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1898~ CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 3033 Lieut. Col. Charles Patrick Eagan, assistant commissary-general Mr. LOUD. If my language as it appears is not emphatic ()f subsistence, to be assistant commissary-general of subsistence enough, I think it ought to be corrected. with the rank of coloneL Mr. CASTLE. I desire that correction made. :Maj. John James Clague, commissary of subsistence, to be as The SPEAKER. If the gentleman desires to correct any ex sistant commissary-general of subsistence with the rank of pression of his own, the Chair has no doubt the House will permit lieutenant-colonel. him to do so. Capt. Abiel Leonard Smith, commissary of subsistence, to be PONTOON BRIDGE AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WIS. commissary of subsistence with the rank of major. Mr. BOUTELLE of Maine obtained the floor. COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS. Mr. BABCOCK. I ask the gentleman from Maine to yield to John. Daland, of Massachusetts, to be collector of customs for me for a few moments. the district of Salem and Beverly, in the State of Massachusetts. Mr. BOUTELLE of Maine. Will the gentleman's matter lead APPOINTMENTS IN THE REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE. to any debate? Mr. BABCOCK. I think not. I do not b-elieve it will occupy Henry Dike, jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a third lieu- more than three minutes. tenant. Mr. BOUTELLE of Maine. Very well. John V. Wild, of Virginin., to be a third lieutenant. Mr. I Walter A. Wiley, of Ohio, to be a third lieutenant. BABCOCK. ask unanimous consent for the present con· William G. Blasdel, of California, to be a third lieutenant. side-ration of the bill which I send to the desk. Henry G. Fisher, of the District of Columbia, to be a third lieu- The Clerk read as follows: A bill (8. 3873) to authorize the relocation and rebuilding of a pontoon bridge tenant. across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wis. IN THE PROMOTIONS REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE. Be it enacted 1Yy the Sawte and H01LSe of Representatives of the United States First Asst. Engineer Eugene P. Webber, of Maryland, to be a of_AT}le?'i~ i~ Congren ~embled, T~t the railway P<?n.toon bri~ge across the Mississippi River and an tsland therem, between Prarne du Oh1en, Wis., and chief engineer. North McGregor Iowa, legalized and established by the act of Congre ap Second Asst. Engineer John Q. Walton, of New Jersey, to be a proved June 6, 18fi, may be relocated and rebuilt by the Chicago, Milwaukee first assistant engineer. and St. Paul Rail way Company, the present owner of the bridge, in accordance POSTMASTERS. with such plans and at such location as may be approved by the Secretary of War and subject to the same limitations and requirements, except as to the William L'H. Silliman, to be postmaster at Clarksville, in the changes in structure approved by the Secretary of War, as are provided in county of Pike and State of Missouri. the a-ct of Congress approved June 6, 1874, hereinoofore named: Pro1:id~, That the length of channel spans of the new structure shall not be less than George F. Robinson, to be postma-ster at Jefferson City, in the the length of such spans in the existing bridge. · county of Cole and State of Missouri. William F. Bloebaum, to be postma-ster at St. Charles, in the Mr. BABCOCK. Mr. Speaker, this is a Senate bill which has county of St. Charles and State of Missouri. been recommended by the War Department and approved by the William H. Vasser, to be postmaster at Aberdeen, in the county House committee. It merely authorizes a change of location. of Monroe and State of Mississippi. There being no objection, the House proceeded to the consider · Robert W. Warner, to be postmaster at llion, in the county of ation of the bill; which was ordered to a. third reading, read the Herkimer and State of New York. third time, and passed. Jacob M. Alexander, to be postmaster at Dawson, in the county On motion of Mr. BABCOCK, a motion to reconsider the last of Terrell and State of Georgia. vote was laid on the table. Thomas Diller, to be postmast-er at Sterling, in the county of RELIEF OF SUFFERERS BY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MAINR. Whiteside and State of illinois. Mr. BOUTELLE of Maine. I call up House bill No. 8618, for the relief of the sufferers by the destruction of the U. S. S. Maine in the harbor of Habana, Cuba. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. WHEELER of Alabama. If the gentleman will permit I wish to offer a resolution before that bill is called up. ' . MONDAY, Ma1·ch 21, 1898. 1\ir. BOUTELLE of Maine. I think I shall have to insist on the The House met at 12 o'clock m.. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. special order. HENRY N. CoUDEN. The SP.EAKER. The Clerk will read the bill which the 0uen- The Journal was read. tleman from Maine calls up. CORRECTION, The bill, with the amendments reported by the committee, was Mr. ROBB. Mr. Speaker, I desire to correct the RECORD. I read. am reported in the proceedings of Saturday last as not having Mr. BOUTELLE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, it is suggested that voted on the Post-Office appropriation bill. I was in my seat, and this bill may be passed without any debate. So far as I am con· voted '' no." I desire to be recorded as voting against the bill. cerned, if members of the House have advised themselves of the The SPEAKER. The gentleman is recorded in the J oumal as nature and provisions of the bill and wish to dispose of it without not voting. Without objection, the correction 'vill be made in occupying time in debate, I shall be very glad to have that course the Journal and the RECORD. pursued. Under the provisions of the special order, as I remem The Journal as corrected was app-roved. ber them, the bill is now before the House as in Committee of Mr. SWANSON. Mr. Speaker, I desire to correct the RECORD. the.Whole under the five-minute rule, so that if any gentleman I am reported as having said, during the course of the proceedings desires to debate the measure of course it will be his privilege to of Saturday last, "I want to yield three minutes to the gentle do so; and I should be glad to make some arrangement for what I man from Virginia f.M.r. OTEY]; but I see he is not here." hope would be a very limited debate. I wish to say that Mr. OTEY was present at that time, but stated But I sho.~d be very g~ad my~elf to forego even an explanation to me that he did not wish to use so little time as three minut-es; of the proVISIOns of the bill, which are very clear and plain if I consequently he gave the time back to me. I wish to correct my could. feel tha~ member:s of ~he House are ready to join with -In.e in remark so as to read: speedily passmg the bill Without one word of discussion. [ Ap plause. I I wanted to yield three minutes to the gentleman from Virginia; but as the ~entleman does not wish to use the three minutes, it being so little time, ~:BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, I .think~here is no disposition on he yields the time back to me. this s1de of the House to debate this particular bill. Such matters Mr. HULL. On page 3348 of the RECORD, in a remark of mine as we desire to speak: about we are perfectly willing to reserve for as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, I am reported as say the naval appropriation bill. I will say to the gentleman from ing: "The Chair is inclined to sustain it ,.'-that is, the point of Maine, however, that there ia at least one amendment that I think order then raised. The word '' not" should be inserted, so as to ought to be made to this bill. make the language read: "The Chair is not inclined to sm;tain it." . Mr. BOUTELLE of 1\Ia~e. Will the gentleman permit me Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I desire to correct the RECORD. r1ght there to say that the bill as now read contains a few amend On page 3328, in the response made by the chairman of the Com ments which the committee have reported, and which will, of mittee on Poot-Offices and Post-Roads [Mr. LouD] to some re course, be read and acted upon? We are ready to act upon any marks which I made here on Saturday, I find the following: amendment that may be offered. If I had a boy 8 years old that could not solve that problem, I think I Mr. BAILEY. I am perfectly willing that the previous question would be tempted to drown him for the benefit of coming generations. I do shall be ordered after I submit an amendment to section 2. · not think it would be beneficial to mankind to have such a fool live. Mr. HOPKINS. ~ ou wo:Ud. not want to call the previous ques Mr. Speaker, the correction I wish to have made is to insert the tiOn, would you, until the bill1s rea-d under the five-minute rul.e identical language which the gentleman from California used. section by section? Then, if there ia no amendment to be made ~ His phrase was " damned fool.'' I see the word " damned" has the sections, the previous question might be ordered.