COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEVENTY-SECOND CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 12353 A BILL TO RELIEVE DESTITUTION, TO BROADEN THE LENDING POWERS OF THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION, AND TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT BY AUTHORIZING AND EXPEDITING A PUBLIC-WORKS PRO KF27 1932 Copy 4 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEVENTY-SECOND CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION CHARLES R. CRISP, Georgia, Acting Chairman. ROBERT L. DOUGHTON, North Carolina. SAMUEL B. HILL, Washington. HARRY C. CANFIELD, Indiana. CHRISTOPHER D. SULLIVAN, New York. JOHN W. MCCORMACK, Massachusetts. CLEMENT C. DICKINSON, Missouri. FRED M. VINSON, Kentucky. II WILLIS C. HAWLEY, Oregon. CHARLES B. TIMBERLAKE, Colorado. HENRY W. WATSON, Pennsylvania. CARL R. CHINDBLOM, Illinois. FRANK CROWTHER, New York. EUGENE FLY, Clerk CONTENTS Aishton, R. H., representing the Association of Railway Executives__ Almon, Hon. Edward B., Representative from Alabama and chair- man of the Committee on Roads.. Brent, Theodore, New Orleans, La - Briggs, Hon. Clay Stone, Representative from Texas- Buchanan, Hon. James C., Representative from Texas. Bush-Brown, Henry K., Washington, D. C... Carroll, J. M., professor of economics, Bates College, Lewiston, Me__ Fish, Hon. Hamilton, Representative from New York.. Garner, Hon. John N., Representative from Texas and Speaker of Harrop, George A., South Bend, Ind__ 308 Hart, Hon. Michael J., Representative from Michigan. 301 Heath, Hon. Ferry K., Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in charge 294 Houston, Hon. Victor S. K., Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii__ LaGuardia, Hon. Fiorella H., Representative from New York.. Lankford, Hon. Menalcus, Representative from Virginia_ MacDonald, Thomas H., Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads.. Macleay, Lachlan, St. Louis, Mo., executive vice president Missis- 117 Mansfield, Hon. Joseph J., Representative from Texas and chairman 44 McKeown, Hon. Tom D., Representative from Oklahoma.. 128 McSwain, Hon. John J., Representative from South Carolina and 85 Mead, Hon. James M., Representative from New York and chairman 190 O'Grady, Rev. John, Washington, D. C.. 103 Oliver, Hon. William B., Representative from Alabama- 130 Robinson, Bird M., Washington, D. C., representing the American Short Line Railroad Association_ 197 Sabath, Hon. Adolph J., Representative from Illinois_ 194 Scheunemann, P. F., Minneapolis, Minn., representing the Northwest 180 Wilson, Hon. Riley J., Representative from Louisiana and chairman 63 Wiprud, A. C., general counsel Upper Mississippi Barge Line Co., 119 III |