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The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Okla. homa?

There was no objection.

Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson seems to have a talent for putting his feet in his mouth. His latest tirade charging that our National Guard men are "draft dodgers" is not only unfortunate, but, so far as the Oklahoma National Guard is concerned, it is simply not true. The famous 45th Division was repeatedly on the line in both World War II and Korea. Its members escaped neither military training nor actual battle. Many of them lost their lives. Secretary Wilson . ought to apologize to them and their families.

Only a few days ago a former member of th 45th Division came by my office. He won the Medal of Honor in combat in World War II. He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard. I ask the Secretary of Defense: Is this one of the men he had reference to when he charged that our National Guard men are draft dodgers?

DISPENSING WITH CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the business in order on Calendar Wednesday of this week may be dispensed with.

Mr. FULTON in two instances and to include extraneous matter. Mr. BREEDING (at the request of Mr. ALBERT) and to include extraneous matter.

ADJOURNMENT

Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.

The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 47 minutes p. m.) the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, January 30, 1957, at 12 o'clock noon.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,

ETC.

Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

383. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled "A bill to provide for corn base acreages and other purposes"; to the Committee on Agriculture.

384. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled "A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, to exempt certain wheat producers from liability under the act where all the wheat crop is fed or used for seed or food on the farm, and for other purposes"; to the Committee on Agriculture.

385. A letter from the Director. One of

There was no objection.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

By unanimous consent, leave of ab sence was granted as follows:

To Mr. GARMATZ (at the request of Mr. FALLON), on account of illness.

SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED

By unanimous consent, permission to address the House, following the legislative program and any special orders heretofore entered, was granted to: Mr. REUSS on tomorrow for 1 hour.

EXTENSION OF REMARKS ·

By unanimous consent, permission to extend remarks in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, or to revise and extend remarks, was granted to:

Mr. DEMPSEY and include a press release having to do with Secretary of Defense Wilson's statement and the Na.. tional Guard of New Mexico.

Mr. HOFFMAN in two instances, in each to include relevant matter.

Mr. SCHWENGEL and to include relevant matter.

Mr. KEATING in three separate instances, in each to include extraneous matter.

Mr. ABBITT (at the request of Mr. ALEERT) and include extraneous matter.

Mr. HAYS of Arkansas in two instances and to include extraneous matter.

Mr. Bow (at the request of Mr. VORYS) and to include extraneous mat, ter.

President, transmitting a copy of the Report on Borrowing Authority for the quarter ending September 30, 1956, pursuant to section 304 (b) of the Defense Production Act, as amended; to the Committee on Bang and Currency.

386. A letter from the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled "A bill to authorize a 4-year program of Federal assistance to States and communities to enable them to increase public elementary and secondary school construction"; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

387. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting a report on the audit of the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1955; to the Com mittee on Government Operations.

388. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Commerce, transmitting the 44th Annual Report of the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1956, pursuant to the act of February 14, 1903 (5 U. S. C. 604); to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

389. A letter from the Executive Officer, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, transmitting the annual report on tort claims paid by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics for the period January 1 through December 31, 1956, pursuant to Public Law 773, 80th Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary..

390. A letter from the Librarian of Congress, transmitting a report with respect to positions in the Legislative Reference Service of the Library of Congress, pursuant to Public Law 854, 84th Congress; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

391. A letter from the Deputy Postmaster General, transmitting a draft of propused

legislation entitled "A bill to authorize and

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392. A letter from the vice president, the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., transmitting a statement of receipts and expenditures of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. for the year 1956, pursuant to chapter 1628, acts of Congress 1904; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

393. A letter from the vice president, the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., transmitting a comparable general balance sheet of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. for the year 1956, pursuant to the act of March 4, 1913; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

394. A letter from the Director, United States Information Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled "A bill to promote the foreign policy of the United States by amending the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 402, 80th Cong.); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

395. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, transmitting a report with respect to positions m the Federal Bureau of Investigation, pursuant to Public Law 854, 84th Congress; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

396. A letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives, transmitting a petition with respect to the contested election case of Steven V. Carter against Karl M. Le Compte for a seat in the 85th Congress from the Fourth Congressional District of the State of Iowa (H. Doc. No. 84); to the Committee on House Administration and ordered to be printed.

Ey Mr. BERRY:

the Committee on Interior and Insular Afpairs.

H. R. 3997. A bill to amend sections 109 (a) and 109 (b) of the Soil Bank Act so as to require that contracts for the establish. ment of tree cover under the conservation reserve program shall extend for 15 years; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. ROGERS of Florida:

H. R. 3998. A bill to provide for the construction of a fish and wildlife marine laboratory and experiment station in Naples, Fla.; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

By Mr. ROOSEVELT:

States citizens; and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WILSON of California:

H. R. 4009. A bill to amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, so as to provide certain benefits for the widows of employees who died prior to February 28, 1948, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. ZELENKO:

H. R. 4010. A bill to provide for assistance to and cooperation with States in strengthening and improving State and local programs for the diminution, control, and treats ment of juvenile delinquency; to the Education and Labor.

H. R. 4011. A bill to establish the Federal Agency for Handicapped; to define its duties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. CELLER:

H. R. 4012. A bill to revise, codify, and enact into law, title 39 of the United States Code, entitled "The Postal Service"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DELANEY:

H. R. 4013. A bill to prohibit the introduction, or manufacture for introduction, into interstate con merce of switchblade knives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. H. R. 4014. A bill to protect the public health by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act so as to provide for the safety of chemical additives in food; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com

H. R. 3999. A bill to amend the Fair Labor_merce. Standards Act of 1938 so as to increase the minimum hourly wage from $1 to $1.25; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. SHELLEY:

H. R. 4000. A bill to amend the Civil Serv. ice Retirement Act with respect to annulties of Panama Canal ship pilots; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. SIMPSON of Pennsylvania: H. R. 4001. A bill to provide for approval under title X of the Social Security Act of State plans for ald to the blind without regard to the existence in any State of other programs of assistance to blind persons nanced entirely by the State; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. THOMPSON of New Jersey: H. R. 4002. A bill to provide for the transfer of the Civil Service Commission Building in the District of Columbia to the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for use in housing the National Collection of Fine Arts and a National Portrait Gallery, to provide for the international interchange of art and craft works, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

H. R. 4003. A bill to provide for increases In the annuities of annuitants under the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended; to the Committee on Post Ofce and Civil Service.

H. R. 4004. A bill to provide for decorative art in Federal building; to the Committee on Public Works.

By Mr. TOLLEPSON:

H. R. 4005. A bill to repeal the act of Augst 9, 1946, providing for the preparation of a membership roll of the Indians of the Yakima Reservation; to the Committee on Interier and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. UTT:

H. R. 4000. A bill to reduce the rate of tax on transportation of property; to the Coinmittee on Ways and Means.

H. R. 4207. A bill to amend section 208 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to permit the disposal of surplus proprty to publicly owned water districts and publicly owned sewer districts; to the Committee on Government Opations.

By Mr. WALTER:

H. R. 4008. A bill for the relief of certain B... alten children opted by United

H. R. 4015. A bill to protect the public health by amending the Federal Food, Drug. and Cosmetic Act so as to provide for the safety of chemicals in cosmetics; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. ROBSION of Kentucky: H. R. 4016. A bill to provide for the incorporation of the National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, organized in 1883; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BARTLETT:

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to proelalin October 11, 1957, General PuJaski's Memorial Day for the observance and commemoration of the death of Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ROGERS of Florida:

H. J. Res. 208. Joint resolution designating the 7th Day of December in each year as Preparedness Day; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H. Con. Res. 87. Concurrent resolution to conduct a full and complete investigation and study into the price-profit-wage relationships in the automobile, steel, meatpacking and other basic industries whose policies exert a decisive influence on the American economy; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. MACK of Illinois:

H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that efforts should be made to invite Spain to membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. DIES:

H. Res. 133. Resolution to require invest!gation of subversive list; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. ROOSEVELT: H. Res. 134. Resolution authorizing the Committee on Education and Labor to conduct certain investigations; to the Committee on Rules.

H. Res. 135. Resolution providing funds for the investigations authorized by House Resolution 134; to the Committee on House Administration.

MEMORIALS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:

By the SPEAKER: Meinorial of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, memorializing the President and the Congress of the United States relative to urging all efforts be put forth to secure favorable action on Senate bill 581, "because it will permit the continued research into new and improved uses of surplus grains for industrial uses"; to the Committee on Armed Services.

PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows: