CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. NOVEl\IBER 20,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1\IoNnA , November ~O, 19~~.

This being the day fixed by the proclamation of the President for the meeting of the third session of the Sixty-seventh Con­gress, the ·Members of the House of Representatives assembled in their Hall, and at 12 o'clock noon were called to order by the Speaker, Hon. FREDERICK H. Gn..LETT.

PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION.

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read the proclamation of the President.

The Clerk read as follows : BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-A PROCLA­

MATION.

Whereas public interests require that the Congress of the -United States should be convened in extra session at 12 o'clock noon on the 20th day of November, 1922, to receive such com­munication as may be made by the Executive:

Now, therefore, I, Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and declare that an extraordinary occasion requires the Congress of the United States to convene in extra session at the Capitol in the city of Washington on the 20th day of N-0vember, 1922, at 12 o'clock noon, of which all persons who shall at that time be entitled to act as :Members thereof are hereby required to take notice.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the city of Washington this 9th day of November, in the year of onr Lord 1922, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-seventh.

[SEAL.] WAIIBEN G. HARDING. By the President:

CIµRLEs El HUGHES, Secretary of State.

PRAYER.

The SPEAKER. The Chaplain will offer prayer. The Chaplain, R.ev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., offered

the following prayer :

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in all the earth Thou art the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Glory be to Thee from everlasting to everlasting. From Thy throne of infinite wi dom look with grot favor upon our (!Ountry, upon our Christian institutions, upon our President, and give gracious protection and nurturing care to all our fellow citizens. The Lord be pleased to direct the deliberations of this assembly. Bless all with vigor of mind and strength of b-Ody, and keep us in the realm of Thy love and in the domain of Thy kingdom. In all councils may decisions rest upon truth and righteousness. Let all friendships be heightened and transfigured with Thee, all leisure be deepened into peace, and all uncertainty strengthened into hope. Shadow our families with Thy tender, loving care. Bless officers and pages and all others who serve. 0 may the joy of our lives be in the sunshine of Thy mercy breaking through the mystery of Thy providence. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ROLL CALL BY STATES.

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will call the roll by States. The Clerk called the roll by States, when the following Mem­

bers answered to their names:

John R. Tyson. Henry B. Steagall. Lo.mar J efl'ers. William B. Bowling.

William J. Driver. William A. Oldfield. John N. Tillman.

Clarence F. Lea. John E. Raker. Charles F. Curr,_ Julius Kahn.

William N. Valle.

E. Hart Fenn.

Frank Clark. -

ALABAMA,

William B. Oliver. Edward B. Almon. George Huddleston. William B. Bankhead.

ARIZONA.

Carl Hay-deD. ARKANSAS.

Otis Wingo. Tilman B. Parks.

CALIFORNIA. Arthur JU. Fr(.,'e. Walter F. Lineberger. Philip D. Swing.

0COLORADO.

Charles B. Timberlake. CONNECTICUT,

Jobn Q. Tilson. l>ELA.WAM.

Caleb R. Layton. i'LORIDA..

John H. Smithwick.

Frank Park. Charles R. Crisp. Wllllam D. Upshaw. James W. Wlse . .

Burton L. French.

Martin B. Madden. James R. Mann. Elliott W. Sproul. J obn J. Gorman. Stanley H. KUM. Fred A. Britten. Carl R. Cbindblom. Charle.s E. Fuller . .

John S. Benham. Everett Sanders. Richard N. Elliott. Menill Moores.

William F. Kopp. Harry E. Hull. Cyrenus Cole.

Daniel R. Anthony, ;Jr. Edward C. Little. Philip P. Campbell.

David H. Kincheloe. Charles F. Ogden. Arthur B. Rouse. Ralph Gilbert.

James O'Connor. H. Garland Dupr~. Whitmell P. Martin. John N. Sandlin.

Carroll L. Beedy. John E. Nelson.

T. Alan Goldsborough. Albert A. Blakf' ney. John Philip Hill.

Allen T. Treadway. Frederick H. Gillett. Calvin D. Paige. John Jacob Rogers. A. Piatt Andrew.

Earl C. Michener. John C. Ketcham. Carl E. Mapes. Patrick H. Kelley.

Sydney Anderson. Charles R. Davis. Oscar E. Keller.

• Tobn E. Rankin. Bill G. Lowrey. Thomas U. Sisson.

Frank C. Millspaugh. Willinm W. Rucker. Henry F. Lawren,·e. f'hnrles L. Faust. William 0. Atkeson.

Albert W. Jefferis. Robert E. Evans.

Francis F. Patterson, jr. Elijah C. Hutchinson. Ernest R. Ackerman. Randolph Perkins.

Frederick C. Hick's. John Kissel. Thomas H. Cullen. Ardolph L. Kline. Michael J. Hogan. Andrew N. Petersen. Lester D. Volk. Meyer London. Christopher D. Sullivan. Nathan D. Perlman. John F. Carew. Walter l\I. Chandler.

Claude Kitchin. Edward W. Pou. Charles l\I. Stedman.

GEORGIA.

Gordon Lee. Carl Vineon. Willi.am C. Lankford. William W. Larsen.

IDAHO.

Addison T. Smith. ILLINOIS,

William J. Graham. Cli1ford Ireland. Frank H. Funk. Allen F. Moore. William A. Rodenberg. Thomas S. Williams. Richard Yates.

INDIANA.

William R. Wood. Milton Kraus. Louis W. Fairfield. Andrew J. Hickey.

IOWA. Cassius C. Dowell, L. J. Dickinson.

KANSAS.

Homer Hoch. James G. Strong. J. N. Tincher.

KENTUCKY.

WUliam J. Fields. John W. Langley. John M. Robsion.

LOUISIANA.

Riley J. Wilson. Georl!'e K. Favrot. Ladi las Lazaro. James B. Aswell.

M.A.INll:.

Ira G. Hersey.

MARYLAND,

J. Charles Linthicum. Sydney E. Marld. Frederick N. Zihlman.

MASSACHUSETTS.

Frederick W. Dallinger. Peter F. Tague. George Holden Tinkham. William S. Greene.

MICHIGAN.

Louis C. Cramton. James C. McLaughlin. Roy 0. Woodruff. Frank -D. Scott.

MINNESOTA.

Walter H. Newton. Harold Knutson. Andrew J. Volstead.

MISSISSIPPI.

Ross A. Collins . Percy :El. Quin. James W. Collier.

MISSOURI.

Sidney C. Roaf!b. Theodore W. Hnkrlede. Leonidas C. Dyer. Edw. D. Hays. Isaac V. McPherson.

MONTANA.

Carl W. Riddick. NEBR.A.SKA.

MP.lvin 0. McLaughlin. William E. Andrews.

NEVADA.

Samuel S. Arentz. NlilW JERSEY.

Amos H. Radcliffe. Richard Wayne Parker, Frederick R. Lehlbach. Archibald E. Olpp.

NEW YORK.

Isaac Siegel. Benjamin L. Fairchild. Hamilton Fish, jr. Charles B. Ward. James S. Parker. Frank Crowther. John D. Clarke. Walter W. Magee. Archie D. San<lers. Clarence MacGregor. Daniel A. Reed.

NORTH CAROLINA.

Homer L. Lyon. Alfred L. Bulwinkle.

NOR-TH DAKOTA.

George M. Young.

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A. E. B. Stephens. Roy G. Fitzgerald. Simeon D. Fess. R. Clint Cole. William W. Chalmers. Israel M. Foster. tfldwin D. Ricketts. John C. Speaks.

Alice M . . Robertson. Charles D. Carter.

Willis C. Hawley.

W.illiam S. Vare. George S. Graham. Harry C. Ransley. George W. Edmonds. James J. Connolly. George P. Darrow. Thomas S. Butler. Henry W. Watson. William W. Griest. Clarence D. Coughlin. John Reber. !<'red B. Gernerd. Edgar R. Kiess. I. Clinton KUne.

W. Turner Logan. James F . BYI'Des. Fred H. Dominick.

C'harJes .A. Christopherson. Royal C. J obnson.

B. Carroll Reece. J . Will Taylor. Wynne F. Clouse.

John C. Box. Morgan G. Sanders. Sam Rayburn. Hatton W. Sumners. Clay St1>ne Briggs. Daniel E. Garrett. Joseph J. Mansfield.

Frank L. Greene.

Schuyler Otis Bland. Joseph T. Deal. Andrew J. Montague. J. M. Hooker.

John F. Miller. Lindley II. Hadley. Albert Johnson.

Stuart F. Reed. llarry c. w ,oodyard.

Henry Allen Cooper. John M. Nelson. l.i'lorian Lampert. Joseph D. Beek.

OHIO,

James T. Begg, Charles L. Knight. Joseph H. Himes. W. M. Morgan. John G. Cooper. Miner G. Norton. Harry C. Gahn.

OKLAHOMA.

L. M. Gensman. Jam~ V. McClintic.

OREGON.

Nicholas J. Sinn-0tt. PENNSYLVANIA.

John M. Rose. Adam M. Wyant. Henry W. Temple. Milton W. Shreve. William H. Kirkpatrick. Nathan L. Strong. Harri s J. Bixler. Stephen G. Porter. M. ClYde Kelly. John M. Morin. Guy E. Campbell. Thomas S. Crago. .Anderson H. Walters. Jo ~eph McLaughlin.

SOUTH CAROLINA.

WHliam F. Stevenson. Philip H. Stoll. Hampton P. Fulmer.

SOUTH DAKOTA.

William Williamson.

TENNESSEE.

Ewin L. Davis. Finis J. Garrett. Hubert F. Fisher.

Tl!lXAS.

James P. Buchanan. Tom ConnaUy. Fritz G. Lanham. Harry M. Wurzbacb. John N. Garner. 'l'homas L. Blanton. Marvin Jones.

VERMONT.

Porter H. Dale. VIRGINIA.

•James P. Woods. Thomas W. Harrison. R. Walton Moo1·e.

WASHINGTON.

John w. Summers. J. Stanley Webster.

Wit.ST VIRGINIA.

Leonara S. Echols.

WISCONSIN.

Edward ID. Browne. James A. Frear. .Adolphus P. Nelson.

WYOMING.

[At large.] Frank W. Mondell.

The SPEAKER. Two hundred and eighty-one Members have answered to their names. A qnorum is present.

MEMBERS ELECT.

The SPEAKER. The following certificates of Members elect are on file :

Mr. JAMES H. ~1ACLAFFERTY, sixth California district. Mr. A. R. HUMPHREY, sixth Nebraska. district. Mr. CHARLES L. ABERNETHY, thiJ.·d North Carolina district. Mr. CLARENCE W. TURNER, seventh Tennessee district. .Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, Mrs. WINNIFRED MASON Hucx has

been elected as a Member of the House at large from the State of Illinois to fill the vacancy ca.used by the death of her father. There is no contest or question about her election. Her credentials have not yet arrived. I ask unanimous consent that she may now ta.ke the oath of office.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request? There was no objection. Mr. GREENE of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker·, Mr. CHARLES

L. GIFFORD has been elected from the sixteenth Massachusetts district. He is present. There is no question about his elec­tion, no contest, but the certificate bas not yet arrived. I ask unanimous consent that he may be sworn in.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request? There was no objection.

l\Ir. MACLil'FEBTY, Mrs. HUCK, Mr. GIFFORD, Ml'. HUMPHREY of Nebraska, Mr. ABERNETHY, and Mr. T mrnER appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescr ibed by law.

NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT. Mr. MONDELL. l\fr. Speaker, I offer the following privileged

resolution. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Wyoming offers -a reso.

lution which the Clerk will report. The Clerk read as follows:

House Resolution 440. Resolved, That a. committee of three Members be appointed by the

Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives to join with the committee on the part of the Senate to notify the President of the United States that a quol'TI.ID of each House is assembled and that Congress is ready to reccive any communication that be may be pleased to make.

The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolu­tion.

The resolution was agreed to, and the Speaker appointed as the committee on the part of the House Mr. MONDELL, Mr. MAD-DEN, and Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. ·

NOTIFICATION TO THE SENATE.

Mr. MADDEN. Mr. Speaker, I offer the following privileged resolution.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois offers a resolu­. tion which the Clel'k will report.

The Clerk read as follows: House Resolution 441,

Re8owed, Tbat the Clerk of the House inform the Senate that a. quorum of the House of Representatives has appeared and that tbe House is ready to proceed with business.

The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolu· ti on. ·

The resolution was agreed to. HOUR OF DAILY MEETING.

l\Ir. CAl\1PBELL of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I offer the fol­lowing resolution.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Kansas offers a reso-lution, which the Clerk will !'eport. ·

The Clerk read as follows: House Resolution 442.

Resolved, That until otherwise ordered the hour of daily meeting of the llouse . of Representatives shall be 12 o'clock meridian.

The SPEAKER. The que 'on is on agreeing to the resolu­tion.

The resolution was agreed to. LEAVE OF ABSENCE,

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as fol­lows :

To Mr. BRAND, indefinitely, on account of serious illness (at the request of Mr. CRISP). /

To Mr. BYRNS of ·Tennessee, indefinitely, on account of ill­ness in his family (at the request of Mr. GARRETT of Ten-nessee). •

To Mr. WEAVER, indefinitely, on account of illness (at the request of Mr. BULWINKLE) .

To Mr. BURTON, for three days, on account of illness. To Mr. HmrPHllEYS of Mississippi, indefinitely, on account

of illness. To i\lr. OsBoR~, indefinitely, on account of illness. To Mr. DENISON, for fO days, on account of important busi­

ness. To 1\Ir. STEENERSON, indefinitely, on account of illness in bis

family. To Mr. GALLIVAN, indefinitely, on account of illness in his

family. To Mr. McFADDEN, for five days, on account of important

business. To Mr. DUI\13.A..R, indefinitely, on account of serious illness

(at the request of Mr. ELLIOT!') . To Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, indefinitely, on account of illness. To Mr. BLACK, for two weeks, on account of illness in his

family. To 1\Ir. DRANE, in.definitely, on account of illness (at the

request of Mr. BOWLING) . To l\1r. JACOWAY, for one week, on account of illness in his

family. To Mr. SWANK, for one week, on account of illness in his

family. DEATH OF SENATOR THOMAS E. WATSON, OF GEORGIA..

Mr. CRISP. Mr. Speaker, it becomes my painful duty to announce to the House that on the 26th of last September the distinguished Senator from Georgia, TnoMAs E. WATSON, de­parted this life. At some future date I shall request the House

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to set apart a date when friends of the distinguished Senator mar be given an opportunity to pay testimony to his high char­acter and public services. I offer the following resolutions.

The Clerk read the resolutions, as follows : House Resolution 443.

R esol i;ed, That the House has heard with· profound sorrow of the deat h of the Hon. THOMAS Ill. WATSO~, a Senator of the United States from the State of Georgia. ,

R esolved, 'That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased Senator.

The resolutions were agreed to. DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES R. CONNELL, OF PENN8YL·

VANIA.

l\!r. BUTLER. Mr. Speaker, it becomes my sad duty to an­nounce the death of the Hon. CHARLES R. OoNNELL, a Member of Congress from the State of Pennsylvania. His death oc­curred in the city of Scranton subsequent to the adjournment of tlle regular ession of Congress. At the proper time I shall reque t the Rouse to set apart a day when there may be tribute,s pnid to his life and public services. I submit the following re, olutions.

The Clerk read the resolutions, as follows: House Resolution 444.

R esolved That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon. CHARLES R. CoN:\ELL, a Representative from the State of Pennsylva11ia.

R esol!ved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy 1.hereof to the family of the deceased.

The resolutions were ~greed to. DEATH OF BEPRESENTATIYE JOHN I. NOLAN, OF CALIFORNIA.

l\lr. KAHN. Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sorrow that I announce to the Members of the House the death of my late colleague JoHN I. NOLAN, a Member of Congress from the State of California. He was chairman of the Committee on Labor o ml a member of the steering committee of this House. He died last Saturday morning at St. Mary's Hospital, San Fran­cisco. At a later elate I shall ask the House to set aside a day on which his public services can be properly commemorated. In the meantime I offer the following resolutions :

The Clerk read as follows : House Resolution 445.

R esol·ued..1.. That the House has beard with profound sorrow of the clea th of lion. JOHN I. NOLAN, a Representative from the State of California..

R esolv ed, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate . nnd transmit a copy thereof to the fa'tllily of the deceased.

The resolutions were agreed to. .ADJOURNMENT,

Mr. MONDELL. Mr. Speaker, as a further mark of respect to the memory of · the deceased Senator and Representatives, I ruoYe that tlle House do now adjourn.

The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 48 minutes p. m.) the House adjourned until to-morrow, Tuesday, November 21, 1922, at 12 o'clock noon.

EA"'ECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, executive communications

were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows : G9-!. A letter from the Public Printer, transmitting 'statement

of travel performed by officers and employees of the Govern­ment Printing Office during the fiSCl:\l year ending June SO, 1922; to the Committee on Appropriations.

Ci95. A letter from the Public Printer, transmitting the aver­a ge number of employees of the Government Printing Office receiving increased compensation during the first four months of the fiscal . year 1923 ; to the Committee on Appropriations.

696. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a draft of a bill to provid~ for the immediate needs of enlisted men upon discharge from the naval service for the good of the service; to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

697. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting. a draft of a propo ed bill to grant leave of absence to officers and employees of the United States or of the District of Colum­bia when ordered to duty with the United States Naval Re­serve Forces or the United States Marine Corps Reserve; to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

698. A letter from the Second Assistant Secretary of Labor, transmitting list of useless papers to be disposed of; to the Committee on Disposition of Useless Executfre Papers .

699. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting a detailed statement concerning the publications issued by the Department of Commerce during the fiscal year 1922; to the Committee on Printing.

700. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting re­quest for the immediate passage of H. R. 8980, for the relief of Prospero Monterroso; to the Committee on Claims.

701. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the American National Red Cross for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. .

. 702. A letter from the Acting Postmaster General, transmit­ting a statement showing the post offices where it was neces­sary to employ clerical assistance at a higher rate than $1,200 a year and the amount authorized at each office; to the Com· mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

703. A letter from the Public Printer, transmitting state­ment showing the purchases, exchanges, and repairs ·of type­writing machines in· the Government Printing Office from .July 1, 1921, to June 30, 1922; to the Committee on Appropriations.

704. A letter from the Second Assistant Secretary of Labor, transmitting detailed statement of the expenditures from the appropriations "Contingent expenses, Department of Labor, 1920," for the period from November 16, 1921 to June SO 1922; '' Contingent e~'J)enses, Department of Labor, 1921," fo{. the period from November 16, 1921, to November Hi 1922; "Contingent expenses, Department of Labor, 1922," for the period from November 16, 1921, to November 15, 1922; and " Contingent expenses, Department of Labor, 1923," for the period from July 1, 1922, to November 15, 1922; to the Com­mittee on EXt>enditures in the Department of Labor.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIO BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.

Under clause 2 of Rule XIII, Mr. FOCHT: Committee on the District of Columbia. H. R.

12172. A bill to regulate pawnbrokers and their bu iness in the District of Columbia; without amendment (Rept. No. 1256). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

PUBLIC EILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MEMORIALS. Under clause 3 of Rule XX.II, bills, resolutions, and memorials

were introduced and severally ·referred as follows: By Mr. HILL: A bill (H. R. 12815) to pay adjusted compen­

sation in three years in cash to veterans of the World War, to provide money to pay such adjusted compen ation, to amenrt the revenue act of 1921, and for other purposes; to the Com-mittee on Ways and Means. .

By 1\!r. BRI'ITEN: A bill (H. R. 12816) to provide adjusted . compensation for veterans of the World War through a tax on the manufacture, importation, and sale of beer and light wine , and for other purposes ; to the Committee on Ways and Mean .

By 1\!r. GREENE of Massachusetts: A bill (H. R. 12817) to amend and supplement the merchant marine act, 1920, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

By Mr. CUR~Y: A bill (H. R. 12818) proYiding for the ad­justment of claims against the Government railroad in the Territory of Alaska; to the Committee on the Territories.

By l\lr. KAHN: A bill (H. R. 12819) to amend the grade per­centages of enlisted men as prescribed in section 4b of the national defense act, as amended; to the Committee on Mili­tary Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12820) to prohibit the unauthorized wear­ing, manufacture, or sale of medals and badges awarded by the War Department; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. WURZBACH: A bill (H. R. 12821) making provi­sions for the improvement of the channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, ' Tex. ; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. PARKS of Arkansas: A bill (H. R. 12822) to en­large and improve the post-office building at Camden, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania: A bill (H. R. 12823) to pro­vide for the establishment of motor-truck mail routes to facili· tate the collection and delivery of food products; to the Com­mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. McLAUGHLIN of Nebraska: A bill (H. R. 12824) to amend the act of Congress approved July 17, 1916, known as the Federal farm loan act; to the Committee on Banking and Cur­rency.

By i\Ir. JONES of Texas: A bill (H. R. 12825) amending sec­tion 1322 of the revenue act of 1921; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. ROGERS: A bill (H. :&.. 12826) authorizing the Presi-. dent to declare an embargo on coal; to the Committee on Inter­state and Foreign Commerce.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12827) declaring an embargo on anthracite coal; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

By Mr. MORIN: A bill (H. R. 12828) to create a department of physical training at the United States Military Academy; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

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By Mr. WILLIA.MS of IDinois: A bill (H. R. 12829} for the purchase of a site and for the erection of a post-office building at Eldorado, Ill.; to the Committee. on Public Buildings and Gronnds.

By !:Ir. MADDEN: A bill (H. R. 12830) to forbid the payment of claims by the United States Shlpping Board and/gr the United States Shipping Board Emergeney Fleet Ooxporation unless such claims are filed within a certain time; to the Com­mittee on the Merchant Marine and Fisherie .

By Mr. SWING: A bill (H. R 12831) to authorizei the con­struction of a railroad bridge across the Colorado River near Yuma, Ariz. ; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com-merce. '

By Mr. MADDEN : Joint resolution (H. J. Res. 388) to re­peal an appropriation for payment of claims for damages to and loss of private property included in the deficiency act ap­proved September 22~ 1922; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. ZIHLMAN: ·Joint resolution (H.J. Res. 389) author­izinO' the Interstate Oommerce Commission to give prlority in car service in the interest of equitable distribution of building materials mtended for immediate consumption ; to the Commit­tee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. Under clause 1 of Rule xxn. private bills and resolutions

were introduced and severally referred as follows : Ily Mr. BURROUGHS: A bill (H. R. 12832) granting an in­

crease of pension to Mary F. Conway ; to the Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. CHRISTOPHERSON: A bill (H. R. 12833) granting a pension to Gertrude A. Robinson; to the Committee on In­valid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R 12834) for the relief of Vinson Slasor; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. DYER: A bill (H. R. 12835) for the relief of E. S. Bailey; to the Committee on Claims.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12836) granting an increase of pension to Lucian Lindsey; to the Committee on Pensions.

By :Mr. JOHNSON of Washington: A bill (H. R. 12837) granting a pension to Elizabeth A. Hall; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. KENNEDY: A bill (H. R. 12838) granting an in­crea e of pension to Maria L. Westgate ; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. McPHERSON: A bill (H. R. 12839) granting a pen­sion to J ei-ry M. Richardson ; to the Committee on PenS-ions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12840) granting an increase of pension to Louisa L. Moore; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12841) granting a pension to Samuel T. King; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Al o, a bill (H. R. 12842) granting a pension to Mollie F. Stfn on ; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12843) granting a pension to Abram Jone-s; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. ·

Al o, a bill (H. R. 12844) granting a pension to Leroy S. Ki!!er ; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12845) granting a pension to William Karcb ; to the Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. MAcGREGOR: A bill (H. R. 12846) granting a pen­sion to Frank Karazewski; to the Committee on Invalid Pen­sions.

Al o, a bill (H. R. 12847) granting an increase of pension to Harry W. Feldman; to the Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. MORIN: A btll (H. R. 12848) to reimburse Michael F. Callaghan for injuries sustained in an accident with a Gov­ernment-owned motor truck; to the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. MOORE of Illinois: A bill (H. R. 12849) granting an increase of pension to James H. Barker; to the Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. PURNELL: A bill (H. R. 12850) granting an increase of pension to Grover Colter; to the Committee on Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12851) granting a pension to Lavina H. Etnire; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12852) granting a pension to Jesse Wil­cox ; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. · Also, a bill (H. R. 12853) granting a pension to Frances E. Dunwoody ; to tne Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. RUCKER: A bill (H. R. 12854) granting a pension to James W. Fisher-; to the Committee on Pensiong.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12855) granting a pension to Freeman A. Burri:s; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By 1\1.r. ROBSION: A bill (H. R. 1285u) granting an increase of pension to Celie J. Cromer; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a biil (H. R. 12857) granting a pension to Sarah E. Campbell ; to the 0ommittee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 12858) granting a pension to Litha I. Smith i to the COmmittee on Invalid Pensions.

PETITIONS, ETC. Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid

on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows:. 6399. By the SPEAKER (by request) : Petition of E. L.

Shepard, Frank Rieder,. Raymond H. Boswo~ Mabel H. Ben­jamin, B. Little, George H. Zenner, C. A. Lehmann, G. C. Purdy, John W. Woodworth, and F. E. Latta, all of Chicago, Ill., urg­ing an investigation of the prohibition enforcement in Chicago; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

6400. Also (by request), petition of the Presbytery of Day­ton, Ohio, urging the passage of H. J. Res. 131 ; to the Com­mittee on the Judiciary.

6401. Also (by request), petition of the Municipal Assembly of Dorado, P. R., indorsing Hon. E. Mont Reily and his .admin­istration ; to the Committee on Insular A.ff.airs.

64-02. Also (by request), petition of Northern Star Sister­hood, No. 107, of Monessen, Pa., favoring the passage of the Sterling-Towner bill; to the Committee on Education.

64-03. Also (by request), petition of Kennedy Baptist Chmch, Kennedy, N. Y .. favoring the passage of H. J. Res. 159; te the Committee on the Judiciary.

6404. Also (by request), petition of citizens' organizations of Lithuanian extraction in Sprinmeld, Ill., opposing curtai1-ing the rights of foreigners; to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization.

6405. Also (by request), petition of citizens' organization of Lithuanian extraction in Greater New York, opposing the pas­sage of H. R. 10860; to the Committee on Immigration and Na turaliza ti on.

6406. Also (by request), petition of the Baptist Missionary Convention of the State of New York, favoring the passage of H. J. Res. 159; to the Committee- on the Judiciary.

6407.1 Also (by request), petition of Franklin Post, No. 1, American Legi-0n, of Ohio, opposing allowances of any kind to soldiers of the World War dishonorably discharged from the Army, Navy, or l\Iarine Corps; to the Committee on No.val Affairs.

6408. Also (by request), petition of the First Church, Worces­ter, Mass., urging the passage of H. J. Res. 131 ; to the Com­mittee on the Judiciary.

64-09. Also (by request), petition of the First Baptist Church, South Bend, Ind., favoring the passage of H. J. Res. 159 ~ to the Committee on the Judiciary. ,

6410. Also (by request)t petition of the woman's auxiliary to the presiding bishop and council, Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, approving the work of the hostesses in the Army camps and posts ; to the Committee on Appropriations.

6411. Also (by request), petition of the Fifty-second Con­gress of the American Prison Association, urging the passage of House b.ill 12123, fol" the establishment of an industrial re­formatory at Camp Gnnt, Ill.; to the- Committee on the Judi­cia1·y.

6412. Also (by request), petition of the Western Pennsyl­vania Ministerial Association of the Disciples of Christ, New Kensington, Pa., opposing war except for just principles ; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

6413. By Mr. FENN: Petition of the Woman's Board of Mis­sions of the Congregational Churches, for protection of peoples of the Near East; to the Oommittee on Foreign Affairs.

6414. By Mr. JOHNSON of Washington: Petition of the Thurston Coa:nty Pomona Grange, Tumwater, Wash., opposing the ship subsidy bill; to the Committee on the Merchant l\iarine and FisheEies.

6415. By l\Ir. KELLY of Pennsylvania: Petition of Pitts­burgh Chamber of Commerce, praying for changes in the immi­gration laws; to the Committee on Immigration and Naturali­zation.

6416. Also, petition of Cyprns Sisterhood, No. 65, Dames of Malta1 Turtle Creek, Pa., and citizens of Pennsylvania, asking for the passage of the Towner-Sterling bill fbr the creation ot a department of education; to the Committee on Education.

6417. :By Mr. KENJ\"'EDY: Protest of. citizens of Newport, R. I., of Greek and Armenian vnigin who served in armed forces of the United States in the World War, against the massacre of Christian inhabitants of Asia Minor by Turks~ to the Committee on Foreign Affu.ira .

6418. By Mr. KISSEL: Petition of Street & Snnth Co:rpoTa­tion, New York, N. Y., favo1ing the passage of House bill 11965; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Ronds.

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G-419. By Mr. SWING : Petition of Fourth State Convention of the American Legion of California, favoring the passage of House bill 11449, for the protection and development of the lower Colorado Hiver Basin; to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.

SENATE. TUESDAY, NovembeT 21, 19£~.

The Chaplain, Rev. J. J. l\luir, D. D., offered the following prnyer:

Our Father and our God, we thank Thee for another day­another day of opportunity, another day of possibility-and we recognize the privilege of making this day potent with hallowed iutluence that we can serve better our generation by ~hy will. We in-rnke Thy favor here this morning and ask Thee to direct tlle councils of the day to Thy great honor and glory. Through

llrlst our Lord. A.men. The

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Vice President being ab ·ent, the President pro tem­pore, ALBERT B. CU:1BI.IN , a Senator from the State of Iowa, took the chair.

JOSEPH S. FRELINGHUYSEN, a Senator from the State of New Jer ey; FREDERICK HALE, a Senator from the State of Maine; A. OWSLEY STANLEY, a Senator from the State of Kentucky; JA:llES W. WADSWORTH, Jr., a Senator from the State of New York; ATLEE POMERENE and FRANK B. WILLIS, the Senators from the State of Ohio, app'eared in their seats to-day.

On request of l\.fr. LODGE and by unanimous consent, the read­in of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings wa · dispensed with and the Journal was approved.

NOTIFIC.ATION TO THE PRESIDENT. l\Ir. LoDGE and l\f r. SIMMONS appeared, and Mr. LODGE said: ll.Ir. President, the committee appointed by tbe Senate to

notify the Presiuent have attended to the duty assigned to them and have the honor to report to the Senate that they saw tlle President of the United States and that he informed tbem thnt it was his intention to address the Congress to-day at )lalf pn t 12 in the Chamber of the House of Repre entatives.

SENATORS FROM PENNSYLVANIA. .Mr. LODGE. Mr. Pre icle.nt, I present the credentials of

GEORGE WHARTON PEPPER, senior Senator elect from the State of Pennsylvania, and DAVID A. REED, junior Senator elect from the Stnte of Penn ylvania which I ask may be read.

The credentials were read and ordered to be filed, as follows: IN THlil NAME AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE

COMMO ' WEALTH OF PE~NSYLVANlA Ecceci,tive Department.

To the Pt·esident of tll e Senate of the United States: Thi· iB to certify that on the 7th day of November, 1922, GEORGE

WHARTON PEPPER was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of rcnnsylvania a S<>nator from . aid State to represent said State in the , enate of the United States until the 4th day of March, 1927.

Witness : His excellency our governor, and our seal hereto affixed at the city of Ilarrisbw·g, this 18th day of November, in the year of our Lo rd 1922.

I SEAL.] WM. C. SPROUL, Governor. By the governor :

BERNARD J. MYERS, Secretan1 of the Oommon1oealth.

IN THJll NAME A "D BY AUTIIORITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PEN~SYLVANIA,

Executive Depm-tment. To the P1·eside11t of the Senate of the Untied States:

.This l's to certify that on the 7th day of November 1922, DAVID A. HERD was duly chosen by the qualified elector of the State of Pennsyl­vania a Senator from said State to represent said State in the Senate of tbe United States until the 4th day of March , 1923.

Witness : His excellency our governor, and our seal hereto affixed p.t the city of Harri burg, this 18th day of November, in the year of our Lor<.l 1922.

[ EAL.] W.ru. C. SPROUL, Governor. By the governor :

BER NARD J. MYERS Secreta.ry of the Oo1ntno1iwealth.

l\Ir. LODGE. The Senators elect from Pennsylvania are here ancl ready to take the oath of office.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There being no objection, the several Senators elect will be sworn in at the same time.

l\lr. LODGE. I have no objection to that course. SEN ATOR FROM DELAWARE.

1\lr. BALL. Mr. President, I present the credentials of Tno:itus F. BAYARD, Senator elect from the State of Dela ware. t nsk that his credentials may be read and that the oath of office ma1 be administered to him.

The credentials were re;d, and ordered to be filed as follow BY .AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

To the P1·esident of the Bet1<1te of the United States: Be it known, an election was held in the State of Delaware on T~e -

day, the 7th day of November, in the year of our Lord 192.2, that be1ng the Tuesday next after the first Monday in ·aid month in pur uance of the Con titution of the l:nited States and the laws of the State of Delaware, in that behalf, for the election of a Senator for the people of the said State in the Senate of the United States.

Whereas the official certificates or returns of the aid· election, hel<l iJ?. the several counties of the said State, in due manner made out. signed, and executed, have been delivered to me nccording to the laws of the said State, by the superior court of the said counties; and hav­ing examined said returns and enumerated and ascertainecl the num­ber of votes for each and every candidate or person voted for, for such Senator, I have found THOMAS F. BAYARD to be the person hi,irhe t in vote, and therefore duly elected Senator of and for the said State in the Senate of the United States for the residue of the constitutional term which commenced on the 4th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1917.

11 William D. Denney, governor, do, therefore, according to the form of the act of the general assembly of the aid State and of the act of Congress of the United State , in such case made and provided, declare the said THOllIAS F . BA.YARD the per on highes in vote at the election aforesai ], and therefore duly and legally elected Senator of and for the said State of Delaware in the Senate of the United States, for the re idue of the constitutional term which commenced on the 4th day of March in the year of our Lord 1917.

Given under my band and the great seal of the said State, in obedi­ence to the said act of the general a sembly and of the said act of Congress, at Dover, the 15th day of November, in the year '<>f our Lord 1922, and in the year of the independence of the United State of America the one hundred and forty-seventh. ·

[SEAL.] . W~i. D. DENNEY, By the governor :

A. R. BE!l.'SO~, Secretary of State.

ENATOR FRO~I GEORGIA. ~Ir. HARRIS. Mr. President, after the death of my late col­

league, Thomas E. Watson, the governor of my State appointed ns his successor Mrs. REBECCA LATIMER FELTON. Her credentials were sent to the Secretary of the Senate and baYe been here for some days. I hope no Senator will object to her taking the oath of office. The Senator elect from Georgia, Hon.WALTER F. GEORGE, very generously and very graciously bas withheld bi credentials in order that Mrs. FELTON may take the oath, and, ns I said, I hope no Senator will object. This will not in any way prejudice Mr. GEoRoEts claims to his seat in the Senate, to which the people of my State have electeu him, and bis er;. dentials will be presented to-morrow. ·

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Georgia will present the certificate of appointment.

Mr. HARRIS. It is in the possession of the Secretary of the Senate. .

1\fr. W A.LSH of Montana addressed the Senate. After having spoken for some time,

MESSAGE FROM THE HOU E.

A message from the House of Repre entative , by 1\lr. Over­hue, its enrolling clerk, announced that a quorum of the Hou of Representatirns had assembled and that the Hou e wa · ready for busine s.

The me age also announced that a committ e of three wer appointed by the Speaker on the part of the House of Repre­sentative to join with the committee on the part of the Senate to wait on the President of the United States and to notify him that a quorum of the two Houses ball assembled and· that Congres was ready to receive any communication that he might be pleased to make, and that Mr. :MONDELL, Mr. 1\1.ADDEN, and Mr. GABBETT of Tenne ee were appointed as the com­mittee on the part of the Ilouse.

The message further commnnicated to the Senate the reso­lutions of the Ilouse unanimously adopted as a tribute to the memory of Hon. THOMAS E. 'V.ATSO:N', late a Senator from the State of Georgia.

The mes age also communicated to the Senate tlle intelli­gence of the death of Hon. CHARLES n. CONNELL, late a Rep­r sentative from the State of Pennsylvania, and tran mitted the resolutions of the Hou e thereon.

The message further communicated to the Senate th intelli­gence of the death of Hon .. ToH1 I. NoLAr , late a Ilepresentn­tive from the State of California, an<l trausmitted the resolu­tions of the House thereon.

The message also announced that the House had pas eel a bill (II. R. 11579) to amend section 1 of an act approYed January 11, 1922, entitled "An act to permit the city of Chicago to acquire real estate of tbe United States of America," in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate.

The message further announced that the House bad agreed to a concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 72) authorizing the two Houses of Congress to as emble in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the 21st day of November,