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<br />brOll.d region without producing natlon....lde
<br />eeonomle dl1lloeatlon.
<br />The ba.rlhhIp lmp(*'d upon the wheat
<br />!&:mel"!l would f'a.n-y over k> the gl'OWeTa or
<br />r~ grallUl .n<1 IheBtock. ..11 of whom uttJ~
<br />matel, lO'ould than In the certllln dlstl'tlS6.
<br />It 111 not poAlblll to confine such . dlllloc8.
<br />\Ion toone..,gment of agr\c1.l1tun...
<br />Nor " It poulble to k~p thlll 110ft oJ reo
<br />Vl!TM eon1l.ne<t to one ~nt of the na-
<br />!.Ional eeoIlomy. All the 7 million ""orten
<br />engaged directly on farms will be bu.rt.. And
<br />In ld<Lttlon. there will be etrectll on l5 mil-
<br />lion worketll1n the farm mpply busln_ and
<br />on 10 mllllon pl'uona employed. In transport-
<br />lng. pl'OCeM1ng Il.<ld dllltrlhuung bnn prod-
<br />uC't4. FAmlf'rI In 1(l6() spent ".8 bllllon for
<br />fef4a. .16 blllton for tertlltzlor and t34 bU-
<br />11011 tor nuchln... and vllhlcles. It 18 leU.,
<br />to IJUppose that their ha:rdMlps will Dot be
<br />l.ran8terTed. to thelr customen anc1mppUe....
<br />1bo United State. Cezau.. calla onlf that
<br />part of the population living on (Mm. or In
<br />dUn of lees Ulan 2500 rural, but . flU' bet--
<br />In definition of mral la th&t of Prot.
<br />A~ lla.ckl"f who polntil out that 90 mU.
<br />IlOD Amerteans or nl'a.rly hall the popula-
<br />tion "till 1I,.l' on f&nnll or In to\ln18 with
<br />fewl" than 2$.000 population. You e&nnot
<br />punlab the whllat farmer without punishing
<br />rurlll Ammea U1d you cannot punl.llh tural
<br />America without pun.ll;hlng the ...bolll na,.
<br />tlonalllCOtlomy, urban U1d rural altkll. Dla-
<br />AllUr In thewh_t belt would .prlllld through-
<br />out rural. Aml'rlca. make ltlll'lf lelt In un_
<br />employment In n.grlcultUl'lLl .upplleu and
<br />pro.::-..!'a.nd then 1:l'an&Ia~ ItMoll Into ra-
<br />mg unemployment In urban eenLl'n lar Irom
<br />the farm rogIOM. 1"ann Income rMlIln 19'62
<br />ne;vl, '1M mUIIon "''''1' 1&1l1 and the Depart-
<br />ment or AgrIculture lIlltlmated that this r18e
<br />erea~ 200.000 new Jobs In the whole eoun-
<br />tl1'. These workers and no onllll:n~ bow
<br />many thousands more would be Idled by thll
<br />Bort of tDnn depremrlon thtt.t Ia gOIng to hap-
<br />~n unleal!l \he OOVenunent In~nea.
<br />It la too bad the larmm turned down
<br />Secretary Pr<<mn.n'a oompul~ C(lntrol plan.
<br />It may ha..e been a good one. Apparently
<br />a lot or lannen would not ba.-e d~rlbed
<br />It .. Oladatone d,*,rlbed the constltuUOn
<br />and probabl11t wun't the grca.tet:t work ever
<br />5truek oil' by the hand. 01 man. Anywll.Y. It
<br />was voted down. A 'IIi'OI'kable and a.eupta.ble
<br />alteTn.aUve Ia ntflled. Pnrm WOlke.. who
<br />get 1_ than hall the pa1 of tlrba.n worken
<br />&fll not Cl'fflrpald and the, desC'rve bet""r of
<br />the country. They don't need to be "!.&ught
<br />a Ie-.:>o" and II the)' dJd., th" leeI&on would
<br />be more OOBtly than the eouotry could alford.
<br />SevertLl. Senators addresst'd the Chair.
<br />Tbe PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mc-
<br />INTYatt In the chair). The Senator from
<br />Ohto [Mr. LAUSCH.) is recognizt'd.
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<br />CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-_..NATE
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<br />portlnK tha.t the directors of the Miami
<br />Conservancy District have recently an_
<br />nounced two new projects involving a
<br />cod or approxlma.tely $524,000. whlch
<br />will be built with moneys provided by the
<br />local taxpayers. I ask unanimous con-
<br />sent that the article may be printed In
<br />the RECORD.
<br />There being no obJection, the a1't1cle
<br />was ordered to be pr1nted. In Uu! RECORD,
<br />as follows:
<br />CON"SUV4.NCY U",rr OK's LEVrII PLANS
<br />(B1 Carl V. RoberU,)
<br />Flood protec;tlon lor MlamJ VIU.. In Wayne
<br />Townsblp and Colfoman plat In MI&mI Town_
<br />ahIp baa ~n approved by the MIAmi Oon-
<br />....,.ancy Dl&tl1ct bonz'd of dlreetan, It Willi
<br />annouDCfl! today.
<br />Coet of the WamJ VIllIlo project 18 eaU.
<br />mat<<lat '284.100 and that of the Coleman
<br />plat III t:l<<l.ooo, 1IIlld L. Bennett CO)', 1lolICl'I!_
<br />tary_troaaurer of the dl5trlet.
<br />'tbe 'WWk In each ea&e lI'Ul melude a le'l'ell
<br />and IlOmll eha.nnel Im.provement. Some 12$
<br />bomell on 73 aeI"K will I'fleelve Dood prote-c-
<br />tlon at MlAml Vl1Ia. At Coleman plat, It 1&
<br />"0 ~ and ael'"e1"al bualn_ on 65 acr....
<br />The plsl18 wiU be prftenUd to the con.
<br />6l'rvaocy court on .June 21. Tbat bod, la-.
<br />made up or nine common plell.ll Judges. one
<br />Irom "8("h countJ Ln th" dlatrlct. U tile
<br />plana are approved by the court. there will
<br />b<l 30 days lor the tIllng 01 obJeo::tlol:18.
<br />U approval ta obtained all down the Une.
<br />the next ateI' will be a.cqulrlng land needed
<br />for the leveee.
<br />It ta hoped elearlng or U1" land can get
<br />und(!1"llJ8y thla lall. aa1d (lollllefVllIICJ Chlel
<br />Engtn...,r Mwr; L. Mlt.chlill. with worlr. on the
<br />tI.OCJC1 oont.rol projoeeta proper to atart In the
<br />.-pring.
<br />Le..eell In both platll wUl be about 4.000
<br />feet 11XIg, 10 feet ....Ide at the top, and with
<br />an average helghtof 81eet.
<br />At M1IunI VlIlll, a .eoond and amalieI' !evll.'ll
<br />wUl be hullt along 8 IItUe e.b"llD.Il1 ealled Myd
<br />R=.
<br />Tbe m.al.n Inee ....1l11"Un trom a point 200
<br />rffi eut or Rip Rap rORd, at the northl'a$t
<br />earner of the plat. eu....lllg around the plat
<br />along the eBllt bank 01 the MIBmI W1'er to
<br />th" southweat oorner at Rip Rap fOll,d.
<br />There wUl be ~e ",000 leet 01 cha.n.nel
<br />Improvt'ment, Including dt't'penlng and wid-
<br />ening. and the bll.nb will be ellllll'lld ot tn!ee
<br />&n.d underbrur.h.
<br />1..- cbannel WOI"k Is requirt'd 10 Coleman
<br />plat. Mitchell sa.1d. That Inee wUl run from
<br />the pttlRnt levee at the southern end ol
<br />MIlU'.lllaburg. along UloCl eMt bank to the New
<br />TOI"k Cent.ral RaUroad ttaeta.
<br />BO'th proJllCtI wue InstUuted hy j)(luUon.
<br />ol the rCftldents. COOBervancy dl.t:rlct ded-
<br />elon to acquire aome 01 the adjacent ftood
<br />plAIlla.nd cut the OI"lglnally etIUmated OOI!It 01
<br />both proJeo:=ta-trorn .298.000 01 botb proJ-
<br />MIA]o,D CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, eo::t.-trom. '2&8.000 10 COlnnlUl plat 8nd
<br />omo Irom $386,000 at Mlllml Vi11:J..
<br />Mr. LAUSCHE. Mr. President. In OhIo The total ooste 6I'e aseued on a benefit
<br />there Is what is known as the Mlam1 Con_ ba.IU, lnvohmg property ftIue and depth
<br />of flooding. In fOUnd o.gur.... one-third is
<br />S('rvancy DIstJ1ct. It was established 50 charged to all county rwdenta. Including
<br />yefL!'1l agO after the flood which inundated tbOM In the townablp and the plat: one-third
<br />the Below River Valley and the ~l1aml to all toWrW1lp fHldentl. again lnCludlng
<br />RIver Valley. thOM In the plat. and one.tbltd to plat rell1-
<br />During the 50 years of the exlsknce denta alone.
<br />of that coru;crvancy district the tal:- Mr. LAUSCHE. Mr. President, I
<br />payers, on their own. have expended $50 thank the citizens of the area ror not
<br />milllon in the construction of flood con- coming to me to ask the Federal Treas-
<br />trol projects. Neither the Federal Gov- un to provtde Lhe moneys for the proJ-
<br />ernment nor the State Government con_ E'Cts that are envisioned. It demon-
<br />tributed toward the fina.nctng ot the stratcs that the clUu>ns In the M.iam.I
<br />works whlch were n~essary to control Consen;ancy District recognize U1at the
<br />the inordinate flow of water when high . financial burdens of the Federal Oov-
<br />rains and melting snows came. ernment, in rulflll1ng the functions 1m-
<br />I have before me an article. published posed upon It by the Constitution and
<br />in the Day10n Dally News of Ohio, re. providing U1e moneys needed to pre.
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<br />pare our counl.r1 for defense. are so.
<br />grave that the Federal Treasury ought~
<br />to be spared, as rrt'Quently as it p<l&SIblT,
<br />can be, from adding on expenses that ca.n
<br />be taken eare Or on a local. and domellUc:
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<br />S'TA11JS OP MD.lBERS OF CON
<br />GRESS WHO HOLD CO:MMlSSIONS
<br />IN THE MILITARY RESERVES
<br />Mr. GOLDWATER. loIr, PresIdent
<br />recently the qUCI5t1on W&1I raised by th~",
<br />Scripps-Howard. newspapers 8.'l to
<br />'whether it wa.s proper for a Reserve om.
<br />eel' of any of the servtces to serve In th
<br />Congress of the Unlted States. Shortl
<br />after the newspaper raised this IX'rfectIT,
<br />proper question, I submitted a resolution
<br />In thb: body asking that the Judicia
<br />CommJttee detenn1nc this question, In
<br />a.smuch aa no determination has been
<br />made on the IIUbject since 1916, and tha~
<br />was In the Calle of National Guardsmen
<br />The etfortwhlch was made In 1921 failed;
<br />I wrote a letter to each of the Reserve
<br />omcers who 18 a Member of Congre521
<br />explaining the law I had found on it; and
<br />I ask unanimous consent that that letteli
<br />be made a part of my remarks at thJ.a:
<br />polot in the Il.EcoaD.
<br />There being DO objection, the letter!
<br />wa.s ordered to be printed In the RECORD
<br />8& followa:
<br />.DEJ.a PI:LLow Raa\'lBTlJ: Recently th",
<br />&TIpps-Boward paper" han ra1lled the In_
<br />te~ln.. qUeoJUon or whether a Re8eJ"ve om.
<br />cer ean ..no. sa a Member or Ooncr_. III
<br />order that thb question n:alCbt be rl!e()}vt'd,
<br />althoUCb I tblnk It already has be.en, I lul,..
<br />Introd.ueed the enGlOHd I"I!IIOlutlon on whlcb
<br />Major Oelleral T11VU10Nll, U.8. Ann, ne-
<br />lie"", JOlnl'd. me.
<br />In Introducing thia relIOlutlon I made the
<br />tollowing eomments on the floor ol th",
<br />Senate:
<br />"The pertinent portion 01 a.rUcle I, see.
<br />tlon & ol the COnstItutJon Ia as folio..:
<br />.. 'And no penon hOlding any omce under
<br />the lJnlted St.atel ah&Il be a Member of either
<br />Houae durtng bill eontlnuance 10 otllc"".'
<br />"A lIll.mpling or tbe IrglalaUve pre.cedenta
<br />on the qUelIUon 01 lnoompatlble e>meea: I
<br />"Year lstJ1: A 1J:ember of Bouae 'not en_
<br />titled to bls _t a1nce he wua ml1!lter&d Into
<br />the m111t.a.rJ aenlce 01 the United Statea:
<br />"YI!Ilr 1901: RefelTf!d to aetlve \lI;t 01 mlll.
<br />t8rJ bemi pl'Ohlblted hom sen-Ing In
<br />o.:.n~.
<br />"Vear 1918: A HOWIe t'eIKlluUon ...ked .Ju_
<br />dIciary Colnm.luee to InvHtlgn.te the qut!ol-
<br />lion or Members holdlflB eomm.lasJol18 In Na.
<br />tlonal guam. ne commltt.ee'B nport qUOted
<br />the followlcg U.8. Supreme Court cue whleh
<br />detl:oed. 'omce' as ueed 1:0 ut!cle 1. section II
<br />01 the COIlll1J.tutlon. 'In United Srate.. v.
<br />lla~tlNU (0 Wall. 385J the Supreme Cou:rt at
<br />the Un1Uld 6t.atea said that u... term 'publle
<br />omce' embodies the Ideu 01 tenure, dul'll..
<br />UOll, emolument., llIId dUtll'l6, ll.Dd that the
<br />dulles are o:mtlnutn& and permanent. not oc_
<br />eaalona.1 and temporary.
<br />"TI:le committee doeld<<l: 'The ooly quea_
<br />Lion. then, to be OOO&Idered ta wbetber IIIl
<br />a.n otIIcef be 18 dJaquall!led to flU a seat In
<br />the House 01 Repl'esenu.UveeoftheCongrll6l
<br />01 the United States. Prom the earliest time
<br />It hll.ll been r~ 118 a plain prtnelple
<br />01 puhllo pollCJ that ~where two ollloes an
<br />InoompaUb11l the, cannot be held by th~
<br />-.me perwon.- Ineompe.UbUlty ~t. where
<br />the nature and duUea of the two otIIOetI \U"9
<br />INch as to render It 1mpl"OJ>e'", tram eonald.
<br />eraUon or the public polley, lor one 1nC'1lm.
<br />bent to tI.U both, the rul" belcg that th~ ae_
<br />ef'Ptan...e of the aeeond oC'llee vaeat" tbe
<br />first. From the further dlaeusalon (l' tht'
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