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in the Thirty-third Congressional District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere. He always championed the cause of the little people, and the record of his achievements shall live on.

I prize very highly my warm friendship with him and shall surely miss him, as will his colleagues in the House. I extend heartfelt sympathy to his devoted wife and his lovely twin daughters. The inspiring example of his life is a legacy that they and each of us shall always cherish.

Mr. EBERHARTER.

(H. Res. 213).

Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon. FRANK BUCHANAN, a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania.

Resolved, That a committee of 10 Members of the House with such Members of the Senate as may be joined be appointed to attend the funeral.

Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. The resolution was agreed to.

The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as members of the funeral committee the following Members on the part of the House: Mr. Walter, Mr. Eberharter, Mr. Simpson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelley of Pennsylvania, Mr. Corbett, Mr. Fulton, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Van Zandt, Mr. Green, and Mr. Denny.

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the remainder of the resolution.

The Clerk read as follows:

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do now adjourn.

The resolution was agreed to.

Accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 12 minutes p. m.) under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1, 1951, at 11 o'clock a. m.

TUESDAY, May 1, 1951.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Woodruff, its enrolling clerk, announced that the Senate had adopted the following resolution (S. Res. 134):

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of Hon. FRANK BUCHANAN, late a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania.

Resolved, That a committee of two Senators be appointed by the Presiding Officer to join the committee appointed on the part of the House of Representatives to attend the funeral of the deceased Representative.

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Senate do now take a recess until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.

in the

United States Senate

Proceedings in the Senate

MONDAY, April 30, 1951.

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Maurer, one of its reading clerks, communicated to the Senate the intelligence of the death of Hon. FRANK BUCHANAN, late a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania, and transmitted the resolutions of the House thereon.

The PRESIDING OFFICER.

The Chair lays before the Senate the resolutions from the House of Representatives, which will be read.

The resolutions were read, as follows:

Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon. FRANK BUCHANAN, a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania.

Resolved, That a committee of 10 Members of the House with such Members of the Senate as may be joined be appointed to attend the funeral.

Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provision of these resolutions and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do now adjourn.

Mr. MARTIN. Mr. President, the people of Pennsylvania were saddened by the announcement of the death of Representative FRANK BUCHANAN. He served as one of the five Members of the House from Allegheny County, Pa. He was from an industrial district. Prior to serving as a Representative in Congress, during his life he had served as a

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