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title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant

Act; and

Whereas S. 2548 as amended and passed by

the United States Senate on March 8, 1954,

contains the following long-needed declaration of congressional policy, to wit: "SEC. 12.

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the

Congress that the Secretary, in carrying out

the provisions of this act, shall give full consideration to the safeguarding of all resources

and uses made of these lands, including

grazing, mining, recreation, timber, watershed conservation, and wildlife", which provision1. Is in the interest of the public generally

and all users of such lands;

2. For the first time recognizes wildlife

indigenous to such lands, and recreational

resources which are becoming increasingly

important to the public; and

3. Includes a clear-cut congressional recognition of the multiple-use principles for

which this association has long contended;

and

Whereas the title to said bill has been

changed to read as follows, to wit: "A bill

to facilitate the administration of the national forests and other lands under the

jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture;

to provide for the orderly use, improvement,

and development thereof; and for other purposes," and undesirable features of the original bill have been deleted: Now, therefore,

be it

Resolved by the Western Association of

State Game and Fish Commissioners, That

the enactment into law of S. 2548 as amended and passed by the Senate on March 8,

1954, be hereby approved: Provided, That

as a matter of equity and in order to conform said bill to the legislative intent of

the Senate, two additional amendments are

made, viz:

1. Amend section 2 to provide for compensation to all other use and occupancy

privilege holders for loss of improvements

placed upon such lands in the same manner

and upon the same basis as provided for

reimbursement to grazing privilege holders.

The entire objective of this amendment may

be simply accomplished as follows: In section

2, lines 7 and 9, after the words "grazing".

place a comma and insert the words "use

and occupancy", and in line 16, strike out

the words "such range."

2. In section 4, line 6, delete the words "or

range." This is necessary because it is obvious that range improvements on lands

owned by the Federal Government should

not, under any condition, be recognized as

base property to qualify any person to obtain

privileges on lands to which this bill applies;

and be it further

Resolved, That for the reasons above stated,

and conditioned upon inclusion of the two

above listed amendments, which we recommend to the House Committee on Agriculture, the Western Association of State Game

and Fish Commissioners approve the passage

of S. 2548 as amended and passed by the

Senate on March 8, 1954; and be it further

Resolved, That our endorsement of this

amended bill as passed by the Senate is

without prejudice. We will vigorously oppose any amendments which would weaken

the amended bill in favor of any profit use

of such public lands to the detriment of the

public uses thereof.

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 345 OF

REVENUE ACT OF 1951-AMENDMENT

Mr. FERGUSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to

the bill (H. R. 6440) to amend section

345 of the Revenue Act of 1951, and for

other purposes, which was ordered to

lie on the table and to be printed.

RECESS

Mr. KNOWLAND. Mr. President, I

move that the Senate stand in recess

until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.

The motion was agreed to; and (at

11 o'clock and 35 minutes p. In.) the

Senate took a recess until tomorrow,

Wednesday, August 4, 1954, at 12 o'clock

meridian.

CONFIRMATIONS

Executive nominations confirmed by

the Senate August 3 (legislative day of

July 2), 1954:

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Paul Emmert Miller, of Minnesota, to be

a member of the Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System for the remainder

of the term of 14 years from February 1,

1954.

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

Earl L. Butz, of Indiana, to be a member

of the Board of Directors of the Commodity

Credit Corporation.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

Elbert Parr Tuttle, of Georgia, to be United

States circuit judge for the fifth circuit.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

Paul W. Cress, of Oklahoma, to be United

States attorney for the western district of

Oklahoma.

UNITED STATES MARSHAL

Charles Swann Prescott to be United

States marshal for the middle district of

Alabama.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1954

The House met at 12 o'clock noon.

The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp,

D. D., offered the following prayer:

Eternal and ever-blessed God, we rejoice that Thy divine love and strength

will never fail or forsake us as we face

difficult tasks.

We humbly confess that we are daily

holding counsel together to consider

what is best for our beloved country but

our efforts still seem so futile and fruitless.

Grant that we may place our faith

and hope in Thee for Thou art the God

of all wisdom and in the doing of Thy

will is our peace.

Give us a clear vision of that which is

important and vital and may we find

the secret of living contentedly, happily,

and victoriously.

Hear us in the name of the Christ,

who is the way, the truth, and the life.

Amen.

The Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 30, 1954, was read and approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate, by Mr.

Ast, one of its clerks, announced that the

Senate disagrees to the amendments of

the House to the bill (S. 3546) entitled

"An act to provide an immediate program for the modernization and improvement of such merchant-type vessels in the reserve fleet as are necessary

for national defense"; requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and

appoints Mr. BUTLER, Mr. PAYNE, and

Mr. MAGNUSON to be the conferees on the

part of the Senate.

CERTIFICATIONS TO UNITED

STATES ATTORNEY. EASTERN

DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to announce that pursuant to sundry reso- lutions of the House he did, on Friday,

July 30, 1954, make certifications to the

United States attorney, eastern district

of Michigan, as follows:

H. Res. 693. The refusal of Paul Dorfman

to answer questions before the Committee on

Education and Labor.

H. Res. 694. The refusal of Allen Dorfman

to answer questions before the Committee

on Education and Labor.

KLYCE MOTORS, INC.-VETO MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF

THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO.

484)

The SPEAKER laid before the House

the following communication from the

Clerk of the House: AUGUST 3, 1954.

The Honorable the SPEAKER,

House of Representatives.

SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith

a sealed envelope addressed to the Speaker

of the House of Representatives from the

President of the United States. received in

the Clerk's office on August 2, 1954, and said

to contain veto message on the following:

H. R. 5185. An act for the relief of Klyce

Motors, Inc.

Respectfully yours,

LYLE 0. SNADER,

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read

the veto message.

The Clerk read as follows:

To the House of Representatives:

I return herewith, without my approval, H. R. 5185, for the relief of Klyce

Motors, Inc.

The bill proposes to pay Klyce Motors,

Inc., of Memphis, Tenn., the sum of $91,-

000 for alleged losses sustained in connection with the purchase, on May 25,

1946, of 109 surplus trucks from the War

Assets Administration. The evidence

discloses that these trucks were represented to be new, disassembled, and

boxed for export. When the trucks were

uncrated for assembly, it was discovered

that certain parts were rusted and otherwise damaged in a manner necessitating

repair or replacement. Government inspection personnel confirmed that the

condition of these trucks did not conform

to the warranty made to the purchaser

by the disposal agency. A settlement

agreement for breach of warranty was

entered into in the amount of $20,710,

and the Government was released from

further liability.

There must come a time in all negotiations leading to settlement between

parties when final commitments can be

made and thereafter relied upon by both

parties. In this case, however, equitable

considerations indicate that the Government should not insist upon strict adherence to its legal rights.

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The records show that when the company, on April 17, 1947, accepted the

settlement of its claim in the amount of

$20,710 (5 percent of the purchase price),

they had already incurred a loss of over

$30,000 exclusive of assembly costs. On

the other hand, the tabulation of loss

elements which was inserted in the committee's hearings appears to include

losses for which the Government is not

responsible and for which it should not

pay. The figures presented clearly do

not justify the $91,000 payment authorized by the bill.

Under the circumstances, I am compelled to withhold my approval from this

bill. I believe, nevertheless, that a compromise adjustment is warranted. I

suggest that the claim be reconsidered

by the Congress. I would approve a

measure which appears to be more realistic and which makes a more equitable

adjustment and apportionment of the

rights of both the Government and the

company. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.

THE WHITE HOUSE, August 2, 1954.

The SPEAKER. The objections of the

President will be spread at large upon

the Journal and, without objection, the

bill and message will be referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.

There was no objection.

SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED

Mr. KERSTEN of Wisconsin asked

and was given permission to address the

House for 1 hour on Thursday next and

on Monday of next week, following the

legislative program and any special orders heretofore entered.

Mr. PATMAN asked and was given

permission to address the House for 15

minutes today and tomorrow, following

the legislative business and the conclusion of special orders heretofore granted,

and also to revise and extend his remarks

and include certain extraneous matter.

TRIBUTE TO HARRY NASH, RETIRED

DEAN OF THE CAPITOL GUIDES

Mr. MACK of Illinois. Mr. Speaker,

I ask unanimous consent to extend my

remarks at this point.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection

to the request of the gentleman from

Illinois?

There was no objection.

Mr. MACK of Illinois. Mr. Speaker,

administrations under the Capitol Dome

have come and gone but Harry Nash, recently retired dean of the United States

Capitol guides, remained for 40 years.

Mr. Nash has been a part of the Capitol

since 1914. He has witnessed the administrations of 7 Presidents and has served

through 20 Congresses, from the 63d to

the 83d.

Mr. Nash has been devoted to his job.

He has carried with it a dignity and

warmth. Hundreds of thousands of citizens of the United States and those from

foreign lands, who have visited the Capitol, have carried away with them a lasting impression of the Congress. A former Senate Sergeant at Arms once said

that the Capitol guides "have the feet to

tramp the marble halls all day long, the

gift of gab to hold squirming high-school

kids, the knowledge to make it stick, and

the dignity to match the scenery." Mr.

Nash has more than fulfilled these requirements.

Harry Nash has explained the wonders

of the Capitol rotunda, the whisper over

the echoing stone in Statuary Hall-the

old House Chamber where John Quincy

Adams was stricken by a fatal stroke, and

Abraham Lincoln sat as a Representative from Illinois-has pointed out the

great and near-great in the two Chambers, tramped many miles a day, and answered hundreds of questions. Often

tourists have returned to Washington

and reminded Mr. Nash that his graphic

words have "stuck" through the years

and that they have remembered.

It has been said that Mr. Nash has regarded the "Order of the Guides" as several steps ahead of a Yale honor society.

Under his watchful eyes new applicants

for guide positions have been carefully

screened. He has believed a critical

mastery of classical art, knowledge and

understanding of American history and

the proper degree of dramatic interpretation, are essentials in bringing to life

the traditions of our great Capitol.

Harry Nash, whose profile and manner

of speaking are much like John Barrymore, was offered the curatorship of a

theatrical museum several years ago.

Most of the theatrical folk who come to

Washington look him up. Harold Lloyd

told him a few years ago, "You've got a

longer hit record than I have. When I

first went through the Capitol with you,

I was climbing up the side of buildings.

You're even better now." Mr. Nash tells

of the time Senator Ashurst recited

Hamlet's soliloquy for him and remembers it as "Beautiful-beautiful."

One of Mr. Nash's favorite tales is

about the Solomon Islands potentate,

Chief Kata Ragosa. While the chief's

bare feet padded on the marble floors of

the Halls of Congress, Harry Nash was

trying to figure out what kind of pidgin

English to use when the chief addressed

him. But that problem was soon solved.

In a faultless Oxford accent, the chief

said, "I say, I should like to see Brumidi's

frescoed canopy I have read so much

about."

On another occasion Mr. Nash was a

little perplexed as to how to approach the

famous Brumidi mural of a stern George

Washington demanding surrender from

Cornwallis at Yorktown, as Winston

Churchill was in his group. But Sir

Winston spied it and with enthusiasm

said, "Let's look at it. It's Yorktown,

isn't it?" He then turned to Nash and

remarked proudly, "You know I have

some interest in the Capitol. My mother

was an American."

It is not only the Oxford-educated

chiefs or royalty or the world's great

statesmen that Mr. Nash remembers.

He remembers numerous experiences

with hundreds of thousands of American

schoolchildren and adult citizens. It

is with genuine pride that we extend to

Harry Nash our deepest thanks for the

vivid and lasting interpretation of these

sacred halls he has left with the multitudes. He knows, as do we, that these

multitudes have helped, and will continue to help, make this Capitol an everlasting monument to American democracy.

WHAT'S GOOD FOR GENERAL

MOTORS

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I

ask unanimous consent to extend my remarks at this point.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection

to the request of the gentleman from

Pennsylvania?

There was no objection.

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I

call to the attention of the Members two

headlines which appeared in the New

York Times a few days ago, the first is:

"Westinghouse Volume Up 4 Percent,

Net Jumps 27 percent to New Peaks."

The other headline is: "General

Motors Net Earnings Soar to $425,250,383

in Half."

The Times article further states that

a year earlier the profit was $312,854,787,

which shows an increase in profits

over the same period a year ago of

$112,395,596.

But most important of all the article

goes on to explain that the increase in

net profits was due in great measure to

a reduction in Federal taxes of $306,-

498,000. The question naturally arises,

"Is what is good for General Motors,

good for the country?"

FREE FOOD FOR JOBLESS IN PITTSBURGcH

Within the past few weeks we have

witnessed thousands upon thousands of

unemployed being reduced to standing

in line in order to apply for food for

themselves and their families. In area

after area in the greatest industrial

State of the Union, Pennsylvania, in

order to supplement the food basket and

allay the hunger of literally many thousands, the Federal Government is doling

out free food.

General Motors is doing good but do

the increasingly large lines of relief supplicants indicate that, "What's good for

General Motors is good for the country"?

CONSENT CALENDAR

The SPEAKER. This is Consent Calendar day. The Clerk will call the first

bill on the Consent Calendar.

AUTHORIZING TAX REFUNDS ON

CIGARETTES LOST IN FLOODS OF

1951

The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 4319)

to authorize tax refunds on cigarettes

lost in the floods of 1951.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to

the present consideration of the bill?

Mr. BYRNES of Wisconsin. Mr.

Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that

this bill be passed over without prejudice.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to

the request of the gentleman from

Wisconsin?

There was no objection.

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