FIRST SESSION, SEVENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS JOINT MEETING Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Thursday, the 7th day of January 1943, at 12:30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving such communications as the President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them. Passed January 7, 1943. January 7, 1943 [H. Con. Res. 1] Communications from the President. MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP AND SOLIDARITY FROM NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Whereas there have always existed close ties of friendship between Whereas the government and the people of the Republic of Panama have cooperated wholeheartedly with the United States of America in the present world conflict; and Whereas on January 6, 1943, the National Assembly of Panama graciously adopted a resolution expressing solidarity and extending felicitations to the Congress of the United States: Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Congress of the United States express its deep appreciation to the National Assembly of the Republic of Panama, and to the people which it represents, for this message of friendship and solidarity, which had as its inspiration the determination of achieving complete victory over our common enemies and restoring the principles of liberty and democracy throughout the world. February 26, 1943 [S. Con. Res. 5] Acknowledgment. Resolved further, That a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of to President of Na Panama. Copy of resolution tional Assembly. Passed February 26, 1943. NAZI OUTRAGES Whereas the American people view with indignation the atrocities inflicted upon the civilian population in the Nazi occupied countries, and especially the mass murder of Jewish men, women, and children; and Whereas this policy of the Nazis has created a reign of terror, brutality, and extermination in Poland and other countries in Eastern and Central Europe: Now, therefore, be it March 18, 1943 [S. Con. Res. 9] Accountability and punishment. Apr. 2, 22, 1943 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That these brutal and indefensible outrages against millions of helpless men, women, and children should be, and they are hereby, condemned as unworthy of any nation or any regime which pretends to be civilized: Resolved further, That the dictates of humanity and honorable conduct in war demand that this inexcusable slaughter and mistreatment shall cease and that it is the sense of this Congress that those guilty, directly or indirectly, of these criminal acts shall be held accountable and punished in a manner commensurate with the offenses for which they are responsible. Agreed to March 18, 1943. March 26, 1943 [S. Con. Res. 11] requested. Ante, p. 57. COMPENSATION OF D. C. EMPLOYEES AND WHITE HOUSE POLICE FORCE Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That Return of bill (S. 17) the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to return to the Senate the enrolled bill (S. 17) to provide for a temporary increase in compensation for certain employees of the District of Columbia Government and the White House Police Force; that if and when the said bill is returned by the President, the action of the Signing of enrolled Presiding Officers of the two Houses in signing the said bill be deemed to be rescinded; and that the Secretary of the Senate be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, in the reenrollment of the said bill, to Corrections in reen make the following corrections, namely: on page 1, line 11, of the engrossed House amendment, after the word "Government", insert a comma; and on page 2, line 1, of the said engrossed amendment, after the word "purpose", insert a comma. bill rescinded. rollment. Agreed to March 26, 1943. April 2, 1943 [H. Con. Res. 17] tional copies of House committee hearings. 34 Stat. 1012. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That, Printing of addi- in accordance with paragraph 3 of section 2, of the Printing Act approved March 1, 1907, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to have printed for its use two thousand additional copies of the hearings held before said committee during the current session, relative to individual income tax. 44 U. S. C. § 154. Passed April 2, 1943. April 22, 1943 [H. Con. Res. 20] ADJOURNMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That when the House adjourns on Thursday, April 22, 1943, it stands adjourned until 12 o'clock meridian Monday, May 3, 1943. Passed April 22, 1943. June 18, 22, 24, 1943 ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the address delivered before the joint meeting of the Members of the two Houses of Congress by the Prime Minister of Great Britain, the Right Honorable Winston Churchill, on Wednesday, May 19, 1943, be printed as a House document, and that thirty thousand additional copies shall be printed for the House document room. Passed May 28, 1943. May 28, 1943 [H. Con. Res. 21] Printing of address as House document. "QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE TAX PAYMENT ACT" Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the manuscript prepared by Representative Daniel A. Reed, containing an analysis of the current tax payment Act of 1943, entitled "Questions and Answers on the Tax Payment Act", be printed as a House Document; and that forty-two thousand additional copies shall be printed, of which thirty thousand shall be for the use of the House Document Room, ten thousand copies for the use of the Senate Document Room, one thousand copies for the Committee on Ways and Means of the House, and one thousand copies for the use of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. Passed June 18, 1943. June 18, 1943 [H. Con. Res. 28] script as House document. Printing of manu Ante, p. 126. EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION, DOMINION OF CANADA BRANCH Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Senate and the House of Representatives hereby accept the invitation tendered by the Speaker of the Senate of Canada and Joint-President of the Empire Parliamentary Association, Dominion of Canada Branch, to have four Members of the Senate and four Members of the House of Representatives attend a meeting to be held in Ottawa, Canada, during the period June 26 to July 1, 1943, at which the Dominion of Canada Branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association will be host to a delegation from the United Kingdom Parliament and probably to delegations from the legislative bodies of Australia, New Zealand, and Bermuda. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives are authorized to appoint the Members of the Senate and the Members of the House of Representatives, respectively, to attend such meeting and are further authorized to designate the chairman of the delegations from each of the Houses. The expenses incurred by the members of the delegations appointed for the purpose of attending such meeting, which shall not exceed $1,000 for each of the delegations, shall be reimbursed to them from the contingent fund of the House of which they are Members, upon the submission of vouchers approved by the chairman of the delegation of which they are members. Agreed to June 22, 1943. June 22, 1943 [S. Con. Res. 14] Acceptance of invitation. Appointment of delegations. Reimbursement for expenses. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE OF U. S. SHIPS June 24, 1943 [S. Con. Res. 15] Change in enrollment of bill (H. R. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Clerk of the House of Representatives be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, in the enrollment of the bill (H. R. 2612) 2612) to extend the effective date of the Act of December 17, 1941, relating Ante, p. 244. July 8, 1943 to additional safeguards to the radio communications service of ships. of the United States, to make the following change in Senate engrossed amendment numbered 1, viz: In the language inserted by said amendment, before the word "until", insert ""period"; so that the phrase inserted will read: ""period until July 1, 1945,". Agreed to June 24, 1943. June 24, 1943 [H. Con. Res. 30] tional copies of House document. CURRENT TAX PAYMENT ACT OF 1943 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), Printing of addi- That there be printed fifty-three thousand additional copies of House Document Numbered 237, "Questions and Answers containing an analysis relative to Public Law Numbered 68, 'An Act to provide for the current payment of the individual income tax, and for other purposes' ", approved June 9, 1943, of which forty-five thousand shall be for the use of the House Document Room, five thousand copies for the use of the Senate Document Room, two thousand copies for the Committee on Ways and Means of the House, and one thousand copies for the use of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. Ante, p. 126. Passed June 24, 1943. CONTINUATION OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the enrollment of the bill (H. R. 2869) to continue Commodity Credit Corporation as an agency of the United States, increase its borrowing power, revise the basis of the annual appraisal of its assets, and for other purposes, is authorized and directed in the next to the last sentence of the amendment made by section 7 to strike out "sections 3 (a) and 3 (c) of this Act or" and "or the provisions of section 2 (f) of this Act". Passed June 30, 1943. July 8, 1943 [H. Con. Res. 12] COMMENDATION OF FARMERS Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that (1) The production of adequate supplies of food, feed, and fiber is as essential to the successful prosecution of the war as the production and manufacture of actual munitions of war; (2) Farmers are handicapped in obtaining farm equipment, materials, manpower, and supplies that are needed in order to produce enough food, feed, and fiber to meet the requirements of the war food production program; and (3) The authorities responsible for the allocation of critical material, manpower, and supplies in giving consideration to the needs of farmers and of the persons who supply farmers with equipment, materials, and supplies must consider the needs of farmers to be of equal importance to the needs of war industries. It is further the sense of the Congress that the Congress should, and it hereby does, commend the farmers of the United States for the manner in which they have shown their patriotism in response to the many demands that have been made upon them to aid in the effective prosecution of the war. Passed July 8, 1943. |