1922.1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 1100~ . Jands claimed by each appll.cant, in accordance with the system of P0Sn£ASTERS. United States public-land surveys, be submitted to the Secretary of the Interi-0r within six months from and after the approval of this act : • CALIFORNIA. Provided further, That patents shall issue to such purchasers and shall Irene Beckley, Grimes. inure to the benefit of their heirs, assigns, or devisees to the same extent and as if such purchasers had secured full title from the State Bertha E. Kelley, Palms. of Louisiana through. such pnrchasers: Ana pro'IJ'i<kd .further, . That COLORADO~ section 32. in township 15 south, range 15 west, LouiSlana meridian~ used by the United States for lighthouse purposes, shall be excepteo Sylvester E. Hobart, Nunn. from the provisfons ' here-Of. SEC. 2. That the lands within tbe limits of such abandoned military CONNECTICUT. reservation not affected by the foregoing provisions of this act shall be Joseph H. Derenthal, M~dison. disp-0sed of undel· the provisi<>.Ds of the act approved July 5, 1884 (2a Stat. L., p. 103). ILLINOIS. There being no ol:)jection, the Senate, as in Committee of the Ulysses G. Stutzman, Carlock. Whole, proceeded ~ to 1coµsMer the bill. Lester Cromwell, Momence. The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, or­ Daisy A. Nieman, Philo. dered to a third reading, read the thfrd time, and passed. INDIA.NA. PROOFS IN PUBLIC LAND CA.SES • George W. Shively, Winona Lake. .Mr. JONES of New Mexico. I ask unanimous consent for llNSAS. tbe present consideration of the bill {S. 3103) to amend section Joseph B. Dick, Ellinwood. 2294, United States Revised Statutes, relating to homesteads. Charles I. Zirkle, Garden City. There being no objection, the Senate, as in Committee -0f the Whole, proceeded to consider the bill, which was read as fol­ :MAINE. lows: Lloyd A. Harmon, Clinton. Be it enacted, etc., That section 2294, Revised Statutes of the United MASSACHUSETTS. States, as amended by the act of March 11 1902 (32 Stat. p. 63), and the act of March 4, 1904 (33 Stat. p. 59), be amended to read as Louise S. Snow, Middleton. follows: Annie E. Cronin, Nortlr Wilmin.gton. "Ssc. 2294. That hellafter all proofs, affi.davlts, and -0aths of any kind whatsoever required to be made ·by applicants and entrymen under lvlyra G. Jordan, West Upton. the homestead, preemption, timber-culture, desert-land, and timber and Mabel Holt, Wilmington. stone acts1.~ may in addition to those now authorized to take such affida­ vits, prooi.s. and -0aths be made before any United States commissicmer MICHIGAN. or commissioner _of the court exercising Federal jurisdiction in the Flora Van Zinderen, Grandville. Territory or before the judge or clerk of any court of record in the ctJunty, parish. or land district in which the lands are situated: Pro­ Helen B. Martin, Indian River. v-ided, That in eases where because -0f geographic or topographic con­ Grace l\1. Miller, Union City. · ditions there is a qualified officer nearer or more accessible to the land involved, but outside the county and land district, affidavits, proofs, NEVADA. and oaths may be taken before such officer: Provided, further, That in Helen M. Willis, Ruth. case the affidavits, proofs, and oaths hereinbefore mentioned be taken outside of the county or land district in which the land is located, NEW ;JERSEY. the applicant must sh-0w by a11idavit, satisfactory to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, that it was taken before the · nearest or Henry R. Parvin, Ramsey. most accessible officer quaillled to take such affidavits, proofs, and OHIO. oaths; but such .showing by affidavit need not be made in maliing final proof if the proof be t11ken in the town or city where the newspaper Joseph Jameson, Lorain. is published in which the final proof notice is printed. The proof, affidavit, and oath. when so made and duly subscribed, -0r which may OXL.AHOYA. have heretofore been so made and duly subscribed shall have the same Charles M. Henry, Carmen. force and effect as if made before the register and receiver when trans­ mitted to them with the fees and commissions allowed and required by Simpson B. Richards, Waynoka. law. That if any witness making such proof, or any applicant making OREGON. such affidavit or oath, shall knowingly, willfully, or corruptly swear falsely to any material matter contained in said proofs, affidavits, or George D. Wood, Brookings. oat hs, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be liable to the Charles B. Wilson, Newberg. same pains and penalties as if be had sworn falsely before the register. That the fees for entries and for final pro'ofs when made before any Grant L. Gra.nt, Riddle~ other offi~r than the 1·e¢ster .and recetver shall be as follows : Henry E. Grim, Scappoose. " For each a.ffi.davit, 25 cents. " For each deposition of claimant or witness when not prepared by SOUTB CA.BOLIN A. the officer, 25 cents. Dan K. Dukes, Orangeburg. "For each deposition of claimant or witness prepared by the officer, $1. WASHINGTON. " Any officer demanding or receiving a grMter sum for such service shalt be guilty of misdemeanor and :ipon conviction shall be punis~ed Frank Morris, Bordeaux. for each offense by a fine not e:xceedmg $100." · Raymond M. Badger, Winthrop. The bili was reported to the Senate without amendment, or­ dered to be engrossed for a third reading,· read the third time, and passed. EXECUTIVE SESSION. SENATE. Mr. LODGE. I renew my motion that the Senate proceed to MoNDA.Y, August 7, 19~ . the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to, and the Senate proceeded to the (Legi8lativ6 day of Thursday, August S, 1922.) consi<leration of executive business. After five minutes spent in The Senate met at 11 o'clock a. m., on the expiration of the executive session the doors were reopened; and (at 5 o'clock i·ecess. and 30 minutes p. m.) the Senate, under the order previously THE T A.B.IFF. made, took a recess until Monday, August 7, 1922, at 11 o'clock a. m. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the con­ sideration of the bill (H. R. 7456) to provide revenue, to regu­ late commerce with foreign countries, to encourage the indus­ CONFIRMATIONS. tries of the United States, and for other purposes, the pending E:cecutive nominations confirmed by the Senate August 5 ( legis­ question being on the amendment ot Mr. BROUSSARD to para­ lative, da1J. 1922. pf1 A_ugu,.st 3), graph 501. Coll.ECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE. Mr. CURTIS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quo­ Arnold J. Hellmich to be collector of internal revenue, first rum. district of Missouri. • The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Secretary will call the roll. REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE. The reading clerk called the roll, and the following Senators Harry B. Drum to J>e register of the land office at BHlings, answered to their names : Mont. Borah Dillingham Kendrick Nicholson UNITED STATES MARSHAL. Brandegee Frelinghuylilen Keyes Norbeck Broussard Gerry Ladd Oddie Harry S. Hubbard to be United States marshal, distrlet of Bursum Gooding 0 Overman Porto Rico. Calder Hale h c~uember Phipps PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY. Cameron Harreld McLean Pittman Capper Harris McNary Pomere11.e Earl Hamlin DeForcl to be captain, Air Service. Caraway Harrison Moses Rawson Culb-erson Heflin Myers Reed Walter Raymond Peck to he firl'lt lieutenant, Air Service. Cummi.na Jones, N. Mex. _Jelson l:)heppard Robb '\l1ite, jr., to he <:lwplain with tbe rank of captain. Curtis Jones. Wash. New Shortridge ~11002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. AUGUST 7, Simmons Stanley Underwood Watson, Ind. domestic sugar has all been disposed of. That happens every Smith Sterling Wadsworth Willis Smoot Sutherland Walsh, l\1ass. year. So long as the refiners have it in their power, through Spencer 'l'ownsend Warren the production of sugar in Cuba by themselves, to lower the Stanfield Trammell Watson, Ga. price of sugar whenever the domestic sugar comes upon the l\lr. LADD. I was requested to announce that the junior market, they are going to do so. By reason of the conditions Senator from Illinois [Mr. McKINLEY] is detained at a hearing following the war they thought that last year was the time 1Jefore the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. for them to throttle the sugar industry of America. They cut The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Sixty-one Senators have an­ the price of sugar down to 1.67 cents a pound, knowing -full swered to their names. There is a quorum present. well that that meant absolute financial ruin to every sugar pro­ Mr. SMOOT obtained the floor. ducer in the United States, following a year of unheard-of l\Ir. HARRISON. Mr. President, I desire to ask unanimous losses in that industry. In my statement to-day I shall name consent to call up the resolution ( S. Res. 334) which I offered the dates and the prices and show just what brought those late Saturday afternoon touching the sugar investigation. conditions about. .u _ Mr. SMOOT. I object. This propaganda had its origin with the refiners. As I The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is made. have said, they have always been enemies of the domestic in­ Mr. NICHOLSON. Will the Senator from Utah yield for a dustry. Their position is easily understood. Every ton of moment? • beet sugar which is produced means one ton less for them to The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator from Utah refine; and the competition of beet sugar prevents their control yield to the Sena tor from Colorado? of prices and markets so long as that product is upon the Mr.