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3366 CONGRESS! ON AL RECORD-SEN~t\._TE SEPTEMBER 4 [Mr. THoMAs], the Senator from Alabama [Mr. HEFLIN], and The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the pro- the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. BLE.ASE]. ceedings of Saturday last, when, on request of Mr. WATSON and Mr. McKELLAR. Mr. President, as a further mark of re by unanimous consent, the further reading was dispensed with spect to the memory of my late distinguished colleague, I move and the Journal was approved. that the Senate do now adjom'D. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United and 5 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned, the adjournment States were communicated to the Senate by Mr. Latta, ooe ot being, under the order previon&ly entered, until Wednesday, his secretaries. August 28, at 12 o'clock meridian. CALL OF THE ROLL Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a SENATE quorum. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. WEDNESDAY, August f38, 19f39 The legislative clerk called the roll, and the following Senators answered to their names : Rev. George G. Culbertson, associate minister of the New Allen Frazier King Simmons York Avenue Presbyterian Church of the city of Washington, Ashurst George La Follette Smoot offered the following prayer : Barkley Glass McKellar Stelwer Bingham Glenn McMaster Swanson Infinite and Gracious God, our Heavenly Father, draw u~:; by Black Gofl' McNarv Thomas, Idaho Blaine Goldsborough Moses · Trammell Thy holy influence into a finer and more noble realm of thought Blease Greene Norbeck Tydings and action. Inspire us to werk with Thee for the things which Borah Hale Nye Vandenberg lead to righteousness, truth, justice, and good will among men. Brookhart Harris Overman Wagner Broussard Harrison Patterson Walsh, Mass. :May the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, rest upon Burton Hastings Phipps Walsh, Mont. us and be the portion of all mankind. Through Jesus Christ Capper Hawes Pine Warren our Lord. Amen. Caraway Hayden Pittman Waterman Connally Hebert Ransdell Watson Couzens He.tlin Reed Wheeler The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the proceed Deneen Ho\Vell Robinson, Ark. ings of Monday last, when, on request of Mr. WATSON and by Fess Jones Sheppard unanimous consent, the further reading was dispensed with, Fletcher Kean Shortridge and the Journal was approved. Mr. GOFF. I desire to announce that my colleague the junior ADJO\JBNMENT TO SATURDAY Senator from West Virginia [Mr. HATFIELD] is unavoidably detained from the Senate- to-day. Mr. WATSON. I move that the Senate adjourn until Satur Mr. HARRISON. I wish to announce that my colleague day next at 12 o'clock noon. [Mr. STEPHENS] is necessarily detained at his home owing to The motion was agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock and 2 minutes illness in his family. p. m.) the Senate adjourned until Saturday, August 31, 1929, at 1\lr. SHEPPARD. I ·desire to announce that the Senator from 12 o'clock meridian. South Carolina [Mr. SMITH] is nec~ssarily detained from the Senate by illness· in his family. I will let this announcement stand for the day. SENATE I also wish to announce that the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. SATURDAY, August 31, 19~9 THOMAS] is necessarily detained from the Senate on official business. Rev. George G. Culbertson, associate minister of the New The VICE PRESIDENT. Sixty-nine Senators have answered York Avenue Presbyterian Church of the city of _Washington, to their names. A quorum is present. offered the following prayer : AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH WORK (B. 000. NO. 22) Unto Thee do we lift thankful hands, 0 Lord, our God, for suc;h measure of liberty, and of justice, and of peace as has The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communi been attained in our beloved land. We pray that Thy guiding cation from the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, hand shalt be felt by the appointed leaders of this people, the pursuant to Senate Resolution 348 of the Seventieth Congress, President and Members of this body, the President of the United a tabular statement showing the- estimated allocations of Fed States, and all associated with him in authority, that through eral funds for agricultural research, food research, and research on poultry and eggs, administered by the Department of Agri Thy guidanc~ a truer liberty, a finer justice, and a more endur ing peace may be attained. And to Thy name shall be the culture, applicable to the fiscal years 1929 and 1930; also a sepa prai£e, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. rate statement of the benefits to the consumer resulting from the food research work of the department, which, with the accom The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the proceed panying papers, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture ings of Wednesday last, when, on request of Mr. W ATBON and and Forestry and ordered to be printed. by unanimous consent, the further reading was dispensed with, and the Journal was approved. ARREST OF ATTACHES OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communi ADJOURNMENT TO WEDNESDAY cation from the major and superintendent of the Metropolitan Mr. WATSON. I move that the Senate adjourn until police of the District of Columbia, transmitting in response to Wednesday next at 12 o'cloC'k noon. Senate Resolution 94 (submitted by l\1r. CARA.WAY) a compila The motion was agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock and 2 minutes tion setting forth the names and nationalities of .all representa p. m.) the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, September 4, tives of foreign countries attached to or employed by foreign 1929, at 12 o'clock meridian. legations who have been stopped and warned by members of the police department for operating automobiles in the District of Columbia while under the influence of liquor or for other traf SENATE fic violations, etc.; also communications dated July 3, July 6, and July 18, 1929, all relative to the list above referred to, which, WEDNESDAY, September 4, 19~9 with the list accompanying the communication first above re Rev. George G. Culbertson, associate minister of the New ferred to, were referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. York A-.enue Presbyterian Church of the city of Washington, CLAIM OF M.ABGA.RET STEPP BOWN offered the following prayer: The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communi Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we pause amidst the cation from the Comptroller General of the United States, h·ans busy rush of life's many duties-to think of Thee. Purify Thou mitting, pursuant to law, his report and recommendation con our thoughts, muke wise onr speech, ennoble our acts that in all cerning the claim of Margaret .Stepp Bown against the United that we are we may honor Thee. So touch the hearts of all States, which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the who hold positions of influence and authority in our beloved land Committee on Claims. that pure and wise and noble they may be. Let Thy blessing descencl in full measure upon us now that all the resolves and CLA.IM OF S. VAUGHAN FURNITURE 00. enactments of this day may be well pleasing in Thy sight, and to The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communi Thee will we ascribe all praise. Through Jesus Cluist om· Lord. cation from the Comptroller General of the United States, t rans Amen. mitting, pw'Suant to law, his report and recommendation con- 1929 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 3367 cernlng the claim of S. Vau~han Furniture Co., of Florence, tries of this hemisphere if it should be conclusively establlshed that the S. C., which, with the at>eompanying paper, was referred to the need for such a measurP is so great as to outweigh its disadvantagefl. Committee on Claims. In questioning the wisdom of adopting legislation to thnt end at the present time, I wish to make it clear that there is no advocacy of the ALABAMA & NEW ORLEANS TRANSPORTATION CO. free admission of large numbers of aliens of any nationality to the The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communi· Injury of the best interests of the United States. It would seem logical, <>ation from E. J. Tinsdule, of Asheville, N. 0., relative to the however, that before any particular measure having serious disadvan case of Harriett H. Gallagher against Alabama & New Orleans tages is adopted, full information should be nvailable as to the nature Transportation Co., which, with the accompanying papers, was and extent of the problem which it is designed to correct; car ful con- referred to the Committe-e on the Judiciary. ideratlon should be given to whether the proposed legislation would JOURNAL 0 THI!l HOUSE OF REPRESEXTA'ITVES, TERRITORY OF IIA WAll effect the desired result if passed, and an endenvor should be made to The VICE PRESIDENT laid l>efore the Senate a communi find, if possible, other means of attaining the same object which would cntion from the secretary of Hawaii, transmitting, pursuant to involve less injury to legitimate interests of the United States. law, eopy of the journal of the House of Representative of the With respect to immigration from American countries other than Legi~lature of the Territory of Hawnii, regulnr session 1929, Mexico no serious problem exists. Immigration from all the other which was referred to the Committeo on Territories and Insular Latin-American countries is so small as to be negligible, averaging Po._·. es8ions. slightly more than 7,000 during the past three years, of which an aver• age of approximately 2,000 were natives of Cuba.