1940 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 715 to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, etc.; to the Commit­ MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT tee on Banking and Currency. Messages in writing from the President of the United 6266. Also, petition of the Social Democratic Federation of States submitting nominations were communicated to the New York City, concerning the passage of the Wagner­ Senate by Mr. Latta, one of his secretaries. Steagall housing bill; to the Committee on Banking and CUr­ MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE rency. 6267. By Mr. KINZER: Petition of 25 residents of Chester A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Cal­ County, Pa., -to expand the Federal relief and employment loway, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House program; to the Committee on Ways and Means. had passed the following bills, in which it requested the con­ 6268. By Mr. LEAVY: Resolution of the Wenatchee Rotary currence of the Senate: Club, adopted at its regular session at Wenatchee on January H. R. 8067. An act making appropriations to supply urgent 4, 1940, opposing the setting aside of any further area in the deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year end­ State of Washington for national-park purposes, pointing out ing June 30, 1940, and for other purposes; and that it would seriously handicap the further development of H. R. 8068. An act making appropriations for the Treasury industry, mining, lumbering, and potential water-power re­ and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June sources of this region and would further increase unemploy­ 30, 1941, and for other purposes. ment and add greater burdens of relief and taxation on the HOUSE BILLS. REFERRED people; to the Committee on the Public Lands. The foilowing bills were each read twice by their titles and 6269. By Mr. LECOMPTE: Petition of sundry citizens of referred to the Committee on Appropriations: Garden Grove, Iowa, urging enactment of House bill 1; to the H. R. 8067. An act making appropriations to supply urgent Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending 6270. By Mr. PFEIFER: Petition of the Private Chauffeurs June 30, 1940, and for other purposes; and Union, Local 800, New York City, endorsing the program of H. R. 8068. An act making appropriations for the Treasury the Central Trades and Labor Council of Greater New York and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June and Vicinity to restore the prevailing wage on all Government 30, 1941, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appro­ projects; to the Committee on Labor. priations. 6271. By Mr. REES of Kansas: Petition of W. A. Ensign CANCELATION OF CERTAIN CHARGES AGAINST INDIANS and 22 other citizens of Clay Center and Manhattan, Kans., in behalf of House bill 1; to the Committee on Ways and The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter from Means. the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant 6272. Also, petition of Milton Parks Belcher, of Eureka, to law, copy of an order for the cancelation of certain charges Kans., and 180 other citizens of the Fourth District of Kansas, in connection with reimbursable charges of the Government in behalf of House bill 1; to the Committee on Ways and existing as debts against individual Indians or tribes of Means. Indians, which, with the accompanying paper, was · referred 6273. By Mr. SABATH: Petition of the City Council of to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Chicago, Til., expressing its approval of the Present reciprocal­ AMENDMENT OF RETIREMENT ACT5-CREDIT FOR MILITARY SERVICE trade policy of our Government and favoring the continuance The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter from thereof; to the Committee on Ways and Means. the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, transmitting a copy of 6274. By Mr. SUTPHIN: Petition of the United Sugar Re­ proposed legislation to amend the Civil ServiCe Retirement finery Workers Local Industrial Union, No. 151, of Edgewater, Act and other retirement acts, which, with the accompanying N. J., requesting that Congress make a provision to exclude · paper, was referred to the Committee on Civil Service. the importation of refined sugar; to the Committee on For­ PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS eign Affairs. The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate petitions of 6275. Aiso, petition of the Women's State Republican Club the Maybury Alumni Association and sundry citizens, all in of New Jersey, Inc., opposing the Wagner health bill <S. the State of Michigan, praying for the enactment of legisla­ 1620); to the Committee· on Labor. tion to exempt handicapped persons, such as arrested tuber­ culosis workers, on W. P. A. projects from the operation of the lay-off provision after 18 months of such work, which SENATE were referred to the Committee on Appropriations. MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1940 He also laid before the Senate a letter in the nature of a petition from Local No. 114, Alkaline Salt Workers, of Trona, The Chaplain, Rev. Z~Barney T. Phillips, D. D., offered the following prayer: Calif., praying for the continuance of the so-called La Follette Civil Liberties Committee, investigating the question of civil 0 Thou, the ever living One, who alone abidest, in whom rights and the rights of labor, and expressing appreciation is all our life: Make us glad in the confidence that we are for the work of the committee, which was referred to the Thine, that in Thy loving care we may keep ourselves in all Committee on Education and Labor. truth and purity, plastic to the touch of Thy gently shaping He also laid before the Senate a resolution of the Social hand. As the laughter of evil or the song of victory leaves Democratic Federation of New York City, N.Y., favoring the lingering echoes in the house of life, enable us to realize that enactment of the so-called Wagner-Steagall housing bill, in the little things, which we are so apt to overlook, we are pre­ providing for the issuance of additional U.S. H. A. bonds in paring tears and shame or beauty and love in the lives of the amount of $800,000,000, etc., so as to provide better hous­ others, so great is the unforeseen might of our most trivi~l ing conditions, which was referred to the Committee on deed and thought. Help us, therefore, day by day to cultl­ Education and Labor. vate habits of goodness, established by the constant inspira­ He also laid before the Senate a resolution of the Laymen's tion of Christlike thoughts in us, that we may never miss League of the Church of Our Father <Unitarian-Universalist). life's great things which do not strive or cry as they draw Detroit, Mich., favoring all possible material assistance, short near, but move in gentleness and quiet calm, as they reveal of war, to the Republic of Finland, which was referred to the in the soul's great moments the wondrous purpose of Thy Committee on Foreign Relations. will. In our dear Saviour's name we ask it. Amen. He also laid before the Senate a resolution of the Penn­ THE JOURNAL sylvania State Camp, Patriotic Order Sons of America, Phila­ On request of Mr. BARKLEY, and by unanimous consent, delphia, Pa., remonstrating against the appointment of the reading of the Journal of the proceedings of the calendar Myron C. Taylor as representative at the Vatican and r-e­ day Thursday, January 25, 1940, was dispensed with, and questing the recall of Mr. Taylor, which was referred to the the Journal was approved. Committee on Foreign Relations. 716 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE JANUARY 29 He also laid before the Senate a resolution of Local No. · Th: resolution was referred to the Committee on Foreign 10 <C. I. 0.), United Federal Workers of America (Social Relat10ns and ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: Security Board), Washington, D. C., favoring the prompt We, the congregation of the Second United Presbyterian Church enactment of pending antilynching legislation, which was hereby petition the United States Senate that in the new treaty referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. to. be entered into with Japan all materials that could be used to crea~e weapons of war be excluded from said treaty and rigid He also laid before the Senate a resolution of the Bogata Iegislat1on to carry out this provision be enacted by the Senate. National Farm Loan Association, of Clarksville, Tex., favor­ Submitted by Rev. James Parker, pastor, Second United Presby­ ing the restoration of the Farm Credit Administration to the terian Church, 110 Hancock Avenue, Jersey City, N. J. status of an independent bureau and the placing of the REPORTS OF COMMITTEES operations of the Federal land banks, National farm-loan ~r. ADAMS, from the Committee on Appropriations, to associations, and other units of the Administration under V:hich was referred the bill (H. R. 8067) making appropria­ the supervision of a bipartisan board appointed by the Presi­ tions to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations dent for fixed terms, by and with the advice and consent for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, and for other pur­ of the Senate, which was referred to the Select Committee poses, reported it with amendments and submitted a report on Government Organization. (No. 1167) thereon. Mr. CAPPER presented a letter in the nature of a petition Mr. REYNOLDS, from the Committee on Military Affairs from Local No. 1, Citizens' Workers Union of America, of to which was referred the bill <S. 3130) relating to the citi~ Kansas City, Kans., signed by Nellie l\4. Hubbard, secretary­ zenship and compensation of certain employees on military treasurer, praying for the enactment of legislation to provide c~nstruction work in the Panama Canal Zone, reported it old-age pensions and relief for the unemployed, which was without amendment and submitted a report <No.