Speech #830062557

I cannot support this rule. nor can I support the bill. for the obvious reason that it fails to take cognizance of the conditions In the coal industry whereby residual oil dumped into the United States from South America displaced over 30 million tons of coal last year. As a consequence many thousands of men have been thrown out of employment and many coal mines have been forced to close. The coal operators and the miners implored the Ways and Means Committee for relief through quota restrictions on residualoil imports. This was refused by the committee. and the Rules Committee brought out a rule that prevents consideration of any amendments from the floor except the one amendment to increase the Tariff Commission from 6 members to 7. This is a sop to the Members in order to get votes for this bill.