PROCEDURE IN CALLING OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS

Mr. Kean, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 368):

ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED

Mr. Vandenberg, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills and joint resolutions:

S. 4020. An act to give the Supreme Court of the United States authority to prescribe rules of practice and procedure with respect to proceedings in criminal cases after verdict; H. R. 13534. An act authorizing the appropriation of funds for the payment of claims to the Mexican Government under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated;

S. J. Res. 48. Joint resolution to authorize the acceptance on behalf of the United States of the bequest of the late William F. Edgar, of Los Angeles County, State of California, for the benefit of the museum and library connected with the office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army; and

H. J. Res. 561. Joint resolution amending section 2 of the President, under certain conditions, to invite the participajoint resolution entitled "Joint resolution authorizing the tion of other nations in the Chicago World's Fair, providing for the admission of their exhibits, and for other purposes," approved February 5, 1929, and amending section 7 of the act entitled "An act to protect the copyrights and patents of

Fair Centennial Celebration), to be held at Chicago, Ill., in 1933," approved July 19, 1932.

The Vice President thereupon signed the same and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States.

Resolved, That the Attorney General is requested to fur-foreign exhibitors at A Century of Progress (Chicago World's nish to the Senate as soon as practicable an opinion with respect to the proper method to be followed in the calling of conventions in the several States for the purpose of ratifying or rejecting the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States contained in the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 211) of February 20, 1933, entitled "Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States," giving particular consideration to the question as to whether provision should be made for such conventions by enactment of the Congress or by legislative action of the several States.

Ordered, That the resolution lie on the table.

PRODUCTION COST OF FRESH-CUT FLOWERS

Mr. Wagner, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 369), which was considered by

unanimous consent and agreed to:

Resolved, That the United States Tariff Commission is directed, under the authority conferred by section 336 of the tariff act of 1930, and for the purposes of that section, to investigate the differences in the costs of production of the following domestic articles and of any like or similar foreign articles: Cut flowers, fresh, classified under paragraph 753 of such act.

COTTON FISHING NETS AND NETTING PRODUCTION COSTS

On motion by Mr. Austin, and by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the Committee on Finance be discharged

from the further consideration of the resolution (S. Res. 361) directing the Tariff Commission to investigate the production costs of cotton fishing nets and cotton fishing netting.

The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the said resolution; and

Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Chaffee, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has agreed to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) correcting an error in the enrollment of the bill (S. 4020) to give the Supreme Court of the United States authority to prescribe rules of practice and procedure with respect to proceedings in criminal cases after verdict.

The Speaker of the House having signed two enrolled bills, viz, S. 4020 and H. R. 13534, and two enrolled joint resolutions, viz, S. J. Res. 48 and H. J. Res. 561, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR INDEPENDENT OFFICES

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 14458) making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes.

Ordered, That the Secretary be authorized and directed to correct the totals in the bill.

On motion by Mr. Dickinson to further amend the bill 542" and inserting in lieu thereof $1,750,000, by striking out on page 28, line 2, the numerals "$2,313,

Pending debate,

Mr. La Follette raised a question as to the presence of a quorum;

Whereupon

The Presiding Officer (Mr. Fess in the chair) directed the roll to be called;

When

Eighty-eight Senators answered to their names, as fol

lows:

Ashurst, Austin, Bailey, Bankhead, Barbour, Barkley, Bingham, Black, Blaine, Borah, Bratton, Brookhart, Broussard, Bulkley, Bulow, Byrnes, Capper, Caraway, Carey, Clark, Coolidge, Copeland, Costigan, Couzens, Cutting, Dale, Davis, Dickinson, Dill, Fess, Fletcher, Frazier, George, Glass, Glenn, Goldsborough, Gore, Grammer, Hale, Harrison, Hastings, Hatfield, Hayden, Hebert, Johnson, Kean, Kendrick, King, La Follette, Logan, Long, McGill, McKellar, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Neely, Norbeck, Norris, Nye, Oddie, Patterson, Pittman, Reed, Reynolds, Robinson of Arkansas, Robinson of Indiana, Russell, Schuyler, Sheppard, Shipstead, Shortridge, Smith, Smoot, Steiwer, Stephens, Swanson, Thomas of Idaho, Thomas of Oklahoma, Townsend, Trammell, Tydings, Vandenberg, Wagner, Walcott, Walsh of Massachusetts, Watson, and White. A quorum being present,

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Haltigan, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 2148) for the relief of Clarence R. Killion.

CLARENCE R. KILLION

Mr. Reed submitted the following conference report: The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 2148) for the relief of Clarence R. Killion, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its amendment numbered 1. Amendment numbered 2: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House numbered 2, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by said amendment, insert the following: back pay, compensation, benefit, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this act; and the House agree to the same.

DAVID A. REED,

DUNCAN U. FLETCHER,
Managers on the part of the Senate.

LISTER HILL,

NUMA F. MONTET,
B. M. CHIPERFIELD,

Managers on the part of the House.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and
Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto.
Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Repre-
sentatives thereof.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR INDEPENDENT OFFICES

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 14458) making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for

other purposes.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. Dickinson on page 28, line 2,

Pending debate,

Mr. Dickinson raised a question as to the presence of a quorum;

Whereupon

the suspension of annual assessment work on mining claims held by location in the United States and Alaska; and

Mr. Borah (for Mr. Norbeck), by unanimous consent, withdrew the said motion to reconsider.

On motion by Mr. Borah,

Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendment to the said joint resolution and ask a conference with the House of Representatives thereon.

Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the President pro tempore; and

The President pro tempore appointed Mr. Patterson, Mr. Oddie, and Mr. Hayden.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT

On motion by Mr. Hale, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H. R. 14562) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes.

Mr. Fess raised a question as to the presence of a quorum;
Whereupon

The Vice President directed the roll to be called;
When

Eighty-eight Senators answered to their names, as fol

lows:

Ashurst, Austin, Bailey, Bankhead, Barbour, Barkley, Bingham, Black, Blaine, Borah, Bratton, Brookhart, Broussard, Bulkley, Bulow, Byrnes, Capper, Caraway, Carey, Clark, Coolidge, Copeland, Costigan, Couzens, Cutting, Dale, Davis, Dickinson, Dill, Fess, Fletcher, Frazier, George, Glass, Glenn, Goldsborough, Gore, Grammer, Hale, Harrison, Hastings, Hatfield, Hayden, Hebert, Johnson, Kean, Kendrick, King, La Follette, Logan, Long, McGill, McKellar, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Neely, Norbeck, Norris, Nye, Oddie, Patterson, Pittman, Reed, Reynolds, Robinson of Arkansas, Robinson of Indiana, Russell, Schuyler, Sheppard, Shipstead, Shortridge, Smith, Smoot, Steiwer, Stephens, Swan

The President pro tempore directed the roll to be called; son, Thomas of Idaho, Thomas of Oklahoma, Townsend,

When

Eighty-eight Senators answered to their names, as follows: Ashurst, Austin, Bailey, Bankhead, Barbour, Barkley, Bingham, Black, Blaine, Borah, Bratton, Brookhart, Broussard, Bulkley, Bulow, Byrnes, Capper, Caraway, Carey, Clark, Coolidge, Copeland, Costigan, Couzens, Cutting, Dale, Davis, Dickinson, Dill, Fess, Fletcher, Frazier, George, Glass, Glenn, Goldsborough, Gore, Grammer, Hale, Harrison, Hastings, Hatfield, Hayden, Hebert, Johnson, Kean, Kendrick, King, La Follette, Logan, Long, McGill, McKellar, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Neely, Norbeck, Norris, Nye, Oddie, Patterson, Pittman, Reed, Reynolds, Robinson of Arkansas, Robinson of Indiana, Russell, Schuyler, Sheppard, Shipstead, Shortridge, Smith, Smoot, Steiwer, Stephens, Swanson, Thomas of Idaho, Thomas of Oklahoma, Townsend, Trammell, Tydings, Vandenberg, Wagner, Walcott, Walsh of Massachusetts, Watson, and White.

A quorum being present,

Mr. Dickinson's amendment, on a division, was disagreed to.

The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. King.

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time.

The said bill, as amended, was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass.

Trammell, Tydings, Vandenberg, Wagner, Walcott, Walsh of Massachusetts, Watson, and White.

A quorum being present,

The reported amendments were agreed to, and the bill further amended on the motion of Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Appropriations.

On motion by Mr. Copeland, and by unanimous⚫

consent,

The votes agreeing to the reported amendments on page 10, line 26, and on page 26, line 17, were respectively reconsidered, and having been amended on the motion of Mr. Copeland, the said amendments, as amended, were agreed to.

The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. Hayden, from the Committee on Appropriations, the motion of Mr. Nye, and the motion of Mr. Reed.

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time.

The said bill, as amended, was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the
House of Representatives in the amendments.

RELIEF OF DEBTORS IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H. R. 14359) to amend an act entitled

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of "An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy the House of Representatives in the amendments.

ASSESSMENT WORK ON MINING CLAIMS

On motion by Mr. Borah,

The Senate proceeded to consider the motion heretofore entered by Mr. Norbeck to reconsider the vote on the passage of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 533) providing for

throughout the United States," approved July 1, 1898, and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.

RECESS

On motion by Mr. Robinson of Arkansas, at 4 o'clock and 16 minutes p. m.,

The Senate took a recess until 11 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

establishing a State game refuge on islands in the Egg Lakes in the White Earth Indian Reservation in the State of Minnesota, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1284) thereon.

Mr. Keyes, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to whom were referred the following bills and joint resolution, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

Mr. Townsend, by unanimous consent, from the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Res. 366) to pay to Matilda A. Barkley a sum equal to six months' compensation of the late Joshua W. Barkley, reported it without amendment.

Mr. Shortridge, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 5675) to effect needed changes in the Navy ration, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1292)

S. 5362. A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay certain subcontractors for material and labor furnished in the construction of the post office at Las Vegas, Nev. | thereon. (Rept. No. 1285);

H. R. 10749. An act to authorize acceptance of proposed donation of property in Maxwell, Nebr., for Federal building purposes (Rept. No. 1286);

H. R. 13521. An act to transfer control of building No. 2 on the customhouse reservation at Nome, Alaska, to the Secretary of the Interior (Rept. No. 1287);

H. R. 14321. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, to acquire a new site in Huntsville, Ala., and to construct a building thereon for the accommodation of the courts, post office, and other Government offices (Rept. No. 1288);

H. R. 14489. An act relating to the construction of a Federal building at Mangum, Okla. (Rept. No. 1289); and

H. J. Res. 583. Joint resolution to provide for a change of site of the Federal building to be constructed at Binghamton, N. Y. (Rept. No. 1290).

Mr. Thomas of Oklahoma, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 5684) to authorize the Comptroller General to allow claim of district No. 13, Choctaw County, Okla., for payment of tuition for Indian pupils, reported it without amendment. The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the said bill; and no amendment being made,

Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.
The said bill was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

Mr. Couzens, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Interstate Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 7432) to authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission to delegate certain of its powers, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1291) thereon.

Mr. Townsend, by unanimous consent, from the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Res. 340) increasing the limit of expenditures by the special committee investigating the conservation of wild-animal life, reported it with amendments.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said resolution; and the reported amendments having been agreed to,

The resolution, as amended, was agreed to, as follows: Resolved, That the special committee authorized and directed by Senate Resolution Numbered 246 on April 17, 1930, to investigate the conservation of wild-animal life hereby is authorized to expend in furtherance of such purposes $7,500 in addition to the amounts heretofore authorized, and said resolution numbered 246 hereby is continued in full force and effect until final report of its activities with recommendations is made by said committee to the Senate.

Mr. Townsend, by unanimous consent, from the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Res. 346) to pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the so-called Pritchard-Bailey contested-election case from North Carolina, reported it with amendments.

Mr. Townsend, by unanimous consent, from the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Res. 349) creating a special committee of the Senate to investigate air mail and ocean mail contracts, reported it with an additional amendment.

Mr. Goldsborough, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 13026) to amend chapter 231 of the act of May 22, 1896, 29 Statutes 133, section 546, title 34, United States Code, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1293) thereon.

Mr. Patterson, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 11035) for the relief of Price Huff, reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1294) thereon.

Mr. Schuyler, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 2601) for the relief of William Mathew Squires, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1295) thereon.

Mr. Schuyler, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 10070) for the relief of Beryl M. McHam, reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1296) thereon.

Mr. Keyes, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to whom was referred the bill (S. 5660) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to sell certain Government property in St. Louis, Mo., reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1297) thereon.

Mr. Reed, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

S. 1001. A bill to authorize the Chief of Engineers of the Army to enter into agreements with local governments adjacent to the District of Columbia for the use of water for purposes of fire fighting only (Rept. No. 1298);

H. R. 6270. An act for the relief of Alexander F. Sawhill (Rept. No. 1300); and

H. R. 12769. An act to provide an additional authorization for the acquisition of land in the vicinity of Camp Bullis, Tex. (Rept. No. 1299).

ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED Mr. Vandenberg, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that on yesterday they presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bill and joint resolution:

S. 4020. An act to give the Supreme Court of the United States authority to prescribe rules of practice and procedure with respect to proceedings in criminal cases after verdict; and

S. J. Res. 48. Joint resolution to authorize the acceptance on behalf of the United States of the bequest of the late William F. Edgar, of Los Angeles County, State of California, for the benefit of the museum and library connected with the office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Bills were introduced by unanimous consent, severally read the first and second times, and referred as follows:

By Mr. Capper:

A bill (S. 5687) granting the consent of Congress to agreements or compacts between the States of Kansas and Missouri for the acquisition and maintenance and operation of a toll bridge over the Missouri River at or near Kansas City, Kans., and for other purposes; to the Committee on Com

merce.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 14359) to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States," A bill (S. 5689) for the relief of Herbert L. Fisher; to the approved July 1, 1898, and acts amendatory thereof and Committee on Military Affairs.

S. 4287. An act for the relief of Harold W. Merrin. The House has passed the following bills of the Senate, Mr. Costigan, by unanimous consent, submitted the fol- each with an amendment, in which it requests the conlowing resolution (S. Res. 371): currence of the Senate:

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Repre- H. R. 10973, and H. R. 11902 be referred to the Committee sentatives thereof.