duties as a member of the Committee on Banking and Currency, the District of Columbia Committee, and the Joint Committee on the Economic Report.

His special field of interest lay in economics and political science as attested, not only by his committee service here but by his record as a student and teacher. He was graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1925 with the degree of bachelor of science and pursued postgraduate studies at Columbia University.

In McKeesport high schools he taught civics and political science, and in private industry for a time was employed as an economic consultant.

After a 4-year term as mayor of his native city, Mr. BUCHANAN was elected to the Seventy-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Representative Samuel A. Weiss, who became a judge.

Mr. BUCHANAN served the people of the Thirty-third District of Pennsylvania well and faithfully and was rewarded by reelection successively to the Eightieth, Eighty-first, and Eighty-second Congresses.

Always a loyal party member, FRANK BUCHANAN, however, did not permit partisanship to take precedence over the interests of his country. He was a devoted patriot. His support of the Democratic Party sprang from his deep and sincere convictions that its principles best serve the Nation.

Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family of FRANK BUCHANAN, his wife, and his lovely twin daughters, in whom he took such pride.

The members of the Pennsylvania delegation have lost a genuine friend, the people of his district have lost a true servant, and the Nation has lost a fine legislator.

We will all miss him greatly.

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. McCormack].

Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, a poet once said:

Not a soul beneath the sun

But what is precious unto one.

Our late friend, FRANK BUCHANAN, was precious unto countless of thousands of persons. His contributions in this House to the welfare of our people were numerous. It is not my purpose to refer to them on this occasion, but his contributions have now become a part of the history of this great body.

During his living and dynamic prayer this morning the Chaplain among other things referred to our "dedicating ourselves to the building of a finer world," and as he uttered these words the immediate response in my mind was, how true they are in their application to the life of our late friend and colleague, FRANK BUCHANAN. His whole life was dedicated to the building of a finer world by helping the individuals who came in contact with him, and then in the building of character as the teacher; his contribution as a public servant locally in his State and then on the national level by and through his service in this great body.

Truly can it be said that FRANK BUCHANAN symbolized to the noblest extent humanly possible the character and the individual who during his lifetime made every marked contribution in the building of a finer world. I know of no more splendid compliment that can be paid to anyone than by those who knew him, saying that his life was one that contributed toward the building of a finer world.

I join with the delegation from Pennsylvania in their sorrow, because their ranks have lost a great man and a great American. I extend my sympathy to the people of the congressional district that FRANK BUCHANAN represented so zealously and ably during his period of service in this body. I have lost a personal friend. I particularly extend to Mrs. Buchanan and her two daughters the profound sympathy of Mrs. McCormack and myself in their bereavement.

Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. EBERHARTER. I yield to the gentleman from Kentucky.

Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, I have heard with profound regret of the death of our distinguished colleague, FRANK BUCHANAN.

He was an able, industrious, and conscientious Member of Congress. He had a high concept of duty and fealty to the people he represented. He willingly accepted every opportunity to render public service, however great the obligation incurred. He was chairman of the House Committee on Lobbying Activities in the Eighty-first Congress and a member of the Joint Committee on the Economic Report. He was a hard-working member of the Banking and Currency Committee, and his loss on that committee will be keenly felt. He was a man of sound judgment who kept his feet upon the ground and who was always free from emotionalism and hysteria.

The passing of FRANK BUCHANAN brings sorrow not only to the people of the district he represented and where he had been so greatly honored, but also to the Congress where he was held in such high respect and affection. To his devoted wife and daughters I extend my deepest sympathy.

May the Lord bless him and keep him; may He let the light of His countenance shine upon him and give him peace. Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Denny].

Mr. DENNY. Mr. Speaker, Allegheny County, Pa., will mourn the death of FRANK BUCHANAN. He was a faithful servant of his district and of McKeesport, the city of his birth. He has made a place for himself as a Member of four terms of Congress and he will not be forgotten. He was a man devoted to his work and popular among his associates. His loss will be felt not only in Congress but in western Penn

sylvania and our sincere sympathy goes to his bereaved family.

Mr. EBERHARTER.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle

man from Pennsylvania [Mr. Kelley].

Mr. KELLEY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, words are weak on occasions of this kind; they are almost futile when we come to express our feeling on the passing of a beloved Member, and especially a Member who was a very close colleague.

FRANK BUCHANAN was a good friend of mine. We were well acquainted due to the fact that our congressional districts are adjacent. I knew many of the problems that FRANK BUCHANAN had. I realize the great esteem and respect his constituents had for him.

FRANK BUCHANAN had great ability, he was conscientious, sincere, and he was honest. In my opinion, FRANK BUCHANAN was a statesman. And his contributions in the Halls of this Chamber will long be remembered when our words will long be forgotten.

I express the feeling of my family, as well as my own feeling, because we were well acquainted, and we extend to Mrs. Buchanan and her daughters our very profound sympathy in their bereavement. The few words I have said here are said with a feeling of deep sorrow on the loss of our colleague, a man whose friendship had grown through the years and for whom I had great respect and affection.

Our memory of FRANK BUCHANAN will not soon be forgotten. Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Simpson].

Mr. SIMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, we have all been deeply shocked to learn of the passing of our colleague from Pennsylvania, Hon. FRANK BUCHANAN, who was taken from us in the prime of his life.

FRANK BUCHANAN was a fellow alumnus of mine of the University of Pittsburgh. He earned the respect of his neighbors in McKeesport, Pa., when they elected him their mayor in which office he served from 1942 to 1946. When a vacancy in the House of Representatives occurred, he was elected to fill this position at a special election on May 21, 1946. He was consistently reelected to this office for each succeeding Congress.

His ability was recognized by his colleagues here in the House where he served on the Banking and Currency and District of Columbia Committees, and as chairman of the Select Committee to Investigate Lobbying Activities.

Speaking for myself and for the Pennsylvania Republican delegation from Pennsylvania, I extend our deepest sympathy to the family of our late colleague. In the terrible sorrow of this moment, they can know that their loved one, FRANK BUCHANAN, served well his country and the people of his congressional district.

Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York [Mr. Celler].

Mr. CELLER. Mr. Speaker, we do, indeed, mourn the loss of FRANK BUCHANAN. God placed His finger upon him, and he sleeps. We, in this life, worry and fret and struggle as to what happened yesterday, what may happen today, and what the morrow may bring forth. That is not the case now with FRANK. He does not worry or struggle, because as we know death, death keeps no calendar.

FRANK'S achievements were many. I need not dilate upon them. They are easily demonstrable and well known. We do know particularly that he was soft-spoken, that he was kind, that he was gentle and wise, and withal intensely human. I know of nobody who was more human than was FRANK. We were always struck with his keen sense of justice. He knew, indeed, I am sure, and agreed with the wise man who said that "Justice is the bread of the nation be