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meeting of the Federal Aeserve Board was held in the office of the
Federal Reserve Board on Monday, March 5, 1928 at 10:45 a.m.
PRESENT:

PliESEY,T ALSO:

Governor Young
Y.r. Platt
Mr. Hamlin
Mr. Miller
Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Eddy, Secretary
Mr. McClelland, Asst. Secretary
Mr. ';iyatt

The Governor referred to the Board's acceptance of the invitation of
the Committee on Banking and Currency of the Senate that it be represented
"4 hearing on
Senate Resolution 4113, introduced by Senator LaFollette, on

Wedja
eedaY, March 7th.

He inquired whether it is the Board's wish that all

Illetbers be in attendance at the hearing or that some one member should appear
48 rePresentative of the Board. He stated that in either event he thought
It
w°111d be well for the Board to discuss thoroughly the subject matter of
the
resolution. During the detailed discussion which followed, the Governcr
418° referred to the fact that the Board has been requested by the Secretary
Of the

Treasury to prepare for his signature a reply to a letter addressed

to hi..
4441 bY

the Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency of the Senate

r
egardi-ng Senate Aesolution 4113. The Governor stated that no definite
foral
Of reply has been prepared but that under his direction several letters

441'e been
prepared by members of the Board's staff. At the Governor's regellt certain of these suggested letters were read to the Board and disellsenA
4it the conclusion of the discussion the Governor was requested
to ar

aft a letter for the signature of the Secretary of the Treasury along

the
ues of suggestions made luring the discussion and to submit it at a




ting adjourned at 1:15 pan.