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Second Lieut. Conrad S. Babcock, Sixth Artillery, to be second Samuel M. Waterhouse, of New York. lieutenant. David Baker, of Illinois. INFANTRY ARM. Albert E. Truby, of New York. Capt. Montgomery_D. Paiker, Seventh Cavalry, to be captain. Eugene H. Hartnett, of New Jersey. Second Lieut. Woodson Hocker, Fifth Artillery, to be second Henry E. Wetherill;" of Penn..o:;ylvania. lieutenant. Richard P. Strong, of Maryland. CA V AI,RY ARM. PAY DEPARTMENT. To be colonels. To be paymaster with the rank of major. Lieut. Col. Thomas McGregor, Eighth Cavalry. Lieut. Col. Samuel M. Whitside, Fifth Cavalry. William W. Gilbert, of New York. _ To be lieutenant-colonels. O~!>NANCE DEPARTMENT, _ Maj. Stevens T. Norvell, Tenth· Cavalry. To be first lieutenants. Maj. Wirt Davis, Fifth Cavalry. Maj. Henry Wagner, Fifth Cavalry. Second Lieut. Jay E. Hoffer, Third Artillery. Maj. Camillo C. C. Carr, Eighth Cavalry. Second Lieut. Kenneth Morton, Third Artillery. Second Lieut. Clarence C. Williams, Sixth Artillery. To be majors. Second Lieut. Samuel Hof, Sixth Cavalry. Capt. Samuel M. Swigert, Second Cavalry. Second Lieut. William Tschappatt, Fifth Artillery. Capt. Joshua L. Fowler, Second Cavalry. Second Lieut. John H. Rice, Third Cavalry. Capt. Richard H. Pratt, Tenth Cavalry. Second Lieut. David M. ·King, Fourth Artillery. Capt. Charles L. Cooper, Tenth Cavalry. Second Lieut. Harry H. Stout, Sixth Cavalry. Capt. Winfield S. Edgerly, Seventh Cavalry. Second Lieut. Thales L. Ames, Third Artillery. Capt. Eugene D. Dimmick, Ninth Cavalry. Capt. Charles Morton, Third Cavalry. - To be post chaplain. To be captains. The Rev. Henry ~· Brown, of Arizona. First Lieut. John H. Gardner, quartermaster, Ninth Cavalry. APPOL.'iTMENTS IN THE ARMY. First Lieut. Charles J. Stevens, Ninth Cavalry. First Lieut. Guy Carleton, Second Cavalry. To be second lieutenants. First Lieut. William E. Almy, Fourth Cavalry, Second Lieut. Edward H. Martin, Twenty-first Infantry,. to be First Lieut. Thomas B. Dugan, Third Cavalry. second lieutenant of artillery. . First Lieut. Alva:Fado M. Fuller, Second Cavalry. Second Lieut. Patrick A. Connolly, Fifth Artillery, to be second First Lieut. John B. McDonald, Tenth Cavalry. lieutenant of infantry. To be first lieutenants. Second Lieut. Henry M. Boutelle, Third Artillery, to be second Second Lieut. Joseph T. Crabbs, Eighth Cavalry. lieutenant of infantry. Second Lieut. William J. Glasgow, First Cavalry. POSTMASTERS. Second Lieut. Frank S. Armstrong, Ninth Cavalry. H. W. Clark, to be postmaster at Tabor, in the county of Fre­ Second Lieut. James G. Harbord, Fifth Cavalry. mont and State of Iowa. Second Lieut. John O'Shea, Seventh Cavalry. Charles E. Carmody, to be postmaster at Mapleton, in the county Second Lieut. Matthew A. Batson, Ninth Cavalry. of Monona and State of Iowa. - Second Lieut. Ervin L. Phillips, Sixth Cavalry. Arthur I. Brown, to be postmaster at Belfast, in the county of Second Lieut. Frank Tompkins, Seventh Cavalry. Waldo and State of 1\1aine. Second Lieut. Samuel D. Rockenbach, Tenth Cavalry, John H. Bishop, to be postmaster at Millersville, in the county Second Lieut. Robert C. Williams, First Cavalry. of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania. Second Lieut. George W. Cole, Seventh Cavalry. William B. Means, to be postmaster at Boone, in the county of ARTILLERY ARM. Boone and State of Iowa. Albert C. Landers, to be postmaster at Newport, in the county To be captains. of Newport and Stat-e of Rhode Island. First Lieut. Eli D. Hoyie, Second Artillery. Barney Cannon, jr., to be postmaster at Bellows Falls, in the First Lieut. Granger Adams. Fifth Artillery. county of Windham and State of Vermont. 1 To be first lieutenants. Lewis C. Flagg, to be postmaster at Berwick, in the county of , Second Lieut. LeRoy S. Lyon, Second Artillery. York and State of Maine. Second Lieut. Andrew Hero, jr., Fourth Artillery. GENERAL OFFICERS. To be brigadie1·-generals. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Col. Hamilton S, Hawkins (since retired from active service), Twentieth Infantry. WEDNESDAY, December 14, 1898. Col. Jacob F. Kent (since retired from active service), Twenty­ The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. fourth Infantry. H ENRY N. COUDEN. Col. Guy V. Henry, Tenth Cavalry. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read. Col. WilliamS. \Vorth (since retired from active service), Six­ teenth Infantry. ELECTION OF A COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT; The SPEAKER. The Chair submits to the House a communi­ To be inspecto1·s-general with the rank of major. cation which will be read by the Clerk. The Clerk read as follows: Capt. Thomas T. Knox, First Cavalry. COMMITTEE ON RIVERS AND HARBORS, Capt. Stephen C. Mills, Twelfth Infantry. HOUSE OF R EPRESENTATIVES UNITED STATES, QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. Washington, D. C., December 7,1898. At a meeting of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors this day held, at To be assistant quartermaste1·s with the rank of captain. which the following members were present, to wit: WALTER REEVES, R. P. First Lieut. Joseph C. Byro:ri, Eighth Cavalry. BISHOP, ERNEST F. ACHESON, PAGE MORRIS, WILLIAM L. WARD, THOMAS C. CATCHINGS, RUFUS E. LESTER, JOHN H. BANKHEAD, P HILIP D. MCCUL­ First Lieut. Winthrop S. Wood, Ninth Cavalry. LOCH, ALBERT S. BERRY, STEPHEN M. SPARKMAN, and THOMAS H. BALL, SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT. by unanimous vote Mr. THEODORE E. BURTON of Ohio was elected chair­ man of said committee, to take the place of Mr. Warren B. Hooker, r esigned, To be commissary of subsisteJJce with the rank of captain. and on motion, voted that the Speaker be notified of the action of this com­ First Lieut. Matt R. Peterson, Sixth Infantry. mittee. WALTER REEVES, Acting Chairman. MEDICAL DEPARTME.NT. Attest: To be assistant su1·geons with the rank of first lieutenant. L. L. HANCHETT, Clerk. Weston P. Chamberlain, of Massachusetts. PE "SION APPROPRIATION BILL. Edward R. Schreiner, of Pennsylvania. Mr. BARNEY, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported Ira A. Shimer, of Pennsylvania. · the bill (H. R.11157) making appropriations for the payment of Frederick M. Hartsock, of the District of Columbia.. invalid and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year Douglas F. Duval, of Maryland. ending June 30, 1900, and for other purposes; which was read a Clarence J. Manly, of New York. first and second time, and referred to the Committee of the Whole 196 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. DECEMBER 14,

House on the state of the Union, and, with the accompanying re­ Mr. B.A.RTHOLDT. Mr. Speaker- port, ordered to be printed. The SPEAKER. The bill will first be read. The gentleman .Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, I desire to reserve all points of calls up the bill which the Clerk will now report. order. The Clerk read as follows: The SPEAKER. All points of order are reserved. A bill (S. 112) to amend the immigration laws of the United States. Mr. HENDERSON. When will the g~ntleman call that bill up? Be it enacted, etc., That section 1 of the act of March 3.1891, in amendment 1\ir. BARNEY. I desire to give notice that I will call up this of the immigration and contract labor acts, be, and hereby is, amended by adding to the classes of aliens thereby excluded from admission to the United bill for consideration to-morrow, immediately after the reading States the following: of the Journal. "All persons physically C.lpable and over 16 years of age who can not read MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. and write the English language or some other language; but a person not so able to read or write, who is over 50 years of age and is the parent or grand­ A m essage from the President of the United States was commu­ parent of a qualified immigrant over 21 years of age and capable of support· nicated to the House by Mr. PRUDEN, one of his secretaries. ing such parent or grandparent, may accompany l:mch immigrant, or such a parent or grandparent may be sent for and come to join the family of a child MARKET FOR .AMERICAN HORSES .ABROAD. or grandchild over 21 years of age similarly qualified and capable, and a wife or minor child not so able to 1·ead or write may accompany or be sent for and The SPEAKER laid before the House the following message come to join the husband or parent similarly qualified and capable." SEC. 2. Tha_t for the purpose of testing the ability of the immigrant to read from the President of tbe United States; which was read, and, or write, as required by the foregoing section, the inspection officers shall·be with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on furnished with copies of the Constitution of the United States, printed on Agriculture: · numbered uniform pasteboard slips, ea-ch containing not less than twenty nor more than twenty-five words of said Constitution printed in the various lan­ To the Cong1·ess of the flnited States: guages of the immigrants in double small pica type. These slips shall be ke-pt I transmit herewith, for the information and use of the Congress, a com­ in boxes made for that purpose, and so constructed as to conceal the slip munication from the Secretary of Agriculture, which is accompanied by a from view, eacli box to contain slips of but one language, and th~ immi~rrant report on the market for American horses in foreW.rEt~:Ue~cKINLEY. may designate the language in which he prefers the test shall be made. Each immigrant shall be required to draw one of said slips from the box and read, EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 1/,, 1898. or afterwards write out, in full view of the immigration officers, the words printed ~her~o n. Each slip shall be retut·ned to the box immediately after UNITED STATES COURTS, . SOUTH CA.ROLI.J."iA. the test 1s fimshed, and th~ contents of the box shall be shaken up by an in­ spection officer before another drawing is made. No immigrant failing to read 1\Ir. ELLIOTT. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the or write out the slip thus drawn by him shall be admitted, but he shall be re­ present consideration of the bill (S. 4326) to regulate the sitting turned to the country from which he came at the expense of the steamship of the United States courts within the district of South Carolina. or railroad company which brought him, as now provided by law. The in­ spection officers shall keep in each box at all times a full number of said The !Jill was read, as follows: printed pasteboard slips, and in the case of ea-ch excluded immigrant shall lle it enacted, etc., That the regular terms of the circuit court of the United keep a certified memorandum of the number of the slip which the said immi­ States for the district of South Carolina shall be held each year as follows: grant failed to read or copy out in writing. If in any case, from any unavoid­ In the city of Greenville on the third Tuesday in April and on the third able cause, the foregoing slips are not at hand for use the inspection officers Tuesday in October; in the city of Columbia on the fourth Tuesday inNovem­ shall carefully and thoroughly test the ability of the immigrant to read or ber; in the city of Charleston ou the first Tuesday in April write, using the most. appr~priate and available means. at theit· command, SEC. 2. That the regular terms of the district court of the United States for and shall state fully m wr1tmg the reasons why the slips are lacking, and the western district of South Carolina shall be held in each year in the city describe the substitute method adopted for testing the ability of the immi- of Greenville on the third Tuesday in April and on the third Tuesday in Oc­ grant. . tober. SEC. 3. That this act shall not apply to persoris arriving in the United SEc. 3. That the regular terms of the district court of the United States for States from any port or place in the island of Cuba during the continuance the eastern district of South Carolina shall be held in each year in the city of the present disorders there who have heretofore been inhabitants of that of Charleston on the first Tuesday in June and on the first Tuesday in De­ island. cember, and in the city of Columbia on the fourth Tuesday in November. SEc. 4. That this act sha.ll take effect three months after its passage. SEC. 4. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of Mr. BARTHOLDT. Mr. Speaker, I raise the question of con- this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. sideration. · The SPEAKER. Ia there objection to the present consideration The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Missouri raises theques· of the bill? tion of consideration. There was no objection. Mr. RICHARDSON. · Mr. Speaker, I desire to ask how this bill The bill was ordered to a third reading; and it was accordingly now comes before the House. I could not hear what the Chair read the third time, and passed. said when it was called up. On motion of Mr. ELLIOTT, a motion to reconsider the last The SPEAKER. It comes before the House because it is on the vote was laid on the table. · Speaker's table and is the regular order. J. & W. SELIGMAN & CO. Mr. RICHARDSON. Yes. It is a Senate bill. 1\Ir. STURTEVANT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent The SPEAKER. .It is a Senate bill. for the present consideration of the bill (S. 4812) to pay J. & W. Mr. RICHARDSON. Well, has a House committee presented SeHgman & Co. the sum of $1,794.56 for certain coupons detached a similar bill, and how is it the regular order? I do not under­ from United States bonds, which said coupons were lost on the stand the status of the bill. Cunard steamship Oregon, sunk at sea March 14, 1886. The SPEAKER. It is a Senate bill, the like of which has been The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania asks unani­ approved by a House committee and is on the House Calendar. mous consent for the present consideration of a bill which the Mr. DANFORD. All these questions were passed on at the last Clerk will report. session. The bill was read, as follows: Mr. RICHARDSON. I understand it now, but did not under­ Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, stand the status of the bill at first. authorized and directed to pay to J. & W. Seligman & Co. the sum of 1,794o.56, The SPEAKER. The question is, Will the House consider the in full payment for the following-described coupons detached from United bill which has been reported? States bonds, which said coupons were lost on the Cunard steamship Oregon, Mr. RICHARDSON. The question of consideration is raised sunk at sea March 14, 1886, to wit: United States 4t per cent loan of 11$91: Coupons due March 1, 1886-56 cents, No. 1168; $5:62, No. 7125: $11.25, No. 1~19 by the gentleman from Missouri. to 16368, inclusive, 31266, 38,763 to 38766, inclusive, and 77332. Coupons due The SPEAKER. The question is raised by the gentleman from December 1,1885, $5.63, No. 852.!5, and $11.25, No. 163!>6. United States 4 per Missouri. cent loan of 1907: Coupons due January 1, 1886-50 cents, No. 2008; $1, No. 79385, tl0429, 115540, 173664, 173785,and $10, No.157534: Provided, That before the When the question was being taken, redemption of said coupons he said J. & W. Seligman & Co. shall execute, Mr. DANFORD said: I demand the yeas and nays. or cause to be executed, and deposit with t.he Secretary of the Treasury a The yeas and nays were ordered. bond of indemnity, with good and sufficient security, subject to the approval of said Secretary, to secure the United States against loss or damage rn con­ The question was taken; and there were-yeas 101, nays 10!, sequence of the redemption of said coupons. answered'' present" 10, not voting 140; as follows: The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present considera- YEAS-101. tion of the bill? · Ada.ms, Cooper, Wis. Greene, Mass. Lawrence, Aldrich, Crump, Hamilton, Linney, Mr. STURTEVANT. Before any gentleman objects, I hope he Baker, Md. Crumpacker, Harmer, Little, will read this report. Bankhead, Dalzell, Hay, Loud, The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Barham, Danford, Hemenway, Low, There was no objection. Barrett, Da.venport, Henry, Conn. Lybrand, Bingham, De Vnes, Henry, Ind. McCall, The bill was ordered t.o a third reading; and it was accordingly Bishop, Dick, Hepburn, Mcintire, read the third time, and passed. Booze, Dingley, HicksHill, , McRae, On motion of Mr. STURTEVANT, a motion to recons,ider the Brosius, Dovener, Moody, Brown, Elliott, Hitt, Olmsted, last vote was laid on the table. Brumm, Ellis, Howell, Overstreet, Brundidge, Evans, Hull, Packer, Pa. IMMIGRATION BILL. Burton, Faris, Knox, Parker, N.J. Mr. DANFORD. Mr. Speaker, I call np from the Speaker's Butler, Fenton, Kulp, Payne, Capron, Gibson, Landis, Pearce, M(}. table the bill S. 112, and ask for its present consideration. It iB Clarke, N. H. Gillett, Mass. Lanham, Pearson, the bill known as the immigration bill. Connell, Graff, Latimer, Pitney, 1898. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 197

• Powers, · Sperry, . Talbert, Weaver, Mr. . KETCHAM with Mr. CocHRAN of Missouri. Prince, Sprague, Tawney, Weymouth, Pugh, Steele, Tayler, Ohio Williams, Pa. Mr. SHANNON with Mr. RANDY. Ray, Stephens, TeL Terry, Wilson, Mr. WALKER of Virginia with Mr. SULZER. Robbins, Stewart, N.J. Thorp. Young. Mr. REEVES with Mr. TAYLOR of Alabama. &'herman, Stone, Underwood, Showalter, Sturtevant, Updegraff, Mr. WADSWORTH with Mr. BODINE. Skinner, Sulloway, Warner, Mr. DA vmsoN of Wiscon'sin with Mr. WHEELER of Kentucky. Mr. DoRR with Mr. BENNER of. Pennsylvania. NAY8-10!. Mr. FOOTE with Mr. BRADLEY. Adamson, Cowherd, King, · Rhea, Allen, Cox, Kitchin, Richardson, Mr. SOUTHARD with Mr. BREWER. Bailey, Curtis, Iowa Kle berg, Rixey, Mr. JOHNSON of Indiana with Mr. CARMACK, Baird, Davey, Lacey, Robb, Mr. KNOWLES with Mr. DINSMORE. Baker,m Davis, Lamb, Robertson, La.. Ball, Davison, Ky. Lewis, Ga. Robinson, Ind. Mr. LORIMER with Mr. GAINES. Barney, De Armond, Littauflr, Sauerhering, Mr. MERCER with Mr. STROWD of North Carolina. Barrows, De Graffem·eid, Livingston, Sayers, Mr. ACHESON with Mr. JoNES of Virginia. Bartholdt, Dockery, Lloyd, Shattuc, Bartlett, Dolliver, Mceormick, Shelden, Mr. YosT with Mr. McALEER. Belford, Driggs, McLain, Sims, Mr. .SAMUEL W. ~MITH with Mr. MEYER of Louisiana. Benton, Eddy, Mahany, Slayden, Mr. BROWNLOW with Mr. TATE. Fitzgerald, Mann, Snover, On this question: ~f~~a· Gillet, N. Y. Maxwell, Spaiding, Brantley, Griffith, Meekison, Sparkman, :Mr. LOUDENSLAGER with ·Mr. STALLINGS. Brenner, Ohio Grow, Miers, Ind. Spight, Mr. TAWNEY. Mr. Speaker, my colleague, Mr. MORRIS, is Broderick, Hager, Miller, Stark, absent from the House to-day on account of illness. Broussard, Hawley, Moon, Stevens, Minn. Brucker, Henderson, Norton, Ohio Stewart, Wis. Mr. MERCER. Mr. Speaker, I am paired with the gentleman Burke~ Henry, Miss. Nor ton, S. C. Stokes, from North Carolina, Mr. STROW D. I therefore withdraw my Cannon, Hem·y, 'l'ex. · Ogden, Sutherland, vote and desire to be recorded as "present." Clardy, Hinrichsen, Osborne, Rwanson, Clayton, Hopkins, Perkins, Todd. Mr. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, I desire to ask if the gentle­ Connolly, Jenkins, P eters, Vandiver, man from Connecticut, Mr. H.ussELL, has voted? Cooney, Jett, Pierce, Tenn. Williams, Miss. The SPEAKER. He has not. Cooper, Tex. Kelley, Quigg, Zenor. Mr. McCLELLAN. I am paired generally with the gentleman ANSWERED "PRESENT"-10. from Connecticut, and withdraw my vote and desil:e to be recorded Bennett, McClellan, Mercer, . Van Voorhis. as " present." Clark, Iowa McEwan, Stallings, The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. Griggs, Mahon, Tate, [Applause.] · , NOT VOTING-140. Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I caU up the special order for to-day. Acheson, Curtis, Kans. Joy, Royse, Alexander, Davidson, Wis. Kerr, Russell, Mr. HULL. I hope the gentleman will yield to me to ask for Arnold, Dayton, Ketcham, Settle, a reprint of a bill. Babcock, Dinsmore, Kirkpatrick, Shafroth, Mr. BARTHOLD'f. Mr. Speaker, is a motion to reconsider the Barber, Dorr, Knowles, Shannon, vote by which the House refused to consider the bill in order now? Barlow, Ermentront, Lentz, Shuford, Beach, Fischer. Lester, Simpson, The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks not. Belden, Fitzpatrick, Lewis, Wash. Smith, TIL Belknap, Fleming, Lorimer, Smith, Ky. RECOMl\l"E.."fDATIONS OF INTERJ.~ATIONAL AMERICAN CONFERENCE. Bell, Fletcher, Loudenslager, Smith, S. W. Benner, Pa.. Foote, Lovering, Smith, Wm. Alden Mr. HILL. 'Mr. Speaker, I call for the special order for to-day. Bodine, Foss, McAleer, Southard, The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read the title of the bill. Botkin Fowler, N. C. McCleary, Southwick, Bouteli, ID. Fowler, N.J. McCulloch, Strait, The Clerk read as follows: Boutelle, Me. Fox, McDonald, Strode, Nebr. Bradley, Gaines, McDowell, Strowd, N. C. A bill (H. R. 10807) to carry into effect the recommendations of the Inter­ Brewer, Gardner, McMillin, Sulzer, national American Conference by the incorporation of the International Brewster, Graham, Maddox, Taylor, Ala. American Bank. Bromwell, Greene. Nebr. Maguire, Tongue, Brownlow, Griffin, Marsh, Vehslage, Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I understand that the 'gentleman Bull, -Grosvenor, Marshall, Vincent, from Alabama [Mr. STALLINGS] has a request to make in regard Burleigh, Grout, Martin, Wadsworth, to this bill, and I yield to him. Campbell, Gunn, Mesick. Walker, Mass. Carmack, Handy, Meyer; La. Walker, Va. Mr. STALLINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to request on the part of Castle, Hartman, Mills, Wanger. the minority of the committee that the bill go over until to-morrow. Catchin~s, Heatwole, Minor, Ward, Judge MADDOX of Georgia has had charge of the biB on our side, Chlckermg, Hilborn, Mitchell, Wheeler, Ala. mark, :M:o. Howard. Ala. Morris, Wheeler, Ky. and he is quite unwell and not able to be here to-day. I will state Cochran, Mo. Howard, Ua. Mudd, White, ill. further that when. the bill was up a week ago unanimous consent Cochrane, N. Y. Howe, Newlands, White,N. C. was asked that it might go over until to-day on account of the Codding, Hunter, Orlell, Wilber, · absence of the gentleman from Connecticut, and we ask that the Colson, Hurley, Otey, Wise, Corliss, Johnson,lnd. Otjen, Yost. same courtesy be extended to us to-day on account of the sickness Cousins, Johnson, N. Dak. Reeves, of Judge MADDOX. Cranford, Jones, Va. Ridgely, Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, there was undoubtedly an expecta­ Cummings, Jones, Wash. tion that this bill would be acted on to-day, but of course, under the So the House refused to consider the bill. circumstancf's, we must yield to the request of the gentleman from The following pairs were announced: Alabama. with the understanding that the order postponing it un­ Until further notice: til to-morrow, under the same terms and conditions that it comes Mr. ~TRODE of Nebraska with Mr. LEWIS of Washington. up to-day, shall be made a continuing order, and that when up to­ Mr. ROYSE with Mr. ERMENTROUT. morrow it shall be continued until dispose.d of, appropriation bills Mr. JOHNSON of North Dakota with Mr. FITZGERALD. excepted. With that understanding, I have no objection to its Mr. VAN VooRHIS with Mr. McDowELL. going over until to-morrow, under the same terms and conditions Mr. GROSVE -oR with Mr. SETTLE. that it comes over to-day. Mr. CODDING with Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. BARNEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to have it distinctly· Mr. WANGER with Mr. ADAMSON. understood that this does not intovrfere with the pension appro­ Mr. MITCHELL with Mr. CLARK of Missouri. priation bill, which I gave notice would be called up to-morrow Mr. RUSSELL with Mr. McCLELLAN, immediately after the reading of the Journal. Mr. BELDEN with Mr. MAGUIRE. The SPEAKER. The Chair will submit the request, subject to Mr. WARD wlth Mr. LESTER. that modification. Mr. MAHON with Mr. OTEY. Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, before that is submitted to the House, :Mr. McEwAN with Mr. VEHSLAGE. I desire to make a statement. When this bill was called up a week Mr. Joy with Mr. LENTZ. ago, the gentleman from Coi:mecticut fMr. HILL] was absent on Mr. WILBER with Mr. HUNTER. account of sickness of some one of his family, as I understood it, Mr. WM. ALDEN SMITH with Mr. STRAIT. and by the agreement we had, it came over until to-day. All I For this day: will consent to is on the same terms that the postponement was Mr. BURLEIGH with Mr. CUMML.~GS. made then, that the bill go over until to-morrow, occupymg ex­ Mr. MuDD with Mr. MADDOX. actly the ~arne position it occupied when it was called up a week Mr. GRIFFIN with Mr. Fox. ago. That is fair and all that ought to be asked for. I make no Mr. BOUTELL of illinois with Mr. GRIGGS. objection to calling it up to·morrow, but let it occupy precisely Mr. GARDNER with Mr. HowARD of Georgia. the same position it has occupied all along in the House. I do not .

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think the gentleman ought to ask us to make a continuing order, the edition already printed having been exhausted. This is a bill for that ~ight complicate the matter. that was inti:oduced by myself some time ago, a:o.d there is a very I hope the gentleman from Connecticut will agree to that. I large demand for it among the members and from outside. was on the minority side and asked that the bill might go over for Mr. BAILEY. Has it been introduced at this session of Con­ his accommodation when he was absent on account of sickness. gress? Now, when Judge MADDOX, who has examined this question thor­ .Mr. HULL. It was introduced since we came together in the oughly, is sick, we ask, not for a week. but for a day, and let the third session of this Congress. bill occupy the exact position that itJlas occupied all the time. I Mr. BAILEY. There are three or four of these bills, I believe, think that oug-ht to be done. that have been introduced. · The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Alabama has asked that Mr. HULL. There have been several of them. the special order for to-day shall be the special order for to-morrow; Mr. BAILEY. This is the bill, as I understand it, that has the that it l:e postponed subject to the pension appropriation bill. Is approval of the War Department? there objection? Mr. HULL. Yes; and was introduced by myself. Mr. RlUHARDSON. With the same points reserved that have Mr. BAILEY. There is no objection to the request. been reserved against the bill? The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gen- The SPEAKER. With the same status. Is there objection? tleman from Iowa for the reprint of the bill H. R. 11022?· [After a pause. 1 The Chair hears none. There was no objection. Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I desire to ask unanimous consent to reprint bill H. R. 10807. There seems to be a large call for it, and , CO~TROL OF WHARF PROPERTY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, it seems to have been exhausted; and also for a reprint of the Th~ SPEAKER laid before the House the amendments of the report, which is very brief. I ask also to reprint the Report No. Senate to the bill (H. R. 10294) relative to the control of wharf 3054, made to the Fifty-fourth Congress by the gentleman from property in certain public places in the District of Columbia. Pennsylvania [Mr. BROSIUS], which is referred to in the brief The amendments were read. · . repm:t made at this session. Mr. CURTIS of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House dis­ Mr. BAILEY. I desire to know if the number indicated in the agree to the Senate amendments and ask a conference. gentleman's request is the number of the bill with reference to The motion was agreed to. which we have just made the order. . The SPEAKER announced the appointment of Mr. CURTIS of Mr. HILL. I will state that the number 10807 is the number of Iowa, Mr. RICHARDSON, and Mr. COWHERD as managers of the the bill which will come up for consideration to-morrow. The conference on the part of the House. number given in the RECORD July 7 and a week ago is an error. PENSION BILLS WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS. The official Journal of the House is correct. That matter has been all straightened out by the committee. The SPEAKER laid before the House bills of the House of the Mr. BAILEY. Is it the Senate bill? following titles, with amendments of the Senate, which amend­ .Mr. HILL. No; it is the House bill. The Senate bill is in com­ ments were severally considered, and, on motion of Mr. RAY of mittee and has not been reported. New York, concurred in, namely: Mr. COX. One suggestion, Mr. Speaker. . We have had some The bill (H. R. 5920) granting an increase of pension to.Monson trouble about the parliamentary situation of the bill, and I am W. Bliss; · almost satisfied in my own mind that we were drawn into an error The bill (H. R. >7010) granting a pension to Mrs. Mary H. Har- through a misapprehension. But the point I wish to make is bour; • that the minority should be treated the same as the other side was The bill (H. R. 5992) granting a pension to Mrs. Mary A. Free- the other day when it was agreed to postpone the bill to to-day, man· · and that the bill shall occupy the same position to-morrow that it The bill (H. R. 6645) to increase the pension of Theodore W. occupies to-day. Cobia; Mr. HILL. This is simply a request for the reprinting of these The bill (H. R. 3239) for tbe relief of Catherine McCarty; papers. I ask unanimous consent that they be printed for the use The bill (H. R. 990) granting an increase of pension to George of the House. the editions ah·eady printed having been exhausted. E. W elles; · Mr. BAILEY. One further question, Mr. Speaker, before that The bill (H. R. 9832) granting a pension to Augusta Troland; is submitted. I desire to know if the report that the gentleman The bill (H. R. 93'22) granting a pension to Mary C. Gard­ from Connecticut desires reprinted is a report that has been made heffner: and by the committee in the present Congress? The bill (H. R. 9141) granting a pension to Mrs. A. A. Pinkston. Mr. HILL. It is, if I understand the gentleman's question. SAMUEL JOHNSTON. Mr. BAILEY. I thought I made it sufficiently plain. I ask if The SPEAKER also laid before the House the bill (H. R. 334) this is a report of the committee in this Congress? If it has been g-ranting an honorable discharge to Samuel Johnston with amend­ adopted by a committee of the House in this Congress, and the ments of the Senate: which amendments were severally considered, edition has been exhausted, there is no possible reason why it and, on motion of Mr. HULL, were concurred in. should not be reprinted. But, as I understand the gentleman, this is a request for the reprinting of a report made in a former Con­ THEODORE VON BREMSEN. gress. The SPE... -\.KER also laid before the House the bill (H. R. 823) for Mr. HILL. It embodies both. . the relief of Theodore von Bremsen with an amendment of the Mr. BAILEY. I wanted if possible to avoid an objection to the Senate; which amendment was considered, and, on motion of Mr. request. There is no question as to the propriety of reprinting a liULL,· was concurred in. report of the committee maue by this Congress. Butdt looks to CHANGE OF REFERENCE, me a little unusual to reprint reports of a former Congress. By unanimous consent, the Committee on War Claims was dis­ The SPEAKER. The gentleman asks unanimous consent that charged from the further consideration of the bill (S. 3061) for a reprint of the bill H. R. 10807 and the report accompanying· the the relief of William C. Dodge, and the bill was referred to the same be ordered. Is there objection? Committee on Claims. Mr. BAILEY. I object, Mr. Speaker, to the reprint of any The SPEAKER. This completes the business on the Speaker's report except what has been made to this Congress. table. The SPEAKER. The Chair will resubmit the question: The gentleman from Connecticut asks unanimous consent that a CO~illiTTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF TH!: UNION. reprint of House bill No. 10807 and the report accompanying the 'Mr. DINGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that same be ordered. Is there objection? the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. GRow] may make a state­ Mr. BAILEY. There is no objection to that. ment that will be of value and interest to the House, as I know it The SPEAKER. He also asks unanimous consent for reprint­ will, respecting the origin and functions of the Committee of the ing the report, No. 3064, of the Fifty-fourth Congress. Is there Whole on the state of the Union . . He desires to occupy five or objection? ten minutes, and I ask that he be allowed to do so. Mr. BAILEY. I object to that. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. HILL. Then I withdraw that .part of the request. There was no objection. The SPEAKER. In the absence of objection, the other request Mr. GROW. Mr. Speaker, at the last session of Congress, in a for the reprint of the bill and accompanying report will be debate that sprung up during quite a little excitement over the ordered. question as to the right of members t.o debate, I stated, in answer There was no objection. to some queries, my recollection as to the origin of·the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and its uses, and ·REPRINT OF THE ARMY BILL, why such a committee existed in the American Congress. The Mr. HULL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for there­ first great rule of parliamentary bodies everywhere is that debate print of the bill H. R . .11022-"A bill providing for the reorgani­ must be confinetl. to the subject under consideration. zation of the Army of the United States, and for otber purposes·~- In the old Congress under the Articles of Confederation and

. 1898. CONGRESSION.A.:t RECORD-HOUSE. 199 • Perpetual Union the title of all its acts was "The States in com­ United States, in committee assembled." Then, from it, under mittee assembled." · That was the beginning of legislation by the the new Constitution, was adopted the title which we now use: colonies after their first union. In that committee of the States "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the assembled resolutions were adopted stating what they thought United States of America in Congress assembled." · advisable to be done. and these resolutions were submitted to the The first messages by the Presidents were speeches, not written separate colonies to be acted upon. The Congress of the Confed­ messages in the form in which we now receive them. A time eration could only recommend. was fixed when the President would appear in the Senate Cham­ The Convention that framed our present Constitution passed a ber and deliver his speech, in imitation of the practice of the resolution at the beginning of its sessions "That the House re­ British Government of a speech from the Throne at the opening of solve itself into a Committee of the Whole House to consider the Parliament. The two Houses assembled in the Senate Chamber, state of the Union." The wording of this resolution would be the speech was delivered; and the first speech of George Wash­ most appropriate for use in naming the committee when rules ington was delivered on the 30th of April, 1789. On the 1st day of came to be adopted for legislation in Congress. One of the rules Maythe Speaker laid before the House •' a copy of the speech de­ adopted on the report of a committee of which Madis_?n was a livered by the President yesterday in the Senate Chamber." member. in the First Congress, in 1789, even before the maugura­ That speech was referred to the Committee of the Whole House, tion of the President, was: because all -that was necessary was to prepare an address in reply it, and the Committee of the Whole was the place for perfectmg It shall b e a standing order of the day through the session for the Hous~ to to resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Uruon ~ all acts of the House. The Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union was where they initiated legislation, everyone amend­ The original formula for the report of the Chairman of this com­ ing and changing and talking and discussing and giving his views. mittee and which, I think, continued unbroken until quite re­ Whatever resolution the Committee of the Whole House on the cently: was: ''The Committee o; the 'Yhole Hous_e on the state of state of the Union reported, a committee, if one was necessary, the Union have had under consideration, according to order, the was ordered in the House to prepare bills to carry out the object Union generally, and particularly a bill" (stating its number and of the resolution, and these bills, when reported by the committee, title). ''and have come to no resolution thereon," or" have adopted were then referred to the Committee of the Whole, and there every sund1;y amendments," as the case might be. The reason for the adop­ member must speak to the !ubject under consideration. tion of the word resolutjon in this formula was that the original No place was left in the early rules any more than now in which reports of this committee were all in resolutions, as embodying general debate was allowed except in this Committee of the Whole after full consideration, the sense of the committee as to what House on the state of the Union. The first speech of the President, ought to be done on the subject referred to. therefore, was referred to t-he Committee of the Whole, and a com­ Mr. Madison, in the First Congress, on his resolution in the mittee was appointed before the House went into that committee to Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, declar­ prepare an address in reply to the speech of the President. Madison ing that certain duties ought to be levied on imported merchan­ was at the head of it. When that committee had prepared their dise, which was the basis of the first tariff passed by Congress, address and reported it to the House, the House referred it to the said, in reference to discussions in that committee, that- Committee of the Whole, and after perfecting it reported it back, We must consider the~eneral interest of tl1e Union, for it is as much every and the House could then amend if they chose to, but if not, then gentlema.n·s duty to consider as is the local or State interest. it stood as the address in reply to the President's speech delivered After our present Constitution was adopted the same idea was in the Senate Chamber. carried in to the proceedings of Congress under the name of the Under the old parliamentary law of our ancestors, the Speaker Congress of the United States of America, and among the first of Parliament delivered the address in reply to the speech from rules adopted under the new Constitution was one that the House the Throne, but it was the speech of the House-it was the speech should resolve itself each day into the Committee of the Whole of Parliament. So our fathers adopted this old custom; and while House on the state of the Union. And if you will look at the the Speaker had nothing to do with preparing the address, he Annals of Congress you will find the Chairman of that commit­ must deliver it. The House accompanied him to the Executive tee very often reporting, as there was nothing before the com­ at a time fixed to suit his convenience, and the Speaker delivered mittee specifically, that the Committee of the Whole House on the the address of the House of Representatives, in reply to the speech state of the Union have had. according to order, the Union gen­ pf the President, to both Houses assembled in the Senate Chamber. erally under consideration and have come to no resolution thereon. In Parliament the Speaker delivered the address of the House of Hence comes this word "resolution" in the report from that com­ Commons in reply to the address from the Throne. And the mittee now. reason why the only member of Parliament that did not speak at Each day the House was obliged to go into the Committee of the all was called the Speaker was because he must deliver the reply Whole House on the state of the Union, and in that committee of the House of Commons to the address from the Throne. any member offered a resolution stating what he thought ought Following the practice of the British Parliament in the organ­ to be done. That resolution was discussed and amended. The ization of the American Congress, its presiding officer was called first tariff act, as I have just said. was passed in that way. Mr. Speaker because he was to speak the speech of the House in reply Madison offered a resolution that duties ought to be levied on to the speech of the President, accompanied by the House of Rep­ imported merchandise, and after discussion and amendment it was resentatives and which had been previously prepared by the House reported to the House. in one of its special committees. That continued until1801, wJ:J.en The House could amend these resolutions as it pleased after they :M:r. Jefferson sent a note with his first annual message, referring were reported from t.he committee; and then a committee was to the inconvenience of this method of the Executive communicat­ specially appointed to bring in bills, if necessary, which bills were ing with Congress, and suggested that it be by written message, referred to the Committee of the Whole House; and in the Commit­ which he sent to Congress. That note accompanying his message tee of the Whole the legislation was perfected. But the Committee and the message itself were referred to the Committee of the of the Whole House on the state of the Union was simply to pre­ Whole House on. the state of the Union. That was the last action pare business and give every member an opportunity to express taken upon it by the House. his views upon all things relating to the government of the Union And the formula has contimied-the President communicates and its people; and therefore all propositions for legislation began to the House a .message in writing. From that time all the with this committee, differing probably from any legislative body messages of the Presidents have been referred to the Committee in the world. of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and as it would For there is no government to-day on the face of the earth that be the first thing done by Congress it would stand at the head has the American system of independent States, ·with three coor­ of the Calendar, and would be good reason, and consistent with dinate departments with almost full legislative powers over then· all parliamentary law that any member might discuss in Com­ respective t erritorial limits, and those States in their relation ~o a mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union any sub­ general government over all like ours; so there was a necessity for ject, because the President's message related to any subject that the government of the Union to have some place for legislating for a~y member would probably desire to talk about. But whether them all, where everything that related to their general welfare he didornot, the committee itself was the Committee of the Whole could be considered. It seemed to be a settled point in forming the House on the state of the Union, and in it anything pertaining to more perfect Union that a Committee of the Whole House on the the people of any of the States, or the relation of any State to the state of the Union was the proper place for determining in free General Government, or this Government to any other, was a discussion principles or policies before they were sent elsewhere proper subject of debate and would be in order in that committee. to be embodied in bills or resoiutions under strict rules of debate But the President's message was a double reason. That prac- • for final enactment into law. tice has continued down to the present time; and if I understand · Hence, the Committee of the Whole Honse on the state of the aright, with the exception of one Congress, it has been referred to Vnion was a necessary anrl natural growth out of the old Com­ the Committee of the "Whole House on the state of the Union; and mittee of the States assembled under the Confederation. The title in that Congress occurred the innovation of having it referred to of the old acts under the Articles of.Confederation w~; "We, the the Committee on Ways and Means. Then the Committee on 200 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· HOUSE. DECEMBER 14,

WaY_s and Means rei?orted with· resolutions of distril~mtion, and ( In every other case, ~xcept in the ·committee of the Whole had It referred, and It passed away fi:om the Committee of the House on the state of the Union, the debate should be confined Whole House on the state of the Uruon. But that would not strictly to the subject under consideration in order to hasten and change the object of the origin of this committee; and members facilitate legislation, and the Committee of the Whole House on the should understand fullY_ that there_ is .a place under the rule~ of s~ate of the Union is the place for general discussion. All ques~ th~ Ho?-Ee that allows JUSt as unlrm~ted debate as that which tlons that members desire, either for their local community or for ex1sts m the Senate. GeJ!tlem~n thm~ they are confin~ ~nd the greater community, the peop.le of the United States, is t~ere cramped here. They ha':e m thi.S Cry bill should be read through in the this floor; all the powers that controlled it then did not favor Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and so their opinion. The Free Soil element of the great North would long as anybody proposed an amendment it could not be reported have been silent unless the rule prevailed somewhere that they to the House; if the majority of the committee was opposed to the could be beard on their views upon this great institution that bill it could strike out the enacting clause; and if the committee affected more vitaly the welfare of the Republic than any insti-' did that, and the Honse did not agree in it, under the old practice tution that ever existed on American soil or ever will exist. the bill ·imrnediately went back to the Committee of the Whole But, Mr. Speaker, I had no idea of making any speech on bygone House on the state of the Union. · questions. It was simply in compliance with the request of many So if this rute, which is the same as it aiways has been, were n;tembers of the ~ouse, after that littl~ discuss.ion at the last ses· strictly en.orced and lived up to, there could no bilL pass the House s1_on, that I vromised that I would avail mys~lf of some opportu~ any more than it does the Senate without being read through from ~:nty t? explam mo-!e fully the reason why t~Is gener~l de'J?ate ex­ the beginning and any and every member having an opportunity to Isted m ~ne coinm.Ittee of the House ~nd d1d not eXISt anyw~ere offer his amendment if he desired to. In Committee of the Whole else. I did not see any good opportumty to trespass upon the t1me House on the state of the Union the old formula in reporting of the House iJ?- the las~ session, a:J?d I would. not no~ ?nlY_ there from that committee was: "The committee has bad, acdording to s~ems to. be a little lull m the bnsmes~. nothm&" requtrmg 1m me­ order, the UniQn generally under consideration and particularly" diate action. I thank the House for Its attentiOn and courtesy. a bill (naming the number and title). I think the old formula [Applause.] . should be continued-it means something-instead of reporting Mr. ROBINSON of Ind1a~a. Mr. Speaker, I am glad that the the Comm1ttee of the Whole House on the state of the Union bas gentleman from Pennsylvama [Mr. GRow] has spoken. When had under consideration a particular bill, omitting "have under I sought to speak on a ~ubject in the last ~essioJ!o~ Congress, the consideration the Union generally," which is the highest object of rules of the House were mvok~d by~he Ghau- to_lrm1t and suppress the committee, the old formula required it to be stated every time me. ~ow the gentleman br~gs his long se!vice and expenence the report was made by the Chairman of the Committee of the a~d ~I.S eloquenye to be~r testimony to t_he wisdom of ~be r_ule per· Whole House on the state of the Union. mitting the representatives of the Amencan people a JUSt freedom In the last sess_ion, it will be remembered, we had little asperi- of debate. and J.?rivilege of amend:J?lent. As we are now, and ~ave ties sometimes when gentlemen were addressing themselves to been durmg this Congress. ope~atiJ!!?' und~r th~ rules of the ~Iftr­ subjects not before the House, and the rule was attempted to be fourt~ Congress, I hope ~e will lift agam his _eloquent vo1c~ m enforced strictly, and requiring them to confine their remarks to behalf of rules for the Fifty-fifth Congress of Its own choosmg the subject before the House, which is a rule that has always after full and free ?-ebate. . - . been and always must be enforced if the House is to proceed Let me call t~ his attention and. to t~e atte~t10n of the House orderly and discharge the business in the House expeditiously. that at the operung of the first ~ess10n of the Fifty-fifth Congress, That could not be done if there was unrestricted debate in the and on the first day of that sessiOn, March 15, 1897, we were prom· House. ·The subject before the House must be considered. The li!ed by the gentle;man from Io'!a [Mr. HENDER~o~]-a.member of Senate in its unlimited debate almost has generally the subject the Rn1es Comrmttee, and acting for the maJonty of that com· before 'the Senate that the Sen~tor spe:urs on, or any Senator can m~tt~e in. presenting a resolution on rules to the Ho~e-that call him to order as not speaking on the subject; and if in no other ~thm thirty days _he wou_ld present a code of rules to thiS Honse, · way, he offers a resolution on the subject he wishes to speak on, With fn~ opportumty to discuss and amend and adopt as the rules which bringshim under the old parliamentary law. In the House, of the Fifty-fifth Con~ess. . when in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Mr. HENDERSON (mterruptmg). Mr. Speaker, I want to say Union, we have the same unrestri~ed debate, with the exception to the gen~leman that his statement is incorrect-that I made no of the limit of time to one hour. No resolution need be offered. such promise. General debate can proceed on any question unlimited except as Mr. ROBINSON of Indiana. If the gentleman will allow me to to the time limit on the individual. read from the RECORD-- . So no injustice by the rules is done to any member. If thernle Mr. HEND~~sqN. Yon ca~ read it. I made no such pr?mise. were strictly enforced in the House that all debate must be con- I !ffiVe my opm10n m regar~ to It, but .I mad~ no such prom1ser fined to the subject before the House and in committee, after gen- ~r. R9BINSON of Indiana. I Will read fro~ the RE~ORJ?, eral debate is closed all discussion under the five-minute rule must which Will enable the members of the House to Judge which IS beconfined strictly to the amendment offered, there could be only right. If I am wrong, I will be judged by the RECORD. one speech for and one speech against and then the vote mtist be Mr. Hm.-i-nERsoN. Mr. f?pe~ker, !_offer th~ resol.ution which I send to the · th d' t t b ff d E Clerk's desk, and ask for 1ts rmmediate conSideration by the House. taken b ef ore a 11 owmg ano er am~n men o e o ere · very The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the resolution offered by the gentle- membet· would have full opportunity to offer any amendment to man from Iowa [Mr. HENDERSONl. any bill and have it voted upon. , The resolution was ~ead, as foUo~s: But under our practice with the five-minute discussion it . "Resolved, '!-'hat until further nPtiCe the rules of the House of Representa- . . ' . . . ' tlves of the Fifty-fourth Congress be adopted ~ the rules of the House of amounts to nothmg m perfectmg legislatiOn. Gentlemen take Representatives of the Fifty-fifth Cong-ress." that occasion to talk upon all subjects, move to strike out the last Mr. HEPBURN. Mr. Speaker, I desire to amend, so that the resolution will word and speak o~ anything else. Under the old rule the Chair- reaT<1e SPEAKER. The gentleman from Iowa [Mr. HENDERSON] has the floor. man would hold h1m to show the reason why the last word should Mr. HENDERSON. For what purpose does my colleague [Mr. HEPBURN] . be stricken oat, and be could not talk upon anything else. If we desire recognition? . . had that rule enl'orced to-day every bill would have to be read Mr. H;EPBURN. I deSire to offer a.n amendme~t to the resolnt10n. Am I to, ' b ld h th · h t be :rermttted to offer the amendment that I destre? - t h rongh b y c 1 a uses and every mem er wo~ ave e rig t o Mr. HENDERSON. I will yield to hear the gentleman's statement, but not speak five minutes on any amendment he IDJght offer. for any other purpose, Mr. Speaker. · 18~8. QO~GRESSION A)J- RECORD_-HOUSE. ~01

Mr• .HEPBURN. I desire to amend the resolution so that it will read that . I have· been always absolutely square with the House in regard the rules of the Fifty-fourth Congress be adopted as the rules governing the Honse of Representatives of the Fifty-fifth Congress for thirty days from to everyt~g that 1 have reported to them. When the war came this date. . . on and the pressure of bu8iness developed in the House, it seemed Mr. HENDERSON. I ask for a vote on my resolution, Mr. Speaker. The to be UBeless to urge consideration of a question of that kind, which probability is that the rules will be reported before the time suggested by would necessarily take up a great deal of t ime; and then one thing my colleague. Mr. McEwAN. Mr. Speaker, a parliamentary inqury. and another came on afterwards, absorbing and occupymg the The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. t ;me until the date of adjournment. I want it distinctly under­ Mr. McEWAN. At this stage of the proceedings, when we have no rnles· stood here that I made no such assertion as that which has been has not the gentleman from iowa [Mr. HEPimRNT aright to offer any amend, ment, under general parliamentary law? alleged. I never said that the rules would be reported in thirty The SPEAKER. He has a rifht to offer any amendment, but the gentleman days. The RECORD shows e~actly what my statement was, and from Iowa [Mr. HENDERSON is. recognized to control the question. I do not want it thrown in my teeth again. Mr. HENDERSON. I ask for the previous question, Mr. Speaker, -and will say to my colleague [Mr. HEPBURN] that the rules will probably be reported Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Will the gentleman allow me long before the thirty days expire; but it is unusual to put a limitation of to ask him a question? that kind in this r eRolution. Mr. HENDERSON. Certainly. Mr. McMILLIN. W e were unahle to hear the gentleman's statement. Mr. H ENDERSON. This is the usual course. I have no doubt that the com­ Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Is it not true that if you had mittee which will have charge of the matter will report before thirty days, voted with the Democratic members of the Committee on Ru1es and therefore this limitation 1s not needed. This is the usual resolution, and you would have been able to secure a report from the committee? I hope the previous question will be adopted. Mr. McMILLIN. '.rhat answers in part what we should like to hear from Mr. HENDERSON. That was a proposition that never came the gentleman from Iowa fMr. HENDERSONj, and that is, whether it i1l the before the committee. There was no opportunity for doing so·, purpose of the committee-! infer that it is, but I think we might as well un­ and I can not answer the question of the gentleman. It was not derstand it-to report a code o£ rules, and let there be an opportunity for the proposed in committee by any member, Democratic or Repub­ House to vote upon them? · Mr. HENDERSO '. I think there is no doubt but that will be done. That has lican. always been our purpose, and that the House will have the fullest oppor­ Mr. HITT. Mr. Speaker, I desire to make a request for unani­ tunity, I will say to the gentleman, to offer amendments to the rules that mous consent. - will be presented. Mr. HEPBURN. Mr. Speaker- The SPEAKER. The Chair will say first, if the gentleman will The SPEAKF.R. The gentleman from Iowa [Mr. HENDERSON] asks for the allow, that the discussion which has just taken place has gone on· previous question. by consent of the House. The gentleman from Missouri [ Mr Mr. HEPBURN. I desire to rai:se a point of order. My amendment must be in order. in the absence of rules. There is no previous question without a DE ARMONDJ desires to be heard·briefly upon the question, and , rnle, and there is no rule here which gives to the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. the Chair thmks it only fair that he ~hould be allowed that privi­ HENDERSON] the right to make that motion. Hia motion is to adopt rules, lege. which is a concession that there are none. Therefore I insist upon my right to make this amendment. Mr. DE ARMOND. Mr. Speaker, I shall detain the House but The SPEAKER. The Chair overrules the point of order. very briefly. Mr. WILLIAM A. STONE. Mr. l:3peaker, a parliamentary inquiry. I have listened with very much interest to the remarks of the The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. 1\fr. WILLIAM A. STONE. The gentleman from Iowa [:Mr. Hm."'DERSON] was able, eloquent, and experienced member from Pennsylvania rMr. recognized by the Chair, as I understand it. While we have no rules, no man GRow] who has just taken his seat. It seemed to me as he talked is on the floor until recognized by the :-;peaker Therefore- of "freedom of debate" that he must have referred to debate out- · Mr. HE!>."'DERSON. The only question pending is the demand for the pre- vious question. side of the halls of the House of Representatives or was referring The oPEAKER. The question is on ordering the previous question. to the history of ancient times rather than to current history. The question being taken, Mr. HEPBURN and others demanded a division. [Laughter.] The House divided; and there were-ayes 158, noes 158. l Mr. HENDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I demand the yeas and nays. quite-agree with very much of what the gentleman said. I Mr. JENKINS. Let us have tellers. ·quite agree with him that there ought to be method in the pro­ The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Iowa demands the yeas and nays. ceedings of the House. I quite agree that there has been that The yeas and nays were ordered. . "method" by which the business of this House might be kept out And I join in the hope of the gentleman from Pennsylvania that of the arena of free discussion or any other kind of discussion we may correct the condition of affairs heretofore existing in this upon the floor of the House. Congress by having a new and complete set of rules adopted for How instructive it was, Mr. Speaker, for the m embers of this this body, as was promised by the gentleman on the Committee on House to hear the reminiscences in which the gentleman indulged! Rules, and that, on their presentation here. over a year and a half How instructive that in the history of the old slavery discussion, after maturity, he will unite with his colleagues in securing for in the times of excitement throughout the Union, in a time when us a fair discussion of public questions brought before this body, sentiment was overwhelmingly on the one side, even then there and a right to amend, so essential to the preservation of the rights never were so few advocates of any doctrine, there never were so of our constituencies. few representatives of any party, but that they had the fullest , .Mr. GROW. If the House will allow me consent, to make a opportunity for debate; and the views which they entertained, by single remark, in response to the gentleman who has just taken reason of their discussion here. through that instrumentality, were his seat, I wish to say that the rules of this House, as they exist presented in full to the people of the co~ntry. to-day, are in my judgment as well calculated for facilitating the I have no disposition to say a word that possibly could grate transaction in an 01·der1y manner of the public business as any upon the feelings of my friend from Iowa [Mr. HENDERSON], a set of rules that have ever been enforced in this body. If their member of the Committee on Rules. · strict enforcement is insisted upon. there are provisions by which I will not refer-it is needless to do so-to what happened at all questions can be reached and disposed of promptly, and there the time when the rules of tho Fifty· fourth Congress were adopted can be no control in restraining or restricting the debate if the temporarily as the rules of the Fifty-fifth Congress. I am very House shall insist on the enforcement of the rule.s now in opera­ glad to learn that we have not been deprived of the opportunity tion. to consider what rules shall govern us through the instrumental­ Mr. HENDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask the indulgence of the ity of the gentleman from Iowa. In fact, I never have suspected House for a brief moment, since this matter has again been that our deprivation is traceable to that agency. brought up on the floor. Knowing that gentleman as one always ready to meet any issue Several times allusions have been made to an alleged promise by as it comes, and to t ake care of himself in the rough and tumble me to bring in a set of rules for the government of the House, and of debate, I never for a moment supposed that it was on account some of the public journals of the country have also made refer­ of any agency of his. or any dereliction of his, that the House, ence to it. Here it comes up again. I am glad the gentleman alm..ost to the hour of the closing of this Congress, has been forced from Indiana fMr. RoBmsoN] has made allusion to the matt.er to get along with the rules of the Fifty-fourth Congress, instead and has read exactly what took place, for it enables me now to of being given opportunity to adopt its own rules for its own gov­ again make a statement with reference to it. ernment. The fact remains, however, that the House, in the early I made a truthful statement of my opinion in regard to the days of the first session of this Congress, did expect, from what rules at the time this question was before the House. I expected then transpired, that in a short time-in a reasonab!e time-there these rules to be reported, and ga.-e it as my opinion that they would be reported to the House from the Committee on Rules a would be reported within a reasonable time. And I want to say code of· rules for the consideration of the House, and that the here and now, in the presence of all the members, that I wanted House itself would have an opportunity to adopt such rules as it them reported before we adjourned at the end of the last session. might choose to adopt for its own guidance. That was my wish, that was my advice, and that was my desire. There has not been a great deal said about it in the meantime. I speak of my own wish. I urged it: but I do not want it thrown There certainly has not been eagerness upon this side, or upon any in my teeth. when I speak for myself only, that the committee of side, to indulge in meaningless criticisms about it. Yet we have which I happen to be a member may have held other views than the fact that now, within a few months of the closing days, not of my own. It is a cowardly thing to do, to assail me under such the session, but of the Congress-not of the first session, but of the circumstances. The language in the RECORD-and I repeat I am third session of Congress-the rules adopted temporarily are still glad the gentleman from Indiana has quoted it in full-sho.ws ex­ the only rules ~hat we have. Why this is a fact it is not for me to actly my views of the _matter. say. I do not assume to know. The Committee on Rules is made 202 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. DECEMBER 14, . up, as e are all verywellinformed, offivemembers-the Speaker I would be very glad if there could be brought into this House and two members in political sympathy with him, and two from not some theoretical plan, but a natural and practical plan whereby the minority. · there might be something like the freedom of debate to which my In fact, as has been known by a great many, and as it has been friend from Pennsylvania alluded. When the rules to which-he commented on by a few, the Committee on Rules consists of referred obtained, great questions were discussed in a manner the Speaker. When a report is made from the Committee on that not only illumined the subject, but scattered wisdom abroad Rules, it is made because the Speaker desires to have it made, in the land. That was a time when questions of statesmanship and is made as the Speaker desires to have it made. When are­ received the consideration of statesmen, when statesmen addressed port is not made from the Committee on Rules, it is because the themselves to the questions under consideration, when an oppor­ Speaker desires that there shall be no report, and so desiring, there tunity was always offered for those who desired to avail them­ is none. Then, the fact is-and I say it without any meaning to selves of their rights. reflect upon anybody or to be harsh-the fact is, that the Speaker It has come to be the fashion here lately for the rules to be re­ himself has determined that it was better (or, if not better, that it pressive, to cut off debate when most important measures are to more comported with his own idea of tqings) that no rules should be put through the House without full discussion-practically with be reported to the Honse, but that the House should get along no discussion: when time is allowed to be wasted or frittered away, with the rules of the preceding House. so that amendments of the most important kind can not be con- Now, I am not going to indulge in harsh criticism of that mat­ sidered. . ter, realizing that the criticism. if I were to indulge in it, would Take the appropriation bills, for instance, every item in which be harmless in comparison with a simple statement of the fact, affords a just basi.s of criticism or discussion and comparison of and having no disposition to do so whether it would be harmless views. Huge appropriation bills, containing from fifty to seventy­ or harmful. For we have the fact in full view that the House of five and a hundred printed pages, appropriating ten, twenty, Representatives has the opportunity or has not the opportunity to thirty, fifty, or seventy-five millions of dollars, go through under determine whether it will adopt rules or whether it will not, ac­ the spur of the previous question without an opportunity to amend cording to the will and the decision of the Sveaker himself. a line, change a syllable, or express an opinion in regard to the. How far, indeed, Mr. Speaker, have we departed from the poli­ merits or demerits of any of their propositions, to be numbered by cies and the pri~ciples which prevailed in the days when our dis­ hundreds. tinguished friend from Pennsylvania [:Mr. GRow] , in the youth .I do not know, Mr. Speaker-none of us can know until we shall and vigor of manhood (which·! am glad to say are so well sus­ be informed-whether this House yet, before it passes out of ex­ tained to this hom·), was a prominent actor upon this floor! H ow istence, shall be afforded an opportunity to consider whether the di.fferentth(ln! What would the suggestion then have been thought rules now in force are the rules which the members of the House of, if it had been made, that at the will of the Speaker the House desire for their guidance and government in this Congress. It should be left absolutely without rules of its own choice, rules of would seem that there is to be but little done in the way of report­ its own making, for almost an entire Congress? . ing rules. It would seem as though rul ~s which could not be How would that have grated upon the ears of my venerable and adopted at the commencement of the session except by the enforce­ distinguished friend fTom Pennsylvania [Mr. GRow] if such sug­ ment of party discipline and under the crack of the party lash, gestion had been offered twenty or thirty years ago? Who then which could not be adopted permanently, have become the perma­ would have been found upon any side of any question, the adherent nent rules. It was made manifest in the little discussion that of any pa.rty, to justify, to tolerate, to excuse any such course of occurred when the rules were temporarily reported that there was conduct? opposition to their adoption beyond a temporary period of time. The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. GRow] speaks of a the­ I recollect well the inquiry or suggestion of the gentleman from oretic possibility of freedom of discussion here of every question Iowa [Mr. HEPBURN] in the first days of this Congress, as to when, that may arise. There may be such theoretic possibility, but there probably, the committee would report the rules, and his suggest~d is no practical possibility of it. limitation requiring the committee to report within a specified Like the gentleman from Pennsylvania, I should be glad to see time-thirty days. To anyone who was an observer then in the opportunity given in some regular way under the rules for a discus­ House-a House fresh from the people, a House not yet controlled sion of questions at large in Committee of the Whole, when any and disciplined, a House not yet having lost regard for the value gentleman, des1ring to address himgelf to any question pending in of freedom of debate and the importance of individual action and Congress or in the public mind. might do so in an orderly way and the value of individual rights-to every such person it was clear not in violation of order or ruleR. · The condition of things that that the House would have been rather slow to tie itself fast and we have now is that anyone desiring to deliver some remarks, to blindly to the defunct body of rules of the preceding Congress. address himself to some subject, and being fortunate enough to However, without imputing to anybody any disposition to mis~ get the opportunity to speak, has to avail himself of that oppor­ lead the House, there was adopted temporarily the old code of tunity, come when it m ay; and we have the result which the gen­ rules, and that old code of rules, adopted temporarily, continuP.s tleman from Pennsylvania baH pointed out with force and clear­ the code of rules of this House. We have already heard the gen­ ness, that when important subjects are up, much of what is said is tleman from Iowa rMr. HENDERSON) say it was no part of his totally irrelevant to the subject under discussion and there is no fault that no code or rules has been t·eported to us. I do not say such thing ordinarily as real debate. it is a fault; perhaps it is a virtue; perhaps an individual elected A gentleman having obtained recognition determines for him­ a member of this House to represent his own constituency cannot self, not as a matter of choice, but as a mat ter of necessity, be trusted; perhaps it would be a misfortune if be were given whether, desiring to submit some remarks upon a question which freedom to represent it upon the floor; perhaps it is progress-a seems to him to be important, he shall submit them then, as op­ new way of governing a free people; perhaps it is tending to portunity may not come to him again, without reference to the anchor more securely the foundations of the Constitution; per­ subject which is before the House. haps it is tending to conserve more sacredly the rights of the peo· Then we have the spectac ~ e, frequently, whe~ impo~tant mat­ ple-to vest power in one and deprive the many of it. ters are under consideration in the House, or are supposed to be., Perhaps it is all wrong to give to the membership of the House that speech a fter speech is made having no application whateve1· an opportunity to determine what rules ought to govern us, and to such matters, but addressed to subjects totally foreign to t he perhaps it is entirely right to allow the presiding officer of the one under consideration or supposed to be under consideration; House not only to determine what the rules shall be, but to deter~ not because the gentlemen who deliver those addresses have no mine whether there shall be any consideration, or form of consid­ regard for. the proprieties of the occasion, but because, having t he eration, by the House of what they shall be. However, it is cer­ opportunity and desiring to make an address upon a particular tainly true that the Speaker, either as a matter of deliberation and subject, they avail themselves of the opportunity, which may judgment or as a matter of " happened so" in the regular course never come again . . of events, has so directed and determined things that the House Now, then. if there were free discu ssion of questions that are in has not to this hour had an opportunity of saying or considering the public mind and before the legislative body, in an orderly and what its rules shall be,·and perhaps to the hour of adjournment regular way, then when a particular matter comes up for consid­ will not have that opportunity. [Applause on the Democratic eration, very naturally, without the enforcement of rules, from side.] · the general r egard of members for just rules, and out of a general Mr. GROW. Mr. Speaker,.just a word, if the House will in­ disposition in those who participate in debate to address them­ dulge me, not to enter into any discussion of the remarks made selves to t he question. there would be real debate. Then when a by the gentleman from Missouri, who always discusses a matter bill came up for consideration, a man arising to address the House, with ability, but lest a false impression might be niade from his and obtaining recognition, would address himself to the question complaint that there is no opportunity for general discussion here. before the House. Then there would be debate upon the merits I want to say that every day a motion can be made, after one of the measure. Then there would be a fair opportunity, from hour for the call of committees, to go into Committee of the the clash of opinion and a comparison of views, to learn what is Whole House on the state of the Union, where this very discus­ right and what is wrong, what practical and what impracticable. sion is always in order. Now, every day, unless there be some 1898. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· HOUSE. 203 ··

special order, any member on the floor can move to go into Com­ country and this is such that they could easily make the amount mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and it only within a short time. I am not sure, however, that this is of so ·requires a majority of the House to do so; and there unlimited much importance, as we are about to take seven or eight millions debate exists, as it has always existed. of that kind of people into the Republic. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Missouri has permitted But until that is accomplished, I doubt if this Chinese-exclusion himself to make statements in regard to the relations between the act ought to be amended in the way of liberalizing it any fur­ Speaker and the other members of the Committee on Rules that I ther. I would rather see it made stricter and see the money spent, am happy to state are not justified by the facts. The House must if any is spent at all, to keep these undesirable immigrants out of not feel itsPlf to have been treated to an unusual djscourse upon the country. the lack of liberty given to the citizen. It so happens in this world I am not willing, Mr. Speaker, to see the mere matter of dollars that there are many citizens. It so happens that in the House of and cents-the question of a bond by a sh:lp captain-supersede. Representatives there are many members, and that while in theory the law absolutely to exclude them. But as this seems to be every man can occupy all the time in discourse, in actual practice recommended by the Department, and as it is purely administra- ­ he has to occupy it in subordination to the rights of every other tive in its character, I have some hesitation in making an objec­ member, to the rights of the body itself, and to the prosecution of tion to its consideration. public business. In actual practice also, the House may have Mr. BITT. I take it, Mr. Speaker, that the gentleman from noticed that, however much despotism is exercised by the :cule, Texas means exactly what he says, and wishes to exclude China­ there is no subject in the heavens above or in the earth beneath men from this country. that has not been discussed, even in this present Congress. Now, the officers of the Treasury Department say that in spite [Laughter.l · of the guards, and in spite of the utmost vigilance on the part of Now, if the gentleman from Missouri will turn to the Annals of the Department, Chinamen do escape that vigilance and cume in . Congress away back in 1816, dmjng the period of liberty such as here: and the object of the bill is to practicall:r prevent, as far as he thinks he desires. he will find that John Randolph, who cer­ possible, their coming in from other directions, and to stop their tainly was heard enough to become famous for a century, was coming altogether, if possible. complaining about the despotism of the rules of that period, and Mr. GAINES. What right have you to exclude the Chinese­ was also complaining that even the arch inquisitor himself would those, for instance, who are living in Hawaii? have been satisfied with the wickedness of them. So you see that Mr. HITT. Well, that is another question, which we will con­ human nature is the same in all time. [Laughter and applause sider at the proper time. on the R epublican side.] Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, I am going to accept the statement of the gentleman from Illinois. I presume that this is a matter ADMISSION OF CHINESE PERSONS. on which there has been testimony taken, and which testimony, 1\ir. HITT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent of the House on the part of experts, would be more valuable than my mere for the immediate consideration of the bill (H. R. 10829) to amend opinion. But I am surprised to hear that this Government can an act approved N ovembe1· 3, 1893, entitled "An act to amend an more efficiently exclude these people by the bond of a ship captain act entitled .' An act to prohibit the coming of Chinese persons into than by the action of its sworn officers acting as guards. the United States,' approved .May 5, 18U2," also an amendment The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present consideration thereto. of the bill? The SPEAKER. Will gentlemen please take their seats and Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, is there a report accompa­ cease conversation? This is a matter that requires unanimous nying the bill? consent of the House and the consent of each member. The Clerk Mr. BITT. There is. will now report the bill. Mr. UNDERWOOD; I would -like to hear the report read, and The bill was read, as fo~lows: the amendment. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will again report the amendment. Bl! it enacted, etc., That the first paragraph ·of section 2of an act approved November 3, 1893, and entitled" An act to amend an·act entitled' An act to The Clerk read as follows: prohibit the coming of Chinese persons into the· United States,' approved Add to line 15, page 2: · · May 5, 189'J," be amended so as to read as follows: "SEc. 2. That the word 'laborer' or 'laborers,' whE-rever used in any act "Where such bonds are not given, collectors of customs shall assign officers in force to prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States, shall to duty as guards on the vessels, at the expense of the masters thereof." be construed to mean both skilled and unskilled manual laborers, including Chinese employed in mining, fishing, huckstering, peddling, as laundrymen The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present consideration or as seamen, stewards or cooks on vessels, also those engaged in taking, dry­ of the bill? ing, or otherwise preserving :>hE'll or other fish tor home consumption or ex­ l\Ir. CLARK of Missouri. Let me ask the gentleman from llli­ portation: Provided; That a Chinese seaman, steward, or cook employed on a vessel arriving from a foreign place may be landed therefrom, to remain nois, before this consent is given, who is to pass on the sufficiency only for a r easonable period to enable him to reship on such ve~sel or on an· of the bond? Do you propose just to take a ship captain's bond, ot.her >esseI for a foreign p ill-t, upon the giving of a bond to the United States or is it a bona fide transaction, to go through the regular and with approved surety, to be taken by the collector of customs of the port of arrival, in the sum of S3QO. to be forfeited to and recovered by the United proper channels? States in case such !)eaman, cook, or steward shall not reship or shall not de­ Mr. BITT. I will state to the gentleman from Missouri that part from the United States within a period of three months." the amendment to the bill is taken textually from the annual re­ .Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I de­ port of the Treasury Department, and.the original bill was drawn sire to ask the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs by the Treasury Department. The officers of the Treasury De­ whether the purpose of this bill is to enlarge the act or to make partment will pass ~pon the sufficiency of the bond. something in it more definite? .Mr. CLARK of Missouri. I believe, .Mr. Speaker, that I will Mr. IIITT. The purpose of the change in the section is simply object to the consideration of the bill. to· so provide as to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to dis­ The SPEAKER. Objection is made. pense wHh a large number of guards, now costing about $20,000 And then. on motion of Mr. DINGLEY (at 2 o'clock and 5 minutes a year, to wa:tch the;:e ships coming into New York Harbor and p.m.), the House adjourned. other places with Chinese stewards and servants on board and, instead of having the guards and pobce to watch the ships, to re- quire the master of the vessel to give a bond of $300 for the return EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. of the Chinaman if he goes uptown-for his return and departure Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, thefollowingexecutiveandother from the port in compliance with our law. The Secretary has communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred written a letter explaining it. The Comptroller is of opinion that as follows: the Secretary can not do this under the law as it stands now. . A letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims trans­ . Mr. BAI~EY. It occ~u·s to me that the trouble a1;>out it is ~hat mitting a copy of the findings filed by the court in the cas ~ of W. if the captam should d.es1re to do so, he could agree w~th the Chma- D. Burne, executor of David P. Hume, deceased, against The United man that for $300, the amount of the bond, the Chmaman could States~to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be go and never come back, and the captain would only forfeit the printed. ' ~mount of the "t:o~d. It seems to ~e there ought .to be somet~ing ~etter from the assistant clerk of the Court of Claims, t;ans­ 1 A m the law prov1dmg a penal~y agamst the captam who conmves m1ttmg a copy of the findings filed by the court in the case of at any arrangement of ~h.at kind. . . · . . . Chesley Williams, executor of Daniel D. Russell, deceased, against . Mr: HITT. The cond.ttion of Chmamen 1s such that·It IS scarcely The United States-to the Committee on War Claims, and ordered . 1magmab e t~at thes~ servants co~ld ever get the amount of $300 to be printed. to secure o~ mdemmfy the cal?tai!! unless he ~as sure of them . A letter fro~ th.e Acting Secretary of the Treasury, recommend· from. knowmg the ~en and their c1rcu~stances m ~ach case: I~g an appropr1at10n for~ steam fog signal at Presqu'isle Pierhead . ~~. ~AIL~Y. It IS by no mean.s certam that a Chmaman ~ngher light station, Pennsylvama-to the Committee on Appropriations: up m hfe m1ght ~ot repres~nt h1mself as a servant when.m fact and ordered to be printed. . he was not. Besides, tne difference between the wages m that A letter from the Acttng Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting , 204 CpNGR~SSIONAL ·RECORD-HOUSE. DECEMBER 14,

a ?OI_>Y of a communicatj.on from. the Secretary of the IIiterior, sub-: By Mr. HOWELL: A bill (H. R. 11168) for the relief of Cecelia m1tting an urgent defic1ency estimate of approptiation to continue B. Chauncey-to the Committee on Pensions. the work of the commission to negotiate wfth the Crowt Flathead, By Mr. HULL: A bill (H. R. 1116g) to increase the pension of · and other Indians-to the Committee on Appropriaticns and John R. Joy, Company H, Thirty-ninth Iowa Infantry-to the ordered to be printed. ' Committee on Invalid Pensions. · By Mr. McDONALD: A bill (H. R. 11170) for the relief of Lo· REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND renzo Thomas-to the Committee on Military Affairs. · RESOLUTIONS. BJ: Mr. PA~E: .A bill (H. R. 11171) granting an increase of pensiOn to David Flinn-to the Committee on Pensions. Under clause 2 of Rule XIII, bills and resolutions of the follow· . By Mr. WM. ALDEN SMITH: A bill (H. R. 11172) for there· ing titles were severally reported from committees, delivered to hef of George W. Hathaway, Third PennsylvaniaCavalry-tothe the Clerk, and referred to the several Calendars therein named, as Gommittee on Military Affairs. follows: Also, a bill (H. R. 11173) granting a pension to Susan Weider· _Mr. BARNEY, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported wax-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. bill of th~ Hot;tse (H. R. 11157) ~aking appropriations for the pay· ~y ~·TODD: A bill (H. R. 11174) for the relief of Charles H. ment of mvahd and other penswns of the United States for the Bnsbm-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. fi cal year ending June 30, 1900, and for other purposes, reported the same, accompanied by a report (No.1673); which eaid bill ahd 1·eport were referred to the Committe~ of the Whole House on the PETITIONS, ETC. state of the Union. Mr. ELLIS, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which Unde~ clause 1of Rule XXII,thefollowing-petitions and papers was refPrred the bill of the House (H. R. 11061) granting the Sagi· WAre laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: naw Southern Railroad Company a right of way for railroad pm·· By ~r. BELFORD: Pe_titi?nsof ci~e?s of Huntington and Islip, poses through the San Fr;lncisco Mountains Forest Re erve. re· ::t:T. Y., m favor of the ElliS bill, proh1b1tiug the sale of intoxicating ported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report hquors on Government reservations, etc.-to the Committee on (No.1674); which said bill and report were referred to the Com· Alcoholic Liquor Traffic. mittee of. the Whole House on the state of the Union. . By J\.Ir. ~ULL: 4ffida.vit of .John Edwa:rds, in support .of House b1ll No. 4123, for h1s rebef-to the Committee on Military Affairs. By ~r. CRUMPACKER: Papers to accompany Honse bill for CHANGE OF REFERENCE. the relief of John .Ritter and others-to the Committee on Claims. By !dr. FIS.CHER: Paper t? accompany Hou~e bill No. 11100, Under clause 2 of Rule XXII, the Committee on Pensions was grantmg an mcrease of pens10n to John Downing-to the Com· discharged from the consideration of the bill (H. R. 6939) grant· mlttee on Invalid Pensions. ing a pension to Mrs. Jane G. Kelly; and the same was referred Also, affidavit to accompany House bill No.1 0974, for the removal to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. of the charge of desertion against George Willis Abbey-to the Committee on Military Affairs. By l\lr. GREENE of Massachusetts: Petition of the Marthas PUBLIC BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MEMORIALS Vineyard~ Interde~?minational Co:t;tvention, held in the Baptist INTRODUCED. G_hurch, Cottage C1ty, Mass., to ra1se the age of protection for gtrls to 18 years in the District of Columbia and the Territories­ Under clause 3 of Rule XXII, bills, resolutions, and memorials to the Committee on the District of Columbia. of the following titles were introduced and severally refeiTed as Also, petition of the Marthas Vineyard Interdenominational follows: Convention, to prohibit the transmission by mail or interstate From the C0:.\11\IITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: A bill (H. R. commerce of newspaper descriptions of prize fiO'hts-to the Com· 11157) making appropriat10ns for thepaymentof invalid and other 0 pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 1900, and for other purposes. Also, petition of the Marthas Vineyard Interdenominational By Mr. COWHERD: A bill (H. R.11158) to amend an act enti· Convention, to prohibit the sale of liquor in Government build· tled "An act to provide ways and means to meet war expendi· ings-to the CommittPe on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic. Al~o, petition of the Marthas Vineyard Interdenominational Con­ tures, and for other purposes"-to the Committee on Ways and vention, to substitute arbitration for railway strikes-to the Com· Means. By Mr. BRUMM: A bill (H. R. 11159) to require the Capital mittee on Labor. Railway Company to equip its cars with safety brakes-to the Also, petition of the Marthas Vineyard Interdenominational Con­ Committee on the District of Columbia. vention, to forbid interstate gambling by telegraph or telephone­ By Mr. LAMB: A bill (H. .R. 11160) to authorize the appoint­ to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. ment of one or more clerks of the district court of the United Also. petition of the Marthas Vineyarc:t Interdenominational Con­ States within and for the eastern district of Virginia, to validate yention, .for .the passage of. a bill to protect the first day of the week the acts, and prescribe where the records shall be kept-to the m the DistriCt of Columbia-to the Committee on the District of Committee on the Judiciary. Columbia. By Mr. LATIMER: A bill (H. R. 11161) for the extension of Also, petition of the Marthas Vineyard Interdenominational Con· New Hampshire avenue-to the Committee on the District of v:ention, to ~orbid interstate transmission of kinetoscope reproduc· Columbia. twns of pnze fights, etc.-to the Committee on Interstate and By Mr. COOPER of Wisconsin: A bill (H. R. 11162) to provide Foreign Commerce. for the construction of a public building at the city of Janesville, By ¥r. HENDERSON: Resolution of the National Council Or· Wis.-to the Commjttee on Public Buildings and Grounds. ~er of United Am~rican Mech~cs, of Philadelphia, Pa., adv~cat­ By Mr. STONE: A concurrent resolution (HouseCon. Res. No. mg the construction of the Nicaragua Canal-to the Committee 48) for the printing of additional copies of the Report of the Di­ on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. • rector of the Mint-to the Committee on Printing. By Mr. HI'l'T: Petition of fourth·class postmasters of OO'le County, Ill., urging the passage of House bills Nos. 4930 and 493l­ to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. By Mr. KULP: Resolutions of the National Council, Order of Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of United A~erican Me~hanics, of Philadelphia, Pa., advocating the the following titles were introduced and severally referred as constructiOn of the Nicaragua Canal-to the Committee on Inter· follows: state and ·Foreign Commerce. By Mr. BABCOCK: A bill (H. R. 11163) granting an increase Also~ resolution of Columbia Lodge, No. 175, of Washington, of pension to Edwin Brooks-to the Committee on Invalid Pen· D. C., m favor of extra pay to employees of the Washington Navy·Yard-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. sions. Also, resolutlon of the National Paint and Varnish Association, . ~ By Mr. BRUCKER: A bill (H. R. 11164) to increase the pen· sion of J. Walker, private Battery M, First New York Light favoring the organization of a department of industry and com· Artillery-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. merce-to the Committee on ~terstate and Foreign Commerce. Also, a bill (H. R. 11165) to increase the pension of Milo H. By Mr. LLOYD: Petition of citizens of Adair County, Mo., for Dakin, private Company C, Ninth Michigan Infantry-to the Com· the passage of a bill compelling all railroads to sell tickets at 2 mittee on Invalid Pensions. cents per mile-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com· By Mr. BLAND: A b1ll (H. R. 11166) granting a pension to merce. Hem·y Sands-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. MANN: Petition of the Christian Endeavor Society of By Mr. CRUMPACKER: A bill (H. R. 11167) for the relief of Bethany Reformed Church, Roseland, Chicago, Ill., for the pas· John Ritter and others-to the Committee on Claims. sage of the Hepburn bill prohibiting the transmission by mail or 1898~ CONGRESSIONAL REOORD-.SENATE. 205

interstate commerce of pictures and descriptions of prize fights:_ was utterly without foundation. In justice to him and myse1f I to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. make this statement. I am very sorry that I made use of it, and Also, petition of the Christian Endeavor Society of Bethany I had no doubt at the time but that it was genuine. Reformed Church, of Roseland, Chicago, Ill., praying for the pas­ sage of the Ellis bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in canteens of PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. the Army and Navy and of Soldiers' Homes, and in immigrant The VICE-PRESIDENT presented a petition of the American stations and Government buildings-to the Committee on Alco­ Federation of Labor, praying for the passage of the eight-hour holic Liquor Traffic. hill: which was referred to the Committee on Education and Also, petition of the Christian Endeavor Society of Bethany Labor. R eformed Chm·ch, of Roseland. Chicago, lll., to maintain prohibi­ Mr. HALE presented the memorial of H. G. Parshley and 13 tion in Alaska and Indian Territory, and to extend it to our new other citizens of Maine, remonstrating against '\;he passage of the half-civilized dependencies-to the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor anti-scalping ticket bill; which was ordered to lie on the table. Traffic. Mr. FAffiBANKS presented a memorial of the International By Mr. PARKER of New Jersey: Petition of Rev. Charles H. Typographical Union of Indianapolis, Ind., remonstrating against Dickerson and colleagues, citizens of Newark, N. J., with refer­ the pas::sage of the anti-scalping ticket bill; which was ordered to ence to the r ecent troubles in South Carolina and North Caro ina, lie on the table. and urging that as certain citizens are not ailowed to vote in such Mr. NELSON presented a petition of the Board of Trade of States their representation in Congress should be reduced-to the Minneapolis, Minn., praying for the restoration of the ocean car­ Committee on the Judiciary. . By :Mr. PAYNE: Petition of Rev. H. B. Mayo and the Presby­ rying trade to American vessels; which was referred to the Com­ t erian Church of Williamson, N.Y., praying for the passage of mittee on Commerce. the Ellis bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in immigrant stations, -Mr. McLAURIN presented a petition of sundry citizens of Government buildings, etc.-to the Committee on Alcoholic Liq­ Cheraw, S.C.. praying that an appropriation be made to remove uor Traffic. obstructions from the Peedee River in that State; which was re- By Mr. SKINNER: Petition of sundry citizens of eastern North ferred to the Committee on Commerce. · Carolina, asking for the establishment of a circuit court at Mr. HOAR presented the memorials of Phillip C. Garrett, R. P. Newb3rn and Elizabeth City, N. C.-to the Committee on the Chew, Charles S. Broadhead and 1 other citizen, of Edwin D. Judiciary. Mead, Henry Lambert, George Irwin, Walter H. Stearns, William By Mr. SAMUEL W. SMITH: P etition of 200 citizens of Bir­ J. Palmer, Samuel B. Capen, James M. Barnard, Stuart Wood, mingham and vicinity, State of Michigan, praying for the passage Kate Gannett Wells, Charles H. Putnam and 1 other citizen, of of House bill No. 7937, prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors Louis N. Wilson and 2 other citizens, of Frank E. Smith and 28 in all Government buildings and reservations-to the Committee other citizens, of Edward E. Case and 23 other citizens, of E. R. on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic. Goodwin and 16 other citizens, of Frederick 0. North and 26 other By Mr. TODD: Petition of James B. Paul and 95 other citizens citizens, of Daniel McNiven and 1 other citizen, of George J. of California, Mich., asking for the passage of the Ellis bill to for­ Pfeiffer and 15 other citizens, of J. Whittier and 1 other citizen, bid the sale of intoxicating beverages in all Government buildings, of Franklin S. Young and 1 other citizen, of Thomas H. Russell Soldiers' Homes, etc.-to the Committee on Public Buildings and and 12 other citizens, of GeorgeS. Mullen and 17 other citizens, Grounds. of Winslow Warner and 10 other citizens, and of John S. Boland · Also, petition of M. S. Curtis and 16 other citizens of Battle­ and 37 other citizens, all in the State of Massachusetts; of James creek, Mich.. to accompany House bill for the relief of Charles H. S. Curry and 16 other citizens of New York, of Thomas E. Wilson Brisbin-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. and 70 other citizens of Indiana; of Henry H. Ingersoll, of Ten­ By Mr. WEAVER: Petition of the Presbyterian and Methodist nessee; of J. W. Bachman, of Tennessee; of Charles R. Ingalls, of congregations of London, Ohio, praying for the passage of the New York; of Joshua L. Baily, of Pennsylvania; of W. R. Abbot, Ellis bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in canteens of the Army and of Virginia; of Thomas D. Ranson, of Virginia; of Waitman Navy and of-Soldiers' Homes, and in immigrant stations and Gov­ Barbe, of West Virginia; of Le Roy Parker, of New York; of ernment buildings-to the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic. George H. Noyes, of Wisconsin; of John Doniphan, of Missouri, and of. Enoch Lewis, o~ Pennsylvania, :emonstrating against any extens10n of the sovereignty of the Umted States over the Philip­ pine Islands in any event, and over any other foreign territory SENATE. without the free consent of the people thereof; which were re­ ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. THURSDAY, December 15, 1898. Mr. :MASON presented petitions of the Young People's Christian Prayer by the Chaplain. Rev. W. H. MILl3URN, D. D. · Uni~n of Rossville, of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union T~e Secretary procee~ed to read the Journal of yesterday's pro­ of Rmgwood, and of sundry citizens of Joliet, all in the State of ceedmgs, when, on motion of Mr. HALE, and by unanimous con­ Illinois, .prayil;lg for the enactment of legislati.on to prohibit the sent, the further reading was dispensed with. sale of hquor m canteens of the Army and Navy and of Soldiers' Ho~es, and in immigrant stations and Government buildings; USELESS PAPERS IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter from the Mr. TURPIE presented a memorial of Iron Molders' Union No. Secretary of the Treasury, :inviting attention to the letter of the 272, o~ !lichmond, Ind., relative to the granting of extra pay to Department transmitting a statementof papers, documents, etc., machiniSts employed at the Rock Island Arsenal and other arse­ on the files of the Department which are not needed in the trans­ nals and navy-yards in the country; which was referred to the action of puhlic business and have no historical interest, submit­ Committee on Military Affairs. . ted under the provisions of the actofCongressapprovedFebruary ~e also prese?ted a petition of .the Board of Trade of Indianap­ 16, 1898, and requesting that immediate action be taken, as the olis, Ind.. praymg that the President of the United States call a overcrowded condition of the files, arising in part from the accu­ sp~cial session of Congr~~ for the purpose of obtaining a conserv­ mulatiop._ of useless papers, is an embarrassment to public busi- ative and reasonable reVISion of the monetary system; which was ness; wmch was read, and ordered to lie on the table. · referred to the Committee on Finance. PERSONAL EXPLANATION. FUNERAL OF MRS. LETITIA MERRICK BRIGHT. Mr. VEST. Mr. President, before the routine business is taken Mr. TURPIE. Mr. President, I feel a very great desire to attend up I wish to make a personal explanation in justice to myself and the f~neral of the wife of our Sergeant-at-Arms, which takes place Attorney-General Griggs. - · at 2 o clock to·day. I believe there are a great many members of W~en I spoke the other day upon my resolution in regard to the the Se~a~ who have the same intention. I would, therefore, colo~! system, I quoted from a pamphlet which I had before me, move, If It be agreeable (and I understand that the Senator in published under the signature of a very distinguished lawyer of charge of the unfinished business has already been consu:ted and Chicago, and from some New York newspapers what purported to consented to it), that the Senate take a recess from half past 1 be~ portion of a speech or address delivered by Attorney-General o'clock-thehouroftheexercisesis2-until4o'clockthisafternoon. Gnggs ?-t a banquet in ~ew .York, in which he was reported to Mr. HALE. I do not rise to oppose the suggestion, but to sug­ have said that the Const1tut10n of the United States made for gest to the Benator making it that it is very important that the thirteen half-rescued colonies, etc., was too small for the greatest urgent deficiency bill shall be passed either to-day or to-morrow. nation in the world. I had no doubt but that the statement had If the recess is taken-! did not quite tmderstand the hour the been made; it was so generally publishe"d in the country; and I Senator named for the reassembling of the Senate. thought I had sufficient authority for quoting it. Mr. TURPIE. At 4 o'clock. This mor~ing I receive~ a personal note from the Attorney­ Mr. HALE. And at what hour is it proposed the recess shall General calhng my attention to the statement and saying that it be taken?