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 75T H CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS. 756, 757-AU GUST 24, 25, 1937 (5) That the present Soil Conservation Act should be con- tinued, its operations simplified, and provision made for reduced payments to large operators on a graduated scale to promote the interest of individual farming ; (6) That, linked with control of agricultural surpluses, there should be research into new uses for agricultural commodities and the products thereof and search for new uses, new outlets, and new markets, at home and abroad ; (7) That provision should be made for applications to the Interstate Commerce Commission for correction of discrimina- tions now existing against agricultural products in the freight- rate schedules. Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted Sta tes o f America i n Congress assembled , That abun dant production of farm products should be a blessing and not a curse, that therefore legislation carrying out the foregoing principles will be first to engage the attention of the Congress upon its reconvening, and that it is the sense of the Congress that a permanent farm program based upon these principles should be enacted as soon as possible after Congress reconvenes. Approved, August 24, 1937. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the Unite d Sta tes o f Ame rica in Con gress asse mbled, T hat the fol lowi ng sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the f iscal year ending June 30, 1937, and f or pr ior fi scal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, and for other purposes, namely TITLE I-GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATIVE SENATE To pay to Ewilda G. Robinson, widow of Honorable Joseph T. Robinson, late a Senator from the State of Arkansas, $10,000. To pay Edward J. Trenwith, as compensation for compiling a revised supplement to the compilation entitled "Treaties, conventions, international acts, and protocols, between the United States and other powers", to include treaties, conventions, important protocols, and international acts to which the United States may have been a party since March 4, 1923, under resolution of the Senate (S . Res . 132, Seve nty-fifth C ongress, fi rst session), fiscal ye ar 1938, $2 ,500. Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper : For an amount required to increase the compensation of the Secretary of the Majority and the Secretary of the Minority $1,000 each per annum so long as the positions are held by the present incumbents, fiscal year 1938, $2,00 0 . Senate Document Room : For the amount required from September 1, 1937, to June 30, 1938, inclusive, to increase the compensation of 755 16 U. S. C., supp. H, §§ 590a-590q. Legislation concern- ing, t o engage Con- gress upon reconven- ing. [CHAPTER 757] AN ACT August 25, 1937 Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the 	iH. R. 8245] fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supple- mental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, and for other purposes. (Public, No . 354] Third Deficiency Ap prop ria tion Ac t, fiscal year 1937 . General appropria- tions . Legislative . Senate . Joseph T . Robin- son. Pay to widow . Edward J . Tree- with . Payment to . Secretary of Major- ity and Secretary of Minority, salary in- creases. Ante, p. 172. Superintendent, Docum ent Room, sal- ary in crease . Ante, p . 170.