4252 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. SEPTEl\IBER -4, ArroINTMENTS IN THE ARMY• . S.A.LE OF ME..lT IN ENOLA.ND. COAST .ARTILLERY CORPS. Mr. KINKEAD of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani­ Corpl. Edward Oliver Halbert, Forty-seventh Company, Coast mous consent that the letter which I send to the Olerk's desk Artillery Corps, to be second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery be read. Corps, with rank from August 30, 1913. Mr. FOSTER. Reserving the right to object, what is the Ma ter Gunner Harry Lee King, Coast Artillery Corps, to be letter about? . second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps, with rank from . Mr. KIJ\TKEAD of New Jersey. It is al;lout the sale of meat August 30, 1913. m England, showing the discrepancy in the price. Mr. FOSTER. I object, Mr. Speaker. PROMOTIONS .A.ND APPOINTMENTS IN THE NAVY. Mr. :rifANN. Reserving the right to object-- I. .. ieut. Commander Frank Lyon, an additional number in_ Mr. BORLAND. Objection has already been made. grade, to be a commander in the Navy from the 1st day of July, 1913. UBGENT DEFICIENCY BILL. Lieut. Commander John l\lcC. Luby to be a commander in the Mr. FITZGERALD. Mr. Speaker, I move that the Hou e Navy from the 1st day of July, 1913. resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House 011 the Lieut. Frederick L. Oliver to be a lieutenant commander in state of the Union for the consideration of the bill H. R. 789 , the Navy "from the 1st day of July, 1913. a bill making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies iu Lieut. (Junior Grade) Arthur A. Garcelon, jr., to be a lieu­ appropriations for the fiscal year 1913, and for other purposes. tenant in the Navy from the 1st day of July, 1913. The motion was agreed to. Stanley E. Crawford, a citizen of Pennsylvania, to be an as­ Accordingly the House resolved itself into the Committee of sistant surgeon in the l\fedical Reserve Corps of the Navy from the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further the 25th day of August, 1913. consideration of the bill H. R. 7898, with Mr. FLoori of Virginia IlECEIVEBS OF PUBLIC l\IONEYS. in the chair. Joseph E. Terral, of Hobart, Okla., to be receiver of public The CHAIRMAl'T. The House is in the Committee of the moneys at Woodward, Okla., vice Charles C. Hoag, term expired Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consid­ l\iay 21, 1913. eration of the bill H. R. 7898. The Clerk will report the title D. El. Burkholder, of Chamberlain, S. Dak., to be receiver of. of the bill. public moneys at Gregory, S. Dak., vice Oliver C. Kippenbrock, The bill was reported by title. term expired March 15, 1013. The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will proceed with the reading of the bill. REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE. The Clerk read as follows: Edwin M. Starcher, of Fairfax, S. Dak., to be register of the land office at Gregory, S. Dak., vice Thomas C. Burns, term ex­ CIVIL SERVICE CO:\HIISSION. Examination of fourth-class p·ostmasters: For necessary additional pired .i\farch rn, 11)13. office emp~oyecs, printing, stationery, travel, contingent, and other necessary expenses . of examinations, $30,000 ; field examiners at the rate of $1,500 per annum each, for work in connection with members CONFIRMATIONS. of local boards and other necessary work as directed by the commis­ Exccu.tive 1wminations confirmed by the Senate Septeniber 4, sion, $9,000 ; in all, $39,000, to be _available during the fiscal year 1914. 1913. Mr. KINKEAD of New Jersey. l\Ir. Chairman, I move to. AMBA.SSADOB. strike out the last word. Henry l\Iorgenthau to be ambassador · extraordinary . and Mr. BARTLE'IT. Mr. Chairman-- plenipotentiary to Turkey. Mr. KINKEAD of New Jersey. I do so for the purpose of asking that the communication I send to the Clerk's desk SECRETARY OF EMBASSY. be read in my time. Edward Bell to be second secretary of embassy at London, Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Chairman, I object. England. Mr. KINKEAD of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman SECBETARY OF LEGATION. is clearly out of order. I have been recognized, and I am talk- John Van A. Mac:Murray to be secretary of legation at Peking. 0ing under the five-minute rule. POSTMASTEBS. Mr. FOSTER. The letter, I will say to the gentleman from New Jersey, can only be read by unanimous consent. IOWA. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman can read the letter him­ l\l. II. KelJy, Waterloo. self if he desires to do so. J. S. Wildman, Blockton. .Mr. BORLAND. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the point of order, PENNSYLVANIA. that the letter does not apply to the paragraph under debate. Samuel K. Henrie, Youngwood. Mr. FITZGERALD. I make the point of order that it is· too George F. Kittelberger, Curwens"ille. late. Debate has already commenced and' an amendment has Harry B. Krebs, Mercersburg. been offered. Edward J. Loraditch, Sand Patch. Mr. BORLAND. No debate has commenced. William H. McQuilken, Glen Campbell. Mr. FITZGERALD. The amendment has been offered. Charles E. Putnam, Linesville. Mr. KINKEAD of New Jersey. This letter, I will say, .Ur. John H. Shields, New Alexandria. Chairman, comes from the Rev. John J. Lawrence, of Bing­ Clayland M. Touchstone, Moores. hamton, N. Y., and it reads as follow13: 255 WASHINGTON STREET, Bi11ghamto1~, N. Y., September 2, 1913. WITHDRAW.AIJ. EUGEXEl F. KINKEAD, Esq. 1913. MY DEAR Srn: Your two telegrams of yesterday are to hand. I Exccutii;e nomination withdrawn September 4, presume that any newspaper statement you have seen connecting my RECEIVER OF PUBLIC MONEYS. name with a criticism of the American . Beef Trust must have been based upon the statements made by a reporter in the Binghamton Press Joseph E. Terrell to be receiver. of public moneys at Wood­ of last Saturday. That account was "written up" by a reporter in a ward, Okla., which was sent to the Senate August 29, 1913. way distasteful to me, and terms and phrases were used foL' which my interview gave no warrant. I will place the whole case before you very carefully. I have long had a suspicion that some American productions art HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ·sold more cheaply in Great Briti).in than at home, and on my recen• visit I promised a friend that I would compare the prices of American THURSDAY, SeptemlJer 4, 1913. meat in England with the prices here. On or about Wednesday, July 30, my daughter and I visited the The House met at 12 o'clock noon. city of Hereford, England. It is not a large city (probably not more The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the than 20,000 people). The railway station is at one extreme end of the city; in fact, there appears to be a walk of nearly one-fourth of a mile following prayer : . from the station before getting right into the city. ' Infinite and Eternal Spirit, Father of all souls, we bless Thee On our way from the station, on the left-hand side, and just past that Thou hast spared our lives and brought us to the light the entrance into Hereford, we noticed a meat store, with prices affixed of this day. Keep us, we beseech Thee, throughout its remain­ to nearly every piece of meat for sale. ing hours to the high-water mark of Christian manhood, that l\Ir. FOSTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a .point of or9.er. whateyer work we may accomplish may be to the good of the The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state it. common weal and redound to Thy glory. And Thine be the Mr. FOSTER. The gentleman i~ not speaking to his amend- praise, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ment. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read an·d '.rhe CHA.IRM.AN. The gentleman from New Jersey wHl sus­ appro-red. pend the reading. The point of order is made that the gentle- 1913;. CONGRESSIONAL · RECORD-HOUSE~ 4253 man from New Jersey [Mr. KlNR;EAD] is not speaking to his The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from New Jersey asks amendment. · The point of order is sustained. unanimous consent to be allowed to proceed for one minute Mr. KINKEAD of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman-- longer. Is there objection? Th~ CHAIR.MAN. The gentleman will proceed in order. There was no objection. l\!r. KINKEAD of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, the bill that l\Ir. KINKK..\.D of New Jersey. I proceed:. we have before us to-day has a peculiar connection with the My own opinion, which I offer respectfully, is that this whole matter calls for very careful and impartial investigation. Are you aware that (tuestion I have presented, and realizing that the gentleman taking the " lb" as the unit, the American pays two and a-half times from Illinois [Mr. FOSTER] lmderstands the connection with the as much for his bread as does the Englishman, while a large proportion bill, I will proceed with the reading of the letter in order. of English bread is made from American flour. This I have tested and proved by actual loaves of bread, priced, paid for, and exhibited side by Mr. MANN. Will the gentleman yield for a question? side. It is all part of the same general question. Mr. KINKEAD of New Jersey. I will be very glad to yield I am rather curious to know your impression of these statements of to the gentleman from Illinois. fact carefully made.