The Senator from Indiana [Mr. CAPE­ Kentucky.-Alben W. Barkley and SENATE HART] and the Senator from Kentucky John Sherman Cooper. [Mr. CoOPER] are necessarily absent. Louisiana.-John H. Overton and Allen TUESD:\Y, JANUARY 6, 1948 The Senator from Oregon [Mr. CoR­ J. Ellender. The 6th of January being the day pro­ DON] is necessarily absent on o:flicial Maine.~Wallace H. White, Jr., and vided by Public Law No. 358, Eightieth business of the Committee on Public Owen Brewster. Con-gress, first session, for the meeting of Lands. Maryland.-Millard E. Tydings and Congress, the second session of the The Senator from Missouri [Mr. KEM] Herbert R. O'Conor. Eightieth Congress commenced this day. is unavoidably detained. M assachusetts.-Leverett Saltonstall The Senate assembled in its Chamber The Senator from New Jersey [Mr. and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. at the Capitol. SMITH] is detained because of illness. Michigan.-Artbur H. Vandenberg and ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG, a .Sena­ Mr. LUCAS. I announce that the Senator from Virginia [Mr. BYRD], the Homer Ferguson. tor from the State of Michigan, Presi­ Minnesota.-Joseph H. Ball and Ed­ dent pro tempore of the Senate, called Senator from California [Mr. DOWNEY], the Senator from Louisiana [Mr. ELLEN­ ward J. Thye. the Senate to order at 12 o'clock Mississippi.-James 0. Eastland and meridian. DER], the Senator from Arkansas [Mr: FuLBRIGHT], the Senator from West Vir­ John C. Stennis. The Chaplain, Rev. Peter Marshall, Missouri.-Forrest C. Donnell and D. D., offer the following ginia [Mr. KILGORE], the Senator from Washington [Mr. MAGNUSON], the Sena­ James P. Kem. PRAYER tor from South Carolina [Mr. MAYBANK], Montana.-James E. Murray and Zales - .. Our Father, who art Lord of heaven the Senator from Rhode Island . [Mr. N. Ecto-n. and of all the earth, Thou knowest the McGRATH], the Senator from Connecti­ Nebraska.-Hugh Butler and Kenneth . di:fliculties these men have to face and cut [Mr. MCMAHON], the Senator from S. Wherry. the. grave decisions they must make. Pennsylvania [Mr. MYERS], the Senator Nevada.-Pat McCarran and George ' Have mercy upon them, for Jesus' from Louisiana [Mr. OVERTON], and the W. Malone. sake. Amen. Senator from Florida [Mr. PEPPER] are New Hampshire.-Styles Bridges and CALL OF THE ROLL absent on public business. Charles W. Tobey. The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Mr. WHERRY. Mr. President, I sug­ New Jersey.-Albert W. Hawkes and gest the absence of a quorum. EASTLAND] is absent on ofilcial business H. Alexander Smith. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The at one of the Government departments. New Mexico.-Carl A. Hatch and Den-· clerk will call the roll. The Senator from Wyoming [Mr. nis Chavez. O'MAHONEY] and the Senator from New New York.-Robert F. Wagner and The Chief Clerk Elmer Thomas and E. H. Cain Langer Taylor Arizona.-Carl Hayden and Ernest W. · Moore. Capper Lodge Thomas, Okla. McFarland. Oregon.-Guy Cordon and Wayne Chavez Lucas Thomas, Utah Connally McCarran Thye Arkansas.-John McClellan and J. Morse. Donnell McClellan Tobey William Fulbright. Pennsylvania.-Francis J. Myers and Dworshak McFarland Tydings Cali/ornia.-Sheridan Downey and Edward Martin. Ecton McKellar Umstead Ferguson Martin Vandenberg William ~. Knowland. Rhode Island.-Theodore Francis Flanders Millikin Watkins Colorado.-Edwin C. Johnson and Green and J. Howard McGrath. George .Moore Wherry Eugene D. Millikin. Green Murray Wiley South Carolina.-Burnet R. Maybank Gurney O'Conor Williams Connecticut.-Brien McMahon and and Olin D. Johnston. Hatch O'Da.niel Wilson Raymond E. Baldwin. South Dakota.-Chan Gurney and Hayden Reed Young Delaware.-C!ayton Douglass Buck Hickenlooper Revercomb Harlan J. Bush:field. and John J. Williams. Tennessee.-Kenneth McKellar and Mr. WHERRY. I announce that the Florida.-Ciaude Pepper and Spessard Tom Stewart. Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. L. Holland. Texas.-Tom Connally and W. Lee BRIDGES], the Senator from New Jersey Georgia.-Walter F. George and Rich­ [Mr. HAWKES], the Senator from Wis­ ard B. Russell. O'Daniel. consin [Mr. McCARTHY], and the Senator Idaho.-Glen H. Taylor and Henry C. Utah.-Elbert D. Thomas and Arthur from Oregon [Mr. MoRSE] are necessarily Dworshak. V. Watkins. absent on o:flicial business of the Senate. Illinois.-Scott W. Lucas and C. Way­ Vermont.-George D. Aiken and Ralph The Senator from Illinois [Mr. land Brooks. E. Flanders. BRooKS] is. necessarily absent on o:flicial Indiana.-Homer E. Capehart and Virginia.-Harry Flood Byrd and A. business. William E. Jenner. Willis Robertson. The Senator from Nebraska [Mr. I owa.-George A. Wilson and Bourke Washington.-Warren G. Magnuson BuTLER] and the Senator from Nevada B. Hickenlooper. and Han-y P. Cain. [Mr. M_ALONE] are necessarily absent on Kansas.-Arthur Capper and Clyde M. West Vi1·ginia.-Harley M. Kilgore and o:flicial committee business. Reed. Chapman Revercomb. XCIV--1 3 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JANUARY 6 Wisconsin.-Alexander Wiley and Arnold Gwinn, N. Y. Murray, Wis. HOUSE OF REPRES~NTATIVES Auchincloss Gwynne, Iowa Nicholson .Joseph R. McCarthy. . Bakewell Hagen Nixon Wyoming.-Joseph C. O'Mahoney and Banta Hale Nodar Edward V. Robertson. TuESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1948 Barrett Hall, Norblad Bt>,tes, Mass. Edwin Arthur Norrell LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM This being the day fixed by Public Battle Hall, O'Brien Law 358, Eightieth Congress, enacted Beall Leonard W. O'Hara Mr. WHERRY. Mr. President, I think pursuant to the twentieth amendment Beckworth Halleck Owens it well to announce that it will be the Bender Hand Pace to the Constitution for the . meeting of Bennett, Mo. Hardy Passman intention to follow the precedent estab·. the second session of the Eightieth Con­ Bishop Harness, Ind. Patman lished as a matter of courtesy to the gress, the Members of the House of Rep­ Blackney Harrison Patterson President of the United States that the Bland Harf Peden resentatives of the Eightieth Congress Bloom Hartley Peterson Senate transact no business in the way met in their Hall, and at 12 o'clock noon Boggs, Del. Harvey Pfeifer of the introduction of bills or resolutions were called to order by the Speaker, Hon. Bolton Havenner Philbin and take no action on any matter other Bonner Hays Phillips, Cali!. JOSEPH W. MARTIN, JR., a Representative Bradley Hedrick Phillips, Tenn. than the adoption of the necessary privi· from the State of Massachusetts. Brehm Heffernan Pickett leged resolutions incident to the opening Brooks Herter Plumley The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Brophy of a session until the President shall have Montgomery, D. D., offered the following Heselton Poage delivered his annual message. Brown, Ga Hess Potter PRAYER Bryson Hill Potts It is my understanding that the Presi­ Buchanan Hoffman Preston dent's message will be ready for pres­ Thou blessed Lord, the way, the truth, Buck Holmes Price, Fla. and the life, our times are in Thine Buckley Hope Prlce, Ul. · entation tomorrow at 1:30 o'clock p. m. Buffett Horan Priest Therefore, it is my purpose. to move, after hands. Where human judgment mis­ Bu!winkle Huber Rains the conclusion of the routine business to~ leads, where .emotion withers and the Burke Jackson, Calif. Ramey will of man seems a broken reed, be Thou Burlel'on Javits Rankin day, that the Senate adjourn until to­ Butler Jentton Rayburn morrow at 1 o'clock p. m. our guiding light and lead us on. Take Byrne, N.Y. Jenkins, Ohio Reed, N.Y. It is the intention to have the Senate away our mantle · of self-esteem; cast Byrnes. Wis. Jensen Rees aside all hurtful differences and widen­ Camp Johnson, Ill. Regan reconvene immediately after the Presi· Canfield Johnson, Ind. Rich dent's -message shall have been delivered, ing confiicts which threaten the safety Cannon Joh nson. Okla. Riley ·and security of a strong America and a Carroll Jones, Ala Rizley when the Senate will proceed with busi· peaceful world. Case, N.J. Jones, N.C. Robertson ness, at which time the introduction of "I beseech you, therefore, brethren, Chadwick Jones, Wash. Robslon bills or resolutions or the transaction of Chelf Jonkman Rockwell by the mercies of God, that ye present Chenoweth Judd Rogers, Fla. any oth~r bu~iness will be in