·. atnngrtssinnal itcnrd. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION. SENATE. Ma1·yland-John Walter Smith and Joseph I. France. Massachusetts-Henry Cabot Lodge and David I. Walsh. ~fo:NDAY, Decembe1·1; 1919. 11Hchigan-Charles E. Townsend aml Truman H. ~ewberry. THOMAS n. :MARSHALL, of Indiana, Vice President of the 1lfinnesota-Knute Nelson and Frank B. Kellogg. United State. , called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock meridian. Mississippi-John Sharp Williams and Pat Harrison. Rev. Ulysses Grant \Yarren, D. D., of Syracuse, N. Y., offered Missouri-James A. Reed and Selden P. Spencer. tile following prayer : .Montana-Henry L. Myers and Thomas J. \Valsh. Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, again we ha\e assem­ Nebraska-Gilbert 1\1. Hitchcock and George W. ~ Torris. bled in the council of our Nation for the purpose of carrying Ne-1:ada-Key Pittman and Charles B. Henderson. forward its mighty program in the affairs of mankind. We New Hampshire-George H. Moses and Henry\V. Keyes. pray that Thou wilt guide us with the wisdom with which Thou New Jersey-Joseph S .. Frelinghuysen and Walter E. Edge. hast always presided over the affairs of Thy children. Bless New Mexico-Albert B. Fall and Andrieus A. Jones. us ,·vith the integrity of Abraham, the 'visdom of Solomon, the ·sew York-James W. \Vadsworth, jr., and William M. Calder. spirit of the Master, as we approach these great problems in North Carolina-F. 1\1. Simmons and LeeS. 0Yerman. this age of reconstruction. May we be guided by the divine North Dakota-Porter J. McCumber and. A le J. Gronna. light from on high, and may the principles of social justice, Ohio-Atlee Pomerene and Warren G. Harding. political freedom, and universal brotherhood be the trinity of Oklalwma-Thoma P. Gore :mel Robert L. Owen. worship on the altar of which these Member may pay homage Oregon-George E. Chamberlain and Charles L. 1\Ic..."'\ary. to Him who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We pray Pennsyl7:ania-Boies Penrose and Philander C. Knox:. Thee to bless the Chief Executi\e of this Nation and every Rltode Island-LeBaron B. Colt and Peter G. Gerry. man and woman unto whose hands has been committed an South Carolina-El1ison D. Smith and Nathaniel B. Dial. office of trust in a representative form of government. Guide South Dakota-Thomas Sterling and Edwin S. Johnson. us and save us finally through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Tennessee-John K. Shields and Kenneth McKellar. The VICE PRESIDENT. Senators, the day and the hour Texas-Charles A. Culber ~ on and 1\lorris Sheppard. provided by the Constitution of the United States and the laws Utah-Reed Smoot and William H. King. enacted thereunder for the regular annual as embling in ses­ Vermont-William P. Dillingham and Carroll S. Page. sion of the Congress of the United States having arrived, t11e Virginia-Claude A. Swanson. Secretary of the Senate will call the roll of Sen a tors to ascer­ lVashington-\Vesley L. Jones and Miles Poindexter. tain if there be a constitutional number present to enable the West Yirginia-Howard Sutherland and David Elkins. Senate to transact business. Wisconsin-Robert l\1. La Fo11ette and Irvine L. Lenroot. The Secretary called the roll, and the follo,ving Senators an­ Wyoming-Francis E. Warren and John B. Kendrick. swered to their names : NOTIFICATIO TO THE PRESIDENT . Ashurst Fletcher McKellar Rmoot Mr. LODGE submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 235) 'Ball France .Moses Spencer Bankhead Frelinghuysen .Myers Stanley which was read, considered by unanimous consent, and Beckham Gay Nelson Stt>rling ugreect to: Rorah Gerry Newberry Sutherland I~c~ol1:c(l, That a. committee consisting of two Senators be appointed Brandegee Hale Norris Rwan"'on to JOU~ such comm1ttee as may be appointed by the House of Repre­ Calder Harris Nug-ent Thomas sentatives to notify the President of the United States that a quorum Capper Hitchcock Owen 'l'owns(md Chamberlain .T ohn on, Calif. Page Wadsworth of each .Hot~se is assembled and that Congress is ready to receive any Colt Johnson, S.Dak. Phipps Walsh, Mont. commumcat10n be may be pleased to make. Culberson Jones, Wash. Pittman n'arren The VICE PHESIDEXT appointed Mr. LODGE and Mr. HITCH­ Cummins Kellogg PomPrene Watson COCI{ as the committee on the part of the Senate. Curtis Keyes lleeu Williams Dial King Sheppard NOTIFICATION TO THE HOUSE. Edge La Follette Rimmons Elkins Lodge Smith, Gn. l\Ir. LODGE submitted the following J:esolution (S. Res. 236), Mr. CURTIS. I was requested to announce the absence of which was read, considered by unanimous consent, and the Senator from Iowa [l\1r. KENYO~] on account of illness. 1 agreed to: I was also requested to announce the absence of the Senator Resolved, That the Secretary iLform the llouse of Representatives from Illinois [1\Ir. SHETIMAN] on account of illness. that a quorum of_ the Senate is assembled and that the Senate is ready The VICE PRESIDENT. Sixty-one Senator have answered to prot·eed to busmess. to the roll call. There is a constitutional quorum of Senators HOUR OF MEETING. present. l\fr. LODGE submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 237) LIST OF SENATORS. which was read, considered by unanimous consent, and The list of Senators by States is as follow : agreed to: Alal>anta-Jolm H. Bankhead an<l 0:-:car W. Unuenyood. m:idt:~e~nBf~h~r~vrsoeu~rd~:ed~Iy meeting of the Senate be 12 o'clock Arizona-Henry F. Ashurst and Marcus A. Smith. A1·kansas-Joseph T. Robinson ::mc1 William F. Kirbv. R.All.ROAD CONTROL-ADJOURNMENT. California-James D. Phelan and Hiram W. Johnsoil. l\Ir. LODGE. 1\:lr. President, pending the report of fue com­ Colorado-Charles S. Thomas and Lawrence C. Phipps. mittee appointed to notify fue President, I move that the Senate Connectic-ut-Frank B. Brandegee and George P. McLean. do now adjourn. Delaware-Josiah 0. Wolcott and L. Hei ler Ball. l\1r. ClJMl\IlXS. ·wm the Senator from Massachusetts with­ F'lm·ida-Duncan U. Fletcher and Park TrammelL hold the motion for a moment? Georgia-Hoke Smith and William J. Harris. Mr. LODGE. Certainly. Idaho-William E. Borah and John F. Nugent. l\lr. CUl\Il\liNS. Mr. Pr si<.lent, I had supposed that in ac­ IZlinois-Lawr<"nce Y. Sherman and 1\ledill McCormick. cordance wifu the long-estnhlished custom the Senate would Indiana--James E. \Vatson and Harry S. New. adjourn until a respon. e could be received from the President Jotca-Albert B. Cummins and \Villiam S. Kenyon. of tile United States. I desire to give notice that to-morrow Kansas-charles Curtis and Arthur Capper. immediately after the close of the morning business, I shall Kent,uclcy-J. C. W. Beckham and Augustus 0. Rtnn1ey. moYe to take up for consideration the railroad bill, and I hope Louisiana-Joseph E. Ransdell and. Edward James Gay. fuat the Senate will see its way dear to give its undivided con­ Maine-Bert ~I. Fernald and Frederick Hale. sideration to thut measure until we shall have concluded it. 3 - 4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. DECEJ\1BER 1' l\Ir. TROl\lAS. l\1r. President, I do not think there is any­ and the Senator fro:tn Pennsyh'11nia [l\1r. PENROSE] are absent thing but precedent, ·which sometimes. i " better honored in the on account of illne "'. breach than in the obsen-ance," to ju tify an adjournment until I have been requested to announce the following pairs: to-morrow. The present session of the Senate has an enormous The Senator from Illinois [l\Ir. McCoRMICK] with the Sena­ doct.et before it. E\ery day hould count, e'"ery day must tor from Nevada. [l\1r. Hs~DERSO.N] ; count, if we are to transact any considerable percentage of the The Senator from New Mexico [Mr. FALL] with the Senator business confronting us. Personally, therefore, I prote t against f1·om "\\~yoming (l\lr. KENDRICK] ; the proposed adjournment. The Senator from Ohio [Mr. HAnDING] with the Senator from l\1r. CUMl\1INS. Under the circumstances I do not want to Alabama (l\Ir. UNDERWOOD]; and do anything that could be pos ibly construed as disrespectful to The Senator from Vermont [Mr. DILLINGHAM] with the Sen­ the President, and it is only becau e I felt that a disregard of ator from ~laryland [1\fr. SMITH]. a custom of many years might be construed as disrespect to the 1r. GAY. I desire to announce that my colleague the senior President that I aid what I ha.ve. Senator ·from Loui. iana [Mr. RANSDELL] is necessarily absent M:z·. CURTIS. Mr. President, I wish to ugge t to the Sen­ from the Senate. ator from Iowa that the railroad bill i now the unfin' hed Mr. GERRY. I wish to announce that the Senator from Mis­ business, and the1·efore the1·e could be no disrespect to the Presi­ issippi [Mr. HAnrJSON], the Senator from Nevada (1\lr. dent if we went on trith the unfinished bu ines . I hope the IlE~"DERSON], the Senator from New Mexico [Mr. Jom:s], the Senate will remain in ession for that purpo e. Senator from Wyoming [Mr. KENDRICK], the Senator from l\Ir. THOMAS. I wi h to add, Mr. Pi·esident, if I may, that A.rkan as [Mr. KrnnY], the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. ina mudl as we hn"Ve had a long extra e ion of Congress, OVER~IAN], and the Senator from California [1\lr.