I 1912. OONGRESSION AL REOORD--SENA TE. 4621 \ Also, petitions of the Remington Typewriter Oo. and John tine, Ill., prnying for the ennctment of legis1ation to pension Boyle & Co., of New York City, for a general parcel-post system; widow and minor children of any officer or enlisted man who to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. sened in the War with Spain or the Philippiue iusurrcction, Also, petition of the Brunswick-Balke Oollandcr Co., of New 'iYhich was referred to the Committee ou Pensions. York City, in opposition to prohibitory liquor laws in the Dis­ hfr. WORKS presented memorials of sundry citizens of Cali­ trict of Columbia; to tltc Committee on the District of Co­ fornia, remonstrating against a reduction of the'duty on sugar, lumbia. which were referred to the Committee on Finance. Also, petition of Frederick P. Seymour, of New York City, - He also presented a petition of members of the Native Daugh­ protesting against lcgislRti-0n to abolish 11rivilegcs that manu­ ters of the Golden West, praying for the enactment of legisla­ facturers have enjoyed in maintaining uniform retail prices on tion to provide for the protection and preservation of the Cala­ patented articles; to the Committee on Patents. Yeras or Mammoth Grove of Big· Trees, which was referred to By Mr. WILI~rs : Papers to accompnny House bill 23107. the Committee on Public Lands. granting an increase of pension to John C. Babbs, late corporal He also presented petitions of the congregations of the Con­ Company F, Thirty-first Ohio Infantry, Civil War; to the Com­ gress Heights Methodist Episcopal Church, the McKendree mittee on Im·alid Pensions. ii\lcthodist Episcopal Church, the l\Ietropolitan Presbyterian By Mr. WOODS of Iowa: Petition of citizens of Webster Church, the Church of the Covenant, the First Congregational City, Iowa, favoring passage of the Kenyon-Sheppard interstate Church, and of sundry citizens, all in the District of Columbia, liquor bill; to the Committee on the Judiciary. praying for the enactment of legislation to diminish the number of saloons in the District and for more stringent regulation of those now in existence, which were referred to the Committee SENATE. on the District of Columbia. Mr. ASHURST presented ,the memorial of B. A. Fowler, of FRIDAY, April 1'2, 19113. Phoenix, Ariz., remonstrating against any reduction in the ap­ The Senate met at 2 o'clock p. m. propriation for the maintenance of the Forest Service, which Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Ulysses G. B. ·Pierce, D. D. was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. He also presented the petition of J. W. Stinson, of Tucson, Ariz., praying that an appropriation of $150,000 be made to be INDIAN MONEYS-PROCEEDS OF LABOR (H. DOC. NO. G9o). used in exploring for artesian water and for oil and gas in Pima The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica­ County, in that State, which was referred to the Committee on tion from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant .Appropriations. to law, a detailed. statement of expenditures of money carried on Mr. THORNTON. I present two telegrams in the nature of the books of the Intehor Department under " Indian moneys, petitions, which I ask to have read. proceeds of labor," during the fiscal year ended Jane 30, 1011, There being no objection, the telegrams were read and re­ which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Com­ -ferred to the Committee on Interstate Commerce, as follows: mittee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. [Telegram.] MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. NEW ORLEANS, LA., April 8, 1.912. Hon. J. R. THORNTO:N', A message from the Ilouse of Representatives, by J. C. South, Member of Sena.te, Washington, D. 0.: its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had passed the fol­ The members of Sunny South L-Odge, 211, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, earnestly request your influence and vote in support of Sen­ lowing bil1s, in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate: ate bill 5382, workmen's compensation blll, as it vitally concerns the H. R. 12371. A..n act for the relief of Spencer Roberts, a mem­ men in railroad service 1n your State. ber of the Metropolitan police foree of the District of Columbia; W. Il. ROBERTS. H. R.140!).1, An act declaring the carrying concealed about the J. F. Bowru<. person any pistol, bowie knife, dirk or clasp lmife, or razor, [Telegram.] blackjack, dagger, sword cane, slung shot, brass or other metal NEW ORLEANS, LA., April 9, 1.912. knuckles in the District of Columbia a felony; and Senator TnORNTON, H. R. 22642. An act providing for the protection of the inter­ lVasMngton, D. 0.: ests of the United States in lands and waters comprising any Senate bill No. 5382, workmen's compensation, wm come up for your consideration, and, as president of Lodge No. G69i Brotherhood of RaU­ part of the Potomac River, the Anacostia River or Eastern road Trainmen, on behalf of the members, urgent y request your assist­ Branch, and Rock Creek and lands adjacent thereto. ance in the passage of the same. W. M. FITZGERALD. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. 1031 PIERTY STREET. The VICE PRESIDENT presented a petition of the Central Mr. CURTIS presented petitions of sundry citizens of McCune Committee of the Independence Party of the Territory of Porto and St. Paul, in the State of Kansas, praying for the establish­ Rico, praying for the postponement .of all legislation relative to ment of a parcel-post system, which were referred to the Com­ the status of the people of that Territory, which was referred to mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads. the Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico. He also presented a memorial of Junction Grange, No. 239, He also presented petitions of the Presbyterian Woman's Patrons of Husbandry, of Michigan Valley, Kans., remonstrat­ Christian Temperance Union of the Althea A. Taft Church, of ing against the enactment of legislation to permit the coloring Mendon, Mass. ; of the congregations of the Baptist Church of of oleomargarine in imitation of butter, which was referred to Mendon, Mass., and the Christian Church of Bessemer, Ala.; the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. of members of the Farmers' Club of Wanington, Pa.; of the He also presented a memorial of sundry citizens of Herington, congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Mabel, Kans., remonstrating ag[linst the establishment of n. parcel-post Minn.; and of the Woman's Christian Temoerance Union of system, which was referred to the Committee on Post Offices Mabel, Minn., praying for the adoption of an amendment to the and Post Roads. Constitution to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and importation Mr. LODGEJ presented a -petition of members of the Massa­ of intoxicating liquors, which were referred to the Committee chusetts Veterinary Association, praying for the establishment on the Judiciary. of a veterinary corps in the Army, which was referred to the He also presented petitions of Washington Camps, No. 3, of Committee on Military Affairs. Philadelphia; No. 8, of Harrisburg; No. 111, of Roxbury; l\1r. CATRON presented a petition of sundry citizens of Union No. 177, of Scranton; No. 184; of Linglestown; No. 194, of Sun­ County, N. l\fex., praying for the adoption of certain amend­ bury; No. 201, of Gowen City; No. 202. of Brodheadsville; No. ments to the homestead 1aw, which was referred to the Com­ 239, of White Haven; No. 303, of Philadelphia ·; No. 316, of mittee on Public Lands. Klingerstown; No. 393, of Bloomingdale; No. 395, of Philadel­ Ile also presented a memorial of sundry citizens of Melrose, phia.; No. 402, of York; No. 405, of Lemoyne; No. 427, of Moll­ N. l\Iex., remonstrating against any reduction of the duty on town; No. 4G7, of Lilly; No. 486, of Susquehanna; No. 498, of sugar, which was referred to the Committee on Finance. ren Argyl; No. 607, of Dallastown; No. 611, of Apollo; No. 625, Mr. CLAPP (for l\ir. LA FOLLETTE) presented a memorial of Aaronsburg; No. 620, of South Fork; No. 689, of Ilea.ding; of sundry citizens of Ileedsburg, Wis., remonstrating against No. 726, of Cashtown; No. 781, of BeallS"Ville; No. 804, of Bur­ the extension of the pa.reel-post system beyond its present limi­ gettstown; and No. 815, of Florence, of the Patriotic Order Sons tations, which was referred to the Committee on Post Offices {)f America, all in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the en­ and Post Roads. actment of legislation to further restrict immigration, which Ile also (for l\fr. LA FOLLETTE:) presented a petition of the ' were ordered to lie on the table. · City Council of Green Bay, Wis., praying for the enactment of l\Ir. CULLOM presented a petition of Fred Bennitt Ca.mp, No. legislation providing for the coinage of 3-cent pieces, which was 8, Department of Illinois, United .Spanish War Veterans, of Pon- referred to the Committee on Finance. 4622 OONGRESSION AL RECORD- SEN ATE. APRIL 12, I

He also (for l\fr. LA FOLLETTE) presented a petition of sundry retired list as a second lieutenant in the United States l\Iarino I citizens of Waukesha County, Wis., praying for the establish­ I .Corps; to the Committee on Naval Affairs. I ment of a parcel-post system, which was referred to the Com­ By Mr. DU PONT : J mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads. . A bill ( S. G282) granting an increase of pension to Charles K. l\lr. BOURNE presented petitions of sundry citizens of Kla­ Conard (with accompanying papers) ; to the Committee on Pen­ rnatll Falls ancl Bellevue, in tlle State of Oregon, praying for sions. the enactment of an interstate liquor law to pre1ent the nulli­ By l\fr. JONES : fication of State liquor laws by outside dealers, which were A bill (S. 6283) increasing the cost of erecting n. public build­ referred to tlle Committee on the Judiciary. ing at Olympia, Wash.; to the Committee on Public Buildings He also presented a petition of sundry citizens of Dallas, and Grounds. Portland., Salem, Monmouth, Suver, Hammond, Corvallis, Al­ By l\Ir. WORKS : bany I3rowns>ille Holley, and Crawfords\ille, all in the State A bill ( S. 6284) for the relief of W . A. Gara. ( wrth accompany­ of o'regon, prayi~g for the enactment of legislation granting ing pa11ers) ; to the Committee on Claims. relief to William Corley, of Holley, Oreg., which was referred A. bill ( S. · 6285) granting a pension to Martha L. Perry (with to the Committee on Public Lands. accompanying papers) ; to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. GALLINGER presented resolutions adopted by the New By 1\fr. GRONNA : Harunshire Annual Conference of the Methodist Epis_copal A. bill ( S. 6286) to provide for the sale of isolatecl tracts Church in convention at Nashua, N. H., favoring the enact­ withdrawn or classified as coal lancls; to the Committee on ment of an interstate liquor law to prevent the nullification of Public Lands. State liquor laws by outside dealers, which were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By l\Ir. REED: A bill ( S. 6287) granting an increase of pension to Christopher REPORTS OF CO:MMITTEES. S. Alvord (with accompanying papers) ; Mr. BORAH, from the Committee on Irrigation and Reclama­ A bill ( S. 6288) granting an increase of pension to Joseph tion of Arid Lands, to which was referred the bill (S. 5545) Walters (with accompanying papers) ; and providing for the issuing of patent to entrymen for homesteads A. bill ( S. 6289) granting an increase of pension to Willi nm upon reclamation projects, reported it with amendments and .Monks (with accompanying papers) ; to the Committee on submitted a report (No. GOS) thereon. Pensions. Mr SMOOT from the Committee on Pensions, to· which wero .BY Mr. CLAPP (for 1\Ir. LA FOLLETTE) : refer~·cd the following bills, reported them each with amend­ A bill ( S. 6290) granting an increase of pension to Jennie M . ments and submitted reports thereon : Smalley (with accompanying papers) ; and H . R. 18337. An act granting pensions and increase of pen­ A bill ( S. 6201) granting an increas(! of pension to Inger A. sions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and cer­ Steensrud (with accompanying papers) ; to the Committee on tain widows and dependent children of soldiers and sailors .of Pensions. said war (Rept. No. 600); and I3y l\Ir. WETMORE : H. R. 10721. An act granting pensions and increase of pen­ A bill ( S. 6202) for the relief of l\fartha E . Wolfrcy, formerly sions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Rcgulai; Army and Martha E . Terwilliger ; to the Committee on Claims. Navy, and certain soldiers and sailors of wars ot.her than the Civil War, and to widows and dependent relatives of such By l\Ir. CURTIS : A. bill ( S. G2D3) for the relief of Max S. Retter, his heirs or soldiers and sailors (Rcpt. No. G10). l\Ir. BRISTOW from the Committee on Military Affairs, to assigns (with accompanying paper) ; A biU ( S. 6294) for the relief of .A... L. Robb ; and which was rcfen:ed the bill (S. 186) to correct the military A bill ( S. 62-90) for the relief of the city of Topeka, Kans. record of Frnncis l\I. Grinstead, reported it with amendments (with accompanying paper) ; to the Committee on Claims. and submitted a report (No. ·G11) thereon. He also from the Committee on Territories, to which was A bm ( s . 6296) granting an increase of pension to Eli King ; A. bill ( S. 6297) granting a pension to Mary Howard ; bill ( S. 5211) referred. the to require the registration of -.ital A bill ( S. G2D8) grunting a pension to Emma A. Diggs; statistics in tbe Territory of Alaska, and for othor purposes, A. bill ( S. 6299) granting an increase of pension to Ucuben H. reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. G12) Chapel; thereon. . . Mr. JOHNSTON of Alabama, from the Committee on l\1111- A bill (S. 6300) granting an increase of pension to C. F. S. tnry Affairs, to which was referred the bill (H. R. D420) au­ A.imes; A bill (S. 6301) granting an increase of pension to John W . thorizing the Secretary of War to dona~e to the city o.f J3;ck­ Riffe; son, ~nss., carriage and cannon or fieldpieccs, reported it with­ A bill ( 6302) granting an increase of pension to William out amendment and submitted a report (No. 613) thereon. s. He also, from the same committee, to which were referred H. Cook; the following bills, submitted adverse reports thereon, which A bill ( S. G303) granting a pension to A. C. Constant; were a O'reed to, and the bills were postponed indefinitely : A bill (S. 6304) granting an increase of pension to John M. 54J'2. A bill to correct the military record of Hezekiah Jar~s; . . s. A bill ( S. 6305) granting an increase of pension to Francis Cullen (Ilept. No. 614) ; and W . Thayer; · S. 8G. A bill for the relief of John Burke (Rept. No. 615) . A bill ( S. 6306) granting a pension to Lizzie H . l\IcDaniel ; l\:fr. POINDEXTER, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to A bill (S. 6307) granting a pension to Josephus Utt ; which was referred the bill ( S. 571D) to increase the efficiency A bill ( S. 6308) granting a pension to Lydia Martin; of the Medical Dcparbnent of the United States Navy, reported A bill ( S. G309) granting a pension to John T. Peet; it without amendment and submitted a report (No. GlG) A bill (S. 6310) granting a pension to Mary F. Markham; thereon. A bill ( S. 6311) granting a pension to Lizzie H. l\IcDaniel; Mr. BOURNE, from the Committee on Public Buildings and A bill ( S. 6-312) granting a pension to Sarah A.. Walker; Grounds to which was referred the bill ( S. 6110) to p~ ovide A, bill ( S. 6313) granting an increase of pension to John for the of a public building on a. site already acn uired ~rection Mahn.fa; at Roseburg, Oreg., reported it with an amendment a.nu sub­ A bill (S. 6314) granting an increase of pension to John Kuhn mitted a report (No. 617) thereon. (with accompanying paper) ; DILLS AND JOINT RESOLU'.VION INTRODUCED. A bill (S. 6315) granting an increase of pension to J ohn I J. Bills and a joint resolution were introduced, read the first Riley (with accompanying papers) ; time, and, by unanimous consent, the second time, and referred A. bill (S." 631G) granting an increase of pension to J ohn M . as follows: Jarvis (with accompanying papers); By l\Ir. SMITH of Michigan : . A bill (S. 6317) granting an increase of pension to James H . A. bi11 ( S. 6276) granting a pension to George G. Thirlby ; Moreland (with accompanying papers) ; A bill ( S. 6277) granting a pension to Lovina Warren; A bill (S. 6318) granting an increase of pension to Welcome A bill (S. 6278) granting a pension to Christine Kimball ; and N. Bender (with accompanying paper) ; . . ' A bill (S. 6279) granting an increase of pension t o J oseph A bill (S. 6319) granting an increase of pens10n to J ahiel Johnston; to the Committee on Pensions. Bowers (with accompanying paper) ; .A. bill ( S. G2 O) for the relief of James 0 . Eslow ; to tb{j A bill (S. G320) granting an increase of pension to Young Committee on Claims. Doughtery (with accompru:iying papers) ; A bill ( S. 6281) authorizing and directing the Secretary of A bill ( S. 6321) granting a pens~on to Anna Shepard (with the Navy to place the name of Raymond W. Dikeman on the accompanying paper) ; 1912. OONGREBSION AL RECORD-SENATE . 4623

- SEC. 8. That the Secretary of the Treasury ls hereby authorized to \( A bill ( S. 6322) granting a pension to Daniel B. Waggoner borrow on the credit of the United States, from time to time as the (with accornpnnying pnpers) ; pi·oceeds may be required to defray expenses on account of tbc line or \_ A bill ( S. 6323) granting an increase of pension to Har>ey II. lines of railroad herein authorized to be constructed or acquired, such ! Carr (with nccompanying papers) ; sum or sums as may be sufficient therefor, and to prepare or issue therefor coupon or registered bonds of the United States in such form l A !Jill ( S. 0324) granting an increase of pension to Samuel N. as he may prescribe and in denominations of $100, $fi00, and $1,000, West (with accomvauying papers) ; ancl payable 50 years from tbe date of issue and uearing interest, payable A bill ( S. G325) granting an increase of pension to William in gold coin, at a rate not exceeding 3 per cent pct" annum, and the bonds herein authorized shall be exempt from all tuxes or duties of tlie Worthington (with accompanying papers) ; to the Committee on United States as well as from taxation in any form by or under ::State, Pensions. - municipal. or local authority: l'roi;idetl, That satd bonds may b:! dis­ By ~Ir. BAILEY (by request) : posed of by the Secretary of the Treasury at not less th:m par, under snch regulations as he may prescribe, giving to all citizens of the United A bill ( S. 6326) granting a pension to William E. Bailey States an equal opportunity to subscribe therefor, but no commission (with accompanying papers) ; to the Committee on Pensions. shall be allowed or paid thereon, nnd a sum not exceeding one-tenth of 1 per cent of the amount of bonds herein authorized is hereby appro­ By 1\Ir. GALLIN.GER : priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, A bill (S. 6327) to amend section 797a of Chapter XVIII. of to pay the expenses of preparing, advertising, and issuing the same. Subcbapter XV of the Cocle of Law for the District of Co­ SEC. D. That the bonds authorized by this act shall be known and designated us "Alaska railway bonds," and shall be a first lien nnd luml>ia (with accompanying papers) ; to the Committee on the charge against the line or lines !n respect of which the proceeds shall District of Columbia. huv.e been expended and against tbe revenues and property of such line By Mr. CURTIS : or lines of whatever kind or description, present or future, and the net revenue to l>e derived from the line or several lines shall be devoted to A joint ~solution (S. J; Res. 08) fixing the number of presi­ the payment of the interest upon the bonds and to the P.ayment and dential electors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on retirement of the principal thereof as hereinafter provided. the Judiciary. · SEC. 10. That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money In the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,000,000, to be ex­ ALASKA RAILWAY CO:\HIISSION. pended under the direction of tbe President in accordance with this act and for each and every purpose connected with the same. the sai? l\fr. SMITH of Michigan. By direction of the Committee on sum to continue available until expended : Provided, That all ex11endi­ '.ferritories, I introduce a bill to vrovide (or the construction tnrcs from this appropriation shall be reimbursed to the Treasury out ancl equipment of 1,000 miles of railro'nd in Alaska, an.d for of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds herein authorized. SEC. 11. That the Alaska Railway Commission is hereby authorized ~o otller purposes, and I ask to have it read for the information of operate any line or lines of railway in Alaska being constructed by it, the Sennte and then referred. during the period of constructio,n and until further acti.on of Congress The bill ( S. 6275) to provide for the construction and equip­ thereon, and likewise to operate any line or lines purchased by the United States in Alaska; the snld commission shall have authority to ment of 1,000 miles of railroad in Alaska, ancl for other pur­ fix reasonable rules and regulations for the control and operation of poses, was read the first time by its title and the second time such lille or lines and authority to fix reasonable passenger and freight rates on and over the said line or lines, and is authorized in connection at length, as follows: with the owners, lessees, operators, or officers of any connecting line or A bill (S. G2iG) to provide for the construction ar.d equipment of 1,000 lines of railway or steamship or other system of transportation, to fix miles of railroad in Alaska, and for other purposes. reasonable joint passenger or freight rates over said connecting line or Be it enacted, etc., That the President of the United States is J;iereby Jines and to adopt usual rules ot· regulations for the transfer of passen­ authorized and directed, through the Ala-ska Hailway Commission, gers. freight, or cars from one line to the other upon reasonaule l?-nd just herein provided for, to make examinations :rnd surveys for and to locate, division of rates and charges, and generally to do all acts and thmgs not construct, and equip such line or lines of railroad and such ~ppurte­ in violation of law necessary to be done by the owner or operator of nn:v nances thereto as are necessary or convenient for the operation and railway in the management of its business. The said commission shall maintenance of such line or lines of rnilroad as common carriers as have and exercise all the rights and be subject to all the duties and will iil his judgment, open up Alaska and lead to the development of its liabilities impoaed upon any corporation or any person ot· common mineral agricultural, and other resources, and will make it possible carrier in the transportation of passengers or property: Proviclcd, That so much of section 4GO of the act entitled "An act to define and punish to obtain a. coal supply suitable for the Navy. and other Govi::rnment crimes in the District of Alaska and to provide a code of criminal pro­ uses: l'ro'l:ided, That this act shall not authonze the constructu~n. ex­ cednre for said district," approved JI.larch 3, 18!)!), as amended by clusive of sidings, switches, and turnouts, of more than 1,000 miles of section 2!) of t}le act entitlea "An act making further provision for a railroad. civil government for Alaska, and for other purposes." appro"l"ed June SF.c. ~- That to enable the President to carry this act into effect there is hereby created the Alaska Uailvrny Commission, to be composed G, lDOO. as reads as follows: "Ilailroa.ds, $1!)0 per· mile per annum on of fi\e members. who shall, by and with the advice and consent of the each mile operated," shall be, and both said clauses are, herel.Jy re- Sennte be appointed by the President and shall be su'bject to his re­ pe~~g: 12. That upon or prior to the completion of any line of railroad moval.' One member of such commission shnll be an officer of the En· constructed hereunder the commission may, subject to the direction and glneer Corps of the United States Army, who shall be chief engineer and approval of the President, and upon tender? lease such lino or lines for chairman of the commission. the operation thereof for a term not exceedmg GO years In such manner SlilC . 3. That the members of this commission, while actually engaged and on such terms as shall hereafter be provided by Congress. in the work of the commission, shall receive such compensation as shall SEC. 13. That the Alaska Uailway Commission ls hereby authorizE;d, be determined as just and equitable nnd as shall be fixed by the under the direction of the President, to perform any and all acts, m­ President, together with necessary traveling expenses and subsistence cludin"' the employment of necessary technical, clerical, and laboring while going to and from and while engaged in the field service, and no force the rental of suitable quarters in Washington and elsewhere, the more: Pro'l:ided, That any person already in Government service, either pnrchase of supplies, tools, and equipment that may be necessary nnd appointed on or detailed to the commission, whose salary ls fixed by proper, for the purposes of carrying the provisions of this act into law, may receive such additional compensation as muy be just and equi­ e!Tect: Provided, That any tools, equlpm!'!nt, or other P!'O.P,erty belong­ table and as may be fixed by the President. ing to the Government, used in constructmg the Panama <.;anal or else­ SEC. 4. That the President shall annually submit to Congress a re­ whe1·e, and no longer needed for such purpose, may be transferred to the port on the work of the Ala.ska Railway Commission, including a state­ commission for use in Alaska. ment of expenditures, which shall contnin a list of members of the SEC. 14. That the provisions of the act e proposed by him to the river and harbor approprin.tion bill, reasonable value of each line: Provided f'ut·ther, That the commission which was referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered shall not be bound to acquire any such existln~ line or lines by either purchase or lease, but may contra.ct (or runnmg powers and hauling to be printed. rights over such line or lines or for the transportation of persons and He also submitted an amendment relatiYe to the improvement property over such line or lines at such fair and reasonable rates as may be agreed upon by the company owning such line or lines and the of Grays Reef Passage, off Waugosh:mce, in Lake 1\Iichigan, commission, and in case of disagreement as to the reasonableness of etc., intended to be J_Jroposed by hjm to the river and ba.rbor any rate for transportation, the same may be determined by the Inter­ state Commerce Commission. appropriation bill, which w_as referred to the Committee o:rt SEC. 7. Tbat any line of railroad designated and constructed under Commerce and ordered to be printed. , the provisions of this act may connect with the line of any e:xisting He also submitted an amendment relative to the sun·ey, for railroad in Alaska, and, in such case, the existing line shall be oper­ ated in connection with the new line as a. through route with through the purpose of charting only, of Crooked Lake, Ilurt Lake, and rates upon a fair and reasonable apportionment of revenue and expenses. Mullett Lake, and their connecting waters, etc., intended to be 11624 OONGRESSION AL RECORD-SENATE. APRIL 12,

proposed by him to the river and harbor appropriation bill, S. J . Res. 06. Joint resolution to amend an act entitled "An act which was referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered appropriating $3GO,OOO for the purpose of maintaining and pro.. to be printed. tecting against impending floods the levees on the Mississippi AMENDMENT TO INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. River," approved April 3, 1912; and S. 5718. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior Mr. ASHURST submitted an amendment proposing to appro­ to secure for the United States title to patented lands in the priate $250,000 to carry into effect the prol'isions of the sixth Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes. article of tlle treaty of June S, 1868, between tlle United States On April 10, 1912 : · and the Navajo Nation or Tribe of Indians, etc., intended to be S. J . Res. 03. Joint resolution authorizing the Librarian of proposed by him to the Indian appropriation bill (H. R. 20728), Congress to furnish a copy of the daily and bound CoNGRES­ which was referred to tlle Committee on Indian Affairs and SIO:N AL REcono to the undersecretary of state for ex ternal affairs ordered to be printed. of Canada in exchange for a copy of the P arliamentary Hansard. AIDS TO NAVIGATION. QUORUM OF COMMITTEES.• lUr. PE1'TROSE submitted an amendment intended to be pro­ The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair lays before the Senate posed by him to the bill (H. R. 22043) to autllorize additional a resolution coming over from a former legislative day, which aids to navigation in the Lighthouse Service, and for other pur­ will be read. poses, which wa::; referred to the Committee on Commerce and The Secretary read the resolution (S. Res. 280) submittecl by ordered to be printed. Mr. CLARKE of Arkansas on the 9th instant, as follows: INDIAN LAWS. Resolved That the several standing committees of the Senate having Mr. CLAPP submitted the following resolution ( S. Res. 282), a membership of more than three Senators are hereby respectively au­ thorized to fix, each for itself, the number of its mcmbe1·s who shall con­ which was read and referred to the Committee on Printing: stitute n quorum thereof for the transaction of such business as may R esolv ed, That the manuscript of the laws, agreements, Executive be considered by sai

II that I ha\e looked up the question and find that authority for dred and se\enty-five" and insert "three hundred," so as to hiring such horses now exists under section 12 of the Reg?la­ read: \ tions of the Organized Militia, adopted in 1909. An examma­ I'rnvidcd further, That no part of this appropriation shall be ex­ I pended for tb.e purchRse of any horses below the standard set by Army tion of this section and of section 13 will disclose the fact that Hegulations for Cavalry and Artillery horses, except when purchased horses may now be hired for the use of the organized field bat- as remounts, or for instruction of cadets at tlle United States Military - teries of the militia with the sanction of the Secretary of War. Academy: Provided further, That not to . exceed $500 of the money herein appropriated is authorized to be expended l10, 1!)11, and 1912, for the purchase, care, and for­ sion_was made :rnthorizing the department to expend the money aging of horses, because of age, sex or size, and for the purchase of seeds, machinery, and for labor and other expenditures in connedion set aslde to the States for this purpose. That occurred after with the raising of forage at remount depots, from appropriations of I was governor of my Stnte, nnd I did not know of that legis­ the Quari.ermastm·'s Department, $300,000. lation until my attention wns called to it by the chairman of the The amendment was agreed to. committee. Tl.lat provision is ample; so I withdraw the amend­ The next amendment was, in the item of appropriation for ment which I offered. barracks and quarters, on page 37, after line 11, to strike out: Tile VICE PRESIDE:NT. The Senator from Virginia with­ "Prov·idcd further, 'l'hat no part of this appropriation shall be draws the nmendment offered by him. The question is on the expended at any Army post which the Secretary of War has de· amendment offered by· the Senator from Wyoming [Mr. WAR­ cidcd or may decide to abandon in the interest of the seryice: REN] to the amendment of the committee, which the Secretary Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be will state. expended at any of the following-named Army posts: Fort The SECRETARY. On page 25, after the word "dollars," in Apache, Boise Barracks, Fort Brady, Fort Clark, Fort George line 2!3, it is proposed to amend the amendment of the committee Wright, Fort Jay, Fort Lincoln, lfort Logan H . Root, Fort by inserting the following proviso: l\fclntosh, Fort McKenzie, Madison Barracks, Fort Meade, Fort I'roi;iclcd, That the foregoing appropriation and ~ny otper appro­ Niagara, Fort Ontario, Fort Wayne, Whipple Barracks, Fort priations heretofore made for that purpose shall remam available until _ the encl of the fiscal year lDH. William Henry Harrison, Fort Yellowstone, Fort Ethan Allen, '.rbe VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the amend­ Plattsburg Barracks, Fort Robinson, Fort Missoula, Fort Logan, Fort Douglas, and Fort D. A. Russell: Pr01Jidcd further, That ment to tbe amendment is agreed to, and, without objection, the the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to trans­ amenurnent as amended is agreed to. fer and convey to the State of Texas, for the purpose of a State The reading of the bill was resumed. tuberculosis sanitarium, such portion of Fort Olnrk Militnry 'l'he next mncndment of the Committee on Military Affairs Reservation, not to exceed 64.0 acres, in the State of Texas, as waf', under the subbea88,867.42, to llc expendeenty-three" and insert "se>en million eight hundred and of an assembly building for the post at Fort Leayenworth, Kans. sixty-fiye thornmnd six hundred and eighty-eight," so as to make the i1roviso rend: The amendment was agreed to. I'r01:idcd, That the funds rccei>ed from such sales and in payment Tlle next amendment was, in the item of appropriation for for such laundry work shall be used to defray the cost of operation of transportation of the Army and its supplies, on page 41, line 23, said ice, laundry, and electric plants; and the sales and expenditures after the word "Oceans," to strike out "ten million seYen hun­ herein provlpcrty over such aided railroads, shall be paid appro1n-iation for inciclentnl expenses, Quartermaster's Depart­ out of the moneys appropriated by the foregoing pro>ision only on tbe basis of such rate for the transportation of such troops ::rncl munitions rucnt, from $1,736,337 to $2,000,000. of war and military supplies and property aR the Secretary or War The amendruent was agreed to. , shall deem just and reasonable under tbc foregoing provision, such rate The next amendment was, in the item of appropriation for not tC' exceed 50 per cent ·or the compensation for such Go>ernmcnt transportation as shall at that time be charged to and paid Ii:v private purchase of horses for Ca,alry, Artillery, Engineers, etc., parties to any such company for like and similar trnnsportation; and on page 35, line 8, after the words "Military Academy," to the amount so fixed to be paid shall be accepted as in fnll for all insert "Providccl further, That not to exceed $500 of the ucmands for such service; for the purchase and hire of clrnft and pack animals in such numbers as are actually required for the service, in­ money herein appropriated is authorized to be expended under cludin(J' reasonable provision for replacing unserviceable animals; fot· the direction of the Secretary of War for the purchase of not the purchase hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of such harness, less than five cups, to be awarded to horse breeders, to en­ wagons, carts, drays, and ot~er vehicles as arc requ~r!!d for tbe transpor· tatlon of troops and supplies, and for official, m1htary, ancl garnsou conrnge breeding of hor~cs suitable for military purposes"; and purposes; for drayage and cartage at the several depots: for the hire in line 24, before the word " thousand," strike out " two hun- of teamsters· and other employees ; and for extra-duty pay of enlisted 4626 OONGRESSION AL RECORD- SENATE. APRIL 12, I I men driving ten.ms, repairing means of transportation, and employed saries; for a suit of citizen's outer clothing, to cost not exceeding $10, l as train masters; for the purchase and repair of ships, boats, and other to be issued upon release from confinement to each prisoner who has vessels required for the transportation of troops and supphes a:o.d for been confined under a court-martial sentence involving dishonorable official, military, and garrison purposes ; for expenses of sailing public discharge ; for indemnity to officers and men of the Army for clothing transports and other vei:;sels on the >arious rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, and bedding, etc., destroyed since April 22t.. 1898, by order of medlcal and the .Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, $11,250,000, of which amount officers of the .Army for sanitary reasons, $0,431,700, one-half of which $60,000 shall be immediately available. amount shall be immediately available. The amendment was agreed to. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was, on page 42, line 10, after the word The next amendment was, on page 49, after line 14, to insert i " stations," to strike out " five hundred and ninety-eight thou­ For settlement of claims for damages to and loss of private prop- sand five hundred and fifty-seven" and insert "eight hundred erty belonging to citizens of the United States, Hawaii, and the Phiiip­ pine Islands, $32,GlG: Proviaed, That hereafter the Secretary of War n.nd eighty-nine thousand six hundred," so as to read: is authorized to consider, ascertain, adjust, and determine the amounts Roads, walks, wharTes, and drainage: For the construction and re­ duo on all claims for damages to and loss of private 8roperty when the pairs by the Quartermaster's Department of roads, walks, and wharves ; amount of the claim does not exceed the sum of $1, 00, occasioned by for payment of extra-duty pay to enlisted men employed in opening heavy gun fire and target practice of troops, and for damages to ves­ roads and in building wharves ; for the pay of employees ; for the dis­ sels, wharves, and other Erivato property, found to be due to maneuvers posal of drainage; for dredging channels; and for care and improvement or other military ope.rat ons for which the Government is responsible, of grounds at military posts and stations, $889,600. and report the amounts so ascertained and determined to be due the claimants to Congress at each session thereof through the Treasury De­ The nmendment was agreed to. partment for payment as legal claims out of appropriations that may be The next amendment was, on page 42, line 12, after the word made by Congress therefor. • "dollars," to insert: The amendment wa.s agreed to. Prot·ided, That S70,000 of the sum herein appropriated may be used for the purchase of the tract of land now being leased from Mr. George The next amendment was, on page 50,· after line G, to insert : W. Ilrackenridge for target and drill purposes, consisting of 310 acres, For the payment of claims of Indians and other claimants for the more or less, lying just north of the newly purchased ground of the value of improvements made by them upon lands subsequently included military reservation of Fort Sam Houston, Tex., and extending to the In the Fort William H. Seward Military Reservation, $2,384. county road recently completed around the reservation : Provided fur­ The amendment was agreed to. ther, That $22,000 of the amount herein appropriated may be expended to macadamize the roadway upon the Government property between the The next amendment was, on page 50, after line 11, to insert : United States Go>ernment experimental farm and the Arlin;ton Na­ For reimbursement to one officer and certain enlisted men of the Army tional Cemetery. in the county of .Alexandria, Va. : Provided, lurther, the money value of clothing worn out by them in the summer of 1910 That $44,000 of the amount herein appropriated may be used or con­ while fighting forest fires in the Northwest, $15,8G2.08. structing a public road from a point near the southern end of the new Highway Ilridge across the Potomac River to a convenient point on or The amendment was agreed to. near the southern boundary line of the Arlington Reservation, and, fol­ Mr. DU PONT. I move to amend by inserting, on page 50, lowing said boundary line, as near as practicable, to the old county road, which passes centrally through the .Arlington Reservation ; thence after the word " hospitals,'' in line 23, a comma. along said road, improving and repairing it, to the northern boundary The amendment was agreed to. of the reservation; and that the Secretary of War is hereby authorized The reading of the bill was resumed and continued to the and directed to purchase or acquire by condemnation such piece or parcel of land as may be necessary for the construction of said road end of line 17, on page 54. from the new Highway Ilridge to the Arlington Reservation, said piece Mr. DU PONT. On page 54, line 1, after the word "laborers," or parcel of land not to exceed 4 acres : And provided further, That I move to insert what I send to the desk. $3.GOO of the sum herein appropriated may be used for completing the macadamizing of the road between the city of Vancouver and the bar­ The SECRET.A.RY. On page 54, line 1, after the word "labor· racks .at Vancou>er Military Post. ers," insert : The amendment was agreed to. Compensation of civilian lecturers and payment of tuition fees of The next amendment was, on page 43, line 18, to strike out: student officers at civil technical institutions. Provided further That no part of this appropriation shall bo ex­ The amendment was agreed to. pended at any of the following-named .Army posts : Fort Apache, noise The rending of the bill was resumed. The next amendment Barraclj:s, Fort Ilrady. Fort Clark, Fort George Wright1,...,..For1; Jay, Fort of the Committee on Military Affairs was under the subhead Lincoln, Fort L~an H . Uoot. Fort Mcintosh, Fort Mc~enzle, Madison Barracks, Fort Meade. Fort Niagara, Fort Ontario, Fort Wayne, Whip­ "Ordnance Department," on page 55, line 20, after· the words ple Ilarracks, Fort William Henry Harrison, Fort Yellowstone, Fort "Chief of Ordnance," to strike out "$300,000" and insert Ethan Allen, Plattsburg Barracks, Fort Robinson, Fort Missoula, Fort "$337,118.30, of which amount the sum of $118.30 shall be useations as may be necessaryb and Including also shelter for tho animals "thousand,'' to strike out "seYen hundred and forty" and in­ and supplies. and all other uildings necessary for post administration sert "eight hundred and se"\"enty-five,'' so as to make the clauso purposes, $600,000. read : The amendment was agreed to. Small-arms target practice: Ammunition, targets, and other acces­ The next amendment was, on page 46, line 16, after the word sories for small-arms and machine-gun target practice and instruction ; marksmen's medals, prize arms, and insignia for all arms of the service ; " reasons," to strike out " $4,813,271 " and insert " $5,431,700, and ammunition, ta1·gets, turget material, and other accessorlej! may bo one-half of which amount shall be immediately available," so issued for small-arms target practice and instruction at the educational ns to make the clause read : institutions and State soldiers' and sailors' ot·phans' bomes, to which issues of small arms are lawfully made, under such regulations as tho Clothing and camp and garrison equipage : For doth, woolens, ma­ Secretary of War may prescribe, provided the total value of the stores terials, and for the manufacture of clothing for the .Army, for issue and S-O issued to the educatiorui.l institutions does not exceed $30,000, for sale at cost price according to tho .Army Regulations; for altering $875,000. and fitting clothing and washing and cleanlng when necessary ; for equipage, and for expenses of packing and handling and simila r neces- The amendment was agreed to. 1912. 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Tllc next amendment was, on page 07, line 9, before the word Mr. BACON. In the Dick bill the words " Organized Militia " I " hundred," to strike out " six " and insert " seven,'' so as to were used more as words of description. The words "National \ make the clause read: Guard" have become thoroughly identified with what we know. Manufacture of arms: For manufacturing, repairing, procuring, and as tile volunteer organizations throughout the United States. issuing arms at tbe national armories, $700,000. They are everywhere called the National Guard. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. DU PONT. If the Senator from Georgia will allow me, I The next amendment was, on page 57, line 16, before the word take issue with him on the statement that it is synonymous "thouE!a.nd,'' to insert "and fifty,'' so as to make the clause with the term "volunteer organization." The Volunteers are a read: different organization entirely. The National Guard is purely Ordnance stores and supplies : For overhauling, cleaning, repairing, and simply a militia organization. and preserving ordnance and ordnance stores in the hands o:f troops and Mr. BACON. I hope the Sena.tor from Delaware will com­ at the arsenals, posts, and depots ; for purchase and manufacture of ordnance stores to fill requisitions of troops; for Infantry, Cavalry, !lJ?d plete wllat he has to say, so that when I start I may make my Artillery equipments, including horse equipments for Cavalry and Artil- statement with continuity. lery, $750,000. · Mr. DU PONT. I have nothing to say at the present time. Tlle amenument was agreed to. I merely wish to explain, as the matter is being discussed, the The next amendment was, on page .58, line 12, before the word difference between the Militia and the Volunteers. It seemed "hundred," to strike out" one" and insert" two," so as to make to me there was confusion in the mind of the Sena.tor from the clause rend : · Georgia in regard to those two classes. Automatic machine rifles: For the purchase; manufacture, and test Mr. BACON. I do not think the Senator is entirely correct of automatic machine rifles, including their sights and equipments.I. to be available until the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, lul4, i11 what he says. Ily "volunteer organizations" I mean or­ $200,0-00. ganizn.tions· which are to be found in all the several States, in The amendment was agreed to. which citizens voluntarily associate themselves in military The next amendment was, on page 58, line 25, before the word organizations. The Senator has confused jn his mind that " tilousand,'' to strike out " seven hundred and seventy " and term wtth the Federal Volunteers which we have provided for insert." one million twt> hundred and "fifty," so as to read: · in the act of 1890, I think, with the view of raising the troops ft'icld artillery for Organized Militia : For the purpose of procuring that w.ent to the Philippines. Ilut the Federal Volunteer troops field artillery material for the Organized Militia of the several States~ are altogether different from the volunteer troops in the dif­ Territories, and the District of Columbia, without cost to the saia ferent States. States, Territories, or the District of Columbia, but to remain the property of the United States and to U-e accounted for in the manner In my part of the country it was a good while before the now prescribed by law, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, under term "National Guard" was adopted. It was universal in the such regulations as he may prescribe, on the requisitions of the gov­ Northorn States long before it was adopted in the Southern ernors of the several States and Territories or the commanding general of the Militia of the District of Columbia, to issue said artillery States. In the Southern States-certainly in my State, and I material to the Organized Militia ; and the sum of $1,250,000 is hereby think in others-those organizations were called •olunteers; appropriated and made immediately available and to remain available but, recognizing the fact that the term "National Guard" until the end of the fiscal year 1014, fot· the procurement and issue of the articles constituting the same. was one that was attractive and dignified, and which was uni­ versally true of all the country, except, perhaps, in our particu­ 'I'hc amendment was agreed to. , Tll.c next amendment was, on page GD, after line 15, to insert : lar section, these volunteer associations dropped the name by which they had previously been known and adopted the name of Ammunition for Field Artillery for Organized 1\lilitia: For procuring reserve ammunition for FleJd Artilley for the Organized Militia of the the "National Guard." several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, $500,000. When I say that the National Guard was a volunteer organi­ .iHr. BACON. I wish to make an inquiry of the Senator from zation, I do not mean that the nn.me "volunteer" was the Delaware, or some other member of the committee. I am now technical name of those organizations. I simply meant that referring to the paragraph we have just passed before reaching they were organizations which were brought into existence by this. I want to inquire when was the term "Organized Militia" the voluntary action of the members who composed it. As is first jntroduced into an appropriation bill? It used to be the suggested to me by the Senator from Alabama, in some places "National Guard." they were called State troops. Mr. DU PONT. In reply to the Senator from Georgia, I will Mr. SWANSON . Mr. President-- say that that term is to be found in what is known as the Dick The VICE PRESIDENT. Poes the Senator from Georgia law-the legislation of 1001, as I remember it. The actrdesig­ yield to tlle Senator from Virginia? na.tes that portion of the militia as the Organized Militia or Mr. BACON. Certainly. the National Guard, so that they are synonymous in the terms Mr. SWANSON. I think possibly I may explain to the Sen­ of tile act. ator fTom Georgia the use of this term. When the Dick bill Mr. BACON. In tilat act it is so denominated-" Organized was passed, there were certain conditi<1Ils that the State had Militia" or "National Guard" ? to comply with before it could get the benefit of the provisions l\lr. DU PONT. Yes; or National Guard. of that law. I recall that the General Assembly of Virginia Mr. BACON. I recollect that very well. That bill was after­ passed a law authorizing the governor to accept the provisions wanls amended, I think in 1903 or 1904. of the Dick bill and to have the troops organized under it. Mr. DU PONT. In 1903, I think. Then there was a distinction between the organizations that l\fr. BACON. And that designation or denomination was still accepted its provisions and obtained supplies from the Federal maintained? Government and those who did not. Mr. DU PONT. Yes. I presume from that time on, so as to designate the people J\fr. BACON. Now, the inquiry I make of tlie Senator is who were entitled to the provisions and conditions given by the this : I notice in the present bill, and I find it is also the case Federal Government, the term " Organized 1\Iilitia " was used, in the bill of last year-- menning those who hacl organizecl and accepted the provisions · Mr. DU PONT. Yes. of the Dick bill an

So the term " Organizee become the Commissary General, and the Paymaster General of 'the Army arc what the law declares to be the Organized Militia, and are sub­ hereby consolidated and shall hereafter constitute a sini;lc bureau of ject to tlle pro\isions of law in respect of their organization the War Department, which shall be known as the Quartermaster Corps and of which the C~ief of the Quartermaster Corps created by this act and discipline under the Constitution, und are entitled to the shall be the head. The Quartermaster's, Subsistence, and Pay Denart­ provision made by our National Government for their support. ments of the Army are hereby consolidated into and shall hcreaft~r be Mr. BACON. Mr. President, I am -very much obliged both known as the Quartermaster Corps of the Army. The officers of said depar~ments shall hereafter be known as officers of said corps and by to the Senator from Virginia and the Senator from New York the ~itles of the. rank held by them therein, and, except as hereinafter for tlie suggestions whicll they make. I do not think, however, specifically provided to the contrary, the provisions of sections 26 and tllat they have allowed me to eX})ress myself sufficiently to en­ 27 .of the act of C~ngrcss approved February 2, 1001, entitled "An act to IDcrcase the efficiency cf the permanent military establishment of the able them to catch the exact point or reason for the inquiry United States,''. are hereby extended so as to apply to the Quarter­ which I made of the Senator from Delaware. There is a very master Corps ID the manner and to 1.be extent to which they now distinguished author who put in the mouth of one of bis char­ apply to. ~be Quartermas.tcr's, Subsistence, and Pay Departments, and the provis1on of said sections of said act relative to chiefs of stafl'. corps acters an inquiry which is >ery often repeated, and that is, and departments shall, so far as they are applicable apply to all offices " What's in a name?" The name "National Guard" is one ~nd officers of the Quartermaster Corps with rank above tbut of colonel. which has been used by these organizations for 40 years. It is The officers now holding commissions as officers of the said departments shall hereafter have tbe same tenure of commission in the Quarter­ one which they use to-dny. It is one that they are fond of and master Corps, and as omccrs of said corps shall have rank of the same which they prize, and if you will examine their publications gr~des and dates as that now held by them, and, for the purpose of yon will find that they always speak of themselves as the fillmg vacancies among them, shall constitute one list, on wl.Jich they shall. be arrang-ed according to rank. So long as any officers shall National Guard. r~mam on said list any vacancy occurring tber.eln shall be filled, if pos­ I am not making the inteuuption for the purpose of contend­ sible, from among such ollicers by selection, if the vacancy occurs in ing that there is no warrant in law for the use of the term n grade above that of colonel, and if the vacancy occurs in a grade "Organized l\Iilitia." I was simply desiring to suggest, in the not above that of colonel, by the promotion of an officer who would buve b~en entitled to promotion to that particular vacancy if the con-. interest of these organizations, that it would be better that the solidat1on. o~ departments hereby prescribed had never occurred. The law should designate them as they designate tbemsel,es and noncommiss10ncd officers now known as post quartermaster sergeants and post commissary sergeants shall hereafter be known as quarter­ gi-vc them a name that they themselves desire to have given master scri;cants; the Army paymaster's clerks shall be known as pay to them. clerks ; una each of suid noncommissioned officers and puy clerks shall ~Ir. DU PONT. l\fr. President-- continue to have the puy. allowances. rights, and privileges now allowed !Ji~ by. law: Provided, That no details to fill vacancies in the grade of Tl~e VICEJ PRESIDENT. Does the Senator from Georgia maJ01· ID tbe Quartermaster Corps shall be made until the number of yield to the Senator from Dela.ware? officers of tha.t gr:H;te sh;tll have been reduced by 11, and thereafter the :i\fr. BACON. I do. number of officers m said grade sbull not exceed 4G · and no 'details to fill \acancics in the grade of captain in the Quarter'master Corps sbull l\:Ir. DU PONT. I will say to the Senator from Georgia that be made until after the number of officers of that 17rudc shall be reduced I ha\e not the slightest objection to ha-ve the term "National by 31, and thereafter the numbel' of officers of saul grade shall not ex­ Guard" incorporated here on pnge 59, line 18. ceed 100; and whenever the separation of a line ollicer of any grade l\lr. BA.CON. I would be perfectly willing to say " Organ­ and arm from the Quartermaster Corps shall create therein a vacancy that, u~der the terms of this proviso, can not be filled by detail, such ized Militia kno'ITTl as National Guard." I am sure that they separation shall operate to make a permanent reduction of one in the do not want to be called militia. total number of officers of said grade and arm in the line of the Army Mr. DU PONT. I would prefer to use the term of the Dick as soon ns such reduction can be made without depriving any cfficcr of bis commlRslon : Provided fui-ther, That whenever the Secretary of bill, and say " or Na tiona1 Guard." War shall decide that it is necessary and practicable, regimental uat­ Mr. BACON. Very well, I am perfectly wiliin~ to ha\e that tulion, and squadron quartcrmaRtcrs and commissaries sball be reqnircd to perform any duties that junior officers of the Quartermaster Corps done. T he exclusion of it prnctically denies to them the nnme may properly be required to perform, and regimental and battalion and it is the n:une by which their organizations are known gen­ quartermaster and commissary sergeants shall be required to 8crform ernlly. Their officers arc spoken of in that connedion; they any duties that noncommissioned officers or pay clerks of the uartcr­ master Corps may properly be required to perform : Provided further ha\e publications in which they use that name altogelher, nne fill ed, but tbe office in which the vacancy occurs shall troops. immediately cease und determine : P1·ovided furth er 'l'but the Quarter­ master Corps shall be subject to the supervision ol the Chief of Starr I rno>e that tlle words "or National Guard" be insertcity that it be l!crctofore been sul.Jjcct to such supervision under the terms of the inserted where-ver the term occurs in the bill. It occnrs several existing law. times. SEC. G. That as soon us practicable after the creation of a Quarter­ master Corps in the Army not to exceed 4,000 civilian employees of .Mr. DU PONT. If it occurs in other places, it is ::m oversight, that corps, receivfog a monthly compcmmtion of not less than $30 nor I think. more than $175 each, not includlni; civil engineers, superintendents of Mr. LODGE. I suggest that it would be better to take the construction, inspectors of clothing, clothing examiners, inspectors of supplies, Inspectors of animals, chemists, veterinarians, frci.15bt and wording of the bill nnd say "the National Gun.rd or Organized passenger rate clerks, emJ!loyee8 of the classified service, employees of Militia." the Army transport service and harbor-boat service, and such other Mr. DU PONT. Yery well. employees us may be required for technical work, shall be replaced per­ manently by not to exceed an equal number of enlisted men of said The YICE PRESIDENT. The amendment to the amendment corps, and ull enlisted men of tl!e line of the Army detailed on extra will be stated. duty in the Quartermaster Corps or us bakers or assistant bakcrR shall The SECRETARY. On page 59, after line 15, before tile words be replaced permanently by not to exceed 2,000 enlisted men of said corps ; and for the purposes of this net the enlistment in the mllitary "Organized Militia," insert the words "National Guard or," service of not to exceed G.000 men, who shall be attached permanently and insert the same words in line 18, so as to rend: to the Quartermaster Corps and who shall not be counted as a part Ammunition for field artillery for the Nutionul Guard or Or"unized of the enlisted force provided by Jaw, is hereby authorized: Proi:irled, l\Iilitiu: For p1·ocnring reserve ammunition for field artillery for the That the enlisted force of the Quartermaster Corps shall consist of not to exceed rn master electricians, 600 sergeants (ftl'St class) , 1,005 National Gnurd or Ori;auizcd ~filitia of the seycral Stutes, Territories, sergeants, GfiO corporals, 2,GOO privates (first class), 1,1!)0 privates, and nnd·. the District of Columbia, $GOO,OOO. 45 cooks, all of whom shall receive the sumo pay and allowances us The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. enlisted men of corresponding grades in the. Signal Corps of the Army, and shall be assigned to such duties pertaming to the Quartermaster The nmenc position that be ''°uld have held i! era rs and Inspector General's Departments of the Ai·my are hereby he h~d not been appointed to said office, and be shall return to said consolitlatecl and me r~ecl into the General Staff Corps. Tl.Je officers of relati>e position upon the cxviration of his appointment to said office said departments shall hereafter be known as officers of said corps and unless he shall be reappointed thereto. by the titles of the rank held by them therein, and, except as herein­ · SEC. 7; That .hereafter no >acancles occurring in the grade of major after specifically provided to the contrary, so far as the oflicers hereby general m the line of the Army shall be filled until the number of officers transferred to the Genernl Staff Corps, and the offices held by them, of that grade shall ha>e been reduced by three, and thereafter the num­ may be all'ectcd, the pro>isions of sections 2G nnd 27 of the act of ber of officers o! sa.id ~rade shall not exceed four; that hereafter no Con~ress approved February 2. 1001, entitled "An act to increase the vacancies occurrmg m the grade of brigadier general in the line of the effi ciency of the permanent military establishment of the United States," Army ,shall be filled until after the numhcr of officers of that grade are hereby extended so as to apply to the General Sta.IT Corps in the sh~ll nave been reduced by five, and thereafter the number of officers of manner and to the extent to which they now apply to The Adjutant s::ud grade shall not exceed 11 ; and for the purposes of this act general General's and the Inspector General's Departments; but nothin~ in officers not commissioned as officers of any of the staff corps or depart­ said sections shall be held to apply to any officers of the General Staff ment~ of ,tfe Army shall be regarded as general officers of the line: Corps except the officers transferred to that corps from The Adjutant Prot:tclcd, Ihat hereafter the number of officers abovo tile grade of colo­ General's and Inspector General's Departments by the terms of this n.el who shal_l be members of the General Staff Corps under the provi­ act. nnd nothing in said sections or in this act shall be held or con­ s10ns of section 3 of the act of Con~ress approved F ebruary 14 1003 strued so as to nullify or change any of the provisions of existing law cntitl.ed "An act to increase the efficiency of the Army," shall be two: as to the detail of officers for duty as Chief of Staff, or as to the Pr_o-p1dcd f111"tlier, That hereafter service as a carlet of the United States period for which officers so detailed may serve, and no officer who shall l\I1htary .Academy _or as a naval cadet or midshipman shall not be have served four years as Chief of Staff shall, except in case of emer­ counted m computmi; for any purpose the length of sei·•ice of any gency or in time ot war, be eligible for further service as Chief of officer of the .drmy: Proi·idcd fitrther, That hereafter ser>icc as a cadet Staff until after he sltall have served for at least two years with the n,aval cadet, ?r midshipman at either the United States Military or line of the Army or on such other duty not pertaining to the General Naval A;cadem1ei::, exclusiv~ of the sea service as prescribed by law up.on Staff Corps as the President ma;v direct. The officers now holding completion of the academic course and preliminary to final graduation commissions as officers of the s:11d departments sball hereafter have at the latter institution. shall not be counted in computing for any pur­ fhe same tenure of commission in the General Statr Corps, and as pose the length of service of any officer of the Army. officers of said corps shall have rank of the same grade and dates as SEC. 8. That the appropriations herein proYidcd for the several de­ that now held by them, and, for the purpose of fillin~ vacancies among partments consolidated under this act shall be available for the con­ them, shall constitute one list, on which they shall be ~rranged ac­ solidated corps herein created. cording to rank. So long as any officers shall remain on said list any SEC. 0. That nothing in this act shall be held er construed so us to vacancy occurring therein shall be filled, if possible, from among such separate any officer from the Army or to diminish the rank now l.Jeld by officers, by selection if the vacancy occurs in a grade above that of Wm, and that all laws ancl parts of laws, so far as they arc inconsistent colonel, and, if the >acancy occurs in a grade not above that of colonel, with the terms of this a.ct, be, and they are hereby, repealed. by the promotion of an officer who would hn>e been entitled to promo­ tion to that particular vacancy if the consolidation of departments Mr. DU PONT. Mr. President, the sections of the Army bill, hereby prescribed had never occurred: Pi-ovidcr1, That, except as other­ from and including section 2-, which are known as the legisla­ wise specifically provided in this act, after the consolidation of bu­ tile sections of the bill, have been stricken out, as the com­ reaus, departments, nnd corps herelnbefore provided for shall have been effected, no details to fill vacancies in the grade of colonel in the mittee does not believe that important and radical legislation General Statr Corps shall be made until the number of officers of that of this kind should be included in an appropriation bill, but grade in said corps shall have been reduced by three, and thereafter should be discussed on its own merits as an independent meas­ the number of officers of said grade in said corps shall not exceed 10 · ancl no details to fill vacancies in the grade of lieutenant colonel In the nre ns soon as the proposed plan of reorganization is raceiyed General Stall' Corps shall be made until after the numl>er of officers of from the War Department. that grade in said corps shall have been reduced by four and thereafter Section 2 provides for lengthening the term of enlistment the number ?f officers of said. grade in said corps shall' not exceed 14 ; and no details to fill >ac:rnc1es in the grade of major in the General from three to five years; section 3 cuts off the incrense of pay Staff Corps shall be made until after the number of officers of that for foreign service; section 4 consolidates the Quartermaster, grade in said corps shall have been rcdnced by seven, and thereafter the Subsistence, and Pay Departments of the Army into one corps, number of officers of said grade In said corps shall not exceccl 25 · and no cletails to fill vacancies in the grade of captain in the General 'staff and makes the chief of such corps a major general; section 5 Corps shall be made until after the number of officers of that gracle in proYides for a senice corps of enlisted men to take the place, said corps shall have been reduced by 11, and thereafter the number of sooner or later, of civilians now employed in the three depart­ offi cers of said grade in said corps shall not exceed 10; and whenever the separation or a line officer of any grade and arm from the General ments named; section 6 consolidates The Adjutant General's De­ Staff Corps shall create therein a vacancy that, under the terms of partment, the Inspector General's Department. and the General this proviso. can not be filled by detail such separation shall operate to make a permanent reduction of one in the total number of officers of Staff Corps into a bureau of the General Stnff, thus funda­ said grade and arm in the line of the Army as soon as such reduction mentally changing the duties of the Genernl Staff Corps into can be mnde without depriving any officer of his commission: Provitlcd that of an administrative bureau; section 7· reduces the num­ fui-tl1cr, 'l'hat such duty or duties as arc now reQuired by law to be performed by any officer or officers of The Acljufant Genera.l's or In­ ber of general officers and the pay of all graduates of the spector General's Departments shall hereafter be performed by such Militnry Academy who have had less than 20 years' service officer or officers of the General Stall' Corps ns the Secretary of War under their commissions. may designate for the purpose: Provided furtllcr, That when a vacancy in the gTade of major general shall occur among the officers hereby The subjects covered by these provisions directly affect the transferred to the General Stall' Corps, that vacnncy shall not be filled. efficiency of the Army, and .can not receive the carefnl con­ bnt the office in which the vacancy occurs shall immediately cease and sideration which their importance demn.ni·ovided fttrtllcr, That officers now hol1ling commissions as officers of either of the departments hereby consolidatee con~idernble time to the and shall, whenever they shall have servecl four ycnrs as members of considerntion of the subjects im-ol>ed, and your committee has sulcl corps, be detached therefrom and assigned to dutv with the line of the Army, or to such ether duty not pertaining to 'the Gcnernl Staff heard thereon the Secretary of War, the Chief of Staff, Gen. Corps as tbe President may direct. and they shall not be returned to Wood, and the Assistant Chief of Staff, Gen. Carter. duty in said corps until they shall have served for two years under detachment therefrom, except in cases of emei·i:rency or in time of war The consensus of opinion of tlle military authorities is tllat and during their detacJ:ment from said corps their places therein ma.y it is inadvisable at this time to nttempt a pnrtin.l reorganization be filled by the select10n and detail. under such regulations as the of the Army. The entire subject of reorganization has been President may prescribe, of line officers ha>ing the same rank re­ uncler prolonged investigation by the General Staff Corps, which spect!vely, as the officers whose pine~ said line officers are to' fill: pj·o1: ulcd further. That officers of the llne of the Army who arc now corps was created by lnw for the purpose, among other duties, or who shall hereafter be, detailed for service In nny staff corps or of studying and advising upon such subjects. The subject of depnrtment nnder the provisions of section :!() of the act of Congress approved February 2. 1!)01, entitled ''An act to increase the efficiency reorganization is so vitally connected with the success of our of the permanent military establishment of the United States" may nrms and covers so wide a range that it has required a long at any time, in ihe discretion of the President, be relieved fro~ such time for consideration; and while the Secretary of War and service and retumed to rluty with the line: Proi·irTc<7 f11rtl1cr . That in order to expedite the rcdnction of the nmnbcr of officers of the con­ the Chief of Staff hn>e assured your committee that the report solidated General S~'ttr Corps to the limit contemplated bv this act will be ready during the present session, it is believed to be the officers who now hold commii::sions as officerfi of either of the depart: part of wisdom not to hurry so irnportnnt a measure. Until men.ts hereby c~nsolldated with .tho General Staff Corps. and who are clig'll.Jle for retirement from actJ>e service under any law existin~ at fully matured by the military authorities of tlle War Depart­ the date of the approval of this act, shall. upon their own apvlications ment and by the Military Committees of the two Houses of anu may, in the discretion of ihe President. be retired from active Congress the time requkcd.for its full discussion should not service: l'rot:irlcd fttrthcr. That all oillceri:: of the line of the Army now det11il ed for ser>ice in either of the clepartmen·ts hereby consolidated be hastened by the urgency of an appropriation bill. with the General Staff Corps shall be relievetl from duty In said corps Mr. LODGE. Mr. President, I wish to say a word in regard at ihe expiration of their present nerlods of detail. or sooi+er if the to the portion of the bill which has been stricken from it. If President shall so direct, and all officers hereafter detailed for service ln i:mlu corps shall be relieved therefrom at the expiration of four I approved every line of it I should still be very glad that the yea1-s of such service. or sooner if the l'i·esldent shall so direct and committee lrnd sh·icken it out, and I trust the committee will be no officer who Rhall have served for fonr vea.rs under detail in' said fully sustained by the Senate. corps shall be eligible for further service therein until after he shall have served at least two years with the branch of the Army In which · The power to originate bills for raising re>enue belongs to the commissioned, except in case of emergency or In time of war : Provided, House alone. There is no provision in the Constitution that 4630 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE . APRIL 12, gin~s to the House or to the Senate the sole power of originat­ Mr. LODGE. Let me ask the Senator, was not the rule ing appropriation bills. There is, in my opinion, nothing in the modified for that purpose? Constitution that can be twisted into any such limitaton. Not Mr. SWANSON. It was not. Under the Democratic control a week passes that we do not originate appropriation bills in of the House, since the time of Mr. Holman, of Indiana, there the Senate. We originate them on claims, we originate them on has been a rule in the House that legislation can be put on public buildings, we continually originate them, and it is never appropriation bills provided it reduces the expenditures of the questioned. There is no distinction in the Constitution between Government. That is the present rule of the other House, a general supply bill and a special appropriation for 11 specific as I understand it. object. Ilut by long practice and, I think, very wise practice, Mr. LODGE. That may be the rule of the House at this general supply bills originate in the House, and that power is session, but the rule of the House with which I was familiar conceded to the House and bas been conceded to it by the Senate. was that an amendment to raise an appropriation was out of I think it is a proper arrangement. I think the great bills of order while an amendment to lower an appropriation was in supply should originate in the popular branch. order. Ilut, Mr. President, as it rests upon concession and practice Mr. SHIVELY. That is the rule now. it is a power that should be all the more carefully exercised. Mr. SWANSON. The Senator is entirely correct as to the Doth Houses have IJeen extremely careful in their rules to pre­ practice when he was in the House. vent the attachment of legislative provisions to appropriation Mr. LODGE. Ilut, Mr. President, that never carried with it bills. The House has been far stricter than the Senate in that any obstacle to a point of order that an amendment was a respect. The House rule provides that no amendment involving change of existing law. a change of existing law shall be in order, and that is a very Mr. SWANSON. Mr. President, when I was n Member of stringent pro-vision. In the Senate the point of order lies the other House, which was Democratic, we had there what against anything that is new legislation, but both are directed was h.-nown as the Holman rule, which rule provided that there to the same purpose, which is to prevent making the great ap­ might be legislation on an appropriation bil1 provided it re­ propriation bills the "Vehicle of general legislation. duced expenditures. That rule continued until the Republican I am well a ware from long experience here that general legis­ Party came into control of the House of Representati-rcs, when lu tion is at times attached to appropriation bills. Nobody con­ it was abolished. siders it a good practice. Ilnt it has been very limited. It has As I understand, when the present House of Representatives been done in cases of emergency. It has been done in small adopted its rules, it made as a part of its rules and procedure matters where a point of order might lie, but where it would be the old rule known as the Holman rule, which provides that an only a technical objection. For many years the House in con­ amendment, though it changes existing law, is in order pro­ ference has enforced this principle with the utmost strictness. vided it reduces expenditures. That being the rule of the House I have known case after case where the House had no objection of Representatives, the pending bill was pre1mred in accordance to the amendment made by the Senate, but refused to admit it with that rule. These amendments would not have been in in conference, simply and solely because it was legislation. order unless they had resulted in decreased expenditures on the The principle which underlies that practice anu that rule is part of the Federal Government. I understand that all of the a sound one. If the great appropriation bills which must pass provisions of the bill that change existing law are of that in order to carry on the Government are to be made the •ehicle character, and would result in a saving of cxpen

to carry on the Government. That principle I believe an un­ The SECRETARY. On page 7, line 14, in the amendment of ihe \ sound principle. I do not think it ought to be followed if it committee heretofore adopted, before the word "years," it is can possibly be avoided. proposed to strike out " three" and insert "t~o." Mr. JOHNSTON of Alabama. Will the Senator· from Massa­ The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the amendment chusetts allow me to make a suggestioi1? is agreed to. The VICE PRESIDENT. Docs the Senator from l\fassachu­ Mr. WARREN. I also ask leave to offer an amendment on the setts yield to the Senator from Alabama? same page, a little lower down, to insert what I send to fue . l\fr. LODGE. Certainly I will yield to the Senator. desk. · Mr. JOHNSTON of Alabama. Sup11ose that the provisions The VICE PRESIDENT. The amendment will be stated. in this bill, or those in any other appropriation bill sent to us The SECRETARY.' On 11age 7, in line 20, in llie amendment-of from the other House, should be against their rules, how can we llie committee heretofore adopted. after the word "Affairs,'' it correct them? is proposed to insert " and the Board of Iload Commissioners Mr. LODGE. Oh, their rules, Mr. President, are of no im­ for Alaska." portance in this connection. I am speaking about a. principle. Mr. BRISTOW. Mr. President, .I should like to inquire­ I referred to the rules merely as illustrating the attitude of Mr. WARREN. Will the Senator allow the Secretary to read the Houses, that is all. the remainder of the amendment, which is practically only one Mr. JOHNSTON of Alabama. Each House is the judge of its more word? own rules. l\Ir. BRISTOW. Very well. l\1r. LODGE. Certainly; absolutely. I did not intend to The SECRETARY. And in the same line, before the words " of make any reflection at all in regard to the operation of the Congress," it is proposed to strike out " act" and iusert "acts." rules. I spoke of the practice of the other House as it was Mr. BRISTOW. I want to inquire in regard to substituting when I was a Member of that House, which is now a great the word "two" for the word "three," in line 14, on page 7. many years ago, when, certainly, new legislation could not be I understood that the committee considered llie matter and de­ put on an appropriation bill even if it reduced expenditures. cided that "three" was the desirable number. I merely usell it as illustrating the attitude of the Houses to­ 1\lr. WARREN. The Senator is right. It did, but after­ ward nppropriation bills, which I believe to be a sound attitude. wards-I had ·forgotten that the Senator was one of llie pro­ Mr. SHIVELY. Mr. President-- ponents of the proposition-it was thought that it would make The VICE PRESIDENT. Does the Senator from l\iassa­ the assignments irregular. They should be in eYen years, two clrnsetts yield to the Senator from Indiana? and four years ; and to put it in that form-three years-would Mr. LODGE. I yield to the Senator. be to make it clash and out of harmony with all the other l\fr. SHIVELY. I think if the Senator from Massachusetts regulations regarding the matter. will reflect he will recall that in his se1.. rice in the other House Mr. BRISTOW. Could it not just as well be made four years the Holman rule was in force at least a part of the time. -The instead of three? Rolmnn rule, of course, was a distinct exception to that general l\lr. WARREN. It could be made four years, but is it good body of rules which the House has. The doctrine of the rule policy to send back to his command for four years an expert in was tlu1t legislation the tendency of which was to reduce ex­ the Quartermaster's Dep:utment or the Ordnance Department penditures was salutary even on a general appropriation bill, or any other department when two years would practically wns entitled to be considered on its merits, and it was pro­ answer all purposes? tected by the rule for that reason. M:r. LODGE. Mr. President-- Mr. LODGE. I may be wrong about it. l\Iy remembrance The VICE PRESIDENT. Does the Senator from Kansas was lliat that a11plied only to the amount of the appropriation, yield to the Senator from Massachusetts? that it was not in order to move an increase in an appropriation, Mr. LODGE. I rise to a question of order. but it was in ores contn incd in t.l1C District appropriation be a misfortune to ruake a change llere tilat would in-volve very act appt·oved i\Iarch Sl, ll)O!l, undct· tile title of " Sites for reformatory gre:1t confusion in construing different statutes and different and workhouse," as nmended by the provision contained in the urgent rules, and it would be a misfortune to cut down tlle length of deficiency act npproved August ii. 100!); nnd the provision contained in the net approved ~arch :n, moo, t!Jnt tlle two tracts of land to lle the possible detail from four years to three. acquired as sites for a reformatory and workhouse shall be widely ·We llarn broken up tlle system of having permanent staff offi­ separated, and all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith, are cers, wllo acquirecl special information and facility in tile kincl !Jereby rcpeakcl. of work wllich llas to be clone uncler detail, and four years is a hlr. GALLINGER. I will nsk the Senator from Delaware if short enough time for a. man to become familiar with that kind the Commissioners of the District of Columbia have been con­ of work and render tile best senice. If the periocl were cut sultccl iu reference to tllis arnenclment? clown below tha.t, I think we woulcl suffer seriously in losing .J\Ir. DU PO~T . I will say to the Sena.tor from New Hamp~ Llle very best part of the service of the officers n-ho are detailed., shire tllat they have bcon consulted, and they transmitted this \Thile requiring theru to go buck nnd ser>e two years with draft of thn amendment wllich hns just been rend. troovs serves to keep administrati\"'e staff officers in touch with l\Ir. GALLINGER If thnt be so, I llave no objection to tllo the military establishment. I think it would be a misfortune arnenclmen t. to change the rule. It certainly should not be done without 1-'hc ' ICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the arnenillnent a c11reful rension of existing statutes, whicll now prescr.ibe a is agreed to. different rule. Mr. LEA. I now ask action upon the amendment wllicll I l\Ir. jOIIN STON of Alabama. Mr. President, if the Senator sent t0 tlle desk. ·from Kansas will permit me- The VICE rRESIDENT. The Senator from Tennessee offers l\lr. BRISTOW. Certainly. an nmenclment, which will be stated. ~Ir. JOHNSTON of .Alabama.. I will say that the amend­ The SECRETARY. On page 17, line 3, after the word '' dol· ment was inserted by the committee at my instance, ns he will lars," insert the followiug proviso : remember. Tlle object was to pre•ent officers remaining con­ Prodded, That hereafter in the computation of longevity pay the time sen·ed on active detail 11,V retired Army officers shall be added to stantly about Washington and to effect a cllange in that par­ the service rendered by said officers prior to retirement for the compu­ ticular. Since the committee adopted that pro\ision, however, tation of the pay to which they shall be entitled. I have become con,incccl that it will not do to leave it in the l\Ir. W .A.RHEN. l\Ir. President, I think I should ha ye na ob­ sllnpe it is now in \icw of the existing statutes concerning other jection to legislation of that kincl offered as a separate measure, departments of the .Army, so tllat I aru perfectly content with witll an opportunity to compare it with existing legislation, and the amendment suggested by the Senator from Wyoming. also to first submit it to the department for report. Of course, Mr. BRISTOW. l\Ir. Presiclent, of c0urse on matters of that the amendment is c1early out of order. kind I would not stand out against tile opinion of the Senaior ' l\Ir. LE.A.. Will tlle Senator from Wyoming yield to me for a from New York [l\Ir. RooT], who himself has been Secretary of moment? War and is very familiar with these mattors, ancl the Senator Mr. W illREN. I yield, and will probably make the point of from Alabama [Ur. JOHNSTON], who has had far larger exve­ order later. However, I take pleasure in yielding to the 'Senator riencc than ham I; but, referring to the other amenclment of from Tennessee for anything Ile wishes to say. the Senator from Wyoming [Ur. WA.RHEN], I understand that it l\Ir. LEA. l\Ir. President, I think the amemlruent is appro•ccl was consiclere(l by the committe~ and tilat the committee -re­ by the War Departruent. I llnYe not myself submitted it to fused to accept it. I am somewhat surprised, therefore, that the department, but I am informed. it is approved by them. It the Senator should offer that amendment here, because I uncler­ merely restores tlle status which obtained before the nruend.ment stoocl that he acceptecl tile action of the committee as wise. of 1903. It affects about 20 officers on tlle retired list, none of hlr. ·w.ARilEN. hlr. Presiclent, I will sny, in that regard, them above the rank of major, and merely mnkes nu equality that it was put in original1y, ancl tllcn, ns the Senator knows, between men who have been placed on the retired. list ancl wllo was stricken out because it wns not consiclerecl necessnry. We are now on a.ctile duty. misnnderstood the situation; but afterwards, wllen we nncler­ 1\Ir. WARREN. This subject is one that llns hntl a great deal , stoocl that the provision, if it nffectecl the Alaska road com­ of consideration-the matter of retired officers called into active m1Esioners, would disarrange tile work going on there, we scnice--ancl I would prefer thnt we should have time to con­ tllought it best to restore it as it was. sider the proposed measure in clirect comparison with tlle leg­ Mr. BRISTOW. Well, it hns not been considered by the com­ islation we have. mittee since, I am sure, for I have been present at every meet­ The amentlment is not estimated for; it llas not the indorse­ ing the committee has had. ment of any standing committee; it llas not been oITerc

···Mr. JONES. It is 'simply a limitation on the appropi:iatiori, out for tllis purpose, which, I think, should be seriously con­ ·Mr. President. sidered. It shows that- 1\fr. DU PONT. The rule of the Senn.te to which I refer is For buildings, rooms, offices, etc., in San Francisco ______$72, G22. 20 For buildings, rooms, offices, etc., at various cities of the that prohibiting general legislation on an appropriation bill. United States, other than at San i.~ranclsco ______1D4, 68'5. GG Mr. GALLINGER. It is general legislation. For buildings, rooms, offices, etc., ' for recruiting stations 1\ir. DU PONT. It has not been approveu by the department, and quarters for recruiting parties------128, n:i8. 24 nor has it come before the committee or been considered there. Making n total paid for rent for these purposes ____ 305, G~G, 10 l\fr. LODGE. It is general legislation. l\Ir. DU PONT. General legislation. Now, so fnr ns San Francisco is concerned, there is no excuse Tlle VICE PRESIDENT. Section 1 of the rule to which the for the expenditure of money for any such purpose. Fort Senn.tor refers reads: Mason and the Presiuio m·e both close to the business portions of the city, nnd. the Government might, with the expemliture of Unlei:is the same be moved by direction of a standing or select com· mittec of the Senate. a very small sum of money, provide qunrters for the officers and save this immense amount of money which is being paid for The Chair would like to inquire whether this nmendment is rent. This report, submitted in response to the resolution rooYed by direction of a standing committee. ndo11ted by the Senate, is somewhat long, and I should not like Mr. JONES. No; it is not, Mr. President. to take up the time of the Senate in reading it or ha>ing it The VICE .. PRESIDENT. Then the Chair· thinks on that read, but I nsk that it rnny be included in my · remnrks and ground the amendment is not in order, and the Chair sustains printed in the RECORD without reading. It contains, I think, the point of order. quite valuable inforrnntiou. Mr. JONES. I desire to offer a similar amendment to be in­ The VICE PilESIDE~T . Without objection, it will be so serted nfter the word " dollnrs" in line 12, on page 58. ordered. Mr. DU PONT. I mnke a similar point of order. The report is as follows: The VICE PRESIDENT. Is the amendment and situation identical with the other one? [Senate Document No. 12/l, Sixty-second Congress, second session,] l\lr. JONES. Substnntial,ly so. All:\1Y QUAilTERS IlE~TED I:-< SA:\' FTIAXCISCO, Letter from the Secretary of War. transmitting information in re­ The VICE PRESIDENT. ~'he ruling will be the same, then. sponse to Senate resolution of July 28, lOU, relative to buildings and l\1r. JONES. I offer a similar amendment to come in on line offices rented for the use of the War Department in the city of Snn­ 4, pnge 59. Francisco: WAn DEPARnlEXT, Mr. DU PONT. I make a similar point of order. Washington, December 4, 1911. The VICE PRESIDENT. And the ruling will be the same, '.l'he PnESIDE~T OF TllEl SEXATEJ. nssuming it is a similar amendment and the situation is the Sm: In response to Senate resolution dated July 28, mu, directing same. the Secretary of War- " to inform the Senate what huildin~s. rooms, dwelling houses, anG,GG6.10. 12 -~ 4634 OONGRESSION AL RECORD-SENATE. APRIL 1.

In regard to the subject of rented buildings in San Francisco, atten­ Francisco, but as a' number of noncommissioned officers arc assigned to tion is invited to the fact tllat for the last three years this office has duty in connection with the general hospital, it is necessary to hire made repented eliorts to secnre an appropriation of $200,000 for the qunrters for 10 such officers. construction of a general administration building at Fort Mason, to Additional noncommissioned officers' qunrters have not been con­ provide office accommodation for dhision headquarters. Should this structed at this post, as funds have not been available for the purpo8e. l building he provided it will save approximately $20,000 per annum. Fort Barry, Cal. : This post has accommodations for 7 officers anu Two storcllouses nre now in progress of construction at the .Army G noncommissioned officers. Thcl·c are sufficient officers' quarters avail­ supply depot at Fort l\lason, and two others are contemplated and will able, but there is a lack of quarters for noncornmi8sioncd officers, mnl{­ be constructed if the funds nsked for in the estimates to Congress ing it necessary to hire quarters for 2 additional noncommissioned for the fiscal .rear Hl1!1 arc allowed. This will entirely do aw·ay with officers on duty there. the rental of the l!'ontana warehouse, and offices and storehouses for Additional quarters ha>c not been constructed for noncommissioned the Subsistence Department, making a total approximate saving of officers at this post owing to the fact that funds appropriated under $24,000 per annum. the appropriation "Barracks and quarters, seacoast defense," have Tllo status of Fort Mason as a post for mobile troops is not definitely been required for more important l!roJccts elsewhei·c. understood in tllls office, but it ls thought that the battalion head­ Fort :Mason, Cal.: There arc u sets of quarters at this post for quarters and company of Infantry now there will ultimately be officers and G sets of quarters for noncommissioned officers. There nre remo>ed, and that the quarters there will be utilized for the stalI of now stationed at this post, including the commanding general of the the commanding general. western division l\Dd his aids, 10 officers, making it necessary to hire The transport wharves nt the .Army supply depot at Fort Mason are quarters in San Francisco for G officers. practically completed, and will be occupied in a short time. This Additional quarters have not been constructed at Fort Mason for the will render the lease of Folsom Street wharf no longer necessary, and reason that it is contemplated to abandon the same as soon after the r esult in a saving of $18,000 per annum. completion of the .Army supply depot ns practicable, as the buildings No buildings or rooms arc rented or leased for use as q!-mrters for at this post are \Cry old and of frame construction aP.d are fast be­ ci>ilian employees of the Army employed in San Fr:rnc1sco or on coming uninhabitable. Government property in the vicinity thereof, there being no appro­ No quarters arc being rented for noncommissioned officers at this priation of the l-)uartermaster's Department available for that purpose. post, as quarters already constructed are ample for that purpose. Hespcctfully, Fort Miley, Cal. : Quarters are available at this post for 8 o!liccrs J. Il. ALESIIIBE and G noncommissioned officers, which arc sufficient for the company Quartermaster Gcncmi, United States Army. of Coast .Artillery stationed there, and no additional quarters arc being r ented either for officers or noncommissioned officers. A. l•'o rt Winfield Scott, Cal.: Construction work at this post has not yet been completed. Accommodations arc nearing completion for 10 Statement showing 1ohat buildings, rooms1 clwelling houses, and offices, companies of Coast Artillery, and it is thoug-bt that with the 25 sets etc., ai·c 1·c11tccl or leased in the citv or San Francisco, Cai., for use of oflicers' quarters and 14 sets of noncommissioned officers' quarters of tlzc Army, the amount paid for each, and the ptirpose for which provided for no additional quarters will have to l>e rented. each is used. Quarters for 13 noncommissioned officers on duty at headquarters, western di>ision, at San Francisco, are rented for them at that place Rate per for the reason that there are no owned quarters in that city for their Property and use. Location. annum. use nor accommodations for them at the Presidio or other posts in the vicinity.

61 rooms, dirision headquarters ...... Chronicle Duildlng ...... $19,560. 00 Office and storehouse, Quartermaster and Fontana warohouse, 18,000.00 c. Mc

NO::\COlDITSSIO!\"""ED OFFlCERS ON DUTY, BANKS, FORT, :r.u.ss. PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO. 1 room, quarters for 1 noncommissioned Winthrop, Mass ..•...... 13'.l.OO 1 room, quarters for- officer. 1 noncommissioned officer_ •... __ .. _..... 2840 Union Street._ .... . 240. 00 Do.·-··----·--····-·-----·······-·---··· ..... do·-················ • 108. 00 Do ...... ·-·· __ ·-- 2720 Greenwich Street.. . 240.00 Do ... _.. _...... ·-·. --- _...... ••.•...... do ..•.... -·--...... 180. 00 Do .. ··············-·-··············· 2436 Greenwich Street .. . 240. 00 Do...... 757 Guerrero Street...... 240.00 BOISE BARRACKS, IDAIIO. Do .··························--·-··· 255G Lombard Street ... . 240.00 Do ... ···-·························-· 3124 Steiner Street...... 240.00 1 room, quarters for Scrgt. Mayben ...... 221 Thatcher St., Doise .. 240. 00 Do ..... ·-· ..... ·-...... ·-··-··· 2832 Union Street ...... 240.00 1 room, quarters for Chief Trumpeter Wilcox. 410 Resseguie St., Roise. 240. 00 Do .. ·····--···················-···-· 2317 Lombard Street ... . 240. 00 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Koon...... 404 Rei'seguie St., Boise. 240. 00 Do ...... ·-·-···---. 2834 Union Street ...... 240. 00 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Tittle...... 40'.l O'Farrell St., Boise. 240. 00 Do ...... 2722 Greenwich Street.. . 240. 00 1 room, quarters !or Chief Musician Griln· 406 Resseguie St., Boise. 240.00 berger. OFFICERS O:N' DUTY AT FORT MASON, CAL. BOSTO:N', MASS. 8 rooms, quarters for officers ...... 2802 Van Ness Avenue .. 810. 00 Office, quartermaster, subsistence and pay 263 Summer Street ...... 10,500. 00 6 rooms, quarters for officers ...... do ...... ()00.00 Apartment, quarters for officers .... -...... 848 Gough Street.·--···· 57C. 00 s4~Y:~~~~~-~:...... Brooklin~ Moss ...... 180. 00 1 room, quarters for guard steamer Jesup..... 165 East Lexington St .. . 204. 48 NONCO!UllSSIOXED STil"F OFFICERS O:N' DUTY Commercial dock ...... ··········--······ Doston, Mass ...... 3,000. 00 AT FORT B..\RRY, CAL. CIIARLI:STO:N', S. C. 1 room, quarters, 1 noncommissioned stafi 2842 Dakcr Street...... 192. 00 officer. 1 room, quarters for wharfingcr .. ___ . _...... 68~ Queen Street .... -... 144. 00 Do ...... 2327 Lombard Street ... . 11J2.00

Dock, transports, and harbor boats.·-...... Folsom Street ...... 18,000.00 CHEYE1'"NE1 WYO. 6 rooms, main recru..itin~ station ...... 660 Market Street ...... 1,500. 00 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station ...... 10 East Street·-······--· 576. 00 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Compton. --. -•• -. 410 East 26th Stroot ..... 240. 00 Do ...... ---·---··-·· 778 Howard Street.._-·. 420. 00 Quarters for recruiting party (each) ..... _.... 165 Third Street·-·--·-·· 1G8.00 CillCAGO, ILL. Total...... ·-··-· ... ·-·-··-· ...... ··---·--·. 72,ll22. 20 Quartermaster storehouse ...... --...... ()108West1lichigan St .. . 3,600.00 Do_ ...... ·········-········· ... 77 East Lake Street .... . 7, 500. 00 Quartermaster stablo ...... C4 East Fourteenth St.. . 2,400. 00 B. 1 room, quarters for purchasing commissary .. Ilalstcd and 42d Streets. 240. 00 :l\.Itmorandum showing what provision is made by the Government or 1 room, quarters for Master Signal Electrician 3819 Pi.no Grove A vo .... 204. 4S th~ War Department for residences, offices, and ah other uses for the Leo. • officers of the Army, and other persons employed in the .Army and 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Lyons...... 161 East Eric Street ..... 204. 48 War Department, in or on tlle Presidio oi· other Government-owned 1 room, quarters for Pvt. Roh<.lo ...... 1215 Jackson Doulcva.r

Rate per Property and use. Location. Property and use. Rate per annum. Location. annum.

CONSTITUTION, FORT, N . II. Ol-IAlJA, NEBR.

1 room, quarters for commissary serg~nt. . . . . New Castle, N. H ...... $144.00 (On duty at Fort Omaha, Nebr.) 1 room, quarters for Hospital Corps sergeant ...... do ...... 144.00 1 room, quarters for master gunner, Coast ..... do .... -...... 144.00 1 room, quarter.> for Scrgt. Stewart ...... 2720 Meredith Avenue ... 5144. 00 Artillery Corps. 1room q uartcrs for Master Signal Electrician G-!05 Thirty-fi:st Avenue 144. 00 Noraquist.1 DEMING, N . MEX. 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Herb ...... ~013 Amos A\enu2 ...... 144. 00 1 room, quarters for Master Signal Electrician 2521 F ort Str2et ...... 144. ()() 2roomsJ... quarters for men en route to or frOill Commercial Hotel, Dem­ 240.00 Carpenter. . Fort liayard. ing. 1 room, quarters for Sergt . Egan ...... 53 13 N. Twerity-a!th Ave 144.00

DENVER, COLO. PENSACOLA, FLA. 5 rooms, office purchasing commissary ...... First National Bank 1, 740. 00 2 rooms, quarters for 2 enlisted men ...... Pcruacola ...... 180. ()() Building. Office paymastcF ancl qnartcrmaster ...... do...... 3, 000. 00 PHILADELPH.IA, PA. Warehouse ...... 1521 Twentieth Street.~ ...... 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Davis ...... 2'.?1J Fitzwater Street. .. . 144. 00 DRAGON, UTAH. 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Rath ...... 1314 Walnut Street ...... 144. 00 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Wiscombe ...... 1325 S. Tweuty-third St. 144. 00 Office and storeroom, Quartermaster's De- Dragon, Utah...... _.. 300. 00 partment. • PLATTSBURG B..iRRACKS, N. Y.

FRONT ROYAL, VA. . 1 room, quarters for Scrgt. nuska ...... 4 United. St:ltes Avenue. 144. 00 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Rumpfi...... 144 llrinkcrlloff Street. .. 144. 00 Land, pasture for colts, etc., for remount Front Royal, Warren 1,099. 9'2 depot. County, Va. PORTLAND, ME IIOLBROOK, ARIZ. Office constructing quartcrm~tcr ...... G55 Congress Str;}ct ...... 900. 00 OIDce and storeroom, Quartermaster's De- Holbrook, Ariz ...... 178. 80 partment. · PORTLAND, OREG.

IIOT SPRDl"GS, ARK. Stable. 2 ho;ses and surrey...... 2fl 5 Sixteenth SkCJt. ... . 144. 00 Storngc for bacon...... 13th and Gl"sJ;:i Sts .... . (1) l room, quarters for Sergt. Simmons...... 305 Pleasant Street ...... 144. 00 10 rooms, office and storf.'\rooms, disbursing 3ti5 Washington Street .. 2,040. 00 1 room, quarters for sergeant, Hospital Corps. 119 Palm Street ...... 144. 00 quartermaster, chief and post paymaster.>.

FORT HOWARD, MD. PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, CAL. 1 room, quarters for fireman, Coast Artillery Fort Howard, Md ...... 120.00 Storehouse for Government property...... 006 Pearl St., Monterey ...... • _... _ Corps. 1 room, quarters for private...... Brown's wharf, Balti­ 108.00 PROVIDENCE, R. I. more, Md. FORT IlUNT, VA. 1 room, quarter,;; for Corp!. Reynolds...... 50 Bowlet Street...... 144.00

1 room, quarters for Sergt. Payne ...... _... Hunters Station, Va .... 144. 00 ST. LOUIS, 11!0. FORT JAY, N. Y. 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Baker ...... 125 Louis A •cnue ...... 14-1. 00 1 room, quarters for Sergt. GofI ...... · ...... 500G Minerva Avenue .. . 144. 00 1 room, quarters for post quartermaster 260 W. HGtb St., New 208. 48 Office, paymaster...... National Bank of Com- 900.00 sergeant. York, N. Y. merce Building. KANSAS CITY, MO. Medical supply depot...... 204 South Eighth Slrcct. 4,200. 00 Subsi..stence storehouse .. _...... 217 North Main Street... 3,600. 00 Quartermaster's office ...... _.. _.... _. Scarritt Arcade ...... 1,200.00 Office purchasing commissary ... ·-·------·· Gumbel Building ...... 1,059. 96 SAN .L~TONIO, TEX.

MEXICAN !30RDER. 1 room, quarter3 for Sergt. Horsley ...... 414 Mason Street...... 204. 48 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Bailey ...... 917 Crosby Street...... 204. 43 Camp site ..... ·········--····---·-·--·--··-- Calexico, Cal...... 105.00 1 room, quarter.> for Sergt. Musselman...... 101 Hood Street...... 144. OG 1 room, quarters for Scrgt. Snyder...... 418 Pierce A >cnuc...... 144. 00 MOBILE, ALA. 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Connor...... 903 Rog-er.> A venue...... 204. 48 1 room, quarters for Chief Musician Johnson. 112G Grnvson Street..... 14-1. 00 1 room, quarters for whar!lnger ...... ___ ..... Mobile, Ala ...... 120. 00 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Bohne...... 111 N. 13th St...... 144. 00 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Macleod ...... 422 Spofford Avenue.... 204. 4S FORT MOTT, N . 1. Drill ground...... San Antonio ...... 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Woods ...... Fort Mott, N. J ...... 144.00 SRATTLE, WASH. 1 room, quarters !or Fireman Goodwin ...... do ...... 144. 00 1 room, quarters for Engineer Shaner ...... do ...... 144. 00 Lodgings for enlisted men (temporary) ...... 1315; First Av-enue ...... (2) 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Jandorf...... 5139 Terrace Dri•e ...... 207.12 FORT MYER, VA. 1 room, quarter:> for Sergt. Roberts ...... 920 E ast Pike Street.. .. . 207.12 1 room, quarter.:; for Corpl. Ratrertv ...... 1717 Bellevue Street .... . 207.12 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Smith...... Mount Washington, Va. 144. 00 1 room, quarters for Scrgt. Radclide...... 1922 11th Ave. N ...... 207.12 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Murphy ...... 401212tll A\e. NE ...... 15G. 48 NEW , CONN. 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Mooro ...... S0022d Ave ...... 15U. 48 I room, quarters for Seri:;t. Mooney...... 1516 Minor A \Cnue ...... 207.12 Officq constructing quartermaster...... Crocker House ...... 600. 00 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Beasley ...... 115 Db.inc Street ...... 15 fl .4S 1 room, quarters for Scrgt. Corte.L ...... 902 West Armour Street. 207. 12 NEW ORLEANS, LA. 1 room, quarters for Scrgt. llague ...... 60!l \Varrcn A\cnuc .... . 156.48 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Lacey ...... 1533} Bellevue Street.. .. 15G. 48 Stable, 1 public animal...... 921 l'erdido Street...... 120. 00 1 room, quarters for Master Signal Electrician 513!} Ten-ace Dri.e ...... 156. 4S 2 rooms, oflice purchasing commissary...... Gravier and St. Charles 1,080. 00 Smith. Streets. 1 room, quarters for Bergt. ·whitworth ...... 4031 Latona venue ..... 15G.48 3 rooms, office qnartermn.ster...... Hibernia Bank Building 1,080. 00 1 room, quarters for Sc.rgt. Wylie ...... 902 West Armour Street. 15G.1S 1 room, quarters for Scrgt. Little ...... 121' Minor Ave. North .. 15G. 48 NEWPORT NEWS, VA. 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Robinson...... 406 Pinc Street ...... 207.12 1 room, quarters for Scrgt. Sigmon...... 1409 Doren A \ enuc ...... 207. 12 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Kelly...... Hotel Tewport ...... 144. 00 1 room, quarters !or Corpl. Palmer...... 1G22 Avenue ... . 15G.43 1 room, quarters for Ecrgt. De Long ...... 408 Sixteenth A.\c. N .. . 207.12 NEW YORK CITY. i room, quarters for Sergt. Ilurton ...... 2532 Ninth A\e. N ...... 156. 1 room, quarters for Ser!{t. Berisford ...... 1717 Thirteenth Av-e. N .. 207.12 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Marsden...... 1452 \"Vil kins A venue ... . 204. 48 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Greene ...... G553 Twenty-fourth A>o. 15G.48 1 room, quarters for Master Signal Electrician 45 Manhattan Street.... . 204. 48 Offices, Signal Corps, Commissary, l'ay, o.nd Arcade Building ...... 7,307.01 Grant. Quartermaster Departments. 1 room, quarters for Sergt. Dekker...... 1R29 Washington Ave ... 204. 48 4 rooms, offices constructing quartermaster ...... do ...... 189.12 1 room, quarters for Corp. Hamer ...... 235 North Street, Jersey 204. 48 Storage (cold) for beef...... Seattle ...... 31,500. 00 City. Quartermaster stable ...... G13 Ninth.A.\enue North 300. 00 1 room, quarters for Pvt. Micholle ...... 2617 Eighth Avenue... .. 204. 48 Dock ...... ···-··············-·· Pier 11 ...... 9,GOO. 00 Meclico.l supply depot...... 537 Greenwich Street.. .. 19,000. 00 Suusistence storehouse...... 33 Pearl Street ...... 7,000. 00 STABLE ROOM FOR PRIV.ATE MOUNTS. Quo.rtcrmusti:!r stable...... 153 East 38th Street .... . 2, 100. 00 OiDce chief sici no.l omcer...... 31 !'earl Street ...... soo. 00 2 horses, Capt. C. 0. Sherrill ...... Mobile, Ala...... 210. 00 Garage ...... 73 Washington Square .. 300.00 1 horse, Lieut. R. P. Howell ...... New Orleans, La...... 120. 00 Dock, Pier l::?, East Uiver ...... New York ...... 13,900. 00 1 25 cents per ton. 2 40 cents each. s Approximately. 4636 OONGRESSION AL RECORD-SENATE. APRIL 12, I ( Bnildings, rooms, offices, eto.-Continueing building8, rooms, offices, etc., leased for use as ! Unite

Bntte, Mont ...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. $480.00 Sioux City, Iowa...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. $300.00 Billings, Mont ...... 3 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 480. 00 480.00 Livingston, Mont...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 3GO.OO ~~:~~b~~~\v: va :,·iio~ M:ai-k:iii. ·s rc>o~s; ID.ain.-i=ecillifuii si:iiiciri::::: 450. 00 Huntington, W . Va., 905 Third 5 rooms, main recruiting station .... G54.00 Street. · Avenue. Clarksburg, W. Va ...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 150.00 Ironton, Ohio ...... • ..... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting sta.tion. 72.00 Philadelphia, Pa., 1229 Arch st·.. 6 rooms, main recruiting st:ltion .... 1, 749. 96 18G ..OO Reading, Pa...... 2 rooms, auxili:ll"y recruiting stalion. 288.00 ~~[~~~~b:vo~;-~ ::: : :: :::::: :: :: : ::~~ :: : :: :::: :: :::::: :::::·:::::::: 210.00 Trenton, N. J...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 300. 00 156.00 Pittsburgh, Pa., 504 Smithfield 7 rooms, main recruiting station . . ... 1, 530. 00 N~tt&~:1'V.Y.z,~:... ~~: ::: :: ::: :: :: :: : ::~~:: :: ::: :::.;:::::::::: ::: :: : :: : 18G.OO Street. Williamson, \ V . Va ...... 2rooms,auxiliaryrecruitingstation. 180. 00 East Liverpool, Ohio...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 240. 00 Indianapolis, Ind., 115 West 6 rooms, main recruiting station .... 1,200.00 Duoois, Pa...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 21G.OO Washington Street. Uniontown, Pa ...... ~ ..... do ...... 180. 0o Anderson, Ind...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 144. 00 PortlandJ,Me., 205! Middle Street. 5rooms, main recruiting station .. . . . 720.00 Marion, Ind ...... do ...... 108. 00 Ban~or, .M.e ...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 300. 00 Lafayettr., Ind ...... do ...... 180. 00 Lewis~n, Me ...... do ...... 324. 9:; Muncie, Ind ...... do ..•...... 144. 00 Dover, N. H...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 252. 00 Greensburg, Ind ...... ·..... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 96. 00 rortland Oreg. Worcester Build- {3 rooms, main rQcruiting station ..... 732.00 Shelbyville, Ind...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station. 72. 00 ing. ' ' 1 Fo~ fe~. quarters for ergt. R. J. 204. 00 Jersey City, N. J.: 1 47 Montgomery Street ...... 7 rooms, main recruiting station .... 840. 00 E11gene, Oreg...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 180. 00 169 Pavonia Avenue ...... 6rooms, auxiliaryreeruiting station. 300. 00 Providence, R . I., 402 West- {4 rooms, mainrecruitingstation ..... 900. 00 Hoboken, N. J...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting stat~on. GOO. 00 minster Street 1 room, quarters for Corp!. John 144. 00 Joplin, Mo., 416 Main Street ...... 5 rooms, main recruiting station .... 816. 00 · Reynolds. CoO:eyville, Kans ...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station. 216. 00 Worcester, Mass ...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 30'.?. iG Pittsburg, Kans ...... 3 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 480. 00 New Bedford, Mass ...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 2(i2.00 Springfield, Mo ...... 5 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 702. 00 Fall River, Mass ...... do ...... 300. 00 Pn.r:mns, Kans ...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station . . 180. 00 Taunton, Mass ...... do ...... 268.00 Do ...... 2 rooms, for use as lodgings ...... 270. 00 Richmond, Va.r 820 East- Broad Grooms, main recruiting station and G00.00 Kansas City, Mo., 203 East 9 rooms, main recruiting station . .. . 2,100. 00 Street. for lougings. Twellth Street. Norfolk, Va ...... 3rooms,auxiliaryrecruitingstation. 33G.OO St. Joseph, Mo ...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station. 300. 00 Petersb ur~i Va...... 2 rooms, amciliary recruiting station. 228.00 Emporia. Kans ...•...... do ...... 180. 00 Roanoke, va., Bear Buildll:\g ..... 3 rooms, main recruiting station . .... 420. 00 300. 00 Danville Va...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 288.00 §'~£{~:: ~: : ::: :: : :::: : ::::::: ·2 ~enth A venue...... 2 rooms, auxHiary recruiting sfation. 780. 00 Mattoon, lll...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 216.00 422 Se>enth A venue: ...... 3 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 849. 96 Linton, Ind...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 14-1.00 2306 Eighth Avenue...... do ...... 660.00 1 1 120.00 2362 Third Avenue ...... 5 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 600. 00 i~~~Sre igil1 ~ :::::::::::::::: : : : -2r~o~ s; aiU f1ia~:Y-iecitii&i sfaticixi: 240.00 131 Park Row ...... do ...... 900.00 Bloomfic d, Ind...... 1 room, auxilhry recruiting station .. 120.00 509 Tbircl Avenue ...... 6 rooms, auxiliaryrecraitl.ngstation. 600.00 Bloomington, Ind. :-: ...... do ...... 144.00 100 Delancy Street...... 4 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 720.00 Brazil, Ind...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 120.00 1129 Second AYenue ...... 5 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 600.00 Clinton, Ind ...... do ...... 144. 00 2857 Third Avenue ...... 3 rooms, auxiliaryrecruitingstation. 660.00 Toledo, Ohio 414 .A.dams Street... 6 rooms, main recruiting station ..•. 1,020.00 Oklahc.ma City, Okla., Patterson 13 rooms, main recruiting station 1,956.00 Sandusky, 0hio...... 2rooms,auxiliaryrecruitingstation. 264.00 Building. and for use as lodgings. 360.00 Oklahoma, Okla ...... ••...... Shelter for 2 horses, Capt. Warren 78.00 324.00 Dean. 180.00 Tulsa, Okla...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station. 240.00 t§1!~~7: ::: :: •:: ::::::: ::: ::fi: :::::: ::::~~ ~:: ~ :~:: :: :.: : : : : 300.00 Shawnee, Ok.la...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 264.00 ~ee~~hkWB~~~utual Sav- 2 rooms, main recruiting station ... . . 300.0J Muskogee, Okla ...... do ...... 450.00 Chickasha, Okla...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 180.00 Wicfrita, Kans., 301 ~a.st Doug- 5 rooms, main recruiting stati;n ... . 840.0) Ardmore1.._9kla...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 360.00 las Avenue. Omaha, .Nebr., Omaha Savings 4 rooms, main recruiting station ..... 900.00 Hutchinson, Kans...... 1 room, auxiliary recruiting station .. 216. OJ Bank 13uildlng. Caldwell, Kans .•••.•••• ~...... 2 rooms, auxiliary recruiting station. 18G.OO '4638 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. APRIL 12, r Statement showing buildings, rooms, offices, ctc.-Continued. office by the War Depai·tment on Au.,.ust lG, lflll, I have the honor to J submit herewith statements giving lhc informu tion called foi· by the ,I Rate per resolution, as follows: Location. Propert.y and us~. annum. 1. A statement marked "A," showing what provision is mnde by the Government fot· residences, offices, and other uses of officers of the Corps of Engineers and employees of the Engineer· Department nt Largo in or on the l'resld tn the city 0f San Francisco for· the use of officers of the Corps WAR,DEPAilTUEXT, of Engineers or employees of the Engineer Department. Officers sta­ OFFICE OF TIIE CIIIEF OF EXGIXEERS, tioned in the city are paid commutation of quarters in accordance lVashington, D. 0., November 10, 1911. with law. The SECRET~nY OF W AB. ( b) Provision is made for the needs of the Engineer Department in buildings on military reservations or other Government-owned property in or near San Francisco as follows :

Location. Description of property. Purpose for which used .

Er.n Francisco._ ...... _.. _... _ Rooms in United States customhouse. _._ ...... Offices California D~bris Comm.issio.::i. Do .... ·-·---····-··-· ..... do ...... River and harbor offices. Do ...... ·····--··--- ...... do._ ._ .... ·-·-·-···----·--··--·-.. . ·-···--·. Fortifications office. Presidio ...... Storehouse ...... _. •.... _...... _. Storage of property. Fort :Uiloy _.. __ . .... __ ... Fiamo building, 18 by 24 feet ..••...... _. __.. . Field office during construction or batteries. Now used as post library. Fort Winfield Scott...... 5-room cottage . . _. ... _...... __ .. _... _.. __ ... ___ . Residence of gcnoml foreman in charge of engineer operations. Do.··-·-··-·----· · -·· Sleeping room in stable .. __ ... ··-- · -····-··-·- · · Occupied by emplo yees when necessary. · Do .. ·-·-··--· --··-·-- Small frame building .. _._ .. ·-·-···· __.. · · ·-·--· Dwelling of Engmoor watchman and stableman. Do ...... _-·-_ .•. _... Frame building, 30 by 30 feet ...•..... _.. . _. __ .. Field office for fortification work at Forts Miley, Mason, nnd Winfield Scott. Field office during construction of batteries. ow dwelling for Engineer watchman. Forb~~: ::_-::.:::: ::: : : : : : ::~~ :::: :: : : : : : : : : : :::: ::::: ::: ::::::::: :::-: :: Mess house when Engineer work of any consequence is in progress. Two rooms used as sleeping quarters for cooks, helpers, etc. One room as field office; one as sleeping quar­ ters for foreman. Do. ___ ·-····-··-···_. Sleeping room in stable._ .. _...... _.~._ ... _.. . Sleeping quart.crs for stableman; unoccupicu at present. Do . .. ___ . . _._ .. _.. __.. 'l'wo frame buildings, each about 26 by 70 feet._. Ono as bunk house for En~cer mechanics, laborers, etc., whenever work of any con­ scquonoo is in pro~ess at Jrort Barrv. Other building used for post purpo30s. Do...... Old frame building_ .... _.. ___ ... _...... Part·used as paint shop by Enginoor bcpartmi:mt, tho remainder nscd for post purposes. Fort Baker_ .•. _...... Two-story frame building ..•••.•..••••• _•••.••.. Ono side occupiod by Engineer t.camst.c r at Fort Baker (who als') performs duties or watchman and general caretaker). When work is in progress at Fort Ilakcr, the other side is used by foreman and at times the assistant engineer maintains a bc'l in one or the rooms for use when detained at of!icc late at night. (This portion of building vacant at present.) . . Do ...... ••...... Two-story frame building, 30 by 114 '.cct ••••••. . Bunk and mess ho:isc for Engineer mechanics and laborers. Not occupied at present, but needed whenever work of consequence is in progress at Fort Baker. Do ...... Frame building, 18by30fcet ...... Field office and drafting room. Fort McDowell .....•.... Old frame building ..... _··---··· · ···--·-···-··· Used as bunk house by Engineer Department during construction of batoorics at Fort McDowell. Now usc<.I for post purposes.

STATEMENT B .-Showing dwelling houses, rooms, offices, or ofher places rented or leased in other cities u;ithin the continental limits of the United Stales for the use of officers ofllu Corps of Engineers and employees of the Engineer Department at Large.

Rout per Location. Description of property. Purpose for which used. annum.

Albany, N. Y ...... 3 rooms on third floor of building at 25 North Suboffice. _...... _...... _... _...... _...... -... . ${00.00 Pearl Street. . Amherstburg, Ontario.·---·· 3 rooms on second iloor of Hough Block.--·-·· · Use of assistant engineer (in charge of improvement of Detroit River) and 439. 92 ass is tan ts. Site for water gau~e ·-·····--·-·-········-··---·· Operating United States water gauge. __ ...... -...... 24.00 Ashtabul:l, Ohio_ •.....•••. -. 2 rooms in Burrill Block, comer Bridge and Office of assistant in local charge of harbor improvements at Ashtabula and 150. 00 High Streets. vicinity. Astoria, Oreg ...... __ .... _.. Portion of dock._ .. _.. _...... •... . _... ·-··- Berth for boats belonging to United States Eni::inecr Department with rights 180.00 to moor boats to dock for taking on supplies and

STATE:MENT B.-Shou:ing dwelling houses, rooms, offices, or other places rented or leased in other cities tcithin the continental limits'1/ the United States/or the use of officers of the Corps of Engineers and employees of the Engineer Department at Large-Continued.

Rent per Location. Description of proporty. Purpose for which used. annum.

Charleston, W. Va ...... 4 rooms (and water-closet) in Kanawha Valley Subofficc ...... ·...... •...... •...•...... $540. 00 Bank Building. Cha ttanoogai Tenn ...... 2 rooms in James Building ...... United States Enginccroffice ...... 480. 00 Cold Spring nlct, N . J ...... noathousc ...... Shelter of United States launch Ilinda (temporary): ...... 48.00 C'olumbia, '!'c:s: ...... 1 storeroom ...... Stora~c of United States property ...... 30.00 Columbus. Ga ...... 1 room ...... Subol ice (Chattahoochee Hi\cr and tributaries) ...... 72. 00 Detroit, Mich ...... Fourth floor of Jones Building ...... Used by Engineer officer and employees as office quarters ...... 2,400. 00 Hooms 23, 2;}-33 in Campau Building ...... For use of En11:incer officer and employees ns office quarters ...... 2,520. 00 East Doston, Mass ...... 350 linear feet or northwest side of Boston & Wharfage for United States steamers, sur>cy boats, and scows, and temporary 2, 280. 00 Maine R.R. wharfhMarginal Street, including storage of supplies and materials in transit between Doston aml fortifications section of I-story s ed, full width of same for in the harbor. 100 inches in length, together with certain rights of way to and from wharf. .Fall River, Muss ...... Wh::i.rfage rights ...... Darth of United States dredge ...... ·...... 3GO. 00 Federal Point N. C ...... House ...... Q1:i~~;~ for United States employees working on dam at mouth of Cape Fear 100. 00 Frederickslmrg, Va ....•..... Storehouse and wmrf on lot 272, Sophia Street St~ra~e of Government property and plant pertaining to Rappahannock Ri\cr GO. 00 and Rappahannock lliver. - improvement. Galveston, Tex ...... 8 rooms in Trust Building...... United States Engineer office ...... 1, 200. 00 Georgetown, S. C ...... •.. 1 wharf site ...... Use of Government plant engaged on river and harbor improvement, and stor­ 300. OJ a~e of Govcrnme?t property. Grand Hapids, Mich ...... House; No. 57 Park Street ...... Umted States Engmeer oillce ...... 549. 93 Harbor Den.ch, Mich ...... Buildings and lot known as lot 4 ...... For use of superintendent in chaq~c of harbor of refuge at that locality and his 130.00 assistants at United States Engrnccr office. Hougllton, Mich ...... 2 rooms ...... United States Engineer branch office ...... 300.00 Small warehouse ...... For tools and United States property generally ...... 00. 00 Jacksonrulc, Fla ...... Part of fifth floor of Masonic Temple, Main and United States Engineer office ...... 1,800.00 Monroe Streets. Storehouse on wharf at foot of Main Street ...... 0 540.00 1 room ...... ~~~;&~:~gd~~~~acfr cEf~~fre~()~ngillcc~·;ui>C~~ilig·r~·pair·s-to uitiie;i stat~~- 2-10.00 drcdge Morgan (temporary). Kansas City, Mo ...... 3,800 ~q1;1arc feet floor space in Postal Telegraph Ollice purposes, except 1 room used for storage of records, maps, etc ...... 2,808. 00 Bmldmg. Liberty, '!'ex ...... 1 storeroom ...... Stora~c of United States property ...... 6.00 Lincoln, Ala ...... O~ acres of land (3! miles from Lincoln, Ala.) Storage purposes ...... •...•...... •. ··-·· ...... •.... 50.00 near Lock No. 4. Little Rock, Ark...... 4 rooms in city hall...... United States Engineer office ...... _...... 840. 00 Los Angeles, Cal...... Grooms in Central Building ...... 5 used for office and 1 for storage and testing...... 1,800. 00 Marshfield, Oreg ...... 2 rooms on second floor of Lockhart Building... . 120. 00 Mobile, Ala ...... 10 rooms in Y. M. C. A. Building...... ~~~~u~f!~~ ~~;f;~t;~~~ !~~1- ~~~~~~ ~-r· ~-~~~ -~~ ~~~~ -~~-~ -1:1.~r-~~~:::::::: 1,800. 00 2 rooms at 270 South Water Street...... Storerooms m carmg for Engmcer property ...... 3()0. 00 Monroe, La ...... •••••. Tract of land adjoining site of Ouachita River Storage of equipment, plant, and materials for lock and dam construction .... . 255.0-1 Lock and Dam 4, between Nichols and Stan­ difer A venue. Montgomery, Ala ...... 10 rooms in Dell Building ...... 1,800. 00 Morgantown, W. Va ...... 1 room in Main Street Duilding ...... g~~~c~s~~a~~~~:.~~~~ _o.~c-~ .. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 210. 00 Newbern, N. C...... Yard and storeroom ...... Storage purposes ...... •...... 350. 00 New Ha>en, Conn ...... Rooms 40l>-403, First National Bank Building, Used as suboffice by civilian employees in charge of river and harbor work in GOO. 00 42 Church Street. western end of New London district. Now Cumberland, W. Va .•.. rarccl of land at Dam 9, Obio River ...... 12.00 New Orleans, La...... 2,200 square feet floor space on third floor of Met­ ~~:3~~ 1E~£i~s;gr office: iii coiillecficiri -~iiii.iti0 ·public ·wa.rks or.iilipr·0;0IlieiiiS · 1,980. 00 ropolitan Hank Builcl.ing. in fourth district, improving Mississippi River. N cwport, n.. I...... Rooms in Savings Bank of Newport Building ... Used as Engineer office for Newport district ...... 1,000.00 South side of Sullivan's wharf, with privilege of Used as berth on south side of wharf for Unite:! States launches with privilege 504. 00 maintaining a storobouse and removal of same. of taking on or landing passcngcr5 or freight over a float maintained by lessor. Oswego, N. Y ...... 4 rooms in Second National Bank Building ...... Used as subofficc ...... 300. 00 Oshkosh, Wis ...... 4 rooms in building at 34 Washington Street.. ... Used as subofficc in connection with improvement of Fox River, Wis ...... 480. 00 Parkersburg, W. Va ...... 3 rooms in Union 'l'rust Building ...... Used as subo:!Iice ...... 360. OJ I'a'lcagoula, Miss ...... •.... Lower floor of warcbouso, on Front Street, next Warehouse and storage and care of public property for use on ri>er and harbor 120.0J to Louisville & Nash>ille R. R. impro>ements. Philadelphia, Pa ...... •... 9 rooms in Witherspoon Illrlg., 1319 Walnut St .. Uni tcd Sta tcs Engineer office ...... 3,000.00 Do ...... Rooms 344 and 3·16, The Bourse ...... -.· ...... Offices for American representatives on the Permanent International Commis- 720. 00 sion of Na,igation Congresses. Pittsburgh, Pa ...... 11 rooms in Farmers' Bank Iluilding ...... United States Engineer office ...... 5,000. 00 Parcel of land at Lock 1, Monongahela River ... . 12.00 Portland, Me ...... ••••.. Rooms 21-26 at 537 Congress Street ...... it~[~~ ~~~s~righi~~i o'ffiC'e' _. _.::: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1, 150.00 Dertb about 70 feet long on westerly side, about Ilertb (and storehouse) o! U.S. launch Narka ...... 200. 00 midway of length of wharf known as Portland l'ier. Portland, Oreg ...... 11 rooms (Nos. 801-811) in Couch Duilding ...... 2, 700. 00 / Richmond, Va ...... 2 rooms at 23 North Nmth Street ...... -· .. ¥i%~~c~~~t-~-~-~~~~~ ~~~-e_._·.:::::::::::: :: :: : : :: :: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :: :: : : :: 300. 00 Yvharf. ground, and building on James River Tide-gauge house, storage of Government property, and wharf for Govern­ 240. 00 (opposite Richmond, Va.) haTI.ng frontage of ment boats, pertaining to James River improvements. 31:.l feet on river and extending back therefrom a distance of 400 feet. Rock Island, Ill ...... Suite No. 007 in Safety Duilding ...... United States Engineer office (temporary quarters) ...... 774.00 Rome, Ga ...... 2 rooms in West Building ...... Suboffice (Coosa River) ...... 180.00 'Yarchouse...... Storage purposes ...... 600.00 Russell County, Ala ...... 3/.r acres of land ...... : do ...... 10.00 St. Louis, Mo ...... Rooms 1301-1325 and 171G in Liggett Building, Offices of Mississippi River Commission-meeting rooms, storage rooms, and 6, 72-1.00 southeast corner Ei~th and Chestnut Streets, printing department. also smal room in basement of building. · St. Genevieve County, Mo ... Tract of land ...... Quarrying to tbe extent of 15,000 cubic yards of stone per year, and the right to 300.00 quarry at the price of 2 cents per cubic yard in addition to the 15,000 cubic yards. Sandusky, Ohio ...... 2 rooms.in Lea Block, G04 Market Street ...... Office of assistant in local charge of harbor improvement work at Sandusky 150.00 and vicinity. Savannah, Ga ..•••.••...... 2 storerooms ...... For storage of property not in use and condemned property ...... 180.00 Wharf property ...... 240.00 Seattle, Wash ...... Rooms 000--CO-!, 60G, 608, 610, 612, and , Burke ~:[~~~?a~~r~~:~;~~~~-: ~ ·_-.":::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2,400. 00 Iluilding. Springdale, Pa ...... Parcel of land at Dam 3. Allegheny River...... Storage purposes ...... 30.00 Do ...... do ...... 96.00 Toledo, Ohio ...... 2 rooms in Colonnade Building...... omcc of assistant in local charge of harbor improvement at Toledo and vicinity. 14-!. ()() 1 room in building owned by G. H. Breymann & Storage of tools and materials in connection with harbor improvement works at 72.00 Bros., on north side of Main Street, near east Toledo and >ieinity. end of Cherry Street Bridge. Vicksburg, Miss ...... •...... Eighth 1loor of First National Dank Iluilding, United States Engineer office ...... 1,800. 00 Washington and Clay Streets (except 1 lar~e and 1 small room at southwest corner of said eighth 1loor). . 1 room at 1001 Washington Street ..•...... do ..•••..•....•...... • <·· ...... 24.0. co 4640 OONGRESSIO:N AL RECORD-SENATE: APRIL 12,

&l'ATE~"T B.-Shou;ing du:elli~ houses, rooms, offices, or other places rented or leased in other cities within the continental limits of the united States for the use of officers of the Corps of Engineers and employees of the Engineer Department at Large-Continued.

Description of property. Purpose for which usad. Rent per Location. annum.

Washington, D. C ...... Dwelling house of 12 rooms, at 920 Seventeenth Unite:i St~tes Engineer office ...... Sl,020.00 Street NW. 5 rooms in Southern Building, Fifteenth and H Offices by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Ilarbors ...... _.. 2,G70. 00 Streets NW. Room GOO Wcstory Buildim; ...... Ollie~ of chai~man, American section International Waterwars Commission.__ ooo. oo West Memphis, Ark ...... Riwr front on lo.nd owned by C. II. Organ ...... Mooring ~oatmgp lan~ in charge of tho secretary (Mississippi River Commission) 250. 00 along nver front adiacent to that now owned by United States. Wilmington, Del...... Berth on Christiana River at yards of Harlan & Berth for U. S. inspection boat Gannet ...... _ 48. 00 Hollingsworth Corporation, with room or space for storage of small lot of property, and water connect.ions for use of fre!;h water for tank pur­ poses. Wilmington, N. C . •• • •••.. ~- Storehouse ...... Storing G

STATJDIE~T C.-si101.0ing total sum pet· annum paid by the United Buildings rented in the Distl"iot of Columbia, etc.-Continued. States for· rented or leased propc1·ty for the use of officers of the Corps of Englnecrs and employees of the Engineer Depat·tment at Large. Location. Annual In other cities in this country, as per statement B ______$70, 477. !)2 Purpose for which required. rental. For Inoffices, Porto storehouses, Rico ______and other purposes : $480.00 In Territory of HawaiL ______1, . 00 920 and 922 E Sir

1 W Al? DEP.IBT llE~T, • The lessor bas notified tp.is department that the rental for this space is entirely OFFICE OF TIIE CilIEF OF E~GI~EERS, ma.dequatc and that he declines to rent the space for Sl,500 after the expiration of the Washington, November 10, 1911. present lease, June 30, 1912, and requests that the rental be increased to $2,000 per The SECRETARY OF W .All. annu~. (S.ee.S. D.1593/2herewith.) 2 ThIS buildl.Ilg has heen declared unsafe by competent authority, and arrange­ Sm : 1. In connection with my report of this da.te on Senate resolu­ ments ha>e been made to secure another building for the purpose at the same rental tion 123, Sixty-second Congress, first session, I have the honor to sub· from Sept. 1, 1911. mit the following supplementary remarks upon the question asked in the last three lines of the first paragraph of the resolution, as follows: 1\1. Il. TnonP, " If homes and offices and other facilities for the use of such officers Chief of Supply Division. and employees on or in said Government-owned property are not pro- vided, why the same have not been so provided." · 2. As this is a question of WaL· Department policy rather tllan of I STIL\Il.L" CA~AL C01>1!1IISSION, fact, the Chief of Engineers deems it proper that his remarks upon TVashington Offlee, December 4, 1911. this subject be submitted separately from his formal report upon the Memorandum for the assistant and chief clerk, War Department: facts of the case. In res11onse to the request fro~ your office for information regarding 3. The officers of the Corps of Engineers on duty in San Francisco the lease of offices by the Isthmian Canal Commission, I beg to stnte are not on duty with troops, but are engaged in directing works of that the Isthmian Canal Commission occupies, under a lease from Oen. rl-ver and harbor improvement, fortification work, and operations under Anson l\Iills, the five lower stories and basement of the eight-story the control of the California Debris Commission, and one is Chief steel structure on G Street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth Engineer Officer of the Pacific Division; and while i t would be per­ Streets NW., Washington, D . C., known as " 1\Iills addition," at a rental missible and proper that the officer in charge of fortification work of $7,500 per annum. and the chief engineer officer of the division should have quarters on The United States bas the right to renew the lease from year to year the Presidio or other Government-owned reservations in San Fran­ for 10 years from April 1, 1905, by giving the lessor 30 days' notice. cisco, If there were available quarters not needed for military pur­ The building is used for the ofilccs of the Isthmian Canal Commis­ poses, the policy of constructing- quarters on a military post, and pre­ sion at Washington. sumably from military funds, especially for the occupancy of officers The statutory authority under which the lease was made will be engaged primarily on work not connected with troops, docs not appear found in section 7 of the act approved J'une 28, 1002. (Sec U. S. to be advantageous. These officers are stationed, not at the Presidioi Stats., 481.) but in the city of San Fr::mclsco. Except for a comparatively smal F. C. BOGGS, amount of fortification work, their present duties are performed else­ Major, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, where than at the Presidio, and tllere is no public necessity for their Chief of Office. residing on or near that or any other military reservation. Consider­ ing the initial cost of suitable quarters and the annual cost of upkeep, it is believed that the construction and maintenance of quarters for Buildings 1·ented by the War Depm-tment for national military parlcs. these officers on a Government reservation, besides being less convenient GettyRburg office building, per annum ______$20G for their work. would be more expensive to the Government than the Vicksl..mrg office building, per annum______7~0 preaent method of permitting them to choose their residence in the city and payin~ them the commut ation of quarters fixed lly statute. J°OHN T. DILLON, 4. So far as the civilian employees are concerned, it is not the prac­ Chief Correspondence Division. tice of tbe Engineer Department to furnish such employees with quarters, except in special cases when no other arrangement ls pos­ Mr. DU PONT. EYen admitting that there wou1d be n local sible. As a ~eneral rule, it is deemed much more economical and sat­ economy in San F r ancisco by the adoption of tllis amendment, isfactory, both to the employees and to the United States, to pay such employees a suitable salary and to let them make their own living it is evident to my mind that any question of this Jcind should nrrangementB. be considerecl as n. whole all oYer the country nncl with ref­ Very respectfully, W. H . BIXBY, erence to an parts of the military establishment, and that the Ohief of Engineers, United States Army. War Departrnent should have an opportunity to pass upon it and express its judgment. Buildings rented iii tlle District of Columbia ~V the War Department fo1· Mr. WORKS. Mr. President-- the fi,.seaZ year ending June so, 1.911. The VICE PRESIDENT. Does the Senator from Delaware yield to the Sena tor from California? Location. Purpose for which required. Annual Mr. DU PONT. Certainly. rental. Mr. WORKS. I should like to ask the Senator from Dela­ ware what consideration has been given to that portion of the .1729 New York Avenue NW. War Department; post paymaster, 37,200 r eport of the War Department which I ha-ve j ust read recom­ (Lemon Building). United Staws Army; Drafting Divi­ mending the construction of this very building? sion, Quartermaster General's Of­ fice; Office Public Buildings and Mr. DU PONT. I did not understand tbat the War Depart­ Grounds; Fine Arts .Commission; ment had recommen

The SECRET.A.RY. . It is proposed to add as a new section the There are a great many other considerations, 1\Ir. President, following : which I will urge later if the committee is disposed to accept SEJc. 2. That the fourth section of the act of January 21, 1903, en­ the amenclrnent, but I will not take tlle time of th8 Senate now titled "An act to promote the efficiency of the militia, and for other unless I find a disposition on tlle part of tlle committee to act purposes," be amended by adding the following ns a proviso thereto: upon it. "Provided, That the call for militia from any State shall !Je made J.;iY 1\lr. IlOOT. Mr. President, I find myself in entire agreement requisition made by tlle President upon the governor of said Stat~, m which the number of troops required from such State shall be specified with the Senator from Georgia upon the question of the pro­ and the length of the se1·vice required of them." priety and clesirableness of continuing to follow the traditional 1\fr. BACON. 1\fr. President, I want to sny just one word. custom in regard to the calling out of the militia; but there I recognize that the amondment proposes general legislation. I are many things to be said regarding the particular change of think the present law is defective. Of course if the amendment the statute which the Senator from Georgia proposes, many is ruled out I shall introduce it as a separate bill, nnd I simply things which would probably have to be saicl regarding any want to call attention to it because possibly it might be ac­ kincl of a change that we should mnke. It is a large subject, a cepted and make the matter more easily disposed of. subject that ought to be -very fully considered, ancl I do not The fourth section of the Dick Act is in this language: think that we can properly consider it now. Therefore I feel illsposed to make a point of order ngainst the amendment. It shall be lawful for the President to call forth, for a period not exceeding nine months, such number of the militia of the State or of 1\fr. BACON. I recognize tllat it is general legislation. I the States or Territories. simply desire to say that I will introcluce n bill to the same effect ancl ask that it be referred to the Committee on 1\Iilitnry And so forth. Affairs iu order that the mutter may have the consideratiou Now, tlle proviso which I suggest and offer as an amendment which the Senator from New York suggests. to this bill simply describes the way in which the call shall be The VICE PRESIDENT. The point of order raised by the made. I tllink two things are manifest. In the first place, the Senator from New York is sustained.. Are there other amend­ proviso prescribes the manner which bas been followed for over ments to the bill? a hunclred years up to the passage of the Dick bill. I want to 1\Ir. SWANSON. 1\fr. President, in reply to the Senator from say that I lrnd a considerable part in tlle discussion when the 1\Iassachusetts I saicl that the bill that we were considering was Dick bill was passed. properly prepared under the rules of the House. He thought But there were other features which were more directly otherwise. within my contem!)lation at the time ancl that escaped me. I Mr. LODGE. No, 1\fr. President; I did not mean to question er an meet the clem:rncl, of course the governor will order them out. amenclment in the House is a limitation upon the expcncliture If not, there is always a provision in the laws of the several of the ll!Oney it is not obnoxious to the general rule about new States for the organization of companies, and in that way, the legislation. . call being made by the governor, whatever the number may be, The . bill was reported to the Senate as amende

The SECRETARY. On page 7, line 4, after the word "dollars," .And, stopping right there, then substitute for that language insert the following words: stricken out the following: That no money appropriated by this act shall be paid to any officer That no money appropriated by this act shall be paid to any officer for any period during which any other officer by bis order shall have for any period e this subject to action in conference and it member, was that I did not believe the superior officer, if that goes further in the line the Senator wants than does his own were the law, would give the order. But I ha>e changed this amendment. If he would strike out the upper paragraph nnd now, so that the money s11all not be paid to the officer giving the not strike the other out-- ~rder during the period in which the officer subject to his com­ l\ir. WILLIAMS. I catch tlle idea now. I did not at first mand is by his order violating the law. catch ~t. · I thin~ we can agree upon it. I move, immediately I hope the amendment will pass. followmg the period after the word " dollars," in line 4, on page l\Ir. W AilR,Ei""\1". I understand that the Senator offers that as 7, that there be inserted the following language, to wit: a new amenument to come in at the end of page 7. That no money appropriated by this act shall be paid to any officer for any period during which any other officer by his order shall have iHr. WILLIAMS. No; it is offered as an amendment to the l>ee~ detached for any duty of any kind for more than four of the pre­ Senate committee amendment, striking out the Senate committee cedmg six years from the org-anization in which he is commissioned amendment and substituting the language which has just been unless such continuous detachment from such organization for more read, and I was explaining its effect. than four years shall have been specifically authorized by law. l\lr. W .A.RREN. The Senate committee amendment striking Mr. WARREJ~t That is all right. The Senator should, per­ out the House paragraph is mixed up more or less with the one haps, imt the word. "Provided" at the -commencement of his that follows. I ha>e no objection, if the Senator will offer it amendment. as a separate amendment, and let it go in with the other, and 1\lr. WILLIAMS. I see no necessity for it, but I have no then it will be in a position where the conferees can have pos­ objection to that. session of the whole subject. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Secretary will report the nlr. vYILLLUIS. If you do that, it seems to me that you amendment. would. ha>e two pro>isions in the bill which are not in accord :Mr. WILLIAl\lS. I sec no necessity for putting in the word with one another. "Pro'l.iidcci" at the beginning. l\1 r. WA.UREN. That js exactly what I want to avoid. Mr. DU PONT. Mr. President, I must object to that, because l\Ir. WILLI.A.l\lS. Oh, yes; but-- as long as the word "organization" is put in it will fail to Mr. WARREN. I feared that the Senator, in striking it stop the >ery abuse we are trying to regulate. An officer now is out-- commissioned in the Infantry, and he might be kept away in­ . .l.\Ir. WILLIAMS. Wait until I explain it. U.efinitoly from his regiment by a process of favoritism if it is l\Ir. W .ARREN. May I ha>e the Senator's attention for a left in that way, and precisely the difficulty the Senator's moment? I feared that in striking that out the Senator might amendment is to regulate will occur. · interfere with the amendment which followed, and therefore if The VICE PRESIDENT. The Secretary will report the he would put in his amendment before or after the other the amendment as modified. conferees could make it all harmonious. :Mr. WARREN. I think the chairman of the committee mis­ .!.\Ir. WILLIA.MS. I ·can explain what I mean to the Senator. understands the situation, or proposition. The language which is now in the bill as reported from the The VICE PRESIDENT. Let the Secretary first report the Committee of tlle Whole to the Senate is the language of the amendment. Senate committee's amendment adopted as in Committee of the l\lr. DU PONT. I ask that the amendment may be read. Whole, and. it reads: Possibly I misunderstood it. Provided, That hereafter in time of peace no officer of the line shall The SECRET.A.RY. On page 7, line 4, after the word "dollars," be detached or permitted to remain detached from his regiment or strike out the period and insert a colon and the following corps who has not served for at least three years of the -preceding words: per!od of six: years pr~or to such detachment with the regiment or reg1ments of Cavalry, l! ield Artillery, or Infantrv or with the organi­ Provided, That no money appropriated l.Jy this net shall be paid to zat!ons of the Coast Artillery Corps, to which' he shall have been any officer for any period dnrin~ which any other officer by his order assigned by the War Department; but this shall not apply to officers shall have been detached for any duty of any kind for more than four detailed in the Ordnance Department and the Bureau of Insular Atrairs oi the preceding six years from the organization in which he is com­ as auth'>orized l>y the acts of Congress approved June 25, l!JOG, and missioned, unless such continuous detachment from such organization March -, 1007. for more than four years shall have been specifically authorized by law. Now, then, my amendment is to restore the House provision The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to the with n change. The House pro-dsion reads: amendment proposed by the Senator from Mississippi. That no money appropriated- The amendment was agreed to. Mr. WARREN. In line 14 I ask thnt the word "three" l>e l\Iy ameuclment is to strike out this pro>iso and restore the stricken out and "two" inserted. I believe there is no objec­ House pro,isjon with the chang~ tion to that. Mr. WARREN. Let me get an understanding of what the The VICE PRESIDENT. The amendment will be stated. Senator proposes to strike out. The SECRETARY. On page 7, in the committee amendment, line Mr. WILLLL\IS. Just what I rend. 14, before the word "years," strike but " three" and insert l\Ir. W.ARRE .,.. The one puragrnph, but not the last po.rt that "two." he rend. The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the amendment .i.\fr. WILLIAl\lS. All that I barn read. to the amenclmcnt is agreed to. Without objection, the nmencl­ l\Ir. WARREN. That will not do. ment as n.mendccl is agreed to. ~Ir. WILLI~IS. Why not? • The amendments were oruered to be engrossed ancl tho bill to i\Ir.. WARREN. Because that Iea\es it where we wbuld not be read a third tin1e. ha-re possession of the second Senate amendment in conference. The bill was rend the third time, and pnssecl. If the Senator will mo>e that in place of the :firBt pnragraph tlmt we ha.Ye stricken out, there would be no objection. MEAT-INSPECTION SERVICE (H. DOC. NO. 0!>4). Mr. WILLIAMS. Well, then, I will "~ord the amendment The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following this way. I want to accord as far as possible with the wish message from the President of the United States, which was of the Senator from Wyoming. I move to strike out this lan­ rcacl, referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered guage; tlle clerks will follow the reacling: to be printed: Provided, That hereafter in time of peace no officer of tbe line shall To the Senate a1Hl House of Rcvrescntatii;cs : be detached or permitted to remain detached from bis regiment or corps who has not ser•ed for at least three years of the -preceding The Secretary of Agriculture, with my consent, has sent period of six years prior to such detachment with the reg-1ment or through the Secretary of the Treasury to tho ConJ;ress an esti­ regiments of Cavalry, Field Artllle1·y, or Infantry, or with the organi­ zations of the Coast .Artillery Corps, to which he shall have been mate for an appropriation of $1,000,000 beyond the present assigned by the War Department. permanent appror>riation for the meat-inspection service in the \ 1912. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SEN ATE. 4643 I ~I Department of Agriculture. The increase is necessary to enable DIPL011IATIC AND CONSULAR APPROPRIATION DILL. tlle department to inspect microscopically the flesh of bogs that Mr. LEA. I ask unanimous consent for the present con­ is to lJe conyerteu into meat food products which ordinarily are sideration of tbe bill (II. R. 17029) authorizing the Secretary eaten without cooking. SeYeral deat:bs have resulteu from c~t­ of War to con•ert the regimental Army vost at li'ort Oglethorpe ing such products which contained trichin::e. The Swiss mims­ into a brignde post. ter is now seeking repnrntion on account of the deaths and Mr. W AHHEN. There is an appropriation bill re:i.dy for ac­ serious illness of severnl citizens of Switzerland. These deaths tion, and I shall have to object. and serious illnesses are chimed to h:we been cnnse

. l\Ir. JONES. Has tpis agreement been ratified by the Senate The next amendment was, on page 20, after line 10, to insert: l II in the shape of a treaty? PER:\IANEXT IXTERXATIOXAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF TIIE SEA. ~ :i\Ir. CURTIS. Not as a treaty, but by the fact that appro­ Fen· the pro rata share of the United States in the administrative ex­ \ priations hn>e been macle to carry out the agreement. penses of the l'ermanent International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, in the interests of the commercial fisheries, $:3,UGG; for the Mr. JO:NES. Who made the agreement? necessary expenses of an expert official representative in attendance at :i\lr. CURTIS. As to that I am unable to advise the Senator tbc annual meeting of the council and clerical anrl other expenses con- definitely, but I understand the President authorized it. nected with the investigations, $1,'.!00; in all, $7,HiG. . The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the amendment l\fr. JONES. I desire to ask the Senator from Kansas how is agreed to. long we have been making appropriations for this purpose? . l\Ir. BACON. 1\Ir. President, I should like to make an in­ Mr. CURTIS. Since 1000. It originated in 1899 by -an invi­ quiry of the Senator as to the portion of the bill on page 17, as tation of the British Government to the other States. This is it came from the House, making provision for tra>eling ex­ our first appropriation. penses of the judge and officers of the United States court in l\Ir. JONES. We ha>e neYer heretofore made any appropria- China. I will ask the Senator if the language of that provision tion? Ha.>e we nernr before imrticipaled in this council? corresponds to the similar provision in the case of our judges l\Ir. CURTIS. The Government has participated-­ at home, and whether there is any provision as to how the Mr. JONES. What is the purpose of the council. accounts shall be rendered? I do not mean to say that it does l\Ir. CURTIS. It is in the interest of the fisheries. differ, but I think the same pro>ision ought to be included in 1\lr. JONES. What does the council ision of law l\Ir. LODGE. It is really for the protection of and for in- relative to the accounts to be rendered by the judges of our formation in regard to fisheries. It is a matter of great value circuit courts of appeal and district courts. to the fishe1~ies. The expense is very small, and all maritime l\Ir. CURTIS. They are allowed, as I understand, from the nations interested in that subject a.re represented in the council. hearings- The destruction of deep-sea fish is a very serious matter to all . l\Ir. BACON. It is the same allowance-I recognize that. . countries, and this is an attempt to get information on the sub­ l\Ir. CURTIS. The allowance is the same and the money is ject. paid upon >ouchers in the same way as in the case of Federal The VICE PRESIDENT. 'rhe question is on agreeing to the judges in this country. amendment of the committee. :i\Ir. BA.CON. Does not the law as to judges in the United The amendment was agreed to. States make reference to vouchers, while this provision makes The next amendment of the Committee on Appropriations none? That is the point I do not recall. was, on page 20, after line 21, to insert: l\Ir. LODGE. · I think that is provided for in the law estab­ SECO='ID PAX A.:\IERICAN SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS. lishing the court. That is my memory, and I am speaking only To enable the Government of the United States suitably to partici­ from memory. pate in the Second Pan American S£ientific Congress, to be held at the city of Washington, D. C., in 1!)14, and for the necessary expenses for Mr. BA.CON. I had something to do with the making of that clerks, printing (including the publication of the proceedings of the law. I know the matter was referred to former Senator Spooner congress in English and Spanish), stu tionery, and supplies, and other and myself,' and. all the provisions of the 1r1:w were worked out incidental cxpens-es, including rent in the District of Columbia, and for the entertainment of the delc"'ates, $G0,000, to be ejXpendcd under as well as we could work them out; but whether there is a gen­ the direction of the Secretary of State; and the Secretary of State is eral provision in that law that Yonchers shall be rendercision as to the judge of the United States court in China. l\fr. CURTIS. I yield to the Sena.tor from New York. It may be that the provision in this bill does correspond with Mr. ROOT. For many yea.rs the South American countries the law to which I have referred. I do not recall, but the have been having a conference, an annual or biennial confer­ language ought to be the srune. ence, in which they discuss a great yariety of questions that . The reading of the bill was resumed. The next amendment are of common interest to the different countries-sanitary of the Committee on Appropriations was under the subhead questions, international sanitary questions, quarantine, the ".Arbitration of outstanding pecuniary claims between the protection of countries from disease, the attempt to do away United States and Great Britain," on page 10, line 7, after the with disease that is likely to be communicated to other coun­ name "Great Britain," to strike out "including" and insert tries, the simplification of customs laws and of the regulations "in accordance with the special agreement concluded for that which impede intercourse, and a great variety of questions that purpm:e August 18, 1910, and the schedules of claims thereunder, nre of yery great practical importance. including office rent in the District of Columbia, and," so as to Some three or four or five yea.rs ago, acting under a new­ make the clause read: born impulse of friendliness to the United States which arose For the expenses of the arbitration of outstanding pecuniary claims about that time, they resolYed to ask the United States to between the United States and Great Britain, in accordance with the become a party to this regular meeting, and Congress authorized snecial agreement concluded for that purpose August 18, 1910, and the it and made an appropriation to enable the United States to sChedules of claims thereunder, including office rent in the District of Columhin, and the compensation of- arbitrator, umpire, agent, counsel, take part. We sent down to Chile at that time a very strong clerical and other assistants, to be expended under the direction of the representation, leading Americ"ans from all parts of the country. Secretary of State, and to be immediately available, $50,000. . Mr. WARREN. At this point, does the Sena.tor fl.;om New The amendment was agreed to. York remember what appropriation Chile made for this same The next amendment was, under the subhead "International purpose? Congress of Hygiene and Demography," on page 20, after line .Mr. ROOT. I do not remember the exact figures, but it was 16, to strike out "For the continua.nee of the preliminary work very large. necessary in preparing for the meeting in the United States in Mr. WARREN. I understood it was $150,000. the fiscal year 1913 of the Fifteenth International Congress of · Mr. ROOT. That would agree with my recollection. They Hygiene and Demography, in pursuance of the invitation ex­ were yery much pleased; indeed, our participation in that ten

courage friendly relations· with South American countries, ·but the facts stated by the Senator from New York. I '\las anxious, from tllis language I conlcl not unclerstand whether the con­ howeve~· , thnt there should be a statement made, because to gre~s 1.vas orderecl to be helu here or whether we are now .. pro­ the ordmary reacler it might appear like an exorbitant sum to moting it. It seems from the remarks of the Senator from print certain treaties, but I understand from what the Senator New York that a resolution for the assembling of the congress from New York says that it embraces really n very large num­ has already passed, and I have no objection to the item. ber of treaties which, when bound, will constitute a very con­ Mr. ROOT. They responded in the most generous and siderable volume. I presume, of course, the Committee on Ap­ frienclly spirit to our ad,fances, and this is to enable us to be propriations has looked into the question whether the amount polite and friendly toward them. proposed to be appropriatecl is requisite for the purpose. 1\ir. JONES. I should like to ask the Senator from New Mr. CURTIS. May I add that the department desires to York if this ·conference is composed of persons officially ap­ print about 500 copies, and there will be maps and illustrations. pointed by the