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1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 2451?x
A~JgfOVQj~AE(1( TeAgrPk~gRPkJ$J P W449RQ.q~0Q&17AP16D?New York is the largest single manu-
hereafter in the Appendix.] VIEW: A TOWN OF "THROBBING VITALITY" factoring center in the Nation, producing
_ (By Don Ross) more than 11 percent of the national total
manufactures
(This is the greatest city In the world, but last year. Fifteen hundred
LEGISLATION TO REPEAL MANU- for many in th of its 8 million citizens it is no in the city new-factory In the e lbuildings ast have been years, 5 Constructed
d i33,t last
EXCISE TAX ON longer the greatest place In which to live. manufacturers have a payroll of $5.3 .3 billion
hon
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND OIL HOUSE- Hundreds of these citizens-including Mayor 10. More and more of the Nation's major
HOLD APPLIANCES Wagner-have responded to the deeply dis- corporations are moving their headquarters
turbing problems of a city in crisis, as re- here. At present more than 27 percent of
(Mr. BRADEMAS (at the request of ported by the Herald Tribune's special in- the top 500 firms in the country have their
Mr. WOLFF) was granted permission to vestigatlve team. The Tribune welcomes all headquarters here.
responses, as the "New York City In Crisis" It. One out of ever seven persons em-
extend his remarks at this point in the continues today, with the hope that out of y RECORD and to include extraneous criticism can come renewed civic creativity: played in real estate and insurance In the
matter.) whether in terms of Individual action, a country works in New York.
Mr. BRADEMAS. Mr. Speaker, I am banding together of leading citizens, or a 12. Ten of the Nation's 50 largest commer.
today introducing legislation to repeal change in the pattern of municipal responsi- cial banks have headquarters in New York.
The New York banks have assets of $51.6 bil-
the 5-percent manufacturers excise tax bully.) lion and hold nearly a quarter of all the an-
on electric, gas, and oil household ap- Instead of being on the economic toboggan, dustrial loans outstanding in the country.
pliances. This category of taxable items as has been suggested, Mayor Wagner told a 13. The personal Income of New York resi-
covers a wide range of products-from group of business leaders yesterday, New dents could buy all the goods sold in every
electric hand irons and small mixers to York City Is "full of bright and cheering department store in America.
nnre^ end Is nn the ??nn.ewtnv"
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and power mowers. serious problems and he said "We are work- -
PLAINTS: A Crvrc REscoxst
.This excise tax was Instituted during ?ng all of them." As for some them,
the Korean war in order to curtail con-
sumer spending on household appliances,
a purpose no longer necessary or
desirable.
What is more, this is a regressive tax
and places an unfair burden on low-in-
come families. The higher cost of appli-
ances cuts most deeply into the limited
salaries of those who earn the least.
This is particularly true since house-
hold appliances, such as irons, water
heaters, and clothes driers, are no longer
a luxury for the few, but a standard pur-
chase of the average household.
The amount of revenue raised by the
tax is comparatively small. In fiscal year
1964 the manufacturers excise on 20
different kinds of household appliances
raised only $77,576,000. This sum seems
less significant when viewed against the
adverse effects of the tax on the con-
sumer, and the burden of bookkeeping
and collecting it places upon the manu-
facturer and the Treasury Department.
It is worth noting in this connection that
the Treasury must maintain a special
staff to determine what is and is not
taxable under this category.
President Johnson has called, for a
thorough overhaul of our outdated excise
tax structure. As an essential part of
this review and revision of excise taxes,
I urge the repeal of this manufacturers
excise tax on household appliances.
NEW YORK CITY IN CRISIS-PARTS
IV AND V
(Mr. MULTER (at the request of Mr.
WOLFF) was granted permission to ex-
tend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous
matter,)
Mr. MULTER. Mr. Speaker, I com-
mend to the attention of our colleagues
parts IV and V of the recent series from
the New York Herald Tribune on "New
York City in Crisis." These two install-
ments contain the views of the mayor of
New York on the city's status and the
views of some of the city's other citizens.
The two articles appeared in the
Herald Tribune on January 21, 1965, and
follow:
that we must do more than we are doing. - For the last 6 months, Miss Thelma Bur-
"The central fact," the mayor said, "is that diet and Wilbert Tatum have been trying to
our economic Indicators show a throbbing set up a meeting with Mayor Wagner.
vitality, which augurs well for continued Miss Burdict, as chairman of the Cooper
growth and progress." Square Community Development Committee
Mr. Wagner spoke at the 28th Calvin But. and Businessmen's Association, and Mr.
lock Forum at 1 Wall Street. Calvin Bullock Tatum, as executive secretary, urgently
is an Investment management firm special- wanted to discuss the changing plans for the
izing in mutual funds. Hugh Bullock, the long-delayed controversial urban renewal
son of the late Calvin Bullock, introduced project in their area.
the mayor. But the mayor, despite a promise from an
The city, the Mayor said, "is in more vigor- aid and a continuing stream of calls and let-
ous, dynamic, and robust condition, both ters from Cooper Square area residents, never
economically and socially, than any other held the meeting.
great metropolis in the country or the Late Monday afternoon, the telephone rang
world." in Miss Burdict's office at the Church of All
To drive his optimism home the mayor Nations, of which she is director. The call
listed these "economic indicators": was from Milton Motion, head of the city's
1. In the 6-year period 1958-63, nine new housing program. After more than 6
jobs In private Industry were created In the months, the mayor, according to his aid,
city for every eight jobs lost. The mayor ad- would be delighted to meet with a group of
mltted, however, that "substantial job losses, Cooper square residents and businessmen on
primarily In manufacturing" occurred dui- Friday afternoon at city hall.
ing the period. Of the new jobs created 45,- "We'd been trying for 6 months and he
000 were in manufacturing in 169 different didn't call us until 6 p.m. on Monday," said
categories and the balance were in service Mr. Tatum. "Your series on New York did it.
occupations and office work. It's about time someone started stirring
2. In 1964 employment exceeded the totals things up in this city."
in 1963 for each month from January
through November, the latest month for FIEMATRRB
which figures are available. In this time, The controversy over Cooper square dates
unemployment fell by half a percentage back to its first listing as an urban-renewal
point. project in 1959. At the time, the area's resi-
3. Department-store sales in the city were dents and businessmen had fought against
9 percent greater in 1964 than 1963, accord- plans to wipe out the admittedly deteriorat-
ing to the Federal Reserve Bank of New ing housing in the East Houston and Chrys-
York. tie Street area and replace It with middle-
4. Deposits in city savings banks increased income housing. They favored a public
by 10 percent last year over the year before. housing project, which they could afford, in
Total deposits of all banks and savings and the area. Finally, when the city planning
loan associations in the city were almost $68 commission voted approval for the low-rent,
billion, public housing project for the area, the resi-
5. While the value of new building con- dents thought they had won. When they
struction declined last year, the estimated learned that the mayor's executive commit-
construction cost of building plans filed in tee on housing also reportedly favored the
1964-"the real indicator for the future"- public housing project, they were sure they
increased more than 16 percent. These had won.
plans totaled $693.4 million as against $598.2 Their elation, however, was decidedly pre-
million in 1963. mature. Despite the actions of the planning
6. New York's garment center is still the commission and the reported action of the
biggest in the world, producing 70 percent of mayor and his housing experts, the board of
the country's women's and children's cloth- estimate last November refused to authorize
Ing. the use of the site for public housing.
7. New York is the largest retail center in The report persisted that local leaders had
the Nation. Sales last year totaled $12.2 been granted the middle-income project (to
billion. be sponsored by the San Gennaro Society) in
8. New York drew more tourists In 1964- exchange for their support on the Lower
14 million-than Cblgsgo, Los Angeles, Phil- Manhattan Expressway.
adelphla, Montreal and Toronto combined. This is Where the controversy has stood
They spent more than $1 billion. until Monday, with the area's residents un-
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CONGRESSIONAL dRECORD
rl-HOUSE February 10
App,r9yp_dr i4;aftkw i' 10Wrt 8A;9, C bltSb gbb?ri r~3~hg9eglEtii b~Ceii3e~s tit the disability be removed, or a Presi-
happen. abc ut the ambiguity of one word in article dent should be elected." The Constitution
Mr. Tatum was only one of several hundred II of our Constitution, Article II, section 1, does not cell us how to determine Presiden-
New Yorkers who have responded by phone old we 5 states, In part, that "in case of the tat disability; nor does it tell us how to re-
and by mail to the first 2 days of "New York ren pval of the President from office, or of turn the powers and duties of the office to
City in Crisis," which started Monday in the his death, resignation, or Inability to tits- the President after his disability. But this
Herald Tribune. chaSge the powers and duties of the said great document did make it incumbent upon
Angry, disturbed or afraid, yet all can.. Offile, the same Shall devolve on the Vice future lawmakers to grapple with and solve
vinced that the city had let them down, President. ? ?" this problem.
these New Yorkers have pointed out dozens The central word of concern in this clause Let us therefore act with dispatch in this
of examples of city negligence and indecision is the word, "inability." The earliest con- session 01' Congress. Let us act for two
in which the citizens of this city have been tern about the meaning of the word was ex- reasons: (1) So that there will be no ques-
victimized by its government. praised at the Constitutional Convention, tion as to the exact nature of the trans-
These charges are currently being investi-. whit delegate John Dickinson, Os Delaware, fer of power; and (2) so that the decision
gated by members of the Tribune's "New York contending that the word was "too vague," regarding this transfer wial be judicious and
City in Crisis" staff. appropriately asked, "What is the extent of circumspect.
The charges so far touch on almost every the term 'disability' and who Is to be the I was delighted to see that the President,
area of municipal service-from disgust over jud;e of it?" Today-almost 178 years in a recent message to Congress, urged ac-
the city's urban renewal program (in Belle- later-this committee meets to raise the same tion in this matter of presidential disability
vue South, on the upper West Side, In Brook- question and to attempt to resolve the same by calling for a constitutional amendment.
lyn Bridge South, and in several others) to fundamental problems which it implies. In this message, he Stressed that, while "we
unsubstantiated charges of municipal graft'. The only difference Is that, today, the urgen- are prepared for the. possibility of a Presi-
and police corruption and negligence. cy for a sound solution is made more manl- dent's death, we are all but defenseless
"Narcotics and crime are just tearing this feat by reason of critical events in the Ameri- against the probability of a President's in-
apart," said one Brooklyn detective. "Why can experience. capacity by injury, illness, senility or other
don't we do something about It? They talk. Let us take a look at some of these events. affliction." I could riot agree more with this
about 50,000 narcotics addicts in Manhattan. Thcre are two of an especially "classical" observation. Reacting In the same way to
That's a joke. There are that many in my nat.ire. The first event evolved out of the this deficiency in our system of government,
precinct." circumstances In the aftermath of the cshoot- I introduced on January 4 of this session a
Other areas of repeated criticism include: ing of President James A. Garfield. Gar- bill-H.R. 836-to remedy this problem. I
Overcrowded subways, unpaved highways, fleld was cut down by an assassin's bullet on submit that this bill would give effect to the
unprosecuted slumlords, the unchecked sets Jule 2, 1881, and lay stricken for a period goals enunciated in the President's message,
of alcohol to minors, high salaries of the of EO days before death finally came on Sep- and I, therefore, urge its consideration.
mayor's top aids coupled with the city's. tember 19. Shortly after Garfield was Basically, H.R. 886 provides a method for
Worsening financial condition, the low caliber wornded, many In Government-including determining presidential inability.
of many of the city's longtime personnel, the some of Garfield's Cabinet-urged Vice First, a simple majority of the House of
low state of public schools, the shortage of President Chester A. Arthur to assume the Representatives would request the Senate,
middle-income housing, the lack of adequate powers and duties of the Presidency; but in the form of a resolution, to determine
protection in the streets, the loss of busi- the, a urgings sparked a controversy which whether the President is unable to discharge
nesses, city hospitals, and the ugliness of the can wed on the question of whether the as- his responsibilities, Upon adoption, the res-
city. sun ption of these responsibilities implied olution would be forwarded to the Chief Jus-
BLAME also the assumption of the office Itself. Some tice of the Supreme Court, who would Imme-
With only two exceptions, the callers held that If Arthur assumed these powers, diately convene the Senate in special session
placed most of the blame for the city's prob- he would in fact become President; and for the purpose of determining whether the
lems at the feet of the mayor. that Garfield would be unable to regain President was disabled.
"A citizen begins to wonder if he has a office if he subsequently recovered. Because Second, if two-thirds of the Senators Ares-
democratic government when he gets assur- of the allegedly doubtful legality of taking ent and voting determine that the President
antes about one thing from city hall only to over' the functions of the Presidency when is unable to discharge his responsibilities,
find out the next day or week that the as- the President was alive, plus the fear of the Senate would, by a resolution of two-
suranoes mean absolutely nothing," says creating the impression of being a uusrper, thirds of those present and voting, direct
Frederick Smedley, a member of community Artl fur refused to act. the Vice President to serve as acting Presi-
planning board No. 3 in Manhattan. "The Another event, with somewhat parallel dent for the duration of the period that the
time has come for the people of this city to circ,imstances and implications, took place President is disabled.
STATEMENT IN SU15PbRT OF H.R. ically and mentally, to discharge the func- eliminate the problem faced by Vice Presi-
836, TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR tione of his office. Vice President Thomas dents Chester Arthur and Thomas Marshall,
R. Marshall was urged to assume the powers who feared that discharging the powers and
PRESIDENTIAL DISABILITY and duties of the office, but troubled by the duties of the Presidency Implied Irrevocable
(Mr. MULTER (at the request of Mr. Saint doubts that assailed Chester Arthur assumption of the office.
WOLFF) was granted permission to ex- neatly 40 years before, he refused to act. This bill. also provides a solution to an-
tend his remarks at this point In the Once again, the question loomed large: "Is other question that has long been asked:
the assumption of the powers and duties of How does the President go about regaining
RECORD and to include extraneous mat- the office of President tantamount to the his office once he has recovered from his
ter.) assumption of the office itself?" disability?
Mr. MULTER. Mr. Speaker, I was Tits vexatious question was raised once First, a majority of those present and vot-
privileged today to present to the Judi- morn In the last decade when President ing in either House of Congress would adopt
ciary Committee the following statement Eisenhower suffered Illnesses In 1955, 1956, a resolution directing the Chief Justice of
supporting legislation to provide a rem- and 1957. I need not document the cir- the Supreme Court to convene a special ses-
edy for what Is a potentially disastrous cumetanees of these occasions, for we can all sion of the Senate. The purpose of this Sen-
situation. My remarks are directed to- recall the danger that can be sensed when ate session would be to consider revoking its
a President is incapacitated, particularly previous determination of Presidential dis-
ward a solution of the problem as sug- in the nuclear age. ability,
gested in my bill H.R. 836. Alter his last ailment, President Eisen- Second, if two-thirds of the Senators pres-
My statement follows: howrr and Vice President Nixon made an cut and voting determine that the President
STATEMENT of How. ABRAHAM J. MOLTER, of agreement with respect to Presidential tits- Is able to discharge his responsibilities, the
Now Yotui, BEFORE THE HOUSE Junrcrnav abil: ty. This kind of understanding has Senate would declare, by a resolution adopted
COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 836, To Pao- beer. repeated in the two succeeding admire- by two-thirds of those present and voting,
NAPE A METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRESIDEN- Tatra tlons. Such arrangements governing the that the powers and duties of the Office of
TIAL DISABILITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, transfer of power In the event of the unex- the President are restored to the President.
FEBRUARY 10, 1965 petted raise serious questions of a constitu- Mr. Chairman, when an amendment to the
Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to share with tion.U nature which cry out for an answer Constitution is under discussion, utmost
in tide matter of presidential disability. Ar- caution mist be exercised with respect to its
this distinguished committee my views on title II of the Constitution Is unmistakably language and intent. This responsibility de-
the formulation of legislation to secure con- clear in Its Intent: ? * the Congress may mands insight and foresight of a nature
pos-ers by It av provide for the case of * ? ? inability, sessed by those who met to Philadelphia to
in the event of presidential disability. both., of the President and Vice President, draw up the law of the land many years ago.
Mr. Chairman, ever since the Philadelphia declaring what officer shall then act as Presi- I urge that the proposed amendment un-
Convention in 1787, many practitioners and dent, and such officer shall act accordingly, der consideration anticipate the needs of
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%ild not only be unfair to borrowers,
like to point to another facet of H :R- 836. lotment for 1954 was 1,053,135 acres; al- but it could also damage our economy
the disability of the Vice President, or any spite of this 40-percent reduction in acre-
other individual acting as President
Certainly, the Vice President Is just ae age, the 1964 crop of Flue-cured tobacco,
mortal a man as is the President. He Is In pounds, was larger than that produced
t
generally subject to the same illnesses which
could afflict a President. Appropriate steps
should therefore be taken to protect this
Nation in the event of the disability of a
Vice President, or any other individual who
acts as President. In HE. 836, I suggest
that the methods of determining this dis-
ability and restoring the powers and duties
of the Presidency be he same as those ap-
plying to the President.
Let us not be incomplete in our efforts
to assure proper Presidential leadership.
History warns us that since 1841 a total of
eight Vice Presidents have had to assume the
powers and duties of the Presidency after
the death of the President. I strongly urge
that we include In any constitutional
amendment a provision governing the trans-
fer of power to another who would act as
President in the event that a Vice President
becomes disabled while discharging the du-
ties of the office.
The objective of HE. 836 1s unquestion-
ably in accord with that enunciated in the
President's recent message. Above all, how-
ever, I strongly recommend that pertinent
and realistic improvements be made in this
matter of disability. Without improvements
we are a horse-and-buggy government in the
jet age.
NATIONAL MARKETING QUOTA ON
FLUE-CURED TOBACCO
(Mr. LENNON (at the request of Mr.
WOLFF) was granted permission to ex-
tend his remarks at this point In the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. LENNON. Mr. Speaker, as a na-
tive of one of the outstanding tobacco-
producing areas of our country, I have
taken great pride in the fact that our to-
bacco program has always operated at a
very minimum cost and at the same time
has provided the tobacco grower and his
family a fair return for their labor and
investment.
Under existing law since 1940, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture has annually on or
before December 1, proclaimed a national
marketing quota in pounds of Flue-cured
tobacco for the following growing season
and allotted the number of acres for the
production of such poundage.
It is interesting to note that for the
1940 crop, the marketing quota pro-
claimed in poundage was 618 million
pounds and that 758,210 acres were al-
lotted for such production. That year
the Flue-cured States Produced 760 mil-
lion pounds for an average yield of 1,025
pounds per acre. This was 142 million
pounds in excess of the marketing quota.
The marketing quota in poundage pro-
claimed for the 1964 crop was 1,124,997,-
830 pounds, and 638,240 acres were allot-
ted for such production. On this acreage
allotment, which was 119,970 acres less
than in 1940, we produced 1,383 million
pounds of Flue-cured tobacco for an
average yield of 2,203 pounds per acre.
The .1964. yield was more than double
in 1954. Ten percent of this acreage cu
was for the 1964 crop, yet we produced
more Pounds than in 1963. During the
1-year period, the yield per acre in-
creased 111/2 percent.
The growers cannot be blamed for in-
creasing their yields as their acreage is
cut. The fault is with the system itself,
and I believe it is now the feeling of the
majority of our growers that some basic
adjustment must be made in the pro-
gram, if it is to survive.
There are many opinions on how to
solve best the problem facing our tobacco
program. For that reason, I have today
Introduced a bill, as a starting point, in
an effort to bring stability to the tobacco
program and to assure a fair return to
our growers.
It is my strong belief that our growers
should have an opportunity to make their
own decision-at the ballot box-with re-
spect to the type of program they be-
lieve would best fit their long-range
needs. Legislation must be passed by the
Congress for our growers to have an op-
portunityto express themselves by their
vote in this important matter.
It should be clearly understood that If
legislation is enacted in sufficient time
to apply to the 1965 growing season and
our Flue-cured growers approve the
acreage-poundage proposal, then around
14.5 percent of the 191/2-percent acreage
reduction for 1965 would be restored for
their 1965 crop.
Very probably, other Members of Con-
gress representing their tobacco-growing
areas will introduce legislation approach-
ing this problem from other directions.
We need and solicit the views of all
affected.
I am confident that my distinguished
colleague and friend, the gentleman from
North Carolina, Chairman COOLEY of
the House Agriculture Committee, who
over the years has been a champion for
tobacco growers and all forms of our Na-
tion's agriculture, will be anxious to have
the views of our growers and all segments
of our tobacco industry.
We must move, and move rapidly, for
early hearings on tobacco legislation, if
the growers themselves are to have an
opportunity to make a choice before
planting their 1965 crop.
THE PROBLEM OF AN INCREASE IN
INTEREST RATES
(Mr. JOELSON (at the request of Mr.
WOLFF) was granted permission to ex-
tend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. JOELSON. Mr. Speaker, I hope
and believe that the problem of unfavor-
able balance of trade can be solved with-
out increasing the rate of interest. This
is admittedly a problem because some
American investors utilize their capital
The fallacy of attempting to relate an- abroad to obtain higher interest rates.
nual marketing quotas in pounds to an However, raising the domestic interest
acreage control program becomes crystal rate would be soaking the individual or
clear in the experience of the last 10 businessman who must borrow. It
by drying up purchasing and expansion.
Before such a drastic step is taken,
other ways of solving the balance-of-
payments problem must be tried.
(Mr. GONZALEZ (at the request of Mr.
WOLFF) was granted permission to ex-
tend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
[Mr. GONZALEZ' remarks will appear
hereafter in the Appendix.]
(Mr. GONZALEZ (at the request of Mr.
WOLFF) was granted permission to ex-
tend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
[Mr. GONZALEZ' remarks will appear
hereafter in the Appendix.]
(Mr. GALLAGHER (at the request of
Mr. WOLFF) was granted permission to
extend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
[Mr. GALLAGHER'S remarks will ap-
pear hereafter in the Appendix.]
CONGRESSMAN GILBERT'S VOTER
REGISTRATION BILL
(Mr. GILBERT (at the request of Mr.
WOLFF) was granted permission to ex-
tend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. GILBERT. Mr. Speaker, on Feb-
ruary 4 I introduced H.R. 4427, to estab-
lish a Federal Voting, Registration, and
Elections Commission. I am pleased to
see that so many of my colleagues are
sponsoring this or similar bills, which to
me is very encouraging and indicates the
chances for passage of meaningful legis-
lation in this field.
The deplorable activities such as those
currently practiced in Selma, Ala., to pre-
vent Negro citizens from voting, sharply
point up the need for legislative action.
In spite of voting rights provisions of
civil rights acts already passed by Con-
gress, it is a well-known fact that dis-
crimination on account of race exists
in many parts of our country. Congress
must take decisive, effective, and prompt
action to remedy this situation.
I have asked the chairman of the Judi-
ciary Committee to hold hearings on my
bill as soon as possible.
My bill would establish a six-member,
bipartisan Federal Voting, Registration,
and Elections Commission, empowered
to appoint its own registrars to super-
vise registration when a pattern of racial
discrimination has been discovered. The
Commission would thus be free to bypass
the courts, where voting suits in the past
have been tied up for long periods of
time. My bill would give the Commission
jurisdiction over State as well as Federal
elections. The provision setting up vot-
ing registrars in the 1964 Civil Rights Act
has proven ineffective largely because of
long delays in the courts. My bill would
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provide adequate means oT appealing bad Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a great step know, I had expected to be in San Francisco
decisions of the Commission, but would forward in guaranteeing equal rights to at this time. A good deal of attention has
make sure voting is not denied in the every American regardless of race. But been paid to President Johnson's ability to
process. this 89th Congress has Its own respon- parlanoetht ehis faI can me in this reoard IS well
-My voter registration bill would also sib}lity not to delay in providing effective deserved. g
make a fourth-grade education sufficient guarantees of "equal justice under law"
evidence to exempt any would-be voter for every American, regardless of race.
from taking a literacy test in State elec- A,,, I mentioned yesterday afternoon This legislative conference of your league
tfons. My aim is to end, once and for all, when I reported on my recent tri to is a most filing occasion for my initial state-
P ment as Chairman of the Board. The work
the fradulent device of the literacy test Selma, Ala., I feel very strongly that of this legislative conference is important, I
to deprive a,citizen of his right to vote, we need additional Federal civil rights believe, not only for the specific decisions and
The States would be required to accept lee islation. There is no doubt that only recommendations that it makes, but because
the decision of registrars appointed by Fe feral action can eliminate arbitrary its annual convocation is a symbol recog-
the Commission. an3 discriminatory obstacles to the nizing the ever changing nature of our Na-
Mr. Speaker, it is disgraceful that in right to vote. And we must do this at tion our economy, and your industry.
The President, in his inaugural address,
our great democracy where a citizen is all Jgvels of government: Federal, State, noted that "ours is a time of change-rapid
expected to pay his taxes, to serve in foul local. The assassinations of Pres- and fantastic change." What is true of our
the military and make other contribu- ids fit Kennedy, Medgar Evers, Michael Nation is equally pertinent to the subjects
tions to his community and his country, Chaney, James Schwerner, and Andrew with which this conferencp deals. Neither
he can-at the same time-be deprived Geodman dramatically and so tragically your work nor that of the Board will ever be
of his right to vote. We send our mill- ilhstrated the fact that the basic guar- complete and finished. Our business and
tars men to far comers of the earth to an;pes of "life, liberty, and property" are laws and regulation:; will never be fixed In
fight for the freedom of others, and we the., jurisdictions of State and local gov- immutable form. Some find this aggravating
.
For it in the form of the precious right err ment, not the National Government. or upsetting, For those who will look, it is
what the President referred tom "the ex-
to vote, to many of our own citizens. liurely the main point of the American citement of becoming * + * always trying
I call on all of my colleagues in the experience is that democracy can ulti- and always gaining.,,
House to think seriously about this situ, ma tely be guaranteed only if all citizens This approach, this. desire for improvement
ation, and to join me in taking whatever art able to participate freely in the polit- and advancement, has made possible the
legislative action is necessary to secure ical process. Otherwise "the consent of fruitful and full fife. most Americans enjoy
the right to vote, free from diserimina- the governed" becomes a mockery of today. From the oxcart to the jet, from the
tion on account of race a,nd color, antiquated credit practices or no credit at
American democracy instead of one of all to the modern-day mortgage arrange-
its {proudest claims. ments, from the isolated and relatively in-
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL I11'. Speaker, finally may I again com- effective building and loan societies to the
mend my colleagues who voted for the coordinated and powerful system you repre-
RIGHTS ACT YF 1964 19E4 Civil Rights Art, T fool .?ro fhuf sent today, from little or no consultation
(Mr. CONYERS
WOLFF) was granted permission to ex-
tend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. CONYERS. Mg. Speaker, today is
an extremely important anniversary.
One year ago today the House of Repre-
sentatives first passed the 1964 civil
rights bill. It took many months more
before final enactment hi d
s ac
- - - - - maccers w mrormed and helpful trade asso-
to 1ve up to the record set by the 88th ciations such as your own-these and other
Col igress and also be a Congress that developments testify to the changing nature
furthered the American dream of "liber- of our life and to the worthwhileness of our
IT and justice for all." efforts for progress.
NE QV CHAIRMAN OF FEDERAL HOME
LOAN BANK OUTLINES ROSY FU-
IiJRE FOR SAVINGS AND LOANS
wa
eve (Mr. PATMAN (at the request of Mr.
filibuster before the Senate he bill had to withstand Sea very long WOLFF) was granted permission to ex-
vote upon it and the bill was could be able re- to' tend his remarks at this point in the
vote
turned to the House for final passage on RE(:ORn and to include extraneous mat-
July )
July 2, 1964, nearly 5 months later.
The overwhelming vote the bill re- . PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I was ex-
ceiVed a year ago today, 290 to 139, was treinely pleased when President Johnson
crucial in achieving the approval of the reomtly selected my good friend, John
Senate. That vote demonstrated the Home, to be Chairman of the Federal
overwhelming support for the bill from Home Loan Bank, Board.
both of the major parties and all the 'You will recallthe excellent job that
various areas of American life includ- he did while serving as Administrator
big the different religious and ethnic of tie Small Business Administration. It
groups, labor and business, city and was ? under his guidance that the great
country, and all the different regions of strides were made in the small business
the United States. investment company program.
Mr. Speaker, I want to commend those Today I am including in the RECORD
of my colleagues who were Members of the first speech given by John Horne
the 68th Congress and who supported as he new Chairman of the Federal
this bill. I want to especially commend Hone Loan Bank Board. I am sure that
my colleagues on the other side of the all ,d us will be extremely interested in
aisle for the support they, gave this mea- his remarks and suggestions because of
Some pother gains-partial gains-were
achieved in the Housing Act of 1964. This
conference and the league played a most
helpful rOAe in enabling the administration
to obtain the enactment of that law, its
provisions contain much of interest and
value for this industry and the public, and
have kept the board active a good part of
this fall and winter translating the new in-
vestment authority into implementing regu-
lations.
I shall not take your time to make a list
of all the new provisions, but I would like
to make brief reference to two proposals re-
cently published that deal with service cor-
porations and urban renewal.
In the service corporation regulation the
Board would give approval to Investment by
Federal associations In any general service
corporations serving the entire industry, In
the manner of New Jersey's Central Corp.
of Savings and Loan Associations. At the
same time, we recognize that there is pos-
sible an almost infinite variety of corpora-
tions of a more limited nature-more liln-
ited as to members or as to purpose. These
the Board. would consider, under the second
paragraph of the regulation, on the basis of
the specific facts Involved, In either case,
the statute imposes an overall investment
ceiling for such purposes of I percent of
assets.
The urban renewal regulation is designed
to give Federal associations greater freedom
, An11SIC&n eCOnom
but also in achieving the national cony. and flexibility to participate in the preserva-
sensu$ SO necessary for the law to have SCSI OH PREPARED WY JOHN E. HORNE FOR DE- tion Of the community centers in which so
maximum effectiveness. LP'ERY BEFORE THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE many of our Institutions are located and
Had I been a Member of this body at CC NFERENCE OF THE UNrTEO STATES SAVINGS from which they draw their sustenance.
that time, I would have cit AND LOAN LEAGUE, WASHINGTON, D.C., FEE- Here is an opportunity for an ever more vital
life it RUtRY 1, 1965 role in a matter of the highest Importance
one of the great honors, of considered
have been able to cast It is a privilege for me to address this to the future not only of our society but of
my Vote for the Legii lative Conference of the United States your institution itself. We will appreciate
Civil Rights Act of 1964. 1 am emphasis- Saviags and Loan League. I could add that your constructive suggestions, and will be
Ing this point so that no one could ever it is an unexpected privilege because up un- most interested in the use you make of this
be mistaken about my feeling that the til a very few weeks ago, as many of you authority.
sure. Republican support was not only the tremendous and positive impact sav-
essential in passing the civil rights bill
inga and loan institutions have on the
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