never heard of Mr. Dempsey until that day. That rumor had a bad effect upon the floor of the House, on both sides of the Chamber. The name of Mr. Mullen and General Farley could probably with some degree of justice be used here because the Democratic National Committeeman and the Democratic National Committeewoman and the Central Committeeman of Minnesota have brought this to our attention at one time or another. Their friends in Minnesota were interested in this matter and if these committeemen and the committee woman could see fit to help out with a friendly word, they would be glad to have them do so. Mr. SABATH. If there is nothing further, the committee will go into executive session. (Thereupon at 11:45 a.m., the committee went into executive tive session.) X 4-7-34 TO AMEND THE LAW RELATIVE TO CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1934 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PROCEEDINGS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. BANKHEAD (acting chairman). Request has been made to have a number of letters made a part of the hearings on the Dickstein bill. The hearings, of course, have already been held, but, when the matter is subsequently taken up, in order to furnish the information to members of the committee, as well as Members of the House who are interested in it, I think it proper to incorporate in the record of the hearings on the Dickstein bill, some letters received by me, as acting chairman of the committee, from the Secretary of State, and, also, from the Comissioner General of Immigration. Without objection, I will direct the reporter to have them prepared for incorporation in the hearings, and returned to the committee just as soon as possible. (The letters referred to are as follows:) DEPARTMENT of Labor, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Washington, March 21, 1934. Hon. WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. MY DEAR CONGRESSMAN BANKHEAD: Assistant Secretary Carr, of the State Department, has just informed me that H.R. 3673 came before your committee yesterday but was held over until tomorrow. He further advised that he is addressing a letter to your committee setting forth his Department's opposition to the bill. This Department would appreciate it if consideration of the bill was postponed, inasmuch as the subject matter contained therein is now under consideration by the Advisory Committee on Nationality, which is assisting the President's Nationality Committee in preparing drafts of proposed legislation. For this reason, it is believed that action by Congress might well be postponed until the report of the President's Nationality Committee is complete and available. I might add that the same request is being made of the chairman of the Senate Immigration Committee in regard to S. 357, which bill is somewhat similar to H.R. 3673. Anything you may do in the way of postponing action on this bill will be appreciated. Very sincerely yours, D. W. MACCORMACK, |