mg with the gentleman from New York [Mr. ALEXANDER] on the subcommittee that reported this bill in its original form to he whole Committee on the Judiciary. This measure, or this tind of legislation, met with the approval not only of those who are in accord with me politically on that committee, but it net with the unanimous approval of those in accord with me on this side of the House.

We thought when we considered this bill in the committee, before we reported it to the House, that we had presented a good bill, but it appears from an examination of the report now made to the House that the Senate has suggested several amendments that do not affect the principle involved or the vitals of the bill, but they do improve some of its details.

Mr. Speaker, I shall mention the more important ones. In section 1 the word "thirty" was in the bill as it passed the House. That in case of incapacity for work lasting more than thirty days the injured party or his legal representative desiring to take the benefit of this act, and so forth, "fifteen" is substituted in lieu of "thirty." I think that is a distinct improvement.

substituting fifteen days for thirty days in section 4 of the original bill. [Applause.] I would a little bit rather that the Senate amendment had not been made as to the time in which the bill should go into effect. As originally passed July 1 was the time, and now the time for it to go into effect is August 1, but the bill is rather improved in the Senate than hurt-an unusual thing.

Now, Mr. Speaker, this is one of the recommendations of the President of the United States adopted by this side of the House as part of an attempted Democratic programme. [Applause on the Democratic side.] There was no roll call upon the bill when it was originally passed, for that reason; and now that it comes back to us bettered there will, of course, be no roll call demanded by me nor by anybody on this side. [Applause.] The question being taken, the rules were suspended and the Senate amendments were concurred in.

OMNIBUS TERRITORY BILL.

The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to say to the House that the so-called "omnibus Territory bill," reported from the House Committee on Territories, has passed the Senate with sundry importance, and the Chair is informed that a little later the bill will come from the Senate. If it is acted upon, a quorum will probably be required.

Mr. CLAYTON. Certainly.

Mr. ALEXANDER of New York. That amendment was made because most of these employees are now allowed a sick leave of fifteen days. Their sick leave for fifteen days and their compensation for fifteen days would be equivalent to thirty days' compensation.

Mr. CLAYTON. I think that the reason assigned for the amendment is an excellent one, and I think there are other reasons for its adoption just as good.

Then coming, Mr. Speaker, to section 6 it says:

That to seek to obtain by fraudulent means or to accept benefits under this act, to which the person is not entitled, shall be deemed a misdemeanor on his part, and punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.

That penalizing section is stricken out, and I do not think it ought to have been in the original measure, because this bill is so safeguarded that I can not conceive of any circumstances under which any claimant under the provisions of this bill can successfully put through a fraudulent claim for injuries received while in hazardous employment for the Government, and I believe it is an unnecessary reflection upon the skilled mechanics and the laborers of the Government engaged in hazardous employment. It is useless, and therefore it is well enough to strike it out. [Applause.]

In section 9 is stricken out the words "That this act shall only take effect as to the right to receive compensation for any damages from accidents as to those occurring on or after July 1, 1908." This section 9 is stricken out because it is not in harmony with section 1 of the bill as amended, in which we provide "That on or after August 1, 1908, any person employed by the United States as an artisan or laborer," and so forth, so that this latter section-section 9-is unnecessary and would be in conflict with section 1.

Now, Mr. Speaker, just a word in behalf of this sort of legislation. It is in accordance with the enlightened sentiment of the day; it is in accordance with humanity; it is in accordance with a just recognition of the perilous services of many of the artisans of the Government who are engaged in hazardous employments necessary for the carrying on successfully of the business of the Federal Government.

It is putting the Government employee simply upon the footing of the employee of the railroads or the employee of any corporation of the land. It is giving to him an equal footing with them, and this great Government can well afford to do this measure of justice to its employees engaged in these hazardous Occupations. I trust, Mr. Speaker, and confidently believe, that this meritorious measure will pass this House in the closing hours of this session by unanimous consent. [Loud general applause.]

I am pleased to state that the first employees' compensation measure ever proposed here was introduced into this House by a Democrat from Illinois [Mr. SABATH] on February 3, and amended and reintroduced on February 10 as the bill H. R. 16739. It provides for compensation to all employees over which Congress has jurisdiction and to employees engaged in interstate and foreign commerce; but I have not time to go into the details of that bill. I may say, however, that the principle underlying the pending measure was first embodied in

that bill.

Iyield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. WILLIAMS].

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I believe in the main in the amendments which the Senate has made to the bill. The bill is distinctly improved by striking out section 6, against which I protested when it was being considered in the House, and

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. CROCKETT, its reading clerk, announced that the Senate had passed without amendment the following resolution:

House concurrent resolution 45.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives be authorized to close the present session by adjourning their respective Houses on the calendar day 30th of May, 1908, at 11 o'clock and 50 minutes past meridian.

Resolved, That a committee of three Members be appointed by the Chair to join a similar committee to be appointed by the Senate to wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that the two Houses have completed the business of the present session and are ready to adjourn unless the President has some other communication to make to them.

The message also announced that the Senate had also passed the following resolution:

Resolved. That a committee of two Senators be appointed by the Vice-President to join a similar committee appointed by the House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that the two Houses, having completed the business of the present session, are ready to adjourn unless the President has some other communication to make to them, and had appointed as said committee Mr. HALE and Mr. TELLER.

The message also announced that the Senate had passed, with amendment, bill of the following title, in which concurrence of the House of Representatives was requested: H. R. 21957. An act relating to affairs in the Territories.

THE SPEAKER.

Mr. DWIGHT and Mr. COLE, bearing aloft a broom surmounted by a large portrait of the Speaker, marched down the aisle, followed by a large number of Members bearing American flags. Having arrived at the area in front of the desk, they sang the following:

Here's to dear old Uncle JOE,

One we love where'er we go;

He's the chief and gallant leader of us all.
North and South and East and West,

In the States we all love best,

We will sing and cheer for one the people know.

[Cheers.]

The SPEAKER. Gentlemen of the House, though it is somewhat out of order, yet by unanimous consent, the House having nothing else to do at this moment while awaiting messages from the Senate, I have not felt called upon to raise the question of order.

Gentlemen, only a word at this time, and that is to thank you for your expressions of good will, which are more prized by an old man of many years' service in this House than precious ointment. I would rather have the good will of the membership of the National House of Representatives, and to deserve itnotwithstanding the mistakes that I have made, and I have made my due share in the daily transaction of business-than to receive any tribute of praise from any other body on earth. [Applause.]

In the closing hours of a session, while the two Houses are interchanging final messages, there is in the House much of latitude, notwithstanding the rules.

Mr. BEDE. And also longitude. [Laughter.]

The SPEAKER. And longitude as well. And yet it is well enough for us to remember that the disorder should be of an orderly kind; and, with the greatest good feeling, the Chair would be glad if from now until the hour of final adjournment we would be as quiet as the disorder will let us be. [Laughter and applause.]

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON THE PRESIDENT. Messrs. PAYNE, HEPBURN, and WILLIAMS, the committee appointed to join a similar committee on the part of the Senate, to notify the President that the two Houses were ready to adjourn, appeared at the bar of the House.

Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, the committee appointed by the House to join a like committee on the part of the Senate and wait upon the President of the United States to inform him that the two Houses had completed their business and were ready to adjourn, report that they have performed that duty, and that the President says he has no further communication to make.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Rhode Island [Mr. CAPRON] will please take the chair.

Mr. CAPRON took the chair as Speaker pro tempore.

TRANSFERRING BOOKS FROM TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO LIFE-SAVING STATIONS.

Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3495), to authorize the transfer of books from the Treasury Department library to life-saving stations of the United States, which I send to the desk and ask to have read. The Clerk read as follows:

Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to transfer, from time to time, from the Treasury Department library to the life-saving stations of the United States, such books as in his judgment may be no longer needed for use in said library.

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. CAPRON). Is a second demanded?

Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. Speaker, I demand a second.
Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I demand a second.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama demands a second. Under the rules, a second is ordered.

Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. Speaker, I will yield the demand to the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. WILLIAMS], who also demanded a second.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will recognize the gentleman from Mississippi in opposition to the resolution. The gentleman from New York is entitled to twenty minutes and the gentleman from Mississippi to twenty minutes.

Byrd
Calder
Chaney

Cockran
Conner
Cook, Pa.
Cooper, Pa.
Cooper, Wis.
Coudrey
Cousins
Cravens
Crawford
Currier
Davey, La.

Mr. PAYNE. Yes.

Mr. WILLIAMS. It becomes a law immediately upon its passage here. Mr. PAYNE.

Yes; when it is signed by the President. Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, in that event, having ascertained what the nature of the bill is, in order to save the time of the House and get it to the President as soon as possible, I now demand the yeas and nays on the motion of the gentleman. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion of the gentleman from New York to suspend the rules and pass the bill, and on that the gentleman from Mississippi demands the yeas and nays.

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The yeas and nays were ordered.

The question was taken, and there were-yeas 186, answered present" 12, not voting 189, as follows:

Davidson Dawes

Denver Diekema Draper Dunwell

Haskins
Haugen
Helm
Higgins

Hill, Miss.
Hinshaw

Hitchcock

Hobson

Howard

Hubbard, Iowa Huff

McCall

McGavin

Snapp

Spight

McGuire

Stafford

James, Addison D. Mouser

Sterling
Sturgiss

Sulloway
Sulzer
Talbott

Taylor, Ala.
Thomas, Ohio
Townsend
Underwood

Wallace

Miller

Moore, Pa.

Hull, Tenn.

Moore, Tex.

Watson

Mr. WILSON of Illinois, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles, when the Speaker signed the same:

H. R. 21946. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, and for prior years, and for other purposes.

H. R. 21844. An act granting to certain employees of the United States the right to receive from it compensation for injuries sustained in the course of their employment.

The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bill of the following title:

S. 5581. An act pensioning the surviving officers and enlisted men of the Texas volunteers employed in the defense of the frontier of that State against Mexican marauders and Indian depredations from 1855 to 1860, inclusive.

SENATE BILLS REFERRED.

Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, Senate bills of the following titles were taken from the Speaker's table and referred to their appropriate committees, as indicated below:

S. 5818. An act ratifying an act of the Arizona legislature

providing for the erection of a court-house at St. Johns, in Apache County, Ariz.-to the Committee on the Territories.

S. 5820. An act ratifying an act of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona providing for the erection of a courthouse and jail at Yuma, in Yuma County, Territory of Arizona-to the Committee on the Territories.

S. 5$16. An act ratifying chapters 57 and 61 of the session laws of the twenty-third Arizona legislative assembly, providing for the issuance of bonds by Mohave County to erect court-house and jail in said county-to the Committee on the Territories.

S. 6600. An act authorizing the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway Company to construct bridges across the Rio Grande at some point at or near the town of Brownsville, in Cameron County, Tex.-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

S. 6540. An act to authorize the Copper River Railway Company to construct two bridges across the Copper River, in the District of Alaska-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

S. 2934. An act permitting homestead entries upon certain lands in Whatcom County, Wash., being a portion of the Point Roberts Reserve-to the Committee on the Public Lands.

S. 6437. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Okanogan River, Washington-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

S. 6539. An act to authorize the Copper River and Northwestern Railway Company to construct a bridge across Bering Lake, in the district of Alaska-to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

S. 6930. An act to pay certain Cherokee citizens moneys to which they have been found entitled by the Supreme Court-to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

S. 7184. An act for the relief of citizens of the United States and the Philippine Islands-to the Committee on War Claims.

S. R. 93. Joint resolution to pay the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives their respective salaries for the month of May, 1908, on the day of adjournment of the present session of Congress-to the Committee on Appropriations.

ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS APPROVAL. Mr. WILSON of Illinois, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that this day they presented to the President of the United States for his approval the following bills:

H. R. 21897. An act to increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or improvement of certain public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, and for other purposes:

II. R. 21946. An act making appropriations to supply the deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, and for prior years, and for other purposes;

H. R. 21871. An act to amend the national banking laws; H. R. 22212. An act granting an increase of pension to Byron C. Mitchell, Calvin P. Lynn, and Harry S. Lee, formerly Albert Lee Alleman;

H. J. Res. 197. Joint resolution authorizing the employment of clerical services in the Department of Justice; and

H. R. 21844. An act granting to certain employees of the United States the right to receive from it compensation for injuries sustained in the course of their employment.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED.

Under clause 2, Rule XXIV, the following concurrent resolution was taken from the Speaker's table and referred to its appropriate committee as indicated below:

Senate concurrent resolution 42.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That for the purpose of ascertaining the practicability and cost of improving navigation on Coosa and Alabama rivers by means of storage reservoirs at, near, or above the sites selected for Locks and Dams Nos. 12, 14, and 15, by cooperation with the Alabama Power Company, or any other corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, in the development of water power for industrial purposes, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to cause a survey to be made of that portion of Coosa River above and below the sites selected for Locks and Dams Nos. 12, 14, and 15, and to submit to Congress as early as practicable a report giving the results of said survey, including plans and estimates of the whole cost of the work and the proportion thereof which should be borne by the United States; and that the cost of said survey shall be paid from funds heretofore appropriated for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. -to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED,

The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bill of the following title:

S. 3495. An act to authorize the transfer of books from the

H. R. 20063. An act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, and for other purposes. On May 27, 1908:

H. R. 15641. An act for the removal of restrictions from part of the lands of allottees of the Five Civilized Tribes, and for other purposes;

H. R. 21260. An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, and for other purposes;

H. R. 18618. An act fixing the status of the Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry;

H. R. 19355. An act making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, for the armanent thereof, for the procurement of heavy ordnance for trial and service, and for other purposes;

H. R. 1991. An act granting pension and increase of pension to certain soldiers and sailors of the war with Spain and other wars, and to the widows of such soldiers and sailors;

H. R. 20120. An act to authorize the construction of a railroad siding to the United States navy-yard, and for other purposes;

H. R. 17506. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to simplify the laws in relation to the collection of the revenues," approved June 10, 1890, as amended by the act entitled “An act to provide revenues for the Government and to encourage the industries of the United States," approved July 24, 1897; and H. R. 18347. An act making appropriations for the service of 1909, and for other purposes. the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30,

On May 28, 1908:

H. J. Res. 186. Joint resolution relating to the assignment of space in the House Office Building;

H. R. 16268. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, and for other purposes;

H. R. 21815. An act to amend the laws relating to navigation, and for other purposes;

H. R. 22009. An act authorizing the Secretary of War to remove certain obstructions to navigation from the main ship channel, Key West Harbor, Florida, and for other purposes;

H. R. 21875. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, and for other purposes; and

H. R. 21410. An act granting condemned ordnance to certain institutions.

On May 29, 1908:

H. R. 21735. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents in fee to purchasers of Indian lands under any law now existing or hereafter enacted, and for other purposes.

On May 30, 1908:

H. R. 16757. An act for the incorporation of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew;

H. R. 19795. An act to promote the safety of employees on railroads;

H. R. 22029. An act to incorporate the Congressional Club; H. R. 11778. An act to amend an act approved June 11, 1906, entitled "An act to provide for the entry of agricultural lands within forest reserves;"

H. R. 17228. An act to promote the safe transportation in interstate commerce of explosives and other dangerous articles, and to provide penalties for its violation;

H. R. 19462. An act to amend section 5438 of the Revised Statutes;

H. R. 22212. An act granting an increase of pension to Byron C. Mitchell, Calvin P. Lynn, and Harry S. Lee, formerly Albert Lee Alleman;

H. R. 21871. An act to amend the national banking laws; H. R. 21897. An act to increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or improvement of certain public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, and for other purposes;

H. R. 21946. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, and for prior years, and for other purposes;

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H. R. 21844. An act granting to certain employees of the United States the right to receive from it compensation for injuries sustained in the course of their employment; and

H. J. Res. 197. Joint resolution authorizing the employment of clerical services in the Department of Justice.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Rose, one of its secretaries, announced that the Vice-President had appointed, in compliance with the provisions of section 17 of an act entitled "An act to amend the national banking laws," approved May 30, 1908, Mr. ALDRICH, Mr. ALLISON, Mr. BURROWS, Mr. HALE, Mr. KNOX, Mr. DANIFL, Mr. TELLER, Mr. MONEY, and Mr. BAILEY members of the National Monetary Commission on the part of the Senate.

NATIONAL MONETARY COMMISSION.

The SPEAKER. The Chair announces, in compliance with the provisions of section 17 of an act entitled "An act to amend the national banking laws," approved May 30, 1908, the appointment of the following Members on the part of the House. The Clerk read as follows:

Mr. VREELAND of New York, Mr. OVERSTREET of Indiana, Mr. BURTON of Ohio, Mr. WEEKS of Massachusetts, Mr. BONYNGE of Colorado, Mr. SMITH of California, Mr. PADGETT of Tennessee, Mr. BURGESS of Texas, and Mr. PUJO of Louisiana.

The SPEAKER. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, the time is here for adjournment. I want to thank the membership of the House for its uniform courtesy to its presiding officer. We all take pride in the National House of Representatives. I have served in many Congresses. The personnel of the Sixtieth Congress is quite equal to that of any in which I have had the honor to serve. We have differences in our views as to policies, and ought to have. The function of the minority is only second in importance to that of the majority. Looking at the majority side of the House I congratulate it upon its fidelity to public duty and the principles of the party which it represents for the common good.

Looking at the minority side of the House, I congratulate it for devotion to its policies. During the session at times there has been much of conflict, but with virile men, American citzens, there will always be much of conflict between earnest men of different parties, but out of that conflict comes the safety to the Republic.

I wish you a safe journey home and that you may return, one and all, in full health and vitality at the meeting of the second session of the Sixtieth Congress.

In pursuance of the concurrent resolution of the House and the Senate, it only remains for me to declare the first session of the Sixtieth Congress adjourned without day. [Loud and continued applause.]

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, the following executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

A letter from the Doorkeeper of the House, transmitting an inventory of typewriters belonging to the United States and under his charge in the new Office Building-to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed.

A letter from W. S. Rossiter, transmitting a report to the President upon conditions in the Government Printing Officeordered to be printed as a House document.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND

RESOLUTIONS.

Under clause 2 of Rule XIII, bills and resolutions of the following titles were severally reported from committees, delivered to the Clerk, and referred to the several Calendars therein named, as follows:

By Mr. WANGER, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to which was referred the resolution of the House (II. Res. 410) requesting the Secretary of War to furnish certain information in regard to semibituminous coal contracts for the Panama Railroad, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 1790), which said bill and report were referred to the House Calendar.

PUBLIC BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND MEMORIALS. Under clause 3 of Rule XXII,

By Mr. MCHENRY: A bill (H. R. 22267) to prevent the sale of fraudulent mining stock; to provide additional revenue; to meet the United States Treasury deficit; to equalize the distribution of the burden of taxation; to provide additional moneys to meet the demands of public improvements within the United States to the Committee on Ways and Means.

MAY 30, 1908.

PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred as follows:

By Mr. BRODHEAD: A bill (H. R. 22268) granting an increase of pension to Levi Frauenfelder-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. FOCHT: A bill (H. R. 22269) granting an increase of pension to Peter Goodling-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. SPARKMAN: A bill (H. R. 22270) for the relief of D. F. Duckwall-to the Committee on War Claims.

By Mr. WATKINS: A bill (H. R. 22271) to correct the military record of Edward H. Cochran-to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 22272) to correct the military record of John Dean-to the Committee on Military Affairs.

PETITIONS, ETC.

Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, the following petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: By Mr. BARCHFELD: Petition of the Allegheny Council, No. 285, for H. R. 7559, making the 12th of October a national holiday-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BENNET of New York: Petition of Alfred B. Robinson and others, favoring concurrent resolution No. 28, relative to Russian atrocities-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. BURTON of Ohio: Petition of International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Devereux Division, No. 167, favoring the Rodenberg anti-injunction bill (H. R. 17137) and the Hemenway-Graff safety ash-pan bill (H. R. 19795)-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CAPRON: Paper to accompany bill for relief of Nathan R. Kelton-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. GARDNER of New Jersey: Petition of organized labor unions of New Jersey, for the amendment to the Sherman antitrust law known as the "Wilson bill" (H. R. 20584), for the Pearre bill (H. R. 94), the employers' liability bill, and the eight-hour bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GARRETT: Paper to accompany bill for relief of C. F. Sugg-to the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. KINKAID: Petition of members of various labor unions of Alliance, Nebr., for amending Sherman antitrust law by passage of Wilson bill (H. R. 20584) and for passage of Pearre bill (H. R. 94) relating to injunctions, employers' liability bill, and eight-hour Government employee bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KNOWLAND: Petition of citizens of Oakland and Fruitvale, Cal., for the amendment to the Sherman antitrust law known as the "Wilson bill" (H. R. 20584), for the Pearre bill (H. R. 94), and the employers' liability bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LANDIS: Petition of Department of Indiana Grand Army of the Republic encampment at Kokomo, May 20, 1908, commending action of Congress for legislation increasing widows' pensions--to the Committee on Invalid Pensions,

By Mr. LOUD: Petition of Journeymen Barbers' Union, Bay City, Mich.; C. W. Daniels and others, of Essexville, Mich., and William J. Bell and others, of Bay City, Mich., for the enactment of the bills H. R. 94 and II. R. 20584, a general employers' liability law, and bill limiting a day's labor to eight hours upon work done by the Government-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. NICHOLLS: Petition of citizens of Scranton, Pa., for amendment to Sherman antitrust law, Wilson bill (H. R. 20584), the Pearre bill (H. R. 94), employers' liability bill, and the eight-hour bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ROBERTS: Petition of citizens of Lynn, Mass., for amendment to Sherman antitrust law (H. R. 20584), and for Pearre bill (H. R. 94), employers' liability bill, and the eighthour bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, petition of citizens of Chelsea, Malden, and Nahant, Mass., favoring concurrent resolution No. 28, relative to Russian atrocities-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. RYAN: Petition of Louis Yensen and others, of Buffalo, N. Y., for the amendment to the Sherman antitrust law known as the "Wilson bill" (H. R. 20584), for the Pearre bill (H. R. 94), the employers' liability bill, and the eight-hour bill-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SHERMAN: Petition of various councils of Knights of Columbus, favoring H. R. 7559, making October 12 a legal holiday-to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WATKINS: Paper to accompany bill for relief of Edward H. Cochran-to the Committee on Military Affairs.