IMPROVEMENTS ON CHALME~'TE BATTLE FIELD of State, embodied in the gentleman's report, from which it might be inferred that the delegates to the Pan American Mr. COLLINS. Colonel, why is it that something has not been done Union could not arouse sufficient interest in Latin America in to improve the Chalmette battle :field? the proposal. Let me read from the letter of the Secretary Colonel GIBSON. It is due to the wording of the act under wJ1ich of State: the Government took title to that monument. That act provides that the Society of the United Daughters of 1776 and 1812 shall be The advisory committee of the Pan American Union recently adopted responsible for maintaining the monument. It is so worded that the a resolution proposing that the invitations to the conference should be Government can spend no money to maintain that monument. We own issued by the Government of the United States instead of by the Pan the land but we can not spend money to maintain it. American Union, in the belief that the conference would in this way arouse greater interest in Latin America. COl\Il\IErt10RATION OF BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Mr. cou,rNs. If there has been a battle oi real, genuine importance Mr. COOPER of Wisconsin. That does not indicate the in our history, it seems to me it is the Battle of New Orleans. incapacity of the Pan American Union. Colonel GIBSON. It would be a very simple matter to establish a Mr. STAFFORD. Not the incapacity, but perhaps the little park-and I mean a little one-down theL"e, that would properly futility. commemorate that battle, taking in the monument, and so forth. Mr. COOPER of Wisconsin. No; simply the modesty. They Mr. CoLLINS. It is a battle where the loss of life on our side-and did not want it issued in their own name. They thought I suppose that is the test-was trivial, and on the other side it was perhaps the '-6entleman from Wisconsin would not think so enormous. It is about the worst looking place that you can imagine. that an invitation from the Government of the United States If we are going to pu~ue this policy that it seems we are engaged would have more effect than one from an advisory committee of the Pan American Union. in-- Colonel GmsoN. It would be possible to establish a park down there Mr. STAFFORD. In order to awaken interest in some of our for a very small amount of money that would suitably commemorate drowsy Latin ~merican Republics, it might be advisable to have that place, and would mark it for . all time. It would not cost much an invitation from the President of the United States to attend money to do it. a conference of this kind rather than to have an invitation Mr. COLLINS. What are your views on that? Do you think it ought from the Director of the Pan American Union, Doctor Rowe. to be done? Mr. COOPER of Wisconsin. The gentleman speaks of the Colonel GIBSON. Yes. That is a battle of prime importance. drowsy Central American and South American people. I should Mr. COLLINS. It was really the only battle of any importance in like to attend a debate iln this bill, participated in by the drowsy the War of 1812. representatives from Central and South America and the gen Colonel GIBSON. Yes, it was; and it should be properly com- tleman from Wisconsin. Mr. STAJPFORD. I would not gainsay at all that when they memorated. are awakened they are very much alive, but they need awaken I can not close this address without paying a tribute to the ing on occasions. lamented James W. Good, late Secretary of War, for his Mr. COOPER of Wisconsin. The gentleman will find they are interest in the great battle field, as shown by his letter to the always awake when it comes to a question of this magnitude Committee on Military Affairs on this bill, which he had sug and importance. Mr. Speaker, I wish to say what I believe gested should be considered as a substitute for those I had will occur to anyone who reads the bill, that such international introduced on the subject. In view of the regret and even conferences as this, of experts on agriculture, forestry, and harsh criticism expressed by newspapers and magazines at the similar subjects, ought to be provided for as frequently as is lack of attention shown by the Government to what they reasonably possible, because--and it was the unanimous opin deemed to be one of the historic spots on the continent, Mr. ion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs-they greatly stimulate Good determined to aid in passing the legislation that would industry and trade, and do more than all else possible to pro vest authority in the War Department to administer and care mote mutual acquaintance, good will, and peace. for the field in such a way that no persons could criticize, Mr. STAFFORD. There is no denying that is the main however they might try. objective of these conferences, to advancEt_ the harmonious rela There is no doubt that Congress, from the interest manifested tions which should exist between our countty and our neighbors in this bill in the House, wants the monument and the grounds to the south. as transferred by the State of Louisiana cared for in an en The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? tirely adequate manner, so that visitors to the place where There was no objection. Jackson repelled the invader may be proud of the Nation that The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: remembers in an appropriate manner those who fought the good Resolved, etc., That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized and fight on January 8, 1815. requested to invite representatives of the governments of the coun May the toast the great leader loved so well ever be in our tries members of the Pan American Union to attend an Inter-American American minds and hearts : Conference on Agriculture, Forestry, and Animal Industry, to be held in Our country-may she live forever and a day. But if she must die, Washington, D. C., September 8, 1930, to September 20, 1930, inclusive_ let it not be from internal corruption and decay, but upon a battle SEc. 2. That the sum of $25,600, or so much thereof as may be field of imperishable glory. necessary, is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the expenses of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the next such meeting, including salaries in the District of Columbia or else bill. where, rent in the District of Columbia, printing and binding, transporta tion, subsistence or per diem in lieu of subsistence (notwithstanding the INTER-.AMERIC.AN CONFERENCE ON .AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, .AND provisions of any other act), contract stenographic reporting services, .ANIM.AL INDUSTRY official cards, and such expenses as may be actually and necessarily in The next business on the Consent Calendar was the resolution curred by the Government of the United States by reason of such (H. J. Res. 195) authorizing and requesting the President to in invitation in the observance of proper courtesies. vite representatives of the governments of the countries members of the Pan American Union to attend an Iuter-American Con The resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third ference on Agriculture, Forestry, and Animal Industry, and pro time, was read the third time, and passed. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was viding for the expenses ~ of such meeting. The title of the resolution was read. passed was laid on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres CONSTRUCTION .AT FORT M'KINLElY, PORTL.AND, MEl ent consideration of the resolution? The next business on the Consent Calendar was the bill Mr. STAFFORD. Reserving the right to object, Mr (H. R. 707) to authorize an appropriation for construction at Speaker-and I shall not object-! would like to ask my col· Fort McKinley, Portland, Me. league from Wisconsin [Mr. COOPER] why the Pan American The Clerk read the title of the bill. Union did not function in this matter. Does the distinguished The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres head of the bureau, Dr. Leo S. Rowe, propose to abdicate some ent consideration of the bill? of his power and transfer it to the President? I understand Mr. L.AGUARDIA. Mr. Speaker, reserving the light to ob this comes under the purview of the Pan American Union. ject, I would like to inquire of the gentleman from Maine and Mr. COOPER of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, in response to the the gentleman from California, who is on the Appropriations question of the gentleman from Wisconsin, I would inform him Committee, why it is we have a separate bill in this instance that the advisory committee of the Pan American Union in when we have a complete building program for the War Depart dorses this proposition, and speaks for all the States of the ment, a program calling for an expenditure of over $160,000,000. Pan American Union. We are appropriating every year for it, and if we are going to 1930 co.L TGREssro.£. TAL RECORD-Ho ... sE 2967 parate bills you are going sideration ot my wi. hes be eliminated. I do not think it would n man bas as much right do anyb dy any harm. Mr. LAGUARDIA. It may dO" other people a lot of good by pa. · ina a lot of these bill that should not be pa . ed. I do not say that in reference to thi bill, but if we tart out on the~e piecemeal appropriatioJ! for the Army, every one having a post in hi district is going to come in here and get 50,000 or 100,000, although we have a regular building program, and that i the very purpo e of the War Department in getting gentle men to introduce separate bills. They believe in this ·way they \Till ('t' t $50,000 more. Mr. BEEDY. o; thL was in the original bill. Mr. LAGUARDIA. Exactly. lr. BEEDY. And they eliminated it from that bill. Mr. LAGUARDIA. They had no bu~iness to do it. Mr. BEEDY. But they did; and here I am r presenting a di ;trict wbere a fire bas depri'\"ed orne of our oldler"' proper sleeping quarters. Tb y ought to be taken care of and I am trying to help do it. Mr. BARBOUR. I intend to ..,ugge t the striking out of the 50,000 and the words relating to it and let it come up ' ith a r gular e"'timate showing what is needed, with an opportunity for Congre s to pa on it. Will the gentleman ac ept such an amendment? Mr. BEEDY. The gentleman from California sugge t it, and I ·on ent to triking out the 50,000 or the r ference to a pecifi appropriation? fr. BARBOUR. Ye ; the word relating to the 50,000. Mr. BEEDY. And have this read: There 1 hereby authorized the con truction of barracks at Fort McKinley, Portland, Me. Mr. BARBUOR. Yeu. 1\Ir. BBEDY. This thou ht bas occurred to me. I do not know but what that would be very mu ·h to my advantage. :Mr. BAUBOUR. The gentleman takes that chanc . Mr. BEEDY. It is a pr tty danoerous poll y, I ~honld ay, for the gentlemen to agree to. There would be no limit here. The ky would be the limit. M1·. BARBOUR. Let me tate to the gentleman why this ugg tion i made. A bill is before u here authorizing an appropriation of not to exceed $50,000 for the con truction of barrack at Fort McKinley, Portland, Me. o far as Congre i cone rned, we have no information whatever to determine whether 50,000 i t11e correct amount or 60 000 or $30,000. l\Ir. 'TAFFORD. '\Vill the gentleman yield? Mr. BARBOUR. Let me fini-b the statement. I notice in the r port her that the Secretary of War tates: It i e:;tlmated that the CO't of the bUl, If enacted into law, will be 50.000. o what i the u e of putting in the word "not to exceed 50,0 ;• when we know that the e:timnte will come back for 50.000? Th r a .. on I am uoge ting the amendment i tbi . We are told in our committee t11at when these matter' come to the Con gre : for an authorization there bas been up to that time only a Yery crude timate of the co t. The Military Affair Com mittee th n fixe the maximum amount of the appropriation in thf' authorization bill. The War Department then proceed._ to prepare it plan. and specification according to the maximum amount named in the authorization bill. Wh n the matter reaches the Bureau of the Budoet the bureau take the po ition that Congr ;;: having acted upon it, they will put in the e ti mate the maximum mount. o the amount named in the bill as t11e maximum come before the Committee on Appropriations a a Budget e timate. When the ma:rimum amounts are named in these bill they become the minimum amount and plan are built a cording to those amounts. Then if they are not ufficicnt they come back and a k for another authorization. During our recent hearing t.he Quartermaster General stated that prior to the time we began thi hou ing program it was en tomary to authorize the project without any reference to the co t, and they then had to prepare their plans anti specifica tion go before the proper committee of Congress and justify the plan they bad prepared and the estimated cost. They should have to go before the Bureau of the Budget and ju tify their plans and pecitlcation and e timated co t before comin('t' to C ngre~ for the money. As it i at the present;...time, there is no careful crutiny of any of the e matter · until they come be for the Committee on Appropriations. We undertook this year to go into some of the e building projects, and we found there were from 150 to 200 of them in thi year's bill, and it was a physical impo ~ibillty for our committee to make any detailed inyestigation or study of the e plans and specifications. \>o all I I 2-968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE FEBRUARY 3 the way through uncler this system there is no careful study or Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, since the gentle scrutiny of the plans and specifications and the estimated cost. man assures the House that they have the money, and that they If the gentleman is willing to leave out reference to the maxi have expended money in connection with this proposed bridge, I mum cost, but authorize the barracks building an_d then let the shall not object. War Department prepare a satisfactory plan, let them go before The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the bill. the Bureau of the Budget and justify the estimated cost of the The Clerk read as follows : building according to that plan; then 'let them come to the Be it enacted, etc.., That the times for commencing and completing the Appropriations Committee and again defend their estimates of construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Niobrara, cost; there will be careful examination and scrutiny of the Nebr., authorized to be built by" H. A. Rinder, his heirs, legal representa project. tives, and assigns, by act of Congress approved May 22, 1928, are Mr. BEEDY. I appreciate the gentleman's responsibility as hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from May 22, 1930. chairman of the subcommittee having these matters in charge; SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby ex and we all realize that he has been a zealous and efficient chair pressly reserved. man of the committee. Let us take the case as the gentleman puts it up to me. With the following committee amendments: Here is an authorization without any limit whatever to erect Line 7, after the figures " 1928," insert: "and extended by act of barracks at Fort McKinley. As. the gentleman says, it has been Congress approved March 4, 1929 " ; and in line 8, after the word a rough estimate of the probable cost of reconstruction. We "hereby," insert the word "further." will wipe out the $50,000 limit and let the architect and the engi l'he committee amendments were agreed to, and the bill a1 neers go down there and look over the proposition and make amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, plans and specifications. If they find that to reerect a building with the same accommodations they had before would cost was read the third time, and passed. $70,000. You have no protection, for you have wiped out the A motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed $50,000 limit. However crude that preliminary estimate might was laid on the table. have been, if you retain the $50,000 limit, Congress is assured . BRIDGE ACROSS MISS:IBSIPPI RIVER A.T SA.VA.NNA., ILL. that not more than $50,000 can be spent on the project. The next business on the Consent Calendar was the bill (H. R. Mr. BARBOUR. Oh, if we had gone into the plans and speci 5623) authorizing C. N. Jenks, F. J. Stransky, L. H. Miles, John fications in the cases brought before our committee in the hous Grandy, and Bruce Machen, their heirs, legal representatives, ing program, it would have taken an army truck. to have hauled and assigns, to construct, m,aintain, and operate a bridge across them down here. the Mississippi River at or near Savanna, Ill. Mr. LAGUARDIA. Mr. Speaker, the debate upon this bill The Clerk read the title of the bill. has convinced me that it ought to be objected to, and I object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the Mr. BEEDY. Mr. Speaker, may I ask unanimous consent present consideration of the bill? that the bill be passed over without prejudice? Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, this is a new The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the re project and I object. quest of the gentleman? There was no objection. BRIDGE ACROSS FOX RIVER AT AURORA., ILL. BRIDGE ACROSS MISSOURI RIVER AT NIOBRARA, NEBR. The next business on the Consent Calendar was the bill (H. R. The next business on the Consent Calendar was the bill (H. R. 6133) granting the consent of Congress to the township of Au 5573) to extend the time for commencing and completing the rora, Ill., to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near bridge across the Fox River at or near the village of North Niobrara, Nebr. Aurora, Ill. The Clerk read t11e title to the bill. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres- Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. Reserving the right to object, I ent consideration of the bill? would like to a.sk the gentleman from Nebraska if any money There was no objection. has been spent in connection with this bridge? The Clerk read the bill as follows: Mr. HOWARD. Considerable money has been spent in prep Be it enacted, etc., That the consent of Congress is hereby granted aration for the work. They were already to begin work last to the township of Aurora, Ill., to construct, maintain, and operate a fall when the freeze came. In that country we have high water free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Fox River, at in May and June. Our time expires in May. - a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near State Street, Mr. LAGUARDIA. Will the gentleman assure the House that in the village of North Aurora, Ill., in accordance with the provisions the company had raised the funds and that the only delay was of an act entitled "An act to regulate the construction of bridges over by the freeze or high water? navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Mr. HOWARD. I can assure the gentleman upon the strength SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby ex of the statements I have at hand, which I consider just as good pressly reserved. as my own word. Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. How near is this site to .Council The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, Bluffs? was read the third time, and passed. Mr. HOWARD. Almost if not quite 200 miles. It is 175 A motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed miles, at least. was laid on the table. Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. I want to tell the gentleman BRIDGE ACROSS FLANDERS BAY, ME. why I asked that question, and why I am interested in bridges in his country. Two days ago I received a letter from a gentle The next business on the Consent Calendar was the bill (H. R. man in St. Louis, who tells me that he has three sisters, all 6337) granting the consent of Congress to George H. Glover to widows, who now own 500 bonds of a bridge company at Coun construct a private highway bridge across Flanders Bay, Han cil Bluffs. Not $500 in bonds but 500 bonds, and the bridge has cock County, Me., from the mainland at Sorrento to Soward failed in the payment of interest. Island. · They depend on this interest for money to get along. That The Clerk read the title of the bill. is why I am interested in these bridges, as the bonds are sold The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres in my city. The people in the vicinity of where you desire to ent consideration of the bill? build the bridges have not the money to build them. Mr. LAGUARDIA. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to ob Mr. HOWARD. Let me say to the gentleman that I intro ject, this is a private bridge on privately owned land, is it~ duced a bill for a charter to build a bridge by the Kansas and l\1r. NELSON of Maine. Mr. Glo-ver is one of our summer Nebraska Highway Association. The association could not raise residents, having his home in Florida. He bought land on the the money. Then I introduced a bill for the bridge to be built mainland and he also owns an island off the mainland. He by the municipality of Niobrara, and the municipality could not proposes to build a small bridge across from the mainland to raise the money. I then introduced a bill to secure a charter the island. The public are not concerned at all. Every one is for the State of Nebraska and the State of South Dakota jointly satisfied locally. to build a bridge. By reason of a conflict between the financial The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? statutes of the two States that could not be carried through. There was no objection. Then, as a last resort, I introduced this bill at the request of The Clerk read the bill, as follows: the Niobrara municipality giving .authority to this man Rinder, Be it enacted, etc., That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to who is the most public-spirited man in that little locality, to George H. Glover, of Palm Beach, Fla., h-is heirs, executors, admi-nis build this bridge. The bill was passed an!J they planned to go trators, and assigns, to construct a private highway bridge across the to work this last full on the bridge. narrow water known as Flanders Bay, Hancock County, Me., at a 1930 c 10... :r L RE ORD-· HO "'"SE 2969 nnvtgntlon, connec In the land of The PEAKER pr tempore. Is there o jection to the present oward Island, also. con.iderntion of the bill? There wa no obj tion. thl net i her by Th lerk rend the bill. a. follows: Be it t:nactcd.~ etc.~ That the con ent of Congress is hereby granted to the State or Ma sachu ett to con trnct, maintain, and operate a fr· e highway bt1d"e and approache ther >to across the Merrimack River, nt a p int suitable to the lntere ts of navigation, at or near Tyng:boro, in accordance with tbe provL ions of an act entitled ".An act to regulat tbe con ·truction of bridge over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. EC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal thi net is hereby expre · ·Iy resencd. With the followin .... committee amendment: Line 7, pa~re 1, after the word "Tyngsboro," in crt the word, "Massn· cbu ..etts." Th committ am ndment wa agreed to, and the bill as am nd d wa oru r d to be engro~::-ed and read a third time, wn · rend th third tim , and pas ed. A motion to reconsider the v te by which the bill wn pa ~ ed wa. laid on tbe table.
SI IPPI RIVER H~A, ARK. on. nt Co.lendnr was the bill (II. R. 7255) t extend the time for commencing and completing the c n.·truttion of a bridge aero. s the Mil: rl~sippi River at or near IT lena, Ark. The lerk r ad the title of the bill. The PEAKER pro tempore. I there objection to the pre - nt con iderntion of the bill? r. Mr. LAGUARDI . r. peaker, reserving the right to ob- w? j . t, what cam:; d the uelay in the commencement of U1i work? for a half Mr. Dlr · from the vi wpoiut of some of the rest of u Mr. PARK . Mr. Sp aker, thi. wa a bill intr duced for a toll bridge. in e that time certain condition have c me to tlle knowledge of the highway department, and they think th y will be able to build a free bridge there. They are going to try to do that if they can po. ibly do it. pa~ ed Ir. LAG ARDIA. Do we want to extend the time? Mr. PARK . Ye.:. I ugge t that the bill be pa · d over without pr judice. Mr. DEJ.. 'I 0...... Mr. Sp aker, thi is not the bridge I had in mind when I ~aid that they wanted to pa. it ov r. fr. PARK . Here i~ the ituation with re. pect to the bridge in Arkaru a : The g ntleman know- that the are a great many tr am tllere that will have to be bridg >d under the scbem of road building. W have not enough money to build tion to th pr ent all the. e bridges a free bridge , but mo t of the bridg in my district and in the di trict of my colleague [ Ir. DBIVER] are fre highway bridge~. and they will be fre bridge . Mr. LAGUARDIA. oncernin .... this bill, the Acting ec tary of Agri ulture, Mr. R. W. Dunlap, ay : Thl uill would extend for one and three years, re. pectively, from May 26, 193 , the tlm for commencing and completing the con. truction of tbe bridg aero. the Mb~i ~lppl River at or ncar Helenn, Ark., author iz d by act of ongre s approved May 26, 1928, to be built by D. T. Hargraves and John W. Dulaney, their heirs, legal r pre entatiYc , and a ign . A bridge con trocted. across the Mi i ·ippi Ri"\'"er at the point propo. ed would serve as an interstate connection betw en the Federal aid hi(?b ay system as approved for the States of ArkaD:inS and Mi:;si - sippi. It is the view or the department that 0. private toll bt•id"'e bould not be construct d at thi point. It therefore i recommended that the extension of tim tor commencing and completing th' brid e be not granted. pa 'ed The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there obj ction to the present con id ration of the bill? Mr. LAG ARDIA. Mr. peaker, I n..,k that the bill be pas:-ed over without prejudice. Tbe PEAKER pro tempore. Is there obj tion to the gentl~ man' reque t? Ther wn no obj ction. The PEAKER pro tempore. Tbe Clerk will report the next 1 rk r : d tb title of the bill bill 2970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE FEBRUARY 3
BRIDGE .ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AT OR NEAR .ALMA, WIS. governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by con The next business on the Consent Calendar was the bill (H. R. demnation or expropriation. If at any time after the expiration of 20 7260) authorizing Oscar Baertch, Christ Buhmann, Fred Reiter, ·years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by con and John W. Shaffer, their heirs, legal representatives, and demnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective reve Mississippi River at or near Alma, Wis. nues or profits but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of The title of the bill was read. constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the for actual depreciation in value; (2) the actual cost of acquiring such in present consideration of the bill? terests in real property; (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, that is another exceed 10 per cent of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and new bridge project, and I object. its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property; and ( 4) Mr. FREAR. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman withhold his actual expenditures for necessary improvements. objection for a moment? SEC. 5. If such bridge shall be taken over and acquired by the States Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. Yes; with pleasure. or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of them, Mr. FREAR. Mr. Speaker, I have before me the bridge law as provided in section 4 of this act, and if tolls are thereafter charged that has not yet expired at the present time, granted these for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide same parties. I was asked to have a continuance granted for a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, this bridge, and I would not consent until I had a satisfactory and operating the. bridge and its approaches under economical manage assurance from those people who have the financing of the ment, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount bridge; otherwise I would object to the terms of the law being paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon continued. At the same time two bridge bills were introduced as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to in March, 1928, one for a bridge at Alma and one at Waukesha. exceed 20 years from the date of acquiring the same. After a sinking Both bills have been reintroduced. The purpose of the Alma fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge is to connect with Chippewa Falls and Rochester, run bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the ning from Rochester, Minn., to Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not other large cities on this line. I insisted on this financing con to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and dition being assured before renewal of the permit. On page 2 operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical manage of the accompanying report it is stated by the contractor: ment. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, We are willing to finance and construct this bridge for the committee and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept at Alma, Wis. and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. They propose to finance the SEc. 6. The said Qscar Baertch, Christ Buhmann, Fred Reiter, and bridge themselves, and then go out among the public and :float John W. Shaffer, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall, their bonds. Is that the plan? within 90 days after the completion of such bridge, file with the Secre Mr. FREAR. They told me they would not sell any bonds. I tary of War and with the highway departments of the States of Wis refused to attempt to get a continuance of the permit unless consin and Minnesota a sworn itemized statement showing the actual that was understood. original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my ob cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and jection and commend the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, FREAR] for his action. He has always looked after the inter and upon request of the highway department of either of such States est of the people and this is another example of his fine public shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, service. If other Members would follow his example we would investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and reasonableness not have this trouble over private toll-bridge bills. of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres- a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, ent consideration of the bill? and promoting such bridge. For the purpose of such investigation the There was no objection. said Oscar Baertch, Christ Buhmann, Fred Reiter, and John W. Shaffer, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the bill. their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns shall make available all The Clerk read as follows : their records in connection with the construction, financing, and promo tion thereof. The finding of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable Be it enacted, etc., That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall improve the Postal Service, and provide for military and other purposes, be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this act, subject Oscar Baertch, Christ Buhmann, Fred Reiter, and John W. Shaffer, only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and they are hereby, SEc. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this act is hereby granted thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests to Oscar Baertch, Christ Buhmann, Fred Reiter, and John W. Shaffer, of navigation, at or near Alma, Buffalo County, Wis., to a point opposite their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns; and any corporation to thereto in Wabasha County, Minn., in accordance with the provisions which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may of the act entitled "An act to regulate the construction of bridges over be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the con mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered ditions and limitations contained in this act. to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon Oscar Baertch, Christ Bub such corporation or person. mann, Fred Reiter, and John W. Shaffer, their heirs, legal represent SEc. 8. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby ex atives, and assigns, all such rights and ;powers to enter upon lands pressly reserved. and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and mainte The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, nance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad was read the third time, and passed. corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge A motion to reconsider the last vote was laid on the table. purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained next bill. and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings BRIDGE .ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER AT SAVANNAH, HARDIN therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of COUNTY, TENN. property for public purposes in such State. The next business on the Consent Calendar was · ~he bill SEC. 3. The said Oscar Baertch, Christ Buhmann, Fred Reiter, and (H. R. 7372) to revive and reenact the act entitled "An act John W. Shaffer, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, are granting the consent of Congress to the Highway Department of hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, the State of Tennessee to construct a bridge across the Tennes and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed see River on the Waverly-Camden Road, between Humphreys by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in. the act of and Benton Counties, Tenn." March 23, 1906. The title of the bill was read. SEc. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Sec The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres retary of War, either the State of Wisconsin, the State of Minnesota, ent consideration of the bill? any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, reserving the within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two right to object, I rise to inform the gentleman from Wisconsin or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all [Mr. FREAR] and the House why I objected to the bill under right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches and any jnter consideration a moment ago. The Congress in the last few est in real property nec('$sary therefor, by purchase, or by condemnation years made it possible to construct toll bridges across the or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of either of such States Mississippi River at a number of places-10 or more; seven in 1 3 00.4-TG E~ IONAL RECORD-HOUSE 2971·
, EC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or rCpPnl this act Js hereby <>xpr sly r served. Th hill wa order <1 to be engt·o ed and r ad a third time. wu' r ad the third time, and pa.:.·ed. A m tion to reconsid r the vote by whi<:h the bill was pa ·. ed wa. laid on the table. BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER AT SOUTH OYA.HA, NEB!L The ne:xt bu ine~ on the Consent Calendar wa the bill (H. R. 74 ) authorizing Chari B. l\Iorearty, hi heirs, legal r pre entati\e ·, and a ·ign , to con truct, maintain, and operate a bridge nero the .Mi ~ uri RiYer at or near South Omaho., Nebr. The Cl rk read the title of the bill. The , PEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres ent con ideration of the bill? l\lr. COCHRA :r of ML ouri. Mr. Speaker, this is a new bill, not an e:xten ion, and I object. Br.IDGE ACROSS TilE MISSOURI RIVER AT OMAHA, NEBR. The next busines on the Con ·ent Calendar wa the bill (H. R. -7409) authorizing harle B. Morearty, hi heir , legal repre sentative , o.nd a ian , to con truct, maintain, and opero.te .a bridg aero the Mi ourl River at or near Omaha, Nebr. The Clerk read the title of the bill. Th ~ PEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres nt con. ideration of the bill? Mr. 0 BRAN of 1\fi. omi. Mr. J)€aker, thi is a new projcc·t. I object. BRIDGE ACROSS THE HOLSTON RIVER The ne. t busine~ on the Con. nt alendar wa. the bill (H. R. 75GG) grantina the con ent of Congre~ to the Highway Depart ment of the tate of Tenne . ee to con. truct a bridge aero. " the Hoi ton IUver on projected T nne ee highway No. 9, in Kuo:x ounty, Tenn. The I rk read th title of the bill. The PEA.KER pro tempore. I · there obj ction to the pr - ent con. ·id.-ratiou of the bill? There '"' · no objection. The ol rk read the bill, a follows : Be it enacted, etc., That the consent of ongre 1 b reby granted to Is the1·e obj tion to th pre. ent the Highway Department of the tate of T<>nue::::f':ee to construct, main bun, and operate a free bridl!;e and approach s th reto nero s the Holston River, near Ruggle Ferry, at a point ultnble to the Interests of The erk •ill r p rt the bill. navigation, on proj cted Tenne oee highway No. 9, in Knox County, 1n the 'tate of Tenne ::;ee, in accordance "itb the provisions of the act npprov d Mny 7, 1926, entitled "A.n act to regulate the con traction of bridge over navi"'able
lllghway ommi 0 ion of waters," approved March 23, 1906. the Htat of 'l' nn 1 and 1t succ or and a: Igns to con truct, £C. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal thi act is her •by maintain, nnd op rat n hrldste and approncbcs thereto aero the Ten expre Jy r served. n · • IUv r al n p lnt uituble to tbe lntere ts of navigation, on the The bill wa ordered to be enln'o sed and read a third time, • avnnn ll · elm r Rond, 1n IInrdln unty, late of T nnes cc, be, and wa:- r ad the third tim , and pa~ -ed. tbc snru tR b r by, r vlv d nn hiahway bridge aero the Des Moine River at o'r near Th ~jPEAKIDR pro tempore. Th I rk will r port the next St. Franci ville, M.o. bill. The lerk read the title of the bill. The PEAKER pro tempore. Is th re objection to the pres- ent con ideration of the bill? Ther was no objection. The l rk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, eto., That in order to facllltatc interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and provide for military and other purpoo es, the county of ~ in the State of Iowa, and Wayland Special Road District in the county of Clark and State of Mis ·ourl, be, and are hereby, authorized to con otruct, maintain, and operate a tree highway bridge and approache thereto across the Des oines River, at n point suitable to the inter st of navigation, at or near St. Francl vill •, Mo., ln accordance with the proruions of an act entitled "An act to regulate the con truction of bridge over navigable waters," approved :Murch 23, 1906. SEc. 2. There i hereby conferred upon the county of ~ in the tate of Iowa, and Wayland pcclal Road Di trict in the county of
Clark and State of Ml 0 ouri, all ncb rlgbts and powers to enter upon lands and acquire, condt'mn, occupy, po es , and usc real e tate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and Its appronche. as are po ses oed by railroad corporation for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in wllich such real estate or other 2972 OONGRESSION AL RECORD-HOUSE FEBRUARY 3 property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be Mr: GAMBRILL. Well, it will shorten the distance between ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, ~ and the pro New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore to Richmond by about ceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expro 50 or 60 miles. In the course of time there will be considerable priation of property for public purposes in such State. traffic across the bridge. SEc. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby Mr. LaGUARDIA. We appropriated several hundred thou expressly reserved. · sand dollars a few days ago for the Wakefield memorial; am I The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, correct in that? was read the third time, and passed. Mr. GAMBRILL. No. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed Mr. MOORE of Virginia. No such amount as that, I will say wa:::; laid on the table. to the gentleman. BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIO GRAJ\TJ>E AT PHESIDIO, TEX. Mr. LaGUARDIA. We passed that bill. Mr. MOORE of Virginia. But not carrying any such amount The next business on the Consent Calendar was the bill (H. R. as that-$65,000, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. GREENWOOD] 7631) to extend the times for commencing and completing the informs me. construction of a bridge across the Rio Grande at Presidio, Tex. Mr. GAMBRILL. This proposed bridge is down the Potomac The Clerk read the title of the bill. River about 50 or 60 miles below Washington. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the present Mr. LaGUARDIA. I would like to direct the gentleman's consideration of the bill? attention, if I may, to the recommendation contained in the Mr. LAGUARDIA. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to ob letter of the Department of Agriculture: ject, what has happened here that they did not start this bridge? The proposed bill will be a toll bridge which it is understood will be ·Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. This is a railroad bridge and not privately owned and operated. It is the view of the department that a toll bridge. The matter was in court; there was a receiver a private toll bridge should not be constructed at this point. It ship pending in Mexico and in the United States, and the delay therefore is recommended that the proposed extension of time be not was occasioned by the court proceedings. granted. Mr. LaGUARDIA. How can a railroad be in the hands of a Mr. GAMBRILL. Let me say to the gentleman from New receiver? York, I have very decided views as to whether that recommen Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Well, it was; part of it was in dation of the Department of Agriculture should be accepted by Mexico and part in the United States. the House. The State of Maryland is expending every year on Mr. LAGUARDIA. How can they build a bridge if they are new roads, on the widening of existing roads and on the main in the hands of a receiver? tenance of roads about $12,000,000 or $13,000,000, and the amount Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. They are not now; they have received from the Federal Government under the Federal act is gotten out, and now they are ready to go ahead with the about $670,000, or 6 per cent of the amount that is expended l>y bridge. the State of Maryland. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? Now, it is not at all possible that the State of Maryland will There was no objection. undertake to construct a bridge across the Potomac River at The Clerk read the bill, as follows : this time or at any time in the near future, and the only way Be it ena(fted, eto., That the times for commencing and completing in which we can hope to get this bridge is through private con· the construction of the bridge across the Rio Grande at Presidio, Tex., struction. I hope there will be no objection interposed by the authorized to be built by the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Co. gentleman from New York. of Texas and the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Co., a corpora Mr. LAGUARDIA. Does the original bill carry a recapture tion organized under the laws of the State of Kansas, their successors clause? and assigns, by the act of Congress approved February 16, 1928, are Mr. GAMBRILL. It does. hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from February 16, Mr. LAGUARDIA. In how many years? 1930. Mr. GAMBRILL. Twenty years, if I recall correctly. SEc. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby ex Mr. LaGUARDIA. Of course, the gentleman understands it pressly reserved. is not pleasant to stand up here and object to bills. There is The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, nothing personal in it; but if we are going to establish a policy, was read the third time, and passed. if I may use a homely phrase, we ought to be hard-boiled about A motion to recomlider the vote by which the bill was passed all these matters. We can not object to one bill and then let was laid on the table. another go by. I hope the gentleman will not take it in that way. BRIDGE ACROSS THE POTOMAC RIVER! .AT DAHLGREN, VA. Mr. GAMBRILL. May I say to the gentleman that no objec The next business on the Consent Calendar was the bill tion was raised to the extension of time in the bill introduced (H. R. 7635) to extend the times for commencing and complet· by the gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. HowAHD]. ing the construction of a bridge across the Potomac River at Mr. LaGUARDIA. Well, that is an argument. or near Dahlgren, Va. Mr. GAMBRILL. And several other precedents have been The Clerk read the title of the bill. established here to-day where extensions of time have been The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres· granted. ent consideration of the bill? Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, Mr. LaGUARDIA. Yes; and the gentleman has the right to I notice from a reading of the report that the promoter states refer to that. Every time we let down the bars that is the the reason why he is asking a further extension of time is trouble we get into. because of the condition of the money market for the past nine Mr. GAMBRILL. Well, do not start with the gentleman from months and more. I was unaware that there was any strin Maryland. [Laughter.] gency in the money market until the debacle in the stock Mr. GREENWOOD. What is to be the length of this bridge market last October. across the Potomac? Mr. GAMBRILL. I will say to the gentleman that this plan Mr. GAMBRILL. I should say about 3 miles. was not approved by the" Board of Engineers until April 26, Mr. GREENWOOD. And how much is involved in the con 1929. I am assured by men whose integrity I do not question, struction of it? and whose financial responsibility is beyond question, that they Mr. GAMBRILL. Between $2,500,000 and $3,000,000. are behind this project and intend to complete the bridge. They Mr. GREENWOOD. Does the original bill provide for the have already expended a considerable amount of money in the regulation of tolls under the War Department? preparation of plans. The original plan as submitted was not Mr. GAMBRILL. It does. approved and they had to modify the plan for the bridge. That Mr. GREENWOOD. And it has a recapture clause in it? plan was finally approved on April 26, 1929, and I have their Mr. GAMBRILL. It has. assurance that the bridge will be constructed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? Mr. STAFFORD. Then, this is something more than a paper There was no objection. corporation that has been formed to build this bridge? The Clerk read the bill, as follows : Mr. GAMBRILL. Absolutely. This bridge will be of incal Be it enacted, etc., That the times for commencing and completing culable benefit to the people in my section of southern Mary the construction of a bridge across the Potomac River from a point in land, where the bridge is to be constructed. the vicinity of Dahlgren, in the northeastern end of King George Mr. STAFFORD. The bill, I notice, gives an extension of County, Va., to a point south of Popes Creek, Charles County, Md., the time provided for in a prior act. What traffic is expected authorized to be built by the George Washington-Wakefield Memorial to utilize this bridge, if the gentleman can enlighten the House? Bridge Commission, a corporation, its successors and assigns, by an act 193 CON R.E ION L RECORD-IIOL"SE 2973 of Con r . s approved May IS, 1{126, her toforc ext<-nded by nn act of slon of the act entitled "An act to r gulate the construction of bridge ongr s npl)rO\' d F brunry 16, l 2 , are hereby fnrth('r extP.nd<'d one over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. nnd tb y nr , r ·p tivcly, from l.l'ebrunry 16, 1929. .EC. 2. The right to sell, assign, trun fer, and mortgn"'e all the "1111~. 2. Th rlt~bt to alt r, am nd, or r peal this act 1 her by rights, powers, and prlvileg s conferred by this act I hereby granted CXJll' Sli)~· 1' n• d. to the Great Southern Lumb r Co., of Bogalusa, La., its ucces ors and \ViU1 th as Jgn ; and any corporation to which or per on to whom such rights, powers, and privilege may be sold, as. ·i .... ned, or trnn ferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage toreclo ure or oth .rwi e Is hereby authorized to exercise the ~ame as fully as though conferred her in dir ctli upon uch party. SJCC. 3. That right to alter, amend, or repl'al this net I hereby x pressly reserved. With the following committee amendment: a thirBB.I.DGE ACBOB~ FRE~CH BROAD BIYER, BBIDGEPORT, TE .- ~. The next bu ·iness on the on. ent Calendar wa ~ the bill (H. R. 7971) to exten ·p ctiv ly, from the date of pron h<'. thcr to a ro s th BoguC' bitlo River, at n point uitable to approval hereof. 1l1 lntf'l'e. t • ot nnvlgnUon, ln township 3 E:outh, rang 11 N\. t, In the EC. !?. 'l'hat the right to alter, amend, or repeal this net Is hereby rorl. h or WnshlnA'ton, tllt ot Loutslann, in accordance with the prod- l'xpres,.:Jy r<' ervcd. 2974 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE FEBRUARY 3 With the following committee amendments: taking the position that we shall not have a privately owned Page 1, line 7, after the figure "9," insert "by the highway depart bridge. Whether that is a political position or otherwise I ment of the State of Tennessee." would not undertake to say. Page 2, line 1, strike out the words. "the date of approval hereof" Mr. STAFFORD. As I understand -he only says that we and insert "February 15, 1930." · should not have any bridge that levies tolls. Is not that his position? The committee amendments were agreed to. Mr. SNELL. That is practically the position, but bow are The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read we going to get a bridge across there unless we do levy tolls? a third time, was read the third time, and passed. That means that we can not have a bridge at all, regardless of A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. whether we need one or not. BRIDGE ACROSS MONONGAHELA RIVER, FAYETI'E COUNTY, PA. Mr. STAFFORD. Will the State of New York contribute The next business on the Consent Calendar was the b,ill toward the building of the bridge, as did the State of Pennsyl (H. R. 8165) to extend the times for commencing and completing vania and the State of New Jersey toward the building of the the construction of a bridge across the Monongahela River at or bridge across the Delaware? near Fayette City, Fayette County, Pa. Mr. SNELL. I doubt it very much, but of course, I am not The Clerk read the title of the bill. certain. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? ~ Mr. STAFFORD. Is not that the attitude of the present Mr. COCHRAN of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, this bill is an ex Governor of New York? tension of the times for the construction of a bridge across Mr. SNELL. He has never said so definitely. the Monongahela River. There is no report from the War Mr. STAFFORD. He is quite a definite character and I am Department or from the Bureau of Public Roads. I think the surprised that he has not so expressed himself. House is entitled to have such reports. I ask that the bill Mr. SNELL. There is a political situation connected with this be passed over without prejudice until the reports are secured. that the gentleman from Wisconsin does not understand. I The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri do not want to undertake to state the position of the Governor asks unanimous consent to pass the bill over without prejudice. of New York at this time. He vetoed this same bill last year. Is there objection? When he was up there in the summer he said we needed a There was no objection. bridge. The same bill has been again introduced and probably BRIDGE ACROSS s.T. LAWRENCE RIVER, MORRIS'l'OWN, N.Y. will pass, but what he will do with it I do not know. Mr. STAFFORD. Is this a paper corporation, or are the The next business on the Consent Calendar was the bill (H. R. men back of this bridge men of substance? 8300) to extend the time for the construction of a bridge across Mr. SNELL. The men have the money and they would have the St. Lawrence River at or near Morristown, N. Y. - begun the bridge this last year if the governor had not vetoed The Clerk read the title of the bill. the bill in our legislature. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. MICHENER). Is there objec Mr. STAFFORD. I withdraw the reservation of objection. tion to the present consideration of the bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the pres Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object. ent consideration of the bill? I notice that there has been some difficulty about the con Mr. GREENWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the right to struction of this bridge by reason of the attitude of the present object. In addition to this bill, if it passes, will it be necessary Governor of the State of New York. Is that correct? for the State of New York to pass legislation in order to build Mr. SNELL. That is correct. that bridge? · Mr. STAFFORD. He has vetoed a bill in the nature of an Mr. SNELL. Unfortunately it will be and I do not know ene.bling act to this bill. I would like to inquire, as I would whether we can get it or not. in all these bills, where the purpose is to build a bridge over The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? an important stream, whether the bridge is to be constructed There was no objection. at a strategic point where no other bridge could be constructed The Clerk read the bill, as follows: if the State should subsequently desire to do so. Mr. SNELL. I do not know that I could say they could not Be it enacted, etc., That the times for commencing and completing construct another bridge. It has been generally considered the construction of the bridge across the St. Lawrence River at or that this is the most advantageous point along the St. Lawrence near Morristown, St. Lawrence. County, N. Y., authorized to be -River. There is no bridge across the St. Lawrence River from built by Frank A. Augsbut·y, his heirs, legal representatives, and Niagara to Montreal, a distance of over 400 miles, and we assigns, by an act of Congress approved March 2, 1929, are hereby think we ought to have the right to build a bridge there if we extended one and three years, respectively, from March 2, 1930. can get some one to furnish the money. SEc. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby Mr. STAFFORD. It is very popular these clays, so far as expressly reserved. the money market is concerned, to get backers for these bridges. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, Take for example the Ambassador Bridge at Detroit; it is was read the third time, and passed. estimated that 400,000 people will patronize that bridge during A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. the next year. They charge a toll of 50 cents. The tunnel under the Detroit River will be opened some time this coming ERADICATION OF PINK BOLLWORM fall. Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend That will deflect some of the traffic from the Ambassador the rules and pass House Joint Resolution 232, to amend the Bridge. Detroit capital virtually financed both these projects. joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution to provide for The prospects are, so far as the bridge at least is concerned, eradication of pink bollworm and authorizing an appropriation that it will prove a good tnvestment. therefor," approved May 21, 1928, which I send to the desk and As I recall there is some right reserved in this bill by the ask to have read. State of New York to fix tolls. Will the gentleman inform the The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Arizona moves to sus House as to that, because there is a very decided sentiment in pend the rules and pass House Joint Resolution 232, which this House against vesting for all time in private interests the the Clerk will report. right to collect tolls. The Clerk read a~:;; follows : Mr. SNELL. Oh, there is a recapture clause in the general Whereas an emergency demanding urgent consideration has arisen bill. in tllat in the StatE! of Arizona on lands within a Federal reclamation lVIr. STAFFORD. Oh, yes; but the practical legislative project as well as within an Indian reservation there has been discovered difficulty to obtaiu subsequent authority to repurchase a bridge an intense infestation of the pink bollworm, a pest the host for which is spanning the St. Lawrence is apparent. The State of New cotton; and York would first have to enter into negotiations with the Domin- Whereas the infestation discovered was imported into the State of . ion of Canada or the Province of Ontario, even with the re Arizona from either another State or a foreign nation; a nd capture clause, and then secure confirmatory legislation. When Whereas the infestation in Arizona constitutes the first known appear we once pass the bill, it is practically granting the right in per ance of the pink bollworm in an area which, by reason of the absence of petuity. hard frosts during the winter months, is most favorable to a rapid J\Ir. SNELL. Oh, I could not agree to that. Of course, it is increase in its population; and a controversial question about building a bridge across the St. Wllereas if immediate measures of eradication are not t aken t he pest Lawrence because it is an international bridge. There is no not only will complet ely destroy the two special noncompetitive types · question about that, but at the same time also there is no ques of cotton not grown elsewhere, namely, the Acala and the Pima long tion that the people living in the northern part of the State are staple, the growth of which has been encouraged by the Depart ment of in favor of this. As far as I know there is no opposition on the Agriculture through the medium of an expenditure of thousands of part of the people anywhere. The governor of our State is dollars, and the necessity of which for national-defense purposes has 19 0 COj_T 1 RESSIO.i.~ L RECORD-HOUSE 2975 b n cl mon trn.ted fulJy dnrtng the recent Great War, but also will Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I a k unanimous spt· nct n pecial industry e · entia! to the Nation pe tin an a~a which i peculiarly favorable to a rapid increase In time of war it 1 n ce · ary, in ord r that speedy a orance be giv n in it population. Wherea · it i true that a few year" ago the to fnrm r in noncotton zone that full compen ation for the year 1930 pink bollworm appeared, and wa eradicated, in certain areas wlll be r c ived by them, that ther be an authorization for an appro in Louisiana and Texas, the fact that there exi ted in tho~e priation for lull comp n!latlon tor the y nr 1930, on condition tbn.t there ar a. hard fro ts in the wintertime materially a isted the hall hav be n mad guarantees atlstactory to the S cretnry of Agri Department of Agriculture in its eradication. In the tate of cultur that one-half of uch advances be repa.ld into the Tr asury of Arizona, however, there are no hard winter frosts, at least in the tb nit c1 tat s: Th r fore be 1t area where the inf tation of the pink bollworm pe t ha been R olv d, to., Tbo.t joint r olutlon entitled "Joint re olutlon to pro found. via !or crncllcatlon of plnk boll orm and autborlz1ng an appropriation Therefore, if teps for it eradication are not taken, and th r !or," npprov d fay 21, 192 (415 Stat. 6 ), is amended to read taken immediately, then, to repeat from the be t information us follows: I can obtain from the Departm nt of Agriculture, in all proba "That wh n any tnt . ball have enacted legl latlon and taken meas bility either a pecialized cotton indu try will be wiped out ur ~. including the establl hment and enforcem nt of noncotton zones, and the pest will pread we tward to California and eastward ad quat , in the opinion of tb ecreto.ry of Agriculture, to eradicate throu"h New Mexico and back into the Cotton Belt, or, if the the pink bollworm in any ar a thereof actually infested, or threatened eradication is delayed, the co t to the Fede1·a1 Government b) uch pc ts, the uld ecretary, under regulations to be prescribed by as well a to the tate will be very materially increa ed. biro, ls authorized to pay, out of $2,500,0 0 hereby authorized to be 1\fr. JOHNSON of Texa . Mr. peaker, will the gentleman appropriated, out of any mon y in the Treasury not otherwise appro tate what portion of Arizona is now infested? print <1, to be (' ·p nd cl ln cooperation with the proper authorities of Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. Y ; in the Salt River Valley the tnt cone rned In compen ating any farmer for his actual and water users' Federal reclamation project and in the Pima n ce nry lo. s du to th enforced nonproduction of cotton within aiel Indian Re rvation, on tbe Gila River. If the gentleman will zon R : Prot:tdrcl, That no part of the funds herein authorlz d to be permit, I will later state the acreage involved, if that is per pproprla.ted shall b avnllabl for compensation 1n conn ctlon with the fectly agreeable to the gentleman. . tabllsbment of a non otton zon in any county unle and until the Mr. JOHNSON of Texa . Very well. ltv pink bollworm is 1'ound wltbln such county or within a radius of 5 Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. The situation is a seriou one. mll s tll r of: Provided. further, That such lo as to noncottou zones The program for eradication con ist of two pha e : The clean HtubUsbed by the tnte of Te.xn ball be determln d as provided for ing up of the field , the de. truction of old cotton plant and in xlsting statut of that State, and slml1arly by simllar statute all remnants of the cotton crop; and second, the establi..,bment which may later be provided by other tates concerned, and that in of nongrowing cotton zones, where no cotton can be grown. Umatlng uch lo. s due accou.ot hall be taken of the value o1' other It i" difficult legally or in fact to establi ·b and enforce u h ·rop which mny be produc d on ntd land, so that the lo shall not a zon unl~ prov· ion i · made for conmpen..,ation to the xc d the dttr r nc ln return to the farmer from cotton over soch other farmer for the actual and nece sary lo es they may su ta.in crop : Providecl fttrt1tN', 'l'hat such d termination of actual and nee - as the result of the enforcement of tl1e nongrowing of cotton. sat·y 1 shall b subj ct to the r view and approval of the Secretary Mr. CRA...."l\ITON. Ml'. pea.ker, will the gentleman yield ot A rJculturc: Ancl pro icl cl .further, That no reimbur ement shall be there? ronde with r sp ct to nny farm r who has not complied in good faith Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. Y . with all of the qunrnnttne and control regulations prescribed by said Mr. RAl\ITON. While a. the gentleman say it is a de ·ir tt· tnry of Agriclllture and uch State relative to the plnk bollworm: able policy, it eem to me there might be some que tion as to And pt·ovidecl furt1acr, That when a tate through action of its legis whether the tates by virtue of their police power can n t set Jntnre or through action of individuals, as ociatlons, and/or corpora a. ide certain zone without reimbur .ing the citizen . In the tion ·hall hav m de uarnnte s satisfactory to the ecretary of Agri cities we have zone. in certain area. where buildings can be culture that there shall b repaid into the Trea ury of the United tnte built only for r idential purpo.. , and we do not have to com one-half of th appropriation for compensation for the crop of 1!J30, pen ate the owner ~ for the difference between the rental f th n on tbe bn l of d termination by the Secretary of Agriculture of residence property and bu.in . property. I do not want that the net u. 1 nod n c • ary lo incld nt to the enforcement of non cotton to be laid down as governmental doctrine, that we have got to zon the npproprlntlon h reln authorized shall be availnble only for expend the money. comp nsation !or the crop of 1 30 unle the State in which any non Mr. DOUGLA of Arizona. Tbi:· is the only in tance that I cotton zon 1 el'l t bllRh d h ll th reaftcr appropriate nnd pny a sum know of, after making inve."'tigation~ in the Department of in a b unl to the amount expended 1n such State by the Agriculture, where it ba. been announced to any farmer, "You Unlt.-d under thl uutborizntlon. can not plant uch and .·uch a crop." At any rat<.>, the ques The I!-l n . econd dtWlanded? tion of compensation is very pertinent to the e tablishment of li-ll:. Mr. 'p aker, I d mand a second. a noncotton-growing zone. 2976 CONGRESS! ON AL RECORD-HOUSE FEBRUARY 3 By reason of the absence of hard winter frost in Arizona Mr. CRAMTON. The important feature of this is the matter such zones are essential to the program of eradication. of payment by the Government of the damages due to the estab In 1928, when there was an infestation in the State of Texas, lishment of nonproduction areas. The damage which the bill Congress .passed a resolution authorizing the appropriation of seems to set forth is the difference between what will be the $5,000,000 for the purpose of paying actual and necessary losses value of the crop produced in such an area and a crop of some sustained by farmers in noncotton zones, providing for full other character and what would be presumed to have been Federal compensation for that year and for participation by received for a good cotton crop. I am curious as to this feature: the Federal Government to the extent of the payment of one To what extent, under this legislation, it will be possible for the half of such compensation for every year thereafter, and pro Federal Government and the State government to protect their viding further that the determination of the actual and neces interests by requiring a careful and proper use of the areas sary losses was to be made in accordance with State statutes, within the nonproduction regions--that is to say, can the owner and further to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of of land sit back, cultivate his land carelessly, loosely, and put Agriculture. in a crop simply because he feels it is a crop which does not With respect to the immediate proble.m I have done nothing involve much care; in other words, neglect his opportunities, more than to take the existing statute and amend it in the and then come in for a full reimbursement of his losses? following respects : First, in line 7, page 4, whereas the old Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. I am delighted to answer that law authorized an appropriation of $5,000,000-which, I might question, and I can answer it in two different ways, first, by say in passing, on the 26th of April last, or, at least, the re reading the language of the resolution. On page 5, line 3, the maining portion of it, amounting to $4,250,000, was transferred gentleman will find the following : to a fund for the purpose of eradicating the Mediterranean That no reimbursement shall be made with respect to any farmer fruit fiy-the resolution now under consideration amends that who has not complied in good faith with all of the quarantine and old law by reducing the authorization for appropriations from control regulations prescribed by said Secretary of Agriculture and $5,000,000 to $2,500,000, which is applicable not only in the State such State relative to the pink bollworm. of Arizona but in any State in which this pest may appear and in which noncotton zones may be established; secondly, it Mr. CRAMTON. May I observe that the trouble with that . amends the existing act by providing that full Federal com provision is that it leaves it up to the regulations to be pre pensation for the actual and necessary losses sustained for the scribed by the Secretary of Agriculture and we have no assur crop year 1930 shall be paid only when guaranties, satisfac ance that regulations will be adopted· which will reach that tory to the Secretary of Agriculture, shall have been made that point. one-half of the money so paid by the Federal Government shall Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. May I further point this out, be repaid into the Treasury of the United States; third, it that in line 14, and, in fact, throughout the bill, the language amends the old act by providing that the determination fol the used with reference to compensation is as follows- year 1930 of the actual and necessary losses shall be made, not Actual and necessary losses. by the State, but by the Secretary of Agricultur~. These are the only respects in which the existing statute would be In other words, under the language of this resolution, neither amended by the proposed resolution. As a matter of fact, inas the Secretary of Agriculture nor the State--unless the State much as the old resolution provided for full Federal compen statute had different language and unless the State were acting sation for one year and provided for no repayment into the independently of the Federal Government-could pay any Federal Treasury of any portion thereof, then the present reso compensation to a farmer who had not suffered a loss which lution, by reason of the provision requiring repayment of one was not only actual but also necessary. half, is, from the point of view of the Federal Government, Mr. COLE. An unavoidable loss? .infinitely sounder, and, if this resolution is passed, it will in Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. An unavoidable loss; yes. In effect annul the precedent established by the joint resolution other words, if a farmer chose, simply because he thought he of 1928. could get more compensation, not to plant a certain acreage Mr. BARBOUR. Will the gentleman yield? in a substitute crop but to permit it to lie idle and thE'n to Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. Yes. submit a claim for compensation, the Secretary, under the lan Mr. BARBOUR. Why is it necessary to make the payment guage of this act, could not approve that claim. 100 per cent and then have half of that paid ~ack? Mr. CRAMTON. I admit there is a great deal of force in Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. I am coming to that and I am what the gentleman says, and, if strictly complied with by the glad the gentleman asked the question. As to the reasons Department of Agriculture, would go far to protect us, but for these amendments, first, it was deemed by the Secretary some of us are not so sure of the zeal of the dE>partment in of Agriculture that $2,500,000 would be not only adequate to protecting the Treasury. meet the present situation, but also to meet any incidental If the representatives of the department engaged in this work situations that might hereafter occur ; secondly, the reason in Arizona stand aside and do not intervene with suggestions for the provision in this act which calls for the repayment as to the best use to be made of the land and let the thing go of one-half is as follows: In 1930 there is to be no regular until a b.ill is presented and the man then says, " I did the session of the Arizona State Legislature. Further than that, best I knew how ; the Government made no suggestion to me unfortunately the State of Arizona has not now the funds that I should use my land differently," I am inclined to think necessary to pay the cost of an extraordinary session of the then he will be in pretty good shape to get his bill allowed. Arizona State Legislature. Further than that, even though If, on the other hand, the department will exert some influence there were funds available to pay for the cost incidental to the at the time· the crop is being planted to see that the ;interests .convening of an extraordinary session of the Arizona State of the Treasury are protected, they may accomplish something . Legislature, because of the constitutional procedure in the Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. May I say to the gentleman that State of Arizona for the · levying and collecting of taxes, an in discussing this very question with officials of the depart appropriation made by such an extraordinary session of the ment, I was informed they did ;intend to exercise a certain legislature could not be made available until December of amount of control, but that they feared to undertake the en 1931, whereas compensation to the farmers must be made as forcement of the planting of a certain crop because they feared soon as there can be a determination of the actual and necessary that through attempting to enforce the planting of a certain loRses. crop, should a loss in that crop occur, they might be increasing Mr. LAGUARDIA. Will the gentleman yield? the compensation rather than reducing it. . Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. Yes. Mr. CRAMTON. As I understand, the gentleman has some. Mr. LAGUARDIA. What assurance has the Federal Gov assurance that consideration will be given to this phase of the ernment that the State will appropriate the money with which question and an effort made to protect the Treasury. to reimburse one-half? Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. Not only have I assurance of Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. The act relates not only to the that, but may I point this out to the gentleman also: Before State, but to associations, corporations, or individuals, or all of an appropriation for the actual and necessary losses can be them. made available, the gentleman's committee will have the 11ower Further than that, an appropriation made at the regular of review over any estimates submitted by tlle Department of session of the Legislature of the State of Arizona in January of Agriculture and the Bureau of the Budget. 1931 could not be made available until the last of 1931, and then Mr. CRAMTON. By the time ~t gets to that stage we do not only one-half, while the remaining half would not be available have as full authority sometimes as might be desired. until July, 1932, for a period of 18 months. The SPEAKER. The time of the gentleman from Arizona Mr. CRAMTON. Has the gentleman reached a point where has expired. he will yield for a question? Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Speaker, I do not have demands for Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. I will be delighted to yield. all the tigLe re~erved by me. I reserved it largely to have the 1930 CONGRE~ 'SIO :r L RECORD-HOUSE 2977 I wlll yi ld the gentleman five m,inute addi- 1\Ir. STAFFORD. I yield one minute more to the gentle- man to answer the inquiry of the gentlewoman from Ma ·sa- elm etL - Mr . ROGERS. I simply wanted to a ·k the gentleman a que tion with respect to the point of view of the textile manu facturers. They are, of cour ·e, vitally inter ·ted in having long taple cotton grown in this country, and I know our ec tion of t11e country will be very much intere ted in having the growing of long taple cotton protected from insect and made a" perfect a po ·ible for u e in manufacturing. Mr. DOUGLA ' of Arizona. I under tood that wa' the itua tion, and I thank the gentlewoman from Mas"achus tts. Mr. BRIGGS. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. Yes. 1\It". BRIGGS. Doe not the bill itself ·pecifically pr·ovide what shall be regarded by the tatute a actual and n ce~ ary lo se by pre cribing in definite term that in e •timating such lo . due account shalJ be taken of the value of other crops which may be produc d on aid land, o that the lo shall not exceed the difference in return to the farmer from cotton ov r such other crop . It doe not make any difference whether the owner utilize the land for that purpose or not, if it may have been utiliz d for that purpo , then lt hould be tak n into account under thi provision. Mr. DOUGLA of Arizona. It i my under tandin"' that th language of the act i sufficiently strong to give ample protection a"ain t the po...:~ibility of an o currence which ha come to the mind of the genu man from Michigan [Mr. RAMTO. ). Mr. TAFFORD. Mr. peaker, a I read the report and con ·ider the information o completely furnished by the author of thi · bill, the only purpose i · that it come to the re cue of the cotton grower~ becau e the Legislature of Arizona i not iu ·ion to contribute one-half of the amount that i uppo ~ed to b contributed under the public re olution pa ·sed in the Seven tieth Congr In that Cong1·e there wa ~ pa . ed an appropriation to provid for thi;· very condition, amounting to 5,000,000. It i true, a.· the gentleman from Arizona ~ays, that for losse that occurr d in 192 all the expense was to be borne by the ~ational Gov rnment. For the following year one-half wa. to b contributed by the tate. Now the xigent ·ondition ari e o vivWly point d out by the gentleman from Arizona. A pre ing condition ha ~· ari en for immediate relief. Even if th Le"'Llature of Arizona could be convened they would not be able to appropriate money that would be available until another year from now. o I take it, and if I am '':rong in the expo ·ition of the pre - ent law I would like to be corre ·ted, it carrie out the intent of the re olution that pa sed the la ·t ongre , but in order to give immediate relief, the 'ational Government temporarily advanc s the 50 per cent that i to be furni hed by the State of Arizona under adequate ecurity. Mr. .:'peaker, I re erved thi time largely to have an expo ·i· tion of thi important bill, and I now yield four minute · to the gentleman from :rew York [Mr. LAGUARDIA]. 1\Ir. LAGUARDIA. Mr. 'peaker, it is always ca~y to argu and make a trong ca e where there are lo .·e · through some freak of nature--particularly where a crop i de:;troyed. But it seem to me that the gr ate t danger we hnve befor us now i an epidemic of lect lation to pay for the e pe·t ·. I uppo..., .,orne of my olleague will . ay, "What do you know about this, coming from th city?" Nothing, except that we pay mo t of the bill for it, and weal o have om· epitlemics- los. ·e of other kind , too. Mr. OLE. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. LAGUARDIA. I am sorry, I can not, I have only four minute . I repeat that we pay mo t of the bills. Mr. KETCHAM. ·wm the gentleman yield-that i · not a fair tatement. l\Ir. LAGUARDIA. The Government has practically adopted the policy of saving the farmer harmle. from all Io ', es causE~d by pe t or other natural cnu. ~· ·we have had the corn borer, and you are going to hav the shock of your livcH if ;\' u ever learn the truth about the Mediterranean :fly in Florida. I under . tand there was a rule pre ·ented to-day authorizing the inve. ti gation of the Mediterranean :fly in Florida. I am m)t comparing that to thi pink boll weevil bill. But every tim there i · any p ~ t that makes it appearance in this country we have a bill authorizing the appropriation of millions of dollar ·. Wby, the farmer will come by and by and :ay; "You told m not to plant; I could have rni.,ed ~o much; I did uot becau e you told me not to plant, and now you ought to pay me for it." I submit that I am not impre'" ed with the 50-50 pmpo. itiou. and 1\Ir . ROGERS rose. Of cour · , they will say to the Fed ral Government, " Give us LXXI.I-188 2978 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE FEBRUARY 3 half the money, and we will guarantee half to the State." But gates to another conference on a different subject to be held suppose the State does not pay the 50; the bill provides for on the 26th of February. The Chair does not believe he is payment of the whole loss to the farmers by the Federal Gov. violating the spirit of tbe rule in taking up this bill and these ernment. The farmer will get paid in full, and the Government resolutions out of order, and feels impelled to consider these will take the risk of being reimbursed. measures now. I would like to know how many farmers would vote to pay for BRIDGE ACROSS THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT KITTANNING, PA. an industrial epidemic of unemployment. It is just the same. I remember vividly the pleas that were made for an appropria Mr. STRONG of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I wish to call tion for the corn borer. The gentleman from 1\fichigan re up Calendar No. 123, H. R. 7497, a bridge bill, out of order. members it. The appropriation first was $10,000,000, and then The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania asks a subsequent appropriation of $5,000,000. Then somebody dis unanimous consent to call up the bill H. R. 7497 out of order. covered the Mediterranean fly in Florida. I am informed that Mr. CHINDBLOM. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to they are breeding the fly in Florida in order to justify the consider the measures indicated by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gen- expenditures we are making down there. [Laughter.] tleman from Illinois?· Gentlemen, I think there must be a limit. I say if we are going to have the Government pay the farmers against these There was no objection. pests, then be prepared very soon for a bill appropriating mil The SPEAKER. Tbe Clerk will report the first bill. lions of dollars for an industrial epidemic, for loss by indus The Clerk read as follows : trial workers by unemployment. Of course, I think the cases H. R. 7497 are analogous. [Applause.] A bill to amend the act entitled "An act granting the consent Gf Con Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Speaker, I yield three minutes to the gress to the county of Armstrong, a county of the State of Pennsyl ·gentleman from Michigan [Mr. CRAMTON]. vania, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mr. CRAMTON. Mr. Speaker, naturally I view appropria Allegheny River at Kittanning, in the county of Armstrong, in the tions of this kind with some conservatism. As to the particular State of Pennsylvania," approved February 16, 1928, and to extend case at hand, cooperation is assured by the State organization the times for commencing and completing the construction of the which has been referred to, and any commitment of that or bridge authorized thereby ganization must mean a great deal. I have some knowledge Be it enacted, etc., That section 1 of the act entitled "An act granting of that organization. I am sure there is no other State in the consent of Congress to the county of Armstrong, a county of the which all of the industries have been brought together in one State of Pennsylvania, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge organization as affectively as they have in Arizona. across the Allegheny River at Kittanning, in the county of Armstrong, The thing that is most deserving of consideration in this in the State of Pennsylvania," approved February 16, 1928, be, and is resolution is the policy of the Government assuming responsi hereby, amended to read as follows: "That the consent of Congress is bility for damage to the farmers resulting from a prohibition hereby granted to the county of Armstrong, a county of the State of of planting of a particular crop. It happens in this case that the Pennsylvania, and its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, Federal Government is already committed under existing law and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the to 100 per cent for one year, whereas, under this bill, we are Allegheny River at Market Street, or within 200 feet north thereof, in committed to 50 per cent for two years certainly, and possibly the borough of Kittanning, county of Armstrong, in the State of Penn three years, it being probable that the expendit1_1re under this sylvania, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in accord bill would be no less than under existing law. We also accept ance with the provisions of the act entitled 'An act to regulate the a guaranty instead of the money as to the State corporation. construction of bridges over navigable waters,' approved March 23, As to the general policy of paying those damages to the ex 1906." . tent to which this resolution and the one preceding may become SEc. 2. That the times for commencing and completing the construc precedents, it seems to me that we ought to move rather slowly tion of the bridge authorized to be constructed by the act approved in that, but we were assured this morning in hearings on the de February 16, 1928, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, ficiency appropriation bill with reference to this matter, that from February 16, 1930. this form of payment of losses would not become a widespread SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby ex practice in any event. The corn-borer proposition did not pressly reserved. involve this same question, because there was no controlled area The SPEAKER. The Chair understands from the gentleman as to the growing of corn, and that for the very good reason from Pennsylvania [Mr. STRONG] that the existing situation is that the pest known as the corn borer, if corn was not grown, a menace to navigation. Is there objection? would have moved over into any one of some 200 other plants There was no objection. and lived and waited for the next corn crop, whereas the pink The SPEAKER. Without objection, the bill will be con bollworm, we are told, if the cotton is not grown, goes out of sidered as having been engrossed and read a third time and business. The number of pests that so inhabit only one host passed, the committee amendments agreed to, and a motion plant is so extremely limited that I am in hopes the policy here to reconsider laid on the table. followed will never be very far extended. There was no objection. Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Speaker, for years it has been the policy of the National Government, so far as the pest of the EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AT HABANA, CUBA boll weevil is concerned, to assume the entire expense of its The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the first resolution eradication. Here we are adopting a new policy, which is by title. certainly to the interest of ·the National Treasury, of having the The Clerk read as follows : National Government bear only one-half of that expense. I think that policy should be adopted. Honse Joint Resolution 207 I notice a number of whereases in the resolution, largely Joint resolutl<1n authorizing an appropriation to defray the expenses of argumentative in their nature, and I ask unanimous consent, participation by the Government of the United States in the Inter with the approval of the gentleman from Arizona [Mr. American Congress of Rectors, Deans, and Educators in General, to DouGLAS], to strike out those whereases, as it is not good be held at Habana, Cuba., on February 20, 1930 legislative form to have them incorporated in the resolution. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. DOUGLAS of Arizona. I have no objection to that. Mr. GREENWOOD. Reserving the right to object, what does Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent this appropriate? that all of the whereases be eliminated from the resolution. Mr. MORGAN. It appropriates $5,000 to defray the expenses The SPEAKER. Is there objection? of delegates attending the conference referred to. This reso There was no objection. lution was introduced at the request of the President and the The SPEAKER. All time has expired. The question is on Secretary of State, and it is in response to an invitation to the motion of the gentleman from Arizona to suspend the rules attend the conference at Habana, Cuba, on February 20, to and pass the joint resolution. discuss matters concerning education. The question was taken, and, in the opinion of the Chair, Mr. GREENWOOD. You are taking it up out of order on two-thirds having voted in favor thereof the rules were sus account of the close proximity of the date? pended and the joint resolution was passed. Mr. MORGAN. Yes. The SPEAKER. There are three measures, one bill and two Mr. CHINDBLOM. Strictly it does not make an appro joint resolutions, on the Calendar which very evidently can priation, but it authorizes one? not be reached to-night, but which have been presented to the Mr. MORGAN. Yes. It authorizes it. Chair as involving serious emergencies. The bill is a bridge Mr. CRAMTON. Have we ever spent money to pay the bill, and the resolutions provide in one case for giving the expenses of delegates to a conference like this? President the power to appoint delegates to a congress to be Mr. MORGAN. We have to pay the expenses of delegates .held in Habana on the 20th of February, and to appoint dele:- to the conf~rence, I understand this is in regard to an ex~ 1930 OONGRE 110 :r AL RECORD-HOUSE 2979 tate or countries con tituting ~mploye<.'s, rent, official cards, and such other expen s as the President shall deem proper. With the following committee amendment: On page 1, line 4, after the words " United States," in ert " by means be good will of del gates to be appointed by the President." The committee amendment was a "r<'ed to. often to con- The r oluti n a · amended was ordered to be engt·osscd nnd read a third time, wa' read lhe third tim , noel pa, :ed. A motion to recon ·ider the vote by which the resolution was pn ·ed wa laid on the table.
CONSTRUCTIO T AT FORT M'KI~'LEY, PORTLA D, [E. Mr. BEEDY. Mr. peaker, I a~k unanimous c ns~nt to return to II. R. 707, a bill to nuthoriz an nppropriatiou for con truction at Fort McKinl y, Portland, Me. The 'PEAKER. The aentlemau from 1Inine ask. unanimous con .ent to return to H. R. 707. I there objection'/ lr. BEEDY. The gentleman from California has an amend- ment to offer which I am very "lad to accept. The ''PEAKER. The Clerk will r l)Ort the bill by title. 'l'h 'lcrk read the title of the bill. Th SPEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. STA.li FORD. .Mr. Speaker, re ·erving the Tight to ob j ct. a I under 'taml the legislative situation it i.· the de ·ire of the author of the bill, in collaboration with the chairman of the ubcommitte on War Department Appropriation.·, to ~;trike out the limit of co t of 50,0 for the con. truction of barrack at Fort MeKinley. The Committe on Military Affairs re pot·ted thi · bill unan,imou ·ly, with the thouo-ht that there hould RMol1:crt. etc., Th.lt for the purpo of dcfrnying tb expen es b that limit of co:t included. I have li.·t ned attentivelv to purtlclput ion by tb Oov rom nt of the United tnt in the Inter the di cus ion and the idea advanced by the gentleman from Amerle:\ n 'on~rc . 11 or Hector , D •an , and Educntor In Oen rnl to be alifornia, but I can not ub cribe to the policy that we hould h hi nt Hnbanu, •uoa, on I•'•bru ry 2 , 1030, an nppropriatlon in the lift the limit of co t and pre cribe none in the recon tructiou sum of ::1,0 0, or HO much t h reot n may be n cc~>Sary, is hereby of th e barrack . If it i~ the idea to have the bill pa,:sed a nuthol'lz •<1, for trav •1 xp •u •s, ub~lst nee, or per diem in Ilen of r ported from the Committee on Military A1Inir ·, with a limi ·ub.s!Hlt•n (notwlth tau~, r nt, oiDcial card , and uch have this limitation trlcken out of the bill I hall object. otb r c• 11 llSl' as tll • l,l. •sldent ·bull deem proper. Mr. BEEDY. I will say that I am doing thi at the reque. t Wif 11 jll um udment, a follow~ : of the chairman of the ubcommittee of the Committee on Ap On pug 1, Une ·1, after tb word "Stat" ,'' in crt the word , "by propriation , who b liev he can probably ,ave some money. I menne of d 1 gut s to b appointed by the llre ld nt." do not .. ee l1ow it i going to be done, but, at any rate. I do not want more than $50,000, and that much will not be u. ·ed if The HPEAKli)R. 'Vilhout obj ·lion, U1e llou ·e joint re olu it .L not necessary. I pre.·ume the Committ<'e on Appropria tion will h <·onHid r <1 tu,; havin~ b .n ngro .,. d und read n tion would never con · nt to authorize the construction of a third tlm nnd, in ord r to consider the Soldier ' Home cam b fore the Committee on l\lilitary Affairs matt<'l' of .·<:luwtn' or p ri (licnl:, opyri ht , and ·o forth. and strono-ly urged it adoption. Iu othcJ' wordH, it r lat :-; to library work. Mr. CRAMTO~. There hi nothing in the r port to indicate 1\Ir. GH.Nll;N,Y D. Whnt amount of mon y i authorized? that. 1\lr. t U N. l!'iv thou ·and llo~t·, pily to b h ld at Ilnbana, ubn, on Ir. STAFFORD. No plan and ..,pecification , but upon the lt't•brunry 2fi, lH:I , nn llllPl'OPrlntiou Jn th sum of o,OOO, or so much rcpt·e entation made by the gentleman from Maine [Mr. BEEDY] 1 hcl'ttoC m-; mny bt• nccr. ·snry, J hereby nuthol'izc aker, I rai. e the point of order on thi oo bill that it can not be con.:idered by the Hou c for the rea ·on that the report does not comply with the rule requiring the • bowing of an amendment in a <:omparative form with the law it ·eeks to amend. Mr. IIO 'H. :Ur. peak r, will the gentleman r ~·erYe hi' point of order? ongr : I. lx'reby grant('(} :\lr. L G T RDI.A. Ye ·. Mr. HOCH. 1\lr. 'l'eaker, I think the gentleman i probably technically correct about that, although the bill c rtainly c m Illie· with the pirit of the rule. The bill upon it· face ~how that there is juzt oue thing involved, and no one could have any que tion at all about what the effect of th bill i . There an not be au.r que tion at all on the face of the bill it ·elf a · to what the effect of it is. I hope the gentleman will not pr ~ the point of order. Mr. LAGUARDIA. Then, may I a:-:k the gentleman thi : '\Yhy did you add :·~ , 00 to the amount a k d by the depart m nt when they had already provided for 100,000 for a con tingency? :\lr. HOCH. We con id red this very carefully. We had be net i · hereby fore u · a repr .:entntive of the upervi ·ing Architect' tlice who him lf vLited thi · site and who te titled in the hearing . r n printed with illu. trntton and bound in cloth I It may be added that the Dh·ector of the Bur<' u of the Buogl.!t a:w,ooo cop! . of' tllE' , peclnl Rl'port on the Dlsen es of attic, the same ndvl~es that, in .,o far as the financial program of the PrC'. !dent to u r •vl ·cd and brou~bt to date, ot which 240, 00 shall be for the i concerned, there Is no objection to the Trea. ury Dl'pnrtmr.nt tl'Un · u~ of tb lions of lt<'presentntive , 7u,OOO !or the use of the Senate, mitting this proposed Iegialation to Congress for its consideration. 2982 CONGRESSION .A.L RECORD-HOUSE FEBRUARY 3 Mr. HOCH. I frankly say to the gentleman that we went that this bill does is .to strike out $2,500,000 and insert beyond the Budget estimate, and we did it after careful hear $3,000,000. It is perfectly evident to anyone just what change ings, and no item was included in the Budget estimate for is intended, but the Chair would not like to make an extreme equipment, and if the gentleman will turn to the back page of application of the rule in this case. Is there objection? the report he will see all the items set out there. Mr. HOCH. So far as the gentleman from Kansas is con Mr. STAFFORD. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield? cerned, he wishes it to be understood that the committee had Mr. LAGUARDIA. Yes. careful hearings, and we had the commandant and others of Mr. STAFFORD. I have . some difficulty in view of the the Coast Guard and the Supervising Architect's representative position recently taken by the gentleman from New York before us. [Mr. LAGUARDIA] as to whether there should be any limit of Mr. LAGUARDIA. Are those hearings printed?. cost on the construction of these buildings at all. A few Mr. HOCH. I do not know as to that. There may have been moments ago in a very exigent case he objected to a bill limit some delay. ing the cost of reconstruction of barracks at Fort McKinley Mr. LAGUARDIA. Can we not pass over this bill without to $50,000. Why not lift the limit of cost entirely and leave prejudice? it to the Budget as to how much should be spent? Mr. HOCH. I would rather accept the amendment. This is Mr. LAGUARDIA. Oh, the cases are not analogous, because simply an authorization. I hope the gentleman from New York here you have your plans and specifications and your detailed will not insist on his point of order. drawings and estimates, and in the other case you had nothing. Mr. STAFFORD. I do not see anything in the report that Mr. STAFFORD. In the other case we had the proposal to authorizes this committee to provide equipment. build on the old foundation. It was proposed to have it re Mr. HOCH. The committee was unanimous in their belief constructed on existing foundations, and we knew the cost, and that the 'limit of cost ought to be increased. yet the gentleman insisted on abrogating. our rights and duties Mr. LAGUARDIA. Let me read to you an estimate of the to the Bureau of the Budget. cost of items of construction and equipment : Mr. LAGUARDIA. That is based on many years of experi- E3timate of co8t for item8 of wnstructicm at Coll8t Guard Academu, New LIr. LAGUARDIA. With that under tanding, I ~hall not timberlands is a direct menace to our national pro perity, and even obj •tt. to our national defen e and security. The problem of perpetuating our 'l'h I. ther objection? wood flupply is of the greatest fundamental national importance. That Th r wn no obj tion. our timberlands are being depleted at a rapid rnte is not becau. e we 'I'll ' Cl rk r ad th bill, ns follows: u or cut too much timber but because we permit too mucb timb r to be de troyed by fire and other cau s and grow too little timber. aactc20, entltl d ''An uct to pt·oviUe for the acquisition ot de troy and prevents from being reproduced annually is enormous. n It and tb con. tru lion tltcreon and qulpment or buildings and La t year more than 700,000 acres were burned over. The average nppul't nan eH tor th on t Guard Academy," 1 hereby tncrea ed lo in the national fore ts as a direct re ult of fire, in terms of fr m 1,7150,000 to $2,GOO,OOO. money damage, is e tlmnted to exceed $2 ,000,000 annually. 'Yitb the foll wing committee amendment: The tatlstics o! the Forest ervice show that with the money that .Page 1, llue 7, strike out " 2,GOO,OOO" und iu~crt in Ueu thereof has been provided, tt has made great progre s in the control of fires .. $:1,000,000." in the national fore ts during the last 25 years. The United tate Forest ervice, since it inception, has been guided by bigh-mlnded, ' EAI EH. The qu stion is on agreeing to the com well-trained, and efficient men, who to-day realize that still greater mitt am ndment. progre must be made in the fire-control problem and that the pre ent Th conunitt nm ndment wa r •j ct d. protective work is inadequate. To bring about adequate fire protection The bill wn ord •r cl to b engr : und read a third time, larger annual appropriation from ongre are nece ary. In order wu~-o~ r nd tb third time, und pal' d. to e.·tabll h a definite policy and provide the Forest ervlce with fund A motion to r on id r th vot by whi ·h th bill wa pa ·ed ufficlent to protect the national !ore ts from the wasting ravages of w:v laid on the tabl . fire, I haye introduced in the llou e of Repre entath•e a bill dc.c;ign d C !MI'ITEE to proYide a uitable and rea onable program of expenditure over a I akcr, I off r a r . olution. term ot years for fire-prevention and control work. from Texas offers a reso- The pre. ent rate of burning challenges the future of the national fore t . To gamble with such an uncertain force of de truction a fire, with the national fore ts at stake, l not sound governmental policy; neither is it good economy. The Federal Gov rnment must face Iutton 14:l quarely the problem or perpetuating our last dependable tnnd of tree , of New Jer e •, bt', and i hereby, and fit·e pre,·ention is the first great step. Ilouse on M morial~. PERMIBSIO~ TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE PEAKIDR. ing to the re... olu- lr. FI H. :Mr. Speaker, I a k unanimou con ent to addre r lution wn · ugr d to. the Hou ·e to-morrow morning for 20 minute after the other peaker.' who are already on the list. LEAVE OF AD ENCE The PEAKER. The gentleman from New York a k. unani By unanimou con~ nt, lea-re of ab.· nc . wa granted to Mr. mou con ent that at the conclu ion of the addre~ of the gen BA HARAOII, for the balance of the week, on account of a death U man from Ma achu ett [Mr. LucEJ] he be permitted to in bh; family. addre the House for 20 minutes. Is there objection? Mr. GARNER. Mr. Speaker, I ee the majority leader here. To-morrow has been et a ide, at his reque t, for the con~idcrn tion of matters on the Private Calendar. It eems to me that if the g ntleman from Connecticut in good faith want that calen dar con~idered to-morrow he ought to protect the arrangement he made him elf. Mr. TIL 'ON. Mr. peaker, when the llou... e has it full memb r hip there are 435 of u . Each one ha equal respon ·i bllity so far as the protection of the cal ndar or the REcoRD i concerned, and while I do not think the gentleman .,hould mnke his request to peak to-morrow, on account of the crowded calendar, nevertbel s I should be willing to tay here 20 minut s longer in order to hear the gentleman. If everyone el e i will ing to tay 20 minutes longer then no one will probably object. I do not regard it a my pecinl function to land here and oppo oth r Members when they wish to addre s the House. bnlrmnn, mero rs or the United tatt's For t Service, and Mr. FI H. Mr. peaker, the rea on I make the request for of th air, on tbls, the twenty-fifth anniver ary of the in tltutlon to-morrow i ~imply tbi , that the bill providing for the appoint or th' nit d tnt l~or t ,'ervlce, I f l that I would l.le recr nnt ment of a commi ion to vi it Haiti ha come back from the to my public trust it I fnlled to compliment and congratulate the enate, and I believe it is the intention of the Forei"n Affairs ll'ot· . t '•rvi · on its mugnlfic nt 11 ·t of accompli ·hments which hnv ommittee to get that bill through without .. ending it to con nccruNl to th l.l n fit of the Am rlcnn p ople. Truly, it can be said ference. I would like to sp ak on that subject before it come to you, "Well done, t11ou l:OOcl and fulth!ul servant." up and in that way I think we can ave the time of the Hou In no tate p rhnp 1 th r a kc n r public appreciation of the vllnl tmportnnco of for t pre,ervntlon and wnter bed protection than and the time of everybody else. Mr. TIL ON. Mr. peaker, I hope the gentleman will not in nllfornin. Th tlnnl llmtt of the . pun ion and development or make his requ t. the •'tnt nnd It nl.llllty to grow In population will be det rmined not by it. 1nnd urea, but by it available supply of water, and thi in Mr. GARI\"ER. Let me ...,ay to the gentleman from New turn 1 lnrg ly dep ndent upon the or a of its :forest-cover d land York that I am in hearty ympathy with hi effort to ha>e Wbnt i tru of 'allrornln npplie similarly to nll ot the We ·terr; the amendment of the Senat agreed to. I am ju t won tnt . er, if it is the intention of the gentleman from Tll n .d for F d •rnl aclion to pt•ot ct and pr erve the fore. ts of N w York and hi colleague ['Mr. •'ELL] t call up that bill nllfornln wn early r cogniz d by the State, and tn 1 5 it created to-morrow, next day, or next day, for the purpo e of acting on n ,•tnll' Board of I•'or st.ry. Tb fir t public statement of the board or di cn~~ing that amendment. d • lnr d tbnt tb Unit d tnt ovcrnment " hould withdraw all the If the gentleman can a ure u he i..., alarmed about the Gov rnm nt tlmb rlnnds ln the State of Call!ornla from sal or entry," re ·ult of the action of his colleague [l\lr. SNELL] in the prem and " that ucll for , t re rvntlon llould be unrd d from fit•e and dep i. , of course, then it is an emergency matter and he .. hould redntion." The statement of the California board clearly demonstrates addr the Hou..,e to-morrow. thnt vcn at thl rnther nrly date it was recop-nlzed that the timber Mr. FI H. I will explain to the gentleman that I do not AUPJll,r of the Unit d tnt wlll men ur our 'ntlon' progre s in the think a rule will be requir d. It would be done by unanimou · c ntur1 or to-morrow. con.·ent, 1 . uppo , pro>ided the Committee on Foreign Affair., 'on<~lderlng the United tnt a a whole, In n cant c ntury our wl1ich meets to-morrow morning. appro>e . They would ubmit orl~lnnl \'ast virgin for • 't have almost dL app ared. t the pr nt the unanimous-con ent reque t to bring it up and concur in the tlmt> we arc dmwlng on our tlmb r supply by u · und fire at an annua.I 'enate amendment and I think this will be the procedure. J' h• tllnt is four tim a a gr •nt as that o! our annuul growth of timber. If there is objection, howeYer, to my request, I would n k Ellmlnntlng the factor o! Increase by natural growth, at the present to speak on Thursday, and then I will try to po. tpone the l'RI<• of con:-;umptlon th total timber • upply in all of tbe United States Haitian matter until that time, but I am afraid then I will f.'J only autliclcnt to last ~lG .rent· . Th tlepletlon or our for t and come in contact with other matters. 2984 CONGRESSIONAL RECOR.D-HOUSE FEBRUARY 3 I ask unanimous consent, Mr. Speaker, that I may be per- l the consideration of the oleomargarine bill and a considerable mitted to address the House on Thursday after the other amount of time is already set aside under special orders, and speakers have concluded. I shall have to object. Mr. CRAMTON. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, SENATE BILLS REFERRED do I understand that on Thursday it is expected a rule will be brought in with reference to the transfer of the Prohibition Bills of the Senate· of the following titles were taken from Bureau to the Department of Justice? the Speaker's tab1e and under the rule referred as follows : Mr. TILSON. It is so expected. I placed, on the tentative S. 2675. An act to extend the times for commencing and program for the week, the rule for the consideration of the completing the cDnstruction of a bridge across Santa Rosa bill transferring the Prohibition Bureau to be taken up on Sound, Fla.; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Thursday of this week. Commerce. Mr. CRAMTON. That is a measure of a great deal of impor- S. 2763. An act authorizing the cities of Omaha, Nebr., and tance, and it seems to me we ought to keep that day as free Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the counties of Douglas, Nebr., and for it as possible. Pottawattamie, Iowa, to construct, maintain, and operate one . Mr. FISH. You are going to take three days on that. or more, but not to exceed three, toll or free bridges across the Mr. CRAMTON. Nobody knows how much time will be Missouri River; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. taken. Mr. FISH. This other matter is also an administration S. J. Res.130. Joint resolution restricting the Federal Power Commission from issuing or approving any permits or licenses measure and has already passed the Senate. affecting the Columbia River at or above the Grand Coulee dam Mr. CRAMTON. How about making the speech when the site on the Columbia River; to the Committee on Interstate and bill comes up in th~ House? Foreign Commerce. · Mr. FISH. I do not believe I can do it then. I think it will be brought up by unanimous consent instead of under a SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED rule. The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of Mr. CRAMTON. Let me ask the gentleman from Connecticut the Senate of the following title : [Mr. TILSON] if it is expected to have an appropriation bill re S. 3152. An act to legalize a combined sewer and submarine. ported this week? cable constructed under the Grand . River near the pumping Mr. TILSON. Yes; it is expected that the independent offices station on Market Avenue at Grand Rapids, Mich. appropriation bill will follow the transfer bill, and it is ex ADJOURNMENT pected that this appropriation bill will be ready before the Mr. TILSON. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now end of the week. adjourn. Mr. CRAMTON. When that bill is under consideration it The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 5 o'clock and 17 will be possible to make a lot of speeches. minutes p. m.) the House adjourned until to-morrow, Tuesday, Mr. FISH. But I want to do this before the resolution I February 4, 1930, at 12 o'clock ·noon. · have referred to is brought up. I want to expedite the bill as much as I can and I think the committee want to do the COMMITTEE HEARINGS same thing. . Mr. GARNER. May I ask the majority leader if there is Mr. TILSON submitted the following tentative list of com any conflict between him and the chairman of the Rules Com mittee hearings scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 1930, as mittee? I queried the chairman of the Rules Committee this reported to the floor leader by clerks of the several committees: morning when he introduced the rules. There were three of COMMITIEE ON .APPROPRIATIONS them and I asked when he expected to have them considered, ( 10.30 a. m. and 2 p. m.) and he stated he expected to consider the rule providing for Deficiency appropriation bill. the transfer of the Prohibition Bureau on Thursday, and that District of Columbia appropriation bill. each of the other rules would follow. If I understand the (2 p. m.) majority leader, when we get through with one of the three rules, he proposes to take up an appropriation bill. Is there Navy Department appropriation bill. any misunderstanding between the leaders on that side of the COMMITTEE ON FLOOD CONTROL House as to what the program will be?· (10 a. m.) Mr. TILSON. The gentleman from New York [Mr. SNELL] To consider a flood-control project of the St. Francis River, did not intend to say-- Mo., and Ark. Mr. GARNER. He did say that. COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS Mr. TILSON (continuing). And did not say that all the bills for which he submitted rules would immediately follow (10 a.m..) each other. They will come up whenever a suitable place can To promote the better protection and highest public use of be made for them on the program, and one of them is already the lands of the Un,ited States and adjacent lands and waters on the program for this week. in northern Minnesota for the protection of forest products, Mr. GARNER. I am not inaccurate, and the RECORD will the development and extension of recreational uses, the presel' show to-morrow morning, unless it is changed in the meantime, vation of wild life, and other purposes not inconsistent there that the chairman of the Rules Committee did say that he ex with; and to protect more effectively the streams and lakes pected to take up on Thursday the rule transferring the Prohi dedicated to public use under the terms and spirit of clause -2 bition Bureau and that each of the other two rules would of the Webster-Ashburton treaty of.. 1842 between Great Britain follow that action. and the United States; and looking toward the joint develop Mr. TILSON. They will follow at some time or other. ment of indispensable international recreational and economic Mr. GARNER. I just wanted to find out whether the gentle assets (H. R. 6981) . men are together or not. COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS Mr. CRAMTON. I feel that this bill is of such importance that we ought to reserve at least what remains of Thursday for (10 a.m.) its completion. After it is completed I shall not make any ob To apply the pension laws to the Coast Guard (H. R. 3753). jection. COMMITTEE ON LABOR Mr. FISH. The consideration of that bill will take three or (10 a. m.) four days. Mr. CRAMTON. I wish we would pass it Thursday-that To create j.n the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart would suit me. ment of Labor a division of safety (H. R. 995). Mr. TILSON. Only four hours of general debate are pro To promote labor and industry in the United States by ex vided for under the rule, but that will take at least a full day. panding in the foreign field the service now rendered by the Mr. FISH. The trouble is we would be holding up another United States Department of Labor in acquiring and diffusing administration measure. useful information regarding labor and industry (H. R. 1643). Mr. CRAMTON. I should be obliged to object to Thursday COMMITTEE ON ELECTION OF PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, .AND for the reason I have stated, but after the consideration of that REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS bill is completed in the House I shall not make any objection. (10.30 a. m.) Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, then I renew my request to speak Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United to-morrow morning for 20 minutes. States fixing the commencement of the terms of President and Mr. LEAVITT. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, Vice President and Members of Congress and fixing the time to-morrow is Private Calendar day, following the completion 9f of th~ as~en1bling of _Qongress (H. J. Res. ~ and H. J. Res. 25 ).. 1930 •nESSI0.1.T.AL RE iQRD-IIOUSE 2985
P•·opo~ing an amendment to the n. tltution of the United Mr. l\Ic WAIN: Committee on Military Affair~. H. R. 7272. St nt H with r f r m· to t h 1 tion of the Pr sid nt and Yice A !Jill to provide for the paving of the Government road across I>r ·:.-:id ut (II.• J. R s. 216). Port ill (Okla.) Military Reservation; with amendment (Rcpt. No. 595). Refet·red to the ommittee of the Whole Hom~e on :\[ UTTEE ON WORLD W \R VETERAN ' LEGISLATION th :tate of the Union. (10 n. m.) Mr. ~IcH"WALT: ommittee on Military Affairs. H. R. 9154. To tuu rHl th "'orld War vel ran·· net, 1924, as amended A bill to provide for the con truction of a revetment wall ~ t Il'ot·t :\Ioultt·i<>, . C.; with amendment (Rept. No. r.96). Re . f rr d to the 'ommittee of the Whole House on the . tate of th :\lMITTEE 0 ' VAL AI-FAIRS Uni n. (10.30 n. m.) REP RT OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND 'l'o antltot·iz th RE LUTIONS puhli · '' Mk· nt th I>. ' (II. R. 66). Fnd r clau.· 2 of Rule XIII, Ir. GLYNN: 'ommittee on Military Affairs. H. R. 1444. A om for the relief of Marmaduke H. Floyd; without amendment ( R pt. • To. 5• .:4). Referred to the Committee of the ·whole ll(1 l' Ilon.·e. Wl'l" Mr. H Fl"MA.N: ommittee on Military Affair?. II. R. 150 . A bill for the relief of Ga ~'ton l\1. Jan on; without amendment (Rept. No. 5 5). Ref rred to th Committee of the '''hol llouse. 1\Ir. GLY .... r.._ •: Committ e on Military Affairs. H. R. 1504. A bill to provide for the retirement of Augu t Wolter a a first · rgeant in the Unit d tate Army; without amendm4?nt (Rept. No.5 ~ 6). Refet·red to the Committee of the Wh le Hou ·e. 1\Ir. G RRETT: Committe on Military Affair . H. R. 1 26. A bill for the relief of Floyd Dillon, decea..,ed ; with amendment (R pt No. 5 7). Referred to the Committee of the Whole Hou.·e. Mr·. Me WAIN: Commltt e n Military Affair~. H. R. 1 3. bill for the relief of Fred Andler, jr.; without amendment Rept. No. G ) . Referred to th Committe of the Whole Hou e. Mr. GL NN: Committee on Military Affair.. H. R. 2136. A bill for the relief of James J. Ginnaro ; without amendmt>nt (Rept. ~To. 5 9). Referred to thP Committee of the Whol Hou·. 1\lr. GLYNN: ommittee on Military Affair.:. H. R. 336 . A bill for the relief of Jo eph Marko; without am ndment (Rept. No. 590). Referred to the C mmittee of the Whole Hou.e. Mr. JOII... T 'ON of Nebra ·kn: Committee on Claimt-~. H. R. 1 • 7. A bill for the relief of Kurt Falb ; with nmendm ut (R pt. No. 597). Referred to the Committee of the Whole Hou · . Mr. G~\RRETT: Committe on Military Affair:-;. H. R. 340. A bill for the relief of William P. Brady; without amendment (Uept. To. 598). Referred to the Committee of the Whole Hou:-e. 1\Ir. GARRETT: •Committee on Military Affairs. H. R. 142• .- A bill for the relief of Thoma Barrett; without amen l.ment ( Rept. No. 599). R fer red to the Committee of the ·whole Hou:e. Mr. GARRETT: Committ on Military Affair . H. R. 1431. A bill for the relief of Thoma (;taffney ; wi~ut amendment _ ( ltept. ... To. 600). Referred to the Committee of the 'Yhole li' l\1 H'l''l'I!JE. T PUBLI ' BILL 0 TI .. ,. llou.e. r.. Mr. DOUG LA. of Arizona: Committee on Military Affair•. 2 of Rul ..... ~III, H. R. 2466. A bill f r the relief of William L. Bruhn; without 1\lr·. liJI .. TJ: 'om mitt< on Uul .·. II. R '·. 142. A re~olution amendment {Rept. ... o. 601). Referred to the Committee of the providing for th n idc-rntlon of H. R 574. a bill to trun fer ·whole Hou':'e. to th At torn 'Y ' n rnl (' rtnin fun ·tiou. · in th ndmini. tration 1\lr. HILL of Ahlbama: Committee on Military Affair ~ . H. R. ot' th' nation I prohihiti u ac:t, to l'reat a I>ur nu of Prohi 2'"' 4. A bill for the relief of Thoma~ F. utton; without amend bition in th Dl'Ilnrtmcut of Ju~tiCC', and for other purpo ·e ; ment (Rept. No. 602). Referred to the Committee f the Whole without" nn\ nclm ut (H. pt. No. !Jf)l). Referr d to the Hou. Ilou. ·e. Cut •nPUBIJIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIO~S the one hundred and fiftieth anniYersary of the siege of York Under clause 3 of the Rule XXII, public bills and resolutions town, Va., and the surrender of Lord Cornwallis on October 19, were introduced and severally referred as follows: 1781, and authorizing an appropriation to be used in connection By Mr. LETTS: A bill (H. R. 9433) to amend the Federal with such celebration, and for other purposes; to the Committee farm loan act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on on the Library. Banking and Currency. By Mr. CRAMTON: Joint resolution (H. J. Res. 240) making By Mr. BUTLER: A bill (H. R. 9434) to extend the times for an appropriation to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to meet commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across an emergency caused by an outbreak of the pink bollworm in the Columbia River at or near Arlington, Oreg. ; to the Com the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Appropriations. mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. GELLER: A bill (H. R. 9435) to amend the act of PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS November 23, 1921, entitled "An act supplementary to the na Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions tional prohibition act" to the end that physicians shall have the were introduced and severally referred as follows : right to prescribe medicinal wines and liquors without limita By Mr. AYRES: A bill (H. R. 9449) granting an increase of tions; to the Committee on the Judiciary. pension to Nancy J. Cox; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. DOWELL: A bill (H. R. 9436) to amend the law re By Mr. BARBOUR: A bill (H. R. 9450) for the relief of lating to use of former testimony in district courts of the Richard E. Grass, alias William Hartman ; to the committee United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. on Naval Affairs. · By Mr. ELLIOTT: A bill (H. R. 9437) to authorize a neces Also, a bill (H. R. 9451) for the relief of Richard E. Grass, sary increase in the White House police force ; to the Committee alias William Hartman ; to the Committee on Military Affairs. on Public Buildings and Grounds. By Mr. BECK: A bill (H. R. 9452) to authorize the Secretary By Mr. HOPE: A bill (H. R. 9438) to authorize the erection of the Navy to dedicate to the city of Philadelphia, for street of a Veterans' Bureau hospital and regional office in the State purposes, a tract of land situate in the city of Philadelphia and of Kansas; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legisla State of Pennsylvania; to the Committee on Naval Affairs. tion. By Mr. BOWMAN: A bill (H. R. 9453) granting a pension to By Mr. HUGHES: A bill (H. R. 9439) to extend the times for George T. Hodges; to the Committee on Pensions. commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across Also, a bill (H. R. 9454) granting an increase of pension to the Kanawha River between Henderson and Point Pleasant, Hannah E. Cupp ; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. W.Va.; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. BRAND of Ohio: A bill (H. R. 9455),.granting an in By Mr. O'CONNOR of Louisiana: A bill (H. R. 9440) to pro crease of pension to Lutrescie R. Lyons ; to the Committee on vide for the establishment of a branch home of the National Im·alid Peusions. Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in the State of Louisiana; By Mr. BUTLER: A bill (H. R. 9456) granting a pension to to the Committee on Military Affairs. Belle Flaugher Yeates; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. SCHAFER of Wisconsin: A bill (H. R. 9441) to By Mr. CANFIELD: A bill (H. R. 9457) making Charles C. amend the World War veterans' act, 1924, as amended; to the Ames eligible to receive the benefits of the civil service retire Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation. ment act; to the Committee on the Civil Service. By Mr. SWING: A bill (H. R. 9442) to authorize the Secre By Mr. CARTER of Wyoming: A bill (R. H. 9458) for the tary of the Interior to make engineering and economic investi relief of Ernest Marquardt; to the Committee on Military gations and studies of conditions in Palo Verde and Cibola Affairs. Valleys and vicinity on the Colorado River, and for other pur By Mr. CHALMERS: A bill (H. R. 9459) granting a pension poses; to the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation. to Charles R. Barefoot; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. PATMAN: A bill (H. R. 9443) to prohibit the em By Mr. CRADDOCK: A bill (H. R. 9460) for the relief of ployment of any person who is illegally within the continental Pinkie Osborne ; to the Committee on Claims. United States; to the Committee on Immigration and Nat Also, a bill (H. R. 9461) granting a pension to William T. uralization. Moore ; to the Collllllittee on Pensions. By Mr. TARVER: A bill (H. R. 9444) to authorize the erec Also, a bill (H. R. 9462) granting a pension to Maggie Gar tion of a marker upon the site of New Echota, capital of the rett; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Oherokee Indians prior to their removal west of Mississippi By Mr. CROWTHER: A bill (H. R. 9463) granting an in River, to commemorate its location and events connected with crMse of pension to Lydia E. Case; to the Committee on its history; to the Committee on the Library. Invalid Pensions. By Mr. ESTERLY: A bill (H. R. 9445) to'prohibit the send Also, a bill (H. R. 9464) granting an increase of pension to ing through interstate commerce of unsolicited goods, wares, or Victoria Winton ; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. merchandise; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign By Mr. DAVENPORT: A bill (H. R. 9465) granting a pen Commerce. sion to Julia A. Smith; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. ·wELCH of California : A bill (H. R. 9446) to amend By Mr. DAVILA: A bill (H. R. 9466) for the relief of Teresa and supplement an act entitled "An act to amend the salary Estrada ; to the Committee on Claims. rates contained in the compensation schedules of the act of By Mr. EDWARDS: A bill (H. R. 9467) for an examination March 4, 1923, entitled 'An act to provide for the classification and survey of the Ogeechee River, Ga., with a view to improv of civilian positions within the District of Columbia and in the ing the said river for navigation and otherwise; to the Com field services,' approved May 28, 1928, and for other purposes " ; mittee on Rivers and Harbors; to the Committee on the Civil Service. By Mr. ELLIOTT: A bill (H. R. 9468) granting an increase By Mr. GELLER: A bill (H. R. 9447) to create a negro indus of pension to Taylor Hensley; to the Committee on Pensions. trial commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. ESTERLY: A bill (H. R. 9469) granting a pension to By Mr. LEAVITT: A bill (H. R. 9448) authorizing an appro Thomas Yeager; to the Committee on Pensions. priation of $2,000,000 for the purchase of seed grain, feed, and By Mr. HARE: A bill (H. R. 9470) granting a pension to · fertilizer to be supplied to farmers in the crop-failure areas of John W. Hudson; to the Committee on Pensions. the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Also, a bill (H. R. 9471) for the relief of Florence M. Agriculture. Humph,ries; to the Committee on War Claims. By 1\Ir. McCORMACK of Massachusetts: Joint resolution By Mr. HOPKINS: A bill (H. R. 9472) granting an increase (H. J. Res. 236) establishing a commission for the participation of pension to Martha C. Thomas; to the Committee on Invalid of the United States in the observance of the three hundredth Pensions. anniversary of the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Also, a bill (H. R. 9473) granting an increase of pension to authorizing an appropriation to be utilized in connection with Elizabeth Myers; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. such observance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. KETCHAM: A bill (H. R. 9474) authorizing the Rules. President of the United States to appoint M. F. Jamar to the By Mr. BLAND: Joint resolution (H. J. Res. 237) authoriz position and rank of captain in the United States Army and ing and requesting the President to extend to foreign govern immediately retire him with the rank and pay held by him at ments and individuals an invitation to join the Government and the time of his discharge; to the Committee on Military Affairs. people of the United States in the observance of the one hundred By Mr. LOZIER: A bill (H. R. 9475) granting an increase of and fiftieth -anniversary of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis pension to Lucy A. Freeman; to the Committee on Invalid at Yorktown, Va.; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Pensions. By 1\Ir. CLANCY: Joint resolution (H. J. Res. 238) to provide By ~:lr. MAAS : A bill (H. R. 9476) for the relief of the for the observance of the anniversary of the death of Brig. Gen. Waterous Co.; to the Committee on Claims. Casimir Pulaski; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MARTIN: A bill (H. R. 9477) gmnting an increase of By Mr. BLAND: Joint resolution (H. J. Res. 239) providing pension to Anna l\1. Hazen ; to the Committee on Invalid Pen for the participatf,on of the United States in the celebratio!} of ~ions. 1930 CO JQRESSIO.LTAL RECORD-HOUSE 2987 lly Ir. O'CONNOR of Ollive J. Kuowl •s ; to tlle 'ommiltee on lnYalid Iowa, urgina favot·nble pen_o;ion legi. lation for Spnuish-Amet·i rt'll:-liou ... <:an Wnr veteran. · to the Committee on Pew-:ion ·. Hy l\lr. TilUH.''l' .... : A bill (II. R. !).! "0) granting an in 3979. By 1\Ir. EATOX of olorado: P tition igned hy 64 ('l'(':t 'l' of pemdou to Buunu .\~hru ad; to the "ommlttee on vot r of Denver Colo., ur""ing pa age of ennte bill 4i6 and Im·allUnclN' clu u. 1 of Rule # ~. II. pNition~ and paller W('re laid eran- of the pani. h-Americnn War; to the ommittee 011 Pen 011 t II <' { 'h•rk·~ dt>sk :uul r f l'I'C'd a: follows : ion . am;~. B · Mr. BAHH H: P<:tition of citizen of the . veuth 39 2. Als;o, petition of Lloyd . Au tin and other citizens of <·on ·re. ·.'ionnl ropolis. Calif., urging more adequate relief for veteran· llon~t' hill !.!G 2 wlli ·h wonld in r ttl:'t' th • pen ·ion of 'pani ·h of the 'pnni"h-American ·war; to the Committe on P n ·ion·. \Va.- v tt•l'y the Empire and li oth rs, to increa e pen ion of 'pani~h War veteraus; to lute Bottlcrl.-l of 1nrl>onnt<•d B verug s, .Albany, N. Y., oppos the ('{)mmittee on Pen ion . ing- an) htCI'l'flSI' of tariff 011 ·ugat·; t_o th "ommitt on ' ays 39 4. By Mr. FITZGERALD: Petition of 77 member, of und l\1Pilll~. Unit d tates Veteran." Ho pital at Cu"tle Point, N. Y., pray 3~Ki4. Al tl, r .-olution ndo1 ted by th national executiv ing for early con-ideration nnd pa age of House bill 3397, to commit t' of th ~ American L gi n Auxiliary, in annual am nd the World ·war veteran · net of 192-1; to the Committee s s. lon u~~<·mhl •d at Iudianapoli.:. Ind .. January 27, 1930; on Worlu War Veteran·' LE:'"i.Jation. n~ follow;: "Rc.•-wlv cl, That the American Legion Auxiliary 39 ·5. B~· Mr. FITZGERALD: Petition of 126 member. of the r it !'Ill it!-! .-Land for n voli ·y of IlettC with . •curity for the J.:Tational Military HomE:>, Dayton, Ohio, praying for early con Uuitt•<.l Htnl s f AmC'ri<.'a and doe ~ bPrebr urge the repre ·enta sideration and pa ..· uae of Hou bill 7 25; to the 'ommittee on tln:-~ r our eountry in confer nee in London to in~i~ upon pro \Vorld Wnr Veteran·' Leai:-;lntion. port iouul pnrlt~, ~hip for hip, b for ·ommitting our Govern 39 6. By l\lr. FITZPATRI K: Petition :-:igned by variou m nt t nny proportionnl redu<'tion in the Htrength of th Navy citizen of the city of Yonk r , N. Y., urging prompt and favor of th uit •d tntNl f Auwri ·a"; t U1e ommitt • on For ign able con ideration of lem ·lation providing for incren. ·ed rates All'nirs. of pension to th men who erved in the armed force of the '{!)OG. By 1\fr. BRU~ll\1: P<'l it ion of Httrry J nkin nnd otb ~r United 'tate during the pani h War period; to the Commit clti:t.t•n · of ::;ltenandoah, .,'<·huylkill ounty, Pa., urging imme tee on Pen ions. dint<' n ·tion on th<' I><'llternn:; to th ommittee on 1Ya ·h .. urging enactment of legi_lation providing increa~e of l'cn s ion~. pen, ion for pani..:h 'Var veterans; to th 'ommittee on 3!1 ·u. By .Mr. It · .. ·NEU: P lition of Mr. John Hipp and Pen ion . , und ry citlz n~-; of L ug Isl:tud urging incr U.'ecl p n. ion. for 39 . By 1\lr. IIALE: Petition of Frank H. Baker and 30 ."panll'h-Am t·i ·un "~nr v t ran:: to th • 'ommitt~ on Pen,-ion ·. other <:itizen~ of Derry, N. II., urging endeavor to secure ·peelly 3Hu7. lso, 1 lition of the Holy Nam o 1 ty of the hurch pa . age of Senate bill 476 and Hou e bill 2i:i62; to th Com of ~t. Thomn · th \ Apostle, W odhaven, N. Y., oppo ing t.be mittee on Pen ion . Pill-ISH~ • f lh npper-n. b ·ion uill, providing for n d partment 30 9. Also, petition of Mary Gage and 14 additional voters 1! ducntion in the }j'<:u ral Gov rnm nt; to th mmittee on of Franklin, X H., urging immediate tep at thi cs ion of Ul·:t Ell tion. ongr ~ s to bring to a vote n Civil 'Var pen ion bill; to the :lllOR. Hy Mr. BUTLER: I>etition of ce1'tnin citiz("D of Grant ommittee on Invalid Pen ions. o\mty, Or g., JH'a~· ing f t' ilwr fi-' of p .n ion to sun-ivor 3900. By l\1r. HALL of Mis"i .ippi: Petition of W. L. Guice ol' th • ~JJOuh;h-Am ri<:un \Vnr; to the 'ommitt on Pen ·ion.,. nnd other , of Harri on County, 1\Ii ., a king for ..,peedy con :wli . . Uy 1r. ~A lli :r: J>pt ition of lr. Harry T. Elliott and iderution and pa • age of bill providing for increa ed rates othm· ·itiz •ns of 'taut n, Mo., favoring in rea. . e of pemdon. of pen ion to the men who erved in the armed force of the }lllld to vet •rnu~ f th' StHllli!'n.ld to wt runs of the Hpanit'lh-Amerlcan War; to the Com- citizen , of the ixth congre sional di trict of ~1i. ouri, urging mill •e on P llt'liomt ., peedy pu- age of enate bill 476 and Hous;e bill 2562; bills 3n,t. Also, P<'tition of fr. Frank Pallardy nncl other citizen now pending before ongre providing for increu ed rate of of ,'(. Cbnrle~, Mo., fuvoring iner aF of 11eu~ion, paid to Y ter pen ion to the men who erved in the armed force. of the fiiiH of th Hpanl.'h-.Am •rican \Yar; to the ommittee on Pen United tates dul'ing the pani..,h War period; to the om sloll!-l . mitt e on Pen ions. 3!>72. lso, })t>tition of lr:. Bertha Pip r anu other citizen 3992. By Mr. HARDY: P tition ~igned by a number of p opl or ,•t. hnrl<'s, to., favoring inc:rc a. of p n.· ion paid to veter of Olney pring , olo., urging the pa age of a bill to increa e Utls and widow.· of Vt'l •rans of the ivil ·war; to the Committee the pension: of pani h 'Yar veteran ; to the Committee tiD on Iuvulid Pt•n:-;ious. Pen ions. ;1073. HJ Mr. 'IIAI.MEJH.. l : P tit ion . irned by re idents of 39 3 . .AI o, petition igned by J. Q. McNatt and a number of 'rolPtlO, hio, urg-ing 11\C' pn.· U,., Of 1 gi~lati ll to incr n. e the re ident of Canon ity, Colo., urging the pa, ·age of a bill to lWUsiom:; of 'punish \Vut· Y tPrun. ; to the Committee on Pen increa ~ e the pen ion of Spanish War veterans; to the s! n~. ommi ttee on Pen.. Jon ,. ::•l7 t. ny Mr. 0RO,VTIIEH: Petition of r id nt of ehe 3994- Al o, petition signed by C. A. Nel on nnd a number JH ·t:uly 'ounty, N. ., for peedy con ·iderntion and pns ~ nge of of re. idents of l\Ionument, olo., urging the pa~snge of n bill llon:-: e bill 2-m~; to the 'om mitt •e on P n .. ioiL to increu e the pension of pani ·h War v t run ; to the ·~n7:>. Also, pet it I 111 of r siucu t of ' hen ctady, N. Y ., in be Committee on Pen ions. ltalr or House bill 2:JG2; to th Committee on I)en.ions. 3995. Also, petition signed by 150 citizen of Pueblo, Colo., 'm7G. By 1\fr. I J..H. Ul•1 : P tition from the citizen of Rayne, urging the pa., nge of a bill to increase the pen:ion of the A •ndln J>nrif'll, La., urging the ., peetiy con.-iU ration and pa - Spani~h 'Yar veterans; to the Committee on Pen ion .. f'ag- or ~t~nn te bill ·.1:76 nntl llou. bill 25u2, providing for in 3996. By Mr. H OPER: Petition of Chnrle ulp nud eigl1t t!l' 'll.'l'd rtti('H of p n, ion to m<'n who " rved in the armed forces other resident of Coldwater, 1\Iich., requesting incren.. e of pen of th Unit tl Hlntes tlurlng th ~11aui~h War; t the 'ommittee r-;ion for 'panish 'Var veteran ; to the Committee on Pension"'. 011 P .n. ions. 3997. By 1\Ir. HUDDLESTON: Petition of numerou residents a077. By Mr. D UGLAS of .Arizona: P tition of 16 citizens of J ffer on County, Ala., in behalf of more liberal pensions for or 'OdliS<' ounty, Ariz., urging tbnt favorable action b taken punish ·war veterans; to the Committee on Pensions. CONGRESSION _A_L RECORD-HOUSE FEBRUARY 3 3998. By Mr. JOHNSON of Texas: Petition of A. H. Menefee 4020. Also, petition of the Empire State Bottlers of Car- and 43 other citizens of Madison County, Tex., indorsing Senate bonated Beverages opposing any increase of the tariff on sugar; bill 476 and House bill 2562, providing for increased rates of to the Committee on Ways and Means. pension to Spanish-American War veterans; to the Committee 4021. By Mr. MOORE of Kentucky: Petition of citizens of on Pensions. Allensville, Todd County, Ky., urging passage of House bill 3999. Also, resolution passed by the State Senate of Texas, 2562, providing for increased rates of pension for veterans of urging all assistance in fostering air mail and air transporta- the Spanish-American War; to the Committee on Pensions. tion in Texas and elsewhere; to the Committee on the Post 4022. By Mr. MOUSER: Petitions of citizens of Marion ask- Office and Post Road~. ing for favorable action and passage of House bill 2562 and 4{)()(). Also, petition of Jack D. Williams, president Dallas Senate bill 476, known as the Spanish-American War increase branch, National Alliance of Postal Employees, indorsing House in pension bill; to the Committee on Pensions. bills 2402 and 3087, to increase the salaries of laborers and to 4023. By Mr. NIEDRINGHAUS: Petition of J. Helmes and grant leave of absence to substitutes in the Postal Service; to 73 other citizens of St. Louis, Mo., favoring the passage of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Senate bill 476 and House bill 2562, providing for increased 4001. Also, petition of Bon. William J. Tucker, executive sec- rates of pension to men who served in the armed forces of the retary, Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission of Texas, Austin. United States during the Spanish War period; to the Committee Tex., opposing House bill 5278 to reduce migratory bird bag on Pensions. limits; to the Committee on Agriculture. 4024. By Mrs. NORTON: Petitions of hundreds of citizens 4002. By Mr. KEARNS: Petition of residents of Adams throughout the United States urging the passage of House bill County, in the sixth congressional district of Ohio, requesting 7884, against the vivisection of dogs; to the Committee on the early action on the bill which will increase the rates of pension District of Columbia. for Spanish War veterans; to the Committee on Pensions. 4025. By Mr. O'CONNELL of New York: Petition of Inter- 4003. By Mr. KELLY: Petition of citizens of Braddock, Pa., national. Shipmasters Association, Duluth, Minn., opposing the asking establishment of department of education; to the Com- passage of Senate bill 306, amending certain laws relating to mittee on Education. American seamen ; to the Committee on the :Merchant Marine and 4004. By Mr. KENDALL of Kentucky: Petition signed by the Fisheries. citizens of Bath County, Ky., in which they urge the favorable 4026. By Mr. O'CONNELL of Rhode Island: Petition of 66 consideration of House bill 2562 and Senate bill 476; to the Rhode Island citizens urging passage of legislation to increase Committee on Pensions. pensions of veterans of the Spanish-American War; to the 4005. By Mr. KIESS: Petition from members of the Dairy- Committee on Pensions. men's League Cooperative Association, of Potter County, Pa., 4027. By Mr. PATMAN: Petition of John L. Stout, Michael J. favoring an 8-cent tariff on casein; to the Committee on Ways Hanley, Patrick J. Curran, Mike Mides, and 42 other disabled and Means. veterans of the World War, at the United States Veterans' Bu- 4006. Also petition from citizens of Williamsport, Pa., favor- reau Hospital 98, Castle Point, N. Y., urging the enactment of ing the passage of Senate bill 476 and House bill 2562; to the the Hughes bill, H. R. 3397; to the Committee on World War Committee on Pensions. Veterans' Legislation. 4007. By Mr. KINCHELOE: Petition signed by citizens of 4028. By Mr. HARCOURT J. PRATT: Petition of George F. Hopkins County, Ky., urging legislation to increase pension Dean, N. G. Barkley, Carrie K. Barkley, Lodusca Barkley, rates of the Spanish-American War veterans, etc.; to the Com- Ernest E. Miller, and other residents of Grahamsville, Sullivan mittee on Pensions. County, N. Y., praying for passage of legislation to increase the 4008. By Mr. KORELL: Petition of residents of Portland, pensions of Civil War veterans and widows of veterans; to the Oreg., favoring passage of legislation to increase pensidns of Committee on Invalid Pensions. the men who served in the armed forces of the United States 4029. By Mr. SELVIG: Petition of A. I. Solberg, secretary; during the Spanish War period; to the Committee on Pensions. William H. Borchert, president, Winger (Minn.) Farmers 4009. By Mr. KURTZ: Petition of citizens of Tyrone, Pa., Creamery Co., resolution adopted at the annual meeting Janu urging early consideration and passage of Senate bill 476 and ary 20, urging Congress to pass a law prohibiting the free im House bill 2562; to the Committee on Pensions. portation of vegetable oils from the Philippine I slands; to the 4010. By Mr. LEAVITT: Petition of R. E. Horton and other Committee on Agriculture. citizens of Havre and vicinity, favoring increased rates of pen- 4030. Also, petition of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Hennepin sion for veterans of the Spanish-American War, their widows, County Council, urging support of Congress to pending legisla and orphans; to the Committee on Pensions. tion, purpose of which is to provide higher pay for personnel 4011. Also, petition of citizens of Ekalaka and vicinity, favor- of the United States Army and Navy; to the Committee on ing increased rates of pension for veterans of the Spanish- Military Affairs. · American War, their widows, and orphans; to the Committee 4031. By Mr. SHOTT: Petition of 59 citizens of Bluefield, on Pensions. Mercer County, W. Va., asking that Congress approve increased 4012. By Mr. LETTS: Petition of P. J. Hoffman and other pension rates for Spanish-American War veterans; to the Com citizens of Maquoketa, Iowa, urging the passage of pension mittee on Pensions. legislation in behalf of the Spanish-American War veterans; 4032. By Mr. SIMMONS: Petition of 72 citizens of Keith to the Committee on Pensions. County, Nebr., asking speedy consideration and passage of pend- 4013. By Mr. McCLINTIC of Oklahoma: Resolution of pro- ing bills, providing for increased rates of pension to the men test adopted by the Corporation Commission of the State of who served in the armed forces of the United States during the Oklahoma on the 29th day of January, 1930, against Senate bill Spanish War period; to the Committee on Pensions. No. 6, commonly known as the Couzens bill ; to the Committee 4033. By Mr. STRONG of Pennsylvania: Petition of citizens on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. of New Bethlehem, Pa., in favor of increased rates of pension 4014. By Mr. McCLINTOCK of Ohio: Petition of 70 citizens for Spanish W~r veterans; to the Committee on Pensions. of Holmes County, Ohio, favoring increased pensions for Span- 4034. By Mr. THATCHER: Petition of Nannie Sale and ish War veterans; to the Committee on Pensions. others, of Louisville, Ky., urging favorable pension legislation 4015. By Mr. MAAS: Petition of citizens of St. Paul, Minn., for Spanish-American ·war veterans; to the Committee on urging increased pensions for Spanish-American War veterans; Pensions. to the Committee on .Pensions. 4035. By Mr. VESTAL: Petition of residents of Madison ~4016. Also, petition of citizens of St. Paul, Minn., urging County, Ind., for enactment of pension legislation for_ Civil increased pensions for Civil War veterans; to the Committee on War veterans and widows of veterans; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Invalid Pensions. - 4017. By Mr. MANSFIELD: Petition of citizens of Shiner, 4036. By Mr. WHITLEY: Petition of citizens of Rochester, Tex., asking for increased pensions for Spanish War veterans; N. Y., and vicinity, urging passage of legislation to increase to the Committee on Pensions. pensions of veterans of the Spanish-American War; to the 4018. By Mr. MAPES : Petition of 39 residents of Grand Committee on Pensions. Haven, Holland, Spring Lake, and Coopersville, Mich., urging 4037. Also, petition of citizens of Webster, N. Y., urging early enactment of House bill 2562 and Senate bill 476, pro- passage of legislation to increase pensions of veterans of tbe viding for increased rates of pension to veterans of the war Spanish-American War; to the Committee on Pensions. with Spain; to the Committee on Pensions. 4038. By Mr. WOODRUFF: Petitions from citizens of Big 4019. By Mr. MEAD: Petition of 20 residents of Holland, Rapids, Mich., favoring adoption of House bill 2562, providing N. Y., concerning the tariff on casein; to the Committee on increased rates of pension for veterans of the Spanish War ; Ways and Means. . to the Committee on Pensions.
