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2514 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--SENATE MARCH 9 1645. Also, resolution adopted by the board of elders of YELLOWSTONE BASIN COMPACT the Montcoal Presbyterian Church of :2-d:ontcoal, W. Va., The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter protesting against the favoring of exemption of ministers of from Clyde L. Seavey, representative of the United States the gospel from coming under control of the Social Security in connection with the Yellowstone Basin compact, report Act: to the Committee on Ways and Means. ing relative to the progress made pursuant to an act of Con 1646. Also, resolution by the Logan County Industrial gress approved August 2, 1937 (50 Stat~ 551), granting con Union Council of Logan, W. Va., protesting against any sent of the Congress to the States of Montana and Wyoming amendments to the Wagner Labor Relations Act; to the to negotiate and enter into a compact or agreement for an Committee on Labor. equitable division and apportionment of the waters of the Yellowstone River, and making recommendation in the prem ises, which, with the accompanying report, was referred to SENATE the Committee on Indian Affairs. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1939 DISPOSITION OF EXECtJTIVE PAPERS The Chaplain, Rev. Z~Barney T. Phlllips, D. D., offered the The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate letters from follo~ngprayer: the Archivist of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, lists of papers and documents on the files of the Depart Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that ments of the Treasury, the NavY, the Interior, and Agricul Thou hast made and dost forgive the sins of all those who ture, United States Civil Service Commission, Veterans' Ad are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite ministration, and the former United States Coal Commission, hearts, that ·we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledg which are not needed in the conduct of business and have ing our wretchedness, may 9btain of Thee, the God of all no permanent value or historical interest, and requesting mercy, perfect remission and. forgiveness. _And, 0 God, who action looking to their disposition, which, with the accom seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves, panying papers, were referred to a Joint Select Committee keep us both outwardly in our bocUes and inwardly in_our on the Disposition of Papers in the Executive Departments souls, that we may be . defended from all adversities which may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts which The VICE-PRESIDENT appointed Mr. BARKLEY an~~. may assault and hurt the soul. Through Jesus Christ our GIBSON members of the committee on the part of the Senate. Lord. Amen. PETITIONS AND 1\IE:MORIALS THE JOURNAL The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the follow On request of Mr. BARKLEY, and by unanimous consent, the ing concurrent resolution of the Legislature of New Jersey, reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, which was referred to the Committee on Commerce: March 8, 1939, was dispensed with, and the Journal was Concurrent resolution favoring the construction of a canal across approved. the State of New Jersey MESSAGES FROM THE PRESmENT Whereas there exists a modem system of inside waterways along the Atlantic coast from Florida to New England and thence to the Messages in writing froin the President of the United States Great Lakes, with the exception of through the State of New submitting nominations were communicated to the Senate by Jersey; and . Mr. Hess, one of his secretaries. Whereas in order to complete such system it is necessary that a canal be constructed across this State, which canal would pro MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE vide, at the same time, adequate communication by water between A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. the ports and navy yards at New York and Philadelphia and would be of inestimable value in our scheme of nationa.l defense: There Chaffee, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House fore be it had passed a bill <H. R. 4425) to provide for reorganizing Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey '(the house 0/ agencies of the Government, and for other purposes, in which assembly concurring), That the State of New Jersey hereby re it requested the concurrence of the Senate. afilrms its long-continued endorsement of an adequate ship canal across this State, memoriallzing his Excellency, the President of ENROLLED BILL SIGNED the United States and Commander in Chief of the ·Army and Navy, The message also announced that the Speaker had affixed and the United States Senators and Congressmen from this State, to cooperate in the acceleration of the construction of such canal; his signature to the enrolled bill <S. 660) to amend the Agri and be it further - , cultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, to provide for Resolved, That the secretary of the senate forward certlfted the reapportionment of cotton acreage allotments not planted copies of this resolution to His Excellency the President of the by farmers entitled thereto, and it was signed by the Vice United States and to the United States Senators and Congressmen President. - from New Jersey. NEUTRALITY-NOTICE OF ADDRESS BY SENATOR LEWIS The VICE PRESIDENT also laid before the Senate the following resolution of the House of Assembly of New Jersey, Mr. LEWIS. Mr. President, I l;>eg at thiS moment to give which was referred to the Committee on Finance: notice -that on Monday next, immediately following the morning hour, at such time as may not unduly inconvenience Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to the Senate, I shall address the senate in support of the blll adjust and regulate the collection of income taxes Whereas the sixteenth amendment to the Federal Constitution which I tendered yesterday repealing the neutrality law, gives to the Congress the power to lay and collect taxes on in which bill was referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela comes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment tions. among the States, and without regard to any census or enumera- ASSISTANT TO THE StJRGEON GENERAL tion; and · Whereas the Congress has enacted appropriate leg1slation to The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter from enforce the amendment and has enacted an income-tax statute the Secretary of the TreasUry, transmitting a draft of pro which in many instances works inequitably, resulting in hardships posed to citizens and corporations; _and · legislation to provide for the detail of a commissioned Whereas in order that business may be encouraged and pro medical officer of the PUblic Health Service to serve as assist moted: Therefore be it ant to the Surgeon General, which, with the accompanymg Resolved by the house of cusembly, That the Congress of the paper, was referred to the Committee on Finance. - United States is hereby memorialized and requested to provide by proper amendment that in -no case shall income taxes levied ex ARMY AIRWAYS RADIO TRANSli/IITTER STATION ceed 25 percent of the total of such income; and be it further The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter from Resolved, That copies of this resolution, signed by the speaker and attested to by the clerk, be transmitted to the Senate and the Acting secretary of the Interior, stating that, pursuant to House of Representatives of the United States and to the Senators law, the Department of the Interior had transferred to the and Members of Congress from New Jersey in the Senate and House War Department 1.03 acres of the lands belonging to St. of Representatives. Elizabeths Hospital in the District of Columbia for the site This resolution shall take effect 1mmediately. of an Army airways radio .tr-ansmitter station, which was The VIcE PRESIDENT also laid before the Senate the referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. followtrig concurrent resolution of the Legislature of New 1939 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-. SENATE 2515 Jersey, which was referred to the Committee on Interstate the records showing that the Dominion of Canada exported 155,- Commerce: 000,000 feet of lumber into the United States during the first 11 months of 1938, while during the same period of time the United Conc1,1rrent resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States exported to the entire British Empire only 59 000 000 feet· States against the enactment of Senate bill 126 and House Reso and ' ' ' lution 188, designed to modify and interfere with existing inter Whereas the aforesaid trade agreement recently entered into territorial freight rates _ practically sounds the death knell of the manufacture of shingles Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey (the within the United States; and house of assembly concurring), That the Congress of the United Whereas the aforesaid trade agreement removes the restriction States be memorialized against the enactment of Senate bill 126 of the amount of Canadian timber which may be shipped into the snd House Resolution 188, which measures are designed to interfere United States at reduced tariff rates; and with, modify, and disturb existing interterritorial freight rates; and Whereas the average wage rate in the west coast logging camps be it further · · and sawmills of Oregon and Washington is 76.7 cents per hour, Resolved, That copies of this concurrent resolution, signed by while the average wage paid for like work in British Columbia the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of assem does not exceed 57 cents per hour, with many mills employing bly, be transmitted to the Vice President of the United States Hindu and Chinese labor at wage rates far below this rate; and and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the Sena Whereas logging camps and mills of the States of Oregon and tors and Representatives from this State in the Congress of the Washington operate on a maximum 40-hour workweek as compared United States.

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