1940 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 11519 Arkansas and his 62 colleagues, that when the war is over By Mr. SUTPHIN: and peace and tranquillity have once again blessed the world, H. R. 10460. A bill to amend Public, No. 497, Seventy-first if America still stands·, Pittsburgh will still be there-dirty Congress; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. perhaps, but still America's Pittsburgh, [Applause.] By Mr. STEAGALL: LEAVE OF ABSENCE H. J. Res. 602. Joint resolution to authorize Jesse H. Jones, Federal Loan Administrator, to be appointed to, and to per­ By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to form the duties of, the office of Secretary of Commerce; to Mr. KEFAUVER, for today, on account of official business. the Committee on Banking and Currency. EXTENSION OF REMARKS Mr. SNYDER and Mr. SHANLEY asked and were given per­ PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS mission to revise and extend their o.wn remarks in the RECORD. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions · ADJOURNMENT were introduced. and severally referred as follows: Mr. MAY. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now By Mr. BLOOM: adjourn. H. R. 10461. A bill for the relief of An to nino Cappello; to The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 10 o'clock and the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. 45 minutes p.m.) the House adjourned to meet, in accordance By Mr. SASSCER: with its previous order, at 11 o'clock a. m., on tomorrow, H. R.10462. A bill to authorize and direct the Commission­ Thursday, September 5, 1940. ers of the District of Columbia to set aside the trial-board conviction of Policeman William F. Fey and his resultant COMMITTEE HEARINGS dismissal and to reinstate William F. Fey to his former posi­ COMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION tion as a member of the Metropolitan Police Department; to The Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation will meet the Committee on the District of Columbia. By Mr. SUTPIDN: at 10 a.m., Thursday, September 5, in room 128, House Office H. R. 10463. A bill for the relief of Charles Geyer; to the _ Building, to continue the hearing on H. R. 10122. Committee on Military Affairs. COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES The Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 5, 1940, at PETITIONS, ETC. 10 a. m., on the following bill: H. R. 10380, a bill to expedite Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were national defense by suspending, during the national emer­ laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: gency, provisions of law that prohibit more than 8 hours' 9264. By Mr. GREGORY: Petition of Mrs. J. Eli Adams labor in any 1 day of persons engaged upon work covered and others, of Hopkinsville, Ky., requesting all material aid by contracts of the United States Maritime Commission, and for Great Britain shor·t of sending manpower; to the Com­ for other purposes. mittee on Military Affairs. 9265. By Mr. HART: Petition of the executive committee REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND of the West New York <N. J.) Taxpayers and Rentpayers RESOLUTIONS Association, Inc., protesting against conscription; to the Under clause 2 of rule xm, Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. TAYLOR: Committee of conference on the disagreeing 9266. Also, petition of the board of directors of the New­ votes of the two houses. H. R. 10263. An act making supple­ ark, N. J., Chamber of Commerce, favoring the immediate mental appropriations for the national defense for the fiscal adoption of such legislation as may be necessary for prompt year ending June 30, 1941, and for ot!J.er purposes <Rept. No. and adequate national defense, including, if essential in the ~916). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the opinion of the properly constituted military and naval au­ state of the Union. · thorities, compulsory military service; to the Committee on Military Affairs. ADVERSE REPORTS 9267. By Mr. SUTPHIN: Petition of the Junior Chamber Under clause 2 of rule XIII, of Co~erce of New Brunswick, N.J., endorsing the estab­ Mr. MAY: Committee on Military Affairs. House Resolu­ lishment of an adequate national defense, resolving that tion 585. Resolution requesting the Secretary of War to compulsory military training is a necessary step, that no transmit information on airplane contracts <Rept. No. 2915). armed force be sent beyond our geographical area of de­ Laid on the table. fense, and that such supplies or equipment not necessary to our national defense and training be made available for pur­ PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS chase by Great Britain; to the Committee on Military Under clause 3 of rule XXII, public bills and resolutions · Affairs. were introduced and severally referred as follows: By Mr. VOORHIS of California: SENATE - H. R. 10456. A bill to provide for the orderly financing of the national defense, to maintain an even flow of purchasing THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940 power, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and (Legislative day of Monday, August 5, 1940) Means. The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian, on the expiration of By Mr. BYRNS of Tennessee: the recess. H. R. 10457 (by request). A bill for the protection of Gov­ Rev. W. L. Darby, D. D., executive secretary, Washington ernment law-enforcement officers or agents, by providing Federation of Churches, Washington, D. C., offered the follow­ pensions to those injured and compensation to the dependents ing prayer: of those killed in the discharge of duty; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Thou God of men and nations, ruler of earth and sea and By Mr. FLANNERY: sky, to Thee we come with grateful hearts for the multitude H. R.10458. A bill relating to the citizenship of foreign­ of Thy mercies so richly vouchsafed to us in this day and born children of a naturalized or repatriated citizen where generation. May we recognize Thee in all that we receive the application for such naturalization or repatriation is filed and seek to honor Thee in our lives. while such child is a minor; to the Committee on Immigra­ Cleanse our hearts of selfishness and self-seeking, of un­ tion and Naturalization. worthy pride and ambition. Grant us willingness gladly to By Mr. MOSER: serve our fellow men in a spirit of humility and with a sense H. R. 10459. A bill to prohibit the advocacy of changes in of our common brotherhood. In this day of tragic need for the Government of the United States otherwise than as pro­ so many of our citizens, let us have genuine sympathy for vided by the Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary. them in their trials and hardships and a readiness to help 11520 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE SEPTEMBER 5 them in practical ways, so that they may know fuller and [Mr. LucAS], the Senator from Arkansas [Mr. MILLER], the better lives. Senator from Florida [Mr. PEPPER], the S~nator from North In these critical times, faced daily with uncertainty for Carolina [Mr. REYNOLDS], the Senator from Illinois [Mr. ourselves and for the world, we seek Thy blessing upon SLATTERY], the Se.nator from South Carolina [Mr. SMITH], America. Grant wisdom to our President, the Vice President, the Senator from Maryland [Mr. TYDINGS], the Senator from the members of his Cabinet, the Houses of Congress, the New York [Mr. WAGNER], and the Senator from Massachusetts Supreme Court, and others in authority. May they have [Mr. VlALSH] are necessarily absent. judgment, faith, and courage adequate to this hour. Let thy Mr. AUSTIN. I announce that the Senator from Oregon special grace abide upon the Members of the Senate, the [Mr. HoLMAN] is absent on public business. official Representatives of the States in our Union, so that The Senator from Minnesota [Mr. SHIPSTEAD] is absent they may plan wisely for the good of America and the welfare attending the funeral of the late Senator Lundeen, of Minne­ of the world. In Jesus' name. Amen. sota. THE JOURNAL The Senator from Oregon [Mr. McNARY], the Senator from Michigan [Mr. VANDENBERG], the Senator from North On request of Mr. BARKLEY, and by unanimous consent, the Dakota [Mr. FRAZIER], and the Senator from New Hampshire reading of the Journal of the proceedings of the calendar days [Mr. ToBEY] are unavoidably absent. of Saturday, August 31, 1940, and Wednesday, September 4, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Sixty-eight Senators hav­ 1940, was dispensed with and the Journal was approved. · ing answered to their names, a quorum is present. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT-APPROVAL OF BILLS FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA RELATIVE TO SUNDRY GOVERNMENTAL Messages in writing from the President of the United AGENCIES AND CORPORATIONS States were communicated to the Senate by Mr. Latta, one of The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a his secretaries, who also announced that on September 4, letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury submitting a 1940, the President had approved and signed the following partial report, in response to Senate Resolutions 150 and 292, bills: Seventy-sixth Congress (submitted by Mr. BYRD), calling on S. 760. An act for the relief of Mrs. Guy A. McConaha; the Secretary of the Treasury for financial statements and s. 823. An act for the relief of John P. Shorter; annual reports of certain governmental agencies and corpo­ S. 927. An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims rations, and also stating that the special reports and financial to hear, determine, and render judgment 'upon the claim of statements referred to will require several months to prepare, Suncrest Orchards, Inc.; which, with the accompanying paper, were referred to the S.