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2120 CONGRESSIO!TAL RECORD.-. SENATE MARCH 8 30. Robert J. Corbett. 3. Cleveland M. Bailey. benedictions of Thy sustaining grace 31. James G. Fulton. 4. M. G. Burnside. rest upon his dear ones so sorely be 32. Herman P. Eberharter. 5. John Kee. reaved. 33. Frank Buclianan. 6. Erland H. Hedrick. Realizing that in the midst of life we RHODE ISLAND WISCONSIN are in death, may we each face our tasks with the deep solemnity of those who 1. Aime J. Forand. 1. Lawrence H. Smith. know not what a day may bring forth. 2. Glenn R. Davis. 2. John E. Fogarty. Amen. SOUTH CAROLINA 3. Gardner R. Withrow. 4. Clement J. Zablocki. THE. JOURNAL 1. L. Mendel Rivers. 5. Charles J. Kersten. On request of Mr. McFARLAND, and by 2. John J. Riley. 6. William K. Van Pelt. 3. W. J. Bryan Dom. unanimous consent, the reading of the 7. Reid F. Murray. Journal of the proceedings of Wednes 4. Joseph R. Bryson. 8. John W. Byrnes. 5. James P. Richards. day, March 7, 19'51, was dispensed with. 6. John L. McMillan. 9. Merlin Hull. 10. AlYin E. O'Konski. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE SOUTH DAKOTA WYOMING A message from the House of Repre 1. Harold 0. Lovre. At large sentatives, by Mr. Cha:tfee, one of its 2. E. Y. Berry. clerks, announced that the House had William Henry Harrison. TENNESSEE passed a bill <H. R. 2615) to amend the 1. B. Carroll Reece. ALASKA Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as 2. Howard H. Baker. Delegate aMended, in which it requested the con 3. James B. Frazier, Jr. E. L. Bartlett. currence of the Senate. 4. Albert Gore. HAWAII HOUSE BILL REFERRED 5. Joe L. Evins. Delegate The bill R. 2615) to amend the 6. J. Percy Priest. <H. 7. Pat Sutton. Joseph R. Farrington. Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as 8. Tom Murray. PUEKTO lUCO amended, was read twice by its title and 9. Jere Cooper. Resident Commissioner referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. 10. Clifford Davis. A. Fern6s-Isern. 'l'EXAS DEATH OJ' SENATOR CHAPMAN, OF 1. Wright Patman. KENTUCKY 2. J. M. Combs. Mr. McFARLAND. Mr. President, it 3. Lindley Beckworth. SENATE is with great personal sorrow that I rise 4. Sam Rayburn. to announce to the Senate the death of 5. J. Frank Wilson. THURSDAY, °MARCH 8, 1951 our dear friend and esteemed colleague, 6. Olin E. Teague. <Legislative day of Monday, January 29, the senior Senator from Kentucky [Mr. 7. Tom Pickett. CHAPMAN]. The Senator passed away 8. Albert Thomas. 1951) a few hours ago at a hospital, follow 9. Clark W. Thompson. The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian, ing an automobile accident last night. 10. Homer Thornberry. on the expiration of the recess. Like the soldier he was, Mr. President, 11. W. R. Poage. The Chaplain, Rev. Frederick Brown he had stayed up until the early hours 12. Wingate H. Lucas. Harris, D. D., offered the following of the morning working on an address 13. Ed Gossett. prayer: which he expected to deliver today on 14. John E. Lyle, Jr. the universal military training provi 15. Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. Our Father God, help of the ages past, sion of the pending bill. He was to have 16. Ken Regan. hope for the years to come: In the secret had charge of the debate on that im 17. Omar Burleson. place ot the Most High, in the hush of portant subject. On the preceding day, 18. Walter Rogers. this hallowed moment closing the door he had worked at his office until 5 19. George Mahon. upon the outer world, with its tumultu o'clock in the morning. Only yesterday 20. Paul J. Kilday. ous and unpredictable events, in the he was on this floor with us, lending his 21. 0. C. Fisher. white light of Thy holiness we know our wise counsel and friendly aid in the UTAH selves for what we are, petty and proud serious legislative problem before us. 1. Walter K. Granger. creatures who seek their own wills and The sudden and tragic death of Sena 2. Reva Beck Bosone. whims, in spite of the polished courtesies tor CHAPMAN is a profound personal blow and noble professions with which we "VERMONT to me. I knew him well. I considered come to Thee. him one of my closest friends. To the At large Cleanse the inner fountains of our multitude of encomiums which will be Winston L. Prouty. hearts from all defiling foulness and said of him, one fact will stand out-he VIRGINIA from the secret sin of pretense. Touch was a loyal man, a true friend, a man on 1. Edward J. Robeson, Jr. our lips with live coals from Thy altar whom one could count in all cases and 2. Porter Hardy, Jr. of devotion. Fit us to faithfully pro under all conditionl'! and vicissitudes. 3. J. Vaughan Gary. tect the Republic from outward aggres His death is a great loss to the State 4. Watkins M. Abbitt. sion and from inner selfishness. We ask which he so ably represented. It is an 5. Thomas B. Stanley. it in the dear Redeemer's name. even greater loss to the Senate and to 6. Clarence G. Burton. With shocked hearts we come with the Nation. While he was a member of 7. Burr P. Harrison. sorrow to this session mourning the this body for only the past 2 years he 8. Howard W. Smith. tragic ending of the useful life of an had served nearly a quarter of a cen 9. Tom B. Fugate. honored Member of this body, who only tury in the House of Representatives yesterday occupied his seat in this WASHINGTON and brought to the Senate that wealth Chamber. of legislative experience, sound judg 1. Hugh B. Mitchell. For the high caliber of the public ment and wise counsel so necessary to 2. Henry M. Jack.son. service he rendered, for the unsullied fulfill prudently the obligations of a 3. Russell V. Mack. integrity of his official and private life, Senator of the United States. 4. Hal Holmes: for his sterling qualities of character, I cannot find words adequate to ex 5. Walt Horan. for the jovial disposition which endeared press my feelings and to describe the 6. Thor C. Tollefson. him to all associated with him as he lived character of this great man. One had WEST VIRGINIA in his house by the side of the road to know VIRGIL CHAP~;IAN to appreciate 1. Robert L. Ramsay. and was a friend to man, we thank Thee, what he really was and to appraise his 2. Harley o. Staggers. Master of all good workmen. May the true character. A more honest, con- 195L CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 212f I scientious, and hard-working man, a fore been printed and ordered to lie on the Mr. McFARLAND. I do not know. more loyal and selfless soldier, · I have . table; that debate upon any such amendment Undoubtedly many Senators will wish to or amendments proposed thereto shall be never known. limited to not exceeding 30 minutes, to be · attend the funeral services. We shall In this tragic moment our hearts go equally divided and controlled, respectively, have· to determine the answer to that . out in deepest sympathy to Mrs. Chap by the mover of any such amendment or · question tomorrow. I hope we can com- - man, his daughter, and his grandchil amendments thereto and Mr. RussELL: Pro plete consideration of the bill tomorrow. dren. They have lost a loving and de vided, That no amendment that is not ger The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator voted husband, father, and grandfather. mane to the su b ject matter of the said bill from Arizona, in effect, asks unanim.ous The people of Kentucky have lost a great shall be received, and no amendment to any · consent that the agreement entered into Senator, a sincere friend,· and a great amendment shall be r-eceived that is not ger yesterday, to take effect today, shall take mane to the amendment to which it is pro- · man. Mr. President, I find it difficult to posed. effect as of 10 o'clock 'tomorrow, in all say more at this moment. · Ordered further, That following the con respects the same as it was agreed to Mr. President, in a few moments I sideration and disposition of all amendments yesterday. Is there objection? shall present a resolution in behalf ·Of to the said bill, debate shall be limited to not Mr. WHERRY. I have no objection, Senator CHAPMAN'S colleague [Mr. exceeding 30 minutes on the question of its except for my interpretation that an CLEMENTS], who is confined in a hospi final passage, to be equally divided and con- . amendment to an amendment included tal because of illness 3.nd, therefore, can trolled, respectively, by Mr. RussELL and Mr. the committee amendment. not be with us today. WHERRY , or some Member of the Senate des The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair The resolution which I intend -to off er. ignated by him. hears no objection, arid it is so ordered. will provide that the Senate adjourn out The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there ob DEATH OF SENATOR CHAPMAN, OF of respect to the memory of the senior jection to the request of the Senator from KENTUCKY Senator from Kentucky until tomorrow Ari.zona? morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. WHERRY. Mr. President, cer Mr. McFARLAND. Mr. President, in Mr. President, I desire now to make a tainly on this occasion I do not wish to behalf of the junior Senator · from request regarding the unanimous-con object to the request of the majority Kentucky [Mr.