5220 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MARcH 8 Mr. JONES of Washington. Mr. President, let me suggest Mr. ROBINSON of Arkansas. I should have no objection to to the Senator that several Senators have spoken to me this laying aside the long and short haul bill to-morrow, if those afternoon regarding other executive business, and wanted to in charge of the bill desire to have that com·se followed, and know if we would have an executive session; and of course I to taking up the War Department appropriation bill. The told them that we would, because no change bad been made unfinished business will not come up until 2 o'clock, if we iii the unanimous-consent agreement with regard to the ex­ adjourn. ecutive session. I suggest that if we go into executive session ADJOURNMENT we will clo e up our business quicker than otherwise. Mr. GOODING. I move that the Senate adjourn. l\lr. WATSON. The Senator from New York could pass his The motion was agreeu to; and the Senate (at 4 o'clock and military bill while we are fooling around with an executive 50 minutes p. m.) adjourned until to-morrow, Tuesday, March se sion. 9, 1926, at 12 o'clock meridian. Mr. CUMMINS. We can not take up the matter for dis­ cus ion before to-morrow, but we can make an agreement this CONFIRMATIONS afternoon to vote to-morrow. Mr. WATSON. Mr. President, there being objection to the Executive twminations confirmed by the Senate Ma1·c1J, 8 unanimous-consent reque t, I move that the Senate proceed to (legislative day of March 6), 1926 the consideration of executive business. UNITED STATES MARsHAL Mr. ASHURST. But the Senator from Idaho [Mr. GooD­ Louis Buchwald to be United States marshal, northern dis­ ING] bas a prior motion. trict of West Virginia. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator from Indiana bas SURVEYOR OF CUSTOMS simply stated the order as it exists at present. Mr. SMOOT. Mr. President, is it not proper at this time Edward E. Philbrook to be surveyor of customs at Port­ for the Senator from Idaho to ask unanimous consent-- land, Me. Mr. ROBINSON of Arkansas. Mr. President, I call for COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS order in the Chamber. I should like to know what is going Charles Fowler to be collector of customs at Nogales, A.riz. on here. John C. McBride to be collector of customs at Juneau, Mr. SMOOT. I asked the Chair if it is not proper at this Alaska. time, notwithstanding the unanimous-consent agreement to go Alexander L. McCaskill to be collector of customs at Wil­ into executive ses ion, to ask unanimous consent to proceed mington, N. C. to the consideration of the bill that the Senator from Idaho · Judson LaMoure, jr., to be collector of customs at Pembina, [Mr. GooDING] bas ju t moved to take up? N.Dak. The VICE PRESIDENT. If there is no objection-­ Millard T. Hartson to be collector of customs at Seattle, Mr. SMOOT. Why does not the Senator do that? Wash. Mr. GOODING. I ask unanimous consent-- COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE Mr. SMOOT. I find, however, that the Senator will have Jacob 0. Bender to be collector of internal revenue for the to move to take up the bill. district of Louisiana. Mr. GOODING. Then, · Mr. President, I move that the PosTMASTERS · Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate bill 575, with ILLINOIS the understanding that it is not to be di cus ed this afternoon and that it will be laid aside for the Army appropriation bill. Joseph J. Janda, Berwyn. The VICE PRESIDENT. The motion is out of order. IOWA Mr. SHEPPARD. I call for the regular order. William R. Prewitt, Fore t City. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Sergeant at .Arms will clear RaYlliond W. Rhoades, Glenwood. the galleries and close the doors. Eva Keith, Goldfield. Mr. .ASHURST. Mr. President, a point of order. When Inga E. Cheely, Hornick. was that order entered? Fred E. Bourgeois, Kalona. The VICE PRESIDENT. The order was entered last Sat­ William 0. McCurdy, Massena. urday. The Senate is in executive session. The Sergeant at Eugene E. Heldridge, Milford. Arms will clear the galleries and close the doors. Frericb 0. Christoffers, Palmer. The doors were closed. After 10 minutes spent in execu­ Otto J. Warneke, Readlyn. tive session the doors were reopened. Christa A. Hendrix, Silver City. LONG AND SHORT HAUL CLAUSE OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT Ross G. Hauser, Union. Mr. GOODING. Mr. President, I move that the Senate pro­ ceed to the consideration of Senate bill 575, to amend section HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 4 of the interstate commerce act. The motion was agreed to, and the Senate, as in Committee 1tfo~l>AY, March 8, 1fn6 of the Whole·, proceeded to consider the bill (S. 575) to amend section 4 of the inter ·tate commerce act The House met at 12 o'clock noon. Mr. WADSWORTH. I ask unanimous consent that the un­ The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., offered finished business be temporarily laid aside in order that the the following prayer : Senate may proceed to the consideration of House bill 8917, Eternal God, our heavenly Father, feed us with the bread of the War Department appropriation bill. heaven that we may be faithful to duty, strong in our convic­ Mr. ROBINSON of Arkansas. It is practically 5 o'clock tions, responsive to all good, and sensitive to all wrong. When now, and I do not believe the Senate should pursue that course. we meditate upon Thy marvelous works and the provisions We have given the right of way to the long and short haul bill, Thou hast made for our preservation and redemption we are and now, without giving it any consideration at all, it is pro­ moved to wonder. When we behold the Father's love in the posed that it be laid aside and that we take up a general heart of our Savior we are stirred with the deepest emotions appropriation bill at this hour. I do not believe the Senator of praise and gratitude. In all things may He be our b:ue from New York should attempt to do that. So far as I am example and may we love him in thought, word, and deed. concerned, I shall be glad to facilitate the consideration of Our relationship to society and state calls for strength, pa· this appropriation bill, but I do not think we ought to take it tience, tenderness, and discrimination. Our work means the up at this hour, which is practically the usual hour of bending of our whole soul to a serious undertaking. May we adjournment. do good and no harm and never grow weary. In the name of Mr. W .ADSWORTH. Let me make an inquiry of the Sena­ Jesus. Amen. tor from Arka,nsas. Would it be the idea of the Senator that the Senate should proceed now to a discussion of the long The Journal of the proceedings of Saturday, March 6, 1926, and short haul bill? was read and approved. Mr. ROBINSON of Arkansas. My idea is that we should LEAVE OF ABSENCE take an adjournment at this time. We have done a day's work, By unanimous consent leave of absence was granted to Mr. and I do not know of any reason why we should at this hour WAINWIUGHT, for to-day, on account of sickness. proceed with either of these measures. -Mr. WADSWORTH. If the Senate shall decide to adjourn POST OFFICE AT SEGUIN, TEX. or take a recess at this time, I will make the same request Mr. GRIEST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to to-morrow. print in the RECORD a letter addressed to the chairman of the 1926 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 52211 Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads by the Postmaster '.rhe inspector recommended the Baker site on the ground that it was cheaper, but said with reference to the Nolte site, " This is the General. most desirable site offered, being on the main business street, farin~; The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania ask'3 the public square or the city park and within two blocks of the busi­ unanimous consent to extend his remarks by printing in the ness center. It is diagonally across the street from the [}rincipal RECORD a letter he received from the Postmaster General. Is bank and within one block of the county courthouse and leading hotel. there objection? The streets on both sides of the building are paved, the street in There was no objection. front, the main business street, being 15 feet wider at this point." The letter referred to is as follows: The department considered it unfair to enter into a lease at $1 a 0FF£CE OF THE POSTMASTE::t GENERAL, year tor the first five years and $840 a year for the second five years. Washington, D. 0., March 5, 1926. Both proponents had to provide equipment and arrange to get their Hon. W. W. GRIEST, money back on· account of this expenditure from the rental accruing Chairman, Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, during the period of the lease. It was very apparent that the Baker House of Representatives. bid at $1 for the first five years was worded in this manner in an MY DEAR Ma. GRIEST: My attention has been directed to a speech attempt to eliminate competitiog, and then by increasing the rent to made on the floor of the House by R.epresentative WoRZBACH, of Texas, $840 for the remaining five years the proponent would still obtain re­ on March 3.