Ernest W. Gibson Jr.

CONFIRMATION OF THE NOMINATION OF MR. JOSEPH WARREN MADDEN TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS.

TO PASS H.R. 6324, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE, PROVIDING FOR THE MORE EXPEDITIOUS SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES WITH THE UNITED STATES.

TO CONSIDER H.R. 6324, A BILL RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE, PROVIDING FOR THE MORE EXPEDITIOUS SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES WITH THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

TO REFRAIN FROM CONSIDERATION OF S. 1681, RELATING TO MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, IN THE ABSENCE OF SENATOR REED WHO HAD LED THE OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.

CONFIRMATION OF THE NOMINATION OF FRANK S. PERKINS TO BE POSTMASTER AT FREMONT, NEBRASKA.

TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 162 A BILL TO PROTECT PRODUCERS, MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND CONSUMERS FROM THE UNREVEALED PRESENCE OF SUBSTITUTES AND MIXTURES IN SPUN, WOVEN, KNITTED, FELTED, OR OTHERWISE MANUFACTURED WOOL PRODUCTS.

TO AMEND H.R. 960 BY REQUIRING THE HOLDING OF WIDE-OPEN PUBLIC COMPETITIVE CIVIL-SERVICE EXAMINATIONS FOR ALL THE POSITIONS IN ALL THE CATEGORIES THAT ARE TO BE FILLED WHEN THE VARIOUS AGENCIES ARE TAKEN OVER BY PROCLAMATION AND BROUGHT WITHIN THE MERIT SYSTEM.

TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH AN AMENDMENT LIMITING THE COVERAGE OF THE BILL, H.R. 960, WAS PASSED.

TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY SENATOR ELLENDER LIMITING THE COVERAGE OF THE BILL, H.R. 960, WAS PASSED.

TO CONSIDER H.R. 960, A BILL EXTENDING THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE.

TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 3550 A BILL TO MAKE UNLAWFUL THE TRANSPORTATION OF CONVICT-MADE GOODS IN INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE.

TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 10361, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASING THE LENDING AUTHORITY OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF WASHINGTON.

TO PASS H.R. 10413.

TO AMEND H.R. 10413 BY PREVENTING (1) ANY FURTHER ISSUE OF TAXEXEMPT BONDS BY THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENTS; (2) PERMITTING FULL INCOME TAXATION, ON THE SAME BASIS AS OTHER BONDS ARE EAXED, BY ALL THE STATES OF THE UNION; (3) PERMITTING THE REFUNDING OF ANY PRESENT OUTSTANDING BONDS WHEN IT IS DESIRABLE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE MUNICIPALITY, THE STATE, OR THE BOND-ISSUING AUTHORITY TO DO SO IN ORDER TO GET A LOWER RATE OF INTEREST OR BETTER TERMS, PROVIDED THE MATURITY DATES OF THE BONDS ARE NOT EXTENDED BY THE NEW ISSUE.

TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 4164.

TO AMEND H.R. 10413, CORPORATION INCOME AND EXCESS-PROFITS TAXATION, BY APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF PROGRESSSIVE TAXATION TO THE CORPORATE TAX LAW AND PLACING A LARGER BURDEN ON THE WEALTHIER CORPORATION.

CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 4164 COMPULSORY SELECTIVE MILITARY SERVICE, TO RECOMMIT S. 4164 TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE WITH INSTRUCTION TO THE CONFEREES ON THE PART OF THE SENATE TO ACCEPT (AND, IF NECESSARY, TO INSIST UPON SUCH ACCEPTANCE), IN LIEU OF THE LANGUAGE CONTAINED IN SECTION 9 OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT (RELATING TO THE TAKING OVER OF MANUFACTURING PLANTS BY THE PRESIDENT), THE LANGUAGE CONTAINED IN SECTION 12 OF THE HOUSE AMENDMENT, AND THAT THEY REPORT BACK TO THE SENATE AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE MOMENT.

TO AMEND S. 4204, EXPANSION OF LENDING AUTHORITY OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK, BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING "SUCH LOANS SHALL ONLY BE MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES WHICH ARE DEFINED BY THE PRESIDENT AS STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS OR OF RESOURCES AND MATERIALS WHICH ARE NOT PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES IN APPRECIABLE QUANTITIES AND WHICH ARE REQUIRED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES."

TO AMEND S. 4204, BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING "THAT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF LOANS TO ANY ONE FOREIGN COUNTRY AND THE AGENCIES AND NATIONALS THEREOF WHICH ARE HEREAFTER AUTHORIZED TO BE MADE AND ARE OUTSTANDING AT ANY ONE TIME SHALL NOT EXCEED $50,000,000, AND SUCH AMOUNT SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNT OF LOANS HERETOFORE AUTHORIZED OR MADE TO SUCH FOREIGN COUNTRY AND THE AGENCIES AND NATIONALS THEREOF."

TO PASS H.R. 10361, EXPANSION OF LENDING AUTHORITY OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK, PROVIDING FOR INCREASING THE LENDING AUTHORITY OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF WASHINGTON. (AFTER S. 4204 WAS AMENDED, IT WAS SUBSTITUTED FOR THE BODY OF H.R. 10361.)

TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2009, A BILL RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF INTERSTATE CARRIERS.

TO INSTRUCT THE SENATE CONFEREES S. 4164:9.. (2) TO AGREE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE HOUSE BILL KNOWN AS THE FISH AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR A POSTPONEMENT OF THE REGISTRATION FOR 60 DAYS.

TO INSTRUCT THE SENATE CONFEREES UPON S. 4164, SELECTIVE COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE BILL, (1) NOT TO AGREE TO ANY CHANGE IN THE PROVISION OF THE BILL AS IT PASSED THE SENATE FIXING THE AGES OF REGISTRATION AT 21 TO 31 INCLUSIVE.

TO DECIDE A POINT OF ORDER CONCERNING THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE CONDERENCE COMMITTEE HAD EXCEEDED ITS AUTHORITY IN MODIFYING S. 2009, A BILL RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF INTERSTATE CARRIERS.

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY DEFERRING CONSCRIPTION UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1941, WHILE A CAMPAIGN FOR VOLUNTEERS PROCEEDS UNDER PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.

TO PASS S. 4164.

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY PROHIBITING THE PRESIDENT FROM INDUCTING PERSONS UNDER THIS ACT UNTIL THE CONGRESS DECLARES A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT BASED ON AN ORIGINAL PERIOD OF 30 DAYS AND THEN SUCCESSIVE PERIODS OF 10 DAYS UNTIL VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS HAD FAILED TO FILL THE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. ONLY AFTER THE VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS HAD PROVED INADEQUATE WOULD THE COMPULSORY DRAFT BE USED.

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY GIVING THE PRESIDENT THE AUTHORITY IMMEDIATELY UPON THE PASSAGE OF S. 4164 TO ISSUE A CALL FOR 400,000 VOLUNTEERS. CALLS FOR 400,000 VOLUNTEERS WOULD ALSO BE ISSUED ON JANUARY 1, 1941 AND APRIL 1, 1941, AND THE DRAFT WOULD NOT GO INTO EFFECT AS LONG AS THE CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS WERE MET.

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY STRIKING THE PROVISO WHICH PERMITS THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO FIX THE COMPENSATION OF THE OWNER OF THE PLANT, PROVIDES FOR THE INSTITUTION OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS UNDER EXISTING LAW, AND GIVES THE SECRETARY OF WAR IN THE CASE OF WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS THE RIGHT TO ENTER INTO POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY UPON THE FILING OF THE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS.

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY SUBSTITUTING A VOLUNTARY SYSTEM OF MILITARY TRAINING IN LIEU OF THE COMPULSORY SYSTEM UNDER THE ACT.

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING: "THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE INDUCTED INTO THE LAND OR NAVAL FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THIS ACT, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO VOLUNTARY INLISTMENT, UNLESS AND UNTIL THE CONGRESS SHALL HAVE DECLARED THAT A STATE OF WAR EXISTS, OR HAS DECLARED THAT UNITED STATES IS THREATENED WITH INVASION."

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING: "PERSONS INDUCTED INTO THE LAND FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO THIS ACT SHALL NOT BE EMPLOYED BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE EXCEPT IN THE TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS."

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY REDUCING THE AGE RANGE WITHIN WHICH SELECTIONS ARE TO BE MADE FROM THE RANGE OF 21 TO 31 IN THE BILL, TO THE RANGE OF 21 TO 25.

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION WITH REGARD TO RACE, CREED, OR COLOR. THIS AMENDMENT DEALS WITH THE ENLISTMENT SECTION OF THE LAW.

TO AMEND S. 4164 BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING: "PERSONS INDUCTED INTO THE LAND OR NAVAL FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES FOR TRAINING AND SERVICE UNDER THIS ACT SHALL NOT IN TIMES OF PEACE BE EMPLOYED BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND THE TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES."

TO DECIDE A POINT OF ORDER RAISED AGAINST AN AMENDMENT TO S.4164 WHICH WOULD HAVE AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT IN A NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO "DRAFT CAPITAL." IT WAS ARGUED THAT THIS WAS A REVENUE MEASURE WHICH MUST ORIGINATE IN THE HOUSE.

TO AMEND S. 4164, SELECTIVE "COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE, BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING: "REGULAR OR DULY ORDAINED MINISTERS OF RELIGION AND STUDENTS, WHO ARE PREPARING FOR THE MINISTRY IN THEOLOGICAL OR DIVINITY SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED AS SUCH FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TRAINING AND SERVICE (BUT NOT FROM REGISTRATION) UNDER THIS ACT."

TO RECOMMIT S.J.RES. 286 TO THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO LIMIT THE SERVICE OF MEN CONSCRIPTED UNDER THIS ACT TO THE "CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES."

TO PASS S.J.RES. 286, AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO ORDER MEMBERS AND UNITS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS AND RETIRED PERSONNEL OF THE REGULAR ARMY INTO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.

TO AMEND S.J.RES. 286, BY LIMITING THE SERVICE OF THE MEN BROUGHT INTO THE NATIONAL SERVICE BY THIS ACT TO THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND OTHER TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES RATHER THAN TO THE "WESTERN HEMISPHERE."

TO AMEND S.J.RES. 286, ACTIVE SERVICE OF NATIONAL GUARD, RESERVE, AND RETIRED PERSONNEL, BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING: "ANY PERSON NOW SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1 (AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO ORDER INTO THE ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR A PERIOD OF 12 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS ANY OR ALL MEMBERS AND UNITS OF ANY OR ALL RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND RETIRED PERSONNEL OF THE REGULAR ARMY, WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT.) MAY RESIGN HIS STATUS WITHIN 20 DAYS AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THIS JOINT RESOLUTION.

CONFIRMATION OF THE NOMINATION OF FRANK KNOX TO BE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

CONFIRMATION OF THE NOMINATION OF HENRY L. STIMSON TO BE SECRETARY OF WAR.