11244 MARIA DEL CARMEN MORENO- ELORZA ET AL. The Clerk called the bill (8S, 2723) for the relief of Maria del Carmen Moreno- Elorza, Maria Louisa Asin Luri, Rafaela Garcia Casini, Giovanni Importa, and Teresa Campagnoni. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration and naturaliza- tion laws, Maria del Carmen Moreno-Elorza, Maria Luisa Asin Luri, Rafaela Garcia Ca- sini, Giovanni Importa, and Teresa Campag- noni, nuns in the Order of the Sisters of the Guardian Angel, who were admitted into the United States on temporary visas, shall be held and considered to have been law- fully admitted to the United States for per- manent residence as of the date of their actual entry into the United States, upon the payment by them of the required head taxes and visa fees. Tho Sccretary of State is authorized and directcd to instruct the proper quota-con- tral officer to deduct appropriate numbers from the nonpreference category of the proper immigration quota or quotas. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. SISTER MARIA EMELIA (ANNA BOHN) The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 5083) for the relief of Sister Maria Emelia (Anna Bohn). There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That Sister Maria Eme- lia (Anna Bohn), upon payment of the re- quired head tax, be considered, for the pur- poses of the immigration and naturalization laws, to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence on May 28, 1948. Upon the enactment of this act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the Latvian quota of the first yeor that the same Latvian quota 1s available, Src, 2, That the Attorney General is di- rected to cancel forthwith any warrant of arrest, order of deportation, warrant of de- portation, and bond, if any, in the case of the alien Sister Maria Emelia (Anna Bohn). The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. DR. CHAO-JEN CHEN ET AL. The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 6228) for the relief of Dr. Chao-Jen Chen, Dr. Janet Wang Chen, and Eleanor Chen. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purposes of immigration and naturalization laws, Dr. Chao-Jen Chen and his wife, Dr. Janet Wang Chen, who aiso is known as Dr. Janet ‘Wang, and daughter Eleanor Chen are to be considered as having been admitted for per- manent residence as of September 23, 1949. Upon enactment of this legislation the Sec- retary of State is directed to deduct three numbers from the current Chinese quota. With the following committee amend- ments: On line 7, after “1849”, change the period to a comma. Beginning on line B, strike out the remain- der of the bill and insert in Neu thereof CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE the following: “upon the payment of the required visa fees and head taxes. Upon the enactment of this act the Secretary of Btate shall instruct the proper quota control offi- cer to deduct three numbers from the quota for Chinese persons.” The committee amendments were agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. KIROCOR HALADJIAN ET AL. The Clerk called the pill (H. R. 6992) for the relief of Kirocor Haladjian, Ta- couhi Taladjian, Gulunia Haladjian, and Virginie Haladjian. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of State and the Attorney General be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to pro- vide for the admission to the United States for permanent residence of Kirocor Halad- jian, Tacouhi Haladjian, Gulunia Haladjian, and Virginie Haladjian, natives and citizens of Turkey, residing in France. Sxc.2. Upon the enactment of this act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct four numbers from the quota for Turkey for the first year that such quota number is avail- able. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in Meu thereof the following: “That in the administration of section 2 (a) of the Immigration Act of May 26, 1924, as amended, and regulations made thcre- under, Kirocor Haladjian, Tacouhi Halad- Jian, Gulunia Haladjian, and Virginie Ha- ladjian, if otherwise admissible under the immigration laws, shall be issued visas on applications heretofore registered in 1923.” The committee amendment was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. AENNY BLANK The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7019) for the relief of Aenny Blank. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, ctc., That, notwithstanding the quota limitations of the immigration laws, a quota immigration viea shall be is- sued, upon application hereafter filed, to Aenny Blank, of Bavaria, Germany, whose brothers Frederic Blank and Frank Blank are citizen residents of the United States, and the said Aenny Blank shall be admitted to the United States for permanent resi- dence, !f otherwise admissible under the im- migration laws. Upon such admission, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the quota for Turkey for the first year such quota is available. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: “That notwithstanding the provisions of section 12 (a) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, a quota immigration visa shall be issued upon application heretofore filed by Aenny Blank of Bavaria, Germany, JULY 27 if otherwise admissible under the immigrae tion lays. “Sxc. 2, Upon the issuance of such visa the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the quota for Germany for the first year such quota is available.” The committee amendment agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. MRS. FUMIE ISHIBASHI AKIMOTO The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7336) for the relief of Mrs. Fumie Ishibashi Akimoto. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the admin- istration of the immigration laws, the pro- visions of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, which exclude from admission to the United States persons who are ineligible to citizenship, shall not apply to Mrs. Fumie Ishibashi Akimoto, the wife of Takashi Akimoto, a citizen of the United States and an honorably discharged veteran of World War II and that, if otherwise ad- missible under the immigration laws, she shall be granted admission into the United States as a nonquota immigrant for perma- nent residence upon application hereafter filed. With the following committee amend- ment: Page 1, line 9, after the Roman numeral TI, insert a period and strike out the balance of the bill. The committee agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. ERIKA KUEBART The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7390) for the relief of Erika Kuebart and her minor son. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the admin- istration of the immigration laws, the aliens Erika Kuebart (the German fiancée of Charles A. Gerrard, Jr., a United States cit- jizen and an honorably discharged veteran of World War II), and her minor son, both of 22 Boppard Rhein, Bayerhofgasse 15, Ger- many, French Zone, shall be eligible for admission to the United States as nonimmi- grant temporary visitors for a period of 3 months if the appropriate administrative authorities find that the said Erika Kuebart is coming to the United States with a bona fide intention of being married to the said Charles A. Gerrard, Jr., and that she is otherwise admissible under the immigra- tion laws. If the marriage between the above-named parties does not occur within 8 months after the entry of the said Erika Kuebart and her minor son, she and her minor son shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do 80 shall be deported in accordance with sec- tions 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, as amended (U.S. C., 1946 edition, title 8, secs. 155 and 156). If the above-named parties are married within 3 months after the entry of the said Erika Kuebart and her minor son, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the lawful admission for permanent resi- was amendment was
1950 dence of the eaid Erika Kuebart and her minor son upon payment of the required fees and head taxes, The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read w third time, was read the third lime, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. SUMIKO FUJITA The Clerk called the bill (H_ R. 7451) for the relief of Sumiko Fujita. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, -s follows: Ee it enactcd, eic., That the provisions of the immigration lows relating to the cxclu- sion of aliens inadinissible because of race shall not hereafter apply to Sumiko Fujita, a native of Japan, the fiancée of Selyu Steven Shiroma, a citizen of the United States and an honorably discharged veteran of World War IT, and that Sumiko Fujita may he eligible fo. a visa as a nonimmigrant temporary visitor for a period of 3 months: Proviied, That the administrative authori- ties find that the sald Sumiko Fujita is com- ing to the United States with a bona fide intention of being married to said Seiyu Steven Shiroma, and that she is found other- wise admissible under the immigration laws. In the event the marriage between the above-named parties does not occur within 3 months after the entry of said Sumiko Fujita, sue shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported in accordance with the provisions of sections 19 and 20 of the Im- migration Act of February 5, 1917 (U. 8. C., title 8, secs. 155 and 156). In the event the Marriage between the above-named parties shall occur within 8 months after the entry of said fumiko Fujita, the Attorney General {s authorized and directed to record the law- ful admission for permanent residence of said Sumiko Fujita as of the date of her entry into the United States, upon the pay- ment by her of the requircd fees and head taxcs. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. WHA SOOK LEE HONG The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7630) for the relief of Mrs. Wha Sook Lee Hong. There being ro objection, the Clerk read the bill, us follows: Be it enacted, etc, That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, the provi- sions of scction 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, which exclude from admission to the United States persons who are ineligible to citizenship, shall not apply to Mrs. Wha Sco Lee Hong, a native of Ko- rea, the wife of Kenneth T. S. Hong, a citi- zen of the United States and presently serv- ing with the Armed Forces of the United States, and that, if otherwise admissible un- der the immigration laws, she shall be granted admissio, into the United States as a nonquota .zmmigrant for permanent residence upon application hereafter filed. With the following committee amend- ment: Page 1, line 10, after the word “States”, change the comma to a period and strike cut the balance of the bill. The ccmmittee amendment was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table, XCVI-———708 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE OTTAVIA DE GASPARE ET AL. The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7631) for the relief of Ottavia De Gaspare and Sandra De Gaspare. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, the provi- sions of section 4A of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended relative to wives and unmarried childre 1 under 21 ycars of age of citizens of the United States shall apply to Ottavia De Gaspaie and Sandra De Gaspare, natives and citizens of Italy. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in Meu thereof the following: “That, in the administration of the immi- gration laws, the aliens Ottavia De Gaspare (the Italian flancée of Salvatore Ciccone, a United States citizen and an honorably dis- charged veteran of World War II), and her minor daughter, Sandra De Gaspare, shall be eligible for admission to the United States as nonimmigrant temporary visitors for a period of 3 months if the appropriate ad- ministrative authorities find that the said Ottavia De Gaspare is coming to the United States with a bona fide intention of being married to the said Salvatore Ciccone, and that she is othcrwise admissible under the immigration laws. If the marriage between the above-named parties does not cccur within 3 months after the entry of the sald Ottavia De Gaspare and her minor daughter, she and her minor daughter shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported in ac- cordance with sections 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, as amended (U S. C. 1946 edition, title 8, secs. 155 and 156). If the above-named parties are married within 3 months after the entry of the said Ottavia De Gagspare and her minor daughter, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the lawful admission for permanent residence of the said Ottavia De Gaspare and her minor daughter, Sandra De Gaspare, upon the payment of the required vica fees and head taxes.” The committee amendment was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. SISTERS RITA PINTO DE CARVALHO ET AL. The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7733) for the relief of Sisters Rita Pinto de Car- valho, Maria Leite da Silva, Carmelinda Lopes de Aguiar, Maria Adozinda da Fonseca Melo, Jcaquine de Jesus, and Maria Luisa Pinto Carvalho. There being no cbjection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration and naturaliza- tion laws, Sisters Rita Pinto de Carvalho, Maria Lelte da Silva, Carmelinda Lopes de Aguiar, Maria Adozinda da Fonseca Melo, Joaquine de Jesus, and Maria Luisa Pinto Carvaiho, who were admitted to the United States on temporary visas, shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the dates of their last entries, on payment of the required visa fees and head taxes. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct six numbers from the nonprefer- ence category of the first available quotas for nationals of Portugal. 11245 The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and @ motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. MRS. TERUKO TOMINAGA IKEUCHI The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7856) for the relief of Mrs. Teruko Tominaga Ikeuchi. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, ete., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, the provi- sions of section 18 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924. as amended, which exclude from admission to the United States persons who are ineligible to citizenship shall not apply to Mrs. Teruko Tominaga Ikeuchi, the wife of Harold H. Ikeuchi, a citizen of the United States and an honorably diecharged veteran of World War II and that, if otherwise ad- missible under the immigration laws, she shall be granted admission into the United States as a nonquota immigrant for perma- hee residence upon application hereafter ed. With the following committee amend- ment: Page J, line 9, after ‘World War II”, strike out the balance of the line, also line 10, and on page 2 strike out lines 1, 2, and 3. The committee amendment was agreed to. The bill was ordered to b2 engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. MICHIYO TAKADA AND HER MINOR DAUGHTER, MICHIKO The Clerk called the bill CH. R. 8184) for the relief of Michiyo Takada and her minor daughter, Michiko. There being no objcction, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Bc it enacted, ete., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, the provi- sions of section 13 (c) of the Imm/'gration Act of 1924, as amended, excluding from the United States persons ineligible to citizen- ehip, chall not apply to Michiyo Takada and her minor daughter, Michiko. If otherwise admirsible under the immigration laws, the sald Michiyo Takada and Ler minor daughter, Michiko, shall be granted admission to the United States as nonquota immigrants for permanent residence upon application here- after filed. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: “That the provisions of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, relating to exclusion of aliens inadmissible to citizenship, shall not apply to M:chiyo Takada, the Japanese fiancée of Sgt. Sadao Morikawa, a citizen of the Untted States presently serving with the United States Armed Forces in Japan, and her minor daughter, Michiko, natives of Japan: Pro- vided, That the administrative authorities find that marriage between the said Michlyo Takada and Sgt. Sadao Morlkawa occurred within 3 months after the enactment of this Act.” The committee amendment was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table.
! 11246 IL NAI CHE The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8258) for the rehef of Tl Nai Che. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be tt enacted, etc., That, solely for the pur- pose of section 4 (a) and section 9 of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, and notwithstanding any provisions excluding from admission to the United States persons of races ineligible to citizenship, I] Nat Che, a minor Korean child, shall be considercd the allen natural-born daughter of William E Runey, a citizen of the United States. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. SETSUKO HORI The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8384) for the relief of Setsuko Hori. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc, That the provisions of the immigration laws relating to the ex- clusion of aliens inadmissible because of race shail not hereafter apply to Setsuko Hori, 298 Kunitsugucho, Higashi-Yodogawa- ku, Osaka, Honshu, Japan, the Japanese fi- ancée of Sumio Oto, a citizen of the United States and a warrant officer in the United States Army, and that Setsuko Hori! may be eligible for a visa as a nonimmigrant tempo- rary visitor for a period of 3 months: Provided, That the administrative authori- ties find that the said Setsuko Hori ts com- ing to the United States with a bona fide intentton of being married to said Sumio Oto, and that she is found otherwise ad- missible under the immigration laws In the event the marriage between the above- mamed parties does not occur within 3 months after the entry of said Setsuko Hort, she shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported in accordance with the provisions of sections 19 and 20 of the Im- migration Act of February 5, 1917 (U. 5. C, title 8, secs 155 and 156). In the event the marriage between the above-named parties shall occur within 3 months after entry of said Setsuko Hori, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the lawful admission for permanent resi- dence of said Setsuko Hori as of the date of her entry into the United States, upon the payment by her of the required fees and head taxes. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table, MRS. MAURICE N. GOSS The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8401) for the relief of Mrs. Maurice N. Goss. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc, That, in the admin- istration of the immigration laws, the pro- visions of section 138 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, which exclude from admission to the United States persons who are ineligible to citizenship, shall not apply to Mrs. Maurice N. Goss (nee Sachiko Sima- oka), a native of Japan, the wife of Maurice N. Goss, @ citizen of the United States pres- ently serving with the Armed Forces of the United States, The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE RONALD MOW AND ANGELINE CECILIA MOW The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8452) for the relief of Ronald Mow and Ange- line Cecilia Mow. : There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the admin- istration of the immigration and naturaliza- tion laws, the provisions of section 4 (a) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, pertaining to unmarried children under 21 years of age of a citizen of the United States, shall be held to be applicable to the aliens, Ronald Mow and Angeline Cecilia Mow, mi- nor children of Peter Mow, United States eitizen, The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. MARIANNA GANTSCHNIGG AND MERLE RICHARD GANTSCHNIGG The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8523) for the relief of Marianna Gantschnigy and Merle Richard Gantschnigg. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That in the admin- istration of the immigration and naturaliza- tion laws, Marianna Gantschnigg may be eligible for a visa as # nonimmigrant tem- porary visitor for a period of 3 months: Pro- vided, That the administrative authorities find that the said Martanna Gantschnigg is coming to the United States with a bona fide intention of being married to Merle Monson, a United States citizen, and that she ts found otherwise admissible under the immigration laws In the event the mar- riage between the above-named parties does not occur within 3 months after the entry of the said Marianna Gantschnigg, she shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported in accordance with the provisions of sections 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act of Febru- ary 15, 1917 (U. S C, title 8, secs. 155 and 156). In the event that the marriage bde- tween the above-named parties shall occur within 3 months after the entry of the said Marianna Gantschnigg, the Attorney General ig authorized and directed to record the law- ful admission for permanent residence of the said Marianna Gantschnigg as of the date of her entry into the United States upon the payment by her of the required fees and head taxes. Sec, 2. The provisions of section 4 (a) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, pertaining to unmarried children under 21 years of age of a citizen of the United States, shall be held to be applicable to Merle Rich- ard Gantschnigg, minor child of Merle Mon- son, & citizen of the United States. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. EMIKO NISHIMURA The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8533) for the relief of Emiko Nishimura. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the provisions of the immigration laws relating to the exclu- sion from the United States of aliens inad- missible because of race shall not hereafter apply to Emiko Nishimura, the Japanese fiancée of Fred P. Jones, a United States oltizen. The eaid Emiko Nishimura shal] be eligible for a visa as a nonimmigrant tem- porary visitor for a period of 8 months if JULY 27 the appropriate administrative authorities find that the said Emiko Nishimura is com- ing to the United States with a bona fide tn- tention of being married to the said Fred P. Jones and that she ts otherwise admissible under the immigration laws. If the marriage between the above-named parties does not occur within 8 months after the entry of the said Emiko Nishimura, she shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported tn ac- cordance with sections 19 and 30 of the Im- migration Act of 1917, as amended (8 U.S.C, secs. 155 and 156). If the above-named parties are married within 8 months after the entry of the said Emiko Nishimura, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the lawful admission of the said Emiko Nishimura to the United States for permanent residence, as of the date of her entry into the United States, upon payment by her of the required fees and head tax. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. YUKIE YABE AND GABRIEL EUGENE YACKANICH The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8562) for the relief of Yukie Yabe and Gabriel Eugene Yackanich. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be tt enacted, ete., That in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws the pro- visions of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, which exclude from admission to the United States persons who are ineligible to citizenship, shall not apply to Yukie Yabe and Gabriel Eugene Yack- anich, natives of Japan, and that, if other- wise admissible under the immigration laws, they shall be granted admission into the United States as nonquota immigrants for permanent residence upon application here- after filed. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: “That the provisions of section 13 of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, relat- ing to exclusion of aliens inadmissible to citizenship, shall not apply to Yukie Yabe, the Japanese fiancée of Sgt. Demetrius J. Yackanich, Jr., a citizen of the United States, presently serving with the United States Armed Forces tn Japan, and her son, Gabriel Bugene, natives of Japan: Provided, That the administrative authorities find that marriage between the said Yukle Yabe and Demetrius J. Yackanich, Jr., occurred within 3 months after the enactment of this act.” The committee amendment agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed. The title was amended so as to read: “A bill for the relief of Yukie Yabe and her son.” A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. MRS, CHISAKO SHIMIZU SHELDAHL AND RYOICHI SHIMIZU SHELDAHL The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8598) for the relief of Mrs. Chisako Shimizu Sheldahl and Ryoichi Shimizu Sheldahl. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be tt enacted, etc., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, the provi- was
1950 sions of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, which exclude from the United States persons ineligible to cit- izenship, shall not hereafter apply to Mrs. Chisako Shimizu Sheldahl and Ryotchi Shimizu Sheldahl, Japanese wife and minor son, respectively, of Duane C. Sheldahl, a United States citizen and honorably dis- charged World War II veteran, now reenlisted in the Armed Forces of the United States. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table, FRED HESS The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8718) for the relief of Fred Hess. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, eic., That, for the purposes of the immigration and naturalization laws, the alien, Fred Hess, minor adopted son of Capt. John E, Murphy and the said Mrs. Maria Murphy, shall be held and considered to be the alien natural-born son of the said Capt. John E. Murphy and the said Mrs. Maria Murphy. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. ANNMARIE STRITTER The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8769) for the relief of Annmarie Stritter and her minor daughter. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, the aliens Annmarie Stritter (the German flancée of William R. King, a United States citizen and an honorably discharged veteran of World War 11), and her minor daughter, Ellen Jean Stritter, shall be eligible for admission to the United States as nonimmigrant tem- porary visitors for a period of 3 months if the appropriate administrative authorities find that the sald Annmarie Stritter 1s com- ing to the United States with a bona fide fntention of belng married to the said Wil- liam R. King and that she is otherwise ad- missible under the immigration laws. If the marriage between the above-named parties does not occur within 3 months afler the entry of the said Annmarie Stritter and her minor daughter, she and her minor Gaughter shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported in accordance with sections 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act of Feb- ruary 5, 1917, as amended (U. S. C., 1946 ed., title 8, secs, 155 and 156), If the above-named parties are married within 83 months after the entry of the sald Annmarie Stritter and her minor daughter, the Attorney General is authorized and di- rected to record the lawful admission for permanent residence of the said Annmarie Stritter and her minor daughter upon pay- ment of the required fees and head taxes. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recone sider was laid on the table. SISTERS PASQUALINA BOVA AND OTHERS The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8829) for the relief of Sisters Pasqualina Bova, Rosa Pellanda, Emilia Dei Rossi, Sper- anza Zoia, and Domenica Lapadula. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, Sisters Pas- qualina Bova, Rosa Pellanda, Emilia Det Rossi, Speranza Zola, and Domenica Lapa- aula, of Boston, Mass., who were admitted into the United States on temporary visas, shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of their last entry into the United States, upon the payment of the required head taxes and visa fees. Sec. 2. The Secretary of State is author- ized and directed to instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct five numbers from the nonpreference category of the first available immigration quota for nationals of Italy. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. SACHIKO MITOMA The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8863) for the relief of Sachiko Mitoma. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the provisions of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, relating to the exclusion of aliens inadmissible because of race shall not hereafter apply to Sachiko Mitoma, the Japanese fiancée of Milton W. Horowitz, a citizen of the United States, and that the said Sachiko Mitoma may be eligible for a nonquota immigration visa if she is found otherwise admissible under the immigration laws: Provided, That the.administrative au- thorities find that marriage between the above-named parties occurred within 3 months immediately succeeding the enact- ment date of this act. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. MRS. ASAKO IKEDA HEANEY The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8901) for the relief of Mrs. Sako Ikeda Heaney. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, the pro- visions of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, which exclude from admission to the United States persons who are ineligible to citizenship, shall not apply to Mrs. Asako Ikeda Heaney, a native of Japan and the wife of Walter E. Heaney, a citizen of the United States and presently serving with the United States Armed Forces in Japan, With the following committee amend- ment: Page 1, strike out Ines 7 and 8 and in. sert “shall not apply to Mrs. Asako Ikeda Heancy and Patrick Michael Heaney, natives of Japan and the wife and son, respectively, of Walter E. Heaney, a citizen of the.” The committee amendment agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. was 11247 SATOKO MATSUSHIMA HOGLUND The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8902) for the relief of Satoko Matsushima Hog- Jund. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc.,, That the provisions of the immigration laws relating to the exclu. sion of aliens inadmissible because of race shall not hereafter apply to Satoko Mataeu- shima Hoglund, the Japanese wife of First Lt. Bartel O. Hoglund, United States Air Force, a citizen of the United States, and that Satoko Matsushima Hoglund shall be grant- ed admission to the United States for per- manent residence upon application hereafter filed, and after the entry of said Satcko Mat- sushima Hoglund, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the law- ful admission for permanent residence of said Satoko Matsushima Hoglund, as of the date of her entry into the United States upon the payment ky her of the required fees and head tax. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: “That the provisions of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, relating to the exclusion of aliens inadmis- sible to citizenship, shall not apply to Satoko Matsushima Hoglund, the Japanese wife of First Lt, Bartel O. Hoglund, a citizen of the United States, presently serving with the United States Armed Forces.” The committee amendment agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. GERTRUDE HELL The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8971) for the relief of Gertrude Hell. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, for the purposes of section 4 (a) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended (8 U. 8. C., 204 (a)), Gere trude Hell, allen daughter of Mrs. Bertha Krueger, a United States citizen residing in Minneapolis, Minn., shall be held and con- sidered to be the alien unmarried daughter under 21 years of age of the said Mrs. Bertha Krueger. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: That in the administration of the immigra- tion and naturalization Jaws the provisions of sections 4 (a) and 9 of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, shall be held to be applicable to Gertrude Hell, alien daughter of Mrs, Bertha Krueger, a United. Gigine citizen. ‘The committee amendment was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. SETSUKO KATO The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8987) for the relicf of Setsuko Kato. was
11248 There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, the pro- visions of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, excluding from the United States aliens ineligible to citizenship, shall not apply to Setsuko Kato, Japanese fiancée of William J. Hunter, a natural-born United States citizen now serving his second enlistment in the United States Air Force. The said Setsuko Kato shall be granted ad- mission to the United States as a nonquota immigrant for permanent residence if she is married to the said Willam J. Hunter within 8 months after the date of enactment of this act. In the event the marriage between the above-named parties shall occur within 8 months after entry of said Setsuko Kato, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the lawful admission for permanent residence of said Setsuko Kato as of the date of her entry into the United States, upon the payment by her of the required fees and head taxes, With the following committee amend- ment: Page 1, line 9, after the period, strike out the balance of the bill and insert: The said Setsuko Kato shall be eligible for @ visa as @® nonimmigrant temporary visitor for a period of 8 months if the appropriate administrative authorities find that the said Betsuko Kato is coming to the United States with a bona fide intention of being married to the said William J. Hunter and that she is otherwise admissible under the immigration laws. If the marriage between the above- mentioned parties does not occur within 3 months after the entry of the said Setsuko Kato, she shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported in accordance with sections 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act of 1917, as amended (8 U. 8. C, secs. 155 and 156). If the above-named parties are married within 8 months after the entry of the said Setsuko Kato, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the lawful admission of the said Setsuko Kato to the United States for permanent residence, as of the date of her entry into the United States, upon payment by her of the required visa fee and head tax. The committee amendment was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. MRS. KAYOKO SUZUKI JENSEN The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 9044) for the relief of Mrs, Kayoko Suzuki Jen- sen, There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, ete., That in the adminis- tration of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, which excludes from admission to the United States aliens who are ineligible to citiaenship, shall not here- after a ,2auMrs. Kayoko Suzuki Jensen, the wife Lester Jensen, a citizen of the United States and a member of the United States Army. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. CYNTHIA ANNE KANE The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 9055), for the relief of Cynthia Anne Kane. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill as follows: Be it enacted, ete., That, solely for the pur- pose of section 4 (a) and section 9 of the Im- migration Act of 1924, and notwithstanding any provisions excluding from admission to the United States persons of races ineligible to citizenship, Cynthia Anne Kane, a minor half-Japanese child, shall be considered the alien natural-born child of Mr. and Mrs, Owen J. Kane citizens of the United States The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. MARIA LUISA MERCADO The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 9086) for the relief of Maria Luisa Mercado. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That in the adminis- tration of the immigration and naturaliza- tion laws the provisions of section 4 (a) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, pertaining to unmarried children under 21 years of age of a citizen of the United States, shall be held to be applicable to the alien, Marta Luisa Mercado, minor stepchild of Her- schel H. Lockhart, The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. HUMI NAGANO AND HER CHILD The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 9143) for the relief of Humi Nagano and her child. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That in the adminis- tration of the immigration laws, the provi- sions of section 13 (c¢) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, which exclude from admission to the United States persons who are ineligible to citizenship, shall not apply to Humi Nagano and her child, natives of Japan, and that, if otherwise admissible un- der the immigration laws, they shall be granted admission into the United States as nonquota immigrants for permanent resi- dence upon application hereatiter filed. With the following committee amend- ment: Page 1, line 7, after “Nagano”, strike out the remainder of the bill and insert the following: “the Japanese flancée of Sgt. Denny W. Davenport, a citizen of the United States presently serving with the United States Armed Forces in Japan, and her child, native of Japan: Provided, That the administrative authorities fnd that marriage between the satd Humi Nagano and Sgt. Denny W. Davenport occurred within 38 Months after the enactment of this act.” The committee amendment was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table, TOMOKO YAMAYA The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 9145) for the relief of Tomoko Yamaya. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc, That the provi- sions of section 18 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, relating to the ex- JULY 27 clusion of aliens inadmissible because of race, shall not hereafter apply to Tomoko Yamaya, the Japanese flancée of Paul H. Vine, a citi- gen of the United States and an honorably discharged veteran of World War Il presently residing in Japan, and that the said Tomoko Yamaya may be eligible for a nonquota im- migration visa if she is found otherwise ad- missible under the immigration laws: Pro- vided, That the administrative authorities find that marriage between the above-named parties occurred within 3 months immedi- ately succeeding the enactment date of this act. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. SOLLY MANASSE The Clerk called the bill (S. 803) for the relief of Solly Manasse. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc.,, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and di- rected to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Bolly Manasse, of Las Cruces, N. Mex., the sum of $383, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for reimburse- ment of expenses incurred by him for nec- essary treatment of his teeth upon his re- lease from 8'4 years incarceration by the Japanese as a prisoner of war: Provided, Thet no pert of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any ageut or attorney on account of services rendere: in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be dcemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. JOHN W. WAGNER The Clerk called the bill (S. 1059) for the relief of John W. Wagner. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to John W. Wagner, of Browning, Mont., the sum of $1,000, in full satisfaction of his clatm against the United States for compensation for certain improvements belonging to him which were located on tribal lands of the Blackfeet Res- ervation which were acquired by the Bureau of Reclamation on August 13, 1915: Provider, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services ren- dered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be Geemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000, The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
1950 PASCH BROS. The Clerk called the bill (S. 1208) for the relief of Pasch Bros. Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin. Mr. Speak. er, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be passed over without prejudice. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Wis- consin? There was no objection. MRS. BARBARITA ROMERO The Clerk called the bill (S. 1320) for the relief of Mrs. Barbarita Romero. Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin. Mr. Speak- er, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be passed over without prejudice. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman fror: Wis- consin? There was no objection. AMY L. HEFINGTON The Clerk called the bill (S. 1529) for the relief of Amy L. Hefington. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money available for the payment of salaries to civilian personnel, the sum of $1,78338 to Amy L. Hefington, of Balboa, C. Z., in full settlement of all claims against the United States as compensation covering the period from July 19, 1948, to December 24, 1948, inclusive (920 hours at $1.9384603 an hour), during which period she was, according to findings of the Depart- ment of the Army Grievance Board, wrong- Tully and without justification suspended and dismissed from her civilian position with the Finance Office, United States Army Carib- bean, Corozal, C. Z: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attor- ney on account of services rendered in con- nection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty cf a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed- ing $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. KYRA KITE RIDDLE The Clerk called the bill (6. 1654) for the relief of Kyra Kite Riddle. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,764.48 to Mrs. Kyra Kite Riddle, of 6308 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia. Such sum represents the amount of death benefits to which the said Mrs. Riddle would have been entitled from the date of the death of her husband, Corp. T. J. Kite, who was killed in action on May 2, 1942, to November 23, 1945, if claim for such death benefits had been filed with the Veterans’ Administration within 1 year after the death of her husband: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act iri excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convicton thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding 61,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES R. PROCTOR The Clerk called the bill (S. 2016) for the relief of Mr. and Mrs, Charles R, Proctor. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, ete., That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to pay, out of any unobligated funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the foot-and-~ mouth-disease program, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Proctor, of box 360, Nogales Star Route, Tucson, Ariz., the sum of $5,000 in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for compensation for the death of their son, Robert L. Proctor, who was mur- dered on January 31, 1949, in Mexico, by a mob of Mexican citizens while performing his duties as livestock inspector for the United States Department of Agriculture: Provided, That no part of the amount provided in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the cons trary notwithstanding. Any person violat- ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed- ing $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. JOHN E. DWYER The Clerk called the bill (S. 2242) for the relief of John E. Dwyer. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to John E. Dwyer, of 504 Halsey Avenue, San Jose, Calif., the sum of $1,666.50, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for rcim- bursement of medical and hospital expenses incurred by him for the treatment of a dis« ease from which he was suffering at the time he was released from active duty in the Army by spectal orders No. 85 of the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga., dated Fobruary 19, 1941: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or deliv- ered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connec- tion with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary not- withstanding. Any person violating the pro- visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of & misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. 11249 LEE JONES CARDY The Clerk called the bill (8. 2297) for the relief of the estate of Lee Jones Cardy. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the estate of Lee Jones Cardy, the sum of $5,000, in full satis- taction of the claims of such estate against the United States for compensation for the death of the said Lee Jones Cardy as a result of personal injuries sustained by him when the automobile in which he was riding was struck by a United States Army vehicle near San Diego, Calif.. on November 17, 1944: Provided, That no part of the amount ap- propriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or re- ceived by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. EDWARD E. DUFF The Clerk called the bill (S. 2565) for the relief of Edward E. Duff, There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Edward E. Duff, of Port Deposit, Md., the sum of 83,000, in full satisfaction of his claim and that of his minor son, Edward Leigh Duff, against the United States for (1) compensation for personal injuries sustained by said Edward Leigh Duff, and (2) reimbursement for hose pital and medical expenses incurred by said Edward E. Duff on behalf of said Edward Leigh Duff, as a result of an accident which occurred at the Bainbridge Naval Training Center on November 16, 1946, when said Edward Leigh Duff was struck by a cartridge unintentionally discharged from a pistol carried by a seaman of the United States Navy then engaged in guard duty at such training center: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or deliv- ered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connec- tion with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary not« withstanding. Any person violating the pro- visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. EGBERT G. GESELL The Clerk called the bill (S. 2866) for the relief of Egbert G. Gesell. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, ete., That (a) the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in tho Treasury
11250 not otherwise appropriated, to Egbert G. Gesell, presently residing in Washington, D C, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for pay and allowances for active military service actually performed by him in the period June 28, 1941, to July 9, 1941, both dates inclusive, as a major Specialist Reserve, Army of the United States (Army serial No. O-420438), assigned to duty with the Office of Administratoi of Export Control, a sum equal to the amount of the pay and allcwances which he would have been entitled to receive for such service for such period if valid orders had been issued prior to June 18, 1941, by competent military au- thority placing him on active duty effec- tive on such date (b) In the administration of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended, such service performed by said Egbert G. Gesell in such period shall be deemed to have been active military service In the Army of the United States The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. JULIUS ELZAS The Clerk called the bill (S. 2934) for the relief of Julius Elzas. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill as follows: Be tt enacted, etc, That the Secretary of the Trensury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwtse appropriated, to Julius Elzas, of A 42 Kamerik, The Nether- lands, the sum of $242.64, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the damages sustained by him as the result of the taking of his automobile by American soldiers in Nice, France, on or about August 80, 1948 Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be patd or de- livered to or received by any agent or attor- ney on account of service rendered in con- nection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of & misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed- ing $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the able. AMY LOUISA SHIER The Clerk called the bill (S. 2990) for the relief of Amy Louisa Shier. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be tt enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury he, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Amy Louisa Shier, of Clifton, Bristol, England, the sum of $3,360 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal in- juries, pain and suffering, and loss of earn- ings sustained and medical and hospital ex- renses incurred by her as the result of an accident involving a United States Army truck which occurred on Highway No. 217 between Volksen and Steinkrug, Germany, on May 19, 1046; Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in thie act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or deliv- ered to or received by any agent or agents, or attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. CHICAGO, ROCE ISLAND & PACIFIO RAILROAD CO. The Clerk called the bill (8S. 2991) for the relief of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co., of Chicago, I] the eum of 6836, in full set- tlement of all claims against the United States, as retmbursement for the expenses incurred by said company as a result of the infuries sustained by John A. Willis, a switchman of such company, on August 22, 1944, at the United States Army air base, Dathart, Tex., when his feet were pulled off the stirrup of a railroad car by coal which had been left on the railrond track by em- ployees of the Army: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or at- torney on account of services rendered tn’ connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary notwithstanding. Any person violat- ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed- ing $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. MRS OSA J. PETTY The Clerk called the bill (8. 3012) for the relief of Mrs. Osa J. Petty. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Osa J. Petty, of New Matamoras, Ohio, the sum of $78.37, in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for compensation for per- forming the duties of lamplighter for the Wells Island Light in the Ohio River during the period from January 18, 1949, to May 28, 1949: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated tn this act in excess of 10 per- cent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding, Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000, The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. MES. HONORA REDMAN The Clerk called the bfil (S. 3163) for the relief of Mrs. Honora Redman. JULY 27 There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money itn the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mre. Honora Redman, of London, England, the sum of 61,566.04, in full settlement of ail claims against the United States for prop- erty damage and personal injuries sustained by the said Mrs. Honora Redman and her infant daughter, Veronica Redman, and medical, hospital, and incidental expenses inourred, as the result of an accident oc- curring in Bremen, Germany, on April 30, 1947, and involving a United States Army truck: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 per- cent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, or attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- son violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000, The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. LYON F. HIBBHERD ET AL, The Clerk called the bill (S. 3253) for the rehef of Lyon F. Hibberd and the estate of George T. Erb. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Lyon F. Hibberd, route 4, Elizabethtown, Ky, the sum of $21.85, and to the estate of George T. Erb, deceased, 298 Main Street, Hempstead, Long Island, N. ¥., the sum of $200. The payment of said sums shall be in full settle- ment of all claims of the above-named claim- ants against the United States for damage to or logs or destruction of property and per- sonal injury caused by military personnel or civilian employees of the Army, or otherwise incident to noncombat activities of the Army, and determined by the Department of the Army to be meritorious, which are not payable either under the provisions of the act of July 8, 1943 (57 Stat. 372; 31 U. 8B. C. 228b), entitled “An act to provide for the settlement of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death caused by military personnel or civilian employees, or otherwise incident to activities, of the War Department or of the Army”, as amended, or under the Federal Tort Claims Act (60 Stat. 843; 28 U.S.C. 921), as revised and codified by the act of June 25, 1948 (62 Stat. 983; 28 U.S. C. 2072), and ag amended by Public Law 55, Bighty-first Congress, approved April 25, 1949: Provided, That no part of the amounte appropriated in this act tn excess of 10 percent of any Claim shail be paid or delivered to or re- ceived by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with such claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- son violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
1950 LT. COL, PAUL E. QUENEAU The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 651) for the relief of Lt. Col. Paul E. Que- neau. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $407.45 to Lt. Col. Paul E. Queneau, of Rochester, N. Y., in full settlement of all claims against the United States as reim- bursement for expenses incurred in trans- porting his family and household effects from Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada, to Roch- ester, N. Y., and from Rochester, N. Y., to Washington, D. C., the permanent station to which he was assigned, Such transfer was made pursuant to Special Orders No. 129, dated May 13, 1942, and Special Orders No. 138, dated May 26, 1942: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shali be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. KENJI TAKUMI The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 1860) for the relief of Kenji Takumi. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be 1t enacted, ctc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Kenj1 Takumi, of Honolulu, T. H, the sum of $2,428.25, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the loss of his sampan Sumiyoshi Maru, which was impounded by United States Army authorities on December 8, 1941, and was subsequently destroyed by the military au- thorities: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attor- ney or attorneys, on account of services ren- dered in connection with this claim, and the tame shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person vio- lating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. MAX L. FINKLESTEIN The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 3012) for the relief of Max L., Finklestein, as trustee in bankruptcy, of the estate of Preston C. Sherman, doing business un- der the firm name and style, of Sherman and Associates, bankrupt, There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he ts hereby, cuthorized CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE and directed to pay, out of any monéy in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Max L. Finklestein, as trustee in banke ruptcy of the estate of Preston C. Sherman, doing business under the firm name and style of Sherman and Associates, bankrupt, the sum of $63,891.17, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for costs incurred and losses sustained under con. tracts numbered W-28-003-~sc-1091, W-28- 003-sc-1097, W-28-003-sc-1099 in the fur- nishing of manuals for the Signal Corps of the War Department in the prosecution of the war: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney on ac« count of services rendered in connection with the prosecution and collection of this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Amend the title so as to read: “A bill for the relief of the Wyoming National Bank of Wilkes-Barre.” With the following committee amend- ment: Page 1, line 5, after the word “appro- priated” strike out the balance of the line, and down to and including the word “war” in line 4 on page 2, and insert: “the sum of $52,326.91 to the Wyoming National Bank of Wilkes- Barre, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for costs incurred and losses sus- tained under three (3) contracts num- bered W-28-003-sc-1091, W-—28-003-sc-— 1097, W-~28--003-sc-1099 entered into by the Signal Corps of the War Department and Preston C. Sherman, doing busi- ness under the firm name of Sherman Associates: Provided.” The committee amendment was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time and passed, The title was amended to read: “‘A bill for the relief of the Wyoming National Bank of Wilkes-Barre," A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ESTATE OF THE LATE EULOGIO REYES SUAREZ The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 3314) for the relief of the estate of the late Eulogio Reyes Suarez. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of 85,000 to the estate of the late Eulogio Reyes Sudrez, who was fatally injured on September 29, 1942, when struck in Cantafio, P. R. by a United States Army truck. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on ac- count of such accident: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary notwithstanding. Any person violat- ing the provisions of this act ehall be deemed 11251 guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed- ing $1,000. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. MRS. ANNA L. DE ANGELIS The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 4530) for the relief of Mrs. Anna L. De Angelis, There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, ete., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- ized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Anna De Angelis of Rochester, N. Y., the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of a controversy concerning the payment to the said Anna L. De Angelis, widow of Aniceto De Angelis, of the sum of $5,000 which the said Anna L. De Angelis asserts is due to her by reason of her being the beneficiary of a policy of United States Government life insurance, K-~851424, issued to the sald Aniceto De Angelis on August 1, 1918, and reinstated effective as of July 1, 1927. The said Anna L. De Angelis asserts that after the reinstatement of said policy that Aniceto De Angelis became permanently and totally dis- abled during the period when the said in- surance was in force on a premium-paying basis and that by reason of this the said insurance policy continued in force and effect until the death of the said Aniceto De Angelis, and that she then became entitled to the proceeds of the said insurance policy as his beneficiary: Provided That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be un- lawful, any contract to the contrary not- withstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed gullty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction there- of shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert: “That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the West- ern District of New York, notwithstanding any lapse of time or any provision of law to the contrary, to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Mrs. Anna L, De Angelis, of Rochester, N. Y., arising out of a@ controversy concerning the payment to her as beneficiary of policy No. K-851424 issued to her nusband, Aniceto De Angelis, on Au- gust 1, 1918, and reinstated effective as of July 1, 1927, The said Anna L. De Angelis asserts that after the reinstatement of said policy that Aniceto De Angelis became per- manently and totally disabled during the period when the eaid insurance was in force on & premium-paying basis and that by reo- son of this the said insurance policy continued in force and effect until the death of the said Aniceto De Angelis, and that she then became entitled to the proceeds of the said insurance policy as his beneficiary: Pro- vided, That passage of this act shall not be construed as an inference of ability on the part of the United States Government: Provided further, That suit shall be filect within 1 year after the enactment of this act.” The committee amendment was agreed to.
11252 The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. GUARDIAN OF JANET JUDITH KOENINGER, A MINOR The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 4600) for the relief of the legal guardian of Janet Judith Koeninger, a minor. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be 1t enacted, etc, That the 2-year Hml- totion on certain suits in admiralty against the United States contained in section 5 of the Suits in Admiralty Act, approved March 9, 1920, as amended (U. 8. C., 1940 edition, title 46, sec. 745), is hereby waived in favor o. the legal guardian of Janet Judith Koen- inger, a minor, Chillicothe, Tex.; and such legal guardian may sue the United States on the claim of Janet Judith Koeninger arising out of the death of her father, the late J. B. Koeininger (who lost his life in he explosion at Port Chicago, Calif., on July 17, 1944, while serving as a civilian em- ployee of the United States in the capacity o! a member of the crew of the War Shipping Administration vessel Quinault Victory), under the remaining provisions of such Suits in Admiralty Act, as amended, if such Icgal guardian brings sutt within one year ulter the date of the enactment of this act. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. THE SONOMA COUNTY FARMERS’ MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 4629) for the relief of the Sonoma County Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, ete., That the Becretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sun of $2,534, to the Sonoma County Farm- ers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Santa Rosa, Culf., in full settlement of claim aguinst the United States, which sum repre- ecnts the total amount paid by the Sunoma Cvcunty Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co, to Claude R. Hall and Florence V. Hall on uccount of damage to their dwelling located at 1233 Sunset Avenue, Santa Rosa, Calif., caused by United States Navy airplane, bu- reau No. 06307, on October 2, 1944: Pro- aided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be puid or delivered to or re- ceived by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any centact to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding 81,000. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. ALBERT E, SCHEFLEN The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 4891) for the relief of Albert E. Schefien. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Albert E. Schefien, Camden, N. J., the sum of $123. Such sum represents the amount of fees earned by the said Elbert E. Schefien for services rendered as United States Commissioner for the judi- clal district of New Jersey during the period from January 1 to March 81, 1947. Pay- ment of such sum has not been made be- cause the said Albert E. Schefien failed to file his account for fees for such period within 1 year after such services were rendered, as prescribed by law. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. CARLO DE LUCA The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 6195) for the relief of Carlo de Luca. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: : Be tt enacted, etc., That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the court of claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon, notwithstanding the bars or defenses of res judicata, lapse of time, laches, or any settle- ment or adjustment heretofore made, the claim of Carlo de Luca arising out of an error alleged to have been made by the Court of Claims in computing the amount of damages awarded him in a judgment rendered on De- cember 7, 1936. The court shall have such jurisdiction 1f sult is instituted within 120 days after the date of enactment of this act. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. MRS. GRACE A. OLSON The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 6409) for the relief of Mrs. Grace A. Olson. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Grace A. Olson, of Sturgis, 8. Dak., the sum of $11,220. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the snid Mrs. Grace A. Olson against the Untted States arising out of the death of Leverett H. Nu- gent. The said Leverett H. Nugent died as ® result of an airplane collision which oc- curred at Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 26, 1946, and which, according to the investi- gation report of the Civil Aeronautics Board, was caused by the pilot of a United States Navy airplane. Although the said Mrs. Grace A. Olson was the foster mother of the said Leverett H. Nugent, the rellef for tort claims against the United States provided by chapter 171 of title 28 of the United States Code is inapplicabie in her case be- cause she never legally adopted the said Leverett H. Nugent: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in ex- cess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or at- torney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con. trary notwithstanding. Any person violat- ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. JULY 27 LOUIS R. CHADBOURNE The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 6522) for the relief of Louis R. Chadbourne. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and di- rected to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Louis R. Chadbourne, of Medford, Mass,, the sum of $16,499.62. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Louis R. Chadbourne agatnt the United States for additional pay and allow- ances for the period between November 19, 1945, the date of his release from active duty as Heutenant commander, United States Naval Reserve, and March 1, 1040, the date as of which he was transferred to the retired ist pursuant to the finding of a naval re- tiring board that his physical disability was service-incurred: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in ex- cess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or at- torney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary notwithstanding. Any person violat- ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000, With the following committee amend-= ments: Page J, line 6, strike out "$16,499.62," and insert “$8,923.92.” Page 1, line 8, after the name “States” strike out the bill down to the colon in line 8, page 2, and insert “as retroactive retirement pay from March 1, 1949, to the date of his release from active duty on Sep- tember 19, 1945." The committee amendments were agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. JOHN FLECKSTEIN The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7371) for the relief of John Fleckstein. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- ized and designated to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to John Fleckstein, of New York City, late an employee in the service of the Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama Canal, the sum of $1,200 to compensate him for physical disability incident to an injury sustained in December 1912, while in the discharge of his duties in the Canal Zone. In case of the death of John Fleckstein prior to payment under this act, payment shall be made to his legal representatives. With the following committee amend- ment: Line 10, strike out ‘In case of the death of John Fleckstein prior to payment under this act, payment shall be made to his legal representatives”, and insert: ": Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be uniawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person
1950 violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,090.” The committee agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. FRANCISCO BLANCO The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7393) for the relief of Francisco Blanco. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Francisco Blanco, San Francisco, Calif., the sum of 87,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Fran- cisco Blanco against the United States aris- ing out of injuries he sustatned on the island of Saipan on May 20, 1948, when he was struck by a motor vehicle operated by an enlisted man of the United States Navy. An action in the appropriate United States district court by the said Francisco Blanco to recover for such injuries was dismissed on the ground that for the purposes of chapter 171 of title 28 of the United States Codc, Saipan is a foreign country: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following in lieu thereof: “That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Southern Division of the Northern District of California to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Francisco Blanco and Mrs. Celine Smith, both of San Francisco, Calif., for damages sustained arising out of injuries to Francisco Blanco and for the death of Mrs, Celine Smith’s son, Leon Smith, as a result of the accident in- volving a United States Navy truck on the island of Saipan on May 20, 1948: Provided, That suit shall be filed within 1 year after enactment of this act.” The committee agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time and passed. The title of the bill was amended so as to read: “A bill for the relief of Fran- cisco Blanco and Mrs. Celine Smith.” A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ESTATE OF ROBERT PRESTON WATTERS ET AL, The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7454) for the relief of the estate of Robert Preston Watters, the estate of Mrs. Jessie Nivens Watters, and the estate of J. W. Gillum. amendment was amendment was CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the estate of Robert Preston Watters, de- ceased, the sum of $10,000, and to the estate of Jessie Nivens Watters, deceased, the sum of $10,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the deaths of the said Robert Preston Watters and Jessie Nivens Watters as the result of their being struck by an Army vehicle on Fayetteville Road, a public highway, near Sylacauga, Ala., on September 18, 1948, said vehicle being operated at the time of sald accident by a soldicr outside the scope of his employment, and to pay to the estate of J. W. Gillum, deceased, of Sylacauga, Ala., the sum of 81,576.25, in reimbursement for the expenses incurred by the said J. W. Gillum in connection with the burial of the said Robert Preston Watters and Jessie Nivens Watters. With the following committee amend- ment: Page 1, line 5, after the word “appropri- ated," strike out the bill down to the colon, line 9, page 2, and insert in lieu thereof: “to Robert C. Watters and Mrs. Martha L. Watters, his wife, of Sylacauga, Ala., the sum of 810,000 in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of their son, Robert Preston Watters, as the result of his being struck by an Army vehicle on the Fayetteville Road, a public highway, in Sylacauga, Ala., on September 18, 1948, said vehicle being operated at the time of said accident by a member of the Armed Forces of the United States outside the scope of his employment; to C. E. Nivens, of Sylacauga, Ala, the sum of $5,000, and to E. O. Nivens, of Childersburg, Ala., the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of thelr sister, Mrs. Jessie Nivens Wat- ters, the wife of the said Robert Preston Wat- ters, as the result of her being struck by the said Army vehicle in the same accident; and to the estate of J. W. Gillum, deceased, of Sylacauga, Ala., the sum of 61,576.25, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of the expenses in- curred by the said J. W. Gillum in connection with the burial of the said Robert Preston Watters and Mrs. Jessie Nivens Watters.” t The committee amendment was agreed 0. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time and passed. The title of the bill was amended so as to read: “A bill for the relief of Robert C. Watters, Mrs. Martha L. Watters, C. E. Nivens, E. O. Nivens, and the estate of J. W. Gillum, deceased.” ' A motion to reconsider was laid on the able. ESTATE OF FRANCIS A. WALDRON The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7964) for the relief of the estate of Francis A. Waldron. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $20,000 to the estate of Francis A, Waldron, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims 11253 against the United States on account of per- sonal injuries, and medical and funeral ex- penses sustained when the taxicab in which he was riding was struck by a United States Army vehicle at the intersection of Highway No. 625 and Reynolds Avenue in Charles- ton, 8. O., on September 1, 1945, while the operator of said vehicle was acting outside the scope of his employment: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services ren- dered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person vio- lating the provisions of this act shall be deemed gullty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. With the following committee amend- ments: Page 1, line 5, strike out “820,000”, and insert ‘$11,145.38". Page 1, line 8, after the words “account of” strike out “personal injuries, and medical and funeral”, and insert “the death of the said Francis A. Waldron, the property dam- ages sustained, and the buridl and other”, The committee amendments were agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. ESTATE OF ISMAEL MIRANDA The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8118) for the relief of the estate of the late Ismael Miranda. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That. the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,095 to the administrator of the estate of the late Ismael Miranda, who was fatally injured on November 4, 1943, when struck in Catafio, Puerto, Rico, by a high-voltage wire loosened by a United States Army plane. The pay- ment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of such accident: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or at- torney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary notwithstanding. Any porson violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. JOSEPH F, GALLAGHER The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8315) for the relief of Joseph F. Gallagher. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Comptroller General of the United States is authorized and directed to credit the account of Joseph F. Gallagher, former postmaster at Philudel- phia, Pa., with the sum of $5,070.88, the amount disallowed in the account of the said Joseph F. Gallagher by the Comptroller Gien- eral due to the fact that certain truck were
11254 hired to carry mail for the post office at Phila- delphia, Pa., during the last quarter of 1947 without advertising for competitive bids. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. HARRIET T. JOHNSTON The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8561) for the relief of Harriet T. Johnston. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That Jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any provision of law to the contrary, to deter- mine the amount of damages sustained by the property of Catalina Gunn de Llanes in Cuba during the Cuban War of Independence, and to render judgment for the amount so determined in favor of Harriet T. Johnston, sole heir of such property by reason of des- scent and inheritance. The amount of such judgment shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury upon the presentation of a duly authenticated copy of the judgment of the Court of Clatms. With the following committee amend- ments: Page 1, line 5, after the word “determine”, insert “the liability and”. Page 1, line 6, after the word “sustained”, insert “if any”. The committee amendments were agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. LEGAL GUARDIAN OF CLYDE L, WATSON, JR., ET AL. The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8641) for the relief of the legal guardian of Clyde L. Watson, Junior, a minor, and Laverne F. Andrews. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- ized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of @8,000 to the Jegal guardian of Clyde L. Watson, Jr., a minor, 18 years of age, of Itta Bena, Leflore County, Miss., in Tull settlement of all claims against the United States for serious personal injuries, including fractured and crushed skull in four different places, four ruptured vertebrae in his backbone, and a crushed pelvis, and med- ical, clinical, and hospital expenses sustained as a result of a collision between an auto- mobile of the United States carelessly oper- ated by an employee of the United States Department of the Interior not acting within the scope of his employment at the time, and @ 1948 Ford pick-up stake body truck, prac- tically new, owned and operated by Laverne ¥. Andrews, in which the said Clyde L. Wat- son, Jr., was riding with the said Laverne F. Andrews, on August 12, 1949, at about 9:30 p. m., on United States Highway No. 2, near Rugby N. Dak, resulting tn the said serious personal injuries of the said Clyde L. Watson, Jr., and practically the total destruction of the said Ford pick-up truck, and personal property therein; and to pay the sum of 62,- 055.36 to the said Laverne F. Andrewa of route 1, box 32A, Sidon, Leflore County, Mias., in full eettlement of all claims against the United States for property damage sustained by the said Laverne F. Andrews as a result of the said accident and collision involving the said CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE United States automobile negligently oper- ated by the said employee, as aforesaid, of the United States Department of the Interior not acting within the scope of his employ- ment at the time, resulting in practically de- stroying the said pick-up stake body truck, with certain other personal property in said truck, of the reasonable value of $2,055.36, on the date and on the highway aforesaid, near Rugby, N. Dak.: Provided, That no part of the amounts appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary notwithstanding. Any person violat- ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed- ing $1,000. With the following committee amend- ment: Page 1, line 6, strike out “the legal guardian of”, and in same line strike out “a minor, 18 years of age,”. The committee amendment was agreed The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed. The title of the bill was amended so as to read: “A bill for the relief of Clyde L. Watson, Jr., and Laverne F, Andrews.” A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. OVERSEAS NAVIGATION CORP, The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8686) for the relief of the Overseas Navigation Corp. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money tn the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Overseas Navigation Corp. of New York, New York, the sum of $12,500. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States based on the fact that a depostt of 812,500 made by such cor- poration, in connection with a bid which it submitted to the United States Mari- time Commission in 1946 for the purchase of the coastal tanker Blue Sunoco, was de- clared forfeit on March 17, 1947, after such corporation, upon ascertaining certain facts as to the condition of the vessel not disclosed by the offer of the Commission, failed to take delivery: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or de- livered to or received by any agent or at- torney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary notwithstanding. Any person violat- ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed- ing $1,000. With the following committee amend- ment: Page 2, line 2, after the word “corpara- tion”, strike out the balance of line 2 and all of line 3. The committee amendment was agreed The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. JULY 27 PLOYD E. DOTSON The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 6909) for the relief of Floyd E. Dotson. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That Floyd BE. Dotson, an authorized certifying officer of the De- partment of the Interior, is relieved of finan- cial liability to the United States in the sum of $21.08, which amount represents ex- cess or erroneous payments made to Dorothy M. Mickens in: July 1944 in the sum of $12.11, D. O. voucher No. 223006, symbol 1- 100, and to Charles E. Arnold in April 1945 in the sum of §8.92, D. O. voucher No. 1987251, symbol 100. This act shall not be so con- strued as to bar recovery of the amounts specified in this act from the persons to whom such amounts have been paid. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. CHARLES SPILLER AND GLENN T, SPILLER The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 8062) for the relief of the legal guardian of Charles Spiller and Glenn T. Spiller, minors. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary cf the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- tzed and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of 5,000 to the legal guardian of Charles Spiller, and to pay the sum of $10,000 to the legal guardian of Glenn T. Spiller, both minors, of APO 438, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif., in full settlement of all claims agninst the United States for personal injuries sustained as a result of an accident near the Dependents Area between Giessen and Wieseck on Wisseckerweg, Ger- Meny, on November 30, 1947, when a shell exploded while the two minor children were playing in a sandpit: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shal! be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary notwithstanding. Any person violat- ing the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000, The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. MRS. WILLIE G. HEATH The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 9062) for the relief of Mrs. Willie G. Heath. Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin. Mr. Speak- er, I ask unanimous consent that this bill be passed over without prejudice. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Wis- consin? There was no objection. JAMES A. G. MARTINDALE The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 4256) for the relief of James A. G. Martindale. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be tt enacted, etc., That notwithstanding the provisions of the eleventh category of section 8 of the Immigration Act of 1917 (8 U. 8. C. 186 (e)). James A. G, Martindale,
1950 a native of Great Britain and a resident of Canada, may be admitted to the United States for permanent residence if he is found otherwise admissible under the provisions of the immigration laws. Src. 2 Upon the enactment of this act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the quota for Great Britain, With the following committee amend- ments: Page 1, line 6, after “136 (e),” insert “in- sofar as concerns offenses or crimes com- mitted by him of which the Department of State and the Department of Justice have knowledge,” Page 2, strike out section 2 The committee amendments were agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. DR. IN SUNG KWAK The Clerk called the bill (H_ R. 6760) for the rehef of Dr. In Sung Kwak. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be tt enacted, etc, That, in the adminis- tration of the immigration and naturaliza- tion laws, Dr. In Sung Kwak, of Norton, Kans., shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of his last entry into the United States, upon pay- ment of the required visa fee and head tax. Upon enactment of this act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the appro- priate quota foi the first year that such quota is available. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and pass*d, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. LOUIS J T. HENDRICKX The Clerk called the bill (H R. 9168) for the relief of Louis J. T. Hendrickx. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be 1t enacted, etc, That, notwithstanding the provisions of the eleventh category of section 3 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, as amended (8 U. 8. C. 136 (e)), insofar as concerns any act or acts of Louis J TT. Hendrickx, of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice has notice at the time of the enactment of this act, the said Louis J, T. Hendrickx may be admitted to the United States for permanent residence if he is not found otherwise in- admissible under the provisions of the im- migration laws. The bill was ordered to be engrossed an read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re- consider was laid on the table. LT. COL, CHARLES J. TREES The Clerk called the bill (H, R. 5244) fc. the relief of Lt. Col. Charles J, Trees, Army o. the United States. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, ete., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- ized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $21,048.86 to Lt. Col. Charles J. Trees, Army of the United States, Army serial No O-340858, Ordnance Department, in full settlement of cll claims against the United CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE States result'..g from court-martial sentence of November 29, 1945, nullified July 22, 1946, Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or 1e- ceived by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contiact to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. With the following committee amend- ment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following. “That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indian- apolis Division, notwithstanding any lapse of time or any provision of law to the con- trary, to hear, determine, and render judg- ment upon the claim of Lt Col. Charles J. Trees for damages allegedly sustained as the result of court-martial sentence of Novem- ber 29, 1945, and nullified July 22, 1946: Provided, That passage of this act shall not be construed as an inference of liability on tr part of the United States Government’ Provided jJurther, That suit shall be filed within 1 year after the enactment of this act" The committee amendment was agreed to. . The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third vime, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table H. DALE MADISON The Clerk called the bill (H R. 9087) for the relief of H. Dale Madison. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $100 to H Dale Madison, of box 637, Frazier Park, Kern County, Calif, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for loss, whil? under hire to the For- est Service, United States Department of Agriculture, in connection with work per- tormed by that Service for the United States Army, of a horse which broke loose on Janu- ary 17, 1944, and was found dead several days later, Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 per- cent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on ac- count of services rendered {in connection with this claim, and the same shall be un- lawful, any contract to the contrary not- withstanding Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed gullty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed- ing $1,000, With the following committee amend- ment: Page 1, line 5, strike out “$100” and insert “975” The committee agreed to. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO STUDY INDIAN TRIBES Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to return for imme- amendment was 11255 diate consideration to Consent Calendar 661 the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 490) to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the respective tribes, bands, and groups of Indians under his jurisdiction to determine their qualifi- cations to manage their own affairs with- out supervision and control by the Fed- eral Government. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida? Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, and I will not object, because I under- stand that the gentleman has agreed that the limitation of $250,000 will be re- duced to $50,000; is that right? Mr. PETERSON. Yes; the gentle- woman from Utah has so agreed. The amendment is on the Clerk's desk and will be read immediately. Mr, H. CARL ANDERSEN. It is my feeling, may I say to the gentleman, that considerable can be done with $50,000. I withdraw my reservation of objection, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Flor- ida There being no objection, the Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows: Resolved, etc, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to make a study of the respective tribes, bands, and groups of Indians under his ju- risdiction in order to determine the respec- tive qualifications of such Indians to mane age their own affairs without supervision and control by the Federal Government. The Secretary shall report to the Congress the 1esults of such study together with such recommendations as he deems advisable, In particular, the Secretary shall— (1) specify not later than the first day of the first regular session of the Elghty-second Congress which tribes, bands, and groups of Indians are, in his opinion, qualified to be relieved of all supervision and control by the Federal Government in the management of thelr affairs; state the reasons for his opinion that such Indians ure qualified, and submit specific legislative proposals (prepared with due regard for the legislative forms and procedures of the Congress) to accomplish the orderly and expeditious termination of all such supervision and control by the Fed- eral Government over such Indians; and (2) review not later than the first day of the second regular session of the Eighty- second Congress all current programs under- taken by the Department of the Interior for the purpose of accumplishing, as socn as practicable, the orderly termination of all su- pervision and control by the Federal Govern- ment over those tribes, bands, and groups of Indians which are, in his opinion, not at this time qualified to be relieved of super- vision and control by the Federal Govern- ment in the management of their affairs; set forth any additional programs which it may be necessary or advisable for the De- partment to undertake in the future for such purpose, and submit specific legisla- tive proposals (prepared with due regard for the legislative forms and procedures of the Congress) to accomplish the orderly term!- nation, as soon as practicable, of all stich supervision and control by the Federal Goy- ernment over those Indians determined not to be qualified at this tlme The Secretary is authorized to expend dur- ing the fiscal year 1961, without regard to the provisions of law regulating the expenditure of Government funds or the employment of persons in the Government service, $250,000
11256 from any appropriations available for at- tivities or projects of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to initiate and conduct the study authorized herein, and there is hereby au- thorized to be expended annually hereafter such additional sums ‘as may be required to carry on such investigations and determina- tions, out of funds appropriated and made available annually for activities or projects of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Speaker, I offer on amendment. The Clerk read us follows: Amendment offered by Mr. Prrerson: Page 8, line 15, strike out "€250,000” and insert “$50,000.” The amendment was agreed to. The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. MRS. WILLIE G. HEATH Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to re- turn for immediate consideration to Pri- vate Calendar No. 1220, the bill (H. R. 9062) for the relief of Mrs, Willie G. Heath. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Wisconsin? There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he js hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Willie G. Heath, of Anniston, Ala., the sum of $10,442.70, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the death of her stepson, Andrew P. Heath, Jr., as the result of his being struck by a United States Army vehicle in Anniston, Ala., on May 8, 1948; the said Mrs. Willie G. Heath having no remedy under the Federal Tort Claims Act, as amended: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this act in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con- trary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon- sider was laid on the table. AUTHORIZING ATTORNEY GENERAL TO AWARD YOUNG AMERICAN MEDAL FOR BRAVERY Mr. CHELF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's desk the bill (H. R. 157) au- thorizing the Attorney General of the United States to recognize and to award to outstanding courageous young Amer- icans a medal for heroism known as the Young American Medal for Bravery, and for other purposes, with Senate amend- ments thereto, and concur in the Senate amendments, The Clerk read the title of the bill. The Clerk read the Senate amend- ments, as follows: Page 1, line 8, strike out “Attorney Gen- eral” and insert “Department of Justice’. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE Page 1, line 8, strike out “he” and insert “tt, Page 1, line 6, strike out “and awarding the same” and insert “so that an award shall be made”, Page 2, line 4, strike out “Attorney Gen- eral” and insert “Department of Justice”. Page 2, line 7, strike out ‘Attorney Gen- eral” and insert “said Department of Jus- tice”, Page 2, line 16, strike out “Attorney Gen- eral” and insert “President of the United States”, Poge 2, line 24, after “service” insert “: Provided, That there shall not be awarded in any one calendar year in excess of four such medals, to wit, two for bravery and two for character and service, as herein authorized”. Page 3, line 1, strike out “Attorney Gen» eral” and insert "Department of Justice”. Page 3, line 4, strike out “he” and insert “the President”. Page 8, lines 6 and 7, strike out “Attorney General” and insert “Department of Jus- tice”, Page 3, line 7, strike out “his” and insert “ite”, Page 8, line 9, after “authorized”, tnsert “tn a sum not to exceed $5,000 per annum”. Amend the title so as to read: “An act authorizing the Department of Justice of the United States to recognize and to award to outstanding courageous young Americans @ medal for herolsm known as the Young American Medal for Bravery, and for other purposes.’ . The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Ken- tucky? There was no objection. The Senate amendments were con- curred in. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. GEORGE L. JEFFERSON, JR., OF PORT- LAND, ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BOYS’ NATION Mr. ANGELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend my re- marks at this point in the Recorp and include excerpts. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Ore- gon? There was no objection. Mr. ANGELL. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to call to the attention of the House that George L. Jefferson, Jr., a resident of Portland, Oreg., in my con- gressiona) district, was elected president of Boys’ Nation at the meeting of the organization here in Washington now in progress, The platform upon which he was elected, among other things, provided for tighter controls on subversive activ- ities, universal military training, and a revision of the electoral college system. The Boys’ Nation is sponsored here in the Capital annually by the American Legion as a part of its citizenship pro- gram. Eighty-six boys from 44 States are in attendance. It fs an excellent opportunity for these young men of America who in the days ahead no doubt will occupy prominent positions in the affairs of our Nation, to see first-hand our Government as it is admiistered here in the Capital of the Nation. These boys have not only had an opportunity to at- tend the sessions of the House and the Senate and to visit various departments JULY 27 of the Government but they have also been privileged to listen to addresses by many of the leaders of the Nation. The young man from my district who has achievea the distinction of being president of Boys’ Nation, George L. Jefferson, Jr., has taken an active part in the community affairs of the city of Portland in which he lives. He was elected as governor of Oregon Boys’ State, was cocaptain of the high school foothball team, 1949, and was president of the student council and of his senior class. It is his desire and purpose to enter the ministry. The depth of the thinking of these young men and the seriousness of their purpose in life was shown by the nature and the depth of the questions they pro- pounded to the many leaders in govern- ment who appeared before them. As an example, Robert Longo, of Cranston, R. 1., won a wrist watch for propounding the best question at one evening session which was: What can we of Boys’ Nation, as a group and as individuals, do in our own right to help solve and alleviate the present-day strife in the world and to prepare our own generation for a more perfect government of our Nation? Another question, put by Charles R. Pewterbaugh, of Denver, Colo., was: Why don’t the people vote in Washington? They are the machinery of the United States. I think if anybody should have a right to vote it should be the people here. Pursuant to leave granted, I include some excerpts from the daily press in Washington describing in some detail these very important sessions of Boys’ Nation: [From the Washington Post of July 26, 1950] OREGON YouTH, AFTER First TRAIN Rrog, HEADS Boys’ NATION; ACHESON WaRNS OF THOSE Wo RESPECT ONLY ARMED STRENGTH An 18-year-old youth from Portland, Oreg., who had never been on a train until he came to Washington last week, was elected presi- dent of Boys' Nation last night. The youth, George L. Jefferson, Jr., along with his vice presidential running mate, Thomas M. Rutter, 17, of Munhall, Pa., swept in on the federalist ticket, 54 to 32. They defeated the nationalist party candl- dates, Donald J. Swanz, 16, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Rodney Block, 17, of Orlando, Fia., for the highest offices in the American Legion- sponsored government which has “legisla- tures” in each State. The new president, Boys’ State governor from Oregon, was cocaptain of his high school football team last year and president of the student council and his senior class. He plans to enter the ministry. Earlier in the day, 86 “senators” heard a warning from Secretary of State Dean Ache- son that “the fundamental safety of all of us will depend on what we can do to build up our strength to gain the respect of those who respect only armed strength. The Secretary of State reviewed the Korean situation when the boys visited him. He said the United States had tried repeatedly, without success, to get Russia to agree to unification of Korea. But, he continued, “when, a strong, fanat- ical, vigorous nation tries to shape the world in its own image, then we are in for trouble. That happened tn the two World Wars, and it is happening now.” The boys resolved themselves into Sena- tors from their respective States to consider
1950 two measures—the Mundt bill and the Bran- nan farm plan. The farm plan was disapproved after James Wise, 17, Hughes, Ark., argued that it “might help a few down-and-outers but that’s no reason to change the whole tarm economy.” Some of the “Senators” wanted to make the proposed controls over communism more drastic than they are in the Mundt bill. Luther House, 16, Adolphus, Ky., offered an amendment to establish a penalty of Ife imprisonment for persons who admit they aro Communists and death for those who deny it but later are proved to be Commu- nists, This was beaten, 85 to 1, Some of the youths objected that the meacure would control the thoughts of Com- munists instead of their acts. But thelr objections were shouted down after Don Gilbert of Thomaston, Ga., asked: “If the Communists plan to drop an atomic bomb on New York City or Washington and kill thousands of people, don't you believe we ought to grab them while they're thinks ing about it rather than when they do 1t?” Richard Sparger of Ardmore, Okla, pre- sided over the Senate session in a committee room of the Senate Office Building. {From the Washington Evening Star of July 25, 1950} Boys’ NaTION YoutHs Fittp NEw CONCEPT OF CaPITAL ON VISiT These thinking youths, most of whom had never been here before, were seeking the mighty symbolism of Washington to make their history books come to life. The 86 citizens of the Boys’ Nations, visit- ing here, have not reacted like most out-of- towners who see the city. They're here on important business, specifically to learn about the Federal Government. Last night, at a dinner in Post Headquar- ters at Fort Myer, Va., the young people were thoughtful. They had dozens of questions to ask. Questions about the Korean war, communism, ald to Europe, education, world federation, sectional affairs, the United Na- tions, bureaucracy, and the little fellow be- ing pushed around. QUESTIONS ANSWERED For about 2 hours, the questions were an- ewered by Felix Morley, writer and commene tator for the National Broadcasting Co., B. M. McKelway, editor of the Star, and Peter Edson, columnist for the Newspaper Enter- prise Association. Meanwhile, as some of the boys engaged in whispered academic argument over the questions and answers, a few others in the rear of the room talked about their impres- sions here. “When I saw what Washington looked like, end got an idea of how it operated, I got f£ome new ideas,” explained Huey R. Lewing, 18, of Anacoco, La. “You know, down where I live, we don't have as close contact with the National Government as you people up here. And we should have, This trip made me realize more than ever that the Govern- ment is preparing for any attack that might come.” To Daniel Gilbert, 16, of Thomaston, Ga., possibly the youngest minister in his State, the city’s churches, especially the Wash- ington Cathedral, has special interest. Dan- Jel is a thoughtful young chap. He has preached 21 sermons and officiated at the funeral of his young girl friend, who died last February, “Bince being here, I really have learned more than ever that the Government 1s at the service of the people and not a ruler,” he said. FAITH IN OFFICIALS Jim R. Goodman, 17, of Riverton, Wyo., reaffirmed his faith in the Nation’s officials, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE “We hear so much about all these inves- tigations,” he declared. “I’ve met important people here, like Secretary of Defense John- son, Attorney General McGrath, and Sena- tors and Representatives. Now I feel that the Government is in good hands. I have a new interpretation of who is running it. It brings back a feeling of real Americanism just to see all this and the monuments.” The lads of Boys’ Nation, from 44 States, are here as guests of the American Legion. Their bull sessions, which are endless, are sparked by an exchange of ideas on the most important topics of the day. Their knowledge of current affairs was shown last night in their barrage of ques- tions. A few examples: Question by Leo M, Reinbold, of Hebron, N. Dak : “Do you think there is any danger of an atomic war?” Answer by Mr, Edson: ‘Yes; there always is an danger.” LONG-RANGE VIEW Question by Leland J. Wylle, of Sioux Falls, S. Dak.: “Korea is changing the life of all of us. Do you believe the United States and the world will ever come to a lasting poace?”’ Answer by Mr Morley: “The world today is going through 4 period of great convulsion. Half of man’s crives have been wars. But despite the disaster and the agony, life tends to go on, on a higher plane than before, Try to get a decpor perspective and a longer out- look. Man will) not destroy himself with the atomic or H-bomb. Beyond the agony of today lies the promise of the future.” Belore the questions, the three speakers addressed the youths. Robert Longo, cf Cranston, R. I, won a wrist watch for suggesting the best question of the evening’ "What can we of Boys’ Na- tion, as a group and as individuals, do tn our own right to help solve and alleviate the present-day strife in the world and to pfepare our own generatiou for a more per- fect governing of cur Nation?” During the dinner, nominees for national office of Boys’ Nation were announced, with elections between the Federalist and Nu- tionalist Parties slated for tonight in the Fort Myer auditorium. Federalist nominees are George Jefferson, Jr., 18, of Portland, Oreg, president, and Thomas M. Rutter, 17, Munhall, Pa., vice president. Nationalist party nominees are Donald J. Swanz, 16, Buffalo, N. Y., presi- dent, and Rodney A. Block, 17, Orlando, Fla., vice president. And when it wus over last night, Charles R. Pewterbaugh, of Denver, Colo., had ono of the most interesting questions of all, which he conveyed to a reporter: “Why don't the people vote in Washington? They are the machinery of the United States. I think if anybody should have a right to vote it should be the people here.” [From the Washington Post of July 25, 1950] Boys’ NATION MEMBERS LEARN FROM THE “Tor” How UNITED STaTEs Is Run The 86 teen-age boys brought here by the American Legion to learn about government got it straight from the horse's mouth yes- terday. In the private Pentagon office of Defense Secretary Louls Johnson they learned about Uncle Sam’s military activities from John- son and the secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Atr Force, Then, they were briefed on the Korean War by Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks, Army chief of information, Later, they learned all about the history of the Department of Justice direct from Attorney General J. Howard Mc- Grath. 11257 Last night at the Boys’ Nation headquar- ters at Fort Myer, 3 new8men were targets for such questions as, “What basic attitucle of mind must be changed before world gov- ernment will be accepted?” and, “Hasn't the UN done a lot of good?” Tonight Boys’ Nation politics comes to a boll with the election of a Boy President. Candidate Donald J. Swanz, of Buffalo, N. Y., said his Nationalist Party platform will in- clude advocacy of an antisubversive bill, backing the UN as long as it works for world peace, and expanding Boys’ Nation into Boys’ World. The Federalists, headed by George L. Jef- ferson, Jr., of Portland, Oreg., also will advo- cate antisubversive legislation, plus universal military training and establishment of a school for diplomats. Both partics wore still polishing up their platforms late last night. This morning, the group will convene as a Boy Senate in the Senate caucus room to act on a Communist-control bill and a farm pro- gram, In the afternoon they will hear talks by Associate Justice Harold R. Burton of the Supreme Court, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson, [From the Washington Evening Star of July 26, 1950) Boys’ NaTION PRESIDENT AND SENATE WILL Meet WITH TRUMAN Topay The new “president” of Boys’ Nation and 85 members of the “senate” were to meet with President Truman today. The boy president is George L. Jefferson, Jr , 18, of Portland, Oreg., who was swept into office last night on a platform calling for, among other things, tighter coutrols on sub- versive activities, universal military training, and a revision of the electoral college sys- tem, Elected vice president on the same “Feder- alist” ticket was Thomas M. Rutter, 17, of Munhall, Pa. The vote was 54 to 32 over the “Nationalist” party candidates, Donald J. Swanz, 16, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Rodney Bleck, 17, of Orlando, Fla. BALLOTING HELD Balloting in the Boys’ Nation sponsored here annually by the American Legion as part of its citizenchip program was held last night at Fort Myer and followed a “senate” session at the Senate Office Building. The 86 boys from 44 States also heard a talk by Secretary of State Acheson. After meeting President Truman the boys were to watch Congress in session and then visit the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Secretary Acheson recalled his boyhood days in Middletown, Conn. At that time, he said, the countries abroad seemed far away, although many people, including his own parents, had come to Middletown from thore. Then he told of the sinking of the battleship Maine (when the Secretary was 5), and the excitement it caused. He continued in this vein up to the current interest in Korea. “The fundamental safety of all of us,” he said, “will depend on what we can do to build up our strength to gain the respect of those who respect only armed strength.” BURTON DESCRIBES COURT Secretary Acheson left a young assistant, Clifford 8. Ketzel, to answer questions. Justice Burton talked to the boys on the operation of the Supreme Court, in the con- ference room of the Court. Justice Burton offered to answer any questions, Most of them were legal, but there was one political one: “What is the party lineup of the Court?” “Bight Democrats,” said Justice Burton, “and one Republican—the one you sre look- ing at.”
11258 AMENDING AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938 Mr. COLMER. Mr. Speaker, I call up House Resolution 728 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H R. 9109) to amend the Agri- cultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended; the Soil Conservation and Do- mestic Allotment Act; Public Law 74, Sev- enty-seventh Congress; the Agricultural. Act of 1949; and for other purposes, That after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and continue not to exceed 4 hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture, the bill shal] be read for amendment under the 5- minute rule. At the conclusion of the con- sideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted and the previous ques- tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one mo- tion to recommit. CALL OF THE HOUSE Mr. BECKWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I make the point of order that a quorum is not present. The SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum is not present. Mr. MILLS. Mr. Speaker, I move 4 call of the House. A call of the House was ordered, The Clerk called the roll, and the fol- lowing Members failed to answer to their names: {Roll No. 218} Allen, La Gore Murray, Tenn, Anderson, Culif.Gossott Murray, Wis. Arends Qwinn Norton Barrett, Wyo. Hale Passman Bentsen Hall, Patterson Blackney Edwin Arthur Pfeifer, Blatnik Hall, Joseph L. Boggs, La. Leonard W. Pfeiffer, Brehm Hand William L. Brooks Hare Phillips, Calif. Buckley, N. ¥. Harris Phillips, Tenn. Bulwinkle Hébert Pickett Burnside Heffernan Plumley Byrne, N. ¥. Heller Powell Carlyle Hl Quinn Cavalcante Hinshaw Ramsay Chiperfield Huber Ribicoff Christopher Irving Robeson Combs James Sabath Cooper Jennings Sadlak Corbett Johnson Sadowski Coudert Karst Sanborn Cox Keefo Sutton Davenport Kelley, Pa. Tackett Davies,N.Y, Kelly, N. ¥. Thomas Davis,Tenn. Kilday Trimble Dawson Klein Underwood Dingell Lodge Welch Dondero Lucas White, Idaho Douglas Lynch Wier Eaton McGrath Willis Evins McMillen, Til. Winstead Fallon Macy Wood Fulton Monroney Woodhouse Gillette Morrison Zablooki Gilmer Morton Gordon Murphy The SPEAKER. On this roll call 319 Members have answered to their names, ® quorum. By unanimous consent, further pro- ceedings under the call were dispensed with, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE AUTHORIZING BURIAL IN NATIONAL CEMETERY AT NASHVILLE, TENN., OF MEMBERS OF TENNESSEE NATIONAL AIR GUARD KILLED IN PLANE CRASH AT MYRTLE BEACH, 8. C. Mr. PRIEST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of House Joint Resolution 613, authorizing the burial in the na- tional cemetery at Nashville, Tenn., of the bodies of members of the Tennessee National Air Guard killed in a plane crash at Myrtle Beach, S. C. The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Ten- nessee? Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object and I am not going to object, I under- stand that this resolution just applies to these few people. Mr. PRIEST. Yes. May I say, Mr. Speaker, that the circumstances back of this resolution briefly are these: On Monday clearance was given for the burial of all three of these boys who lived in my home town in the national ceme- tery at Nashville. Some of them were entitled to it by reason of the fact that they were veterans; a few were not, but they have not yet been able to identify all of them. Plans have gone forward, and today, because of the technicality in the law, the order was countermanded, and this is simply to make it possible to go ahead with the burial of all 30 of these boys in the cemetery at Nashville. Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I think the gentleman has very thoroughly explained the resolution, so. I withdraw my reservation of objection. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Tennessee? There being no objection, the Clerk read the resolution, as follows: Resolved, etc., That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the bodies of mem- bers of the Tennessee Air National Guard kilied in @ plane crash near Myrtle Beach, 8. C., July 23, 1950, may be buried in the National Cemetery at Nashville, Tenn. The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the able, AMENDING AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938 Mr, COLMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Brown], and pending that I yield myself 5 minutes. Mr. Speaker, this resolution makes in order the consideration of the bill (H. R. 9109) to amend the Agricultural Adjust- ment Act of 1938, as amended. Mr. Speaker, this bill is of a somewhat technical nature. Mr. NICHOLSON. Mr. Speaker, a par- liamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER. The gentleman will atate it. Mr. NICHOLSON. Is it too late to raise an objection to bringing this mat- er up JULY 27 The SPEAKER. It is too late now since debate has begun. Mr. COLMER. Mr. Speaker, this bill deals with technical allotments with reference to cotton, corn, peanuts, and wheat. I am going to leave the detailed discussion and explanation of the bill to those members of the committee who are conversant with the particular fea- tures of the various phases of the legis- lation. I understand that there is some oppo- sition to this legislation. I cannot un- derstand that there will be any opposi- tion to the rule authorizing its considera- tion. Mr. Speaker, as I was attempting to say, if you are going to have controls, and I can understand how some of my friends are disturbed about this legisla- tion, and I, too, am disturbed about it, you cannot eat your cake and keep it, too. Sometimes in the administration of these laws I wonder whether any of this legislation is basically sound or whether we ought not to go back to the law of supply and demand. The fact re- mains, however, that the farmers who produce these commodities want these support prices, and on every occasion when they have voted on them they have voted overwhelmingly for them. There- fore, we are merely giving the farmers what they ask for. That is democracy in action, In the case of cotton, the question has been raised repeatedly here about the cost to the Government of maintaining a support price for cotton. I point out, as will be pointed out more affirmatively and with more authority, possibly, later on, that the cotton program has not cost the taxpayers of the country one cent so far. Whether or not it will in the future remains to be seen. On the con- trary, the cotton program has netted the Government money and under this pro- gram it has furnished a reserve that has been of great benefit to the country in time of national emergency. Mr. PACE. Mr. Speaker, will the gen- tleman yield? Mr. COLMER. I yield to my distin- guished friend from Georgia, the author of this legislation, and the author of much other agricultural legislation, and one of the best-versed men on the sub- ject of agriculture in the House of Repre- sentatives, and one whose departure from these halls at the end of the present session of the Congress we all deplore. I yield to my friend. Mr. PACE. I thank the gentleman. I merely wanted to comment that throughout the period of the support- price program on cotton up to this time the Government has enjoyed a profit in excess of $200,000,000 and they are to- day making a profit on every bale of cotton they sell. Mr. COLMER., I thank my friend for that contribution which I understand is factual. With particular reference to cotton again the committee points out that there is probably no single problem concerning agriculture in recent years that has been more vexing than the matter of developing a program to ad-
1950 just cotton supplies with demand and to distribute the national cotton-acreage allotment among the States, counties, and farms in a manner which would be equitable to both the old and the new cotton-producing areas of the Nation. It is further pointed out in the report that provision has been made for the establishment of sizable reserves to be used at the discretion of State and county PMA committees for making needed adjustments for abnormal or unusual conditions of production, for small farms, and to smooth out the op- eration of the program. That it was the philosophy of the committee that each State should receive its fair share of the national allotment, and that the adjustments necessary between counties and farmers in the State could best be handled out of the State and county reserves by State and county committees, which presumably would be better in- formed of the problems peculiar to their respective localities. It is hoped that this provision, by removing previous lim- itations, will permit a more equitable ad- ministration of the law in the manner contemplated by the committe when it reported Public Law 272. The commit- tee states that it has now made it abun- dantly clear in this bill that the State and county committees have practically unlimited authority to establish and use the reserves authorized to make such ad- justments as they believe are needed. It is to be hoped that under the new bill the inequities in the distribution of acreage, which were manifested in the operation of the old bill, will be cured. Mr. Speaker, we are going into the consideration of this bill when the time for the consideration of the rule expires. I hope the consideration of the rule can be expedited in the interest of time. Those who want to discuss the bill which the rule makes in order will have 4 hours to do so. Certainly there can be no occasion for any further quorum calls during the consideration of the rule. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may require to the gentleman from Ohio {[Mr. McGrecorl, Mr. McGREGOR. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to speak out of or-~ der and revise and extend my remarks. The SPEAKER, Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Ohio? There was no objection. Mr. McGREGOR. Mr. Speaker, dur- ing the debate on the Korean aid bill, I listened very attentively to all those who spoke whom I considered as experts in our defense program because they were members of our Armed Services Com- mittee who had listened to the hearings and are familiar with the full details of a defense program. I did this, Mr. Speaker, so that I might determine in my mind who was responsible for the too- little, too-late position in which we now find ourselves, These speakers brought to light state- ments made before their committee by military leaders. The Secretary of De- fense said in his testimony, and I quote: “If we are attacked at any place at 4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE o'clock in the morning, we would be ready to answer at 5 o'clock.” President Truman said in June 1950, at the com- mencement exercises at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and again at the dedication of the Thomas Jefferson Me- morial in St. Louis, “We are closer to Peace than at any time since the shoot- ing stopped in 1945.” The administration canceled the big aircraft carrier contracts after Congress twice appropriated funds specifically for this purpose. The President vetoed and we passed over the veto the increase to a@ 70-group air force. The President still refused to put the program into effect. Ask our boys in Korea if they need more air support. Mr. Speaker, I am tired of men in high places in our Government, from the Commander in Chief to the secretaries and chiefs of staff, assuring Congress and the people that we are ready for any emergency. We who are members of the Congress are familiar with the fact that we appropriated approximately $50,- 000,000,000 in the past 4 years for our own defense and We had every reason to believe that this money was adequate and would give us a defense second to none. However, now our present. posi- tion leads us to ask where has the money gone and what do we have to show for it. It is not pleasant for our American fathers and mothers to know that we have given approximately $45,000,000,000 to different nations under the ECA plan and other programs in Europe and the Far East and that today we find our children are fighting with inadequate weapons and with an insufficient supply of matériel and ineffective guns in their hands. Possibly had we not given so much of our own military and civilian production to the other nations our own troops now in Korea would not be short of supplies and ammunition. Iam not, because we are in a war, go- ing to be too critical and put the blame on one person or two persons. That is water over the dam. But we cannot af- ford, as a Nation, to blind our eyes to mistakes that have been made in the past. We must look back over our mis- takes and admit them in order to avoid them in the future. Mr, Speaker, I think if we had a gen- eral and thorough housecleaning in both our State and Defense Departments we would be much stronger. With the knowledge that we have I respectfully ask that the proper committee of Con- gress make a thorough investigation and report to this body why we have too little and too late. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. yield myself 5 minutes, Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Mis- sissippi [Mr. Coupmer] has well stated that House Resolution 728 makes in order the bill (H. R. 9109) to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, the Soil Conservation Domestic Allotment Act, Public Law No. 74 of the Seventy- seventh Congress, and the Agricultural Act of 1949, and for other purposes, as it deals with the acreage allotments and marketing quotas for cotton, peanuts, and wheat. Mr. Speaker, I 11259 Ilistened with a great deal of attention and interest to the discussion of this leg- islation in the Committee on Rules, There seems to be quite a difference of opinion among some of our friends in the field of agriculture as to just what this bill will or will not do and as to just how far it might or might not be. For that reason the Committee on Rules provided for 4 hours of general debate so that there can be full and free and frank dis- cussion of this entire piece of legisla- tion. When the measure came before the Committee on Rules one of my colleagues from Ohio, a member of the Committee on Agriculture and a very distinguished member of this body, Mr. Potx, made an argument as to the wheat provisions of this bill which was very convincing at the time and at least gave many of us concern that if this measure was adopted as written a great many of the States and especially those east of the Missis- sippi would be injured as far as their wheat acreage and allotments might be concerned, in the future, and that the injury would be especially important to the farmers of the eastern States be- cause wheat is used as a crop primarily for the purpose of getting the proper rotation of crops on the family-sized farms which are so prevalent in -the States east of the Mississippi. However, I have been informed today by the ranking Republican member of the Committee on Agriculture, the gen- tleman from Kansas [Mr. Hope], who in his own right is not only an agricultural expert but a very thoroughgoing expert on the question of wheat farming, that an arrangement has been made whereby amendments will be offered to strike out the wheat section of this bill. I would like to inquire if that is the understanding of the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr, Cootry] and the gentleman from Georgie | Mr. Pace]. Mr. POAGE. May I answer the ques- tion, as chairman of the subcommittee? Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Yes, certainly. Mr. POAGE. We have agreed that an amendment will be offered, and as chair- man of the subcommittee I will offer an amendment striking out the wheat sec- tion of this bill, section 6. We propose to leave the penalty provision in, to which there is no objection. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I understand that is agreeable to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. PoLx]. Mr. POAGE. I think I can say for the gentleman from Ohio [Mr, Potx] that it is agreeable to him. Mr. POLK. Will the gentleman yield? Mr, BROWN of Ohio. I yield. Mr. POLK. As the gentleman knows, I have been very much opposed to sec- tion 6 of this bill relating to wheat. In view of the agreements reached this morning in the Committee on Agricul- ture whereby it was definitely agreed that section 6 would be stricken from the bill at the proper time, I shall offer no ob- jection to the rule. Mr. POAGE. I wonder if the gentle- man from Kansas [Mr. Hore} will not express his views, because I understand he is in accord with this also.
11260 The SPEAKER. The time of the gen- tleman from Ohio [Mr. Brown] has expired Mr BROWN of Chio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself five additional minutes, and I yield to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Hope). Mr. HOPE Mr. Speaker, on this par- ticular point, there has been an agree- ment reached by the subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture on wheat, after consultation with the Department of Agriculture, whereby this sectlon will be eliminated, in view of the fact that most of what was sought to be accom- plished by the section can be done by regulation. There is therefore no need for the legislation, and the very fact that the legislation ts pending would make it impossible at this time for the PMA to send out definite State allotments which should be out as soon as possible in order that they may be available to farmers who will soon begin planting wheat. So it is agreeable all around, and I think a very wise and beneficial move to elimi- nate this provision from the bill. I am sure it is satisfactory to all schools of thought on the subject. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. On behalf of a great many Members of the House, I wish to express my gratitude and their grati- tude, and offer our congratulations to the gentleman from Kansas [Mr. Hope], the gentleman from Ohio {[Mr. PoLK], and the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Poace], and others who have worked out an agreement that will protect the proper interests of the wheat farmers in every section of the United States, and will permit a peaceful settlement of this whole controversy. Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield, that I may ask a question of the gentleman from Texas {Mr. Poacs] on this same point? Mr. BROWN of Ohio. If it is on the matter of the wheav section, I yield to the gentleman. Mr. CRAWFORD. If I understood the gentleman from Texas {Mr. Poace] cor- rectly, the section 7, which occurs on page 17 of the bill, will remain in the bill. Mr. POAGE. That is the penalty pro- vision. That is correct. That will remain. Mr. CRAWFORD. Does that lan- guage mean to say that if farmer A grows 15 or 20 or more or less bushels per acres over and above his quota that he will be penahzed 50 percent of the support price on that portion of his acreage? Mr. POAGE. That is what it means when you have marketing quotas. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. That takes the place of the present law which provides that the penalty would be 50 percent of the basic loan on the commodity and would apply to 50 percent of the price support, Mr. CRAWFORD. Do I understand there are marketing quotas on wheat at the present time? Mr. POAGE. No. Mr. CRAWFORD. Where ts the lan- guage which gives the Secretary of Agri- culture power to place marketing quotas on wheat? CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE Mr. POAGE. It is not in this bill at all. This is not the marketing-quota bill; this is an acreage bill. The only reason for putting a penalty provision in here is that apparently at some time in the past it was repealed by implication, or some lawyers say that it was. Everybody agrees that if you are going to have effective marketing quotas you must have penalties Mr. CRAWFORD. That is the point I am trying to get straightened out. Where is there in any law power given to the Secretary to impose marketing quotas on wheat? Mr. POAGE. In the act of 1938. Mr. CRAWFORD, Did that deal with marketing quotas? Mr. POAGE. Yes, Mr, CRAWFORD. Have we ever had marketing quotas in effect in this coun- try on wheat? Mr. POAGE. My recollection is that we have Mr. HOPE. Mr. Speaker, will the gen- tleman yield? Mr. BROWN of Ohlo_ I yield to the gentleman from Kansas in the hope we may get this thing determined. Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. I might say that we had marketing quotas in effect for 2 years; I believe it was in the early forties, and there were penalties, I recall a Member of the House, a former colleague from Ohio who planted more wheat than allowed. An attempt was made to collect the penalty from him be- cause he fed his wheat to livestock and poultry. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I remember the incident myself. Mr. HOPE. Marketing quotas can only go into operation if two-thirds of the farmers raising wheat put it into effect. Mr. CRAWFORD. That was the point I wanted to develop, because I do not understand that the Secretary of Agri- culture now has the power to impose marketing quotas on wheat, Mr. BROWN of Ohio. That is only where the farmers vote for it themselves under the law. Mr. CRAWFORD. I did not under- stand that he had the power on wheat as he has under this bill to impose market- ing quotas on cotton. Mr. HOPE. Mr. Speaker, will the gen- tleman yield further? Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I yield to the gentleman from Kansas. Mr. HOPE. The 1938 act makes it mandatory upon the Secretary to pro- claim marketing quotas on wheat when the supply reaches a certain quantity, just the same as it makes it mandatory upon the Secretary to proclaim market- ing quotas on cotton when the supply reaches a certain quantity. But those quotas do not go into effect unless two- thirds of the producers voting in a referendum approve of the quota. As far as the quotas are concerned, though, you might say they automatically go into effect when a certain quantity is reached as far as supply is concerned, subject to the veto of the producers, JULY 27 Mr. BROWN of Ohio. The producer still controls them. Mr. CRAWFORD. Two-thirds of the producers impose the quota; is that cor- rect? Mr. HOPE. Yes; after they are pro- claimed by the Secretary they must re- ceive a two-thirds vote of the producers voting or tl.ey do not go into effect. Mr. CRAWFORD. If two-thirds vote for it, but otherwise the Secretary can- not impose it. Or is it mandatory? Mr. HOPE. It is mandatory for the Secretary to proclaim it if he finds the supply requires it, and it goes into effect if the farmers vote 2 to 1 in favor of it. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. It is manda- tory that the Secretary proclaim the quota but it does not go into effect until two-thirds of the farmers have ap- proved. Mr. CRAWFORD. Is thac the pro- duction quota or the marketing quota? Mr. HOPE. That is the marketing quota. Acreage allotments are pro- claimed by the Secretary when the sup- ply reaches a certain stage, but they do not have to be approved by two-thirds of the producers. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I think that has been cleared up. Mr. PACE. Mr gentleman yield? Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Briefly. Mr. PACE. Ido not want any confu- sion here or anybody getting the idea that there ts any provision in this bill which denies to producers of cotton the right to vote and to refuse quotas if they fail to approve it by two-thirds; that still remains. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Or wheat, either one. Mr. PACE. That is right. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I thank the gentleman very much. Now, to conclude. With the amend ment to strike out section 6 of this bill the measure reverts back to one for the setting up of new quotas or carrying on of quotas and allotments for cotton, and I think also for peanuts Of course, we have at regular intervals had bills of one type or another from the Committee on Agriculture to settle the question of the surplus of cotton. Each time that such a measure comes before us we are as- sured that the question will be and is be- ing settled for all time by the adoption of the bill that maz be presented at that particular time. But within a few months or a year a similar measure is brought up for the relief or benefit of the cotton farmer or to settle the problems of the cotton farmer, or something like that, and even on this particular occa- sion I find that my friends from the cot- ton States and the Members of the House who are interested in cotton farming seemingly do not agree among themselves. Frankly, I do not know the answer. I am not at all certain that if we adopt this legislation or enact it into law it will set- tle all of these various problems, because I remember for the last 12 years I have heard each year and sometimes four or five times a year that if we will adopt this piece of legislation everything will be Speaker, will the
1950 sweet and peaceful, and contentment will reign among all of the cotton pro- ducers of the country. However, that is a matter that those of you who come from the cotten producing sections of the country will have to settle among your. selves to a certain extent. Those of us who do not know too much about the cotton problem will endeavor to vote as our judgment tells us is on the right side of the issue after we hear the debate and discussion. I feel this rule should be adopted and that we should give our friends from the cotton and peanut producing States one more opportunity to solve all of the prob- lems that confront the farmers of their areas and to attempt to settle between and among themselves just what the best thing to do may be in connection with the production of cotton, and do not for- get this also applies in connection with the production of peanuts. So I hope the rule will be adopted. The SPEAKER. The time of the gen- tleman from Ohio has expired, Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr, Ricw]. Mr. RICH. Mr. Speaker, the controls set forth in this bill not only apply to cotton and peanuts but it means control of practically everything that we have in this country of ours I mean this administration wants those controls. In the last few years we have been in- flicting upon the American people con- trol after control after control. This is said to be peanut control. But this is not peanuts to me. It is control of the American way of life. I am against it. It is as President Coolidge stated when he was asked about sin and if he believed in it. He said, no, he was against it. That is what I believe in reference to the controls that are being thrust upon the American people today and I want you to know definitely now and forever that I am against all these controls. They lead to socialism, and totalitarian- ism. What kind of controls are you putting on? You have controlled the people of the United States just about long enough. They do not want controls, unless necessary and since the President says we are not at war, why adopt all these controls? Let me suggest one control that you should invoke. You should control the power of the President of the United States to do just about as he pleases without the Members of Congress know- ing what he is going to do next. He should be controlled so far as sending our boys over to Korea to be slaughtered when adequate preparations have not been previously made. This is a control that the Congress of the United States should have had, not the President. I do not believe in permitting the Presi- dent of the United States, the Siate De- partment, the Committee on Foreign Af- fairs or anybody else to say what may be done whenever a rumpus is started in some far-away land. They have not called this fracas over in Korea a war. I think it is a war and a hot war. When XCVI——1709 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE you record the sad deaths you will say it is a war. If you do not call it war, I would like to know what you call it. I want to tell you, that is the kind of con- trol that I want to put on, control of a war that the President does not call a war. I do not want to put our boys in China, I did not want to put them in any coun- try in the world except our own. I want to keep our soldiers at home, and you never found me voting for anything that helped to arm any of these countries whenever I could get out of it. Now, let me tell you something. I want to give you something that you ought to hear. You spent $2,500,000,000 for foreign aid in China. Are you glad you spent that money there? I want to ask you some more questions. You spent $12,500,000,000 arming Rus- sia, Are you satisfied that you armed Russia to that extent? Now you are spending billions of dollars arming these countries in Europe. Are you glad that you are spending that money over there arming these countries? I tell you, brothers, this thing may go against us some day, it is going to go against the American people. It is wrong. If you want war that is the way to get it, Iam against it. You had time in the last 2 years to think before you spent all that money to arm China. You put these things into effect and you ought to be ashamed for doing it. I am telling you right here, I am against these wars that you Demo- crats are getting us into in these foreign countries, and we ought to stay out and protect the American boys. We ought to keep the American boys at home and look after our own country without sending them into these foreign slaughter pens to be slaughtered. I do not believe in that. That is the kind of control I want. Can I not get enough Members of this House to help me a little bit with this kind of control and save our country? Save it from bankruptcy, save it from destruction. This is a great country that we have had for the last 160 years. We built it up and made it the greatest country on the face of the earth, end you are tearing it down. You are tearing it down because you are get- ting us in such financial condition that the Ways and Means cannot find the money to keep from going into the red. The President does not talk of econ- omy—no, he talks of spending, of arm- ing, of controls. Let us talk of peace— let us talk of freedom—let us talk of happiness and you will not need con- trois. If we work, if we earn, if we save. Stop controlling—or you lose freedom. Stop spending or you lose security. Stop fighting or you may lose you life. Btop, look, listen. Mr. COLMER., Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question. The previous question was ordered, The resolution was agreed to. Mr. COOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 9108) to amend the 11261 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended ; the Soil Conservation and Do- mestic Allotment Act; Public Law 74, Seventy-seventh Congress; the Agricul- tural Act of 1949; and for other pur- poses. The motion was agreed to Accordingly the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the con- sideration of the bill H. R. 9109, with Mr. Rooney in the Chair. The Clerk read the title of the bill. By unanimous consent, the first read- ing of the bill was dispensed with. Mr COOLEY. Mr Chairman, I yield myself 18 minutes. Mr. Chairman, I, too, hate and despise the very thought of controlling Ameri- can agriculture by Federal law. I look forward to the day when the farmers of this Nation may go forth in the spring- time and plant freely in the hope that they may harvest abundantly and may market profitably the produces of their toil in the market places at home and abroad. I regard acreage allotments and marketing quotas as temporary ex- pedients. Under present circumstances, however, I regard them as necessary ex- pedients. Our future is enshrouded in great uncertainties. We must make ma- jor and drastic changes in the pattern of our agriculture. We must be ready for every eventuality, and we must al- ways be ready to change our program as changing situations may indicate. De- sirable changes are necessary. In this vast country the problem of agriculture are not only numerous but are compli- cated and perplexing. Agriculture is the one industry upon which all human ex- istence must ultimately depend. I believe that 1t is necessary and essential to the well-being of all of our people that we at all times sustain a profitable agri- culture in this great Republic of ours. This must be done if all of the segments of our economy are to enjoy any degree of prosperity. Unfortunately, some of our citizens and some of the Members of Congress look with great disfavor upon agricul- ture’s efforts to balance production with @ reasonable consumer demand. The gentleman who has just addressed the House represents a great industrial dis- trict. However much we might desire to divorce ourselves from our environ- ment, it is frequently very difficult for us to do so. I wonder if we would advo- cate that the industry of his district should run on a 24-hour basis—around the clock without control of its output. Fortunately, industry can control and does control production. Industry does not run with the throttle wide open in an effort to produce articles and things which people will not and cannot buy It is easy for one who is intensely interested in industry, as the gentleman from Pennsylvania must of necessity be, to fail to appreciate fully the importance of agriculture trying to balance produc- tion with reasonable consumer de- mands. But why should he urge us to abandon programs which have enabled agriculture in some degree to control the
11262 production of food and fiber on the farms and ranches of this country? Why should we encourage farmers to permit their fields to flourish with the production of crops which the consum- ers of America refuse to purchase at thelr prices? There is nothing un-American about this program. Ultimately the decision is left with the farmers affected. In democratic fashion they are provided with machinery which enables them to express their views at the ballot box in referendums which are authorized. No program of control such as 1s contem- plated by this bill can be forced upon any group of farmers in America unless two-thirds of the farmers voting in the referendum vote in favor of the control program which is proposed. I hardly think it necessary for me to pursue this argument further, certainly not further than to say that these pro- grams which the gentleman from Penn- sylvania denounces so vociferously are brought before this House on bipartisan or nonpartisan basis. No member of our committee in the consideration of these measures has been actuated or in- fluenced by partisan politics. These programs have been brought here year after year supported by Republicans and Democrats alike, supported, yes, by those of us from the farm areas and likewise by the very intelligent Members of this House from city districts. There are Members of this House who do not even have a single farm in their congressional districts who have consistently support- ed the legislation which has been re- ported by the House Committee on Ag- riculture. We are accused of attempting to regiment and to control and to goose- step the farmers of this Nation. That is far from the truth There is no force about this program. It is left ultimately to the farmers themselves as I just stat- ed a moment ago. I would like to comment upon the statement made by the gentleman from Ohio to the effect that we are constantly coming before Congress with new legis- lation, legislation which changes sub- stantially programs which have hereto- fore been adopted and approved. Cer- tainly we are living in a constantly changing world. We must be prepared to meet every eventuality. Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr, Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. COOLEY. I yield, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, I think the gentleman will agree that usually, and I think almost in every instance, the House has been very sympathetic to your problems and has gone along with the legislation that you have desired. Mr. CCOLEY. Iam certain that the gentleman was facetious when he said that we were constdntly bringing up good bills. I do recall, and I am frank to confess, when we brought the 1949 cotton law before the gentleman’s com- mittee and before the Congress, all of us sincerely believed that we had pro- vided machinery which would result in CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE a fair and equitable treatment of all producers, The reason it became neces- sary for us to bring in another resolution when Congress convened in January was that we had not had cotton quotas since, I think, 1942. We were woefully lacking in pertinent frformation. We did not have the data necessary to make proper determina- tions with regard to what had been planted and where it had been planted. We had a provision in the law which required that consideration be given to war crops. During the war we encour- aged cotton producers to abandon the production of cotton and to go into the production of more essential crops. So Congress provided that when a farmer diverted from the production of cotton to the production of some oil-producing crop necessary to the prosecution of the war, that land so planted could be con- sidered as having been planted to cot- ton. That is what is referred ’o as the war-crop provision. No one could eval- uate adequately or properly the full force and effect or the impact of that provision. We had a little-grower pro- vision. The effect of it was to exempt from the reduction program any farmer who had planicd le-3 than 5 acres in the 3 years immediately preceding the im- position of quotas. No one could deter- mone how much acreage that provision would involve. Then we had another provision in the law which we referred to as the crop- jJand provision No one could evaluate adequately or fully the impact of that provision. So when the program went into operation in the field we discovered that when we had exempted the little farmer and when we had made provi- sions for the war-crop producers and when we had taken into consideration the cropland provision, some farmers were being reduced in their acreage un- reasonably and more drastically than we had ever contemplated; in some in- stances the reduction resulting in as much as 75 percent or 85 percent. The effect of such drastic reduction was calculated to bring great grief to many of our farmers. When we discov~ ered this situation we then proposed leg- islation which was finally adopted in this session of the Congress in an effort to correct these inequities. In that reso- lution we provide that no acreage should be reduced below 65 percent of the aver- age which had been planted in the pre- ceding 3 years, 1946, 1947, and 1948; 1949 having been exempted because of rea- sons which I will not discuss; or that a producer's acreage might not be reduced below 45 percent of the highest acreage planted in any one of those 3 years. So we refer to that provision as the 65-and- 45-percent provision of the law. Unless this bill is enacted, and if this Congress adjourns without passing some legislation, we will only perpetuate all of the inequities which were discovered in the application of the act of 1949. The cotton resolution to which I referred @ moment ago, the purpose of which was to correct those inequities, was only in force for the year 1950. So it is abso- JULY 27 lutely necessary and essential that this’ Congress take action in the matter if we are to do justice to cotton farmers, I shall not attempt to discuss the de- tails of this proposal further than to say that we make no great change in the na- tional acreage allotment nor do we make any substantial change in the State al- lotments, but we do provide machinery which will enable the county committees at the county level to make adjustments among the producers themselves. We set apart 10 percent reserve acreage at the State level to be used by the State committee in doing justice among the several counties within the State. We provide a reservation of 15 percent of the acreage at the county level to be used by the county committees in mak- ing adjustments among the producers within the county. When the 1949 act went into operation, no one complained about the national acreage allotment. No one really com- plained about the State acreage allot- ment, but the complaints came at the county level and at the farm level. Had the committees—the State committees and the county committees—made the reservations which we intended for them to make, they would have had some acreage with which to make these ad- justments, but they did not make the reservations which we intended that they should make, and we found our- selves facing an inequitable situation. The gentleman from Georgia I[Mr. Pace! has devoted weeks and months of labor upon the cotton provisions of this bill. Mr Pace was chairman of the sub- committee on cotton Early in January, and almost continuously from January until this hour, he and the members of his subcommittee have worked diligently and faithfully in an effort to bring before this House a cotton bill which we think does substantial justice to all of the cot- ton producers of the country. It does substantial Justice to all of the cotton- producing areas of the Nation. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Coo.ey) has again expired, Mr. COOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself five additional minutes. Mr. Chairman, the wheat section will be eliminated. The gentleman from Texas [Mr. PoacEe] was the very diligent chairman of the wheat subcommittee, and that committee worked out this pro- vision, but at a recent meeting and be- cause of changed circumstances, we have concluded it would be wise to elimi- nate that section, other than the penalty sections which are deemed essential. Then we have a peanut section in the bill, which some member of the commit- tee will discuss. I hope that the mem- bership of this House will give very care- ful attention to the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Pacr] as he discusses the cotton sections of this law and that they will give careful attention to him as he discusses the peanut section; and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. AssrrT] @ member of the subcommittee, who has worked diligently in an effort to devise
1950 a fair peanut allotment law as he pre- sents his views in the matter. Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? . Mr, COOLEY.’ I yield. Mr. CRAWFORD. What ts there in the momentary situation which calls for the addition to the present law of the ahaa which appears in section 1 of the Mr. COOLEY. I do not understand the question. Mr. CRAWFORD. What is there in the momentary situation which calls for the addition to the present law of the proviso with respect to national market- ing quotas which appears in section 1 of the bill? Mr. COOLEY. That the Secretary proclaim marketing quotas for 1951 and Mr. CRAWFORD. It appears to me that {s a very far-reaching amendment to present law. What is there in the momentary situation that requires it? Mr. COOLEY. In the law at the pres- ent time is a definition of normal] supply, which means domestic consumption, plus export, plus 30 percent, which is consid- ered at the present time as a normal supply of cotton. The effect of this pro- vision is to eliminate the 30 percent re- quirements and to authorize the Secre- tary to impose quotas if he deems it wise to do so if our supply exceeds domestic consumption plus exports; in other words, to simplify it, if I may, we be- lieve that if we are to have marketing quotas on cotton, it is in the interest of the farmer as well as in the interest of the Government that we should have quotas year in and year out, rather than to have quotas 1 year and disregard quotas the next, The reason we say that is that we have tried it in tobacco—and I think I come from a section of the country that under- stands and appreciates better the effect of these controls than any other. For many years we have had controls on tobacco acreage, constantly for more than 10 years. In 1939, however, we did not have marketing quotas; we produced a tremendous crop; we had a very ab- normal] surplus and carry-over which de- moralized the prices and almost drove us to bankruptcy. Bear in mind that although the Secre- tary has the right to fix the quotas, he has the right to lift the quotas or even to disregard the quotas and call them off entirely if he deems it in the interest and welfare of the Nation to do s0. Mr. CRAWFORD. If I understand this proviso I do not believe he can do that. Mr, COOLEY. If the gentleman will let me follow my thought a little further, just to use last year as an illustration, we did not have marketing quotas. Farmers believing that we might have quotas in 1950, 1951, and 1952, went out and planted the face of the earth in cot- ton and produced @ 16,000,000-bale crop. Now had that crop of 16,000,000 bales gone to the American market last year, there is not any doubt In anyone's mind that cotton would have gone down to 8 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE or 10 centa a pound, the purchasing power of the cotton farmer would have been destroyed; the impact would have been immediately reflected in the textile mills and in consuming centers, because when you destroy the purchasing power of the cotton farmer, he cannot buy ra- dios, tractors, farm equipment, and the thousand and one things that the farm- ers are now purchasing from industry. Mr. PACE. Mr, Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr, COOLEY I yield. Mr. PACE. If the gentleman will re- fer to page 27 of the committee report, section 371, he will find the authority to which the gentleman from North Car- olina referred, the right of the Secretary either to increase or entirely suspend quotas. The point I should like to bring out with the gentleman from North Carolina is that even under section 1 when quotas are invoked, the Secretary would still have to allot acreage, to pro- vide acreage to produce a normal supply of cotton. Mr CRAWFORD. Mr. will the gentleman yield? Mr, COOLEY. I yield. Mr. CRAWFORD. With respect to what the gentleman from Georgia said, section 342 states: The national marketing quota for any year shall not be less than 10,000,000 bales or 1,000,000 bales less than the estimated Chairman, domestic consumption plus exports of cot- ton for the marketing year ending in the calendar year in which such quota is pro- claimed, whichever is smalier. What I am trying to get fixed in my mind is how the Secretary can go be- yond the language I have just read Mr. PACE. Well, ‘he gentleman must understand first that the definition of “normal supply” is not changed. “Nor- mal supply” is the estimated domestic consumption, plus estimated exports, plus 30 percent. That is not changed by this amendment to section 342. That part of section 342 remains the law. Mr. CRAWFORD. This language to which I refer does not say anything about normal supply. Let me read it because I think this is very important. Mr. PACE. Will the gentleman turn to page 19 of the report which gives sec- tion 342 in full as it will be when amended. Mr. CRAWFORD. That is on page 86 Mr. COOLEY. Will the gentleman from Georgia refer to the law he has in his hand and advise the gentleman from Michigan with regard to the definition of “hormal supply.” My understanding is that it is domestic consumption, plus export, plus 30 percent. Mr. PACE. Yes, That remains the law. It is not changed and the Secre- tary will be required to fix quotas. Mr. CRAWFORD. I am not arguing that point. We are talking about the national marketing quotas, section 1 of the bill. You make it mandatory that for the years 1950, 1951, and 1952 the Secretary shall institute marketing quotas. Mr, PACE. Under certain conditions, 11263 Mr, CRAWFORD. Yes. This is seo- tion 842 on page 36 of the report, the amended law: fhe national marketing quota for any year shall be not less than 10,000,000 bales. Mr. PACE. That is the minimum. Mr. CRAWFORD (reading) : The national marketing quota for any year shall be not less than 10,000,000 bales or 1,000,000 bales less than the estimated domestic consumption plus exports of cot- ton for the marketing year ending in the calendar year, than is the minimum. I understand Mr. PACE. You cannot go below that. Mr. CRAWFORD. You cannot go below that. In other words, he must do at. Mr. PACE. Yes. Mr. CRAWFORD. He does not have the power to do anything he pleases? Mr. PACE. No. Mr. CRAWFORD. He must do this. Mr COOLEY. That isright. We are not giving him blanket authority. We are not giving him such authority as will enable him to bring about a scarcity of cotton in this country. Mr. PACE. Under this bill now be- fore the committee and under the law as it would be amended if the bill is enacted into law, he cannot fix market- ing quotas at less than the domestic consumption, plus the exports, plus 30 percent, which is between four and five million bales of cotton. Mr. CRAWFORD. The _ gentleman says he cannot go below that? Mr. PACE. That is right. The 10,000,000 bales becomes effective when the domestic consumption drops down to 5,000,000 bales, at which point you have no exports. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from North Carolina has ex- pired. Mr. COOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself one additional minute. Mr. Chairman, in concluding my re- marks I would like to again invite at- tention to a discussion of this bill by other members of the committee to whom I shall yield time rather than consume any more time of the commit- tee myself. Mr. WERDEL. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. COOLEY. I yield to the gentle- man from California, Mr. WERDEL. Has Mr. Ralph 8 Trigg, Administrator, Production and Marketing Administration of the De- partment of Agriculture expressed him- self in connection with this bill? Mr. COOLEY. I have a letter from Mr. Trigg which if the gentleman would like to see I will be glad to show to him. What does the gentleman have in mind? Mr. WERDEL. I am advised that there 1s opposition by the Department to certain provisions of the bill. Mr, COOLEY. Well, I do not know that there is opposition to certain pro- visions of the bill, I do know that the
11264 bill is not in complete accord with the wishes of the Department of Agriculture. The bill does not contain certain provi- sions that the Department would like to see in the bill. But may I say that I have never known a subcommittee to work more closely with people in a department than this subcommitte has worked with Mr, Trivg and the other officials within the Department of Agriculture. The Department does not like the idea of giving credit for war crops. The De- partment does not like the crop-land ap- proach which has been used in making allotments, and perhaps there are other things about the program which officials of the Department do not like, but I want to assure the gentlemen and the Mem- bers of this House that all of the recom- mendations of the officials of the De- partment have been given careful con- sideration. After all, the members of our committee have minds of their own and they have acted with intelligence in an effort to provide an honest and a fair program. While we have not given the Department all that its officials have re- quested and recommended, actually we have gone about 90 percent of the way. Whether they like the war crop provision or not, this Congress authorized it. Whether they like the crop-land ap- proach or not, this Congress approved it. In the pending measure, we have made and are making an honest effort to put this program on an historical basis and we are trying to get away from the crop- land provision which seems to be so ob- jectionable to the officials of the Depart- ment. May I say in conclusion that while this bill may not be perfect, it is certainly an improvement of the program which is now in operation and I hope that it will be approved and without substantial change. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from North Carolina has again expired. Mr. HOPE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 12 minutes to the gentleman from Califor- niga | Mr. PHinurps], Mr. PHILLIPS of California. Mr. Chairman, I ask for this time for the purpose of asking the chairman of the committee or the ranking Republican member of the committee for informa- tion. The gentleman from North Caro- lina will remember the discussion last year, as will the gentleman from Cali- fornia [Mr. WuirTr], who is sitting by him, about the difficult conditions we met in two areas in my district. In the Coachilla Valley, many of our farmers have come in from the older cotton-rats- ing regions of the South and they have begun to raise cotton in the Far West. The Old South has retained the cotton quota and we have the farmers. The result was that last year the farmers in that area were ailowed only 19 percent of the acreage which they had planted the year before. That was partially met by the local committees giving every possible overage of acreage to the area, but there was still imposed on California the 5- and 10-acre reservation which the gentleman from North Carolina will CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE realize is not applicable in California, We do not have 5~ and 10-acre cotton fields in California. I am asking wheth- er in this bill the situation has been im- proved, and I have another question re- garding another area, Mr. COOLEY. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will yield, I might say that it has been improved. The gentleman from California {[Mr. WuitE] may dif- fer with me in that respect. But, I think that the bill is certainly considered by us to be eminently fair to the gentle- man’s district. I can easily see, where there is a shifting population and where farmers have gone from other States into the gentleman's district, that it might be difficult for them to get acre- age, because acreage is made to the land and not to the man, Mr. PHILLIPS of California. It has produced a difficult situation for us. Mr. COOLEY. I might say to the gen- tleman that we have made provision which authorizes the State committee of California to preserve 10 percent of its acreage allotments at the State level to make adjustments among the counties of California, If you have an acute situa- tion in a particular county, then that county should go to the State committee to increase its cotton-acreage allotment. Mr. PHILLIPS of California. Will the gentleman tell me then whether there is still that reservation proposed for 5- and 10-acreage allotments which does not do California any good? Mr. COOLEY. I am surprised to learn that California :s not a State of little growers. I was led to believe that you had a lot of little growers out there. Mr. PHILLIPS of California. Not of cotton; we have in some commodities. Mr, COOLEY. If you do not have any little growers, I do not suppose you would be interested in the little-grower provision. Mr. PHILLIPS of California. What is that little-grower provision? Mr. COOLEY. Well, the little-grower provision made a reservation of acreage for every farmer who had produced less than 5 acres of cotton, but we are now eliminating that and in future years, and if we have a reduction program, every farmer will be required to reduce across the board. Mr. PHILLIPS of California. May I ask the gentleman from California (Mr. WuiTteE! if this bill creates the same situa- tion or a better situation in the Coa- chella area. Mr. WHITE of California. I will say to the gentleman that the matter about which he complains has been rectified:to a very large extent in this bill, The thing that caused the reduction down to 19 percent that the gentleman men- tioned a moment ago was the so-called county factor. Mr, PHILLIPS of California. right. Mr. WHITE of California. Now, that has been eliminated in this bill, and the limitation of cropland is now 50 percent in hardship cases, so that man who got 19 percent could at least get 50 percent, unless there were other limitations That is JULY 27 which held him down. Also, in this bill, the 15 percent county reservation is mandatory whereas it is merely permis-~ sive in the present law, and in addition the 10-percent State reservation is man- datory and can and must be used for the relief of hardship cases, making a total of 25 percent, which is really left in the hands of the State and county commit- tees to relieve hardship cases. Mr. PHILLIPS of California. May I ask the genticman from California then, in the case of Imperial County, where we grew about 10,000 acres last year, will this bill protect that acreage against re- duction for another year? Myr. WHITE of California. I regret to tell the gentleman that it will not. As he knows, H. R. 128 knocked out 1949 for figuring quotas in future years. I did not subscribe to that, but that is what happened. Mr. PHILLIPS of California. In other words, the farmers of the Imperial Val- ley will then be dependent upon the gen- erosity of the State committee or the county committee rather than have their rights protected on their previous rec- ords of growing cotton? Mr. WHITE of California. They have the same right as any farmer in the United States, as far as that goes, but the fact of the matter is that the Federal law which we passed in this Congress knocked out 1949, as a quota year. As the gentleman well knows, I considered it very unfair to California at the time, and I still do. Mr. PHILLIPS of California. I thank the gentleman. Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. will the gentleman yield? Mr. PHILLIPS of California. I yield to the gentleman from Michigan. Mr. CRAWFORD. Having in mind the Coachella Valley and the Imperial Valley as well, if I understand this bill at all I think the California situation will be worse instead of better. You have a small crop of cotton coming to market now from the current crop, very small as related to last year. We are making it mandatory that the Secretary under certain conditions impose national marketing quotas. I should like the gentleman from California |Mr. WHITE] to show us the language in this bill that improves your conditions out there, be- cause your marketing quotas are com- ing in. Here is new language with re- spect to how the State bases shall be ar- rived at. I do not see anything here that would improve your situation. As the distinguished chairman of the committee, the gentleman from North Carolina |[Mr. Cootry], has pointed out, what this type of legislation really does js confer proprietary rights on certain acreages of land, which denies to Ameri- can citizens the right to grow that par- ticular crop, whether tobacco, cotton, sugar, peanuts, or what not. I should like to see the language in here that pro- tects your farmers in that valley. Mr. PHILLIPS of California. The gentleman agrees with me that we are getting the farmers in the West and the South is retaining the acreage? Chairman,
1950 Mr. CRAWFORD. I saw that very situation in the gentleman's district just a few weeks ago. Mr, ABERNETHY, Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr, PHILLIPS of California. I yield to the gentleman from Misstssipp!. Mr, ABERNETHY. That is not ex- actly a correct statement my friend made there, because last year, due to the fact that you had had a certain increase in cotton acreage out there, we of the South gave up acreage in order that you might increase the normal quota you fave, Mr. PHILLIPS of California, I think the gentleman is correct. I think that was the Memphis agreement, was it not? Mr. ABERNETHY. That was the law, anyhow. It became the law. Mr. PACE. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. PHILLIPS of California. I yield to the gentleman from Georgia. Mr. PACE. Let me get these figures in the Recorp. The gentleman’s State in 1943 had only 291,000 acres in cotton; in 1944 only 303,000, in 1945 only 319,000, and in 1946 only 359,000. Mr. PHILLIPS of California. May I interrupt the gentleman very briefly to suggest that we should not forget that in those years we were asked to stop rais- ing cotton in order to raise necessary war food crops. Mr, PACE. So was every other State. For 1946 you had only 359,000 acres. You jumped in 1947 to 536,000 acres, and in 1948 to 810,000 acres. While the gen- tleman from Mississippi took the average of all of these years. We brought a bill to the floor and passed it to let your State allotment be based on only 1947 and 1948. We gave you your two high years, We did not make you back to 1944 when you only had 303,000 acres, We let Cali- fornia take its choice and gave it either 85 percent of its 1948 acreage or 95 per- cent of the average acreage that it had for 1947 and 1948, and we all thought as the gentleman from Mississippi said, or at least we were trying to be very gracious and very generous Mr. PHILLIPS of California, I think my State appreciates that. We are only asking our friends from the South to look at the census figures occasionally, Mr. PACH, It has never been the policy to allot either wheat, cotton, corn, or anything else on a population basis. Mr. WHITE of-California. Mr, Chair- man, will the gentleman yield? Mr, PHILLIPS of California. I yield. Mr. WHITE of California. I want to answer the gentleman from Michigan by reading the language in the bill which would give the relief I mentioned a moment ago. I refer him to page 9 of the bill starting at the end of line 13: Provided, That the county committee may by the use of the county reserve increase any farm acreage allotment up to 50 percent of such acreage. Mr, CRAWFORD. Of course that lan- guage deals with the dividing up of the piece of pie which is allotted to a State, It does not give the States substantial relief. It provides that you can take CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE away from ane section of the country and give it to another section. I want to call the gentleman's at- tention to this: In the area of south- western California and the southwestern part of the United States and the west- ern part of the United States we have irrigation and reclamation. The fixing of marketing quotas is one of the most destructive moves against irrigation and reclamation the Congress ever conceived of. Historically the basis of your opera- tions in these irrigation and reclamation areas has been sugar beets. Cotton is coming into the picture now. Market- ing quotas on sugar and marketing quotas on cotton are coming into the pic- ture and this type of legislation signs the death certificate for irrigation and reclamation. That is something for you gentlemen of the West to think about. Mr. PACE. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield? Mr. PHILLIPS of California. I yield. Mr. PACE. While we are on that question, if you are going on that philos- ophy, to say that all this cotton acreage should move to the West, will the gentle- man try to explain what Texas, Georgia, and Mississippi are going to make a liv- ing on? Mr. CRAWFORD. I am not going on that philosophy at all. I am going on the proposition that in the last 10 years our population has increased by approxi- mately nineteen and one-half millions of people and our production of cotton is going down, going down, going down, going down. Marketing quotas decrease production of goods for humankind. We have your frozen quota on sugar, for in- stance, which Congress approved of. Iam not criticizing anybody. I am just analyzing the situation. Cuba takes the increase in the consumptive market through our marketing quotas. Who is going to take the increase in the mar- keting quotas on cotton when that be- comes frozen, and so on down the line? We are conferring proprietary rights on individual pieces of land, thus deny- ing to American citizens the right to make their own selection as to what they shall grow. I am just analyzing the thing and stating what we are doing and that is what this kind of a program does, There is no question about it. Mr, ABERNETHY. The gentleman from Michigan just stated that the pro- duction of cotton was going down and down and down and down. The facts are that last year there was more cotton produced than in any year except one since 1928. I do not have the tables be- hind 1928; so the gentleman {s just hon- estly mistaken, Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will yield, let us take the 20-year production of cotton and com- pare it to the figures showing the supply available per capita of the people in the United States. You will find that I can support my statement. I challenge you to put the figures in the Recorp, Mr. ABERNETHY. The gentleman overlooks the fact that you have a great deal of synthetics coming on the market like paper and rayon which replaces cotton fibers, 11265 Mr. CRAWFORD, 6ure. The syn- thetics come into the market because the marketing quotas put on the original product pushes the price up so high that then all these synthetics come in and - absorb the market. Any student of the commodity markets knows that. Mr. COOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentle- man from Virginia (Mr. Asprrr). Mr. ABBITT. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the pending bill, H. R, 9109, the cotton and peanut acreage al- lotments and marketing quotas bill. This measure is of vital importance to all cotton and peanut producers in this great country of ours. The cotton section of this bill has been explained admirably by the chair- man of our Agriculture Committee, the Honorable Haroun D. Coorey, and I will address my remarks to explain that part of the bill which deals with amendments ie the peanut provisions of the present W. Peanuts have been classified as one of the basic agricultural commodities in our agricultural program. Compara- tively speaking, only a small percentage of the farmers of America produce pea-~ nuts, but to the producers of this com- modity it is ther main money crop and affects their entire economic stability and well-being. This bill makes about five changes in the present law, all of which are minor, with one exception. The first change deals with apportion- ing the national allotment among the various States Under the present law all future allotments will use the 1950 allotment as a base, and if a cut or in- crease is determined by the Secretary of Agriculture the same is made to the States on a pro rata basis straight across the board. This bill before us keeps that same provision with a proviso that no State allotment can be cut below that which would be established if the na- tional acreage allotment were based on the average acreage harvested in the 5 years—1945-49. In other words, the acreage allotment will be apportioned among the States according to the pres- ent Jaw now in effect but with the pro- viso that no State shall receive an allot- ment less than it would have received if it were based on the average acreage harvested from 1945 to 1949. The second change is a provision which requires the Secretary, after he has fixed the national acreage allotment, to ascer- tain whether or not there will result a short supply in any particular type of peanut. If it is determined by the Sec- retary that a shortage will result, then the Secretary shall allot to that partic- ular type additional acreage so that there will be enough peanuts produced to meet the demands of the trade. The additional allotment to a particular type is over and above the national allotment. It is not to be considered in future his- tory of that particular type and is al- lotted pro rata to those States which are producing the type of peanut in short supply, to be allotted to the producers