, deceased; the Committee on the District of Columbia. A bill (S. 4165) for the relief of the estate of J. Bienvenu Mol- He also introduced a bill (S. 4202) to regulate the sale of intox Iere, deceased; icating liquors in the District of Columbia; which was read twioe A bill (S. 4166) for the relief-of F. Reno Moliere; by its title, and referred to the Committee on the District of Co A bill (S. 4167) for the relief of John Martinez; lumbia. A bill (S. 4168) for the relief of the estate of John Wesley Mr. FOSTER of Washington introduced a bill (S. 4203) for the Monette, deceased; relief of A. W. Curtis; which was read twice by its title, and, with A bill (S. 4169) for the relief of Rose E. Neriault, legal repre the accompanying pape1·, referred to ·the Committee on Claims. sentative of Mrs. Marie Louise Neriault, deceased, and Sylvain He also introduced a bill (S. 4204) relating to grants of land to . N~riault, deceased; the Territory and State of Washington for school purposes; which A bill (S. 4170) for the relief of Gustave Neriaux; a.nd was read twice by its tit1e, and referred to the Committee on A bill (S. 4171) for the relief of the estate of Joseph Devezin Public Lands. Olivier, deceased, and Celeste Olivier, deceased. Mr. ELKINS introduced a bill (S. 4205) granting a pension to Mr. McLAURIN of Mississippi introduced a bill (S. 4172) for Charles H. Dallman; which was read twice by its title, and re the relief of the heirs at law -of Alexander P . .Miller, deceased; fened to the Committee on Pensions. which was read twice by its title, and refen-ed to the Committee He also introduced the following bills; which were severally on Claims. read twice by their titles, and referred to the Committee on Mr. MALLORY introduced a hill (S. 4173) for the relief of Claims: George F. Ormsby; which was read twice by its title, and referred A bill (S. 4206) for the relief of John P. Fox; to the Committee on the Judiciary. A bill (R 4207) for the relief of the heirs of Jobn W. Warwick; Mr. PENROSE introduced the following bills; which were sev A bill (S. 4208) for the relief of J. R Johnson; and erally read twice by their titles, and .refeiTed to the Committee A bill {S. 4209) for the relief of the trustees of the Presbyterian on Military Affah·s: Church at Petersburg, W.Va. A bill (S. 4174) to .con-ect the military record of Job Jones Mr. KEARNS introduced a bill (S. 4210) to provide for the (with an accompaning paper); rebuilding of Fort Douglas, Utah; which was read twice by its A bill (S. 4175) to correct the military record of George W. title, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Stape (with accompanying papers); Mr. QUARLES introduced a bill (S. 4211) granting an increase A olil (S. 4176) to coiTect the military record of William .E. of pension to Asa Worden; which was 1·ead twice by its title, and, .Russell; with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on A bill (S. 4177) to correct the military :record -of Samuel .Bailey Pensions. (with an accompanying paper); and · He·also introduced a bill (S. 4212) granting an increase of pen A bill (S. 4178) to .correct the military record ~f -John W. Ben sion to Frederick Jacoby; which was read twice by its title, and, der (with an accompanying paper). with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Mr. PENROSE introduced a bill (S. 4179) to .extend the time to Pensions. redeem or make allowance for internal-revenue .stamps, and to Mr. GALLINGER introduced a bill (S. 4213) providing forcer authorize the redemption of such .stamps :upon presentation of a tain officers of the Marine Corps, veterans of the civil war, and certified copy of deed where the original deed is not obtainable, for other purposes; which was read twice by its title, and~ with and being an amendment to an act entitled HAn act authorizing the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Naval the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to redeem or make .allow Affairs. ance for internal~revenue stamps,'' approved May 12, 1900; which He also introduced a bill (S. 4214) granting an increase of pen was read twice by its title, and, with the accompanying paper, sion to John McDonald; which was read twice by its title, and refened to the Committee on Finance. referred to the Committee on Pensions. He .also introduced a bill (S. 4180) to provide for the purchase Mr. BERRY introduced a bill (S. 4215) for the relief of Jona of a site and the erection of a public building thereon at Lebanon, than Pigman, executor of Benjamin Pigman; which was read in the State of Pennsylvania; which was read twice by its title, twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Claims. and referred to the Committee on Public 13uild1ngs and Grounds. Mr. MITCHELL introduced a bill (S. 4216) for the relief of He also introduced a bill (S. 4181) for the relief of Laura A. Normile, Fastabend & McGregor; which was read twice by its Wagner; which was read twice by its title, and, with the accom title, and referred to the Committee on Claims. panying paper, referred to the Committee on Claims. He also introduced a bill (S. 4217) to confer jurisdiction on the He also introduced the following bills; which we1·e severally Court of Claims to hear and determine the case of Manuelita read t-wi~e by their titles, and referred to the Committee on Pen Swope; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the sions: Committee on Claims. .A bill (S. 4182) granting a pension to Joseph Montgomery Todd; He also introduced a bill (S. 4218) granting an ine1·ease of pen A bill {S. 4183) granting an increase of pension to Oceana B. sion to Alexander McCauley; which was read twice by its title, Irwin (with an accompanying paper); a.nd referred to the Committee on Pensions. · A bill (S. 4184) granting a pension to Katharine Rains Paul; Mr. PENROSE introduced a bill (S. 4219) granting a pension A bill (S. 4185) granting a pension to Alice D. H. Krause; to May Saby; which was read twice by its title, and, with the ac A bill (S. 4186) granting a pension to James P. Sn-yder; companying papers, referred to the Committee on Pensions. A bill (S. 4187) granting a pension to Emanuel F. Ditzler; AMENDMENTS TO BILLS. A bill (S. 4188) to restore to the pension roll Henry M. Stiffler; A bill (S. 4189) granting an increase of pension to John J. Mr. BARD submitted an amendment proposing to appropriate GangweTe (with an accompanying paper); $6,100 to indemnify the American Surety Company of New York A bill (S. 4190) granting a pension to Fredreca Seymore; • for such amount as it may be required to disbm·se by decree of A bill (S. 4191) to restore to the pension roll Franklin Tyler the proper court, under two separate undertakings on appeal, as (with an accompanying paper); damages and costs assessed against and for the value of the use A bill (S. 4192) granting a penBion to Jennie Jones; and occupation of real property occupied by the Mission Indians A bill (S. 4193) granting a pension to Susannah Ryan; of California, in the suits entitled J. Downey Harvey adminis A bill (S. 4194) granting a pension to Silas H. Cronk; trator, and others v. Allejandro Barker and others, and J. Downey A bill (S. 4195) granting an increase of pension to Nicholas Harvey., .administrator, and others v. Jose Quevas and others, in Carns (with accompanying papers); tended to be proposed by him to the Indian appropriation bill; A bill (S. 4196) granting an increase of pension to Algernan which was refened to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and or Tyrel Maupin; and dered to be printed. A bill (S. 4197) gt-anting an increase of pension to Reuben M. Mr. PENROSE submitted an amendment intended to be pro Worthen. posed by him to the bill (S. 1883) to promote the efficiency of the 1902. CONGRESSIONAL-·RECORD-SENATE. . '2217
clerical servico in the Navy of the United States; to :organize a and lie on the table subject to the~all, if there be .no objoctioo, clerical corps of the Navy of the United States; to d~fin:e its :of the Senator from Washington. duties and to regula.oo its pay; whlch wa'Sreferred to the Commit HEARINGS ON CHINESE EXCLUSION. tee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Mr. PENROSE submitted the following resolution; which was Mr. DIETRICH (byr~uest) submitted an amendment relative oonsidered by unanimous consent, and agreed to~ to second-class mail matter, intended to be proposed 'by him to Resolved, That there be printed for the-use of.the Committee on Immigra the Post-Office apJ>ropriation bill; which wasl'eferred to the Com tion "000 copies of the hearings before the committee on th~ Chinese-ex-clusion mittee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, and ordered to be printed. ibills now pending in Congress, and that the same be indexed. Mr. KITTREDGE submitted an amendment t>roposing to in LANDS OF EASTERN OREGON LAND COMPANY. crease the total appropriation for the Indian school at Chamber Mr. MITCHELL submitred the foTiowingrBsolntion; which was lain, S.Dak., from $40.,{)50 to $52,050 in order to pronde new considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to. buildings and improvements at said school, intended to be pro Resolved, Tll.at the Secretar:y of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed posed by him to the Indian appropriation bill; whiehwas referred to transmit to the Senate, at his earliestoonvenience., a copy of the report{)f to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Special Agent C. E. Loomis, recently submitred to the Conrm:issioner of the Mr~ PLATT of Conn-ecticut submitted an amendment propo-sing General Land Office, in the lllll.tter of the claims of settlers upon lands of the Eastern Oregon Land Company, successors in in.terest of the Dalles l'lfilitary to increase the salary of the United States consul at Coburg, Ger Road OomJlany, in Sherman County, Oreg., together with the evidence ac many, from $2,000 to $3,000, intended to bB proposed by him to the companying such report, and also copies of all claims of settlers to lands or diplomatic and consular appropriation bill; which was refeiTed for oompensation for lands within the limits of the controversy between set- tlers and said Eastern Oregon Land Company. • to the Committee on. Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed. Mr. HANSBROUGH submitted an amendment proposing to CHARGES .BY LONDON DOCK COHP.ANIES. .appropriate $25,000 for improving the Red River of the North, On motion of Mr. :MARTIN, it was Minnesota and North Dakota, intended to be proposed by hlm tG Ordered, 'l'hat Senate Document No. 96, Fifty-seventh .Congress, first the river .and harbor appropriation bill; which was 1·e:ferred to the sessio~ being a message from :the President of the United States, transmit ting :a communication from the Secretary of State submitting a copy of a Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. report made by Ambassador Joseph H. Choate rel:a.tive to certain c"'harges PROTECTION. OF .THE 'PRESIDENT. imposed by the London dock companies upon American fiour &nd other American products, be reprinted. Mr. HOAR. I ask leave to give notice that at the conclusion HOUSE BILLS REFERRED, of the consideration of the irrigation bill, whi~h I understand is shortly to bB taken up, I shall move the Senate to talm up th.~ bill The following billB wBre severally read twice by their titles, (S. 3653) for the protection of the President of the United States, and referred to the Committee -on the District of Columbia: and for other purposes. A bill (H. R. 10372) to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior .sn~h supervisi<>n <>f the Government Hospital for the Insane, DAUGHTERS OF .AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Freedmen's Hospital and Asylum, and the Washington Hospital . Mr. HOAR submitted the following concurrent resoltrlion; for Foundlings as may have been conferred upon the Board of which, with the aocom·panying paper, was referred to the Com Charities of the D.istri.ct of Columbia under the act approved June mittee on Printing: 6, 1900 creating such board; Resolved 1>y the Seaate (t1t.e Hou-se -of Representatives ·conC1Lr.in,g)1 That .A bill (H. .R. 11241) to amend an act entitled u.A.n act to rBgn- there be P.rinted 7,500 additional copies of Senate Document No. HH., third sessicn. Fifty-fifth Congress, being the 1-eport ·of the Daughters of the 1ate in the District of Columbia the disposal of certain refUSB, and American Revolution forlS00-1897, together with the "historical preface here for other purposes/' approved January 251 1898; with, indorsed by the board of management of that society, of which 2;500 .A bill (H. R. 11400) to amend an act entitled "An act in rela shall be for the use of the Senate and
and that is that poor and illiterate applicants for special laws An act (S. 919) granting an increase of pension to Daniel C. must have for the service of the Pension Committee a clear state Knowles; ment of their case and a clear statement of their proof, as they An act (S. 920) granting an increase of pension to Frances M. must have in the Pension Office, and that it was not reasonable Reilly; - to deprive them of that privilege, for which they can not always An act (S. 1094) granting an increase of pension to Heru·y Gif pay unless they get the pension. ford Dunbar; But on further consideration I am satisfied that the judgment An act (S. 1148) granting an increase of pension to Dennis of the committee is entirely right, and that the evil of promoting Hannifin: · such applications by agents who promote them merely to get paid An act (S. 1167) granting an increase of pension to John · for it and the evil of improper charges by certain people are so Ferguson; · great that they ought to be stopped. A.n act (S. 1267) granting an increase of pension to Susan F. What I rose to say is that there ought to be in every State in Connit; the Union some provision, either by voluntary associations of sol An act (S. 1329) granting an increase of pension to George W. diers or by State authority, by which such aid could be rendered Black; without cost to the humble and needy applicants. There is such An act (S. 1337) granting an increase of pension to Mary R. an office in my own S1ate, and I hope there will be one, if there Miller; . be not one, established everywhere. An act (S. 1465) granting an increase of pension to George Mr. HAWLFJY. Mr. President, I have objections to the entire Fowler; prohibition of counsel to be given by pension lawyers or attorneys. An act (S.1610) granting an increase of pension to Napoleon B. I think there are many poor men who will be entirely without a Perkins; · . friend in this world if they are not allowed to get some good law An act. (S. 1621) granting an increase of pension to David Pol yer in the neighborhood to take up their cases. I have had a good lock; deal of experience in this matter, and I know several pension An act (S. 1783) granting an increase of pension to Henry B. agents of high character, men who can not be impeached and who Schroeder; could no more be unfaithful to a client than they could steal. I An act (S. 1977) granting an incr.ease of pension to Harrison T. want a poor applicant to have a chance to go to one of those men De Long; • · and have his case intelligently and ably stated and courteously An act (S. 2010) granting an increase of pension to Marcia M. and firmly urged. I make this observation as the result of my Merritt; experience, and it is a pretty large one in pension cases, as may An act (S. 2161) granting an increase of pension to A. Curtis be imagined . Steever Carpenter; . The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to An act (S. 2359) granting an increase of pension to Samuel the report of the committee of conference. Hymer; The report was agreed to. An act (S. 2334) granting an increase of pension to Oscar Reed; PUBLIC BUILDING AT NEW ORLEANS, LA. An act (S. 2392) granting an increase of pension to Elmer L. Mr. McENERY. I ask unanimous consent for the present con Stevens; sideration of the bill (S. 76) to provide for a public building at An act (S. 2484) granting an increase of pension to Loren S. New Orleans, La. Richardson; The Secretary read the bill; and by unanimous consent the Sen An act (S: 2485) granting an increase of pension to Tempy ate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to its consideration. French; It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire, by purchase, An act (S. 88) for the relief of parties for property1k from condemnation, or otherwise, a site and cause to be erected thereon them by military forces of the United States; and a suitable building, including fireproof vaults, heating and ven An act (S. 1020) for the relief of John Emerson. _ tilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches, for the use and ac RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS. commodation of the United States post-office and other govern The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the sen mental offices in the city of New Orleans, La., the cost of the site ate the unfinished business. and building, including va-clts, heating and ventilating apparatus, ' The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to con elevators, and approaches, not to exceed $1,250,000. sider the bill (S. 3057) appropriating the receipts from the sale The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, or and disposal of public lands in certain States and Territories to dered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid passed. . lands. The title was amended so as to read: "A bill to provide for the Mr. HANSBROUGH. I ask that the formal reading of the bHl purchase of a site and the erection of a building thereon at New may be dispensed with and that it may be read for amendment. Orleans, State of Louisiana." I have several amendments to propose on behalf of the Committee PRESIDE..~TIAL APPROVALS. on Public Lands. A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. 0. L. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from North Da PRuDEN, one of his secretaries, announced that the President had kota asks that the formal reading of the bill be dispensti with, on the 27th instant approved and signed the following acts: that it be read for amendment, and that committee amenaments An act (S. 194) granting a pension to Joseph W. Mulford; shall first receive action. Is there objection? The Chair hears An act (S. 232) granting a pension to Mary E. W. Morgan; none. An act (S. 887) granting a pension to Sarah McCord; The Secretary proceeded to read the bill, and read to line 10 on An act (S. 89CJ) granting a pension to Catharine Moore; page 3. An act (S. 891) granting a pension to Lucinda W. Caven_der; Mr. HANSBROUGH. In line 9, being the first line of section An act (S. 1622) granting a pension to Theophilus Goodwin; 3, after the word "Interior," I move to strike out the words An act (S. 1805) granting a pension to Laura B. Wear; "may, in his discretion" and to insert" shall, at the time of giv An act (S. 2107) granting a pension to Matilda Armstrong; ing the public notice provided for in section 4 of this act;" so as An act (S. 2128) granting a pension to Jane Taylor; to read: An act (S. 2131) granting a pension to Caroline N. Allen: That the Secretary of the Interior shall, at the time of givin~ the public notice provided for in section 4 of this act, withdraw from pubhc entry the An act (S. 2389) granting a pension to John E. Farrell; lands required for any irrigation works contemplated under the provisions • An act (S. 2390) granting a pension to Nellie M. Emery; of this act, etc. · An act (S. 193) granting an increase of pension to Richard W. The amendment was agreed to. Musgrove; The reading of the bill was continued to line 23 on page 3. An act (S. 197) granting an increase of pension to John Mr. HANSBROUGH. Inline23, after the word "practicable," Chandler; I move to strike out the following words: An act (S. 199) granting an increase of pension to Nathaniel He may cause to be let contracts for the construction of the same, in whole Eaton; or in part, ~roviding the necessary funds therefor are available in the recla An act (S. 200) granting an increase of pension to Eunice P. mation fund, and thereupon. Detweiler - This is a committee amendment. An act' (S. 526) granting an mcrease of pension to John Mr. COCKRELL. Let it be read. McGrath; The Secretary read the amendment. An act (S. 568) granting an increase of pension to Henry Fisher; Mr. HANSBROUGH. I will state that this amendment will An act (S. 692) granting an increase of pension to Daniel T. appear later in the same section. It is simply a transposition in Rose; . the interest of the administration of the law, if the bill becomes An act (S. 888) granting an increase of pension to Mary Tay~or; alaw. _ An act (S. 889) granting an increase of pension to Charles F. The amendment was agreed to. Burger; The reading was continued to line 14 on page 4. ' 1902. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE. 2219
Mr. HANSBROUGH, There is an amendment proposed by Mr. COCKRELL. It is a bill that is very important, I admit, the committee in line 11. but I should like to see it in the form it is proposed to be finally The SECRETARY. In line 11, after the word "commence," placed before being called upon to vote on it. There are so many stike out a period and insert a comma; strike out the capital " T " amendments that I was not able to keep up with them as the and insert a lower-case " t " in the next word, and strike out the reading progressed. I do not want to prevent the consideration word "shall" after the word "charges" and insert the word of the bill; but the Senator from Wyoming may proceed with his "to." · remarks. I think, however, the bill ought to be printed before Mr. COCKRELL. In what line? we act on it, so that we can see exactly what it is. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. PETTUS in the chair). In M·r.BATE. Mr.President,therearesometenorfifteenamend- line 11, page 4. ments which have been prd'posed to the bill that it was impossible Mr. HANSBROUGH. It is a mere change of punctuation. to understand from the reading as it progressed. I think the aug- The amendment was agreed to. . gestion of the Senator from Missouri [Mr. CocKRELL] is a very The next amendment was, in line 14, page 4, after the word proper one, and that we should have the bill reprinted with the "benefits," to insert: . amendments which have been agreed to, so that we may under- After giving the public notice aforesaid the Secretary of the Interior shall stand it before we are called upon to act upon it. ca~ to be let ~:~?-tracts for the construction o~ the n~essary works. in whole Mr. HANSBROUGH. I agree with the Senators. I think the or m part, proVIding the fund'3 therefor are available m the reclamation fund. bill should be l'eprinted with the proposed amendments. After The amendment was agree~ to. . . . the Senator from Wyoming concludes, I will consent, if Senators The next amendment was, m sectiOn 4, page 4, line 14, to strike desire that the bill shall go over without losing its place on the out the wor~s "Provided,· That" and capitalize the letter" i" in Calendar. the word" m; '~so as to.read: . , Mr. CLARK of Wyoming. Mr. President, I have no desire • ~ ~ll construction work e1ght hours shall constitute a days work, and no whatever to· hasten ultimate action on this bill. I have, however, ~tiC labor shall be employed thereon. a f ew o b servat' IOns w hi chI s hall b e g 1a d to sub m1•t . The remarks The amendment was agre~ to. . . I desire to present can be submitted at this time· as well as later, The;pext ~e~dment.was, 1~,section 5, P~~e 4, l~e 19,,~fter the because they pertain not to any particular portion of this bill, but word reclarm, to strike ou~ such};mds and m~ert at least to the general project of irrigation. one-half of the total area ofhis entry, so as to read. . Mr. COCKRELL. This is the proper time, then . . 'rJlat the entryman t:Pon lands to be irrigated by ~uch works shall~ 1J?.ad- The PRESIDING OFFICER The Senator from Wyoming is clition to compliance With the homestead laws, reclaim at least one-na.u of . d · the total area of his entry for agricultural purposes, etc. recogmze . The amendment was agreed tO. . Mr .. CLARK of Wyoming. ~. President, for one I am The next amendment was,·in section 5, on page 5, line 4, after hear~y glad that the atmospher~ of the Senate has been cleared the word "shall " to strike out the words "work a cancellation of pnvate quarrels. I am heartily glad that, after two or three of the homestead entry and· a forfeiture of all rights under this days of ~ublic .time absolu.tely w~.sted, we can come o~ce m?re to act" and to insert "render the entry subject to cancellation, with the consideration. of public busmess and to the cons1~erat10n of the forfeiture of all rights under this act, as well as of any moneys thos~ matters wh1eh affect t~e whole people, and which do not already paid thereon;" so as to read: pa;rticularly affect the standing of any one or two members of The annual installments shall be paid to the receiver of the local land office this body· of the district in which the land is situated, a~d a failure to ~ke a~y two The bill under consideration, Mr. President, is one, the impor pa~ents when ~ue shall rende! the entry subJect to ca.ncella.twn, With t~e tance of which, I think, is greatly underestimated. So far as I forfe1ture of all nghts under thiS act, as well as of any moneys already pa1d kn •t t · fi · th 'd ti f th S t thereon. · ow, 1 cu s no speCla1 gure m e cons1 era on o e ena e The amendment was agreed to. or of the Hous~ of Repr~sentatives or of the country, ~nd yet it The·next amendment was to insert at the end of section 5 the · concerns a sect10n of th1s country that covers one-th1rd of our following: ' ' ' entire area. It considers the welfare of th~ people. who _rep~esent Registers and receivers shall be allowe.d the usual eommissions on all 600,000,000 acres of the Government domam. It lS a bill, m my moneys paid for lands entered under this act. . notion, second only in the administration of our public lands and The amendment was agreed to. public-land laws to the homestead act which was passed forty The next amendment was, ~ section 6, page 5, line 15, after the years a~o this very year. words" operation of," to strike out" but not the title to," so as I regret exceedingly that the discussion of this bill this after to read, " Then the management and operation of such irrigation noon should not have been intrusted to some Senator who is an works" etc. expert on the matter of irrigation and the matter of arid lando. The'amendment was agreed to. I believe, however, that perhaps in theconsiderationof thismeas- The next amendment was, after the word" works," in line 16, ure I can bring a more unbiased judgment than those to whom I to ~trike out'' excepting reservoirs and the work necessary for have referred, because I have not one dollar or one acre in inter- their protection and operation.'' est in any land that may be affected by this bill. I am only inter- Mr. COCKRELL. Let us see how it would read if amended. ested in the welfare of my State, in the welfare of the arid region Mr. HANSBROUGH. The language which it is proposed to of the Rocky Mountains, and, far beyond that, in the welfare of strikeout will appear at the end of that sectioninaprovisowhich the people, the sons and daughters of the older States. is proposed by the committee. If the Senator will allow the sec- The bill presented now for the'consideration of the Senate is one tion to b,J read through that amendment will appear. that has been devised in the wisdom, in the calm consideration, Mr. COCKRELL. Very well. and in compromises, representing no individual views, but in the The amendment was agreed to. wisdom of all the representatives of thirteen States and three The next amendment wa.s, after the word '' Interior,'' at the end Territories represented in ~oth Houses of Congress. of section 6, to insert the following proviso: Whatever may be the VIews of any person on the general sub- Provided, That the title to the reservoir and the works necessary for their ject of irrigation by means of governmental aid or otherwise, no protection and operation shall remain in the Government until otherwise one can attribute to the present bill either indefinite statement of provided by Congress. the object sought to be accomplished or evasion as to the means The amendment was agreed to. and methods to be employed. The bill is plain, clear, and pre- The Secretary resumed and concluded the reading of the bill. cise on both these points, and hence is subject to and invites dis Mr. COCKRELL. Mr. President, so many amendments have cussion and argument upon the general question and along the been made to the bill during its reading, which are not in print, whole line. If the matter of national interest and aid is not con but simply attached to the bill by slips, that, though I have a stitutional or advisable, or if the plans as indicated in the bill are copy of the bill before me, I find it very difficult to understand it not proper and feasible, then the proposition should be voted down. as it now is. I therefore suggest to the Senator that he ask for If the Congress of the United States has no power t.o assist in an order for the reprinting of the bill with the amendments which the reclamation of ~rid lands, then the subject should be dropped have been agreed to before we proceed further with it, unless he and the discussion which has been going on in and out of Con- desires to address the Senate on it to-day. gress and in public meetings and prints for so long should be Mr. CLARK of Wyoming. Mr. President-- closed and the lands left desert and bare, given up to the homes Mr. HANSBROUGH. I understand the Senator from Wyo- of the wolf and coyote, instead of to man and his settlements and ming [Mr. CLARK], who has just risen, desires to address the homes forever; or be subject to reclamation at private· hands Senate on the bill, if the Senate is willing. I have a copy of the only, a plan evidently impracticable, if not impossible, of accom bill prepared with the proposed amendments, so that the Senator plishment. from Missouri may examine them. I hope we may be able to If,further,itisthought that theCongressshall beactingwithin dispose of the bill to-day. The amendments are merely in the its proper and legitimate functions in making more valuable to interest of better administration of the law. They have been sug- the Government its own property, settling with worthy Ameri gested by the Commissioner of the General Land Office and the can citizens its now waste places; but if it is not considered that Secreta1·y of the Interior. the bill now presented will carry out this purpose, then also should 2220 OONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. FEBRUARY 28, '
this bill be rejected and another drawn and enacted into law that would have the farms of the country stay on the east slope of the will in a better way and in fuller measure meet the requirements Al1eghanies, as the wise ones of the colonial times advocated? of the case, and to the consideration of some of the features of Who is not now glad that the great Mississ1ppi Valley was set each of these propositions I desh·e to invite the attention of the tled and put under cultivation until it has in truth become the Senate, and I do so, fully conscious of the fact that I am no granary of the world? Who now would have our farm lands authority on irrigation matters as are many of the representatives and settlements stop with the Missouri, or who would end our from the arid and semiarid regions, but also knowing that there. western development at th.e sunimit of the Rockies? And yet all are many others in this Chamber and elsewhere as ill informed these things were advocated by those wiser than many now de as myself but who are seeking a just and proper conclusion .as to claiming against further development. And notwithstanding a matter that has been in the public reye for many years. the enormous acreage and production since the first pioneer In round numbers there are 600,000,000 acres of Government floated down the Ohio, every step of the way, every pushing of land in the States and TelTitories sought to be affected by this the frontier little or much, has resulted, not only in most marvel bill, and from the best estimates obtainable from Government ous increase in the general wealth of the nation, but an increase engineers and others there are from 5 to 10 pe1· cent of these lands. in the wealth, comfort, and happiness of the individual as well, that can be reclaimed by a proper and comprehensive system of both in the new settlements and in the older localities. storage and distribution of waters. Has the Government the Isolation is no profitable policy in this country. Whatever is right to enter on such an undertaking? To my mind there can of advantage to one section does not harm another. On the con be no question as to the legal authority of the General Govern trary, every additional field put under cultivation, eve1·y foot of ment not only to protect its own property but to increase the progress made, every mile the frontier .is pushed, by so much are value thereof in any way which Congress in its wisdom may de the nation and its citizens benefited. - As said, the fears of the vise. Instances of the exercise of this power are numerous and fathers in this dh·ection have happily not been realized. Virginia recent, and these without question as to whether Congress has. and South Carolina sought to confine political power to the sea acted in the direct line of benefit to commerce or not and without board. Washington, while not seeking to retard development, reference to the question as to whether'the power has been exer wanted but one State settled at a time in the Northwest, and then cised over the country generally or has been local in its application. in sequence from east to west. Jefferson would have had the Possibly the aid given to the establishment, repairs, and preser northwestern part of his purchase traded to the Indians for other vation of the levees on the lower Mississippi is as good an illustra lands farther East and have the advance westward made only in tion of the exercise of this power as any. .Millions of dollars have compact form. Madison feared to see the population extend west been taken from the public Treasury for this purpose, and rightly of the Mississippi. And yet each and all of these in their day were so, and no one complains or questions the authority, and yet there mistaken in the effect which frontier development should have are few indeed who believe that the expenditure thus made is not and has had upon the individual and upon the nation at large. more for the protection of private lands and interests than for the This onward march toward the West has given homes and in public purpose of aiding commerce. We all know that the object dependence to the citizen and stability to the nation. Every new and purpose of this work is to keep the river within due bounds, farm opened up, every new field cultivated and made productive to so control it in flood time that damage to adjacent lands, in has proven an undisguised and unquestioned benefit and bless large or small areas, shall be reduced to a minimum, and farms ing, notwithstanding the fears of the fathers. There was with shall be protected and crops made safe by this expenditure of pub them a justification and excuse for their timidity; the experiment lic money, raised bythegeneralrevenue laws of the country, when had not then been t1·ied. The market for breadstuffs did not then otherwise desolation would reign and the labor of private inter lie at DU1' very doors as it now does. The eaters did not then so far ests be as futile to reclaim the land and produce the crops, by outnumber the producers as now. And yet the history of our set reason of an overabundance of water, as are the same private ef tlement westward has been that the eastern settlements, States forts now impossible to reclaim and make productive the lands and cities, have been the first general beneficiaries of every new mentioned in this bill because of the lack of wate1·. development toward the West. · . /_ The objections.urged against the general proposition of govern And in view of all these facts, how is it that Americans of to mental construction are many and along various lines. One be day can be found so shortsighted. a.s to believe hat new fields lieves that no action should be had because the Government opened now will sterilize the old; that wealth produced in the arid might thus be committed to a system of improvements the cost region will take from that in the humid; that labor employed in of which would be not only indefinite but inconceivable, esti the Rockies will displace that now employed east of the Missis mates, or pretended estimates, running into the hundreds of mil sippi? Nay! Nay! All development ·made, all wealth created, lions. Others are ostensibly in favor of the general idea of irriga all labor employed in what are nowwasteplaceswillnot take from tion, yet are never satisfied with any general plan or any specific but add to the sum total of our individual wealth and our national proposition. Others are apparently in favor of any scheme except aggrandizement. As it ha.s been in the past so will it be in the the one under consideration at a particular time. Some, and I future; as our States strive for increased production and measure 4 hope, indeed, they are few, are against any system or plan of irri their wealth and prosperity thereby so should the nation seerr and gation, public or private, and against any settlement or plan of carry out those policies that will add to om· material production. action that will bring under cultivation any land in addition to And still, in spite of all these lessons of the past, those are found that now under the plow, for fear that the farmers in the more who still maintain the view indicated. favored sections may be injured by an excess of production; and To my mind the present proposition for the immediate reclamation of these this is the oldest and most untenable of all objections to the pend arid lands is the pressing of the poisoned chalice to the lips of the farming (( classes in this nation, which, if it kill them not, will at least fer another gen ing bill. eration leave them in either torpor or misery, The argument carried to its logical conclusion and applied to This was said in another place but recently. This, to my mind, other phases of our national life would sta~ate every business is the short-sighted statesmanship that would well fit in with the enterprise under our flag. The argument 1s made, and appar policy of the trusts that is universally condemned, that "produc ently with seriousness, that no more land should be opened to tion must be cut down so that prices may be maintained or in cultivation and production, because such action would be injuri creased," taking no thought whatever for the necessities of the ous in making greater production and competition in farm pl·od consumer; the shortsightedness that would pray for drought in ucts, and consequently put increased burdens upon the farmers Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas in order that breadstuffs of the East and middle West. Such an argument, and at length, might reach a higher p1ice for the farmers of Pennsylvania. was made elsewhere and in another chamber within the present Such, I do not think is the spirit that animates our legislators nor winter, and such an argument is made publicly and privately the do I think such sph·it will prevail in the consideration of this bill. land over. It is an argument, not of Americanism, not of broad Mr. President, the above and kindred objections have been minded statesmanship, but, at this day, of narrow and selfish made over and over again in the press, in Congress, and in mes local and personal interest. ·- sages of the Executive, only in the end to be discountenanced , Even if the result should be as feared, still there is little or no and repudiated by the American people. excuse for a policy that would f01·ever foster and enrich the farm Presidents Pierce and Buchanan, in their learned and lengthy ers of an Eastern State while re~ing a bare subsistence to the veto messages, the first refusing to give the Executive assent to a more hardy and progressive man who would conquer nBw spots bill providing for the grant of certain public lands or the proceeds within our great domain, and who would himself add to the thereof to establish and support public institutions, and the sec riches of our common country, and by his labor and energy and ond in his veto of the bill to grant to each State certain lands for ente1-prise make productive for the benefit of all those places now the support of agricultural colleges and-save the mark!-after devoted to sol3tude alone. The idea of retarding the western wards in his vet.o of the homestead bill, strike at this matter · zone of production is not new, and has been urged by wiser states~ pretty thoroughly from both the constitutional and the practical men than those now advocating it. But forebodings and prophe standpoint. Yet the Congress of the United States, representing sies of even the wise fathers have come to naught. Who is there~ clearly the will and auth01ity of the people, have settled those w):o is n0w preaching this doctrine of nondevelopment; who matters well and forever. To read from these messages one would 1902. OONGRESSIONAt RECORD-SENATE. 2221.
think that the opponents of this and kindred iiTigation plaru3 had by the East, and always in the end decided justly and on broad read and drawn their inspiration and arguments from those mes lines, will prevail in the consideration of this measure. sages of forty-five years ago. The work is national and the results as truly and broadly so. Mr. President, I will stop long enough to read an extract from Of course, Wyoming is as desirous of increasing her material the message of President Buchanan in 1860, in which he gives wealth, of making her lands to blossom and produce, and of pop some of his reasons for placing the Executive veto upon the act ulating her fields and cities as are the older States, but we hope of Congress which gave us the homestead act and settled up our and believe that the increase in wealth and opportunity which lllaoO"Jlificent domain. I want to read the argument the President legislation of this sort will open up to our sparse population will • used. He said in his veto message: be of equal benefit to those who shall come from your borders, to It is a common belief within their limits that the older States of the Con your boys and girls from the middle West when they turn their federacy do not derive their proJ>ortionate benefit from the public lands. This is not a just opinion. It is doubtful whether they could be rendered faces toward the setting sun in search of broader opportunities more benefi.mal to these States under any other system than that which at and larger success, as their fathers also turned their steps in the present exists. Their proceeds go into the common Treasury to accomplish same direction but a few years ago; this splendid Western wave the objects of the Government, and in this manner all the States are benefited that created imperial Commonwealths in the Ohio and Mississippi in just proportion. valleys shall find its fellow 1ising to the mountain summits and President Buchanan wanted to make certain that the older beyond in the still farther West. . States should not be deprived of their rights in the heritage of the These infant States, planted by your hand and nurtured by your public lands. He said: care, shall yet furnish the homes for your children as well as ours. But to give this common inheritance away would deprive the old States of their just proportion of this revenue without holding out to any the least cor The New England names and characteristics will be ingrained in responding advantage. Whilst it is our common glory that the new States the history and advancement of our mountain States as it has have become so prosperous and populous, there is no good reason why the old been ingrained in those of the prairie States. If the argument States should offer premiums to their own citizens to emigrate from them to the West. That land of promise presents in itself sufficient allurements to were true, and it is not, that the opening of the new farm means our young and enterprising citizens without any adventitious aid. The offer an abandonment of the old; that the farm opened up in Utah of free farms would probably have a powerful effect in encouraging emigra means the closing of one in Pennsylvania or New England; if, I tion especia~ ~·~m States like Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky, to the west of the · 8 · ippi, and could not fail to reduce the p1ice of property say, this argument were sound, as it is not, yet I can not think within their limits. An individual in States thus situated would not pay its that any in this Chamber is so wedded to the acre of the East that fair value for land when by crossing the Mississippi he could go upon the he would deny the acre of the West to his children, if the wel public lands and obtain a farm almost without money and without price. fare, prosperity, and happiness of his boy or girl shall be increased Mr. President, in the development of time the public-land sys by the change. tem of the United States Government has grown to that sublime Our population is fast increasing. Opportunities for independ- ' height when we want to say to every honest man, " Yon shall ent producing homes are not now too plenty. What shortsighted take home and lands without money and without price." statesmanship not to open the avenues for development next fu l A writer of experience, an accomplished engineer officer of the our hands. Conservatism is well, but conservatism never dis United States Army, Colonel Chittenden, who has given much covered our continent, built our cities, cut out our splendid \ attention, professionally and otherwise, to inigation and reser farms, or gave us our present national standing and greatness. voir propositions, disposes of this mistaken and selfish objection The spirit of advancement, of experiment, of courage has boon in the North American Review in language whose force and the mainspring of our marvelous growth, prosperity, and happi· clearness can not be improved upon; and I beg the indulgence of ness. Let us not stop now, when the opportunity offers without the Senate while I read for one moment from an article in the draft on our National Treasury, without injury to any other part February number of that magazine. In an article entitled "Gov of our nation, or to any individual citizen. Let us not stop, I en· ernment Construction of Reservoirs" he meets tbls very objection treat, but let us go on in our great strides. Let us not think of interference with private interests in the East. He says: that increase in th~ possible number of homes or in the wealth of Government construction of reservoirs in the arid regions is opposed by the Eastern farmer on the ground that under such a policy he would be taxed our citizens is a danger to be avoided, but let us embrace the op in the interest of competitors in his own line of business. portunity offered to-day; and in fifty years from now our chil I think that states the proposition as cogently as it could possi dren, secure in their new heritages wrested from adverse natural bly be stated. surroundings, in view of all the splendid results achieved, will Of all the plausible economic fa.llacies that find lodgment in the public wonder at our hesitation in making glad the desert places of om· mind this has perhaps the feeblest founda.tio!l. It~ like that otp.er argum~nt, land, even as we to-day wonder at the hesitation of our fathers which one hears nearly_ ever_y day, that the mvention of machinery restricts fifty years ago in opening up homes for the benefit of all. the field of labor. Although it has been proven over and over again that mechanical inventioni by increasing wealth, has made possible the em~loy Mr. President, in the consideration of this measure it should ment of labor on a sea e that would be utterly impossible without it, still the not be forgotten that as a landowner the Government itself advent of every new machine is condemned m many guarters as a new inva will be the greatest beneficiary; milliolli3 of acres of its own do sion of the rights of labor. So in the case here considered. The permanent establishment in the Western country of a large and vigorous population main will be taken from what might be termed its worthless se· would stimulate markets of all kinds in the East far more than it would de cnrities and made its most valuable. The number of acres in press any by reason of competition. Government ownership, compared to the number in present pri· Its agriculturalJ?roducts would be largely consumed at home, and it is ab surd to talk of the1r entering the markets of the world in competition with vate ownership, that will be benefited must be 50 to 1 or more. products of the Central West. where nature has lavished her favors in a fer The ownership of land in this region now worthless, or the best tile soil and generous climate beyond almost any other portion of the globe. of it worth not to exceed 1.25 per acre, is something like 600,000,- If, perchance, certain products can be raised on these irrigated lands of bet ter quality than elsewhere, is not the country as a whole the gainer by having 000 acres, as stated, divided among the States and Territories, them rnised there? Does anyone believe it would promote the general wel from 5 to 10 per cent of which can be reclaimed. fare to dlive from the markets the fruits of southern California, or the pota In due process of time, under the operation of this bill, the toes and melons of Colorado? It is one of the chief advantages of this great nation, where no custom-houses restrict the free interchange of commodities gross increase of value of the land will be something enormous, between the States, that every community can enjoy what is best in every every dollar of which will be paid and borne by the settler and other community, and thewhole country works together with a maximum of home builder. The increased productiveness of the land will more economy in promoting the public good. The a~ricultural interests of the East, and the narrow and provincial statesmanship which occasionally echoes than compensate him for the greatly increased price, and under their contention in this matter, should stand on higher ground. The upbuild the terms proposed he will be enabled to pay easily and without ing of the West will promote rather than injure their prosperity. distress. I can conceive of no measure that could be formed that Mr. President, it would indeed seem that even a casual glance could work with greater or more equal advantage to both Govern at the history and effect upon the country at large, both East and ment or purchaser. But it is urged that this increase in value and West, would dispose of this phase of the question in any unbiased price does not in reality accrue to the Government, for the reason mind, and with every man who is able to see beyond his own gar that the money derived from the sale of these lands goes into a den fence and who is 'able to realize that in the prosperity of the fund for the building of other reservoirs and the reclamation of country at large is to be found the prosperity of the citizen of other lands; that the money does not go into the general Treasury aach section, and in the increase of wealth of the whole is to be for the payment of general indebtedness or of current expenses of found the increase in wealth of the individual. And now, Mr. the nation; but the fact here alone is true, while .the conclusion is Pl·esident, let us consider for a moment to whose benefit this pro not warranted. posed legislation will accrue if this or a similar bill shall become Every acre thus brought under water and irrigation augments ( a law. the general wealth of the nation and increases its real assets. I am fearful that a hasty conclusion has been reached in some Such a line of reasoning would say that the farmer who uses the sections. I am fearful lest the impression prevails that the im proceeds of his year's crops for the development and improvement provements and works contemplated have a value purely local of his farm has gained nothing by his year'a _endeavor and the and of a benefit solely to those living within the arid States and product of hfs fields, and that his in-creased wealth is shown only Territories. I hope that a broader view will prevail, and that by the additional figures in his bank account. But, after all, the the national spirit so often appealed to by the West in considera increase for the nation lies not so much in the increased value tion of Western affairs, appeals always so candidly considered of the land as in the men and women she puts thereon. They
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become producers, adding to the tangible property of the nation, ment service for the individual remuneration or aggrandizement and consumers as well, taking of the products of the field in other of certain ones opposing the theory and form of the present bill. portions of our common country, and of the output of the factory, In the editorials and articles to which I shall presently call your the mine, and the loom. attention complaint of the pending bill is made because, first, Every additional family put upon a productive 80 or 160 acr~ it promotes the vesting of title to immense tracts of land in farm becomes an additional consumer and builder up of our home individual and monopolistic holders; and second, that the control market, for our manufactures, in exact proportion as his new op- of waters after leaving the reservoirs shall be vested in the States portunities give him additional means and advantages. The pub- and Territories through which such waters flow. I ask any un lic lands are not now considered as 'they are in some countries, a biased Senator upon this floor to read carefully the provisions of means of direct revenue, but rather a means of building l+P the bill and proposed law with the amendments and find in any sturdy, law-abiding communities of patriotic citizens, who, hav- line or sentence of the same any avenue which is not safeguarded ing local habitation and a home, shall constitute an unlimited against the undue accumulation of public land in private hands. bank account of patriotism upon which the nation can confidently On the contrary, the purpose of the bill, the effect of the bill bon rely and draw in time of national distress and peril, as was said estly administered, would be to make individual homes in small in this Chamber nearly fifty years ago. areas, and would most effectually prevent the accumulation of I can not refrain from reading a statement which was made in large holdings in the hands of speculators, cattle barons, or sheep this Chamber when the homestead law was under consideration kings. The power is absolutely left with the Secretary of the In as to the object, as to the purposes, as to the result of the then terior to prescribe in each individual proposition the amount of proposed law. I desire to give credit where credit belongs. A land that shall be taken by any one person the head of a family. Senator from Kansas, Mr. Pomeroy, in the course of his remarks I do not suppose that. any law can be passed-that any plan can upon the homestead bill, spcke as follows: be devised-that will prevent the purchase of lands after the title · Now, then, I ask, How can the public lands be used so as to best increase has passed from the Government by individual owners. Congress the wealth of the country and so be the better able to consume the imports has not deemed it wise to prevent the transfer of private lands of the country, as well, also, as to meet the taxes imposed by the Govern- into single ownership, nor could it be done if so desired·, but it will ment? not be urged, I imagine, against the beneficent provisions of the And here follows the particular portion to which I wish to call homestead law that the same should not have become a law for particular attention. I fear we sometimes lose sight of these sig- the reason that individual owners might not thereafter transfer nificant facts: their interest, to their own profit, into the hands of other parties. And here let it be observed that the wealth of a nation does not consist The present proposed law is far more stringent in its operation in the money-paid into its treasury, exacted, as it often is, from half-paid than was the homestead law passed by the Congress of the toiling millions, nor in an endless unoccupiedpublic domain, running to waste ·with wild men and wild buffaloes. But wealth consists in flocks and herds, Urn" ted States and approved by Pres1" dent Lm" coln. The m· tention cultivated fields, in well-paid labor, and well-directed energy. The stren~ of the law is-and an honest intention-to provide homes upon of a nation does not consist in the numbers or bravery of the men in :l:ier the public domain for tho "th t h t 1· armies or navies, nor whether they are well or poorly led to the conflict, o:r se now Wl on omes, Ore Ieve our not led at all. But real strettg-th consists in being able to reproduce another congested cent~rs of population, and to build up great common army or navy when one is destroyed or captured, and in being able to sustain wealths in the land, where now there is no inhabitant save the an unlimited force until the angel of peace descends to bless the land. Real animal of the plains If thi 18· a rth b · t th · ·a d strength consists in the hearts, the bones, the sinews of an independent, loyal, · S n unwo Y 0 JeC t en 1n ee free yeomanry, who have the comforts of a home, the fear of a God, the love should the advice .of the opposers be followed, and then indeed of mankind, and the inspiration of a good cause. Such an army will press should this nation cease from any attempt to build up the heri ~1oriously onward to victory. The greatness of a nation does not consiSt in tage which we have from the Almighty and stop m· th n a d 1ts high-sounding professions, in its lofty palaces, cathedrals, spires, and ' · e 0 W r domes, ancient and honored names of the present or the past, living or dead. march which we have up to this time so gladly hailed. · Men constitute the wealth, ~he strength, the greatness of a State. The object of the learned editor referred to seems to be to build "High-minded men, up a great Government bureau which shall have control of all * * · • * the lands and waters in our arid regions. Upon this proposition Men who their duties know, the line of cleavage is very marked, and on this proposition every But know their rights, and knoWing, _dare maintain." true friend of irrigation can well afford to align himself.' The "The wealth, the strength, the greatness of a nation consists in the largest question of the conservation of waters is one of national impor numbei· proportionate to the whole of happy, contented, virtuous, and inde- pendent families it sustains. And I care not what other means of subsist- tance; the question of reservoir sites and reservoir building is one ence men may devise. The trades, the professions, the wits, the brains of a that appeals to the Government as a matter of national import, man may fail him, but the inspired truth will then even brighten with more b t th st"o of St te T 'to · 1 tr 1 f te ft complete effulgence, "that the earth abideth." With 160 acres of God's free u e que 1 n a or ern na con O o wa rs a er earth under a man in his own right, and genial skies above him, he shall not having been released from their bondage in the reservoirs which want. For "seed time and harvest, summer and winter, day and night" shall have been provided is a separate and distinct proposition. The not fail him till the heavens be no more. waters in my own State rising within its area, bound, enter, or I believe it to be the universal experience that whenever a mat- run through twenty different States and Territories of this Union; ter of great public interest is brought to the attention of Congress, and the headwaters of the Columbia, of the Colorado, and of the or any other legislative body, that some person, in his own proper Missouri, and thus incidentally of the Mississippi, are therein interest, arises to combat the conclusions of those who have ar- found. It is right that the General Government should control, rived at a satisfaDtory solution of the matter presented, and will should conserve, and should reservoir the headwaters of these never be contented unless his individual views be embodied in the ~treams . In this it is a national and not a State proposition. But final solution. in the distribution of these waters in Wyoming, Colorado, Men- There is now erlant a certain publication known as the "Na- tana, Idaho, Nebraska, Arizona, New Mexico, the Dakotas, and tiona! Homemaker," purporting to be published at Washington, every other State or Territory west of the Mississippi River, it D. C., and to interpret the views of those who are the true friends is right and proper that the various States and Territories should of irrigation and the reclamation of the arid land. Nowhere with- control in the distribution. The conditions in each and every in the covers of said publication is found the name of anyone who State and Territory are different. What would be applicable in is responsible for the same, and from cover to cover it seems one locality is totally and absolutely inapplicable in another. only to express the individual views of one or two persons upon The conditions that prevail at 7,000 feet of altitude are different this great subject of national aid. from those that prevail at almost sea level. In each and every • It is a publication that, from a mechanical point of view, is one of the States and Territories affected, after a long series of • unexcelled. So far as I am informed, it has no subscription list, experiments, after a due consideration of conditions, there has represents no organized effort in behalf of irrigation, but in its arisen a set of men who are especially qualified to deal with local editorials, illustrations, and general trend opposes the pending conditions. bill and everything that looks toward the reclamation of the pub- Every one of these States and Territories has an accomplished lie lands except as the same shall be aDcomplished through abso- and experienced corps of engineers who for years have devoted lute and unqualified appropriation of public moneys.to a national their energies and their learning to a solution of this problem of project. Whence the inspiration for the editorials comes or from · irrigation in their individual localities. To take from these ex what source the revenue is derived to sustain this publication I perienced men, to take from the legislatures of the various States am unable at this time to state. It is far from me to ascribe to and Territories, the control of this question at the present time anyone the motive to defeat any and all irrigation propositions would be something little less than suicidal. They are the men that may come before the Congress of the United States; but qualified to deal with the question, the laws are WI-itten upon certainly to one acquainted with the conditions, or who has due their statute books and read of all men, and in everyone of these consideration of the temper of the American Conpess or of the States and Territories the laws have been passed that most dill belief of the various States which have joined in the considera- gently regard the rights of the settler and '"of the farmer, and tion and development of the pending bill, it can but appear that most diligently and intelligently exclude the idea of monopolistic the effect if not object of the publication and of the editorials ownership of the public lands or control of the public waters. mentioned is to either postpone indefinitely any action of Con- It is said again by opponents of the bill that what we want are gress upon this question or to build up a bureau in the Govern- men and families and actual bona fide settlers; that what we do 1902. 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not want is that large areas of public domain shall be taken from Navy years ago said, we understand "the derned things are hol the settler and placed in the hands of the larger corporate inter low;" and yet we believe in the patriotism and in the wisdom of ests; that is exactly what this bill guards with jealousy and is one those who have knowledge of these matters, and we joyfully and of the ideas that the bill is designed to promote, and any state cheerfully join with them in carrying on such projects, in voting ment to the contrary, any belief expressed, either in the National money from the Treasury for such construction as to them shall Homemaker or elsewhere, that such is not the object and pur seem proper and right. pose and ultimate result of the bill must come from some motive While, in my judgment, an immediate return from the construc not in the best interests of the States and Territories to which it tion of il'rigation works by the Government is not a thing of pri applies, or to the citizens of the United States in general who may mary importance, it might be asserted in passing that probably now desire or who may hereafter desire to make then· homes upon no other public improvements, undertaken by any of the govern these lands. ments of the earth within the la-st one hundred years, have so im The question is asked in this same publication, " What is the mediately and successfully proven their worth and benefit as has use of wasting any more precious time trying to unite the West? '' the matter of the storage of waters and proper irrigation of desert The answer to that is that the West is already united from the lands. This matter is no experiment. If the United States shall Missouri River to the coast, from the British possessions to the embark in this enterprise, it will not by any means be the first Mexican line. Every State and every Tenitory united in recom government to forecast the future and take advantage of its pres mending that this bill, as prepared by the committee and as ent opportunities. Egypt, Spain, and India, each in due course, recommended by the Committee on Public Lands, do pass and have become aware of the enormous benefits and the almost un become a law. believable returns from a thorough and comprehensive system of Referring to those who framed this bill, who worked with care Government irrigation. and patience and patriotism night after night, sinking their indi It has been the history of works of this sort, when carried on vidual views, day after day working for the general good, the under Government supervision, that a proper reservoiring, stor National Homemaker, in its issue of February, 1902, makes use ing, and damming of water has resulted in returns which year by of the following quotation from the San Francisco Chronicle: year have made in each twelve months an increased production They pretend to be irrigationists in order that the friends of irrigation equal to the entire cost of the works. I cite from the report of may seem to be divided. They should be incontinently thrust out and no the Treasury Department of December, 1901, as to the great canals longer be consulted in irrigation matters. of the world, which shows the extent, value, and cost of the irri Who? The representatives of all the Western States and Ter gating system in India, together with the returns from said sys ritories. The men from all the States and Territories west of tem. To anyone who is in doubt as to the magnificent results the Missouri River-the men who have been face to face with the attained by the British Government in India I commend a care irrigation proposition for twenty-five years-are to be inconti ful perusal of this bulletin; Jt is sufficient for the present to cite nently thrust out and no longer to be consulted in irrigation mat only the following: ters. Then this publication says: Up to the year 1877-78 the capital outlay on completed canals had been £4,348,000. The area irrigated in that year was 1,481,000 acres. The value of Let them go into the opposition, where they belong. the crops raised on it was estimated at £6,0ID 000, and it may safely be said This sentiment, Mr. President, in another direction, I heartily that the wealth of the provinces was clearly mcreased1 by £3,000,000, so that three-fourths of the entil·e cost of the works was thus repaid to the Govern- second. The friends of irrigation in the and States, the friends ment in that single year. · of irrigation in the Territories subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, by compromise, by reason, by consultation, have Referring to another canal, the statement is made by Sir Henry arrived at. a conclusion which is embodied in this bill, and the Cunningham that- During the droughts of 1877-78 (correspon~ years) their benefits were National Homemaker and National Irrigation, publications made extended to 1,333,000 acres, the greater portion o?' which but for canal irriga alternately under the one or other name ostensibly in favor of tion would have been absolutely barren. During this period the land irri irrigation, oppose alone the proposition. I quote to it and to the gated by the two principal canals J>roduced food gram to the amount of 000,000 tons and worth £2,000,000 and enough to keep 1,800,000 people for a Senate the same as they quoted to us, from the San Francisco year; while the nonfood p1·oducts, sugars, dyes, BJ>ices, etc.t were reckoned Chronicle: to be worth another million pounds. In other words, the vame of the crops They pretend to be irrigationists in order that the friends of irrigation saved by the two canals in a single season was mor~ than equal to the entire may seem to be divided. They should be incontinently thrust out and no cost of the completed system. longer consulted in irrigation matters. Let them go into the opposition, Altogether there are in India, under the management and super where they belong. vision of the British Government, some 36,000 miles of canals • It is further claimed by the same authority that this bill ought and other works, h-rigating 14,000,000 acres, or more than 21,000 not to be considered because it is presented by a section of the square miles. Although some of the canals have been financially country that is directly interested, or will be, under the operation unsuccessful and others were incomplete, the irrigation works of of the law. This is indeed a serious charge. The men who have India, taken as a whole, yielded in 1891-92 a net return of 5t per prepared this bill, and the States that are interested dil'ectly in cent on their cost. its operation, are men who for many years have lived in the arid It will thus be seen that the British Government in our very regions-States which for many, many years have felt the burden recent times has carried forward to completion, and has now in of unimproved lands contributing nothing to the taxable value of successful operation, il'rigation works, reservoil's, dams, and canals the Commonwealths. These men have from early manhood until under state control. That by reason of this it has been able to now studied the problems connected with water and land and the very materially ioorease the wealth of the country, relieve famine application of the one to the other. The ultimate conclusion from stricken districts, and in one year raised upon desert places the argument is that these men and these States are not prepared enough to equal the entire cost of the system and, beyond all that, to say what would be the best method of dealing with the question. pay a return of 5 per cent on the money actually invested by the The argument is so ludicrous that it need but to be stated in Government in the construction of these public works. order to be refuted. The inference is that those who have paid What England has done we can do, and if it is possible in our no especial attention to the subject are best qualified to judge as country to duplicate. her success in the Far East it occurs to me to the measure which ought to be introduced; that those who live that to an unbiased mind there should be no hesitation in apply under the summer rains and the smiles of Providence in this be ing our energies to that work and toward that result. half are best qualified to. judge as to the situation of those who The principal object and purpose of this bill is to redeem the are deprived of these beneficent influences. Following this argu desert lands of our arid regions, give them life and vitality by ment to its conclusion, for Secretary of the Treasury we should the application of water, so that they may be· made homes and have a man to direct the finances of this Government who has permanent abiding places for the settler and his family. The • never had any contact with financial conditions; the great mer theory is that the lands of the United States should be a trust es cantile establishments should employ as buyers those who have tate, held for the benefit of the citizens, and so disposed of as to no knowledge of commercial rules; the great railroads should em carry the greatest comfort and the maximum of happiness to the ploy as superintendents and general managers those who have greatest number of people. .. been born and reared out of sight of the great transportation lines By some course of reasoning whlph is unintelligible to my and know nothing of the needs or necessities of the present. mind, the conclusion has been reached, as stated by some of the No; the argument will not do. The men best qualified to opponents of the pending measltre, that it is a bill to centralize formulate a law of this sort-and it will not do to say that these large tracts of our present public domain in the hands of specu men are thieves, that they have ulterior motives-the men best lators and large owners of sheep and cattle, to the exclusion of qualified to form a law of this sort are the men who for years the actual settler and farmer. If there is by the terms of the have been brought into contract with the very propositions sought bill one thing above another that is most carefully guarded and to be solved by this bill. The Senators and Representatives from hedged about, it is this very proposition. theWest gladly vote for the construction of battle ships, although It not only provides that these lands shall be subject to entry nine out of ten of ns know absolutely nothing of the special only under the homestead law, but it goes further than that and features that enter into their construction. The most that we puts it within the power of the Secretary of the Interior, in such can say is that in a general way, as a certain Secretary of the cases as he may deem proper, to limit even the operation of our 2224 OONGRESSION.AL REOORD- SENATE. FEBRUARY 28~
homestead act to such tracts of land as may be thought best The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres· fitted to fill the case and requirements of the actual settler, but in ent consideration of the bill? no case to exceed the amount of 160 acres to any entryman. If There being no objection, the Senate, as in Committe.o of any greater safeguards can be thrown around this proposition the Whole, proceeded to consider the bill (H. R. 8587) for the than the bill already contains I am satisfied that the movers of allowance of cert~in claims for store~ ~nd supplies reported by the bill will gladly accept any amendment that may now or here· the Court of Claims under the prOVlSlOns of the act approved after be offered that shall have the effect of more closely guard· March 3, 1883, and commonly known as the Bowman Act, which ing the public lands in this particular. · had been I'eported from the Committee on Claims with amend· We a1·e all of us agreed on the proposition that this land should ments. be held for the homesteader and the home maker, for, as was said Mr. COCKRELL. I suggest that the amendments be acted in a discussion on the homestead bill in Congress in the year 1862, upon as they are reached in the reading of the bill. a great truth uttered then and as true now: J\fr. WARREN. I will state that the entire House bill as it The fact can not be disguised that this system of small farms of a quarter came here has been st · k t d th ha b d d · section of land each will greatly promote the wealth, strength, and glory of . nc en ou. an en s ee? repro uce m the Republic, thus conducing to human happiness, near and remote, now the amendment With perhaps su or seven exceptions. I think it and for all ages. Thefioneerstrugglinga.m.idst many discouragements upon would be well to proceed with the reading of the amendment the frontier prairies o the West comes nearer obeying the Divine injunction which is practically the entire matter. ' whoto "gain bave, his from bread their by the circumstances sweat of his brow"and education, than any otherbeen man.inured The to menself- Mr. COCKRELL. Let the amendments as we come to them reliance, can safely volunteer as soldiers of civilization in its onward .Prog- be taken up, and then we can go on and read the other part. ress across this continenthfrom the great valleys of the Mississippi and Mr. WARREN. It begins at about pa!:re 19, I think. Missouri to the shores on t e Pacific. ...., The man who is able to put all he owns on earth in a canvas-covered The PRESIDENT pro tempore. On page 20. wagon-wife, children, household goods, all-and move with slow pace into Mt·. WARREN. Yes. That which is stricken out the clerks what has been called" the wllderness of the West," f. ar out upon the frontier.J may be relieved from reading. beyond law and civilization, and there plant himself down upon a homesteaa M! COC for life, is doing a work for himself his family:, for civilization, his country, ·. KRELL. Going down to line 10 on the first page? and his God that can never be full¥ known Ol'Its influence told until the final The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes. disclosure. Such soldiers of civilization are sentinels, standing as the ad- Mr. COCKRELL. Then if that amendment, which is to strike vance guard on the outposts of civilizatio~ and will xet be high on the page t b d h of the world's unwritten history, and will be sure to keep the w~~otch fires of ou , e agree to, t e balance of the amendment can be read. freedom burning conspicuously. · The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be read as re- For these men and men of their kind, with their wives and quested. children, we earnestly and confidently ask the Congress of the Mr. CLARK of Wyoming. Mr. President- United States for its favorable vote upon this bill now under con- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator from Wyo- sideration. ming yield to his colleague? Mr. WARREN. I understand that the Senator from North Mr. WARREN. Certainly. Dakota is willing to accede to the request that the in-igation bill Mr. CLARK of Wyoming. I should like to ask the chairman .be temporadly laid aside for printing, and I therefore ask that of the committee if it is his intention to go on with this bill to a House bill 8587 may be taken up pursuant to a notice which I :final vote? • gave some days ago, in order that we may proceed with the read- Mr. WARREN. Not to-night. It is my desire to have it read ing, not expecting, however, that we shall get to a final vote to-day. and perfected. · Mr. HOAR. I should like to know from the Senator what was Mr. GALLINGER. Mr. President-- the notice given some days ago. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator from Wyo· Mr. WARREN. I gave notice when the bill was reported by ming yield to the Senator from New Hampshire? · the committee that I would improve the first opportunity during Mr. WARREN. For what purpose? the consideration of the Philippine bill or the irrigation bill to Mr. GALLINGER. I wish to make an inquiry. call up the claims bill. Mr. WARREN. Certainly. Mr. HOAR. I ask unanimous consent to make a statement, Mr. GALLINGER. Mr. President, before the reading pro- with the leave of the Senator. ceeds, I wish to ask the Senator from Wyoming, the chairman of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair did not hear the re- the Committee on Claims, upon what theory this bill has been quest of the Senator .from Wyoming. constructed? What class of claims is included in it? What I Mr. WARREN. I asked consent to call up House bill8587. - mean is, whether the claims that have passed either pne or both Mr. HOAR. Pending that matt-er, I ask unaninious consent to Houses of Congress, and those only, have been included? make a statement. Mr. WARREN. I will state very briefly for the information I also gave notice some time ago that I should ask the.Senate of the Senator from New Hampshire and of the Senate that the at the earliest possible opportunity to take up the bill for the pro- bill consists, first, of the so-called Bowman Act claims, amount taction of the President of the United States, and I gave notice ing to some $460,000, which are selected findings of the Court of this morning that I should try to call it up immediately on the Claims and concerning which there can be no possible question of first opportunity. But under the circumstances, I do not think laches or disloyalty. Second, Frepch spoliation clauns, the find that I should resist the request of the Senator from Wyoming, as ings of the Court of Claims up to I'ecent date, less the so-called he had already given notice long before. insurance claims and doubtful ones. Third, we have certain Mr. WARREN. I thank the Senator. claims for construction of Government vessels during the civil Mr. HOAR. So I wish merely to give notice now that at the wro· where the amounts claimed have been passed upon by naval first interval in the business of the Senate I shall make the at. boards appointed by the Government for that purpose. The re· tempt of which I speak. mainder of the bill is made up of miscellaneous claims which have The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Wyoming been passed by the Senate, some of them by the House, and some asks that the pending bill be temporarily laid aside and printed. of them by both Houses. J\1:r. PLATT of Connecticut. With the amendment-s? I will say fur~er, Mr. President, that it is not claimed that this M1·. COCKRELL. It is to be printed with the amendments. bill represents all the Government owes and should pay of the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Wyoming ?laims a~ainst it. The affi?.of the committee has been to _confi?-e asks that the bill be printed with the amendments which have 1ts selection to those to whiCh the Senate has heretofore given 1ts boon adopted. That 01·der will be made in the absence of object~·on. 'assent. . . MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE , ' Mr. GALLINGER. I will ask the Senator a further qnes~on . • · . So that if a claim has passed the Senate which has not been acted A message_ from th~ House of Representatives by Mr. C. R. upon in the other House it should go in-this bill at the amount MoKE...~NEY, Its enrollmg clerk, ~nounced that the House ~d that the-Senate in its judgment thought was due to the claimant. agree~ to the report of the committee of conference on the dis· Is that correct? agr~em~ votes of the two House~ on the amendments of the Senate Mr. wARREN. It is the wish of the committee that it should to the _b1ll (H. R. 10308) to proVIde for a permanent Census Office. go through at the amount which the committee have reported. OMNIBUS OLAIMS BILL. • Mr. GALLINGER. If that amount does not correspond with The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Wyoming the amOlmt that the Senate thought was due when it passed the asks that the bill known as the omnibus claims bill may be taken bill, what then? up for reading. Is there objection to the request of the Senator Mr. WARREN. There is no claim in the bill for a larger from Wyoming? amount than-the Senate has already passed upon. Mr. HOAR. Is i~ the purpose of the Senator when the bill has Mr. GALLINGER. But supposing the amount is smaller been read to pro\_3ed with its consideration~ than the amount the Senate thought was due? Mr. WARREN. Not to proceed with its consideration further Mr. WARREN. . The bill represents the judgment of the com- than, perhaps, to perfect the bill where a wrong name or initial mittee on such points. Of course, it will be for the Senate to was used, to add a few words in two or three places, and to strike detel-mine. from and to add to in correction of en-ors. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be read 1902. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 2225
The Secretary proceeded to read the substitute reported by the Mr. WARREN. After the name "Mary E. White," on page Committee on Claims, to strike out all after line 9, on page 1, 25, line 10, I move to insert: down to and including line 18, on page 20, and in lieu thereof to Administratrix of Archibald White, deceased, sole devisee of Harriet insert a substitute, and read as follows: White, deceased. CL.A.IMS ALLOWED UNDER THE BOWMAN AND TUCKER ACTS BY THE The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. COURT OF CLAIMS. The reading of the amendment of the committee was resumed at .A.L.A.B.A.MA. line 12, on page 25, and continued to line 13, on page 26, as follows: To Francis B. Appling, of Tusec1.loosa County, $100. FLORIDA. To Hugh P. Bone, executor of Martha H. Bone,deceased, of Madison To Martha L. Hendricks, of Clay County, $2,205. County, $2,544-. To Egbert C. Sammis, administrator of John S. Sammis, decea....c:ed, of To Hugh H. Kirby, administrator of James Bundren, of Dekalb County, Duval County, $4,971.53. $980. To the estate of James M. Campbell, deceased, late of Jackson County, GEORGIA.. nj ,987, to be distributed as follows: To White B. CaJl!pbell, administrator of To William Goddard, of Dekalb County, $241. ames Campbell, deceased, $375; to White B. Campbell, son of James Camp To Stanford GtJ.yton, administrator of John Lewis, deceased, of P::mlding bell, deceased, in his own rig}lt, $4.00; to Joseph D. Campbell, son of James County, $944.. Campbell, deceased, $!00; to White B. Campbell, as administrator of James To John W.Johnston,administrator of James Johnston, deceased, of Chat- T. Campbell, son of Newton Campbell, deceased, and grandson of James tooga County, $785. · · Campbell, deceased, $4:03; and to John Holland, son of Sarah Campbell Hol . To Edward S. Nace, administrat-or of John M. Nace, deceased, of FnJton land, and grandson of James Campbell, deceased, $!00. County, $265. To Adin I. Hurd, administrator of Robert M. Clark, deceased, of Lawrence ToM. D. Rountree, administrator of George T. Long, deceased, of Henry County, $1,274. County, $1,049. To D. A. Yarbrough, administrator of James_D. Coffman, deceased, of ToW. J. Vails, administrator of Anthony Vails, deceased, of Walker Limestone County $1263. County, $546. To William A. The reading of the amendment of the committee was resumed To McCalvin Johnson, administrator of Jehu C. Lamb deceased $475 To James A. McDaniel, administrator of James war-ters deceased $2 634 at line 20, on page 30, and continued to the end of line 23, as fol To H. B. Parker, administrator of Epsie Jackson, decease'd, $596. ' ' ' lows: OHIO. ~.o Charles G. Biggs, administrator of Benjamin F. Rohrback, deceased, To John Reid, of Cincinnati, $476.75. To Robart H. Boteler, $596. SOUTH CAROLINA.. To Martha Cook.l.nadministratrix of William Cook, deceased Beaufort Mr. WARREN. On page 30, after line 23, I move to insert an County, the sum of ~16. ' amendment which was overlooked. I send the amendment to the To Robert H. Rue, administrator of the estate of Edward H Alston de- desk. ceased, $325. · ' The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment will be stated. TENNESSEE. 'I;'o Josephine Anderson, executrix of Thomas Anderson · deceased of The SECRETARY. On page 30, after line 23, it is proposed to in Claiborne County, $759. ' ' sert: To Mathias App, of Shelby County. $225. MASSACHUSETTS. To James M. Beckett, of Washington County ~150 . To Charles Foster, receiver of the Union Steamship Company of Boston To David L. Harris, administrator of Leah Bray, deceased, of Lincoln County, $750. ~~ ' ' To John Beets, administrator of George W. Beets, deceased of Grainger The ameJ?-dment to the amendment was agreed to. County, $190. ' The readmg of the amendment of the committee was resumed To H~rbert Cossey, of Hardin County, $228. To Elizabeth Curtis, administratrix of John Curtis, deceased, of Franklin at line 1, on page 31, and continued to the end of line 25 on page County, $1,124. 41, as follows: ' To William M . Mayo, administrator of Zillah Hall, deceased, of Fayette MISSISSIPPI. County, $530. To John R. Rison, administrator de bonis non of John W. Nance deceased To John ~rthm-, administrator of William Arthur, deceased, of Bolivar of Henry County, $337. ' • County, $2\385. To :f>enewpe Auzburn, of Newton County, $553. . To William H. Callender, executor of James C. Owen, deceased. of Wil- To George M. Barber, of Hinds County, $375. liamson County, $986. · ' To E. L. Brien, administrator of John 'B. Blackburn, deceased, of Warren To David A. Cleage and L . W . Rose, administrators of David Cleage de- ceased, of McMinn County, ~;~~is ' County, $1,«0. To ~ames C. Campbell, a · · trator of William K. Campbell deceased To Thomas V. Brady of Marshall County, S275. of Sullivan County, $548. ' ' To William T. Ratiiff, administrator of Alphonso V. Corson deceased of To Da:Uel Carmichael, administrator of Hamilton Carmichael deceased, Hinds County, 704. ' • of Hawkins County, $574. ' To Emma C. Worthy, administratrix of Thomas C. Clark, deceased of To William Ca.lgy, executor of Mary Calgy, deceased of Sumner County Warren County, $2,543. ' ~~ ' ' To Jane Cofer, administratrix of Lemuel Cofer, deceased, of Lafayette To A. A. Caldwell, administrator of Sarah McCampbell, deceased Jef- County, $675. ~f To Martha L. Dixon, of Hinds County, $1,815. ferson County, $2(l6. ' To James F. Robertson, surviving executor of Drury Robertson, deceased, ~.o. T. E. DaVlS, adminL<>trator of J.D. Davis, deceased, of Lake County, of Lafayette County, $1,495. To Hi Eastland, a.dministrator of James J. Ritch, deceased of Scott To William L. Dugger, of Hamilton County, $1,161. " T~ Watson J. Wade, administrator of Andrew J. Duncan deceased of County, $;:54. ' DaVIdson County, $10,831.99. · ' ' ~.o Washington Weir, administrator of Levi B. Fields, of Adams County, To Mary A. Dame, administratrix of Harvey Dame, deceased, of Lawrence County, $460. ToW. L. Head, administrator of Frances Hyland, deceased, of Warren To James 0. Earnest, of Greene County, $605. County, $2,270. To Pamella B. Finney, administratrix of 'I'. C. Finney, deceased, of Shelby To :Bobert A. McDermott, administrator of Patrick McDermott deceased County, S6,900. of Marshall County, $710. ' ' To William B. Fleeman, of Giles County, $225. · · -To John K. Nutt, administrator de bonis non of Haller Nutt, deceased of To John F . Haupt, of Knox County, $213. Adams County, ~9,999.88. ' (J_o J. J. Hibbetts, executor of D. C. Hibbetts, deceased, of Wilson County, ToW. A. Collier, administrator of Winifred Collier, deceased, $1,655. 1 To John Doyle, $24(). To Joseph Holt, of Wayne County, $162. To C. L. Kidd and Mary 0. King, executors of the estate of Thomas Kidd ToW. D. Hume, executor of David P. Hume, deceased of Jefferson County deceased, $13,460. ' $180. • ' ' To J. B. Roach, administrator of David J. Kennaday $2,623. To I. A. McSpadden, administrator of Cyrus A. Humphreys deceased of To Lytle A. Rather, administrator of John Oswold, deceased, of Marshall Monroe County, $565. ' ' County, $770. • To Frances lti.Jig, widow of Henry King, deceased, of McNair County $395 To James C. Mundlen, administrator of Mahala J. Parks, deceased of To Nancy B. Elrod, surviving executrix of James C. Elrod deceased of Lafayette County, $628. ' Rutherford County, $172. ' ' ToR. B. Rucker, administrator of John Raney, deceased, of Hinds County ToW. T. Lynch, administrator of Henderson Lynch, deceased, of Greene $4:,437 . ' County, $-!95. . To J. Q. Roberts, administrator of Hem·y M. Roberts, deceased, of Monroe To Pleasant H. McBride, of Hardin County, $225. County, $1,588. To Alfred McK~ey, of Hawkins County, $252. To J. G. Leach, administrator of Eli Whitaker, deceased, of Marshall To Sarah R. Maclin, for herself and as administratrix of Benjamin p Mac- County, '1,525. . lin, deceased, of Shelby County, $965. • To J. B. McAlpin, administrator of John Willis, deceased, of Newton To WU?am W. Milam,· executor of A. J. Milam, deceased, of Davidson County, $B31. County, $5,290. To l3ettie Aldrich, administratrix of Thomas W. Wilson, deceased of To samuel J. Moore, of Hamblen County, $254. Washington County, $3,495. ' To Sarah E. Norton, administratrix de boms non of Stephen A. Norton de- - To Mary Hughes, administratrix of Clarissa Young, deceased, of Claiborne ceased, of Shelby County, $9,166.66. ' County, $4,190. To James S. Oakley, of Franklin County, 1,492. To John Young, of Yalobusha County, $2,149. To D. C. Edmonson, administrator of Matilda O'Neal, deceased of David- MISSOURI. son County, $722. ' To Ben~a~ F. Poston, of ~op.tgomery County, $510. • To Joseph Engle, of Dallas County, $232. To BenJamm F. Locke, administrator of W. P. l>ewitt, deceased of Tipton To Orville P. Hawkins, administrator of Mary Harpool, deceased of Taney County, $150. ' Count~, $784. ' To John _D. Reed, administrator of John P. C. Reed, deceased, of Giles To Edward W. James, of Phe1ps County, $990. County, $235. To EdwardS. McCombs, administrator of John McCombs, deceased, of To A. Thomas, administrator of B. F. Roberts, deceased, of Williamson Newton County 150. County, $960. To Hezekiah M. Martin, of Newton County, $315. To Lucy T. Robertson, of Davidson County, $85. To Robert Moore of Cass County, $450. To Chesley Williams, executor of Daniel D. Russell, deceased of Ruther- To James C. Wailace, administrator of Thomas J. Owen, deceased of ford County, $439. ' Chariton County $720. · ' To WilliamS. Rodgers, administrator of James M. Rodgers, deceased of To Charles T. Wilson, administrator of Philip Mathews, deceased, of Bar- Hardeman County, $1,452. ' ton County, $2,160. To James Taylor, of Barry County, 142. Mr. McCOMAS. I call the attention of the chairman of the To Isaac G. Whitworth, of Iron County, $560. committee to the provision in the bill as it came from the House To John M. B1ac~ administrator of the estate of Thomas R. Hankins de- ceased, $396. . . • beginning in line 23, on page 8, as follows: ' To :Mary Jane Pritchett, administratrix of the estate of William R To Henry R. Walton, administrator of John Walton, deceased of Anne Pritchett, deceased, $2()0: · · Arundel County, $5,703. ' NORTH CAROLINA.. I have seen Mr. Walton and talked with him about this JD.atter To Thomas Bullock, of Climberland Count¥, $457. To H. H. Carrow, S. R. Carrow, and the hell's of :Maggie U. Hill, deceased and I find th~t there is clea1·ly a. confusion as to the finding of th~ of Wake County, $3 596. ' Court of Cla:rms. In one place 1t speaks of $10,500 and in another To Isaa.c W. LeWis,1 of Craven County, $740. of $5,703, wliich is the conect amount. · To Hugh Murdock, of Carteret County, $274. The man is very old, about 80 years of age. By a mistake in To Benjamin F. Parrott, of Lenoir CountyJ. ..,1,995. To Kenneth R. Pendleton, of Perqnimans vounty, $117. copying the report of the Court of Claims he ought not to lo e To Arrington Purify, administrator of Thomas Purify, deceased, of Craven what he is clearly entitled to. I appeal to the chairman in behalf County, $353. . To William N. Rose, of Wayne County, $681. of this old man. A bill for his relief once passed the House and To Martha Noggle, administratrix of Jacob Noggle, deceased, of Cherokee once before passed the Senate- County, $105. Mr. COCKRELL. What is it the Senator refers to? We can To Hardy Summerline, of Wayne County, $1,328. To George W. Westcott, of Dare County, $496. not understand him. Before we discuss the matter let us know To Henry T. Coates, administrator of Thomas H. Coates, deceased, $2 616. what it is we are discussing. ' · To WilliamS. Fowlkes, administrator of the estate of Mial T. Long: de- Mr. WARREN. I trust the Senator from Maryland will allow ceased, $316. To Gabriel L. Hardison, sole heir of Gabriel Hardison, deceased $1244. this matter to pass over until the reading of the amendment shall To Joel C. Johnson, administrator of Richard W.Johnson,decea.Sed:$1,968. have been completed. 1902. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 2227 Mr. :McCOMAS. I ask the chairman of the committee to ac ToW. W. Smallwood, administrator of Benjamin Starkey, deceased, of Clarke County, $1,117. cept the amendment to insert the words which are now printed on . To Peter Showalter, of Rockingham County, $225. page 8, in line 23 of the bill, as it passed the House: To the board of trustees of the Methodist ~piscopal Church at Arlington, known as "Hunter's Chapel," $3, :Mr. WARREN. I will say to the Senator that we ha'Ve to fol Charles Fra.ncis Adams, administrator of Peter C. Brooks, decoosed, S:MOO. A. Lawrence Lowell, administrator of Nathaniel Fellowes, deceased. Sl\COO. low pretty generally the findings of the c~urt. If it may seem, Henry W. Blagge and Susan B. Samuels, administrators of Crowelllta.tlcl4 on further reading of the bill, that the Senator is right-and I deceased, $1,000. a.ssume he is right-that there should be anything inserted to se William A. Hayes, second administratm· of Nathaniel A. Haven, dece:taed, cure the proper payment, it will of course be inserted. I should $100. • On the sloop_Sidney, Jared Bartholomew.? master, namely: be glad to have the Senator suggest the phraseology of such an Charles A. Meigs, administrator of Davia Tomlinson, $910. amendment. On the ship Joanna, Alexander Boggs, master, namely: Henry V. Lester Mr. HOAR. Here is a poor family-I do not mean poor; but, administrator of James Barr, deceased, as surviving- partner of the firm ol Stewart & Barr, $16,933.33: Provided, howe-.:er, That 1t is shown to the satis though they are in a respectable position of life, a family without faction of the Court of Claims that said James Barr was the surviving part property-who are entitled to $11,551. If this bill passes, they ner of the firm of Stewart & Barr. will have to get an act of Congress at the next session in order to On the schooner Delight, Mark Hatcl4 jr., master, namely: Thomas E. RAJa, administrator of Mark Hatch, deceased, $4,500: Provided, however, secure that money. That certainly is not right. That it is shown to the satisfaction of the Court of Claims that the Mark 1\Ir. McCOMAS. If the Senator will allow me, it appears tome Hatch herein was the identical Mark Hatch who was the owner of the said that on page 130, the last page of the. bill, the purpose of the schoonel' Delight: On the ship Theresa, Philip Brum, :ma.sterbnamely: George W. Lockwood, draftsman of that provision was to provide in respect of other administrator of the estate of John A. Du erna.t deceased, $1~537.50: Pro claims that the administrators de bonis non and successors in the vided, however, That the amount so appropriated sb;n not be pa1d until the trust might receive payment, and then to exclude payment to the Court of Claims shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury that the ad ministrator of said estate represents the next of kin of said John A. Duber-: next of kin where original payment had been made, so that~- nat, or, in event the court shall find there are no such next of km and that Mr. HOAR. But in the case of bankruptcy- there was a widow of said John A. Dub8rnat, then that said sum be paid to Mr. McCOMAS. The Senator will allow me to finish my the personal representative of such widow for and on behalf of the next of state kin of such widow. ment. On the sloop Betsey, Peleg Blankinship, master, namely: Peleg Blankinship, :Mr. HOAR. Certainly. administrator .of George Blankinship, deceased, $2 380. Mr. McCOMAS. So that the real purpose of the draftsman On the schooner Sophia, Francis O'Meara, master, namely: Eliza J. Hies- kell, a.dministratl·ix of William Wilson, deceased, $ll,213. would, perhaps, be obtained if he had said in the last provision On the brig Pilgl'im, John Thissel, master namely: that as to the payment to the original claimant, who was ad Charles Francis Adams~ administx:ator of l>et.er C. Brooks, $1,800. judged a bankrupt in the French spoliation claims, this one pro A. Lawrence Lowell, aaministrator of Nathaniel Fellowes, $520. vision shall not apply. Pe1·haps the Senator would not object to Henry W. Blagge and Susan B. Samuels, administrators of Crowell Hatch, that. $5~obert Codm.au, administrator of William Gray, $1,5GO. Mr. HOAR. I do not like the phrase that payment shall be Heru·y H. Cole, administrator of Hale Hilton $10,148, made to the legal representative. It seems that as to the legal On the schooner Betsey, Lemuel Moody, mast;;bnamel:y: Obarlt~s K. Cobb, administrntor of Matthew Co b, $4,~.83. representatives of the original claim or the executor or adminis George A. Thomas, administrator of William Widgery, $5,389.3tl. trator, this particular provision shall not apply to payments in On the schooner St. PatrickJ Lemuel Bourne, master~ namely: Emma G. Gallagher, administratrix of Tnom.as Stagg, jr., deceaseu, $2,230. cases of French spoliation claims, "which shall be made as here On the brigatine Olive Branclt, John Edwards, jr., master, namely: tofore prescribed in this bill.'' Josiah M. Crocker, administrator of George Taylor, deceased, :1,372. Mr. McCOMAS. If the amendment be made, in line 18 of this William R. Colby, administrator of Elijah Sanderson, deceased, $1,372. provision, in respect to original claims, "these provisions shall William R. Colby, administrator of Jacob Sanderson, deceased, $1,372. Willi~m A. Bowditch, administrator ot William Appleton, decease~ not apply''-- $1,372. Mr, HOAR. Mr. Pre ident--- On the sb,ip Eunice, Thomas Seal, maste1•, namely: Andrew Hawes, as administrator de bonis non of the estate of John Quinby, Mr. WARREN. I suggest to the Senator from Massachu deceased, Sll.938. setts-- IIenry B. Cabot, administra.tor of Jonathan M~~ jr., $500. Mr. HOAR. I was about to say that I will accept the sugges (leorge G. King administrator of James Scott, 4'-AJ. H. H. Hunnewe:h, executor of John Welles, $4:85. tion of the Senator from Wyoming and let the matter go over if Henry B. Cabot, administrator of Daniel D. Rogel'S, 500 the Senate will afterwards consider it. On the brig Clio, Richard M. Ball, master, namely: 11Ir. WARREN. I should be very glad indeed to have the judg John Stewart, administrator de bonis non estate of William P. St.ewart, surviving partner of firm of David Stewart & Sons, $4,980.20. ment of the Senator from Massachusetts in relation to the matter. On the schooner Dolphin, Thomas Gove, master, namely: It is the intention of the committee to have this bill passed in Andrew Lacy, adrnfuistrator of John Gove, Ebenezer Oove, and Thomas such a manner that, without trouble or expense, the proper per Gove, ,829. son may receive the amount to which he is entitled without delay. On the schooner Polly Benjamin Shillaber master, namely: Horatio P. Pierson, a~tra.toJ.' of Abel Lawrence., deceased.t.Sl,310.42. As that provision comes in at the very end of the bill, I ask that James B. Curwen, administratoJ.' ot John Collins, deceased, S1 i:u0A2. the discussion may be defel'l'ed for the present and that the read- ltlbert P. Hovey, administrator of Amos Hovey, deceased, :1,310.42. ing may be proceeded with. · Charles Ha.ll Ada.ms, a. 1902. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 2229 Mr. WARREN. In Hne 4, page 60, there should be an~' h" Elimbeth Francis, administratrix of John Brown, deceased, S1,00>. Thomas Brown, administrator of Zephaniah Brown, deceased, $200. after the letter "p" in the name " Zepaniah, '' ·so as to read Christopher Dexter, administrator of Edward Dexter, deceased, $300. '' Zepbaniah H. Brown.'' W. MaX\Vell Green, administrator of Samuel W. Green, deceased, $200. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. That colTection will be made. William B. Phillips, administrator of Moses Lippitt, deceased, $100. William R. Talbot, administrator of We1come·Arnold, deceased, S.:iOO. The Secretary resumed the reading of the amendment, and read Alexander Duncan, administrator of Cyrus W. Butler, surviving partner as follows: of Samuel Butler & Son, $400. On the sloop Abigail, Samuel Robinson, master, namely: On the brig Union_ John Walker, master, namely: Charles K. Cobb, administrator estate of Matthew Coob, W;~74. Robert Codman, administrator of William Gray, jr., deceased, $1,500. Sarah H. Southwick, administratrix estate of Samuel F. y, $133.41. Theodore B. Moody, administrator of Joseph Moody~,deceased,_,$1,790. Nathan Cleaves, administrator estate of Arthur McLellan, $1,246.25. Stephen Thacher, administrator of Thacher Goddara, deoeasea, $2,840. Nathan Cleaves, administrator estate of Robert Boyd, $88.94. On the brig Dove., Joseph Tyler, master, namely: On the ship Venus Robert Berrill, master, namelJ': Laurence H. H. Johnson, administrator of William Bartlet, deceased, Andrew. Lacey, ~inistrator de bonis non of Peter Bryson, deceas9d. $5,798.10. $5,687.50. On the brig Hannah., John Blakely, master, namely: Andrew Lacey, administrator de bonis non of Robert Berrill, $5,687.00.. Susan Blagge Samuels, administratrix of John Blagge, deceased, $!,624. On-the schooner Olive, George Smitht master, namely: On the sloop Farmer George K:iler, master, namely: Charles Francis Adams, jr., as administrator of the estate of Peter Char· Lucy Franklin Read McDonnell, executrix of George Pollock, surviving don Brooks, deceased $3,500. partner of Richard Yates and George Pollock, $1,518.04. A. Lawrence Lowell, administrator of the estate of Nathaniel Fellowes, On the ship Conco1·~?.:,~ Thompson, masterJ namely: deceased, SBOO. Francis A. Lewis, a · · trator of Peter Blignt, $36,~.40. Arthur :L. HnntingtDn, administrator of the estate of George Smith, de Francis A. Lewi<>, administratnr of J oh}l Miller, jr., $980. ceased, $-!87.52. Geor~e McCall, administrator of William McMurtrie, de~ $588. On the snow Je:nrny, Hngh Lyle, master, namely: Arthington Gilpin administrator of Joshua Gilpin, deceased, $4:90. Ann Pennington Buchanan, administratrix of James Buchanan, surviving Russell Thayer and l\lanuel E. Griffith, administrators of Robert Eggles partner of the firm of Buchanan & Yo~m~i;!:·50. field Griffith, surviving partner of Nicklin & Griffith, $980. Anna E. Tavlor and David Stewart, · · ratrix and administrator of Francis R. Pemberton, administrator of John Clifford, surviving partner Joseph Massei, sm'vivin5J;'!t;:;r of the firm of Massey & James, $1310.34:.. of Thomas and John Clifford, $784. Walter W. Preston, a · · a.tor of Frederick De Ia. Porte, $5,233. IsaacS. Sm~, administrator of Jacob Baker, surviving partner of Baker On the schooner Rainbow, Joseph Howland, master~namely: Gideon K. & Comegys, $, 84. Howland, administrator of the estate of Joseph Howlana, deceased, $-538.75. William D. Squires, administrator .of Henry Pratt, surviving partner of On the ship Fox, Coffin Whippey, master namely: Pratt & Kintzing, S'JSQ. Charles R. Price, administrator of Seth Bussell, surviving partner of the Robert W. Smith, administratDr of Robert Smith, surviYing partner of firm of Seth Russell & Son, $7,024.62. Robert Smith & Co., $980. Daniel Ricketson, executor of Joseph Ricketson, surviving partner of the J. Lardner Howell, administrator of Samuel Howell, $980. · firm of Daniel Ricketson & Son, $3,512.32. The Pennsylvania Company for Insurance, as administrator of ThomasM. Eliot D. Stetson, administrator of Cornelius Howland, $3,512.31. Willing, surviving partner of Willing & Francis, $1,960. William J. Rotch, admi:nistrator of William Botch, jr., surviving partner Henry Pettit, administrator of .Andrew Pettit, surviving partner of Pettit of William Rotch, j'r., and Abraham Barker, $3,512.31. & Bayard, $78t. William G. Taber, administrator of Benjamin Taber, $1,756.16. Henry Pettit, administrator of Charles Pettit, $588. Henry T. Handy, administrator of William Handy, S1,756.16. George W. Guthrie, administrator of Alexander Murray, surviving part On the brig Betsey, George R. Turner, master, namely: ner of Miller & Murray, $980. Lucy S. Cushing, administratrix of Jacob Sheafe, deceased, $5,510. . John Lyman Cox and Howard Warts Page, administrators of James S. Frank W. Rollins, administrator of George Turner, deceased, $2,08(l. Cox, $784. Charles W. Robinson, administrator of Reuben Shapley, deceased J500. William Brooke-Rawle, administrator of Jesse Waln, $980. George W. Ha.ven, su.rvivinN!;:Cutor of John Haven, deceased, SIDJ.1 Samuel Bell, admi:nistnl.tor of John G. Wacksmuth, $9BO. Ann Fisher Satterwhaite, a · istratrix of James Sheafe, deceased, $45(). • Atwood Smith, administrator of Daniel Smith, sm-viving partner of Gur- William A. Hayes 2d, administrator of Nathaniel A. Haven, deceased, $400. ney & Smith, S9SQ. . On the sloop Scrub, John Russell master, namely: · J. Bayard E:enry, admin:istrator of John Leamy, 8784. George G. Sill, administrator of 'Benjamin Williams, to the sum of SOO>.~. Craig D. Ritchie, administrator of Joseph Snmmerl, surviving partner Elizabeth Francis, administratrix of John Brown, to the sum of $1, 2230 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. FEBRUARY 28, Rebecca R. Thompson and Elizabeth Y. Thompson\.-..administratrices de William I. Moore, administrator of John Brazer, $400. bonis non, cum testamento annexo, of estate of Joseph xoung, $294. Ann M. N. Crocker, administratrix, etc., of Joseph Howard, $300. Mary Clara Johnson and David Stewart, administrators de bonis non of Alexander H. Ladd, administrator, etc., of Eliphalet Ladd, $600. estate of Edward Johnson, $'294. On the vessel schooner Hope, Thomas Johnston, jr., master, namely: Nathaniel Morton, administrator de bonis non of estate of Nathaniel Mor- LowellP. Haskell, administrator of Thomas Johnston, jr., deceased•. $529.81. ton, sm'vivingpa.rtnerfirm of Bedford & Morton, $29!. · Lowell P. Haskell, administrator of George Sproul, deceased, $529.86. David Stewart, administrator de bonis non of estate of Conrad Eiselen, Lowell P. Ha kell, administrator of William Sproul, deceased, $529.80. $294. On the vessel schooner Bee, Samuel Cazneau, master, namely: David Stewart, administrator de bonis non, cum testamento annexo, of es Henry Parkman, administrator of John Lovett, $2(36.97. tate of Paul Bentalou, $490. Edward I. Brown, administrator of Israel Thorndike, $889.90. William N. Marya, administrator of estate of Richard Gettings, sm·viving Thomas N. Perkins, administrator of John C. Jones, $889.90. partner firm of Gettings & Smith, $294. William Ropes Trask, administrator of Thomas Amq_~, $889.90. James C. Davis, administrator of Cornelius Durant, $1%9.00. Mr. WARREN. In line 13, page 74, the name "Gettings" David G. Haskins, jr., administrator of David Greene, $889.90. should be changed to" Gittings;" also where it occurs the second William G. Perry, administrator of Nicholas Gilman, $889.90. H. Burr Crandall, administrator of Thomas Cushing, $£-55.96. time in the same line. Arthm· D. Hill, administrator of Benjamin Homer, $355.96. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That change will be made. Frank Dabney, administrator of Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy, $711.92. The Secretary resumed the reading of the amendment, and William S. Carter, administrator of William Smith, $711.92. J onathan Bowdjch administmtor of Benjamin Pickman, $444.95. read as follows: Henry B. Cabot, a~trator of Daniel Denison Rogers, $444.95. Robert Shriver, administrator de bonis non of estate of Isaac Causten, Seth P. Snow, administrator of Crowell Hatch, $370.15. Nathan Matthews, administrator of Dani~l Sargeant, $444.95. ~avid Stewart. administrator estate of George Sears, $294. Francis M. Boutwell, adm.iJtistrator of Benjamin Cobb, $444.95. John W. Jenkins, a.dministrator of estate of John Hillen, $294. Francis M. Boutwell, administrator of John :McLean, $800.91. John C. Tilghman, administrator de bonis non estate of William Van Chandler Robbins, administl"ator of Joseph Russell, $889.90. Wyck,$980. George G. King, administrator of James Scott, S444.95. Cumberland D. Hollins administrator de bonis non, cum testamento an Charles F. AdaiDS, administrator of Peter Chardon Brooks, $740.00. nexo of estate of Cumberland Dugan, $490. On the ship Galen John Mackay, master, namely: John P. Severs, administrator of estates of Robert and George McCand- John T. Morse and others, executors of Eliakim Morse, deceased, $6 611. less, $294. J ames H. Fiske, administrator of Benjamin Eddy, deceased, $2,203.66. Edward Chm·ch Noyes, administrator of estate of James Clarke, $490. Thomas B. Hall, assignee of Thomas Bartlett, $1,840. On the vessel schooner Four Sisters, Timothy Wellman, master, namely: Francis M. Boutwell, administrator of John and Mungo Mackay, deceased, Horace B. Sargeant, administrator of Daniel Sergeant, deceased, the sum $1,001. Robert Codman, administrator of William Gray, deceased, $3,000. of Rob$200.a rt Codman, administrator· · of W illia' m G ray Jumor,· · d ecease d (su b r.o- Charles A. Welch, administrator of William Stackpole~ deceased, $500. gated to the rights of Wellman for detention and pm·chase of the vessel), William G. Perry, administrator of Nicholas Gilman, aeceased, 750. the sum of $:~ . William Ropes Trask, administrator of Thomas Amory, deceased, $750. George A. Veazie, junior, administrator of .Timothy Wellman, deceased, Arthur T. Lyman, administrator of Theodore Lyman, deceased, $500. the sum of $425. Thomas N. Perkins, administrator of John C. Joneshdeceased, $1,000. Philo S. Shelton, administrator of Benjamin Homer, deceased, the sum of Horatio H. Hunnewell, administrator of Arnold We es, jr., deceased, $500. George G. King, administrator of James Scott, deceased, $500. ~avid G. Haskins, junior, administi-ator of David Greene, deceased, the On the schooner Betsey, Major F. B6wles master, namely: sum. of $400. Christopher Dexter, administrator of Edward Dexter, deceased, $3,346. William P. Parker, administrator of William B. Parker, deceased, the sum On the vessel brig Polly, Henry Nicoll, master, namely: of $365.08. Eliza J. Hieskell, administratrix of William Wilson, deceased, 4,a77.25. E:enry B. George, administrator of Bradstreet Parker, deceased, the sum of $3£5.0 . Mr. WARREN. In line9,page85, after the word "thousand," William D. Pickman, executor of Dudley L. Pickman, deceased, the sum of let the words " seven hundred " be inserted. They were dropped . out in the printing. ~~iiam A. Lander, administrator of Pickering Dodge, deceased, the sum The SECRETARY. After the word "thousand" in line 9, page ~-ffiRobert Stone, surviving executor of Robert Stone, jr., deceased, the sum. 85, it is proposed to insert "seven hundred," so as to read of S730.17. "$4,777.25." On the vessel schooner Abagail, John Perkins, master, namely: Joseph T. Little, administrator of Doty Little, deceased, $1,615.67. The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. George M. Warrer~h~~~~istrator of Stover Perkins, deceased.l~$1,615.67. The Secretary resumed the reading of the amendment, and read Joseph T. Little, a · · rator of Otis Little, deceased, $1,615.oo. as follows: On the vessel Good Intent, Nathaniel Gladding, master, namely: Charles Selden, administmtor de bonis non of Isaa.c McPherson, deceased, William Gladding, administrator de bonis non of Nathaniel Gladding, de $929.75. ceased, $316.66. On the brig Dolphin, Samuel Miller, master, namely: William 0. Gladding, administrator de bonis non of Edward Church, Edward N. Dingley, administrator of the est-1:1te of William Nickels, de- deceased, $31S.66. ceased, 1,363. . 0. L. Bosworth, administrator de bonis non of Henry Monroe, deceased, Richard H. T. Taylor, administrator of Dav1d Otis deceased, $1,578. $316.66. On the vessel sloop Henrietta, Samuel Wasson, master, namely: George B. Sawyer, administrator of Samuel Nickels, deceased, $1,578. A. Lawrence Lowell, administmtor of Nathaniel Fellows~ deceased, $286. Frederick St. John Lockwood, administrator of Henry Belden, deceased, On the schooner Clarissa, Benjamin Raynes, master, namely: $1,959.08. . Louisa J. Sebor, administratrix of Jacob Sebor, deceased, $!190. Edward 0. Emerson, jr., administrator of Edward Emerson, jr., deceased, On the brig William, Edson Valentine, master, namely: ~J4Q . William L. Winslow, administrator of Luther Winslow, jr., $1,352. William A. Hayes, administi·ator de bonis non of Nathaniel Haven, de William L. Winslow, administ1·ator, etc., of Edson Valentine, $1,352; ceased, ~'200. David Greene Haskins, jr., administrator, etc., of David Greene, $827.86. :M:r. WARREN. In line 7, page 86, let the initial "A." be in John W. Apthrop, administrator, etc., of Caleb Hopkins, $827.86. serted after the name" Nathaniel," so as to read "Nathaniel A. Lawrence Bond, administrator, etc., of Nathan Bond, $413.93. H. H . Hunnewell, administrator, etc., of John Welles, $331.14. Haven." A,p.gustus P. Loring, administrator, etc., of William Bordman. $331.14. The amendment to the amendment was ag1·eed to. Seth P. Snow, administrator, etc., of Crowell Hatch, $413.93. The Secretary resumed the reading of the amendment, and read Frank Dabney, adminish'ator, etc., of Samuel W. Pomeroy, $393.23. as follows: Henry B. Cabot, administrator1 etc., of Daniel D. Rogers, $413.93. Edward I. Browne, administrator, etc., of Moses Browne, $331.14. On the brig Sabbatus N~:U~~~; Samuel Moulton, master, namely: William P. Perkins, administrator, etc., of Thomas PQrkins, $248.35. Edward 0. Emerson, a · · trator of Edward Emerson, jr., deceased, William G. Pe_rry, admi~t:rator, etc.J of N:icholas Gpman $165.57. $4,'1'74. William L. Wmslow, administrator or Dav1d Valentme, $413.93. William A. Hayes, administrator de bonis non of Samuel Haven, deceased, On the brig Betse?J Hezekiah Goodhue, master, namely: $300 . . Lawrence H. H. Johnson, administrator of William Bartlett, deceased, $1,771. · Mr. WARREN. In line 13, page 86, I move to strike out the On the schooner Betsey, William Wyman, master, namely: word " Samuel" and insert "Nathaniel A.," so as to read "Na Samuel D. Wyman, administrator of William Wyman, deceased, $561. CharlesJ. Higgins, administrator of Thomas E. Gage, deceased, $1,053. thaniel A. Haven.'' Charles W. Dyar, administrator of Daniel Wild, deceased, $1,053. The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. Charles F. Adams, administrator of Peter C. BrOoks, deceased, $300. The Secretary resumed the reading of the amendment and read Seth P. Snow, administrator of Crowell Hatch, deceased, $300. to line 3, page 95, as follows: On the brig Betsey, William Hubbard, master, namely: George L. Little, administrator of Adam McCullouch, deceased, $2~356. On the schooner Esther, William Hooper master, namely: Charles Francis Adams administrator of Peter C. Brooks, deceasea, Sl 200. Charles Francis Adams, administrator of Peter Chardon Brooks, deceased, A. Lawrence Lowell, a~inistrator of Nathaniel Fellows, deceased, $&Q. $1,277.52. Seth P. Snow, administrator of Crowell Hatch, deceased, $700. David W. Lowe, adminish·ator of Daniel Rogers, deceased, $6,022.14. On the brig Hannah, William McNeil Watts, master, namely: On the vessel schooner Mary, Tilley Wentworth, master, namely: Robert Codman, administrator of William Gray, Sl,OOO. S. W. Rollins, administrator of Hiram Rollins, deceased, Sl,OG3.33. Charles E. Alexandert administrator of Jonathan Merry, $400. S. W. Rollins, administrator of Tilley Wentworth, deceased, S1,473.33. James W. Oldin administrator of Daniel Tilton, $8,226.61. George S. Frost, administrator of Andrew Rollins, deceased, $489.33. Seth P. Snow, ad:i:DiiiiStmtor, etc., of Crowell Hatch, $1,000. Woodward Emery, administrator of Thomas Manning, deceased, s;m. Charles F . Adams, administrator, etc ..~ of Peter C. Brooks, $5,200. George W. Haven, administrator of Moses Woodward, deceased, $100. A. Lawrence Lowell, administrator or Nathaniel Fellowes, S1,000. Stephen Decatur administrator of Samuel Stover, deceased, 100. George G. K.inghadministrator, etc., of James Tisdale, $1,000. Fmncis E. Langdon, administrator of Clement Stover, deceased, $200. James S. Englis , administratOr, etc., of Thomas En"'lish, $400. Josephine Richter, administratrix of John McClintock, deceased, $100. Francis M . Boutwell, administmtor, etc., of Joseph Bordis, $500. On the schooner Good Intent, Hazard Powers, master namely: Nathan Matthewsd~ji,~dmi.nistrator, etc., of Daniel S~.n~ent, $500. Raymond N. Parish, administrator of Joshua Raymond, deceased, $1~873. Lawrence Bond, a · 'strator, etc., of Nathan Bond, g5UU . Raymond N. Parish, administrator of Christopher P.armond, deceaseai$998. .. William G. Perry, executor, etc., of Nicholas Gilman, $1,000. Augusta H. Williams, administratrix of Ezekiel Wilhams, deeeased, 00. Augustus P. Lormg, administrator, etc., of William H. Boardman, $400. John C. Parsons, administrator of John Caldwell, deceased, 8250. · John W. Apthrop, administrator, etc., of William Foster, $500. On the ship Govenwr Bowdoin,·Daniel Oliver,_master, namely: Hollis R. Bailey, administrator, etc., of Daniel Gilman, $500. Charles F. Adams, administrator of Peter C. .Hrooks, $1,100. • 1902. CONG-RESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 2231 A. LaWJ·ence Lowell, administrator of Nathaniel Fellowes, $2,000. James Brown, deceased, of the Novelty Iron Works, the sum of $35,832.04, for Frank Dabney, administrator of Samuel W. Pomeroy, $1,000. work done and material furnished in the construction 4>f the machinery of David G. Haskins, administrator of David Greene, $1.2CO. the ironclad Miantononwh: to the legal representatives of George M. Clapp-1 William G. Perry, executor of Nicholf.s Gilman, $1,910. of tha Washington Iron Works, the sum of $29,161.24, for work done ana Arthur D. Hill, administrator of Benjamin Homer, $500. material furnished in the construction of the United States double-ender H. Hollis Hunnewell, administrator of Arnold Welles, jr., $500. guftboat Lenapee; to Everett B. Curtis, administrator of John J. Curtis, de John W. Athrop, administrator of Caleb Hopkins, $1,408. ceased, survivmg partner of the firm of Curtis & Tilden, the sum of S8,256.'i8, George G. King, administrator of James Scott, $500. for work done and material furnished in the construction of the hulls of the William S. Carter, administrator of William Smith, $500. United States double-enders Massasoit and Osceola,· to the legal representa H. Burr Crandall, administrator of Thomas Cushingi $500. tives of Paul Curtis, deceased, of Massachusetts, the Sum. of $4,128.39, for work John W. Athrop, administrator of William Foster, · ,000. done and material furnished in the construction of the hull of the United States Lawrence Bond, administrator of Nathan Bond, $500. double-ender gunboat Chickopee; to the Globe Works, of Boston, Mass., the sum H. Hollis Hunnewell, administrator of Arnold Welles, $7,999.86. of $59,577.99, for work done and material furnished m the construction of the . H. Hollis Hunnewell, administrator, of Samuel Welles, $5,9£9.22. machinery of the United States double-enders Iosco and Massasoit; to Lan·a li. Hollis Hunnewell, executor of John Welles\ $2,985.14. bee & Allen, of Bath, Me., the sum of $11.,708.97, for work done and material William P. Perkins, executor of Thomas Perkins, $2,92614. furnished in thecon."trnctionof theUniteaStatesdouble-endergunboatiosco; Frederick R. Sears administrator of David Sears, 11,331.86. to the legal administrators of Daniel McLeod, deceased, of the South Brook Henry B. Cabot, a~trator of Jonathan Mason, jr., $5,110.14. lyn Works, the sum of $61,235.50, for work done and material furnished in Nathan Matthews, jr. administrator of Daniel Sargent, $1,000. the construction of ftle United States steamers Metacomet and Mendota; Robert Codman, administrator of William Gray, $3,000. to Anna M . Mershon, administratrix of Daniel S. Mershon, deceased, the Henry B. Cabot, administrator of Daniel D. Rogers, $1,137.06. sum of $11,500, for work done and material furnished in the construction of On the vessel brig Range1·, J ohn Flagg, master, namely: t~e hull of the United States double-ender Mingoe; to the legal representa Charles E. Batchelder administrator of Thomas Sheafe deceased, $3,880. tives of Neafie & Levy the sum of $22,4.34.50, for work done and material On the ship Caroline. Benjamin Glazier, master, namely: furnished in the construction of the engines and machinery for the United A. P. Warrington, administrator of .John Cowper, $!20. States double-ender gunboat Pontiac; to Sarah E. E. Perine, widow and R. Manson Smith administrator of Francis Smith, $420. administratrix of William Perine, deceased, the sum of $96,059.79, for work Gilbert R. Fox, a~inistrator of Thomas Willock, S420. done and material fUrnished in the construction of the hulls and machinery John Newport Greene, administrator of Conway Whittle, t420. of the iron tugboats Ma1'ia and Triana; to Poole & Hunt, of Baltimore, Md., Jeremiah Nelson, administrator of J ere Nelson, $200. the sum of $44,015.84, for work done and material furnished in the construc Franklin A. Wilson, administrator of John Pearson, $200. tion of the machinery of the wooden double-enG.er Mackinaw,· to the legal Amos Noyes, administrator of Zebidee Cook· $250. · representatives of Pusey, Jones & Co., of Wilmington, Del., the sum of .Amos N_gyes administrator of William Cook, $100. $16,42R.l3, for work done and material furnished in the construction of the Joseph W. Thompson, administrator of David Co~~ . machinery of the wooden double-enders Mingoe· and Wyalusing and of the Joseph A. Titcomb, administrator of John Wells, ~--w. hull and machinery of the iron tugboat Pilgrim; to George W. Quintard, of Annie A. Kemble, administratrix of Edmund Kimball, $100, the Morgan Iron Works, the sum of $51,652.67, for work done and material Francis A. J ewett, administrator of James Prince, $583.33. furnished in the construction of the engines and boilers of the wooden double John N. Pike, administrator of John Pettingel, $300. enders Chenango and Ascutney; to William B. Reaney, surviving partner of George G. King, administrator of James Scott, $500. the firm of Reaney, Son & Archbold, of Chester, Pa., the sum of $97,128.78, H. H. Hunnewell, administrator of Arnold Welles, $400. in excess of the contract price for work done and materials furnished in H. H. Hunnewell, administrator of John Welles, $500. the construction of the iron double-enders, hull and machinery, Suwanee, Charles G. Davis, administrator of Isaac P. Davis, $000. Wateree, and Shanwkin- Lucy S. Cushing, administratrix of Jacob Sheafe, $.300. Edward 0. Emerson, administrator of Edward Emerson, jr., $200. Mr, W ARR.EN. In line 7, page 98, after the word "to," I move JaneS. Gerrish, administratrix of Edward Toppan, $ID). to insert the words "Kate Reaney Zeiss, administratrix of;" so as Samuel L. Caldwell, administrator of Josiah Smith, $4,966.40. On the vessel schooner Three Friends, Samuel Miller, master, namely: to read: Edward N. Dingley, administrator de bonis non, etc., of William Nickels, Kate Reaney Zeiss, administratrix of William B. Reaney, surviving partner deceased, $1,369. of the firm of Reaney, Son & Archbold, of Chester, Pa., etc. Isaac F. Thompson, administrator of Robert Thompson, deceased, $1,369. David Chamberlain, administrator de bonis non of Samuel Miller, deceased, The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. $1,369. On the brig Industry James Very, master, namely: The reading was continued to line 10, on page 108, as follows: Henry C. Prentiss, administrator of the estate of Isaac White, deceased, to the legal r epresentatives of John Roach, deceased, of the Etna Works, the $4,728.{;2. sum of Sol~ 752.51 for work done and material furnished in the construction of Nathaniel Very, administrator of the estate of James Very, deceased, the Uniteu States double-ender gunboat PP.oria; to George T. Sampson sur $1,057.67. viving partner of the firm of A. & G. T. Sampson, of Boston, Mass., the' sum On the vessel brig SalllJ, Samuel Wells, master namely: of $4,015.38, for work done and material furnished in the construction of the George D. Sill, admirustrator de bonis non of Thomas Sanford, deceased, bull of the United States double-ender Mattabesett· to Thomas Stack, sur $6,780.37. viving partner of Thomas Stack & Co., the sum of $l6,351.36, for the excess of On the brig Good Intent, Oliver C. Blunt, master, namely: cost in the construction of the double-ender vessel Metacomet· to Hillman & Thomas Scott, administrator of the estate of Mark Simes, deceased, $2,020. Streaker, £5,00.22, for work done and materials furnished for the double.. Frederick P. Jones, administrator of the estate of Martin Parry, deceased, ender wooden-hull Pontiac; to J. Simonson, $16,441.81, for work done and $2,020. materials furnished in the construction of the double-ender wooden-hull On the schooner A1'iel, John Compton, master, namely: Chenango; to the contractors or their personal representatives, $113 543 for William Woodyea.r, administrator of the estate of Jeremiah Yellott, de- work done and machinery furnished on the hull and machinery of the iron ceased $2,017. double-ender Mohongo; to Gardner & Lake, $38,325.74, for work done and ma On the schooner Polly, Charles Ellms, master, namely: terials furnished in the construction of the wooden double-ender Pawtuxet· Seth P. Snow;\ administrator of Crowell Hatch, deceased, $ill.38. to J. J . AbTahams, $12,576.10, for work done and materials furnished in the Edward E. Eums, administrator of William Vinal, jr., deceased, $375.21. construction of the double-ender wooden-hull Eutaw· to Harrison Loring Edward E. Ellms, administrator of Lemuel Vinal, deceased, $375.23. $63 715.41, for work done and materials furnished in the construction of the Edward E. Ellms, administrator of Charles El.lms, deceased, $168.45. hull and machinery of the iron double-ender Winnipec,· to James B. Eads On the schooner Hazard, Thomas Childs, master, namely: $59,613.04, for work done and materials furnished in the construction of the Lowell P. Haskell, administrator of Thomas Johnston, jr., deceased, hull and machinery of the irori-clad propellers Milwaukee and Winnebago• $1,356.25. being the amounts found tO be due to each of the persons or companieS Lowell P. Haskell, administrator of George Sproul, deceased, $1,520.25. named herein by the navaJ. board convened by the Secretary of the Navy Lowell P. Haskell administrator of William Sproul, deceased, $1,356.25. May 25, 1865, by virtue of a resolution adoJ?ted by the Senate of the United Charles Francis Adams, jr., administrator of Peter C. Brooks, deceased, States, March 9, 1865, and called the Selfrtdge BOard, which shall ba in full discharge of all claims against the United States on account of the vessels ~n the snow or brigantine Eliza, Ephraim Perkins, master.J namely: upon which the board made their allowance as per their report, Senate Ex Theodore Moody, administrator of Joseph Moody, deceaseu, $828. ecutive Document No. 18, first session of the Thirty-ninth Congress. Robert Codman, administrator of William Gray, deceased, $6,000. On the sloop Cornelia, Burr Thorp, master namely: FOR CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. Fenelon Hubbell, administrator of Richard Hubbell, deceased, $2,230. That the Secretary of the Tret.Sury be, and he hereby is, authorized and Prot·ided, howeve1·, That any French spoliation claim a_l)propriated for in directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri this act shall not be paid if held by assignment or owned by any insurance ated, the following sums, the amount aJ?propriated to be accepted in full sat company. isfaction of each claim before payment IS made: To the trustees of the German Evangelical Church, at Martinsburg W.Va. Mr. W .A.RREN. The committee wish to add the following the sum of $2,500, on account of the destruction of their church buildiiJ:g and amendment to the last clause read. its furniture on the 17th day of February, 186.3, while the same was in the pos The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming session of a portion of the military forces of the United States, and through their carelessness. . offers a committee amendment, which will be stated. To the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Martinsburg W Va The SECRETARY. Addattheendofline-,page95, the following: the sum of S1,850, for use and occupation of said church by the Fede1.a1 t~oops from March, 1862, to April, 1865. But this shall not apply to any claim of a cla-ss heretofore paid under the To Bishop Augustine Vandevyver, trustee of St. Joseph's Catholic Church act approved March 3, 1891, entitled "An act making appropriations to sup at Martinsburg, W.Va., the sum of $2,880, for the.use and occupancy of said ply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 00,1891, church by the Army of the United States during the war of the rebellion. and for prior years, and for other purposes." To the Cumberland Female College, of McMinnville, Tenn., the sum of The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. $5,000, for the use, occupation, and consumption of its property foi' hospital and other army purposes during the late war of 1861 to 1805 by the military The reading of the amendment reported by the Committee on authority of the United States. Claims was continued to line 14 on page 98, as follows: To Richmond College, located at Richmond, Va., the sum of $25,000, tore imburse said college for the occupation of its buildings and grounds by SELFRIDGE BOARD FINDINGS. United States troops and officers for the period of eight months, said occupa To the Allaire Works, of New York, the sum of $50,238.13, for work done tion commencing in April, 18fl5, and for injury to and destruction of the and material furnished in the construction of the machinery, engine, and buildings, the apparatus, libraries, and other property of said college by said boilers of the United States double-ender gunboats Mattabesett and Shan.,_ troops and officers: Provided, That no money be so paid except upon accounta rock; to the Atlantic Works the sum of $41,027.46 for work done and material of such ~ccupation, injury, and destruction, and the damage caused there\>y, furnished in the construction of the engines and bOilers of the wooden double duly ven.fied and proven. · enders Sassacw; and Osceola; to Hannah E. Boardman, administratrix of Wil To Stewart College (now the Southwestern Presbyterian University), lo liam Boardman, deceased, surviving partner of the firm of Boardman, Hoi cated at Clarksville, Tenn., not exceeding $25 019.S6, for the use and occupa brook & Co., of the Neptune Works, the sum of $40,663.61, for work done and tion of the building and grounds and for consumption of materials, for injury material furnished in the construction of the machinery of the wooden to its buildings,apparatus,cabinets,and other property injured or destroyed doul>le-enders Chickopee and Tallapoosa; to the personal representatives of by troops of the United States during the late war, or such sum below that 2232 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. -~EBRU.A.RY 28, amount as. the aeoountmg officers of the Treasury Department, under direc Mr. WARREN. On page 108, line~' after the second" and," tion of the Secretary, may find to be dnly proven on account oi such injury and dest1·uction, use, occupation, and consumption. of the building and I move to insert" $30 2000 to be paid,'" so as to read: grounds of said college. And $00, Mississippi. and on rout.e No. 8165, Louisiana, for the months of April and NOMINATIONS. May, 1861. To H. B. Matreosian, M. D., late delegate of the United Sta~s to the Inter Executive nominations reeeived by the Senate February 28, 1902, national 'Saiiitary Commission at Constantinople, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise a_pprop.riated, the sum of $600 per annum for each APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY. year he was so employed at said post, ~mely, from Novemher 18,1874, to Medical o:flWers of voluntee1·s. September 41886. To George L. Merrill, late a sergeant in Company E Nineteenth Regiment James B. Pascoe, of New York, contract surgeon, United States of Maine Infantry Volunteers, out of .any money in the Treasury not other Army, to be assistant surgeon, United States Volunteers, with wise appropriated, the sum of $1,060, in compensation for loss of salary from December 28,1~ at which date he was commissioned as a. second lieutenant, the rank of captain, February 19, 1902, vice McLean, resigned. for a ~riod of thirteen months, during which he was awaiting assignm-ent Edward A. Southall, of New York, contract surgeon, United todu . States Army, to be assistant snrgeon, United States Volunteers, To irginia I. Mullan, of Annapolis, Md., the sum of $42(1.98, that being the amount of money due by the United Stat-es to her, as owner and holder of with the rank of captain, February 20, 1902, vice Anderson, hon coupons numbered 3, 4, and 5, for int-erest from January 1,1854, to September orably discharged. 1, 1856, on fulifornia. Indian war bonds numbered 84, 1B3, and 194, for $500 each, Joseph C. Garlington, of Georgia, contract surgeon, United and numbered 220, for $1,000, act of May 3, 1852, which co~pons were hereto fore filed by the First National Bank of Washington, D. C., in the Treasury States.A:rmy, to be assistant surgeon, United States Volunteers, Department for payment, but not ~d for want of sufficient_a_ppropriation with the rank of captain, Febrnary 26, 1902, vice Ames, appointed with which to pay the same, as rec1ted in Senate-Document No.l37, Fifty surgeon. fifth Congress, first session, and recommended by the Treasury Department for payment. 1 PRO:liOTIONS IN THE ARMY. To John S. N eet, jr., lat-e a private in Company C, Third Regiment Missouri Medical Department. State Militia Cavalry, afterwards Company L, Sixth Missouri State Militia Cav1lky the sum of $100, in full payment of tfle Sn:Itl allowed him in October, Lieut. CoL Robert M. O'Reilly, deputy surgeon-general~ to be 1878, by the1 Third Auditor of the Treasury Department. assistant surgeon-general with the rank of colonel, February 14, To the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, ont of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise a,pp.ropria ted, the sum of $4,440.20, 1902, vice Pope, deceased. in full satisfaction of all claims against the, United States for the cost of nec Maj. Edward B. Moseley, surgeon, to. be deputy surgeon-general • essary repairs on said company's pier 46, East River, New York City, and with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, February 14, 1902, vice said company's car float No. 21, which was moored to the pier, damaged by the battle shipMai1t.e, which came. in collision with said pier and float, the O'Reilly, promoted. same being in accord with the findings and report of a naval board dul:j ap Capt. Benjamin L. Ten Eyck, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon pointed to investigate the collision and damages the1·efi·om. with the rank of major, Feb1-uary 14, 1902, vice Moseley, promoted. To Alphonso M. Potvin late of Colon, Republic of Colombia, $11,278.1X>, in full payment and satisfaction of aJl indebtednesa of the Unit-ed States of Om-ps ofi Engineers. America to the said Alphonso M. Potvin arising from his purchase, on July 21, 1888. at public auction, of the then United States consul at Colon, of three SecOnd Lieut. Michael J. McDonough, Corps of Engineers,. to houses located in that city belonging to the estate of Susannah Smith, who be first lieutenant, April30, 1901, vice Cavanaugh, promot?..A. had previously died there intestate, the said holl&ls b-eing sold to said Potvin Second Lieut. Francis A. Pope~ Corps of Engineers, to be first by the United States consular representative, who. being tmable to protect title to same in the local courts of Colombia~ caused a loss to said Potvin of lieutenant, May 2, 1001, vice Jervey, promoted. all moneys paid by him for said pro:perty, as well as other losses and ex Second Lieut. Gilbert A. Youngberg, Corps of Engineers, to penses, amounting to the S1liil aforesnd. be first lieutenant, May 3, 1901, vice Howell, promoted. Second Lieut. Paul Stanley Bond, Corps of Engineers (herEr Mr. WARREN. I desire to move to strike out lines 10 to 15 1 · inclusive, on page 116. - . tofore borne on the .Anny Register as Stanley Bond Hamilton, but under a decree of the supreme court of the county of New The SECRETARY. It is propo~ to strike out all after line9 on 7 York~ State of New York, authorized to assume his true name, page 116, down to and including line 15, as follows: as above indicated, on the 4th day of March proximo), to be first To Clinton F. Pulsifer,.of the State ot Washington, the sum of ~.52, for lieutenant, June 29, 1901, vice Wolf, retired from active service. surveys and re urveys of_publio lands, section arid towiJ.Ship lines, in town ship No. 14 north, range No. 9 west, Willamette base and meridian, duly ac Second Lieut. William P. Stokey, Corps of Engineers, to be cepted by the Unit-ed States, but no~ heretofore paid for. first lieutenant, December 12, 1901, vice Kutz, promoted. The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. RECEIVERS OF PUBLIC MONEYS. The reading of the amendment was resumed and continued to John O'B. Scobey, of Olympia,. Wash.., to be receiver of public the end of line 5 on page 117t as follows.: moneys at Olympia! Wash.. his term of office having expired. (Reappointment.) To the administratoi: de bonis non of Charles. M. Roberts;. deceased, for royalties on pavement laid under Schillinger pa.tent, $39.034.21. Harry J. Mowrey, of South Dakota, to be receiver of public To the administrator of the estate of Philip 0. Rowe, of Massaehusetts, the moneys at Watertown, S. Dak., vice George W. Case, whose term sum of $8,000, for the use of said Rowe•s invention by the United States of an improvement in pistons for pumps by the Navy Department during the will expire February 25,.1902. yea:rs betwe-en 1865 and 1882. James W. Ross, of Colorado,. to be receiver of public moneys at To the legal r epresentatives of Gilman Sawtelle, Priest River, Idaho, for Glenwood S}>rings~ Colo. 1 his term having expired. (Reappoint- renumeration fm· damages done to his property by United States troops ment.) . while camping on his ranch at Henrys Lake, Idaho, in 1877, the sum of ,010. Lloyd L. Carter, of California, to be receiver of public moneys Mr. ALLISON. I desire to ask the Senator from Wyoming if at Redding} Cal. his term having expired. (Reappointment.) it would be convenient to him to have the reading of the amend Yancey C. Blalock, of Walia Walla, Wash., to be receiver of ment concluded to-morrow or on the next legislative day? puhlic moneys at Walla Walla, Wash., vice Thomas !IosgTove, Mr. BATE. Let us get thi'Ongh. Only th1·ee or four pages of whooo term will expire March 31~ 1902. · the bill remain unread. UNITED STATES MARSHAL. Mr. ALLISON. There are 14 pages. I understand it is not George L. Siebrecht, of Texas, to be United States marshal for expected that the bill will be pa ed to-night, and, therefore, the the western district of Texas. A reappointment, his term hav reading can be resumed and concluded when next we meet. ing expmd January 9, 1902. Mr. WARREN. I am ve-ry anxious} of comse, to secure the full reading of the bill, but I appreciate. the extreme- patience of the POSTMASTERS. Senate, and I do not wish to tax that patience beyond endurance. John R. Greenwood: to be postmaster at Stamps in thecounty I am, therefore, willing to give way. of Lafayette and State of Arkansas. Office became Presidential Mr. STEWART (to Mr. W ARR&..'l'). Ask unanimous consent fo:r January 1, 1902. its futm·e consideration.. Michael Delaney, to be postmaster at Waterville, in the county Mr. WARREN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill maybe of Marshall and State of Kansas. Office became Presidential Jan· taken up immediately after the morning business to-mon·ow, and , uary 1, 1902. its reading completed. George, W. Schmeltzer, to be postmaster a.t Pine. Grove, in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Chair county of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania. Office became hears none, and it is so ordered. Presidential January 1, 1902. 11r. WARREN. I give notice that I shall try to secure, if pos. John D. Abney, to ba postmaster at Grand View, in the county sible, the consideration of the bill at some time during the· next of Johnson and State of Texas. Office became Presidential Octo legislati"-v.e day. ber 1,. 1901. EXECUTIVE SESSION, Robert R. Hyland~ to be postmaster at Round Rock, in the county of Williamson and State of Texas. Office became Presi· Mr. ALLISO . I mov-0 that the Senate p1·oceed to the consid dential January 1, 1902~ eration of executive business. James H. :McClintockr to be postmaster at Phoenix, in the The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the con county oi Maricopa. and Territory of Arizona., in place of John C. sider ation of executive business. After twenty-five minutes spent Adams. Incumbent's commission expires March 4, 1902. in executive session the doors were reopened, and (at 5 o'clock and John P. Cox, to be postmaster at Fordyce, in the county of 30 minutes p.m.) the &nate adjourned until to-morrow, Satur Dallas and State of Arkansas, in place oi John P Cox.. Incu:m· day, March 1~ 1902~ at 12 o'clock melidian, bent's commission expired February 161 1902 .. 2234 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-_ SENATE . . FEBRUARY 28, Henry H. Houghton, to be postmaster at Jonesboro, in the Ohio and State of West Virginia, in place of George Wise. In county of Craighead and State of Arkansas, in place of Henry H. cumbent's commission expired January 10, 1902. Houghton. Incumbent's commission expired February 16, 1902. Mabel· R. Sharum, to be postmaster at Walnut Ridge in the Samuel I. Clark, to be postmaster at Helena, in the county of county of Lawrence and State of Arkansas, in place of Mont S. Phillips and State of Arkansas, in place of Samuel I. Clark. In Sharum, deceased. cumbent's commission expired January 10, 1902. Elmer E. Rayburn, to be postmaster at Brooklyn, in the county John W. Howell, to be postmaster at Hot Springs, in the county of Poweshiek and State of Iow:a, in place of Clarence S. Crain, of Garland and State of Arkansas, in place of John W. Howell. resigned. Incumbent's commission expired January 10, 1902. A. E. King, to be postmaster at Redwood Falls, in the county James G. Brown, to be postmaster at Magnolia, in the county of Redwood and State of Minnesota, in place of George B. Hughes, of Columbia and State of Arkansas, in place of James G. Brown. removed. Incumbent's commission expired January 19,1902. · Harry Swaney, to be postmaster at Gallatin, in the county of William K. Baker, to be postmaster at Wynne, in the county of Sumner and State of Tennessee, in place of Samuel Howerth, re Cross and State of Arkansas, in place of William K. Baker. In signed. cumbent's commission expired January 10, 1902. M. 0. Gleason, to be postmaster at Rico, in the county of Ham Edward E. Eversole, to be postmaster at Monte Vista, in the ilton and State of Texas, in place of C. S. Doubleday, resigned. county of Rio Grande and State of Colorado, in place of Edward E. Eversole. Incumbent's commission expired January 14, 1902. .APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY. Joseph H. Pierson, to be postmaster at Carrollton, in the county Infantry_Arm. of Greene and State of illinois, in place of Joseph H. Pierson. John B. Shuman, of Wisconsin, late second lieutenant, Forty Incumbent's commission expired February 7, 1902. fifth Infantry, United States Volunteers, and second lieutenant, Robert W. McKnight, to be postmaster at Girard, in the county Twenty-eighth Infantry, United States Army, to be second lieu • of Macoupin and State of illinois, in place of Robert W. McKnight. tenant, United States Army, February 2, 1901, to fill an oTiginal Incumbent's commission expired January 10, 1902. vacancy. . Thomas A. Jewett, to be postmaster at Oregon, in the county Robert K. Spiller, of Virginia, late first lieutenant, Forty-second of Ogle and State of illinois, in place of Thomas A. Jewett. In InfantTy~UnitedStatesVolunteers,andsecondlieutenant,Twenty cumbent's commission exp:iJ:ed February 7, 1902. sixth Infantry, United States Army, to be second lieutenant, Scott Cole, to be postmaster at Huntington, in the county of United States Army, Feb:r:uary 2,1901, to fill an original vacancy. Huntington and State of Indiana, in place of Scott Cole. ·Incum bent's commission expired January 10, 1902. Medical Departme'nt. James A. Cunningham, to be postmaster at Washington, in the John Leslie S epard, of illinois, contract surgeon, United States county of Washington and State of Iowa, in place of James A. Army, to be assistant surgeon with the rank of first lieutenant,. Cunningham. Incumbent's commission expired February 25, February 21, 1902, to fill an original vacancy. 1902. PROMOTIONS IN THE ~· William Norton, to be postmaster at Cottonwood Falls, in the Pay Department. county of Chase and State of Kansas~ in place of William H. Hol singer. Incumbent's commission expired May 17, 1901. Maj. William H. Comegys, paymaster, to be deputypaymaster Benjamin W. Hall, to be postmaster at Mount Sterling, in the general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, February 20, 1902, county of Montgomery and State of Kentucky, in place of Benja vice McClure, retired from active service. min W. Hall. Incumbent's commissionexpiredJanuary10, 1902. Capt. Herbert M. Lord, paymaster, to be paymaster with the Richard J. Bawden, to be postmaster at Bessemer, in the county rank of major, February 20, 1902, vice Comegys, promoted. of Gogebic and State of Michigan, in place of Richard J. Bawden. Artille?"]J Cm'J)s. Incumbent's commission expired July 5, 1901. Lieut. Col. Charles Morris, Artillery Corps, to be colonel, Feb Thaddeus B. Bailey, to be postmaster at Manchester, in the ruary 21, 1902, vice Guenther, appointed brigadier-general. county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, in place of Thad Maj. Asher C. Taylor, Artillery Corps, to be lieutenant-colonel, deus B. Bailey. Incumbent's commission expired January 10, February 21, 1902, vice Morris, promoted. 1902. Capt. George F. E. Harrison, Al'tillery Corps. to be major, Feb- James M. Leverett, to be postmaster at Winona, in the county ruary 21, 1902, vice Taylor, promoted. · of Montgomery and State of Mississippi, in place of James M. Leverett. Incumbent's commission expired January 12, 1902. Caval1'1J Arm. Charles Strobach, to be postmaster at Rolla, in the county of · Capt. Charles W. Taylor, Ninth Cavalry, to be major, February Phelps and State of Missouri, in place of Charles Strobach. In 22, 1902, vice Ellis, Thirteenth Cavah-y, deceased. cumbent's commission expired February 16, 1902. First Lieut. John B. Christian, Ninth Cavalry, to be captain, R. Titus Coan, to be postmaster at Albion, in the county of February 22, 1902, vice Taylor, Ninth Cavalry, promoted. Orleans and State of New York, in place of R. Titus Coan. In cumbent's commission expired February 8, 1902. UNITED STATES M.A..RSHALS. John D. Van Nostrand, to be postmaster at Flushing, in the Myron H. McCord, of Arizona, to be United States marshal for county of Queens and State of New York, in place of John D. the Territory of Arizona, who was appointed during the last re Van Nostrand. Incumbent's commission expired February 11, cess of the Senate, vice William M. Griffith, term expired. 1902. . Hutson B. Saunders, of Maine, to be United States marshal for James T. Larmouth, to be postmaster at Jamestown, in the the district of Maine. A reappointment, hia term having expired county of Chautauqua and State of New York, in plac_e ~f Emmett February 22, 1902. H. Bemus. Incumbent's commission expired February 7, 1902. Charles B. Hopkins, of Washington, to be United States mar Hugh Barnhill, to be postmaster at Wellston, in the county of shal for the district of Washington, vice Clarence W. Ide, whose Jackson and State of Ohio, in place of Hugh Barnhill. Incum term expired June 30, 1901. bents commission expired January 12, 1902. COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS. James C. Brown, to be postmaster at Bloomsburg, in the county Clarence W. Ide, of Washington, to be collector of customs for of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania, in place of Orion B. the district of Puget Sound, in the State of Washington, to suc Mellick. Incumbent's commission expired February 25, 1902. ceed F. D. Huestis, resigned. Landrum Padgett, to be postmaster at Pelzer, in the county of Ander on and State of South Carolina, in the place of Landrum REGISTERS OF LAND OFFICES. Padgett. Incumbent's commission expired May 6, 1900. Frank M. Swasey, of California, to be register of the land of George T. Taylor, to be postmaster at Union City, in the county fice at Redding, Cal., his term having expired. (Reappointment.) of Obion and State of Tennessee, in place of George T. Taylor. George W. Stewart, of California, to be register of the land of Incumbent's commission expired February 2, 1902. fice at Visalia, Cal., his term having expired. (Reappointment.) Rosa Rose, to be postmaster at Abingdon, in the county of Joseph L. Mohundro, of Dayton, Wash., to be register of the Washington and State of Virginia, in place of James W. McBroom. land office at Walla Walla, Wash., vice John M. Hill, term ex Incumbent's commission expired February 18, 1902. pired. Abram P. Funkhouser, to be postmaster at Harrisonburg, in .APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY ~ the county of Rockingham and State of Virginia, in place of Cavalry Arm. Abram P. Funkhouser. Incumbent's commission expired Feb Hospital Steward Paul H. Weyrauch, United States Army, to ruary 18, 1902. be second lieutenant, February 2, 1901, to fill an original vacancy. Richard A. Hall, to be postmaster at Weston, in the county of Lewis and State of West Virginia, in place of Richard A. Hall. .ih"iillery Corps. Incumbent's commission expired February 4, 1902. Private Bruce Cotton1 Twenty-fifth Company, Coast Artillery, James.K. Hall, to.be postmaster at Wheeling, in the county of to be second lieutenant, May 8, 1901, to fi_ll an original vacancy. 1902. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--SENATE. 2235 WITHDRAWAL. PR_O~OTIONS IN THE ARMY. Executive nomination withdrawn February 28, 1902. INFA.NTRY ARM. Jonas ·w. Mullen, to be postmaster at Charlotte, in the State of First Lieut. William D. Conrad, Twenty-third Infantry; to be North Carolina. captain, November 7, 1901. First Lieut. Paul Giddings, Third Infantry, to be captain, No CONFffiMATIONS. vember 8, 1901. First Lieut. Edward S. Walton, Eighteenth Infantry, to be cap Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate February 28, 1902. tain, November 11, 1901. SECRETARY OF EMBASSY. . First Lieut. Alfred T. Smith, Twelfth Infantry, to be captain, George Barclay Rives, of New Jersey, to be third secretary of December 17, 1901. the emba-ssy of the United States at Berlin. First Lieut. Bert H. Merchant, Eighth Infantry, to be captain, December 17, 1901. DISTRICT JUDGE. First Lieut. Fred L. Munson, Ninth Infantry, to be captain, James P. Platt, of Connecticut, to be United States district January 2, 1902. judge for the district of Connecticut. First Lieut. Thomas M. Anderson, jr., Thirteenth Infantry, to be captain, January 11, 1902. • COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS. First Lieut. John E. Hunt, Twenty-fifth Infantry, to be cap Thomas V. McAllister, of Mi&Sissippi, to be collector of customs tain, January 14, 1902. for the district of Vicksburg, in the State of Mississippi. First Lieut. Charles D. Roberts, Seventeenth Infantry, to be APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY. captain, January 31, 1902. MEDICAL OFFICERS OF VOLUNTEERS. Cavalry Arm. James E. Mead, of Michigan, centrad surgeon, United States First Lieut. Le Roy Eltinge, Sixth Cavalry, to be captain, Feb- Army, to be assistant surgeon, United States Volunteers, with ruary 6, 1902. . the rank of captain, February 10, 1902. POSTMASTERS. · Herbert M. McConathy, of Kentucky, contract surgeon, Unite(J. William _M. Hazzard, to be postmaster at Georgetown, in the States Army, to be assistant surgeon, United States Volunteers, county of Georgetown and State of South Carolina. with the rank of captain, February 12, 1902. F. M. Brist, to be postmaster at Hammond, in the parish of Tan- TO BE FIRST LIEUTENANTS. gipahoa and State of Louisiana. - . Mildred P. Tompkins, to be postmaster at Lutcher, in the parish Artillery Co'rps. of St. James and State of Louisiana. Clarence G. Bunker, of Minnesota, late captain, Thirteenth Niels C. Poulsen, to be postma-ster at Richfield, in the county of Minnesota Volunteers, September 23, 1901. Sevier and State of Utah. Hiram E. Mitchell, at large, late captain and assistant quarter Eli Q. Tolley, to be postmaster at Kenmare, in the county of master, United States Volunteers, September 23, 1901. Ward and State of North Dakota. Leonard T. Waldron, of New York, late first lieutenant, Twenty Frank L. Powell, to be postmaster at Lemoore, in the county of eighth Infantry, United States Volunteers, September 23, 1901. Kings and State of California. Philip Yost, of Ohio, late first lieutenant, Forty-seventh Infan Richard M. Ryan, to be postmaster at Gilroy, in the county of try, United States Volunteers, September 23, 1901. Santa Clara and State of California. • TO BE SECOND LIEUTENANTS. George B. Baer, to be postmaster ·at Cloverdale, in the county of Sonoma and State of California. Artillery Corps. Austin Wiley, to be postmaster at Arcata, in the county of Joseph E. Myers, at large, February 4, 1902. Humboldt and State of California. James M. Fulton, at large, January 24, 1902. Robert J. Nixon, to be postmaster at Yreka, in the county of Le Roy C. Bunker, of California, late private, Company L, Siskiyou and State of California. First California Volunteers, May 8, 1901. . Frank J. Payne, to be postmaster at Sutter Creek, in the county John B. W. Corey, of Minnesota, late sergeant, Company B, of Amador and State of California. Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers, May 8, 1901. Allen B. Lemmon, to be postmaster at Santa Rosa, in the county William E. De Sombre, of Wisconsin, late corporal, Company of Sonoma and State of California. . E, Second Wisconsin Volunteers, July 1, 1901. Griffith J. Thomas, to be postmaster at &rvard, in the county Ralph E. Hening, of Minnesota, late private, Company A, of Clay and State of Nebraska. Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers, July 1, 1901. Faustina M. Towle, to be postmaster at Gaylord, in the county John Philbrick, of New Hampshire, late private, Company C, of.Otsego and State of Michigan. . · Twenty-sixth Infantry, United States Volunteers, July 1, 1901. Adrian Reynolds, to be postmaster at Sedan, in the county of Rex Van Den Corput, of Georgia, late captain, Third United Chautauqua and State of Kansas. States Volunteer Infantry, August 22, 1901. James P. Madsen, to be postmaster at Manti, in the county of Laurin L. Lawson, at large, late first lieutenant, Thirty-ninth Sanpete and State of Utah. Infantry, United States Volunteers, August 22, 1901. John C. Ardrey, to be postmaster at La Grande, in the county Injant1'Y Arm. of Union and State of Oregon. · . Sergt. Sam P. Hen-en, Company H, Eighteenth Infantry, Byron S. Dayton, to b9 postmaster at Middletown, in the county United States Army, to be second lieutenant, February 2, 1901, · of Orange and State of New York. Richard Price, to be postmaster at Wonewoc, in the county of Corpl. Otho E. Michaelis, Company H, Nint~ Infantry, United States Army, to be second lieutenant, February 2, 1901. · Jtmeau and State of Wisconsin. Clayton H. Underhill, to be postmaster at Sharon, in the county Edwin P. Thompson, at large, to be second lieutenant, Febru of Walworth and State of Wisconsin. ary 8, 1902. James W. Everington, of Minnesota, to be second lieutenant, James T. Webb, to be postmaster at Lancaster, in the county February 2, 1901. of G1·ant and State of Wisconsin. SheTman F . Myers, to be postmaster at Anita, in the county of Andrew J. Lindsay, of Missouri, to be second lieutenant, Feb Cass and State of Iowa. ruary 2, 1901. Walter C. Short, of illinois, to be second lieutenant, February W. E. Cooper, to be postmaster at Las Animas, in the county 2, 1901. of Bent and State of Colorado. · Louis B. Chandler, at large, late second lieutenant, Forty-third J. N. Newkirk, to be postmaster at San Diego, in the county of Infantry, United States Volunteers, February 2, 1901. San Diego and State of California. Martin Novak, at large, late second lieutenant, Forty-second Samuel T. Moore, 'to be postmaster at Princeton, in the county \ Infantry, United States Volunteers, February 2, 1901. of Caldwell and State of Kentucky. Sydney Smith, of Louisiana, late first lieutenant, Second United Clarence Mathews, to be postmaster at Maysville, in the county States Volunteer Infantry, February 2, 1901. of Mason and State of Kentucky. John W. Ward, of Arkansas, late first lieutenant, Thirty-third Henry L. Chesley, to be postmaster at Sutherland, in the county of O'Brien and State of Iowa. Inf~ntry, United States Volunteers, February 2, 1901. James H. Roberts, to be postmaster at Binghamton, in the . Cavalry Arm. county of Broome and State of New York. . Edgar N. Coffey, of Mississippi, late first lieutenant, Thirty Joseph C. Bartlett: to be postmaster at Lake City, in the county third Infantry, United States Volunteers, February 2, 1901. of Wabasha and State of Minnesota. Raymond S. Enslow, of Kansas, late first lieutenant, Eleventh Jacob B. Coffman, to be postmaster at Russellville, in the county Cavalry, United States Volunteers, February 2, 1901. of Logan and State of Ken~cky. 1-- -. 2236 CONG.RESSION.A.L RECORD-HOUSR FEBRUARY 28, Frank W. James, to be postmaster at Nap ~s, in the county of The SPEAKER. Is there objection( [After a pause.] The Ontario and State of New Yor:k. Chair hears none. . William A. Boyd, to be postmaster at Mamaroneck, in the The question was taken, and the resolution was agreed to. county of Westchester and State of New York. On motion of Mr. SMITH of illinois, a motion to reconsider Edwin B. Hard, to be postmaster at Cobleskill, in the county of the vote by which the resolution was agreed to was laid on the Schoharie and State of New York. table. John C. WilliaiDB, to be postmaster at South Milwaukee, in the CO~ TESTED ELECTION CASE-MOSS V. RHEA. county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin. Mr. MANN. Mr. Spe-aker, I desire to present a privileged James R. Carley, to be postmaster at Hillsboro, in the connty report from Committee on Elections No. 1 in the contested elec of Traill and State of North Dakota. tion case of Moss against Rhea, and ask that the report be Prine Riggs, to be postmaster at Sodus, in the county of Wayne printed and that the resolutions be placed upon the House Calen and State of New York. dar. George C. Reed, to be postmaster at Park Ridge, in the county The SPEAKER. The gentleman from illinois reports irom of Bergen and State of New Jersey. the Committee on Elections No.1 the following case, which the Job Thompson, to be postmaster at Townsend, in the county of Clerk will report by its title. Broadwater and State of Montana. The Clerk read as follows: John A. Gilbreath, to be postmaster at Appleton City, in the Case of J. MacKenzie Moss v. JohnS. Rhea, from the Thj;-d district ot county of St. Clair and State of Missouri. Kentucky. Charles J. Purcell, to be postmaster at Newberry, in the county The SPEAKER- The resolutions will be referred to the House of Newberry and State of South Carolina. Calendar, and under the t•ule the report will be printed. Frank Wanser, to be postmaster at Vineland, in the county of 1\Ir. MANN. The gentleman from Mississippi wishes to present Cumberland and State of New Jersey. the views of the minority. Thoma-s F. Austin, to be postmaster at Millville, in the county The SPEAKER. The views of the minority will be printed, of Cumberland and State of New J~rsey. and go with the others on the Calendar. . Mr. FOX. A parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. I want to HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. knowif the resolutions recommended by the majority of the com mittee are pending at this time? FRIDAY, February 28, 1902. The SPEAKER. It goes to the Calend.ar, and, with the report of the majority, is ordered printed. The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr. FOX. I will ask if it is now in order to present a substi HllliRYN. CoUDEN, D. D. tute for the resolution recommended b-y the committee? The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. The SPEAKER. The question is not up for consideration at SCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY. this time, and it will not be in order now. The views of the mi Mr. HEATWOLE. Mr; Speaker, I ask unanimous co~ent for nority can be printed and have been ordered to be printed. the present consideration of a Senate concurrent resolution, with CONTESTED-ELECTION CASE OF N. B, SPEARS V. JOHN L. BURNETT. an amendment. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Minnesota, chairman of Mr. POWERS of Maine. Mr. Speaker, I desire to present a pdvileged report from the Committee on Elections No.1, in the the Committee on Printi.n.g, asks unanimous consent for the case of Spears against Burnett, from the Seventh Congressional • present consideration of the resolution which the Clerk will read. distlict of Alabama. The Clerk.read. a.s follows: . The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Maine, from the Com Resolved by the Senate (the House af Representatives ooncun'ing), That there be printed 3,500 copies of the proceedings of the Schley court of in mittee on Elections No. 1, presents a report in the contested-elec quiry, of which l,