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3174 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MARcH22, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection being made to the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Alabama 1·equest of the Senator from Montana [Mr. CARTER], the unfin­ moves that the Senate do now adjourn. ished business is before the Senate. Mr. FORAKER. Ca.n that motion be made while the roll is Mr. SULLIVAN. I ask unanimous consent for the present being called? consideration of the bill (S. 1996) revoking and annulling the sub­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The announcement ha.a not yet division of Pencote Heights, in the DistTict of Columbia. been made. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection to th~ pres­ Mr. PETTUS. I ask that the result of the roll call be announced. ent consideration of the bill named by the Senator from Missis­ The roll call having been completed, it appeared that the fol­ sippi? lowing Senators had answered to their names: Mr. MORGAJ..~. Mr. President, I want the regular order. I Allison, Cockrell, Heitfeld, Sewell, insist on the regular order. Bo.con, Culberson, Lodge, Shoup, Bard, Cullom, McBride. Simon, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator object tothis Bate, Davis, Mccomas, Stewart, bill? Berry, Deboe, Morgan, Sullivan, Mr. MORGAN. Of cow·se I do. I insist on the regular order. Beveridg~. Depew, Perkins, Talia.ferro, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The regular order is the un­ Burrows, Fairbanks, Pettus, Tillman, Butler, Foraker, Platt, N. Y. •rnrJey, finished business. Carter, Frye, Pritchard, Wetmore, Clark, Wyo.· Hanna, Qnarles, Wolcott. GOVERNMENT FOR PUERTO RICO, Clay, Hawley, N.oss, The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consid­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Forty-three Senators have an­ eration of the bill (H. R. 8245) temporarily to provide revenues swered to their names on the roll call; not a. quorum. for the 1·elief of the island of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. Mr. SULL.IVAN. I move that the Senate adjourn. Mr. MORGAN. I now wish to inquire of the Chair what is The motion was agreed to; and (at 3 o'clock and 55 minutes before the Senate? p. m.) the Senate adjourned -.;intil to-morrow, Friday, :March 23, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The unfinished business is the 1900, at 12 o'clock m. bill reported by the junior Senator from Ohio (Mr. FORAKER], known as the Puerto Rican bill. NOMINATIONS. Mr. MORGAN. Is any amendment pending to that bill? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair is informed that Executive nominations ·received by the Senate March 22, 1900. there is an amendment, which will be stated to the Senate. CONSUL, Mr. MORGAN. What amendment is pending? Joseph F. Monaghan, of Rhode Island, to be consul of the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment will be stated. U~ted States at Chemnitz, Germany, vice Janws C. Monaghan, The SECRETARY. On page 19, section 30, line 23, after the word resigned. "alrn," it is proposed to insert" as to railroad, telegraph, and tele­ APPOINTMENTS IN THE VOLUNTEER ARMY, phone franchises." The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is 'on agreeing F01-tieth InfantMJ. to the amendment which has been stated. First Sergt. Lochlin W. Caffey, Company B, Fortieth Infantry, Mr. PETT US. I hope that amendment will not be adopted. to be second lientenant, March 20, 1900, vice Fitzpatrick, promoted. These franchises, Mr. President, are very important matters. The First Sergt. William Winston, jr., Company L, Fortieth In­ bill started out with a limit to them; and the right to grant them fantry, to be second lieutenant, March 20; 1900, vice Le Crone, is given to the executive council; it is not given to the legislative resigned. body under this bill. I have proposed an amendment that it shall be given to the legislative body. This amendment excepts only CONFIRMATIONS. one or two of the important matters and leaves the others at the discretion of the council. Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate March 22, 1900. Mr. MORGAN. That amendment had better be passed over. COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS. ·Mr. FORAKER. I think in a word I can give such an explana­ George F. Bartlett, of Massachusetts, to be collector of customs tion as that the Senate may pass upon it now as well as at any for the district of New Bedford, in the State of Massachusetts. other time. Obed G. Smith, of Massachusetts, to be collector of customs for It is true, as the SenatorfromAlabama [Mr.PETTUS] says, that, the district of Nantucket, in the State of Massachusetts. according to the provision of this section, the authority to grant James Brady, of Massachusetts, to be collector of customs for franchises is given to the executive council and not to the legisla­ the district of Fall River, in the State of Massachusetts. tive body. The reason for that is that the executive council will POSTMASTER. be constantly in session, day by day, the year through, from the beginning to the end, while the legislative assembly is not allowed, be postmaster at St. Petersburg, in the county .by the provisions of this bill, to be in session more than sixty days State of Florida, in any one year. The franchises authorized to be granted are, of course, all kinds of franchises; there is no limitation-franchises for electric light­ OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ing in municipalities, franchises for gas lighting, and every other kind of minor as well as important franchises. THURSDAY, March 22, 1900. The provision as it originally was put in the bill was that no franchises should be granted except only by the executive ·council ouse met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. on the approval of the governor, and also subject to the approval . CoUDEi'l, D. D. of the President of the United States. The amendment is to alter ournal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approvecl. that in this way, that only railroad, telegraph, and telephone fran­ SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER. chises shall be subject, in addition to the approval of the governor, T e SPEAKER. "The special order will come up now, and the to the approval of the President of the United States., the idea be­ Chair understands the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Mo o~] is ing that as to those minor franchises, it was hardly worth while first to be recognized. At this point it is proper for the Chair to to bother the President of the United States with the duty of pass­ state that each side has consumed an equal amount of time. ing upon them, but that they might be disposed of by the execu­ Mr. MOON. I understand that to be the fact, Mr. Speaker, and tive council, subject to the approval of the governor. I understand the gentleman from California desires that all his I think the provision is reasonable and that the amendment time be taken up in closing the debate by the gentleman from ought to prevail. Massachusetts. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the amend­ Mr. LOUD. 'I1his side will occupy the balance of their time in ment. one speech. Mr. PETTUS. I will ask for the yeas and nays on the amend­ Mr. MOON. Then I understand we proceed to take half of the ment. I think all these franchises ought to be granted by the time, and you consume the balance in one argument? legislative body. Mr. LOUD. That is correct. Mr. SULLIVAN. I suggest the absence of a quorum, Mr. Mr. MOON. Mr. Speaker, it is my intention to speak but a President. short time. Indeed, I had not intended to speak until an hour . The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The absence of a quorum be­ ago. Gentlemen upon this side desire to further participate in mg_ suggested, the Secretary will call the roll. the discussion, but owing to the absence of my friend from Illinois . '1.'he Secretary proceeded to call the roll. I will proceed in the time that I had promised to him. I shall Mr. CULBERSON (when Mr. CHILTON~s name was called). I refer to a few features of the bill. desire to say that my colleague [Mr. CHILTONl is absent on ac- When thelawwasenacted-thelawnowsought to be amended­ count of illness. · it was done clearly with a purpose. That purpose was not solely Mr. PETTUS. If in order, I move that the Senate adjourn. t.o raise revenue for the Government upon every class of postal f900. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3I7a matter. The Congres1 of the United State~ sought the establish­ present system, if continued, the deficiency will be totally wiped ment of a correct postal system, and in the same connection the out in 1902, as shown by the Postmaster-General's report. welfare and interest, and particularly the educational interest, of Another view of this proposition. Suppose that we enacted that the people. Congress was called upon to establish the different provision into law: and what is the result? Thisseoond-classmat­ classe3 of mail matter-necessarily called upon arbitrarily to dis­ ter will necessarily fall by operation of law into the third class. criminate with a view to the purposes to be accomplished. They Assume that it will be placed on the same basis' of Scents; the con­ established or classified mail matter as first, second, third, and tract price between this Government and the transportation com· fourth class matter. They provided by law that al1 matter that panies is soon to be renewed. On the best information to be ob­ went through the Post-Office Department, carried for the benefit tained from the reports of the Department, from hearing!! before of the Government and the people, should be divided into these the committee, the transportation companies to-day are receiving four classes.

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