1911. .CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 273 No. 133; Volunteer, No. 13; Pride of Munson, No. 1D4; Good The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. Interest, No. 187; Silver Crescent, No. 3; Resolute, No. 77; Mr. MURDOCK. Inasmuch as the House is to resolve itself Pride of Welcome, No. 33; Logan, No. GO; Eden, No. 988; into Committee of the Whole House for a. long, extensive, and Malto, No. 36; Star of Oberlin, No. 155; Frankford, No. 123; important debate, I wish to inquire of the Speaker if the Com­ Bellevue, No. 148; Lydia Darrah, No. 110; Clearfield, No. 146; mittee of the Whole has any power to grant lea.ye to print or to General Putnam, No. 28; Wissahickon, No. 137; Dallastown, No. extend remarks in the RECORD? 105; and West Chester, No. 45, Councils of Daughters of Lib­ The SPEAKER. It has not except to the individual . That erty, all in the State of Pennsylyan.ia, favoring enactment of an has been the uniform practice since I have been here. illiteracy test; to the Committee on Immigration and Naturali­ Mr. UNDERWOOD. I will say to the gentleman from Kan­ zation. sas, that if there is a desire on that side to have leave to print, Dy Mr. MOTT: Resolution of Sandy Creek Grange, No. 127, I will ask unanimous consent at this time for all gentlemen who Patrons of Husbandry, of Sandy Creek, N. Y., in favor of a speak on the bill to have that right. parcels post; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Mr. l\fURDOCK. There is no such desire on this side; there Roads. is a desire to curtail it, and I suggest that the gentleman in­ Also, resolutions of Great Bend Grange, No. 642, Great clude in his motion a provision that any request in Committee Dena,· N. Y.; Pennellville Grange, No. 729, Pennellville, of the Whole for the right to extend remarks, or to print re­ N. Y.; Lafargeville Grange, No. 15, Lafa.rgeville, N. Y.; marks, be referred back to the House and not ~ranted in Com­ Jefferson County Pomona Grange, Watertown, N. Y.; .Am­ mittee of the Whole. boy Grange, No. 779, Amboy Center, N. Y.; Star Grange, Mr. UNPERWOOD. I will state that that motion would not No. 9, Hannsfield, N. Y.; Thousand Island Grange, No. 593, be in order. The right of the Committee of the Whole House Omar, N. Y.; Pulaski Grange, No. 730, Pulaski, N. Y.; Cape on the state of the Union is governed by the rules of the House, Vincent Grange, No; 599, Cape Vincent, N. Y.; Oswego County and my motion could not infringe on those rules. These rules Pomona Grange, Oswego, N. Y.; Indian River Grange, Ant­ clearly provide that the committee can not grant general leaye werp, N. Y.; Smithville Grange, No. 60, Smithville" N. Y.; to print, but that it can grant the right to extend remarks. Plessis Grange, No. 620, Plessis, N. Y.; Lewis County Pomona l\fr. GARRETT. Any one Member can defeat it. Grange; Adams Center Grange, No. 590; and Gardner Corners Mr. UNDERWOOD. That is true. Grange, Ga.rdners Corners, N. Y., Patrons of Husbandry, agajnst The· SPEAI\:ER. All this debate is by unanimous consent. Canadian reciprocity bill (H. R. 4412) ; to the Committee on l\fr. MURDOCK. Then, Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- Ways and Means. sent to ask the gentleman from Alabama a question. Also, resolution of International Molders' Union, Local No. 78, l\fr. YOUNG of Michigan. The regular order. of Watertown; . N. Y., favoring repeal of the tax on oleomar­ The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Michigan demands the garine; to the Committee on Agriculture. regular order. The question is on the motion of the gentleman By Mr. STEPHENS of California: Resolutions of John F. from Alabama. Godfrey Post, No. 93, Grand Army of the Republic, of Pasadena, The motion of l\fr. UNDERWOOD was agreed to. Cal., in favor of Su-noway bill; to the Committee on Invalid The Rouse accordingly resolved itself into Committee of the Pensions. Whole House on the state of the Union, with Mr. SrrERLEY in Dy Mr. SULLOWAY: .Papers to accompany bill for claim for the chair. arrearages of pension in case of Dr. Joseph Hunter; to the l\fr. SHERLEY took the chair amid general applause. Committee on .Invalid Pensions. The CHAIRMAN. The House is now in Committee of the Dy Mr. WILLIS: Petition of Dr. C. F. King and 60 other Wllole Honse on the state of the Union for the further consid­ citizens of Mount Cary, Ohio, against Canadian reciprocity eration of the bill H. R. 4412, the Canadian reciprocity bill. agreement; to the Committee on Ways and l\feans. Mr. U ~DERWOOD . Mr. Chairman, I wish to state that I do not intend to make the opening speech on this bill myself, but expect to close the debate. I yield one hour to the gentle­ man from North Carolina [Mr. KrTCIIIN]. [Applause.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. l\fr. KITCHIN. Mr. Chairman, in opening the debate on the SATURDAY, April 15, 1911. pending measure, I shall ask permission at the outset to ac­ knowledge in behalf of the Democracy of the House our thanks The House met at 12 o'clock noon. and gratitude to the President of the United States for giving The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the fol­ us, in this call for a.n extra session, the opportunity to quicken lowing prayer: the fulfi1lment of our pledges made to the people. [Applause ou Onr Father in heaven, the same yesterday, to-day, and for­ Democratic side.] How well an<l how faithfu1ly we have em­ ever, whose love fills all space with rays divine, we hallow Thy braced the opportunity thus far the proceedings of this ·House name fo1~ that greatest of all events which demonstratc·s the during the last 10 days attest. I wish, too, to congratulate the power of life over death and which will be celebrated on the Democracy upon its prompt response to the people's will and morrow with prnyers of gratitude and anthems of praise the quick redemption of its promises. throughout all Christendom; make us worthy we beseech Thee of Believing that the powers vested in and exercised by former such love and power. May our spiritual eyes be opened that Speakers were subversive of the rights of representative gov­ we may penetrate the veil and behold our loved ones on the ernment, we pledged the people that if we were given control golden shore with outstretched arms to receive us. of the House we would write into its rules that the one-man So long Tby power llas blest us, sure it still power should be destroyed, that the Speaker, whoeyer he might Will lead us on O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till be, should no longer have the power to appoint committees, to Tbc nigbt is gone. pack committees, so that such legislation as the one man, the And with the morn those angel faces smile, Speaker, might will should be kept in or brought out. [Ap­ Whlcb we have loved long since, and lost awhile. plause on the Democratic side.] We have faithfully kept that And when the tongue is eloquent no more pledge. [Applause on the Democratic side.] ~be soal shall speak in tears of gratitude. Believing tba.t, in the administration of the affairs of this Amen. House, there was wasteful extravagance of the people's money, The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. that there had been useless offices created by the Republican SWEARING IN OF A MEMBER. Party and filled a.s political jobs, we pleclged the people that, if we were giyen control, we would effect economy and abolish l\fr. PLUMLEY, a Representative from the second district of every political job in and around this Capitol. We have re­ Vermont, appeared at the bar and took the oath of office. deemed that pledge. [Applause on the Democratic side.] We ha.Ye RECIPROCITY. not only abolished numbers of useless political offices and ol.Jso­ Mr. UNDERWOOD. l\fr. Speaker, I move that the House lete committees, but in the current expenses of the House we resolve itself into Committee of the Whole House on the state have effected an economy of 25 per cent, an annual saving of the Union for the further consideration of the bill (H. R. to the people and to the Federal Treasury of more than $180,000. 4412) to promote reciprocal trade relations with the Dominion [Applause on the Democratic side.] of Canada. This, sir, is an earnest of that honest and economical adminis­ The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Alabama moves that tration which our party would give the country if intrusted the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole House with the control of all the departments of the Government. on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the Believing that the Senate of the United States, and its past bill H. R. 4412, generally known as the reciprocity bill. seyeral years' record amply justified the belief, was responsive Mr. MURDOCK. Mr. Speaker, a parlia.meD:tary inquiry. neither to the will nor to the rights of the people, we pledged XLVII-18 .274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE . APRIL 15, that, so far ns we should be given the power, we would submit lican in the House would bow his head in humiliation and morti­ to the legislatures of the several States an amendment to the fi.cn.tion.