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3104 _CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENAT_E MAY 10 969. Also, petition of P. S. Harrison, editor Harrison's Re ports, New York City, favoring the Sirovich resolution SENATE .CH.Res. 95); to the Committee on Rules. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1933 970. Also, petition of General Credit Corporation, New (Legislative day of Monday, May 1, 1933) York City, favoring Senate bill 747 and House bill 4551; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian, on the expiration 971. By Mr. McFADDEN: Petition of the executive com of the recess. mittee of North Valley County Farmers' Union, of Montana, Mr. ROBINSON of Arkansas. Mr. President, I suggest the signed by S. A. Hinerman, Mrs. R. L. Cookson, E. A. Eliason, absence of a quorum. John H. Le Corner, and W.R. Hinerman, calling for abolish The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. ment of the Federal Reserve System, that the United States The legislative clerk called the roll, and the following Sen issue non-interest-bearing Treasury notes, that Congress ators answered to their names: enact the Frazier farmers' farm relief bill, pay the soldiers' Adams Copeland Kendrick Robinson, Ark. Ashurst Costigan Keyes Robinson, Ind. bonus, etc.; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Austin Couzens King Russell 972. Also, petition of Wyalusing Local of the Dairymen's Bachman Cutting La Follette Schall League Cooperative Association, Inc., by Frank Rought, sec Balley Dale Logan Sheppard Bankhead Dickinson Lonergan Shipstead retary, Sugar Run, Pa., opposing restrictions of use of motor Barkley Dieterich Long Smith trucks on highways, the placing of trucks under jurisdic Black Dill Mc Carran Stelwer Bone Duffy McGill Stephens tion of Public Service Commission, classification as common Borah Erickson McKellar Thomas, Okla. carriers, and favoring reciprocal agreements with States as Bratton Fess McNary Thomas, Utah to licenses; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Brown Fletcher Murphy Townsend Bulkley Frazier Neely Trammell Commerce. Bulow George Norbeck Tydings 973. By Mr. RUDD: Petition of Railway Express Em Byrd Goldsborough Norris Vandenberg Byrnes Hale Nye VanNuys ployees, Local 808, International Brotherhood of Trainmen, Capper Harrison Overton Walcott New York City, favoring increased postage rates sufficient to Caraway Hastings Patterson Wheeler pay the cost of handling; to the Committee on the Post Carey Hatfield Pittman White Clark Hayden Pope Office and Post Roads. Connally Johnson Reed 974. Also, petition of General Credit Corporation, New Coolidge Kean Reynolds York City, favoring the passage of Senate bill 747 and House Mr. KEAN. I should like to announce the absence of my bill 4551; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. colleague the junior Senator from New Jersey [Mr. BAR 975. Also, petition of Whitestone Association, Local No. l, BOUR], owing to illness. I ask that this announcement may New York City, favoring the passage of the Black-Connery stand for the day. 5-day week and 6-hour day bill CS. 158 and H.R. 4557); to Mr. KENDRICK. I desire to announce that the Senator the Committee on Labor. from Illinois [Mr. LEWIS], the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. 976. By Mr. SMITH of West Virginia: Resolution of the GORE], the Senator from New York [Mr. WAGNER], the Sena members of the John Brawley Post, No. 20, of the American tor from Virginia [Mr. GLASS], the Senator from California Legion, Charleston, W.Va., urging the repeal of the Tyson [Mr. McAnooJ, and the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Fitzgerald bill; to the Committee on World War Veterans' WALSH] are necessarily detained from the Senate on official Legislation. business. 977. By Mr. STRONG of Pennsylvania: Petition of Ansell The VICE PRESIDENT. Eighty-five Senators have an E. McMullin Post, No. 392, American Legion, Reynoldsville, swered to their names. A quorum is present. Pa., recommending that "all contracts for the carrying of MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE mail be awarded on competitive bidding to the lowest respon A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. sible bidder "; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Chaffee, one of its clerks, announced that the House had Roads. agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the 978. By Mr. SUTPIDN: Petition of Reserve Officers' Asso disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of ciation, Department of New Jersey, protesting against weak the Senate to the bill CH.R. 3835) to relieve the existing ening of national defense and against any reduction in the national economic emergency by increasing agricultural pur number of officers in the Regular Army; to the Committee chasing power, to raise revenue for extraordinary expenses on Military Affairs. incurred by reason of such emergency, to provide emergency 979. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the Reserve Officers' relief with respect to agricultural indebtedness, to provide Association of the United States, Department of New Jersey, for the orderly liquidation of joint-stock land banks, and protesting against any further weakening of the national for other purposes, and that the House insisted upon its defense, and in particular against any reduction in the num disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 83 ber of officers in the Regular Army or in the amount of to the said bill. training given to reserve officers; to the Committee on Mili The message also announced that the House had disagreed tary Affairs. to the amendments of the Senate to the bill CH.R. 4589) 980. Also, petition of the city of Racine, Wis., petitioning making appropriations for the government of the District Congress to adopt a 30-hour work week measure with proper of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in minimum-wage provisions attached without undue delay; to part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year the Committee on Labor. ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes; agreed to the 981. Also, petition of the Sixty-six Nonpareil Americans, conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of Inc., petitioning the President of the United States, the Con the two Houses thereon, and that Mr. CANNON of Missouri, gress now in session, and the Governor of the State of Mr. BLANTON, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. TABER, and Mr. BACON Alabama, in their respective powers, privileges, and discre were appointed managers on the part of the House at the tions, to intercede and save the lives and liberties of the nine conference. Scottsboro boys whose fate now pends before the courts of The message further announced that the House had agreed the State of Alabama and the United States Supreme Comt; to the report of the committee of conference on the dis to the Committee on the Judiciary. agreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of 982. Also, petition of the American Transit Association, the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4606) to provide for cooperation requesting to enact into law House bill 5009; to the Commit by the Federal Government with the several States and tee on the Judiciary. Territories and the District of Columbia in relieving the 983. Also, petition of the city of Cambridge, Mass., con hardship and suffering caused by unemployment, and for demning the persecution reported to be committed against other ptirposes. members of the Jewish faith in Germany; to the Committee The message also announced that the House had disagreed on Foreign Affairs. to the amendment of the Senate to the bill CH.R. 5480) to 1933 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 3105 provide full and fair disclosure of the character of securities exclusive of labor, contingent expenses of the Senate), which, sold in interstate and foreign commerce and through the with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Com mails, and to prevent frauds in the sale thereof, and for mittee on Appropriations. other purposes; agreed to the conference asked by the Senate AWARDS OF THE MIXED AND THE TRIPARTITE CLAIMS COMMISSIONS on the dis·agreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and that The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter Mr. RAYBURN, Mr. HUDDLESTON, Mr. LEA of California, Mr. from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of PARKER of New York, and Mr. MAPES were appointed mana proposed legislation to amend the Settlement of War Claims gers on the part of the House at the conference. Act of 1928 for the purpose of extending for one additional The message further announced that the House bad dis year from March 10, 1933, the time within which American agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. nationals who have obtained awards from the Mixed Claims 5081) to provide for the common defense; to aid interstate Commission, United States and Germany, or from the Tri- commerce by navigation; to provide fiood control; to pro . partite Claims Commission, United States, Austria, and mote the general welfare by creating the Tennessee Valley Hungary, may make application to the Treasury for the Authority; to operate the Muscle Shoals properties; and to payment of such awards, which, with the accompanying encourage agricultural, industrial, and economic develop papers, was referred to the Committee on Finance. ment; requested a conference with the Senate on the dis agreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and that Mr. REPORT OF THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION McSWAIN, Mr. HILL of Alabama, and Mr. JAMES were ap The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter pointed managers on the part of the House at the conference. from the chairman and secretary of the Reconstruction The message also announced that the House had agreed to Financ,e Corparation, submitting, pursuant to law, a report a concurrent resolution (H.Con.Res. 18) authorizing the covering the operations of the Corporation for the first Clerk of the House, in the enrollment of H.R.