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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. H. R. 11676. An act to ratify and amend an agreement with the Indians of the Crow Reservation in Montana, and making appro TUESDAY, .April 26, 1904. priations to carry the same into effect; The House met at 12 o'clock m. H. R. 13850. An act granting an increase of pension to Mary Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. ~~Y N. CouDE...~, D. D. Heaney; The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and ap H. R. 8925 . .An act granting an increase of pension to John proved. Wea'"er; ANTHRA.OITE OO.A.L T.RUST. H. R. 1851. An act granting an increase of pension to David T. !.Jr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, I call up the privileged resolu Towles; tion, House resolution No. 283, which I send to the desk and .ask H. R. 9256. An act granting an increase of pension to Enoch to have read. Stahler; The Clerk read as follows: H. R . 6758 . .An act making appropriations for the payment of R esolved, That the Attorney-General of the United States is requested. in invalid and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year so far as it is not incompatible with lJUblic interest, to inform the House of ending June 30, 1905, and for other purposes; Representatives whether any investif5ation was ever had at his suggestion, H. R. 12044. An act to authorize the establishment of a life or by the Department of Justice at t ne sn~gestion of anyone else, of the so called "anthracite coal trust," consisting of the anthracite-carrying railroads saving station at or near Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw Point, 1\-lichi doing an inter.;;tate business, whether any r eport was ever made of said in gan; vestlga tion, and, if so, to send to the House of Representatives the report -and H. R. 15195. An act authorizing the construction of a wagon, all :I:a.pers and documents and information bearing upon the same. toll, and electric-railway bridge O)er the Missouri River at Lex The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. ington, .Mo.~ Mr. JENKINS. Mr. 'Speaker, I will aak the gentleman from H. R. 13014. An act to authorize the appointment of road over Mississippi [Mr. WILLIAMS] how much time he desires-if he de seers and to create roa"l districts in the district of Alaska, and for sires any? other purposes; Mr. VlLLIAMS of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I do not think H. R. 14590. An act to authorize the courts of county commis- . thei·e will be any desire on this side .of the House to debate the sioners of Houston and Dale counties, Ala., to construct a bridge resolution, and I merely wish to express the hope that it will pass across the Choctawhatchee River between Houston and Dale the House. . counties: Ala.; Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker I call for a vote. H. R. 15165. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. across the navigable waters of t. Andrews Bay; and The question was taken, and the resolution was agreed to. H . R. 13262. An act to confinn the title to lots 3, 4. and 5, in SE..."l' ATE BILlS REFERRED. square No. 979,in Washington, in the District of Columbia.
Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, Senate bills of the following titles KORTHER...~ SECURITIES OASE. were taken from the Speaker's table and referred to their appro Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, I now call up House resolution priate committees as indicated below: 284., which I send to the desk and ask to have read. S. 3G84. An act to place David Robertson, sergeant, first class, The Clerk read as follows: Hospital Corps, on the retired list of the United States .Army-to .Resolved, That the Attorney-General is requested, if not incompatible with the Committee on Military Affairs. the public .interest, to inform the Honse whether any criminal proseeutions S. 2896. An act for the Telief of Joseph Crow-to the Commit have been instituted by the Depa.rtment of Justice against the individnals or corporations who were adjudged recently by the Supreme Oourt of the tee on Claims. United States, in the Northern Securities case, to be guilty of having "riola.ted S. 36. An act to reimburse John Waller, postmaster at Monti the laws of the United States by entering into unlawful combinations in r e cello, N.Y., for money expended in carrying the mail-to the straint of interstate commerce, and to send to the House all papers and docu ments and other information bearin~.upon a.ny prosecutions .inaugurated or Committee on Claims. about to be inaugurated in that behau. MESSAGE FROM THE SE.L~.A.TE. Mr. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, I call for a vote. A message from the Senate, by Mr. PARKINSO~, its reading The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. clerk, announced that the Senate had agreed to the report of the The question was taken; and the resolution was agreed to. committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 'two On motion of Mr. JE!IXINS, a motion to reconsider the votes by Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R.14826) which the foregoing resolutions were passed was laid on the table. to amend the homestead laws aa to certain unappropriated and unreserved lands in N ebra8ka. SUPPRESSION OF A. BILL. The message also announced that the Senate had ·agreed to the Mr. HILL of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I find that there was amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 2382) introduced yeste1~day by the gentleman from Mi sissippi [Mr. providing for the resurvey of certain townships in Routt and Rio WILLliliS] ..a bill which I think intrenches very strongly upon Blanco counties, in the State of Colorado. the privileges of the House. I presume the bill was introduced The message also announced that the Senate had passed the fol unwittingly by him, not knowing the contents. It contains an lowing resolutions: elaborate argument upon the bill itself, .M.d the precedents of the Resolved, That the business of the Senate be now suspended that oppor House indicate that that should not be done. I ask his consent tunity may be given for tributes t-o the memory
Mr. LACEY. Mr. Speaker, the only effect of the conference nice bonus to the managers of the Republican party in the coming report, in addition to what has been heretofore explained respect campaign. ing the bill, is that it gives a preferential right to homesteaders With these two objects so clearly foreshadowed, with these two who are now living in that part of Nebraska to make the first en pm1>0ses so clearly manifest, it seem~ to me that he who is op tries for thirty days after the law becomes operative. That is posed to looting the American Treasury, he who is oppo~ed to the only substantial effect of the conference report. taking from the American Treasm·y to give to a few favorites, in The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the confer order that those favorites may return a portion of what is given ence report. to them for an unrighteous partisan purpose, ought to be opposed The question was taken; and the conference report was agreed to the adoption of this resolution and opposed to the passage of to. this bill. On motion of Mr. LACEY, a motion to reconsider the last vote !do not know, however, that anythingwhichanybodycansay was laid on the t-able. I am quite sure that nothing which I can say-will have effect JillPLOYME)IT OF UNITED STATES VESSELS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. upon those who have determined to put this measure through; to Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker, Irisetosubmitareportfrom put it through, not on its merits, but on its demerits-not because the Committee on Rules, which I send to the desk. it ought to go through, but because it o11'ght not to go through. The Clerk read as follows: Pass it, not because it ought to be law, but because it ought not to be law; and pass it at this time, because now, in a partisan The Comnuttee on Rules, to whom was referred the resolution of the House No. 3'28, ha•e had the same under consideration and ask leave to report the sense, its passage will be pecuniarily beneficial to those by whose following in lieu thereof: power it is pa-ssed. I do not know whether we shall ever depart "Resoked, That at once, upon the adoption of this resolution, the House from this policy, which seems now to have so many effective ad shall consider the bill (8. 2163) entitled 'An act to require the employment of vessels of the United States for public purposes' in the House as in Com vocates of looting money out of the Treasury for tbe benefit of mittee of the Whole." favorites who may be powerful enough to induce legislation, with The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. reciprocal favor to those who grant the legislation. It would Mr. GROSVENOR. I ask for the previous que::tion upon its seem that we ought some day to get away from it. It has been adoption. tried long enough. The question being taken on ordering the previous question, We have had plenty of examples for sure tests of it, and it the1·e were on a division (called for by Mr. WILLIA.MS of Missis would seem that there ought to be a time, not far distant, when sippi)-ayes 137, noes 97. the American people would decide that legislation ought to be for So the previous question was ordered. the benefit of all the American public, and not for the benefit of Mr. GROSVENOR. Does the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. those people who promote such legislation. WILLIAMS] desire to debate this resolution? · Now, if we had the ships it might be another matter. There is Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Yes, sir. nothing to interfere with American ships engaging in this trade, Mr. GROSVENOR. Will the gentleman proceed now? except that the American shipowners are unwilling to carry sup 1\Ir. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Yes, sir. plies for the Government as cheaply as the Government can have 1\Ir. GROSVENOR. The gentleman, of course, is entitled to them carried by others. That is all there is of it. It is not a twenty minutes. question of legislation neceE.sary to enable the American ship The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Mississippi is recognized. owners-the few owners having ships-to carry these supplies for 1\lr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I yield to the gentleman from the Government. because that is totally unnecessary; but legis 1\Iissouri [Mr. DE ARMO~"D] so much of the time as he may desi.J.·e. lation is necessary to enable them to secure contracts for carrying Mr. DE ARMOND. Mr. Speaker, this resolution provides for the supplies at higher rates than the Government need pay, un the consideration of a bill designed to grant a subsidy or a series less a bill like this put into the law a subsidy provision. That is of subsidies to a few owners of American ships-a bill the inevi the sole pm·pose and object of this legislation. table effect of which will be to compel the United States Govern To get more pay, more out oftheTreasuryofthe UnitedStates; ment to pay for the transportation of supplies for the Army and to secure for the treasuries of the owners of these ships more than Navy a great deal more than the Government at present pays, a otherwise could be taken from the people's Treasury and put into great deal more than the Government would need to pay but for the other treasury. That is all there is of it. this act. This method of "building up American shipping " by means of The bill is supposed to be, or rather it is asserted to be, designed favoritism and by partiality deserves no consideration in a body for the building up of the American merchant marine. It is supposed to represent the American public. This policy of favor nothing else and nothing more than a thinly disguised subsidy itism and partiality has prevailed for many, many years. Why measure. As is wgll known. it has been asserted by the Secretary is it that· the American shipping needs building up? Why is it of War-the present one and tJ?.e one who preceded him-that to that for half a century the policy of the Government has been to pass such a measure as this would be to compel the American weight it down? Government to pay much more than it need otherwise pay for Why is it that an American willing to invest in shipping is com the transportation of army and navy supplies. Secretary Root pelled to sail his ships under a foreign flag? Simply because of suggested that to provide for canying, say, one-fourth of these partial legislation. Now, it is said that in order to compensate supplies in American ships would be abundant provision in this for this. in order to e~end the blessings of protection to the Ameri direction for the present. We may well say that even that would can shipowner, to whom these gentlemen say they have denied be unauthorized and improper, because it would be a needless this blessing for a long time, it is necessary to go into the Treas burden upon the people of the country and a needless bounty to a ury and take out of the Treasury such an amount of mone.y as will few American shipowners. But to transfer all this carrying trade be adequate for the purposes of satisfying the American ship to these few American shipowners will be to compel the Govern owner. ment to pay a great deal more-how much more in thousands of People are to be paid out of the Treasury for building ships to dollars no one is able accurately to state. be sailed and operated for their own profit and benefit. People It is strange that this bill has to be rushed through at this time, are not to be paid out of the Treasury for opening farms for pro when the session is so nearly ended; strange that the power of ducing the necessaries of life which are produced upon the farms, the party in control here must be given at this time to the sup but shipowners a:re to be paid out of the Treasury in order that a port of this measure. The purpose of it, if we may judge of the wasteful system, an unjust system, may be perpetuated and that purpose from its effect, will be in the first instance to benefit there may be placed under the American flag by these means directly the American shipowners-a few of them-and not the ships which have been denied the opportunity of sailing under general American public-- that flag by the policy which has prevailed. Why ought not a Mr. THAYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to a point of order. If our man in America who desires to build a ship be given every facility friends on the other side do not care to hear these truths, they for building it. so far as that can be done by taking off restrictive ought not to interrupt us so that we can not hear. legislation? Why may not that, at least, be done? I know of no The SPEAKER. The Chair.sustains the point of order, and reason against it, in justice or looking to the welfare of the public. desires to say that the acoustic properties of the gallery are such If that be not sufficient, why may there not be discriminating that the talk on one side of the Houso is echoed from the other duties, discriminf!.ting port charges, why not a system of rebates side. [Laughter.] The House will come to order. Gentlemen which surely would enable the American shipowner to compete will cease conversation. with the foreign shipowner? Why not provide that there shall Mr. DE ARMOND. Mr. Speaker, I was saying that the effect be a lower rate of duty charged upon products brought from for of this legislation will be to grant to American shipowners, and eign shores in Americ.an ships than upon like products brought only a few of them, a conside1·able bonus out of the Treasury of from the same foreign shores in foreign ships? And what is to the United States. That will be the direct effect of the legisla be made by compelling an American who choosrs to invest his tion, and I think there would be an incidental effect. if I might money in ships to buy his ships abroad, whera they cn.n be bought not with propriety say a direct and probably primary e:ffect, to cheaper, and then comJ!el him to sail them under a foreign flag, grant out of the treasury of these men, the shiiJowners, a very the country which that flag represents having rights to them and 563R CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 26, over them which may be very important in time of war, as they is a bill that provides forthenational defense byourown citizens are imporhnt also in time of peace? under our own flag instead of depending UJ:On forejgn emis:aries If an .American desires to own a fleet of ships or a single ship, and aliens. It is a bill that tends to encom·age our own people to and chom:es to buy that ship or those ships in some foreign ship enlist themselves and their own mean for the national defense yard, why is it incumbent upon our people, why is it beneficial to instead of depending upon England or Germany to do our military our Government, why can it be flattering to our pride to compel business for us. him to sail that ship or those ships under a foreign flag? The amount actually involved is but small. Probably $500,000 It is true that a very small portion of the shipping that carries all told during the next year will be paid to foreigner for the products of this country abroad oi· brings from abroad products the carriage of military and naval supplies. The amount that which come here fly the American flag. It is also true that a would be needed to employ American ships as against foreign great deal of American money is invested in shipping engaged in ships for the next year would be comparati\ely small. Nobody this trade, far more invested in shipping sailing under foreign can tell how much, but this bill will be so guarded as to protect flags than is inve~ted in shipping flying the American flag. Why? the interests of the United States Treasury and protect the inter Because owing to the system of laws and the practices which have ests of American citiz=ns on behalf of the naval and military prevailed and still pre"tail here and which this bill is intended to defense. accentuate, most Americans who invest in ships are virtually There is not time now to discuss the measure at length, but it driven across the se::~. to buy ships abroad; virtually compelled, is designed to be a complement to that other piece of legislation having acquired the ships, to sail them under some foreign flag, which has already passed Congress providing for the extension of for our Government denies the opportunity, denies what some the coastwise laws to the Philippine Islands, by which, under the might regard as a right, to sail those ships under our own flag. former bill, about 75,000 tons of freight a-:mually would come These conditions are supposed to be most deplorable. There is from the Philippines to the United States, and this bill will pro no difference of opinion as to the fact that our American mer vide for about 100 000 tons annually to be carried from the United chant marine engaged in foreign trade has shrunk and dwindled States to the Philippines, thereby insuring cheaper rates and in comparison with the world's shipping until it is a very small, better facilities for American vessels; and these vessels, built and insignificant fraction; until upon the high seas our flag is seldom owned and operated by America:! citizens, would always be a ~een; until an American carrying products abroad or bringing sure means of national defense. from foreign countries the products of those lands to this is com This method of legislation is in accordance with the legislation pelled to patronize foreign ships rather than American ships. and policy of nearly every great military and naval nation in the This is the condition. About this notorious state of facts there world. England, Germany, and France require the carriage of is no dispute and can be none. The question is about the remedy. their military suppliea in their own ve~sels, under their own flags. Gentlemen upon the other side say the remedy is to grant subsi The United States is practically the only nation which allows dies. aliens and foreigners to carry its military supplies between one They seem to be infatuated with that idea. Whenever anyone port; and another port under their own flags, and this bill is only sufficiently powerful to make himself felt upon the other side of in line with the great national policies pursued aU over the world, the House thinks he is not doing well enough in his business, or which require that the national defense shall be conducted by desires to expand and extend his business, or engage in some new American citizens. I trust that this rule will be adopted and the business and desires governmental help, gentlemen on the other bill come under discussion, so that its merits may ba appreciated. side seem to think, or act as though they think, that it is entirely Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker, how much time is left on legitimate to inquire how much he would like to have, and then the other side? to go to the Treasury of the United States for it. The viciousness The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Missouri [Mr. DEAR in principle, the bai effects in practice, of this policy can not be MOND] consumed nineteen minutes. overstated or overestimated. Up:>n this side we are opposed to Mr. GROSVENOR. Does the gentleman from Mississippi all that c:>urse of legislation. We are opposed to this idea of sub [Mr. WILLI.urs] desire to occupy the remaining minute? sidies and bounties. Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. No; I do not desire to use that Upon the contrary. we are in favor of equal opportunity and no minute. odds or advantage. We are all ashamed and ought to be ashamed Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker, I ask foravoteon the adop to say ani to proclaim that Americans. if given an equal and fair tion of the rule. opportunity, are unable to compete with foreigners upon the sea 'Ihe SPEAKER. The question is on the resolution. or upon the land. We do not give and have not given them the The question was taken; and upon a division (demanded by Mr. opportunity, and therefore they have been unable to compete, and WILLIAMS of :Mississippi) there were-ayes 12 , nce.s 117. therefOie our shipping has dwindled. In consequence of this So the resolution was agreed to. legis!ative folly, Americans investing in shipping have bought the EUCLID PLA.CE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.. ships abrm:.d and sail them under foreign flags. And now, when brought face to face with this condition, when Mr. BABCOCK. Mr. Speaker, I desire to call up from the, there is talk that scmething ought to be done to better conditions, Speaker's table the bill (S. 2134) to connect Euclid place with Eric the remedy which is offered over there-always offered, always street. urged-is bounty, bounty-pay the men here to build the ships The SPEAKER. On this bill the Senate further insists on its and continue the policy of discrimination, continue the policy of disagreement to the amendment of the House, and asks a further wrong continue the policy which has made the American mer conference. chant marine a thing of the past, try to repair in some sort of Mr. BABCOCK. I move that the House agree to the conference way the damage done and change conditions which are the nat asked by the Senate. ural result of unnatural influences, tested for half a century, by The motion -was agreed to. going into the Treasury of the United States for-how many mil The SPEAKER announced the appointment of Mr. BaDCOCK, lions no man can tell. The proposition may be to start with a Mr. SAMUEL W. SIDTH, and Mr. MEYER of Louisiana as conferees comparatively small subsidy. More and more will havetocome. on the part of the House. and more and more will come. The policy once fairly inaugu DISTRICT OF COLilliBIA. .APPROPRIATION BILL. rated will never be overthrown, except by a tremendous uprising Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. I call up from the Speaker's of the people. Powerful interests will find it to their advantage table the report of the committee of conference on the bill (H. R. to perp3tuate the abuse. 12833) making appropriations for the governm.ent of the District An abuse begun will be an abuse continued, and the measure of Columbia. I ask unanimous consent that the statement of the to which this rule relates is merely legislation along that line. House conferees be read in lieu of the report. This simply is providin (7, not in the way of technical specification, The SPEAKER. Is there objection? The Chair hears none. to give a bounty from the Treasm-y, but practically, naturally, to The statement of the House conferees a published in the Rouse do that-not to Eay that greedy American shipowners shall have proceedings of Monday, April25, was read. so many hundreds or thou ands or millions of dollars annually Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I movatheadop out of the Treasury, but to leave it floating and wavering, and tion of the report: and on that I demand the previous que~tion. delusive-a little more now, a little less then, depending upon cir Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve a point of order on the cumstances, but always paying more than need be paid, always conference report-- giving to the few th3t which does not belong to them but to the The SPEAKE({., The Chair .calls the attention of the gentle many, always pursuing the policy of robbe1-y and favoritism. man from Illinois [Mr. MANN] to the fact that under the prece The rule ought to be defeated and the bill ought not to pass. dent and ruling heretofore it is too late, after the statement has [Apphuse on the Democratic side.] been read, to make a point of order on the conference report. The Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield five minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota moves the adoption of the report. gentleman from Minnesota [1\Ir. STEVENS]. Mr. BARTLETT. :Mr. Speaker- Mr. STEVENS of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, this is a bill that The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman from Minnesota yield to gives preference to American ships as against foreign ships. It the gentleman from Georgia? 1904. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5639
Mr. McCLEARY of Minneota.. I do. the whole of them are dependent upon the proposition as to Mr. BARTLETT. Mr. Speaker. it is proper that the statement whether or not the House adheres to its measure a it enacted it. I am about to make should be made. The House is familiar with If the House insis~-,., and therefore votes down the motion of the . what was done upon this bill in reference t~ the amendment of gentleman from Minnesota; which is that we recede and concur, the Senate No. 107 when the bill was sent to conference. That then, of course, the provisions of the House bill will be adhered amen
Now, the whole question is simply this: We are building a Mr. GARDNER of Michigan. If we can not believe them, great building. One-fom·th of these six stories, which amounts whom·can we believe? to a floor and a half, is outlet. They will have a floor and a half Mr. BURKETT. Does the gentleman accept them, and is he of pace down there more than required for municipal purposes willing to build that sort of a building? at preEent. Mr. GARDNER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I am not in the Now, the judgment of the House and the Appropriations Com building business. mittee when they presented it here was that at least until such Mr. BURKETT. Does the gentleman know how much the time as the District would need.this room for other purposes, un estimate was for the original building, and how much that esti til we grow up to a point where we need this 25 per cent outlet, mate grew? that until that time with our present condition of finances in this Mr. GARDNER of Michigan. If we can not trust our engi District, we could well afford to say to the District Commission neers, whom can we trust? If the judgment of the engineer is ers, "You must put all the things pertaining to the District down not to have weight with this House, is the dictum of a Member here in this municipal building.'' of this House, a lay Member, so to speak. to be put over against I undertake to say when the provision was fu·st made to provide a skilled specialist? For my part, I prefer the judgment of an $2,000,000 to build that municipal building there was not the slight expert when it comes to the cost. Now, so much for the matter est question by anybody in this House but what it would provide of expense. for and house all the different branches of the municipal govern Suppose that we have a municipal court and the registry of wills ment. and the registry of deeds and repair shop all in this building? They have been quarreling at us here a good many years, I have What do you do? You tax from the outset the maximum capac been told by those who have been here longer than I have been, ity of the building, and what does that mean in a growing city for amunicipal building. Congress finally appropriated $2~000 ,000 like Washington? It means that very soon there will be pressure for it. In my judgment they ought to go there and use it. It is brought to bear for a new building, because that building is over not only better for the service, but brings all the departments taxed. From the standpoint of economy, that is one of the fatal together, and it is a saving to the District and to the Government. policies of the Government too frequently indulged. This bill is going to be a draft on the Trea-sury of the United We construct too many buildings for to-day, with no thought States, I expect, of about two and a half million dollars or $3,000,- of the morrow, and we are constantly outgrowing our quarters, 000; I do not know ju~t what the figures are. That is, it is neces necessitating alterations and enlargement at heavy expense, while sitating our appropriating about two or three million dollars more ifwe built with an eye to the futurewewouldavoid that. Again, money than the District has in sight-than her revenues are. the gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. BURKETT] says that the only Now they are asking in the face of all that, in face of the fact objection to this is that it brings the police court to the munici that they have been running over the revenues of this District for pal building and that it brings an undesirable class of people several years, three, four, or five years, in the face of the fact there. That is not the only objection . ..On the score of eco"!lomy they have a bonded indebtedness against the District; they are the Government will save money by agreeing to this report; but asking us what? To keep out of this municipal building these let us consider the gentleman's objection. branches of the Government and·to start on the question of an I do say that it is a serious objection, and unless there is some other District court building. good reason other than has yet been advanced, as the gentleman I am going to be very frank with the House and say that if the from Wisconsin [Mr. B..rncocK] suggested, why should we put a House does recede and agree to this proposition not to put the police court in the municipal building? I agree with him. The police court th ~ re, you ought to recede and agree to the other most uncanny sight in this city is around the police court build proposition, for this old police court on the brow of the hill is a ing in the morning. It is said that we would bring the criminals disgrace to the country and the District. to the police court in vans. That may be true, but you can not We must start and provide for a police court, and if it is the separate the criminal classes Hom where the criminally charged decision of this House we ought to recede and concur and not put are being tried. They flock there as naturally as do foul birds to the police court in the municipal building, then we ought to re carrion. cede and concur in the other proposition to buy that ground and You may carry in a covered wagon the men and women ch?.rged start to build a new police court. It is a necessity· I say it is a with crime to the municipal building, but you can not prevent disgrace to longer permit the present condition of the police court their followers from coming to the court. They will be t here as where it is. they are now, like :flies swarming around decaying m e~t . Dv you Now, I have another reason. In my judgment the police court want all of that on the most famous and destined to be t~e most ought not to be built upon the ground where it is proposed to imposing avenue in America right across the way from the great build it and for which this appropriation is asked. It is over hotel where for fifty years and more the Presidents-elect of the here where the street car turns east by Judiciary Square. It is a United States have come previous to being inaugurated? little west of that·corner, the most sightly portion of all this Dis Do you want to place there morning after morning the im trict, so far as the business section of the city is concerned. moral sweepings of the city, in plain view of every passer-by? Do [Here the hammer fell.] you want to put this criminal court on an avenue -which for a cen Mr. BABCOCK. Mr. Speaker, before the gentleman takes his tury to come and more will be the thoroughfare to the northwest seat, I would like to ask .him a questjon. I would like to know ern part of this city; an avenue which has echoed to the tread of whether, under the pending legislation, it is proposed to put the the great historic processions of the past and will continue to tho_e policv court in the new municipal building? of the future? Again, in clo e juxtaposition to that building is Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. That is the proposition of the the depot of the car line to Mount Vernon, where people from all gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. BURKETT]. over this country and from foreign lands assemble as they are Mr. BURKETT. That is the House bill. about to go to that sacred shrine which all the world venerates, Mr. BABCOCK. I take it the gentleman has never been to the and the last sight they see in Washington will be these people police court in the morning at about the hours of 9 or 10 o clock, gathered about the police cOtut and the first sight they will meat so that he may know what it is. when they return will be that same representation of our citizen Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I yield ten min ship. Do you want it? utes to the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. GARDNER]. Then, again, who are to go to this municipal building? Re Mr. GARDNER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I am very son·y to spectable men, pure and refined and cultured women and maidens, differ with my collEague on the committee concerning this question. who have business at the municipal building and do you want He places his objection upon the ground of economy. He says to compel them to come in contact with the degraded creatures I that the new police court building will cost a million of dollars. have been describing? Now. please CQmpare this with the statements in the_hearings be In the first place, it is not economy. It is not in the interest of fore the committee. Major Biddle, from the Corps of Engineers, good morals. It is not in good taste. And, in the second place, says that the additional ground required for the site will cost, if you erect a municipal building, as we claim, in accordance with with the plans, $38,000, and that a brick building suitable for a the plans of the architects as originally drawn. you have 25 per police court can be erected for $75,000. cent for growth· and when we reach in this District a half million Bear in mind the Government now owns nearly enough ground population, as will be the ca e before many years, you will have for a new police court building where that court is housed at the the capacity of the municips1 building fully taxed for the legiti present time. The building with the additional ground will cost in mate purposes for which it is built. the aggregate, instead of a million of dollars, basing it upon the The proposed site for the police court building is in a compara judgment of Major Biddle, $113,000. In the municipal building tively out-of-the-way place. It can be built at comparatively the proposed cha:nge of plan which will be required to house the small expense. It is not right for the gentleman to say that it police court, the register of wills, the register of deeds, and the will cost a milljon dollars when the authorities put the cost at repair shop will entaH an expense, as estimated by the architect, $113,000. of an additional 8133,000. Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. And we absolutely controlling Mr. BURKETT. Mr. Speaker, does the gentleman believe that the matter. - those eatimates of the Engineer Commissioner are correct? Mr. BURKETT. The gentleman stated when he began that 1904. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5641'
we are. going to expend $38,000 for this ground. Does he suppose clients have some interest as well as they, and I believe that they that we are going to erect a $75,000 building on that ground? should stay where they are. They are well provided for. So why Does the gentleman know of any building in this District that has not stay there, and why not keep this nuisance, as it would be, been built at an expense of only $75,000? out of this building? The gentleman speaks of the plans and estimates. He knows Gentlemen talk about its being on a side street. The crowd of the manner in which those things are made up. He knows the witnesses and the other characters that go there are the worst ele animus of the Commissioner who made up th--::>se figures; he real ments of this city, and will be all around the building and in it. izes all the surroundings and the pressure that was brought to You can not keep them out, and they ought not to be there. It is bear to induce that man to make the estimate, and he knows that also proposed to put a workshop in it. Some of us know what a the Commissioners would not recommend a $75,000 building for workshop is, having had some little experience in those matters the police court. He knows that this Congress would not appro in years past-with paints, oils, barrels, and lumber and every priate so small an amount for such a purpose and that neither he thing that you can think of in shape of materials, for work in all nor anybody else would favor so ridiculous a proposition. parts of this city. :M:r. GARDNER of Michigan. I am not here to impeach the Mr. BENTON. Will the gentleman yield? honorable Commissioners nor to impugn their motives; and when Mr. PIERCE. Yes. a distinguished officer of the Regular Army speaks officially on a Mr. BENTON. I want to make the point of order. The gen matter of this kind, I prefer to let his figures stand as the esti tleman states that every Member of Congress knows what a police mat!3. If the gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. BURKETT] wants to court is. I deny it. estimate the expense at $1,000 ,0::>0 and impeach the integrity and Mr. PIERCE. The gentleman need not kick until he is spurred. the motives of the Commissioner, it is for him to do so, not for me. You show your familiarity more than yon think. I said, when I [Here the hammer fell.] spoke of the building, that there was to be a repair shop, and that Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. How much time does the gen gentlemen know what a repair shop is. tleman from :Missouri [Mr. BENTON] want? Mr. BENTON. I understood the gentleman to state Members Mr. BENTON. About six minutes. of Congress knew what a police court was. Mr. GARDNER of Michigan. I am advised that the effect of Mr. PIERCE. I am satisfied you never knew anything about this vote may not be clearly understood. As I understand. a vote it or you would not desire to put the police court in this building. to concm· keeps the police court out of ·the municipal building. Mr. BENTON. I certainly do not know about a police court. Gentlemen who want to accomplish that will vote to concur. Mr. PIERCE. I am certain of that, and I hope you never.will. Mr. :McCLEARY of Minnesota. That is correct. Mr. BENTON. Thank you; a..:J.d I hope you will except the I yield to the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. BENTON] six min balance of the Members of Congress except yourself on that sub utes. ject. Mr. PIERCE. I said they propose to put into this building [Mr. BENTON addressed the House. See Appendix.] this repair shop in charge of the assistant engineer, who tells us Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. I yield six minutes to the in his report it will require a lumber yard, with paint, oils, and gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. PIERCE]. everything else necessary to look after the immense public build Mr. PIERCE. Mr. Speaker,Iwas absent at the time when the ings of the city of Washington; yet they say that they all ought subcommittee had under· consideration this measure, and the to go into this building. general committee acted upon it. Had I been present I shou1d Mr. BURKETT. Will the gentleman permit me a question? have \Oted to keep the police com·t from this· building, and it is The gentleman knows there is a repair shop in the Post-Office this that we are proposing to do now by the action of the House. building and that there is no lumber yard attached to that. The remarks of the gentleman from Missouri are out of place. Mr. PIERCE. fhope you do not compare the repair shnp of I do not think that any member of this committee having in the Post-Office building with that which is to go in this immense charge this bill has any other object or purpose than to do what building for the entire District of Columbia. he b;Jieves to be for the best· interests of the people of this Dis Mr. BURKETT. It was never intended to be anything but a trict. I will say that the chairman of this subcommittee, the light repair shop, to repair furniture, etc. gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. McCLEARY], does not deserve Mr. PIERCE. But it is to be put in there, as you know. the criticism of the gentleman from :Missouri. Gentlemen upon Mr. BURKETT. That kind of a repair shop is to be put in this committee can have different views and differ without in there. any way having their purposes impugned. Mr. PIERCE. And the engineers say if it is put in there, the I believe, if the gentlemen will look through the report of Col building having only a certain height, you will have to go 6 feet onel Biddle and the assistant engineer, Captain Harding, in the lower down in the basement than you would now, below the hearings, they will see that not only as a matter of justice and of water level, and at an expense of forty or £.fty thousand dollars. right to the people of the District of Columbia, but as a matter of Mr. BURKETT. Now, the gentleman is not familiar with that, economy, this police court should not be put into this projected because we have only to raise the building 18 inches to make that. building. The building now stands flat on the ground. Their report shows that the ground has been selected and esti The SPEAKER. The time of the gentleman has expired. mates have been made, and that the ground can be bought and Mr. PIERCE: I am admonished that my time is out. I under the police court building be put on it for $.20,000 less than the cost stand that the large heating pipes ~ke up 4 feet out of 7 feet in of putting the police court in this building, as the House bill origi the basement. and therefore you have to go down 6 feet. I hope nally proposed. The additional cost, as shown by these engineers, the House will stand by the conferees. will be 8400,000 to put these four offices in this building. As a Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, the question in question of economy, which the gentleman from Missouri talked the ultimate analysis is this: Shall we spend between $300,000 and about, it is a matter of economy for the House to recede and con $400,000 to dowhat nobody wants except my friend from Nebraska cur in the Senate amendments. and my friend from Missouri, or shall we save the $400,000 and As a matter of justice and fairness to the people of this District do what everybody else wants? the police court should not be put into this building-one which Mr. BURKETT. Let me ask the gentleman a question. We is to cost the people about $:l,OOO,OOO. Why should it be put had better be fair about this matter. The gentleman from Ne there? Gentlemen upon this fl oor know what the police court of braska has no other object in this. He proposes to be honest in Washington is. It is one of the worst in the United States, for this matter. The Housevotedfor it. Now, when the gentleman the meanest elements in the District are daily collected there. says the gentleman from Nebraska and the gentleman from Why not keep it away? Missouri want it-he knows it came in by getting this provision The people of the United States have an interest in this capital, fixed in the House-the gentleman from Nebraska and the gen and when their wives and children come here sight-seeing I be tleman from Missouri are only insisting on standing by that in lieve that the building where the criminals are being tried and conference, but the gentleman fails to do that. where scores of witnesses would be brought ought to be kept That is the truth in this matter, and that is why it is in here, away from a public building of this character. I believe that it because the gentleman has not stood by the instructions of the is due the people of the District and the whole country to keep House. I want to say just a word. I have no object in this ex them separate, and I hope that the House will stand by the ma cept that when the gentleman puts this as a personal matter I jority of the House conferees to recede and concur in the Senate will say I stand on the instructions of the House. amendments. Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. ltfr. Speaker, the provision for The offices of the register of wills and the recorder of deeds are transferring to the new municipal building the police court, the both now amply provided for in their present quarters. They register of wills. and the recorder of deeds, and to put into the are convenient to the courts, and nei~her of them desires to be basement of that building a repair shop for the District did pass moved, but enter their protests against it. They are convenient the House with the rest of the bill. to the members of the bar of this District, and while the lawyers The gentleman will remember that he did most of the taiking are not entitled to any more consideration than others, yet their that was done on this item. With his usual vigor he presented 5642 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 26,
his side of the case, bringing out clearly all that could be said 'for The gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. BuRKETT] asks for a sam his view. And yet the narrow margin by which he was BllB ple of such a building, and I will point out to him the Bu in tained-48 to 46-under all the circumstances. should have warned High School, which is Sllch a building as in size and material him that the House hadnottherebyexpresseditsdeliberate judg would be ample for the purpose. ment on this question. Mr. COWHERD. I would like to ask the gentleman another Of the five members of the subcommittee that framed the bill, question. Has he considered the proposition which has been ad only the gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. BurumTT] and the gen vanced that instead of building a central police court we make tleman from Missouri [Mr. BENToN] favored the placing of the use of the police stations, a combined system, where there are police court and the other offices in the new building. Two of police courts at three or four different places in town in the neigh the other members of the subcommittee. the gentleman from borhood where the cases originate? Michigan [Mr. GARD~"ER] and the gentleman from Tennessee Mr. McCLEARY of 1\finnesot.a. Mr. Speaker, that has not been [Mr. P IERCEJ ,expressed themselves quite vigorously in opposition considered bv our committee because the committee is not a legis in subcomm1ttee. lative committee. It has been considered probably, by the com I, as chairman of the subcommittee, felt it my duty to preserve, mittee of which the gentleman is a member, but not by our so far as possible, a judicial attitude on the subject. committee. But if we concur with the Senate amendment, that When the time came for the subcommittee to report the bill, question will still be open for consideration. the gentleman from Michigan was at home very sick, and the Mr. CLARK. Mr. Speaker, is it the proposition of the com gentleman from Tennessee had a sick son, and was thus compelled mittee to build three buildings-one court building, one police to be absent. And so the provision got into the House. court building, and another building for the registry of deeds and Having charge of the bill, I was not in a position to antagonize wills? any item in it; so I said not a word on the subject. I held my Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. No; not at all. The register peace not only because of the proprieties of the case, but also be of deeds and the register of wills are at present located in the cause I felt that when my friend from Nebraska, whom I hold in court-house. They do not want to be removed from their present high regard, had had time to give the matter fnll consideration quarters. and we propose to leave them where they are. he would reach a right conclusion. :Mr. CLARK. If yon take the other courts out of that build Iy friend knows very well that if I had " made a fight, ' as he ing, what is the reason that that is not sufficient for a police says, the provision would never have passed the House. court? But this talk is irrelevant. Let us consider the proposition it Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. The proposition I favor is this: self. Leave the register of wills and recorder of deeds where they are; The District of Columbia has never had an official home for its provide a new police court building in place of the present unfit municipal officers. It has had to house them in rented buildings, building, and house in the new municipal building the officers of buildings not built for the purposes or suited to the needs of the District. · public offices. The rent of these various offices capitalized would The registry of wi.llB and the registry of deeds are already build a structure commodious and suitable. housed i.n the court-house building, on the same square with the In the public-buildings bill approved June 6, 1902, such a build Pension building. Gentlemen here are all familiar with that ing was authorized, the limit of cost for building and site being white building in front of which is the statue of Abraham Lincoln. fixed at 1,500,000. Those offices are in there with the courts, where they belong, The site selected by the Commissioners was the small square on and where they wish to stay. Not one of them is asking to be Fourteenth street, south of the A venue-what is known as the removed. The judges are all against their removal. The officers "power house'' square, diagonally across Pennsylvania avenue themselves are against their removal, as well as the lawyers. from the New Willard Hotel. The Commissioners are against their removal, and so is everyone It is a most excellent site, but it could not be secured, I under else, so far as I can learn, who is interested in the matter. stand, for less than 550.000. Feeling that a suitable building It would cost, too, something like "00,000 to relocate them, ac could not be erected fc; tihe $950,000 remaining, the Congress in cording to the fi.!mres of the Commissioners and the officer in the public-buildings bill approved March 3, 1903, increa.Eed the charge of the building. This will be the cost of taking them to limit of cost for building and site to $2,000,000. the new building. It will cost nothing to leave them where they Plans have been secured for a building which will suitably are. house all the departments of the municipal government-the Com My friend had only a short time to speak; and of course he did missioners, the police department, the public health department, not have time to get to the question of having a repair shop in the the street-cleaning department, and all the USllal officials of a city building. government. But a chain is just as strong as its weake t link; and the gen Then, for the reasons so well stated by them this afternoon, it tleman was very wise, even if he had had time, to lea-v-e out that occnrred to my friends from N e brasl--a and Missouri that it would matter, because such a repair shop would have to be located in be well to put into this municipal building the police court, the the basement, at a cost of about -o,OOO: according to the esti re!!ister of wills, the recorder of deeds, and in the basement are mates of those who know what they are talking about, to make pair shop. To this proposition I am opposed for two reasons: First, the necessary change in the building. it would impose upon the District needless expense, and, second, My friend from Nebraska says that the basement is 7 feet deep it would be against good public policy. now. That is true; but 3 feet of that sp e is taken up with the Let us consider first the matter of cost. pipes connected with the heating apparatus, etc .. so that only 4 As to the police court we have the testimony of the Engineer feet would be left. To secure the necessary depth yon would Commissioner that it will cost 113.000 to give us a new police either have to go down 6 feet farther into the ground or raise the court on the present site, including the cost of addit:ional gro?TI-d entire building 6 feet. required while it would cost 133,000 to put the police court mto To go down 6 feet would carry the structure below the water this new building. . . line, and that basement would have to be made water-tight at con Therefore it would cost $20,000 more to put the police court m siderable expense, the nece sary changes and repairs being esti the municipal building than to erect a new building on the present mated by the Commissioners at some -o,ooo. The lumber, the location. lime, and the sand that ought to be piled out-of-doors would have Mr. BARTLETT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to know why it to be taken down and stored in the basement, causing needless ex is the gentleman thinks the register of deeds and the register of pense to handle them. wills should not be put into this building? I can very well un Moreover, we would place there things which are inflammable, l derstand the aversion to having the police court put there; but endangering the building from fire, instead of keeping those why the objection to these other two officers? things where they belong, in a large, open yard, with a small Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. I will come to that in a mo building in which to house such things as need to be housed. ment. Careful estimates show that it ould cot between -o,ooo Mr. COWHERD. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield for a and 400,000 to put these things into that municipal building. So I question right on this matter of the police court"? that the plea of economy made by my friend from Missouri is Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. Certainly, Mr. Speaker. utterly fallacious. Mr. COWHERD. If the motion of the gentleman prevails, I Now, Mr. Speaker, I want to call your attention to the fact that understand the police court does not go in the new building; but the recorder of deeds, the register of wills, and -the judges of the does the bill provide, then, for the building of a police court out police com·t are not municipal officers. They are appointed by side of the new building? the President of the United tates, "by and with the a.dnce and Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. It provides for $38,000 with consent of the Senate." They are not in any way under the con which to buy a little more ground adjoining the present site. It trol of the Commissioners of the District. is expected that at the next session of Congress provision will be So I utterly deny the plea of my friend here that the e officers made for a building of moderate cost, say 75,000. It would not ought to be put in the municipal building on the ground of their be a monumental building. People do not invite visitors to go being District officials. I concede that we ouuht to. put every and look at the police court. thing in the municipal building that belongs there. Under our \
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plan e\ery officer of the municipality is provided for except the day, or over 5,000 United States cases in the course of a year, so few whose duties take them outside, like the harbor master and that it is not proper to say that is a part of the city government. the morgue n:aster, etc. Summing up briefly, Mr. Speaker, the District building should 1\Ir. BURKETT. Is not the recorder of deeds a municipal be reserved to the officers of the District. To put the polic~ comi officer? into the new municipal building would be to waste public money Mr. :McCLEARY of Minnesota. He is not. and act against public policy. So I hope the House will sustain :Mr. BURKETT. What is the recorder of deeds except a mu the motion to recede: and agree to the f:enate amendments, and niciptl officer? save money. It ought to be done. [Applause.] Mr. llcCLEARY of Minnesota. The recorder of deeds, as the Mr. GARDNER of Michigan. I wish, before closing, the gen gentleman knows, has his office almost everywhere throughout tleman would bring out this fact, well understood by the members the 'btes in the county court-house, not in the city hall. of the subcommittee, that instead of making any request for Tb.cro is good reason for this, as every lawyer knows. Suppose a million dollars they say they will build the police court out of that Curing the progress of a case in court papers that are in the the current revenues of the District. cu~totiy of the recorder of deeds are wanted. The recorder of M.r. McCLEARY of Minnesota. Why, certainly. deeC!s. having hls office in the same building as the court-house, as Mr. GARDNER of Michigan. Am I not right? is the case here in .T udiciary Square, can readily furnish them. Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. A building of about $75,000; If the recorder of deeds should be in another building, then the and they point out what can be done with the sum of money, as papers needed must be sent for outside the premises. In trans shown in the Business High School. portation they may be exposed to the elements, and there is dan Mr. GARDNER of Michigan. And do it out of the currant ger of lo3ing them, while they should be where they can be taken revenue. from one room to another in the same building and then carried Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. And of course the Congress back. contTols what shall be done. Besides, if the office of the recorder of deeds were separated The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. OLMSTED). The question is from tbe court-house, persons wanting to refer to documents of on the motion _of the gentleman from Minnesota to recede from this kind would not know whether they would find them in one the disagreement to the Senate amendments and concur therein. building or another. There would be ''confusion worse con The motion was agreed to. founded.'' I am surprised that anybody should suggest the idea of On motion of Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota, a motion to recon separating the office of the recorder of deeds from the court-house. sider the vote by which the conference report was agreed to was Mr. BARTLETT. Then the gentleman thinks that the re laid on the table. corder of deeds and the register of wills should be in the same EMPLOYMENT OF VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PUBLIC building with the court. and for similar reasons? PURPOSES. Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. Certainly. This, I believe, is the arrangement in almost every county in the United States. Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker, I call up Senate bill2283. But :Mr. Speaker, there is even a stronger reason as to the reg The Clerk read as follows: ister of wills. In the State of the gentleman from Georgia and A bill (S. 2263) to require the employment of vessels of the United States for in my oy.;n State and in most of the States there is a separate pro public purposes. Be it enacted, etc., That vessels of the United States, or balonging to the bate court. In this District there is none. The nisi prius court United States, and no others, shall be employed in the transportation by sea is calleJ. the "supreme court of the District of Columbia." Then of coal, provisions, fodder, or supplies of any description, purchased pur suant to law, for the use of the Army or Navy unless the President shall find they h::~.ve a court of appeals. that the rates of freight charges by said vessels are exc&sive and unre:tson Now. the probate court of this District is presided over by one able, in which case contracts shall be made under the law as it !!OW exists: of the justices of the supreme court. And when he is to sit as Provided, That no greater charges be made by such vessels for transporta judge of the probate court he simply passes from one room tion of articles for the use of the said .AI·my and Navy than are made by such to vessels for transportation of like goods for private parties or companies. another in the same building, the recorder of wills being the clerk SEc. 2. That this Mt shall take effect sixty days after its passage. of the probate court. But if the probate court were held else The amendment recommended by the committe3 was read, as where than in the court-house, the supreme court jUBtice would follows: have to go to an entirely di:fferent building, half a mile away. Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the followino-: The absurdity of such an arrangement must be apparent. "That vessels of the United States, and no others, shall be empfoyed in the I repeat, that every judge, every officer of every c.ourt, the reg transportation by sea of coal, provisions, fodder, or supplies of any descrip ister of wills, the recorder of deeds-all of these officers protest tion, purchased pursuant to law, for the use of the Army or Navy, unless the President shall find that the rates of freight charges by said vessels are ex in strong language against this proposed change. cessive and unreasonable. in which case contracts shall be made under the Mr. BARTLETT. Will the gentleman allow me to ask a ques law as it now elli!s; but this section shall not ba construed to prohibit the tion for information? If you are not going to put the recorder transportation of such articles by any vessel owned by any department of the Government. of deeds and the register of wills in this new building, what offi "SEc. 2. That all acts and parts of acts in so far as inconsistent with the cers are you going to put there? provisions of this act are hereby repealed. :Mr. Mr;CLEARY of :Minnesota. Let me read to the gentleman. "SEc. 3. That this act shall take effect one month after its passage." Under Commissioner Macfarland we shall have the board of chari Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker, I shall at the proper time ties, the health officer, the janitor, the sealer of weights and meas present some observations why the Committee on Merchant 1\Ia ures, the secretary of tt a Board of Commissioners, the electrical rine and Fisheries have reported this bill to the HouEe. For the engineer, the board of guardians, and the insurance department. present I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania such time as Under Commissioner West we shall have the disbursing officer, he may desire. the as~essor, the collector, the auditor, the property clerk, the Mr. WILLIAMS of 1\lissifsippi. A parliamentary inquiry. superintendent of skeet cleaning with all his force, the police The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it. department, the corporation co11nsel. Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. What time can the gentleman Under Commis~ioner Biddle there will be the permit clerk of from Ohio yield? the engineer department, the water registrar, inspector of build The SPEAKER pro tempore, One hour. ings, superintendent of property, inspector of plumbing, assistant Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Now, the gentleman has engineer commissioner, sewer division, water department, 0hief yielded sueh time as the gentleman from Pennsylvania may re clerk, engineer department, inspector of asphalt, and so on; in quire. That is in a shape in which it must be done by unanimous all, some 450 to 500 officials. consent, and to that I will have no objection provided that the Mr. BARTLETT. What are we to pay for the building to be request be coupled with a request for unanimous consent that the occupied by these officials named? gentleman who will reply to him upon this side be yielded equal Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. For the whole municipal time. building the limit of cost: including the site, which cost $j50,000, Mr. DALZELL. That is satisfactory to me. is $2,000,000. The cost of the building itself will be $1,400,000, Mr. GROSVENOR. I agree to that. in round numbers. Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Then I shall not object. Mr. SMITH of Kentucky. Now, the Senate amendments, as I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Then, as the Chair understands, understand, carry out that proposition. the gentleman from Pennsylvania is now given, by unanimoUB Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. The Senate amendments carry consent, permission to proceed so long as he desires, an equal time out that proposition. to be given to the other side. Mr. MARSH. What becomes of the little park? Mr. GROSVENOR. That is the understanding. Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. The little park will be saved Mr. WILLIAl\fS of Mississippi. And the gentleman on the to the District to continue its beauty if the provision we stand for other side who will reply shall have equal time. prevails. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? [After a The police com·t, Mr. Speaker, is only in a very limited sense a pause.] The Chair hears none. part of the District government. Its officers are appointed by the Mr. DALZELL. Mr. Speaker, the time approaches when under President, and have, on an aYerage, 20 United States cases in a the provisions of our political system the people of this country will 5644 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE. APRIL 26, I
be called upon to select an administration for four years to come. Mr. DALZELL. Mr. Speaker, I did not know that I wa.s At snch a. time the attitude of the contending parties upon great howling. To continue with the quotation: party questions bacomes. a matter of supreme importance. The Mr. L.ACEY. And not otherwise? . honesty of party declarations and of the declarations of party lead Mr. CLARK. And not otherwise. There is no sero3 in adding thoso words ers must be carefully s~anned. It would s2em that many of the is to it. I have stated the case. Mr. McCLEARY of lllinnesota.. Will not the gentleman be good enough to sues that have interested us in the past have ceas~d now to become define "free trudo" as he uses that expression now? available. There is no longer any interest in the money question. Mr. CLARK. Free interchange of the products of the world. The people of this country are by a large majority in favor of Mr McCLEARY of Minnesota. Without a tariff on any import? Mr. CLARK. In order to raise money to run the Go..-ernment I would levy AdminiStration policie and mea ures so far as imperialism is con n. revenue tariff. We are in a situation produced by the practice and theory CDTn ::: d. The charge of exb·avagance has never met with public of o>er n. hundl·ed year;;. The American people haTe fo.llen into the habit of favor, be~ause the peJple of this country are willing that their rr.ising a large pal't of the revenue by tariff ta.xe~. and they seem to think it is ea...c:ier to do it in that way than in any other. Therefore I would not go to generons revcnurs should be generously used in the public inter the basis of free trade. I would cut down the exorbitlnt and outrageous est: but there is one question that still remains, that is always exactions of the Dingley bill with us, and that i.3 the question of tariff. Mr. D.ALZELL. But, if the gentleman will allow me, we aro in I?recis3ly the same coD:dition to-day that we were whCil ho made that declar:.ttion, so far as What is the attitude of contending pn.rties on the subject of revenue ts concerned. tariff revision or tariff reform? Is the Democratic party honest Mr. CLARK. Oh, no; we are not. in its declarntions of conservatism now made by so many of its Mr. DALZELL. Precisely. Mr. CLARK. I made tha.t declaration in 1897, and the Tre~sury was empty. leaders immediately preceding a Presidential election, or is the Now the Treasury is overflowing, and if they will ynre down the appropria Demccratic party still, as it always has been, lmder whatever pre tion bills in this House as they ought to be pared down. we could cut off two tense to the contrary, a party advocating the doctrine of free hundred millions of revenue a.nd never miss it. trade? It will be interesting, Mr. Speaker, for us to compare some Now, I wanted to be sm·e that the gentleman was willing to of the declarations of Democratic party leaders heretofore made abide by what he said, and I asked him as follows: when not under the stre.,s of a Presidential election with the Before the gentleman gets away from that, I want to nnderstnnd him. declarations of those same parties and others made in the stress cf 'Ihe gentleman says that he was for free trade in lSW bemuse there was no Presidential election. Let me call attention very briefly to the money in the 'rre:J.Slll'y, and that he is now for a moderate tariff while the a Treasury is over-flowing. declarations of at least two gentlemen who are on record in 1897, Mr. CLARK. Yes. when the Dingley bill was under discm:sion. and who are also on Mr. DALZELL. That is wbn.t the gentleman said a few moments ngo. I will record during this present session of Congress. I refer first to my ask him whether he stands by tht'ttproposition? genial friend from l\Iissouri [Mr. CLARK], and I quote from a Mr. CLARK. Yes. speech made by him in 1897. While the gentleman from North Now, there yon haye the absolutely inconsistent declarations of Carolina, then a Member of this House, Mr. Linney, was on the the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. CL..illK] when made in 1897, floor making a tariff speech, he said: when the tariff question as a. matter of party policy was not a Is there a. Member of this House who would have the duties stricken out? bmTiing question, and his declarations made in 1904 when we Referring to the duties of the Dingley bill are approaching a Presidential election; and I repeat what I said at the outstart. that under these circumstances at this time it is The distinguished gentleman fl·om Missouri [~lr. CLARK], who cuts n. splendid figure here, would, I andertn.ke to say. like to have them put on the well to get the declarations of each party and the declarations of free list, because he would, if. he could, ~th the arm of a. giant, tear down party leaders. for they are of supreme importance to the electorate any custom-house in these Uruted States. if I unde1-stood him correctly. of this country, who are about to cast their votes upon this, the Mr. CLARK of Mis...«ouri. Just so, exactly. Mr. LI!\NEY. Yes; he says he will do it. burning question of the campaign about to be. Now, I de ire to call attention to the declarations of another Subsequently Mr. CLARK obtained the floor himself, and, in gentleman whose influence in this House is not surpassed by that coru-se of his speech, said this: of any ma.n. 1\Iy friend the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. Nr. Chairman, after nine days of sore tr -mil at least one truth has been brought forth on the Republican Eide of this House, and that by t'b.e gentleman Vvll.LLUISJ, the minority leader on the floor . on March 24, 1897, from North Carolina when he said that I would destroy every custom-house during this same discussion of the Dingley bill, said: in America. He is entirely correct. If I had my way to-day, sir, I would The home marketl This fetich with which the ignm·ant amon!:f the agri tear them all down from tutTet to found:l.tion stone, for from the beginning cultural classes have been conjured to aid in cutting theh· own mdustrial they have ~n nothing but a den of robbers. throats. * * * What is lacking, Mr. Chairman, is not at the manufac· tm·er's end of the line of exchange. It is at the consumer's end of the line, Then he went on to say: and the consumer is chiefly the farmer. What is ln.cking is theultilllil.tepm I repeat, so that all men may hear, that I am u. free trader, and proudly ch:tsing power. By years of iniquitous chss legisilltion, both in the way of take my stand with SirRobertPeel. Richard Cobden, JohnBrjght, andHeiL.-y customs duties and in the way of currency revolution, you have succe dod George. I may be an humble member-of that illustrious company, but it is in "killing the goose which laid the golden egg." • • * As a Democrat better to be a doorkeeper in the house of hone.,t free traders tha.n to dwell who believes in freo trade, or the nearest poSSible approach to it, I rejoicod in the tents of wicked protectionists. in. the passage of the Wilson-Gorman bill. Not because the tariff features of it were Democratic-for,on the contrary, they were protective-but because Then there was laughter and applause, as was natural. Now, the n.ct contained the income tax. * * * There wus within it a germ from there you have the sober, hone~t, "deliberate sentiment of the which something approaching free trade ntight have come by evolution. ,. gentleman from 1\fissom'i. not under the stres~ of a Presidential Mr. Speaker, I am not attributing anything to the gentleman election. He is a free trader. He would abolish every custom from Mississippi which he will undertake to deny. He will not house that lines our coast or our border and would deprive the cleny that he is also, like the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Government of the opportunity of raising a single solitary dollar CLARK], a free trader theoretically- academically. by means of indirect taxation. Are those the gentleman ·s senti Where does he stand now? ments now? Mr. WILLIAMS of Missi'3sippi. The gentleman will do me the I do not know. It would seem not. I know that they are not justice to say that what he has just read was based upon the idea the sentiments that he voices now; but whether they be his real that the income tax would prevail. Since that time the Supreme sentiments I confess I do not know. The gentleman made a Com't has knocked that out. speech in this Rouse not very long ago, on the 28th day of March lli. DALZELL . I am aware of that· but it is based also on the of this present year, in which he discussed" tariff reduction and idea that there was the germ of free trade by way of evolution. genuine recipTocity." At least that is the title that he gives to Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Yes. sir; fi·om the income tax. I his speech as printed. When the gentleman was on the floor 11r. DALZELL. I am not attributing anything to the gentl~ put to him this question: man from Missi sippi that he will deny. I am simply citing his I want to know wheth~r the gentleman on March 31, 18!17, said on the floor declarations made in 1897 in order that I may place them by the of this House the following: "I repeat, so tha. all men may hear, that I am a. fl·ee ~er and proudly ide of his declarations made in 1904, and I d.o it for the purpo e of tnke my stand with Sir Robert Peel, Richnd Cobden, John Bright and Henry showing that while the gentleman:s declarations in HlQ.! are more George. I may be an humble member of that illustrious company, but it is conservative than his declarations in 1807, he still ente1iains the better to be a aoorkeeper in the house of honest free trader;; than to dwell in the tents of wicked protectionists." idea that the trne economic policy is free trade. The gentleman replied, "Yes." In a magazine article-and the gentleman was kintl enough to Mr. DALZELL. That i3 an accurate g_notation? lend me the magazine from which I read-he says: Mr. CLARK. I think it is; it sounds like I would put it. Mr. D.ALZELL. Does the gentleman still keep the s~me position? The general principle that protectionism is wrong, morally wronf!, a Mr. CLARK. Theoretic:J.lly, yes. I will te!l you my position abont it ex prostitution of government to priTate ends, should never be forgotten. The actly. If a new coutine:J?t should be discovered and I shc:mld be given charge goo.l ougllt not to ba lost sight of. At the sam.e time- of its government after 1t was populn.ted, I would establish free trade. Now, this is -where the influence of the votes to be cast in the Wen: if the gentleman never establishes free trade until some next Presidential ca.mpaign comes in - body dlscovers a new continent and puts the gentleman from At the same time friends of tariff reform would not strik--e down in a rev olutionary way, "overnight," as the Germans s..'ly, all the sc!til'olding which Missouri [Mr. CL..illK] in charge of it, the days of free trade are the false system bas erect ea. Even in Great Britain, where frefl trade was yet a. long way off. [Applause and laughter on the Republican and is possib~7 free trade was not r eached in that way. Duties were re side.) duced antidst tne dismal predictions of the advocates of protectionism that " destruction and ruin," •· starvation an d poverty" would follow. Destruc Mr. CLARK. Well~ what are you howling about, then? tion, ruin, starvation, and poverty did not follow after t he duty was re [Laughter rmd applause on the Democratic side.] mo>ed. \
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Not immediately, but, if Mr. Chamberlain is to be believed, The gentleman did not say anything that I have any fear to they have followed at some distance. quote. [Applause on the Republican side.] Object lesson after object lesson was thus furnished to the people of the Mr. THAYER. Some of it might be embarrassing. falsity of the claims of the ad>ocates of the old system. Mr. DALZELL. Nor anything about which I would be em In this country, owing to the decision of the Supreme Court in the income tax ca~e. founded on the provision in the Constitution of the United States barrassed in quoting. (Applause on the Republican side.] about direct taxes, the goal can not be, as it was in Great Britain, free trade. I should be obliged if gentlemen who want to interrupt me ''A tariff for re>enue to carry on a government economically and effectively would rise and address the Chair. I will gladly reply to any in administered" becomes the American tariff reformer's goal It must be kept in mind until it is reached, but it must be reached by the exerc.ise of terrogation, but I do not care to answer cat calls. [Applause on wisllom and good sense. The tariff reformer who would do things recklessly the Republican side.] The gentleman said: or too suddenly would run the risk of destroying the very end which he had Every vicious manifestation of government is closely connected with the in contemplation by furnishing object lessons which would not help, but fountain of all corruption, the protective tariff, that has demoralized ou1• would hurt him, and in consequence of which he and those of his opinion political system. might be hurled out of place and deprived of the power of doing anything. That is to say. if it were possible to have free trade the gentle That announcement was followed by loud and continued ap man from Mississippi would have free trade; but he regards it as plause on the Democratic side. not possible to take down all the scaffolding at once, and therefore The gentleman further said: The fundamental and essential principle of protection was the propriety he favors a conservative advance toward free trade. That is his and advisability of doing business at a loss. attitude in the presence of the coming Presidential election. And that was followed also by laughte1· and great applause on Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Will not the gentleman do me the Democratic side of the House. the justice to read the succeeding paragraph-a paragraph in Now, just here let me call your attention to the basis of that which I said that we could not have free trade here in the same statement. Preceding that declaration the gentleman affirmed sense as they could in Great .Britain so long as it is impossible that Mr. McKinley in one of his messages had said in substance: for us to have an income tax? That transportation of commerce by sea. was a highly profitable business; l\1]:. DALZELL. Certainly I will oblige the gentleman [reading] : that it was so profitable Americans should be encouraged to engage in it- There is also a tariff revision by piecemeal, which is the h:mdmaiden of the other system. And from these premises he proceeded to state that because the business was so profitable in itself the losses of those engaged in [Laughter.] it should be paid out of the Treasury; and this statement of the Mr. WILLIA.l\-IS of Mississippi. That is not jt. gentleman from New York was followed by laughter and ap 1\Ir. DALZELL. I should be glad to read the whole article if plause on the Democratic side of the House. time allowed: I say that Mr. McKinley never said anything of the kind, and I It is very important in its place, although it ought ne-ver to be p.ermitted to handicap the larger movement by general legislation. This is tariff re challenge the gentleman to produce any message that any intelli vision by reciprocal trade agreements with other nations. gent gentleman will fairly constl·ue to convey any such impres I should like to read just at this point from the declaration of sion. I am at a loss to know what moth... e induced the gentleman, the last Democratic campaign text-book upon the subject of reci in addressing an intelligent audience on both sides of this House, procity. I wish to put that alongside of the declarations of the to ask them to believe that Mr. McKinley ever said such a silly gentleman from Mississippi in this article. They make interest and senseless thing. What more did the gentleman say? He said: ing reading, or, I might say, an interesting contrast. I read from I think it is capable of demonstration. Indeed, I think it is self-evident that government can not interfere in privn.te industry exCE:>pt for plunder the Democratic campaign text-book of the Congressional election can not be benevolent without being predatory. of 1902; issued by authority of the Democratic Congressional Com mittee. It says: Can not be benevolent without being predatory! Can not under RECIPROCITY V. FRXE TRADE any circumstances exercise generosity! The gentleman has for In theory, reciprocity, like protection, thinks only of the producer and gotten how the Congress, both sides of this House, consented to never of the consumer. It assumes that the seller is the only one benefited stretch out its generous hand to the storm-stricken city of Gal by an exchai1ge of products. It does not propose to lower our ta1·iff wall by veston. The gentleman has forgotton how, time and again. the the fraction of an inch. It proposes to punch vent holes in the wall to save 1t from destruction. It will permit certain quantities of certain articles to pass flooded districts of the Mississippi River have received aid from through these holes, but n~ver enough to let in all of any one product. To the generosity of Democratic and Republican Congresses alike. do this would benefit consumers and spoil the game of the protectionists. The gentleman has forgotten how we held out hope and gave cour The theory of free trade is that both seller n.nd buyer are benefited by an exchange of commodities and that, as all are consumers, the greatest good to age and material help to the war-stricken people of Cuba. the greatest number requires that there be no barriers to trade in order that The gentleman has forgotten that it is a legitimate function of goods may be as cheap as possible and the cost of living be reduced to a mini government always to aid deserving charity. (Applause on the mum. Free trade would open our m.a.rketB to benefit our own country. It is hospitable and seeks peace and good will with all nations. Reciprocity Republican side.] The gentleman has forgotten also what we did cares nothing for the consumer and hunts foreign markets with a club. Its for Porto Rico. The gentleman has forgotton also what we did stock in trade is high tariff, favoritism, discrimination, and retaliation. It for fire-swept Martinique. The gentleman has forgotten what we threatens to slam our doors in the face of foreign countries which will not open their doors to our products. did years and years ago for Ireland under Democratic adminis Reciprocity is based upon the same false theories as is protection, and, like tration. (Applause on the Republican side.] The gentleman has protection, is asha.manda humbug,and to most people has been, and will ever forgotten what we did for the Philippines. The gentleman has continue to be, a delusion and a snare. forgotten that the generosity of this great people represented in [Laughter.] this Chamber can not be fettered by any of his narrow technical That is the doctrine of the Democratic party in 1902 in its offi theories of government. [Applause on Republican side.] cial campaign text-book. The doctrine of the Democratic party, What more did he say? He said, speaking for his party and as represented by my friend from Mississippi [Mr. WILLIAMS], answering the charge that that party was divided: now is that there is tariff revision by piecemeal through the me We stand to-day united upon one question, and that is a firm beliPf that the dium of reciprocity; hence the Democratic party is now for reci Government can not interfere with private industry except for the spolia procity. But in 1902, not in the presence of a Presidential election, tion by the majority of the minority. reciprocity was " a sham and a humbug;" in 1904, in the presence For free trade, in other words, expressed in different terms. of a Presidential election, it is a medium whereby to accompl.iBh Your whole industrial system- a revision of the tariff. He said, looking across that middle aisle- But, Mr. Speaker, the latest declaration of the policies of the is based upon plunder, the corrupt power of taking from persons who Democratic party were had here on Saturday last. A distin create wealth and putting it into the pockets of fa>orites. guished and eloquent orator-! may say one of the most distin Then to crown all he said this. I thought so much of the gentle guished and eloquent of whom I know anything-a representative man's speech that I got a copy of it, I guess, as soon as he did, of Tammany, a. citizen of the great State of New York, regarded He said: as the pivotal State in the coming Presidential campaign, in The gentleman from Iowa has taunted the gentleman from Mississippi for structed and delighted us for a period of two hours in a. very able saying he would like to see every custom-hoUSP shattered from turret to foun speech. It was for free trade without pretense; frank, open, dation stone. The castle that the gentleman from Iowa was referring to was Tantallon Castle. It has fallen with tbe feudalism and barbarism of the o.ge manly free trade. No pretense was held out that any laborer of which it typified. Tantallon Castle was a structure between two portions of this country, that any farmer of this country, that any mannfac Scotland, around which raged forever the tide of war and plunder, held bv turer of this country. may hope for anything by way of tariff some men who enriched themsel>es bv seizing on the property of others. 'I hail it, sir, a.s an auspicious feature of this discussion that the same allusion from the Democratic party. He declared that tariff in any shape could apply to the custom-houses, which are a survival of that barbarism or form was simply public plunder. He unfurled the banner of that makes men seek to separate from each other instead of uniting in the free trade and invited his Democratic brethren to follow him, cultivation of the soil. [Applause on the Democratic side.] and such enthusiasm, so much cheering, so much approval as he So here again is another champion of free trade so extreme that received in this House I have never heard on any previous occa he would raze every custom-house that upon either shore looks sion. I assume, therefore, that he speaks for his party. What out upon the ocean or marks the boundaries between u.s and a for did he say? A great deal that I shall not stop to quote. [Laughter eign country. That will be joyous news to the laboring men in on the Democratic side.] He said a great many things-- my district that the custom-houses are to be abolished, and that ! do not know what the source of the Democratic laughter is. henceforth their competitors are not to be their fellows, bnt the
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men of other climes living as they would not live and receiving to the trusts as defined by that great Democratic newspaper, the lower wages than they receive. That will be joyous intelligence New York World. This article is entitled "Facts." Note you, to the farmers of the West and the Northwest with whose products "Facts." will come into competition the products of a cheaper soil and the Theantitrustlawwasframed by a Republican, was passed by a Republican lower wages of their Canadian neighbors. That will be joyous House and a Republican Senate, was signed by a Republican President. news to the great manufacturers of this country whose furnaces The law remained a dead letter on the statute books during the entire second term of Grover Cleveland, a Demo~ratic President. will be put out of blast, whose mill doors will be closed, and whose capital will be sacrificed to a theory. If I had the time to stop here now, I would read to the House Now, I shall not ind"Lllge in any academic discussion of the policy a paragraph from the last message sent to Congress by Grover of protection. It has been in operation in this country for more Cleveland, in which he describes the inefficacy of the law, shows than a hundred years, the historic policy of protection inaugurated the incapability of its operation, and advises the relegation of the by the signature of George Washington to the first protective whole matter to the States. taiiff bill and consummated by the signature of William McKin I resume what the World says: Through those four years of Democratic Administration all appeals and ley to the last [applause on the Republican side], reaching from all efforts of the World to have the law enforced were met with neers, jeers, the first Administration to the last Administration-the Admin and open contempt from a Democratic Attorney-General, Richard Olney, istration of which the present is but a continuance. who pretended that the law was unconstitutional, and who would do nothing toward prosecuting violators of it. Why, the tariff argument of to-day is not to be found in books. The first effort to enforce the law was made by Theodore Roosevelt, a It is to be found in factories. It is not to be found among theo Republican President. rists. It is to be found among the men who work in the furnaces The first man ever publicly to announce the sufficiency of the and in the mills; it is to be found among those who recognize the Sherman law, the practicability of its enforcement, was, as is said great pro perity that rolls in a bles5ed stream all over this great here, the able and accomplished Attorney-General of the United country of ours. [Applause on the Republican side.] States, Philander C. Knox, in his speech to the Chamber of Com It is the policy that has made us the greatest manufacturing merce in Pittsburg. [Applause on the Republican side.] And nation on the fac.e of the earth, the policy that has provided con he not only spoke, he acted, and the decision of the Supreme sumers for the products of our farms, in the men receiving high Court of the United States in the Northern Securities ca&s is due wages who operateourfurnaces and factories,andwhoconstitute to his learning, his energy, and his patriotism [applause on the the great body of the intelligent citizenship of the United States. Republican side], for which you are unwilling to give him the [Applause on the Republican side.] ·It is the policy which has credit that is his due. Quoting again: filled our s::tvings banks. It is the policy which in every line and The first Attorney-General to vigorously pro acute offenders and to test every avenue of civic, political, social, and industrial life has the law was a Republican Attorney-General, Philander 0. Knox. turned the sb·eams of prosperity to the enriching of all our peo The decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, given as a final ity from which there is no appeal, upholding the law as perfectly consUtu ple. [Applause on the Republican side.] tiona.l and absolutely impregnable in every respect, as the World for twelve But the speech of the gentleman from New York [Mr. CoCK years constantly insisted, was due to five Judges, every one of whom is a. Re R AN] on Saturday last was significant in another aspect-most publican. The dissenting minority of the court included every Democratic judge of sign"ificant. The people of the United States eaw fit in 1892 to that tribunal, to wit, Chief Justice Fuller, of lllinois; Mr. Justice White, of turn into this Chamber and to turn into the other Chamber at Louisiana, and Mr. Justice Peckham, of New York. the other end of the Capitol a Dai!locratic majority. They in I desire to say right here in passing that I do not believe that a trusted them with a revision of the tariff system of this country. single justice of the Supreme Court of the United States was in They told them to make a tariff for revenue only. fluenced by political bias or by anything other than what he be The Demo ~ratic majority in this Chamber framed a tariff bill. lieved to be the dictates of the Constitution and of the law of his They claimed it was in accordance with their instructions. They country when making that decision. [Applause on the Repub sent that bill to the other Chamber, and there it rested for weeks lican side.l and months, e"lery day receiving some new change. Finally it It woJl}d appear, then, that the Democratic party in its assault came b:lCk to this Chamber with over 640 amendments attached upon the Republican party as friendly to the trusts has not a leg to it, wholly defaced, turned from a pretended revenue measure to stand upon. -- into a measure indescribable, but a measure that favored the :Mr. Speaker, during the discussion on Saturday last a matter greatest trust in this country-favored it by an amendm~nt p~t occurred which is personal to myself and about which I have some into the bill in the other body. I recall that for weeks ill this thing to say, and I mean to say it frankly and plainly: so that Chamber Democratic Member after Demo~ratic Member got up there may be no misunderstanding. and asse-verated that never under any circumstances wonld he as While the gentleman from New York was addressing the House sent to the passage of thatmutilated bill. But it did pass. How this occurred: did that bill finally pass? The gentleman from New York [Mr. Mr. DALZELL. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman permit a question? Cocx Ra....~] told us on Eaturday last how-because the Democratic Mr. CoCKR.AN of New York. With the greatest pleasure. I am always very Senate was bought by the trusts of this country. [Applause on willing to yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvarria for a question on the trust q11estion. the Republican side.] Mr. DALZELL. I would ask the gentleman from New York if these are the The charge had been often made-the World believed it-but sa.me views the gentleman entertained when making Republican campaign for the first time I think we now have it ex cathedra. The gen speeches in the Republican campaign. tleman who was entitled to say, quorum pars magna fui, tells I want you to note that question, if you please: you in plain unvarnished terms that your Senators sold your I would ask the gentleman from New York if these are the same views the party to the trusts. [Prolonged cheers and applause on. the Re gentleman entertained when making R.epublican campaign speeche in the Republican campaign? publican side.] And t~at ~s not all. no~· the ~<.?rst ~f 1t. The Mr. CocKRA.N of New York. Mr. Speaker. I never made a Republican bill was not two hours ill this House until you JOined ill the bar speech. [Applause on the· Democratic side.l I never spoke without decl..'l.r gain. [Renewed cheers and applause on the Republican side.] in~ my abhorr ence for everything for which Repnblicaui m stood. And when Mr. MpKinley himself wn.s a candida.te, and I supported him, it was :r:.ot Mr. Speaker .I am not now making a misrepresentation. I am doing because he stood on a platform of his selection, but a platform which was no one an injustice when I say upon the authority of your own forced upon him by the conscience of the Amor1can people. Member the gentleman from New York, that the Democratic Now, I want you to note: .Senate ~nd House combined to sell their constituency to the I stood for and supported President McKinley; and if the same conditions trusts. [Renewed applause on the Republican side.] Oh, you arose I would do it to-morrow. I would support him when I thought it right; are very, very much afraid of the trusts-when you are not in ~art but the gentleman from Pennsylvania would support him when he thinks it nership with them. [Laughter and applause on the Republican is profitable. side.] Why, the gentleman from New York [Mr. CocKRAN] on I asked the gentleman from New York a civil question; I got a Saturday said that there were good trusts and bad trusts, and brutal reply. [Applause on the Republican side.] I diu not that the bad trusts were the trusts that raised prices. He said trespass upon the courtesies of debate. I did not question the that thl3 Northern Securities Company was the only trust that gentleman's honesty. I asked him a question that might have did not raise prices, and the only one that the Administra~ion called in question his consistency. That was perfectly proper; ha.s gone after. The statement is wholly untrue. The Adm.inis no fault could be found with it. The question was asked in a tration has gone after many trusts. And the gentleman, if he. gentlemanly way; it deserved a gentlemanly reply. [Applause knows anything-and I think he does know something-knows on the Republican side.] The reply was that the gentleman that the decision of the Supreme Court in theNorthern Securities from New York stood upon the high plane of conscience, while case was put upon the express ground that the merger company I was "playing politics" for profit. Mr. Speaker, I never voted had it in its power by the destruction of co_mpetition ~o impo~e any ticket in my life but the Republican ticket. [Applause on higher prices upon the patrons of the competmg companies that 1t the Republican side.] I am an intense partisan. I think I can controlled. call my brethren on the other side of the House to witness that And because it is better expressed than I conld express it, I will generally, at least, I am a gentleman. [Loud applause on the read now again to the House, for it bas once been read, what the Republican side.] real truth is with respect to the Democratic party in its relation Now, if you would read the public press, you WOU!d imagine 1904. CONGRESSIONAL REO'ORD-HOUSE. 5647
an e::mressly described as such, and which, as a matter of fact ~d a;ppea.red in that I had made attack-an_nnjustifiable attack-upon the gen print the afternoon b efore and was repeated by several mormngnewspapers tlem.a.n from New York. On the contrary he made an unjustifi simultaneously with its publication in. the Tribune. It w;:s a .report, more able, a mean, and contemptible attack on me. [Applause on the over, which was pretty generallycr~dited, for reasons-which Mr .. CocKR:A....~ , Republican side.] He would have been poltroon and coward in b:is calmer momentB1 sur.l'ly has discernment enoug-h to a.ppre~ ~te. a a When his present excess1_ve heat hasp ed off he should be willing to con• who would have made any other response than I made to that at fess to bimself. that it was utterly natura.lto suppose that he must have a
paign. I read from an interview in the New York Journal of paign. I want to know if there is a solitary one of them that was August 3, 1896: not inyolyed in the Kansas City platform of 1900? If Mr. Cocx Q. What iS your opinion of the present political situation?-A. I regard RA.N was fighting against the debasement of the currency of 1896, it as the gravest in the history of the country, exceeding in importance the he was fighting for the debasement of the c:rrrency in 1900. [Ap crisis of lSJO. The secession movement was but an attempt to divide this country between two governments, each of them designed to protect property plause.] within the limits of its juri diction. The movement launched at Chicago is If Mr. CoCKRAN in 1896 was combating the destruction of the an attempt to paralyze industry by using all thf' powers of the Government Supreme Com·t of the United States as an independent tribunal, to take propertv from the hands of those who created it and place it in the hands of those who covet it. This is a question of morals as well as of poli in 1900 he was aiming a blow calculated to result in the destruc tics. No political convention can issue a valid license to commit offenses tion of the United States Supreme Court as an independent tribu against morality, and I decline to follow Mr. Bryan in a crusade against hon nal. If Mr. CocKRAN in 1 96 was opposing the nullification or est] and the rights of huor. 1¢· Do you mean that you will activelyol)pose the Democratic party or ab· abridgment of the Presidents power to enforce the law, in 1900 he st.am from active support of it?-A. In a conte t for the existence of civiliza was adyocating the nullification or abridgment of the President's tion no man can remain neutral. Whoever does not support tlle forces of power to enforce the law. If in 1896 he was fighting with the order aids the forces of disorder. If I can do anything to thwart a move ment the success of which I would regard as an iiTeparable calamity not forces that represented the ftmdamental conditions of civilized only to this country but to civilized society everywhere, I shall certainly society, in 1900 he was exercising all his power in favor of the do It. forces that threatened the destruction of civilized society. [Ap Patriotic sentiments, truly, and sentiments that disclose a plause on the Republican side.] knowledge upon the part of the gentleman from New York [.Mr. Now, why did the gentleman from New York abandon the high CoCKR..rn] of what was involved in the success of the Chicago plane of his moral purpose of 1896 and indulge in this campaign platform. Furthermore, in the same direction, I read from the in 1900? There have been some excuses given for it; but I will gentleman's Madison Square Garden speech made on August 18, give Mr. CocKRAN's own excUEe. Take the last Congressional 1896, in support of Mr. McKinley. He says: Directory and you will find that he says in his autobiography: There was a Populistic delegation from States that were Democratic, but In the election of 1~ he supported the Democratic candidate for Presid(lnt it is a signiiicant fact that every Northern State in which there was a chance on the ground that the result could not in any way affect the coinage of tee of electing a Democratic ~overnor or of choosing Democratic electors, with country, owing to the complexion of the Senate, while he believed the defeat the exception of lllissouri and Indiana, stood boldly and firmly for the gold of the Republican party would of itself have sufficed to expel imp~rialism sbndard at Chicago, and they were submerged by a wave of Populism from from our political system. the South. In other words, if the Republican party had not been in power The gentleman paid his compliments to the South here the in this House he would not haye been with you Democrats. other day-last Saturday-and I would like to call the attention [Laughter and applause.] He says l:lO himself. But he favored of my southern brethren to a comparison of his ideas then, in Mr. Bryan because he was oppo~ed to impPrialism. Opposed to ·1896, with respect to them, with his ideas with respect to them now: imperialism! Now, lo~k you. He was in favor of the debase My friends, there has been a great change in the Democrat;;.c o;-ganiz3. ment of the currency; he wa·s in 1avor of the de truction of the tion of the Southern States. 'fhe men who, from o. mistaken sens::l of loyalty, Supreme Court; he was in fayor of the nullification of the Pi"esi followed their States out of the Union, whose gallantry in war, whose forti tude in defeat, won the admiration of the civilized world; the men whose dent's powers; he was in fayor of a disturbance of the funda virtues commanded the support of northern public opinion in the attempt mental conditions of civilized society, because he was opposed to to overturn carpetbag governments in the Southern States; the men who imperialism. He was in favor of eyerything that he was op led their peop1o througb all the troubled period of reconstructi
modities and a growth of prosperity. Tha¥. tell you if Mr. McKinley is Mr. Speaker, so far as I can understand this extraordin~ry per· elected the1·e will be a great bo::>m in Eecunties, but if they wanted to be biased they would not want a boom market. formance, no act of mine, public or private, seems to be impugned; "No man wants to buy on a rising market. The man who wants a booming but my political course has been ascribed to what I consider and ,. market. confesses that he wants to sell, and these gentlemen who would have all Democrats consiO.er the basest motive that can govern anyone you believe that McKinley's election would bring prosperity are the men who would turn sellers, not buyera, the day after his success. As one who knows who holds a representative office or who assumes to discuss public somet:lincr about these matters, that if Mr. Bryan be elected every sensible matters in a representative capacity. [Applause.] Quotations man will 'buy, including tho~e who are shouting most, knowing that stocks from newspapers have been read, some of which are garbled ex· will r.ever be as low as the day after his election. Every day of his admin istration will be a day of increasing production, and therefore of prosper tracts of speeches which I recall, some alleged 'interviews which ity. * * * I know I never held. In all this tide of abuse there is but one "M'KI~"D"EY 18 AN ORIE...~TAL DESPOT. statement which furnishes any ground of sober or respectful dis "When I say that McKinley under this system would sink to the level of B.n oriental despot, I run but trenching on the domain of prophecy; I am con cussion. The gentleman s:tys the charge which he voiced here fining myself to the nobler and mfer function of stating facts. Mr. McKinley last Saturday has been left these p1any years unnoticed by me. is an c.riental despot now. He is the Sult:l.n of Sulu. - That is quite true. I have left it unnoticed in obedience to a rule "It is humorous to think of the Pres~ dent of the United States as a sultan; but if tbi::; proposition be true, its converse is also true-that the Sultan of which has governed my life for twenty yea1;s. 1\Ir. Speaker, I Suln is necessarily President of the United States. You remember that have never thoughtit worth while to notice a lie. I ne-ver knew ·under a despotic gov,ernment the ruhr is responsible for everythlng that a lie to injure or to deceive anybody but the liar. [Applause.] • occurs. Mr. McKinley can not b3come sultan and e3cape the responsibility that attaches to it. A despot is responsible for everything that occurs in his He must deceive himself into the belief that he deceives others~ sultanate -that occurs under his authority. His authority is vastly greater or he would not utter th_e lie; but on the minds of those whom he than that of a constitutional officer. - addresses he produces no feeling except distrust, disbelief, and "Under a constituti 5650 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE.,. .APRIL .26, . Whenever coiTuption has been denounced, its only defense is to people with good reason to be utterly rotten, are such faithful impugn the motives of him who attacks it. The corrupt have no gu::trdians of the honor and interests of this country that tho ad power to conceive any motive for numan conduct less sordid than ministration of all the Departments, including the Trea3m·y, the corruption which governs their own. [Applause on the Demo should be intrusted to their custody and control. [Laughter and cratic side.] applause on the Democratic side.] , Mr. Spea'ker, there are two aspects of this matter, one personal, The gentleman fro:ru. Pennsylvania says that in my speech b.ere which, as I have said, I could well afford t9 treat with contempt, last Saturday I attributed to Mr. McKinley word which he de the other national, which I think of such gravity that it can not scribed as ' silly." This, I suppose, was intended to impeach my be overlooked. If I venttue to trouble the House with a few words candor in dealing with the House. I take everyone pre. ent to more on the personal features it is not to defend myself from any im witness that when I discussed Mr. McKinley's me sage I stated puta tion-that I don't think necessary-but to make ali ttle clearer distinctly that it was not before me, and that I was simply stat the character of this performance which the Republicans have ing the substance of his argument as I understood it. applauded so emphatically that it may be definitely accepted as That statement, sir, I repeat now. Will the gentleman p ;}int an exposition of· the plan on which they intend to conduct their out where it is unfair, or how, from his point of view, the argu Presidential campaign. ment of Mr. McKinley, as I stated it, could be considered" silly?" The gentleman from Pennsylvania says my political course has "Silly," indeed it is, as eve4:y argument in· favor of subsidy ~ been one of inconsistency. I shall take occasion to answer that must be from my point of view, but it mu t stand as the very , charge fully before I close. Meanwhile I challenge him to show embodiment of political wisdom to the protectionist. That argu that I have e-ver had to apologize for a word or to explain one. I ment, as I stated it on Saturday and as I repeat it now, involves challenge him to show even two inconsistent expressions uttered three statements: First, that the business of ocean transportation by me in the whole course of my public life. [Applause.] is profitable. Will the gentleman deny that? Second that be The gentleman says I began my political career in the State of cause it. is profitable Americans should be encouraged to engage Maine as a Greenbacker. Well, sir, I can not characterize that in it. Will you deny that? -Third, it being so profitable, the statement as false, for that would be tmparliamentary, but I will Treasury should pay the losses of those engaged in it. [Laughter say it was worthy of its source, and no further description is and applause on the Democratic side.] · necessary to place its character clearly before the House. [Ap- Mr. DALZELL. No, sir. plaune on the Democratic side.] · Mr. COCKRAN of New York. I stated distinctlyonSaturday In 1880, as every school boy familiar with the history of recent that Mr. McKinley's message was not then before me, but I said events knows and every man of middle age remembers, the Demo then .and I say now that this statement· of its argument is abso crats of Maine indorsed the candidate of the Greenbackers for lutely con·ect. I challenge anybody now to say in what it is in governor, Mr. Plaisted, and almost every Democrat in the conn, consistent with the reasoning in favor of a subsidy, advanced by try who was considered capable of speaking in public went into Mr. McKinley and by everyone on that side. the State at the request of the Democratic national committee and Mr. DALZELL. I stand on my statement as it was made. took part in the campaign. Mr. COCKRAN of New York. The gentleman is the only one Not one of them, so far as I know, supported the Greenback who would care for that particular place of standing. [Laughter theory, but all of them, including myself, distinctly stated our un and applause on the Democratic side.] alterable opposition to it, while, at the same time, we asked all the Mr. Speaker, I repeat what I said. The argument as I state it people of Maine who desired honest government to unite in op is exactly the argument of Mr. McKinley, except that I think my p:Jsing the Republican candidate; not because of his attitude on statement is clearer because it is more candid. [Applause.] And the currency-for n~ne of us knew what it was-but on 3tCCOnnt of I have pnt it in that form because it shows clearly and accurately the corruption for which Republicanism has always stood in this that every argument in favor of granting subsidies or bounties country since the conclusion of the war. [Applause on the Demo direct from the Treasury or levying purely protective duties in cratic side.] the last analysis involves the advisability of doinO' business at a Sir, these features of that campaign are not obscure; they are loss. I ask ·the gentleman now to point out in what this state conspicuous. No one who ever investigated the subject at all ment of his argument and of the whole Republican argument is could have failed to discover them. . incorrect. He flourishes a copy of my speech before the House My own part in that campaign was very obscure. The fact that as though it contained some enormity in political ethics, orne the gentleman ftom Pennsylvania has learned of it shows the thor deliberate misstatement of fact, or gross perversion of the reason oughness and minuteness of the search, which malevolence seems ing which I criticised. to have inspired and perverted ingenuity directed. With all the I challenge him now to point out the slightest inaccuracy from skill and ingenuity which he possesses, with all the industry which his point of view. I ask him to state how he can defend protec he has displayed, with all there ources of Republican corruption at tion, how he can defend the grant of a subsidy or a use of the his command, I defy him to quote one word uttered by me which taxing power to benefit private individuals, unless it be upon the would show I was a Greenbacker in 1880, or that I ever assumed an theory that the business protected directly by subsidy or indi attitude in speech or act anywhere at any time on the currency in rectly by protective taxation could not be carried on at all with consistentwith the views expressed in many speeches delivered here out such protection or assistance from the Government, which is upon the floor of this House. Mr. Speaker, I have dwelt on this manifestly equival¥.t to saying that of it elf it could not be car because it furnishes a fair measure of the regard for truth which ried on except at a loss. Will the gentleman contend that sub animates the gentleman from Pennsylvania, and of the political sidies or bounties or protection might properly be granted to methods which gentlemen on the other side applaud, and there an industry that could prosper without it? fore must approve. [Applause on the Democratic side.] Mr. Speaker, it is certainly beyond doubt or question that this Mr. Speaker, the gentleman on rising said he took the floor for grant of subbidies from the Treasury, or of special benefits from the purpose of defining the issue of the approaching campaign, taxation to private individuals, must be made on one of two and taking my speech of Saturday last largely for a text, he pro grounds. It mus,t be intended either to com pen ate for losses in ceeds to tell us that the issue will be the maintenance or abolition curred 011 else to swell profits that have been gained. [Applause of our existing tariff system. These political features of his speech on the Democratic side.] Which reason will the gentleman from having been applauded with all the force of mechanical action on Pennsylvania undertake to assign? Which reason will you gen the other side [laughter], it is proper that I should notice such tlemen on the other side venture to acknowledge? [Applause.] of them as profess to deal with my own utterances. If the object be to make good losses, the system is wasteful, ex Mr. Speaker, no one on this side of the House would shrink from travagant, indefensible, for it encourages men and capital to en a discussion of the tariff question if it were before the people, or~ gage in unprofitable ventures. If its object be to increa e profits, indeed, at any time. But, sir, the issue of this campaign will it is openly, cynically, almost inconceivably dishonest and im not be what the gentleman sts.tes, for the very simple but decisive moral. [Applause on the Democratic side.] reason that the existing method of raising revenue can not be Whatever grounds its advocates assume the system is nece sa affected by the result of the election. The comple::rion of the rily corrupt and corrupting, because it is a partnership between the Senate for the next four years will be such that no mea.sure Government and certain citizens so deliberately and entirely one changing the protective system would have any chance of getting sided that the result to one party can be nothing but loss, to the through Congres . other nothing but profit, and being of Republican origin it is The is3ue thi$ year will not be how revenue shall be raised, but hardly necessary to specify which end of the bargain is given to jt will be how to keep the proceeds of revenue when raised from the Government. [Laughter and applause.] Is this an exagger the hands of those who have established their capacity and their ation or a misstatement? Where, I ask, in the pending measure, disposition to steal it. [Laughter and applause on the Democratic or in any of the measures passed within the last few days-the bill side.] The issue this year will be whether Republican leaders, placing the impoverished people of the Philippme Islands under whose influence and aut,hority have been used effectively to close tribute to the shipowners of this country, or the bill insuring cer against investigation hy this House the doors of a Department tain persons pursuing mercantile enterprises in the Philippines proved in the courts to be tainted with crime and believed by the against any losses and guaranteeing a certain rate of profit o:u the ( ' 1904. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5651 capital engaged in their business-where, I ask, is there any pro [Laughter.] If this is not your theory,in heaven's name, define it. 'rision that if their ventures should turn out to be profitable of [Applause.] themselves this Government, which is made to assume all the Mr. Speaker, Democrats, hold that government has a right to losses, will have any share in the profits? [Applause.] levy taxes where it pleases, how it pleases, and when it pleases, What would be thought of a trustee who had made a similar but only to obtain the means necessary for its own support, ad bargain or agreement on behalf of a person whose interests were ministered with the strictest economy consistent with thorough committed to his care? How do rules of morality and prudence efficiency; and we hold it has no right to take one dollar mo1·e differ in their application to a government from the:ll· application than is absolutely necessary for that pm-pose from the citizen. to an individual? Are we not trustees of the-American people, [Applause on the Democratic side.] Republicans contend that bound to guard their interests as jealously as any individual it is the duty of government to interfere in private industries and I charged with a private trust? How can any political party jus use the power of taxation to enrich some by plJ.ndering others; tify-how can its Members and Representatives exult in-a system that taxes are not to be levied solely for the support of govern of conducting public affa:ll·s _which, if applied to private transac ment, but also to reward private citizens for engaging in unsuc tions, would demand intervention by the criminal courts? [Ap cessful enterprises. [Applause.] plause.] The gentleman fTom Pennsylvania read fi·om my speech of Sat M.r. Speaker, if the Government is to assume and make good urday where I laid down the proposition that government by 1ts all the losses incurred by certain citizens in any private business, very nature can not interfere with private business except for do not common sense, common prudence, and common honesty opprEssion, whatever motive may prompt the interference-that require that it should at least share to some extent in the profits, even where it sincerely tries to be becevolent it can only succeed if there be any? An arrangement by which the Government would in being predatory, and he asked me if I question the right of share both the profits and the losses of a private enterprise would government to engage in eleemosynary enterprises under cerb..in certainly be more equitable than one which compels it to make conditions; to furnish shelter and food for persons made homeless good an the losses, but excludes it from any share in the profits. and destitute by floods; to succor victims of pestilence, or even to It would be a full industrial partnership between the Government interfere with arms in a contiguous island to prevent barbarous and the citizen, which would manifestly be fairer than such a one oppressipn perpetrated in the name of government at OU.r very sided partnership as these measures create; but even an equitable doors. partnership between the Government and the citizen is never Sir, what a conception of American institutions, American man permissible in a democracy. hood, American labor that question re-veals! Of course the right Whatever field government enters, that it should occupy fully of goverm;nent to take special measures for the relief of distress and exclusively. Its attitude toward a citizen should alwdys be caused by exceptional calamities is questioned by no one. But, that of a sovereign who commands; never that of a partner who Mr. Speaker, is industry charity? Are the laborers of this coun- · bargains or treats. If government is to interfere in private try paupers, helpless and hopeless, to be treated like persons re business at all, it should control all business-monopolize it abso duced to mendicancy from famine or pestilence or incompetency? lutely and completely. Tbat, you might say, sir, is socialism, Are the people of this land sunk in such degradation, debasement, and you would be right. But there is no argument that would and distTess that they need aid from any government or rescue justify Republican protection that does not apply with much from any evils, as the people of Cuba needed rescue from oppres more force to socialism. Republicanism is socialism in all its ob sion and plunder by the Government of Spain? jectionable features, without any pretense of the lofty purposes Mr. Sp-eaker, this question of the gentleman from Pennsylvania at which socialism aims. Republicanism is socialism plus larceny sheds a flood of light on the mental and moral conditions which • [laughter and applause on the Democratic side], a socialistic in make it possible f01:;nen ordinarily intelligent and honest to sup terference with private industry, and a larcenous diversion of the port a protective policy. To Democrats, at least, sir, charity is not proceeds from the Treasury of the people to the pockets of private industry. The field of one is widely separated from the field of individuals. [Applause on the Democratic side.] the other. They are entered for radically different purposes and Mr. Speaker, I know there are many good men who believe that therefore are governed by radically different rules. Men enter socialism would be the very best condition that could govern so the field of industry to seek profit for themselves. They enter the ciety. They argue that if the state were the universal producer field of charity, not to benefit themselves, but from the profits won it would be the sole employer of labor, and as the sole employer in the field of industry to confer benefits on persons unable to help of labor it could put an end to strikes. That is quite true. Un themselves. doubtedly the state. if it undertook to engage in production, would In the field of industry to succeed we must obey the economic have the same right to make men work for its enrichment that law. In the field of charity we obey no law of this earth for the it has now to make men fight.forits defense. But, Mr. Speaker, improvement of our own condition, but we obey the injunc enforced labor is servitude. Socialism, therefore, while its ad tion of Heaven, laid upon us wno are vigorous of mind and body, herents support it as a step toward greater freedom, would in its and who by our vigor have made ourselves prosperous,- to succor final evolution necessarily result in the reestablishment of uni the afilicted, to help the needy, and to uplift the distressed among versal slavery. our brethren of the human race. [Loud applause on the Demo Democrats are the natural champions of freedom, that is to cratic side.] say, of individualism. They are therefore opposed to socialism in Sir, Damocrats will never acknowledge that American laborers every phase. They are opposed to socialism, naked and avowed, are mendicants to be assisted. We believe they are the most intel when it is least formidable. They are still more vehemently op ligent, the most stalwart, the most effective producers in the world. posed to socialism disguised as Republicanism, when it is most You gentlemen on the other side are fond of referring to the formidable. Democrats believe there is but o:r:e posit:on which a American laborer in speeches as if he wera a giant, and in your government can occupy consistent with morality, with liberty, legislative acts you treat him as if he,were a weakling, a cripple, or with prosperity, and that is, after exacting from every man's and a mendicant. We believe that liberty from restraint is the industry sufficient for its support, it should leave him absolutely best way to insure his prosperity; that justice-the right to enjoy free to fix his own place in the body politic and the body com all that he creates by his labor-is all he needs to support him mercial, solely by the excellence of his abilities, the efficiency of self-aye, to enrich himself. his industry, and the purity or his morals. [Loud applause on You evidently believe that the best way to insure his happiness .the Democratic side.] is to relieve him fi·om temptation by seizing for the benefit of Mr. Speaker, when we point out that subsidy and protection, its others a large share of what he produces. And the American parent, are in the last analyses nothing but gross perversions and laborer knows which party is his fi·iend and shows how heap diversions of public funds from the Treaspry of the people to the preciates these two conflicting notio~s of his qualities by the fact pockets of private individuals, amountirig, sir, not of com·sa-to that wherever laborers dwell in the greatest numbers there Demo personal corruption among Members of this body, but to whole cratic majorities are largest. [Loud applause on the Democratic sale corruption of our entire system, political, industrial, and side.] social, we are told that Democrats are opposed to all customs tax Mr. Speaker, when it is charged that I have ever at any time, ation, and extracts fi·om my own speech are read to justify that in any place, or under any condition, sacrificed, denied, or failed statement. Sir, nobody here has contended that this Government to assert these principles which I have expounded and supported can be administered without revenue, and nobody here has ques many times on the floor of this House for a period now extending tioned that revenue should be raised largely by duties levied upon over sixte.en years, I renew the challenge with which I began and imports. defy the gentleman from- Pennsy1 vania to quote a single expres Taxes are nece3Eary. They must be collected: But Democrats sion of mine inconsistent with them in the slightest.degree. [Ap believe taxes are a burden which should never be imposed for any plause.] other reason than the sup_port of government. · [Applause on the Tbe gentleman says that because in 1900 I supported the candi Democratic side.] Your argument, if it means anything, involves date that I opposed in 1896 therefore I am inconsistent. In an the proposition that taxation in itsalf is not a burden, but a benefit swer to that, sir, I say that it was because I remained faithful in that the more you levy the happier will be the subject of it. 1900 to the principles which I professed in 1896 that I was forced 5652 . :CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 26, to support at the last election the candidate whom I had opposed Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Pennsylvania has read ar- in the prior campaign. ticles purpm-ting to be extrac~ from speeches delivered by me Compelled to choose between consistency in supporting a prin- during the campaign of 1900. They are inaccurate in many ciple and consistency in supporting a party, I followed the prin- respects, as reports of extemporane:::ms addresses always must ciple, and thus perhaps gave an impression of inconsistency to be, but in the main they state correctly the position which I persons whose intellectuals are inadequate to realize that the vindi- took in that contest. cation of an idea, not the attainment of office, is the highest motive I suppose these extracts are intended to show inconsistency on of political activity; that with some men principles are not pro- my part, and they do show inconsistency, as the gentleman doubt fessed to make parties successful at elections, but parties are sup- less understands the term. But, sir, I submit that they show my ported in the hope of enforcing certain principles in the govern- course to ha~ been unswervingly consistent in support of the ment of the country. [Applause on the Democratic side.] principles which I have always professed, and that is consistency Once in my life I was forced to change candidates to avoid chang- as I understand the .teTin. ... ing principles. Gentlemen on the other side have always cheer- I did say in 1900, sir, that the election of Mr. Bryan under the fully changed principles to avoid changing candidates. [Laugh- conditions which then existed would be more likely to promote the te; and applause.] In 1 D6, on a question involving directly and prosperity of this land than the reelection of Mr. McKinley, bar a use immediately the coinage of the land, but ultimately, as I believed, the policies on which the Republican party hai then embarked affecting the very foundations of our pmsperity, I separated from and the tendencies which they forft3hadowed were certain t0 arrast my party to fight what I conceived to be a dangerous principle, and de:::rease, if not to destroy, the prosperity restored by Demo and I fought it as bitterly and as hard as I ever fought any ques- cratic economy, after the industry of the country had been pros- . tion in my life. This I did, sir, at a sacrifice which gentlemen on trated by Republican extravagance. Has tha.t prophecy proved the other side do not seem to appreciate or even to UJ}.derstand. false, or has it proved accurate? I thank the gentleman for call I did it without any possible hope of reward, although I was ing attention to what I think has proved an amazingly accurate forced to break relations that were among the very dearest of my forecast of the actual conditions in which we find ourselves. [Ap life-associations covering neal'ly twenty years of continued ac- plause on the Democratic side.] tivity; associations of arduous labors and generous rivalries in I stated then, sir, thatifthecurrencyquestionwerestillpending, the service of an historic party-of glorious rewards showered ifthe result of that election could have operated in the slightest de with lavish hands in the applause of political friends. All these, gree to reopen the question settled by the campaign of 1896 and the sir, regard for a principle compelled me to break and to battle subsequent legislation, I should have again supported Mr. ~Ic.Kin~ against the friends and companions of a lifetime with all thevigof ley. But, sir, in 1900 it was plain that even if Mr. Bryan were at my command, though every blow I struck fell with its heaviest, elected the Senate would have contained a majority against the most crushing weight on my own breast. free coinage of silver during the whole of his term, and therefore .I did not hesitate then, though I believed the rupture which I the question of coinage was not before the country any more faced delibe1·ately was final and irreparable. I should not hesitate than I believe the question of tat·iff is before it now. I had helped now to repeat that course,if the circumstances were the same; but elect that majority myself, and I felt I had a right to rely upon it, I thank Heaven they are not the same nor likely to be. This as- even though it was Republican, to stand by the specific i sue> on sault of the gentleman from. Pennsylvania. adopted and shared which it had been successful. What the country needed then is now by the whole Republican majority, has brought about one what it needs now-an honest man to administer a fixed and for • result of surpassing value to me. It has evoked an expression of his term an unchangeable system . reconciliation, of cordial good will by my old associates, which to The gentleman from Pennsylvania has read from my speech at my dying day I can never forget, but shall always recall with Madison Square, in which I stated frankly my opinion of there grateful though unutterable affection. sults which would have followed Mr. Bryan's election in 1896,1or The events of the last three days have proved what I should his success then would have insured a majority in both Houses • never have doubted, that when Democrats differ upon a ques- of Congress who shared his views on the coinage question. The tion of principle they fight and fight desperately, but only while gentleman from Pennsylvania carefully suppressed the expressions it remains open. Once a question that divided them has been of profound confidence in Mr. Bryan's per~onal integrity with finally settled by the verdict of the American people, the same which that speech opened. I stated then, sir, that I felt bound to impulses which led them to fight on matters of difference bring oppose him, because the very excellence of his qualities, the very them together instantly on questions where they think _alike. purity of his morals, the brilliancy of his genius made a vicious Their cooperation on questions before them can never be checked policy when supported by him doubly dangerous. I stated then by differences on questions behind them-questions-which having that if Mr. Bryan shared my views as to the consequences that been settled at the ballot box are relegated to the limbo of dead would follow the succf}ss of his policy I believed he hirrself would is ues; [Loud applause on the Democratic side.] be the first to tear down the platform on which he stood. What- L Mi.'. Speaker, while I believe independence and patriotism com- ever we may think of any principle which Mr. Bryan supports or pel a citizen to put the success of vital principles above the success of any idea which he pursues, whether we consider it right or of parties, I don't believe a man -should lightly change from one wrong, sound ·or unsound, dangerous or salutary, the loyalty with party to another. On all matters affecting merely the efficiency which he professes it, the ability with which he expounds it, of government, I think a man should submit his own opinion to the courage with which Ge interprets it, must challenge the ad the judgment of a majority, but on a question which he regards miration of honest men everJ1Vhere. [Applause on the Demo as involving the existence of government, he must act according cratic side.] to his own conscience. And, sir, I have always held that when a In 1900, believingthatthscoinageofthe country had been placed man finds himself forced to oppose the political associates of many beyond any danger of disturbance and that what the country years in order to vindicate his principles, he must himself share the needed aqove all things was an honest man in the Presidency, one exclusion from office that he has helped to inflict upon his own who would not allow legislation to be exploited for private gain, party. By that rnle, sir, I have always been governed. [Ap- who would not allow the favor of Government to be capitalized plause.] as an asset of private corporations and shares in it to be offered The gentleman from Pennsylvania perhaps does not understand for sale in the open market, I felt convinced that the election .of that during the canvass. of 1896 it was-suggested that I be a can- Mr. Bryan would have resulted, not in restricting or endangering didate for this House on the Republican ticket, and the letter, I our prosperity, but in confirming it, broadening it, extending it. believe, is still extant in which I declined to consider the sugges- [Applause on the Democratic side.] ,. tion on the ground which I have always taken-that if a man In 1900 I believed, and I said in that speech quoted by the gen leaves his party on a question of principle he may fight it, but he tlemanfromPennsylvalliawhich wasdeliveredinBrooklynduring must not profit by the success of the party which he aids on that the closing week of the campaign, that 1\fr. Bryan stood against one issue, but with whose views, purposes, and tendencies on any increase in our armaments or any fm·ther prosecution of im other questions he has no sympathy and can have none. [Ap- perialistic adventures of conquest and plunder, while Mr. Mc plause on the Democratic side.] The gentleman from Pennsyl- Kinley stood for increased armaments and enterprises of conquest. vania has searched, and obviously in vain, through noisome chan- I stated then, as I state now, that a policy of disarmament and of nels for something sufficiently tangible that might be used to peace means employment of all men in production, and therefore discredit or embarrass me. He has been aided by all the cohorts it must result ·in an increas~ of commodities and a growth in pros of vice and crime-embodied in his organization. perity [applause on th9 Democratic side]. while any diversion of The eagerness with which they pursued their task is shown oy the capital or labor of a country from productive enterprises of the extent of his researches. I challenge him and them to show industry to destructive enterprises of war must operate to r estrict one fa-ct inconsistent with this statement, but he sits there mute, the production of commodities, and therefm·e to reduce the tide although he has succeeded in encouraging his associates now, of its prosperity. TApplause.] after three days' reflection, to manifest anappearance of sympathy, I stated that Mr. Bryan's election, for the causes I have men which they refused him in his hour of supreme need last Satur- tioned, would be followed by a steady increase in the comforts of day. [Applause on the Democratic side.] • the people and of the producers; an increase in the size and com· 1904. l CONGRESSIONAL RR the other side of their mouths after the people will have spoken derstand the meaning of the words, and which has therefore be at the next election. [Appl1mse .and cheers on the Democratic trayed and perverted a lofty purpose of beneficence and justice side.] into schemes of conquest and bloodshed, inconceivable in their folly The gentleman from Pennsylvania quotes from the Congres and indefensible in their wickedneEs. [Demo ~ratic applaus ~ . ] sional Directory a statement which was but a repetition of what Sir, Democrats believe that the safety of the country depends on I tated in all my speeches-that I supported Mr. Bryan in 1900 maintaining its honor at all times, that robbery and conque t and upon the issue of imperialism. What I said about the industrial bloodshed are less injurious to the weak victims who suffered sy tem in that campajgn was in answer to the imputation made them than to the strong nation that stoops to perpetrate them. during that canvass that the election of Mr. Bryan would endan To-day Democrats belie\e there is no reason why we should ger our prosperity, and I am proud sir, of the foresight to which not treat the Filipin03 as we have treated the Cubans, no rea on the gentleman from Penn ylvania has testified by these quotations why we should not recognize that the moral law is as binding from my speech. upon us in the East as it is in the West. That, sir, is the doctrine In view of what has since happened, I fancy few will dispute which will be~ome the permanent policy of this country, for it is nowwhatistated then, that the paramount neces ityof the coun the policy to which the Democratic party is committed unani try was the election of an honest man pledged to peace, and there mously and which it will e£tablish when it returns to power by 1 fore to the employment of all our capital and all our men in pro the triumphant vote of the American people. [Loud applame on ductive industry and the defeat of the candidate who, if elected, . the Democratic side.] would divert much of our treasure and the verv flower of our Sir, if I have occup:ed the attention of the Housesolongon what youth to the wasteful and de tructive employments of war. may appear to be a great variety of subjects, it is because the gen That, sir, I repeat, is the capital nece ity of the country now, tleman from Pennsylvania has made my own attitude on these and upon that issue the Democracy has no reason to fear the public questions a very prominent part of his speech; and that judgment of the American electorate. [Applause.] speech being evidently intended as the final dedaration of Repub Sir, the Democratic convention of 1900 declared imperialism lican policy in this campaign, I have felt bound to follow him was the paramount issue; and as I have always believed no Bingle through all the mazes of suggestion, asper ion, insinuation, and election can decide more than a single i sue, I felt that my atti evasion which he has pur ued without attempting even one orig: tude on imperialism hould decide my course in that campaign. nal tatement of fact or a single clear deduction from facts whic.h I felt, sir, then, that the betrayal of our allies in the Philip all must concede. [Applau eon the Democratic side.] / pine~, if it-were approved by the .American people, would enda:!l I refer once more, sir, to the personal a sault on myself for the ger that primacy of civilization which we had aqquired by a purpo e of justifying the tatement which I made at the beginning, century of strict obedience to the moral law in our relations with that it presents a question of national importance which, unle s it all the nations of the earth. Sir, the danger which I then fore aw is dealt with effectively by the House, will establish a calamitous ba since been 1·ealized. condition of public affairs. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has attributed to me a state I charge, sir, that the performance of the gentleman from Penn ment that this nation has become an international hoodlum. sylvania this afternoon and of the majority which applauded him That statement, sir, I never made. I did say, sir, that if we com is a revelation of depravity in our po1itical methods, distres ing, pared the lofty position which this country occupied in .the eyes debasing and almost incomprehensible. Sir, I base this as ertion of the world when a Democratic Secretary of State by a mere state on facts which nobody can dispute. I ask gentlemen on both ment of the Monroe doctrine, backed by the universal credit sides to recall a few incidents of very recent date and to weigh which we then enjoyed, was able to enforce it against the most them well in the light of what has just occurred. ~ powerful country in theworld, with the position to which we have I have been welcomed to this House with singular cordiality sunk in the eyes of Christendom under Republican Administra by all its .Members. The gentleman from Penn ylvania himself tions, our descent was the most rapid in the dreary record of decay on my first appearance in debate spoke of my return to member ing nations: I said, sir, that from the betrayal of our faith in ship here in terms of praise which moved me very deeply. You, the East, and other performances somewhat similar in character, sir, kept open a vacancy in the Committee on Ways and Means we had alreaCjly become an international sm:pect, and if the pres for over two months in anticipation of my election, as was said at ent incumbent of the White House were reelected we would be the time and as sub equent events have proved, an honor never in danger of becoming the international hoodlum of the world. before conferred upon anyone, so far as I know. '[Applause and laughter.] And now, sir, we are told by the gentleman from Pennsylvania By that statement I stand. That statement I repeat here now. that all this time I was regarded by him as a mercenaTy. The The gentleman from Pennsylvania said that if the moral conse knowledge on which that coriclus:fon was based ta been yom· quence of this country has decayed its decline has been camed property, sir, as much as his, and the common property of every not by Americans but by orne people who have found here shel Member on this floor. Sir, if the gentleman's attitude here to ter, homes and prosperity. Sir, if that be true, it might indeed day be- sincei·e, I am infamou , but there is at least hope for me, be a strong argument in favor of closing our ports against the because my denial o'f the infamy hows that I realize its enormity. admission of all persons seeking American citizenship. But, sir, he on his own showing is not only infamous, but he is But, sir, the statement is not true. A protest against the be beyond hore of salvation for he inust love infamy since he ingled trayal of our allies in the Philippine Islands has' been audible it out for compliments on the floor of Congress, welcomed it to throughout the entire land. for six years. It has not been con the membership of this House, while all the time he was conscio s fined to Democrats or to citizens of foreign birth. It rose from of its extent. [Loud applause on the Democratic side.] nearly every Republican whose private vii·tue: s and public serv Conceive, sir, what ·a deplorable condition of morals this con ice had redeemed the very vices of 'Republican policy. It rose fes es. The gentleman must believe the stuff he has read here from Mr. Edmund , of Vermont: from the man who established to be true, or el e his action is incomprehen ible. What, then. in that chair [pointing] the greatest fame ever acquired by any does the whole attitude of the gentleman from Pennsylvania prove? Speaker in om· history: from the.man who had twice led theRe It proves, if it proves anything, that a rumor, an imputation, publican party in Presidential campaigns-once to victory. an insinuation, circulated in newsp:1pers whose characters I And, sir I would rather be considered disloyal with George F. will not describe, carries so much weight that it is worth making Edmunds, with Thomas B. Reed, and with Benjamin Harrison the basis of an hour's discussion on the floor of an American Con than be considered a patriot with the gentleman from Pennsyl gress. And that position sir, is applauded by the whole Repub vania. [Laughter and cheers on the Democratic side.] - lican n:ajority of this House. Sir. I do not belie\e the reelection of Mr. McKinley in 1900 Sir, there ha been another statement mo_re widely circulated has made imperialism the permanent policy of this country any in this country than this one which the gentleman from Pennsyl more than the reelection of General Grant in 1872 made the au vania repeats, and it is that the Pre idency was pm·chased during thority of carpetb.1 ggers the permanent government of the South, that very qampaign of which he speaks. [Applause on the Dem although their infamies had been a leading issue in that cam ocratic side.] paign. It has been said, sir, and the charge has been made, not merely I stated last Saturday that there never has been a development in the papers which have been cited to ju tify this one, but by of our Government which has not been of Democratic origin, and ma!ly of the very best papers that supported Mr. McKinley_. The no proposal which Democrats unitedly opposed had ever found precise amount paid for it has been given and it reaches the tu~ a permanent place in our constitutional system. [Applause.] Jt. pendous sum of $16,000 000. I confess that until la t Saturday I was the Democratic entiment of this cotmtry that forced a r& paid any attention to the statement, for until then I had luctant RepublicanAdminis~·ation to intervene with the military ntn .- believed that the American franchise was capable of whole- . power of the United States to preve'llt massacre and bloodshed in sale coiTuption. the name of government at ollr very thre hold. But when the gentleman from Pennsylvania, who was promi· I Sir, this country is suffering now from the misfortune of J?.aving nent in the councils of the Republican party in 189G, as he is now, I been compelled to intrust a democratic policy of humanity, of lib takes as proof of corruption uch vague insinuations as he bas eration, and of progress to the hands of a party that does not un- repeated here, when the majority on the other side, with equal t 1904. 1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. fi655- access to knowledge of Republican methods, show equal readiness ment-for expenses if I needed them, but I do not, and I have pre to accept the vaguest insinuations of corrupt conduct &s the evi ferred to travel in my own way, at my own expense, whenever I dence of its existence, but one explanation is possible. took occasion to express my sentiments to my fellow-citizens on These gentlemen, sir, must know from their .own peculiar any subject. [Applause on the Democratic side.] sources of information that corruption in 1896 was so extensive, I wish, sir, to repeat, without any qualification, any reserv-e, so reckless so gross, so abundant as to.make them feel that eTery any equivocation, that no human being who moved uponthis earth one who took part in the campaign must have shared in its cor during the period that I have mentioned has ever paid one dollar rupthn. [Applause on the Democratic side.] of my compensation, or even one dollar of my expenses, directly 'Ihe__emibition here on this floor shows that familiarity with or indirectly. [AJJplanse on the Democratic side.] corruption has not only reached tolerance and endurance. in the I do not know what the relations of the gentleman from Penn Republican party, but that gentlemen opposite are ready to em sylvania may be to private interests or to political committees. 1 brace it; for have I not been, so to speak, embraced by the very pass- that by as entirely unworthy of discussion here. Moreover, men who now practically declare that, while they were welcoming sir, I do not want to pay him the tribute which is always paid by me they believed me to be an exemplar and a beneficiary of the .a man who abuses another; it shows that he either envies him or very worst, the most extensive, the most cynical, the most degrad fears him, and God.knows I have neither _sentiment toward the gen ing COITuption in the whole history of mankind? [Loud applause. J tleman from Pennsylvania. [Applause on the Democratic side.] E\en when the depraved masses of Rome in its decline per But, sir, this question still remains. Can this exhibition of mitted a sale of the Empire by thaPretorian Guards at public auc party morals be allowed to pass unnoticed by this House? Before tion, that spectacle, which we are accustomed to regard as the I sit down I shall ask this Rouse to agree with me in accepting worst exhibition of depravity in all history, falls short of the con this declaration of political ethics as binding on us all. If what dition which these gentlemen reveal. In one respect only is there the gentleman said be true, I am unworthy of membership here. any similarity between the transactions. If what the gentleman said be false, he is unworthy, not only The amount paid for the Empire was about $1,000 to each of membership, but of contact with honorable men. [Applause member of the Pretorian Guards. Putting the number of the on the Democratic side.] This House can not afford to lea.ve un guards at 16 000, according to the last &uthentic record, the sum determined which of us should lea\eitsmembership, for one of us paid by Didius J ulianus for the purple was precisely the sum is clearly unfit to remain..in ita presence for an hour. Who it is which according to persistent rumor and widespread belieftMr. that should be expelled 1 shall give the House an oppmiu.nity to Mark Hanna paid for the Presidency. [Loud app'lause on the decide. Democratic side.] This-will take a wider range than our personal fortunes, al But, sir, while there is a striking similarity between the amount though they may be the primary force to place in motion a most paid for the Roman purple and the American Presidency, there important inquiry. I shall ask, sir, for a committee to investi is a striking difference between the manner in which the degraded gate this charge. [Applause on the Democratic side.] Tom ke and depraved subjects of the EmJJire resented and punished the such an inquiry comJJlete, the committee mnst be given power to attempt to sell their obedience and the way that American citi send .for books and papers to make clear every fact connected with zens have submitted to the purchase of authority over them, and the use of money in the election of 1896. This power I shall ask even exult in it. the House to bestow. [Cheers and applause on the Democratic The Empire purchased by Julianus he could not hold for over side.] sixty-six days. His authority fell and his head fell with it before Mr. Speaker, I expected that the gentleman would rise yesterday the revolt provoked by his election. He could not, with all the to a personal explanation on this subject, and I had this resolution money in his possession, with the resources of the Imperial treas ready then, which.I shall take the liberty of reading and offering ury at his command, induce one man to strike a blow for him. now. This, sir, represents my attitude-the attitude of an honest Sir, sixteen centuries later things are different in this R-epub man in the face of one who can not be described in parliamentary lic. Instead of an uprising against the success of wholesale cor language-one wllose character he has made it unnecessary to de ruption, we find here men, who doubtless think themselves good scribe, because he has illustrated it and made it clear by his per citizens, championing for reelection a President who according formance. [Applause on the __Democratic _side.] The resolution, to then· conduct this afternoon, must have reached his authority sir, is as follows: by a corruption fouler, more extensive, and more degrading. be Whereas the Hon. JOHN DALZELL, a. Member of this House and of its Com cause it involved more persons, than the sale of the Roman Em .mittee on Ways and Means, has charged on the floor that WILLIAM BOURKE pire by the Pretorian Guard. [Loud applause on the Democratic CoCKRAJ.~,-aRepresentativefromNewYork and a member oftheS!mle Com mittee, had been paid money by a political party to support a candidate for side.] _ the Presidency nominated in oppo3ition to the party with which the said If the American Presidency has been purchased, there has been WILLIAM BOURKE CoCKRAN had theretofore been a.fiiliated; a.nd one feature of i:he sale which encourages hope that the corrup Whereas the said charge, though denied specificn.lly on this floor by the said WILLLUI.BouRKE CoCKRAN, has not been withdrawn bythe-eaidJOHN tion which it involves is not EO thoroughly inherent in our system DALZELL; and that it is ineradicable. The sale of the Roman :&:npirewas open, Whereas said ch~rg:e, if ~e, establis~es mch condnct as should nnfit any and the corruption which it involved cynical,~unblushing, and man for membership m this House, and if false, should be so declared and its author censured severely: Therefore, be it therefore hopeless. The purchase of the American Presidency, if Resolved, That a select conmrittee of five Members be appointed by the it occurred, was secret, and its secrecy proves that if it had been CJ?.air to ~uire in: to the truth of s:1.~d charge, ~nd to !eport :fue testimony, suspected by the body of the people it could not have been ac- mth thetr conclusions thereon, to this House at 1ts seSSion begmning the first Monday of December next; and be it fnrthl:\r _ complished. _ Resolt:ed, That said committe9 be, and it is herebv, given full power to If. therefore, the hideous corruption with which the majority compel thea.ttendo.nce of such witnesses and the proauction of such p3.pers confesses familiarity be as extensive as decent newspapers assert as the members tMreof may de~ necessary to the full and proper d.ischa.rge &nd as many gcod men believe,.there is a remedy for it, and it is of the duty hereby imposed on them. obvious. The way to stop it is to expose it. Sir, I will take ad Mr. Speaker, if that resolution be adopted, we will see just how vantage of this a ._sault on me to offer this House an opportunity to the election in 1896 was conducted. In establishing that fact we expose this corruption and therefore to end it by inquiring fully will render a service far beyond settling any dispute between in and exhaustively into the use of money in 1896. dividuals, for it will show whetheT the PrEsidency was bought or MT. Speaker, to bring this question form.ally before the House whether it was won in honorable political conflict; whBther the I deny now, in the most emphatic manner, that for twenty years result wa.s, as I have always believed, an honest judgment of the I have ever accepted a pennyf1·om any political party or commit most intelligent people in the world, or whether it r91lresented, as tee, even for my expenses, nor have I ever accepted compensation the performance of ±he gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. DAL or expenses f-or addresses delivered before political, social, chari ZELL] and the applause of the majority would tend to indicate, tab~e. or literary gatherings. the extensive resources of corruption and the extraordinary skill There are hundreds, aye, thousands, of persons in this country in using them which was possessed by-the managers of the Re who know whether in this respect what I say be true or false. I publican organization. [Cheers and aJJplause on the Democratic made the same statement on Saturday, and I challenge the gentle side.] man from Pennsylvania. with all the agencies of corruption and If it b~ true that this campaign involved such a use of money mendacity of the Republican party at his control, to contradict as has been charged, and as its beneficiaries seem to believe, there it. That statement of mine has been published all over this is but one possible· safety for this Republic. The whole ghastly country. story must be made clear~ and every person who participated in Is it conceivable that if my assertions could be contradicted or the infamy must be held up to public execration, [Applause on questioned, some one whose sense of decency .must have been out the Democratic side.l - raged by so open a falsehood would Bot have. risen to contradict it? Sir, iLl thought tnat the attitude of gentlemen on the other ~ I do not suggest for a moment that there is anything wrong or side represented the conscience and the morals of this people, if I immo:ral in accepting payment for nterary addresses, or even for thought the body of American citizens could laugh and sneer at accepting the c.ost of transportation when _going on political mis exhibili.OilB of conllption, if I thought they would countenance the sions. I should accept such compensation and such reimburse- recklessness with which the Post-Office has been shielded from in- J 5656 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-~ HOUSE. APRIL 26, vestigation, I would be forced to believe the days of this Republic Executive usurpation, in maintaining common honesty every were numbered· I would be forced to believe that this Govern where that its authority may reach. ment, which was launched with the brightest promise that ever ThaJ;, sir, is the supreme issue of this canvas ; that is the one beamed upon a new constitution, which has accomplished rasults on which the Democratic party is unanimous, and because it j s that have surpas ed the wildest anticipations of its founders, which unanimous, it will be invincible. [Applause.] was the crowning glory of the century just closed, and which gilds Mr. Speaker, I offer the resolution which-I ..,end to the de k. I with a promise of splendor the prospects of the century just open ask the House to adopt it. If the unmasking and unveiling of the ing-I would say that this Republic was doomed and that its fall facts connected with the election of 1 96 should e tablish whole would not be the collapse of a maje tic structure, shaking the very sale corruption I can promise it will also end corruption, for it will I - earth on which its fotmdations rested, but it would be the silent, a waken the public conscience to punish the corrupt and to ree tab unnoticed collap e of a corrupt excrescence on human civilization, lish the authority of the moral law everywhere; and, as I said which in disappea1·ing had rendered' its best service to mankind. on Saturday, when. government is built upon that solid founda [Loud applause on the Democratic side.] tion justice will be its fruit, glory its decoration. prosperity its If this resolution be adopted and inquiry made, and if all the possession, immovable security its permanent condition. [Loud facts which this charge embrace be made clear to the American and long-continued applause.] people, then, sir, I care not for what has pa sed. I welcome even Mr. Speaker, I send this resolution to the desk and ask unani the unpleasant episode through which the House has ju t passed. mous consent that itpass. As a privileged question, I send it up I know the future will be secure for I know that in this country and trust that the advocates of justice on the other side will see corruption unmasked is corruption puni hed, ended, scourged that it passes unanimously. from public places by the unanimous rising of honest men who Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker constitute the vast majority of our citizenship. [Cries of" Regular order!"] The only corruption which is deadly is that which you have or The SPE• .ur.ER. The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. GROSVENOR] ganized into the body of the law itself, so disguised that few is recognized. . realize its existence. that its victims submit to it and even en Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker. the gentleman from Missis courage it. The inquiry which I seek will make plain to the sippi [Mr. SPIGHT], who is in control of the time, will please pro people of this country the tide of coiTuption that threatens to ceed with the business now before the House. submerge civil institutions; and once awakened to the danger, Mr. WILLIAMS of Mis issippi. Mr. Speaker, I ask the gen- they will seek its source, and that source will be found in the tleman to yield to me for.one moment. · very heart and body of Republican legislation. [Applause on the Mr. GROSVENOR. For what purpose? Democratic side.] Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I ask my colleague · [Mr. I see the gentleman from New York [Mr. PAYNE] impatient SPIGHT] to yield to me for a moment. under that statement. He is not half as impatient of what I say :Mr. SPIGHT. Very well. as the American people are impatient of the infamy which he ·Mr. WILLIAMS of Missis"ippi. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous represents. [Applause and cheers on the Democratic side.] Sir, consent that the resolution which has just been sent to the Clerk's on Saturday I endeavored to answer some gentlemen who had desk by the gentleman from New York [M~·. CocKRAN] be now asked us on this side to name the person likely to be nominated comidered by the House. by the Democratic convention. Mr. GROSVENOR. I make the point of order- I am in a better position now to answer that question, for this Mr. WILLIAMS of Mis issippi. Oh, we can do anything by discussion, if it has not revealed the name, has made ab olutely unanimous consent. [LauO'hter and appian e.] clear what must be the character of the man who will be fit to Mr. BAKER (addressing the Republican side). You people are bea1· the Democratic standard. The main issue of this campaign, afraid! [Applause on the Democratic side; jeers and laughter on sir, will not be how we are to collect revenue, but how we are to the Republican side.] . keep thieves from stealing it after it is collected. [Prolonged ap The SPEAKER. The House will be in order. The gentleman plause and cheers on the Democratic side.] from Ohio [Mr. G:Ro VENOR] has made what is equivalent to an The pressing necessity of the country is to have shiftlessness objection. The Chair desires to say to the House-to both sid13s and di honesty in the public Departments replaced by honesty of the House, and as the Chair conceives, with exact fairne to and efficiency, and this neces ity the Democracy will supply as it every Member of the House-that, in the judgment of the Chair, has always supplied in every crisis of the country s existence we had betterallhaveanight s sleep. [Laughter.] Andnowthe whatever has been necessary to its safety and prosperity. House will be in order. You have a candidate already selected in the White House, The Chair has heard the resolution read. It may or may not though not officially named, whose voice has ~I ways been strident present a question of privilege. The Chair, as the presiding officer in profe sing devotion to reform, but whose practice is always of the House, having listened to the remarks of the gentleman stea:ly in violating it. We Democrats will raise to similar dig from Pennsylvania [Mr. DALZELL] and the remarks of the gentle nity a man who does not talk about reform. but establishes it. man from New"York [Mr. CocKRAN], believe it to be his duty, Your candidate denounces corruptionists between elections and strictly as a presiding officer, to suggest that to-morrow will come utilizes them at the primaries. [ApplaUEe and cheers on the when the sun rises-- [Laughter.j Democratic side.] The candidate whom we will nominate must Mr. COCKRAN of New York. I rise to a parliamentary in be a man who fights corruptionists at the primarie3 and sends quiry. Has the mover of this resolution the right to in ist on its them to State prisons between elections. [Prolonged cheers and present consideration as a privileged matter? applause on the Democratic side.] Mr. Speaker, that is the issue The SPEAKER. The resolution, as the Chair understands, has on which we will go before the people of this country. not been moved. Whether the nominee be the young champion of reform who Mr. COCKRAN of New York. Oh, yes, sh·; it was offered and has won his spurs in Missouri, di lodging boodlers from the control sent up. of party management and sending them to jail, or whether it be The SPEAKER. Unanimous con~ent was asked for its intro that pillar of the law who has made justice imposing, firm, and duction. effective in the State of New York [prolonged cheers and applause :Mr. COCKRAN of New York. Mr. Speaker I understand that on the Democratic side]; whether it be the man whose great unanimous consent has ~ been asked as a preliminary; but if that achievement in enforcing the Monroe doctrine provoked the sen be refused-and I understand the Speaker himself as practically timent which the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. DALZELL] making an objection-then I offer it as a privileged re olution read from my speech in the usual garbled method-suppressing and ask for its immediate con ideration. the context-no matter whom we nominate, I repeat that the Mr. WILLIAMS of Mis ~issippi. I make the point that it is issue on which we will go before the people of this country is the privileged, not only as a matter of personal privilege, but as af necessity of turning rascals out of office and into jail. [Loud ap fecting the privileges of the House. plause and laughter on the Democratic side.] A MEMBER. As a matter of the very highest privilege. Sir, the industrial prosperity of this country has been arrested Mr. PAYNE. As I understand, the claim that this constitutes and imperiled by Republican ascendency; but a graver danger a privileged matter rests on the statement that something has threatens us, and that is the moral bankruptcy of this nation. To occmTed prior to the election of the gentleman from New York avert that peril is the mission to which Democrats will addl·ess to the House of Representatives-- themselves in this campaign, and this mission they will prose Mr. GROSVENOR. A matter of which the House could not cute to triumphant· success. by any possibility take jurisdiction now or at any t :me. Our platform will demand that the moral law control our Gov Mr. COCKRAN of New York. Mr. Speaker I believe that Mr. ernment in its relations with other countries, in its domestic af Roberts, who was expelled from this House, was married before fairs, in cha ing fraud from e1ery Department, in maintaining he was elected. the dignity of this body by :in isting that its Members shall be Mr. GROSVENOR. Not at all. worthy types of American· citizenship, in resisting every effort at Mr. COCKRAN of New York. Was he not? l ~ ,I 1904. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5657 7 Mr. GROSVENOR. Because at the time he was living in po- OPE~LNG OF CONNECTL~G IDGHWAYS ON THE EAST .AND WEST SIDES lygamy. OF THE ZOOL9GICAL PARK, 1DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. COCKRAN of New York. That has been claimed, Mr. The conference report is as follows: Speaker, -as I understand, by a Republican in the United States Senate, but no Democrat ever considers that his conduct in any The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the_ period of his life does not concern him in his office. I submit-- two Houses on the amendment of the House to the billS. 2710, The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman claim that this raises a "An act for the opening of connecting highways on the east and question of pri\ilege? west sides of the Zoologiqal Park, District of Columbia," having Mr. COCKRAN of New York. I offer that resolution as privi- met. after full and free conference have agreed to recammend leged. and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: · The SPEAKER. And to that the gentleman from New York Thg.t the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment • [Mr:PAYNE], as the Chair understands, makes the point of order of the House, and agree to the same. that it does not present a question of privilege, for the reason J. W. BABCOCK, stated- S. W. SMITH, Mr. COCKRAN of New York. I trust. Mr. Speaker, that that ADOLPH MEYER. will not be tbe judgment of the House and of the C]lair whatever Managers on the part of the Ho1.£se. opinion may be held by the gentleman from New York and his colleague behind him. J. H. GALLINGER, The S.PEAKER. If the House at this time desires upon a s. R. lVIALLORY' question of privilege to debate for an hour or thereabout, the Chair Man2gers on the pa1·t of the Senate. will listen; but will again say, without regard to partisanship [laughter on the Democratic side], the Chair has the right to The statement of the managers on the part of the House is as make the suggestion that he is not only the Speaker, but a Mem follows: ber of the House of Representatives. [Loud general applause.] The Chair suggests, the resolution having been submitted as a The Senate recedes from its disagreement to the amendment, privileged matter and the question of its being privileged having which leaves the measure identically as passed by t~e House. been raised, that the House had better perhaps proceed to the TO CO~CT EUCLID PLACE WITH ERIE STREET . . regular order and let the matter go over until to-morrow; but The conference report is as follows. the Chair is ready, if the gentleman chooses-- Mr. COCKRAN of New York. 1\fr. Speaker, I ask for the The committee of confm·ence on the disagreeing votes of the present consideration of the resolution. two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill S. 2134, The SPEAKER. The resolution having been presented and a ''An act to connect Euclid placa with Erie street," having met, point of order made -upon it, the Chair declines to rule upon the after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do point of order until he has had an opportunity to examine the recommend to their respective Houses as follows: precedents. [Applause.] That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amend- JOINL"l'G OF KALORAMA .A VE~"'UE. ment of the House, and agree to the same. - J.W.BABCOCK, . Mr. BABCOCK. Mr. Speaker, I present thA following co!ifer s. w. SMITH, ence reports and ask that they be printed in the RECORD under ADOLPH MEYER, the rule. , Managers on the part of the House. The conference report is as follows: • J.H.G~GER, The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the s. R. MALLORY' two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill S. 127, Managers on the part of the Senate. ''An act authorizing the join of Kalorama avenue," having met, after full and free conference have agreed t~ recommend and do The statement of the managers on the part of the House is as recommend to their respective Houses as follows: follows: · That the Senate recede from its disagreement to' the amend- , ment of the House, and agree to the same. The Senate re::edes from its disagreement to the amendment, J. W. BABCOCK, which leaves the measure identically as passed by the House. s. w. SMITH, EXTENSIO~ OF ALBEMARLE STREET. ADOLPH MEYER. Manage1·s on the part of the House. The conference report is as follows: J. H. GALLINGER, S. R. MALLORY, The com:roittee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Managers on the pa1·t of the Senate. Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill S. 3869, "An act for the extension of Albemarle street." having met, after fnll The statement of the managers on the part of the House is as and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend follows: to their re ;pective Houses as follows: · That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment The Senate recedes from its disagreement to the amendment, of the House, and agree to the same. which leaves the measure i~entically as passed by the House. J. W. BABCOCK, s. w. SMITH, WIDE.Ynm OF V STREET NW. ADOLPH MEYER. The conference report is as follows: Managers on the pm·t of the Ho·use. J. H. GALLINGER, The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two s. R. MALLORY' Houses on the amendment of the House to the billS. 2621, ''An Managers on the part of the ~enate• act for the widening of V f ' ~- , ( 5658 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 26, will take another hour as ~_member of the committee, if I have I the gentleman from .Maine whether it would not be better to occasion to do o. move that now? Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi The gentleman has simply Mr. LITTLEFIELD. Well, anything is agreeable to me. yielded one hour. Mr. PAYNE. The gentleman from Maine will have the :flo01· Mr. LITTLEFIELD. I am simply saying that it is my pux- in case these conference reports do not come in. pose this evening to say a few words upon the pending bill, and Mr. LITTLEFIELD. At o clock? after I have said. a few words upon th3 pending bill I will talk on Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Eight o clock when? We do another subject, and I wjll resume in the morning after a.few not want to stay here to-night. suggestions perhaps that enfuelyrelateto the measurepending, Mr. PAYNE. We do. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House and after that t o certain incidents involved in some of the discus- take a recess until8 o'clock this evening, and on that I move the sion arising in the House during the last few days. Now, I do previous question. not want to have the gentleman yield to me simply for an. hour The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New York moves that and then to use only about five minutes. 1 do not mean to say the House take a recess until8 o clock to-night, and on that moves that I am going to talk about it, but I want unlimited time when the previous question. I undertake to discuss some other questions pending, so far ·as the l\fr. LITTLEFJELD. Mr. Speaker, may I have just one word? committee is concerned. Can I have that? The SPEAKER. Doe the gentleman from New York with- Mr. GROSVENOR. There will not be any oojection. hold his motion for the present? Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I understand that you are Mr. PAYNE. I withhold the motion for-the present. submitting a request. Mr. LITTLEFIELD. I have no objection whatever to a recess. Mr. LITTLEFIELD. "Yes. . I only say that I agree entirely with the gentleman from Missis- Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Of course you can not get un- siJ>pi. I shall not resume debate this evening after the conclu- lim.ited time. sion of any conference reports, if there be conference reports. I Mr. LITTLEFIELD. The gentleman has yielded me an hom·, simply take the floor this afternoon in order that when the bill and I am aLso a member of the committee, so I suppose that I comes up to-morrow I may ba entitled to the floor in the first in would have another hour. stance. Now, I do not expect to inflict a speech of any undue Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I have no objection to a re- length on the House, but I would like, if I can arrange it, to speak quest being made that the gentleman have -two hours, provided without limit, so as not·to fe?l emban-assed by time. It is all I that unanimous consent is asked for it, and at the same time care for. Now, I will begin"in the morning. coupled with it a request that the gentleman to follow you upon The SPEAKER. Without objection, the Chair desires to state this side, whoever the gentleman may be, shall have the -same for the information of the Hou e that he is informed that the sun- length of time. dry civil conference report and Military Academy bill will prob- • Mr. LITTLEFIELD. That is entirely agreeable to me. ably be ready by 8 o clock this evening. The Military Academy Mr. TAWNE.Y. I call the attention of the gentleman to the bill has not been placed in conference. Tne Chair is informed fact that we are ·proceeding under a rule which gives to every further that it is probable that if the House desires to hasten the · member of the committee an hour. Then the gentleman from day of adjournment to Thursday, this evening when it takes a .re Ohio would have no time to yield. cess it should take'a.recessuntil10 o'clock to-morrow. The Chair Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I shall have no objection if simply states this for the information of the House. there is an equal time yielded to this side. Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Now, Mr. Speaker, the gentle- Mr. LITTLEFIELD. Mr. Speaker, if any limitation is fixed, man will withhold his demand for a moment- there ought to be an understanding that an equal time is to be Mr. PAYNE. I withhold the motion. gi"ten to those on the other side. Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I have no objection to taking Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. I have no objection to that, a recess until10 o'clock to-morrow, butldoobjecttotake a recess Mr. Speaker. unti18 o'clock to-night. Mr. TAWNEY. Now, conference reports are to be considered, Mr. LITTLEFIELD. If there is any misunderstanding, I wish and some provision or reservation ought to be made in this agree- to repeat that I will not open this debate to-night. ment that will afford -the House an opportunity to consider those. The SPEAKER. Th-9 gentleman fl'Om Maine [Mr. LITTLE- The House ouo-ht to have the right to dispose of them. FIELD] is entitled to the floor for sixty minutes. Does the gentle- Yr. G~OSVENOR. The rights of conference reports are pre- man from Maine yield to the gentleman from New York [Mr. served in this order. PAYNE]? Mr. TAWNEY. If theargumentistobecontinuedinthisway, 1\Ir. LITTLEFIELD. Yes. then there would be fom· hours for debate. Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I move that we take a rece s until Mr. GROSVENOR. But that would not interfere with action 8 o'clock to-night, and upon that I demand the previous question. upon the conference reports. The SPEAKER. The question is on ordering the previous Mr. TAWNEY. If there be two hours on each side devoted to question. the consideration of this, there will be no time for the considera- The question was taken; and on a division (demanded by Mr. tion of conference reports. WILLI.A..MS of Mississippi) there were-ayes 135, noes 101. Mr. LITTLEFIELD. My understanding is that the time is not So the previous question was ordered. , limited, and there should be the same time allowed to the other Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I demand the side. yeas and nays, and pending that demand I wish to say this: I do Mr. TAWNEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask that this agreement in re- not want to obstl·uct. I never want to do that. I think everyone gard to keeping time contain in it a reservation that they may be will bear me out in the statement that I never resort to any sort taken from the floor for the purpose of considering conference re- of filibustering, but the gentleman can accomplish what he de ports, if necessary, when they are ready. sires to accomplish just as well by taking a recess until10 o'clock Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I object to that. to-morrow morning as by taking a recess until8 o'clock to-night. If we ought to adjourn -rrhul'sday during the day, as is the popu- Th~n we will. all be fres~. As it is, a great many Mef?-bers have Iar impression now, then the gentleman who followed the gentle- therr engagements to-mght. To-mon·ow everyone will be fresh man from Maine would be cut out by the necessity of considering at 10 o'clock, and in that way we can get in twohours'extra work. conference reports, and we would reach a conclusion of theses- Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I desire to say to the gentleman sion without his having been heard at all. right there that we want to get the Military Academy appropria- Mr. TAWNEY. I would also include House bills with Senate tion bill in conference to-night. IfthegentlemanfromMississippi amendments and SenatebillswithHouseamendments, sothatthe [Mr. WILLIAMS] can not work during the night, the conferees business session may not be interfered with. can. For that reason we want a session to-night. The SPEAKER. The gentleman asks that the gentleman from Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Is it understood that no other Maine have leave to address the House without limit and that business will be attended to to-night? some one upon the minority have leave to address the House as Mr. PAYNE. No; it is not. long as the gentleman from Maine shall address the House, the Mr. ·WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Well, that will make us all leave however, not to interfere with the consideration of con- come here to-night. If nothing else be taken up to-night, I have feren~e reports or House bills with Senate amendments or Senate no objection to putting any number of bills in conference. I do bill with House amendments" Is there objection? not want to be foTced, however, to come back here to-night. Let Mr. WILLIAMS of Mississippi. Mr.-Speaker, I will have to this bill and the sundry civil bill and whatever other bills it is .object to that. I do not see how the second man can eyer get in. desired to put into conference be taken up to-night, and with the Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker,.! yield one hour to the gen- understanding that nothing be done except that, that there be no tleman from Maine [Mr. LITTLEFIELD]. general debate and no general business conducted, I have no ob- Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman from Maine will jection to taking a recess until8 o clock to-night. allow me, I think it would be better all around to do so, and I The SPEAKER. The Chair de.. ires, by unanimous consent and shall move that when we take a recess at the end of this session without objection to tate to the House that he has been informed • this afternoon it be until 8 o'clock to-night. Now, I suggest to that within the next two or three hours the Military Aca-demy I ~· 1904. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5659 bill will be :received from the Senate. That bill is not as yet in S. 3338. An act to amend and codify the laws relating to mu- conference. The conference report on _the post-effice appropria nicipal corporations in the district of Alaska; , - tion bill has not yet been submitted to the House. The Senate S. 3117. An act to expedite business in t.he district court of the will pass on it first. It ha3 been printed in the RECORD, as is United States for the district of Oregon; and usual in such cases. S. 2382. An act providing for the resurvey of certain townships The gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. WILLIAMS] has halted the in Routt and Rio Blanco counties, in the State of Colorado. division of the House for a moment to inquire whether some ar ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDE,NT FOR HIS A.PPROV A.L. rangement can not be made. As the Chair understan 5660 CONGRESSIONAB RECORD-HOUSE. APRIL 2o, was referred the House joint resolution (H. J. Res. 149) author the printing of 3,000 additional copies of Bulletin No. 45, reported izing the Secretary of War to allow to the Anheuser-Busch Brew the same without amendment. accompanied by a report (No. ing Association a Tight of way through the eastern limits of the 2881); which said resolution and report were referred to the Com arsenal grounds at St. Louis, Mo., reported the same without mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. - • amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 2852); which said joint resolution and report were referred to the Committee of the Whole Honse on the state of the Union. REPORTS OF. COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE BILLS AND Mr. BURKE, from the Committee on Indain Affairs, to which RESOLUTIONS. was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 54) to amend an aet en Under clause 2 of Rnle XIIT, private bills and resolutions of titled "An act to provide for the adjudication and payment of the following titles were severally reported from committee , de claims arising from Indian depredatio!lB," approved March 3, 1891, livered to the Clerk, and referred to the Committee of the Whole reported the same with amendment, accompanied by a report (No. House, as follows: 2854); wbich said bill, report, and minority views were referred Mr. SLAYDEN, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to to the Honse Calendar. which was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 3737) to authorize Mr. LOVERING, from theCommitteeoninterstateandForeign the President to appoint Capt. Edward 0. C. Ord to the grade of Commerce, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. major in the United States Army and place him on the reti. ed 15160) to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Con list, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a re necticut River between Chicopee and West Springfield, in the port (No. 2853); which said bill and report were referred to the State of Massachusetts, reported_ the same with amendment, ac Private Calendar. companied by a report (No. 2855); which said bill and report were, Mr. LOUDENSLAGER, from the Committee on Pensions, to referred to the House Calendar. ;vhich w~s referred the -bill of the Senate (S. 3175) granting an Mr. CURRIER, from the Committee on Patents, to which was mcrease of pension to Rachel H. Coleman, reported the same referred the bill of the Honse (H. R. 13679) amending the stat without amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 2864); which utBs relating to patents, reported the same with amendment, ac said bill and report were referred to the Private Calendar. companied by a re~ort (No. 2856); which said bill and report we1·e He also, from the same committee, to whlch was referred the referred to the House Calendar. bill of tt.e Sevate (S. 5263) granting a pension to Annie M. Eopo Mr. OTIS, ftom the Committee on Patents, to which was re lucci, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by ferred the bill of-the HOuse (H. R. 13355) to amend the copyright a report (No.-2865); which said bill and report were referred t(.l laws, reported the same with amendment, accompanied by are the Private Calendar. port (No. 2857); which said bill and report were referred to the Mr. FOSTER of Vermont, from the Committee on Claims, to Honse Calendar. which was referred the bill of the House (H. R.13049) for there Mr. MANN, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign lief of James W. Jones, reported the same with amendment, ac Commerce, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. companied by a report (No. 2866); which said bill and report 1214.B) to establish a light on the shoal off Cherry Point, Pianka were referred to the Private Calendar. tank River, Virginia, reported the same without amendment, ac Mr. PATTERSON of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on companied by a report (No. 2858); which said bill and report Military Affairs, to which was referred the bill of the House were referred to the Committee of the Whole Honse on the state (H. R. 659) correcting the record of Harris Graffen, reported the of_ the Union. same with amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 2868); He also~ from the same committee, to which was referred the which said bill and report were refen-ed to the Private Calendar. bill of the House (H. R. 12145) to establish a light beacon at the Mr. ESCH, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which mouth of Pungoteague Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, reported was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 3916) for the relief of the same without amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 2859); James S. Harber, reported the same without amendment, accom which said bill and report were referred to the Committee of the panied by a report (No. 2869); which said bill and report were Whole Honse on the state of the Union. referred to the Private Calendar. Mr. RYAN, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Mr. GRAFF, from the Committee on Claims, to which was re Commerce, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. ferred the bill of the HoU.Se (H. R. 7531) for the relief of Robert 14.040) to authorize the construction of light-house keepers' dwell M. Jack, Daniel F. Jack, Henry Hayden, ~Tohn Kennedy, Wright ings at Buffalo Harbor, New York, reported the same without H. Calkins, and James E. Barrett, reported the same with amend amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 2860); which said bill ment, accompanied by a report (No. 2870): which said bill and and renort were referred to the Committee of the Whole HOnse repo.r.t were referred.:to the Private Calendar. on the state of the Union. Mr. PRINCE, fr?m the Committee on Military Affairs, to which .1 Mr. MANN, from the Committee on Interstate andForeign Com was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 57) for the relief of Laura merce, to which was referred the bill of the Honse (H~ R. 12144) S. Gillingwaters, reported the same without amendment, acCJ)m to establish a light and fog-signal station at Ragged Point, Po panied by a report (No. 28'T4); which_ said bill and report were tomac River, Virginia, reported the same with amendment, ac referred to the Private Calendar. companied by a report (No. 2861); which said bill and report were refen-ed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the ADVERSE REPORTS. Union. Mr. BABCOCK, from the Committee on the District of Colum Under clause 2 of Rnle XIIT, adverse reports were delivered to bia, to which was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 5583) to the Clerk and laid on the table, as follows: amend an act entitled ''An act granting a charter to the General Mr. SLAYDEN, from ..the Committee on Military Affairs, to Federation of Women's Clubs," approved March 3, 1901, reported which was referred the bill of the Senate (S. 2330) to correct the the same without amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 2862); military record of Jacob McDowell, reported the same adversely, which said bill and report were referred to the House Calendar. accompanied by a report (No. 2867); which said bill and report He also, from the same committee, to which was referred the were ordered laid on the table. bill of the House (H. R. 15320) to amend "An act to regulate the Mr. PRINCE, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which practice of medicine and surgery, to license physicians and sur was referred the bill of the House (H. R.14t78) for the relief of geons, and to punish persons violating the provisions thereof in William P. Drnmmon, reported the same adversely, accompanied the District of Columbia," approved June 3, 1896, reported the by a report (No. 2873); which said bill and report were ordered same without amendment accompanied by a report (No. 2863); laid on the table. which said bill and report were referred to.the HoUBe Calendar. Mr. SHERMAN, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign PUBLIC BILl{S, RESOLUTIONS, AND MEMORIALS. Commerce, to which was referred the bill of the Senate (S.1748) Under clause 3 of Rule XXII, bills, resolutions, and memorials to provide for the establishment of a life-saving station at Half of the following titles were introduced and severally referred as Moon Bay, south of Point Montara and near Montara Reef, Cali follows: fornia, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a By Mr. WEBB: A bill (H. R. 15437) requiring shippers and report (No. 2871); which said bill and report were referred to the manufacturers of medicine for interstate shipment to label said Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. medicine and ptint thereon the ingredients contained in such Mr. MORRELL, from the Committee on Militia, to which was medicine-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. refen·ed the bill of the House (H. R. 15229) to amend an act en-_ By Mr. BABCOCK: A bill (H. R. 15438) to amend section 653 titled "An act to promote the efficiency of the militia, and for of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia-to the Commit other purposes," reported the same without amendment, accom tee on the District of Columbia. panied by a report (No. 2872); which said_ bill and report were By Mr. LAMB: A bill (H. R. 15439) for the purchase and referred to the House Calendar. ~ preservation of Jamestown Island, Virginia, and making an ap Mr. CHARLES B. LANDIS, from the Committee on Printing, propriation therefor-to the Committee on Military Affairs. to which was referred tb,e resolution (H. Res. 355) to provide for By Mr. IDTT: A bill (H. R. 15440) authorizing the construe- - ---- 1904. CONGRESS! ON AL. RECORD-HOUSE. 5661 tion of a dam across Rock River at Lyndon, lll.-to the Commit of pension to William K. Brooker-to the Committee on Invalid tee on Interstate and Foreign Comme1·ce. Pensions. By .Mr. McGUIRE: A joint resolution (H. J. Res.154) amend Also. a bill (H. R. 15466) granting an increase of pension to ing section 8 of an act making appropriations for the current and Isaac B. Snively-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling Also, a bill (H. R. 15467) granting an increase of pension to treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fiscal year Dr W. Conger-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. ending June 30, 1905, and for other purposes, approved April21, Also, a bill (H. R. 15468) granting an increase of pension to 1904-to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Ignatious Saunders-to the Committee on Invalid Pension . By Mr. HILL of Connecticut: A joint resolution (H. J. Res. Also, a bill (H. R. 15469) granting an increase of pension to 155) providingf~reprinting Public Documents Nos. 249,250, and Edwin C. Durfey-to the Committee on Invalid ~nsions . 251, of June 5 and 30, 1834, and March 3, 1835, and Census of Also, a bill {H. R. 15470) granting an increase of pension to John Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services-to the Com A. U1rich-to the Committee on Invalid Pen ions. mittee on Printing. By Mr. THOMAS of North Carolina: A bill (H. R. 15471) for By Mr. DALZELL: A resolution (H. Res. 357) that for there the relief of W. T. Dixon-to the Committee on War Claims. mainder of this session and for three days after the close thereof By Mr. WILLIAMSON: A bill (H. R. 15472) for the relief of generalleaT"e to print in the RECORD shall 'be, and hereby is, given Mrs. Ella Hubbell-to the Committee on Claims. . to all Members of the House-to the Committee on Rules. By Mr. WADSWORTH: A bill {H. R. 15473) granting an in crease of pension to James W. Capron-to the Committee on In valid Pensions. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. By Mr. LAMAR of Missouri: A bill (H. R. 154i4) granting an Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of increase of pension to Samuel F . Hartman-to the Committee on the following titles were intrpduced and severally referred as In\alid Pensions. · follows:· By Mr. BURNETT: A bill (H. R. 15441) to remo\"e the charge of desertion from the militazy record of George W. Denson-to PETITIONS, ETC. the Committee on Military Affairs. Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, the following petitions ~nd papers By Mr. BOWERSOCK (by request): A bill (H. R.15442) grant were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: ing a pension to Frederick W. Drought-to the Committee on In- By 1\Ir. ALLEN: Petition of John W. Hoyt and others, for a valid Pensions. • modification of the act of March 3, 1903, which provides for a new By Mr. BROUSSARD: A bill (H. R. 15443) for the relief of naval hospital-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Marie Gondolfo-to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. BIRDSALL: Petit on of citizens of Dubuque County, Also, a bill (H. R. 15444) for the relief of the heirs of Antonie Iowa. in favor of legislation providing for the erection of a mon Giraud and Casimir P. Blanchin-to the Committee on War ument in memory of Commodore John Barry-to the Committee Claims. on the Library. Also, a bill (H. R. 15445) for the relief of the heirs of Henri de By Jill'. BURNETT: Papers to accompany House bill to remove Saint-Roman-to the Committee on War Claims. the charge of desertion from the military record of John X. Also, a bill (H. R. 15446) for the relief of Emil L. Soulie-to Pierce-to the Committee on lllilitary Affairs. the Committee on War Claims. Also, paper to accompany bill H. R. 15233. granting a pension By Mr. BONYNGE: A bill (H. R. 15447) granting an increase to Mrs. Martha M. Hawkins-to the Committee on Invalid Pen of pension to John F. Mohn-to the Committee on Invalid Pen- sions. sions. , Also, papers to accompany bill to remove charge of desertion· By Mr. GARDNER of New Jersey: A bill (H. R.15448) grant· from the military record of George W. Denson-to the Commit ing an increase of pension to Wilbm· F. Vannote-to the Com tee on Military Affairs. mittee on lnT"alid Pensions. By Mr. BUTLER of PellD.&Ylvania (by request): Petition of Also, a bill (H. R. 10449) granting an increase of pension to the East Whitehead Presbyterian congregation, of Frazer, Pa., James M. Smith-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. against sale of liquors at Soldiers' Homes-to the Committee on By Mr. HOPKINS: A bill (H. R. 15450) for the relief of James Alcoholic Liquor Traffic. · M. Bullock-to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. HILDEBRANT: Papers to accompany bill for the relief By Mr. JONES of Washington: A bill (H. R.15451) for there of Erskine R. K. Hayes-to the Committee on Claims. lief of Minerva .Carmichael, John M. Beck. and Thomas B. Beck, By Mr. HILL of Connecticut: Petition of Mrs. Charles W. sm·vi.ving children of Jeffery Beck and Sarah ~eck-to the Com Fairbanks, president-general of the National Society, Daughters mittee on War Claims. of the American Revolution, together with other officers of said By Mr. LESTER: A bill (H. R. 15452) for the relief of the heirs society, in favor of reprinting certain public docum nts-to the at law of Mary A. and John Cameron, deceased-to the Commit Committ-ee on Printing. tee on War Claims. By Mr. KLUTTZ: Petition of the North Carolina Association By Mr. MARSH: A bill (H. R. 15453) granting an increase of of Retail Grocers and General Merchants, .protesting against a pension to Noah Myers-to the Committee on ln"V"alid Pensions. parcels-post bill-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post By Mr. :MOON of Tennessee: A bill (H. R. 154:54) granting an Roads. increase of pension to Joshua Holcomb-to the Committee on By Mr. LIND: Resolution of the Chamber of Commerce of P ensions. Minneapolis, favoring the passage of bill H. R. 7871-to the Com By Mr. NORRIS: A bill (H. R. 15455) for the relief of Ambrose mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. L. Hunting-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, resolution of the Thlluth (Minn.) Board of T-l-ade. favoc By Mr. OTIS: A bill (H. R. 154.-56) granting a pension to Mar ing the passage of the Quarles-Cooper bill-to the Committee on garet Murphy-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. · By Mr. PADGETT: A bill (H. R.15457) for the relief of Zenas · Also, resolution of 0. P. Morton Post, No. 171 Grand-Al·my Parker-to the Committee on Claims. of the Republic, of Minneapolis, Minn., in favor of a service-pen By Mr. PIERCE: A bill (H. R. 15458) for the relief of the sion bill-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. trustees of Eldad Church, of Gibson County, Tenn.-to the Com By Mr. LITTLEFIELD: Petition of citizens and fishermen of mittee on War Claims. Riggsville, Me., relative to the extermination of dogfish, etc.-to By Mr. RICHARDSON of Alabama: A bill (H. R. 15459) for the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries. the relief of J. W. Smart, of Jackson County, Ala.-to the Com By Mr. McNARY: Petition of members of Division No.4, An mittee on War Claims. cient Order of Hibernians, of West Quincy,Mass., in favor of the Also, a bill (H. R. 15460) for the relief of the estate of Ben bill for the erection of a monument to the memory of Commodore jamin B. Coffey, deceased, late of Jackson County, Ala.-to the John Barry-to the Committee on the Library. Committee on War Claims. By Mr. MOON of Tennessee: Papers to accompany bill grant Also, a bill (H. R. 15461) for the relie'f of the estate of Mrs. ing an increase of pension to Joshua Holcomb-to the Committee Annie E. MontroEe, deceased, late of Madis:.:m County, Miss.~to on Pensions. the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. OTJEN: Resolutions of the Merchants and Manufac Also, a bill (H. R. 15462) for the relief of the estp.te·orPeter H. turers of Milwaukee, Wis., relati'e to amending the interstate Gold. deceased, late of Jackson County, Ala.-to the Committee commerce laws-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign on War Claims. Commerce. Also, a bill (H. R. 15463) for the relief of A. H. Langham, of By Mr. PADGETT: Papers to accompany bill for relief of Jackson County, Ala.-to the Committee on War Claims. Zenas Parker-to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. SH!S: A bill (H. R. 154:64) to correct the military By Mr. PORTER: Papers to accompany bill H. R. 14780, for record of George W. Jones-to the Committee on Military Affairs. the relief of Robert C. Machesney-to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. SOUTHARD: A bill (H. R. 15465) granting an increase By Mr. RICHARDSON of Alabama: Papers to accompany bill 5662 CONGRESSIONAL ,RECORD- SE_NATE. APRIL 27, for t-he relief of estate of Benjamin B. Coffey-to the Committee to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 14093) to in on War Claims. · corporate the Carnegie Institute of Washington. Also papers to accompany bill for relief of John W. Smart-to The message also announced that the House had agreed to the the Committee on War Claims. ' reports of the committees of conference on the disagreeing votes By 1\fr. SLAYDEN: Petition of the Woman's Literary Club of of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the fol Mason, Tex., in favor of constitutional amendment prohibiting lowing bills: polygamy-to the Committee on the Judiciary. A bill (H. R. 13521) making appropriations for the service of By Mr. SMITH of Kentucky: Papers·to accompany bill H. R. the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1785, grant:!ng a pension to Samuel T. Walia~Je-to the Committee 1905, and for other purposes; on Invalid Pensions. A bill (H. R. 14416) making appropriations for sundry civil By Mr. S~llTH of New York: Petitions of A. L. F. Dergo and expenses of the Goveriunent for the fiscal year ending June 30, others, of Gardiner, N.Y., and Charles Frink and others. of Gal 1905. and for other purposes; and lupsville, N.Y.: favoring passage of bill H. R. 9302-to the Com A bill (H. R. 15054) making appropriations to supply deficien ) mittee on Ways and Means. cies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30,1905, By Mr. SULZER: Petition of Fl'ederick Becker, George Smith, and for prior years, and for other purposes. and Aug. Bruhns, of New York City, in favor of clause in post The message further announced that the House had passed the office appropriation bill relative to contract labor-to the Com following bills; in which it requested the concurrence of the mittee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. Senate: By Mr. T~Ol\fAS of North Carolina: Papers to accompany bill A bill (H. R. 14500) to ratify and confirm the present right of for relief of W. T. Dixon-to the Committee on War Claims. way of the.Oahu Railway and Land Company through the military reservation of Kabuailri, Territory of•Hawaii: and .A. bill (H. R. 13633) to regulate the disposal of public lands re SENATE. leased and excluded from public forest reservations, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, .April27, 1904. The message also returned to the Senate, in compliance with its The PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate j;o order at 12 request, the bill (S. 2319) to provide for the construction of a / o clock m. ·, and directed the Secretary to read th~. Journal of yes light-house and fog signal at Diamond Shoal, on the coast of N ortb terday's proceedings. Carolina, at Cape Hatteras. The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's pro EUCLID PLACE AND ERIE STREET. ceedings, when, on the request of Mr. CULLOM, and by unanimous Mr. GALLINGER submitted the following report: consent, the further reading was dispensed with. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the Journal The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the will stand approved. two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill S. 2134, Mr. CULLOM. I have agreed to yield to the Senator from "An act to connect Euclid place with Erie street," having met, after full and free conference have ag1·eed to recommend and do New Hampshire [Mr. G~GER] to submit some conference report . recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amend The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There.is a conference report, ment of the House, and agree the same. to be submitted by the Senator from West Virginia [Mr .. SCOTT], to j already on the table. J. H. GALLINGER, Mr. PLATT of Connecticut. May I inquiJ.·ewhether, this being S. R. MALLORY, , llfanage?·s on the pa_rt of the Senate. ·an opening session of ~he day, the rules with regard to morning busine2s are to be observed? J. W. BABCOCK, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes; but a conference report s. w. SMITH, may be submitted ~t any time except during the reading of the . ADOLPH MEYER, Journal. Manage1·s on' the pa1·t of the House. Mr. PLATT of Connecticut. I have some morning business Mr. GALLINGER. Mr. President, oeforetheconferencereport that I am very anxious to dispose of. is agreed to, I desire to o::cupy a moment by a statement. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will call for morn This is one of five bills that the Senate has passed in reference ing business presently, after the conference reports have been dis- to street extensions., The Senat3 inserted the provision that posed of. ·, one-half of the expense should be paid from the revenues of the HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS. District of Columbia and one-half from money in the Treasury of Mr. SCOTT submitted the following report: the United States. The Senate did that for the reason that they believed the organic act required that to be done. I wish to read The comm'ittee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two simply one provision from the so-called organic act: Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the joint resolution 'I'o the extent to which Congress shall approve of said e timates (submit (H. J. Res.136) for t!le appointment of Board of Managers of the ted by the Commissioners through and with the approval of the Secretary of National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, having met, after the Treasury) Congress shall appropriate the amount of 50 per cent thereof~ and the remaining 50 per cent of such approved estimates shall be levied ana full and free conference have aare=d t.o recommend and do recom asse sed upon the taxable properly and privileges in said District other than mend to their respective Houses a-s follqw : the p1~operty of the United States. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment NI ow. Mr. President, the Senate Committee on the Di trict of of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same. • Co umbia has been unable to see why the Government should not That the House recede from its·uisagreement to the amendment pay one-half the expense of street extensions, as well as the build of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to tl:.e same \rith an amend ing of sewers and other improvements, that are made in this ment as follows: In line 11 of the bill insert the following: "John District. The House refused to agree to that amendment and in M. Holly, to succeed John L. Mitchell, his t~rm of sendee expiring· sisted upon a provision that has heretofore been inserted in treat April21, 1904;" and the Senate agree t~ the arne. extension bills during the past few years, that the entire expense :t-. B. ScoTT, should be paid from the revenues of the Di trict of Columbia. J~ B. FORAKER, These are small bills, the expenditure is inconsequential, and re Managers on the pa1·t of the Senate. luctantly the Senate committee has yielded to the House so far as J. A. T. HULL, that contention is concerned. · GEORGE W. PR~CE, Mr. McCOMAS. Will the SenatorfromNewHamp hire allow JAMES L. SLAYDEN, me a moment before he takes his seat? Manage1·s on the pa1·t of the House. 1\Ir. GALLINGER. Certainly. Mr. McCOMAS. I heard the Senator read the organic act in The report was agreed to. respect to the obligation to divide the expel! e, which is very PROTECTION OF THE PRESIDENT. clear; and nine times out of ten it has been followed by Congress. The Senator protests against the House proposition to extend Mr. HOAR. Mr. President, I desire to giv.e notice that on the these individual stl·eets and have them paid for by the abutters second day of the next session. being the Tuesday after the fir.st and by the District. Certainly in the capital in the extensions of Monday in December, I shall ask the Senate to take up the bill thoroughfares the wisdom of. the organic act of 1878 has been for the protection of the Presjt1-:1; and keep i~ before t~e Senate vindicated by time and by the development of the city. I trust until it is-disposed of. I had proposed to brmg the b1ll before the Senator means to say that be will not allow, in so far as he the Senate some time during the last few weeks, but I have been can in his committee this exception in any way to be taken as a prevented by illness. yieldina of the proposition he has just stated. MESSAGE FROM rfHE HOUSE. Mr. GALLINGER. I will say to the Senator that s~ far as I A message from· the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. know the Committee on the District of Columbia remain firm in BROWNING, its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had agreed the opinion that their contention is sound.