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foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance SENATE to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any ment al reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faith­ TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1937 fully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to Under authority of the twentieth amendment to the Con­ enter. So help me God." stitution of the the 5th of January having Mr. ROBINSON. Mr. President, it is my understanding been appointed by law (Public Res. 120, 74th Cong., 2d that Mr. HILL is present, but that, his term having expired, sess.> for the annual meeting of Congress, the first session he is not to take the oath of office. of the Seventy-fifth Congress commenced this day. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair understands that is The Senate assembled in its Chamber at the Capitol. the course to be followed. JoHN N. GARNER, of Texas, Vice President of the United SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA States, called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock meridian. The Chaplain, Rev. Z~Barney T. Phillips, D. D., of the The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the cre­ city of Washington, offered the following dentials of GUY V. HowARD, of Minnesota, chosen a Senator from that State for the term beginning on the 4th day of PRAYER November 1936 and ending on the 2d day of January 1937, Master of all things and Lord of love, in whom we live and which were read and ordered to be placed on file, as follows: move and have our being: fill our souls with a sense of Thy STATE OF MINNESOTA, sheltering care and quicken our energies into newness of ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. life as again we respond to Thy call. St. Paul. Grant, we beseech Thee, to our President, Vice President, To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 GUY V. the Members of the Congress and all who hold office in our HowARD was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State o! land, wisdom and strength to know and to do Thy will, and Minnesota a Senator from said State to represent said State in whatsoever else of Thy bounty shall be needful for the ful­ the Senate of the United States for the term beginning on the 4th day of November 1936 and ending on the 2d day of January fillment of their duty as leaders of men and exemplars of 1937. the nobler virtues. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Hjalmar Petersen, and Let this be a day of rededication on the part of every · our seal hereto affixed at St. Paul, Minn., this 27th day of Novem­ Member and officer of the Senate to the highest and holiest ber, A. D. 1936. H.JAI.MAR PETERSEN, things of life, to the love of God and country and to the Governor. service of our fellow men. By the Governor: Give to our Nation the will to peace, that, scorning all (SEAL] MIKE HOLM, lesser aims, we may, in the spirit of utter selflessness, share Secretary of State. with each other not only what we have but what we are CREDENTIALS through the enabling of Thy love. We ask it in the name The VICE PRESIDENT. It has been suggested that the of Him who is the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. credentials of Senators-elect be laid before the Senate by Amen. the Chair rather than to follow the usual order of pres­ SENATOR FROM entation from the floor. Without objection, the clerk will The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the cre­ read the credentials. dentials of WILLIAM L. Hn.L, of Florfda, appointing him a The credentials -of the Senators-elect were read by the Senator from that State to fill the vacancy caused by the Chief Clerk (John C. Crockett> and ordered to be placed on death, on June 17, 1936, of Hon. Duncan U. Fletcher, late a file, as follows: Senator from the State of Florida, to commence on that STATE OF FLORIDA. To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: date and continue until his successor shall be duly elected This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 Hon. C. 0. and shall have qualified as provided by law, which, with the ANDREWs was dUly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of accompanying oath administered to Mr. HILL, was read and Florida as Senator from said State to fill the vacancy in the term ordered to be placed on file, as follows: ending January 3, 1941, caused by the death of Han. . Witness: His Excellency our Governor, David Sholtz, and our STATE OF FLORIDA. seal hereto a:Hlxed at Tallahassee, the capital, this the 5th day To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: of November, A. D. 1936. This is to certify that, pursuant to the powers vested in me by DAVID SHOLTZ, Governor. the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the State By the Governor; o!' Florida, I, David Sholtz, the Governor of said State, do hereby [SEAL} R. A. GRAY, appoint Wn.LIAM L. HILL a Senator from said State to represent Secretary of State. said State in the Senate of the United States to fill the vacancy caused by the death, June 17, 1936, of the Honorable Duncan U. Fletcher, Senator from Florida, to commence en this date and TENNESSEE, continue until his successor has been duly elected and qualifies as EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, provided by law. Nashville, December 2, 1936. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, David Sholtz, and our seal To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: hereto affixed, at Tallahassee, the capital, this the 1st day of July, This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 NATHAN A. D. 1936, and of the independence of the· United States of L. BACHMAN was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the America the one hundred and sixtieth year. State of Tennessee, a Senator from said State to represent said DAVID SHOLTZ, Governor. St ate in the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, By the Governor: beginning on the 3d day of! January 1937. · (sEAL] R. A. GRAY, Secretary of State. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Hlll McAlister, and our Oath administered by Chief Justice James B. Whitfield, of the seal hereto affixed at Nashville this 2d day of December, A. D. 1936. Supreme Court of Florida, to WILLIAM L. HILL, at Tallahassee, Fla., HILL McALisTER, Governor. July 2, 1936: By the Governor: (SEAL} "I, WILLIAM L. HILL, do solemnly swear that I will support and ERNEST N. HASTON, defend the Constitution of the United S~atea against all enemies, Secretary of State. 3 :coNGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JANUARY 5 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, STATE OF SoUTH DAKOTA, DEPARTMENT OF STATE. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the l'REsmENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: Pierre, December 28, 1936. This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 JosiAH To the PREsiDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: W. BAn.EY was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 W. J. North Carolina a Senator from said State to represent said State BULOw was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State o! in the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, begin- South Dakota a Senator from said State to represent said State in ning on the 3d day of January 1937. · the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning Witness: His Excellency our Governor, J. C. B. Ehringhaus, and on the 3d day of January 1937. our seal hereto affixed at Raleigh, this 25th day of November, A. D. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Tom Berry, and our seal 1936. hereto affixed at Pierre, S. Dak., this 28th day of December, A. D. J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS, Governor. 1936. - By the Governor: ToM BERRY, Governor. [SEAL) C. G. POWELL, By the Governor: Secretary of State. [SEAL} MYRTLE-MORRISON, - Secretary of State. By C. E. DIEFENDORF, THE STATE OF ALABAMA, Assistant Secretary of State. DEPARTMENT OF STATE . . CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION STATE OF KANSAS, I, Howell Turner, secretary of state, iri accordance with the ExECUTIVE DEPARTMEN'l'. provisions of -section 516 of the Code of Alal5ama, do hereby certify ~ CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION that as shown · by the returns of election on file in this omce, · To the PRESIDENT OF TifE SENATE OF THE UNITED "STATES: JoHN H. BANKHEAD was elected United States Senator at the gen­ This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 eral election held in this State on Tuesday, the 3d day of ARriroB November 1936. - CAPPER was duly. chosen by the qualified electors of the ·State o! Kansas .a Senator from said State to represent said State in the Witness my hand this 13th day of November 1936. Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning on [SEAL] HowELL TuRNER, the 3d day of January 1937. Secretary of State. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Alf M. Landon, and our sE:al hereto affixed at Topeka, Kans., this 12th day of December, STATE OF IDAHO, A. D. 1936. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. ALF M. LANDON, Governor. To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: By the Governor: This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 WILLIAM (SEAL) FRANK J. RYAN, E. BoRAH was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of Secretary of State. Idaho a Senator from said State to represent said State in the Sen­ ate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning on the To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: 3d day of January 1937. This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 DENNIS Witness: His Excellency our Governor, C. Ben Ross, and our seal CHAVEZ was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of hereto affixed at Boise this 1st day of December, A. D. 1936. New Mexico a Senator from said State to fill the vacancy in the C. BEN Ross, Governor. term ending January 3, 1941, caused. by the death of Bronson By the Governor: Cutting. [SEAL} FRANKLIN GiRARD, Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Clyde Tingley, and our Secretary of State. seal hereto affixed at Santa Fe, N. Mex., this 17th day of December, A. D. 1936. CLYDE TINGLEY, Governor. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, By the Governor: ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. [SEAL} ELizABETH F. GONZALES, To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: Secretary of State. This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 H. STYLES BRIDGES was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of STATE OF LOUISIANA, New Hampshire a Senator from said State to represent said State in · EXECUTIVE DEPARTM.EN'l'. the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: on the 3d day of January 1937. This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 ALLEN J. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, H. STYLES BRIDGES, .and ELLENDER was duly chosen by· the qualified electors of the State of our seal hereto affixed at Concord this 13th day of November, A. D. Louisiana a Senator from said· state to represent said State in the 1936. Senate of the United Statea for the term of 6 years, beginning at H. ~TYLES BRIDGES, Governor. noon on January 3, 1937. By the Governor: Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Richard W. Leche, and . [SEAL} ENOCH D. FuLLER, our seal hereto amxed at Baton Rouge, this 16th day of November, Secretary of State. A. D. 1936. RICHARD W. LECHE, Governor. STATE OF MlcmGAN, By the Governor: ExECUTIVE OFFICE, E. A. CONWAY, Secretary of State. · Lansing. CoMMONWEALTH oF VmGINIA. To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 PREN­ This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 CARTEl\ TISS M. BROWN was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the GLASs was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of State of Michigan a Senator from said State to represent said Virginia a Senator from said State to represent said State in the State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning on beginning on the 3d day of January 1937. the 3d day of January 1937. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Frank D. Fitzgerald, and Witness: His Excellency our Governor, George C. Peery, and our our seal hereto fixed at Lansing, this 23d day of November, A. D. seal hereto affixed at Richmond this 23d day of November, A. D. 1936. 1936. FRANK D. FITZGERALD, Governor. GEo. C. PEERY, Governor. By the Governor: By the Governor: [sEAL] Oavn.LE E. ATwooD, (sEAL) PETER SAUNDERS, Secretary of State. Secretary of the Commonwealth.. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS, OFFICE OF THE GoVERNOR, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, Columbia, December 3, 1936. Providence, November 23, 1936. TO the PREsiDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 Hon. This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 THEoDoRE JAMES F. BYRNES was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the FRANcis GREEN, of Providence, was duly chosen by the quali.fiecl State of South Carolina a Senator from said State to represent electors of the State of Rhode Island a Senator from said State to said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of represent said State in the Senate of the United St ates for the term 6 years, beginning on the 3d day of January 1937. of 6 years, beginning on the 3d day of January 1937. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Olin D. Johnston, and Witness: His Excellency our Governor, THEoDORE FRANcis GREEN, our seal hereto affixed at Columbia this 3d day of December, A. D. and our seal hereto affixed at Providence this 23d day of November, 1936. A. D. 1936. OLIN D. JoHNSTON, Governor. THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, By the Governor: By the Governor: Governor. (SEAL) W. P. BLACKWELL, (SEAL) LoUIS W. CAPPELLI, Secretary of State. Secretary of State. 1937 ~ONGRESSIONAL · EECORD-· SENAT:m 5

MissiSSIPPI, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, ExEcuTivE DEPARTMENT, ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. Jackson. CERTIFICATE To the PREsiDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 BYRoN P. To the PR.EsmENT oF THE SENATE oF THE UNITED STATES: HARRISON was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 JosH Mississippi a Senator from said State to represent said State in the LEE was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of Okla­ Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning on homa a Senator from said State to represent said State in the the 3d day of January 1937. Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning on Witness: His Excellency O'!H Governor, Hugh White, and our seal the 3d day of January 1937. hereto affixed at Jackson this 19th day of November, A. D. 1936: Witness: His Excellency our Governor, E. W. :Marland, and our HuGH WHITE, Governor. seal hereto affixed at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Okla., (sEAL) WALKER WooD, this 19th day of November, A. D. 1936. · Secretary of State. E. W. MARLAND, Governor of the State of Oklahoma. Countersigned: To the PRESIDENT oF THE SENATE oF THE UNITED STATES: [sEAL] FRANK c. CARTER, This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 CARL A. Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma.. HATCH was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of New Mexico a Senator from said State to represent said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning on STATE OF lLLD."lOIS. the 3d day of January 1937. To the PRESIDENT oF THE SENATE oF THE UNITED STATES: Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Clyde Tingley, and our This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 JAMES HAMILTON LEwiS was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the seal hereto affixed at Santa Fe, N. Mex., this 17th day of December, State of illinois a Senator from said State to represent said State A. D. 1936. ii;l the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, be­ CLYDE TINGLEY, Governor. ginning on the 3d day of January 1937. By the Governor: ELizABETH F. GoNZALES, Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Henry Horner, and our (sEAL) seal hereto affixed at Springfield this 30th day of November A. D. Secretary of State. 1936. • HENRY HORNER, STATE OF IOWA, Governor. . ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. By the Governor: TO the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, greeting: (SEAL) EDWARD J. HUGHES, It is hereby certified that at an election holden on the 3d day of Secretary of State. November 1936 Hon. CLYDE L. HERRING, of the county of Polk, State of Iowa, was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of Iowa a Senator from said State to represent said State in the Senate THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning on the To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: 3d day of January 1937. This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused to HENRY CABOT LoDGE, Jr., was duly chosen by the qualified electors be affixed the great seal of the State of Iowa. Done at the capitol of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Senator from said Com­ in the city of Des Moines this 28th day of November, A. D. 1936. monwealth to represent said Commonwealth in the Senate of the CLYDE L. HERRING, Governor. United States for term of 6 years, beginning on the 3d day of Countersigned: January 1937. Mrs. ALEx: MILLE'a, W~tness: His Excellency our Governor, James M. Curley, and our (SEAL) seal hereto affixed at Boston, this 25th day of November A. D. Secretary of State. 1936. • JAMES M. CURLEY, Governor. BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. By the Governor: To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: [SEAL) F. W. CooK, Be it known an election was held in the State of Delaware on Secretary of the Commonwealth. Tuesday; the 3d day of November, A. D. 1936, that being the Tuesday next after the first Monqay in said month, in pursuance of the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the State CoMMONWEALTH oF KENTUcKY, of Delaware, in that behalf, for the election of a Senator for the Frankfort, Ky., No-vember 23, 1936. people of the said State in the .Senate of the United States. The undersigned, a board for examining the returns of an elec­ Whereas the official certificates or returns of the said election tion held on Tuesday, the 3d day of November 1936, for United held in the several counties of the said State, in due manner States Senator of the State of Kentucky, do certify that M. M. made out, signed, and executed, have been delivered to me accord­ LoGAN, Bowling Green, Ky., received the highest number of votes ing to the laws of the said State by the superior court of the said given for that office, as certified to the Secretary of State, and is, counties; and having examined said returns and enumerated and therefore, duly and regularly elected for the term prescribed by ascertained the number of votes for each and every candidate or th~ Constitution. person voted for for such Senator, I have found JAMES H. HuGHES CHARLEs K. O'CoNNELL, Chairman, to be the person highest in vote, and therefore duly elected Sen­ M. C. HowARD, Member, ator of and for the said State ·in the Senate of the United States J. MATT CHILTON, Member, for the constitutional term to commence at noon on the 3d day of State Board of Election Commissioners for the January, A. D. 1937. Commonwealth of Kentucky. I, C. D. Buck, Governor, do, therefore, according to the form Attest: of the act of the general assembly of the said State and of the EILEEN MAHONEY, act of Congress ·of the United States, in such case made and Secretary, S~ate Board of Election Commissioners. provided·, declare the said JAMES H. HuGHES the person highest m vote at the election aforesaid, and therefore duly and legally STATE oF MINNEsoTA, elected Senator of and for the said State of Delaware in the Senate ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, of the United States for the constitutional term to commence at St. Paul. noon on the 3d day of January, A. D. 1937. To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE oF· THE UNITED STATES: Given under my hand and the great seal of the said State, in This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 ERNEST obedience to the said act of the general assembly and of the said LUNDEEN was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of act of Congress, at Dover, the 12th day of November, A. D. 1936, Minnesota a Senator from said State to represent said State in the and in the year of the independence of the United States of Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning on America the one hundred and sixty-first. the 3d day of January 1937 and ending on the 2d day of January C. D. BuCK, Governor. 1943. [SEAL) W. D. SMITH, Witness: His Excellency oUT Governor, Hjalmar Petersen, and • Secretary of State. our seal hereto affixed at St. Paul, Minn., this 27th day of Novem- ber, A. D. 1936. · DENVER, CoLO., December 9, 19~6. HJALMAR PETERsEN, Governor. To the PREsiDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: By the Governor: This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 En. C. [SEAL) MIKE HoLM, Secretary of State. JoHNSON was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of Colorado a Senator from said State to represent said State in STATE OF OREGON, the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. on the 3d day of January 1937. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, ED. C. JoHNSON, and our CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION seal hereto affixed at Denver this 9th day of December, A. D. 1936. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: ED. c. JoHNSON, Governor. ·Know ye, that it appearing from the official canvass of the vote By the Governor: cast at the regular general election held within and for the State [SEAL] GEORGE E. SAUNDERS, of Oregon on Tuesday, the 3d day of November, A. D. 1936, tha.t Secretary of Sta.te. _ CHARLES L. McNARY~ of Marion County, State of Oregon, received 6 CONGR;ESSIONAL ~ECORD-SENATE J'ANUARY 5 the highest number of votes cast for the office of U'nited States Senator from Georgia for a fuii term to succeed Hon. RICHARD B. Senator in Congress at said election. RussELL, Jr., and the Governor, secretary of state, and comptroller Now, therefore, I, Charles H. Martin, Governor of the State of general having canvassed, counted, and consolidated the votes Oregon, by virtue of the authority vested 1n me under the laws cast in said election and having declared Hon. RICHARD B. RussELL, of the State of Oregon, do hereby grant this certificate of election Jr., duiy elected to said office- and declare said CHARLES L. McNARY, of Marion County, State of Therefore, this is to certify that on the 3d day of November Oregon, to be duiy elected to the office of United States Senator 1936 Han. RICHARD B. RussELL, Jr., was duly chosen by the in Congress for the State of Oregon for the term of 6 years. qualtfied electors of the State of Geo:rgia Senator to represent said In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused State in the Senate of the United States for a fuii term, beginning the seal of the State of Oregon to be hereto affixed. the 3d. day of January 1937, to succeed himself. Done at the capitol at Salem, Oreg., this 30th day of November, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused A. D. 1936. the great seal of the State of Georgia to be affixed at the capitol, CHARLES H. MARTIN, Governor. in the city of Atlanta, on the 20th day of November, A. D. 1936, By the Governor: and of the independence of the United States of America the (SEAL] EARL SNELL, Secretary of State. one hundred and sixty-first. EuGENE TALMADGE, DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Governor. OF THE STATE OF MONTANA. By the Governor: To the PREsiDENT oF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: (SEAL] JOHN B. WILSON, This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 JAMES E. Secretary of State. MURRAY was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of Montana a Senator from said State to represent said State in the THE STATE OF WYOMING, Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning on ExEcUTIVE DEPARTMENT, the 3d day of January 1937. Cheyenne, December 7, 1936. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Elmer Holt, and our seal To the PRESmENT oF THE SENATE oF THE UNITED STATEs: hereto affixed this lOth day of December, in the year of our Lord This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 H. H. 1936. ScHWARTZ was duiy chosen by the qualified electors of the State ELMER HoLT, Governor. of Wyoming a Senator from said State to represent said State By the Governor: in the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, begin· (SEAL] SAM W. MITcHELL, ning on the 3d day of January 1937. Secretary of State. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, Leslie A. Miller, and our seal hereto affixed at Cheyenne this 7th day of December, A. D. To the PREsmENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: 1936. This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 MA'l"l'HEW LEsLIE A. MILLER, M. NEELY was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of Governor. West Virginia a Senator from said State to represent said State in By the Governor: the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning [SEAL] LEsTER C. HUNT, on the 3d day of January 1937. Secretary of State. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, H. G. Kump, and our seal hereto affixed at Charleston this 19th day of December, in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, year of our Lord 1936. STATE OF TExAs. Governor. H. G. KUMP, To the PRESmENT oF THE SENATE oF THE UNITED STATES: By the Governor: This is to certify that on the 3d day of November, A. D. 1936, (SEAL) WM. s. O'BRIEN, MoRRIS SHEPPARD was duiy chosen by the qualified electors of the Secretary of State. State of Texas a Senator from said State to represent said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, begin­ To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: ning on the 3d day of January, A. D. 1937. This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 GEORGE Witness: His Excellency our Governor, James V. Allred, and our W. NoRRIS was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State seal hereto affixed at Austin, this 27th day of November, A. D. 1936. of Nebraska a Senator from said State to represent said State in JAMES V. ALLRED, the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, beginning Governor. on the 3d day of January 1937. · By the Governor: Witness: His Excellency our Governor, R. L. Cochran, and our (SEAL) B. P. MATOCHA, seal hereto affixed at Lincoln this 8th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1936. Secretary of State. R. L. COCHRAN, Governor. By the Governor: CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION (SEAL) HARRY B. SWANSON, STATE OF NEW JERSEY. Secretary of State. To the PREsmENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: This is to certify that on November 3, 1936, WILLIAM H. SMATH­ STATE OF FLORmA. ERS was duiy chosen by the qualified electors of the State of New To the PRESmENT oF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: Jersey a Senator from the said State to represent the said State This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 Hon. 1n the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, begin­ was duiy chosen by the qualified electors of the ning on the 3d day of January 1937. State of Florida as Senator from said State to fill the vacancy in In testimony whereof the great seal of the State is hereunto the term ending January 3, 1939, caused by the death of Hon. affixed. Duncan U. Fletcher. Witness the hand of His Excellency our Governor, Harold G. Witness: His Excellency our Governor, David Sholtz, and our seal Hoffman, at Trenton, this 1st day of December, A. D. 1936. hereto affixed at Tallahassee, the capital, this 5th day of November, HAROLD G. HOFFMAN, A. D. 1936. Governor. DAvm SHOLTZ, Governor. By the Governor: By the Governor: Attest: (SEAL) R. A. GRAY, Secretary of State. (SEAL) THOMAS A. MATHIS, Secretary of State. STATE oF ARKANsAS, ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. STATE OF MAl:NJc. PROCLAMATION To all who shall see these presents, greeting: To the PRESmENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: Know ye that WALLACE H. WHITE, Jr., of Auburn, in the county This is to certify that on the 3d day of November 1936 JoSEPH of Androscoggin, on the 14th day of September, A. D. 1936, was T. RoBINSON was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the chosen by the electors of this State a United States Senator to State of Arkansas a Senator from. said State to represent said represent the State of Maine in the for the State in the Senate of the United States for the term of 6 years, term of 6 years, beginning on the 3d day of January 1937. beginning on the 3d day of January 1937. In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the State to be Witness: His Excellency our Governor, J. M. Futrell, and our hereunto affixed. seal hereto affixed at Little Rock this 30th day of November, A. D. Given under my hand at Augusta the 17th day of November, 1936. A. D. 1936, and in the one hundred and sixty-first year of the J. M. FuTRELL, independence of the United States of America. Governor. LOUIS J. BRANN. (SEAL) ED. F. McDONALD, By the Governor: Secretary of State. (SEAL) LEwis 0. BARROWS, Secretary of State. STATE OF GEORGIA, ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTRATION OF OATH Atlanta. The VICE PRESIDENT. The suggestion has been made, To the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: A general election having been held in the State of Georgia on the Chair will state, that unanimous consent be given that the 3d day of November 1936 for the selection of a United States the Senator from Arkansas [Mr. RosmsoNl and the Senator 1937 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE '1 from Oregon [Mr. McNARY], leaders of their respec~ive Iowa.~uy M. Gillette and Clyde L. Herring. • parties, and the two Senators-elect from Florida, who were Kansas.-Arthur Capper and George McGill. elected on the same day, be permitted to take the oath of Kentucky.-Alben W. Barkley and M. M. Logan. office first. Is there objection? Louisiana.-John H. Overton and Allen J. Ellender. There being no objection, the legislative clerk

HOUR OF DAILY MEETING · nounced today, I move that the Senate do now adjourn until Mr. ROBINSON submitted the following resolution