HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE " SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS THIRD SESSION ON H. R. 8099 AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE PRO- AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES JANUARY 25, 26, 27, AND 28, AND FEBRUARY 9, 1938 41551 Printed for the use of the Committee on Finance UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1938 Statement of: Page Andrews, Hon. Charles O., United States Senator from the State of 192 Bailey, Clyde Scott, Washington, D. C., representing the Public 113 Barnes, Albert MacC., New York City, president, Association of The 201 Bates, Todd, San Francisco, Calif., manager, Motor Car Dealers 110 139 Besse, Arthur, New York City, representing the National Association Bevans, James W., New York City, representing the National Council Bone, Hon. Homer T., United States Senator from the State of Wash- Boyd, Charles E., Detroit, Mich., representing the Retail Merchants Boynton, R. R., Detroit, Mich., representing the National Customs Brand, Vance, general counsel, Date Industries Association, Urbana, California Retailers Association, San Francisco, Calif., telegram from - Cigar Manufacturers Association of America, Inc., New York City, Coffee, Hon. John M., a Representative in Congress from the State of 69, 77 193 65 63 180 253 253 249 74 Cohn, Louis Marbe, New York City, executive secretary, American 56 251 Craig, David R., Washington, D. C., president, American Retail 137 Culbertson, William S., Washington, D. C., representing the National 131 Drake, Floyd E., executive secretary, Michigan Railroad Employees 31 Eastman, Lucius R., president, The Hills Brothers Co., New York 185 Eisner, Mark, New York City, amendment and statement submitted 25 3 Ely, Northcutt, Washington, D. C. 141 Emerson, Ralph, Washington, D. C., legislative representative of the 18 Farley, J. W., Needham, Mass., chairman of the board, Merrimac Hat 144 Fawcett, C. J., Boston, Mass., general manager, the National Wool 219 Frank, Jr., Eli, Baltimore, Md., representing the National Customs 59 Garcia & Vega, New York, N. Y., letter from. 252 Grabosky Bros., Philadelphia, Pa., telegram from. 250 Green, Michael F., Newark, N. J., Secretary-Treasurer, United Hat- 149 179 107 III Statement of-Continued. Helfer, Joseph, New York City, representing the Millinery Stabiliza- Hull, Hon. Cordell, Secretary of State, letter from Kazen, Philip, Laredo, Tex., representing the Laredo Chamber of Page 151 222 118 252 249 46 Lawrence, Frank L., attorney-at-law, San Francisco, Calif., letter and 173 Lerch, John G., New York City, representing the American Tariff 163 Levett, B. A., New York City, chairman, committee on customs ad- Lockett, Joseph F., Boston, Mass., representing the Institute of 37 Milnor, N. F., Los Angeles, Calif., representing Milnor, Inc.. Mott, Hon. James W., a Representative in Congress from the State National Association of Manufacturers, New York City, letter from.. National Wool Growers' Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, telegram Nogales Chamber of Commerce, Nogales, Ariz., letter and resolutions Nye, Barlow, attorney general, State of Nebraska.. Pepper, Hon. Claude, United States Senator from the State of Florida Pickert Co., Inc., Milford, Mass., letter from.. Popper, E. & Co., Inc., New York, N. Y., letter from Porto Rican American Tobacco Co., Newark, N. J., telegram from Reading, E. J., Paterson, N. J., representing the Consolidated Litho- graphing Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y., and the Woven Label Manufacturers Association, Inc., of the National Federation of Regensburg, E. & Sons, New York, N. Y., telegram from.. 143 110 188 190 251 49 Scanlon, Daniel, Watertown, N. Y., representing the Thousand 25 Suarez & Co., Ray, Passaic, N. J., telegram from.... 250 172 97 Townsend, Hon. John G., United States Senator from the State of Delaware, letter from, addressed to the Treasury Department. Van Allen, John W., Buffalo, N. Y., representing the Buffalo and Fort 20 Waitt & Bond, Inc., Newark, N. J., telegram from_ 251 SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, UNITED STATES SENATE, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met pursuant to call, at 10:30 a. m., in the Senate Finance Committee room, Senator David I. Walsh (chairman) presiding. Senator WALSH. The committee will come to order, please. A subcommittee of the Committee on Finance has met this morning to hear evidence on H. R. 8099, the Customs Administrative bill, a bill that passed the House of Representatives in August 1937. This bill, H. R. 8099, I understand, is a House bill that was reported by the Ways and Means Committee after the Treasury Department had proposed and had requested the introduction of a bill which was entitled H. R. 6738, embodying the same general principles. In other words, H. R. 8099 is the House bill based upon the Treasury bill known as H. R. 6738. Who is here representing the Treasury Department? Mr. SPINGARN. I am here, Senator, together with Mr. Johnson, Chief Counsel of the Bureau of Customs. Senator WALSH. Mr. Hester is unable to be here? Mr. SPINGARN. Mr. Hester is unavoidably detained, Senator. Senator WALSH. He made the presentation of the Treasury's position on the old bill introduced at the request of the Treasury before the House Committee on Ways and Means, is that correct? Mr. SPINGARN. That is correct, accompanied by Mr. Johnson and myself. Senator WALSH. Which one of you desire to take the place of Mr. Hester to represent the views of the Treasury? Mr. SPINGARN. I was going to begin, Mr. Chairman, and Mr. Johnson, if he may, will sit by me here, and if there are any questions that I cannot answer he will attempt to do so. STATEMENT OF STEPHEN J. SPINGARN, ATTORNEY, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL, TREASURY DEPARTMENT Senator WALSH. Will you give your name to the clerk for the record, please? Mr. SPINGARN. Stephen J. Spingarn, attorney, office of the General Counsel, Treasury Department. Senator WALSH. How long have you been in the Treasury? Mr. SPINGARN. About 4 years. Mr. Johnson has been in the customs service for 18 years. Senator WALSH. And what is your name, sir? 1 |
