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1937 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 59 By Mr. GUYER (by request>: A bill (H. R. 8389) to pro 3337. Also, petition of the American Hotel Association of vide funds to pay costs of emergency employment of laborers the United States and Canada, concerning the repeal of the not needed in commercial operations of production, service, undistributed profits tax and the Black-Cannery wage and and trade; to spread a tax on all money and money equiv hour bill; to the Committee on labor. alent (coinage, currency, and bank deposits); to provide 3338. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the Central Trades for printing, coining, and distribution of an annual dated and Labor Council, of Allentown, Pa., and vicinity, support series of coins and paper currency; to provide for licensing ing the wage and hour bill and the Schwellenbach-Allen of all banks and other institutions carrying entries of de resolution; to the Committee on Labor. posits of coins, currency, or credits of money value; to pro 3339. Also, petition of the Internal Revenue Federal Credit vide means of discounting outstanding coins and currency Union, Washington, D. C., urging favorable consideration on the amount of the tax levied; to provide for collecting from Senate bill 2675 in order that the credit-union movement banks and other institutions of deposit the tax levied on de may not be unduly handicapped or taxed out of existence posits in their care; to provide for the coinage of 1-mill by those interests which charge higher rates of interest on tokens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways small loans; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. and Means. 3340. By Mr. KEOGH: Petition of the New York Board of By :Mr. O'MALLEY: A bill (H. R. 8390) relating to age Trade, New York City, concerning the repeal of the undis limits for individuals seeking positions in the executive tributed profits tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means. branch of the Government, and for other purposes; to the 3341. By Mr. MERRI'IT: Resolution of the American Committee on the Civil Service. Legion, Kings County, Brooklyn, N. Y., urgently requesting By Mr. WIGGLESWORTH: Resolution (H. Res. 349) to that the United States Veterans' Administration make im limit negotiations for trade agreement with Czechoslovakia mediately available to veterans of Kings County and the ad pending completion of investigation by Tariff CommiSsion; joining counties of New York State hospital facilities at the to the Committee on Ways and Means. Brooklyn Naval Hospital, and that the present unused portion of the hospital facilities at that base be placed in commission PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS without delay and that the additional beds to be made avail able as a result of placing said facilities in commission be Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions prepared for the reception of World War veterans in need of were introduced and severally referred as follows: such hospitalization; to the Committee on World War Veter By Mr. BELL: A bill <H. R. 8391) for the relief of Frances ans' Legislation. M. Heinzelmann; to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. CULKIN: A bill (H. R. 8392) granting an increase of pension to Helen R. Pickett; to the Committee on Invalid SENATE Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 8393) granting an increase of pension to WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1937 Alice M. LaFontain; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 8394) granting an increase of pension to (Legislative day of Tuesday, November 16, 1937) Della M. Babcock; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian, on the expiration of By Mr. DIXON: A bill <H. R. 8395) for the relief of Caro the recess. line C. Collins; to the Committee on the Civil Service. HoMER T. BoNE, a Senator from the State of Washington; By Mr. GREENWOOD: A bill (H. R. 8396) granting a FRANCIS T. MALONEY, a Senator from the State of Connecti pension to Orville Hunter; to the Committee on Invalid cut; and MATTHEW M. NEELY, a Senator from the State of Pensions. West Virginia, appeared in their seats today. By Mr. GWYNNE: A bill (H. R. 8397) granting a pension THE JOURNAL to Ada M. Beeson; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill <H. R. 8398) granting a pension to Lydia Whit Mr. BARKLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the Journal ney; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. of the proceedings of yesterday, November 16, 1937, be ap By Mr. HOFFMAN: A bill (H. R. 8399) for the relief of proved without reading, John H. Springer; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. CONNALLY. - Mr. President, reserving the right to By Mr. JENKS of New Hampshire: A bill <H. R. 8400) object, I inquire if the Senator from Missouri (Mr. CLARK] is granting a pension to Ida B. Hunt; to the Committee on present? He would probably object if be were here. 1 Invalid Pensions. Mr. BARKLEY. I am not able to speak for the Senator By Mr. PFEIFER: A bill (H. R. 8401) for the relief of from Missouri. - Stanley Mercuri; to the Committee on Claims. Mr. CONNALLY. I do not object. The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the Journal is PETITIONS, ETC. approved. CALL OF THE ROLL Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: Mr. MINTON. I suggest the absence of a quorum. 3334. By Mr. GWYNNE: Petition of sundry citizens of The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll Waterloo, Iowa, urging favorable consideration of a bill to The legislative clerk called the roll, and the following Sena prohibit any American manufacturer to manufacture for sale tors answered to their names: or offer for sale any war equipment or munition or any Adams Clark Johnson, Colo. O'Mahoney Andrews Connally King Overton formulas for the same to any country other than the United Ashurst Copeland La Follette Pepper States of America, or exhibit or allow to be exhibited in any Austin Dieterich Lee Pittman country but the United States; to the Committee on Military Bailey Donahey Lewis Pope Bankhead Duffy Lodge Radcli1fe Affairs. Barkley Ellender Logan Russell 3335. Also, petition of sundry citizens of Belmond, Iowa, Berry Frazier Lonergan Schwartz Bilbo George Lundeen Schwellenbach urging passage of a bill to prohibit any American manufac Bone Gibson McAdoo Sheppard turer to manufacture for sale or offer for sale any war equip Borah Gillette McCarran Shlpstead Bridges Glass McGill Smith ment or munition or any formulas for the same to any coun Brown, N.H. Graves McKellar Thomas, Okla. try other than the United States of America, or exhibit or Bulkley Green McNary Thomas, Utah allow to be exhibited in any country but the United States; Bulow Guffey Maloney Townsend Burke Hale Miller Truman to the Committee on Military Affairs. Byrd - Harrison Minton Tydings 3336. By Mr. KEOGH: Petition of the New York Board of Byrnes Hatch Murray Vandenberg Capper Hayd~n Neely VanNuys Trade, New York City, concerning farm legislation; to the Carawa;y Herring Norris Wagner Committee on Agriculture. Chavez Hitchcock Nye White 60 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE NOVEMBER 17 Mr. MINTON. I announce that the Senator .from· West The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair does not think it will Virginia [Mr. HoLT], the Senator from Delaware [Mr. take the Senator off the floor. It is, of course, a matter that HuGHEs], and the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. REY Ultimately will have to be decided by the Senate, but the pres NOLDs] are absent because of illness. ent occupant of the chair is liberal-minded with reference The junior Senator from New Jersey [Mr. SMATHERS] is to debate, and the Chair holds that yielding to the Senator absent because of illness in his family. from Idaho for a routine matter will not take the Senator The Senator from Michigan LMr. BROWN], the senior Sen from Texas off the floor. ator from New Jersey [Mr. MooRE], the Senator from Massa Mr. BORAH. I ask permission to submit a Senate concur chusetts [Mr. WALSH], and the Senator from Montana [Mr. rent resolution, and ask to have it read and lie on the table. WHEELER] are unavoidably detained from the Senate. The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection to the request Mr. AUSTIN. I announce that the Senator from Pennsyl of the Senator from Idaho? The Chair hears none, and the vania [Mr. DAVIS] is absent on business of the Senate, and clerk will read, as requested. that the Senator from Oregon [Mr. STEIWER] is detained on The legislative clerk read the concurrent resolution (S. Con. official business. Res. 21), as follows: The VICE PRESIDENT. Eighty-four Senators have an Whereas there is now, or soon to come, before the Interstate swered to their names. A quorum is present. Commerce Commission a-pplication of the railroads for a still greater increase of freight rates; and REPORT OF NATIONAL BITUMINOUS COAL COMMISSION Whereas this is a matter of the utmost importance to producers and shippers, as well as the railroads, not omitting the interests The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter of the general public; and from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pur Whereas this question should be decided only after a thorough suant to law, the annual report of the National Bituminous and impartial investigation of the facts and the law free from political or outside .influence from any source; and Coal Commission for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1937, Whereas it is being urged by interested parties, particularly the which was referred to the Committee on Interstate Com railroads, that Congress should call upon the Commission to in merce.