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1570 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. FEBRUARY' 9, Also, memorial of Vessel Owners and Captains' Association of Mr. HOAR presented petitions of the congregation of the Metho Philadelphia, Pa., favoring the establishment of a department dist Episcopal Church of Clinton; of the Woman's Christian Tem of commerce and industries-to the Committee on Interstate and perance Union of Worcester County, and of the congregation of Foreign Commerce. the Baptist Chur.ch of Clinton, all in the State of :Massachusetts, Also, petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade praying for the enactment of legislation to prohibit the sale of of Tacoma, Wash., asking for the unrestricted opening of the intoxicating liquors in all Government buildings; which were Puyallup Indian Reservation, in the State of Washington-to the referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Committee on the Public Lands. Mr. COCKRELL. I present a memorial signed by citizens of Also, petition of the Christian Endeavor Society of Freeland, Linn Coun·ty, Mo., remonstrating against the passage of a general Pa., for the passage of a bill to prohibit the sale of liquors in Gov bankruptcy law. The memorial is only ten or fifteen lines long. ernment buildings-to the Committee on Public Buildings and With it I received a letter from Marshall Field & Co., of Chicago, Grounds. presenting objections to the passage of any bankruptcy law. I Also, protest of the officers of the Polish National Alliance of the ask that the memorial, without the names, and the letter be printed United States, in opposition to the Lodge immigration bill-to as a document and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. The VICE-PRESIDENT. Is there any objection? The Chair hears none, and that will be the order. Mr. COCKRELL. I present a petition of Local Union No. 35, SENATE. of the United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Steam Fitters, and Steam Fitters' Helpers of the United States WEDNESDAY, Februa1·y 9, 1898. and Canada, of St. Louis, Mo., praying for the adoption of an amendment to Senate bill No. 3300, to regulate plambing and gas Prayer by Rev. F. B. MEYER, D. D., of London, England. fitting in the District of Columbia, now before the Committee on The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's pro the District of Columbia. I move that the petition be referred to ceedings, when, on motion of Mr. KYLE, and by unanimous con that committee to accompany the bill in its consideration. sent, the further reading was dispensed with. The motion was agreed to. GOVERNMENT ARMOR FACTORY. Mr. COCKRELL presented a petition of Union No. 75, United The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, of Kansas City, Mo., tion from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in connection National Building Trades Council of America, praying for the with the Department's letter of the 2d instant, a bid by the Com enactment of legislation to provide for the safety of mechanics mercial Club of Anderson, Ind., relative to the proposal for land, and others who work on buildings; which was referred to the buildings, and machinery for an armor factory; which, with the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. · accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Naval He also presented a petition of Union No. 75, United Brother Affairs, and ordered to be printed. hood of Carpenters and Joiners, of Kansas City, Mo., praying for the adoption of a proposed amendment to the eight-hour law; CUSTOMS COLLECTION DISTRICTS. which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica He also presented a petition of Union No. 75, United Brother tion from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of a hood of Carpenters and Joiners, of Kansas City, Mo., praying that bill to authorize the consolidation of customs collection districts; the right of suffrage be granted to the people of the District of which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Com Columbia; which was referred to the Committee on the Diitrict mittee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. of Columbia. ENROLLED BILLS SIG!-."'ED. Mr. KYLE. I present a petition from 500 settlers o.n the Yank ton Reservation, S. Dak., praying for the passage of the free A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. homestead bill. As that bill has passed the Senate and gone to BROWNING, its Chief Clerk, announced that the Speaker of the the House, I move that the petition lie on the table. House had signed the following enrolled bills; and they were The motion was agreed to. thereupon signed by the Vice-President: Mr. LODGE presented a petition of the Board of Trade of A bill (S. 492) granting a pension to Ella D. Cross; Northampton, Mass., praying for the construction and control of A bill (S. 1321) granting a pension to Emily E. Atherton; the Nicaragua Canal by the United States; which was referred A bill (S. 1581) granting a pension to Mary W. C. Burgess; to the Select Committee on the Construction of the Nicaragua A bill (S. 1890) granting an increase of pension to Benjamin F. Canal. Tuck; and He also presented a petition of the Massachusetts Ship Canal A bill (H. R. 5029) for the purchaseorconstructionofasuitable Company, praying that a survey be made of the approaches to vessel for service on the Yukon River, Alaska. their canal location across Cape Cod from Massachusetts Bay to PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, Nantucket Sound; which was referred to the Committee on Com Mr. F AffiBANKS presented the memorial of Dr. George F. merce. Powell, secretary of the Tippecanoe County Medical Society, of He also presented a petition of the Boston (Mass.) Associated Lafayette, Ind., remonstrating against the passage of Senate bill Board of Trade, praying Congress to take such action as will No. 1063, for t.he further preve"tltion of cruelty to animals in the provide for a force of artillerymen adequate in number to care District of Columbia; which was referred to the Committee on for the modern armament with which our harbor defenses are the District of Columbia. now and will be equipped; which was referred to the Committee He also presented petitions of George H. Hill, pastor, and 350 on Coast Defenses. members of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, of Richmond; He also presented a petition of the Boston (Mass.) Fruit and of Isaac M. Hughes, pastor, and the congregation of the First Produce Exchange, praying for the ratification of a reciprocity Presbyterian Church of Richmond, and of 100 members of the treaty with the Dominion of Canada and the Crown Colony of Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Richmond, all in the Newfoundland; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign State of Indiana, praying for the enactment of legislation prohib Relations. iting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Capitol and all Gov He also presented a memorial of the common council and ernment buildings; which were referred to the Committee on board of aldermen of Boston, Mass., remonstrating against the Public Buildings and Grounds. proposed reduction in the letter-carrier force of that city; which Mr. DEBOE presented petitions of the congregation of the was refen·ed to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Methodist Church; of the Russell Epworth League; of the con He also presented the petition of R. R. Nickerson, of Holyoke, gregation of the First Christian Church; of the Young People's Mass., praying for the passage of the so-called Loud bill, relating Society of Christian Endeavor; of the Baptist Young People's to second-class mail matter; which was referred to the Committee Union; of the Second Christian Sunday School; of Lodge No. 65, on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Independent Order of Odd Fellows; of the congregation of the He also presented a petition of the Woman's Christian Temper Baptist Church, and of the Yotmg People's Society of Christian ance Union of South Boston, Mass., and a petition of the Young Endeavor of the First Christian Church, all of Glasgow, and of the People's Christian Union of Malden, Mass., praying for the enact congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of Temple ment of legislation to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in Hill, all in the State of Kentucky, praying for the enactment of all Government buildings; which were referred to the Committee legislation to protect State anti-cigarette laws by providing that on Public Buildings and Grounds. cigarettes imported in original packages on entering any State He also presented a petition of the Woman's Christian Temper shall become subject to its laws; which were referred to the Com ance Union of South Boston, Mass., praying for the enactment of mittee on Interstate Commerce. legislation to prohibit the transmission by mail or interstate com Mr. HAWLEY pr€sented a petition of the Wholesale Grocers' merce of newspaper descriptions of prize fights; which was referred Association of Southern NewEngland, praying that the Connect to the Committee on Interstate Commerce. icut River be made navigable from Hartford to Holyoke; which He also presented a petition of the Woman's Christian Temper was referred to the Committee on Commerce. ance Union of South Boston, Mass., praying for the enactment of 1898. CONGRESSIONAL REOORD-SENA~J:lE. 1571 legislation to prohibit the interstate transmission of lottery mes shall become subject to its laws; which were referred to the Com sages and other gambling matter by telegraph; which was referred mittee on Interstate Commerce.