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'408 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE January 10 JOINT SESSION OF THE . TWO death of Hon. T. MILLER HAND, late a. Repre JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE AND HOUSES-RECESS TO MONDAY sentative from the State of New Jersey. SENATE HELD PURSUANT TO THE Resolved, That the Secretary communicate Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Prnsi these resolutions to the House of Represent PROVISIONS OF HOUSE CONCUR dent, I suggest that Senators assemble atives and transmit a copy thereof to the RENT RESOLUTION 40 TO HEAR at the rear of the Chamber so that the f amily of the deceased. AN ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT Senate can proceed to the Hall of the Resolved, That as a further m ark of respect OF THE UNITED STATES to the memory of the deceased Representa House of Representatives. I announce tive, the Senate, at the conclusion ·of its The SPEAKER of the House presided. that at the conclusion of the joint ses business today, take a recess until 12 o'clock The Doorkeeper announced the Vice sion the Senate will stand in recess until noon on Wednesday next. President and Members of the United noon on Monday. States Senate who entered the Hall of Thereupon, at 12 o'clock and 14 min Senate Resolution 9 the House of Representatives, the Vice utes p. m., the Senate, preceded by the President taking the chair at the right Secretary <Felton M. Johnston), the Resolved, That the Senate has heard with of the Speaker, and -the Members of the Sergeant at Arms (Joseph C. Duke), and profound sorrow the announcement of the death of Hon. CARL HINSHAW, late a Repre Senate the seats reserved for them. the President pro tempore, proceeded to sentati ve from the State of California. The SPEAKER. On the part of the the Hall of the House of Representatives Resolved, That the Secretary communicate House, the Chair appoints as members for the purpose of attending a joint ses these resolutions to the House of Representa of the committee to escort the Presi sion to hear the state of the Union tives and transmit a copy thereof to the dent of the United States into the Cham message to be delivered by the President family of the deceased. ber the gentleman from Massachusetts, of the United States. R esolved, That as a further mark of respect Mr. McCORMACK; the gentleman from <For the state of the Union address to the memory of the deceased Representa tive, the Senate, at the conclusion of its Tennessee, Mr. COOPER ; and the gentle delivered by the President, see House man from Massachusetts, Mr. MARTIN. proceedings in today's CONGRESSIONAL business today, take a recess until 12 o'clock noon Wednesday next. The VICE PRESIDENT. On the part RECORD.) of the Senate, the Chair appoints as Pursuant to the order entered on yes Senate Resolution 10 members of the committee of escort the terday, Wednesday, January 9, 1957, at Resolved, That the Senate has heard with Senator from Texas, Mr. JOHNSON; the the conclusion of the joint session, the ·profound sorrow the announcement of the death of Hon. J. PERCY PRIEST, late a Repre Senator from Arizona, Mr. HAYDEN; the Senate stood in recess until Monday, Senator from Montana, Mr. MANSFIELD; January 14, 1957, at 12 o'clock meridian. sentative from the State of Tennessee. Resolved, That the Secretary communicate the Senator from California, Mr. KNOW --..--- ..... .. these resolutions to the House of Representa LAND; and the Senator from New Hamp· tives and transmit a copy thereof to the shire, Mr. BRIDGES. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES family of the deceased. The Doorkeeper announced the Am· Resolved, That as a further mark·of respect bassadors, Ministers, and Charges d'Af to the memory of the deceased Representa THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1957 faires of foreign governments. tive, the Senate, at the conclusion of its The Ambassadors, Ministers, and business today, take a recess unt il 12 o'clock The House met at 12 o'clock noon. noon on Wednesday next. Charges d'Affaires of foreign govern The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, ments entered the Hall of the House of D. D., offered the following prayer: Representatives and took the seats re Senate Resolution 11 served for them. God of all goodness, Thou art always Resolved, That the Senate has heard with The Doorkeeper announced the Chief standing at the door of our hearts wait profound sorrow the announcement of the Justice of the United States and the ing to be welcomed and to temper them death of Hon. ANTONIO M. FERNANDEZ, late a Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. by some larger measure of the spirit of Representative from the State of New MexicoA The Chief Justice of the United States forbearance and patience, of mercy and Resolved, That the Secretary communicate and the Associate Justices of the su compassion, of love and good will toward these resolutions to the House of Representa preme Court entered the Hall of the all mankind. tives and transmit a copy thereof to the House of Representatives and took the Grant that here, in this Chamber, we family of the deceased. seats reserved for them in front of the may be united in our longings and labor Resolved, That as a further mark of respect Speaker's rostrum. to hasten the dawning of that day of to the memory of the deceased 'Representa tive, the Senate, at the conclusion of its The Doorkeeper announced the Cabi prophetic insight when a nobler moral net of the President of the United States. and spiritual life shall emerge from the business today, take a recess until 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday next. The members of the Cabinet of the soul of humanity. President of the United States entered Take away from us all moods of apathy the Hall of the House of Representatives and indifference and may we never be and took the seats reserved for them in come cynical and discouraged and be SWEARING IN OF MEMBER front of the Speaker's rostrum. tempted to feel that, in hoping and pray The SPEAKER. The Chair under At 12 o'clock and 31 minutes p. m., the ing and working for world peace, we are stands that the gentleman from Cali Doorkeeper announced the President of being deceived by a vague impossibility. fornia, Mr. KING, desires to take the the United States. Help us to believe that none of the lofty The President of the United States, es aspirations and hopes, which have been oath of office. If he will present himself, he may be sworn in at this time. corted by the Committee of Senators and vouchsafed unto us and which we cher Representatives, entered the Hall of the ish, are too high and too holy to be ful Mr. KING appeared at the bar of the House of F..c:;Jrcentatives and stood at filled by Thy divine wisdom and strength. House and took the oath of office. the Clerk's desk. [Applause, the Mem In Christ's name we offer our peti bers rising. J tions. Amen. The SPEAKER. Members of the Con The Journal of the proceedings of RECESS gress, I have the high honor of present Monday, January 7, 1957, was read and The SPEAKER. The House will stand ing to you the President of the United approved. in recess subject to the call of the Chair. States. [Applause, the Members rising.] Accordingly <at 12 o'clock and 4 min MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE utes p. m.> the House stood in recess THE STATE OF THE UNION-AD· A message from the Senate, by Mr. subject to the call of the Chair. DRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE Carrell, one of its clerks, announced that UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 1) the Senate had passed the following AFTER RECESS The PRESIDENT. Mr. President, Mr. resolutions: Speaker, and Members of the Congress, Senate Resolution 8 The recess having expired, the House I appear before the Congress today to Resolved, That the Senate has heard with was called to order by the Speaker at report on the state of the Union and the profound sorrow the announcement of the 12 o'clock and 15 minutes p. m. relationships of the Union to the other 1957 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 409 nations of the world. I come here, con .. Through the past 4 years these prin.. If our economy is to remain healthy, vinced that at no time in the history ciples have guided the legislative pro .. increases in wages and other labor bene of the Republic have circumstances more grams submitted by the administration fits, negotiated by labor ·and manage emphatically underscored the need, in to the Congress. As we attempt to apply ment, must be reasonably related to im all echelons of government, for vision them to 'current events, domestic and provements in productivity. Such in and wisdom and resolution. foreign, we must take into account the creases are beneficial, for they provide You meet in a season of stress that is· complex entity that is the United States wage earners with greater purchasing testing the fitness of political systems of America; what endangers it; what can power. Except where necessary to cor and the validity of political philosophies. improve it. rect obvious injustices, wage increases Each stress stems in part from causes The visible structure is our American that outrun productivity, however, are peculiar to itself. But every stress is a economy itself. After more than a cen a.n inflationary factor. They make for reflection of a universal phenomenon. tury and a half of constant expansion, it higher prices for the public generally In the world today, the surging and is still rich in a wide variety of natural and impose a particular hardship not understandable tide of nationalism is resources.