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 598 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 154, 156, 157 . APRIL 19-21,1934 . Counse l fees. SEC . 5 . In all naturalization proceedings in which an alien apply- ing for certificate of citizenship is represented by counsel, there is hereby established a limit of $25 for counsel's fees, except where legal actio n befo re a c ourt r equire s exten ded le gal se rvice when t he court may a pprove a rea sonabl e fee in exce ss of $25. Fee for registry, etc. Vol. 45, p. 1513. SEC. 6. Subdivision (b) of section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1929 pS .S.C., Supp. VII, (45 Stat . 1513), as amended (U.S.C., Supp . VII, title 8, sec . 106 (a) (b)), is amended as follows : Whenever in said subdivision the words " a fee of $20 " occur they shall be amended to read "afee of $10 ". Approved April 19, 1934. [CHAPTER 156 .] Apri120, 1934. JOINT RESOLUTION [S .J.Res. 70.1 To provide for the reappointment of John C. Merriam as a member of the Board [Pub. Res ., No. 201 of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Resolved by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the United Smithsonian institu- States o f America in Congress assembled, That the vacancy in the tion. John C. appointed Meg isofTe- Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class other than Members of Congress, caused by the expiration of the term of John C. Merriam, of the city of Washington, on December 20, 1933, be filled by the reappointment of the recent incumbent (John C . Merriam) for the statutory term of six years. Approved, April 20, 1934. [CHAPTER 157 .] April 21, 1934. AN ACT [$.R .8402.1 To place the cotton industry on a sound commercial basis, to prevent unfair [Public, No. 169 .] competiti on and pract ices in putt ing cotton in to the chann els of inter state and foreign commerce, to provide funds for paying additional benefits under the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes. ndgul tion of cotton Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, DECLARATI ON OF POLICY Declaration of policy. That in order to relieve the present acute economic emergency in th at par t of t he agr icultu ral in dustry devote d to c otton produc tion and marketing by diminishing the disparity between prices paid to cotton producers and persons engaged in cotton marketing and prices of other commodities and by restoring purchasing power to such producers and persons so that the restoration of the normal exchange in interstate and foreign commerce of all commodities may be fostered, and to raise revenue to enable the payment of additional benefits to cotton producers under the Agricultural Adjus tment Act- It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to promote the orderly marketing of cotton in interstate and foreign commerce ; to enabl e pr oduce rs of suc h com modit y to stab ilize thei r ma rkets against undue and excessive fluctuations, and to preserve advanta- geous markets for such commodity, and to prevent unfair competition and practices in putting cotton into the channels of interstate and for eign comm erce, and to m ore e ffect ivel y bal ance produ ctio n and consumption of cotton.