1910~ CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3169'·. mission over certain through rates (S. 5106 and :a:. R. 17536) of the American Revolution, of the State of New Hampshire, to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. for retention of Division of Information in the Immigration Also, petition . of · Frederic.k Burgess, of Garden City, Long Bureau-to the Committee on ·Immigration and Naturalization. Island, N. Y., for Senate bill 404, Sunday rest bill~to the Com- By Mr. SWASEY: Petition of Board of Trade and Mechan mittee on the District· of Golumb1n. -. · · ics' Association, of Bath, Me., against Senate bill 5106, that all Also, petition of New York State Assembly, favoring the build steamship lines having rail connections with rail-and-water ing of a battle ship in the Brooklyn Navy-Yard-to the Com- routes shall be subject to . the interstate-commerce law with inittee on Naval Affairs. . reference to their port-to~port ti·affic-to the Committee on In ..Also, petition of ·citizens of Gloversville, N. Y., for repeal of terstate and Foreign Commerce. the Dick military law-tp the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, petition: of Eastern River Grange, of Dresden, Me., and Also, petitions of American Embassy Association of New York Topsham Grange, of Topsham, Me., favoring a national health and Rochester (N. Y.) . Chamber of Commerce, favoring House bureau-previously referred to the Committee on Agriculture. bill 15814, for consular buildings abroad-to the Committee on reference changed to the · Committee on Interstate and Foreign Foreign Affairs. . Commerce. Also, petitions of John C. Orr Company and James H. Holmes, By Mr. W Al~GER: Petition of Commercial Exchange of of Bro(?klyn, N. Y., against House bill 21334, the Moon anti Philadelphia, against Senate bill 5106" and House bill 17536, injunction and restraining bill-to the Committee on the Judi- relative to port-to-port rates on steamships-to the Committee ciary. · on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Also, petitions of New York and New Jersey branches of Na By Mr. WASHBURN: Petition of Louis l\I. Friedmer, of tional Metal Trades Association, favoring House bill 15812, Worcester, Mass., against Senate bill 404, Sunday rest bill-to relating to liens on vessels for rep~irs, supplies, · and other the Committee on the District of Columbia. necessaries-to the Committee on the Judiciary. . . . By Mr. WEBB: Paper to accompany bill .for relief of Kate Also, petition of James M. McGee, of Philadelph~a, Pa., fa Loughran and others-to the Committee on Claims. voring repeal of the provision debarring widows who were not Also, petition of citizens of North Carolina, . urging legisla married prior to June 27, 1890, from pensions-to the Commit tion that will eliminate gambling in farm products by boards tee on Invalid Pensions. of trade, exchanges, and other speculators-to the Committee on · By Mr. :MADISON: Petition of citizens of the Seventh Kan Agriculture. sas Congressional District, favoring a law prohibiting shipment By Mr. WEEKS: Petition of Hannah · Goddard Chapter, of intoxicants into prohibition States-to the Committee on Daughters of the American Revolution, of Brookline, Mass., Alcoholic Liquo·r Traffic. favoring retention of Division of Information in the Bureau By Mr. MANN·: Petition of Engineers' Club of St. Louis, Mo., of Immigration and Naturalization-to the Committee on Im favoring a department or bureau of public works-to the Com migration and Naturalization. . mittee .on Military Affairs. · By Mr. McCREDIE: Petition of Mary Ball and Virginia Dare Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of Tacoma, SENATE. ~ash., against repeal of sectiOn 40 of immigration law as pro vided in the Hayes immigration bill-to the Committee on TuEsnAY, March 15, 1910. Immigration and Naturalization. By Mr. ·MAGUIRE of Nebraska: Petitions of Omaha Real Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, D. D. Estate Exchange, Board of County Commissioners, and Board N .A.MING A PRESIDING OFFICER.· of Park Commissioners, of Omaha, Nebr., for appropriation to Mr. KEAN called the Senate to order-and directed the Sec improve banks of the Missouri Riter-to -the Committee on retary to read a communication from the President pro tempore, Rivers and Harbors. - . which was read, as follows: · By ·Mr. o~CONNELL: Petition of Boston Fruit and Produee PRESIDENT PRO TE.l.iPORE, UNITED STATES SENATE, Exchange, for the. Lll.fean apple package and grade bill (H. R. March 15, 1910. 28338), providing for a standard basket clause-to the Commit To the Senate: tee on Agi-icu}ture. Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I hereby. appoint Senator By Mr. PRINCE: Petition of United Brotherhood of Carpen JOH~ KEA...'i to perform the duties of the Chair. . . • WP.1. P. FIUE, ters and Joiners of America, Local Union No. 360, of Galesburg, President pm te-mpore. 111., for the eight-hour bills (S. 5578 and H. R. 15441)-to the Committee. on Labor. Mr. KEAJ.~ thereupon took the chair as presiding officer and By Mr. R;EEDER: Petition of citizens of Kansas, against directed the Secretary to read ·the Journal of yesterday's pro gambling in farm products-to the Committee on Agriculture. ceedings. By Mr. ""RUCKER of Colorado: Resolution from the Sons of THE JOURNAL. Colorado, of Denver, Colo., signed by J. C. Twombly, president, The Secretary proceeded to read th~ Journal of yesterday's and H. Ruffner, secreta,ry, requesting the establishment of Estees proceedings, when, .. on ·request of Mr. CHAMBERLAIN and by National Park in Colorado-to the Committee on the Public unanimous consent, the further reading was dispensed with, Lands. . and the Journal was approved. · By Mr. RUCKER of Missouri : Petition of citizens. of tM Second Oongressional District of l\Iissouri, . against· the enact SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI. ment of a parcels-post law-to the Committee ·on the Post-Office Mr. MONEY. Mr. President, the credentials of the Hon. LE and Post-Roads. . RoY PERCY, elected a Senator from the State of .Mississippi, have By l\Ir. .SABATH: Petition of Towarzystwo sw. Izydora been read and placed on the files of the Senate. Mr. PERCY is Oracza, Grupa 406, Zwiazku Narodowego Polskiego, of Chicago, now present, and I ask that the oath of office be administered Ill., again-st the Hayes immigration bill-to the Committee on to him. · · Immigration and Naturalization. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator elect will please Also, petition of citizens of Cook County, Ill., against in present himself at the desk. crease of postal rates on second-class matter-to the Committee l\Ir. PERCY was escorted to the Vice-President's desk by l\Ir. on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. l\IoNEY, and the oath prescribed by law having been adminis · By Mr. SPERRY : Resolutions of Abraham Lodge, No. 89, tered to him, he took his seat in the Senate. I. O. B. B., of Bridgeport, Conn., in opposition to the provisions OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR ARMY. of 1:J1e Hayes bill-to the Oommittee on Immigration and Nat- The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate a commu uralization. - nication from the Secretary of 'Var, ti·ansmitting, in response to Also, resolutions of Paugassett Council, No. 28, Knights of a resolution of the 3d instant, a tabulated statement showing, Columbus, of Derby, Conn., in relation to fraternal publica as of January 31, 1910, the latest date for which complete re tions-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. turns have been received from the army, the names of all By Mr. STEPHENS of Texas: ~e~ition of citizens of Sanger, officers of the army on detached service other than temporary, Tex., opposing the po tal savings-bank bill-to the Committee their rank, regiment or corps, etc. ( S. Doc. No. 429), which, with on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on · By Mr. SPIGHT: Paper to accompany bill for relief of Feleo Military Affairs and ordered to be .printed. Battes~previously referred to the Committee on Claims, ref erence changed to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. FINDINGS OF THE <:;OURT OF CLAIMS. By Mr ·SULLOWAY: Petition of Elsie · Cilley Chapter, of The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate communi Nottingham, and "l\Iary Torr Chapter; of Rochester, Daughters cations from the ·assistant clerk of the Court of Claims, trans-
XLV-199 '3170 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. l\fARcH 15, mitting certified copies ()f the :findings of fact filed by the court H. R.16915. An act to direct that Jefferson street between in the following ca uses : Fourteenth street and Colorado avenue be stricken from the The Vestry of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, of Bowl plan of the permanent system of highways for the District of ing Green, Ky., v. United States (S. Doc. No. 435); Columbia; David C. Acuff, administrator of Caswell B. Derrick,. de H. R.16916. An act to authorize certain changes in the per ceased, v. United States (S. Doc. No. 434); manent system of highways plan, District of Columbia; John S. Mann, in his own right, and R. G. Johnson, adminis H. R. 19785. An act to authorize the extension of Columbia trator of Lewis W. Mann. deceased, v. United States (S. Doc. road NW., in the District of Columbia; and No. 433); H. R. 20164. An act authorizing the extension of Military Edward H. No1'ton and sundry snbnumbered cases (Ports road NW., in the District of Columbia. mouth (N~ H.) Navy-Yard) v. United States (S. ·Doc. No. 431); and PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mary F. Smith, administratrix of John W. Bowling, de Mr. SCOTT presented a memorial of the Business lUen's Pro ceased, and sundry subnumbered ca es (Washington Navy- tective Association of Wheeling, W. Va., remonstrating against Yard) v. United States (S. Doc. No. 432). · the passage of the S
Graham and grant him an honorable discharge; to the Com appropriation bill,, which was referred to the Committee on mittee on Military Affai.rs. Post-Offlces and Post-Roads and ordered to be printed. By Ur. PERKINS: Mr. BURROWS submitted an amendment proposing to in A bill (S. 7166) to amend an act entitled "An act to promote crease the number o:f superintendents of delivery, superintend the adlnini tration of justice in the. navy,." to amend section ents of mails, and superintendents of stations in the Post-Office 1624 o:f the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes; to. the Department from 6 to 10, etc., intended to be proposed by him Committee on Naval Affairs~ to the post-office appropriation bill, which was referred to the . By l\fr. DEPEW: Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads and order8d to· be A bill (S. 7167) granting an increase of pension to. Melvina printed. .w. Smith; Mr. GORE submitted an amendment proposing to appropriate A bill ( S. 7168) granting an increase. of pension to William $1,882.65 te> reimburse Joe T. White, late postmaster at Lawton, H. Tucker (with an accompanying paper); Okla.,. for extraordinary expenses incurred by the opening of A bill ( S. 7169) granting a pension t0> William H. Hart (with the. post-office at that place in 1901. etc., intended to be pro an accompanying paper); · posed by him to the post-ofilce appropriation bill, which was A bill ( S. 7170) granting an increase of pension to Ma1·y E. ordered to be printed~ and, with the accompanying paper, re Kirby (with an accompanying paper); ferred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. A. bill ( S. 7171) granting an increase. of pension to- Alexander AMENDMENT TO RlVEB AND BARBOR BILL, liL Briggs (with an accompanying paper); and A bill ( S. 7172) granting an increase o1 pension to Gottfried Ur. LODGE submitted an amendment relative to the im Czerny (with an accompanying paper); to the Committee on provement of the harbor at Fall River, l\fass., etc., intended to Pensions. be proposed by him to the river and harbor appropriation bill, A bill ( S. 7173) for the relief of Baer, sr. & Co.'s successors which was referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered and C. Ingenohl; to the Committee on Claims. to be printed. By Ur. SCOTT: STATUE OF JOHN C. OALBOUN. A bill (S. 7174) granting an increase of. pension to William Mr. SMITH of South Carolina submitted the following con Wincher (with accompanying papers); current resolution (S. C. Res. 25), which was referred to the A bill (S. 7175) granting an increae-e of pension to Andrew W. Committee on Printing and ordered to be printed. Muldrew (with accompanying papers); and Senate eoncurrent resolution 25. A bill ( S. 7176) granting an increase of pension to James Mc Resol,,;ed b11 the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), Connell (with an .accompanying paper); to the Committee on That there be printed and boun.d the proeeedings in Congress, together Pensions. ith the proceedings at the unveiling in Statuary Hall, upon the ac ceptance of the statue of John C. Calhoun, presented by the State of By Mr. HEYBUR.i.~: South Carolina, 16,500 copies, of which 5,000 shall be for the use of the A bill ( S. 7177) establishing Eastport, Idaho, a subport of Senate and 10,000 for the use of the House of Representative~ and the of and remaining 1,500 copies shall be for the use and distribution of the Sen entry in the customs collection district Montana Idaho, ators and Representatives in Congress from the State of South Carolina. and for other purposes ; to the C-Ommittee on Commerce. The Joint Committee on Printing is hereby authorized to have the COJrY A bill (S. 7178) granting a pension to Grant Noble (with an prepared for the Public Printer, who shall procure suitable copper accompanying paper) ; to the Committee on Pensions. process plates, to be b<>tmd with these proceedings. By Mr. BRIGGS: WASHINGTON GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. A bill (S. 7179) for the relief of Lieut. Col. Ormond M. Lis Mr. BROWN. I am informed on inquiry that the report sub sak ; to the Committee on Military Affairs. mitted from the Committee on Corporations Organized in the I By l\fr. McE1\1ERY : District of Columbia on Senate resolution 172 yesterday has A bill (S. 7180) authorizing the Secretary of War to return not been printed. I therefore ask that the subject may go to the governor of Louisiana certain bonds of the State of over until to-morrow, in order that we may have the report Louisiana and city of New Orleans (with an accompanying before us. paper) ; to the committee on Military Affairs. Mr. GALLINGER. Mr. President, that is entirely satisfac Ily Mr. BURNHA.l\I: tory to me. I trust that order will be made. A bill ( S. 7181) for the relief o! George W. Nixon ; to the The PRESIDING OFWCER. The Chair understands that Committee on Military Affairs. . the resolution is on the calendar. By Mr. JOHNSTON (for Mr. BANKHEAD) : Ur. BROWN. I desire to ask at this time also that the re o A bill (S. 7182)· for the relief of Joseph Lightfoot and others lution as amended and the report be printed in the RECORD, so (with an accompanying paper); that we shall have the re olution and report before us to A bill (S. 7183) for the relief of the heirs or estate of James morrow. M. Alexander, decea ed (with an accompanying paper); l\Ir. GALLINGER. I do not objeet to that. Let the orig A bill (S. 7184) for the relief of Malinda Ellett and Elbert inal resolution,. the resolution as amended, and the report be Ellett (with an accompanying paper) ; printed. A bill (S. 7185) for the relief of the heirs of Benjamin Law The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ler, deceased (with an accompanying paper} ; and ordered. A bill (S. 7186) for the relief of Samuel H. Yarborough and The- original. resolution submitted by Mr. BnowN February 7, estate of John Jones, deceased (with an accompanying paper); 1910, is as follows ; to the Committee on Claims. Senate resolutfon · 112. Resolved, That the Attorney-General of the United States be requested ADMISSION OF NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA. to inform the Senate what legal authority, if any, exist for the pre ent capit:i.lization of the Washington Gas-Light Company, a corporation Mr. GALLINGER submitted two amendments intended to be existing and doing business i.n the District of Columbia, and what legal proposed by him to the bill (H. R. 18166) to enable the people authority, if any, exists for an increase of the present capital1zation ot of New Mexico to form a constitutional and state government said corporation. and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the The amendment to the resolution reported yesterday by Mr. original States; and to enable the people of Arizona to form a BROWN, from the Committee on Corporations Organized in the constitution and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing District of Columbia, was to strike out all after the word " Re with the original States, which were ordered to lie on the table solved " and to insert : and be printed. That the Committee on Corporations Organized ill the District of Co COURT OF COMMERCE, ETC, lumbia is hereby authorfaed to make an -1nvestigatlon into the affairs of the Washington Gas-Light Company, a corporation authorized under Mr. BRISTOW submHted 15 amendments intended to be pro and by virtue ot acts of Congres and doing business in the District of Columbia, and to report the facts- to the Senate. In maldng such tn posed by him to the bill (S. 6737) to create a court of commerce ve tigatlon said committee shall especially inquire into the capitaliza and to amend the act entitled "An act to regulate commerce." tion o.f said company, including its stocks, bonds, and certificates of in approved February 4, 1887, as hereto~ore amended, and for debtedness, when and by what authority issued, their volume and value; also its holdings in other companies. their chn.racter, and value; other purposes, which were ordered to lie on the table and be also the extent, eharaeter, eost, and value of the physical property of printed. said company, the cost of operation, dividends declared, how and when paid, the volume and quality of gas sold and price collected therefor, AMENDMENTS TO POST-OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL. the chaarcter of service, and all other matters relating to the business of said corporation. Mr. OLIVER submitted an amendment relative to the placing Said committee is authorized to employ experts, administer oaths, of the word " post-office" in a prominent position above the take testlmo.ny, send for persons and papers, employ a stenographer to report its hearings, to sit during the ses ion ol Congress or during re main door of the building in which the post-office is located in cess, and to have the testimony taken printed. each city or town, the population of which shall not exceed All nece sary expenses to carry out the provisions of this resolution 10,000, etc., intended to be proposed bl' him to the post-office shall be pa.id from the contingent fund of the Senate. 1910. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3173
The report submitted yesterday by Mr. BnowN is as follows: The last provision of the act quoted is the first word by Congress in recognition of the outstanding certificates of indebtedness formerly [Senate Report No. 398, Sixty-first Congress, second session.] issued by the company. It will be noted that this provision authorizes WASH"Ui'GTON GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. their " conversion into capital stock to an amount not exceeding 600,000." The court records of the District of Columbia and of the Mr. BROWN,, from the Committee on Corporations Organized in the United States Supreme Court disclose that the company sought to District of Columbia, submitted the following report, to accompany increase its capital stock under provisions of section 5 above qnoted. Senate resolution 172: A petition was filed by the company in the trial court of the District The resolution proposes an inquiry into. the affairs of the Washington in which it was prayed that there might be a judicial investigation as Gas-Light Company. This is a corporation chartered by the Federal to the value of the plant and that the company might be authorized Government under act of Congress approved July ~. 1848. The. resolu tion is sustained by several reasons, among them bemg the followmg : ~e i~~i.ease its capital stock to the full value thereof as provided in 1. The Washington Gas-Light Company, being a creature of Congress, The Commissioners of the District of Columbia appeared in the suit Congress is responsible for its behavior. In order to discharge this and questioned the constitutionality of the act on the ground that the responsibility Congre s should know all the facts incident to the busi same vested the judiciary with a power unauthorized by the Constitu ness of the company, its capitalization, the extent, character, and value tion. of its properties, the quality and cost of its service to the public. Pending the trial In the district court, the commissioners filed a 2. Such information is not obtainable from the annual reports of the petition in the court of appeals asking for a writ of prohibition directed 0 co3.p¥1le ~~feol 1~isg~!ted the authorized capital stock of the com to the trial court aga.lruit further proceeding,& in the sult brought by pany to $50,000, which bas since been increased to $2,600,000, some of the company to increase its capital stock. which, it is claimed, is without legislative sanction. The court of appeals sustained the petition and granted the writ until the 1st day of July, 1901, and after that at $1 per thousand cubic feet. This rate has recently been reduced by the company to 90 cents after full and free conference report to their· respective Houses per thousand cubic feet if paid at a certain time, but raised the rate that, as to the amendment in disagreement, the Senate recedes. to $1.10 if not paid then, in clear violation of law. The last annual report of the company, made to Congress February F. E. WARREN, 1, 1910, purporting to give a detailed statement of its business for the M. G. BULKELEY, year ending December 31, 190!>, shows the net earnings, after deduct LEE S. OVERMAN, ing operating expenses, to be $646,631.50. This was 12 per cent plus on a capitalization of $5,200,000 assuming the certificates of indebted Managers on the part of the Senate. ness to be a part of the capitallzation.1 If we exclude the certificates J. A. T. HULL, of indebtedness, a net earn.ing of 24 per cent plus on the actual capital stock is reported by the company. It goes without argument that such GEO. W. PRINCE, a net income is elCcessive, unless the facts shall disclose that the actual WM. SULZER, value of the plant and the actual amount invested is far greater than Managers on the part of the H01.1,se. its capital stock On page 2 of the report it appears that what is called " a regulal· " dividend of $260,000 had been paid the stockhold ers; also an "ertra" dividend of $260,000, or in all 20 per cent paid The report was agreed to. . in dividends durin"' the year. In addition to these dividends the com- pany expended $283.524.06 in extensions, constructions, etc., and had HOUSE BILLS REFERRED. left a surplus of $238,355.03. The following bills were severally read twice by their titles When this report of the company for 1909 ts considered in connec- and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia: tlon with its history since 1848, as shown on the legislative journals of H. R.16332. An act to provide for the condemnation of streets Congress and as shown by the various reports of congressional com- mittees, it would seem to be the duty of Congress to inquire fully into or parts of streets under the plan for the permanent system of the aliairs of the company. From the hearings had by former com- highways for the District of Columbia; mittees of Congress and from their reports it may be learned that the H R 17744 An t · 1 ti t d · t dividends kept pace with every increase in the capital stock. Indeed, · · • ac In re a on O pan ermg, o define and the company appears to have been unable to increase the capital stock prohibit the same, and to provide for the punishment thereof; fast enough to keep the dividends at a reasonable rate on their face. H. R.18818. An act to authorize certain changes in the per- The treasurer of the company, in a letter to the Hon. Samual J. ma e t s t f hi h D. tr' t f Col b Randall in 1881, declared that "for the thirty-one and one-half years n n ys em 0 g ways, .1s IC o um ia; the average of cash and stock dividends had been 16.8 per cent." After H. R.19402. An act to enable the Telepost Company to con- 1881 the dividends seem to have averaged much higher-10 per cent in struct its plant, operate the same, and transact its business in 1882, 50 per cent in 1883 on $2,000,000 capitalization, 10 per cent in the District of Columbia, and to make necessary connections 1884, 12?1 per cent in 1885, although the company earned 1 n per with other parts of i·ts system,· cent according to the Spooner report. On February 3, 1896, the company, in answer to an inquiry, informed H. R.19636. An act to authorize the extension of Princeton Congressman J. W. Babcock that the company had paid in the year place NW., in the District of Columbia; 1895 dividends in the sum of $600,000, or more than 23 per cent on its H. R. 20370. An act authorizing the widening of First street capital stock, and bad remaining a surplus of $89,922.38. . ~ It must be conceded that Congress has the power to regulate the .i."'.ci., in the District of Columbia; and charge for gas. How can Congress exercise this power with justice to H. R. 22390. An act to amend paragraph 5 of section 6 of the the company and the public in the absence of information touching the act of Congress approved July 1, 1902, entitled "An act makm· g facts sought to be elicited by this resolution? The company is entitled to a fair and reasonable return on its invest- appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of ment; the value of the investment in dollars must be known in order the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1003, to determine what would be a fair and reasonable return. This return and f th " t · 11 must be paid by the public. From every standpoint the Inquiry should OI' 0 er purposes, SO as o reqmre a companies doing be ordered. telegraph business in the District of Columbia to pay a tax 011 Again, the Inquiry should be ordered to the end .that a proper stand- their gross receipts. ard for the capitalization of all pu.blic-service corporations may be MANUFACTURE OF ICE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. declared and established by Congress. Capitalization is the key to government control and regulation of all corporations subject to its The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the amend jurisdiction. The company under discussion and inquiry furnishes to ments of the House of Representatives to the bill ( S. 1864) to Congress an immediate opportunity to declare a wise and prudent f public policy in respect to capitalization of corporations generally. acilitate the use for manufacturing purposes in square 328, in The opportunity should not be lost. the city of Washington, as authorized in the act of Congress The committee reports the resolution back to the Senate with the in February, 1907, which ·were, on page 1, line 7, after the word recommendation that it do pass, amended as follows: " •t " t · t "t th W h. gt l\f Co Strike out, after the word "Resolv ed,'' in line 1, all the remaining permi s, 0 mser 0 e as lil on arket mpany;" lines from 1 to 7, inclusive, and in their place insert the following: on page 2, line 1, to strike out "a," and insert "an under- " That the Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of ground;" on the same page, line 8, to strike out" fourteen," and Columbia is hereby authorized to make an investigation into the affairs insert " eighteen·, " on the same page, line 9, after " the," to of the Washington Gas-Light Company, a corporation authorized under and by virtue of acts of Congress and doing business in the District of insert " underground; " in line 10, after the word " located," to Columbia, and to report the facts to the Senate. In making such insert " and from time to time moved; " and on page 2, line 16, investigation said committee shall especially inquire into the capitaliza- after the word "granted" to insert. tlon of said company, including its stocks, bonds, and certificates of • • Indebtedness when and by what authority issued, their volume and Prnvided, That the Washington Market Company, its successors or value; also Its holdings in other companies, their character, and value; assigns, to whom under authority of this act pei·mission may be granted also the extent, ~character, cost, and value of the physical property of I by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to construct or main sald company, the cost of operation, dividends declared, how and when tain the overhead track and line of conduit hereinbefore authorized paid, the volume and quality of gas sold and price collected therefor, the shall pay for the privilege of the construction and maintenance in pub cba1·acter of service, and all other matters relating to the business of. lie space of the said overhead track, conduit, and pipes an annual said corporation. franchise tax of $100, which sum shall be paid to the collector of t axes " Said committee ls authorized to employ experts administer oaths of the District of Columbia during the month of May of each year sub. take testimony, send for person~ and papers employ a stenographer to sequent t~ the g~anting by the commissioners of the original permit for report its hearings, to sit durmg the session of Congress or during the work. Provided further, T_bat fallure to pay to the collector of recess, and to have the testimony taken printed. taxes the said sum annually within the period na.med .shall opera te to "All necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of this resolution annul and render void the privi~eges herem authorized m r~s pect to the shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate." overhead track, conduit, and pipes referred to: And proV1 ded f urther, That any sums paid to the collector of taxes in accordance with this measure shnll be credited as are other taxes of the District of Columbia: INTERNATIONAL WATERWAYS COMMISSION. And prnvided fur thet·, That the franchise tax of $100 above referred to shall be in addition to any and all other taxes now or hereafter im The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the fol posed by law. lowing message from the President of the United States (H. Mr. GALLINGER. I move that the Senate concur in the Doc. No. 779), which was read and referred to the Committee amendments of the House of Representatives. on Commerce and ordered to be printed: The motion was agreed to. To the Senate and Ho11,se of Rept·esentatives: JOHN OATES. I transmit herewith, for the information of the Congress, a The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the report of the International Waterways Commission, dated Janu amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill ( S. 864) ary 8, 1910, on the regulation of Lake Erie, together with the to correct the mHitary record of John Oates, which were to appendix, table, and plates. strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: WM. H. TAFT. That in the administration of the pension laws John Oates shall THE WHITE HOUSE, March 14, 1910. hereafter be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the mllitary service of the United States as private in Company ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. D, Fourteenth Regiment United States Infantry, on the 21st day of September, 1864 : Provided, 'l'hat no pension shall accrue prior fo Mr. W ARllEN submitted the following report: the passage of this act. And to amend the title so as to read "An act for the relief The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the of John Oates." two Houses on amendment numbered 21 of the Senate to the Mr. BULKELEY. I move that the Senate concur in th0 bill (H. R. 15384) making appropriation for the support of the amendments of the House of Representatiyes. army for the fiscal year ending JQne 30, 1911, having met, The motion was agreed to. 1910. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE. 3175 \ JOHN M. MILLER. the preservation of the wat ershed, and the city is to pay $1...25 The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the per acre for it, the usual price that the Gov€rnment charges amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill {S. 863) for such lands. to correct the military record of John .M. Mi.Her, which were l\fr. BURTON. I noticed that as originally introduced the to strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: bill provided th-at the price paid should be $2..50 J;_)er acre. That in the administration of the pension law~ and the laws gov Mr. PILES. That is c-0rrect, but the Committee on Public erning the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, or any Lands found that all other bills of similar character have been branch thereof, John M. Uiller shall hereafter be held and considered passed at a price of $1.25 per acre, and th~y thought it was • to have boon honorably discharged from the military service of the United States as a first sergeant of Battery K, Fifth Regiment United unjust to require the city to pay $2.00 an acre when the land States Artillery, on the 14th. day of December, 1865: Provided, That is already in a forest r eserve and would, under the terms of no pension -shall accrue prior to the passage of this act. the bill, remain as a park. .And to amend the title so as to read "An act for the relief Mr. BURTON. It is to be noted that in the letter of the Sec of John l\I. Miller." retary of the Interior he states : Mr. BULKELEY. I move that the Senate concur in the Inasmuch as the lands inv-0lved are situated within national forests, amendment of the House of Representatives. it is suggested that bef01·e final action is taken the Secretary of Agrl The motion was agreed to. <:ulture be requested to submit a report in the matter~ Has the Secretary of Agriculture submitted any report in DEWITT EASTMAN. regard to this bill? The PRESIDING OFFICER 1aid before the Senate the Mr. PILES. No; the Committee on Public Lands did not amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 614) think that was necessary. The committee understood the situ for the relief of Dewitt Eastman. ation fully, and they had ample information on the subject. Mr. BULKELEY. I move that the Senate disagree to the The Senator will see from the face of the bill that the land amendments of the House of Representatives, request a con must be maintained as a park. So I can not see wherein the ference with the House of Representatives on the disagreeing Secretary of Agriculture could find any possible objection to it. votes of the two Houses thereon, and that the conferees be ap The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the pres pointed by the Chair. ent consideration of the bill? The motion was agreed to, and the Presiding Officer ap There being no objection, the bill was considered as in Oom pointed Mr. BULKELEY, Mr. SooTT, and Mr~ TALIAFERRO the con mi ttee of the Whole. ferees on the part of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing GRANT OF LANDS TO SEATTLE, WASH. to the amendment reported by the Oom.mittee on Public Lands. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The morning business is closed The amendment was agreed to. The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the and the calendar, under Rule VIII, is. in order. amendment was concurred in. Mr. PILES. I ask unanin1ous consent for the present con The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read sideration of the bill (S. 5432) to grant certain lands to the city of Seattle, Wash., for the protection of the source of its the third time. and passed. \ The title was amended so as to read: "A bill to authorize the '\ water supply. -city of Seattle, Wash., to purchase cert.a.in lands for the pro The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will be read subject tection -0f the source -Of its water supply." to objection. . · Ur. BURKETT subsequently said : I should like to inquire Mr. HALE. I will not object to this bill, but after it is dis what was done with calendar 873, being the bill (S. 5432) to posed of I ask that the Senate shall proceed with the calendar grant certain lands to the city of Seattle, Wash., for the pro in orde-r. tection of the source of the water supply. It was apparently The bill had been reported. from the Committee on Public pasRed over between calendar Nos. 372 and 374. Lands with an amendment, to strike out all after the enacting The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair will state that the clause and insert : Senator from Washington called up the bill, and it was passed. That the public lands in township 2-0 north, range 10 east, township 21 north, ranges 9, 10 and 11 east, and township 22 north, r::tnges 8, Mr. BURKETT. Earlier in the day? 9, 10, and 11 east of the Willamette meridian, in the State of Washing The PRESIDING OFFICER. Earlier in the day. ton are hereby withdrawn from all location, settlement,. and entry Mr. BURKETT. I am sorry that is true. It seems to me undel.' the public-land laws: Provided, That this withdrawal shall in no way operate to interfere with the right of any settler or othel.' the bill is in rather peculiar shape. There are some details of claimant under the public-land laws to complete a elaim to any portion it which ought to be. considered. I have no -disposition, how of such land heretofore lawfully initiated. ever, to move that it be reconsidered. SEC. 2. That within the area hereby withdrawn the city of Seattle, Mr. PILES. I will be glad to talk it over with the Senator In the State of Washington, through its proper authorities, is p:ereby granted the right to purchase within two years from the date of the from Nebraska. passage of this act, at the rate of $1.25 pe"I" acre, any of the public ?iir. BURKETT. It appears to me the bill ought to be recon lands witllin the drainage basin of Cedar River and its tributaries, for sidered and amended. That is the reason why I called the the purpose of water storage, supply of its waterworks, and the protee tion of such source of supply, said purchase to be made through the attention of the Senate to it. local land office of the district in which the lands are situated, and THE CALENDAR. upon which purchases patents shall issue as in other cases provided: Provided, That the city, before making such purehase and within one l\Ir. HALE. Now, let us have the regular order. year from and after the passage of this act, shall cause to be executed The PRESIDING OFFICER. The regular order is the cal at its own expense a survey defining the limits of said drainage basin, and shall file in the General Land Office a plat of such survey, said endar, under Rule VIII. survey to be made under the supervision of and to be approved by the The bill (S. 3724) regulating injunctions and the practice of United States survey<>r-general for the State of Washington. the district and circuit courts of the United States was an SEC. 3. That upon the filing of the plat as prescribed in the fore going section the withdrawal provided for by this act shall cease 1.o nounced as first in order on the calendar. operate upon any of the lands withdrawn and not shown by such plat Mr. HALE. Let the first five bills on the calendar go over. to be included in the drainage basin; and the withdrawal provided for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senate bill 3724 will go over. by this act shall cease to operate upon all lands included in su<:h drainage basin which at the expiration of two years from and after the The titles of the succeeding bills will be announced. passage of this act the city of Seattle shall not have purchased. The bill (S. 1630) to provide for the construction of a memo SEC. 4. That 1! the lands purchased by the city of Seattle under this rial bridge across the Potomac River from Washington to the act, or any portions thereof, 1u·e attempted to be dispo ed <>f by or for the said city or to be used for any purpose other than that herein Arlington property was announced as next in order. specified, in that event the said lands shall revert t<> the nited Stat.es, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will go over. and this condition sh.all be expre ed in the patents to be issued under The bill (H. R. 12316) to provide for the government. of the the terms of this act: Prov ided., however, That the city of Seattle may at any time dispose of :J.D,y dead, down, and m-ature timber upon Canal Zone, the construction of the Pana.ma Canal, and for the lands purchased as provided herein, but shall otherwise maintain other pm.·poses, was announced as next -in order. the lands a.s a f01·est park in connection with the protection of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will go over. water supply. The bill (S. 5485) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the pres to make temporary withdrawals of areas of public land pending ent consideration of the bill? report and recommendation to Congress or for examination and Mr. BURTON. I should like to ask a question regarding classification was announced as next in order. this bill. What is the T"alue of this land per acre? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will go over. l\Ir. PILES. The lands are already in a forest reserYe, and it The bill (S. 530) to amend an act entitled ".An act donating is for the purpose of protecting the Oedar River watershed that public lands to the several States and Territories which may the city desires to acquire the land. The bill provides that it provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic shall be forever held as a forest park in connection with the arts," approved July 2, 18G2, and the acts supplementary protection of the water supply. As a matter of fact, the land thereto, so as to extend the benefits thereof to the District of is not to be used for any commercial purpose, but simply for Columbia, was announced as next in order. 3176 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. ~!ARCH 15, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill goes over. "four thousand six hundred and thirty-three dollars and forty " The bill ( S. 5715) providing for the establishment of building and insert "four hundred and seventy-four dollars and sixty- lines and special building restrictions in the District of Colum fi"re," so as to make the bill read: · bia was announced as next in order. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he l\fr. HEYBURN. I ask that the bill may go over. ls hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to BenjamJn Hyde, the sum of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will go over without $474.65, ·for extra materials and labor furnished by sald Hdye in the prejudice. construction of a temporary post-office at Chicago, Ill. The joint resolution (H. J. Res. 116) to amend an act to cor The amendment was agreed to. rect chapter 271 of volume 35, United States Statutes at Large, The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the was announced as next in order. amendment was concurred in . .Mr. HEYBURN. I ask that the joint resolution may go over. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read The PRESIDING OFFICER. The joint resolution will go the third time, and passed. . over. The next bill on the calendar is the bill (S. 6737) to create a MESA VERDE NATION AL PARK. court of commerce and to amend the act entitled "An act to The bill (S. 1751) to amend an act entitled "An act creating regulnte commerce," approved February 4, 1887, as heretofore the Mesa Verde National Park," approved June 29, 1900, was amended, and for other purposes. considered as in Committee on the Whole. The PRESIDnm OFFICER. This bill is the unfinished The bill was reported from the Committee on Public Lands business. It will go over also. with amendments, on page 1, line 6, after the word " Park;" The bill ( S. 3806) to reimburse certain fire insurance com to strike out " the 5-mile strip; " on page 2, line 1, after the panies the amounts paid by them for property destroyed by word "park," to strike out " and 5-mile strip " and insert fire in suppressing the bubonic plague in the Territory of "and the ruins in the 5-mile strip south of the park, and the Hawaii in the years 1899 and 1900 was announced as next in construction and improvement of roads leading thereto· " and ·order. in Jine 5, after the word "park," to strike out the wo;ds "01~ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill has been already read strip," so as to make the bill read: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior may upon and considered as in Committee of the Whole. terms and conditions to be fixed by him, grant leases and permits for .Mr. 1\'ELSON. I ask that the bill may be read. the use of the lands or development of the resources· thereof in the The Secretary read the bill. Mesa Verde National Park, and the fund derived thereft·om shall be ~overed into the ~reasury of the United States as a special fund, which 1\Ir. HEYBURN. I ask that it may go over. is hereby appropriated and may be expended, under the direction of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will go over. Secretary of the Interior, in the administration, protection, and im· The bill (H. R. 19633) to authorize Aransas Pass Channel provement of the park and the ruins in the 5-mlle stl'ip south of the park, and the consh·uction and improvement of roads leading thereto · and Dock Company to construct a bridge across Morris and Provided, That such leases or privileges shall not include any of the Cumming Channel was announced as next in order. prehistoric ruins in said park, or exclude the public from free and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas [.Mr. convenient access thereto. BAILEY] left at the desk a request that the bill shall go m·er The amendments were agreed to. in his absence. .Mr. BACON. If there is a report with the bill, I should like J\Ir. JONES. I wish to state that when the bill was reached to have it read. I I yesterday, the Presiding Officer, the Senator from Georgia [.Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The report will be read. r BACON] then in the chair, announced that it was the desire of The Secretary read the report submitted by Mr. HUGHES ! the Senator from Texas [Mr. BAILEY] that the bill should go l\Iarch 7, 1910, as follows: over, and I suppose that the same order applies to-day. The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the blll (S. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will go over. 1751) to amend an act entitled "An act creating the Mesa Verde National Park," approved June 29, 1906, having had the same under MORRISON CHANNEL BRIDGE, MICHIGAN. consideration, report it back favorably, and recommend that it do pass The bill (H. R. 21221) to authorize the city of St. Joseph, as amended. The bill was referred by your committee to the Secretary of the .Mich., to construct a bridge across Morrison Channel of the St. Interior for his views in regard to the same. His letter ls attached Joseph Ri"rnr, l\Iichigan, was considered as in Committee of the hereto and made a part of this report. The amendments recommended Whole. are in accordance with his suggestions. The bill was reported to the Senate without amepdment, or THE SECRETARY OF THE I"'.\'TE RIOR, Washington, Febrtia1·y .q, 11J10. dered to a third.reading, read the third ti_me, and passed. Srn : In compliance with your request of June 4, 1909, I submit the BONDING OF OFFICERS. following report and r ecommendation in connection with S. 1751, a bill to amend an act entitled " n act creating the Mesa Yerde National The bill (H. R. 18902) to amend an act approved August 13, Park," approved June 29, 1906. 18!)4, entitled ".A.n act relatirn to recognizances, stipulations, The act of Congress approved June 29, 1906 (34 Stat., 616), re bonds, and undertakings, and to allow certain corporations to served the public lands therein de cribed from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposal, and set the same aside as a public reservation desig be accepted as surety thereon," was read. nated as the Me a Verde National Park, placed the ame under the con Mr. L.A. FOLLETTE. That seems to be a very important trol of the Secretary of the Interior and authorized him to prescribe bill, and it occurs to me that some Senator ought to make an rules and regulations for the management and care thereof. The proviso to section 2 of the act provides that prehistoric ruins explanation of it or else the bill ought to be laid aside. situated within 5 miles of the boundaries of the park on Indian and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator ask that the public lands should be under the custodian hip of the Secretary of the bill shall go over? Interior, and should be administered by the same service established for the pat·k. - l\fr. L.A. FOLLETTE. I ask that it may go o>er unless some The act, however, made no provision for the granting of privileges or explan:;ttion of the changes which it propo es in the statute shall leases for the accommodation of tourists, the development of the re be made. sources, or for the use of the revenues derived therefrom. Senate bill 1751, now under consideration, covers these points, and in Mr. HALE. I there a report filed with the bill? so far as it relates to the lands within the Mesa Verde National Park The PRESIDING OFFICER. There does not seem to b·e a and the amendments hereinafter suggested relating to the care of the report with the bill here. The Senator from New York [Mr. ruins in the 5-mile strip south of the park, I r ecommend its enactment into law. DEPEW] reported the bill. He is now here. As to the so-called "5-mile strip," however, which embraces approxi l\lr. DEPEW. · There is a report on the bill made by the mately 50,000 acres of entered, patented, and granted land; 40,000 Judiciary Committee of the House. I ha\e it here. The bill acres of vacant public land , a considerable area of which appears to have no prehistoric ruins upon it, and about 45,000 acres of land of the simply changes the appro>al and filing of the bonds from the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, I do not favor the enactment of the Attorney-General's office to the Treasury Department. The bill into law for the following reasons: Attorney-General wrote a letter to the House Committee asking 1. As to the public lands mentioned I do not think that provision for their leasing or disposition should be made in this bill, but that they for the passage of the bill, stating that he did not have the should be held, leased, or disposed of under the existing public-land machinery or equipment to take care of the bonds, and that the laws or such general laws us Congre s may hereafter enact. Treasury Department did. That is all the ehange there is in 2. As to the lands in the Southern Ute Indian Reservation within the 5-mile strip and abutting the park on the south, there ue a very large the bill. number of prehistoric ruins which should be protected and cared for, There being no objection, the bill was considered as in Com and means of access thereto provided. I do not favor the leasing mittee of the Whole. under this bill, and the expenditure of the proceeds therefrom for the The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, or maintenance of the park and 5-mile strip in this Indian reservation, dered to a third reading, read the third time, and passed. for the reason that if the lands within the Indian reservation are leased ~~:ef~~t%~s .;:~~~e~~e8.iven to or used for the Indians, for whom the HYDE. BENJAMIN In the interest of the protection of these ruins it is highly desirable, The bill (S. 1056) for the relief of Benjamin Hyde was however, that at some future time this tract of land, after the exttn considered as in Committee of the Whole. guisbment of Indian title, be added permanently to the park, and steps will shortly be taken by the Commissionet• of Indian AIIair looking The bill was reported from the Committee on Claims with to the negotiation with the Ute Indians for the exchange of this land an amendment in line 6, after the word "of," to strike out in the 5-mile strip for certain lands located in the southeast corner of 1910. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3177 the Montezuma National Forest. It ls understood that the Ute Indians framed and introduced before this amendment that the grant are desirous of making this exchange, and the supervisor of the Monte- ' zuma National Forest has recommended that-the entire Ute Mountain shall be " for an arid park and other public purposes." division be eliminated from the forest, for the reason that it contains Mr. HUGHES. Yes. no merchantable timber and ls not regarded as forest land, never having Mr. BURTON. What is the use of the language "and other produced timber of commercilll value.· it I have the honor, therefore, to recommend that the bill be amended public purposes? " Is not inconsistent with the limitation to by striking out the words "and five-mile st.rip," in line 6, page 1, and use as a park? the striking out of the words "and five-mile strip," in line 11, page 1, Mr. HUGHES. As I understand that, the following words and the inserting in lieu thereof " and the ruins in the five-mile strip make sure of the fact that the "other public purposes~· are of south of the park, and the construction and improvement of roads ·leading thereto;" also the elimination of the words "or strip," In line the character of park uses. An arid park is one thing and a 1, page 2, leaving the provisions of the bill, if it be enacted. into law, public park is another thing. This· is a public park of the arid _appllcable only to the Mesa Verde National Park so far as the granting kind, and it is limited to park purposes. That is the purpose of leases and permits for the use of the lands or development of the resources thereof is concerned. of the last language, so that the other expression might not be Very respectfully, R. A. BALLINGER, Secretary. misunderstood. Hon. KNUTE NELSON, Mr. BURTON. If that is true, why is not the language "for Chairman Oo11imittee on Ptiblic La11ds, an arid park " sufficient without the words " and other public \ United States Senate. purposes?" The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the Mr. HUGHES. Because it must be used as a public park or amendments were concurred in. else the town would not have the authority under the state law The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read to pay for it or to use it. the third time, and passed. Mr. BURTON. I am not disposed to object to the passage of GRANT OF LANDS TO LA JUNTA, COLO. the bill, but it seems to me more fortunate language could The bill (S. 2984) to grant certain lands to the town of La have been chosen to convey the meaning that is intended. Junta, Colo., was considered as in Committee of the Whole. Mr. HUGHES. That is possible, but we had to use language The bill had been reported from the Committee on Public which would bring it within the power of the town under our Lands with amendments. The first amendment was, in section cities and towns act and at the same time bring it under the 1, page 1, line 7, after the word "and," to insert "the northeast laws here. The two taken together, we think, accomplishes that quarter of section; " on page 2, line 3, after the word " use," to purpose. strike out " and behoof forever ; " and in line 5, after the word The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the " shall," to strike out " forever," so as to make the section amendments were concurred in. read: The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read That the following-described tract of land, situate in the county of the third time, and passed. Otero and State of Colorado, namely, sections 21, 22, 23, and 24, and BUREAU OF MINES IN INTERIOR DEPABTMENT. the north one-half of sections 25, 26, 27, and the northeast quarter of section 28, or so much thereof as may be desired, in township 23 south, The bill (H. R. 13915) to establish in the Department of the range 55 west, of the sixth pt·incipal meridian, containing 3,840 acres, Interior a bureau of mines was announced as next in order. more or less, be, and the same is hereby, granted and conveyed to the town of La Junta, in the county of Otero and in the State of Colorado, Mr. HALE. I move that that bill be placed on the calendar upon the payment of $1.25 per acre by said town to the United States, under Rule IX. to have and to hold to its use for an arid park and other public pur The motion was agreed to. poses; and for these purposes the town of La Junta shall have the l\Ir. right, in its discretion, to control and use any and all parts of the Mr. DICK subsequently said: President, I move that premises herein conveyed, subject to the existing laws and regulations the bill (H. R. 13915) to establish in the Department of the concerning public parks, and in making such improvements as may be Interior a bureau of mines may be restored to its place on· the necessary for the pm·poses above set forth : Pro,,;ided, hou;e-i;er, That the calendar under Rule VIII. grant hereby made is, and the patent issued hereunder shall be, subject to all -legal rights heretofore acquired by any person or persons in or Mr. HALE. l\fr. President, my attention was diverted for a to the above-described premises, or any part thereof, and now existing moment. I inquire what was the Senator's request? under and by virtue of the laws of the United States. l\Ir. DICK. My request was to restore the bill creating a The amendment was agreed to. bureau of mines to the calendar under Rule VIII. It was The next amendment was, in section 2, page 2, in line 21, transferred this morning, I understand, to the calendar under afier the word " describe," to insert- Rule IX. And in the event that the same shall not be used for a public park Mr. HALE. l\lr. President, that was done on my motion this for three successive years the same shall revert to the United States. morning. That bill can never be considered and disposed of Declaration of forfeiture under this act may be declared by the Secre under Ilule VIII. It is of that importance and there is so much tary of the Interior. , opposition to it that it naturally belongs to the calendar under So as to make the section read : Rule IX. It is for that reason I made the motion, and I do not SFJC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the town of La Junta on accept ing t his grant to provide for the proper care and .protection of the land agree to a reconsideration of the motion. herein described, and to use the same for the purposes herein granted : THE MERCHANT MARINE. Pr o,,;ided. That said town shall not have the right to sell or convey the land herein granted, or any part thereof. or to devote the same to The bill (S. 6708) to amend the act of l\Iar'ch 3, 1891, entitled any othet· purpose than as hereinbefore described, and in the event that "An act to provide for ocean mail service between the United the same shall not be used for a public park for three successive years States and foreign ports and to promote commerce," was an the same shall revert to the United States. Declaration of forfeiture under this act may be declared by the Secretary of the Interior. nounced as next in order. The amendment was agreed to. l\Ir. GALLINGER. Mr. President, while I shall at the ear l\Ir. BURTON. l\Ir. President, I want to call attention to ari liest opportunity ask for the consideration of that bill, I think apparent inconsistency in the phraseology of this bill created it might as well go over to Rule IX. It will doubtless have to by the adoption of the amendment added at its close. In the be considered under that rule at any rate, and I ask that that bill on page 2, in lines 3 and 4, there is authorization for mak disposition be made of it this morning. ing a grant to the town, "to have and to hold to its use for an The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it will be arid park and other public purposes." " Other public purposes" so ordered. might mean waterworks or a building for a police station or JAMES B. FERGUSON. anything of that kind, while at the end of the bill it is provided: The bill (S. 1021) to appoint James B. Ferguson a first lieu-_ "In the event that the same shall not be used for a public park tenant in the Medical Corps of the Army and place him on the for three successive years the same shall revert to the United retired list was considered as in Committee of the Whole. States." It would seem to me that the language" or other public The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, or purposes" ought to be inserted at that point, or, rather, ought to dered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, be omitted in lines 3 and 4. · and passed. Mr. HUGHES. :Mr. President, this is called "an arid park," COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. but there are other park uses to which it is devoted and they The bill (S. 6-'793) authorizing the construction of a bridge are coT"ered by the words "other purposes." The whole of it is across the Columbia River in the counties of Okanogan and limited by the fact that it must be a public park by the amend- Douglas, Wash., was considered as in Committee of the Whole. ·ment. An arid park is one deT"oted to the growth of peculiar The bill had been reported from the Committee on Commerce vegetation ·which will not grow anywhere else. It is to-. be a with an amendment in section ·1, page 1, beginning in line 3, to resort, and in that sense is a public park, but it is arid in itc:i strike out- character and it is not the usual public park. Unless it is That the assent of the United States of America is hereby given to confined to that use and is available within the time fixed it the Okanogan Electric Railway, a corporation incorporated under ·the lapses, whate>er the uses may be. laws of the State of Washingt on, its successors and assigns, and such other persons and municipal corporations as may be associated with it, l\Ir. BURTON. It is, however, stated, the Senator from to construct and maintain a bridge over the Columbia River between Colorado will observe, in the portion of the bill which was the counties of Okanogan and Douglas. 3178 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--SEN .A.TE. ~fAROH 15·,. And to insert- "dollars/~ to strike out "fifty" and insert "forty," so as to That the Okanogan Electric Railway Company, a corporation organ ma.ke the clause read: ized under the laws of the State of Washington, is hereby authorized to construct, .maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across The name of .John H. Theis, late of Compa:ny E, Fifth Regiment Min the Columbia River, between the counties of Okanogan and Douglas, at nesota Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 a point suitable to the inte1·ests of navigation. per month in lieu of that he is now receivmg. So as to make the section read : The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was, on page 28, after line 6, to strike That the Okanogan Electric Railway Company, a corporation ·organ ized under tbe laws of the State of Washington, is hereby authorized out: to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto The name of Thomas R. Buxton, late of Compan~ H, Tenth Regiment across the Columbia Rtver, between the counties of Okanogan and Kansas Volunteer -Infantry, and Company D (Veteran Battalion), Douglas., at a point suitable to tbe interests of navigation, at tbe town Tenth Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pen ion at of Bridgeport, in the State aforesaid, in accordance with the provisions the rate ot $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. of an act of Congress entitled ".An act to regulate tbe construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. The ~endment was agreed to. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was, on page 38, line 8, before the word The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the "dollars," to strike out "thirty" and insert u fifty," so as to amendment was concurred in. make the clause read: The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read The name of John Ruhm, late first lieutenant and regimental quar termaster Fifteenth Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Infan ·the third time, and passed. try, and pay him a pension at the i·ate of $50 per month in lieu of that OKANOGAN RIVER BRIDGE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. be is now receiving. The bill (S. 6794) authorizing the construction of a bridge The amendment was agreed to. across the Okanogan River, in the county of Okanogan, Wash., The next a.i.nendment was, on page 40, after line 2, to strike was considered as in Committee of the Whole. The bill had out: been reported from the Committee on Commerce with an amend The name of William W. Gillelland, late of Captain Van Valer's in dependent cempany attached to the Fourth Regiment Michigan Volun ment, in section 1, page 1, beginning in line 2, to strike ont- teer Infantry, and Company I, Third Re~iment Veteran Reserve orps, That the assent of the United States of America is hereby given to the ~md pay ~ I_!. pension at the rate of ~3u per month in lieu of that he Okanogan Electric Railway Company, a corporation incorporated by the is now rece1vmg. laws of the State of Washington, its successors and assigns, to construct and maintain a bridge over the Okanogan River in the county of Okano The amendment was agreed to. gan, in the State aforesaid, at a point known as Defilins Ferry, sit The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the uated. amendments were concurred in. And to insert- The amendments were ordered to be engrossed and the bill That the Okanogan Electric Railway Company, a corporation organized to be read a third time. under the laws of the State of Washington, is hereby authorized to con The bill was read the third time and passed. . struct. maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Okanogan River in the _coru;ity of Okanogan, W~sh.., at a point suit The bill (H. R. 20480) granting pensions and increase of pen able to the interests of navigation, at or near De.ftlms Ferry. sions to certain soldiers and sailors of the civil war and certain So as to make the section read : widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors was That the Okanogan Electric Railway Company, a corporation organ considered as in Committee of the Whole. ized under the laws of the State of Washington, is hereby authorized to The bill was reported from the Committee on Pensions with construct maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across I amendments. the Okan~"'an Rtver in the county of Okan-0ga.n, Wash., at a point suit able to the interests of navigation, at or near De.ffitns Ferry, about n The first amendment of the Committee on Pensions was, on miles from the junction of said Okanogan River with the Columbia page 2, line 11, before the word "late," to strike out the name River in accordance with the provisions of an act of Congress entitled '-'Curley" and insert "Curby," so as to make the clause read: uAn act to regulate the ccmstruction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. The name of Frank L. Curby, late of Company E, Fifteenth Regi ment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a. pension at the The amendment was agreed to. rate of $30 per month in lieu of that be is now receiving. The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the amendment was concurred in. .The amendment was. agreed to. The biJl was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, The next amendment was, on page 5, after line 10, to strike read the third time, and passed. out: The name of Philip Styers, late of Company C, One hrrndred and PENSIONS AND INCREASE OF PENSIONS. forty-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that be is now re The bill (H. R. 19959) granting pensions and increase of pen ceiving. sions to certain soldiers and sailors of the civil war and certain widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors The amendment was agreed to. was considered as in Committee of the Whole. The next amendment was, on page 18, after line 13, to strike The bill was reported from the Committee on Pensions with out: The name of Charles A. Haggerty, late of Company E, Fourteenth amendments. Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at The first amendment of the Committee on Pensions was, o~ the rate of $24 per month m lieu of that he is now recelving. page 8, line 20, before the word " dollars," to strike out The amendment was agreed to. "thirty" and insert "twenty-four," so as to make the clause The next amendment was, on page 23, line 15, before the name read: "Walton," to strike out the initial "B" and insert "L,'' and The name of Samuel Burkhart, late of Company E, One hundred 8;-lld in line 17, before the word "dollars,'' to strike out "twenty" fifth Re,,.iment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. and insert "twenty-four," so as to make the clause read: The name of Kate L. Walton widow of Thomas C. Walton, late as The amendment was agreed to. sistant surgeon, United States Navy, and pay ber a pension at the rate The next ·amendment was, on page 10, line 21, before the of. $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. word " dollars," to strike out " fifty " and insert " forty," so The amendment was agreed to. as to make the clause read: The next amendment was, on page 28, after line 11, to strike The name of Horace E. Burroughs, late of Company L, Twelfth Regi out: ment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the The name of James H. F. Milton, late captain Company A, Fifty-sixth rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the The amendment was agreed to. rate of $30 per month in lieu of that be is now receiving. The next amendment was, on page 16, line 7, before the word The amendment was agreed to. "late," to strike out the name "Myers" and insert "Meyers," The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the so as to make the clause read: amendments were concurred in. The name of Tempest Meyers, late of Company C, Third Regiment The amendments were ordered to be engrossed, and the bill to Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of be read a third time. $20 per month in lieu of that he ls now receiving. - The bill was read the third time and passed The amendment was agreed to. The bill ( H. R. 20400) granting pensions and increase of pen J The next amendment was, on page 22, after line 16, to strike sions to certain soldiers and sailors of th~ Regular Army and out: - Navy and certain soldiers. and sailors of wars other than the 1 The name of Mary Church, widow of Alfred Church, late of Company ( I, Third Regiment North Carolina Volunteer Mounte~ Infantry, and pay civil war, and to widows and dependent relatives of such her a pension at the rate of 12 per month: Provided, however, That soldiers and sailors w.as considered as in Committee of the such pension shall cease upon proof that the soldier is living. Whole. The amendment was agreed to. ·The bill was reported from the Committee on Pensions with The next amendment was, on page 27, line 1, before the word amendments. 1910. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3179 The first amendment of the Committee on Pensions was, on John A. Packard, allas John A. Beecher, late of Company B, page 2, after line 4, to strike out : Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and Troop The name of Gilford Ratliff, late of Capt. J. S. Ford's company, Te~as L, Second Regiment United States Cavalry, $24 per month in Volunteers, Texas and New Mexico Indian war, and pay him a pension lieu of that he is now receiving. at the rate of $16 per month in lieu of that he ls now receiving. Caroline Coleman, widow of Samuel Coleman, late of Com The amendment was agreed to. pany E, Fifth Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry, $20. The next amendment was, on page 2, after line 22, to strike Bernice A. Kent, widow of Heriry 0. Kent, late colonel Sev out: enteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, $12. The name of Polk R. Kyle, late of Capt. James H. Callahan's company, Jacob Sands, late of Company A, One hundred and twenty Texas Volunteer Rangers, and pay him a pension at the rate of $16 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. -third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, $36 per month in The amendment was agreed to.- lieu of that he is now receiving. The next amendment was, at the top of page 4, to strike out : Dean F. Gallup, late of Company B, Ninety-first Regiment The name of George Bingaman, late of Company I, Fourth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, $24 per month in lieu of that he Illinois Volunteer Infantry, war with Spain, and pay hi_m a pension at is now receiving. the rate of $12 per month·. George E. Hanson, late of Company K, Ninety-fifth Regiment The amendment was agreed to. Illinois Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu of that he is The next amendment was, on page 4, after line 8, to strike now receiving. out: George C. W. Langworthy, late of Company I, Twentieth The name of Samuel A. Berry, late unassigned, United States In fantry, and .Pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Regiment, and Company G, Twenty-ninth Regiment, Iowa Vol unteer Infantry, $30 per- month in lieu of that he is now The amendment was agreed to. receiving. The next amendment was, on page 4, after line 11, to strike out: · Joseph A. Lambert, late of Company A, Ninth Regiment Ver The name of Rachel N. Schmitz, widow of William F. Schmitz, late mont Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu of that he is. of Company F, Fifth Regiment nited States Artillery, and pay her a now receiving. pension at the rate of $12 per month, and $2 per month additional on Augustus J. Crane, late of Company D, Tenth Regiment Ver account of the minor child of said William F. Schmitz until she reaches the age of 16 years. mont Volunteer Infanh-y, f30 per month in lieu of that he is The amendment was agreed to. now receiving. The next amendment was, on page 5, after line 19, to strike Mary L. Stevens, former widow of David N. Hall, late of out: Company B, Tenth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, $12. The name of Florence P. Percy, widow of Henry T. Percy, late lieu Allen Catt, late of Company E, Ninety-ninth Regiment Indi tenant-commander United States Navy, and pay her a pension at the ana Volunteer Infantry, $40 per month in lieu of that he js rate of $40 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. now receiving. The amendment was agreed to. . · Alonzo P. Hall, late of Company E, First Regiment New The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the Hampshire Volunteer Heavy Artillery. $24 per month in lieu amendments were concurred in. of that he is now receiving. The amendments were ordered to be engrossed, and the bill Ephraim B. Glass, late of Company 0, Fourteenth Uegiment to be read a third time. ment Invalid Corps, $30 per month in lieu of that he is now The bill was read the third time and passed. now receiving. SA.~!WL W. CAMPBELL. Alonzo F. Page, late of Company F, Thirty-third Regiment The bill (S. 6965) for the relief of Samuel W. Campbell, l\fassachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and Company K, First Regi was considered as in Committee of the· Whole. It proposes to ment In\1:1.lid Corps, $30 per month in lieu of that he is now appropriate $696 to the credit of Samuel W. Campbell, Indian receiving. agent at La Pointe Indian Agency, Wis., on account of money Volney Craw, late of Third Independent Battery New York paid by him to Delia M. Rabideau for clerical services. Volunteer Light Artillery, $24 per mouth in lieu of that he The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, or is now receiving. dered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, Fr::inklin l\f. Crittenton, late of Company K, First Regiment and passed. . l\lichigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics, $30 per month CODIFICATION OF THE JUDICIAL CODE. in lieu of that he is now receiving. The bill (S. 7031) to codify, revise, and amend the laws relat l\fadison Bray, late of Company B, Eighth Regiment Iowa ing to the judiciary was announced as next in order. Volunteer Cavalry, $24 per month in lieu of that he is now J Mr. NELSON. I ask that that bill be passed over. receiving. Mr. HEYBURN. Mr. President, I think that bill had better Fredrick Struse, late of Company H, One hundred and twen go to the calendar, under Rule IX. It can not be discussed tieth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and Company H, · Seventy-third Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, $24 under the five-minute rule. I make that motion. per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The motion was agreed to. Harrison B. Carter, late first lieutenant Company H, Third PENSIONS A.ND INCREASE OF PENSIONS, Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu The bill ( S. 7058) granting pensions and increase of pen of that he is now receiving. sions to certain soldiers and sailors of the civil war and certain Henry Carman, late of Company B, Thirty-sixth Regiment widow·s and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors Wisconsin V..olunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu of that he was considered as in Committee of the Whole. It proposes to is now receiving. pension the persons named at the rate stated, as follows: Freeman Moore, late of Company K, Twelfth Regiment Maine Leander McGrew, late of Company B, Thirty-third Regiment Volunteer Infantry, .$24 per month in lieu of that he is now re Iowa Volunteer Infantry, $24 per month in lieu of that he is ceiving. now receiving. Charles P. Allison, late of Company K, One hundred and James W. Smith, late of Company E, Fifth Regiment Michi sixteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in gan Volunteer Infantry, $40 per month in lieu of that he is now lieu of that he is now receiving. receiving. Isaac C. Loomis, late of .Company I, Fifteenth Regiment Illi Charles Ames, late of Company B, Ninety-second Regiment nois Volunteer Infantry, $40 per month in lieu of that he is now Illinois Volunteer Infanh·y, $36 per month in lieu of that he is receiving. now receiving. William W. Hershberger, late of Company H, Fifty-fourth Josiah Wilcox, late of Company D, Eighth Regiment· New Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, $24 per month in York Volunteer Heavy Artillery, $50 per month in lieu of that lieu of that he is now receiving. he is now receiving. Augustus C. Wilson, late of Company A, Tenth Regiment New John Kinnee, late of Company G, One hundred and twenty Jersey Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu of that he is second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infan,try, $GO per month in now receiving. lieu of that he is now receiving. George A. Eastman, late of Company G, Seventeenth Regiment Orville T. Lee, late of Company K, Thirty-ninth Regiment Alaine Volunteer Infantry, and Company F, Twenty-fourth Regi Illinois Volunteer Infantry, $24 per month in lieu of that he is ment Veteran Reserve Corps, $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. . now receiving. . Charles H. Pennybaker, late of Company H, Thirty-sixth Jeremiah Bogard, late of Company F, First Regiment West Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, $24 per month in lieu of Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, $24 per month in lieu of that he is that he is now receiving. now receh·ing. ~ I I 3180 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-- SENATE. J\tfARCH 15, Thomas Coleman, late of Company B, First Regiment Wisconl John L. Hays, late of Company B, Sixty-third Regiment Penn sin Volunteer Cavalry, -$24 per month in lieu of that he is :pow sylvania Volunteer Infantry, $24 pei· month in lieu of that he is receiving. ! now receiving. Samuel R. Smith, late of Company B, Eighteenth Regiment Lucius C. Baker, late of Company A, Tenth Regiment West Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, $30 per month in lieu of that Virginia Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu of that he is he is now receiving. now receiving. S.amuel B. Ayei:, late of Company E, First Regiment Maine William W. Hayes, late of Company G, Second Regiment :Min Volunteer Heavy Artillery, $24 per month in lieu of that he is nesota Volunteer Cavalry, $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. now receiving. · Oscar Hugh La Grange, late colonel First Regiment Wisconsin Harvey W. Hastings, late of Company C, First Regiment Ver Volunteer Cavalry, $30 per month in lieu of that he is now re mont Volunteer Cavalry, $24 pe1· .month in lieu oi that he is ceiving. now receiving. Albert Edwards, late of Company E, Thirty-sixth Regiment Michael Foley, late of Company L, Secund Regiment Ohio Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and Company I, First Regiment In Volunteer Heavy Artillery, $30 per month in lieu of that he is diana Volunteer Heavy Artillery, $30 per month in lieu of that now receiving. he is now ·reeetving. Mary L. Bingham, widow of Charles R. Bingham, late of Com John F. Searight, late of Company G, Twenty-second Regi pany F, Sixteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer In ment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu of that fantry, $12. he is now receiving. Inzetta A. Small, widow of Orrington L. Small, late of Oom · John Allen, late of Company A, Eighth Regiment United pany B, Eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cava.l.ry, $20 States Veteran Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu of per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. that he is now receiving. James L. Baker, late of Company E, Fifth Regiment Maine Franklin J. Russell, late of Company C, Third Regiment Wis Volunteer Infantry, $24 per month in lieu of that he is now consin Volunteer Cavalry, $30 per month in lieu of that he is receiving. now receiving. Luther Glenn, late of Company A, One hundred and sixtieth Nahum B. Dickey, alias Hiram B. Dickerson, late of Com Regiment Ohio National Guard Infantry, $30 per month in lieu pany D, Twentieth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, of that he is now receiving. $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Emma K. Frank, widow of Royal T. Frank, late brigadier Cyrus C. Trump, late ef Company C, Second Regiment Penn general, United States Volunteers, $3Q. sylvania Volunteer :Heavy Artillery, and Company C, Second Mr. MoCU!l.IBER. I wish to propose an amendment. On Regiment Pennsylvania Provisional Volunteer Heavy Artillery, page 8, line 3, I move to strike out the word " thirty " and insert $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. in lieu thereof "fifty." The evidence which we had received William N. Brown, late of Company B, Tenth Regiment at the time of making up the bill justified only the a.mount Michigan Volunteer Infantry~ $30 per month in lieu of that he which was allowed. Since that time I have ascertained that is now receiving. the claimant is absolutely helpless, needs the constant aid and William Thomas, late of Company G, Twenty-third .Regiment attention of another person, is very aged-I think over 80 years Indiana Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu of that he is oi age-and I think, following our rule, the amount should be now receiving. raised to $50. William Large, late of Companies G and A, Fourteenth Regi The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment proposed by ment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, $24 _per month in lieu of the Senator from North Dakota will be stated. that he is now receiving, The SECRET.A.BY. On page 8, line 3, it is proposed ro strike out William H. McCune, late of Company H, Twelfth Regiment "thirty" and inse1·t "fifty," so as to make the item rend: Iowa Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in lieu oi that he is The name of Oscar Hugh La Grang-e, .late colonel First Regiment Wis consin Volunteer Cavalry, and pay hlm a pension at the rate of ~50 now receiving. . per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. George 0. Ellsworth, late of Company K, Ninety-fifth Regi ment Illinois VollIIlteer lllfantry, -and :first lieutenant Company The amendment was agreed to. K, Sixth Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Heavy The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the Artillery, $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. amendment was concurred in.. Philip "Terry~ jr., helpless and dependent son of Philip Terry, The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read late of Company H, Forty-fourth Regiment Illinois Volunteer the third time, and passed. Infantry, $12. SADDLE MOUNTAIN N.ATIONAL PA.BK. Harriet B~ttie, widow of George Beattie, late of Company The bill (S. 5629) to set apart certain lands in the State of $20 F, Seventh Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavah-y1 per Oregon as a public park, to be known as the Saddle Mountain Na month in lieu of that she is now receiving. tional Park, was considered as in Committee of the Whole. Mathias Berry, late of .Company E, Fifty-fust Regiment In 1\fr. BACON. If the Senator who introduced the bill is diana Volunteer Infantry, $40 per month in lieu of that he is present I would like to ask him what will be the size of the now receiving. park. Robert P. Wild, late of Company B, Second Regiment North The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill was introduced by Carolina Volunteer Mounted l:nfantry, $24 per month in lieu of the Senator from Oregon [Mr. CHAMBERLAIN] -and reported by that he is now receiving. him. The Chair is not informed as to the size of the park. Nellie F. O'Kane, widow of James O'Kane, late captain, Mr. BACON. As the Senator from Oregon is n.ot he1·e, I will United States Navy, $40 per month in lieu of that she is now net press the inquiry. receiving. The bill was re.ported to the Senate without amendment, Noah Hedding, late of Company 13, Third Regiment "Potomac ordered to be engrossed for a third .reading, read the third time, Home Brigade Maryland Volunteer Infantry, $30 per month in and passed. lieu of that he is now receiving. Amanda Ruble, helpless and dependent daughter of Palser RELIEF OF HOMESTEAD SETTLERS. Ruble, late of Company A, Fifteenth Regiment West Virginia The bill (H. R. 10321) for the relief of homestead settlers Volunteer Infantry, $12. under the acts of February 20, 1904; June 5 and 28, 1906; and Peter P. Sumner, late of Campany L, Ten.th Regiment Michi March 2, 1907, was announced as the next business in order, gan Volunteer Cavalry, $24 per month in lieu of that he is now and the Secretary proceeded to read it. re.c.ei ving. l\fr. NELSON. I desire to say there is a mistake about this bill. It was referred to the Committee on Public Lands, but CJark C. Kenyon, late of Company H, Thirty-second Regi was never considered by that committee, -and I was about to ment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, $24 per month in lieu of ask to have it referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. In that he is now receiving. the meantime the Senator from South Dakota U\Ir. GAMBLE] . Bettie Patterson, widow of Frank Patterson, late of 00JJ3.pany reported it as coming from the Committee on Public Lands, I, One hundred and fourteenth Regiment United States Colored when we had never considered it in that committee. Volunteer lnfanb.:y, $12. Mr. GAMBLE. Mr. President, the matter never came to my Flemmg Dudley, late of Company A, First Regiment West observati.on until the bill was r~ached -on the calendar. It is Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, $30 per month in lieu of that he is clearly· within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Indian now receiving. Affairs. It refers to Indian matters entirely, a:nd was taken Peter Knepp, late of Company K, Eighteenth Regiment Penn up at the last meeting of the Committee on Indian ·Affairs, sylvania Volunteer Cavalry,•$40 per month in lieu of that he is assuming it had been referred to that committee. It is clearly now receiving. within the jurisdiction of that committee. \ \ I 1910., CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3181 lli. NELSON. I suggest that i:tr be referred to the Committee itself, wh.en. the bill reaches the- House, can put ou another on Indian Affa:irs. amenrunent,, and that they undoubtedly could do.. But tbe-co:a- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Tues the Senato.F SQ. mDV0? ference-. l'fr. NELSON. Yes, l m.o.ve that it be referred tEI th~ Com- I Mr. CLAPP. NQ.. mittee on Indian Affairs. I M:rt. AI.Ji).RICH Th.at is,. if it gees. back to. a stage h~re The PRESIDING OFFICER-. Theo Senator fl·om Minn.esota: · am-endm.en.ts: would be in oi;der. Hut a pi:opositioni ne er. eo:o: mev-es tha1l the- b.ill be referred tei the Co.mmilttee oo ln MrL HALE.. The bill has been refe1m~d to the C'ommittee on · coming :from tlte Commtttee o Indian .Affairs. IntUan .Ml'.ail"s. Th.~ FRESlDING OF .IQER.. The Senato.r from So.utb.i D~... Mr~ GAMBLE. Yes· I may say that the. Cemmitte0. on In- Itotai asks unanimous. em1sent to make: the: following repo..rt .. di.an Affairs consi-d-eredJ tb.e bill at it last sessi-0u. It is. a matte1~ l\Ir. NELSON. I object to that coUJtSe.. of very much llnl)01·tance:. especi~ll'$' tlle second section of the Tbe PR.ESIDliNG· OFFICER. Objectto.n is made-.. trill because tll.e time of' payment com.es oni the lst. ttay ot A.prlJJ,. M1!~ NELSON._ l think it ts irregul i:, uruler the rules.. The :o.d it is necessary that action should: be taken be-fore- toot 00,y. bill bas been :irefe:nred to. that co:i:runittee at this moment,. and It was entirely a misapprehension on the :part of the Committee as the first part o..t the bill is Jxeady includ:ed in the Indian: ap.. on Indian Affairs, because we assumed that the bill had go..ne pl!opriatien bill I shal!l cbject to :i:ts. b.eing in.eluded iit. this b.ill. there, as it is entirely within the jurisdiction of that committee. Mr. GAM.BLE~ In ~Olllpliance with too Slil,ggeStio.n. inacte- by U its consideration b-y the Senate- this. m~.rning ould: he p.rope.l' the- senior Seoo.tor fi'om MimLtIB0-ta, I would foll~w- myi requesf!- 1 would be vei:y glad to have the bill conside.11ed, beeause it ts a by m0;ving a.n amend.meat- to, strike ~mt the fll'st sectioo 0-1· the matter that has. been delayed. I reported it from tne Com.- bill, whkh applies to- the state o.f Minn-esota. mittee on Indian Affair~ with a wianimous report. l\Ir. LODGE. The bill is n0:t befo..re· the- Senate for a.meud- M:r. NELSON. I think the bill ought t() go t0: th-e- eo:wm.ittee, ment. where it really belongs. Mr-.. GMIBLE:. No Mr. LODGE. It has gone. Mr. LODGE. It has just een re-ferred,. It is. not before- the The PRESIDING OFFICER. lit has goner lt i.s-n.o.t hei'e-. Senate: at all. Mr. GAMBLE. While the: bill is be.for~ th~ Senate· I ask l\fr. GAMBLE. I am not proposing to amend the bill at this unanimous consent that :Et-- ,, time, b.nt fuat amendment wo-uld cure the. objection: raised by The PRESIDING OFFICER. T-h& Chair does n-01! understand th~ Sen.ate.r fl:om Mil:J.nesota.. It was entirelY' a misappreh_en that the bill is hefore the Sen.ate~ The Chair n:nderstan~ that sion. by th-e comm.ttte~ the bill has gone to the Committee on Indian Affi'airs~ Mr. NELSON. I believe the bill ought to go. to the committee. Mr. LODGE~ It has gone- t& th:.e eommittee.. The: mo.ti on to and! then 1!.he e.omrru:ttee· can amend it. by striking- out the. :fi.rst Fefer was carried.. parogl."al'h~ The PRESIDING OFFICER. It was cattied1- and the bHI Mr. GAMBLE Tha:t will be· entirely satisfa.ct0ry. has gone t°' the Committee on Inman .AJiairs. _The PRESIDING OFFICER. The next billl on the ettlendar 1\Ir. GAMBLE. I ask unanimQUS- eo:nsent, if it he tn ord:er, 11 he: stated Mr. P1·esident,. that I be- J?ermitted to :rePQrt H0t1se bm 10321 A.EI.ow ANCE- TE> UN1TED sTA.T~s DIS'l:BICT .n:mGES.. and that the same be considered,. t.he bill having already ~n The MU (S. 7000) m;ino'. the expense aUowance tot travel and: fully considered by the Committee on Indian Affairs and a attendance of United Slates. district judges when necessarily unanimous. report made. n.bsent from their place of restde-ru:e. 011 o-ffic!a.l duty in any Mr. CLAPP. .Mr. J?i:-eside:nt, if the s·enator will pard&n me~ other- pl'aee in their drstricts was. considered a.s in Committee I think T see a way out of the difficulty, of the ·wnole. It proposes to allow the judges' o.f the district The Red Lake item is on the Indian bilI,. and the othei: item co mt of the 'United States $6· per day as expen~es of tra ve1 and nQ doubt is- ge:rmn.ne to it. So the, H(kuse,. by amendment, ean attendance fen: eaeh day that any such jQdg,e shall be neces put the other States onto the. l\1i:nnesota case in the_ Indian sarl.J:y absent. trem his place ot· residen~ in h.oJ.di.ng court Oi' in. appropriation b-iil. the disch.arge of' other Judicial duties. in any other place m the l\Ir. HA.LEL What does it cm;-ei;?· district whereo-f he is iudg,e. Mr. CLAPPL It covers. the subject o-f extending the time o:f The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment o.r- payment. I have n-o do..uht it wo.uld he g~:r:roane. I do nQt. dered. to he engrQSsed. for a third. :reading, rea That Arthur M. Beaupr~ be authorized to accept a silver ink some declared principle of action, so that one officer should not have his request refused and another receive authority as the result of acci stand tendered to him while he was secretary of legation and dental circumstances attending the presentation of the request. consul-general at Guatemala by the British Government through The existence of the prohibition in the Constitution indicates that the Department of State of the United States. the presumption is against the acceptance of the present, emolument, office, or title. A habit of general and indiscriminate consent by Con That First Lieut. Thomas H. Jackson, First Lieut. Edmund gress upon such applications would tend practically to nullify the con M. Rhett, Second Lieut. John H. Poole, all of the United States stitutional provision, which is based upon an apprehension, not without Army; Lieut. Frederick L. Chapin, United States Navy; and foundation, that our officers may be affected in the performance of their duties by the desire to receive such recognition from other governments. Gen. H. V. N. Boynton, commis~ioner of the Chickamauga and A strong support for the view that the p1·actice should not be allowed Cbattanooga National Military Park, be authorized to accept, to become general is to be found in the fact that the Government of respectivelv, a photograph of His Royal Highness Prince Henry the United States does not confer decorations or titles or, unless in very exceptional cases, make presents to the officers of other govern of Prussia· tendered to each of them by the prince through the ments. It is not suitable that we should permit our officers to receive ·Department of State of the United States. courtesies which we do not reciprocate by extending simllar courtesies That Capt. Dorr F. Tozier, United States Navy, be authorized to the officers of other governments. We are of the opinion that the following rules should be observed : to accept a sword tendered to him by the King of Great Britain 1. That no decoration should be received unless possibly when It is through the Department of State of the United States. conferred for some exceptional, extraordinary, and highly meritorious That George H. Bridgeman, formerly American minister at act, justifying beyond dispute a special mark of distinction. 2. That no presents should be received except such articles as are Bolivia, be authorized to accept a silver inkstand tendered to appropriate for souvenirs and marks of courtesy and appreciation and him by the British Gov~rnment through the Department of having an intrinsic value not disproportionate to such a purpose. State of the United States. _ 3. That the acceptance of presents within the . limitation above stated should be further Umited to cases in which some exceptional That E. C. Hadley and Albert Whitten, light keepers at Cape service or speclal relation justifying the mark of courtesy exists be Ann Rockport, Mass., be authorized to accept, respectively, a tween the recipient and the government offering the present. wat~h tendered to each of them by the Canadian government 4. That no otrer ~ of any other title or emolument or office should be considered. through the Department of State of the United States. 5. We. consider that membership in learned societies, even though That Hamilton King, Anierican minister to Siam; Paul Nash, the appomtment thereto may have a quasi governmental origin should formerly secretary of legation at Bangkok; and J. P. Sleden not be considered as coming within the constitutional provision' and it may well be tl~1at as to certain trifiing gifts, such as photographs, the be authorized to accept, respectively, a jubilee medal tendered rule of de mirumis lex non curat should be deemed to apply. to each of them by the King of Siam through the Department Applying the foregoing rules, we recommend that the consent of the of State of the United States. Congress be given to the acceptance of the presents otrered to officers of the United States in the cases identiiied in the annexed pamphlet The Department of State is authorized to deliver to the widow as Nos. 1 to 8 inclusive, 28 (the present but not the decoration) 29 or heir at law of Rear-Admiral J. W. Niche>lson, deceased, a 31 to 35, inclusive, 36, 84, 85, 86, 98 to 100, inclusive, 106, 125, 134,'144: gold medal tendered to him by the King of Sweden and Norway 147, 174, 188, 197. We recommend that consent be refused in all the through the Department of State of the United States. other cases specified in the pamphlet, including all the otiers of decora tions. We omit consideration of No. 77, which has been acted on by · That Surg. William C. Braisted, Untied States Navy, be au the Congress. ··- . , thorized lo accept a war medal tendered to him by the Emperor of Japan through the Department of State of the United States. I. Requests for authority to accept ce1·tain gl~s and decorations to That Rear-Admiral C. H. Davis, United States Navy, be au .otftcers of the United Stat.es- by foreign govet·nments, pending before thorized to accept a silver cup and salver and silver punch bowl the Committee on Foreign, Relations June 29, 1906.-JI. Requests for auth-Ority to accept certain gifts a1td decorations trnnsmittea by the end cups tendered by the Governments of Great Britain and State Department to the Committee on Foreig1i Relations from June Russia through the Department of State of the United States. !3, ·1906, to Febrtfary 15, 1910. ·That Lieut. Commander Irvin V. Gillis, United States Navy, I. be authorized to accept a war medal tendered to him by the 1. Capt. James M. Miller, United States Navy. Emperor of Japan through the Department of State of the 2. Commander Herbert 0. Dunn, United States Navy. 3. Chaplain H. I. Reaney, United States Navy. United States. 4. Lieut. Victor A. Kimberly, United States Navy. That Capt. O. C. Hamlet, United States Revenue-Cutter Serv 5. Lieut. Henry L. Brinser, United States Navy. ice be authorized to accept a gold cigarette case tendered to 6. Asst. Surg. Theodore N. Pease, United States Navy. hi~ by the Czar of Russia through the Department of State of 7. Paymaster Charles R. O'Leary, United States Navy. 8. First Lieut. Frank C. Lander, United -States Marine Corps. the United States. Photographs presented to them by the Mexican Government. That Commander Richard T. Mulligan, United States Navy, Reason for giving.-The photographs were presented as a memorial be authorized to accept a silver cup presented to him by the for their services on board the U. S. S. Oolt1mbia when she carried the remains of the late Ambassador Azpiroz to Mexico. President of Guatemala through the Department of State of 9. Lieut. Gen. A. R. Chaffee, retired, United States Army. the United States. Commission and insignia of the office of Grand Commander of the That Rear-Admiral Charles S. Sperry, United States Navy, be Legion of Honor, conferred upon him by the French Republic. Reason for giving.-In recognition of his recent visit to France as authorized to accept a silver flower bowl mounted on a wooden the head of the special mission of American army officers to witness base tendered to him by the Emperor of Japan through the the grand maneuvers of the French army. Department of State of the United States. 10. Brig. Gen. William Crozier United States Army. 11. Capt. Daniel T. Moore, Umted1 States Army. That Col. John P. Wisser, United States Army, be authorized Decoration of Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor, and to accept a photograph tendered to him by the Emperor of Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor, respectively. ( Germany through the Departmen., of State. Reason for giving.-In connection with their attendance of the grand maneuvers of the French army, held in September, 1905. The Department of State is authorized to deliver to the 12. John Barrett, American Minister to Colombia. various persons named the gifts herein specified. 13. Col. J. A. Ockerson, Commissioner on the Mississippi River Com The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, mission. Letters patent and the decorations of the Order of the Double ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, Dragon conferred upon them by the Chinese Government. and passed. Reasons for giving.-Because of their connection with the Louisiana Mr. CULLOM. I ask that the report made in the case be Purchase Exposition, Barrett having been special commissioner to China in the interest of the exposition, and Ockerson having been printed in the REcoBD. · chief of the Liberal Arts Building at the exposition. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois asks 14. Capt. T. Bentley Mott, United States Army. that the report be printed in the RECOBD. In the absence of Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor conferred upon him by the French Republic. objection, it is so ordered. Reason for giving.-Decoration conferred upon . the completion of The report submitted by .Mr. RooT on the 10th instant is as his tour of duty as military attach~ to the American embassy at Paris. follows: 15. Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry, United States Army. 373, Decoration of the Order of St. Stanislaus of the first class. Russia. [Senate Report No. Sixty-first Congress, second session.] 16. Col. John Van R. Hotr Medical Department. GIFTS A.ND DECORATIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STA.TES BY FOREIGN 17. Lieut. Col. Walter S. Schuyler, General Staff. GOVERNMENTS. · 18. Ma;I. Montgomery M. Macomb, General Statr. Mr. RooT, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the Decoration of the Order of St. ..Anne of the second class. Russia. following report, to accompany S. 7096 : 19. Capt. Carl Reichmann, Unifed States Army. The Committee on Foreign Relations having bad under consideration 20. Capt. Sydney Cloman, United States Army. applications under Article I, section 9, paragraph 8, of the Constitu Decoration of the Order of St. Stanislaus, second class. Russia. tion, reports as follows : Reason for giving.-These gentlemen were attached to the Russian The paragraph provides : army in the field during the Russo-Japanese war. "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States; and no 21. Brig. Gen. J. F. Bell, United States Army. person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without 22. Capt. Grote Hutcheson, United States Army. the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or Decoration of Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor and title. of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state." Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor, respectively. There are now pending in the Committee on Foreign Relations 200 Reason for giving.-On account of their presence during the recent i·equests for the consent of Congress under this constitutional provi maneuvers of the French army. sion to the acceptance of gifts and decorations tendered by foreign 23. Rear-Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, United States Navy. governments to officers of the United States. The subject-matter of 24. Capt. John M. Hawley, United States Navy. . all these requests is described in the accompanying pamphlet, in which 25. Commander Reginald F. Nicholson, United Stn.tes Navy. we have numbered the requests from 1 to 200, inclusive. It seems that 26. Commander Alexander Sharp, United States Navy. requests of this character should be passed upon in accordance with 27. Lieut. Commander Harry George, United States Navy.· 1910. CONGRESSIONAL ~ECORD-SENATE. 3183 Decorations of the Order of the Legi<>n of Honor, conferred upon them Re_ason for gfoing.-Captain Slocum was United States mUita.ry a.t by the French Republic. tache to South Africa during the Boer war and this decoration was R eason for givhig.-The decorations were conferred upon the occa tendered after the conclusion of that war. ' . sion of the removal of the remains of Admiral John Paul J·ones to this 65. Lieut. William P. Scott United States Army. country. Decoration of Liakat Medal of Merit from His Majesty the Sultan 28. Capt. B. F. McCalla, United States Navy. of Turkey. Decoration of the Order of the Red Eagle of the second class, with P,r:ason for giving'.-It appears from the note of our United States swords, tendered to him by the German Emperor. m1mster to Constantinople, " at the request of the first secretary of R eason for giving.-Decoration conferred after the campaign of the His Imperial Majesty the Sultan, I am sending you under separate international column under Admiral Seymour, in which German blue cove1· the decoration of the Order of Merit, which His Majesty desfrl)S jackets represented one of the nationalities engaged. On this <>ccasion to confer on you as a token of his appreciation of the part which you the German Emperor conferred a number of decorations. played in the battle of Manila." Mccalla says the decoration was conferred on account of the Ger 66. Joh~ Fowler, United States Consul at Chefoo, China. man Emperor's kindly feeling townrd the United States and his recog Decoration of the D<>uble Dragon, conferred upon him by the Chinese nJtion of the honorable part which the force under McCalla's com Government. mand took in the unsuccessul attempt to relieve the legations at R eason for givi9t.!J.-lt appears from the note of the Chinese Govern Peking. ment • • • " during th.e Boxer troubles in the year 1900, you and the other consuls cooperated with the local authorities in maintaining ~· Arthur M. Beaupre, minister to Argentine Republic. Silver inkstand presented to him by the British Government while he peace and order." was secretary of legation and consul-general at Guatemala. These decorations were conferred upon all of the foreign consuls. 67. Hei·~rt H. D. Peirce, Third Assistant Secretary of State. R eason, fot· giving.---On account of his services as arbitrator in con Decorat10n of the Order of the Legion of Honor. conferred upon him nection with the claims of the owners and masters of the English sloop by the Government of France. Lottie May against the G<>vernment. of Honduras. . R eason fot· givin.17.-For his services in connection with the unveil 30. Richard T. Greener, commercial agent of the United States at mg of the Rochambeau monument. .Vladivostok. 68. Gen: T. A. Bingham, United States Army, retired. Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon, second grade, third Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor conferred u.pon him class, from the Chinese Government. by France. • R eason for giving.-The Chinese Government tendered such decora Reason for giving.-Conferred in connection with the unveilin"' of tb,e tions to the consular officers of all the nations stationed at Vladi Rochambeau monument. 0 vostok during the Boxer uprising in 1900. .31. First Lieut. Thomas H. Jackson, United States Army. 69. Henry Vlgnaud, secretary of the American embassy at Paris. 32. First Lieut. Edmund M. Rhett, United States Army. Decoration of the Order ·of the L-egion of Honor conferred upon him 33. Second Lieut. John H. Poole, United States Armx. by the Republic of France. ' Rea.sot~ for giving.-Th!s decoration was conferred in July, 1889, out 34. Lieut. Frt'derick L. Cha.pin, United States Navy. of complu?ent to the Umted States, and as a mark of special regard 35. Gen. H. V. N. Boynton, commissioner of the Chickamauga and fo1• Mr. V1gnaud, who has been for many years in the American diplo Chattanooga National Military Park. matic service at Paris. Pr~:s~i~graphs, respectively, of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of 70. Cap~. W. G. Cutler, United States Navy. Decoratwn of the Order of the Legion of Honor conferred upon him th:rJ~~feJostf.f~:.nu.-These were tendered after Prince Henry visited by the French Government. ' Reason for giving.--Captain Cutler was commander of the U. S. S. 36. Capt. Dorr F. Tozier, United States Navy. Galv eston on the occasion of the transfer of the remains of Admiral Sword tendered to him by the King of Great Britain. John Paul Jones to the United States. R eason for giving.-On account of the " cordial and valuable assist 71. Capt. W. S. Sims, United States Navy. · · ance rendered by Captain Tozier during the search for H. M. S. Oond.or Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon him along th~ west coast of Vancouver Island." by France. 37. Capt. William E. Horton, United States Army. .. Decoration of Knight Commander of the Order of Nicham el Amouar, R eason for yiving.-;;-This decoration was conferred on his retirement conferred upon him by the French Republic. as naval attache at Paris. .{lcason fo1• gLvfag.-Recovery of the body of Baron De Marais, a 72. Capt. D. E. Nolan, United States Army. cltizen of France, who was assassinated by the insurgent Filipinos in Decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor, conferred upon him 1899. Captain Horton, at some personal ex:pense to himself and con by France. . Reason for gfoing.-This decoration was conferred on the occasion of siderable risk, and after several failures on the part of others, finally his attendance of the French maneuvers in the autumn of 1905 recovered the body. 73. G. F°· Hill, Department of Agriculture. · 38. Commander Samuel W. B. Diebl, United States Navy. Decoration of the Order of the Merite Agricole, conferred upon him 39. Lieut. Commander Lewis S. Van Duzer, United States Navy. by the Government of France. 40. Ensign William P. Cronin, United States Navy. Reason for giving.-This decoration was conferred at the request of e~~~ia~~oiy~~e~~: ~ust of Bolivar of the third class, from the Gov- the l!"'rench minister of agriculture. 1 74. C. S. Crowninshield, commercial agent at Castellamarie. R eason fo1· giving.-In testimony of their humanity in saving the life Decoration of Officer of Public Instruction. of a shipwrecked citizen of Venezuela and in rescuing a Venezuelan Reason for giving.-In recognition of the important part taken by vessel off the coast of that country. him at the Paris Exposition. · 41. Sa~uel L. Gracey~ esq., United States consul at Foochow, China. Decoration <>f the Oraer of the Double Dragon, conferred upon him 75. Miss Anna T. Smith, translator of the Bureau of Education. by the Chinese Government. Fr~~~~.ration of Officer of Public Instruction, conferred upon her by Reason for giving.-On account and ln recognition of important R eason for giving.-In recognition -0f the important part taken by services to tbe Chinese Government during the Boxer troubles in 1900. her at the Paris Exposition. 42. Maj. Gen. J. A. Brooke1 United States Army. 76. John C. Covert, United States consul at Lyon. 43. Brig. Gen. Samuel B. M. Young'uUnited States Army. 44. Rear-Admiral F. G. Higginson, nited States Navy. Decoration of Officer d'Academie, conferred upon him by France Degree of Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor. Reason for giving.-This decoration was conferred on the occasion of 45. Col. Albert L. Mills, United States Army. the visit of the French minister of ~ublic instruction to Lyon 46. Capt. Willard H. Bronson, United States Army. 77. Capt. C. De Witt Wilcox, Umted States Army. · 47. Capt. Henry W. Lyon, United States Army. Decoration of Officer d'Academie, conferred upon him by France; 48. Capt. Joseph N. Hemphill, United States Army. R eason for giving.-No reason given. 49. Commander Richard Wainwright, United States Navy. 78. Herbert H. D. Peirce, Third Assistant Secretary of State. De(! crntion of t)fficcr of the Legion of Honor. Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon, conferred upon him by 50. Edwin V. Morgan, State Department. the Government of China. 51. Lieut. Commander A. Gleaves, United States Navy. Reason for giving.-For courtesies extended to Prince Tsai Chen, spe 52. Lieut. A. H. Davis, United States Navy. cial envoy of the Emperor of China to the United States after the 53. Lieut. G. 1JJ. Evans, United States Navy. Boxer troubles of 1900. Decoration of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. 79. Capt. A. W. Brewster, United States Army, military attache at R casot~ for giving.-Decoratlons tendered by the Republic of France Peking. after the ceremonies of the unveiling of the Rochambeau monument Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon, conferred upon him by 54. Capt. Richardson Clover, United States Navy. · China. Reason for giving.-Decoratlon conferred in recognition of services Br~t~~~nir coronation medal tendered to him by the King of Great rendered during the Boxer troubles. Reason for giving.-Decoration tendered after the coronation. 80. Capt. J. M. Sigworth, United States Army. 55. Lieut. Commander Asher C. Baker, United States Navy. 81. Lieut. C. C. Kinney United States Army. · 56. Frank W. Clarke, Curator United States National Museum. 82. Lieut. Paul M. Goodrich United States Army. Decoration of the Cross of the Knight of the Legion of Honor. 83. Lieut. Allen Smith, jr., United States Army. 57. Henry E. Alvord, Chief of the Dairy Division, Department of Decoration, respectively, of the Order of the Double Dragon, con Agriculture. . ferred by China. 58. William A. Taylor, Pomologist, DeEartment of Agriculture. Reason for givinf<.-In recognition of services rendered in the protec- cuf~ri.1· W. Wiley, Chief Bureau <>f C emistry, Department of Agri- l1~J1-o. of the Forbi den City, Peking, . after the Boxer disturbances in 60. 1\1. A. Carleton, Cereallst. 84. Rear-Admiral B. H. Mccalla, United States Navy. 61. John I. Schulte, Assistant Agriculturist. Peking war medal with clasp, conferred by the King of Great BritaJn. Decoration of the Ordre du Merite Agricole. Reason for giving.-In recognition of services rendered in the relief Reason for yiving.-These decorations were tendered by the French of the legation at Peking in 1900. · Government in recognition of the important services rendered by these 85. George H. Bridgeman, .American consul at Kingston, .Tamalca, gentlemen at the Paris ExpORition. formerly American minister at Bolivia. 62. Dr. Eugene Wasdin, United States Marine-Hospital Service. Silver inkstand. 63. Dr. H. D. Geddings, United States Marine-Hospital Service. Reason tor giving.-ln recognition of services rendered while in Decorations of the Cr-oss of Officer of S. S. Marizio e Lazaro and the charge of British interests in B<>livia. Cross of Chevalier, respectively. 86. E. c. Hadley and Albert Whitten, light keepers at Cape .Ann, Reason fot· yiviny.-'l'hese decorations were conferred by the Itnlian Rockport, Mass. - · 88. Capt. Henry C. Taylor, ·united States Navy. 122. Robert Woods Bliss, esq., Secretary of Legation, Buenos Aires: 89. Capt. Francis A. Cooke, United States Navy. Diploma of the Order of St. .Anne of the third class, conferred upon 90. Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee, United States Navy. him by the Emperor of Russia in recognition of Mr. Bliss's services 91. Capt. Casper S. Goodrich, United States Navy. whHe second secretary at the embassy at· St. Petersburg. 92. Commander W. M. Meade, United States Navy. Also, decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Rising Sun 93. Commander J. H. Dayton, United States Navy. conferred upon him by the Empernr of Japan in recognition of Mr. 94. Commander Frederic.k N. Symonds, United States Navy. Bliss's services while serving as second secretary of the embassy at St. 95. Chapin C. Todd. Petersburg during the war between Japan and Russia. Decoration of the bust of Bolivar. 123. Capt. John M. Bowyer, United States Navy. Reaso1i fot· gi'V'ing.-This decoration was tendered on the occasion Decoration of the second class, second grade, " Pao-jo," and a silver of the visit of these gentlemen to La Guaira, with the squadron, in bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion 1899. of the visit of the Americ:rn battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. 96. George P . Skinner, American consul-general at Marseille. 124. C. B. Bracket, esq., Department of Agricultm·e. Decoration conferred by the Emperor of Ethiopia, namely, the Star Decoration of the Order of Merite Agricoli conferred upon him by of Ethiopia. the Government of France in recognition of his services at the Paris Reason for gidng.-Mr. Skinner negotiated a commercial treaty with Exposition. Abyssinia, and this decoration was tendered at the conclusion of the 125. Surg. William C. Braisted, United States Navy. negotiations. War medal conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan as a mark U7. Capt. George P. Thorpe, United States Marine Corps. of appreciation of Surgeon Braisted's services to that country during Medal conferred upon him by the Emperor of Ethiopia. the recent war between Japan and Russia. Reason for gi't;ing.-Captain Thorpe commanded the escort which 126. John Brewer, esq., American consular agent at Caracas. accompanied Mr. Skinner to Ethiopia to negotiate a commercial treaty. Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene- 08. Hamilton King, American minister at Bangkok. zuelan Government in_ recognition of his services while in charge of the 99. r•aul Nash, formerly secretary of legation at Bangkok, now con- American legation at Caracas. . sul at Venice. 127. Capt. N. M. Brooks, clerk, Post-Office Department. 100. J. P. Sleden. Decoration of the third class ot the Order of the Red Eagle con- Jubllee medals tendered by the King of Slam. ferred upon him by the German Emperor. The reasons for conferring Reason for giving.-These gold and silver jubilee medals were ten- this decoration are not known by the depurtment. dered by the King as souvenirs to all officials, native and foreign. 128. Midshipman Robert W. Cabaniss, United States Navy. 101. Ethelbert Walsh, formerly consul-general at Cairo, now consul- Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene- general at St. Petersburg. zuelan Government upon the occasion of. the vi it of the U. S. war Decoration, Order of Osmanieh, conferred by the Khedive of Egypt. ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. Reason fot· gi1:itig.-No reason bas been given for the award of this 129. Lieut. ~urry Kimball Ca"'e, United States Navy. decoration. Decoration of the Bust of Boiivar confe1·red upon him by the Vene- 102. Capt. Henry Wilson, United States Navy. · 1 zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war Gold cross tendered by Klng Kalakaua. ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1!)0 • Reason for giving.-This gold cross was tendered on the occasion of 130. Capt. William B. Caper·ton, United States Navy. the King's coronation. · Decoration Qf the Bust of Bolivar conferred upo!l him by the Vene- 103; John G. Leishman, American Minister at Constantinople. zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war 104. Col. F . H . Phipps, United States Army. ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in Hl08. Gold medals confen·ed by the Sultan of Tarkey. 131. Leslle M. Combs, esq., American minister to Peru. Reason for gi'1:i11g .-No reason given. Gold cup presented to him by the President of Guatemala as a 105. Richmond Pearson, American Minister at Teheran. souvenir of. the peace conference between representatives of the Gov- Diamond snuJr box tendered by the Shah of Persia. ernments of Guatemala, Salvador, and Honduras, which occurred on Reaso1• fo1· gh:ing.-'rhis was tende1·ed as a mark of regard. boai·d the U. S. S. Marblehead in 1906, at which time Mr. Combs was 106. Rear-Admirnl J. W. Nicholson, United States. Navy, deceased. minister to Guatemala. Gold medal tendered by the King of Sweden and Norway. 132. Capt. Walter C. Cowles, United States Navy. Reason. for gii:i11g.-For attention shown to• Swedish subjects at Decoration of the second class, second grade "K'ou-erb-ssu" and Alexandria, Egypt, during the bombardme~t hy British ships. silver bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese 'Government up~n the 107. Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur, Umted States Army. occa s.ion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 108. Col. E. H. Crowder, United States Army. 1908 109. Lieut. Gen. E. J. McClernand, United States Army. 133. Lieut. Commander Thomas T. Craven, United States Navy. 110. Maj. Joseph E. Kuhn, United States Army. Decoration of the third class, first grade, "Ke-Heh-wen," conferred. 111. Maj. John F . Morrison, United States Army. upon him by the Chinese .Government upon the occasion of the visit of 112. Capt. Charles Lynch, United States Army. the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. 113. Capt. Parker W. West, United States Army. 1?4. Rear-Admiral C. II. Davis, nited States Navy. 114. Capt. John J. Pershing, Un.ited States Army. Silver cap and salver, and silver punch bowl and cups, tendered to 115. Capt. Peyton C. Mai-sh, Umted States Army. him by the Governments of Great Britain and Russia. The reaso::is for Decorations, respectively, tendered by the Emperor of Japan. making these presents are not known to the department. Reason. for givinn.-The American minister at Tokyo, in bis dispatch Th!s was for service as a member of the Doggers Bank Commission. of October 19, 1905, states as follows: 130. Capt. Halstead Dorey, United States Army. " I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of a note from the Decoration an~ diplo.::n!l of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, minister for foreign affairs wherein he states that in view of the conferred upon him by the French Gove1'nment. The occasion for this especially intimate relations between the United States and Japan, and presentation ts not known by the department. also of the sympathy and admiration which the Japanese army feel 136. Commander John A. Dougherty, United States Navy. f or that of the United States, His Majesty the Emperor oi Japan is now Decoration of the seco:ad class, second grade, "Ten~-ko-tl," conferred disposed to confer certain imperial orders upon the American mili~ry upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occr.sion of the visit of' officers who were attached to the Japanese armies in the field durmg the American battle-ship sqi.:adron to Amoy in 1908. t he war just ended." 137. Capt. Robert M. Doyle, United States Navy. II. DEPARTYE~T OF STATE, Decoration of the second class, second grade, "Tai-1," and silver bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion Washington, February 15, 1910. of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. MY DEAR SENATOR CuLLOllI: Referring to your request of the 1 th 138. Ensign Milo Frederick Draemel, lJnited States Navy. ultimo, I take pleasure in sending you herewith a list of officials of this Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferr d upon him by the Vene- Government who have been tendered or upon whom have been conferred zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war ships decorations or gifts by foreign governments. This list contains the Maine and ·Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. names of those whose cases have come before the department since 139. Lieut. Commande1· John Rufus Edie, United States Navy. J une 23 1906, when the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations had Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene- under consideration the applications which had been made up to that zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war ships time for the permission of Congress to accept certain gifts and decora- Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. · tions. 140. Rear-Admiral William H. Emoi·y, United States Navy. There are now about 220 diplomas, decorations, medals, and other Decoration of the first class, third grade, "I-mo-li," and silver bowl, gifts in the custody of-the chief clerk of this department. conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of I am, my dear Senator CoLLOll, the visit of the American battle-ship squadrnn to Amoy in 1908. Very sincerely, yours, P. C. K~ox . · 141. John Fowler, esq., consul at Chefoo. Hon. SHELBY M. CuLLOllI, Decoration conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan In apprecla- Committee on Fo1·eign Relations, United States Senate. tion of the services of l\!r. Fowler while consul-general at Chefoo, China» at the time of the war between Japan and Russia. 116. Lieut. William H . Allen, United States Navy. 142. Capt. John c. Fremont, nited States Navy. Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene- Sword presented to him by the Sultan of Morocco on the occasion of zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war ships the recent American mission to Fez, when Captain Fremont accompanied Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan wate1·s in 1908. the mission as naval aid. - 117. Rear-Admiral Conway H. Arnold, 'nited States Navy. 143. Ensign Douglas w. Fuller, United States Nc.vy. Decoration of 'the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene- . Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upcn him by the Vene- zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war ships zuelan Government upon the occasion of the vililit of the U. S. war ships Maine and Dolphin to Yenezuelan waters in 1908. Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 190 . 118. Julean H. Arno!d, esq., Americ:rn Consul, Amoy. . 1-14. Lieut. Commander Irvin V. Gillis, nited States Navy. Decoration of the second class, third grade, "A-na-erh," conferred War medal conferred upon him by the Emperol· of Japan as a mark upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of the visit of appreciation of Lieutenant Gillis· services to that country during of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. the recent war between Japan and Russia. 119. Frank Holway Atkinson, esq., Assistant Paymaster, United States 145. Roger s. Greene, esq., American consul at rrarbin. Navy. · Decoration of the fifth class of the Order of the Rising Sun con-· Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene- ferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. Greene's zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war ships services while commercial agent at Vladivostok during the Rasso- Maine and Dolplu)i to -Venezuelan waters in 1908. Japanese war. 120. Capt. F1·ank E. Beatty, United States Navy. 146. apt. William S. Guignard, United States Army. Decoration of the second class, second grade, "Pi-li," and silver Decoration of Grade of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor conferred bowl conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion upon him by the French Government in recognition of Captain Guig- of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. nard's services while military attach~ at Paris. 121. A.. Bailly-Blanchard, esq., Secretary of Embassy, Paris. Also sword presented to him by the Sultan of Morocco on the occa- Decoration of the Black Star of Benin conferred upon him by the sion of the recent American mission to Fez, when be accompanied t h0 French Government in recognition of Mr. Bailly-Blanchard's services as mission as military aid. · · secretary at the last Hague conference. 147. Capt. 0. C. Hamlet, United States Revenue-Cutter Service. 1910. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3185 Gold cigarette case conferred upon him by the Czar of Russia in rec· 170. Commander Charles C. Marsh, United States Navy. ognltion of the services rende1·ed by Captain Hamlet in 190~5 for the Decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Rising Sun and protection of the coast of east Siberia against the depredations of sea a commemorative war ·medal conferred upon him by the Emperor of poachers during the late war between Japan and Russia. Japan in recognition of Commander Marsh's valuable services during 148. Thomas E. Heenan, esq., consul at Warsaw. . the war between Japan and Russia. Decoration conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan m recogni 171. Hon. George von L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy. tion of l\lr. Heenan'3 services to that country while consul-general at Decoration of the first class of the 01·de1· of the Rising Sun conferred Newchwang during the war between Japan and Russia. upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of ~fr. Meyer's serv 149. Lieut. Robert W. Henderson, United States Navy. ,, ices as American ambassador at St. Petersburg. Decoration of the third class, first grade, " Han-te-sun, con!erred 172. Henry B. Miller, esq., consul at Belfast. upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of the visit of Decoration conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan for services. the Amer·ican battle-ship squadron to Amoy in mos. rendered by l\fr. Miller to that country while consul-general at Yokohama 150. Henry L. Hertz, esq., collector of internal revenue at Chicago. at the time of the war between Japan and Russia. · Decoration of the Order of Danebrog and diploma conferreq upon 173. Ransford S. Mille1·, jr., esq., Chief Far Eastern Division, D~- him by the King of Denmark in recognition of Mr. Hertz's services as partment of State. · president of the Dano-American Society. Decor·atlon of the fourth class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure 151. Paxton Hibben, esq., secretary of American legation, The Hague. conferred upon him by the Empero1· of Japan in recognition of Mr. Decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure Miller's services while secretary and interpreter to the legation at conferred upon him by th~ Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. Tokyo during the Russo-Japanese war. · Hibben's services while third secretary of the embassy at St. Petersburg 174. Commandei- Richard T. Mulligan, United States Navy. during the Russo-Japanese war. · Silver cup p1·esented to him by the President of Guatemala as a Also, decoration and diploma of the Order of St. Sta~lslaus of the souvenir of the peace conference between representatives of the Gov third class conferred upon him by the Emperor of Russia as a cour ernments of Guatemala, Salvadoi-, and Honduras, which occurred OQ. teous recognition of Mr. Hibben's services while secretary of the board the U. S. S. Marblehead in 1906, of which vessel Captain Mulli- American embassy at St. Petei-sburg. . gan was commander at that time. . 152. Dr. David J. Hill, American ambassador to Germany. • 175. Capt. Kossuth Niles, United States Navy. Decoration of the Grand Cordon of the Order of Orange Nassau Decoration of the second class, second grade " Nai-erh-ssu," and conferred upon him as a token of esteem by the Queen of the Nether silve1· bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the lands upon the conclu. ion of Doctor Hill's mission at that post. occasion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 153. Edward T. Iloopes, paymaster, United States Navy. 1908. Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the 176. ·col. J. A. Ockerson, membe1· of the Mississippi River Commis Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. sion. war ships Maine and Dolphin in Venezuelan waters in 1908. Decoration of Officier d'Instruction Publique conferred upon him by 154. Capt. Thomas B. Howard, United States Navy. the French Government. The reasons for conferring this decoration Decoration of the second class, second grade, " Hou-huo," and silver are not known to the department. bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion 177. Gordon Paddock esq., vice-consul-general at Mukden. of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. Decoration of the thn·d1 class of the Order of Tai Keuk, a souvenil." 155. Commander William L. Howard, United States Navy. medal, in commemoration of the coronation of the Empero1· of Korea, Decoration of the Oi-der of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, with the at the time Mr. Paddock was vice-consul-general at Seoul. These medals grade of knight, conferred upon him by the King of Italy in recognition were distributed to all foreign officials present at the ceremonies. of Commander Howard's services while naval attache at the embassy at 178. Lieut. Leigh C. Palmer, United States Navy. Rome. Decoration of the Royal Order of Merit, presented by the King of Also decoration of the Order of Merit of Duke Frederick Peter Louis Spain on the occasion of his marriage, Lieutenant Palmer having been of Oldenburg conferred upon him by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg in detailed as military attache to the special embassy from the United recognition of Commander Howard's services while naval attacbe at States. · the embassy at Berlin. . 179. Capt. James H. Reeves, military attache, American legation, 156. William H. Hunt, esq., Amencan consul, St. Etienne, France. Peking. Title of Officier d'Academie conferred upon him by the French Gov Decoration of the thir'd class, first grade, "Ll-fu-ssu," conferred upon ernment. The reason for conferring this title upon Mr. Hunt is not him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of the visit of the known. . American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in 1908. 157. Capt. Hamilton Hutchins, United States Navy. 180. Ensign Fred Fremont Rogers, United States Navy. Decoration of the second class, second grade, " He-ch'in-ssu," and Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar confe..-red upon him by the Venezue silver bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the lan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war ships occasion of the visit of the American battle-ship squadron to Amoy in Maine and Dolphi n to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 1908. 181. W. W. Russell, esq., American minister to Venezuela. 158. Lieut. Commander Rufus Z. J ohnston, jr., United States Navy. Cross and diploma of commander of the Legion of Honor conferred The decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the upon him by the President of France as a mark of appreciation of Mr. Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war Russell's services in representing French interests in Venezuela in 1908. ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 182. Thomas Sammons, esq., consul-general at Yokohama. 150. Edward Julian King, esq., consular agent at Hakodate. Decoration of the second class of the Order of Tai Keuk, a souvenir Decoration conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in apprecia medal in commemoration of the coronation of the Emperor of Koi·ea, at tion of Mr. King's efforts to cultivate cordial relation between the the time Mr. Sammons was consul-general at Seoul. These medals were country he represented and that of Japan at the time of the war be distributed to all foreign officials present at the ceremonies. tween that country and Russia. 183. Paul H. J. Sartori, esq., American consular agent at Kiel, Ger 160. Horace G. Knowles, American minister to Nicaragua. many. Decoration of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Rou Decoration of the Order of Danebrog conferred upon him by tha manla conferred upon him by the Government of that country in recog· King of Denmark in consideration of the services rendered to the Gov nition of Mr. Knowles's service while minister at Bucharest. ernment of that country by Mr. Sartori, covering a period of more than Also decoration of the Order of St. Sava conferred upon him by the twenty-five years. King of Servia in recognition of Mr. Knowles's services while minister UH. ltear-Admiral Seaton Schroeder, United States Navy. to that country. Decora tion of the first class, third grade, " Shih-lo-ta," and silvel." 161. Capt. George T . Langhorne, United States Army. bowl, conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occa Decoration and diploma of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor con sion of t he visit of the American battle-ship sqnadron to Amoy in 1908. ferred upon him by the French Government. The occasion for this 1 5. George H . Scidmore, esq., consul-general at Seoul, Korea. presentation is not known by the department. Decoration of the fifth class of the Order of the Rising Sun conferred 162. Irwin B. Laughlin, esq., secretary of embassy at Berlin. upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. Scidmore's Decoration of the fourth class of the Order of the Rising Sun con services as legal adviser to the legation at Tokyo during the Russo ferred ur.on him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. Japanese war. Laughlin s services while second secretary of the legation at Tokyo during the war between Japan and Russia. 186. Capt. Roy Campbell Smith, United States Navy. 163. Maj. Henry Leonard, United States Marine Corps. Decoration of officer of the Legion of Honor conferred upon him by Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon, third class. second the Govet·nment of France in recognition of Ca ptain Smith's services as degree, conferred upon him by the late Emperor and late Dowager naval attacbe at the American embassy at Paris. Empress of China in recognition of Major Leonard's services while 187. Surg. Raymond Spear, United States Navy. military attache to the American legation at P eking. Decoration of the Order of St. Anne conferred upon him by the Em 164. James Verner Long, esq., American consul, Venice. peror of Russia. The reason for this presentation is not known by the Decoration and diploma of the Cross of Chevalier of the Royal department. Order of the Saviour conferred upon him by the King of Greece in 188. Rear-Admiral Charles S. Sperry, United States Navy. recognition of Mr. Long's services while consul at Patras. Silver ·flower bowl· mounted on a wooden base presented to Rear-Ad 165. Hon. Francis B. Loomis, commissioner-general of the Tokyo mira l Spen·y, commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, upon its visit 0 to J a pan, as a token of the Emperor's appreciation of the coming of the E:x::8~~~~~tlo~ ~f41s~o~~st class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure fleet to Japanese waters. conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan upon the occasion of 1 9. Dr. Leonhard Stejnege1·, Cu1·ator of the National Museum. Mr. Loomis's visit to Tokyo in the capacity of commissioner-general Decoration of the cross of the first class of the Order of Sanct Olav of the United States to the Tokyo Exposition. conferred upon him by the King of Norway. Reason for this presen 166. Rear-Admiral Himry W. Lyon, United States Navy. tat ion is not known by the department. Decoration of commander of the first class of the Royal Order of mo. Col. T. W. Symons, United States Army. Sanct Olav conferred upon him by the King of Norway. The reason Decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon conferred upon him for the conferring of this decoration is not known by the department. by the Government of China. Reasons not known by the department. 167. Surg. Albert M. D. McCormick, United States Navy. 191. Lieut. Commander Warren J. •.rerhune, United States Navy. Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war ' war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. ships Maine and Dolphi n. to Venezuelan waters in 1908. 168. Lieut. Commander Newton A. McCully, United States • ravy. 192. Lieut. Commander Thomas Washington, United States Navv. Decoration of the Order of St. Anne of the third class, with swords Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene and ribbon, presented by the Emperor of Russia, Lieutenant 1\IcCully zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. wal." having accompanied the Russian army in the field as an observer ships AJ(t.ine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. d uring the Russo-Japanese war. 193. Ethelbert Watts, esq., American consul-general, Brussels. 160. Passed Asst. Sorg. Norman Thomas McLean_, United States Navy. Decoration of the third class of the 01·dei· of the Rising Sun con Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferrea upon him by the fen·ed upon him by the Emperor of .Japan in recognition of Mr. Watts·s Venezuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. services while consul-general at St. Petersburg during the Russo-Japa war ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. nese war. XLV-200 "3186 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. MARCH 15, Also decoration of the Imperial Order of Osma.nJeh of the third Mr. HALE. How large is the amount involved? class conferred upon him by the Khedive of Egypt in recognition of services performed by Mr. Watts while in charge of the American Mr. CLAPP. The amounts vary from about $30,000 in one agency at Cairo. case to somewhere in the neighborhood of $200,000, I think, in 194. Lieut. David A. Weaver, United States Navy. another. But the committee, instead of sending them to the Decoration of the third class, first grade, " Wei-fen," conferred upon him by the Chinese Government upon the occasion of the visit of the Court of Claims for judgment, thought it would be better to send American battle-ship squadron t6 Amoy in 1908. all three to the Court of Claims for a finding of fact, giving them 195. Lieut. Walter E. Whitehead, United States Navy. ninety days in which to make their case before the court, and Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upon him by the Vene zuelan Government upon the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war in sending the claims there to provide for the attorneys' fees, ships Ma'ine a.nd DoZp7'in to Venezuelan waters in 1908. which is always a matter of contention and frequently the sub 196. Hon. Huntington Wilson, Assistant Secretary of State. ject of contract and contracts sometimes considered to be out of Decoration of the third class of the Order of the Rising Sun con ferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of Mr. Wil proportion to the amount involved. In that manner we will get son's services while serving as secretary of legation at Tokyo during the finding of the Court of Claims as to the facts in the cases to the war between Japan and Russia. be sent back to the committee, and the committee then once for 197. Col. John P. Wisse1-, United States Army. Photograph presented to him by the Emperor of Germany. Colonel all can dispose of the cases one way or the other, and in the same Wisser was formerly military attach~ to the American embassy at proceeding get rid of the question of attorneys' fees. Berlin Mr. CLAY. Who is to represent the Government in the Court 198. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, United States Army. Decoration anq diploma of Grand Officer of the LegloJ?- of Honor of Claims? conferred upon him by the French Government. The occasion for this :Mr. CLAPP. An officer of the Department of Justice. I could presentation ls not known by the department. not tell you who it will be. 199. Brig. Gen. Oliver E. Wood, United States Army, retired. Decoration of the Order of the Sacred Treasure of the third class, • Mr. CLAY. I do not desire to make any reflection on the and war medal ' conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan as a Court of Claims or any other court, but it is a very busy court, mark of appreclation of General Wood's services on a tour of duty. as and I must confess that sometimes I have not been able to un military attachl'.! to the embassy of the United States at Tokyo durmg the war between Japan and Russia. derstand the judgments that have been rendered by it. 200. Lieut. Rufus Fairchild Zo ~baum, jr., United Sta!es Navy. :Mr. CLAPP. The committee did not propose in these matters Decoration of the Bust of Bolivar conferred upo:Q him by the Vene to take any chances on judgments. We have amended each of zuelan Government UP<>D the occasion of the visit of the U. S. war the three measures in the same way. We simply propose to ships Maine and Dolphin to Venezuelan waters in 1908. send the three cases to the court. for a finding of fact, so that .ALLOTMENT TO APACHE AND OTHER INDIANS. we will have some concrete figure before us upon which once ~ The bill ( S. °6152) providing for the allotment of land to the and for all to dispose of them one way or the other and get rid Apache and other Indians under the charge of the War Depart of these matters. ment, Fort Sill l\Iiµta.ry Reservation, Okla., and for other pur Mr. HALE. Then, Mr. President, this is what will happen, po es was considered as in Committee o:f the Whole. I take it, that when the court, under the provisions of these Th~ bill was reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs bills, shall establish certain facts. instead of proceeding to give with an amendment, on page 1, line 3, after the word "author judO'ment the finding of the court will be presented to Congress, ized," to ·strike out the words "and directed," so as to make in both the House and the Senate, and will be referred to the the bill read : Committee on Claims, so that the whole subject-matter of final Be Hi miacted, eta., That the Secretary of the Interior is he~eby action in assuming the claim . and paying the bill will be not authorized to allot equally to each of the Apache and oth& Indians with the court, but with committee. under the charue of the War Department. Fort Sill Military Reservation, Okla., not less0 than 60 nor more than 80' acres of farming land, under l\fr. CLAPP. That is correct. the provisions of the act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat, p. 388), and l\Ir. HALE. That is a correct statement of what would amendments thereto. Said allotments to be made from the Ian~ ceded happen? to the United States by the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache tribes of Indians Oklahoma by agreement entered into February 17, 1897, or lli. CLAPP. It is a correct statement of what would happen. land whlch has been otherwise set apart for the location upon or per Of course following that would come the importunity to com manent use of the Indians within the Fort Sill Military Reservation; mittees that would be based upon a favorable finding of fact, or in lieu of the allotments being made from the above-described lands, said allotments may be made in whole or in part from any other lands but instead of sending the claims to the Court or Claims for embraced within the said Fort Sill Military Reservation, as may be judgment, as was recommended, we thought we would send herealter authorized by the President: Provided That when the lands them there and let the court make the finding. I have stated allotted, or any legal subdivision thereof1 are oniy valuabl.e for gra~ing I purposes such lands shall be allotted m double quantities : P r01rided. the fact to the Senate. am not particular about it, only we did fu1--ther That in event any of said Indians who are hereby authorized to want to get rid ·Of these claims one way or the other, and I receive' allotments desire to secure allotments of. land not embraced thought, and the committee thought, the best way would be just within the said Fort Sill Military Reservation, the Secretary of the Interior may make provision for and allot other land, in his discretion, to send the claims to he Court of Claims for a finding of fact under authority of existing law. The three cases are practically similar. I do not ca.re to dis The amendment was agreed to. cuss the merits of the claims. The bill was reported to the Senate as amended and the The amendment was agreed to. ( amendment was concurred in. The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read amendment was concurred in. \ The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, the third time, and passed. read the third time, and passed. CLAIMS OF THE· MIA.MI INDIANS. The bill ( S. 3793) for the relief of the l\Iiami Indians was CLAIMS OF CHIPPEWA ;£NDI.A.NS. considered as in Committee of the Whole. The bill (S. 3792) for the relief of the Saginaw, Swan Creek, The bill was reported from the Committee on Indian .Affairs and Black River band of Chippewa Indians in the State of with an amendment, to strike out all after the enacting clause Michigan was considered as in Committee of the. Whole. and insert: The bill was reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims under with an amendment, to strike out all after the enacting clause the Bowman Act to report the facts upon the claims of the Miami and insert: Indians against the nited States, provided such claims shall be pre- sented within ninet y days from the passage of this act. · That jurisdiction ls hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims under The Court of Cla ims is authorized, upon the final determination and the Bowman Act to report the fact s upon the claims of the Saginaw, payment of such claims, to hear and render judgment upon the claim Swan Creek, and Black River band of Chippewa Indian in the State of attorneys for compensation, the sarue to be paid out of the appro of Uichigan against the United States, provided such claims shall be priation made in settlement thereof. presented within ninety days from the passage of this act. The Court of Claims is authorized, upon the final determlna tion and Mr. CLAY. Is there a report accompanying the bill? payment of such claims , to hear· and render judgment upon the cla im The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is a report accompany of attorneys for compensation, the same to be paid out of the appro ing it. priation made in settlement thereof. Mr. CLA.Y. Is it short? The amendment was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The report is No. 380. Does The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the , the Senator ask to have it read? amendment was concurred in. :Mr. CLAY. Does the bill come from the Committee on In The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, dian .Affairs? read the third time, and passed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. It does. l\1r. CLAPP. If the Senator will yield a moment, I should CLAIMS· OF OS.A.GE INDIANS. like to make a statement to the Senate in regard to this bill The joint resolution ( S. J. Res. 24) empowering the Court and the _next two measures on the calendar, Senate bill 3792 of Claims to- ascertain the amount of the civilization fund and Senate joint resolution No. 24. . They are claims which have paid by the. Osages and applied to the benefit of other Indians, been. p~nding . for a. long tim~; apd the department _r.ecommended and for other purposes, was considered as in Committee of the sending them to. the ,C.()ur.t The joint resolution was reported from the Committee on The Senate, as 1n Committee of the Whole, resumed the con· Indian A1l'airs with an amendment, to strike out all after the sideration of the bill (S. 6737) to create a court of commerce resolving clause and to insert: and to amend the act entitled ".An act to regulate commerce.," That jurisdiction ls hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims approved February 4, 1887, as heretofore amended, and for under the Bowman .Act to report the facts upon the claims of the other purposes. Great and Little Osage tribe of Indians to the civilization fund: Pro I .mtea, That such claims shall not be presented within ninety days from Mr. ELKINS. Mr. President, suggest the want of a quorum• the passage of this act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Vir· The Court of Claims ls authorized, upon the final determination ginia suggests the absence ot a quorum. The Secretary will and payment of such claims, to hear and render judgment upon the call the roll. claim of attorneys for compensation, the same to be paid out of the appropriation made In settlement thereof. The Secretary called the roll, and the following Senators answered to their names: The amendment was agreed to. Bacon Clay Guggenheim Percy The joint resolution was reported to the Senate as amended Beveridge Crane Hale ..._ Perkins and the amendment was concurred in. Borah Crawford Heyburn Piles The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed for a third Bourne Cullom Hughes Purcell Bradley Cummins Jones Root reading, read the third time, and passed. Brandegee Curtis Kean i. Scott Briggs Depew La Follette Shively HOMESTEAD ENTRIES IN OKLAHOMA. Bristow Dick Lodge Simmons Brown Dixon Mc Cumber Smith, S. C. Mr. CLAPP. In view of the time I ask that Senate bill 5314 Bulkeley Dolliver Martin Smoot be taken up in place of the one immediately preceding, as it is Burkett du Pont Money Stone quite important. Burrows Elkins New lands Sutherland Burton Fletcher Nixon Taliaferro There being no objection, the bill (S. 5314) to extend the time ChamberlaiIX Flint Oliver Warner of payments on certain homestead entries in Oklahoma, was Clapp Frazier Overman Wetmore considered as in Committee of the Whole. Clark, Wyo. GalHnger Page The bill was reported from the Committee on Indian A1l'airs Clarke, Ark. Gamble Paynter with amendments, on page 2, line 5, after the word "pay," to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Sixty-five Senators have an· strike out " to the Secretary of the Interior, to be held in trust swered to their names. A quorum of the Senate is present. by him," and in line 7, after the word "thereto," to insert "in Mr. CUMMINS addressed the Senate. After having spoken advance-for each year of such extension," so as to make the bill about two hours and fifteen minutes he yielded the fioor for the read: day. Be It enacted, etc., That all payments heretofore deferred by law llDd [For Mr. CuMMINs's entire speech see Senate proceedings of the payment which falls due in 1910 on the land ln Oklahoma sold in March 18.] pursuance of the act entitled "An act to open to settlement 505,000 Mr. HALE. Before this matter goes over, I desire to call acres of land in Kiowa-Comanche and Apache Indian reservations, in Oklahoma Territory," approved June 5, 1906, may be, In the discretion the attention of the Senate to the condition of public business. and by the order of the Secretary of the Interior, postponed upon the The Senator from Iowa [Mr. OuMMINs] has asked nothing that following conditions, to wit : One of said payments shall be made at is not most fitting and proper. He has confined himself to the the regular time of payment in 1911, and one other of said payments shall be made annually thereafter until all of such payments are made : question, wasting no time-which he never does-and has occu Provided, That as a condition precedent to said extension In each case pied the fioor continuously for something over two hours, and the settler shall pay for the benefit of the Indians entitled thereto, in it would be unreasonable to ask him to continue longer. I advance for each year of such extension 4 per cent on the amount of such deferred payments where the settler had no preference rlght and suppose, probably, nobody is now willing to take the floor upon CS per cent on the amount of the deferred payment where such settler this question. But before the bill goes over, in the interest of was given a preference right, but the payment of said 5 per cent shall the Senate and the public business generally, I should like to be made in lieu of the interest payment required by the act entitled "An act giving preference right to actual settlers on pasture reserve ask the Senator from West Virginia, in charge of this bill, what No. 3 to purchase land leased to them for agricultural purposes in his proposition is for to-morrow? The calendar has been prac Comanche County, Okla.," approved June 28, 1906. tically cleared; the appropriation bills, at this stage in a long The amendments were agreed to. session, have never been further advanced than they are now, The bill was reported to the Senate as amended and the and there has been a general disposition and assent to the occu amendments were concurred in. pation of the ground by this bill from day to day. But to The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, morrow morning, after fifteen or twenty minutes consumed in read the third time, and passed. the routine of the .morning business, the Senate will be con fronted, unless the Senator from West Virginia is ready to go LANDS IN OKLAHOMA. on with this bill, with a vacuum. The bill (S. 5783) authorizing and directing the Secretary of Mr. ELKINS. Mr. President-- the Interior to vacate certain lands in Oklahoma reserved for a Mr. HALE. The Senator will wait a moment. There will be town site, and for other purposes, was considered as in Com no business before the Senate. The calendar has been prac mittee of the Whole. -tically closed. The appropriation bills received hnve been The bill was reported from the Committee on Indian A1l'airs passed. There has never been such a record, as I can submit with amendments in section 1, page 1, line 5, after the word here, at this stage of a long session. There are only four ap "four," to strike out "north" and insert "south," and in propriation bills left, waiting the action of the Senate upon section 2, line 6, after the word "Government," to insert: this bill. The agricultural appropriation bill ls in conference. ".And the Secretary of the Interior ls hereby further authoriZed The army appropriation bill has passed finally to-day. The to allot lands of said town site in equal amounts to San-a-was deficiency appropriation bill has been passed. The District of and Moe-tak-d.ah, two enrolled Comanche Indian women who Columbia appropriation bill is in conference. The fortifica bave not heretofore received allotments," so as to make the tions appropriation bill is in conference. bill read: .Mr. CULLOM. There will be another deficiency appropria B6 it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby au tion bill, I think. thorized and directed to vacate the north halt of section 3, township 4 Mr. HALE. The Indian appropriation bill is in conference. south, range 14 west, in Oklahoma, reserved for a town site In accord ance with the provisions of an act of Congress approved March 20, The legislative bill will soon be here from the House. There 1906, entitled "An act for the establishment of town sites and for the are only four bills of importance left. sale of town lots withln the common lands of the Kiowa, Comanche, Mr. BAILEY. Appropriation bills. and Apache Indians In Oklahoma." SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior shall reimburse the 29 Mr. HALE. Appropriation bills; great bills. Were it not purchasers of lots within said described lands, out of any money in the for this one most important and most engrossing bill-I am not Treasury belonging to the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache tribes of very risky, from my long experience here, in predictions-I Indians. upon the conveyance of such lots by said purchasers to the United States Government. And the Secretary of the Interior is hereby would venture the prediction that the Senate would be ready further authorlzed to allot lands of said town site in equal amounts to adjourn and would adjourn by the 1st day of .May. to San-a-was and Moe-tak-dah, two enrolled Comanche Indian women Mr. BAILEY. Mr. President, if the Senator from Maine will who have not heretofore received allotmenta. permit me- The amendments were agreed to. · The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from Maine The bill was reported to the Senate as amended and the yield to the Senator from Texas? amendments were concurred in. Mr. HALE. I always yield to the Senator from Texas, be- The bill was oL·dered to be engrossed for a third reading cause I know-- read the third time, and passed. ' Mr. BAILE~. I can supply him with the means of filling that vacuum, if it should happen. We have a bill to extend COURT OF COMMERCE, ETC. Ithe right of self-government to the last two of our Territories. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The hour of 2 o'clock having Whenever those who are in charge of this bill nre not ready arrived, the Chair lays before the Senate the unfinished busi- to proceed with it, all of us would be delighted to clean up ness, which is Senate bill 6737. that territorial condition and to extend statehood to New Mex- 3188 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. MARCH 15, ic0: and. Arizona; and I think the Senator from West Virginia I am entirely content to leave this matter just as it is and would rather lay this bill aside in order to complete a work that let the Senate go into executive sessio~ and we will take up be began forty yea.rs ago. the matter in the morning. But I do not want the Sena.tor 1\Ir. HALE. That is the very thing I am afraid ot. There are from West Virginia to forget that by common assent everything plenty of projects that would be brought forward-- else is ont of the way, and he is to be allowed to proceed and Mr. BAILEY~ I object to that word. That bill ls not a consume the reasonable time of the Senate in considering these project "Project" means-- matters. Pretty soon, 1.!r. President, other appropriation bills Mr. HALE. I will substitute the word "scheme~,. it that will come in. I can guarantee that when those bills are ready suits the Senator. [Laughter.] there will be no delay, so far as concerns asking the Senate to Ir. BAII,EY. That is really worse. proceed to their consideration. :Mr. HALE. I supposed it was when I substituted it. l\fr. BAILEY. Even to the extent of putting the pending bill l\fr. BAILEY. If the Senator from Maine is going to improve aside. it that way, I will withdraw the original suggestion. l'ifr. HALE. That was the understanding when tbe bill was Mr. HALE. I am calling tlle attention of the Senate to the taken up-that it was to be subject to appropriation bills. actual condition. Everybody Iias got out of the way for this That is always so. bill. I do not object to that. It stands invested in the public Mr. NELSON. Will the Senator from Maine yield to me mind, and in the mind of the administration generally, with for a moment? great and perhaps overmastering importance, but I want to call Mr. HALE. Certainly. the attention of the Senator from West Virginia, who is in Mr. NELSON. I wish to ask the Senator from Afaine if he charge of the bill and who ought not to be sluggish in keeping does not consider it fair that somebody on the committee should it before the Senate and in pushsing it to action at all possible explain to ·the Senate the merits of this railroad bill? Is it times to the concrete situation which will develop to-morrow not of great importance that we should be given some light on morning. The calendar was practically completed this morn- the subject, and that we be shown in what respect the bill helps ing. As I have said, I have never known the general business the shippers and the American public at large? We must have of the Senate to be so far advanced as it is now. To repeat the merits of the bill laid before the Senate before we can dis· myself, after fifteen minutes of routine morning business there: cuss it intelligently. will be nothing to do. I do not know whether the Senator from Mr. HA.LE. I think so, Mr. President; and I have had no Iowa,. who never avoids his duties here, who never consumes apprehension that we would not have that explanation. I have time unnecessarily, but sticks to his text,. will be willing at only been afraid that we would have too much of it. half past 12, not later than that, an hour and a half before 2 Mr. BAILEY. No; not too much explanation,, but too much o'clock, when this matter will come up as the unfinished bus:i- criticism. ness,. to go on. Ur. HA.LE. Both. Mr. CUMl\IlNS. Will the Senator from Maine yield? Mr. BACON. Mr. President, there ts no Senator in the Mr. HALE. I am most happy to yield. Ch mber who bas had the experience of the Senator from Mr. CUMMINS. I will answer that question most unhesitat- Maine, as he is oldest in service of any member in this body, ingly and at once. Yes; I shall be quite ready to go on at that a.nd yet I think we can safely challenge- the Senator to search time or at any time. I do not want to postpone the considera- his recollection and find a single instance in which, when the tion and final action upon this bill. opening speech on a most important bill, as. he has himself Mr. HA.LEI. Mr. President, that does not in the least surprise . recognized it, has not heen finished, there has been a movement me, and I know the Senator will not feel that I was in any to hasten its consideration and determination. It is an iso· way urging him; and if the: Senator is ready to go on, then I lated case· it is the first time it has occurred. trust somebody-I hope the Senator in charge of the bill-will Mr. HALE. I began by stating that I thought the Senator ask the consent of the Senate that instead of waiting until from Iowa had gone to the most proper limit, that we ought to 2 o'clock, as nothing else is before the Senate, the Senator from adjourn, and that the whole matter ought to go over and give Iowa may be permitted to go on. the Senator an opportunity of a night for rest, to be in readiness .Mr. BAILEY. Mr. President. we may just as well understand in the morning.. I am not pushing things to-night. this matter. This bill is not going to be rushed in that way. Mr. BAILEY. But you are instructing the Senator from I am ready to adjourn just the minute you pass your appropria- West Virginia to do it to-morrow. · tion bills and the statehood bill. I would be- perfectly willing Mr. HALE. Only I want the Senate to understand th.at some to leave this bill on the calendar, on the table or any place of us, the time having been yielded to this bill, will insist as it else, except to put it on the statute book. But we may just goes along that we shall occupy just as much time continuously as well .understand the situation. Of course, I kn.ow perfectly on this bill as possible. what the Senator from Maine ts driving at. He wants to expe- Mr. BAILEY. We may just as wen understand it. 1Ir. Presi- dite the business of Congress- dent. The Senator from West Virginia. did not address the r Mr. HALE. The expedition o! public business. Senate as chairman of the committee, and I understand-of J Mr. BAILEY. .And bring about an early adjournment. But course I have no better authority for it than the public prints, this is a bill of very great importance, and if there is an ad- although they generally find out in the neighbo:rhood of hat journment before the dog days, I think the Senator from Maine is contemplated-that it is not the purpose of the friends of will be rather more fortunate than I now believe he will be. this measure to discuss it~ that they are going to have a vote M.r. RA.LE. Oh, Mr. President, I am not so hopeless anc1 just as quickly as they can exhaust the discnssi.on against it; Stragding in my condition of mind as all that. I do not believe and I think that is a part of the policy indicated now. ~ I think the Senator from West Virginia,. unle s that had been you can keep the Senate here until the dog days. agreed upon or substantially understood would have brought Mr. BAILEY. I have myself seen them prefer their comfort hi~ bill before the Senate and would have addressed the Senate to wise legislation, and it may be that way again. at snch length as he thought necessary t<> explain. its provi- Mr. IIA.LE. I am not ever very sanguine about an early ad- sions. journment but I would hope that when the Senator from Iowa I think while the Sena.tor from Georgia is reminding us of who has e'ntertained the Senate and stuck to his text for two the nnrumal procedure it would not be out of' place for me to hours e:irpresses himself as entirely willing, in the expedition of say that 50 far as I know, so far as either my per onal expe the p~blic business, to go on to-morrow morning at the end o:f the rience or my reading instructs me, this is the first time that routine morning business, we shall not find the Senator fi·om the minority have ever opened the debate. Texas, strongly as he may desire to stay here lliltil the dog days Mr. ELKI.CS. I wish the Senator _would allo' me a word. and keep away from Texas, objecting. The PRESIDll G OFFICER. Does the Senator from Iowa Mr. BAILEY. The Senator from Texas does what the Sen- yield to the Senator from West Virginia? ator from Maine does. He is always willing to go home when :Mr. CUMMINS. I desire to- say a word. the Congress adjourns; and I am generally readier to adjourn l\fr. ELKINS. I do not claim that the Senator from Iowa is than is the Senator fi·om Maine. in the minority in this body l\fr. HALE. No; I think the Sena.tor is equally ready. B-0th · Mr. BAILEY. He signed the minority report. ! ·of us have contributed-- Mr. ELKINS. I have been asked a question by the Se11ator I Mr. BAILEY. In view of the majorities and the minorities from Maine [Mr. HALE], and have: been trying to answer it ) in the Chamber, I think I am always more ready for adjourn- for more than twenty minutes. I ment than is the Senator from Maine. Mr. CUMMINS. I should like to speak for just a moment Mr. HALE. I have never known the Senator from Texas to before the Senator from West Virginia proceeds-- ) obstruct, and I do not believe when it comes to the test that he The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa is en- will obstruct now. titled to the :floor. 1910. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3189 l\Ir. CUMMINS. In order to relieve him of an inference that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from West might grow out of what has been said in the last few minutes, Virginia yield to the Senator from Georgia? it is only fail' to the Senator from West Virginia for me to Mr. ELKINS. If the Senator from Georgia or the Senator state that the delay which has occurred within the last four or from Texas wants to speak, I am sure they will credit me with five days in bringing up the bill now under consideration has fair dealing in the consideration of the bill before the Senate. been at my request; and the Senator from West Virginia has, Mr. BACON. With the permission of the Senator from West with exceeding kindness and generosity, recognized the some Virginia I want to suggest, in view of the statement of the what difficult position in which I have found myselt, and I am Senator from Iowa as to the facility with which amendments very grateful to him; and I would not want any Member of the have been accepted from the outside and rejected and again Senate to believe that he had in any wise failed in his duty in put in, that there will be no difficulty, under the same influence, urging this measure forward. in getting the vote which the Senator is so anxious to gP.t. I wish to say, in answer to the suggestion of the senior Sen Mr. ELKINS. The Senator from Iowa did not say that there ator from Minnesota [Mr. NELSON], that I supposed that this was any amendment accepted from the outside or the inside or bill would be comprehensively laid before the Senate through from any source. The Senator understood very well what the observations made by some member who signed the majority Senator from Iowa meant. I do not object to having the as report; but upon making inquiry I was told that no member sistance of the Attorney-General of the United States in pre signing the majority report desil'ed to present the bill to the paring this or any other bill. Senate, and therefore I have found myself in the rather awk Mr. BACON. I was not speaking of that. ward position of bringing forward in the first instance the views Mr. ELKINS. When I am trying to get a bill drafted or of the minority. I should be very glad if before we have gone prepared I do not object to anybody helping me to frame it, if very far in the debate some Senator who believes in the bill the person willing to do so is capable and can render aid and would tell why he believes in it. help. Mr. ELKINS. I wish to say, in answer to the question of the Mr. BACON. What I spoke of was the absolute acquiescence Senator from Maine [Mr. HALE], that to-morrow, I take it, the of the committee in whatever might be suggested from the out Senator from Iowa will conclude his remarks, and then some side, and it was in that connection that I suggested that there other Senator will want to speak. I have hardly ever found a would be equal facility in getting a vote. condition in the Senate where nobody wanted to speak. If there Mr. ELKINS. There might be a division of opinion on the ever comes a time in the progress of the consideration of the acquiescence of the committee. The committee took, I think, bill when no Senator is ready to speak, we can then proceed to five or six hundred pages of testimony on the bill, and we con vote on the bill and amendments. sidered it for five or six weeks. I do not know how much Mr. HALE. That is right. longer the Senator from Georgia or the Senator from Iowa Mr. BAILEY. The Senator from West Virginia is not, after would want us to consider a bill. We gave it all the attention reporting a bill of this importance to the Senate, going to per we could and all that was required under the circumstances. mit it to come to a vote without giving us the benefit of what Now, to-morrow, I hope that some Senator for or against the he knows about it? bill will be ready to speak on it. I do not say that I am myself Mr. ELKINS. Of course I, as chairman of this committee going to speak, but I do say to the Senate that when there is and as one of the majority who made the report, want to con no Senator found ready to speak, I wi1l ask that we proceed to a duct the consideration of the bill while before the Senate in a vote, no matter whether there has been much or little discussion. way that will at least ·expedite its passage most. S-0metimes Mr. HEYBURN. Mr. President, before a conclusion is 'one can win a great many votes.by not talking at all [laughter], reached along the lines suggested-that we take up this bill .and one can destroy his case by talking, or, rather, talking too for consideration at the close of mornin.g business, regardless of much. the hour-I desire to call the attention of the Senate to the Mr. BAILEY. That is, if you do not believe in your case. fact that the Committee on the Revision and Codification of Mr. ELKINS. The bill speaks for itself. I believe in it; and the Laws of the United States, after six months of continuous I will give some reasons for my belief in it at the proper time. work, fn and out of hours, has presented to the Senate the Mr. BAILEY. I have had a suspicion all the while that this result of its work in the shape of a bill now on the calendar, bill is not so dear to the heart of the Senator from West Vir and it had been my intention, with the permission of the Sen ginia as some other bills that have been considered in this body. ate, to occupy the time other than that occupied by the un I was really trying to ascertain how many men on that com- finished business in the consideration of that great measure. mittee favor the bill. • We have reported the judiciary title, and it is embodied in a bill now on the calendar. I think this bill is here with a minority of that committee I assume that the committees of the Senate which have been in favor of it, although it appears to come as a majority propo considering this question will be conceded the opportunity and sition. the right to present that measure for the final action of this l\1r. ELKINS. The bill was reported by a majority of the body. While it is not my intention to attempt to antagonize committee. the bill under consideration, it is my intention to ask the " Mr. BAILEY. That is, a majority of those present. Senate to occupy the time other than that to which the un l\fr. ELKINS. Well, is not that sufficient? finished business is entitled for the consideration of that Mr. BAILEY. Yes; for the legality of the proceeding. measure. l\fr. ELKINS. That is all that is required here. The Senator from Iowa [Mr. CUMMINS] has indicated his Mr. BAILEY. But it is not sufficient to satisfy an inquir desire to finish or pursue his remarks to-morrow morning. To ing mind like mine. that, of course, I should make no objection. Mr. ELKINS. You can not challenge the legality of the Mr. CUMMINS. I will state, if the Senator will allow me-- report in that way. Mr. HEYBURN. Certainly. If the Senator from Texas will permit me to answer the ques Mr. CUMMINS. I will be quite ready to go on whenever the tion of the Senator from Maine, I will be v'ery much obliged. bill comes before the Senate, whether at half past 12 or at 2; it Mr. BAILEY. I cheerfully withdraw myself from the col is immaterial to me. loquy between those Senators, reserving the right to renew the Mr. HEYBURN. I do not desire it to be understood that I interruption. intend to ask that the bill for the revision of the laws be taken Mr. ELKINS. Mr. President, the bill was reported in regu up to-morrow, but on the following day and each succeeding lar form and by a majority of the committee. I do not want to day as it may be entitled to consideration I shall press it upon try to induce undue haste in the consideration of this bill, but the consideration of the Senate. We can be engaged in no more I do want to .have it and all amendments brought to a vote as profitable work than the consideration of the judiciary title of early as practicable after hearing all the Senators who want to the Revised Statutes of the United States. speak. Mr. ELKINS. I should have said further to the Senate, in I take it from what I have heard around the Chamber that answering the question of the Senator from Maine, that there there are a number of Senators who want to speak on the bill. is a most elaborate report on the bill m·ade by the majority of When there are no Senators to speak, I intend to ask for a vote. the committee and printed in pamphlet ud in the RECORD, and .Whether I want to speak or not is a matter that concerns me a minority report, also printed in the RECORD. The bill has been and the committee I stand for and represent. If I think I have read three times in the Senate. I take it. if Senators will the votes and cnn put the bill through, ~ am willing to vote on read these reports they will understand precisely the points in \ it at as early a day as practicable. This is my position. and I controversy and the merits of the bill. I supposed that all Sena think it is fair to the Senate and all parties concerned. tors were informed on the bill. 1\1any of them do not want to Mr. BACON. I should like to suggest to the Senator from speak ; many of them do ; and it is my desire that every Sena tor .West Virginia-- wishing to be heard shall have the amplest opportunity to dis Mr. ELKINS. If nobody wants to speak---- cuss the bill fully~ 3190 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. ~fAROR 15, PEL.AGIO SEALING. John W. Fornof to be postmaster at Streator, Ill., in place The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the fol of John W. Fornof. Incumbent's commission expires April 3, lowing message from the President of the United States ( S. Doc. 1910. No. 430), which was read and referred to the Committee on Fred C. Kile to be postmaster at Blue Island, Ill., in place of Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed: Fred C. Kile. Incumbent's commission expired February 22, 1910. To the Senate and House of Representatives: William H. Mix to be postmaster at Byron, Ill., in place of By the terms of section 1963, United States Revised Statutes, William H. Mix. Incumbent's commission expires April 16, the Secretary of Commerce and Labor is directed, at the expI:a 1910. tion of the lease which gives the North American Commercial Harrison P. Nichols to be postmaster at Maywood, Ill., in Company the right to engage in taking fur seals on the isla.J?dS place of Harrison P. Nichols. Incumbent's commission expires of St. Paul and St. George, to enter into a new lease covermg April 5, 1910. the same purpose for a period of twenty years. The present George J. Price to be postmaster at Flora, Ill., in place of lease will expire on the 30th of April, 1910, and it is important George J. Price. Incumbent's commission expires April 19, to determine whether or not changed conditions call for a modi 1910. fication of the policy which has so far been followed. John G. Seitz t9 be postmaster at Upper Alton, IU., in place The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce and of John G. Seitz. Incumbent's commission expires April 3, Labor unite in recommending a radical change of this policy. It 1910. appears that the seal herds on the islands named have been William Stickler to be postmaster at Lexington, Ill., in place reduced to such an extent that their early extinction must be of William Stickler. Incumbent's commission expires April 16, looked for unless measures for their preservation be adopted. 1910. . A herd numbering 375,000 twelve years ago is now reduced to Zachary Taylor to be postmaster at Colfax, Ill., in place of 134,000, and it is estimated that the breeding seals have been Zachary Taylor. Incumbent's commission expires April 5, 1910. reduced . in the same period of time from 130,000 to 56,000. The rapid depletion of these herds is undoubtedly to be ascribed INDIANA. to the practice of pelagic sealing, which prevails in spite of the Albert L. Anderson to be postmaster at Jefrersonvllle, Ind., in constant and earnest etrorts on the part of this Government to place of John R. Lancaster. Incumbent's commission expired have it discontinued. February 5, 1910. The policy which the United States has adopted with respect D. C. Bickhard to be postmaster at Markle, Ind. Office became to the killing of seals on the islands is not believed to have had presidential January 1, 1910. a substantial etrect upon the reduction of the herd. But the dis Commodore D. Houchin to be postmaster at Petersburg, Ind., continuance of this policy is recommended in order that the in place of Commodore D. Houchin. Incumbent's commission United States may be free to deal with the general question in expired February 19, 1910. its negotiations with foreign countries. To that end it is recom . Henry Jeanneret to be postmaster at Ligonier, Ind., in place mended that the leasing system be abandoned for the present, of Jesse L. Dunning. Incumbent's commission expired January and that the Government take over entire control of the islands, 18, 1910. including the inhabitants and the seal herds. The objection Joseph H. Miller to be postmaster at Syracuse, Ind., in place which has heretofore been made to this policy, upon the ground of Joseph H. Miller. Incumbent's commission expires March that the Government would engage in private business, has 22, 1910. been deprived of practical force. The herds have been reduced to such an extent ·that the question of profit has become a IOWA. mere incident, and the controlling question bas become one of Ephraim G. Swift to be postmaster at State Center, Iowa, in conservation. place of Ephraim G. Swift. Incumbent's commission expired It is recommended, therefore, that the provision for a renewal March 9, 1910. of the lease be repealed, and that. instead a law be enacted to KENTUCKY. authorize the Department of Commerce and Labor to take William C. Harper to be postmaster at Catlettsburg, Ky., in charge of the islands, with authority to protect the inhabitants, place of William C. Harper. Incumbent's commission expired ~ubstantially as has been done in the past, and to control the February 19, 1910. seal herds, as far as present conditions admit of, pending nego tiations with foreign countries looking to the discontinuance of MAINE. pelagic sealing. If this result can be obtained, as is confidently Frank J. Wiley to be postmaster at Camden, Me., in place of believed, there is every prospect that the seal herds will not George T. Hodgman. Incumbent's commission expired March 2, only be preserved, but will increase, so as to make them a source 1910. of permanent income. MASSACHUSETTS. A draft of a bill covering this . matter has been prepared by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and upon request will be Arthur Bliss to be postmaster at Andover, Mass., in place of Arthur Bliss. Incumbent's commission expires April 20, 1910. submitted to the appropriate committees. ( WM. H. TAFT. Arthur G. Clapp to be postmaster at South Deerfield, Mass., THE WHITE HOUSE, March 15, 1910. in place of Arthur G. Clapp. Incumbent's commission expires April 3, 1910. EXECUTIVE SESSION. William R. Hall to be postmaster at Maynard, Mass., in place Mr. CULLOM. I move that the Senate proceed to the con of William R. Hall. Incumbent's commission expires April 3, sideration .of executive business. 1910. The motion was agreed to, and the Senate proceeded to the William Parsons to be postmaster at Rockport, Mass., in place consideration of executive business. After five minutes spent of William Parsons. Incumbent's commission expires April 3, in executive session the doors were reopened, and (at 4 o'clock 1910. and 55 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned unP.l to-morrow, Wednesday, March 16,°1910, at 12 o'clock meridian. MICHIGAN. Samuel Adams to be postmaster at Bellaire, Mich., in place of NOMINATIONS. Samuel Adams. Incumbent's commission expires April 5, 1910. Julius O. Becraft to be postmaster at Dowagiac, Mich., in JJJa:ecutive nominations received by the Senate March 15, 1910. place of Julius 0. Becraft. Incumbent's commission expired POSTMASTERS. February 5, 1910. · CALIFORNIA. Richard B. Lang to be postmaster at Houghton, Mich., in place of Richard B. Lang. ~ncumbent's commission expired Kennedy B. Summerfield to be postmaster at Santa Monica, 1\Iarch 7, 1910. Cal., in place of Kennedy B. Summerfield. Incumbent's com Henry C. Minnie to be postmaster at Eaton Rapids, Mich., mission expires April 6, 1910. in place of Henry C. Minnie. Incumbent's commission expires ILLINOIS. April 12, 1910. Nelson A. Bemis to be postmaster at Odell, Ill., in place of J. C. Newbrough to be postmaster at Greenville, Mich., in Wilfred E. Putrer. . Incumbent's commission expired February place of J. C. Newbrough. Incumbent's commission expires 7, 1910. April 5, 1910. Louis A. Constantine to be postmaster at Aurora, Ill., in Kenneth E. Struble to be postmaster at Shepherd, Mich., in I place of Louis A. Constantine. Incumbent's commission ex place of Kenneth E. Struble. Incumbent's commission expires / pired February 19, 1910. April 12, 1910. 1910. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-ROUSE. 3191 MINNESOTA'.: UTAH. William Dower to be postmaster at Wadena, Minn., in place . Robert N. Morrison to be postmaster at Helper, Utab, in place of Charles C. Eastman. Incumbent's commission expired Feb of James A. Harrison, deceased. ruary 5, 1910. VERMONT. MIS SO URL George H. Richmond to be postmaster at Northfield, Vt., in place of Geo1·ge H. Richmond. Incumbent's commission expires Scribner R. Beech to be postmaster at Maryville, Mo., in April 3, 1910. place of Scribner R. Beech. Incumbent's commission expired February 27, 1910. WEST VIRGINIA. Clark Brown to be postmaster at Union, Mo., in place of . Sira W. Willey to be postmaster at Hinton, W. Va., in place Clark Brown. Incumbent's commission expired February 27, of Sira W. Willey. Incumbent's commission expired January 30, 1900. 1910.,, NEV.A.DA. Clarence B . .McMullin to be postmaster at Caliente, Nev., in CONFIRMATIONS. place of George C. Fetterman, resigned. Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate March 15, 1910. NEW HAMPSHIRE. CoLLECTOB OF CUSTOMS. Eugene Lane to be postmaster at Suncook, N. H., in place of Charles A. Judson to be collector of customs for the dlstrict Eugene Lane. Incumbent's commission expires April 19, 1910. of Sandusky, Ohio. NEW JERSEY. REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE. Charles E. Holmes to be postmaster at Medford, N. J., in George W. Stewart to be register of the land office at Visalia, place of Han·y L. Knight, resigned. Cal. William H. Lushear to be postmaster at Short Hills, N. J., in POSTMASTERS. place of William H. Lushear. Incumbent's commission expired FLORIDA. March 13, 1910. Isaac E. Foxworthy, at Fort Myers, Fla. " Peter F. Wanser to be postmaster at Jersey City, N. J., in place of Peter F. Wanser. Incumbent's commission expires GEORGIA. • April 3, 1910. William E. Burch, at Hawkinsville, Ga. NEW YOllX. ILLINOIS. Richard Carter to be postmaster at Greene, N. Y., in place Alfred T. Foster, at Moline, Ill. of Jared D. Denison. Incumbent's commission expired Janu IOWA. ary 10, 1910. Newton W. Wentz, at Oakland, Iowa. Larin J. Eggleston to be postmaster at Millerton, N. Y., in place of Fred Dakin. Incu.mbent's commission expires April KENTUCKY. 12, 1910. William B. King, at Pineville, Ky. Max Geld.Iler to be postmaster at New Dorp, N. Y., in place of MAINE. Max Geldner. Incumbent's commission expires April 16, 1910. Frank J. Wiley, at Camden, Me. Owen E. Hayes to be postmaster at Camillus, N. Y., in place -0f Owen E. Hayes. Incumbent's commission expires April 13, OHIO. 1910. Fanny B. Allen, at Greenwich, Ohio. , James M. Miller to be postmaster at Washingtonville, N. Y., Grant Coats, at Roch.'"'ford, Ohio. in place of James M. Miller. Incumbent's commission expires Wilson V. Daring, at Holgate, Ohio. .April 27, 1910. W. W. Garver, at West Salem, Ohio. Stephen G. Newman to be postmaster at Havei·straw, N. Y., Harry McDaniel, at Fort Recovery, Ohio. in place of Stephen G. Newman. Incumbent's commission ex Samuel E. Nimmons, at Plymouth, Ohio. pires April 20, 1910. Charles G. Schippel, at Sandusky, Ohio. . Henry Riley to be postmaster at Cornwall, N. Y., in place of Otis Sykes, at Chicago, Ohio. Henry Riley. Incumbent's commission expires April 13, 1910. Fred Yeager, at Perrysbmg, Ohio. Percy J. Thomas to be postmaster at New Berlin, N. Y., in place of Frank E. Holmes. Incumbent's commission expires March 28, 1910. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. NORTH CAROLIN A. Charles F. McKesson to be postmaster at Morganton, N. C., TuEsnAY, March 15, 1910. 1n place of Duncan C. Pearson. Incumbent's commission ex The House met at 12 o'clock, noon. pired February 28, 1910. The Cha.plain, Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the following omo. prayer: Edward L. Davis to be postmaster at Garrettsville, Ohio, in Our Father in heaven, we bless Thee for every opportunity place of Edward L. Davis. Incumbent's commission expires which is an open door through which the Individual, the family, April 23, 1910. the state may pass to the higher life in Christian civilization; Thomas J. Davies to be postmaster at Barberton, Ohio, in for every religious and philanthropic movement which leads on place of Thomas J. Davies. Incumbent's commission ex{}ires to that life. For every law enacted which makes it hard for April 13, 1910. the evil-minded eto carry out his designs and easy for the right Ansel T. Simmons to be postmaster at Geneva, Ohio, in place minded to live a pure, noble, upright life. Especially do we of Ansel T. Simmons. Incumbent's commission expires April thank Thee for the bill which recently passed this House look 13, 1910. ing to the destruction of the white-slave traffic so prevalent throughout the land. Grant, 0 most merciful Father, that it PENNSYLVANIA. may become law. That the report of the Immigration Com Frederick H. Bartleson to be postmaster as Sharpsville, Pa., mission upon this subject may be read and pondered in every in place of Frederick H. Bartleson. Incumbent's commission home and create a sentiment so strong that it will make potent expires April 2, 1910. the law to drive the slimy, poluting thing from off the face • George W. Shaetr to be postmaster at Susquehanna, Pa., in of the earth, and glory and honor and praise be thine foreTer place of ·George .W. Shaetr. Incumbent's commission expires through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. April 3, 1910. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and Christian H. Sheets to be postmaster at Braddock, Pa., in approved. place .of Christian H. Sheets. Incumbent's commission expires REMARKS WITHHELD FOB REVISION. April 17, 1910. Mr. SIMS. Mr. Speaker, I wish to call the attentron of the Bernard Wendell to be postmaster at Lyndora, Pa., in place Chair to the fact that a large part of the proceedings of yester of Bernard Wendell. Incumbent's commission expires April 10, day are not published in the RECORD. Some of the proceedings 1910. are published, but I hold here in my bands a large amou.iit -0f SOUTH DAKOTA. typewritten manuscript, comprising the bulk in volume of the Edmund G. Pettingill to be postmaster at Frederick, S. Dak. proceedings of yesterday as written out by the official reporters, Office became presidential January 1, 1910. which bas not been printed 1n this morning's RECORD. · l desire