Proceedings in the House The House met at 12 o'clock noon. THURSDAY, March 10, 1966. The Reverend Woodrow Wilson Hayzlett, pastor, Central Methodist Church, Arlington, Va., offered the following prayer: Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as asleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us; and establish Thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it. Excerpts from the goth Psalm. O Lord, our God, God of our Fathers, by whose almighty hand this Government of the people, by the people, and for the people exists on the face of this good earth, we pray now Thy continued blessings on our beloved country so sorely tried by the shifting currents within and without. May the faith of her people be enhanced, may the awareness of Thy presence and a reliance on Thy wisdom and guidance be the first concern of these who are Thy servants and the elected servants of the citizens of this Nation. Finally, may the hand of the Almighty ever rest upon the helm of this ship of state that we at last all reach that desired haven. We thank Thee for Thy servant with whom we walked and worked for a little while upon this earth. Thou hast received him into Thy nearer presence. Give unto his family and loved ones the consolation of Thy grace. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Mr. LIPSCOMB. Mr. Speaker, it is my sad duty to announce the death of our esteemed colleague, the gentleman from California, JOHN BALDWIN, at 10 o'clock last evening, March 9. Memorial services for Congressman BALDWIN will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 16th and North Inglewood Streets, Arlington, Va., at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 12. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 14, at the Danville Community Presbyterian Church in Danville, Calif. The time for the services has tentatively been set for 2 p.m. Time for eulogies by Members of the House will soon be arranged and announcement made. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: HOUSE RESOLUTION 757 Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable JOHN F. BALDWIN, JR., a Representative from the State of California. Resolved, That a committee of 37 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 resolutions were agreed to. The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as members of the funeral committee, Mr. Lipscomb, Mr. King of California, Mr. Holifield, Mr. Miller, Mr. Gubser, Mr. Hagen of California, Mr. Hosmer, Mr. Mailliard, Mr. Moss, Mr. Utt, Mr. Bob Wilson, Mr. Younger, Mr. Sisk, Mr. Teague of California, Mr. McFall, Mr. Smith of California, Mr. Cohelan, Mr. Johnson of California, Mr. Bell, Mr. Cor man, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Edwards of California, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Leggett, Mr. Roybal, Mr. Talcott, Mr. Van Deerlin, Mr. Charles H. Wilson, Mr. Don H. Clausen, Mr. Del Clawson, Mr. Burton of California, Mr. Dyal, Mr. Reinecke, Mr. Tunney, and Mr. Rees. The Clerk will report the remaining 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 12 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, March 14, 1966, at 12 o'clock noon. MONDAY, March 14, 1966. A message from the Senate announced that the Senate had passed a resolution, as follows: SENATE RESOLUTION 234 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of Hon. JOHN F. BALDWIN, JUNIOR, late a Representative from the State of California. 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 an enrolled 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 adjourn. THURSDAY, March 24, 1966. Mr. LIPSCOMB. Mr. Speaker, it was my sad duty on March 10 to announce to the House that our beloved colleague, JOHN BALDWIN, of the 14th District of California, had passed away the evening of March 9. |