Also, a bill (H.R. 3196) granting a pension to Beulan H. Baldwin; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3197) granting a pension to Johnie G. Morris; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3198) granting a pension to Dennis G. Harkins; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3199) granting a pension to James P. Case; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3200) granting a pension to Mary A. Jackson; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3201) granting a pension to John V. Smith; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3202) granting a pension to Allen G. T. Fox; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. WEST: A bill (H.R. 3203) granting an increase of pension to Mary McHale; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. PETITIONS, ETC. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: 29. By Mr. BACON: Petition of sundry citizens of Lynbrook and vicinity, urging a constitutional amendment to eliminate the count of aliens for apportionment purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 30. Also, petition of sundry citizens of Flushing, N.Y., protesting the relegalization of beer; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 31. Also, petition of executive committee of the New York State Economic Council, urging the grant by Congress to the President of all necessary power to reduce Government expenditures; to the Committee on Appropriations. 32. By Mr. CARTER of California: Petition signed by Irene Chapin, Flora Foster, and 45 others, of Oakland, Calif., urging the passage of the stop-alien representative amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 33. By Mr. GIBSON: Petitions of the Vermont Department of the American Legion, expressing appreciation of the action on the part of the War Policy Commission, and urging enactment of the proper legislation to establish a plan of universal conscription; opposing cancelation of war debts owed the United States by European countries, and favoring support of legislation benefiting widows and orphans of deceased veterans; to the Committee on Economy. 34. Also, petition of Bristol Post, No. 19, of the American Legion, Department of Vermont, opposing any of the proposed reductions in the benefits which are now being paid and any revision in the privileges that are now accorded by law to veterans of all wars; to the Committee on Economy. 35. By Mr. MEAD: Petition of Buffalo Civic Defense League, Inc., supporting the Capper-Kelly bill; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 36. By Mr. RUDD: Petition of S. Winterbourne & Co., New York City, favoring legislation for the discontinuance of the manufacture of paints and varnishes in the Government navy yards, as recommended by the Shannon investigating committee; to the Committee on Naval Affairs. 37. By Mr. SINCLAIR: Memorial in the nature of a joint resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of North Dakota, memorializing Congress for the enactment of legislation to insure the proper distribution of currency and the transaction of ordinary banking business in such a manner as to protect the interests of the people of the United States; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. 38. By Mr. WALDRON: Petition of Philadelphia Local, No. 40, National Association of Special Delivery Messengers of the Postal Service, requesting they be placed under a special classified service of the Postal Service with proper compensation and benefits such as do accrue to all civilservice employees; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. 39. By Mr. SUTPHIN: Resolution of the Asbury Park Kiwanis Club, pledging its unqualified fealty, support, and confidence to the new President and to the Congress of the United States in their efforts to solve the problems which now confront our Government; to the Committee on Ways and Means. MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1933 The House was called to order by the Speaker. The Journal of the proceedings of Saturday, March 11, 1933, was read and approved. COMMUNICATIONS A communication, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, was referred as follows: 3. A letter from the Secretary of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, transmitting a report of the activities of the National Institute of Arts and Letters for the year 1932, was taken from the Speaker's table and referred to the Committee on the Library. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT A message in writing from the President of the United States was communicated to the House by Mr. Latta, one of his secretaries, who also informed the House that on the following date the President approved and signed a bill of the House of the following title: On March 9, 1933: H.R. 1491. An act to provide relief in the existing national emergency in banking, and for other purposes. SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS-REPORT OF SPEAKER The SPEAKER announced that, pursuant to House Resolutions 34 and 36, he did, on Saturday, March 11, 1933, administer the oath of office to the Honorable ANDREW J. MONTAGUE at Garfield Memorial Hospital and to the Honorable WILBURN CARTWRIGHT at Walter Reed Hospital, in the city of Washington, D.C. SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS Mr. BLAND submitted the following resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H.Res. 38): Whereas ANDREW J. MONTAGUE, a Representative for the State of Virginia, has been unable from sickness to appear in person to be sworn as a Member of this House, but has sworn to and subscribed the oath of office before the Speaker, authorized by resolution of this House to administer the oath, and the said oath of office has been presented in his behalf to the House, and there being no contest or question as to his election: Therefore Resolved, That the said oath be accepted and received by the House as the oath of office of the said ANDREW J. MONTAGUE as a Member of this House. Mr. HASTINGS submitted the following resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H.Res. 39): Whereas WILBURN CARTWRIGHT, a Representative for the State of Oklahoma, has been unable from sickness to appear in person to be sworn as a Member of this House, but has sworn to and subscribed the oath of office before the Speaker, authorized by resolution of this House to administer the oath, and the said oath of office has been presented in his behalf to the House, and there being no contest or question as to his election: Therefore Resolved, That the said oath be accepted and received by the House as the oath of office of the said WILBURN CARTWRIGHT as a Member of this House. Mr. VINSON of Georgia submitted the following resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H.Res. 37): Whereas CHARLES H. BRAND, a Representative from the State of Georgia, from the Tenth District thereof, has been unable from sickness to appear in person to be sworn as a Member of the House, and there being no contest or question as to his election: Therefore be it Resolved, That the Speaker, or deputy named by him, be, and he is hereby, authorized to administer the oath of office to said CHARLES H. BRAND at Athens, Ga., and that the said oath, when administered as herein authorized, shall be accepted and received by the House as the oath of office of the said CHARLES H. BRAND. Thereupon the Speaker announced the designation of the Hon. Blanton Fortson, judge of the western judicial circuit, Athens, Ga., to administer the oath of office to Mr. BRAND. Mr. BRITTEN submitted the following resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H.Res. 40): Whereas JOHN T. BUCKBEE, a Representative from the State of Illinois, from the Twelfth District thereof, has been unable from sickness to appear in person to be sworn as a Member of the House, and there being no contest or question as to his election: Therefore be it Resolved, That the Speaker, or deputy named by him, be, and he is hereby, authorized to administer the oath of office to said JOHN T. BUCKBEE at Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C., and that the said oath, when administered as herein authorized, shall be accepted and received by the House as the oath of office of the said JOHN T. BUCKBEE. SEVENTY-THIRD CONGRESS Mr. BUCHANAN, by unanimous consent, submitted the following joint resolution (H.J.Res. 75) to provide for certain expenses incident to the first session of the Seventythird Congress. When said joint resolution was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed. A motion by Mr. BUCHANAN to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was passed was, on his motion and by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said joint resolution. MODIFICATION OF THE VOLSTEAD ACT ADJOURNMENT On motion of Mr. BYRNS, at 3 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House adjourned. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 3 of Rule XXII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows: By Mr. PRALL: A bill (H.R. 3204) authorizing the Interboro Bridge Co., its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across New York Bay between Brooklyn and Staten Island; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. MARTIN of Colorado: A bill (H.R. 3205) authorizing the construction of a drainage channel in the closed basin of the San Luis Valley in Colorado, authorizing investigations of reservoir sites, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation. Also, a bill (H.R. 3206) for the exchange of lands adjacent to national forests in Colorado; to the Committee on the Public Lands. Also, a bill (H.R. 3207) to authorize for the reconditioning of the buildings at the United States Veterans' Administration hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo., and to authorize appropriations therefor; to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation. By Mr. SWANK: A bill (H.R. 3208) to abolish the Federal Farm Board, to secure to the farmer a price for agricultural products at least equal to the cost of production The SPEAKER laid before the House the message from thereof, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agrithe President, which was read, as follows: culture. To the Congress: I recommend to the Congress the passage of legislation for the immediate modification of the Volstead Act, in order to legalize the manufacture and sale of beer and other beverages of such alcoholic content as is permissible under the Constitution; and to provide through such manufacture and sale, by substantial taxes, a proper and much-needed revenue for the Government. I deem action at this time to be of the highest importance. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. By Mr. HASTINGS: A bill (H.R. 3209) to create Federal rural mortgage land banks, to provide for the supervision thereof, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. CARPENTER of Nebraska: A bill (H.R. 3210) to provide for the recalling of $10,000,000,000 of tax-free Government bonds and the issuance of United States currency in lieu thereof; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. BURKE of California: A bill (H.R. 3211) to increase the authority of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans for the financing of projects to repair damage resulting from earthquake, fire, flood, or other THE WHITE HOUSE, March 13, 1933. COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO SIT On motion of Mr. BYRNS, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on Ways and Means be granted permission to sit during the sessions of the House for the remainder of the week. COMMITTEE ON RULES ELECTED Mr. DOUGHTON submitted the following privileged resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H.Res. 41): Resolved, That the following Members be, and they are hereby, elected members of the Standing Committee of the House on Rules, to wit: Edward W. Pou, chairman, North Carolina; William B. Bankhead, Alabama; John J. O'Connor, New York; Adolph J. Sabath, Illinois; Arthur H. Greenwood, Indiana; E. E. Cox, Georgia; William J. Driver, Arkansas, Howard W. Smith, Virginia. By Mr. ROMJUE: A bill (H.R. 3212) to repeal the tax on bank checks; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. CELLER (by request): A bill (H.R. 3213) to amend the act entitled "An act for the protection of persons furnishing materials and labor for the construction of public works," approved August 13, 1894, as amended by act approved February 24, 1905; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. FOSS: A bill (H.R. 3214) to compensate the Post Office Department for the extra work caused by the paythe orders are drawn; to the Committee on the Post Office ment of money orders at offices other than those on which and Post Roads. Also, a bill (H.R. 3215) to provide for weekly pay days for postal employees; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. SANDERS: A bill (H.R. 3216) to make husband and wife of the accused competent to testify on behalf of the accused in the United States and Territorial courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. GOSS: A bill (H.R. 3217) to require contractors on public-building projects to name their subcontractors, material men, and supply men, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. By Mr. McCORMACK: A bill (H.R. 3218) to provide revenue by the taxation of certain nonintoxicating liquor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. CULLEN: A bill (H.R. 3219) to provide revenue by the taxation of certain nonintoxicating liquor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. LEA of California: A bill (H.R. 3220) to provide revenue by increasing taxes on certain nonintoxicating erties at and near Muscle Shoals in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Military Affairs. vinous liquors and to remove the limitation of the prohibi- | tion of a corporation for the operation of Government proption laws upon their manufacture, transportation, and sale in certain cases; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: A bill (H.R. 3221) to amend the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. CARPENTER of Nebraska: A bill (H.R. 3222) authorizing loans by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to aid in refinancing obligations of drainage districts, levee districts, irrigation districts, and similar districts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. GLOVER: A bill (H.R. 3223) for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at Benton, Saline County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, a bill (H.R. 3224) for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at Malvern, Hot Springs County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, a bill (H.R. 3225) to provide for the relief of farmers by making loans on lands now used for agricultural purposes for the purpose of redeeming said lands from now-existing mortgages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Also, a bill (H.R. 3226) for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at England, Lonoke County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, a bill (H.R. 3227) for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at De Witt, Arkansas County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. MEMORIALS Under clause 3 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as follows: Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Oregon, me morializing Congress respecting improvements of the St. Lawrence River; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Montana, memorializing Congress relative to suspension of payments and loans to the reclamation funds of irrigation projects; to the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, memorializing Congress to enact the Senate bill No. 3606 of the Seventy-second Congress; to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, memorializing Congress to enact the so-called Wheeler bill; to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of New York, memorializing Congress relative to banking emergency; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Colorado, memorializing Congress to enact S. 1197 of the Seventy-second Congress; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, requesting Congress and the President to accept such silver payment from Great Britain; to the Committee on Ways and Means. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Also, a bill (H.R. 3228) for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at Monticello, Drew County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, a bill (H.R. 3229) for the purchase of a site and | A. Randolph Holladay; to the Committee on Claims. the erection of a public building at Rison, Cleveland County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows: By Mr. ADAMS: A bill (H.R. 3236) for the relief of Also, a bill (H.R. 3230) for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at Sheridan, Grant County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, a bill (H.R. 3231) for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at Star City, Lincoln County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, a bill (H.R. 3232) for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at McGehee, Desha County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, a bill (H.R. 3233) declaring a moratorium of 5 years on all mortgages held by the Federal land banks of the United States; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Also, a bill (H.R. 3234) for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at Lonoke, Lonoke County, Ark.; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. By Mr. CARPENTER of Nebraska: A bill (H.R. 3235) to abolish the Federal Farm Board and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to take over some of its functions and wind up its affairs; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. MCSWAIN: Joint resolution (H.J.Res. 76) proposing a new interest rate on bonds and bills of credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. CONNERY: Joint resolution (H.J.Res. 77) to reduce exorbitant interest rates paid on Government bonds with resultant savings at $175,000,000 annually; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. SWANK: Joint resolution (H.J.Res. 78) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States reducing the membership of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress. By Mr. RANKIN: Joint resolution (H.J.Res. 79) to improve the navigability and to provide for the flood control of the Tennessee River, to provide for reforestation and the proper use of marginal lands in the Tennessee Valley, to provide for the agricultural and industrial development of said valley, to provide for the national defense by the crea By Mr. BOILEAU: A bill (H.R. 3237) granting an increase of pension to Sarah Jane Bump; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3238) granting a pension to Elizabeth By Mr. CHAPMAN: A bill (H.R. 3240) granting a pen- By Mr. DUNCAN of Missouri: A bill (H.R. 3242) granting an increase of pension to Mary E. Redman; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. DURGAN of Indiana: A bill (H.R. 3243) for the relief of Harry E. Good, administrator de bonis non of the estate of Ephraim N. Good, deceased; to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. FORD: A bill (H.R. 3244) granting a pension to Bessie Baldwin; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3245) for the relief of Charles G. Lammert; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H.R. 3246) granting a pension to Susan Also, a bill (H.R. 3248) for the relief of Cecil Evans; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H.R. 3249) granting an increase of pension to Also, a bill (H.R. 3251) granting a pension to Franklin By Mr. FOSS: A bill (H.R. 3252) granting a pension to Florence G. Coombs; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3253) granting a pension to Abbie E. Rhoades; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3254) granting a pension to Charles F. Barber; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3255) granting a pension to Catherine T. McNamara; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3256) granting a pension to Mary Rabbitt; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3291) for the relief of Jack Page; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. KOPPLEMANN: A bill (H.R. 3292) for the relief of Andrew M. Jeffrey; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. LANHAM: A bill (H.R. 3293) to provide for the settlement of damage claims arising from the construction Also, a bill (H.R. 3257) granting a pension to Margarett of the Petrolia-Fort Worth gas pipe line; to the Committee Bartlett; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3258) for the relief of Louis Miner; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H.R. 3259) for the relief of Wilfred Laurent; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H.R. 3260) for the relief of John Inkinen; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H.R. 3261) for the relief of Hector J. Langelier; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H.R. 3262) for the relief of Everett P. Sheridan and Exilda Sheridan; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H.R. 3263) for the relief of Emil Siegmund; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H.R. 3264) granting an increase of pension to Mart T. O'Malley; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3265) for the relief of Bartholomew Moynahan; to the Committee on the Civil Service. By Mr. GIBSON: A bill (H.R. 3266) granting an increase of pension to Eva S. Manney; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3267) granting an increase of pension to Phoebe S. Decker; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. GOODWIN: A bill (H.R. 3268) granting an increase of pension to Georgianna Barker; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3269) granting an increase of pension to Mary J. White; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3270) granting an increase of pension to Anna Keener; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3271) granting an increase of pension to Cora E. Wadsworth; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3272) granting a pension to John Schoonmaker; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3273) granting a pension to Lottie Smith; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3274) granting a pension to Margaret Mary O'Brien; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3275) granting an increase of pension to Phinia E. Howard; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3276) granting an increase of pension to Catherine Wyms; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. HENNEY: A bill (H.R. 3277) for the relief of George H. Stahl; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H.R. 3278) granting a pension to Anna Lehner; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. HOEPPEL: A bill (H.R. 3279) granting a pension to Anthony W. McMoyler; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. HUDDLESTON: A bill (H.R. 3280) granting a pension to Mollie G. Tomlinson; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3281) granting a pension to Charlotte Dean; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3282) granting a pension to Jack Page; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3283) granting a pension to Mary Jane Hunter; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3284) granting a pension to Vallie M. Lawrence; to the Committee on Pensions. on Claims. By Mr. McREYNOLDS: A bill (H.R. 3294) for the relief of Elisha M. Levan; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, a bill (H.R. 3295) for the relief of the estate of White B. Miller; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H.R. 3296) for the relief of Carl F. Castleberry; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H.R. 3297) granting a pension to Bell D. Qualls; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3298) granting a pension to Christine Francis Lewis; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3299) granting a pension to Martha Wyatt; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3300) for the relief of George B. Beaver; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H.R. 3301) granting a pension to Editha Smith; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3302) for the relief of John Merrill; to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. MARTIN of Colorado: A bill (H.R. 3303) granting a pension to Minnie Lea Crump; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3304) for the relief of Gale A. Lee; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H.R. 3305) granting a pension to Ellen Thompson; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3306) granting a pension to Emma Roberts; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3307) granting an increase of pension to Clara Elenor Courtney; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3308) granting an increase of pension to Ellen Thompson; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3309) granting an increase of pension to Emma G. Millis; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3310) granting an increase of pension to Edeluvina G. Romero; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3311) granting an increase of pension to Elizabeth Blades; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3312) granting an increase of pension to Elizabeth R. Backus; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3313) granting an increase of pension to Sarah E. Pile; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3314) granting an increase of pension to Laura J. Pedrick; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3315) granting an increase of pension to Julia A. Hofflicker; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3316) granting a pension to Clara E. Stanton; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3317) granting a pension to Robert C. Sutherland, Jr.; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. O'BRIEN: A bill (H.R. 3318) to reimburse Earl V. Larkin for injuries sustained by the accidental discharge of a pistol in the hands of a soldier in the United States Army; to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. PERKINS: A bill (H.R. 3319) granting an increase of pension to Mary H. Thompson; to the Committee on Also, a bill (H.R. 3285) granting a pension to Bessie L. H. Invalid Pensions. Ricks; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3286) granting a pension to Mary Ware; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3287) granting a pension to Lether Hendrix; to the Committee on Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3288) granting a pension to Nellie Meigs; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3289) granting a pension to Frances E. Baldwin; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3290) for the relief of William C. Reese; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H.R. 3320) granting an increase of pension to Henrietta C. Scofield; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3321) granting an increase of pension to Mary Jane DeHart; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3322) granting an increase of pension to Louisa Conklin; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3323) granting an increase of pension to Amanda Hoppock; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3324) granting an increase of pension to Lydia Springster; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3325) granting an increase of pension to Catherine E. DeWolfs; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 48. Also, petition of the Wilshire District Democratic Headquarters Club, of Los Angeles, Calif., requesting Congress to grant the President authority to act in the present Also, a bill (H.R. 3326) granting a pension to Mary S. emergency; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Thompson; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 49. Also, petition of the Socialist, of Tompkins County, Also, a bill (H.R. 3327) granting a pension to Sadie Smith; | N.Y., requesting Congress to take immediate steps toward to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. PEYSER: A bill (H.R. 3328) for the relief of owners of cargo aboard the steamship Boxley; to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. SMITH of West Virginia: A bill (H.R. 3329) for the relief of Willie A. Rice; to the Committee on Military Affairs. the socialization of the entire banking system; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. 50. Also, petition of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the District of Columbia, opposing the recognition of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics by the Government of the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 51. Also, petition of the Council of Brockton, Mass., mestamps commemorating the one hundred and fiftieth anniBy Mr. SNYDER: A bill (H.R. 3331) for the relief of versary of the naturalization as an American citizen of Irene Dean; to the Committee on Claims. Also, a bill (H.R. 3330) granting a pension to Julian D. morializing Congress to authorize a special series of postage Haynes; to the Committee on Pensions. Brig. Gen. Thaddeus Kosciusko; to the Committee on the By Mr. STALKER: A bill (H.R. 3332) granting a pension Post Office and Post Roads. to Earl F. White; to the Committee on Pensions. 52. Also, memorial of the Council of West Warwick, R.I., Also, a bill (H.R. 3333) for the relief of George N. Boyce; memorializing Congress to enact House Joint Resolution 191; to the Committee on Military Affairs. to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. WILCOX: A bill (H.R. 3334) for the relief of certain purchasers of lots in Harding townsite, Fla.; to the Committee on the Public Lands. Also, a bill (H.R. 3335) granting a pension to Mabel L. Cook; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933 The House was called to order by the Speaker. Also, a bill (H.R. 3336) granting a pension to Agnes approved. Holbrook; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H.R. 3337) granting a pension to Minnie F. Leach; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE A message from the Senate by Mr. Craven, its principal clerk, announced that the Senate had ordered that the Also, a bill (H.R. 3338) granting a pension to Susie E. House of Representatives be requested to return to the SenPayne; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. ate the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 75) entitled " Joint resoluAlso, a bill (H.R. 3339) granting a pension to Mattie St. tion to provide for certain expenses incident to the first Clair; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. session of the Seventy-third Congress." Also, a bill (H.R. 3340) granting a pension to Elizabeth Smith; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. PETITIONS, ETC. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follows: 40. By Mr. BLOOM: Petition of the New York State Economic Council, urging that all necessary power be given to the President of the United States to enable him to reduce the expenditures of the Federal Government to the utmost possible extent; to the Committee on Economy. 41. By Mr. DELANEY: Petition of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association, endorsing the work of the Shannon committee and urging that this investigation be pursued and that a detailed record of the findings of this committee be made public through the various newspapers and magazines of this country; to the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. 42. By Mr. KOPPLEMANN: Petition of Lieut. Caldwell Colt Robinson Auxiliary 254, Ladies' Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, March 3, 1933, at Hartford, Conn.; to the Committee on Economy. 43. By Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts: Petition of Francis E. Perkins and other citizens of Holliston, Mass., urging revaluation of the gold ounce; to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. 44. By Mr. MARTIN of Oregon: Memorial of the Thirtyseventh Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, pertaining to the St. Lawrence Treaty; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 45. By Mr. SEGER: Resolutions of the John McCutcheon Republican League of Paterson, N.J., commending congressional support of the President in emergency legislation; to the Committee on Economy. 46. Also, resolutions of the Board of Commissioners of Passaic, N.J., favoring legislation honoring Gen. Thaddeus Kosciusko, hero of the Revolutionary War, by issuance of series of commemorative postage stamps; to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. 47. By the SPEAKER: Petition of James H. Kerby, suggesting a banking law whereby all banks would be required to become members of the Federal Reserve System; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. 1. Clause 4: Strike out “23 " and insert 25. COMMITTEES ELECTED Mr. BYRNS submitted the following resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H.Res. 44): Resolved, That the following Members be, and they are hereby, elected members of the following standing committees of the House of Representatives, to wit: Accounts: Lindsay Warren (chairman), North Carolina; John J. Cochran, Missouri; Mell G. Underwood, Ohio; Edward C. Moran, Jr., Maine; Sterling P. Strong, Texas; Charles Kramer, California; Edwin M. Schaefer, Illinois. Agriculture: Marvin Jones (chairman), Texas; Hampton P. Fulmer, South Carolina; Wall Doxey, Mississippi; D. D. Glover, Arkansas; John R. Mitchell, Tennessee; Cap R. Carden, Kentucky; John W. Flannagan, Jr., Virginia; Harry P. Beam, Illinois; James G. Polk, Ohio; Richard M. Kleberg, Texas; Fred Cummings, Colorado; Frank H. Buck, Califor |