1914 .. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE~ 7199 SOUTH DAKO~ LOBBY ACTIVITIES. P. J. Donohue, Bonesteel. Mr. FLOYD of Arkansas. 1\lr. Speaker, I submit herewith John T. Doyle, Plankinton. for printing under the rules a privileged report (No. 57{)) from Frank C. Fisher, Lead. the Committee on the Judiciary on the resolution introduced by Charles S. Eastmnn, Hot Springs. the gentleman from Tennessee {Mr. GABRETT] on December 9 Frank P. Gannaway, Chamberlain. last, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, Frank Junge,' L-eola. - touching the investigation of lobby charges. I desire to notify George C. H. Kostboth, canastota. the House at this time that at some futur~ date which will suit T. J. Ryan, Bridgewater. the convenience of the House th~ matter will be called up for TEXAS. consideration in the House. T. S. Hamilton, Italy. l\Ir. MURDOCK. Mr. Speaker, will tbe gentleman yield? W. D. :McChristy, Brownwood. Mr. FLOYD of· Arkansas. Certainly. Frank K. Sterrett, Albany. l\fr. ~IURDOOK. Can the gentleman give the House some idea about when he Intends to call this up? It is a privileged UTAH. resolution. Lake E. Young, Helper. Ml". FLOYD of Arkansas. I wlli state that it is my purpose VIRGINIA. to call the matter up within a very short time and without un· Nina 1\foss, Beaverdam. necessary d"elay. I think it prudent, inasmuch as the report G. A. Sullivan, East Radford. has not been made public, to give the Members ampl~ time to WASHINGTON. study the report. I think I shall probably call it up within th~ Clifton A. Battles, Wenatchee. next five or six days; but in doing so I will take into consld~ra· George H. Bevan, Kettle Falls. tion the business and convenience of the Hoase. James Doherty, Olympia. The SPEA.KER. The gentleman from Arkansas {llr. FLoYD] WEST vmaiNIA~ submits a privileged report on the GatTett resolution touching Owen J. King, Elkins. the lobby investigation, to be printed under the rules. Lawrence l\f. Rowan, White Sulphur Springs, Mr.. U.ANN. Mr. Speaker, I take it that this report will be referred fu the Rouse Calendar? WISCONSIN. The SPEAKER. That is correct It will be referred to the Samuel P. Godfrey, Waupaca. House Cal~mdar · and printed. L. T. Keppler, Kiel. John O'Sullivan, Washburn. INCREASE IN FREIGH'l' RATES. Adolph G. Pankow, Marshfield. l\1r. LEVY. Mr. Speaker, I move to discharge the Committee Matthew N. Stapleton, Rhinelander. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce from further consideration William J. Tobin, N'Orth 1\filwa.ukee. of House resolution 467, which I send to the desk and ask to have read. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the resolution. REJEOTION. The Clerk rea.d as follows : . .Elxecutice M?n-ination rejected by the Senate Ap1iZ !4, 1914- House resolution 467. Resolv ed, Tha.t the President of the United States be. and he is PosTYASTER. hereby, reqaested to report to the House of Representatives for its Robert Boyd to be postmaster at Dothan, Ala. ln!ormation, alJ,. the facts within the knowledge or the Interstate Com­ mer~ Commission which show or tend to show that said commission ha.s m many cases faU~ to grant an increase in freight rates to the railroads where no obJections to such increase have been filed ami where the shippers in many instances have requested that soch Increase HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. be granted on the ground that it was just and reasonable. FRIDAY, 'April 934, 1914- lli. GARRETT of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I make the point of order that that is not a privileged resolution. The House met at 12 o'clock noon. The SPEAKER. Th~ Chair wUl hear the gentleman fr'Om The Chruplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the fol­ Tennessee. lowing prayer: Mr. GARRE'I'T of Tennessee. I take it that it is offered as I We give Thee hearty thanks, our heavenly Father, that though a privileged resolution 7 there are differences of opinion, diversities of thought among Mr. LEVY. Yes. our people upon questions which seem vital to us as individuals, Air. GARR.ET:r of Tenne...<:See. M.r. Speaker, it calls for an yet in times of great crisis, when the honor of our Nation is opinion. a:ssailed, we can lay aside all differences an.i rally with one ac­ The SPEAKER. The Chair will hear the gentleman from cord to the support of our flag. Strengthen, we beseech Thee, Tennessee. our patriotic fervor, that our Nation may continue to grow in :Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. l\Ir. Speaker, the resolution all that makes a nation great and glorious, and Thine shall be calls for- the praise, through Jesus Christ our Lo.rd. Amen. -~ the f~cts within the knowledge of the Interstate Commerce Com­ The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and ap­ mlssion which show, or tend to show, that said commission has in proved. many cases failed to grant an increase in freight rates, etc. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. Unquestionably, to my mind, that calls for an opinion. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Tulley, one of its clerks, The SPEAKER. Whet·ein does it call for an opinion? announced that the Senate had passed joint resolution of the Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. The language " which show or following title, in which the concurrence of the House of Repre· tend to show," it seems to me, c.:.'tlls for an opinion. ' sentatives was requested: Mr. HAY. l\Ir. Speaker, I make the further point '<>f order S. J. Res. 142. Joint resolution authorizing the Vocational Edu­ that this is not privileged, because the resolution is not ad­ cation Commission to employ such stenographic and clerical as­ dressed to the head of a department. In order to make a reso~ sistants as may be necessary, etc. lution of this character privileged it must be addressed to The message also announced that the Senate had agreed to the head of one of the departments. the -report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing The SPF..AKER. The dt.fficulty abOut that contention is that votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the the Interstate Commerce Commission is not in any depart­ bill (H. R. 7138) to provide for raising the volunteer forces of ment. the United States in time of actual or threatened war. l\Ir. HAY. There is no provision in the rule which makes un The message also announced that the Senate had passed with­ inquiry addressed to the President, as this is, or to the Inter­ out amendment the following House concurrent resolution : state Commerce Commission, privileged. House concurrent resolution 36. The SPEAKER. The Ohair believes that matter was passed Resolved by the House of Representatives (tho Senate concurring) upon by the House in the celebrated case where the gentleman That the thanks of Congress be presented to the governor, and through from Texas, l\Ir. Gillespie, presented a resolution which was him to the pwple, of Michigan for the statue of Zachariah Chandler exactly like this one. No one raised the question of whether whose name lil so honorably identified with the history of that State ,and of the United States. it called for an opinion, and it went through. Resolved, That thlil work of art is accepted In the name of the Nation Mr. MADDEN. l\Ir. Speaker, the Interstate Commerce Com­ and a signed a place ln the old Hall of the House of Representatives mission is an independent governmental function. already set aside by a.ct of Congress for stntues of eminent citizens' and that a copy of this resolution, signed by the President of the The SPEAKER. But the House settled that by passing the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, be transmltted to Gillespie resolution. The Chalr refers to the point of asking the governor of the State of Michigan. the President for information. The Gillespie resolution was in 7200 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-. HOUSE. APRIL 24, terms precisely like this one, and the House, by its action, .Mr. ADAMSON. He desired to be heard on a general propo­ decided that we could call upon the President for information sition to raise railroad rates, but I had good reasons that I from the Interstate Commerce Commission. That much of it did not care to take up the time to hear him on that. I am is settled. Upon the other question which the gentleman raises, willing to hear him if he wants to come and discuss parlia­ as to its calling for an opinion, the Chair will hear the gentle­ mentary law on this resolution. man. In the case of the Gillespie resolution no one raised the .Mr. LEVY. .Mr. Speaker, have I the floor? point that it called for an opinion, and some of us remember The SPEAKER. No; the gentleman from Tennessee. what the appearance of the newspapers here in Washington Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. If the gentleman wishes to the next morning was after that transaction. discuss the point of order, I will be glad to hear the gentleman :Mr. ADAMSON. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman from first and then be recognized. Tennessee yield to me? Mr. LEVY. Mr. Speaker, I think it is clearly a question of Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Certainly. facts, and I refer the Speaker to Hinds' Precedents, page 175, 1\lr. AD.Al\fSON. Mr. Speaker, I was not apprised that this section 1873, where 1\Ir. PAYNE i:nade objection and the Speaker old resolution was to be brought to the attention of the ruled: Speaker and the House this morning.