868 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. MAY 1, Also, petition of the National Association of Cotton l\Ianufac­ By Ur. STEPHEJ.~S of California: Petition of Paul Rieger & turers, again t the reduction of duties on cotton goods; to the Co., San Francisco, Cal., protesting against the prnposed in­ Corn mi ttee on Ways and Means. crease of duty on materials for the manufacture of perfume; Also, petition of undry chocolate workers of Fulton, N. Y., to the Committee on Ways and Means. against the reduction of the duty on chocolate; to the Committee Also, petition of the Globe Grain & Milling Co., Los Angeles, on Ways and l\feans. Cal., protesting against an increase of the duty on jute burlap; By Mr. O'BRIE~: Petition of Charles Debold, Bernhard J. to the Committee on Ways and Means. Osmer, Frank Emmett, Conrad Haaren, L. Eyring, A. H. Fersch, Also, petition of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. J . Wadsworth, and Conrad W. Brech, against the reduction of San Francisco, Cal., protesting against an import duty on the duty on cocoa and chocolate; to the Committee on Ways wheat, oats, and barley; to the Committee on Ways and Means. and l\Ieans. Also, petition of the Paci.fie Oil & Lead Works. San Fran­ Also, petition of Walter S. Rapelji, Irving S. Roney, C. S. cisco, Cal., protesting against the placing of coconut oil on Findlay, Adolph Celtz, John Lamerdin, Frederick J. Brittner, the free list; to the Committee on Ways and Means. sr., Miss l\l. Estelle Lifhtbouren, J. A. Armstrong, Daniel A. Also, petition of the Standard Underground Cable Co., Los Dolan, Julia E. Carpenter, F. J. Bittner, Joseph Hartel, John W. Angeles, Cal., favoring a differential duty on pig lead and lead­ Farmer, Charles Herman, Joseph Sommers, C. A. l\fcCounell, covered wires and cables; to the Committee on Ways and H. H. Wallace, J. C. Gounig, Lowell l\l. Palmer, Warren El Means. Burrows, and Willis F. Taplin, all of New York and Brooklyn, Also, petition of the Warren & Bailey 'iifanufacturing Co., and N. Y., protesting against including mutual life insurance com­ 7 other companies of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Carlson Currier Co., panies in the income-tax bill; to the Committee on Ways and and 4 other companies of San Francisco, Cal. ; and the Holt Means. Manufacturing Co., Stockton, Cal., protesting against the pro­ Also, petition of Richard McCormick, Brooklyn, N. Y., protest­ posed reduction of the tariff on sugar; to the Committee on ing against any reduction of the tariff on bound books; to the Ways and Means. Committee on Ways and l\Ieans. By Mr. UNDERHILL: Petition of sundry citizens of the Also, petition of Miss A. Dunn and Miss Lillie Oberglock, thirty-seventh congres ional district of New York, against tax­ Brooklyn, N. Y., protesting against any reduction of the tariff ing mutual life insurance companies in the income-tax bill; to on all lithograph work; to the Committee on Ways and Means. the Committee on Ways and Means. Also petition of William E. Lynn, Henry F. Reining, Joseph By Mr. WALLIN: Petition of the glove manufacturers of B. Lomax, Frank R. Treasure, Mrs. 1\1. Buckley, and James D. Gloversville, N. Y., protesting against the passage of the pro­ Ackerman, all of New York, N. Y .. protesting against placing vision in House bill 3321 to charge a filing fee on protests Bibles on the fTee list; to the Committee on Ways and Means. against the imposition of duties or appeal for reappraisement; Also, petition of the l\loehle Lithograph Co., Mrs. T. A. Reilly, to the Committee on Ways and Means. and Louis Reilly, of Brooklyn, N. Y., protesting against any re­ Also, petition of sundry citizens of the thirteenth district of duction in the tariff on lithographic work; to the Committee on New York, protesting against including mutual life insurance lVays and Means. companies in the income-tax bill; to the Committee on Ways By l\Ir. O'SHAUNESSY: Petition of Cllarles Ainsworth, H. T. and Means. Daniels, Richard P. Boucher, Edward E'rerett Rice, Nathan El By Mr. WILLIS: Petition of the Rural Letter Carriers' As­ :Moore, and George F. Troy, all of Providence, R. L, protesting sociation, Hardin County, Ohio, favoring the passage ot legisla­ against including mutual life insurance companies in the income­ tion for Federal aid for the improvement of public roads, and tax bill; to the Committee on Ways and l\Ieans. against a 1 cent letter-postage rate; to the Committee on the Also, petition of Miss Alice Hall Walter, Providence, R. I., Post Office and Post Roads. fayoring the passage of legislation preyenting the importation of feathers and plumes of wild birds for commercial purposes; to the Committee on Ways and l\Ieans. SENATE. Also, petition of the Low-Taussig-Karpeles Co., Provrnence, THURSDAY, May 1, 1913. R. I., protestipg against the passage of legislation to collect a filing fee on each protest against the assessment of illegal duties Prayer by the Chaplain, Re . Forrest J. Prettyman, D. D. or for reappraisement; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The Journal of the proceedings of Monday Jast was read and By l\fr. PETERS: Petition of Roger Pierce, Myrom Richard­ approved. son, and other business men of Boston, and the Samuel B. MESSAGE FROU THE HOUSE. Capen's Men's Class, Central Congregational Church, Jamaica A message from the House of R~presentatives, by J. C. South, Plain, favoring the repeal of the clause exempting American its Chief Clerk, announced that the Speaker of the House had vessels from the payment of tolls in the Panama Canal ; to the signed the enrolled bill (H. R. 2973) making appropriations Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. · for certain expenses incident to the first session of the Sixty­ By l\Ir. RAKER: Petition of sundry citizens of California, fa­ third Congress, and for other purposes, and it was thereupon voring the passage of legislation compelling concerns selling signed by !the Vice President. goods direct to the consumer by mail to contribute their portion CALLING OF THE BOLL. of the funds fpr the development of the local community, town, Mr. KERN. Mr. P1·esident, I suggest the absence of a; and State; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com­ quorum. merce. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Secretary will call the roll. By l\Ir. REILLY of Connecticut: Petition of sundry citizens The Secretary called the roll and then proceeded to call the of the State of Connecticut, against the income tax for mutual names of the absentees. life insurance companies; to the Committee on Ways and l\Ieans. '£he YICE PRESIDENT. The Chair rules that the amend­ By Mr. ROGERS: Petition of Dr. Edward Waldo Emerson ment to Rule XII simply applies to a yea-and-nay vote. and other citizens of Concord; President Clara H. Nash and Mr. CLARK of Wyoming. I should like to have the rule that members of the West Acton Woman's Christian Temperance was adopted read, if the Chair please. Union, all of l\Iassachusetts, favoring the repeal of the clause The VICE PRESIDENT. The Secretary will read Rule XIL in the Panama Canal act exempting American coastwise ship­ The Secretary read as f ol1ows: ping from the payment of tolls or the arbitration <.•f the question RULE XII. at issue with the British Government; to the Committee on VOTING, ETC. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 1. When the yeas and nays are ordered the names of Senators shall By Mr. SCULLY: Petition of sundry citizens of New Jersey, be called alphabetically, and each Senator shall, without debate, declare bis assent or dissent to the question, unless excused by the Senate; against the income tax for mutual life insurance companies; and no Senator shall be permitted to vote after the decision shall have to the Committee on Ways and l\Ieans. been annotmced by the presiding officer, but may for sufficient reasons, Also, petition of the Eastern l\Iillinery Association of New with unanimous consent, change or withdraw his vote. No motion to suspend ·this rule shall be in order, nor shall the presiding officer enter­ York, N. Y., against the clause prohibiting the importation of tain any request to suspend it by unanimous consent. (Jetferson's aigrettes, etc. ; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Manual, Sec. XLI.) · Al o, petition of sundry citizens of different towns in N'ew 2. When a Senator declines to vote on call of his nrune he shall be required to assign his reasons therefor, and having assigned them the J"ersey, prote ting against including mutual life insurance com­ presiding officer shall submit the question to the Senate, " Shall the panies in the income-tax bill; to the Committee on Ways and Senator. for the reasons assigned by him, be excused from voting?" l\Ieans. · which shall be decided without debate; and these proceedings shall be had after the roll call and before the result Is announced ; and any By l\fr. STAFFORD: Petition of 46 citizens of l\Iilwaukee, further ~roceedings in reference thereto shall be after such announce­ 'Vis., prote ting against including mt.tual life insurance com­ ment. (Jefferson's Manual, Secs. XVII, XLI.) 3. Immediately after and before the result of each roll call is ascer~ panies in the income-tax bill; to the Committee on Ways and talned and announced the Secretary shall call the names of the ab· Means. sentces ,(Amendment of April 28, 1913.) HH3. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-. SENATE. 86!} mining on Seward Peninsula and the rapidly increasing volume of The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair's ruling is that the business at Port Nome renders it absolutely necessary for a safe amendment to the rule applies only to a yea-and-nay vote.