February 5, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 3205 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, February 5, 1973 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. The message also announced that the sponsors in the creation, cancellation, or The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch, Vice President, pursuant to Public Law continuation of certain legislative pro D.D., offered the following prayer: 90-259, appointed Mr. STEVENS to the Na grams, but let us commence to exercise The steps of a good man are ordered tional Commission on Fire Prevention control in connection with "Dear Col by the Lord; and he delighteth in his and Control in lieu of Mr. Boggs, retired. league" correspondence. way.-Psalms 37: 23. The message also announced that the I conclude that if we truly want to Almighty God, in fear of whom is the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law curtail costs, we should come home and beginning of wisdom and in love for 84-944, appointed Mr. JOHNSTON and Mr. closely examine the costliness of Con whom is the beginning of life, we come to HATHAWAY to the Senate Office Building gress. Thee knowing that in losing ourselves Commission in lieu of Mr. Jordan of Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, will my dear in Thee we find ourselves and we dis North Carolina and Mr. Gambrell, re colleague yield? cover that we find our brother also. One tired. Mr. CARTER. I am happy to yield to in Thee makes us one with our fellow the distinguished gentleman from Iowa. men across all barriers of race, color, AMERICANS MISSING IN LAOS Mr. GROSS. Would it help if they were and creed. Living with Thee may we be addressed as "Dear Ms."-whatever that (Mr. MONTGOMERY asked and was means-or "Dear M." or another of those come channels through which Thy heal given permission to address the House ing power may flow into our world. fancy abbreviations in vogue these days? for 1 minute and to revise and extend Mr. CARTER. I think it might well May our loyalties be deep, our sym his remarks.) pathies wide, our faith high, and our help. Sometimes I find myself using Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, it "Ms." if I am in doubt as to the gender. hope for better days bright. Make us is of the utmost importance that we ob great enough in mind and good enough tain a more factual accounting of the 311 in spirit to keep ourselves devoted to the TRIBUTE TO VIETNAM WAR DEAD best that the best may come to renewed Americans missing in Laos. The latest list life in us. from Paris shows only three of the 311 as (Mr. ABDNOR asked and was given In the spirit of Him who being good prisoners. permission to address the House for 1 went about doing good we pray. Amen. Based on past experience, it is fairly minute and to revise and extencl his re accurate to say that of the 311 shot down marks.) over Laos, at least 45 percent or well over Mr. ABDNOR. Mr. Speaker, today I THE JOURNAL 130 of these Americans were alive when am introducing a joint resolution which The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam they hit the ground. pays tribute to the great sacrifice made ined the Journal of the last day's pro Mr. Speaker, the question is whether by American fighting men and women ceedings and announces to the House his or not these men are still being held cap in Vietnam who laid down their lives to approval thereof. tive in Laos, North Vietnam, or even preserve the ideals of freedom through Without objection, the Joumal stands China or were they executed or died from out the world. approved. starvation after being captured. The My bill would provide that the Ameri There was no objection. families of the missing are entitled to can flag be flown at half staff for one know the fate of their loved ones. I urge month from February 27th to March officials at the Department of Defense 27th. This is a small, but just way to MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE and State Department to press the North express the sadness of a natio~ tired A message from the Senate by Mr. Vietnamese, and press them hard, for from a draining war and weary from the Arrington, one of its clerks, announced concrete information on these missing wounds of her lost sons and daughters. that the Senate had passed bills and a Americans. We are living up to our part I hope that my colleagues in the House joint resolution of the fallowing titles, in of the peace agreement. It is well past will join with me in supporting this which the concurrence of the House is time for them to live up to their part. measure as one way we may honor our requested: Vietnam war dead. S. 261. An act to amend the Uniform Re COSTLINESS OF "COLLEAGUE" location Assistance and Real Property Ac CORRESPONDENCE IMPOUNDMENT OF FUNDS quisition Policies Act of 1970 to provide for minimum Federal payments for 4 addi (Mr. CARTER asked and was given (Mr. O'NEILL asked and was given tional years, and for other purposes; permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 S. 606. An act authorizing the construc minute and to revise and extend his re minute and to revise and extend his tion, repair, and preservation of certain pub marks.) remarks.) lic works on rivers and harbors for naviga tion, flood control, and for other purposes; Mr. CARTER. Mr. Speaker, I am com Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speaker, we have S.J. Res. 42. Joint resolution to extend the pelled to come forth and comment with heard a tremendous amount of discus life of the Commission on Highway Beautifi concern upon the fact that this Congress sion about impoundment of funds, cation established under section 123 of the has already become captured by the com budgetary cutbacks in funding and ac Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970. pulsion to continually crank out cor tual curtailment of funds for categorical The message also announced that the respondence commonly commencing with programs. Interestingly enough, we Vice President, pursuant to Public Law "Dear Colleague." heard from the Democratic Governors a 92-500, appointed Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr. I am a man of caution and, I hope, couple of weeks ago, and today, Mr. MUSKIE, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BAKER, and a man of commonsense, but I cannot con Speaker, you were visited by Mayor Mr. BucKLEY as members on the part of tain my contempt for the current, colos Alioto, the mayor of the city of San the Senate, of the National Study Com sal volume of these communications. We Francisco. mission under the Federal Water Pollu have created a carrousel beyond com The Democratic Governor, Mayor tion Control Act Amendments of 1972. pare, and this is a circumstance swiftly Alioto, and the 11 mayors who are mem- . The message also announced that the becoming beyond the capacity of many bers of the legislative action committee Vice President, pursuant to Public Res to contemplate-to say nothing of sim of the U.S. Conference of Mayors are olution 32 of the 73d Congress, ap ply trying to calculate the carloads of alarmed about impoundment of funds pointed Mr. HUDDLESTON to the U.S. Ter colleague letters being carried to our of and the public employment program. ritorial Expansion Memorial Commission fices each day. If this must continue, They are crying "outrage" because Presi in lieu of Mr. Anderson, retired. perhaps my colleagues will consider con dent Nixon has broken the promise he The message also announced that the verting their comments to a recycled con made to them in 1969 that general reve Vice President, pursuant to Public Law dition and, thus, constitute a case for nue sharing would be in addition to, not 89-491, appointed Mr. NUNN to the commendation by conservationists. a substitute for specific programs for the American Revolution Bicentennial Com I do commend my distinguished col poor and the minorities who make up so mission in lieu of Mr. HARRY F. BYRD, JR., leagues for their characteristic desire to much of central-city populations. resigned. carefully convey their wishes to have co- This was a promise that Alioto told 3206 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 5, 1973 you, Mr. Speaker, the administration had purpose of this first message in the series Men have walked the surface of the welshed on. Apparently, this promise is to give a concise overview of where we moon and soared to new heights of dis was repeated by high administration offi stand as a people today. and to outline covery. cials as late as the day before Mr. Nixon's some of the general goals that I belive we This same spirit of discovery i8 help second inauguration. Though the should pursue over the next year and ing us to conquer disease and suffering mayors had no precise figures on the beyond. In coming weeks, I will send to that have plagued our own planet since total damage that the proposed budget the Congress further State of the Union the dawn of time. would do to the cities,. they could begin reports on speci::fic areas of policy includ By working together with the leaders with the 36 percent cut. in funds for ing economic. affairs. natural resources, of other nations, we have been able to HUD, from $4.2 billion in actual spend hwnan resources, community develop build a new hope for lasting peace-!or ing this year to $2. 7 billion requested ment and foreign and defense policy. a structure of world order in which com for fiscal year 1974. The new coUl'Se these messages will mon interest outweighs old animosities, Mr. Speaker, it was less than 2 years outline represents a fresh approach to and in which a new generation of the ago that the President of the United Government: an approach that addresses human family can grow up a.t peace in a States unleashed the Governors and the realities of the 19'70s, not those of changing world. mayors in an extensive lobbying effort to the 1930s or of the 1960s. The role of At homer we have learned that by coerce Congress into passing a program the Federal Government as we approach working together we can create prosper ,in which they were interested. That our third century of independence should ity without fanning in:flafiion~ we can re program, of course, was. revenue sharing. not be to dominate any facet of Ameri store order without weakening freedom. Now, Mr. Speaker, I wonder what hap can life, but rather to a.id and encourage THE CHALLENGES WE" :i'ACE pened to the commitment-that the Presi people, communities and instiiutions to dent ma.de to the Governors and the These :first years of the 19'ZO's have deal with as many of the difficulties and been good years for America. mayors not to cut back on urban pro challenges facing them as possible, and grams by substituting general revenue Our job-all of us together-is to make to help see to it that every American 1973 and the years to come even better sharing funds for existing specific Fed has a full and. equal opportunity to eral grants. ones. I believe that we can. I believe that realize his or her potential. we can make the years leading to our If we were to continue to expand the Bicentennial the best four years in COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK Federal Government at the rate of the American history. past several decades, it soon would con But we must never forget that nothing OF THE HOUSE sume us entirely. The time has come The SPEAKER laid before the House worthwhile can be achieved without the when we must make clear choices- will to succeed and the strength to sacri the following communication from the choices between old programs that set Clerk of the House of Representatives: fice. worthy goals but failed to reach them Hard decisions must be made, and we WASHINGTON, D.C., and new programs that provide a better must stick by them. February 2, 1973. way to realize those goals; and choices, The Honorable CARL ALBERT. In the field of foreign policy, we must to, between competing programs-all of remember that a strong America-an The Speaker, which may be desirable in themselves U.S. House of BepTesentati17e~. America whose word is believed and but only some of which we can afford DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I have the honor to whose strength is respected-is essential transmit herewith a sealed envelope from the with the finite resources at our com to continued peace and understanding in White House, received ln the Clerk's Office at mand. the world. The peace with honor we have ll:47 a.m. on Friday, February 2, 1973-, and Because our resources are not infinite. achieved in Vietnam has strengthened said to contain an overview Message from the we also face a critical choice in 1973 President concerning the State of the Union. this basic American credibility. We must between holding the line in Government act in such a way in coming years that With kind regards, I am spending and adopting expensive pro Sincerely, grams which will surely force up taxes this credibility ill remain intact, and W. PAT JENNINGS, with it, the world stability of. bi.ch it Cler'Jc~ U.S. Hause of Bepresentati11es and refuel inflation. is so indispensable a part. By W. RAT Omt CoLLEY, Finally, it is vital at this time that. At home, we must reject the mistaken we res.tore a greater sense of respo:nsi bility at the State and local level, and notion-a noti.on that bas domina.t.ed too much of the public dialogue for too STATE OF THE UNION-MESSAGE among individual Americans. long-that ever bigger Government is the FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE WHE&E WE STAND answer to every problem. UNITED STATES The basie state of mzr Union today is We have learned only too wen that sound, and full of promise. heavy taxation and excessive Govern The SPEAKER laid before the House economically the following message from the President We enter 1973 strong. ment spending are not a cure-all In too militarily secure and, most important of the United states; which was read many casesr instead of solving the prob of all, at peace after a long and trying lems they were aimed at,. they have mere and referred to the Committee of the war. Whole House on the State of the Union: ly placed an ever heavier burden on the America continues to provide a better shoulders of the American taxpayer.. in To the Congress o! the United Stcrtes: and more abundant life for more of its the fonn of higher taxes and a higher The traditional form of the President's people than any other nation in the cost of living. At the same time they have annual report giving ~'to the Congress world. deceived our people because many of the Information of the state of the Union" We have passed through one of the intended bene-fieiaries received far less is a single message or address. As the most difficult periods in our history with than was promised, thus undermining a:ffai:rs and concerns of our Union have out surrendering to despair and with.out public faith in the effectiveness of Gov multiplied over the years, however, so too dishonoring our ideals as a people. ernment as a whole. have the subjects that require discussion Looking back, there is a lesson in all The time has come for ns to draw the in State of the Union Messages. this for all of us. The lesson is one that Hne. The time has come for the respon This year in particular, with so many we sometimes had to learn the hard way sible leaders of both political parties to changes in Government programs llllder over the past few years. But we did learn take a stand against overgrown Govern consideration-and with our very philos it. That }~on is that even potentially ment and for the American taxpayer. ophy about the relationship between the destructive forces can be. converted into We are not spending the Federal Gov individual and the State at an historic Positive forces when we know how to emment"s money, we are spending the crossroads--a single, all-embracing State channel them. and when we use common taxpayer's money, and it must be spent of the Union Message would not appear sense and comm_on decency to create a in a way which guarantees his money's to be adequate. climate of mutual respect and goodwill worth and yields the fullest possible ben I have therefore decided to present my By working together and harnessing efit to the people being helped. 1973 State of the Union re:port in the the forces of nature, Americans have The answer to many of the domestic fo:rm of a series of messages during these unlocked some of the great mysteries of problems we face is not higher taxes early weeks of ~e 9-3rd Congress. The the Wl.iverse. and more spending. It is less waste. more February 5, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 3207 results and greater freedom for the in cere hope is that the executive and legis date to the Attorney General of the United dividual American to earn a rightful lative branches can work together in this States. place in his own community-and for great undertaking in a positive spirit of Sincerely, States and localities to address their own mutual respect and cooperation. CARL ALBERT, The Speaker. needs in their own ways, in the light of Working together-the Congress, the their own priorities. President and the people-I am confi MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY AND CON By giving the people and their locally dent that we can translate these pro DOLENCES FROM THE AMBASSA elected leaders a greater voice through posals into an action program that can DOR OF TURKEY AND THE SPEAK changes such as revenue sharing, and by reform and revitalize American Govern ER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY saying "no" to excessive Federal spending ment and, even more important, build OF TURKEY and higher taxes, we can help achieve a better life for all Americans. The SPEAKER laid before the House this goal. RICHARD NIXON. the following communications from tbA COMING MESSAGES THE WHITE HOUSE, February 2, 1973. Ambassador of Turkey: The policies which I will outline to the JANUARY 29, 1973. Congress in the weeks ahead represent Hon. CARL ALBERT, a reaffirmation, not an abdication, of COMMUNICATION FROM THE The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Federal responsibility. They represent a SPEAKER-SUBPENA SERVED ON Washington, D.C. pragmatic rededication to social compas THE SPEAKER DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I have the honor to en sion and national excellence, in place of The SPEAKER laid before the House close herewith the message of His Excellency the combination of good intentions and Sabit Osman Avci, the President of the Na the following subpena: tional Assembly of Turkey, to Your Excel fuzzy follow-through which too often in [U.S. District Court for the District of Co lency, on the occasion of the death of His the past was thought sufficient. [lumbia, Civil Action File No. 27-73] Excellency Lyndon B. Johnson, former Presi In the field of economic affairs, our SUMMONS dent of the United States. objectives will be to hold down taxes, to The Regent Cecil J. Williams Plaintiff v. In sharing the sentiments expressed in the continue controlling inflation, to pro Carl Albert, M.C. Speaker, et al. Defendants. message, please accept, Mr. Speaker, in be mote economic growth, to increase pro To the above named Defendant: Carl Al half of my wife and myself, our heartfelt ductivity, to encourage foreign trade, to bert, M.C., Speaker. condolences. keep farm income high, to bolster small You are hereby summoned and required MELIH ESENBEL, business, and to promote better labor to serve upon the Regent Cecil J, Williams, Ambassador of Turkey. P.P., whose address is 1417 N Street, N.W., management relations. Washington, D.C. 20005, an answer to the Hon. CARL ALBERT, In the area of natural resources, my complaint which is herewith served upon The Speaker of the House of Representatives, recommendations will include programs you, Within 60 days after service of this Washington, D.C.: to preserve and enhance the environ summons upon you, exclusive of the day of I am deeply grieved by the news of the ment, to advance science and technology, service. If you fail to do so, judgment by death of H.E. Lyndon B. Johnson, former and to assure balanced use of our irre default will be taken against you for the President of the United States of America, relief demanded in the complaint. On this very sad occasion I wish to convey placeable natural resources. to your excellency my sincere feelings of sym In developing human resources, I will JAMES F. DAVEY, Clerk of Court. pathy and condolences. have recommendations to advance the RUBIN CUELLAR, SABIT OSMAN Aver, Nation's health and education, to im Deputy Clerk. Speaker of the National Assembly prove conditions of people in need, to Date: January 5, 1973. of Turkey. carry forward our increasingly success ful attacks on crime, drug abuse and in U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, justice, and to deal with such important Washington, D.C., February 5, 1973. DESIGNATION AS MEMBERS OF areas of special concern as consumer af Hon. RICHARD G. KLEINDIBNST, JOINT COMMITIBE ON INTERNAL fairs. We will continue and improve our Attorney General, Department of Justice, REVENUE TAXATION Nation's efforts to assist those who have Washington, D.C. served in the Armec. Service in Viet-Nam DEAR MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL: On Janu The SPEAKER laid before the House through better job and training oppor ary 23, I received a summons and Complaint the following communication from the in Civil Action No. 27-73 in the United chairman of the Committee on Ways and tunities. States District Court for the District of Co Means: We must do a better job in community lumbia, against me in my official capacity as development-in creating more livable COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, In accordance with the provisions of 2 communities, in which all of our children Washington, D.C., January 29, 1973. can grow up with fuller access to op U.S.C. 188, I have sent a copy of the sum Hon. CARL ALBERT, portunity and greater immunity to the mons and Complaint in this action to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. social evils and blights which now U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. requesting that he take appropriate action DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to section plague so many of our towns and cities. under the supervision and direction of the 8002 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, I shall have proposals to help us achieve Attorney General. I am also sending you a. the following Members of the Committee on this. copy of the letter I forwarded this date to Ways and Means have been designated as I shall also deal with our defense and the U.S. Attorney. meit1bers of the Joint Committee on Internal Sincerely, Revenue Taxation: Hon. Wilbur D. Mills; foreign policies, and with our new ap Hon. Al ffilman; Hon. James A, Burke; Hon. proaches to the role and structure of CARL ALBERT, The Speaker. Herman T. Schneebeli; Hon. Harold R. Col Government itself. lier; Considered as a whole, this series of U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Sincerely yours, messages will be a blueprint for modern Washington, D.C., February 5, 1973. .WILBUR D. MILLS, izing the concept and the functions of Hon. HAROLD H. Trrus, Jr., Chait"man. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, American Government to meet the needs U.S. Court House, Washington, D.C. of our people. DEAR MR. Trrus: I am sending you a copy Converting it into reality will require of a summons and Complaint in Civil Action RESIGNATION FROM COMMITTEE a spirit of cooperation and shared com No. 27-73 in the United States District Court ON MERCHANT MARINE AND mitment on the part of all branches of for the District of Columbia, against me in FISHERIES the Government, for the goals we seek my official capacity as Speaker of the House The SPEAKER laid before the House of Representatives, received on January 23, the following resignation from the Com are not those of any single party or fac 1973. tion, they are goals for the betterment'of In accordance with the provisions of 2 mittee on Merchant Marine and Fish- all Americans. As President, I recognize U.S.C. 118, I respectfully request that you eries: that I cannot do this job alone. The Con take appropriate action as deemed necessary, Hon. CARL ALBERT, under the supervision and direction of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, The gress must help, and I pledge to do my Attorney General, in defense of this suit Capitol, Washington, D.C. part to achieve a constructive working against the Speaker. I am also sending you DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I wish to submit my rw.s,tionship with the Congress. My sin- a. copy of the letter that I forwarded this resignation, effective this date, as a member 3208 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 5, 1973 of the House Committee on Merchant Marine APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF AD- and Fisheries. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VISORY COMMISSION ON INTER- Thank you very much. BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Sincerely. WILLIAM 0. BRAY, The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro Member of Congress. visions of section 2(b). Public Law 89- visions of section 3. Public Law 86- The SPEAKER. Without objection, the 491,, as amended. the Chair appoints as 380, the Chair appoints as members of resignation will be accepted. members of the American Revolution Bi the Advisory Commission on Intergov There was no objection. centennial Commission the following ernmental Relations the following Mem Members on the part of the House: Mrs. bers on the part. of the House: Mi·. HANSEN of Washington; Mr. Bmua of FoUNTAIN, of North carolina; Mr. ULL APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF Massachusetts; Mr. WHITEHURST, of Vir MAN, of Oregon; and Mr. BROWN of Ohio. THE SPECIAL COMMISSION ON ginia; and Mr. WILLIAMS, of Pennsyl MODERNIZATION OF HOUSE GAL vania. LERY FACILITIES APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF MIGRATORY BffiD CONSERVA The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the provi TION COMMISSION sions of section 499, title 4, Public APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF Law 91-510, the Chair apj'()ints as mem THE COMMISSION ON BANK The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro bers of the Special Commission on RUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED visions of 16 U.S.C. 715a. as amended,. the Modernization of House Gallery Facili STATES Chair appoints as members of the Migra ties the following Members of the House: The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro tory Bird Conse:rvotion Commission the Mr. WAGGONNER, of Louisiana, chairman; visions of section 2(a), Public Law 91- following Members on the part.. of the Mr. DENHOLM, of South Dakota; Mr. 354, as amended, the Chair appoints as House: Mr. DINGELL, of Michigan; Mr. DANIELSON, of California; Mr. MARTIN of members of the Commission on the CONTE, of Massachusetts Nebraska; and Mr. DreKINsoN, of Ala Bankruptcy Laws of the United States bama. the following Members on the part of APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OP THE the House; Mr. EDWARDS of California; NATIONAL PARKS CENTE.1'4-mAL APPOINTMENTASMEMBERSOFTHE Mr. WIGGINS, of California. COMMISSION BOARD OP' VISITORS TO THE U.S The SPEAKER. Pw-suant. to the pro AIR FORCE ACADEMY APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF visions of section 2(a>,. Public Law 91- The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro THE FATHER MARQUETTE TER 332. the Chair appoints as members of visions of 10 United states Code 9355 , CENTENARY COMMISSION the National Parks Centennial Commis the Chair appoints as members of the sion the following members on the part Board of Visitors to the U.S. Air Force The SPEAKER-. Pursuant to the pro of the House: Mr. FouY. of Washing visions of section l(a). Public Law Academy the following Members on the ton; Mr. MELCHER, of Montana; Mr. SAY part of the House: Mr. FLYNT, of Geor 89-187. the Chair appoints as members of LOR, of Pennsylvai.ia; Mr. SKUB:az. of the Father Marquette Tercentenary gia; Mr. SIKES, of Florida; Mr. DAVIS of Kansas. Wisconsin; and Mr. .AliM.sTRONG, of Colo Commission the following Members on the part of the House: Mr. GRAY, of rado. lliinois; Mr. ZABLOCKI, of Wisconsin; Mr. APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF THE RUPPE, of Michigan; Mr. FROEHLICH, of U.S. TERRITORIAL EXPANSION APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF Wisconsin. MEMORIAL COMMISSION BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE U.S. The SPEAKER. PUJ'suant the pro COAST GUARD ACADEMY to visions of section 1. Public Resolution The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro APPOINTMENT AS ME?,.dBERS OF 32, 73d Congress. the Chair appoints as visions of 14 United states Code 194'(a), NATIONAL FOREST RESERVA members oi the U.S. Territorial Expan the Chair appoints as members of the TION COMMISSION sion Memorial Commission the follow Board of Visitors to the U.S. coast Guard The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro ing Members on the part. of the House: Academy the following Members on the visions of 16 U.S.C. 513 .. the Chair ap Mrs. SULLIVA.L'll, of Missouri; Mr. RoY, of part of the House: Mr. TIERNAN, of Rhode points as members of the National Forest Kansas; Mr. CAMP, oi O~ahoma. Island; and Mr. STEELE, of Connecticut. Reservation Commission the following Members on the part of the House: Mr. ICBORD, of Miss:omi; Mr. SAYLOR, of APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF APPOINTMENT AS ME.MEERS OF Pennsylvania. SELECT COMMITTEE ON HOUSE THE BOARD OF VISITORS TO BEAUTY SHOP THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF-THE visions of Public Law 91-145, the Chair The SPEAKER. Ptll'suant to the pro FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT appoints. as members of the Select Com visions of 46 United states Code 1126c, MEMORIAL COMMISSION the Chair appoints as members of the mittee on the House Beauty Shop the The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro following Members of the Ho'USe: Mrs. Board of Visitors to the U.S. Merchant visions of section l, Public Law 372, 84th Marine Academy the fallowing Members GRIFFITHS, of Michfgan, chairman; Mrs. Congress, as amended, the Chair ap HECKLER on the part of the House: Mr. WOLFF, GREEN of Oregon; Mrs. of Mas of New York; and Mr. WYDLER, of New points as members of the Franklin sachusetts. Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission York. the :following Members on the part of the House: Mr. THOMPSON oi New Jersey; APPOINTMENT AS MEl\IBERS OF APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS TO Mr. MURPHY of New York; Mr. Gm>E,. of JOINT COMMITTEE ON CONGRES THE BOARD OF VISITORS TO Maryland, and Mr. FISH, of New York. SIONAL OPERATIONS THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the provi 'l'be SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro sions of section 40Hb). title 4, Public visions of 10 United States Code 6968(a>. APPOINTMENT AS MEMBER OF THE Law 91-510, the Chair appoints as mem the Chair apPoints as members of the NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICA bers of the Joint Committee on Congres Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval TIONS COMMISSION sional Operations the following Members Academy the fallowing Members on the The SPEAKER. Ptn-suant to the pro on the part oi the House: Mr. BROOKS, al. part of the House: Mr. FLoon. of Penn visions of 4.4 U.S.C. 2501. the Cha~ ap.. Texas; Mr. GIAmo, of Connecticut; Mr. sylvania; Mr. STRAnoN. of New York; points as a member of the National His O'HAlt.4, of Michigan; Mr. CLEVELAND, of Mr. RHODES. o!Arlzona; and Mr. Ho:amN, torical. Publications Commission Ule New Hampshire; and Mr. DELLENBACK, of New York. gentleman from Indianap Mr. BRADEJ[AS. of Oregon. February 5, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 3209 APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF There was no objection. JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAVAJO- COMMISSION ON ORGANIZATION Mr. WRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, the pur HOPI INDIAN ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT FOR CONDUCT pose of this legislation is simply to ex The SPEAKER. ?ursuant to the provi OF FOREIGN POLICY tend for 1 year the life of the Highway sions of section lO(a), Public Law 474, The SPE.AKER. Pursuant to the provi Beautificati.on Commission. 8lst Congress, the Chair appoints as sions of section 602(b), title 6, Public The Commission was created by Con members of the Joint Committee on Law 92-352, the ChaL· appoints as mem gress in the Federal-Aid Highway Act of Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration the bers of the Commission on the Organiza 1970, and it was originally contemplated following Members on the part of the tion of the Government for the Conduct that it should have completed its labors House: Mr. HALEY, of Florida; Mr. UDALL, of Foreign Policy the following Members and become able to go out of existence by of Arizona; and Mr. STEIGER of Arizona. on the part of the House: Mr. ZABLOCKI, February 10. Unless something is done to of Wisconsin, and Mr. MAILLIARD, of Cali extend the life of the Commission, it will fornia. expire on the 10th of this month. The reason it seems necessary to ex APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF And the following members from pri vate life: Dr. Stanley Wagner, of Okla tend the life of the Highway Beautifica JOINT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW tion Commission is that it was late in re OPERATION OF BUDGET CEILINGS homa, and Dr. Arend D. Lubbers, of Michigan. ceiving funds with which to begin opera AND RECOMMEND PROCEDURES tions. It was created in 1970. It was FOR IMPROVING CONGRESSION funded only in August of 1971. There AL CONTROL OVER BUDGETARY APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF NA after, because of a variety of reasons, it OUTLAY AND RECEIPT TOTALS TIONAL COMMISSION ON FINANC was unable to begin its deliberations until ING OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCA last year, 1972. The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the provi- TION sions of section 301 (a), Public Law 92- The Highway Beautification Commis 59, the Chair appoints as members of the The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the provi sion, on which four Members of the House Joint Committee to Review Operation sions of section 140(g), title I, Public Law and four Members of the other body serve of Budget Ceiling and to Recommend 92-318, the Chair app.oints as members along with three Presidential appointees, Procedures for Improving Congressional of the National Commission on the Fi has conducted throughout the past year Control Over Budgetary Outlay and nancing of Postsecondary Education the a series of some seven public hearings Receipt Totals the following Members of following Members on the part of the scattered throughout the United States the Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. House: Mr. BRADEMAS, of Indiana, and in an attempt to make it feasible and con ULLMAN, of Oregon; Mr. BURKE of Massa Mr. DELLENBACK, of Oregon. venient for the public to come and give to chusetts; Mrs. GRIFFITHS, of Michigan; us its views as to the directions in which Mr. RosTENKOWSKI, of Illinois; Mr. Congress should proceed with any con SCHNEEBELI, of Pennsylvania; Mr. COL APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF NA templated amendments to the Highway LIER, of Illinois; and Mr. BROYHILL of TIONAL COMMISSION ON FIRE Beautification Act. Virginia.. PREVENTION AND CONTROL Serving on this Commission on the And the following Members of the The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the provi part of the House in the past year have Committee on Appropriations: Mr. MA sions of section 202(b), Public Law 90- been the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. HON, of Texas; Mr. WHITTEN, of Missis 259, the Chair appoints as members of EDMONDSON, the gentleman from Cali sippi; Mr. ROONEY of New York; Mr. the National Commission on Fire Preven fo1nia (Mr. DON H. CLAUSEN), the gentle man from Iowa (Mr. SCHWENGEL), and SIKES, of Florida; Mr. CEDERBERG, of tion and Control the following Members myself. Michigan; Mr. RHODES, of Arizona; and on the part of the House: Mr. DAVIS of Georgia, and Mr. PETTIS, of California. We believe the Commission has thus Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. far done good work. We have tried to And the gentleman from Wisconsin hold it within a reasonable budget and (Mr. REuss) and the gentleman from HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION not to expend any money unnecessarily. North Carolina (Mr. BROYHILL). COMMISSION The Commission has had conducted for Mr. WRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I move to it two nationwide polls among the motor suspend the rules and pass the joint res ing public, the people for whom, pre APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF olution (H.J. Res. 123) to amend sec sumably, we build and beautify high NATIONAL FISHERIES CENTER tion 123 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act ways, to ascertain from them what they AND AQUARIUM ADVISORY BOARD of 1970 establishing the Commission on would like to have done. I believe, the Commission having is The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the provi- Highway Beautification, as amended. The Clerk read as follows: sued an interim report, copies of which sions of section 5 NSF FISCAL YEAR 1973 BUDGET CATEGORIES Actual Estimate NSF estimate House figure Actual Estimate NSF estimate House figure fiscal year fiscal year fiscal year fiscal year fiscal year fiscal year fiscal fiscal year 1971 1972 1973 1973 1971 1972 m~ 1973 1. Scientific research project 12. Planning and olicy studies __ $3, 219, 556 $2, 700, 000 $2, 500, 000 $2, 500, 000 180 369 $246, 600, 000 $274, 600, 000 $270, 600, 000 13. Program development and 2. Na~Ytia~~n-dspecial-researcii- $ • ' ll2 management__------21, 768, 818 24, 136, 655 26, 800, 000 26, 800, 000 49, 856, 551 85, 600, 000 109, 100, 000 106, 900, 000 3. Nftig~~f~isea-rcii-cerite-rs==== 37, 174, 560 40, 400, 000 42, 300, 000 42, 300, 000 TotaL ______------494, 408, 290 598, 267, 397 646, 000, 000 673, 800, 000 4. Computing activities in education and research ____ 15, 042, 905, 21, 000, 000 20, 500, 000 19, 500, 000 Impounded fiscal year 1972 funds 5. Science information activities_ 10, 694, 898 9, 800, 000 9, 500, 000 9, 500, 000 expected to be released: 6. International cooperative 700, 000 700, 000 scientific activities ______2, 179, 996 4, 000, 000 4, 700, 000 4, 700, 000 t: f~~·mtn~::rr:~:ove:------7. Research applied to national 0 5, 000, 000 5, 000, 000 needs ______33, 955, 291 55, 930, 742 80, 000, 000 80, 000, 000 10. Gr~deu~t! !t~~=~fe------8. Intergovernmental science 0 4, 800, 000 4, 800, 000 800, 000 l, 000, 000 1, 000, 000 l, 200, 000 11. scf~tte ~cfiication------9. 1nft'i~~[~~af fmiiriiiiiiiiierif ___ improvement_ __ -----______11, 200, 000 11, 200, 000 for science ______34, 392, 183 21 , 000, 000 7, 000, 000 18, 000, 000 10. Graduate student support ____ 30, 494, 681 20, GOO, 000 9, 200, 000 20, 000, 000 Total ...... -- - 667, 700, 000 695, 500, 000 11. Science education improve------.... ------.... ----- .. ---..... --- ment______------· 68, 316, 550 66, 100, 000 58, 800, 000 71, 800, 000 Foreign currency program . _----- l, 996, 322 3, 000, 000 7, 000, 000 7, 000, 000 3214 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE February 5, 1973 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIO~, FISCAL YEAR 1974 (Millions of dollars II m fY v 11 lll lV v Fiscal Fiscal year year 1973 inr Total 19/l irn- Total pounded NSf pounded NSF Adcni n- funds obliga- Admin· funds. figa- istrati'on lo be fional istration to be ti ooat Budget category b' released authority Budget catego ry bill Davis bi,I rereased authority- (1) Screntifrc researeh project strpp(Jff _ 0.. 2 286..4 (9) lnsti.tutiooal, improvement for (2) National and special resea.rcb science. ___ -· ______. ____ 0 9'.0 !1.5 9.0 18. 5 programs______91.0 · (\) 94.8 8'.6 103.4 (10)' Science g,acfuate student support__ 6.1 17.5' 18..2 2.a 20.7 (3) National research centers •.. •.•••. 46.2 (1) 48. l 1.8 49.9 (tl) Science edtlcatiorr improvemenL_ 2l1. 2 41.0 42'. !I' 30. 8' 73. 6 (4) Computing activities ______8.3 (l) 8.6 1. 7 10.l (12) Planning and policy studies ______2.0 ---·------2.1 . 2 7.3 (5) Science into,mation activities______6.2 (1) 6.4 2.1 8.~ (13) Pro-gram cfevefopment and (6) International cooperative mao.ageme •------28.lr · ------30.0 2. 0 32'. 0 scientific activities. __ ------ &.2 (l) &. 4 ------6...4 (7) Research apcrlied to national needs. 19 2 (1) '82. 5 --- -·----- 82.5 5J9. 6 -·------636. 6 58.9 695.5 (8) Intergovernmental 51:ienc.e foreig!l Carren,y program ______-·· 3.0 ---·--· --- 5.0 z.o 7. 0 program. __.. ______------__ I.a (1} LO ------LO 582.6 ------64?.6 60 g 702. 5 1 Amounts added: ta fiscal year 1973 i.mpoonded funds: (caf. IV) ~n order to equal the fiscal 11ear 1973 authorization lever to , institutioaal impn~1Jement fot seience, science gracfu:ate student suppo rt, science education. imp rovement.. THE ILLUSION OF POWER problems are. mechanical. and can be ironed Mr. GERALD R. FORD- Mr. Speaker, ou.o; in Washington. I take this time for the purpose oi asking (Mr. DENNIS asked and was given Thus, we see the Cl'Y to oust the tired. old the distinguished majority leader the permission to address ihe House for 1 committee chairmen who don't have the zip and vigor that it takes these days- to write program for the remainder of the week, minute, to revise and extend his remarks if any? and include extraneous matter.) dazzling. imagfnativE. legislation. They also insist the-y have to change the rules so 1rhat Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speaker. will the Mr. DENNIS. Mr. Speaker. the Wall 11, .:; easier to write new legislation. gentleman yield? Street Journal of Friday, February 2, And ll imperfections still exist in the legis Mr. GERALD R. FORD. I yield to the contained an editorial called The illu lative process, the defenders of Congress dist.inguisbed gentleman from Mn.ssa~ sion of Power on which the select com maintain, it is because Congress is over chusetts. mittee we created last week. and the rest worked. By gosh, the Executive Branch has Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speakerp may r take of us also, might well ponder. Among dozens of computers and Congress has only this time to announce that we are sched other things this editorial says the one, which keeps track of the payroll. And the Executive has a couple million employes, uling for floor action on Wednesday H.R. following: Congress only 30,000. If it could buy soine 2107. which would require the Secretary THE ILLUSI.ON OJ' POWER computers and hire more staff. it could per o:f Agriculture to spend the $210 million If it weren't such a waste of time and fect itself. for the l'Ul"al environmental assistance motion, we would almost be entertained by This is nonsense. of course-, but It is being program, subject to a rule being granted the mumbo jumbo that has preoccupied the swallowed whole on the Hill, especially by by the Rules Committee. denizens of Capitol Hill these several weeks. members of the freshman class of the 93rd That is the only piece of legislation I Like lodge brothers who exchange the secret Congress. who don "t know any better. More know of at this time that will be on the sign or embrace with the secret grip., mem computers and more staff will simply produce bers of Congress are engaged in a revival of more legislation .,hat Senato:rs and Repre floor this week. the congressional mystique, banding to sentatives will adopt without reading. And As the gentleman knows,. we have aI gether for courage and resolve as they pre since legislation mva:riably creates at least as l'eady passed a resolution providing that. pare to assault that other lodge at 16<'l0 many p:roblems as it pUl'ports to solve. suc when the House adjourns on Thursday Pennsylvania Ave. ceeding Congresses will be forced. to write next it adjourn to meet at noon on reon We know they a.re taking seriously flus more and mare detail Into ever-bulkier btlls~ day. February 19. The only business for business of a. "constitutional crisis"' between There will be a; cry for more computers, more that day-of course, we will give out a the Legislative and Executive Bnmches. But staff, and committee chairmen who ha.ve the program later in the week-which is :from a. distance it does appear a bit comical.. vision and stamina. of adolescents to keep up with the challenge. Monday. February 19, will be the reading Because somehow, while they weren't look of George Washington"s Farewell Ad ing, Mr. Nixon and his immediate predeces There Is only one way to reduce the con sors snatched away congresS'k:lnal preroga gressional workload ftl'ld enab!e Congress to dress, which has been a custom around tives and carried them back in a sack to the once again serve as a deliberative body. Presi here for years. White House. Senators and Represent:atiYes dent Nixon has hit on it In his plan to simply On the following day we hope to bring of both parties now line up dally to· co close out those programs that have no sal up for consideration the Interest Equali sponsor legislation, sign petitions to various vage value and to collapse others into special zation bill. It is expected that the Rules federal courts, and generally declaim. again.st revenue-sharing grants t.o states and cities. Committee will meet either tomorrow or monarchial revanchism. This plan might not only elevate the pres Wednesday or Thursday .. to grant a rule There is, of course, a power struggle o! tige and influence of Congress on those is sues it would then have time to address. It so that the Interest Equalization bm sorts shaping up. But the irony is that Con would be on the floor on Tuesday of the gress will fail to revitalize itself as an institu might also bring rationality to the expendi tion unless it manages to "lose" the battle ture of public- funds; the city council of week we come back.. That would be Tues with the President. For what is at issue has Moline or of Seattle surely doesn't have to be day, Februru:y 20, we anticipate at this told by Congress that libraries have higher time. little to do with the level of federal spend priorities than fire engines, or vice versa. ing, but is mostly concerned with the level May I also say that this bill will be the But instead of embracing this plan as its first major piece of legislation on the of federal activity. Mr. Nixon shows not much salvation, Congress gives out with tiresome adversion to spending; his budgets grow by flummery a.bout congressional prerogatives floor of this Congress from the Ways and leaps and bounds. But at least he- aims to and constitutional crises. It has used its Means Committee to be considered under have state and local governments play a pcwer to dissipate its power, and there is an open rule since Mareh 30, 1929, when much gl"eater role in deciding how they want little left but illusion. At this point, Congress the Smoot-Hawley bill passed this Con to spend that money. gress with an open rule. Since that time Congress, though, is choking on the illusion has nothing to lose by endorsing Mr. Nixon's t hat it now has the power to decide how all reforms. the Ways and Means Committee has re t hat money is spent; that it can actually run ported each tax measure with a closed t he country from Capitol Hm: It is increas LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM rule. ingly aware that the programs it wrote and It is my understanding this matter the money it spent with noble intent during (Mr. GERALD R. FORD asked and would be up under an open rule on Tues the past decade or so have had miserable re was given permission to address the c.ay, February 20, and I would advise all sults. Yet it clings to the notion that the- House for-1 minute.) Members to be here. February 5, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 3215 Mr. GERALD R. FORD. Is it intended letters from throughout the United Lady Bird and my wife, Nina, •,7hen they met States, and I am sure that this is just the for the first time. It was like old friends that the House will meet tomorrow, Wed greeting each other after a long separation. nesday, and Thursday, with the only beginning. "We had had many letters from both Mr. business being the legislation the gentle These cannot be isolated cases. and Mrs. Johnson, the last one just last man has mentioned? An Iowa Congressman sent me a copy week. They always expressed the feeling that Mr. O'NEILL. That is correct. There is of a letter he received from one of his they looked forward to seeing us soon again. no legislation scheduled for tomorrow at constituents: It says, in part: "I am not trying to write a eulogy to a this time. I know of no resolution or This morning, January 23, I received a great President. ThE- cup of tributes and anything of that nature. letter from a friend residing in the western praise will run over from every state in the We will read the bill on Wednesday. outskirts of Chicago, postmarked the after Union. But I do want to express our deep While we will meet on Thursday, at noon of January 16. This letter was nearly down affection for a man we both knew and seven days en route over a 230 mile distance. loved as a true and wonderful friend. And to this time we know of no legislation on The Pony Express of 120 years ago would let dear Lady Bird know our sympathy and that day. have done better. understanding come from the bottom of If we can spend scores of billions of dol loving and saddened hearts." POSTAL SERVICE PERFORMANCE lars on our space program, can't we expend EUGEN:1: c. PULLIAM, Publisher. a few billion to upgrade and expedite first (Mr. HILLIS asked and was given per class mail service by reinstating the Pony Express? L.B. J. CONQUERED WASHINGTON WITH TEXAS mission to address the House for 1 min STYLE VITALITY ute and to revise and extend his re Mr. Speaker, a Kentucky postmaster (By Ben Cole) marks.) wrote me and said: in WASHINGTON.-The vitality that Lyndon Mr. HILLIS. Mr. Speaker, a recent Postal Service is not doing a good job. Baines Johnson gave to everything he did 1·eport published in the CONGRESSIONAL There are supervisors, inspectors, S.F.C. was the hallmark of his style, and it will be RECORD, E.T. Klassen, Postmaster Gen Postmasters and some other high-salaried a long time before the nation's capital sees eral, wrote : people that have just an education and no his equal. Our (The Postal Corporation) first goal was real experience. This is giving older and ex His presence began to be felt almost as service improvement. While our service per perienced people trouble. We are using up soon as he moved from the House of Repre formance is still uneven; our tests indicate valuable time making reports that are of sentatives to the United States Senate in the mail service overall continues to improve. no value. 1949 after his 87-vote hair's breadth land slide of 1948. Klassen also said: A Catholic priest in Mt. Calvary, Wis., The Senate was his milieu. He took to its Ninety-four percent of the first-class mail reported that it takes 5 to 7 days for mysteries as a duck takes to water, and he deposited by 5 p.m. and destined for local mail to move 200 miles. He claimed that set about instantly to make himself known delivery is being delivered the next day. In the mail service has never been worse. and his ability and ambition understood. small communities, the percentage is usually Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that Con David E. Batter, later to become a McGill even higher. School of Journalism professor before his gress will take an active role in helping death, had come up from Dallas the year Mr. Speaker, this statement will be dif to solve this problem. Something must be Mr. Johnson moved to the Senate as a cor ficult for many people to believe. done. We should make an all-out effort respondent for the Dallas Morning News. His I am sure that a friend of mine, who to improve the postal service and not senior colleague, Walter C. Hornaday, pre lives in Kokomo, Ind., would not believe take the word of others that everything ferred the commoner clay of the House and it. He just received a letter from his son is OK, when the facts simply do not back Batter covered the Senate-which pretty this up. much meant Lyndon Johnson. in Detroit, and it took 7 days to be de In the late summer, probably at Mr. John livered. son's suggestion, Batter arranged an evening A woman in Scarsdale, N.Y., sent a with the tall Texas freshman for a handful letter to herself -.;o test the Department's INDIANAPOLIS STAR AND INDIAN of his newspaper colleagues. The Indian overnight service. She received the letter APOLIS NEWS TRIBUTES TO apolis Star's correspondent, as new to Wash in 3 days. PRESIDENT ..TOHNSON ington as Batter, fortunately was included A man in Utica, N.Y., wrote me and ex in that company. (Mr. BRAY asked and was given per All the issues of the day were discussed, plained that a card was mailed to him mission to address the House for 1 min and Senator Johnson did the discussing. His from Long Branch, N.J., on December 18. ute, to revise and extend his remarks and performance was a revelation to the news He received the card on December 28. include extraneous matter.) men-he ranged easily over foreign trade, oil The same man told of a letter mailed Mr. BRAY. Mr. Speaker, it is a privi and gas problems, the Southerners' prob from Utica to New York City on Decem lege to include in the RECORD at this lems with civil rights. ber 22-this was received on January 2. point the following tributes to the late What he said that night is forgotten, but A housewife in Marion, Ind., writes: not the style. Among the reporters on hand President Lyndon B. Johnson which ap was William S. White, now a syndicated I used to receive letters from West Virginia. peared in the Indianapolis Star and columnist but then of the New York Times. in three days. It now takes five. News. White became the best interpreter of Mr. Mr. Speaker, the Postmaster General's The first was written by Mr. Eugene Johnson among the Washington press, and statement on improved mail service does C. Pulliam, publisher of the Star and the two men were fast friends. It wasn't long before the senator from not seem to impress the people of this News, and a long-time personal friend of Texas was given the chair of leadership. One Nation. the Johnson family. Following are the of his first moves was to hire out of the press Mr. Speaker, just listen to excerpts special tributes written by Ben Cole, of g~.llery a big, bushy-haired Hoosier, pipe from a letter I received from a mail the Star, and Lou Hiner, of the News, as smoking George Reedy, the son of an old carrier: well as the editorials appearing in both Chicago front-page type newsman of the I am a letter carrier . . . please let the newspapers: same name. As deliberate and careful as Mr. public know how the investigation goes, and Johnson was mercurial, Reedy was a happy "A TRULY LOVABLE MAN," EuqENE C. choice for the senator from Texas. report what you find. Don't let it go by the PULLIAM SAYS boards. I used to be proud of being a mail During his majority leader days, Mr. "Lyndon B. Johnson was one of my dear Johnson wore loose-fitting, brightly colored man, but now you mention your line of personal friends for more than 30 years. Ours work, and people say to you how they re silk suits, and he loved to jangle coins or was a unique friendship. The public didn't keys in his pockets while his haberdashery ceived a letter that took a couple of extra know it, but he was a truly lovable man. days in getting someplace. rippled in the light. We disagreed on many things political, but it Majority leader Johnson never lost his A man in Hartford City, Indiana, never affected our friendship. I don't know publicity sense, and he knew a good story writes that it took eight days to receive how many times when I have introduced when he had one to give the press. One day a letter from New York City and seven him to a small group of friends or to a this reporter was sitting in an inordinately large audience he prefaced his remarks by dull Appropriations Committee hearing, days from Washington, D.C. saying 'Gene Pulliam is my dear friend. A hoping to get a few notes on the fate of an Mr. Speaker, it has been a little longer long time ago when I was still a senator immigration office at Tucson, Ariz. Some of than a week since I first made the charge we learned we could disagree without being the committee staff joined the lone reporter that the mail service is slow and has to disagreeable.' And that statement from Presi at the press table just to keep him company. be improved. dent Johnson was an inspiring and deeply Mr. Johnson strode into the hearing, In that short period of time I have rewarding gift of our friendship. glanced at the press table and noted that received hundreds of telephone calls and ''It was just about the same with dear several persons were seated there. He almost 3216 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE February 5, 1973 immediately attacked the then-commissioner dent became withdrawn from the press and campaign: "He wants to repeal the present of immigration for having gone to Juarez, there were no more walks around the White and veto the future." He invited the Gold Mexico, to hire a maid. House driveway. waters to a White House dinner before the The story appeared in one newspaper, but Once he held a news conference in the GOP convention, and after dancing with Mrs. next day it became a sensation. White House rose garden, and while the pre Goldwater he quipped: "I have to be nice Mr. Johnson's influence on young people liminaries were in progress he appeared pre to Peggy. I might want to get invited back was pronounced. When he was Vice-Presi maturely and asked for George Reedy, his here next year." dent, he spoke each summer to the students trusted press secretary. George was engaged Johnson often liked to tell the story of Rep. doing intern work in the Federal service. A in answering queries from a group of re Magnus Johns0'.1, D-Minn.: "One day, Mag University of Virginia student who later porters, and the Pl'esident groused, "Reedy nus Johnson rose in the House and declared, took up a government career returned home thinks he works for you-all instead of for 'What we have to do is take the bull by the from one of Mr. Johnson's speeches With me.'' tail and look the situation In the face. •• eyes alight. In a light-hearted way, this reporter sug He called the late Pl'esident Truman in "Mr. Johnson told us that the one thing gested, "Well, Mr. President, there are more Independence when Truman wa.s celebrating that distinguishes the American system from of us than there are of you." But the Presi his 80th birthday anniversary in 1964. He any other system in the world is that a young dent wasn't in the mood for light banter with began the conversation~ "I wanted to call man who is willing to work hard may hope &r Indiana newspaperman. a.nd the little collect but Lady Bird wouldn't let me." to succeed," he said. It became the young jest fell flat. Truman and the late House Speaker Sam man's article of faith in America. The final years of his administration were Rayburn, D-Texas, were men he greatly ad During the summer and autumn of 1964-, saddened by the hostllity that was heaped mired and respected. He often recalled the when he was completing the term of Presi upon President Johnson, often by men who advice Rayburn gave Truman a.fter Truman dent Kennedy and before he was elected in owed their political lives to his skill and became President: "Harry. they'll try to put his own right, Mr. Johnson enjoyed his hap generosity. Bill White, now a syndicated you behind a wall down here. There will be piest moments in office. The Vietnam war columnist, was one of the voices raised in de people that will surround you and cut you had not yet become a fester, his election fense of the President and Bill was chagrined off from any ideas but theirs. They'll try to prospects were good and the country was when, during the 1972 campaign, Mr. .John make you think that the President is the solidly With him. son allowed Senator George McGovern (D smartest man in the world. And, Harry, you Going to the White House every Saturday S.D.)to visit the ranch along the Pedernales, know he ain't, and: know he ain't.'' was an adventure, because most of the time giving a modicum of indorsement. to the the President would call the press into his Democratic nominee's campaign. oval office and conduct a give-and-take news Any newsman who lived in Washington for LYNDON B. JOHNSON conference. Then he would adjourn to the that golden span of years between 1949 and The d.eath of Lyndon Johnson has taken White House lawn and walk for miles around the end of the Johnson administration has the last of the nation's former living presi the circular driveway, thoroughly enjoying a storehouse of memories that come alive this dents, barely a month after the passing of the gaggle of reporters. jostil.Iig each other day.Lyndon Baines Johnson, for all the criti Harry Truman. to get closer to him. cism some elements of the press found i~ Johnson will be deeply missed by political The routine became established: If you convenient to heap upon him, was a news friends and foes a.like. In a. way he was the had something special to ask the President. paperman's President. He made the front most American of our presidents, a figure you lagged behind the main body of his In page exciting every single day. larger than life, embodying within himself fantry and allowed him to catch up with all the fantastic energy of a sprawling and you. Then you could ask your question, and powerful na.tlon. A son of the South Texas DowN-TO-E.mTD: L. B. J. Nonm FOll Hts Wn usually get an answer before the herd en prairie, Johnson worked bis way from humble AND HUlilOJL gulfed you and you were pushed away. beginnings through the many stages of po The campaign that year was a romp for (By Lou mner. Jr.) lltical endeavor to assume the highest office the big Texan. He loved to turn the press Among many things, tbe late President in the land. And like the state- which nur out at dawn, take off for a day or so of fran Lyndon B. Johnson will be remembered for tured him, he was cast on a gigantic scale. tic campaigning that could cover an of New his wit and humor. The former President's career spanned the England or sweep the South or cover the He liked a good belly laugh imself and he epoch of modern politics-from his early con Middle West. His face was alight when he often provided the same to those in his com gressional service in the days of Franklin leaped into the crowds to shake hands. Once, pany. Many or his stories were ribald but Roosevelt to his own White House tenure in in Brookly::1, he became so ebullient that he mostly his was a down-to-earth humor. the '60s. When he was maj.ority leader in the simply hauled an ecstatic women into his When the American Society of Newspaper U.S. Senate, stories abounded of his fabulous open car and hauled her along in his cara Editors met in Washington in April 1964, energy. ability to reconcile conflicting views, van for a mile or two. Johnson invited the editors and their Wives and aptitude for practical results.. He was a President and Mrs. Johnson, unlike some to drop in for a visit at the White House but worker for the causes in which he believed, first families, always included members of he received them instead in the Rose Garden. and seldom has a legislative leader accom the working press in the social lists for state He explained: "The reason I wanted you plished so much under a president of another dinners. There ls no thrill like attending a in the Rose Garden is simply because if we party as did Johnson under DWight D. Eisen state dinner for the first time, and President had gone inside the White House, Lady Bird hower. Johnson was aware of the fact. He didn't for would have insisted that I tum on all the Perhaps the most memorable single mo get the men and women in the press gallery light. We are going in shortly to the White ment in J ohnson•s cateer wa.s his ascension who shared the story of his fabulous career. House, so you can pick up your candles in a to the presidency in the aftermath of the One of bis favorites in the press corps box over there." Kennedy assassination. At that time of na. was Mrs. Elizabeth May Craig, the grand (LBJ at the time was on a turn-off-the tional pain and confusion, the man from motherly little woman who appeared often lights kick.) Texas provided the nation with a steady on the TV show, "Meet the Press." At Port In May 1964 he let Washington correspond hand and effected a quiet but surefooted land, Me., during a campaign trip, President ents bring their families to the White House tmnsitlon. He was able to unite the country Johnson turned the city hall rally into a grounds for an outdoors· news conference. in an hour when healing leadership was May Craig appreciation event. Mrs. Craig, After the 30-minute session before the wives needed. and that leadership was confirmed by by the way, had sent Mr. Johnson a note and children, Johnson announced: an enormous margin in the election o! 1964. every day that he was hospitalized With his "Friends and reporters-I hope you are Most assessments o! Johnson's career Will 1955 heart attack, and he never forgot her the same-and children of reporters. I am praise his domestic record while asserting thoughtfulness. so glad so many of you youngsters are here that he f'oundered on the subject of Vietnam. When be entertained the press at his today .•. I want to ask all the children While the record on both these topics can be ranch in Texas the day after the 1963 elec to come up here and pose With me for a group read in various ways, we tend to think the tion, there was an auction of some of the picture. Let's don't have any mamas or verdict of history will be the reverse of cur campaign paraphernalia. Among the items papas. They are always crowding into pic rent assessments. The domestic initiatives of sold was the bull horn that the President had tures, anyway." the Johnson presidency. indeed, have already used in haranguing the crowds alo11g the After being introduced with lavish remarks begun to be revaluated; it was in his re campaign trail. A joyous May Craig bid it in. at a meeting in Nashville. Johnson re peated statements that the nation must sponded: stand firm :i,ga!nst the tide of Communist ag A week later she received a. phone call "I honestly believe that is the second best gression that Johnson came closest to striking from the President of the United States, im introduction I ever had in my life. The best to the core of historical reality in the 2oth ploring her to return his treasure. He hadn't one was when the governor was supposed to century. intended to let his bull horn get away, he introduce me one time at Memphis but his Lyndon Johnson was a big man who em said, and May would be doing him a big legislature was in session and he didn "t make bodied within himself the many impulses favor to return it. She did. it and I had to introduce myself." that are America, a.nd whose life was itself a As the bitterness over Vietnam closed in on Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, R-Ariz., was one continuing chronicle of modern American him, and his own worry for the men he was o! LBJ's favorite friends. Even so. he said statecraft. Our pol1t1cs Will be infiniteiy the committing to battle deepened, the Presl- of Goidwater during the 1964 presfdent1al poorer for his passing. February 5, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 3217 LYNDON B. JOHNSON eral assistance to the 1,362 schools of Mr. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, as a Lyndon Baines Johnson beca.me the 36th nursing in this country. member of the Housing Subcommittee of president of the United States against a The Congress appropriated $144 mil the House Banking and Currency Com rba.ckground of national grief and sib:ock, and lion for fiscal 1972 to help train reg mittee, I am continuously reminded of left office in a time of strife and questioning istered nurses 'under the authority of the the spiraling cost of housing. Lumber of the things he stood for and the things Nurse Training Act of 1971 enacted in he did. plays an active role in the building of a But history may prove to be a fairer judge November of that year. The purpose of house. As my fellow members may realize and a more honest one than some contem this act was to reaffirm and expand the timber prices have fluctuated unbeliev poraries in whose eyes disillusionment with Federal commitment to education of top ably during the last 3 years, a main rea the recent past seems overwhelming. quality registered nurses to help meet son being the sporadic supply of timber Born on a farm near Stonewall, Texas, he this Nation's increased demand for more resources. There seems to be a great de was also born to politics, his father and health manpower. mand for the wood product during cer grandfather having served in the Texas state us I legislature. As a young man he taught school In the budget we now have before tain times of the year which is evidently and as a teacner, learned much about how see that the President has revised his more than our Nation's forests can pro everyday Americans lived. fiscal 1973 request for nursing downward duce. In 1937 h~ won a contest for a vacancy from the original $123 million to $94 One of the areas of our country which in the United States House of Representatives million, and is asking for only $53 million could develop necessary timber resources, in which he was to serve ii.ve full terms, for fiscal 1914. yet has been neglected, is the Southeast a.nd after serving as a Navy lieutenant com These funds provide construction ern United States. At one time, this area mander in World War II was elected to the grants and loan guarantees, institutional had large forests, but through misman Senate, becoming Democratic leader in 1953. His brilliance as a parliamentary tactician support, and student aid to the nursing agement and intensive agricultural cul and strategist carried him to the top level schools and students. These same schools tivation, the forests have been depleted~ of leadership and put him in line for the have met the Government's challenge to However, through the proper manage vice-presidency in 1960. train more nurses faster by increasing ment of forests belonging to .small land .It was n0t only his Great Society pro the number of 2-year associate degree owners, there is a chance that we could grams, launched after he became President, schools and by increasing total gradua alleviate this situation. Consequently, that aroused whirlwinds of controversy that tions per year from 43,639 in 1970, to today I am introducing a bill which gives would rage beyond his days in the White House, but tlle escalating U.S. Involvement 50,900 in 1972. special emphasis to providing assistance in Vietnam, which in spite of a heavy cost Mr. Speaker, I share the President's to nonindustrial forest landowners to in in the lives and wealth, came more and more well-publicized determination to hold crease the flow of public benefits for the to seem like a futile, unendable conflict. down Federal spending to a predeter proper management and use of those for His welfare, civil rights, and anti-poverty mined ceiling, but for the life of me I est lands in private hands. legislation produced mixed results and sharp cannot understand why he continuously Small landowners hold 49 percent of differences -0f opinion, as to their merit, picks out such programs as the training the N-ation's possible productive land among the people. The high cost and expand ing bureaucracy, in the view of many, were of nurses to make his cuts. base which is more than three times the not justified by the debatable effects. Yet on There are two people involved in the acreage available in the national forest the whole the care of the aged and poor direct delivery of health care in our hos system. These lands in aggregate already and impr-0vement in the rights of minorities pitals, clinics, nursing homes, and medi produce huge amounts of pulpwood, saw- made undeniable strides. cal offices. They are the doctor and the 1ogs and other timber products needed The war aroused the l1ottest, bitterest de nurse. One cannot function to the best by Ame1ica's growing economy. However, bate of all. Yet p.indsight hr..s conferred upon of his potential without the other. We due to neglect and mismanagement these LBJ's sharpest critics a vision which most need more of both and we need them lacked in the early stages of the war. And small properties are producing less than despite the war's out-of-focus grand strategy, now. half of their potential in terms of wood it has not yet been demonstrated conclu Let us return fiscal integrity to the products. · sively to the majority of Americans that the budgetary process. .But in the light of The question arises in how can we def1inse or the perimeters of the free world what we learned about the problems of utilize this unproductive woodland. I sug ls possible without recourse to arms, or that health manpower shortages after pas gest that we increase the incentive to freedom and U.S. national interests ar-e not sage of medicare, let us not effect a false plant trees, practice reforestation in es worth defending. economy by severely reducing aid to Lyndon Baines Johnson has been charac tablished stands, seeding to prevent soil terized by llis bitterest enemies as an inept nurse training on the eve of considera erosion, creating wildlife habitats, and -and evil president, but we think the record tion of major new health care legisla providing public ·access for recreational 'Shows he was a good-hearted man, often tion. use. Yet, nevertheless, all of these activ struggling against terrible odds, who did his I suggest that if we are really con ities require public funds. Because the best-which was not inconsiderable--in be cerned. about saving the taxpayer some immediate return from cultivation of for half of what he and most of his fellow coun money, one sure way we can do this is to est lands is not quickly realized and be trymen considered the best interests of the make sure we have an adequate supply nation as he understood them. cause of the work and taxes involved, And history may well judge that he was of well-trained health manpower ready many people, even those owning sizable among those presidents who helped to defend by the time a program such as national tracts of land, have been reticent to in freedom in its hour of greatest peril and health insurance goes into effect. vest in this area. My legislation would made possible for many mlllions of whom This country's nursing schools have provide for the :financial incentives nec lt had been hitherto dented a greater meas demonstrated their ability to meet the essary to trigger these vital investments. ure of realization of what is often called "the challenge of expanding their enrollments As I have previously stated, the in American dream." and training new types of nurses. In re creasing demand for timber, pulp, and turn they deserve better than to have other products used to meet housing and Federal support cut out from under other needs is clearly evident. For exam FEDRRAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS them. I support, and I hope others will ple, housing starts in 1972 set an all-time OF NURSING join me, a continued major Federal com high. Unless well-planned investments on mitment to students and schools of {Mr. PREYER asked and was given these private lands are made now, the .nursing and hope that the Committee pressures of meeting this demand will permission to address the House for 1 on Appropriations will .see fit to recom minute and to revise and extend his continue with the reiative increase in remarks.) mend the same. prices to be met by future consumers. In Mr. PREYER. Mr. Speaker, I would addition, increased costs will encourage the use of substitute materials which like to take a very brief period oi time OUR TIMBER RESOURCES to call to the attention of Members of must come from the Nation's store of Cong1·ess .and those wh r.ead the Com (Mr. BLACKBURN '8.Sked and was nonrenewable resources rather th-an the given permission to a.ddres~ the House renewable forest resourees. To try to GRESSIOlW. RECORD the segment of the President's budget which deals with Fed- for 1 minute and to revise and extend hls avoid the predicted increase in prices. we remarks.) · need to insure an abundant sup1>lY of oxxx--2M-Pan -1 3218 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 5, 1973 timber in the species and sizes needed by equally, to refuse to publish or to divulge sistant to the President for Economic Af the construction company. the source of their information. fairs, Dr. George P. Shultz. At the con Three hundred million acres of land is Personally, I find ample protection clusion of my remarks I will include a the key to solving our future timber con from governmental intimidation in the fact sheet prepared by the White House struction supply problems. This is the first amendment to the' Constitution. giving more information on Reorganiza acreage affected by my legislation. The However, recent actions taken by some tion Plan No. 1 of 1973. act would encourage nonindustrial farm courts and Government agencies, State Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973 has owners to apply modern forest practices and Federal, have created sufficient been referred, as is customary with reor that would result in a wide range of pub doubt, which in and of itself, imposes an ganization plans, to the Committee on lic benefits. The primary incentive will unacceptable limitation on freedom of Government Operations. Under the Re be the sharing of the cost of installing the press. For this reason, I am today in organization Act of 1949, as amended, these practices with the Federal or pub troducing legislation that will once again the plan lies before the Congress for 60 lic share of the cost not exceeding 80 per publicly state to the people of this Na days, which is extended by any House or cent of the total expenditure. However, tion and to all Government officials that Senate adjournment of more than 3 days. this will not be another Federal giveaway we in the Congress hold freedom of the Unless a majority of either House rejects program where private landowners bene press to be a sacred and vital part of the plan by adopting a disapproving fit at the expense of the general public. free government, and that we do not resolution within that time, the plan My bill provides that whenever these for intend for it to be tampered with or chis takes effect; that is, it has the force and est products are transferred through sale, eled away. effect of law and is entered into the the Federal Government will have a first My bill is very simple. The language statute books. lien on the properties, and the money reads: A disapproving resolution can be in that has been invested by the Govern Be it enacted by the Senate and House troduced by any Member of either ment will be paid back to the Secretary of Representatives of the United States of House. Such resolutions are referred to of Agriculture with the appropriate in America in Congress assembled, That no per the Committee on Government Opera terest. In addition, there are many side son shall be required to disclose any infor tions, which under the terms of the stat mation, or the source thereof, directly re benefits that stem from this program. ceived or obtained by him in the process of ute and the corresponding rules of the Investments in thousands of acres of idle gathering or the presentation of news or House, has a period of 20 days after the forests will make them productive and other information intended solely for public introduction of the resolution to con many new jobs will be created to insure dissemination or distribution unless over sider and report its recommendations. the necessary planting, cultivation, and whelming evidence shows that refusal to dis Before making a report, the committee harvesting of the product. I feel that this close the information or its source would holds hearings on the reorganization is the only fair and equitable way in adversely affect the public safety to a sub plan and decides whether to recommend which the Government can encourage in stantial degree. for or against it. A negative vote of the vestment in this sector. I urge the Com In essence, the issue is the survival of House on the disapproving resolution mittee on Agriculture to consider holding that great experiment in the self-govern would be a vote in favor of the plan; a hearings on this legislation as soon as ment of free people. Failure to protect favorable vote on the resolution would possible. freedom of the press and the uninhibited kill the plan. exercise thereof will exact a costly toll Our Committee on Government Oper FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION . TO from America's constitutional form of ations intends to hold hearings on Re PUBLIC FUNDAMENTAL TO EXIST government. organization Plan No. 1 of 1973 as soon ENCE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT as possible. I would point out that in view of the President's submission of the (Mr. BROOKS asked and was given REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 1 OF plan so early in the session, we may have permission to address the House for 1 1973 a timing problem. The committee can minute and to revise and extend his re (Mr. HOLIFIELD asked and was given not be organized until certain prior pro marks.) permission to address the House for 1 cedures adopted by the Democratic Cau Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, the free minute, to revise and extend his remarks cus of the House have been applied and flow of information to the public is fun and include extraneous matter.) the approval of the full committee has damental to the existence of self-gov Mr. HOLIFIELD. Mr. Speaker, on been secured in a formal session. ernment. Democracy will perish at that Friday, January 26, 1973, President I note that the leadership has sched point at which the press ceases to func Nixon transmitted to the Congress Re uled a 10-day recess from February 9 to tion free of intimidation, harassment, organization Plan No. 1 of 1973, propos February 19, for the convenience of Mem and censorship. ing to abolish certain components of the bers who want to make Lincoln's Birth In the United States, the free flow of Executive Office of the President and to day addresses. information is not a right or privilege transfE:l' to line departments and agen The problem arises in the event a dis to be doled out in controlled quantities cies those functions which are to be approving resolution is introduced and at the whim of a Government agent. The continued. the committee is unable to report within people of this Nation have given no According to the plan, the National the prescribed 20-day period because of agency the power to infringe on freedom Aeronautics and Space Council will be the unavoidable time lags mentioned of the press or the free exercise thereof. abolished outright. The Office of Science above. After the 20-day period, any Mem Restrictions on the news media arise and Technology will be abolished and its ber favoring the disapproval resolution in many disguises, some very obvious and functions transferred to the Director of can move to discharge the committee some so subtle as to escape unchallenged the National Science Foundation. The and bring that motion to the floor. If the for many years. Nevertheless, the cost is Office of Emergency Preparedness will motion prevails, then the reorganization the same: A deterioration in our demo be abolished and its functions trans plan would be debated without the benefit cratic form of government. ferred to the President, who has stated of the committee's findings and recom The ability of the press to fulfill its his intention to delegate these functions mendations. obligation to provide the public with a further as follows: Relief in civil emer In view of the timing problem, I would full and accurate account of events and gencies and disasters to the Department ask the Members' forbearance against ideas is severely impeded if courts and of Housing and Urban Development, forcing floor debate on the issue before other governmental agencies are allowed continuity of civil government operations the Committee on Government Opera to compel persons engaged in gathering to the General Services Administration, tions has had an opportunity to hold its and publicly disseminating news to re and investigation of imports affecting hearings and submit a report, which will veal their sources of information. The national security to the Treasury De be done as promptly as possible. I might collection and publication of the news partment. The Deputy Secretary of the add that even if a disapproving resolu must be unhampered by the threat of in Treasury will replace the OEP Director tion is not introduced, the committee carceration or public reprisal. Personnel as chairman of the Oil Policy Commit still would hold hearings on the reorga working in the news media must be free tee, whose functions are to be continued nization plan, so that a record is made to publish the results of their work, or, subject to general supervision of the As- and the essential facts assembled, in- Febriiary 5, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 3219' forming the Congress what is involved 1. The Office of Emergency Preparedness that furnished by states and local communi (OEP) will be abolished and its functions ties and would further the objective of creat in the reorganization. transferred to other line agencies; ing a broad new Depa.rtment of Ccmmunity To place Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2. The Office of Science and Technology Development. 1973 in context, I should exPlain that the ( OST) will be abolished and its functions b. OEP's responsiblli'ties for measUl'es to President is sponsoring a reorganization transferred to the Director of the National insure continuity of civil government opera effort comprising three parts: Science Foundation (NSF); tions in the event of maJor military attack First. Substantial reduction in the size 3. The National Aeronautics and Space would be reassigned to the General Services of the Executive Office of the President. Council will be abolished. Administration (GSA), as would responsi In recent years, by legislative enactments On January 5, 1973, the President an bility for management of national security nounced a comprehensive program for the stockpile objectives and policy. Coordination and executive orders, the Executive Office Executive Branch which includes a sharp of these responsibilities would be prov.ided of the President has grown to large and reduction in the overall size of the Execu by the National Security Council and the unwieldy size. It contains about 18 offices, tive Office of the President, and a reorienta Cquncil on Economi~ Policy ll'espect1vely. agencies, and councils, with approxi tion of that office back to its basic purpose c. Investigations of imports which might mately 4,250 employees and budgetary of assisting the President in top level policy impair national security (8ec. 232 of the outlays of $96 million-not counting and management matters. This reduction Trade Expansion Act of 1962) will be reas OEO grants to the States. In a White will be achieved throug.h budget or other ad signed to the Treasury Department. These House statement of January 5, 1973, the ministrative means or by the issuance of investigations result in reports making rec Executive Orders. Where necessary changes ommendations to the President for his ac President announced his intention to require consideration by the Congress, ap tion. ~alve the size of the Executive Office by propriate actions will be forwarded. This Re d. The Oil Policy Committee will continue transferring various components to line organization Plan represents a major step to function as it does now, except that the departments and agencies. Reorganiza in that direction. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury will be tion Plan No. 1 of 1973 is the first install Implementation of Reorganization Plan designated to replace the Director, OEP, as ment in this transfer program. No. 1 of 1973 will achieve the following committee chairman. The Oil Policy Com Second. Departmental reorganization. objectives: mittee will function under the general su Two years ·ago, in his State of the Union It eliminates three organizations in the pervision of the Assistant to the President Executive Office o:t the President: (Dr. Shultz) concerned with economic af message, President Nixon announced his It reduces the numbers of employees in fairs. proposal to reorganize the executive the Executive Office by 389 positions (from Those disaster reiief authorities which have branch by creating four new departments an estimated 4,250 to 3,861), and achieves been reserved to the President in the past, ia place of seven-later six-existing an estimated $2,000,000 in budget savings; such as the auth<-rity to declare major disas ones. These proposals were amplified in It transfers .necessary continuing func ters, would continue to be exercised by him a special message to the Congress on tions to line departments and agencies under these arrangements. Certain emer r.eorganization dated March 25, 1971. where they can be better performed; gency situations calling for rapid government It streamlines the Executive Office and con response will be coordinated by the Executive Draft bills were submitted with this mes tributes to making it more effective and re Office of the President under the supervision sage and introduced in both Houses of sponsive to Presidential needs. . of the Ass.s·~ant to the President in charge Congre~s. Overview hearings were held The following specific actions will be taken: of executive ma-nagement. by the House and Senate Committees on 1. Office of Science and Technology The backgrounc. and current resources of the affected agencies are varied and diverse. Government Operations. Our committee This office will be .abolished and its func 'also held hearings on the bill to establish The Office of Emergency Preparedness is the tions transferred to the Director of the Na .successor to several preceding organizations a Department of Community Develop tional Science Foundation. ment and reported the bill favorably with dating from 1947, a.ud it has an estimated FY OST has performed with distinction since '13 budget in excess of $6.3 million and perma ·amendments in May 1972. The Com its creation in 1962, during the post-Sputnik nent employment o:f 323 persons. The Office mittee on Rules did not clear it for floor period when major evaluation and coordina of Science and Technology was established action. tion of science and technology programs was in 1962, also the successor to rela.ted previous Third. Department/agency coordina vital. Increasingly, the research and devel organ;,zatlox:s, and its estima.ted FY 73 budget opment capabilities in line departments and tion. As set forth in a White House mes is over $2 million ar..d permanent employ agencies have been upgraded and our R & D ment is 50 persons. Th~ National Aeronau sage of _January 5, 1973, the President programs have stabilized, With a growing designated five persons as assistants to tics and Space Council was created in 1958, range of capabillty in the NSF, the President and has an estimated FY 73 budget of $500 the President and three Cabinet members will now look to its Director as a principal thousand, with a permanent employment of as -counselors to the President. The three advisor in science and technology matters. 16 persons. cG>unselors will have responsibilities for z. The National Aeronautics and Space Reorganization Plans of -~his kind a.re pro coordinating Government policies in Council vided for under special reorganization au designated areas across department and NASC, under the leadership of the Vice thority. The Plan will be considered for 60 agency lines; and they will report to the President, has helped bridge a period of time days in both Houses of Congress, and will President's Ass.istant for Domestic Af when our Space programs were being defined become legally effective after 60 days, unless fairs, John D. Ehrlichman. The counsel and brought into being. We now, however, either House formally disapproves. Actual have effective resolutions of our space and change of agency responsibility will take ors also will be heads of their respective aeronautics objectives and have achieved place July 1, 1973, to allow time for an elfec departments: Agriculture; Health, Edu necessary coordination among the agencies tive transition to be planned and executed cation. and Welfare; and Housing and concerned. We are, therefo-re, able to abolish after the periou of Congressional review. Urban Development. The areas for policy the Council at this time with no transfer coordination assigned to the three coun of its functions. selors approximate those which would be 3. The Office of Emergency Preparedness PERSONAL EXPLANATION ON included in the proposed Departments of The Office of Emergency Preparedness will ROLLCALL VOTE Natural Resources, Human Resources, be abolished in a two-step process: Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speaker, I would and Comm.unity Development. Conse First. the present authority of OEP con like to ask unanimous consent that I may quently, if such new departments were sists mainly of authorities delegated to it correct the RECORD. Durin.g the last roll created by statute, the coordinating re by the President. plus certain statutory func call ~ used my card right in this machine tions assigned to the Director. I .sponsibilities of the counselors would no The Reorganization Plan will transfer here, and th<. ught I looked up at the longer be operative. those statutory functions not already vested voting register. I understand now from I include the White House fact sheet in the President to hlm. the assistant tally clerk that I an: not on Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973 be Second, after the Reor,ganization Plan be recorded. included with these remarks. comes effective, the President will then dele Mr. Speaker, I voted "yea." The fact sheet follows: gate all of the functions now performed by Mr. Speaker, I also understand that OEP in tj.e following manner: the gentleman from New York (Mr. FACT SHEET-REORGANIZATION PLAN No. a. All OEP responsibilities having to do . OF 1973 RANGEL) also voted, and he has been no with preparedness for, and relief of civil tified that his vote did not register. THE WHITE HOUSE, emergencies and disasters would be trans January 26, 1973. ferred to the Department of Housing and Therefore, Mr. Speaker,! ask unani The President is today transmitting to the Urban Development. This would provide mous consent that the RECORD may be Congress Reorganization. Plan No. 1 of 1973 greater field capability for coordination of corrected to show that I voted "yea." which will achieve the following objectives: assistance provided by Federal agencies with The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. HUN· 3220 CONGRESSIONAL .RECORD - HOUSE February 5, 1973 GATE). The gentleman's statement will pated in every year. The day he died Mr. PRICE of Illinois. I yield to the appear in the RECORD. George Collins was doing what he did gentleman from Illinois (Mr. ANNUNZJo). Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, reserving best; he was serving the people he repre Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the right to object, this is not a correction sented. I am certain that if George the gentleman, the distinguished dean of of the rollcall? Collins had any premonition that he was the Illinois delegation, Zar yielding. I The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair going to die that day he would have want to commend MEL PRICE, who is will advise the gentleman from Iowa that wanted it to happen as it did, working for known as the dean of our delegation, the this is not a correction, this is a state his people. chairman of the Joint Committee on ment, and the gentleman's statement will Though in Congress for a brief time, Atomic Energy and the chairman of appear in the RECORD. having been elected initially in Novem the Ethics Committee in the House of Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speaker, did the ber 1970 to fill the vacancy caused by Representatives, for taking this time this Chair state that my statement will ap the death of his predecessor the Honor afternoon to eulogize and pay tribute to pear in the RECORD? I had asked unani able Daniel J. Ronan, George Collins George Collins who served in this body mous consent for the RECORD to show that made his mark in the House of Repre as a distinguished Congressman from I had voted "yea." I voted during the last sentatives. He was well respected and re the Sixth District of Illinois, and who in rollcall, and the gentleman from New garded as an able legislator who was November of 1972 was elected to the York also voted during the last rollcall, looked upon as a Member who did his Congress from the Seventh Congression-· and we ask unanimous consent to correct homework, worked hard for his district al District. the RECORD to show that we voted. And and lived by a set of principles all men Mr. Speaker, I represented the Seventh the gentleman from New York (Mr. RAN seek to emulate. Congressional District in the Congress GEL) has told me that he voted on one A veteran, an active member of his for 8 years, and because of a previous other occasion, and that the machine did community and an artful political prac court decision, a new Seventh Congres not record his vote at that time. titioner, George Collins is a man who is sional District was formed, and Mr. Col The SPEAKER pro tempore. Would the missed; not only by his family, his lins is in this newly defined Seventh gentleman from Massachusetts withhold friends, his constituents, his colleagues Congressional District and was elected his unanimous-consent reque&t, and the but the Nation as a whole. George Col by more than 75 percent of the vote of Chair would ask that the gentleman dis lins, in his quiet, dignified way working that district. cuss the matter with the Speaker. continuously to improve his district and Mr. Speaker, George Collins. was cut Mr. O'NEILL. I will. the Nation as a whole, made a lasting im down in the prime of his career. He had pression on the House. He was affection a long and varied career of service in ately referred to by his colleagues as our city, the city of Chicago, before com- PERSONAL EXPLANATION ON the man with the big, perpetual smile. . ing to the House of Representatives. With ROLLCALL VOTE His perspective was both individual his wise experience in human affairs, he Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I too would and national in scope. No problem was combined a deep and sympathetic under like to make the same sort of a re too small; no problem too large. George standing of human beings and of human quest, specifically as it relates to roll Collins had committed himself to a pub ity itself. call No. 10 in the question of the estab lic career to serve the people. No stranger George Collins had the ability to look lishment of a select committee to study to politics at any level of government perceptively beyond the facts and pa !the operation and implementation of George Collins used his talents and perwork, and he had the ability to under rules 10 and 11 of the Rules of the House knowledge to the benefit of the people. stand the hopes and fears of human be of Representatives, taken on January 31, George Collins never lost sight of the ings. George Collins, with his experience 1973, I was incorrectly recorded as not fact that the people of the Sixth District and depth of human understanding, will having voted. sent him to Washington to represent be missed in the House, because it is men I actually cast my vote "yea"- on the them. He died going back home to them. of this caliber who are needed in a de question. Nor did he lose sight of the fact that by mocracy. We shall miss the ideals of I ask unanimous consent that the REC working to strengthen the Nation as a George Collins, his faith in humanity, ORD and the Journal be corrected to in whole the people of the Sixth District and his ability to understand the ele dicate my vote "yea" in this matter. would benefit. ments which give life and spirit to our Further, Mr. Speaker, concerning the It was my distinct pleasure to work system of G~vernment. I shall miss last rollcall vote, I also would like to closely with George Collins on legisla George, who was my neighbor in the city discuss that matter with the Chair for tion that was designed to revitalize the of Chicago. the purpose of having my vote recorded. American economy. Serving on the Com I want to extend on behalf of Mrs. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mittee on Government Operations and Annunzio and myself our deepest sym Chair will state to the gentleman from the House Public Works Committee, pathy to Mrs. Collins and her son Kevin New York that the gentleman's state George Collins took keen interest in put in this time of great tragedy in their ment will appear in the RECORD, and the ting the full resources of the Federal lives. Chair would appreciate it if the gentle Government to work for the develop Mr. PRICE of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I man will also discuss this matter with ment and improvement of the American yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. the Speaker, since this is a matter of people. He worked tirelessly to help all METCALFE). first impression. Americans share in the full benefit of Mr. METCALFE. Mr. Speaker, I would Mr. RANGEL. I thank the Speaker. this country and to realize their full po like to thank very much the dean of our tential. delegation, the distinguished leader of In closing Mr. Speaker, I would hope the delegation from Illinois, MEL PRICE, THE LATE HONORABLE GEORGE that the people of the Sixth District will for yielding to me in order to afford me COLLINS OF ILLINOIS be spared further hardship. In the span an opportunity to join in this eulogy. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. of 3 years they have suffered two Mr. Speaker, today, we as a body, are HUNGATE). Under a previous order of grievous losses, the deaths of Dan Ronan eulogizing a late Member of this body. the House, the gentleman from Illinois and George Collins. And, if I may be per It is indeed a sad day. For George W. (Mr. PRICE) is recognized for 60 minutes. mitted a partisan aside for a moment I Collins was first and foremost a black Mr. PRICE of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, sincerely hope that Mrs. Cardiss Col American; a man dedicated to helping this past December tragedy befell the lins, the widow of George Collins, will be his people in whatever way he could. His House of Representatives when our es successful in her efforts to succeed her people were the poor, the unfortunate teemed colleague the Honorable George husband in order to carry on J;he work and the lonely. They were black, brown, Collins of Illinois was killed in an air he started. yellow and white; they were people. plane crash. Mrs. Price joins me in offering our In all the years that I had known As fate would have it, George Collins deepest sympathy to Cardiss Collins and George Collins his greatest asset was was returning to his Sixth Illinois Dis her son Kevin. that he gave unstintingly to the people trict to sponsor an annual children's Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, will the of the community and the district Christmas party, an event he partici- gentleman yield? Actio~ always speak. louder .than words February 5, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 3221 and George was above shouting to all and the respect that those who lived in he spent himself in the service of Chicago corners his own praise. George worked George Collins' neighborhood had for and of America, very often at the sacrifice hard to see that all of the "forgotten" him. of personal and family pleasures and joys. Yes, the answer is love. Love was the reason. people in the district, the underprivileged I had only known George, of course, The word "LOVE" is a word that is used children and the senior citizens, were since he became a Member of the Con very loosely today. It is scrawled on walls remembered; he did this by giving each gress. To all of us in this Chamber who and painted on banners. But love is more of them an annual party. knew him, George Collins exuded an easily written than lived. Love is more often Not only was George concerned with effervescent personality, a keen mind, betrayed than followed. True love never de the people of his district, but he made and a great sense of humor. And it was stroys. It creates. True love never tears down. himself available to the people. He was easy to see that he loved his fellow It builds. Real love does not separate or polarize. It unites. available to people who came into his men. Young people sing that what the world office if he was there. Constituent or non Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent needs now is love. And they are right. But constituent, probusing or antibusing, he at this time to have the remarks that I the kind of love the world needs is the love would try to meet with all of them. made at the memorial services for George _exemplified in the life of George Collins. Love I am referring to a man who loved life Collins placed in the RECORD. .for the good, and in the service of others, no and people as few of us are ever able to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there matter what the cost to self. This kind of appreciate. George was born and raised objection to the request of the gentleman love is the kind that ultimately prevails. This is the love that wins the final victory-even in the heart of Chicago. With only the from Massachusetts? victory over death. It conquers death, be barest essentials of life, his family never There was no objection. cause, the good it does lives on. It overcomes wanting for love and understanding, The material referred to follows: death because it is united with the love George started at the bottom of the REMARKS AT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR of the risen Lord who overcame death by Democratic organization in Chicago. GEORGE COLLINS his resurrection. Through hard work George was finally The flag above the Capitol hangs at half To his beloved family, his devoted wife, elected an alderman on the city council mast today in tribute to our late friend and Cardiss, and their fine son, Kevin, we ex and a committeeman for the 24th ward, colleague, George Collins. The death of a press our sincere sympathy. We pray that the Congressman is always marked by sadness Lord of all consolation will comfort them the ward that Harry Truman called the in their grief and sustain them in their sor greatest Democratic ward in the coun as we recall past associations and achieve ments. But the death of George Collins is row. try. Through George's leadership the doubly tragic, for we mourn not only a dis Alleluia! 24th ward kept the title that the late tinguished past but an even more promising The strife is o'er, the battle done. President bestowed upon it, and it main future lost. The victory of life is won. tained its tradition of helping the needy. George Collins was a politician in the The song of life eternal has begun. It was because of this dedication and finest sense of the word-a man whose pur Alleluia! Alleluia! leadership that George went on to be poses and accomplishments were utterly Mr. PRICE of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, elected and reelected to this esteemed and completely in the public interest. In at this time I yield to the distinguished body. He carried this dedication to the his brief years in the House, George developed gentleman from Illinois (Mr. YATES). Congress and worked very hard for the a reputation for fair-mindedness and knowl Mr. YATES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the edgeability that few exceeded. He was known gentleman for yielding me this time. people of his district and the people of to be loquacious-but just because he did this country. not discuss and deliberate upon an issue at Mr. Speaker, time has erased in some I am going to miss George, not only as great length did not indicate that he was .measure the numbing shock with which a colleague, but also as a friend. As we uninformed or disinterested. On the con we 1·eceived the news of the untimely all know, it is very difficult to have any .trary, he was so well-informed and so in death of my good friend, Congressman time to get together with one's friends terested in issues-especially those affecting George Collins. .Illinois, the youth of America and the mi . George was a great Congressman. He during a qectic week here at the Capitol. norities-that he often gave accurate off George and I would manage to find the was diligent, he was able, and he was the-cuff answers to extremely complicated hard working. His warm and friendly time on our weekly flights to and from questions, constantly impressing his col Chicago. It was on these flights that we leagues with the scope of his knowledge. personality endeared him to everybody would discus.s the situations in Washing:. Sudden death always stuns and saddens. in the House. His death left a real void ton and Chicago and try to map out This is especially true when death deprives in the representation of our S';ate in the strategy for our common areas of con.:. us of someone who has been so beloved by Congress. cern. Those discussions were invaluable his family and so respected and admired by George was ever conscious of the needs for the both of us. all who knew him. and wishes of his people, but most of There are many things we shall long re all the plight of the cities and the plight The loss of George Collins is very member about George Collins. His family will deeply felt not only by those in Chicago, keep him in their hearts as a loving son, a of the city of Chicago in particular were ·but by the poor and minorities around devoted husband and father. The people of very close to him. He fought for better the country. His memory will always be Chicago will cherish his memory as one of housing, lower cost housing, and for with us; his wife, Cardiss, and his son, its most illustrious and faithful citizens, subsidized housing. He fought for better Kevin, can be very proud of the prestige who brought to his native city honor and health and medical centers, for research pride and distinction. The Congress will al grants for sickle cell amenia. He fought that he brought to the family name of ways remember him as a fighter for the rights Collins. for better education, particularly for of all people. more funds for title I of ESEA. He fought George was very proud of the associa We all read how George Collins had taken tions and friendships that he made on the ill-fated flight rather than rest for a for every measure that would better the the Hill and in Washington. His hard later one, so that he could personally par lot of the average person. The little per work in the Congressional Black Caucus, ticipate in purchasing toys for the thou son received the support of George Col the Democratic Caucus, and the Con sands of children at the annual Christmas lins, and he never faltered. He was faith gress brought him respect and friend party in his area. ful to his trust, and faithful to the end. ships that he always enjoyed. He will be That was typical of George Collins. · Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Yates joins me in Whether it was arranging the annual dinner expressing our most profound sympa well remembered for his efforts to im for the elderly or working on a program for prove the quality of life for all our citi the poor, George Collins was a champion of thies to Mrs. Collins and to George's zens. the little people. family, with the hope that time may in Mr. PRICE of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I What was there about George that made some measure dim the grief they now now yield to OU!' distinguished majority him the wonderful person that he was? What feel. leader, the gentleman from Massachu motivated him? What was it that influenced Mr. PRICE of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I him and inspired him to be such a devoted yield to the gentleman from Illinois White House complex. If the "Hill" continues EMPLOYMENT ON HOUSE STANDI NG COMMITTEES (PLUS SELECT SMALL BUSINESS AND CRIME) AS OF DEC. 31, 1972 to permit an erosion of its power, it will be called "Withering Heights." Minority At the beginning of the 92nd Congress, percentage following by only three months the enact Employees Majority Mi nority of total ment of the first meaningful congressional reform in 24 years--the Legislative Reorgani Employees: zation Act of 1970-Rep. Chet Holifield em Statutory __ _ ------· ------· ------· · ..-- 373 313 60 16 ployed a binding resolution from the Demo Investigative ••• ·-----··-··------·-··----~ 466 407 59 12 cratic Caucus to virtually command every ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Democrat to support an amendment delet Tot aL _· __ ·--· _ ---- -· __ ---·------· ·-- · · 839 720 119 13 ing the requirement for at least one-third minority staffing on standing committees. As Minority he warned his Democratic colleagues just percentage Cost Majority Minority of total moments before the vote: "You are down to the place where the gut cutting occurs. You are going to be practical and take what you Funds-1972: can get, or you are going to open up a StatutorY------· $6, 470, 000 $5, 400, ODO $1 , 070, DOD 16 Investigative______7, 820, 000 6, 865, ODO 955, 000 97!1 Pandora's box-and you do not know what you are going to get." Tota'------14, 290, 000 12, 265, 000 2, 025, 000 14 Chairman Holifield is apparently knowl edgable about the activity. His Government COMMON CAUSE SUPPORTS HOUSE GOP EFFORT ports this resolution and urges Democrats to Operations Committee allocates only 4 per enact it as part of the House rules. We be cent of its investigatory staff to the minority. TO STRENGTHEN MINORITY STAFFING With the exception of Appropriations, Armed (Statement by John W. Gardner, Chairman, lieve the way in which to accomplish this change is not by decreasing the staff available Services, House Administration and the Sci Common Cause, at joint press conference ence Committees, which have no investiga 10:00 a.m. February 5, 1973, 2118 Rayburn to the majority, but by providing additional staff in order that the minority may meet the tory staff allocation to the minority, Govern Building, with Representatives Gerald Ford ment Operations has one of the largest staffs and Les Arends) one-t hird requirement. The early days of the 93rd Congress have and the lowest allocation to the minority Common Cause strongly supports House been marked in both Senate and House by {three of eleven statutory employees and Republicans in their effort to reinstate a important steps to reform a number of anti two of forty-six investigatory employees). provision of the 1970 Legislative Reform Act quated procedures, especially seniority, that Some members, especially committee chair that allowed minority members of commit have contributed to the declining influence men, claim objections to minority staff pro tees to select their own professional staff of Representatives and Senators in national visions on the basis that the committee staffs members. affairs. should be "bipartisan and professional." In Reform of congressional procedures has Enlightened members of both political par effect, these chairmen have coopted the rank been a major activity for Common Cause ties have come to realize that their ability ing Republican on their committees not to since 1970, our first year. to deal with the complex problems of the raise a fuss about staffing in return for small We have specifically endorsed adequate 1970's depends on the procedures and rules immaterial services and "deference" for the staffing for committee members of the minor under which Congress operates. The reforms ranking minority. When confronted with the ity party in testimony before the platform dealing with seniority, the initiation of option of cooperation (even at the price of committees of the two parties before the studies of Congressional budget powers and grossly inadequate expertise and servicing) Republican task force on House rules and committee structure and the reassertion of most ranking minority members have chosen before Senator Mathias' and Senator Steven the powers of party caucuses all promise a to avoid confrontation. They have seldom son's Ad Hoc Committee on Congressional new base from which Congress can deal with sought to demand staff under the existing Reorganization. It is an essential part of the Executive Branch on an equal basis. in adequate rule requiring "fair considera any congressional reform program. These essential reforms should be ad tion" to the minority in the appointment The ability of Congress to hear and con vanced another step by reinstating the 1970 of committee staff personnel. Granted the sider both sides of controversial issues is re rule that allowed minority party control over phrase "fair consideration" is ultra flexible stricted when the minority party has insuffi their professional committee staffs. Under for the Democrats, but what could justify cient staff resources. Professional committee the Legislative Reorganization Acts, profes the proneness of the ranking minority in staff selected by and responsible only to the sional staff are to be appointed "without re trying to get it to contain specific meaning, majority members of a committee cannot gard to political affiliation." In practice, how. pending an amendment for greater clarity? adequately assist minority members in criti ever, political ties play an important role in It is inconceivable that the ranking minor cally analyzing proposals by majority mem the appointment of committee staff. ity members, for example on the Ways and bers or in preparing alternatives. No matter Committee staff members invariably re Means Committee which allocated 3 of 29 which party holds the White House, commit spond more actively and loyally to the major staff members to the minority in the 92nd tee members should not have to rely solely on ity committee members-and especially the Congress, or Appropriations which allocated the Executive Departments for legislative committee chairman-who are responsible 15 of 129, or Armed Services which allo analysis. for his employment. Moreover, the majority cated none at all, would not be able-if The House during its consideration of Con employ staff members who are generally in they wanted-to negotiate with the com gressional reforms in 1970 adopted a proposal sympathy with their view of legislative issues. mittee chairman for at least working staff that allowed minority committee members Thus, minority members are unable to bring capability. one-third of the committee funds to hire in their own staff capacity to challenge the The employment statistics for Standing professional staff members. This proposal majority's beliefs and proposals. This condi Committees, as of December, 1972, are: was offered by a Democrat, Representative tion significantly reduces the minority's Frank Thompson, Jr., of New Jersey, and was ability to influence legislation and to intro supported at the time (July 16, 1970) by duce fresh concepts. The real losers in this Total number of- a bipartisan group of Representatives. maneuvering for power are our citizens who Em- Percent of This important reform died. It was killed expect the best possible performance from ployees Majority Minority minority at the beginning of the 92nd Congress in their elected Representatives. TotaL ______January 1971 when House Democrats, meet 849 743 106 12 ing in caucus, ordered all Democrats to re STATEMENT OF RALPH NADER ON MINORITY Statutory t _____ 315 260 55 17 peal the 1970 reform. The caucus action, STAFFING Investigatory ___ 534 483 51 10 which bound Democrats to vote for deletion Committee staff is essential to carry out of the minority staffing provision, was spon Congressional responsibilities in preparing ru1e~ti~~~o;r employees and funds would not be affected by any sored by Representative Chet Holifield (D just legislation and overseeing the Executive Calif.), who is a committee chairman. branch of goverment. As long as the Congress With the beginning of the 93rd Congress, The responsibility for this poor state of is going to be organized along two-party minority staffing rests on both parties. In opportunity reoccurs to correct the unfair lines, committee staff should be adequate and harmful a-ction of 1971. the adversary process it is not surprising for bot h the majority and minority parties. that the Democrats want the Republicans Representatives John B. Anderson (R-Ill.) There is inadequate staff for the Democrats and James C. Cleveland (R-N.H.), has in to get a small or no allocation of investiga and even less adequate staff for the Repub tory staff. What is shocking is the willing troduced a resolution to amend House rules licans. Today, the focus is on the latt er to allow the minority members of a standing ness of the Republicans to accept such problem. It is part of the overall withering subordination. It is not beyond conception committee to use up to one-third of the away of Congress before the Executive branch that the minority leadership gathering today funds available for committee staff to hire juggernaut whose leader is rapidly building is directed at putting some heat under the their own staff members. common Cause sup- a "do it yourself" Congress right inside the ranking minority of the various standing 3232 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE February 5, 1973 I committees as well as under the Democrats. ship. This premise has been affirmed by May I congratulate the gentleman for After an. the ranking minority does have the Democratic and Republican Parties, his knowledgeable and erudite remarks. considerable practical bargaining power to both of which accord our citizens the Really, I have not given too much obtain more adequate staff, if it wants to. right to participate equally with citizens thought to this, since I recall that at a In addition, it could simply not sign off on the appropriations request until the of the States in their conventions and Democratic national convention some requisite staff was :forthcoming. So often, the committees. time ago a resolution of this type, I be informal quid pro quo from the majority Not only are native Virgin Islanders lieve, passed the convention. to the minority ranking is preferred on var unable to exercise the right to vote for Listening to the remarks of the gentle ious committees-a disservice to other minor president, but Virgin Islanders, natives man from the Territory of Guam, Mr. ity members, to the Congress and citizenry to the 50 States and the District of Co WoN PAT, I believe the arguments are as a whole. In the growing public awareness lumbia, automatically become disen perfectly right. Just because of an acci of the weakness of the Congress in uphold franchised upon taking residence in our dent of birth a person who is a U.S. citi ing its responsibilities under the separation portion of the United States. Ironically 50 of powers and checks and balances doctrines. zen, if he lives in the area of the can the people of this country continue to any Virgin Islander, native or farmer States, would be eligible to vote. It does tolerate such abdications? It is not believed State resident, becomes eligible to vote not seem there is a very sound argument that they will. for president merely by completing the one could make, denying a man who is a 30 day residency requirement in any of U.S. citizen who lives in a territory of those jurisdictions of America where our Government that right. citizens are permitted the presidential I want to concur with the remarks of VIRGIN ISLANDERS HA VE EARNED franchise. the gentleman and to congratulate him AND ARE ENTITLED TO THE Mr. Speaker, to rectify this inequity, for bringing this before the Congress. I PRESIDENTIAL VOTE Delegate WoN PAT of Guam and I are to am sure there will be lengthy studies on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a day introducing a resolution to amend it. It is a step in the right direction. previous order of the House, the gentle the Constitution. The amendment would Mr. DE LUGO. I thank the distin man from the Virgin Islands (Mr. DE extend to the American citizens of the guished majority leader for his kind re Luco) is recognized for 10 minutes. terrttories of Guam and the Virgin Is marks. Mr. DE LUGO. Mr. Speaker, in the 55 lands a privilege we have earned, a right I say to the majority leader that we years that the Virgin Islands has proudly we are entitled to. will be asking for Members of the House been a part of the United States, Con Mr. MEEDS. Mr. Speaker, will the to join us in cosponsoring this legisla gress has progressively extended the gentleman yield? tion. scope of political rights and responsi Mr. DE LUGO. I am happy to yield to I point out to the majority leader and bilities commensurate with the social and my good friend. the gentleman from also to my colleague from the State of economic development and maturity of Washington. Washington that if their constituents our people. Mr. MEEDS. Mr. Speaker, I would like move to the American Virgin Islands or Congress has been cognizant of the to commend the gentleman from the to the American territory of Guam they capability of our people and mindful of Virgin Islands and the gentleman from are disfranchised. This would rectify our right to self-determination. It has Guam in their first, initial remarks on that situation. wisely seen fit to grant us, step-by-step, the floor of this House; and, secondly, on the subject matter. the prerogatives of local self-govern GENERAL LEAVE ment. Most significantly, Congress en I think it is totally fitting and proper abled us to elect our own legislature in that their initial remarks should be di Mr. DE LUGO. Mr. Speaker, I ask 1954 and our own Governor in 1970. rected to this gross inequity for which unanimous consent that all Members We have borne these responsibilities they seek redress on behalf of the citi may have permission to revise and ex well. The serious regard in which politi zens of these two very fine areas of the tend their remarks on the subject of my cal concerns are held by our people has United States; these territories where special order today. manifested itself by the intense involve citizens of the United States are today The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ment of all sectors of our society inter being denied the right to vote for the objection to the request of the gentle ritorial decisionmaking. The percentage President of this country. man from the Virgin Islands? of our electorate participating in both It is, as the gentleman from Guam There was no objection. primary and general elections usually ex and the gentleman from the Virgin Is lands have pointed out, more an acci ceeds 80 percent, notably higher than in A POLITICAL GIANT SPEAKS all but a few communities in the 50 dent of location than it is of citizen States. ship, because our system has no method The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a My address to this House today, as the of giving the electoral college vote to previous order of the House, the gentle first delegate from the Virgin Islands, is these citizens and these territories which man from California (Mr. McFALL) is testament to the confidence of the Con have been deprived of the right to cast recognized for 5 minutes. gress in our ability to participate addi their vote for President of the United Mr. McFALL. Mr. Speaker, former tionally with our fell ow American citizens States. I think it is a long time overdue Speaker John W. McCormack has en in national self-determination. that what they are seeking be granted tered his fourth year as a private citizen We in the Virgin Islands have recog to the citizens of these territories. after relinquishing the reins of House nized that the rights, obligations and I commend both of these gentlemen leadership at the close of the 9lst Con priviieges of citizenship demand com on their initial appearances on the floor gress. mitment and sacrifice. We have unques of this House in addressing themselves Many of us, Mr. Speaker, were privi tioningly risen to the defense of our to this grievance which they both have leged to serve the people of the United country whenever and wherever it has spoken to me about a long time ago, and States in the House as a colleague and been necessary to preserve America's which should have been granted to their under the leadership of this great man. freedom and to secure liberty and the citizens a long time ago. We have missed his daily presence among right of self-determination elsewhere. Mr. DE LUGO. I thank the gentleman us. Most recently, in the horror of Vietnam, from Washington for his kind remarks. Retirement for our former Speaker the Virgin Islands suffered casualties at Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speaker, will the has been in name only, for he still main a ratio that is among the most heaVY. gentleman yield? tains a vigorous schedule from his office Despite our loyalty, honorable service, Mr. DE LUGO. I yield to the dis.tin in Boston. From time to time he returns and dedication to the principles and guished majority leader. to Washington and shares his friend practice of democracy, our people, Ameri Mr. O'NEILL. Did I correctly under ship and wise counsel-the benefit of his can citizens, are still denied the most stand that this will take a consitutional decades of experience in service to the cherished right that other American citi amendment? people of the United States. zens possess-that of selecting the Presi Mr. DE LUGO. Yet, it does, Mr. Ma Speaker McCormack is a recognized dent and Vice President. That we are jority Leader. It takes a constitutional giant among us--a man who consistent entitled to and deserving of this most amendment. ly has set a standard which all of us precious right is inherent in our citizen- Mr. O'NEILL. I am amazed at that. would be privileged to attain. February 5, 1973 CONGRESSIONAi. RECORD-HOUSE 3233 Through the years he bas spoken and "We won a one-vote. vict(!)ry ;• he l!ecru.ts. the man of the house. In addi;tion to his acted with vigor and dignity, and al "That was tll.ree Ill.0ntlls before Pea.Tl Ha:r mother, there were two yottnger brothers. ways has o:ffered a special perspective in loor. l've m:tte:n wondered what the pvsition "I had a newspaper rome," he recalls, m the colllllttry would :have beem. tl we hadn't "and that brought in some money. Strll, r approaching an problems whu:h have had Selective Service when the war broke had to quit school. r never was able to at come before. him and. the American peo out." tend high school or college. rve always re ple. The vetenm legislator is also extreme:ry gretted that. J have- great :respect for the ed While we in the Congress nave 'k>een pr(!)ml of the- :rol'e he played m getting the n~atoo man. Edu~ativn is mne- of the greatest privileged personally to come to lme>w Social Secmrity Act on the b«>c>ks. invesilme:nts amy oountl'y can make. StiII, if and hold this man dear, the opportuni ·~1 led the ftght in the Wa.ys and Means r bad to make a ehmce between a mam who ties for others to share his wisdom via Commii:iee back bl the thirties/' he recalls~ was brifffant, but racked common sense "I re:mem.loer people called it SO<:iaJ.ism_ I and one who had a Iimited education a.nd the media have been many through the used to stand up in Congress and say, 'You commo:n semse-, rd take the latter man. In years. Most recently, Modem. Maturity can it socialism. I can It Cilyi.:i.amic democracy ch0€)Sjng my staff membe:rs-, I always fav magazine's Richard W. O'Donnell en fn the industria:r ager ored the mam with cmnm.Olil sense. It is a joyed an interview with Speaker Mc "I remember fi:ghttng to get the l!>iU a most important factor." Mr. McCormack Cormack. The December-Januuy 19'12.- th:mugJ:t committee, and fighting for the contiBUeff~ ..After r left school, I gut a job 73 edition of this fine magazine carries rapid. advancement. oL this i.lnJN>rlant legfsla with Western llinio for a while, and 1hen the aecount vf that meeting. tim>. to what we called 'the top of tln.e l!lID.' I went to work m a. k>rokers office, on Stat.e I know that those of onr senior citi Many bill& mane it to the top of the hill, Street. I was making $3..50 a week.. but not over. And it was seve:ral years be ""l'be:n William T. Way, a Boston law~r, zens who had the opportunity to read fore we could get them back to the tvp al!fefftl me- a jc>b for $4- a week. I ESked t e the interview most certainly gained addi again. The important thing was to get the broker rJ: he ccrnld match tlle- extra 50 cents. tional insights into the :past'' decisions bin over the hi:Fl, so it could beoome law. He couldn't, so I went. to work a.a an office which greatly affected us all. I am sure "'In the begmning, there wasn't much oo:sr in a law 0ffi.£e. Tbait extra 50 eents was that they a1SD :realized that Jcbn w. Mc money. But it was a sta~t. and we were ali>Ie the tm:nmgpom.t iln my :We. The broJre.r went Co:rmack is a man who lives in the pres tv imJJ]!O'Ve uJN>:n the bill. We had it om the out oJ bu&iooess a. yea:r later. By that time. bQcJJr::s-. That was- the importrunit first s-tep. I had lllee~me mte.ested m loe-ing a. lawyer. ent, with his eyes focused cm C(i):ntinui:ng "Mr. Way. a wonG6':tuJ. man. emcnunageo the wont to provide a better America. We weJre a"ble- to make imp:!'.t>ve-me-nts. as the yea.xs we:n.t by." me to :read law, and he- maClle- all tbe books Mr. Speaker, I request that Mr. O'Don Mr. McCormack ls delighted at the recent he had im. his law 11.b:ua.Jry ava.ilable to me. nell's interview. titled. "A Political Giant 20 per cent increase in Sociar Securit]' pay It seemed like a hopeless: task, and the ocds Speaks/' be included in the REcoRD at ments. we-lie ag 1li1St me. Still, when. I be.came dis this point for the benefit of the Membe-rs. "It wasn't mflaitio:na;:ry," he aeclares. ''They couraged, 1 would loflk. at my dear wcmder who may not have :read this :fine article were jun catching up with the cost;. of liv ful mother and all my sadness would go about a man-a friend-: ho dC>eS indeed ing. Tl!te inc:reas:e mlgbt; well have bee-u given away. I wanted to become- a lawyer. l wanted speak witb the voice &f matmity. ovu 1he- past few years." her to be proud ef me. I'm sorry,, to say she Despite his. alleged :retbeme-nt, Mll. Me dled five mai:nths bef(i)J:e I passed tlle Ma.s A PO:Ll'.IIICAL GllAN'l: SPEAKS Co:rma.ck has a. ciaily schooule tll.at woulli sachuse:tts. Ba.r en.minatiom. at tbe age of ( By BichaJrd W. O'Dom.nell) leave mos1. younge:r men. exhausted. 2.1." Tbe tJlnited Stailes :m:eedS' a st11ong hand at ":f spencf mJ days at my coffice," he says. "I For a while, John McCormack served as. a the hehn M' it is- to rem:ai:trr the worid''s great get phmie ca:H'S from all parts of the coum p:racticmg a.1itIDrney. But :p4>litics had cap est power. according to former Speaker ef the t:ry. A:md! there is us-uaMy a tz,emen.dous tul!'ed his heal!t, and in 1917. he wais elected House John W. McCormack. amamli1!. of mail. ] take- h m:;: apartment. m tional Convention. When World War I broke in :reeent years ab' H.R. 3655. A bill to amend the Federal H .R. 3667. A bill to amend the Federal H.R. 3679. A bill to provide greater assur Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41) to Trade Commission Act (16 U.S.C. 41) to pro ance of Federal fiscal responsibllity; to the provide that under certain circumstances vide that under certain circumstances exclu Committee on Government Operations. exclusive territorial arrangements shall not sive territorial arrangements shall not be H.R. 3680. A bill to change the fiscal year be deemed unlawful; to the Committee on deemed unlawful; to the Committee on In of the U.S. Government; to the Committee Interstate and Foreign Commerce. terstate and Foreign Commerce. on Government Operations. By Mr. JONES of Tennessee (for him H .R. 3668. A bill to protect hobbyists H.R. 3681. A bill to facilitate equipment self, Mr. ABDNOR, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. against the reproduction or manufacture of interchange between and among the several ASPIN, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BERGLAND, imitation hobby items and to provide addi modes of transportation; to the Committee Mr. BEVILL, Mr. BURLESON of Texas, tional protections for American hobbyists; on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Mr. DAVIS of Georgia, Mr. DENHOLM, to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign H.R. 3682. A bill to amend title 39, United Mr. DICKINSON, Mr. EVINS of Ten Commerce. States Code, as enacted by the Postal Reor nessee, Mr. FISHER, Mr. Fur.TON, Mr. H.R. 3669. A bill to promote research and ganization Act, to provide that proposed HAMILTON, Mr. HANSEN of Idaho, Mr. development of drugs and chemical com changes in postal rates and classes shall be HARVEY, Mr. HUNGATE, Mr. !CHORD, pounds for use in the cure, prevention, or submitted to Congress and shall be ineffec Mr. KING, Mr. LITI'ON, Mr. MEEDS, treatment of heroin addiction; to the Com tive if either House disapproves such changes Mr. MILFORD, Mr. MILLER, Mr. MILLS mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. by three-fifths vote, to repeal the authoriza of Arkansas) : H.R. 3670. A bill to amend the Public tion for temporary postal rates and classes, H.R. 3656. A bill to provide price support Works and Economic Development Act of and for other purposes; to the Committee on for milk at not less than 85 percent of the 1965, as amended, to establish an emergency Post Office and Civil Service. parity price therefor; to the Committee on Federal economic assistance program, to au H.R. 3683. A bill to amend the Internal Agriculture. thorize the President to declare areas of the Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the By Mr. JONES of Tennessee (for him Nation which meet certain economic and valuation of a decedent's interest in a ranch, self, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. NICHOLS, employment criteria to be economic disaster farm, or closely held business may a.t the Mr. OBEY, Mr. PATMAN, Mr. PICKLE, areas, and for other purposes; to the Com election of the executor be determined, for Mr. POAGE, Mr. RARICK, Mr. ROBERTS, mittee on Public Works. estate tax purposes, solely by reference to Mr. RONCALIO of Wyoming, Mr. RoY, H.R. 3671. A bill to amend chapter 34 of its value for such use; to the Committee on Mr. SISK, Mr. STEED, Mr. STEPHENS, title 38 of the United States Code to restore Ways and Means. Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. entitlement to educational benefits to vet By Mr. RAILSBACK (for himself, Mr. THORNTON, Mr. WAGGONNER, Mr. erans of World War II and the Korean con BLACKBURN, Mr. FRENZEL, Mr. MADI WAMPLER, Mr. WoN PAT, and Mr. flict; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAN, Mr. O'BRIEN, Mr. QUIE, and Mr. PREYER): H.R. 3672. A bill to amend the Social Se YOUNG of Illinois): H.R. 3657. A bill to provide price support curity Act to make certain that recipients of H .R. 3684. A bill to authorize the President for milk at not less than 85 percent of the a.id or assistance under the various Federal to establish a. system to ration fuel oil among parity price therefor; to the Committee on State public assistance and medicaid pro civilian users in order to provide for an Agriculture. grams (and recipients of assistance under equitable distribution of fuel oil in areas of By Miss JORDAN: the veterans' pension and compensation pro shortage; to the Committee on Banking and R.R. 3658. A bill to strengthen and improve grams or any other Federal or federally as Currency. the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for sisted program) will not have the amount By Mr. RAILSBACK (for himself, other purposes; to the Committee on Educa of such aid or assistance reduced because of Mr. MADIGAN, Mr. O'BRIEN, and Mr. tion and Labor. increases in monthly social security benefits; YOUNG of Illinois): ByMr.KAZEN: to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3685. A bill: Deregulation of natural H.R. 3659. A bill to provide price support By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, gas; to the Committee on Interstate and for milk at not less than 85 percent of the Mr. HARSHA, and Mr. LOTT) : Foreign Commerce. parity price therefor; to the Committee on H.R. 3673. A bill to require the Secretary By Mr.RANGEL: . Agriculture. of Agriculture to carry out a rural environ H.R. 3686. A bill to establish treatment By Mr. LEHMAN: mental assistance program; to the Commit and rehabilitation programs for drug depen R.R. 3660. A bill to a.mend the Communica tee on Agriculture. dent members of the Armed Forces; to the tions Act of 1934 to establish orderly pro By Mr. MOSS (for himself and Mr. Committee on Armed Services. · cedures for the consideration of applications MOORHEAD of Pennsylvania) : H.R. 3687. A bill to amend the Public for renewal of broadcast licenses; to the H.R. 3674. A bill to a.mend the Freedom of Health Service Act to provide for the estab Committee on Interstate and Foreign Information Act to provide that news persons lishment of a National Sickle Cell Anemia Commerce. shall not be required to disclose the sources Institute; to the Committee on Interstate of their information, and for other purposes; By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. and Foreign Commerce. EvANS of Colorado) : to the Committee on Government Opera H.R. 3688. A bill to regulate the interstate H.R. 3661. A bill to authorize the acquisi tions. tion of lands within the Vermejo Ranch, New By Mr.OBEY: trafficking and sale of hypodermic needles Mexico and Colorado, for addition to the H.R. 3675. A bill to amend the Agricultural and syringes; to the Committee on Interstate national forest system, and for other pur Adjustment Act of 1949 as amended to estab and Foreign Commerce. poses; to the Committee on Agriculture. lish a support price for milk for the market H.R. 3689. A bill to provde for the con By Mr. McDADE: ing year beginning April l, 1973, and to pro stitutional conduct of the Federal Govern H.R. 3662. A bill to authorize pilot field vide for adjustments in the support price of ment as it relates to the Economic Oppor research programs for the control of agri milk during its marketing year; to the Com tunity Act of 1964, as amended; to the Com cultural and forest pests by integrated bio mittee on Agriculture. mittee on the Judiciary. logical-cultural methods; to the Committee By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. MOAK• H.R. 3690. A bill to establish minimum on Agriculture. LEY, Mrs. HECKLER of Massachusetts, prisoner treatment standards for prisons in H.R. 3663. A bill to establish more effective Mr. MOSHER, Mr. THORNTON, Mr. the United States, and to create an agency community planning and development pro BLATNm:, and Mr. RINALDO): to hear complaints arising from alleged in grams ( and expand the related provisions H.R. 3676. A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to include fractions of such standards; to the Com of existing programs) with particular em mittee on the Judiciary. phasis upon assistance to small communities; qualified drugs, requiring a physician's pre to the Committee on Banking and Currency. scription or certification and approved by a By Mr.REID: H.R. 3664. A bill to a.mend section 161 of formulary committee, among the items and H.R. 3691. A bill to stabilize rents in the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to services covered under the hospital insurance States having low rental vacancy rates; to utilize a portion of the funds for homemak program; to the Committee on Ways and the Committee on Banking and Currency. ing and consumer education programs to Means. By Mr. REID (for himse:i'., Ms. ABZUG, assist the elderly; to the Committee on Edu By Mr. PEYSER (for himself and Mr. Mr. BADILLO, Mrs. CHISHOLM, Mr. cation and Labor. RINALDO): CONYERS, Mr. DANIELSON, Mr. DE H.R. 3665. A bill to amend the National H.R. 3677. A bill to repeal section 15 of the LUGO, Mr. . FLOOD, Mrs. GRASSO, Mr. Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 Urban Mass Transit Act of 1964, to remove GUDE, Mr. HARRINGTON, Mr. BECHLER to authorize design standards for school certain limitations on the amount of grant of West Virginia, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. buses and to require the establishment of assistance which may be available in any one MooRHEAD of Pennsylvania, and Mr. · certain standards for schoolbuses; to the State; to the Committee on Banking and Moss): Committee on Interstate and Foreign Currency. H.R. 3692. A bill to implement the constitu Commerce. By Mr. PICKLE: tional prerogatives and responsibilities of the H.R. 3666. A bill to require that all school H.R. 3678. A bill to amend the Agricultural legislative branch; to the Committee on buses be equipped with seat belts for passen Adjustment Act of 1938 with respect to tfie Government Operations. gers and · seat backs of sufficient height to computation of payments for the production By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. NIX, Mr. prevent injury .to passe;ngers; to the Com of cotton in any drought year, and for other OBEY, Mr. O'HARA, Mr. PODELL, Mr. mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. PRICE of Illinois, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 3252 CONGRESSIONAL · RECORD - HOUSE February 5, 1973 REES, Mr. ROONEY of Pennsylvania, labeled with certain information, and for retail prices of meat for a period of 45 d-a.ys Mr. ROSENTHAL, Mr. SEmERLING, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Inter at the November 1972 retail levels and to TIERNAN, Mr. WON PAT, and Mr. state and Foreign Commerce. require the President to submit to the Con YATRON): By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. gress a plan for insuring an adequate meat H.R. 3693. A bill to implement the consti ABZUG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURTON, supply for U.S. consumers reasonable meat tutional prerogatives and responsl'bilities of Mrs. CHISHOLM, Mr. CLEVELAND, Mr, prices and a fair return on invested capital ,the legislative branch; to the Committee on CORMAN, Mr. COTTER, Mr. DE LUGO, to farmers, food processors, and food retail Government Operations. Mr. DIGGS, Mr. DoNOHUE, Mr. DRINAN, ers; to the Committee on Banking and Cur By Mr. RODINO: Mr. FASCELL, Mr. FISH, and Mr. rency. H.ii. 3694. A bill to amend the joint resolu FLOOD): By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. tion establishing the American Revolution H.R. 3704. A bill to amend the Fair Packag ABZUG, Mr. BADILLO. Mr. BURTON, Mrs. Bicentennial Commission, as amended; to the ing and Labeling Act to require certain label CHISHOLM, Mr. CORMAN, Mr. COTTER, Committee on the Judiciary. ing to assist the consumer in purchases of Mr. DE LUGO_, Mr. DIGGS, Mr. DONO H.R. 3695. A bill to establish the American packaged perishable or semiperishable foods; HUE, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. RevolUJtion Bicentennial administration and to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign FISH, Mr. HELSTOSKI, Miss HOLTZ for other purposes; to the Commission on the Commerce. MAN, Mr. LEHMAN' Mrs. SCHROEDER, Judiciary. By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Mr. and Mr. YATRON) : By Mr.ROE: FOUNTAIN, Mrs. GRASSO, Mr. HEL H.R. 3710. A bill to repeal the meat quota H.R. 3696. A bill to provide for the conser STOSKI, Miss HOLTZMAN, Mr. KEMP, provisions of Public Law 88-482; to the Com vation, protection, and propagation of species Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. MOAK mittee on Ways and Means. or subspecies of fish and wildlife that are LEY, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. SYMING By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. threatened with extinction or likely within TON, Mr. WON PAT, and Mr. YATRON): ABzuG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURTON, Mrs. the foreseeable future to become threatened H.R. 3705. A bill to a.mend the Flair Packag CHISHOLM, Mr. CLEVELAND, Mr. with extinction, and for other purposes; to ing and Labeling Act to require cetrain label CORMAN, Mr. COTTER, Mr. DE LuGo, the Committee on Merchant Marine and ing to assist the consumer in purchases of Mr. DIGGS, Mr. DONOHUE, Mr. Fisheries. packaged perishable or semiperlshable foods; DRINAN, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. FLOOD, Mrs. H.R. 3697. A bill to provrae adequate men to the Commi-ttee on Interstate and Foreign GRASSO, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. HELSTOSKI, tal health care and psychiatric care to all Commerce. Miss HOLTZMAN, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. Americans; to the Committee on Ways and By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. MOAKLEY, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. Means. ABzuG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURTON, SYMINGTON, Mr. WON PAT, and Mr. YATRON): By Mr. RONCALLO of NeV! York: Mrs. CHISHOLM, Mr. CLEVELAND, Mr. H.R. 3698. A bill to amend the Emergency CORMAN, Mr. COTTER, Mr. DE LUGO, H.R. 3711. A bill to require that durable Employment Act of 1971 to extend for 1 year Mr. DIGGS, Mr. DONOHUE, Mr. DRINAN, consumer products be labeled as to durabil (through the :fiscal year 1974), at current Mr. FASCELL, Mr. FLOOD, Mrs. GRASSO, ity and performance life; to the Committee levels, the authorization of funds for ca..rry Mr. HELSTOSKI, Mr. KEMP, Mr. LEH on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. ing out such act (including the special em MAN, Mr. MATSUNAGA, Mr. MAZZOLI, By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. ployment assistance program); to the Com Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. WON PAT, and ABZUG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURTON, Mrs. mittee on Education and Labor. Mr. YATRON) : CHISHOLM, Mr. CORMAN, Mr. COTTER, By Mr. ROSENTHAL: H.R. 3706. A bill to provide for the develop Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. DIGGS, Mr. DONO H.R. 3699. A bill to prohibit sonic booms by ment of a uniform system of quality grades HUE, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. civil aircraft within the United States; to the for consumer food products; to the Commit FLOOD, Mr. FOUNTAIN, Mrs. GRASSO, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com tee on Agriculture. Miss HOLTZMAN, Mr. HELSTOSKI, Mr. merce. By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. LEHMAN, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. MOAKLEY, By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. ABZUG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURTON, Mrs. ScHROEDER, and Mr. YATRON): ABZUG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURTON, Mrs. Mrs. CHISHOLM, Mr. CORMAN, Mr. H.R. 3712. A bill to require that certain CHISHOLM, Mr. CLEVELAND, Mr. COR COTTER, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. DIGGS, Mr. durable products be prominently labeled as MAN, Mr. COTTER, Mr. DE LuGo, Mr. DONOHUE, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. FASCELL, to date of manufacture and for other pur DIGGS, Mr. DONOHUE, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. Mr. FLOOD, Mrs. GRASSO, Mr. HAWK poses; to the Committee on Interstate and FASCELL, Mr. FISH, and Mr. FLOOD): INS, Mr. HELSTOSKI, Mr. KEMP, Mr. Foreign Commerce. H.R. 3700. A bill to amend the Federal LEHMAN, Mr. MATSUNAGA, Mr. MoAK By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the LEY, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. SYMING ABZUG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BERGLAND, labels on all foods to disclose each of their TON, Mr. WON PAT, and Mr. YATRON) : Mr. BURTON, Mrs. CHISHOLM, Mr. ingredients; to the Con;i.mittee on Interstate CORMAN, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. DIGGS, Mr. H.R. 3707. A bill to amend the Federal Food, and Foreign Commerce. DONOHUE, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. FASCELL, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the labels Mr. HELSTOSKI, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Mr. on certain package goods to contain the name FOUNTAIN, Mrs. GRASSO, Mr. HAWK WON PAT, and Mr. YATRON) : and place of business of the manufacturer, H.R. 3713. A bill to amend the Federal INS, Miss HOLTZMAN, Mr. KEMP, packer, and distributor; to the Committee on Trade Commission Act to make sales promo Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. MATSUNAGA, Mr. Interstate and Foreign Commerce. MAZZOLI, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mrs. SCHROE tion games unfair methods of competition; DER, Mr. SYMINGTON, Mr. WON PAT, By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Mr. YATRON, and Mr. McCORMACK) : ABZUG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURTON, Commerce. H.R. 3701. A bill to amend the Federal Mrs. CHISHOLM, Mr. CORMAN, Mr. By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the COTTER, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. DIGGS, Mr. ABZUG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURTON, DONOHUE, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. FASCELL, labels on all foods to disclose each of their Mrs. CHISHOLM, Mr. CORMAN, Mr. ingredients; to the Committee on Interstate Mrs. GRASSO, Mr. HELSTOSKI, Miss HOLTZMAN, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. MAT COTTER, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. DIGGS, Mr. and Foreign Commerce. SUNAGA, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. MOAKLEY, DONOHUE, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. FLOOD, By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. WON PAT, and Mrs. GRASSO, Mr. HELSTOSKI, Mr. ABZUG, Mr. BADILLO, Mr. BURTON, Mrs. Mr. YATRON): LEHMAN, Mr. MATSUNAGA, Mr. MOAK CHISHOLM, Mr. CLEVELAND, Mr. COR H.R. 3708. A bill to amend the Fair Pack LEY, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. WON PAT, MAN, Mr. COTTER, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. and Mr. YATRON): DIGGS, Mr. DONOHUE, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. aging and Labeling Act to require the disclo FASCELL, Mr. FLOOD, and Mr. FOUN sure by retail distributors of unit retail prices H.R. 3714. A bill to amend the Intergov TAIN): of packaged consumer commodities, and for ernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 to im H.R. 3702. A bill to require that certain other purposes; to the Committee on Inter prove intergovernmental relationships be processed or packaged consumer products be state and Foreign Commerce. tween the United States and the States and labeled with certain information, and for By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. municipalities, and the economy and effi other purposes; to the Committee on Inter ABZUG, Mr. BADJLLO, Mr. BURTON, ciency of government by providing Federal state and Foreign Commerce. Mrs. CHISHOLM, Mr. CORMAN, Mr. cooperation and assistance in the establish By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. COTTER, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. DIGGS, Mr. 'ment and strengthening of State and local GRASSO, Mr. HELSTOSKI, Miss HOLTZ DONOHUE, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. FISH, Mr. offices of consumer protection; to the Com MAN, Mr. KEMP, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. FLOOD, Mrs. GRASSO, Mr. HELSTOSKI, mittee on Government Operations. MATSUNAGA, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mrs. Miss HOLTZMAN, Mr. LEHMAN, Mrs. By Mr. ROYBAL: ScHROEDER, Mr. SYMINGTON, Mr. SCHROEDER, Mr. WON PAT, and Mr. H.R. 3715. A bill to amend the Immigration WON PAT, and Mr. YATRON) : YATRON): and Nationality Act to increase immigration H.R. 3703. A bill .to require that certain H.R. 3709. A bill to amend the Economic from Western Hemisphere nations; to the processed or packaged consumer products be Stabilization Act of 1970, to stabilize the Committee on the Judiciary. February 5, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 3253 H.R. 3716. A bill to provide that certain By Mr. TEAGUE of Texas: By Mr. WARE: aliens illegally in the Unired States may have H.R. 3727. A bill to provide that compensa H.R. 3742. A bill to amend the National their status adjusted to that of permanent tion received by an individual from the Vet Flood Insurance Act of 1968; to the Commit residents; to the Committee on the Judi erans' Administration for service-connected tee on Banking and Currency. ciary. disability shall not be taken into account as By Mr. WILLIAMS: H.R. 3717. A blll to amend the Social Se income so as to prevent his occupance of H.R. 3743. A bill to amend the Lead-Based curity Act to provide for certain documen Government-sponsored housing ( or so as to Paint Poisoning Prevention Act; to the Com tation before the issuance of social security increase the rent which he would otherwise mittee on Banking and Currency. account numbers to aliens and citizens; to be required to pay); to the Committee on By Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself and the Committee on Ways and Means. Banking and Currency. Mr. WHITEHURST) : H.R. 3728. A bill to amend title 5, United H.R. 3744. A bill to amend the joint reso By Mr. SATTERFIELD: States Code, to provide that individuals be lution establishing the American Revolution H.R. 3718. A bill to amend the Federal apprised of records concerning them which Bicentennial Commission, as amended; to the Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41) to pro are maintained by Government agencies; to Committee on the Judiciary. vide that under certain circumstances ex the Committee on Government Operations. By Mr. WYATT: clusive territorial arrangements shall not be H.R. 3729. A bill to amend title 18 of the H.R. 3745. A bill to amend title 38, United deemed unlawful; to the Commit-we on In United States Code to prohibit certain activ States Code, so as to provide that increases rerstate and Foreign Commerce. ities in time of war or armed conflict; to the in social security benefits, railroad retire By Mr. SEBELIUS (for himself, Mr. Committee on the Judiciary. ment benefits, and cost-of-living adjust SHRIVER, Mr. SKUBITZ, and Mr. H.R. 3730. A bill to impose certain safe ments of civil service retirement annuities WINN): guards on investigations carried out by Fed· shall be disregarded under certain circum H.R. 3719. A bill to provide price support eral agencies; to the Committee on the stances in determining eligibility for or the for milk at not less than 85 percentum of Judiciary. amount of dependency and indemnity com the parity price therefor; to the Commit-we H.R. 3731. A bill to authorize appropri pensation for dependent parents of vererans on Agriculture. ations for activities of the National Science and non-service-connected pension for veter By Mr. SIKES (for himself, Mr. CHAP Foundation, and for other purposes; to the ans and widows; to the Committee on Veter PELL, Mr. WAGGONNER, and Mr. Committee on Science and Astronautics. ans' Affairs. DORN): H.R. 3732. A bill to amend title 38, United By Mr. WYMAN: H.R. 3720. A bill to authorize the Secretary States code, to establish a Court of Veterans' H.R. 3746. A bill to amend the Federal of Agriculture to develop and carry out a Appeals and to prescribe its jurisdiction and Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41) to pro forestry incentives program to encourage a functions; to the Committee on Veterans' vide that under certain circumstances ex higher level of forest resource prorection, Affairs. clusive territorial arrangements shall not development, and management by small non H.R. 3733. A bill to authorize the American be deemed unlawful; to the Committee on industial private and non-Federal public for Battle Monuments Commission to assume Inrerstate and Foreign Commerce. est landowners, and for other purposes; to control of overseas war memorials erected by H.R. 3747. A bill to protect collectors of the Committee on Agriculture. private persons and non-Federal and foreign antique glassware and china against the By Mr. SIKES: agencies, and to demolish such war me manufacture in the United States or the im H.R. 3721. .\. bill to amend section 921 of morials in certain instances; to the Commit portation of imitations of such glassware; to title 18 of the United States Code to add a tee on Veterans' Affairs. the Committee on Interstate and Foreign definition of "convicted"; to the Commit-we H.R. 3734. A bill to transfer control of Commerce. on the Judiciary. Pershing Hall to the Administrator of Vet H.R. 3748. A bill to amend the Securities By Mr.SISK: erans' Affairs in order that such building may Act of 1933 to provide certain persons with H.R. 3722. A bill to define the authority of be preserved as a memorial to General of the procedures for applying to the Securities and the President of the United Stares to inter Armies of the United States John J. Pershing Exchange Commission; to the Committee on vene abroad or to make war without the ex while being utilized in the best interest of Interstate and Foreign Commerce. press consent of Congress; to the Committee the United States; to the Committee on H.R. 3749. A bill to establish annual im on Foreign Affairs. Veterans' Affairs. port quotas on certain textile and footwear By Mr. SISK (for himself, Mr. ANDER H.:3.. 3735. A bill to transfer control of articles; to the Committee on Ways and SON of Illinois, Mr. BYRON, Mr. Pershing Hall to the Secretary of State; to Means. CLARK, Mr. DELLENBACK, Mr. ESCH, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. ZWACH: Mr. FISH, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. HALEY, H.R. 3736. A bill to amend section 3101 H.R. 3750. A bill to provide price support Mr. HANLEY, Mr. HARSHA, Mr. HAST of title 38, United States Code, to provide for milk at not less than 85 percent of the INGS, Mr. KING, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. that the proceeds of any policy of U.S. Gov parity price therefor; to the Committee on PEPPER, Mr. QUIE, Mr. RUPPE, Mr. ernment Life Insurance, National Service Life Agriculture. SANDMAN, Mr. STRATTON, Mr. TEAGUE Insurance, Servicemen's Group Life Insur By Mr. ABDNOR: of California, Mr. THOMPSON of New ance, or Veterans' Group Life Insurance shall H.J. Res. 285. Joint resolution to honor Jersey, Mr. VIGORITO, Mr. WmNALL, not be included in the computation of the American war dead in Vietnam by flying the and Mr. YATRON): gross value of the insured's estate for Federal flag at half staff from February 27 to March H.R. 3723. A bill to create a National Agri estate tax or State inheritance tax purposes; 27, 1973; to the Committee on the Judiciary. cultural Bargaining Board, to provide stand to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. BEARD: ards for the qualification of associations of By Mr. TEAGUE of Texas (by request) : H.J. Res. 286. Joint resolution proposing producers, to define the mutual obligation of H.R. 3737. A bill to amend title 10, United an amendment to the Constitution of the handlers and associations of producers to States Code, to equalize the retirement pay United States relating to open admissions of members of the uniformed services of equal to public schools; to the Committee on the negotiate regarding agricultural products rank and years of service, and for other pur produced or sold under contract, and for Judiciary. poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. BROOMFIELD: other purposes; to the Committee on Agri H.R. 3738. A bill to amend chapter 55 of H.J. Res. 287. Joint resolution to declare cultnre. title 10, United States Code, to provide for the policy of the United States with respect By Mr. STAGGERS: the continuance of special health care cov to its rerritorial sea; to the Committee on H.R. 3724. A bill to amend the Rural Elec erage for retarded or handicapped dependents Foreign Affairs. trifi.cation Act of 1936, as amended, to reaf of certain members of the Armed Forces after By Mr. CAMP: firm that such funds made available for each the retirement of such members; to the Com H.J. Res. 288. Joint resolution proposing fiscal year to carry out the programs pro mittee on Armed Services. an amendment to the Constitution to per vided for in such act be fully obligared in By Mr. THOMSON of Wisconsin: mit the imposition and carrying out of the said year, and for other purposes; to the H.R. 3739. A bill to provide additional pen death penalty; to the Committee on the committee on Agriculture. alties for the use of firearms in the commis Judiciary. By Mr. JAMES V. STANTON: sion of certain crimes of violence; to the By Mr. DANIELSON: Committee on the Judiciary. H.J. Res. 289. Joint resolution to author ll.R. 3725. A bill to protect the public's H.R. 3740. A bill to amend title 38 of the ize the President to proclaim the last Friday right to know; to the Committee on the United States Code to liberalize the pro of April of each year as National Arbor Day; Judiciary. visions relating to payment of disability and to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. STUBBLEFIELD (for himself, d£ath pension; to the Committee on Vet By Mr. DELANEY: Mr. DENHOLM, and Mr. BRECKIN erans' Affairs. H.J. Res. 290. Joint resolution proposing an RIDGE): By Mr. WALDIE (for himself and Mrs. amendment to the Constitution of the United H.R. 3726. A bill to provide price support BuaKE of California) : States to insure that due process and equal for milk at not less than 85 per centum of H.R. 3741. A bill to protect confidential protection are afforded to an individual from the pa.rlty price therefor; to the Committee sources of the news media; to the Committee the moment of conception; to the Committee on Agriculture. on the Judiciary. on the Judiciary. 3254 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE February 5, 1973 By Mr. DOWNING: By Mr. HARRINGTON: By Mr. COLLIER: H.J. Res. 292. Joint resoluth.\ll proposing an H. Res. 184. Resolution providing for two H.R. 3756. A bill for the relief of Jerry P. amendment to the Constitution of the United additional student congressional interns for Tomcal; to the Committee on the Judiciary. states; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Members of tbe House of Representatives, By Mr. DOMINICK v. DANIELS (by re By Mr. LENT (for himself, Mr. FuLTON, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, quest): Mr. SANDMAN, and Mr. STEELMAN) : and each Delegate to the House, and for H.R. 3757. A bill for the relief of Gennaro H.J. Res. 293. Joint resolution proposing other purposes; to the Committee on House Orlando; to the Committee on the Judiciary. an amendment to the Constitution of the Administration. By Mrs. HECKLER of Massachusetts: United States relative to neighborhood By Mr. HEBERT (for himself and Mr. H.R. 3758. A bill for the relief of Isabel schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary. BRAY): Eugenia Serra.ne Macias Ferrier; to the Com By Mr. DE LUGO (for himself and Mr. H. Res. 185. Resolution authorizing the mittee on the Judiciary. WoNPAT): Committee on Armed Services to conduct H.R. 3759. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Ana H.J. Res. 291. Joint resolution proposing full and complete studies and investigations Maria de Lima Sousa Raooso and her two an amendment to the Constitution to pro and make inquiries on any and all matters children, Paulo and Carlos; to the Committee vide for the participation of Guam and the within its jurisdiction as set forth in clause on the Judiciary. Virgin Islands in the election of the Presi 3, rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep By Mr. HELSTOSKI: dent and Vice President; to the Committee resentatives; to the Committee on Rules. H.R. 3760. A bill for the relief of Anna I. on the Judiciary. H. Res. 186. Resolution to provide for the Duisberg, sole heir of Dr. Walter H. Duis By Mr. RANGEL: expenses of investigations and studies to be berg; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.J. Res. 294. Joint resolution to establish conducted by the Committee on Armed Serv By Mr. HENDERSON: a temporary commission to study the rela ices pursuant to H. Res. 185; to the Com H.R. 3761. A bill for the relief of Joyce Ann tionship between drug addiction and crime mittee on House Administration. Farrior; to the Committee on the Judiciary. and make recommendations for the control By Mrs. SULLIVAN: By Mr. LEHMAN: of such addiction; to the Committee on the H. Res. 187. Resolution authorizing the H.R. 3762. A bill for the relief of Ruben Judiciary. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish Miguel Mastrapa; to the Committee on the By Mr. RUNNELS: eries to conduct certain studies and investi Judiciary. H.J. Res. 295. Joint resolution establish gations; to the Committee on Rules. By Mr. MINSHALL of Ohio: ing expenditure priorities between care for H.R. 3763. A bill for the relief of Francesco American war dead, American prisoners of Ardito; to the Committee on the Judiciary. war, American veterans and the reconstruc MEMORIALS By Mr. MURPHY of New York: tion of North Vietnam; to the Committee on H.R. 3764. A bill for the relief of Azucena F'oreign Affairs. Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memori Castillo-Artavia; to the Committee on the By Mr. WALDIE (for himself and Mr. als, were presented and referred as Judiciary. GUDE): follows: H.R. 3765. A bill for the relief of Gloria H.J. Res. 296. Joint resolution to authorize 21. By the SPEAKER: Hernandez; to the Committee on the Judi the President to proclaim the last week of A memorial of the Legislature of the State ciary. June of each year as National Autistic Chil of Oklahoma, relative to funding of the H.R. 3766. A bill for the relief of Calogero dren's Week; to the Committee on the Ju Library Services and Construction Act; to Mallia; to the Committee on the Judiciary. diciary. the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. ROSTENKOWSKI: By Mr. CHARLES H. WILSON of Cali 22. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of H.R. 3767. A bill for the relief of Mr. and fornia: the State of Idaho, relative to the formula Mrs. Tyrone Magsino; to the Committee on H.J. Res. 297. Joint resolution to establish for the distribution of Federal funds to edu the Judiciary. the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge; to the cational programs; to the Committee on H.R. 3768. A bill for the relief of Mr. and Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish- Education and Labor. Mrs. J. Marcello Veron Ramos; to the Com eries. 23. Also, Legislature of the State of Okla mittee on the Judiciary. By Mr. ZABLOCKI: homa, relative to the late President Lyndon By :Mr. SATTERFIELD: H.J. Res. 298. Joint resolution proposing Baines Johnson; to the Committee on House H.R. 3769. A bill for the relief of H. Dixon an amendment to the Constitution of the Administration. Smith; to the Committee on the Judiciary. United States to insure that due process and 24. Also a memorial of the Legislature of By Mr. SYMMS: equal protection are afforded to an individual the Territory of Guam, relative to the Honor H.R. 3770. A bill to incorporate in the Dis :from the moment of conception; to the Com able Antonio B. Won Pat; to the Committee trict of Columbia the National Inconven mittee on the Judiciary. on Interior and Insular Affairs. ienced Sportsmen's Association; to the Com By Mr. BROWN of California: 25. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of mittee on the District of Columbia. H. Con. Res. 106. Concurrent resolution the State of Idaho, relative to the highway By Mr. THOMSON of Wisconsin: requesting the President to proclaim March trust fund; to the Committee on Public H.R. 3771. A bill for the relief Mr and Mrs. 21, the vernal equinox, of each year as Earth Works. Sidney Dutchin and family; to the Commit Day; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 26. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of tee on the Judiciary. By Mr. FREY (for himself, Mr. ALEx the State of South Carolina, relative to con By Mr. WYMAN: ANDER, Mr. ANDERSON of Illinois, lvir. tinuing the provisions of the Public Works H.R. 3772. A bill for the relief of Edward R. ARCHER, Mr. BLACKBURN, Mr. COUGH and Economic Development Act of 1965 so as Davies; to the Committee on the Judiciary. LIN, Mr. DANIELSON, Mr. DERWINSKI, to maintain programs of the Economic De By Mr. YATES: Mr. FLOWERS, Mr. FORSYTHE, Mr. velopment Administration and the Coastal H.R. 3773. A bill to authorize the President FOUNTAIN, Mr. FRENZEL, and Mr. Plains Regional Commission; to the Commit to appoint Vice Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, HANNA): tee on Public Works. U.S. Navy retired, to the grade of admiral H. Con. Res. 107. Concurrent resolution on the retired list; to the Committee on to require a court impact statement in each Armed Services. report of legislation from a committee of either House of Congress to that House; to PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS the Committee on Rules. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private By Mr. FREY (for himself, Mr. HAR RINGTON, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HUBER, bills and resolutions were introduced and PETITIONS, ETC. Mr. !CHORD, 1V1r. KEATING, Mr. MAIL severally referred as follows: Under cla.use 1 of rule XXII, petitions LIARD, Mr. MALLARY, Mr. ROBINSON of By Mr. ARMSTRONG: H.R. 3751. A bill for the relief of James E. and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk Virginia, Mr. VEYSEY, Mr. WARE, Mr. and referred as follows: WHITEHURST, Mr. WYATT, and Mr. Fry, Junior, and Margaret E. Fry; to the WYLIE): Committee on the Judiciary. 36. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Ray H. Con. Res. 108. Concurrent resolution to By Mr. BIAGGI: Lake, and others, Troy, Mo., relative to require a court impact statement in each H.R. 3752. A bill for the relief of Carlo Bas amending the Judiciary and Judicial Pro report of legislation from a committee of sanini; to the Committee on the Judiciary. cedure Act of 1948, to provide protection for H.R. 3753. A bill for the relief of Ippolita law enforcement officers sued for damages either House of Congress to that House; to Maffei; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the Committee on Rules. in Federal court resulting from the per H.R. 3754. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Bruna. formance of their duties; to the Committee By Mr. PATMAN: Turni and Miss Graziella Turni; to the Com H. Con. Res. 109. Concurrent resolution mittee on the Judiciary. on the Judiciary. providing for the printing of remarks of By Mr. BROYHil..L of Virginia: 37. Also, petition of Frank M. Meyer, Bland tribute to the late President of the United H.R. 3755. A bill for the relief of Richard ford, Mass., relative to the creation of Fed States, Lyndon Baines Johnson; to the Com B. Bradley; to the Committee on the Judi eral justices of the peace; to the Committee mittee on House Administration. ciary. on the Judiciary.
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