degrees, 2.75 cents per pound, and for each additional sugar degree shown by the polariscopic test, one hundred and twenty-five one-thousandths of 1 cent per pound additional, and fractions of a degree in proportion."

Mr. HOWELL. Mr. President, in connection with the committee amendment which has just been stated I offer the amendment which I send to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the amendment.

The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. In lieu of the language proposed to be stricken out, beginning in line 17, on page 121, and extending to and including line 21, on page 121, it is proposed to insert:

(a) Subject to the limitations hereinafter specified, there shall be paid, out of the proceeds of issues of customs warrants, allowances upon sugar produced by domestic manufacturers from sugar beets or sugarcane grown within the continental United States. Such allowances shall be at the following rates: For each pound of sugar testing by the polariscope above 88 sugar degrees and not above 90 sugar degress, 0.365 cent, and for each additional sugar degree shown by the polariscope test, seventy-five ten-thousandths of 1 cent additional, and fractions of a degree in proportion. After making the deduction provided for in subdivision (b), 90 per cent of the remainder of the allowance upon any sugar shall be paid to the grower of the sugar beets or sugarcane from which the sugar is produced and 10 per cent of the remainder of the allowance shall be paid to the manufacturer producing the sugar.

(b) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to issue and sell from time to time customs warrants in amounts sufficient to meet allowances payable under this paragraph. If any customs warrants to meet allowances payable upon sugar produced from sugar beets or sugarcane of any crop year are issued and sold for less than par value, the amount of the difference between the par value and the amount for which issued and sold shall be deducted from the allowances to be paid upon such sugar, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide. Claims for allowances upon any quantity of sugar are authorized to be filed at any time within six months after the production of the sugar and shall be paid promptly by the Secretary of the Treasury.

(c) Title to customs warrants shall be transferable by delivery. A customs warrant when presented by the bearer thereof within one year from the date of issuance shall be legal tender at its par value for payment of duties on imports. The Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare and issue all customs warrants. Customs warrants shall be obligations of the United States within the definition in section 147 of the act entitled "An act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," approved March 4, 1909, as amended (U. S. C., title 18, sec. 261).

(d) No allowance shall be paid upon any sugar which has at any time been imported into the continental United States or upon which an allowance has previously been paid under this paragraph,

(e) No manufacturer shall be eligible to receive any allowance upon sugar produced from sugar beets or sugarcane of any crop year unless such manufacturer files with the Secretary of the Treasury, prior to July 1 of such year, a notice of an intention to claim the benefits of this paragraph. Such notice shall be in such form as the Secretary of the Treasury shall by regulation prescribe and shall include an estimate of the amount of sugar proposed to be produced by the manufacturer from sugar beets and sugarcane of such crop year. No allowance shall be paid to any manufacturer upon sugar produced from sugar beets or sugarcane of any crop year unless the manufacturer produces at least 2,000 pounds of sugar from sugar beets and sugarcane of such crop year.

(f) No allowance shall be paid to any person unless he files claim therefor and maintains books, records, accounts, and memoranda necessary for the purposes of this paragraph, in such form and manner as the Secretary of the Treasury shall by regulation prescribe, nor unless such person permits the examination of and produces such books, accounts, records, and memoranda in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe.

(g) Any transaction of the Treasury Department in issuing or receiving customs warrants or in paying allowances under this paragraph, shall be final and conclusive upon all officers of the Government; except that all such transactions shall be examined by the General Accounting Office at such times and in such manner as the Comptroller General of the United States may by regulation prescribe. Such examination shall be for the sole purpose of making a report to the Congress and to the Secretary of the Treasury of expenditures in violation of law, together with such recommendations with respect thereto as the Comptroller General deems advisable.

(h) Any person who knowingly or without the exercise of due diligence makes any statement or representation that is false in any substantial particular with respect to any claim of himself or any other person under this paragraph, or who knowingly receives any allowance under this paragraph to which he is not entitled, or who knowingly files a claim for any such allowance shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is in the form of a substitute for the committee amendment and is in order.

The question is on agreeing to the amendment submitted by the junior Senator from Nebraska [Mr. HowELL] to the amendment of the committee, on which the Senator from Utah [Mr. SMOOT] demands the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered, and the Chief Clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. FESS (when his name was called). I have a pair with the Senator from New York [Mr. COPELAND]. I am informed that if he were present, he would vote as I intend to vote; therefore I am at liberty to vote. I vote "nay."

Mr. ROBINSON of Indiana (when his name was called). I have a general pair with the junior Senator from Mississippi [Mr. STEPHENS]. In his absence I withhold my vote.

The roll call was concluded.

Mr. FESS. I desire to announce that the senior Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. REED] and the senior Senator from Arkansas [Mr. ROBINSON] are necessarily absent attending the naval conference in London. They have a general pair on all questions.

Mr. KING. I have a general pair with the Senator from Maryland [Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH]. In his absence I withhold my vote.

Mr. METCALF. I have a general pair with the senior Senator from Maryland [Mr. TYDINGS]. Understanding that he would vote the same as I shall vote, I cast my vote. I vote "nay."

Mr. VANDENBERG. I wish to announce that the junior Senator from Maryland [Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH] is unavoidably detained from the Chamber. If present, he would vote nay.”

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Mr. SHEPPARD. I wish to announce that the following Senators are necessarily detained on official business: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. PITTMAN], the Senator from New York [Mr. WAGNER], the Senator from Arkansas [Mr. CARAWAY], the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. THOMAS], and the Senator from Maryland [Mr. TYDINGS]. If the Senator from New York [Mr. WAGNER] were present, I am requested to state that he would vote "nay."

Mr. HEFLIN. I wish to announce that my colleague the junior Senator from Alabama [Mr. BLACK] is necessarily absent. If present, he would vote "nay." Mr. HARRISON. My colleague the junior Senator from Mississippi [Mr. STEPHENS] is detained from the Senate by illness.

Mr. KEAN. I wish to announce the necessary absence of my colleague the junior Senator from New Jersey [Mr. BAIRD] on official business. If present, he would vote "nay."

Mr. TOWNSEND. I wish to announce that my colleague [Mr. HASTINGS] is detained on official business. If present, he would vote "nay." The result was announced-yeas 22, nays 54, as follows:

So Mr. HOWELL'S amendment to the amendment of the committee was rejected.

Pine
Pittman

Reed
Robinson, Ark.

Robinson, Ind.

MOLASSES, BLACKSTRAP

MR. STECK'S AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES IMPORTED TO BE COMMERCIALLY USED FOR DISTILLING PURPOSES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A DUTY OF 1.44 CENTS PER POUND OF TOTAL SUGARS, WHICH WOULD AMOUNT TO A SPECIAL DUTY OF 8 CENTS PER GALLON

(Cong. Record, January 17, 1930; page, Daily, 1876; Permanent, 1801)

Mr. STECK. Mr. President, I offer the amendment which I have heretofore sent to the desk.

The VICE PRESIDENT.

the Senator from Iowa.

The clerk will state the amendment proposed by

The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. On page 122, after the period at the end of line 5, it is proposed to insert:

Molasses imported to be commercially used for distilling purposes, 1.44 cents per pound of total sugars.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.

The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. The Senator from Nebraska offers the following substitute: On page 122, line 4, after the word " consumption," insert "or for distilling purposes," and on page 122, line 5, after the word " sugars," insert “molasses imported to be commercially used for distilling purposes, 1.44 cents per pound of total sugars."

Mr. STECK. The amendment that is offered as a substitute by the Senator from Nebraska is exactly the same as mine, except for the suggestion that after the word "consumption" on page 4 we insert the words "or for distilling purposes." I am perfectly willing to accept that as an amendment to the amendment I offered, if it is satisfactory.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to the amendment of the Senator from Iowa [Mr. STECK] as modified.

Mr. STECK. I ask for the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered, and the Chief Clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. ROBINSON of Indiana (when his name was called). I have a general pair with the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. STEPHENS]. In this absence, not knowing how he would vote, I withhold my vote.

The roll call was concluded.

Mr. KING. Upon this question I have a general pair with the senior Senator from Delaware [Mr. HASTINGS]. Not knowing how he would vote, I withhold my vote.

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Mr. TYDINGS. On this question I have a general pair with the senior Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. METCALF]. I transfer that pair to the junior Senator from North Carolina [Mr. OVERMAN], and will vote. I vote nay.” Mr. FESS. I am paired with the senior Senator from New York [Mr. COPELAND]. I transfer that pair to the junior Senator from New Jersey [Mr. BAIRD], and will vote. I vote " nay.”

I have been requested to announce the following general pairs:

The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. REED] with the Senator from Arkansas [Mr. ROBINSON];

The Senator from Vermont [Mr. DALE] with the Senator from Alabama [Mr. BLACK]; and

The Senator from Maine [Mr. GOULD] with the Senator from New York [Mr. WAGNER].

Mr. SMITH (after having voted in the negative). I have a pair with the Senator from Indiana [Mr. WATSON]. I transfer that pair to the Senator from Arkansas [Mr. CARAWAY] and will let my vote stand.

Mr. SHEPPARD. I desire to announce that the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. OVERMAN], the Senator from Nevada [Mr. PITTMAN], the Senator from Arkansas [Mr. CARAWAY], and the Senator from Arizona [Mr. ASHURST] are detained on official business.

The result was announced-yeas 22, nays 50, as follows:

So Mr. STECK's amendment, as modified, was rejected.

Robinson, Ark.

Robinson, Ind.

Smoot
Stephens
Wagner
Watson

PAPER, BASIC AND SENSITIZED

ON AGREEING TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 1405 RESTORING THE HIGHER RATES OF EXISTING LAW (WHICH HAD BEEN LOWERED BY THE HOUSE TEXT) ON PLAIN BASIC PAPER FOR ALBUMENIZING, SENSITIZING, ETC., FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, ETC.; AND ALSO ON ALBUMENIZED OR SENSITIZED PAPER AND PAPER OTHERWISE SURFACE COATED FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES

(Cong. Record, January 20, 1930; page, Daily, 2037; Permanent, 1955)

The VICE PRESIDENT. Eighty-two Senators have answered to their names. A quorum is present. The next amendment will be stated.

The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. In paragraph 1405, on page 192, the committee proposes to strike out:

Plain basic paper ordinarily used in the manufacture of paper commonly or commercially known either as blue print or brown print, and plain basic paper ordinarily used for similar purposes, 20 per cent ad valorem; sensitized paper commonly or commercially known either as blue print or brown print, and similar sensitized paper, 25 per cent ad valorem; unsensitized basic paper, and baryta coated paper, to be sensitized for use in photography, 5 per cent ad valorem; sensitized paper, to be used in photography, 30 per cent ad valorem.

And to insert in lieu thereof:

Plain basic paper for albumenizing, sensitizing, baryta coating, or for photographic processes by using solar or artificial light, 3 cents per pound and 15 per cent ad valorem ; albumenized or sensitized paper or paper otherwise surface coated for photographic purposes, 3 cents per pound and 20 per cent ad valorem.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the adoption of the committee amendment to paragraph 1405, on page 192, commencing with line 24. The clerk will call the roll.

The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. ODDIE (when his name was called). On this question I have a pair with my colleague the senior Senator from Nevada [Mr. PITTMAN]. I trans

fer that pair to the junior Senator from Maryland [Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH], and will vote. I vote "yea."

Mr. WALCOTT (when his name was called). I have a pair with the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. BLEASE], who is absent. I transfer that pair to the Senator from New Jersey [Mr. BAIRD], and will vote. I vote "yea."

The roll call was concluded.

Mr. WALSH of Montana. The Senator from Arizona [Mr. HAYDEN] and the Senator from Nevada [Mr. PITTMAN] are both absent from the Senate in the West on official business connected with Boulder Dam. If they were present, they would both vote "nay.”

Mr. GEORGE. Upon this question I have a pair with the senior Senator from Colorado [Mr. PHIPPS], and therefore withhold my vote.

Mr. GLASS. I have a general pair with the senior Senator from Connecticut [Mr. BINGHAM]. In his absence I withhold my vote.

Mr. COPELAND. On this matter I have a pair with the Senator from Oregon [Mr. MCNARY], and therefore withhold my vote.

Mr. GLENN. I have a general pair with the junior Senator from Arizona [Mr. HAYDEN]. Not knowing how he would vote on this question, I transfer that pair to the Senator from Kansas [Mr. ALLEN], and will vote. I vote "yea." Mr. FESS. I desire to announce the following general pairs:

The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. REED] with the Senator from Arkansas [Mr. ROBINSON];

The Senator from Indiana [Mr. ROBINSON] with the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. STEPHENS];

The Senator from New Jersey [Mr. KEAN] with the Senator from Alabama [Mr. BLACK];

The Senator from West Virginia [Mr. HATFIELD] with the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. OVERMAN];

The Senator from Delaware [Mr. HASTINGS] with the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. SIMMONS]; and

The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. METCALF] with the Senator from Maryland [Mr. TYDINGS].

Mr. SHEPPARD. I desire to announce that the Senators from North Carolina [Mr. SIMMONS and Mr. OVERMAN], the Senator from Florida [Mr. TRAMMELL], and the Senator from Louisiana [Mr. BROUSSARD] are absent on official business.

I also desire to announce that my colleague [Mr. CONNALLY] is necessarily detained from the Senate by attendance upon a matter before the Supreme Court.

The result was announced-yeas 30, nays 34, as follows: