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Also, a bill (H.R. 1556) to authorize Members of Con- By Mr. FIESINGER: A bill (H.R. 1577) to preserve and gress to procure Government publications of the Super-protect the gold standard through establishment of an intendent of Documents for free public distribution, and auxiliary monetary reserve of silver and the issuance of for other purposes; to the Committee on Printing.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1557) to amend the act entitled "An act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes," approved May 22, 1920, and acts in amendment thereof, approved July 3, 1926, and May 29, 1930; to the Committee on the Civil Service.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1558) to amend section 27 of the Radio Act of 1927 (44 Stat. 1172); to the Committee on Merchant Marine, Radio, and Fisheries.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1559) to amend the Radio Act of 1927, as amended, to require persons using radio sets capable of receiving police broadcasts in vehicles to secure permits for such use; to the Committee on Merchant Marine, Radio, and Fisheries.

By Mr. SABATH: A bill (H.R. 1560) to provide revenue by the taxation of certain nonintoxicating liquor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. TAYLOR of Tennessee: A bill (H.R. 1561) granting a pension to widows and dependent children of World War veterans; to the Committee on pensions.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1562) to insure payment of bank deposits in national banks and other member banks of the Federal Reserve System; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1563) providing for loans or advances by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for the purpose of securing the postponement of the foreclosure of certain mortgages for a period of 2 years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. WILCOX: A bill (H.R. 1564) to provide additional revenue, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BUCKBEE: A bill (H.R. 1565) to repeal section 7 of the postal act approved May 29, 1928; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1566) to repeal section 7 of the Postal Act approved May 29, 1928; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

silver certificates payable in their gold value equivalent and under such regulations as will provide protection to gold from being cornered and protection from inflation in gold values during periods of excessive demands; to the Com| mittee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures.

By Mr. FOCHT: A bill (H.R. 1578) to provide pensions for aged persons in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

By Mr. FULMER: A bill (H.R. 1579) to establish and maintain a pecan experiment station at or near the city of Orangeburg, S.C.; to the Committee on Agriculture.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1580) to amend an act entitled "An act to divide the eastern district of South Carolina into four divisions and the western district into five divisions by adding a new division to the eastern district and providing for terms of said court to be held at Orangeburg, S.C.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1581) to provide for the conducting of livestock breeding, growing, and feeding experiments in connection with the Sand Hill station at or near Columbia, Richland County, S.C.; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. GAMBRILL: A bill (H.R. 1582) authorizing an appropriation for the erection of a memorial to the officers and men of the United States Navy who lost their lives as the result of a boiler explosion that totally destroyed the U.S.S. Tulip near St. Inigoes Bay, Md., on November 11, 1864, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Library.

By Mr. GASQUE: A bill (H.R. 1583) to permit an increase in the length of leaves of absence with pay for members of the Metropolitan police, the United States park police, and fire department of the District of Columbia; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1584) to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, such additional land in the city of Florence, S.C., as may be necessary for the extension and remodeling of the Federal courthouse and post-office building of said city, to cause said building to be extended and remodeled, and authorizing an appropriation therefor; to the Committee on Public Build

By Mr. COCHRAN of Pennsylvania: A bill (H.R. 1567) amending section 1 of the act of March 3, 1893 (27 Stat.L. 751), providing for the method of selling real estate under an order or decree of any United States court; to the Com-ings and Grounds. mittee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1568) to provide for increasing import taxes on crude petroleum and certain derivatives of petroleum; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. COLDEN: A bill (H.R. 1569) to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. DARROW: A bill (H.R. 1570) to prohibit publicity of names of individual borrowers in the reports of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. DOBBINS: A bill (H.R. 1571) to provide for the use in motor fuels of alcohol manufactured from agricultural products grown in the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1572) to amend an act entitled "Revenue Act of 1932"; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. FERNANDEZ: A bill (H.R. 1573) granting relief to persons who served in the Military Telegraph Corps of the Army during the Civil War; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1574) to establish a national military park to commemorate the campaign and Battle of Chalmette in the State of Louisiana; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1575) to authorize removal of wreck of ex-U.S.S. Cincinnati; to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1576) providing a nautical school at the port of New Orleans, La.; to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1585) to provide for the election of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1586) to provide for dividing the State of South Carolina into three judicial districts; for the appointment of a district judge, district attorney, and marshal for the eastern district of South Carolina; for the holding of the terms of courts in said districts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1587) granting uniform pensions to widows and children and dependent parents of certain persons who served the United States in time of war, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Pensions.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1588) granting increase of pensions under the general law to soldiers, sailors, marines, members of the Coast Guard for disability incurred in service in line of duty, and to widows, minor children, dependent mothers and fathers of such soldiers, sailors, marines, and members of the Coast Guard, when it has been shown that death was due to service or the result of a disability or disease contracted in the service in line of duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Pensions.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1589) granting uniform pensions to widows and children of certain persons who served the United States in time of war, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Pensions.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1590) to amend section 19 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1591) to amend section 19 of the World | the Tennessee River, its tributaries and watershed, and for
War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended; to the Committee on
World War Veterans' Legislation.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1592) granting the consent of Congress to the State of South Carolina to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Waccamaw River; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

other purposes; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. HOEPPEL: A bill (H.R. 1610) to amend the act entitled "An act to establish postal savings depositories", approved June 25, 1910, as amended, to provide an additional circulating medium, to restore confidence and eliminate hoarding, to guarantee deposits without cost to the

Also, a bill (H.R. 1593) providing for the appointment | depositor, and to reduce interest expenditures on the public of an additional district judge for South Carolina; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1594) granting pensions to certain soldiers, sailors, and marines of the World War, to certain widows, minor children, and helpless children of such soldiers, sailors, and marines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Pensions.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1595) to amend an act entitled "An act granting pensions to certain soldiers who served in the Indian wars from 1817 to 1898, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1927; to the Committee on Pensions.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1596) to extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Peedee River and a bridge across the Waccamaw River, both at or near Georgetown, S.C.; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1597) for the erection of a public building at Mullins, S.C., and appropriating money therefor; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1598) for erection of monument to Gen. Marquis de Lafayette; to the Committee on the Library.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1599) for the erection of a public building at Kingstree, S.C., and appropriating money therefor; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1600) for the erection of a public Building at Conway, S.C., and appropriating money therefor; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1601) for the better organization of the line of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Service of the United States; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH: A bill (H.R. 1602) to amend the Perishable Commodities Act, 1930, so as to suppress unfair and fraudulent practices in the marketing of floricultural products in interstate and foreign commerce; to the Committee on Agriculture.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1603) for restoring and maintaining the purchasing power of the dollar; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1604) to restrict chain and branch banking, to amend the National Bank Act and the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1605) to stabilize the purchasing power of money; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. HANCOCK of North Carolina: A bill (H.R. 1606) to enable borrowers under the Federal Farm Loan Act to secure the release of their mortgages by the transfer of land-bank bonds to the registrars; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. HARTLEY: A bill (H.R. 1607) to prevent professional prize fighting and to authorize amateur boxing in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1608) to regulate the shipment in interstate commerce, the manufacture, sale, importation, exportation, and use (except for lawful purposes) of explosives, brass knuckles, stilettos, machine guns, tear gas, tear bombs, and other weapons and instrumentalities used in the perpetration of crimes of violence; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

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debt, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. JEFFERS: A bill (H.R. 1611) to make it a crime to advocate or promote the overthrow or the destruction of the Government of the United States by force or violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, a bill (H.R. 1612) to give veterans of war service in Spanish War and World War preference in the Government and District of Columbia civil service; to the Committee on the Civil Service.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1613) to amend the act of May 29, 1930, for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service; to the Committee on the Civil Service.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1614) to amend the World War Veterans' Act, 1914, as amended by providing allowances for widows and children and dependent parents of veterans of the World War; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1615) to provide sick leave for certain civilian employees of the United States Government; to the Committee on the Civil Service.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1616) to restrict general immigration into the United States; to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization.

By Mr. KLEBERG: A bill (H.R. 1617) to provide for the appointment of an additional district judge for the southern district of Texas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KELLER: A bill (H.R. 1618) providing for an emergency circulation fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1619) to amend the act approved December 23, 1913, known as "the Federal Reserve Act", to stabilize the average wholesale price of commodities at the average level of the year 1926, thereby to correct the price decline suffered since September 1928, to promote economic justice, to steady industry, agriculture, commerce, and employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1620) to accelerate public construction, to provide employment, to create the administration of public works, to provide for the more effective coordination and correlation of the public-works activities of the Government, to provide means for raising revenue therefor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1621) to accelerate public construction during the present emergency, to provide employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Also, a bill (H.R. 1622) to amend the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, 1925, to provide minimum penalties of fine and imprisonment for violations thereof, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Election of President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1623) to provide old-age security; to the Committee on Labor.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1624) to regulate the value of money, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania: A bill (H.R. 1625) to classify certain positions in the Railway Mail Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1626) granting equipment allowance to third-class postmasters; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. HILL of Alabama: A bill (H.R. 1609) to provide for the national defense, agricultural conservation, fertilizer production, navigation, flood control, power distribution, reforestation, industrial development, and unemployment re- Also, a bill (H.R. 1627) to regulate interstate and foreign lief by operating the Government properties at and near commerce in bituminous coal; provide for consolidations, Muscle Shoals, in the State of Alabama, and by developing | mergers, and cooperative marketing; require the licensing

of corporations producing and shipping coal in interstate commerce; and to create a bituminous-coal commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1628) to grant authority to the Postmaster General to enter into contracts for the transportation of mails by airship to foreign countries and insular and territorial possessions of the United States for periods of not more than 10 years, and to pay for such service at fixed rates per pound, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1629) to promote home ownership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1630) to provide for the purchase or construction of buildings for post-office stations, branches, and garages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1631) to establish the University of the United States; to the Committee on Education.

By Mr. KERR: A bill (H.R. 1632) to prohibit the exportation of tobacco seed and plants, except for experimental purposes only; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. LANHAM: A bill (H.R. 1633) to provide for placing the Forest Service building site and improvements thereon at Ogden, Utah, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1634) authorizing the transfer of certain lands near Vallejo, Calif., from the United States Housing Corporation to the Navy Department for naval purposes; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

By Mr. LUCE: A bill (H.R. 1635) to create a commission to study the hospitalization of war veterans; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1636) to create a commission for the erection of a national World War memorial; to the Committee on the Library.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1637) to prevent discriminations against American ships and ports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1638) to create a national park trust fund board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Public Lands.

By Mr. McKEOWN: A bill (H.R. 1639) to provide additional revenue, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1640) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pay $500 for expenses of Sac and Fox business committees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1641) to provide for the redemption of adjusted-service certificates issued to veterans of the World War, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MCLEOD: A bill (H.R. 1642) providing for an appropriation toward the alteration and repair of buildings of Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hospital; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1643) to divest certain classes of firearms and ammunition of their character as subjects of interstate or foreign commerce; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1644) to amend section 4 of the Immigration Act of 1924; to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1645) to provide for an additional district judge for the eastern district of Michigan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1646) to promote safety on the streets and highways of the District of Columbia by providing for the financial responsibility of owners and operators of motor vehicles for damages caused by motor vehicles on the public highways in the District of Columbia; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1647) to prohibit and punish certain seditious acts against the Government of the United States and to prohibit the use of the mails for the purpose of promoting such acts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1648) for the relief of the widows of certain members of the police and fire departments of the District of Columbia who were killed or died of injuries received in the line of duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1649) to authorize the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans to States, municipalities, and political subdivisions of States for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of public streets and highways; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1650) to restore the rights of certain World War veterans to renew their 5-year level premium term Government insurance; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1651) to restore the 2-cent postage rate on first-class mail; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Also, a bill (H.R. 1652) to make unlawful transportation in interstate or foreign commerce of a stolen airplane or other aircraft by amendment of the national motor vehicle theft act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1653) to designate the city of Detroit, Mich., as a port of entry for antiques; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1654) to make illegal and provide penalties for transporting kindnaped persons in interstate or foreign commerce and schemes to use the mails in kidnaping cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1655) to provide for the construction of public buildings or additions thereto by local contractors; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1656) to provide for the employment of local architects, landscape architects, and engineers in the construction of public buildings; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1657) to reimburse officers, nurses, and civilian employees of the United States Public Health Service and inmates of the United States Public Health Service Hospital at Corpus Christi, Tex., for losses sustained as the result of a storm which occurred in Texas on September 14, 1919; to the Committee on Claims.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1658) to amend the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, as amended by the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932, by adding thereto a new section providing for direct loans to banks, trust companies, insurance companies, and building and loan associations, for the specific purpose of preventing foreclosures on homes and farms; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1659) to regulate the interstate shipment of firearms; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1660) declaring November 11 a legal public holiday, to be known as Armistice Day; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1661) to amend sections 1 and 2, title 5, of the United States Code; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1662) to provide for the furnishing of food to children attending schools in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1663) to provide a tax on the sale of margin of corporate securities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1664) to protect depositors of banks and banks by preventing undue publicity in connection with loans by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1665) to amend title 5 of the United States Code by adding thereto, immediately after chapter 15, a new chapter creating the department of aeronautics; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1666) to save the United States Government the sum of approximately $150,000,000 annually in

interest charges by the issuance of low interest rate taxexempt bonds to retire the $6,286,099,450 44 percent Liberty bonds callable October 15, 1933; to the Committee on Ways

and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1667) to authorize the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans to aid in financing projects for the construction of garbage and refuse plants and sewerage systems of sewage-disposal works; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1668) to authorize the loans by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to States, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of States, for the specific purpose of providing food for undernourished school children in the United States; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1669) to amend the Revenue Act of 1932 by repeal of the manufacturers' excise taxes and substituting in lieu thereof a general manufacturers' sales excise tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1670) to amend the act of July 1, 1898, entitled "An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", as amended; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1671) to amend sections 3 and 9 of the act of July 15, 1932, entitled "An act to establish a board of indeterminate sentence and parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes"; to the Committee on the District of Columbia. By Mr. MCSWAIN: A bill (H.R. 1672) to provide for the operation of Muscle Shoals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. MEAD: A bill (H.R. 1673) to provide a shorter work week for postal employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1674) to recognize seniority of service in promotions and assignments of clerks in first and second class post offices; to the Committee on the Post Office and

Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1675) to amend the act relating to the

liability of common carriers by railroad to their employees

in certain cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1676) to provide for expansion of Government-owned motor-vehicle service in the Postal Service; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1677) to provide for the creation of the Saratoga National Monument in the State of New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Public Lands.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1678) to authorize the delivery of surplus forfeited vessels of the Treasury Department to the Boy Scouts of America for use in sea scout training; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1679) to amend section 4 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1916 as relating to the use of the official grain standards of the United States on grain moved in interstate commerce from shipping points to destination points without official grade determination; to the Committee on Agriculture.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1680) to amend the National Prohibition Act so as to provide for increasing the permissible alcoholic content of beer, ale, or porter to 3 percent by weight; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1685) providing for the purchase of a suitable site and the erection of a Federal court building at Winchester, Tenn.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1686) to authorize the erection of a Veterans' Bureau hospital in middle Tennessee and to authorize the appropriation therefor; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1687) to provide for the immediate payment to veterans of the face value of their adjustedservice certificates without interest deductions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1688) to provide for terms of the United States District Court for the Nashville Division of the Middle District of Tennessee, to be held at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1689) providing for the purchase of a suitable site and the erection of a public building at Livingston, Tenn.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

By Mr. MONTET: A bill (H.R. 1690) to provide for a preliminary examination and survey for the enlargement of the navigation canal leading from White Lake to Pecan Island, all in Vermilion Parish, La.; to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1691) for the protection of the agricultural communities along Bayou Vermilion, in the State of Louisiana, against injury to or destruction of crops by reason of the increased salinity of the waters of said bayou resulting from the construction of the Intracoastal Canal; to the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1692) to authorize the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury to turn over to State agencies, for use in the enforcement of laws for the protection of migratory birds, forfeited vessels acquired by the Department of Justice and Treasury Department and no longer needed for official use; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1693) to provide for the appointment of an additional district judge for the eastern district of

Louisiana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1694) to amend the Revenue Act of 1932 with a view to decentralizing wealth in the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1695) to provide for the commemoration of the Poste des Attakapas, in the State of Louisiana; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. O'CONNOR: A bill (H.R. 1696) to provide revenue

by the taxation of certain nonintoxicating liquors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1697) to provide revenue by the taxation of certain nonintoxicating liquor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

sion, and provide revenue, and for other purposes; to the Also, a bill (H.R. 1698) to equalize taxation, prevent evaCommittee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1699) to provide additional revenue, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1700) to amend section 604 of the Revenue Act of 1932 relating to the tax on furs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PALMISANO: A bill (H.R. 1701) to provide revenue by the taxation of certain nonintoxicating liquor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. POLK: A bill (H.R. 1702) to amend section 4 of the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation act, passed and approved March 4, 1925, relating to the compen

Also, a bill (H.R. 1681) to restore former basis of compensation and allowances of postmasters and other employees of offices of the first, second, and third classes, and commissions of postmasters of the fourth class, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Also, a bill (H.R. 1682) relative to assumption of risks of sation of Members and Delegates to Congress; to the Comemployment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MITCHELL: A bill (H.R. 1683) to reduce the compensation of Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners to $5,000 per annum; to the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

Also, a bill (H.R. 1684) restricting the appointment of employees by Members of Congress of the United States in certain cases; to the Committee on Accounts.

mittee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments.

By Mr. RANKIN: A bill (H.R. 1703) to regulate the value of money, to stabilize its purchasing power by the controlled expansion and contraction of the currency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. RUDD: A bill (H.R. 1704) granting hospital treatment to postal employees suffering from tuberculosis, nervous diseases, or kindred occupational ailments in Govern

ment-owned hospitals; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1705) to amend an act entitled "An act to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States, and for other purposes"; to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1724) providing for the settlement of claims of officers and enlisted men for extra pay provided by act of January 12, 1899; to the Committee on Claims.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1725) to provide for the extension of Federal aid in highway construction to rural free-delivery routes and star-mail routes which do not constitute portions of Federal or State highway systems designated under existing laws to receive Federal aid as primary (or interstate) or secondary (or intercounty) routes, and providing Also, a bill (H.R. 1707) to provide study periods for for the expenditure of such sums of money as may be appropost-office clerks, terminal and transfer clerks; to the Com-priated hereunder; to the Committee on Roads. mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1706) granting annual and sick leave to postal employees; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1708) granting leave of absence to postal employees on account of death in family; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1709) to amend the World War Veterans' Act granting compensation to certain widows, minor children, and helpless children of such soldiers and sailors of the World War, and for other purposes; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1710) to purchase a site for the erection of a post-office building in the section of the Borough of Queens, city of New York, N.Y., known and designated as Richmond Hill; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1711) to purchase a site for the erection of a post-office building in the section of the Borough of Queens, city of New York, N.Y., known and designated as Woodhaven; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1712) to authorize the construction and use of underground pneumatic-tube service; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1713) to purchase a site for tthe erection of a post-office building in the section of the Borough of Queens, city of New York, N.Y., known and designated as South Ozone Park; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1714) for postal employees' longevity; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1715) granting holidays to postal employees in States where holidays are a State law; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1716) to provide for the applicability to certain classes of persons of the provisions of articles 3 and 4 of the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended, and for other purposes; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation.

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Also, a bill (H.R. 1726) to provide for the paving of the Government road, known as the Stephens Gap Road", commencing in the city of Chickamauga, Ga., and extending to Stephens Gap, constituting an approach road to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

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Also, a bill (H.R. 1727) to provide for the paving of the Government road, known as the Glass Mill Road", commencing in the city of Chickamauga, Ga., and extending to Scotts Mill, constituting an approach road to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1728) to provide for the commemoration of the Battles of Dalton, Cassville, New Hope Church, Resaca, and Ringgold, in the State of Georgia, and for the erection of markers along the Johnson-Sherman line of march in Georgia; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1729) to create a national military park at and in the vicinity of Kennesaw Mountain, in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1730) to amend the World War Veterans' Act of 1924, section 202, as amended; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation.

By Mr. THOMASON of Texas: A bill (H.R. 1731) to make provision for suitable quarters for certain Government services at El Paso, Tex., and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

By Mr. TURPIN: A bill (H.R. 1732) providing import duties on coal and coke imported into the United States from foreign countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. WILSON: A bill (H.R. 1733) to provide for the commemoration of Fort Miro, in the State of Louisiana; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1734) to provide for the commemoration of Fort Beauregard, in the State of Louisiana; to the Com

By Mr. SABATH: A bill (H.R. 1717) to provide for mak-mittee on Military Affairs. ing loans to needy individuals, ex-service men, farmers, home owners, and business men, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. CELLER: A bill (H.R. 1718) relating to the prescribing of medicinal liquors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CROWTHER: A bill (H.R. 1719) to prevent loss of revenue, to provide employment for American labor, and to protect the industries and agriculture of the United States against the effects of depreciation in foreign currencies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. TAYLOR of Tennessee: A bill (H.R. 1720) making appropriation for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park; to the Committee on Roads.

By Mr. SIROVICH: A bill (H.R. 1721) to amend section 3 of the act of May 28, 1928, relating to salary rates of certain civil-service positions; to the Committee on the Civil Service.

By Mr. TARVER: A bill (H.R. 1722) to subject shipments of pistols in interstate commerce to the police powers of the several States and Territories upon arrival therein; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1723) to make it a crime to advocate or promote the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force and violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BLAND: A bill (H.R. 1735) to amend the Radio Act of 1927, approved February 23, 1927, as amended (U.S.C., Supp. VI, title 47, ch. 4), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Merchant Marine, Radio, and Fisheries.

By Mr. BLANTON: A bill (H.R. 1736) to abolish police trial boards in the District of Columbia, to establish a discipline board for the investigation of the conduct of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, and to provide for their suspension and removal, to amend and repeal certain laws relating thereto, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

By Mr. BUCKBEE: A bill (H.R. 1737) to amend the act approved June 25, 1910, entitled "An act to establish postalsavings depositories for depositing savings at interest with the security of the Government for repayment thereof, and for other purposes "; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1738) to increase the balance to the credit of any one person in a postal-savings depository from $2,500 to $5,000; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Also, a bill (H.R. 1739) authorizing the erection of a memorial to Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski at Savannah, Ga.; to the Committee on the Library.

By Mr. CARTER of California: A bill (H.R. 1740) to amend subsection (d) of section 11 of the Merchant Marine

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