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162 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JANUARY 7 He also, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS Roads, reported favorably the nominations of several post Mr. LAMBETH. Mr. Speaker, from the Committee on masters. Printing I report back favorably <H. Rept. No. 1663) a reso The PRESIDING OFFICER. The reports will be placed lution and ask for its immediate consideration. on the Executive Calendar. The Clerk read as follows: EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED House Resolution 395 The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. NEELY in the chair), as Resolved, That 9,000 additional copies of House Document 460, current session, entitled "A letter from the Attorney General of in executive session, laid before the Senate messages from the United States transmitting the Rules of Civil Procedure for the the President of the United States submitting several nomi District Courts of the United States," be printed for the use of the nations, a treaty, and a convention, which were referred to House document room. the appropriate committees. Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield (For nominations this day received, see the end of Senate for a question? proceedings.) Mr. LAMBETH. I yield. RECESS Mr. COCHRAN. Does not the gentleman feel that it Mr. BARKLEY. I move that the Senate take a recess until would be fairer to the Members of the House if the dis 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. tribution were through the folding room· instead of the The motion was agreed to; and (at 5 o'clock and 10 min House document room? This is a very, very · important utes p.m.) the Senate took a recess until tomorrow, Satur- document. I think it would be more fair if the resolution day, January 8, 1938, at 11 o'clock a. m. · provided for the distribution of the documents through the folding room; then we would all get our fair share. I have NOMINATIONS had four telegrams this morning asking me for copies of this Executive nominations received by the Senate January 7 document. Mr. LAMBETH. Replying to the gentleman from Missouri (legislative day of January 5), 1938 I may · say that if this quantity, which is the amount re AMBASSADORS EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY quested by the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, . Hugh R ~ Wilson, of illinois, now an Assistant Secretary of should not be sufticient, there Will be a reprint. Replying State, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary further to the gentleman I may say that it has been the of the United States of America to Germany, vice William E. experience of our committee in relation to the distribution of Dodd. documents that when the distribution is through the folding Joseph P. Kennedy, of New York, to be Ambassador Ex room with equal quantities allotted to each Member, there traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of is always an unused surplus piled up. That is the reason America to Great Britain, vice Robert Worth Bingham, for having the distribution through the document room. I deceased. can assure the gentleman that if this quantity should not ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY prove adequate, additional copies will be made available. Norman Armour, of New Jersey, now Envoy Extraordinary Mr. COCHRAN. That will be satisfactory to me. and Minister Plenipotentiary to Canada, to be Ambassador The SPEAKER. The question is on the resolution offered Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of by the gentleman from North Carolina. America to Chile, vice Hoffman Philip, retired. The resolution was agreed to. NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD ELECTION TO COMMITTEES George A. Cook, of Illinois, to be a member of the National Mr. DOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged reso Mediation Board for the remainder of the term expiring Feb lution, which I send to the Clerk's desk. ruary 1, 1939, vice James W. Carmalt, deceased. The Clerk read as follows: House Resolution 396 Resolved, That the following-named Members be, and they are hereby, elected members of the standing committees of the House HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Representatives, as follows: Naval Affairs: WILLIAM S. JACOBSEN, Iowa. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1938 Public Lands: GoMER SMITH, Oklahoma. Patents: CHARLES L. SoUTH, Texas; CHARLES A. BucKLEY, New The House met at 12 o'clock noon. York. The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., offered Revision of the Laws: GoMER SMITH, Oklahoma. the folloWing prayer: World War Veterans' Legislation: THoMAs A. FLAHERTY, Massa chusetts. Thou who art the light of the world, light for the morning, Expenditures in the Executive Departments: THoMAS A. light for the noonday, and light for the eveningtide, help us FLAHERTY, Massachusetts. to fasten our trust on truths which will bring ever-brighten Roads: BEVERLY M. VINcENT, Kentucky. ing triumphs. We pray Thee that we may have that vision The resolution was agreed to. of God which no man or nation can leave out. The whole ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS universe is a temple of Jehovah; it throbs With the infinite Mr. FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow being the one presence of the Most High. May we see His hand of salva hundred and twenty-third anniversary of the Battle of New tion and hear His voice proclaiming that justice, good will, Orleans, I ask unanimous consent to extend my remarks at and the rule of Jesus are the hope of the world. Almighty this point in the RECORD. God, make us unafraid and fearless in the presence of criti The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the cism and opposition. Grant, our Father, that the present gentleman from Louisiana? day problems may challenge the resources of our Christian faith and courage. Instead of the thorn shall come the fir There was no objection. tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; Mr. FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, January 8 marks the and it shall be unto the Lord for a name, for an everlasting one hundred and twenty-third year since the great Battle of sign that shall not be cut off. In the name of our Savior. New Orleans. Because of its importance to the welfare of our Nation, I offer an appropriate treatise in commemora Amen. tion of the Nation's second greatest battle, which ended the The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and War of 1812. approved. After its unsuccessful attack on Fort McHenry, Baltimore, MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT during the War of 1812---the attack which inspired Francis .A message in writing from the President of the United Scott Key to write The Star-Spangled Banner-the British States was communicated to the House by-Mr. Latta, one of Fleet, consisting of some sixty-odd great ships, transported his secretaries. the British Army down Chesapeake Bay, and approximately 1938 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 163 late in October of 1814 sailed for the West Indies, where assume that facts which are by their very nature common these forces were augmented by several veteran regimen~ knowledge to us are ·equally well known to our neighbor and of the British Army, waiting in the West Indies, to make a the public. · concentrated assault on the city of New Orleans. On No There is a matter of widespread national-yea; interna vember 26, 1814, this great fleet, half of which were formida tional-interest which is · so well known to us here that I ble warships, disembarked for the Louisiana shore. Con think we, including the gentlemen of the press, have over siderably over 10,000 men were aboard this fleet on the way looked the fact that it is not also common knowledge through to attack New Orleans. out the world. I regard it as highly important to the welfare On December 23, 1814, an advance guard of the British of the Nation that all possible publicity be given to the forces floated across Lake Borgne and up Bayou Bienvenu correction of the widespread misunderstanding which I am and effected a landing. From there they proceeded to ad sure exists in the minds of so many of our people and our vance to within 8 miles of the city, capturing the Villere Plan friends in foreign countries relative to the Ludlow petition, tation. The peril that beset New Orleans had been realized which will have our attention Monday. in advance by Andrew Jackson, who had proceeded to com Having very seriously reflected upon the possible effects mand a force of Americans for defense of the Crescent City. of the completion of the distinguished gentleman from In General Jackson had mustered Volunteers from Kentucky, diana's petition to amend the Constitution so that a national Mississippi, and Louisiana. When the British forces were referendum will be necessary before war may be declared capturing the Villere Plantation, Major Villere, however, except when our country is invaded, I have frequently won had escaped and went to warn General Jackson of their dered from the beginning if our people were not laboring coming. The great bell of St. Louis Cathedral rang out in under a misunderstanding of the conditions leading up to alarm, and then the militia and Volunteers poured into the completion of this petition only 2 days following the Place de'Armes from all quarters of the city. General Jack sinking of the Panay. I have hoped that some one whose son had time to construct earthwork defenses against his every word is eagerly devoured by the public would explain opponent's artillery and to mobilize an army of approxi the situation. If this has occurred it completely escaped mately 6,000 men, which consisted of Kentuckians, Mississip my attention, although my natural interest has prompted pians, and Louisianians.