, . 3210 -CONGRESSIONAIJ REOORD--SE ATE. JUNE 2, 13y 1\Ir. I~ESHER : Petition of citizens of Orangeville, Pa.. Also., petition of Rev. J. J'. Christner, Wauneta, Nebr., favor· favoring prohibition as a war measure; to the Committee. on the · ing prohibition of the manufacture of alcoholic liquors • as a J uilieiary. · measure of ·food conservation; to the Committee on the Judl· · Also, petition of citizens of Snydertown, Pn., favor.1ng prohi­ ~~ ~ bition as u war measm·e; to the Committee on tb~ Ju<liciary. Also, petition ·of Rev. John G. Shick, Granu I lnnd, Nebr., By 1\:lr. LOl'-."'ERGAN : Petition of Connecticut Federation of favoring prohibition of the manufa.rture of alcoholic liquors Ul! Women's Cinbs. favoring a 5-mile zone free from li-quor traffic a measure of food conservation; to the Committee on· the Judi· and camp follower m·ound evecy military camp ; to the Com­ ciary. mittee on 1\1t'Litary Affairs. Also, petition of Rev. F. H. Union, Garrison, Nebr., favoring Also, petition of 'Vindham (Conn.) Association of Congrega­ prohibition of the manufacture of alcoholic liquors as a meas· tional Churches and l\1ini ters, favoring' national prohibition; to ure of food conservation; to the· Committee on the Judiciary. the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, petition of E. C. Staley, Arapahoe. Nebr., favoring pro­ By l\I.r. LUNN: Petition of First Reformed Church, Amster­ bibition of the mannfacture of alcoholic liquors ns a measure of dam. N. Y~, signed by Rev. J. R. Kyle and others, favoring pro­ food consen·-ation; to the Committee on the Judiciary. hibition as a war measure; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, petition of nev. 0. T. Moore. Bladen, Nebr., favoring By Mr. MAGEE (by request) : Memorial of Westminster prohibition -of the manufacture of aJcoholic liquors us a meas· Pre··byterian Church, of Syracuse, N. Y., against po1ygamy ; to ure of food conservation; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SHOUSE: Petitions of citizens of Buruett, Dighton, By Mr. 1\IEEKER: Petition of Grand Lo<lge Knights of Great Bend. and Byer , Kans., favoring prohibition as a war Pythias of Missouri. favoring prohibition as a war measure; to measure; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the Coinmittee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SNELL: Petition of the Methodist Episcopal Chtrrcll Also, petition of the -Polish, Mechanics and Trade man's and of Au Sable Forks, N. Y., for lhe passage of a bill to effective!~ ArtL<mns' Associations of St. Louis, Mo., favoring Hou~e resolu­ prohibit the use of any kind of foodstuffs during the war for tion 41 relath·e to freeing Poland; to the Committee vn Foreign the manufacture of intoxicating beveraCTes, and to limit liquors Affairs. • on hand to nonbeverage uses, and protesting against increasing AJso, memorials of-Ghristy Memorial Church, West End Young the tax on liquors and thus raising a higher revenue barrier to People's Branch of 'Voman's Chri tian Temperance Union, and the sectu-ing of national prohibition; to the Committee on the 63 citizens, all of St. Louis, 1\Io .. favoring prohibition as a war Judiciary. men.sure; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. TILSON: Petition of members of Center Church, of AJ o, petitio11S of Painters and Decoraters' Union, local 562; New Haven, Conn., .tu-ging prohibition as a war measure; to International Brotherhood of Foundry Employees, local No. 1; the Committee on the Judiciary. Typographical Union No. 8; Coopers' International UnJon. local By Mr. WASON: Petition of 84 residents of the town of · No. 3; Pattern Makers' Association; and St. Louis Label Trades' Stark, N. H., and vicinity, for the immediate enactment oJ Section. all of St. Louis, :Mo., praying for an investi~ation by prohibition of the manufacture of alcoholic liquors as a meas­ Congress into the cont:J.·oversy between the Cll.'tmber of Com­ ure of food com:;ervation, and for the immediate prohibition of merce at San Francisco, Cal., and organized labor; to the the sale of Uq'\Ior for beverage purposes, in order to. conserve Committee on the Judiciary. the health, wealth, labor, transport fac~lities, and military B~" l\1r. l\10RIN: Petition of Republic Chemical Co., of Pitts­ efficiency of the people, to the Committee on the Judiciary. b-urgh, Pa., urging that salt be included in the preferential list for transportation, as it is very essential in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, both very important for war pur­ SEN.ATE. po e ; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. NOLAN: Petition of Golden Gate Aerie, Nu. 6L Fra­ SATURDAY, June~' 1917. ternal Order of Eagles. of San Francisco, CaL, praying for the (Legislative day of Friday, June 1, 1917.) pas age of Hoose bill 152, known as the Nolan _minimum-wage bill; to the Committee on Labor. The Senate reassembled at 12 o'clock m., on the expiration oJ Also, petition of Local Union, No. 45, United Garment Workers the recess. of America, Oakland, Cal., and Local No. 85, Brotherhood of CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS ( S. OOC. NO. 41). · Teamsters, San Francisco,. Cal.• protesting against any amend­ The VICE PB.ESIDEll\"'"T laid before the Senate a communica· ment to the Chinese exclusion act to permit of the importation of tion from the vice chairman of the United States Shipping Chinese into the United States; to the Committee on Immigra­ Board. transmitting, in response to a re olution of the 5tb tion. ultimo. the information that the total merchant construction in By Mr. O'SHAUNESSY: Petition of Swedish-American Good American shipyards, including completed and undelivereu ves­ Templars of Rhode I land, favoring prohibition as a war meas­ Rels under contract with all persons, corporations. or . govern· ure; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ments other than the Government of the United States, as of Also, petition of Trinity Baptist Church of Providence, R. I., May 1, 1917, was, of steel, 537 ships, of a total gross tonnaO'e of favoring the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxi­ 2,039,2q1 tons; and of wood, 167 ve els, of 214,753 tons, which cating beverages in the United States; to the Committee on the was referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be Judiciary. printed. By Mr. RAMSEYER : Petitions of sundry citizens of Pulaski PETmONS AND MEMORIALS. and Ewart, Iowa, favoring national prohibition; to the Com­ The VICE PRESIDENT presented resolutions adopted by mittee on the Judiciary. By Mr. REED: :Memorial of D. F. Clayton, president, and the Connecticut ~ociety of the Order of the Founders and 0. D. CH:mla ns, secretary. of the Clarksburg (W. Va.) Branch Patriots of America at the annual meeting held in Hartford, of the Railway Mail Association, relative to increase in pay of Conn., April 19, 1917, pledging to the P1·esident and Government of the United States their patriotic and loyal support· in the railway mail employees; to the Committee on the Post Office active conduct of the war, which were referred to the Committee and Post Roads. on Foreign Relations. ' By Mr. ROSE: Petitions of memoors of various churches of 1\lr. NELSON presented a petition of the Arbo {Minn.) Farm­ the State of Pennsylvania, favoring national prohibition as a ers' Club, praying for national prohibition as a war measure, war measure; to the Committee on the Judiciary. which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SCHALL: Petition of Rev. Justus Porist and others, He also presented a telegram in the nature of a petition from of Clearwater, 1\Iinn., favoring prohibition as a war measm-e; to Lodge No. 770, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of the Committee on the Judiciary. Little Falls, 1\finn., pledging support to the President, which By Mr. SHALLENBERGER: Petition of Frank McCara, Cur­ was ordered to lie on the table. tis, Nebr., favoring prohibition of the manufacture of alcoholic l\!r. NELSON. I present two te1egrams embodying resolu­ liquors as a measure of food conservation ; to the Committee on tions -of the Senate of the State of 1\linnesota, which I ask may the Judiciary. be printed in the REcoRD. Also, petition of Rev. L. 1\L Thompson, Franklin, Nebr., favoring prohibition of the manufacture of alcoholic liquors as There being no objection, the telegrams were ordered to be printed in the REcoBD, as follows: a measure of food <!onserva-tion; to the Committee on .the Judi- ST. PAUL, MINN., April3, 19D. ciary. · Hon• .KNUTE NELSON, , Also, ·petition 'Of Rev. W. M. Brooks, Clay Center, Nebr., Senate, Washfngto.n, D. 0.: , favoring prohibition of the manufacture of alcoholic liquors 'as Mr. Sullivan G. B., o1ters the following resolution : "Resolved, That the senate of the State of 'Minnesota does be.reby a measure of food -conservation; to the Committee on the Judi­ solemnly approve and indorse the President of tbe United States a.nd ciary! his message to Congress given o!l Monday, .Apr~l 2, in which he advises 1917. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-. SENATE.. 321I the Congress of the United States to declare that a state of war exi8ts Methodist Episcopal Chureht of" Newport; of the congregation bet"rleen the Imperial Government of Germany and the United States; . of -the Methodist Episcopal Church of East Newport; of the and be it further "Resol~:ed, 'l'hat the senate of· the State of Minnesota does hereby . congregation of the Porte:r Baptist Church, of Pittsfield; of confidentially express the hope and does hereby request that every : the congregation of the Free Baptist Church of Limerick; Renator and Representative of the Congress of the United States from the State of Minnesota wlll vote to sustain the President in the advice · of the congregation of the First Baptist Church of Stock- and request set forth in said message; and be it further holm; of the congregation of the ~'ederated: Churches of "Resolted, That the senate of the State of Minnesota does hereby Atkinson ; 1 of tlie congregation of the Methodist Episcopal solemnly pledge its support to the President and to Congress in the policy set forth in saia message and in the mea ures necessary to carry Church of North Jay; of the cvngregation of the First Baptist out the declarations therein contained and to take such action during Church of Rumford; .