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1937 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 21 By Mr. QUINN: A bill (H. R. 8386) for the relief of Char SENATE lotte Lamby; to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. SABATH: A bill (H. R. 8387) authorizing the TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1937 Court of Claims to hear and adjust the claim of the trustees The Chaplain, Rev. Z~Barney T. Phillips, D. D., offered the of the Construction Materials Corporation; to the Commit following prayer: tee on Claims. By ~.:!r. TARVER: A bill (H. R. 8388) to carry into effect Almighty and everlasting God, who art the creator of the the findings of the Court of Claims, House Document No. 230, ends of the earth, who faintest not, nor art ever weary, of Sixty-fourth Congress, first session, in the matter of com whose understanding there Ls no searching: Save Thy people pensation due the estate of Wellborn Echols, deceased; to the and bless Thine heritage; govern them and lift them up for Committee on War Claims. ever, that they may know that they who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they PETITIONS, ETC. shall walk and not faint. - Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were Vouchsafe, therefore, unto us this day that we, by the up laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: soaring of our faith, may see what is the truest way, the 3314. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the Chamber of Com highest good; that we may desire only to do the thing that merce of Amsterdam, N.Y.; to the Committee on Ways and pleaseth Thee, and that we may go from dream to duty Means. carrying our vision and our rapture into the actualities of 3315. Also, petition of Lewis A. Dowd, asking that the life, where it is given to love's warm :flame to repair the House of Representatives institute an investigation of the grievous injuries that sin hath wrought in the souls of men, ineligibility of former Senator Hugo L. Black; to the Com and where good deeds done and truth sown as seeds shall mittee on the Judiciary. ever rise again in new harvests of beauty. We ask it in the 3316. Also, petition of the Tri-Cities Central Labor Union; name of our Exemplar and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, our to the Comniitree on the Judiciary. Lord. Amen. 3317. Also, petition of the Grand Lodge of Knights of APPEARANCE OF SENATORS Pythias; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 3318. Also, petition of the Transport Workers' Union of RoBERT J. BULKLEY, a Senator from the State of Ohio; America; to the Committee on Appropriations. · JA:r.n:s J. DAVIS, a Senator from the State of Pennsylvania;· 3319· Also, petition of the New York State Federation of PAT HARRISON, a Senator from the State of Mississippi; JosH Labor; to the Committee on Ru1es. LEE, a Senator from the State of Oklahoma; ERNEST LUN 3320. Also, petition of the German American Citizens' DEEN, a Senator from the State of Minnesota; JoHN H. OVER Alliance of Wisconsin, Inc.; to the Committee on the Judi TON, a Senator from the State of Louisiana; GEORGE L. RAD ciary. CLIFFE, a Senator from the State of Maryland; HARRY S. 3321. Also, petition of the American Federation of Labor; TRUMAN, a Senator from the State of Missouri; and F. RYAN to the Committee on the Judiciary. DuFFY, a Senator from the State of Wisconsin, appeared in 3322~ Also, petition of the Banking Department of the their seats today. State of New York; to the Committee on Banking and Cur THE JOURNAL rency. On request of Mr. BARKLEY, and by unanimous consent, 3323. Also, petition of the Brotherhood of Painters, Deco the reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, rators, and Paperhangers of America; to the Committee on November 15, 1937, was dispensed with, and the Journal was Appropriations. approved. 3324. Also, petition of the Acting Custodian of Archives; MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT to the Co~ttee on Foreign Affairs. -Messages in writing from the· President of the United 3325. Also, petition· of the Jacksonville Wholesale Lumber States, submitting nominations, were communicated to the men's Association; to the Committee on Labor. Senate by Mr. Latta, one of his secretaries. 3326. By Mr. KEOGH: Petition of the American Federa tion of Labor, Washington, D. C., concerning the preserva CALL OF THE ROLL tion of the present form of administration of the Federal Mr. LEWIS. I note the absence of a quorum, and ask for workmen's compensation laws by maintaining the- United a roll call. States Employees' Compensation Commission as an inde - The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. pendent establishment; to the Committee on Labor. The legislative clerk called the roll, and the following Sen 3327. Also, petition of the Prominent Specialty Co., New ators answered to their names: York City, concerning the Black-Cannery bill CS. 2475 and Adams Connally Johnson, Colo. Pepper H. R. 7200); to the Committee on Labor. Andrews Copeland King Pittman 3328. Also, petition of the New York Board of Trade, Inc., Ashurst Davis La Follette Pope AuStin Dieterich Lee Radcliffe New York City, concerning reorganization of the executive Bailey Donahey Lewis Reynolds departments of the Government; to the Committee on Gov Bankhead Duffy Lodge Russell . Barkley Ellender Logan Schwartz ernment Organization. Berry Frazier Lonergan Schwellenbach 3329. By Mr. PFEIFFER: Petition .of the Electrolux, Inc., Bilbo George Lundeen Sheppard Brooklyn, N. Y., concerning the Black-Cannery bill; to the Borah Gibson McAdoo Shlpstead Bridges Gillette McCarran Smathers Committee on Labor. Brown, N.H. Glass McGill Smith 3330. Also, petition of the Intercoastal Lumber Distributors Bulkley Graves McKellar Thomas, Okla. Bu1ow Green McNary Thomas, Utah Association, Inc., New York, concerning the wage and hour · Burke Guffey MUier Townsend legislation; to the Committee on Labor. Byrd Hale Minton Truman 3331. Also, petition of the Brooklyn Merchant Bakers As Byrnes Harrison Murray Tydings Capper Hatch Norris Vandenberg sociation, Brooklyn, N. Y., concerning the new farm bill; to Caraway Hayden Nye Van Nuys the Committee on Agriculture. Chavez Herring O'Mahoney Wagner 3332. Also, petition of the New York Board of Trade, Inc., Clark Hitchcock Overton White New York City, concerning reorganization of the executive Mr. LEWIS . I announce that the junior Senator. from departments of Government; to the Committee on Govern West Virginia [Mr. HoLT] and the Senator from Delaware ment Organization. [Mr. HUGHES] are absent because~ of illness. 3333. Also, petition of the Prominent Specialty Co., New The Senator from Washington [Mr. BoNE], the Senator York City, concerning the wage and hour bill; to- the fro-m .Michigan [Mr. BROWN], the Senator from Connecticut Committee on Labor. ~ - [Mr. MALoNEY], the Senator from New Jersey [Mr. MooRE], 22 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE NOVEMBER 16 the senior Senator from West Virginia [Mr. NEELY], the Sen AGRICULTURAL INCOME ator from Massachusetts [Mr. WALSH], and the Senator from The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter Montana [Mr. WHEELER] are unavoidably detained from the from the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, trans Senate. I ask that this announcement stand for the day. mitting, pursuant to Public Resolutions 61 and 112, Seventy Mr. AUSTIN. I announce that the Senator from Oregon fourth Congress, a supplemental report on agricultural in [Mr. STEIWERJ is detained from the Senate on official business. come in the United States, which, with the accompanying The VICE PRESIDENT. Eighty-four Senators have report, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and answered to their names. A quorum is present. Forestry. TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE SENATOR ROBINSON, OF PROFITS ON AIR-MAIL CONTRACTS ARKANSAS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate five letters The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate resolutions from the Secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission, adopted by the National Assembly of the Philippines as a transmitting, pursuant to law, copies of decisions by the tribute to the memory of Han. Joseph T. Robinson, late a Commission relative to profits being derived or accruing on Senator from the State of Arkansas, which were ordered to air-mail contracts by the National Park Airways, Inc., the lie on the table and to be printed in the REcoRD, as follows: Inter-Island Airways, Ltd., the American Airlines, Inc., the Resolution No. 70 Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc., and the Wyoming Air Whereas the sad news has been received of the passing of the Service, Inc., which, with the accompanying copies of deci Honorable Joseph T. Robinson, fioor leader o! the United States Senate; sions, were referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Whereas Senator Robinson has distinguished himself at all times Post Roads. as a true champion of democracy and self-rule; Whereas his demise is a great loss both to the United States of SEPTEMBER REPORT OF RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION America and to the Philippines: Now, therefore, be it The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter Resolved, That the National Assembly of the Philippines do, as it hereby does, express the deepest grief over the death of the Honor from the Chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corpora able Joseph T. Robinson, fioor leader of the United States Senate; tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the corpora Resolved further, That the assembly adjourn its session imme tion for the month of September 1937, which, with the ac diately upon the approval of this resolution as a token of respect companying report, was referred to the Committee on Bank and sorrow; and Resolved finally, That a certified copy of this resolution be for ing and Currency.