, 3550 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. MARCH 31, amending the interstate-commerce law-to the Committee on In- PETITIONS AND ME.MORIA.LS, terstate and Foreign Commerce. - · l\Ir.,HANSBROUGH. I presentresolutions adopted a.ta. meet­ Also, resolution of the San Diego (Cal.) Chamber of Commerce, ing of citizens of South Minnewaukon Township, in the county for the passage of House bill No. 7097, providing for a reorganfaa­ of Ramsey, N. Dak., declaring in favor og the Boers in South- ~ tion of the consular service-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Africa, against a tariff as to Puerto Rico, against the ship-subsidy By Mr. NORTON of Ohio: Petition of E. B. Hubbard and other bill, and against the war in the Philippines. I ask that the reso­ druggists of Tiffin, Ohio, for the repeal of the stamp tax on medi­ lutions, which can not be sent to any particnlar committee, be cines, etc.-to the Committee on Ways and Means. printed in th~ RECORD . • Also, papers to accompany House bill No. 7798, for the relief of There being no objection, the resolutions were ordered to lie on Dentpn Whipf?-to the Co~mittee on Military Affairs. the table and to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: Also, resolution of the Ohio Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents urging the passage of House bill No. 6252, relating to the SOUTH MrnNEWAUK.AN TOWNSHIP, N. DAK., March 19, 1900. collection of tax on fire-insurance policies-to the Committee on To the Senators and Rep1·esentative of North Dakota in Congress: Tile residents of Sou th Minnewaukan Township in mass meeting assembled. Ways and Means. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Also, resolution of Manville Moore Post, No. 525, of Fremont, Resolved, That we sympathize with the brave and valinnt Boers in the manly struggle for freedom and independence, and hereby declare that the Ohio, and Moses Martin Post, No. 649, of Huron, Grand Army of people of S0u th Africa and thti Orange Free State are and of right ought to the Republic, Department of Ohio. in support of House bill No. be free and independent: Therefore, be it 7094, to establish a Branch Soldiers' Home at Johnson City, Tenn.­ Resolved, That we hereby request our Senators and Representative in Congress to take such active measures as shall insure immediate mediation to the Committee on Military Affairs. by the President of these United States as shall lead to a speedy termination Also, resolution of Subordinate Association No. 19, Lithogra­ of the unholy and unjust war now waged by England in an unjust cause-a - phers' International Association, Coshocton, Ohio, to print the war of greed and conquest. Resolved, That we are in favor of such treatment being accorded to the label of the Allied Printing Trades on publications of the Govern­ peoyle of Puerto Rico as is now accorded to the peoples of every State in the ment-to the Committee on Printing. Umon; that no discriminating tariff duties should be imposed upon any of By Mr. ROBERTS: Petition of William B. Eaton Post, No. 199, their products entering into competition with like products of the Umted 8tates. We favor executing honorably E\Very pledge or promise that may Grand Army of the Republic, of Revere, Mass., favoring the pas­ have been made to the peoples of Puerto Rico. sage of House bill No. 7094-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Resolved, That we are opposed to the useless shedding of the blood of Amer­ By Mr. ROBINSON of Nebraska: Petition of citizens of Nio­ ican soldiere iu the war of conquest against the Philippines. Resolved, That the peoples of the Western States are producers and have brara, Nebr., for an appropriation of $10,000 for the purpose of to depend on foreign markets for fixed prices and sale of their products; improving the Missouri River at and below the mouth of the therefore we are onposed to all forms of ta.riff protection that tends to foster Niobrara River, etc.-to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. trusts and combinations of aggregated capital which compels consumers to pay exorbitant prices for such protected commodities. By Mr. RUSSELL: PetitionofGrandArmyof the Republic post Resolved, That we favor ship subsidy, but are oppose'd to the "Hanna-Payne at Mystic, Conn., favoring the establishment of a Branch Soldiers' bm" now under consideration; if special favors must be granted, let such Home at Johnson City, Tenµ.-to the Committee on Military favoritism be extended toward ships on the Pacific, not on the Atlantic Ocean. Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the Senators and Affairs. Representative of North Da~ota in Congress. · - By Mr. STARK: Petition of L. B. Martin and 54 others, of Crete, Nebr., favoring the enactment of a clause in the Hawaiian Mr. COCKRELL presented a petition of the Merchants' Ex­ constitution forbidding the manufacture and sale of intoxicating change of. St. Louis, Mo., and the Business Men's League of St. liquors ani a prohibition of gambling and the opium trade-to Louis, Mo., praying for the adoption of certain amendments to the the Committee on the Territories. interstate-commerce law; which was referred to the Committee Also, petition of W. A. Carpenter and other ~itizens of York, on Interstate Commerce. Nebr., favoring the passage of House bill No. 3717, amending the REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, oleomargarine law-to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. STEVENS of .Minnesota: Resolution of the St. Paul Mr. WARREN, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was Chamber of Commerce, asking for a United States supervising referred the bill (S. 1373) for the relief of George F. Roberts, inspector of steam vessels at St. Paul-to the Committee on the administrator of the estate of William B. Thayer, deceased, sur­ Merchant Marine and Fisheries. · viving partner of Thayer Brothers, and others, reported it without Also, petition of J. J. Roseman, of St. Paul, Minn., favoring amendment, and submitted a report thereon. · the anti-canteen bill-to the Coinmittee ·on Military Affairs. Mr. KENNEY, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was Also, petition of Company E, Fourth Infantry National Guard referred the bill (H. R. 3775) granting an increase of pension to of State of Minnesota, in favor of Home bill No. 7936, making an Robert Boston, reported it_without amendment, and submitted a increase in· the appropriation for arming and eq nipping -the mi­ report thereon. litia of the States and Territories-to the Committee on Militia. He also, from the same committee, to whom was referred the By Mr. WACHTER: Affidavit to accompany House bill No. bill (H. R. 6885) granting an increase of pension to Horace B. 8190, for the r~lief of Henry Miller-to the Committee on Pensions. Durant, reported it without amendment, and submitted a report Bv Mr. WHITE: Petition of J. W. Reynolds and others, of thereon. Texas, and John W. Fox and 36 others, of Massachusetts, against JOHN H. STREETER, the crime of lynching and mob violence-to the C9mmittee on the Mr. GALLINGER. · I am directed by the Committee on Pen­ Judiciary. - sions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3797) granting an increase Also, petition of Mary E. Norman, for a pension-to the Com- of pension to John H. Streeter, to report it without amendment, mittee on Invalid Pensions. - and as this is a bill proposing to give relief to a very sick soldier, By Mr. WISE: Papers to accompany House bill ·for the relief I ask immediate consideration for it. of P. F. Eagan-to the Committee on Claims. There being no objection, the bill was considered as in Com­ mittee of the Whole. It proposes to place on the pension roll the name_of John-H. Streeter, late of Company F, Sixth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and to pay him a pension at SENATE. the rate of $30 per month in lien of. that he is now receiving. The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered SATURDAY, March 31, 1900. to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBURN, D. D. BILLS INTRODUCED, The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday's pro­ ceedings, when, on motion of Mr. DA VIS, and by unanimous con- Mr. MORGAN introduced the following bills; which were sev­ sent, the fu~ther reading was disp_ensed with. _ eraliy read twice by their titles, and referred to the Committee on The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, theJ oumal Claims: will stand approved. · A bill (S. 3925) for the relief of the estate of Caswell B. Derrick, deceased; MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. A bill (S. 3926) for the relief of the estate of Bradford Ham: A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. H. L. brick, deceased; OVERSTREET,oneofitsclerks,announcedthattheHousehadagreed A bill (S. 3927) for the relief of the estate of James Campbell, to the r eport of the committee of conference on the disagreeing deceased; and · votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the A bill (S: 3928) for the relief of the estate of A. J. Underwood, bill (H. R. 79-11) making appropriations for the diplomatic and con.: deceased. - sular service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1901. I Mr. COCKRELL introduced a bill (S. 3929) for the relief of Sid- The message also announced that the House had passed the bill ney J. Wetherell, ass_ignee of A. V. Davis; which was read twice (S. 739) for the relief of the estate of George W.