1908. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 5397 By Mr. O'CO:NXELL: Petition of Building Labmers, Ex­ By Mr. W .A.LLACE: Petition of New London Local Union, ca-rators, and Rockmen's Union 1167, American Federation of No. 28!), relati-re to legislation against all kinds of dealings in Labor, for H. R. 2058-:1:, amendment to Sherman antitrust law; futures relative to farm products-to the Committee on Inter­ for the Pearre bill (II. n. 94), employers' liability bill, and the state and Foreign Commerce. eight-hour bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. WANGER: Petitions of Frank Pennypacker and 12 By 1\fr. OVERSTRET: Petition of Royal Brewing Company, other citizens of Royersford and Spring City, Pa., and William of Kansas City, Mo., opposing passage of the Knox liquor bill A. Carl, Adam C. Krauss, and John H. Kase, and Oigar Makers' (S. 657G)-to the Committee on the Judiciary. Union No. 232, of Sellersvi1le, Pa., for the enactment of the bills By l\Ir. PERKINS: Petition of citizens of the State of New H. R. 94 and ll. R. 20584, a general employers' liability law York, for amendment proposed by American Federation of and bill limiting a dnr's labor to eight hours upon work done Labor conference to the Sherman antitrust law, and for the for the Go-rernment-to the Committee on the Judiciary. Pearre bill, the employers' liability bill, and the national eight­ Also, petition of Ringing Rocks Lodge, No. G6ri, Brotherhood hour law-to the Committee on the Judiciary. of Railway Trainmen, of Pottstown, Pa., favoring H. R. 19795 By Mr. PORTER: Petition of citizens of Niagara Falls, N. Y., and S. G320-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com­ for amendment to Sherman antitrust law, Pearre bill, em­ meTce. ployers' liability bill, and eight-hour bill-to the Committee on Also, petition of City Club of Chicago, for H. R. 10457, for the Judiciary. forest resenation in White Mountains and Southern Appa­ Also, petition of Board of Trade of Niagara Falls, N. Y., lachian Mountains-to the Committee on Agriculture. against removal of duty on wood pulp-to the Committee on By Mr. WASHBURN: Petition of citizens of Worcester, Ways and l\Ieans. 1\Iass., and· Local No. 96, International Brotherhood of Elec­ By Mr. RAINEY: Petition of Duquoin, Ill., Central Labor trical Workers of America, for exemption of labor unions from Union, favoring restricted immigration-to the Committee on the operations of the Sherman antitrust law, for the Pearre Immigration and Naturalization. bill regulating injunctions, for the employers' liability act, and By l\1r. ROBERTS: Petition of citizens of Malden, Mass., for for the eight-hour law-to the Committee on the Judiciary. exemption of labor unions from operations of the Sherman anti­ By Mr. WEISSE: Petition of Wisconsin Retail Lumber trust law, for the Pean'e bill, employers' liability bill, and the Dealers' Association, against a parcelsTpost law-to the Com­ eight-hour bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary. mittee on the Post-Office ahd Post-Roads. By Mr. SHERMAN: Petition of residents of the Twenty­ By .l\1r. WILLIAMS : Paper to accompany bill for relief of seventh District of New York, for the amendment to the Sher­ estate of C..'l.lvin Tilley-to the Committee on War Claims. man antitrust law known as the "Wilson bill" (H. R. 20584), By Mr. WILSON of Pennsyl\ania: Petitions of Division No. for the Pearre bill (H. R. 94), the employers' liability bill, and 24, Order of Railway Telegraphers, of Lock Haven and :Mc­ I . the eight-hour bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary. Elhattan, Pa., and Keystone Lodge, No. 33, International Asso­ By l\Ir. S:~IITH of Missouri: Petition of Machinists' Local ciation of Car 'Yorkers, of Vilas, Pa., for amendment proposed Union No. 135, of De Soto, Mo., and Graniteville, l\fo., citizens, by American Federation of Labor conference to the Sherman v for exemption of labor unions from the operations of the Sher­ antitrust law, and for the Pearre bill, the employers' liability man antitrust law, for the Pearre bill regulating injunctions, bill, and the national eight-hour law-to the Committee on the for the employers' liability act, and for the eight-hour law-to Judiciary. the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. WOOD: Petitions of n. D. I\.filnor, G. C. Milnor, and By l\Ir. SPERRY: Petition of the Hartford Business l\Ien's William D. Milnor, of Lambertville, N. J.; Rubber Workers' Association, of Hartford, Conn., for forest reserrations in White Union, No. 12420, American Federation of Labor, of Lambert­ Mountains and Southern Appalachian Mountains (H. R.10457)­ ville, N.J., and Sanitary Pre~sers' Association, of Trenton, N.J., to the Committee on Agriculture. and others, for amendment to Sherman antitrust law, for the Also, petition of citizens of New Haven, Meriden, and Water­ Pearre bill regulating injunctions, employers' liability .bill, and bury, Conn., for amendment proposed by American Federation national eight-hour law-to the Committee on the Judiciary. of Labor conference to the Sherman antitrust law, and for the Pearre bill, the employers' liability bill, and the national eight­ hour law-to the Committee on the Judiciary. SENATE. By l\1r. STERLING: Petitions of citizens of Pontiac, Dl., and Bloomington and Normal, Ill., for exemption of labor unions WEDNESDAY, April 29, 1908. from the operations of the Sherman antitrust law, for the Pr-ayer by the Chaplain, Rev. EDWARD E. HALE. Pearre bill regulating injunctions, for the employers' ]jability The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's act, and for the eight-hour law-to the Committee on the Ju­ proceedings, when, on request of Mr. KEAN, and by unanimous diciary. consent, the further reading was dispensed with. By l\1r. SULZER: Petition of Merchants' Association of New The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Journal stands appro-red. York, against Aldrich cunency bill (S. 3023)-to the Commit­ ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED. tee on Banking and Currency. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. Also, petition of the Royal Brewing Company, of Kansas BROWNING, its Chief Clerk, announced that the Speaker of the City, against the Knox liquor bill (S. 6576)-to the Committee House had signed the following enrolled bills and joint resolu­ on the Judiciary. tion, and they were thereupon signed by the Vice-President: Also, petition of Mergenthaler Linotype Company, against S. 512G. An act to grant the, city of Seattle, in the State of H. R. 15835 and 17869, proposing radical changes in the patent washington, certain rights of way for sewer and street purposes ) law-to the Committee on Patents. I through and along the military reservation of Fort Lawton, Also, petition of Edward P. l\Ioran, Words and Music Clnb, Wash., and through the reservations for the Lake Washington I for legislation in copyright cases fa\orable to musical com­ Canal; posers--to the Committee on Patents. H. R.12773. An act granting to the city of Woodward, in the Also, petition of Association for Protection of the Adiron­ State of Oklahoma, lot 2, in block 48, for park and other public dacks, praying for legislation and modification of the Sherman purposes ; and antitrust law, for employers' liability law, for limitation on in­ H. J. Res.171. Joint resolution providing for assistance to junction, and for the extension of the eight-hour law-to the the people of the storm-swept States of Georgia, Alabama, l\Ii.s­ Committee on the Judiciary. · sissippi, and Louisiana. Also, petition of Merchants' Association of New York, for the Fowler currency bill-to the Committee on Banking and Cur­ PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. rency. Mr. PLATT presented a petition of North Side llepublic::m Also, petition of Gulf Refining Company, of Pittsburg, Pa., for Club, of New York City, N. Y., praying for the enactment of an embargo on Venezuelan asphalt-to the Committee on Ways legislation to improve the present cunency system, which was and Means. referred to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. VREEL.A.l'i"D : Petition of citizens of Olean, for amend­ He also pre£ented petitions of sundry citizens and local labor ment to Sherman antitrust law and for PearrP- bill, employers' organizations of Brooklyn, Buffalo, Geneva, Mineville, New liability bill, and eight-hour bill-to the Committee on the York City, Olean, Schenectady, and 'I'roy, all in the State of Judiciary. New York, praying for the adoption of certain amendments to Also, petition of International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite, the so-called "Sherman antitrust law," relating to labor organi­ and Paper Uil1 Workers, of Morrisonville and Palmer, N. Y., zations, which were referred to the Committee on the Judicial'Y. against removal of duty on wood pulp-to the Committee on Mr. DEPE·w presented a petition of the Merchants' Associa­ Ways and Means. tion of the State of New York, praying for the appointment ~f 5398 CONGRESS! ON AL RECORD-SEN ATE. APRIL 29, a currency commission, and also remonstrating against the l\fr. WETl\fORE presented a petition of the Textile Workers' passage of the so-called "Vreeland currency bill," which was Union, No. 133, American Federation of Labor, of White Rock, referred to the Committee on Finance. R. I., praying for the adoption of certain amendments to the He also presented petitions of sundry labor organizations of so-called "Sherman antih·ust law" relating to labor organiza­ Ilion, Lockport, Oswego, and Syracuse, all in the State of New lions, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.