1918. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 2957 There are but nine men in Co-ngress to-day who sat in the SENATE. Fifty-fourth Congress when Mr. HrLI. first entere-d national life-1\lr. CANNO:s' of Illinoig, Mr. .ToNEs of Virginia, Mr. :AfoxDaY, March 4, 1918. CooPER of \Visconsin, l\1r·. GILLETT of Massachusetts, 1\Ii·. FAIR· CIIILD of New l"ork, 1\ir. CntsP of Georgia, Mr. Foss of Illinois, (Legislath~e day of Saturday, Marcl&- f, 1918.) 1\lr. 1\loNDET~L of Wyoming, and l\lr. PARKER of New Jersey. Ow· beloved Speaker h:if-1 been in the Fifty-third Congress, uml The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian. returned in the Fifty-fifth Congress, from which time he had THOMAS J. ·wALSH, a Senator from the State of Montann., ap­ been assnciatetl wil b 1\lr·. HILL in many important matters, peared in his seat to-day. and has ()n more than one occasion indicated his admiration DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TELEPHONE SYSTEM. of om· deceased collen_gue. The longer an industriQU51 mao remains in service. the more The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Tbe Chair lays before the valuable he is to his constituency, the greater opportunity he Senate a communication from the Po~tmaster General in re­ 11us for the development-- of his talents, an<l the richer is his sponse to a resolution (S. Res. 207) of February 25, 1918. State f1 1r his achievement~. · 1\Ir. GORE. I ask that the communication be printed in the 1\lr·. HILL was in Cong:reg.q when the · United States declared RECORD. war against Spain in 18!18, mrd when the existence of a stnte The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? of wat• thrust upon it by the Imperiut· German Government Mr. NORRIS What is the re-quest? · was foJ·rually tle<:lared in 1fl17. He has seen other problems, The PHESIDENT pro tempore. That the coromupicatton Je~s historic. intleell, but In tlwm~elves large, met and overcome of the Postmaster General, in response to a resoluti.on passed by the country he served so faithfully. February 25. re~ar<ling thE> telephone service of the District He left to h•s family the twiele~s heritage of a life ·well of Columbia be printed 1n the RECORD. spent. It should be to them a rich snur·<·e of consolation; and 1\lr. NORRIS. Why not hnve it read? It seems to me that it :-<hnuld be tu e·very man an ineentive to adtlell effort. the answer· of the Postmaster Geneml ought to be read. When n man has "'rwkt>1l so ceasele.·::,;Iy as dill Mr. HrrL for Mr. OWEN. I should like to hear it reac'l. the tl1ings he thought best, one wishes that an All-Knowing 1\Ir. Sil\fl\tONS. I hope the communkation wtll not be read. Provhleuce lu1<1 grautetl him more years in which to continue We took a reces~ on Saturday for the purpose of expediting the his constructive activity and to enjoy assoc-iution with those unfinished business. an<1 I am very anxi-ous to begin the co_n­ for \Vbolll ami with whom be labored. hut in hi~ being taken utf sideration of Senate bill 3714. "still uchieving, still pur·~uing,'' his family and his friends are l\1r. NORRIS. I do not wnnt to- delay the unfinished bust­ comforted with the as~umnce, that when he entered into his ness. but it seems to me that the answer of the Postmaster rewarU. his stewardship was accounted for- a hundredfold. General on the question we have submitt~ to him ough.t at leaRt to be read to the Senate, although if the Se-nator from lHr. TILSON resumed the chair as Speaker pro tempore. North Carolina objects I will be content to have it printed in the RECORD. 1\lr. FREEl\IAN. 1\lr. Speaker, It Is acknowleclge<l by all Mr. SIJ\11\IONS. I have no earthly objection to its being that in the <Ieath of the late ERENF~ZER J. HILL the State of printed in the REcoRD. Conuecticut has lost an ahle and faithful Representative. and l\1r. GORE. I will state that I did not prefer. the request this CnngregR and the Nation at large has been deprived of a to have it read. because I apprehen(jed the objection suggested strong and experienced legi<datnr et a time when such effective by the Senator from North Carolina. sen·i<'es as 1\lr. HILL was able to render were most sorely Mr. NORRIS. Let it be printed in the RECORD, then. neecled. · The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The request is that the com­ I remember in 1804 when he was fir~t ele<'terl to repreRent the munication of the Pogtmagter Gt-neral be printed in the RECORD. fow·th tlistrict of Connecticut. ancl sinee that time I have Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and it is so ordered. watchec'l his carf'er here in Congress with ever-increasing in­ The communication is as follows: t -·est arid ap1weciation. It was my lll"ivilege first to meet him POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, personally in the summer of 190:l \\'ben he paid a viRit to his OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, son at the encampment of the Conne<'tieut Nntionnl Guarcl, anti Washington, D. C., March 4, 1918. at ttat time I \vas impres..~e-11 with hi~ thorough knowledge of the subjects he discusRell. his wealth of information, an1l his Hon. THOMAS R. MARSHALL, strong, sincere convictio,ns npon the financial nml economic Senate of tlte United States of America. questinnR of the dny. At th::tt time hiR p:n·ty was in control of l\1&. PRESIDENT: I have received Senate resolution of date Feb­ the affuirs of the Governmt->nt. aiHl hP certainly devoted to his ruary 25, reading as follows: share of the task all his energy, industry. and talent. Because " "\Vhereas it is reported in the puhlic press that the Postmaster of the unfortunate division of our rmt·ty in 1912 :Mr. Hrr.r. General of the United State: offered to tnke over and oper­ failed of reelection, but I hnd a long talk with him at RI·idg:e­ ate in behalf of the United Stntes the telephone system of port in tht> winter of 1913-14, antl I was surprised at his in­ the Che~apeake & Pr·t•)mac Telephone Co. within .the Dis­ timnte ncquaintanee with the affairs of Con~r·ess-his knowl­ trict of Columbia: Therefore be it e<lge of the state of the national Treasury, antl of many other " Resolved, That the Post:.master General be, and he is hereby, matters which inrlicate<l that with the exception of not being directed to transmit to the Senate the proposition made by him tlaily upon the floor-of the House. he was as 'active aml as in­ to the Che. apeake & Potomac Telephone Co.. and also to trans­ terested as if still a l\lemhet· of Congr·ess. mit to the ·Senate any information which he may possess· When he was reelected by his clistriC't in 1914 it wus my authorizing him to make sucl1, or any, proposition looking to fortune to hf' electetl as his collengue, antl fr·om that time until the taking o·ver of the operation by the Government of said l1is <lenth I reliecl upun his counsel anti addce. I found him telephone system." one of the most hard-working: 1\lemhers- of Congress, but never In compliancf' with this resolution I deem it proper to recite too busy to aid. encourage. _uml a1l\"ise a new Memher of Con­ the circumstances referred' to therein ami offictuUy reported by gress. Durin~ his last illness he remained constantly in touch the Commissioners of t11e . District of Columbia sitting as a with the situation lwre. with intelleC't unimpai1·ed. and when public utility commission, to wit: " Go<l"s finger touched him " he had well earned eternal rest and "G'lmirman BnowNLOW. I asked the Postmaster General if he peat:e.. desired to be heard in this matter, since I know of the interest I.E..H""E TO PRINT. of the Post Office Department in the telephone situation. He 1\fr. _1\lERRITT. Mr. Spe:1ker, I ask unanimons consent that ''a.s not able to be present, btit he sent as repreRenting him the 1\lemhf'rs desiring to print remarks on the life llild services of chairmnn of the telephone and telegraph committee of the Post M1·. HILL may hnn• permission to <lo so. Office Department.· 1\lr. Chance is present and desires to make The ~PEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Connec­ a statement. · ticut asks unanimous con:f'nt that Memhet·s desiring to print "l\1r. CHANCE. l\1r. Commissioner. my statement is very short. HILL in the HEcoRD 1·em:lt'ks on the. life nnd serviceR of 1\tr·. I am here representing the Po5:tma~ter General. and be has nw~· ha >e permission to (lo so. Is there ohjection? [After a directed me to say that, if be is b1ven authority, the Post Office p:mse.] The Chair henrs none. In complinnce with the resolu­ Department can take over tl1e entire telephone service within tion ulrei.ldy adopted the Honse will stand adjournetl. the District of Columbia · antl opprate it without increased AD.JOlfRI 1\IENT. charges to the patrons and without reducing the salaries of the Accolrclingly (nt 1 o'clock nnd 58 minutes p.