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tween l3 and 19, End thst would be my
under8tenaung, lf the Secretbry does not
add to these members wlth reference to
the flgure of somewhere in bctween, wlth
whlch I belleve we are workln8.
Mr. PICEI,E. Mr. Sp€Bker, I thenk
the gentleman from West Virglnls lor
hls coments. Antl, Is thi.3 al6o the fdellng
anal lntent of tlre gentleman reprecentine
the mlnorlty?
Mr. $PRINGER. Does the gentleman
from Texag uean lroofBr as thils compromlse
is concerned?
Mr. PICHLE. I mean lnsofar Bs the
practicsl nutrrber that the Secretary
Bhoulal appolnt shoultl b€ somewhcre in
tl'le nelghborhood of l5?
Mr. SPRINGEE. That ls correch f
thtnk ln the nelshborhood of l3 to u,
en(l I think tt mlsht b€ rs. I thtnE the
restrlctlon Bhould b€ put ln here to the
efiect that you shoulil not have ulore
thatl l? ot les$ thM 9.
Mr, PrCrdIJE. Mr. Speaker. lf the
gentleman Etill ylelal further, lf the 8entlemffi
wiU reed the l&nBusge, lt ls clear-
ly opefl to lnterpfetatton Es to wlrether
:
lt sFould be four or 8lx. r beueve there
should be a representBtlve Srroup. And,
lf the gentlemBn thin*s ln t4ruE of 13,
or 19, Bs the chairdan do€s, I wlll not
ofler motlon to recommlt the blll'
Mr. SPRINGER. I thlnk the geutletnBn
he$ ErEde & good contrlbutlon. At
lest the Secretary ls eotng to read the
REcoRD about what nwber tfie thlnk it
ought
r-i8ht.
to be and I think that 18 Bbout
Mr. PICIILE. I thenk the EenuemEfl'
Mr. STAGGEES. Mr' SPeEker, I
yleltl 5 mlnutcs to the genLleman f rom
Califomls IMr, MoEs].
Mr. MOSS. Mr. Speaker, thls ls n
verv significant pitre of le8islation- I
think that the flnBl Droduct brought
here for conslderatlon toalay Ehould l8y
to test any ellegations or chErges that
thP House lsborecl les l'lgorously or with
less good falth than the other bodv.
'rhroughout
the heailng8 on thls lesi6'
latlon and the len8thy proce$s ol firerk'
up, I believe tha.l, every member of the
committee
t'he public
representtd in tds Judgment
interest and the Int€rest of
his dtstrlct-anil that l5 the Eppropriate
role to fulflu.
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I thlnh ttret there wes Bt aU tlmes h
the conference an overrldlng oonoern on
the pErt ot every member ol ttre Gohference
from both Houses on both sldes
of the slsle to tmprove and stren8then
the leElslsuo4 Ur grCPr that lt better
rrmt ttu Durooa€! of thn Anerlcgn
llloEru8 DUDIC.
We wero utndful ol tJro ECDIIUVG naturd
ol r very l.Eportdnt beslo lndusttt'
r beUcy6 I llDn baldnce ws{ shleved lrr
ttrrEt contercncs comElttt€-
WG hrd I oon6lder6ble
cttsglon over the numbers
amount ol dle-
ol persouE who
should constitute an edvlsorv oomrrllt'
tee. Thls sas a vcry dlf,cult Eubject lor
the coErmlttee, wlth the other body lrot
lavorllr8 eny le,lnd ol !n advlEotlJ comrstttte,
and I beUeve the b8lflnce here
agaln mhleved l8 very huch h tne pub-
Uc lnterest.
cleBrly, they do not want thc gecretary
to appolnt a boaty so lerge as to be un'
wleldy
sntatlve.
or so smsll a$ to be unreprt-
I would llk6 to trtse thl8 tlhe to p8y
partlculf,r trlbute to the chelr'man of the
Comrfllttee
codmerce
on Interstete
who pr$lded
snd Forel8n
over very
lengthy heulnss and over dlfilcult Inerkup
seslons, with felrneee and wlth flrmness
snd rrlth I hlgh degree of obJecttvlty.
J am verT proud to h8v6 Berved
wtth hln ln the commltt€o srrd on thc
conJerence.
lc glven ln
I hope tho s{Ele alulgenoc
the admlnlstratlon ol tlrc
leglslEtlorr H wffi Elven ln tJre wrttlng
up. I hope the Strretrry ln undBrtaklna
thlE new and elgilJlcant responslb[lty
wlll rttempt to rtrrult the voty beot
qusJlfled per8omel poslble bccausE thc
Job demantlano lcs.
If lt works, u *e hee lt does, In *
lew yetls F€ should b6 abl6 to pornt
to Elgnlflc8nt decrrea€r tn tlre oemago
on Alil€,flca'B hlghwayFthe
toU tE pa,y ea ttrc reilIt
vcry blgh
ot s lsdk ol
Bsfety, Ertshly confeslng slso th6 l|a|l
ol hrtmm fltncu, on mu$r occrslont, to
slve tlre ty?e ol operstlon to r velllclc
tllat Ehould bc rilYm.
Mr. ROOERSolFlortill, Mr. gr€rter,
eil tho sentleman ylBklt
Mr. MO88. I wtu bc very hrppy to
yleld to th€ Eenttoman.
Mr. ROCIERE olFlorldi. Mr. gp6E.ker,
fwinteal td concur Flth th6 g6ntleEsn h
hl.s Etstcttrcnt Bbout tlr6 cotrduct of thr
hea,rlnse End on the €ficcuHye sesdon!
by thc chstrEnn, rt w s tryln8 ttEt
throu8l 3 monthr, rnd ln trh iuffit lrtt
msnncr ln handllng theE. I b€lleye most
tr{edbclt lecl tn$ cyerybddy hs! an opportunlty
to rtrtc hl! vtrr8. I thlnl ro
cu bc rll proud of ilrc r,e8db.
f do w8ut to erB oDe or two qucttlmt,
iJtd I rtaEt to Er'ts6 tDI! vcry clGnFrnd
I wul arts tbc chdmrn
tlrmaD wul ytcld lurthGr?
|f tbG lGD.
ldr, MOg8, I rdElrl to ths ccDfl@td
tor thrt pqrpca.
r[r. RooEa
stentle,r{r tha
ol Flortdr. h
Esttfll'| rhdt,
stdEr
.r h6
de6E! r|nrloprlrte, Gouailt rttl ttr Yc.
blcl,! Equlfalt ErfGE CcEldo4 rnd
ruch othcr gtrtr or l[t rut$. rlGDrild,
lEclurlll8 l,cd8btlv. ooumltte*
lft. gtAGOERa- re. freefr:r. vll
tlr6 cGntlcrbir ylcld?
Mr. MOES. I yteld to tfb Gbrlmrr|,
re. EifACOffiA, ltnt b tlr htrBt
bf. tha ooooltdcr on Dotl drLr ol tbc
&l!le lti 8GcN,6brt lhrtr coDrult || bf
d€{m! sdylrsbld.
lF. EOCUng otl+:orldr, Ar b. dcrdr
i4vbahlr,
MT.ETAOOERS. Ycr,
rtr, RoClffiE ot llorldl I ttrr8r* tla
Bmtleman.
Mr. grAGOER^8. l&, Glpcr,ter,I EoYG
th6 prevlou! queBuon on tlrg co|1l6rGnct
Eport.
Th6 prilloud questlon wrs ordcrtd.
Th6 aPEAIEER pro t€mporo (lilr.
'I'h6
St8n). que8tlon ls on egre€lr$ to
the confeftnce report.
'Itle questlon wu teken; Bnd thc
Spef,her pro tchlrore erurounced thrt
the "sy6't aDDeBred td hsv6 lt.
Mr. SPRINOER. Mr. spe6xer, I ob-
Ject to thd vote on tJlo cround ttrst t
quorum la not
pqlnt ol order
precnt.
present snd mrEE
thEt a quorum b
t&c
hot
ThE BPEATEER pro tempora. EYldEnt'
Iy a quoflrrn ls not pre8ent.
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