8510 _CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE MAY 10 and effectively as Joseph Tarantino ran down his foe, the fugitive Mr. DUFFY. Mr. President, I desire to present an amend­ banker, Tisbo. ment and have it stated. NEEDED REFORM The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the one of the most needed reforms today ls a tightening of the amendment. whole structure of criminal law. Measures which have been . endorsed by the American Bar Association have been presented The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. On page 34, line 17, after the to nearly every legislature in the United States. The program words "United States", it is proposed to insert the words has been supported by leading lawyers and judges everywhere, "or of any state." but has been assailed so bitterly in the legislatures that few Mr DUFFY Mr President this amendment has been States have accepted it even in part, and none in its entirety. : · ·. • . It would seem that sinister influences are at work through the I submitted to the chairman of the committee. ·It makes the lawmakers. The remedy, of course, is for the people--of whom j language identical with that of the bill on this subject you are one-to bring pressure to bea! upon your leg~lators, and which passed the House. It was presented to my attention to turn out of office at the next election those who will not vote b th N t• A · t• f R il d ut·1·t C · for criminal-law reform. Y e a 10na1 ssocia 10n o a roa 11 y ommis- In short, America's salvation lies in the creation, crystallization, sioners. They were fearful that unless this provision as to and operation of public sentiment against crime. Such senti- transactions which are entirely intrastate were inserted ment must then be ma.de effective through fighting organizations. th · · ht · b Ii ·t d I t k th t' The loyal citizen is weak as an individual in combating crime, eir po~er mig 1? some ~ay e mi. e . oo e ma - but as a member of a militant organization he is strong. ter up with the chairman 01 the comnuttee, and understood All well-meaning persons are urged to enlist for the war. They that there was no objection to the amendment. ·can do this by joining one or more of the many societies which Mr. FLETCHER. Mr. President I did see the amendment have come into existence for the purpose of redeeming our I . ' . ' country from the grip of the murderer, the gangster, and the and there may be some obJect10n to it. There was discus- racketeer. The Councils of '76, of the United States Flag Assa- sion of a similar matter before the committee, as I recall. ciation, are specificall~ recommended. Th,~Y ~re doing a m~gnifi- Indeed, I believe the very question was debated, and the cent work under the mspiring slogan of Crime Must Go. committee did not favor it. I think it had better go over REGULATION OF SECURITIES EXCHANGES until tomori=ow. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill <S. 3420) Mr. DUFFY. Very well. to provide for the regulation of securities exchanges and of RECESS over-the-counter markets operating in interstate and for- eign commerce and through the mails, to prevent inequitable Mr. FLETCHER. I move that the Senate take a recess and unfair practices on such exchanges and ma1·kets, and until 11 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. for other purposes. The motion was agreed to; and (at 5 o'clock and 25 min- Mr. VANDENBERG. Mr. President, if I may have the utes p.m.) the Senate took a recess until tomorrow, Friday, attention of the Senator from Florida, I am about to off er May 11, 1934, at 11 o'clock a.m. an amendment on page 36, which I think meets with the approval of the committee. The amendment relates to the NOMINATIONS exemption of localized securities from the over-the-counter Executive nominations received by the Senate May 10, 1934 provision of. the bill. It has been the subject of very care- ful consideration and of confe1·ences for 2 days, and it is DEPARTM.ENT OF THE TREASURY my understanding that the Senator from Florida is satis­ GENERAL COUNSEL fied to accept the amendment, on the basis on which it is Herman Oliphant, of Baltimore, Md., to be General Counsel now proposed, and I offer the amendment which I send for the Department of the Treasury. to the desk. BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL amendment. The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. On page 36, line 12, after the Robert H. Jackson, of Jamestown, N.Y., to be Assistant word" obligations", it is proposed to insert a comma and the General Counsel for the Bureau of Internal Revenue. following words: " or unregistered securities the market in SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE which is predominantly intrastate and which have not previ­ Leon Dominian, of New York, now a Foreign Service ously been registered." officer of class 3 and a consul general to be also a secretary Mr. FLETCHER. I have no objection to that amend­ in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America. ment, and it may be agreed to, so far as I am concerned. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agree­ ing to the amendment. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The amendment was agreed to. Mr. VANDENBERG. Mr. President, I desire to suggest THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1934 one further amendnient, concerning which I think there The House met at 12 o'clock noon. will b~ no controversy. I call the attention of the Senator The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D.D .. offered from Florida to the fact that there is no penalty provided the following prayer: in the bill for the misuse of confidential information by any Eternal and most merciful Father, how grateful we are of the personnel of the new commission, which is to be in that we have in Thee the source and the divine disclosure first-hand touch and often confidential touch with these of all those virtues by which we live and by which the home utterly important sources of information. The only pen- and friendship survive and man is redeemed. We pray Thee alty clause which relates to them in any way is found on that we may control any pride which lifts us above and out page 48, subsection (b) of section 23, which is a penalty of any sympathy with others. o lead us to stand for the merely against the disclosure of such information. rights, the dignities, and the honors of our fell ow men. I suggest an amendment on page 48, line 22, after the Blessed Lord, subdue those lower faculties, appetites, and words "Commission", by adding the words "or to use for passions which make discord in our country. Deliver all personal benefit." In other words, we would penalize not men irom the sternness, the restraints, and the rigor of only the disclosure of this information, but also we would winter, and bring them into the joy of spring and the penalize the use for personal benefit. I am sure there can promise of summer. we entreat Thee, our Father, that we be no objectio.n to that,. and I am certain that it must have may live and labor for liberty, for the prevalence of happi­ been an oversight that it was ~eft out. ness, and for the diffusion of noble ideas. We praise Thee Mr. FLETCHER. Mr. President, I have no obJect1ox:i to that some day we shall know how full and glorious is that that amendment. truth-" The memory of the just is blessed." Amen. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question IS on agreemg I . to the amendment. The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and The amendment was agreed to. approved. · 1934 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-. HOUSE 8511 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Mr. .BYRNS. Mr. Speaker, r ask unanlmous consent thati A message in WJ:iting from the President of the United it may be in order on Monday to call the Consent Calendar, States was communicated to the House by Mr. Latta, one of and if that is concluded before adjournment that it may be his secretaries. in order to call the Private Calendar for the consideration The SPEAKER. Under the special order for today, the of bills unobjected to, beginning at the star. gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. KENNEY] is entitled to Mr. BLANTON. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to ob­ 30 minutes at this time. ject, it is understood, of course. that there will be no suspensions. ORDER OF BUSINESS Mr. BYRNS. That was not included in my request. Mr. BYRNS. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will yield, I Mr. BLANTON. There will be no suspensions. wish to submit a unanimous-consent request. · Mr. BYRNS. Not under my request. The gentlewoman from New Jersey [Mrs. NORTON], Mr. BLANTON. Usually the Consent Calendar and Chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia, suspensions are considered the same day, is why I seek asked me a few days ago to submit a request to the House the understanding, because suspensions would not be in to transfer District business, which will be in order on Mon­ order next Monday under the rules. day next, that being District day, to Thursday, May 17, on The SPEAKER. Suspensions are not in order on next account of the fact that the primaries in New Jersey are to Monday. be held on Tuesday.