882 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. By Mr. LAFFERTY: A bill (H. R. 8439) for the relief of By l\fr. .ASHBROOK : Petiitfon of Wilcox Hardware Co. and: George Owens, John J. Bradley,. William 1\L Godfrey, Rudolph 10 other merchants of. Uhrichsville, Ohio, in op1'.:Josition to the G. Ebert, Herschel: Tupesr William Il. Sage; Charles L. Tostevin, parcels post; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Alta B. Spaulding~ and Grace Er Lewis; to the Committee on. the . Roads.. Public Lands. · By Mr. AYRES·: Petition of M . T. O'Conno:r:, of Bronx, N. Y., By Ur. LEG.A.RE: A bill (K R.. 844.0·) for the relief of l\facy: favoring parcels vost ~ to the Committee on. the Post 0-ffice n:nd El. Stelling,. sole heir at law of A.. S. Freitas, decca:sed; to the Post Roads. Committee on War Claims. By Mr. BURNETT : Resolutions of Bunding Trades C01mcil By Mr. :McGILLICUDDY : A bill (H. R. 8441) granting an of Birmingham, Ala., against a:ction of California dctec:f:i\es in increase of pension to Benjamin F. Swasey; to the Committee kidnaping a labor leader from Indi::mapolis, Ind. ; to the Com- on. Invalid Pensions. mittee on. the Judici:1ry. By Mr. 1\1cKI1:>.."'LEY: A bill (H. R. 8442) granting an increase By 1\ir. ESTOPINA.L : Re::io1utions of the New Orleans Cot- of" pension to John L. Carr; to the Committee on Invalid. Pen- . ton. Ex:ch:mge, asking that cotton bagging and ties be placExl on sions. the free list ; to the Committee on W n ys and 1\fo:rns. By l\fr~ MORSE of Wisconsin: A bill (IL R. 8443.) granting n B~ Mr~ FARR : Petitions of Yostville (Pa.) Local, No. 262, pension to James H:itton; to the Committee on. Invalid. Pen- Patriotic OL'der Sons of America,. favoring the illiteracy test to sions. restrict immigration; uncl Washington Cam11, No. 583, of Old Also, a bill (H. R. 8444) grunting a pens.ion to Nicholas Forge, Pa., n.nd Washington. Crunp, No. 200, of Cnrbornfale,. Pa., Duteau; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. P:itriotic Order Sons of America, urging tile i:nssuge of H. R. By Mr. MOSS of Indiana : A bill (H. R. 844"5) grunting an 15413-, relating to i.mmjgration; to the Committee on Immiglia­ incrense of pension to James H. Cosby; to the Committee on tion and :Naturalization. Invalid Pensions. By Mr. FOCHT: Papers in support of House bil18104, for the By Mr. NORRIS: A bill (H~ R. 8446) granting an increase o:f relief of 1\fich-ael Br:oaclbeck, of 'l~l"ee Springs, Pa., ancI House .Qension to William Hopton; to the Committee on Invalid. Pen- bill 8103, for the relief of Jn,mes H . Maclay, o-f Mic.ldlesprings, sions. Pa. ; to the Committee on In-valid :Pensions. Also, n bill (H. R. 8447) granting an increase of pension to By Mr. FULLIDR: Petition of committee of wholesale grocers Jacoo S. Robey~ to the Committee on Invaliu Pensions. of New York City, favoring the reduction of the c1uty on sugar; By Mr. O'SHAUNESSY: A bill (H. R. 8448) granting· an to the Committee on Ways and Means. increase of pension to Bridget M. Fauls; to the Committee on By 1\Ir. GARDNER of Mu-ssacl.rnsetts : Resolutions of Pnrnell Invalid Pensions. Club . of Roxbury, Mas8.,. against arUitration. with Great Brit- Also, a bill ( H. R. 8449) granting an increase of pension to ain; 'to the Committee on Foreign. .Affairs. Mrs. Joshua C. Drown; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By l\ir. HANNA; Petitions o-f J. 0 . Sullivan, of l\fnndan, Also, n bill (H. R. 8450) granting an incTease of pension to N. Dalr., against parcels post, ancI of citizens of Douglass, Syh·ester C. Baker; to the Committee on Invalid Pensrons. N. Duk., favoring the passage of House bill 2051, known ns the Also, a bill (H. R. 8451) grunting a i1cnsion to. Sarah Hanna bi:hl; to-the- Committee on. the Post Office and Post Roads. Adams; to the Committee on Pensions.. Also, petition of. various citizens qf Ransom County, N. Dak., Also, a bill (H. R. 84G2) granting a pension to J.ohn Ed- n (l'uinst Canadian reciprocity; to the Committee on Ways and ward 1\fulien; to the Committee on InYalid Pensions. Efeans. Also, a bill (H. R. 846'3) for the relief of E<lward Swainor; By ~Ir . KINKEAD of New Jersey: Petition of Local Union to the Committee on Military Affairs. No. 45, of Jersey City, N. J., of the International Associr.tion .Also, n. hill (H. R. 8454) for the rclief of Thomas F. Conlan; of Brid .... e and Structural Iron.. Workers,. protesting against the to the Committee on Military Affairs. kidna.p~g of J. J. l\fcNamn.ra from the State of Indiana; to By 1\fr. RAUCH: A bill (H~ ~· 8455) granting an increase of ·the Committee on the Judiciary. Dension to Fletcher N. Wilson; to the Committee on Invalid By l\Ir. McHENRY :· Petition of Camp No. 503, Fishing Creek, Pensions. Pa. Patriotic Order Sons of .A.meric::t, frn·orin;; the illiterncy Also, a bill (H. R. 8456) granting an increase of pension to tes£. to the Committee on Immigm1tion n.nd Naturalizatiou. John W. Reynolds; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. O'SHAUNESSY: Petition of Fr:mk J. Mccaw Co., Also, a bill (ll. R. 8457) grnnting an increase of pension to automobilists, favor:ing the Federal automobile registration bill Abner H. Shaffer; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. eliminating the necessity of registe1·ing in the various Strute.s Also, a bill (H. R. 8458) grunting nn increase of pension to when touring; to the Committee on the .Judiciary. John H. Hicks; to the Committee on. Im·alld Pensions. By Mr. WILLIS: Affidavits to accompany House bill for the Also, a bill (II. R. 8459) providing for the presentation of a relief of the legal irepresentatives. of William E. T:rrbutto!1, ue­ med.al of honor to William M. De Hart; to the Committee on ceased; to the Committee on Wa.r Cluims. Military Affairs. Also, papers to accomp::my House bill 7243, for the relief of By Mr. RUSSELL: A bill (ll. R. 8460) granting a pension. to Show Hinebaugh, and House bill 0946, grantin;;. an increase ?f Eclward Rhoades; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. pension to Alexander F. l\IcConnell; to the Committee on I n\alid Also, a bill ( H. R. 8461) grunting a pension to Margaret Pensions. Williams; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 8462) granting a pension to Jack Pettis; to the Committee on Pensions. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Also, u bin (H. R. 8463) granting an increase of pension to Gilman A. :a:. Simmons; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. WEDNESDAY, "lJl ay 3, 1911. By 1\lr. SPEER: A bill (H. R. 8464) grunting a pension to The House met at 11 o'clock a. rn. Mary Ellen Clark; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couclen, D. D., as By Mr. STEPHENS of California: A bill (H. R. 8465) grant­ follows: ing an. incre:1se 9f pension to Ransom L. Harris; to tlle Commit­ Ob, Lorcl, our God ancl our Father, wl1ose beart opens with tee on Invalid Pensions. love in response to those who s-eek Thee dili ~ently , lift 11s JJy By Mr. STONE: A bill (H. R. 8466) granting an increase of Thy grace into iliat purer atmosf)here wllere q>irit with ::;pirit pension to George l\:Ioblo, alias Goorge Cook ; to the Committee can meet and purify and. ennoble the soul, tll:lt we may work: on Invalid Pensions. in Thee, through Thee, with Thee, for fbe uplift of hmur.uity, By Mr. wrr,LIS: A bill (H. R. 8467) for the relief of the and, as we puss on towaTd tlle home of tbe ~o ul, lea Ye the legal representatives of William E. Tarbutton, deceased; to world a little better for those who shall come after us. Por the Committee on War Claims. Thine is tllc kingdom, ancl the power, and the glory forever. Amen. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was reatl and PETITIONS, ETO. approved. Under clause 1 of Rule X...~, petitions and papers were laid or.DER OF ffGSL""\ESS. on the Clerk's de~k and referred as follows: The SPB.. A.KER. The Chair wlll state that this is Calendar By Mr. ALEXANDER: Papers and a.filclavits for the relief of Wednesday, and tlle rules provide especially that nothing shall William A. Pullen, of Breckenridge, Mo.; to the Committee on be done after the Speaker's table- is cleared except to call the Invnlicl Pensions. committees. Bv :Ur. ALLEN : Resolutions of the Cincinnati Antitubercu­ Mir. UNDERWOOD. Mr. SpenJker, I thinlc tllere are a few .losis League, favoring a comm~ttee on public health; to the bills on the Public. Cnlendnr that would be in order to-day, but Committee on Expencl.iturrs in the Interior Department. they do not contain matters of importance. I would like to 1911. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 883 get through with the debate on the free-list bill. I understand The Clerk read as follows : that under the rules we have the right to dispense with the House resolution 149. calendar by a two-thirds vote. R es olved, That the Committee on Naval Affairs have authority to sit The SPEAKER.