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gmemtp=SfOenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE,
FRIDAY, April 8, 1912.

FRrDAY, April 8, 1912.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate communica-
| ton from Professor Hassler, showing the progress
made in the regulation Of the standard Of weights and
measures.
MIR. PRENTlSS presented a memorial and resolu-
tons of meeting of citizens Of Windham county,
Vermont in favor of further protection to the manu-
featuring and agricultural interests of the country.
Mr. MILLER presented petition from Newark
New Jersey praying Congress to enact such laws as
will secure to American labor home market, and to
take measures to secure commercial reciprocity be-
| tween this and other nations.
| Mr. BERRIEN from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary which had been referred the bill from the
| House for the relief of William Markham and
Francis Newman, reported the same without amend
ment.
Mr. LINN from the Committee on Private Land
Claims reported the bill from the House authorizing
land patent to be issued to Bartholomew Pellerin,
his heirs and assignees also, without amendment,
the Senate bill TO issue patent to the heirs OF Fran
els Rivard.
Mr. PRESTON from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported bill to establish corps of sappers
and miners and pontoniers; and he gave notice that
he would, tomorrow, ask leave TO introduce
A bill to invest the proceeds of the Smithsonian be-
quest in the establishment of constitution for the
diffusion of useful knowledge among men, in the city
! of Washington and
bill to incorporate, in the District of Columbia
the National Institution for the promotion of Sci
ence.
The bill for the settlement of the claims of Ala
bama account of expenditures made by her dur
| ing the Creek and Seminole wars, in 1885 and 1897
| was read third time and passed.
| The Joint resolution from the House of Represen-
tatiyes, withholding, until otherwise ordered, the
pay for printing the Compendium Of the sixth
and apportionment tables, and the Joint resolution
further providing for the distribution of an abridg
ment of the census, and the population of the
ties and the principal towns in the several States,
! were engrossed for third reading
| MIR. GRAHAM gave notice that he would, on
some future occasion, ask leave to introduce bill to
amend the Pension laws.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented the petition of brush
manufacturers residing in the State of Pennsy vania,
stating that their business is much depressed asking
for duty of forty per cent, and for the admission of
brstes free of duty also the resolutions of Home
Industry Convention he in independence square, in
the city of Philadelphia, expressing the opinion that
domestic manufactures ought to be protected.
| Mr. ARCHER presented the memorial of citizens
of Virginia relation to the transportation of letters
coastwse by British steamers
| On the motion of Mr.. SIMMONS, it was
Resolved, Th,t so much of the Message Of the Pre-
sdent of the United States of the Odd Of March as
relates to the tariff and declares that from present
indications it is hardly doubtful that Congress will
find it necessary to lay additional duties imports,
in order to meet the ordinary and current expenses
| Of the Government" be referred to the Committee
! on Manufactures.
message was received from the House Of Repre-
sentatives stating that they had passed the bill max
ing an appropriation for the construction of iron
war steamer for halbor defence
| Mi RIVES presented memorial from citizens of
| Virginia asking for augmentation of duties on
! foreign imports TO supply the wants of the Govern
men and protect domestic industry so far il can
be done without imposing unequal burdens on the
country.
The bill for the relief Of Richard Paten, the bill
for the relief Of Daniel Kless, and the bill for the
relief of the legal representatives of Richard L Banks,
of the State Of Arkansas, were severay engrossed
| for third reading.
THE LOAN BILL.
! The Senate resumed the consideration Of the Loan
Bill-the question pending being on the amendment
of Mr. Walker pledging the proceeds Of the sales of
the public lands, distinctly, separately and inviola-
4 BLY, for the payment of the interest and the redemp
ton of the principal of the stock heretofore issued un-
der the Loan law of last session. and the stock pro-
posed be issued in pursuance of the bill now before
the Senate and suspendng the operation of the Dis
! tributon act for that purpose.
Mr. SMITH, of Connecticut, was entitled TO the
floor but he did not speak in consequence Of indspo-
sition.
opposed the amendment and conended that it was a
mockery of legislation to pass the Distribution law,
and before it went into effect TO repeal it, especially
as it was known at the period of its enactment, tina
| the country was i debt that further reduction in
the revenue would take place, and that there was
much probability Of war between this country and
i Great Britain at the present time which we've the
principal arguments which had been adduced by Sen
ators on the other side why the land revenue should
i not be distributed among the the States; and he
gued that the trainers of the Constitution never in
| tended that the lands SHOULD be relied upon a
source of for the support of the Government
but that should be looked to from the customs alone
He had long Struggled fol the Distribution law, and
would continue TO struggle for it in every extremity,
and he would not take solitary step to accommo.
date himseIfto the wishes of the Administrations but
he would support every measure that would rebound
to the honor interest and advantage of his country,
and nothing more. In the course OF his remarks
he replied to the observations of MI Buchanan
and Mr. Rives, delivered on a former coca
i sion and in conclusion he said that there
was settled purpose to repeal this law, and
that every means to shelter proposition, or
give the least color or complexion to it, was used
and employed for that purpose. All the mysteries of
learning and all imaginary dangers brought
forward create confusion and panic in their minds,
with view to give up the public lands but it was
all fire of straw, evaporatng IN smoke.
Mr.. ARCHER said that the effect of this amend
ment if adopted would be stigma on, and the
greatest possible insult to, this country for the
amount of the argument was this that the Govern
ment of the United States, which paid off the large
debts contracted account Of the revolutionary and
the last war; was reduced to such a condition
that it could not go into the market to OBJ
tain seventeen millions of dollars only with
out resorng to an expedent which had not
ltbeen heard Of for the last hundred years among
the nations of the world, except Mexico and
Spain and in the States of South America,
which, in political aspect no States at all and
he wished to make it known to the country that he
would not by voting for The amendment be among
the number of the vilifers of his country
Mr.. BUCHANAN replied to the illusions which
had been made to him by the Senators from Virginia
and Kentucky, bot particularly to the latter, with
| gard to political subjects generally,
Mr.. CRITTENDEN rejoined.
Mr.. WOODBURY. evinced disposition to adj
dress the Senate; but the day far advanced
MIR. ALLEN moved that the Senate adjourn.
| Nh. EVANS hoped that Senators would reflect
upon the Importance of passing the bill without fur
Their delay, as great deal of time had already been