1939 _CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 1337 Government and the municipalities maintaining municipal aliens and foreign-born· parties; to the Committee on Inuni.;. airports; to the Committee on the Public Lands. gration and Naturalization. 1015. Also, petition of the Woman's Christian Temperance 1029. Also, petition of the Ohio General Welfare Associa­ Union of Bainbridge, N.Y., asking the Congress of the United tion, Columbus, Ohio, petitioning consideration of their reso­ States to pass legislation which will prevent as far as is pos­ lution with reference to House bill No. 11, the general welfare sible by Federal law, the advertising of alcoholic- beverages by bill; to the Committee on Ways and Means. press and radio; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 1016. By Mr. MYERS: Petition of John J. Layden and 24 SENATE other citizens of Philadelphia, Pa., urging the adherence by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1939 the United States to the neutrality acts passed by the Con­ gress on August 31, 1935, and May 1, 1937, respectively; to The Chaplain, Rev. Z~Barney T. Phillips, D. D., offered the the Committee on Foreign Affairs. following prayer: 1017. By Mrs. NORTON: Petition of the Guild of Catholic Almighty God, Lord of heaven and earth, who hast in all Lawyers of the Archdiocese of Newark, N. J., opposing any the ages shown forth Thy power and mercy in the protection repeal by the Congress of the United States either of the act of all who put their sure trust in Thee: We humbly beseech of August 31, 1935, or the extension thereof by the act of Thee to look upon this Nation of ours, so richly endowed, May 1, 1937; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. and, lest in our pride we no longer stoop to learn Thy ways, 1018. Also, petition of 92 students of the College of St. send us the spirit of a child, a new generation springing from Elizabeth, Convent Station,_N. J., petitioning the Congress, the uncorrupted source of things, and lead us back to a sane for as long as we shall adhere to the general policy of neu­ mind, a sincere heart, and a simple life. trality as enunciated in the act of August 31, 1935, to retain A shadow, sorrow-laden, has fallen on the world and a on our statute books the further and corollary principle enun­ voice that plead for justice, mercy, and a common brother­ ciated in the act of May 1, 1937, extending the original act hood is forever hushed; yet may the afterglow of his radiant to include civil as well as international conflicts; to the Com­ life light the way for all the races of mankind, that holiness mittee on Foreign Affairs. may return to earth as king and nobleness walk our ways 1019. By Mr. PFEIFER: Petition of 120 residents of the again until we come into our heritage with Thee. We ask it Third Congressional District, Brooklyn, N. Y., concerning in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. the Patman anti-chain-store bill <H. R. 1); to the Committee THE JOURNAL on Ways and Means. On request of Mr. BARKLEY, and by unanimous consent, the 1020. By Mr. SECCOMBE: Resolution submitted by D. B. reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, Smith, president, and Beulah Shrier, secretary, and passed February 9, 1939, was dispensed with, and the Journal was by Townsend Club No. 1, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, memor­ approved. ializing the Congress of the United States to adopt the CALL OF THE ROLL Townsend national recovery plan bill <H. R. 2); to the Mr. MINTON. I suggest the absence of a quorum. Committee on Ways and Means. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. 1021. By Mr. SMITH of West Virginia: Resolution of the The Chief Clerk called the roll, and the following Senators Kanawha Coal Operators' Association, Charleston, W. Va., answered to their names: favoring an increase in the import duty tax on foreign oil; Adams Donahey King Russell to the Committee on Ways and Means. Andrews Downey La Follette Schwartz 1022. By Mr. TOLAN: Petition of the consolidated Town­ Ashurst Ellender Lee Schwellenbach send clubs of the Seventh Congressional District of Cali­ Austin Frazier Lewis Sheppard Bailey George Logan Shipstead fornia that the Congre&s give special consideration to the Bankhead Gerry Lucas Smith reduction of national unemployment, curtailment of exces­ Barbour Gibson Lundeen Stewart sive taxes, reduction of indebtedness, return business to Barkley Gillette McKellar Taft Bilbo Gl~s McNacy Thorn~. Okla. normal, reduce the high crime rate, provide annuities com­ Bone Green Maloney Thomas, Utah mensurate with a decent standard of living for citizens over Bridges Gu1Iey Mead Townsend Brown Gurney Miller Truman 60 years, adopting a system of pay-as-you-go pensions, and Bulow Hale Minton Tydings enact House bill 2; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Burke Harrison Murray Vandenberg Byrd Hatch Neely VanNuys 1023. By Mr. VANZANDT: Petition of Charles R. Rowan Byrnes Hayden Norris Wagner Post, No. 228, American Legion, Altoona, Pa., urging con­ Capper Herring Nye Walsh tinuance of the Dies committee, the deportation of Harry Caraway Hill Overton Wheeler Clark, Idaho Holman Pepper White Bridges and all unnaturalized foreigners, and the impeach­ Clark, Mo. Holt Pittman Wiley ment of any persons in Government service intE-rfering with Connally Hughes Radcli1Ie Danaher Johnson, Calif. Reed the carrying out of principles of good Americanism; to the Davis Johnson, Colo. Reynolds Committee on Immigration and Naturalization 1024. Also, petition of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Po­ Mr. MINTON. I announce that the Senator from New tato Growers' Association, Inc., Bellefonte, Pa., condemning Mexico [Mr. CHAVEZ] is unavoidably detained from the the Patman anti-chain-store tax bill (H. R. 1) as a dangerous Senate. measure; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The Senator from Nevada [Mr. McCARRANJ and the Sen­ 1025. Also, petition of Washington Camp, No. 889, Patriotic ator from New Jersey [Mr. SMATHERS] are detained on Order Sons of America, Howard, Pa., urging strict observance important public business. of present immigration laws and excluding all immigrants The Senator from Wyoming [Mr. O'MAHONEYJ is detained until unemployed American citizens are restored to gainful from the Senate because of illness. pursuits; to the Committee on Immigration and Naturali­ Mr. McNARY. I announce that the Senator from Idaho zation. [Mr. BoRAH] is absent because of illness. 1026. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Mary Goforth, Auburn, The VICE PRESIDENT. Eighty-nine Senators have an­ Calif., urging consideration of the resolution with reference to swered to their names. A quorum is present. House bill No.2, the General Welfare Act; to the Committee­ FREDERICK STEIWER, FORMER SENATOR FROM OREGON on Ways and Means. The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the follow­ 1027. Also, petition of the city of Akron, Ohio, petitioning ing concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of consideration of their resolution with reference to taxation; Oregon, which was ordered to lie on the table: to the Committee on Ways Emd Means. Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 1028. Also, petition of William Lee Mann, New York City, Whereas Frederick Steiwer has passed from his life of usefulness as a public servant and citizen; and petitioning consideration of the resolution with reference to Whereas he has been a prominent Member of the United States obtaining the fingerprints of all native-born citizens and all ~enate. M well ~ of this State senate, wherein h1s influence was LXXXIV--85 1338 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE :FEBRUARY 13 great and his wise counsel a potent factor for many years in the which was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings affairs of this State and Nation: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Oregon (the house of and Grounds: represent-atives concur ring therein) , That· this senate and the Assembly joint resolution memorializing Congress to use an· honor­ house of representatives observe 1 minute's silent prayer in solemn able means to enact Senate bill 1030, introduced by Senator tribute to the memory of the Honorable Frederick Steiwer; and be . PrrrMAN, of Nevada, or Senate bill 1049, introduced by Senator it further McCARRAN Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Oregon Whereas Senator PITTMAN has had introduced in the United transmit copies of this resolution to the bereaved family and to States Senate a measure designated as Senate bill 1030, providing ·the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress of the for the transfer of that certain building, situated in the ·city of Car­ United States; and be it further son, State of Nevada, commonly known and designated as the old Resolved, That this resolution be spread upon the records of United States Mint, from the United States to the State of Nevada, this session. · · to be used for the purposes designated in said bill; and · Whereas Senator McCARRAN has ·introduced a bill of similar im­ MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT port, designated Senate bill 1049; and Messages in writing from the President of the United Whereas the said building a~d the site upon which it is situated States were communicated to the Senate by Mr. Hess, one are of no future use or consequence to the United States; and Whereas the said building and sit'e upon which it is situated of h's secretaries. would be of inestimable value to the people of the State of MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE Nevada for the uses and purposes designated in said bill: Now, therefore, be it , A message from ·the House of · Representatives, cby Mr; · Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the state of Nevada, Calloway,.