ings were set for March 24. In
addition, several other Congress
men, who had been guests of
Nome, testified. These included
Richard H. Harless, E. H. Jenison
and Hugh Scott. Congressmen
Leonard Hall and Joseph O’Hara
did not appear but both spoke to
members of the committee and as
sisted in that way.
“Of course our Delegate, Bob
Bartlett, testified before both the
committees and did what he could
to assist.
“We were fortunate in meeting
Mr. Marshall Hoppin, who was
former Regional Administrator of
the Civil Aeronautics Authority
for Alaska. The Nome air field
was built under his supervision
and of course he made an excell
ent witness for Nome. '
“We were especially fortunate
to have Frank Whaley with us,
as he had but recently been dec
orated with the Air Medal by the
President, which gave him the
glamour lacking in both Grant
Jackson and myself. I know that
you will all agree that that was
a great help.
“Following the approval of the
Sub-Committee of the House, Mr.
Angell asked whether he should
hold the Nome sea wall matter
in a special bill or include it in
what they call the Omnibus bill.
We could not answer that quest
ion without consulting some of
our good friends in the House.
Mr. Roy Woodruff of ^Michigan,
one of the oldest members of the
House, recommended a special bill
and we carried that word back
to Mr. Angell, sqp a special bill
it was to be.
We have also seen membrers
of the Appropriations Committee
for when this bill passes both
houses of Congress and is signed
by the President, it carries only
an authorization. Then we must
try for the appropriation. We, of
course, have anticipated this and
have visited with Mr. Albert En
gel, Chairman of the Sub-Com
mittee of Appropriations for the
War Department, and also with
members of the Senate Committee
on Appropriations, and feel that
when the authorization is secured
that there will not be too much
difficulty in securing the appro
priation for favorable letters were
received by the Sub-Committee
of the House from Secretary of
Defense Forrestal, Secretary Roy
all of the Army, General Spaatz
of the Air Force and from the
Department of the Interior. There
were letters also from the Navy
and Coast Guard but these did
not stress national defense.
“I did not realize that this mat
ter would take so long but I am
here and intend to see it through,
successfully, I trust.
I wish to impress upon the peo
ple of Nome that our visiting Con
gresmen have been of great help,
that when delegations arrive in
Nome from our Congress, the
people should realize that the
members are there to gather such
information as is possible in as
sisting them in efforts <o legis
late for the country as a whole.
They are not always “joy-rides.”
Nome was most fortunate in hav
ing several committees pay us
visits during both 1946 and 1947.
“I also wish to state to the peo
ple of Nome that Grant Jackson
was of great help. Many of those
who testified for us had been in
Mr. Jackson’s apartment at Nome
and some of the members in both
the House and Senate had hunt
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ed or fished with him. Naturally I
it is a great help to be able to;
walk in on members of Congress
who have visited your own sec
tion of country and understand
something about your problems.
“I also wish to express my
thanks and appreciation to both
Art Hartford of the United States1
Smelting Company and Frank
Whaley. This has been no one
man’s job. Rest assured that I will
continue to do what is possible
towards passage of the bills and
securing the proper appropriation.
“With greetings to you all and
the trust that we will meet this
coming summer, I am,
Respectfully yours,
I
Carl J. Lomen
April 8, 1948
—
Another communication was re
ceived from Mr. Lomen,—
“—I wired you a few days back
advising of the approval of the
sea-wall bill by the House Public
Works Committee. Your answer
with congratulations was received
and appreciated.
“—The mechanics of legislation
beforo, Congress are most diffi
cult for a layman, such as your
i representative, to thoroughly un
derstand. The new bill 6228 will
probably be placed on the Con
I sent calendar and in due time
! be called up on the floor of the
House. Even though the bill reach
es this point, it is confronted by
many dangers. Both parties have
j what they term objectors. The
j objectors of the House are as fol
| lows:- Republican—J. Edgar Chen
: oweth, of Colorado; Robert W.
Kean of New Jersey; Paul Cun
ningham of Iowa. Democrats—
James W. Trimble of Arkansas;
Charles B. Dean of North Caro
lina; John A. Carroll of Colorado.
Any one of the objectors can block
I action on bills on the Consent
| calendar by objecting.
“As national defense is involved
I in our sea-wall matter, I am in
hopes that the objectors can be
silenced and the bill proceed in
an orderly manner.
“Yesterday I called on Mr. An
gell. Chairman of the Sub-Com
; mittee and Mr. Dondero, Chair
| man of the full Committee, to
thank them for their efforts in
our behalf and to ask for sugges
tions as to what I might do to
secure speedy action. Today I vis
; ited with Senator Malone, Chair
I man of the Sub-Committee of
Public Works of the Senate, and
with Mr. E. W. Bassett, one of the
professional staff of Public Works
; of the Senate. Senator Malone re
quested that a companion bill to
I H.R. 6228 be prepared and intro
, duced in the Senate. I have been
. assured that the Senate would keep
! pace with the House or at least
! not far behind.
“Whether a rule issued by the
Rules Committee of the House
would be necessary, I am not cer
tain at this time. I saw Mr. Wads
worth of New York (formerly a
senator), giving him a copy of the
bill and requesting his assistance,
I should it become necessary. I trust
that it will not be long until I
can report on another hurdle hav
ing been crossed.
“With all good wishes to my
friends at Nome and trusting that
eventualy I can report complete
success, I am,
Respectfully yours
Carl J. Lomen
April 15, 1948
In the matter of the sea-wall
Mr. Lomen represents the City of
Nome, and the Northwestern Al
aska Chamber of Commerce as
Delegate-at-large.
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