Farm Credit Administration as provided in the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944.

(b) Farm Credit Administration may, within the limits of funds available therefor, and subject to provisions of law generally applicable to Government agencies, make necessary expenditures for personnel services and rent at the seat of government and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase and exchange lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, newspapers, expenses of attendance at meetings and conferences; purchase, operation, and maintenance, at the seat of government and elsewhere, of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and other vehicles; printing and binding; and for such other facilities and services as it may from time to time find necessary for the proper administration of this act.

SEC. 18. This act shall take effect 120 days after the date of its enactment: Provided, however, That immediately following the enactment of this act the Farm Credit Administration shall proceed with the designation of nominees as provided in section 4 (a) hereof and the members of the Federal Farm Credit Board shall be appointed or designated sufficiently in advance of the effective date of this act to enable said Board to prepare to enter upon the discharge of its duties upon the effective date of this act; and after the effective date of this act, the compensation and expenses of the Board members shall be paid, as provided herein, from the date on which their appointments became effective, out of any funds available for the payment of administrative expenses of the Farm Credit Administration.

SEC. 19. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 20. (a) If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

(b) The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill is open to further amendment.

Mr. SCHOEPPEL. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House bill 4353, the corresponding House bill.

The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there objection?

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H. R. 4353) to increase farmer participation in ownership and control of the Federal Farm Credit System; to create a Federal Farm Credit Board; to abolish certain offices; to impose a franchise tax upon certain farm credit institutions; and for other purposes.

Mr. SCHOEPPEL. Mr. President, I now move that all after the enacting clause of the House bill be stricken out, and that in lieu thereof there be substituted the text of Senate bill 1505, as amended.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to the motion of the Senator from Kansas.

The motion was agreed to. The VICE PRESIDENT. The question now is on the engrossment of the amendment and third reading of the bill.

The amendment was ordered to be engrossed, and the bill to be read a third time.

The bill was read the third time and passed.

The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the further consideration of Senate bill 1505 is indefinitely postponed.

Mr. SCHOEPPEL. Mr. President, I now move that the Senate insist upon its amendment to House bill 4353, request a conference thereon with the House of Representatives, and that the Chair appoint the conferees on the part of the Senate.

The motion was agreed to; and the Vice President appointed Mr. SCHOEPPEL, Mr. THYE, Mr. MUNDT, Mr. HOEY, and Mr. HOLLAND conferees on the part of the Senate.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
APPROPRIATIONS, 1954

Mr. KNOWLAND. Mr. President, for the information of the Senate, I am about to move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House bill 5969, Calendar No. 600, making appropriations for the Department of Defense, in order to have that bill made the unfinished business. Of course, we do not intend to have the Senate proceed with the consideration of the bill this evening. After the bill is made the unfinished business, I shall move, under the previous arrangement, to have the Senate take a recess until 10 a. m. tomorrow.

Mr. President, I now move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 600, House bill 5969, mak

Melvin Augustus Casberg, of Missouri, to

be Assistant Secretary of Defense.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States district judge for the western district of Louisiana, vice Benjamin C. Dawkins, retired.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS George Cochran Doub, of Maryland, to be United States attorney for the district of Maryland, vice Bernard J. Flynn, resigned.

William B. Bantz, of Washington, to be United States attorney for the eastern district of Washington, vice Harvey Erickson, resigning.

UNITED STATES MARSHALS

Pervie Lee Dodd, of Alabama, to be United States marshal for the northern district of Alabama, vice Raymond E. Thomason, resigning.

Paul Johnson, of Oklahoma, to be United States marshal for the eastern district of Oklahoma, vice Robert E. Boen, resigned.

James Y. Victor, of Oklahoma, to be United States marshal for the northern district of Oklahoma, vice Virgil B. Stanley, term expired.

IN THE COAST GUARD

Vice Adm. Merlin O'Neill to be.Com

mandant of the United States Coast Guard, with the rank of vice admiral, for a term of 4 years. (Reappointment.)

CONFIRMATIONS

Executive nominations confirmed by

Executive nominations received by the

July 6), 1953:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

Russell Raymond Larmon, of New Hampshire, to be Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION Harvey V. Higley, of Wisconsin, to be Administrator of Veterans' Affairs.

ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Joseph Campbell, of New York, to be a member of the Atomic Energy Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 1955.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1953

The House met at 12 o'clock noon. The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, D. D., offered the following prayer:

Almighty God, in our prayer at this noon hour, we are beseeching Thee that we may be inspired and encouraged to cultivate and establish a nobler and more magnanimous spirit in all of life's human relationships.

We penitently confess that in our personal life there is frequently so much of indifference and selfish individualism, of pride and prejudice, of unneeded reserve and hurtful repression.

Grant that the day may dawn when Thy spirit shall prevail everywhere and when every knee shall bow unto Thee

6), 1953:

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Franklin G. Floete, of Iowa, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense.

is the Lord to the glory of God. Hear us in His name. Amen.

The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Carrell, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the House of the following

title.

H. R. 1991. An act relating to certain construction-cost adjustments in connection with the Greenfields division of the Sun River irrigation project, Montana.

The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the concurrence of the House is requested a bill of the House of the following title:

H. R. 5141. An act to create the Small Business Administration and to preserve smallbusiness institutions and free, competitive enterprise.

The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

dustry in the United States. Why at a time when we are refusing to grant tax reductions to any American industry and when Congress feels compelled to continue the excess-profits tax should we consider reducing, in effect, the taxes United States Treasury? paid by Canadian corporations to the

There is no evidence that if this 12cents-a-pound duty on aluminum is removed that American users will buy their aluminum any cheaper. Aluminum is sold on long-term contracts. If this tariff is removed, Canada will continue to get the market or contract price for their aluminum from American The Canadian aluminum producers merely will pocket the tariff reduction, $47 million in 6 years, as an added profit.

Everyone knows that manufacturing costs in Canada, for labor, taxes, and other things, other things, are substantially lower than in the United States. The small

Act of 1946, as amended.

The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 5690) entitled "An act making appropriations for additional independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes."

The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments of the House to the amendments of the Senate numbered 3, 11, 13, and 25 to the aboveentitled bill.

TARIFF ON ALUMINUM

Mr.

Mr. MACK MACK of Washington. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend my remarks.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Washington?

There was no objection.

Mr. MACK of Washington. Mr. Speaker, the Ways and Means Committee has reported favorably a bill (H. R. 5534) which provides that the present 11⁄2-cents-a-pound duty on aluminum shall be suspended for 1 year.

The history of such suspensions is that once a duty is suspended for 1 year this suspension later is extended from year to year with the actual effect being that the duty is permanently repealed.

The repeal of this 12-cents-a-pound duty on aluminum will mean that the United States Government will lose, over the next 6 years, $47 million in revenue that, it is anticipated, will be derived from the present duty on aluminum. I base this statement on the fact that it recently was announced that Canada has made commitments and contracts to supply United States users 3,112,000,000 pounds of aluminum during the next 6 years. If we remove this 12-cents-a pound tariff we are in effect cutting the taxes we have been collecting from the Canadian aluminum industry while not reducing the taxes on any type of in

aluminum helps to compensate for these differences in costs between the United States and Canada. This small tariff should be continued in the interest of protecting the jobs and payrolls of the aluminum workers of the United States, about one-half of whom work in the aluminum plants of Oregon and Washington.

ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS

Mr. GAVIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend my remarks.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Pennsylvania?

There was no objection.

Mr. WOLCOTT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking and Currency may have until midnight tonight to file a report on Senate Joint Resolution 97.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Michigan?

There was no objection.

Mr. WOLCOTT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking and Currency may meet this afternoon if the House is in general debate on any bill.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Michigan?

There was no objection.

AMENDING TRADE AGREEMENTS EXTENSION ACT OF 1951

Mr. ALLEN of Illinois, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 347, Rept. No. 890), which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed:

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 5894) to amend the Trade Agreements Extension

Legislation involving billions of dollars, the conditions in East Germany and Europe, the war in Korea where our American youth is enduring the misery, mud, filth, fatigue, and heat, and the horrors and hardship of mechanized warfare, are a few of the things they are thinking about.

Why the rush and the constant talk of a deadline date when there are so many complex and perplexing problems confronting us? Problems about which the folks back home are greatly concerned.

I just want to be recorded as saying that as far as I am concerned, I am willing to stay here until all legislation is carefully, properly, and fully debated, if it takes the balance of the year.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Mr. WOLCOTT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's desk the bill (H. R. 5141) to create the Small Business Administration and to preserve small-business institutions and free, competitive enterprise, with Senate amendment thereto,

law to provide adequate protection for American workers, miners, farmers, and producers, and all points of order against said bill are hereby waived. After general debate, which shall be confined to the bill, and

shall continue not to exceed 3 hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means, the bill shall be considered as having been read for amendment. No amendments shall be in order to said bill except amendments offered by direction of the Committee on Ways and Means or amendments proposing to strike out a section, paragraph, or subparagraph of the bill. Amendments that may be offered to said bill under the terms of this resolution shall not be subject to amendment. At the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion, except one motion to recommit.

AMENDMENT TO TRADE AGREEMENTS EXTENSION ACT OF 1951 Mr. RAYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas?

There was no objection.

Mr. RAYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I understand that the rule just filed makes in order consideration of the so-called Simpson bill. May I say now that the Congress of the United States, as far as our standing in the world is concerned and our leadership of the world is concerned would be greatly damaged by the enactment of this Simpson bill. It in effect repeals the reciprocal trade

arrangements.

Before this bill comes up I would like to know the standing upon it of the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Humphrey, the Secretary of State, Mr. Dulles, and the President of the United States, Mr. Eisenhower. I trust that in some way I, as well as other Members of the House, may be informed of that stand before this bill comes to the House for consideration.

dependability, initiative, and resourcefulness. In its 43 years it has grown to a membership of more than 3 million boys and adult leaders.

Scouting was founded in England by Robert Baden-Powell-later Lord Baden-Powell-whose work among English soldiers in South Africa led to the formation of a program of games and activities to make his men physically strong, selfreliant, and able to live comfortably in the wilderness. This program was later adapted to the boy level to become the great game of Scouting.

Scouting came to America because of a good turn. William D. Boyce, an American publisher, was lost in a London fog one day in 1909 when a lad appeared out of the gloom and offered to guide Boyce to his destination. When Boyce tried to pay the boy for his services, the lad told the American that he was a Scout and Scouts do not accept pay for a Good Turn. Impressed, Boyce learned the story of Scouting and returned home to Mr. HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, will the become one of the founders of the movegentleman yield?

Mr. RAYBURN. I yield to the gentleman from Indiana.

Mr. HALLECK. Of course, up to this point it is understood by all of us that several of the gentlemen to whom the gentleman referred testified before the committee in opposition to the bill as it contained then certain provisions that are still in it and as far as I know they were representing the position of the President and, so far as I know, there has been no change in that attitude.

Mr. RAYBURN. I trust that is true, but I would like to have a statement from each of them between now and the time the bill is considered clearly stating whether they support this legislation or whether they oppose it.

THIRD NATIONAL JAMBOREE OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Mr. HOSMER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend my remarks at this point in the RECORD.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from California?

There was no objection.

Mr. HOSMER. Mr. Speaker, this last weekend, together with Vice President NIXON, Representative JAMES UTT, and Representative BAILEY MERRILL, I had the honor and privilege of attending the Third National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America at Irvine Ranch near Newport Beach, Calif. Almost 50,000 young Americans together with youngsters from 14 foreign nations are taking part in this inspirational occasion which commenced July 17 and continues until

July 23.

Scouting has been almost a worldwide moral force for good citizenship for 43 years and I would like to review its history, progress, personalities, and accomplishments.

HISTORY OF SCOUTING

The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated in Washington, D. C., February 8, 1910, to meet a growing need for the training of American boys in such fundamental character values as

ment here.

THE SCOUT CODE

Scouting has the greatest moral code of modern times. Daily practice of the Scout oath and Scout law has led

hundreds of thousands of boys into manhood strengthened in character and ideals. The Scout oath says:

On my honor I will do my best-to do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the Scout law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

The 12 points of the Scout law are: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, reverent.

CUB SCOUTING, BOY SCOUTING, EXPLORING The three programs in the Boy Scouts of America, each designed to fit the interests and capabilities of boys in different age levels, are Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and exploring.

Cub Scouting-for boys 8 to 11-is a home- and neighborhood-centered program of activities such as handicraft, model making, and group play. Cub Scouts learn history and tradition through activities based on American Indian lore, the crusades, and pioneering. They learn of the world about them by visits to parks, factories, museums, and so forth. They have a simple code of teamwork and helpfulness. The Cub Scouts' uniform is blue and gold and their activities are primarily guided by volunteer women leaders-den mothers.

Boy Scouting-for boys 11 to 14-is a great outdoor program based on hiking, camping, and nature lore. In developing the skills necessary to successful and enjoyable outdoor living, the Scout is also inadvertently developing self-reliance, reliability, resourcefulness, and like traits. Boy Scouts also learn a variety of useful skills and knowledge by meeting merit-badge requirements. There are well over 100 merit badgesvarying from agriculture, athletics, and architecture through citizenship in the home, community, and the Nation, citrus-fruit culture, first aid, home repairs, and so forth, to world brotherhood pairs, and so forth, to world brotherhood and zoology.

As a Boy Scout advances in rank, by earning merit badges and meeting other simple requirements, from tenderfoot, second class, first class, star, and life, to eagle, he advances in stature and knowledge as each step brings with it more difficult tests which challenge him to do his best.

The Boy Scout's uniform is the wellknown khaki trousers, shirt, and overseas cap with the familiar triangular neckerchief. His leader is the Scoutmaster, who usually has 1 or 2 assistant Scoutmasters.

Boy Scouts are organized into troops, made up of several patrols of eight boys each. Each patrol elects a patrol leader and these patrol leaders together with a senior patrol leader, scribe, quartermaster, elected by the Scouts from their own ranks, comprise the officers of the troop. This green bar helps the Scoutmaster plan the troop's activities, maintain discipline, and conduct necessary business-democracy in action.

Exploring-for youths over 14-is divided into 3 programs based on land, air, and sea activities. Exploring gives the young man, who chooses to belong to an explorer post, a sea explorer ship, or an air explorer squadron according to his principal interests, a chance to explore fields which may become his vocation or avocation; it develops and trains them in the responsibilities of citizenship; it gives him a broader social life. All Scouts at 14 become explorers but if the 14-year-old does not join an explorer outfit, he may remain with his Boy Scout troop as an explorer within a troop. A land explorer in a post wears a forest green uniform; an air explorer, light blue; and a sea explorer, navy blue patterned after the sailor's uniform.

Explorers plan their own programs of social events, service projects, indoor activities, and outdoor activities. But standing by to assist or advise, upon request, or to chaperone is always a qualified adult advisor.

PERSONALITIES IN SCOUTING

Many famous personages are or have been connected with scouting. Naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton's knowledge and wisdom were heavily drawn upon by Lord Baden-Powell, and Uncle Dan Beard was a revered figure in the development of the program in the early days of the Boy Scouts of America.

The roll of famous Americans who were Boy Scouts or who work actively in the movement is too long to list.

The President of the United States of America has always accepted the honorary presidency of the Boy Scouts of America. The man who holds that office today, Dwight D. Eisenhower, has been an active and strong supporter of scouting for many years and was principal speaker at the Fourth of July celebration at the second National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge in 1950.

Herbert Hoover and Harry S. Truman are honorary vice presidents, as are Walter W. Head, Amory Houghton, and Waite Phillips. Thomas J. Watson is international commissioner of scouting; George J. Fisher, national Scout commissioner; and Elbert K. Fretwell, chief Scout.

SCOUTING'S WAR SERVICES

The Boy Scouts of America has rendered to the Nation outstanding services in the two World Wars. In World War I, in addition to their war gardens, a nationwide black walnut canvas, and assisting the Government and the Red

- Cross as aides and messengers, Scouts secured subscriptions of over $350,000,000 worth of Liberty bond. In World War II, scouting's services included the

collection of formidable amounts of waste paper, aluminum, rubber, scrap metals, fats, clothing; distribution of millions of circulars and posters; growing of thousands of victory gardens; serving as airplane spotters, fire watchers, air raid messengers, and so forth; securing war-loan subscriptions of over $2,000,000,000.

PEACETIME SERVICES

Space does not permit a detailed analysis of all service projects carried out by Scouts in their home communities during the past few years. A few include clothing collections of gigantic proportions, food collections, conservation projects including planting of over 437,000 trees, subscriptions to CARE packages, safety drives, a gigantc register-and-vote campaign, material, and monetary assistance to Scouts and Scouting movements in other parts of the world.

CIVIL DEFENSE

The Boy Scouts of America, at the request of State and local civil defense organizations, are assisting civil defense by extending training of its own member

ship in survival skills which will enable

Scouts and Scouters to care for themselves and their families in time of disaster. Boy Scouts and explorers are also training for and serving as aides, messengers, and emergency service crews, and Scouting is cooperating with all first-aid and disaster services, such as the American Red Cross, in every way possible.

WORLDWIDE SCOUTING

The Boy Scouts of America as an organization is a member of the International Scout Bureau which serves as a clearinghouse for handling world Scouting affairs. Fifty different lands have their own Boy Scout organizations and are members of the international bureau.

In order to help in the reestablishment of Scouting in wartorn lands, the Boy Scouts of America established a world friendship fund. Contributions come from the entire membership and the funds are used to purchase new handbooks, supplies, and equipment for Boy Scout organizations in the Pacific area and in Europe. Members of the Boy Scouts of America have also donated tons

of Scout uniforms which have been shipped overseas.

MUTUAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS

Mr. JAVITS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend

my remarks.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New York?

There was no objection.

Mr. JAVITS. Mr. Speaker, we will be considering today the vitally important appropriations for mutual security, and I hope that as many Members as possible will be present upon the floor as they are considered. I wish to announce to the House that it is my intention by amendments, which may be numerous, to put before the House insofar as I can obtain recognition, those amendments which President in respect to this bill. will spell out in full the views of the

The American people elected Dwight D. Eisenhower essentially to do a foreign policy job, to safeguard the security of our country, and to seek the peace of the free world, and as one Member, if I can help it, his point of view on how much it takes to do that job in mutual security appropriations will be presented to the House today.

SPECIAL ORDER GRANTED

Mr. HAGEN of California asked and was given permission to address the House today for 15 minutes, following any special orders heretofore entered.

CONGRESSIONAL ADJOURNMENT

Mr. HAYS of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend my remarks.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Ohio?

There was no objection.

Mr. HAYS of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, yesterday afternoon and evening the radio carried repeatedly the announcement that the Republican leadership had said that they intended to keep the Congress in session until the Eisenhower "must" legislation is passed. A part of that, I understand, is the second Eisenhower tax increase-the increase in postal rates. If they intend to keep the Congress here until they increase the firstclass rates from 3 cents to 4 cents, I would like to be the first to wish them a merry Christmas, because we will be here until then.

CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION Mr. JONES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend my remarks.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Missouri?

There was no objection.

Mr. JONES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. HAYS] started in on some remarks that I intend to pursue a little further. About all that I know is what I read in the newspapers and what I learn from our majority leader. I do not see him on the floor at present, but I was hoping that during the day he would either confirm or deny the report that the gentleman from Ohio referred to that the "must" legislation must be passed-not acted upon, but passed at this session of the Congress before we adjourn. I was going to make some reference to the proposed increase in the postal rates. We are all opposed to increases in first-class mail rates. I understood from a statement of the majority leader in the Senate that it was a dead duck, but it seems it has been revived. I also want to ask the majority leader about No. 2, the bill to establish Federal rights to oil reserves in the Continental Shelf. If you recall, when the tidelands bill was up for discussion, I objected to the procedure that was taken at that time and was given every assurance by the majority leader that there would be no delay in reaching agreement, but it seems to me that that piece of legislation

is still on the "must" list. I hope that during the day he can give us some information about that.

CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION

Mr. HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend my remarks.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Indiana?

There was no objection.

Mr. HALLECK. Mr. Speaker, I did from Missouri was talking about, except not hear the first of what our good friend I heard him make some reference to postal rates. As far as I am concerned,

I hope that bill does come out. It involves $240,000,000. It has a very definite bearing on the whole fiscal situation

of the Government of the United States.

I think then the gentleman made reference to the Continental Shelf bill. Of course, from what he said, he apparently would prefer seeing no action at all in order that he might cry "I told you so." May I say if that is the way he feels, he is going to be disappointed, because in conference that will be worked out, and the matter of the Continental Shelf and its control will be solved in this session of the Congress, and I think right shortly.

LEGISLATIVE DUTIES

Mr. NICHOLSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts?

There was no objection.

Mr. NICHOLSON. Mr. Speaker, I listened with a great deal of interest to the gentleman from Pennsylvania, who wants to stay here until Christmas this