1916. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 581 By Mr. STEAGALL: Memorial of Woman's Christian Tem­ The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so perance Union of Clayton, Ala., favoring national prohibition; ordered. -to the Committee on the Judiciary. The telegrams were referred to the Committee on Foreign Re­ By Mr. SWEET: Petition of employees of post offices of lations and ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows : Cedar Falls and Eagle Grove, Iowa, for increase in pay ; to the Los ANGELES, CAL., December !0, 1916. Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Ron. JoHN D_ WoRKS, By 1\Ir. TAYLOR of Arkansas (by request) : Two petitions Washington, D. 0.: - Curtailment of electric energy by the Canadian Government at Ni­ of sundry railway mail clerks, post-office clerks, and rural car­ agara Falls affects deliveries of grinding products used in our shops. riers, of Hot Springs, Ark., for higher wages ; to the Committee This curtailment means to us a big loss of time and labor. We would on the Post Office and Post Roads. appreciate your efforts to relieve the situation\ Also (by request), petition of Van D. Fowler and others, of KILLIFER MANUFACTURING Co. (INC.). Hot Springs, Ark., for an embargo on food and munitions ; to Los ANGELES, CAL., December 19, 1916. the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Ron. JOHN D. WORKS, By Mr. TI1\1BERLAKE: Petitions of employees of the post Washington, D. 0.: offices at Littleton, Longmont, and Sterling, Colo., for increase Curtailment of electric energy by the Canadian Government at Ni­ in pay ; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. agara Falls affects deliveries of grinding products used in our shops. This curtailment means to us a big loss of time and labor. We would appreciate your efforts to relieve the situation. SENATE. UNION TOOL Co. :WEDNESDAY, Los ANGELES, CAL., December 19, 1916. December ~0, 1916. Hon. JOHN D. WonKs, The Chaplain, Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman, D. D., offered the Washington, D. 0.: . following prayer : · Curtailment of electric energy by the Canadian Government at Ni­ agara Falls affects deliveries of grinding products used in our shops. Almighty God, we thank Thee for the revelation of Thyself, This curtailment means to us a big loss of time and labor. We would so clear, so glorious as that all of us can come to Thee in prayer. appreciate your efforts to relieve the situation. .We seek to justify our ways to men, but we care more that Thou JOSEPH MUSTO KEEHAN Co • shalt look with favor upon our acts. We fear not them that may kill the body but we fear Him who has power to destroy Los ANGELES, CAL., December 20, 1916. Hon. JOHN D. WORKS, both body and soul in hell. We come at last with our steward­ United States Senate, Washington, D. 0.: ship before Thee and Thou must pass upon our acts. Give us Mining interests of West seriously affected by cyanide shortage. Im­ Thy grace and Thy wisdom. Surround us with Thy providence. mediate cause of present shortage due to Canadian Government's em­ Give us the spirit that we may be led in all things to conform bargo on power expectation from Canadian plans to United States in­ dustries, we request that you use your best endeavors to have our our lives to Thy will and glorify ·Thy name, and through Thy Government protest against arbitrary withdrawal of power by Canadian glory bring larger blessings to the people whom we serve. For Government, power developed with United States capital on Canadian Christ's sake. Amen. side ot Falls. We also urge that our Government permit the immedi­ ate temporary diversion of water to full capacity. Existing United The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. States power Jnstallations suggest to secure cooperation of Senators PURCHASE OF FOOD S1JI>PLIES (S. DOC. NO. 645), and Congressmen _of other Western States. Delegations from eastern industries are in Washington to-day and to-morrow conferring with the The -PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a com­ proper Government officials. munication from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in re­ CHAMBER OF MINES AND OIL, sponse to a resolution of the Senate of the 15th instant, certain By THEODORE MARTIN, President. information relative to the purchasing of food supplies by Army Mr. TH01\1PSON"presented a petition of the members of the officers and employees through Government agencies, which, on Bible School of the First Church of Christ of Kingman, Kans., motion of Mr. GALLINGER, was referred to the Committee on praying for the enactment of legislation to prohibit the trans­ Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. portation of intoxicating liquor into prohibition States, anu also for prohibition in the District of Columbia, which was re­ NOBEL PEACE PRIZE (S. DOC. NO. ' 644)", ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary: The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a com· Mr. HITCHCOCK presented a petition of the Commercial munication from the Secretary of State, transmitting a copy of Club of Omaha, Nebr., praying for the installation of a pneu­ a circular issued by the Nobel committee furnishing information matic-tube mail service in that city, which was referred to the as to the distribution of the Nobel peace prize for the year 1917, Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Com­ ~Ir. KENYON presented a petition of the Woman's Christian mittee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. Temperance Union of Avoca, Iowa, praying for national prohi­ bition, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. He also presented petitions of the Chamber of Commerce of A message from the House Qf Representatives, by J. C. South, Council Bluffs, and of members of the Osceola County bar and its Chief Clerk, announced that the House had agreed to a con­ the Lyon County bar, of Iowa, praying for the use of all surplus current resolution providing that when the two Houses adjourn fees received by the Federal Government from applicants for on Friday, December 22, 1916, they stand adjourned until 12 citizenship for education of the aliens in his civic privileges, o'clock meridian on Tuesday, January 2, 1917, in which it re­ duties, and responsibilities, which were referred to the Com- quested the concurrence of the Senate. -mittee on Immigration. - The message also announced that the House had passed the Mr. LEA of Tennessee presented petitions of sundry citizens followlng bills and joint resolution, in which . it requested the of Tennessee, praying for an increase in the salaries of postal concurrence of the Senate: employees, which were referred to the Committee on Post Offices H. R. 18542. An act making appropriations for the legislative, and Post Roads. executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal Mr. POINDEXTER presented a petition of the port commis· year ending June 30, 1918, and for other purposes; sion of Seattle, Wash., praying for an investigation of commer­ H. R.19178. An act making appropriations to supply urgent cial trade opportunities in China and the establishment of deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, direct trade relations between China and the United States, 1917, and for other purposes; and which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. H. J. Res. 306. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of Mr. CHAMBERLAIN presented a petition, of sundry citizens the Interior to extend the time for payment of the deferred in­ of Whiteson, Oreg., praying for the placing of an embargo on stallments due on the purchase of tracts of the surface of the food products and for the enactment of legislation to preven.t the segregated coal and asphalt lands of the Choctaw and Chicka­ storage of food products by speculatoTs, which was referred to saw Trib~s in Oklahoma. the Committee on Foreign Relations. ENROLLED JOIN'l\ RESOLUTION SIGNED. Mr. W ARREJN presented a petition of sundry citizens of The message further announced that the Speaker of the Sheridan, Wyo., praying for an increase in salaries of postal ~ouse had signed the enrolled joint resolution (H. J. Res. 324) employees, which was referred to the Committee on Post Offices ..... authorizing payment of the salaries of officers and _employees and Post Roads. of Congress for December, 1916, and it was thereupon signed by He also presented a petition of the Shoshone Water Users" the President pro tempore. Association, of Powell, Wyo., praying for the enactment of legis­ lation to extend the provisions of the Federal farm-loan act to PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. reclamation projects, which was referred to the Committee Mr. WORKS. I have telegrams relating to the curtailment on Banking and Currency. of the electric energy at Niagara Falls which I ask to have Mr. MARTINE of New Jersey. I have a telegram from my printed in the REconrJ, home town, signed by the Hall Printing Press Co., referring to 582 CONGRESSIO~AL RECORD-. SENATE. DECE])ffiER 20, the diversion of the water powel· at Niagara Falls; and asking 1n them, it was unnecessary for the Kanawha & MiCbJgan Railroad to purchase a sufficient number of coal cars with which to take care of its legislation which will relieve them from a water famine a.t that business and under that arrangement· the Kanawha & Mlchlgah ahd place. They are interested In the power. I move that the tele­ Toledo & Ohio Central cars jointly have furnished coal shippers in this gram be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. district for many years past, until five mo~ths ago, practically a 100 per .