9734 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JULY 19 Visit with him socially in his chambers. Reservatfon, N. Dak., and for other re Mr. REED of New York. Here is the I always came away from those visits in lated purpose:s," disagreed to by the point: During the war' we sent all sorts spired by his humility, his patriotism, House; agrees to the conference asked ·of material overseas. I myself have seen and his devotion to high ideals. Of by the House on the disagreeing votes of acres of tanks and vehicles over. there course I shall miss him, as all of us will. the two Houses thereon, and appoints piled up as scrap. We need that scrap I want to record here this afternoon Mr. KERR, Mr. MCFA.RLAND, Mr. MILLER, today. We have not got that scrap and that we who knew Justice Murphy and Mr. ECTON, and Mr. WATKINS to be the our industries need it. It will not inter worked with him truly count his loss as conferees on the part of the Senate. fere with producers in this country. a tragedy visited upon our country and The message also announced that the Without this scrap we do face unemploy our people. Senate disagrees to the amendment of ment. The VICE PRESIDENT. The ques the House to the bill South Carolina and Mr. hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 1. (a) No duties or import taxes TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1949 LANGER members of the joint select committee on the part of the Senate, as shall be levied, collected, or payable under the 12 Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, or under sec The House met at o'clock noon. provided for in the act of August 5, 1939, tion 3425 of the Internal Revenue Code with The Acting Chaplain, Rev. Jacob S. entitled "An act to provide for the dis respect to metal scrap, or relaying and re Payton, D. D., offered the following position of certain records of the United rolling rails. prayer: States Government," for the disposition "(b) The word 'scrap,' as used in this act, We wait upon Thee, 0 God, ir_ prepara of executive papers referred to in the re shall mean all ferrous and nonferrous ma tion for the duties of the day. Because port of the Archivist of the United States terials and articles, of which ferrous or non numbered 50-3. ferrous metal is the component material of no man's labor is in vain in the Lord, chief value, which are second-hand or waste may the work of these, Thy servants, be FREE IMPORTATION OF SCRAP M;IJ:TAL or refuse, or are obsolete, defective, or dam begun, continued, and ended in Thee. • Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I aged, and which are fit only to be remanu May no pressure deflect any Member ask unanimous consent for the immedi factured. from honor, nor unworthy threat dispel . "SEC. 2. Articles of which metal is the com ate consideration of the bill Pennsylvania make just a slight ex shall be effective as to merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consump MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT planation so that the Members will have the benefit of it if they wish to refer tion on or after the day following the date of Sundry messages in writing from the ·to it in their correspondence with their the enactment of this act and before the close President bf the United States were constituents. of June 30, 1950. It shall also be effective as communicated to the House by Mr. Mil to merchandise entered, or withdrawn from Mr. EBERHARTER. I will be glad to warehouse, for consumption before the period ler, one of his secretaries, who also in explain the bill for the benefit of the specified where the liquidation of the entry formed the House that on the fallowing Members. or withdrawal covering the, merchandise or dates the President approved and signed Mr. Speaker, since 1942 the import the exaction or decision relating·to the rate bills of. the House of the following titles: duty on scrap metal and other types of of duty applicable to the merchandise, has On July 18, 1949: scrap had been suspended because of the not become final by reason of section 514, H. R. 623. An act for the relief of Sadako critical shortage of scrap metal. Tariff Act of 1930. Takagi; This bill will continue for one more Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, by H. R. 2349 . .An act for the relief of Col. year the suspension of this import duty. direction of the committee, I ask unani Wlodzimierz Onacewicz; and The situation with respect to scrap is mous consent to withdraw the amend H. R. 3017. An act for the relief of Ramon very critical at the present time; we ment. G. Hunter and Arthur Nancett. have a supply for only a few months. On July 19, 1949: The SPEAKER. Is there objection to H. R. 2848. An act for the relief of Leon The committee unanimously agreed that the request of the gentleman from Penn Nikolaivich Volkov; and I ask unanimous consent to consider the ·sylvania? bill in this manner. H. R. 3812. An act for the relief of Myrtle There was no objection. Ruth Osborne, Marion Waltz, and Jessie A. Mr. RICH. Mr. Speaker, reserving Waltz. the right to object, I would like to ask The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE the gentleman this question: If you take the duties off of scrap metal, having and a motion to reconsider was laid on A message from the Senate, by Mr. Mc taken the duties off of many articles un the table. Daniel, its enrolling clerk, announced der the reciprocal trade agreements, FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES that the Senate insists upon its amend when these foreign countries begin to ments to the joint resolution (H. J. Res. ship merchandise in here and our fac Mr. BOGGS of Louisiana. Mr. Speak 33) entitled "Joint resolution providing .tories shut down what do you expect to er, I ask unanimous consent for the im for the ratiflcation by Congress of a con do then? mediate consideration of the bill , or chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue sections of the Tariff Act of 1930, and is determined and duties liquidated thereon. Code if performed in customs territory shall highly ambiguous. Under this proposed Merchandise so taken under supervision may be permitted in a zone except those opera bill it is believed to be impossible to apply be stored, manipulated, or manufactured tions (other than rectification of distilled dutiable value provisions of the tariff under the supervision and regulations pre spirlts:and wines, or the manufacture or pro act; the proper determination of rates of scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and duction of alcoholic products unfit for bever whether mixed or manufactured with do duty is not set forth, and the marking age purposes) which were permissible under provisions of the tariff act would be com mestic merchandiEe or not may, under this act prior to July 1, 1949: Provided fur regulations prescribed by the Secretary of ther, That articles produced or manufac pletely vitiated. the Treasury, be exported or destroyed, or tured in a zone and exported therefrom shall In its present form it eonstitutes a di may be sent into customs territory upon on subsequent importation into the customs rect threat to operations of many Amer the payment of such liquidated duties territory of the United States be subject to ican manufacturers. and determined taxes thereon. If mer the import laws applicable to like articles Under H. R. 5332 it would apparently be chandise so taken under supervision has manufactured in a foreign country, except been manipulated or manufactured, such impossible to determine dutiable value of that articles produced or manufactured in a an article manufactured in a free-trade duties and taxes shall be payable on the zone exclusively with the use of domestic quantity of such foreign merchandise merchandise, the identity of which has been zone as required by section 402 of the used in the manipulation or manufacture of maintained in accordance with the second Tari1! Act of 1930. Said section 402 de the entered article. Allowance shall be made proviso of this section, may, on such impor fines dutiable value to be value of "such for recoverable and irrecoverable waste; and tation, be entered as American goods re or similar merchandise" in a foreign if recoverable waste is sent into customs ter turned. ritory, it shall be dutiable and taxable in its country of origin for consumption in condition and quantity and at its weight at Mr. CURTIS. Mr. Speaker, I offer an that country or for export to the United the time of entry. Where two or more prod amendment. States; alternatively, dutiable value is ucts result from the manipulation or manu The Clerk read as follows: defined to be the value of "such or sim facture of merchandise in a zone the liqui iiar merchandise" based upon the value dated duties and determined taxes shall be Amendment offered by Mr. CURTIS: On distributed to the several products in accord page 6, line 9, insert the following immedi of merchandise previously imported into ance with their relative value at the time of ately after the word "territory": ", or involv the United States and sold here. The separation with due allowance for waste as ing-the manufacture of any article provided final alternative for dutiable value is 9736 CONGRESJIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JULY 19 cost of production, in determining which, to a large consuming center, to be there fice now, thus permitting anot.her to com the statute requires that all elements of manipulated and manufactured and plete the unification of our party in prep costs be included as well as the usual changed in form, the harmful effects of aration for future service to the Nation. profit arising in the country of manufac the drastic reductions in duties will be We of the Pennsylvania Republican ture, and that consideration be given to greatly aggravated. If such products delegation join our colleague in pledging the profit ordinarily added by the in may be manufactured and changed in our complete support to the new chair dustry in the country of manufacture. form, and brought into the markets of man, under whom the efficient organiza None of the foregoing provisions of the United States upon payment of cus tion being perfected now will bring the section 402 would seem to be susceptible toms duties applicable only to the origi Republican Party again to its rightful .of application to merchandise manufac nal form of the product when introduced position of leadership in the Nation. tured in a free-trade zone. No other into foreign-trade zones, the entire Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Mr. provision of law prescribes a method for structure of our tariff system will be de Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from determination of such dutiable values. stroyed and the American manufacturer Nebraska [Mr. MILLER] . . The Committee on Ways and Means in subjected to wholly unrestrained and un Mr. MILLER of Nebraska. Mr. Report No. 957, to accompany H. R. 5332, restricted competition from the Euro Speaker, the Nebraska Republican dele ignores a very important effect of this pean cartelized and nationalized indus gation this morning had their weekly legislation upon existing law. The billl> tries. breakfast and adopted a resolution in line 3, page 2, permits manufacturing In 1934, the Congress wisely prohibited praising our collea·gue, Mr. HUGH SCOTT, operations to take place in a foreign manufacturing operations in foreign for the excellent job he has been doing trade zone whether or not foreign mer trade zones since it would have been im not only for the Republican Party but chandise be first appraised for customs practicable to administer the provisions for the country generally. We know duty purposes or duties upon such mer-· of the Tariff Act or related statutes. he had a difficult job . . The tides were chandise be liquidated. This report ex No good reason exists today for de running against him. There was some plains in great detail the method by parture from this policy. division among the committeemen and which merchandise shipped into a for- · H. R. 5332 would directly conflict with women. It takes a big fellow with an eign trade zone may be appraised and administrative provisions of our exist..; understanding heart and character to liquidated prior to manipulation or man ing tariff laws, would open the door to step down in the cause of unity. HUGH ufacture. There is nothing in H. R. wholesale evasion of our existing rates ScoTT was rendering a great service to. - 5332 which requires that customs officials of tariff duties and statutes governing his country. He was capable, generous, perform these appraisement and liqui the marking of a country of origin, and and sympathetic to his colleagues. dation functions or which require mer would expose American manufacturers HUGH SCOTT Will continue to be a hard chandise entries to be so processed. Ap to highly intensified competition from worlting, loyal Republican, joining real praisement and liquidation of duties abroad under rates of duty already dras Americans in this great fight to save upon merchandise shipped into a foreign tically reduced by trade agreements. America from the paralysis of creeping trade zone cause it to assume what is de The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes socialism. As a physician, I think his scribed by customs officials as a privi the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. life will probably be prolonged several leged status; merchandise not so ap MARTIN]. years because he has an easier job serv praised or liquidated is· known as non RESIGNATION OF REPUBLICAN NATIONAL ing in Congress and not trying to go in privileged merchandise. This distinc COMMITTEEMAN HUGH D. SCOTT, JR. double harness. tion exists under the present statute and Mr. MARTIN ·of Massachusetts. Mr. for·convenience we will hereinafter ref er Mr. MARTIN of. Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from to the two classes of merchandise by Speaker, I regret very much the resigna Nebraska [Mr. CURTIS]. these designations. Under H. R. 5332 tion of our good friend and colleague, the Mr. CURTIS. Mr. Speaker, HUGH nonprivileged merchandise may be man gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. SCOTT, as national chairman,· was ener ufactured in a foreign-trade zone with HUGH D. SCOTT, JR.J, as chairman of the getic and courageous. He was eminent out any of the restrictions which sur Republican Nationa.l Committee. That ly fair in his dealings with every section round the manufacture of privileged he has long desired to retire h as been of the country. He inaugurated a num merchandise. . personally known to me. As a former ber of things that will be of future bene The bill, on page 2, lines 10 to 25, in national chairman I can appreciate the fit to the party and to the country. He clusive, provides that upon application, many difficulties that he was forced to has rendered. faithful service at a most collectors of customs may take under combat. It is perhaps one of the most difficult time and in face of many ob supervision any foreign merchandise in trying jobs in public life. He performed stacles. a zone and cause it to be appraised and that duty with ability, with courage, and with intelligence. His party owes him a Mr. MARTiN of Massachusetts. Mr. taxes determined and duties liquidated Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that thereon. The bill further provides that debt of gratitude which will not be for gotten. I am sure that in the ·years any Member who desires to do so may such merchandise may be thereafter extend his remarks at this point in the manipulated or manufactured and sent ahead 'the excellent talents of our dis- · tinguished colleague will be fully utilized RECORD regarding the· gentleman froni into customs territory of the United Pennsylvania· [Mr. HUGH D. SCOTT, JR.]. States upon payment of "such liquidated in many ways by his party and his country. The SPEAKER. , Is there objection duties and determined taxes thereon." to the request of the gentleman from The use of the word "such" apparently . I now yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. SIMPSON]. Massachusetts? means that the appraised values. duties, . There was no objection. . and taxes originally determined by the Mr. SIMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, our col collector will be applied to the merchan league, HUGH SCOTT, has performed an dise after manufacture, despite the fact Massachusetts for yielding, in order to permit me to speak for the Pennsylvania outstanding service for the Republican that as a result of manufacturing oper Party and, according to· the views of ations it may have become a new article, Republican congressional delegation, which has frequently expressed great those who believe firmly in the two-party having a new name, character, ::: ~ d use, confidence in our distinguished col system, for our country. He has been and, consequently, have a new and dif diligent, fair, and courteous at all times. ferent dutiable value and be subject to a league, Hon. HUGH D. SCOTT, JR., chair man of the Republican National Com His has not been· an easy task. It is new and different tax and/ or customs altogether fitting that we should render · duty. mittee. We retain that confidence in Tariff duties upon many industrial Mr. ScoTT. We appreciate his personal this tribute to his ability to get things products of the United Sta.tes have been sacrifice for our party during the past done and his consistent sincerity and drastically reduced under operation of months. We appreciate his character congeniality, with which his colleagues have long been familiar. the reciprocal trade agreem~nts pro and the bigness of his understanding gram, including duties upon watch which has led him to resign at this mo It is my hope that the Republica.n movements. If foreign-made watch ment when his personal strength in the Party will remain mindful of its debt to movements or parts may be bought into Republican committee is at its highest HUGH ScoTT: With our gratitude goes a foreign-trade z,:me located on the . point. He believes he can best serve our also to him our best wishes for his con mainland of the United States, adjacent Nation and party.by stepping out Of o~- tinued success and happiness. 1949 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 9_737 Mr. HARVEY. Mr. Speaker, as a col to extend my remarks in the Appendix and efficient carrying through of many league and party associate of the Honor of the RECORD and to include an article projects in our city which have contrib able HUGH D. SCOTT, jR., I take this op entitled "What Kind of War?" by Hanson uted vastly to the cultural, spiritual, and portunity to express my high regard for W. Baldwin. I am informed by the Pub patriotic life of our people. the man who has served as national com lic Printer that the cost is estimated at Serving with Cochairmen Hodes and mittee chairman of the Republican Party. $260. I ask unanimous consent, not Clovis on the. national committee for the Those of us who have had the good for withstanding the cost, that the exten proposed monument to faith and to unity tune of gaining a personal acquaintance sion may be made. are such prominent and respected lead with Congressman SCOTT recognize his The SPEAKER. Is there objection to ers as Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illi caliber. Despite the responsibilities of the request of the gentleman from Iowa? nois; Gov. John 0. Pastore, of Rhode congressional office, and the even more There v;-as no objection. Island; President John S. Millis, of the taxing ones of national political leader Mr. BURDICK asked and was given University of Vermont; President J. ship, Chairman SCOTT has earned the permission to extend his remarks in the Hillis Miller, of the University of Flor admiration of man!1 by his industry, en Appendix of the RECORD. ida; President A. A. Lemieux, S. J., of thusiasm, and devotion to those ideals Mr. HARVEY asked and was given per Seattle University; President R. R. that he deems more important than in mission to extend his remarks in the Renne, of Montana State College; Pres dividual prominence. Through a trying Appendix of the RECORD and include an ident Carl R. Woodward, of Rhode Is period in the history of a national politi editorial from the Hoosier Farmer of land State College; Mayor Michael V. cal organization, HUGH SCOTT has exem Ju1y. Disalle, of Toledo; Editor Roy L. Smith, plified the traits of the good soldier. His Mr. O'HARA of Minnesota asked and of the Christian Advocate; Author Louis ~ -- ·.·lingness now to yield his party's stew was given permission to extend hif.'. re Bromfield; Bishop of Chicago Rt. Rev. ardship typifies the spirit of his career marks in the Appendix of the RECORD Wallace E. Conkling; Martin Goldring; as a worthy partisan. In the name of the and include an a.rticle by Felix Morley. Rev. N. D. Linder.; H. Clarence Nixon, fairness and harmony that he believes Mr. MILLER of Nebraska asked and of Vanderbilt University; Harris F. Perl essential to the future success of his par was given permission to extend his re stein; Justice James H. Wolfe, of the ty, this man is willing to step down. I marks in the Appendix of the RECORD. Supreme Court of Utah; and Alva W. suggest, Mr. SJ>f;aker, on behalf of many PATRIOTIC SERVICF.s OF MEMBERS OF Taylor, of the · Conference of Southern cf his party brethren, that he shall be VARIOUS RACES AND FAITHS Mountain Workers. allowed to step down, but not out. The The extent to which the proposal for Republican Party needs more, not fewer, Mr. O'HARA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, a national monument to faith and unity of those who want to keep America I ask unanimous consent to extend my has met the approval of the American strong, sane, and solvent, and who, like remarks at this point in the RECORD. people is reflected in the endorsement Chairman ScoTT, will sacrifice their per The SPEAKER. Is there objection to already accorded it by 25 leading Amer sonal ambitions for their party's welfare. the request of the gentleman from ican cities and .by the governors of 17 Illinois? • EXTENSION OF REMARKS States. Outstanding clerical and lay There was no objection. leaders of Protestant, Catholic, and Mr. MANSFIELD asked and was given Mr. O'HARA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Jewish faiths, representing all sections permission to extend his remarks in the there has come to me the honor of being of the country, have joined in urging RECORD and include an article on Ha chosen, by the circumstance of mine be its authorization by the Congress. waiian statehood. ing the district of residence of the Hon Monuments to ideals, Mr. Speaker, re Mr. LANE asked and was given permis orable Barnet Hodes, to introduce in the flect the character of a people. This sion to extend his remarks in the RECORD House the joint resolution providing for generation in time will pass, as other in two instances and include extraneous the appointment of a national commis generations of our country have passed, matter. ' sion to establish a memorial commem and in the monuments that we leave Mr. ELLIOT!' asked and was given orating the contribution of members of will be read the kind of people that permission to extend his remarks in the various races and faiths to American mil we were in the processing of our minds RECORD and include extraneous matter. itary and naval history. and the functioning of our hearts. Mr. FERNANDEZ asked and was given During World War II a similar resolu What we have accomplished in a gen permission to extend his remarks in the tion was introduced in the Senate by the eration is not the only criterion. It is RECORD on the subject of the Navajo re Honorable ALBEN w. BARKLEY, then the important what we had hoped to ac habilitation bill and include therewith distinguished senior Senator from Ken complish. The dream of this genera some editorials on that subject. tucky, now the beloved Vice President· of tion-I think, Mr. Speaker, it has been ·Mr. HAYS of Ohio asked and was giv.en the United States. The measure was re the dream of all generations of Amer permission to extend his remarks in the introduced in the Senate of the Eighty icans-of a brotherhood of man closely RECORD and include extraneous material. :first Congress-Senate Joint Resolution bound in mutual understanding and Mr. RODINO asked and was given per 43-by the distinguished majority leader, helpfulness may not come into full re mission to extend his remarks in the the Honorable SCOTT w. LUCAS. It is the alization in our days. But that dream RECORD and include two editorials. expectation that it will receive favorable will not die with us because its fabric Mr. DONDERO asked and was given consideration. My resolution-House is of imperishable quality. It cannot. permission·to extend his remarks in the Joint Resolution 301-is intended to fail to hearten the generations that RECORD and include an address by Gen bring the matter of this great patriotic carry on where we leave off to know that eral Romulo, Ambassador from the project to the immediate attention of the we did have the dream. Philippines . Members of this body that by the joint What we accomplish by building mon Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts asked action of both bodies of the Congress au uments, and by establishing memorials, and was given permission to extend her thorization for this memorial to faith and can never be evaluated excessively. I remarks in the RECORD and include a to unity may be given before our ad watch with eyes no longer young the letter from the Comptroller General, Mr. journment. men and women and children who come Lindsay Warren, regarding payment of Mr. Hodes, whom I have mentioned, is to Washington from every part of our national life insurance. serving with Mr. Paul C. Clovis, as co country, from farms and villages and Mr. PATTERSON asked and was given chairman of the National All Faiths Me cities. Their faces as they are turned permission to extend his remarks in the morial Committee, which is composed of to gaze upon the magnificent monu RECORD and include an article, notwith many men and women of outstanding ments that enrich this Capital City of standing the fact that it will take up 6 'h distinction in the worth-while activities the Nation tell the story. They are pages of the RECORD and is estimated by of our Nation. Mr. Hodes is a former pilgrims who have come to the shrine the Public Printer to cost $520; and corporation counsel of the city of Chi of their country. It may be that the further to extend his remarks in· the cago, serving in that lµgh office longer monument in front of which they stand RECORD and include a resolution of the than any corPoration counsel in the his is of granite and is in spoken words in American Legion. tory of our city and establishing for it articulate; but in its presence and un EXTENSION OF REMARKS throughout the Nation the reputation of der the in:fiuence of its sight there ii) Mr. MARTIN of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, a model public-law office. He has been a given to them, as pilgrims at their na on last ':c'hursday I obtained permis~ion large :figure in the successful promotion tional shrine, with a force stronger than 9738 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JULY 19 that of words, an understanding of the seen fit and proper, as reflection of the 1938, and in accordance with this ruling, purpose of government of, for, and sentiment of ·its Members, to authorize social-security ·taxes were deducted in by the people and of the mission .of all of the building of the All Faiths Monument. the sum of $259.01 during the period of of us wheraver we are, to preserve and ENROLLED BILL SIGNED January 1, 1937, to March 31 ; 1945, from safeguard that government. the remuneration to Mr. Girdley·by the There is boundless testimony to the Mrs. NORTON, from the Committee Gulf Oil Corp. for his services as a bulk efficiency of the Statue of Liberty in in on House Administration, reported that plant distributor. Subsequently, in the culcating the spirit of free government that committee had examined and found light of two decisions by the Feder3il into the minds of those who never have truly enrolled a bill of the House of the courts, the Bureau reversed this ruling known free government. The Declara following title, which was thereupon and held that Mr. Girdley was not an tion of Independence, with its lofty sen signed by the Speaker: employee and, consequently, was not sub timent and its pronouncement of the H. R. 3901. An act to increase the salaries ject to social-security taxes . . equality of man in his pursuit for hap of the judges of the Municipal Court of Ap Mr. Girdley filed a claim for refund on piness and contentment, may never have peals for the District of Columbia and the August 31; 1945, which under section been read because the opportunities for Municipal Court for the District of Co 3313 of the Internal Revenue Code, per popular education in the lands from lumbia. mitted him to be refunded only for the which they came had given them no BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT taxes collected within 4 years of the date opportunity to learn· the art of reading. Mrs. NORTON, from the Committee of filing. He was refunded this part of Yet the sight of that monument, the on House Administration, reported that the taxes amounting to $109.01 with in Statue of Liberty, looming forth as a that committee did on July 18, 1949, pre-: terest of $14.18, but the law prohibited welcome to the land of promise, made sent to the President, for his approval, the payment of the $150 in taxes col crystal clear the spirit of everything bills of the House of the following titles: lected more than 4 years prior to the for which America stands in its ideal date he filed his claim. ism in hwnan relations and governmen H. R. 858. An act to clarify the overtime From time to time there have been tal purpose. compensation provisionEi of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended; submitted to me other· bills which pro The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has H. R. 2104. An act relating to orders to pose to except certain taxpayers from been a mighty influence in constantly banks doing business in the District· of Co- the operation of the statute of limita reminding all ·of us that no one human 1umbia to stop payment on negotiable instru tions by extending the time for the re life in our country is less precious than ments payable from deposits in, or payable funding of certain taxes to such tax any other human life. He who sleeps at such banks; and payers. On those occasions, I expressed there has no name that is known to us, H. R. 4016. An act making appropriations my accord with the settled policy of Con but he receives the same homage, the for the Departments of State, Justice, Com merce, and the Judiciary, for the fiscal year gress that it is sound to include in all same honors, the same visitations from ending June 30, 1950, and for other purposes. revenue acts time limitations by the op the pilgrims coming to the shrine of .. eration of which, after a fixed period of their country as do those of great and JAMES FRED GIRDLEY AND PERCY . time, it becomes impossible for the Gov famous names whose memory is affec BRIDGEWATER-VETO MESSAGE FROM ernment to collect additional taxes or tionately perpetuated by the many mag THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED for the taxpayer to obtain a refund of nificent monuments in this Capital of STA'I'.ES (H. DOC. NO. 265) an overpayment of tax. I pointed out in monwnents. · The SPEAKER laid before the House many such instances that legislation, There is, I think, much merit to the the following veto message from the such as the proposed bill, selects one or proposal for a third monument to ·form, President of the United States: · two taxpayers for special treatment by with the Statue of Liberty and the excepting them from that policy. Such Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, -a na To the House of Representatives: legislation thus discriminates against tional memorial triskelion. Might I I return herewith, without my ap the whole body of Federal taxpayers and respectfully suggest how appropriate proval, H. R. 1131, for the relief of James establishes a precedent which would tend it would be for the authorization to come · Fred Girdley and Percy Bridgewater. to open the door to relief in all cases in from the Eighty-first Congress for the This bill authorizes the payment to the which the statute operates to the preju third of the great symbolic monuments, persons named of' the swn of $150. This dice of a particular taxpayer while leav that which would be the symbol of de swn apparently represents employees' ing the door closed to the Government in mocracy, tolerance, and understanding. social-security tax collected from Mr. those cases in which the statute oper The distingwshed national committee James Fred Girdley for the period from ates to the disadvantage of the Govern'-:. supporting the resolution of Senator January 1, 1937, through June 30, 1941, ment. · LucAs, and which I have introduced in through the collector of internal revenue, ~ In this. regard, the present measure, the House, states the purpose in simple, Pittsburgh, P~ .. by the Gulf Oil Corp. H. R. 1131, does not differ-in· principle forceful language, which I quote: The sum of $150 is, by the terms of from those other bills which were under Such a memorial would serve as a perpetual the instant bill, made payable to Percy consideration by me on those prior oc reminder that patriotism knows no barriers Bridgewater as well as to James Fred casions. I am not aware of any cir of race, religion, or national origin. It would Girdley. It appears, however, that none · circumstance which would justify an ex ·stand as an affirmation of American democ of these taxes were collected by the Gulf ception in this case to the long-estab racy • • • its· meaning as implicit, its Oil Corp. with respect to any services lished policy of Congress. I must reit inspiration as mighty as the Statue of Lib performed by Mr. Bridgewater because: erate my belief that the field of special erty when it was raised. It would symbolize to a divided world the spiritual strength and First, Mr. Bridgewater appears to have legislation of this character should not unity of our country. · been the bulk-plant distributor for the now be opened to relieve special classes Sinclair Oil Co. WHITE HOUSE, July 19, 1949. to the character of legislation having to nue Virginia [Mr: Under clause 3 of rule X:XII, me Ways and Means. KILGORE], the Senator from Rhode Is morials were presented and referred as land [Mr. McGRATH], the Senator from follows: Idaho [Mr. MILLER], and the Senator from Maryland [Mr. TYDINGS] are de.., By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legis tained on official business in meetings of lature of the State of California relative to SENATE the package sale of alcoholic beverages on committees of the Senate.· military and naval reservations; to the Com "'\VEDNESDAY,JULY 20, 1949 The Senator from Louisiana [Mr. mittee on Armed Services. ELLENDER] is absent by leave of the Sen.: