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1 semination of any false advertisement by United States mails,

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or in interstate commerce, by radio broadcast or otherwise, 3 for the purpose of inducing, directly or indirectly, the pur4 chase of food, drugs, or cosmetics; (2) the dissemination 5 of any false advertisement by any means for the purpose 6 of inducing, directly or indirectly, the purchase of foods, 7 drugs, or cosmetics in interstate commerce.

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for the purpose mentioned in subdivision (a) of this seo12 tion, and it shall appear to the Commission that a proceed13 ing by it in respect thereof would be to the interest of the public, it shall proceed to prevent the same in the same manner and by the same methods as provided for the pre16 vention of the use of unfair methods of competition by section 5 of an Act of Congress approved September 26,

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1914, entitled 'An Act to create a Federal Trade Com19 mission, to define its powers and duties, and for other pur20 poses', as amended. The provisions of said section 5 and

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of sections 6, 9, and 10 of said Act, as amended, shall 22 apply in and to proceedings under this section insofar as 23 they may be applicable. The Circuit Court of Appeals 24 shall have the same jurisdiction to review the orders of

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"(c) The Secretary shall report to the Federal Trade 4 Commission on all cases of false advertising intended to 5 promote the sale of food, drugs, or cosmetics that may come

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74TONGRESS S. 5

AMENDMENTS

Intended to be proposed by Mr. CLARK to the
bill (S. 5) to prevent the manufacture,
shipment, and sale of adulterated or mis-
branded food, drink, drugs, and cosmetics,
and to regulate traffic therein; to prevent
the false advertisement of food, drink,
drugs, and cosmetics; and for other pur-

poses.

MARCH 13 (calendar day, APRIL 3), 1935 Ordered to lle on the table and to be printed

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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE

S. 1532. A bill to credit the Crow Indian tribal funds with certain amounts heretofore expended from tribal funds on irrigation works of the Crow Reservation, Mont. (Rept. No. 411).

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Mr. THOMAS of Oklahoma. From the Committee on Appropriations I report back favorably, with amendments, the bill (H. R. 3973) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, and for other purposes, and I submit a report (No. 406) thereon. I desire to give notice that at the earliest possible date I will call the bill up for consideration by the Senate.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will be placed on the calendar.

BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION INTRODUCED

Bills and a joint resolution were introduced, read the first time, and, by unanimous consent, the second time, and referred as follows:

By Mr. BARBOUR and Mr. MOORE:

A bill (S. 2491) authorizing preliminary examination and survey of Shark River, N. J.; to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. SHEPPARD:

A bill (S. 2492) to provide further for membership on the Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. THOMAS of Oklahoma:

A bill (S. 2493) for the relief of John Hamilton; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

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H. R. 2132. An act to extend the provisions of the United
States Employees' Compensation Act to Frank A. Smith;
H. R. 2157. An act for the relief of Howard Donovan;
H. R. 2185. An act for the relief of the estate of Marcel-
lino M. Gilmette;

H. R. 2204. An act for the relief of Robert M. Kenton;
H. R. 2353. An act for the relief of the Yellow Drivurself
Co.;

H. R. 2422. An act for the relief of James O. Greene and
Mrs. Hollis S. Hogan;

H. R. 2439. An act authorizing adjustment of the claim of
the Public Service Coordinated Transport of Newark, N. J.;
H. R. 2443. An act for the relief of Milton Hatch;
H. R. 2449. An act for the relief of Floyd L. Walter;
H. R. 2464. An act for the relief of C. H. Hoogendorn;
H. R. 2473. An act for the relief of William L. Jenkins;
H. R. 2487. An act for the relief of Bernard McShane;
H. R. 2501. An act for the relief of Mrs. G. A. Brannan:
H. R. 2606. An act for the relief of the estate of Paul
Kiehler;

H. R. 2679. An act for the relief of Ladislav Cizek;
H. R. 2680. An act for the relief of Mary F. Crim;
H. R. 2683. An act for the relief of Henry Harrison Grif-
fith;

H. R. 2690. An act for the relief of John B. Grayson;
H. R. 2708. An act for the relief of James M. Pace;
H. R. 3090. An act for the relief of Mayme Hughes;
H. R. 3098. An act for the relief of Bertha Ingmire;
H. R. 3167. An act for the relief of Louis Alfano;
H. R. 3180. An act for the relief of Ruth Nolan and Anna

A bill (S. 2494) for the relief of the heirs of George Spy- Panozza; buck, deceased; to the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. McADOO:

A bill (S. 2495) to provide for signs on the roofs of certain railroad stations; to the Committee on Interstate Commerce. (Mr. BLACK introduced Senate bill No. 2496, which was referred to the Committee on Interstate Commerce, and appears under a separate heading.)

By Mr. KING:

A bill (S. 2497) to control and regulate the discharge or emission of smoke, soot, noxious gases, cinders, or fly ash into open air in the District of Columbia, and to provide for the inspection, control, and regulation of steam boilers and unfired pressure vessels in the District of Columbia; and

A joint resolution (S. J. Res. 97) authorizing the appropriation of funds for the maintenance of public order and the protection of life and property during the convention of the Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine in the District of Columbia June 8, 1935, to June 17, 1935, both inclusive; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

AMENDMENT OF RAILWAY LABOR ACT

Mr. BLACK. I ask unanimous consent to introduce a bill to amend the Railway Labor Act. This amendment, if passed, will bring within the purview of that act the employees of aviation throughout the country.

The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the bill will be received and appropriately referred.

The bill (S. 2496) to amend the Railway Labor Act, was read twice by its title and referred to the Committee on Interstate Commerce.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

H. R. 3219. An act for the relief of Joseph Walter Gautier;
H. R. 3275. An act for the relief of Fred L. Seufert;
H. R. 3370. An act for the relief of Carrie K. Currie, doing
business as Atmore Milling & Elevator Co.;

H. R. 3506. An act for the relief of George Raptis;
H. R. 3512. An act for the relief of H. B. Arnold;
H. R. 3556. An act for the relief of Sophie Carter; and
H. R. 3959. An act for the relief of the National Training
School for Boys, and others; to the Committee on Claims.
H. R. 5882. An act for the relief of Claude Cyril Langley;
to the Committee on Military Affairs.

H. R. 3911. An act for the relief of Sarah J. Hitchcock; and H. R. 6453. An act to amend the act of May 13, 1924, entitled "An act providing for a study regarding the equitable use of the waters of the Rio Grande ", etc., as amended by the public resolution of March 3, 1927; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

PROTECTION AGAINST SOIL EROSION-AMENDMENT

Mr. GORE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill (H. R. 7054) to provide for the protection of land resources against soil erosion, and for other purposes, which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and ordered to be printed.

CUSTODY AND PRINTING OF FEDERAL PROCLAMATIONS, ETC.-
AMENDMENT

Mr. FLETCHER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill (H. R. 6323) to provide for the
custody of Federal proclamations, orders, regulations, notices,
and other documents, and for the prompt and uniform print-
mittee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
REGULATION OF TRAFFIC IN FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS-
AMENDMENTS

The following bills were severally read twice by their titles ing and distribution thereof, which was referred to the Com

and referred as indicated below:

H. R. 285. An act for the relief of Elizabeth M. Halpin;
H. R. 615. An act for the relief of Meta De Rene Mc-

Loskey;

Mr. MCKELLAR Submitted an amendment, and Mr. CLARK

H. R. 1291. An act for the relief of the Muncy Valley submitted three amendments, intended to be proposed by Private Hospital;

H. R. 1487. An act for the relief of H. A. Taylor;

H. R. 1488. An act for the relief of Rose Burke;

H. R. 1492. An act for the relief of Harbor Springs, Mich.;
H. R. 1965. An act for the relief of William E. Fossett;
H. R. 2126. An act for the relief of Hugh G. Lisk;

them, respectively, to the bill (S. 5) to prevent the manufacture, shipment, and sale of adulterated or misbranded food, drink, drugs, and cosmetics, and to regulate tramc therein; to prevent the false advertisement of food, drink, drugs, and cosmetics, and for other purposes, which were ordered to lie on the table and to be printed.

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AMENDMENT

Proposed by Mr. BAILEY to the bill (S. 5) to prevent the manufacture, shipment, and sale of adulterated or misbranded food, drinks, drugs, and cosmetics, and to regulate traffic therein; to prevent the false advertisement of food, drink, drugs, and cosmetics; and for other purposes, viz:

On page 45, line 7, after the word "found", insert a colon and the following: "Provided, however, That not more than one seizure action shall be instituted in cases of alleged 4 misbranding, except upon order to show cause, and then 5 upon a showing by the Secretary that such article is mis

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6 branded in manner or degree as to render such article immi7 nently dangerous to health, or that such alleged misbranding 8 has been the basis of a prior judgment in favor of the United 9 States in a criminal prosecution or libel for condemnation 10 proceeding respecting such article under this Act: And 11 provided further, That said single seizure action shall, on 12 motion, be removed for trial to a jurisdiction of reasonable 13 proximity to the residence of the claimant of such article."

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 13 (calendar day, APRIL 3), 1935

Ordered to be printed

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