6136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE April 29 Engineers, and other Federal agencies and War I veterans. with reasonable income lim­ PETITIONS, ETC. departments; to the Committee on Public itation provision, but otherwise substantially Works. comparable to pension grants to veterans of Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions Also, memorial of the Legislature of the America's wars prior to World War I; to the and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk State of Maine, memorializing the President Committee on Veterans' Affairs. and referred as follows: and the Congress of the United States to 212. By Mr. BUSH: Petition of citizens of correct governmental policies which create South Williamsport, Pa., urging passage of unreasonable competitive disadvantages for PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H. R. 3029 or any btll which will require the cotton textile industry; to the Commit .. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private compulsory humane slaughter of animals in tee on Agriculture. packing and slaughter houses throughout Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the bills and resolutions were introduced and the United States; to the Committee on Agri­ State of Nebraska, memorializing the Presi­ severally referred as follows: culture. dent and the Congress of the United States By Mr. ALLEN of California (by 213. Also, additional petition of citizens of approving and supporting the decision of the request): Williamsport, Pa., urging passage of H. R. United States Supreme Court in the school H. R. 7075. A bill for the relief of Emmanuel 3029 or any bill which will require compulsory segregation cases; to the Committee on Edu­ De Leon; to the Committee on the Judiciary. humane slaughter of livestock and poultry cation and Labor. By Mr. BOGGS: in packinghouses and slaughter shops; to the Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the H. R. 7076. A bill for the relief of Mother Committee on Agriculture. State of New Jersey, memorializing the Pres­ Maria Teresa Eceizabarrena, Mother Teodora ident and the Congress of the United States · 214. Also, petition of District 17, Depart­ Sanchez Rodriguez., and Mot~er Maria del ment of Pennsylvania, the American Legion, to amend the Internal Revenue Code so as to Carmen Gonzalez Rodriguez; to the Commit­ extend the "conduit theory" to regulated in­ representing Legionnaires and Legion posts tee on the Judiciary. in several counties in central Pennsylvania, vestment companies that hold their assets in By Mr. DOYLE: State and local securities; to the Commit­ in support of legislation granting pensions to H. R. 7077. A bill for the relief of Kum veterans over the age of 65 who are financially tee on Ways and Means. Cha Lee; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the unable to provide for themselves and fami· By Mr.FORD: lies; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. State of New Mexico, memorializing the Pres­ H. R. 7078. A bill for the relief of Albertine ident and the Congress of the United States 215. By Mr. CANNON: Petition of em­ Suzanne Girard Boyko; to the Committee on ployees of Globe-Union, Inc., Milwaukee, to enact legislation granting 10 million acres the Judiciary. of land in trust to this State for the pur­ Wis., re reduction of the budget; to the Com­ By Mr. SCH\VENGEL: mittee on Appropriations. pose of providing modern educational facili­ H. R. 7079. A bill for the relief of Vincenzo ties in institutions of higher learning in this Gangemi; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 216. By Mr. THOMPSON of New Jersey: State; to the Committee on Interior and By :Mr. ROBERTS: Resolution adopted by the members of the. Insular Affairs. H. R. 7080. A bill.for the relief of Mr. and township committee of Ewing Township, Also, memorial of the Legislature of the Mrs. Richard J. Smith; t:> the Committee on N. J., urging the adoption of legislation pro­ State of New York, memorializing the Pres­ the Judiciary. viding salary increases and personnel man­ ident and the Congress of the United States· By Mr. VURSELL: agement relations for postal employees; to to cooperate in honoring the memory of H. R. 7081. A bill to provide for the removal the Committee on Post Office and Civil Theodore Roosevelt and celebrating the cen­ of a cloud on the title to certain real prop­ Service. tennial anniversary of his birthday; to the erty located in the State of Illinois; to the 217. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Thomas Committee on the Judiciary. Committee on Government Operations. W. Armitage and Malcolm W. Black, Griswold Also, memorial of the Legislature of the By Mr. WILSON of California: & Co., Inc., New York, N. Y:, relative to sub­ State of Oregon, memorializing the President · H. R. 7082. A bill for the relief of Earl P. mitting certain suggestions coming as a and the Congress of the United States to Garoutte; to the Committee on the Judiciary. result of. having attended Joint Civilian make funds immediately available to finish H. R. 7083. A bill for the relief of Jesus Orientation Conference No. 23; . to the Com­ the planning and start construction of the Garcia; to the Committee on the Judiciary. mittee on Armed Services. flood control and hydroelectric facilities H. R. 7084. A bill for the relief of Ofelia. needed at the Green Peter project; to the Magdaleno de Mendez; to the Committee on 218. Also, petition of the director, Emer­ Committee on Appropriations. the Judiciary. gency Civil Liberties Committee, New York, Also, memorial of the Legislature o! the By Mr. ZABLOCKI: N. Y., relative to a grievance against the State of Oregon, memorializing the President H. R. 7085. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Un-American Activities Committee of the and the Congress of the United States to en­ Anna Beskidniak; to the Committee on the House of Representatives; to the Committee act legislation granting pension to World Judiciary. on the Jhdiciary. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Food Fair Decision Threat to FTC operations of a supermarket grocery chain of though these unfair and · discriminatory .238 stores, any company, no matter what its practices are totally unrelated to tl~e dis­ primary line of business is, simply by estab­ tribution of meat and meat products, or for EXTENSION OF REMARKS lishing a small meatpacking operation can that matter, even to the distribution. of OF oust the FTC of jurisdiction over its activi­ agricultural products. ties. I have written a letter to the chairman "By vesting $2,700,000 in a meatpacking HON. EMANUEL CELLER of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce plant, Food Fair has been able to remove OF NEW YORK Committee urging him to take early action in FTC surveillance over the business of a order to resolve the statutory ambiguity that supermarket grocery cl;lain of 238 storeg with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gave rise to this condition and to affirm the gross sales of $475 million. This is a case Monday, April 29, 1957 FTC's jurisdiction over monopolistic prac­ where the tail wags the dog. tices of meatpackers. "Unless the Federal Trade Commission Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker, unde1· The text of my letter to Representative overrules its examiner, his decision leads to leave to extend my remarks, I wish to OREN HARRIS, chairman, Committee on In­ absurd results. Any company, no matter insert in the RECORD the following state­ terstate and Foreign Commerce, is as follows: what its primary line is, with a minimal in­ ment made by me and text of a letter to "On April 11, 1957, a hearing examiner for vestment in a meat packing operation can Representative OREN HARRIS, chairman, the Federal Trade Commission issued a rul­ deprive the Federal Trade Commission of Committee on Interstate and Foreign ing that underscores the urgency for early jurisdiction over its activities. Under the Commerce: consideration by the Interstate and Foreign examiner's ruling, this devi.ce could be used Commerce Committee of necessary legisla­ by tire producers, battery manufacturers. Foon FAIR DECISION THREAT TO FTC tion to close the loophole in the Federal automobile manufacturers, integrated oil The meatpackers' exemption from surveu .. Trade Commission Act created by the meat­ companies, or any other industrial giant, to lance by the Federal Trade Commission that packers' exemption. In the Food Fair Stores-, eliminate antitrust enforcement by the was created in the Packers' and Stockyards Inc. case (FTC Docket 6458), FTC's hearing Federal Trade Commissi.on over monopolistic Act of 1921 poses grave threats-to the con.. examiner ruled that Food Fair's ownership practices. that result in unfair and discrim­ tinued usefulness of the FTC and to its abil­ and operation o! a. meatpacking plant atory methods of competition_ ity to proceed against unfair and discrim .. ousted the Federal Trade Commission from "I hope that the hearing examiner ulti­ inatory practices by any American company. jurisdiction over unfair methods of compe .. mately is found to be in error. The fact that Under a ruling by a Federal Trade Com­ tition that violate the Federal Trade Com­ there is much to support hia interpretation mission hearing examiner in the Food Fair mission Act and discriminatory practices of the packers' ex.emption, however, further case, which involved unfair practices in the that violate the Robinson-Patman Act even demonstrates the need for Congress to clar- 1957 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 6137 ify this statute and to affirm the jurisdic­ Eg·yptian refugees who are now seeking 4. President Eisenhower has proposed to tion of the Federal Trade Commission over a haven from communism and Nasser Congress that the McCarran-Walter Immi­ the activities of meatpackers. terrorism. We were particularly con­ gration and Nationality Act be liberalized so "As the law now stands, the Secretary of that unused immigration quotas could be Agriculture has jurisdiction to enforce the cerned because President Eisenhower transferred to country whose quotas are antitrust provisions of the Packers' and and Secretary of State Dulles have re­ oversubscribed.