February 28, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5043 By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for H.J. Res. 759. Joint resolution to authorize Mr. JOHN L. BURTON, Mr. BADHAM, himself, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. MURPHY the President to issue a proclamation desig­ Mr. ROYBAL, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. Of Illtnols, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. NEDZI, nating the week beginning on Aprll 10, CRANE, Mr. EVANS of Georgia, Mr. Mr. NICHOLS, Mr. NIX, Mr. PANETTA, through April 22, 1978, National Oceans RYAN, Mr. DODD, Mr. AMBRO, Mr. AN­ Mr. PEAsE, Mr. PEPPER, Mr. PucE, Mr. Week; to the Committee on Post Office and DREWS of North Carolina, Mr. AN­ RisENHOOVER, Mr. RoBERTs, Mr. Civil Service. NUNZIO, Mr. ARCHER, and Mr. BAFA• RoBINSON, Mr. RoSE, Mr. ROSEN· By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for LIS): THAL, Mr. Russo, Mr. SHARP, Mr. himself, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. BROWN Of H.J. Res. 762. Joint resolution to authorize SIKES, Mr. STARK, Mr. STEERS, Mr. California, Mr. FISH, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. the President to issue a proclamation desig­ STOKES, Mr. STRATTON, Mr. STUMP, CARNEY, Mr. PICKLE, Mr. GORE, Mr. nating the week beginning on April 16, and Mr. TEAGUE): WINN, Mr. PEPPER, Mr. CORRADA, Mr. through April 22, 1978, National Oceans H.J. Res. 757. Joint resolution to authorize LOTT, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. LLOYD Week; to the Committee on Post Office and the President to issue a proclamation desig­ of California, Mrs. LLOYD of Tennes­ Civil Service. nating the week beginning on Aprll 16, see, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. PRICE, By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for through April 22, 1978, National Oceans Mr. BEVILL, Mr. PHILLIP BURTON, Mr. himself, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. MATHIS, Week; to the Committee on Post Office and YOUNG of Missouri, Mr. McHUGH, Ms. CHISHOLM, Mr. STGERMAIN, Mr. Civil Service. Mr. LE FANTE, Mr. KETCHUM, and JEFFORDS, Mr. FuQuA, Mr. FREY, Mr. By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for Mr. KAZEN): CARR, Mr. CARTER, Mr. ANDREWS of himself, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. THOMPSON, H.J. Res. 760. Joint resolution to authorize North Dakota, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. TsoNGAs, Mr. UDALL, Mr. WAG­ the President to issue a proclamation des­ and Mr. DEL CLAWSON): GONNER, Mr. WALGREN, Mr. WHALEN, ignating the week beginning on April 16 H.J. Res. 763. Joint resolution to authorize Mr. WHITLEY, Mr. WIGGINS, Mr. BoB through Aprll 22, 1978, National Oceans the President to issue a proclamation desig­ WILSON, Mr. CHARLES WILSON Of Week; to the Committee on Post Office and nating the week beginning on April 16, Texas, Mr. CHARLES H. WILSON of Clvll Service. through April 22, 1978, National Oceans ()allfornia, Mr. WIRTH, Mr. WOLFF, By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for Week; to the Committee on Post Office and Mr. WON PAT, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. Civil Service. WYDLER, Mr. YOUNG of Missouri, Mr. himself, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. RUPPE, Mr. By Mr. ASHLEY: DoWNEY, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. MOFFETT, PRITCHARD, Mr. LEGGETT, Mr. FOR· Mr. ScHEUER, and Mr. SMITH Of SYTHE, Mr. BIAGGI, Mr. METCALFE, H. Res. 1051. Resolution providing funds Iowa): Mr. STUDDS, Mr. AsHLEY, Mr. DIN­ for the ad hoc Committee on Energy; to the H.J. Res. 758. Joint resolution to authorize GELL, Mr. RoGERS, Mr. JoNES of North Committee on House Administration. the President to issue a proclamation desig­ Carolina, Mr. ANDERSON of Cali­ By Mr. LEVITAS: nating the week beginning Aprll 16, fornia, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. ROONEY, H. Res. 1052. Resolution commending the through April 22, 1978, National Oceans Mr. GINN, Mr. BOWEN, Mr. EILBERG, veterans of the Armed Forces of the United Week; to the Committee on Post Office and Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. HUBBARD, Mr. States who enlisted prior to Armistice Day, Civll Service. BoNKER, Mr. AuCoiN, Mr. D'AMoURs, November 11, 1918, but began their service By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for and Mr. PATTERSON Of California): after that date; to the Committee on Vet­ himself, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. ZEFERETTI, H.J. Res. 761. Joint resolution to authorize erans• Affairs. Mr. 0BERSTAR, Mr. HUGHES, Ms. the President to issue a proclamation des­ MIKULSKI, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. AKAKA, ignating the week beginning on April 16, Mr. McCLOSKEY, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. through April 22, 1978, National Oceans PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS TREEN, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. Week; to the Committee on Post Office and BAUMAN, Mr. LENT, Mr. EMERY, Mr. Civil Service. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private DORNAN, Mr. EvANS of Delaware, Mr. By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for bills and resolutions were introduced and TRIBLE, Mr. LEDERER, Mr. MOAKLEY, himself, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. BEDELL, Mr. severally referred as follows: Mr. ADDABBO, Mr. McCORMACK, Mr. RODINO, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MIKVA introduced a blll (H.R. 11211) SIMON, Mr. FisHER, and Mr. SAN­ Mr. DAVIS, Mr. EDWARDS Of Alabama, for the relief of Soon Hee Han, which was TINI): Mr. DICKINSON, Mr. DON H. CLAUSEN, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS ENGLISH COMPOSITION SKILLS him from what he wanted most of all: the derhandedness. No president could have had presidency. When he did run for that office, a send-off marked by such regard and ad­ he lost by only half a million votes, which miration among the politicians of his time. shows how close he came to his goal and how Earlier, I used the word "grace" in refer­ HON. ANDREW JACOBS, JR. convincing he was to the people. OF INDIANA ring to Hubert Humphrey. Grace, I think, I'm convinced that Humphrey really be­ has been described as admirable conduct IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lieved in giving the poor and the "outsiders" under severe pressure. That he had, as did Tuesday, February 28, 1978 a chance. Of course, he came from Minnesota, his wife. Muriel. They won gracefully; they for generations a bastion of avant garde went down to defeat gracefully-no bitter­ Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, in this social legislation. Indeed, Minneapolis has a ness, recrimination, blame to others, no day of questionable English composition history of socialist mayors, where he began hatreds. It comprised some sort of inner skills on the part of students, I insert his career. Perhaps, among the Northern strength I find tremendously satisfying in the following with pride: Europeans-the Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, people I know. I wish I, and everyone I know, Germans, Finns and others-who settled the had more of it. DEAR DAD: I just watched the funeral of area as refugees from repressive politics in Hubert Humphrey and hope you might have Humphrey, it appears, arranged his funeral the Old Country-he was inspired by reli­ arra"'gements, himself. He said he wanted his seen lt, too. He came back to Washington the gious views and work ethics not so prevalent last time to say goodbye to forty years of departure to be a celebration rather than a in other parts of the nation. However, he time of grief. And so, I'm sure, he had his friends and foes as he was dying and he made was totally in the mold of those politicians that journey with the greatest of grace. To funeral ended with the singing of "Amer­ from that part of the country who foretold ica, the Beautiful" because that song, in me, lt was a performance rarely seen. a new era in the course of our national events Humphrey was, to my mind, that curious itself, is a celebration-not of what the na­ that would include all citizens, which is, I tion actually is, but what lt should be. It cast of American who really combined the believe, what the Founding Fathers had in old American Virtue with forward-looking seems to me that H.H.H. always worlced on mind when they hammered together the Con­ that principle: what the nation should be, Idealism. He knew, long ago, that unless stitution. At the bottom, he was a true Con­ at its best. If that was foolicoh ide~llsm, let there could truly be equality among us, the stitutionalist. I think that there can be no nation was doomed to destruction from with­ us all be more foolish. And the tears I shed higher accolade to any politician than th.\t. while all those powerful people sang the ln. I think his human rights legislation, Obviously, Humphrey was a practical poli­ whether one concurred with it or not, evolved chorus the second time. together, were not tician-a pragmatist. a "dealer", a shrewd for the loss of the man. personally, but for without cynicism, although he was certainly bargainer, a man of immense personal ambi­ a moving force ln the cynical world of na­ the passing ot a verve. an energ•T. a ho!'le and tion and, most of all, a compromiser of the a human sort of patriotism that, alone, can tional politics. I also belleve that, had he not first water. But then, the definition of a save us when the best of wh"~t we think hewed so faithfully and carefully to what he politician is that person who lives by com­ sincerely believed, that he might have been promise; that is also the definition of poll­ and do and strive to accomplish is threatened elected Instead of John Kennedy or Lyndon tics. He did it brllllantly. What is impressive from whatever quRl'ter, from within the na­ Johnson. Ironically, he bucked both of them ls that, among his peers, he carried such tion and from without. in his own way but his party loyalty and his weight, such respect and such affection in a Love, commitment to his own ideals helped keep game noted for viciousness, emnity and un- 5044 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 28, 1978 PROPOSED SALE OF AIRCRAFT TO surprise no one.