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444 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JANUARY 31 The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob TO BE MAJOR GENERALS WITH :RANK FROM '1'0 BE PASSED ASSISTANT SANITARY ENGINEERS jection, the nomination is confirmed. JANUARY 3Q, 1941 Mark D. Hollis Mr. BARKLEY. I ask unanimous con Brig. Gen. Donald Cameron Cubbison, Frank E. Del1artini sent that the President be immediately United States Army. TO BE ASSISTANT SANITARY ENGINEERS Brig. Gen. Clarence Sel! Ridley, United notified of the confirmation of the nomi Richard T . Page States Army. Philip J. Coffey nation. Brig. Gen. William Edgar Shedd, United The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob States Army. CoAST GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES jection, the President will be notified TO BE BRIGADmR GENERALS WITH RANK FROM TO BE COMMANDER immediately, JANUARY 29, 1941 Robert C. Jewell UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Col. Ralph McTyeire Pennell, Field Artillery. TO BE LmUTENANT COMMANDERS Col. Donald Allister Robinson,. Cavalry. Chester McP. Anderson The legislative clerk proceeded to read Col. Leroy Pierce Collins, Field Artillery. Julius F. J acot ·sundry nominations in the Public Health Col. Jesse Cyrus Drain, Infantry. Glenn E. Trester Service. Col. Marshall Guion Randol, Field Artillery. TO BE CHIEF MACHINIST Col. John Wesley Niesz Schulz, Corps of Mr. BARKLEY. I ask that the nomi Harold H. Wheeler nations in the Public Health Service be Engineers. confirmed en bloc. Col. Olin Harrington Longino, Coast Artil TO BE CHIEF CARPENTER The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there ob lery Corps. James E. Rivard Col. George Fleming Moore. Coast Artillery TO BE CHIEF PAY CLERKS jection? The Chair hears none, and the Corps. nominations are confirmed en bloc. Col. Donald Hilary Connolly, Corps of Engi Wilfred C. Brocklehurst neers. Philip A. Krugler POSTMASTERS Col. Ralph Edward Haines, Coast Artillery : TO BE LIEUTENANT The legislative clerk proceeded to read Corps. John H. Wagline sundry nominations of postmasters. Col. Alvan Cullom Gillem, Jr., Infantry. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY Mr. McKELLAR. I ask unanimous Col. Philip Bracken Fleming, Corps of En gineers. John Carraway Bull to be junior hydro consent that the nominations be con Col. Charles Philip Hall. Infantry. graphic and geodetic engineer (with relative firmed en bloc. Col. Henry Terrell, Jr. (lieutenant colonel. rank of lieutenant, junior grade, in the Navy). The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob Infantry), Army of the United States. Leonard Carl Johnson to be hydrographic jection, the nominations of i>ostmasters Col. Russell Lamonte Maxwell (lieutenant and geodetic engineer (with relative rank of are confirmed en bloc. colonel, Ordnance Department), Army of the lieutenant in the Navy). That concludes the Executive Calendar. United States. PosTMASTERs Col. Wade Hampton Haislip (lieutenant lLLINOIS ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY colonel, Infantry), Army of the United States. Albert T .. Humrichous, Georgetown. Mr. BARKLEY. As in legislative ses Col. Harry James Malony (lieutenant colo Colla C. Saunders, Palos Park, sion, I move that the Senate adjourn nel, Field Artillery), Army of the United Emma E. Pugh, Plymouth. States. until 12 o'clock noon on Monday next. Col. Junius Wallace Jones (lieutenant colo OHIO The motion was agreed to; and <at 12 nel, Air Corps), Air Corps. Herbert C. Glaser, Bellaire. o'clock and 28 minutes p. m.) the Senate Lt. Col. Brehon Burke Somervell, Corps of OREGON · adjourned until Monday, February 3, Engineers. Homer W. Egan, Brooks. 1941, at 12 o'clock meridian. Lt. Col. George Churchill Kenney, Air Corps. Mary Rebecca Osborne, Gilchrist. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMATIONS Executive nominations received by the Executive nominations confirmed by HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ~enate January 31, 1941, as follows: the Senate January 31, 1941, as follows: UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1941 Peter woodbury, of New- Hampshire,. to be TO BE ASSISTANT SECRE'l'ABY OF STATE judge of the United States Circuit Court of The House met at 12 o'clock noon. Appeals for the First Circuit, vice Hon. Scott Dean G. Acheson. Rev. A. Wycislo, Catholic Charities, Wilson, retired. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Chicago, Dl .• offered the following prayer: UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE JoHN E. MILLER to be United States district Almighty God, we praise Thy name; judge for the western district of Arkansas. Hon. JoHN E. MILLER, of Arkansas, to be we tum to Thee in humble prayer; United States district judge for the western WORK PROJECTS ADliiiiNISTRATION hearken to our plea. In these days our district of Arkansas, vice Hon. Heartslll Ragon, Charles B. Braun to be regional director, troubled hearts await Thy grace; g~ant deceased. region VI, Work Projects Administration. us the fullness of Thy benediction. ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF PuERTO Henry Russell Amory to be Work Projects RICO administrator for southern California, effec Infinite God. steady our faith, strengthen tive February 1, 1941. our hope, guide our actions, for there is Roberto H. Todd, Jr., of Puerto Rico, to be none other to whom we can turn save to associate justice of the Supreme Court of NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD Thee, our God. Puerto Rico, vice Hon. Harvey M. Hutchinson, Otto S. Beyer to be a member of the Na l'etired. Merciful God, our Saviour, make us tional Mediation Board. worthy of Thine infinite love. Give us REAPPOINTMENTS IN THE OFFICERS' RESERVE CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION CORPS OF THE ARMY OF. THE UNITED STATES faith to keep this day in accordance with Col. John R. D. Matheson to be a member UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 37 OF THE Thy holy will And, lest we lose hope, NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT, AS AMENDED of the California Debris Commission. remind us of our destiny: Peace is our GENERAL OFFICERS UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE heritage; the way to peace is through TO BE MEMCAL DmECTORS To be brigadier general, Reserve Thee. Dear God, bring peace to our Brig. Gen. Richard Coke Marshall, Jr., Re Sanders L. Christian hearts. Bless us with Thy charity, that serve, from February 4, 1941. Paul M. Stewart we might be joined together in one com Roscoe R. Spencer To be brigadier general, Inactive Reserve mon bond: love of God and love of our Walter C. Teufel neighbor. Brig. Gen. Benedict Crowell, Inactive Re Royd R. Sayers Holy Spirit, to whom all hearts are serve, fr~m January 23, 1941. TO BE ASSISTANT SURGEONS TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY OF open, enlighten our understanding; make THE U.NITED STATES, UNDER THE PROVISIONS John G. Crawford wise our judgments; inspire us with the · Clarence K. Aldrich OF SECTION 127A, NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT, AS light and strength of Thy grace, lest .we Evert A. Swensson AMENDED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED Vernon W . Foster fail to master the difficulties of these SEPTEMBER 9, 1940 Robert D. Berkebile anxious hours. Refresh us from the TO BE MAJOR GENERAL WITH RANK FROM Paul W. Lucas fountain of truth and justice, so that, JANUARY 29, 1941 Roy E. Wolfe with strong purpose and clear sight, we Brig. Gen. Walter Evans Prosser, United Lyman C. Burgess might enter into the solution of the States Army. Frederick K. Albrecht problems before us. 1941 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 445 ·Bless, Almighty God, this session of - ·appealing to .the Joint Committee on . FILING OF MINORITY VIEWS Congress, in the name of the Father, and Printing to adopt some rules that will Mr. FISH. · Mr. Speaker, I ask -unani-· of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. protect the CONGR'ESSIONAL RECORD. mous consent that the minority members Amen. In this morning's RECORD we find an of · the Committee on Foreign Affairs The Journal of the proceedings of yes extension of remarks which includes a have until midnight tonight to file terday was read and approved. speech by a bank president. There is minority views to be printed. not one word of comment in reference to The SPEAKER. Is there objection? MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT the banking laws; there is not one para There was no objection. graph of national interest. It is purely A message in writing from the Presi ADJOURNMENT OVER dent of the United States was communi an advertisement, and as we all know, if cated to the House by Mr. Latta, one of they desire to take advantage of the law, Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I his secretaries, who also informed the they can send millions of copies of this ask unanimous consent that when the House that- on the following dates the speech through the mails without paying House adjourns today it adjourn to meet President approved and signed bills of 1 cent of postage. Such insertions do on Monday next. the House of the following titles: not belong in the R,EcORD by any stretch The SPEAKER. Is there objection? On January 29, 1941: of imagination. Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Mr. H. R. 1053. An act to authorize major Something should be done by the Joint Speaker, I reserve -the right to object, but alterations to ·certain naval ve.Ssels. Committee on- Printing to keep the REc shall not object. For the information of On January 30, 1941: ORD free of any such extension of remarks the House, it ts understood, is it not, that as appears in today's RECORD, as wen as we are going to take up the so-called H. R. 2318. An act to remove certain eliminate matters not relating to Con lease-lending bill on Monday? limitations on appropriations for the pay gress. The RECORD should be confined to of midshipmen, and for other purposes. Mr. McCORMACK. The national-de the proceedings of the House and the fense bill. COMMITTEE ON COINAGE, WEIGHTS, AND Senate and should not be used for ad Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. MEASURES vertising purposes. [Applause.] Which is the national-defense bill? Mr.