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8866 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE May 24 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS A Bill To Establish the Elmer T. Ells in. They arrived in Washington on retary of Commerce with respect to his April 29 and were quartered in the House measure. With the thought that my worth National Monument of Representatives. In a ceremony at colleagues in the House might like to the east front of the Capitol on May 7, read the correspondence he has had EXTENSION OF REMARKS 1861, the regiment was sworn into Fed with these officials I request that a copy OF eral service and became officially known of a letter from Mr. McCoRMACK to the as the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry. Secret~ry of Commerce, dated May 15, HON. CARLETON J. KING On May 23, when Virginia cast its 1961, and the reply thereto from the OF NEW YORK fateful vote to secede from the Union, Secretary dated May 19, 1961, be in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES it meant that Union troops were imme serted in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, to Wednesday, May 24, 1961 diately to occupy Alexandria. Ellsworth gether with a copy of Mr. McCoRMACK's Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, and his "Fire" Zouaves embarked down letter of May 23, 1961, to the Secretary of Agriculture: I have today introduced a bill to provide the Potomac on May 24 for his rendez vous with death. As his regiment landed for the establishment of the Elmer T. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, in Alexandria, they saw a large Con Ellsworth National Monument at Me HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, federate flag flying from a pole on top OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER, chanicville, N.Y. of a hotel named the Marshal House. Washington, D.C., May 15,1961. A monument such as this seems espe Hon. LUTHER H. HODGES, cially appropriate to this brilliant young Determined to remove the flag, Ellsworth went to the roof of the hotel and as he Secretary of Commerce, American who was the first Union officer Department of Commerce, killed in the Civil War. His sudden descended the stairs with the flag in his Washington, D.C. arms, he was shot and killed by the DEAR SECRETARY HODGES: I noted in the death in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, hotel proprietor. 1861, just one century ago, is now re newspaper recently that President Kennedy His death, being the first of note to is taking steps to try and meet the problems garded as a martyrdom and his name has occur in the war, produced a profound of the textile industry of our country, and been meritorious enrolled upon the list sensation throughout the country. His that in connection with the same he has of our country's greatest patriots. body lay in state in the White House, was appointed a Cabinet Committee, of which Elmer T. Ellsworth was born on April you are the chairman. From the newspaper taken to New York City by special train, item that I read, this committee has sug 11, 1837, in the village of Malta, N.Y. He and from there escorted to Albany and attended the public schools at Mechanic gested to the President a program of assist Mechanicville, where he is now buried. ance to this industry and is giving further ville and after leaving school at an early Mr. Speaker, the legislation which I consideration to this important matter. age, he went to New York City to find have introduced today is not only for the Several years ago I introduced a bill which employment. From New York, he trav preservation of Elmer T. Ellsworth's I thought was a fair one, but with refer eled to Chicago where he became a law home in Mechanicville, N.Y., but to also ence to which no action was taken. I yer's clerk, studied law, and later became memorialize the birthplace of our Na have again introduced the bill, H.R. 6783, a copy of which I herewith enclose, which a partner in a patent-soliciting business. tion's first. Civil War casualty. While practicing law in Chicago, Ells touches one phase only of the problem in worth was asked to become captain of the field of textiles, but which I consider to be an important one. I think the passage the National Guard Cadets, a military of this bill would be of material help to company of volunteers who were in Sale of Surplus Cotton Owned by the the textile industry. I have always felt danger of disbanding due to lack of that it was a fair one. leadership. Ellsworth's life ambition Commodity Credit Corporation I am respectfully forwarding the within was to become a military leader and he copy of the bill that I have introduced for the information· of yourself and your asso organized the cadets under a new title, EXTENSION OF REMARKS "The U.S. Zouave Cadets," which he pat ciates on the committee. I have written to OF Chairman COOLEY of the House committee, terned after a Berber military corps urging early and favorable action. I think organized by the French in Algeria in HON. BASIL L. WHITENER that he and the members of the committee 1831. His aim was to induce a military OF NORTH CAROLINA are waiting to find out what legislation will spirit among Americans to increase the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be recommended by the committee of which efficiency of the Nation's militia. The you are chairman. I think the within bill exhibitions given by the Zouave Cadets Wednesday, May 24, 1961 should receive favorable consideration by attracted considerable attention in Chi you and the other members of your commit Mr. WHITENER. Mr. Speaker, Hon. tee. cago and they became well-known JoHN W. McCoRMACK, our distinguished With kind regards, I am throughout the country while making majority leader, has introduced a bill, Sincerely yours, exhibition tours in many large cities. H.R. 6783, to provide for the sale of JOHN W. McCoRMACK. When Ellsworth returned to Chicago surplus cotton owned by the Commodity in 1860, from an exhibition tour of east Credit Corporation at such prices as the THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, ern cities, he entered the law office of Secretary of Agriculture may determine Washington, D.C. Abraham Lincoln as a clerk and devoted Hon. JoHN W. McCoRMACK, in order to allow the U.S. cotton textile House of Representatives, himself principally to the presidential industry to regain the level of exports Washington, D.C. campaign of that year. He later accom of cotton products during the period DEAR MR. McCoRMACK: Thank you so much panied the President-elect to Washing 1947-52. for your good letter of May 15, 1961, about ton and at this time proposed to Presi This bill, if enacted, will do much to your bill to provide for the sale of surplus dent Lincoln the formation of a militia alleviate the distressing situation exist cotton owned by the Commodity Credit bureau, with himself as its chief. From ing in the textile industry by reason of Corporation at such prices as the Secretary this proposal, developed today's National of Agriculture may determine to allow the the so-called two-price cotton system U.S. cotton textile industry to regain the Guard Bureau in the Departments of which prevails today. The principle of level of exports of cotton products during the Army and the Air Force. the bill is in line with the seven-point the period 1947-52. The Civil War broke out while Ells program announced recently by the Pres This is a most interesting bill, indeed, and worth was awaiting the outcome of his ident for the relief of the textile industry. is along similar lines to the thinking which proposal for a militia bureau. He went The bill deserves the support of every the President's Textile Committee has had. to New York and immediately recruited Member of the House who is interested As you know, this committee made a verbal report to the President and based on it the a volunteer regiment of Zouaves from the in protecting the jobs of the people who President announced a seven-point program. New York City Fire Department. When are employed in this country in the great One of these points was for the Secretary of Lincoln issued his appeal for 75,000 textile industry. Mr. McCORMACK has Agriculture to advise him with respect to troops, Ellsworth and his volunteer had correspondence recently with the the elimination of the so-called two-price "Fire" Zouaves were ready to be sworn Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec- cotton system. The textile industry should 1961• CONGRESSIONAL , RECORD -HOUSE 8867 not be discriminated against by paying which the United States has pledged society to provide jobs, goods. health, and higher prices for cotton than that at which 40 percent. happiness for an ever-increasing population. foreign importers of cotton are permitted to 'The U.N. special fund is set up ac We must develop an educational system buy. which can provide suftlciently: for the coming We are now waiting a report on this mat cording to the basic framework for in generations of Americans in an evermore ter from the Secretary of Agriculture, which ternational loans. Requests are granted complex society. And we mlist do this in I hope will be forthcoming shortly. As soon by a two-thirds vote of the governing a world divided by philosophies . of govern as it is, I will be happy to advise you. council. The Cuban application lists a ment where millions of people are having a Obviously, legislation will be necessary to need for $763,500 for experts and con 20th century world thrust into their semi change this two-price system.