ILLEGAL EXPENDITURES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, relating to illegal expenditures made by the Department of the Navy in connection with the suit brought by the United States against Fallbrook Public Utility District, and others, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Southern Division; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

AUDIT REPORT OF TENNESSEE VALLEY
AUTHORITY

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, an audit report of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. CLAIMS PAID FROM CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS OF COAST GUARD PERSONNEL The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual report of payment of claims arising from the correction of military records of Coast Guard personnel, for the period ended December 31, 1952; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

FLIGHT PAY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COAST GUARD

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a semiannual report giving information as to rank and age of officers above the rank of lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard on duty involving flying, with the average monthly flight pay paid to such officers, during the period ended December 31, 1952; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

REPORT OF PACIFIC MARINE FISHERIES

COMMISSION

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the Commission for the calendar year 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. FACTORY INSPECTIONS UNDER FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of the Federal Security Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to protect the public health and welfare authority for factory inspections under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

REPORT ON FOREIGN EXCESS PROPERTY DISPOSAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report on foreign excess property disposal by the Department of the Navy for the calendar year 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc., which were referred as indicated:

A petition of the Council of the American Physical Society, Columbia University, New York, N. Y., praying the enactment of legislation to provide a more realistic approach to problem of travel restrictions by visa and passport, to the end that free scientific interchange with foreign scientists shall not be impeded; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

A resolution adopted by the Florida State Townsend Auxiliary Unit, No. 52, of Jacksonville, Fla., praying the enactment of the Townsend plan for national insurance in substitution for the present social-security program;

A joint memorial of the Legislature of the State of Colorado, urging the enactment of legislation to permit the deduction from income taxes of expenses incurred for travel to and from work, expenses incurred by working mothers and fathers for the care and maintenance of minor children, and exemption from income taxes of remuneration received by coal miners in the form of miners' pensions; to the Committee on Finance.

A joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of California, urging the enactment of legislation and appropriation of moneys necessary to bring the Veterans' Administration hospital program to the needed standards to meet the needs of the veteran population of California;

A resolution of the city of Los Angeles, Calif., favoring an investigation into the curtailment of hospital beds and other medical care programs for veterans within the State of California causing undue hardships on local governments; and

A resolution of the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, urging the enactment of legislation creating a Federal Fair Employment Practices Act with enforcement provisions adequate to insure compliance by employers; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

Mr. SALTONSTALL (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY) presented and identical resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a joint memorial of the Legislature of the State of Washington, expressing its felicitations to the new national administration, and its most earnest and sincere best wishes, that, with God's guidance, it may meet, with wisdom and foresight, the momentous matters which are now, and will be in the ensuing years, be placed before it for consideration; which was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. SALTONSTALL (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY) presented a resolution urging the enactment of legislation to incorporate Franco-American War Veterans, Inc.; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. BUTLER of Nebraska presented a resolution of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, urging the enactment of legislation forbidding the shipment of raw garbage across State lines for feeding purposes and the shipment of swine if such swine has been fed on raw garbage; which was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Mr. MORSE presented the following resolutions which were referred as indicated:

A resolution adopted by the Oregon Wheat Growers League favoring the cooperation of State agencies in obtaining freight-rate adjustments that will permit the free movement of agricultural products to deficit-consuming markets; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

A resolution of the Irrigon Grange, Irrigon, Oreg., favoring an investigation by the Army engineers of the proposed John Day Dam with the idea of eliminating the flood-control feature of said dam; to the Committee on Public Works.

A resolution of the board of directors of North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc., at Portland, Oreg., recommending the renewal of the principles of the present International Wheat Agreement; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 10) to prohibit the transportation of obscene matters in interstate or foreign commerce, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 31) thereon.

Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 24) to permit judicial review of decisions of Government contracting officers involving questions of fact arising under Government contracts in cases other than those in which fraud is alleged, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 32) thereon.

Mr. IVES, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, to whom was referred the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 27) to amend section 2 (a) of the National Housing Act, as amended, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 34) thereon.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT
RESOLUTION

Bills and a joint resolution were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows:

By Mr. BUTLER of Maryland: S. 756. A bill for the relief of James Piedrafite; and

S. 757. A bill for the relief of Frank Bastinelle; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BUSH:

S. 758. A bill for the relief of Andrew Friedmann and Vera Friedmann, nee Gorog; and

S. 759. A bill for the relief of Chenoch Lieberman; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MARTIN:

S. 760. A bill to revise requirement for award of additional disability compensation to veterans who have dependents, and for other purposes;

S. 761. A bill to amend section 304 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, relating to reinstatement of war risk yearly renewable term insurance and United States Government life insurance by service-connected disabled World War I veterans; and

S. 762. A bill to liberalize the basis for establishing wartime service connection for active tuberculosis, the psychoses, and multiple sclerosis; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CLEMENTS:

S. 763. A bill to provide that Inauguration Day shall be a national holiday; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 764. A bill to authorize the acquisition of land for expansion of the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. KEFAUVER:

S. 765. A bill for the relief of Constantinous Tzortzis; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MURRAY (for himself,
Mr. HUMPHREY, and Mr. LEH-
MAN):

S. 766. A bill to amend the existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, to provide additional punishment for violations of such laws, and to permit the United States, as well as private persons, to commence treble-damage actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. YOUNG:

S. 767. A bill for the relief of Walter L. Monson; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DIRKSEN:

S. 768. A bill to amend part II of the Interstate Commerce Act to provide for filing of equipment trust agreements and other documents evidencing or relating to the lease, mortgage, conditional sale, or bailment of trucks and trailers; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: S. 769. A bill for the relief of Maria E. Laedel; and

S. 770. A bill for the relief of H. O. Schundler and others; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MANSFIELD:

S. 771. A bill for the relief of Anni Wolf and her minor son; and

S. 772. A bill for the relief of Dimitri N. Berkoff (Berkov), his wife Lydie M. Berkoff, and his sons, Michael Berkoff and Nicholas D. Berkoff; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FREAR:

S. 773. A bill relating to the appointment of postmasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. GREEN:

S. 774. A bill for the relief of Eugene Kahan, Gizella Kahan, and Kathleen Judith Kahan; and

S. 775. A bill for the relief of certain Greek aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GREEN (for himself and
Mr. PASTORE):

S. 776. A bill to repeal section 10 of the act entitled "An act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making of contracts by the United States, and for other purposes," approved June 30, 1936 (the so-called WalshHealey Act); to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

By Mr. TOBEY (by request): S. 777. A bill to require that merchant seamen be able to understand orders given in the English language, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

By Mr. EASTLAND (for Mr. Mc-
CARRAN):

S. 778. A bill for the relief of Juan Jose Goirrigalcarri; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LANGER:

S. 779. A bill to indemnify drivers of motor vehicles of the postal service against liability for damages arising out of the operation of such vehicles in the performance of official duties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KNOWLAND (for himself and Mr. KUCHEL):

S. 780. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to construct and operate the De Luz Dam and Reservoir on Santa Margarita River, Calif., to construct, operate, and maintain certain facilities to provide water for irrigation and domestic uses from said reservoir, and to provide for the joint utilization of the reservoir and other waterworks facilities by the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. LEHMAN:

S. 781. A bill for the relief of Dr. Jacob Griffel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ANDERSON:

S. 782. A bill to grant an exemption from the admissions tax to certain national folk festivals; to the Committee on Finance.

S. 783. A bill to protect the surface values of lands within the national forests, and for other purposes; to the Comests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. ANDERSON (for himself and Mr. YoUNG):

S. 784. A bill to prohibit the blending of wheat imported as unfit for human consumption with wheat suitable for human consumption; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BENNETT:

S. 785. A bill to provide for the settlement of certain claims of the Uintah and White River Bands of Ute Indians asserted in Court of Claims case No. 47568 and to provide for the administration of the lands and moneys paid or to be paid

Indians in settlement: to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. BEALL:

S. 786. A bill for the relief of John N. Wilson and Hamilton M. Webb; to the Committee on Armed Services.

S. 787. A bill to provide for the extension of terms of patents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HUMPHREY:

S. 788. A bill establishing a general policy and procedures with respect to payments to State and local governments on account of Federal real property and tangible personal property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Operations.

By Mr. CLEMENTS:

S. J. Res. 37. Joint resolution to authorize the erection of a memorial to Sara Louisa Rittenhouse in Montrose Park, District of Columbia; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. CONSOLIDATED GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL

Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. BRIDGES, Mr. TAFT, Mr. SALTONSTALL, Mr. CLEMENTS, Mr. JENNER, Mr. ANDERSON, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BRICKER, Mr. BUTLER of Maryland, Mr. BUTLER of Nebraska, Mr. CAPEHART, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CORDON, Mr. DIRKSEN, Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. DUFF, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. FLANDERS, Mr. GILLETTE, Mr. GOLDWATER, Mr. GRISWOLD, Mr. HENDRICKSON, Mr. HENNINGS, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Mr. HUNT, Mr. IVES, Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado, Mr. KEFAUVER, Mr. KUCHEL, Mr. MALONE, Mr. MARTIN, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. MUNDT, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ROBERTSON, Mr. SCHOEPPEL, Mr. SMATHERS. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. SMITH of Maine, Mr. THYE, Mr. TOBEY, Mr. WELKER, Mr. WILEY, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. KENNEDY) submitted the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 8); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That effective on the first day of the second regular session of the Eighty-third Congress, the joint rule of the Senate and of the House of Representatives contained in section 138 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:

"(c) (1) All appropriations for each fiscal year shall be consolidated in one general appropriation bill to be known as the Consolidated General Appropriation Act of (the blank to be filled in with the appropriate fiscal year). The consolidated general appropriation bill may be divided into separate titles, each title corresponding so far as practicable to the respective regular general appropriation bills heretofore enacted. As used in this paragraph, the term 'appropriations' shall not include deficiency or supplemental appropriations, appropriations under private acts of Congress, or rescissions of appropriations.

(2) The consolidated general appropriation bill for each fiscal year, and each deficiency and supplemental general appropriation bill containing ap

propriations available for obligation during such fiscal year, shall contain provisions limiting the net amount to be obligated during such fiscal year in the case of each appropriation made therein which is available for obligation beyond the close of such fiscal year. Such consolidated general appropriation bill shall also contain provisions limiting the net amounts to be obligated during such fiscal year from all other prior appropriations which are available for obligation beyond the close of such fiscal year. Each such general appropriation bill shall also contain a provision that the limitations required by this paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit the incurring of an obligation in the form of a contract within the respective amounts appropriated or otherwise authorized by law, if such contract does not provide for the delivery of property or the rendition of services during such fiscal year in excess of the applicable limitations on obligations. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable to appropriations made specifically for the payment of claims certified by the Comptroller General of the United States and of judgments, to amounts appropriated under private acts of Congress, to appropriations for the payment of interest on the public debt, or to revolving funds or appropriations thereto.

"(3) The committee reports accompanying each consolidated general appropriation bill, and any conference report thereon, shall show in tabular form, for information purposes, by items and totals

"(A) the amount of each appropriation, including estimates of amounts becoming available in the fiscal year under permanent appropriations;

"(B) estimates of the amounts to be transferred between such appropriations;

"(C) estimates of the net amount to be expended in such fiscal year from each appropriation referred to in clause (A);

"(D) estimates of the net amount to be expended in such fiscal year from the balances of prior appropriations;

"(E) the totals of the amounts referred to in clauses (C) and (D); and

"(F) estimates of the total amount which will be available for expenditure subsequent to the close of such fiscal year from the appropriations referred to in clause (A). The committee reports accompanying each deficiency and supplemental appropriation bill containing appropriations available for obligation or expenditure during such fiscal year, and each appropriation rescission bill, and any conference report on any such bill, shall include appropriate cumulative revisions of such tabulations.

"(4) The committee reports accompanying each consolidated general appropriation bill, and any conference report thereon, shall show in tabular form,

for information purposes, for each wholly owned Government corporation or other agency of the Government which is authorized to receive and expend receipts without covering such receipts into the Treasury of the United States and which uses a checking account maintained with the Treasurer of the United States for that purpose (A) the estimated expenditures (other than retirement of borrowing) to be made out of such checking account for the fiscal year, (B) the estimated receipts (other than borrowing) to be deposited in such checking account for such fiscal year, and (C) the difference between (A) and (B).

"(5) The provisions of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) shall not be applicable to appropriations of trust funds or to transactions involving public-debt retirement.

"(6) No general appropriation bill shall be received or considered in either House unless the bill and the report accompanying it conform with this rule.

"(7) The Appropriations Committees of the two Houses may hold hearings simultaneously on each general appropriation bill or may hold joint hearings thereon.

"(d) The consolidated general appropriation bill for each fiscal year, and each deficiency and supplemental general appropriation bill containing appropriations available for obligation during such fiscal year, shall at the time the bill is reported to the House of Representatives and to the Senate contain in the body of the bill or in a preamble thereto, as the respective committees may deem appropriate, a current estimate of the Secretary of the Treasury of the over-all Federal receipts for such fiscal year."

EXPENDITURES FOR INVESTIGATION OF
NATIONAL PENITENTIARIES

Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following resolution (S. Res. 62) and submitted a report (No. 33) thereon:

Resolved, That in holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by subsection (k) (6) of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, or by section 134 (a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Committee on the Judiciary, or the standing Subcommittee on National Penitentiaries, is authorized during the period beginning on February 1, 1953, and ending on January 31, 1954, to make such expenditures, and to employ upon a temporary basis such investigators, and such technical, clerical, and other assistants, as it deems advisable.

SEC. 2. The expenses of the committee under this resolution, which shall not exceed $5,000, shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee.

Ordered, That the resolution be referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration,

AMENDMENT OF RULES RELATING TO CLOTURE

Mr. LEHMAN (for himself, Mr. DoUGLAS, Mr. HENNINGS, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. KILGORE, Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. NEELY, and Mr. PASTORE) submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 63); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

Resolved, That (a) subsection 2 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, relating to cloture, is amended to read as follows:

"2. If at any time, notwithstanding the provisions of rule III or rule VI or any other rule of the Senate, a motion, signed by 16 Senators, to bring to a close the debate upon any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, is presented to the Senate pursuant to this subsection, the Presiding Officer shall at once state the motion to the Senate, and 1 hour after the Senate meets on the following calendar day but one, he shall lay the motion before the Senate and direct that the Secretary call the roll, and, upon the ascertainment that a quorum is present, the Presiding Officer shall, without debate, submit to the Senate by a yea-and-nay vote the question: "Is it the sense of the Senate that the debate shall be brought to a close?'

"And if that question shall be decided in the affirmative by a two-thirds vote of those voting, then said measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, shall be the unfinished business to the exclusion of all other business until disposed of.

"Thereafter no Senator shall be entitled to speak in all more than 1 hour on the measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, the amendments thereto, and motions affecting the same, and it shall be the duty of the Presiding Officer to keep the time of each Senator who speaks. Except by unanimous consent, no amendment shall be in order after the vote to bring the debate to a close, unless the same has been presented and read prior to that time. No dilatory motion, or dilatory amendment, or amendment not germane shall be in order. Points of order, including questions of relevancy, and appeals from the decision of the Presiding Officer, shall be decided without debate."

(b) Subsection 3 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate relating to cloture, is amended to read as follows:

"3. If at any time, notwithstanding the provisions of rule III or rule VI or any other rule of the Senate, a motion, signed by 16 Senators, to bring to a close the debate upon any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, is presented to the Senate pursuant to this subsection, the Presiding Officer shall at once state the motion to the Senate, and 1 hour after the Senate meets on the fourteenth calendar day thereafter (exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays), he shall lay the motion before the Senate and direct that the Secretary call the roll, and, upon the ascertainment that a quorum is pres

ent, the Presiding Officer shall, without further debate, submit to the Senate by a yea-and-nay vote the question:

"'Is it the sense of the Senate that the debate shall be brought to a close?'

"During the period intervening between the statement of the motion to bring debate to a close and the taking of the vote thereon, the time for general debate on such motion shall be equally divided between the proponents and the opponents thereof, and shall be controlled by one Senator designated by the Presiding Officer to control such time for the proponents and one Senator designated by the Presiding Officer to control such time for the opponents. Time available to, but not used by, either such side shall be yielded to the other side.

"If the question so submitted on the motion to bring debate to a close shall be decided in the affirmative by a majority vote of those voting, then said measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, shall be the unfinished business to the exclusion of all other business until disposed of.

"Thereafter no Senator shall be entitled to speak in all more than 1 hour on the measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, the amendments thereto, and motions affecting the same, and it shall be the duty of the Presiding Officer to keep the time of each Senator who speaks. Except by unanimous consent, no amendment shall be in order after the vote to bring the debate to a close, unless the same has been presented and read prior to that time. No dilatory motion, no dilatory amendment, or amendment not germane shall be in order. Points of order, including questions of relevancy, and appeals from the decision of the Presiding Officer, shall be decided without debate."

EXECUTIVE SESSION

On motion by Mr. TAFT, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and during the consideration of executive business, The VICE PRESIDENT resumed the chair.

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

The following proceedings were had, as in legislative session, by unanimous consent:

BOARD OF VISITORS TO UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY

The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Mr. BUSH a member on the part of the Senate of the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy.

BOARD OF VISITORS TO UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY

The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Mr. IVES a member on the part of the Senate of the Board of Visitors to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND

NATIONALITY POLICY

The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Mr. WATKINS, Mr. LANGER, Mr. DIRKSEN, Mr. MCCARRAN, and Mr. EASTLAND as members on the part of the Senate of the Joint

Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, created by section 401 of the act June 27, 1952.

COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT

The following-named committees were authorized to sit during the session of the Senate today:

The Committee on Government Operations, on the request of Mr. McCARTHY; The Committee on Foreign Relations, on the request of Mr. WILEY.

HOUSE BILL REFERRED

(Mr.

On motion by Mr. Taft, The PRESIDING OFFICER SCHOEPPEL in the chair) laid before the Senate the bill (H. R. 1979) to amend the Reorganization Act of 1949 so that such act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time before April 1, 1955, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEE ON GOVERN– MENT OPERATIONS TO REPORT

On motion by Mr. TAFT, Ordered, That the Committee on Government Operations be authorized to report the foregoing bill up to midnight today.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS

Mrs. SMITH of Maine, from the Committee on Government Operations, to whom was referred the foregoing bill (H. R. 1979) to amend the Reorganization Act of 1949 so that such act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time before April 1, 1955, subsequently reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 36) thereon.

UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR

ADMINISTRATION

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the amendment this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the text of the bill (S. 243) to amend Public Law 73, Eighty-first Congress, first session (63 Stat. 111), to provide for an Under Secretary of State (for Administration), together with the amendment to the title providing that the same read as follows: "An act to amend Public Law 73, Eightyfirst Congress, first session (63 Stat. 111), to provide for an Under Secretary of State for Administration."

The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendments; and,

On motion by Mr. WILEY, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEE ON FINANCE TO REPORT

On motion by Mr. MILLIKIN, Ordered, That the Committee on Finance be authorized to report up to midnight today the bill (H. R. 568) to continue until the close of June 30, 1954, the suspension of certain import taxes on copper.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Mr. MILLIKIN, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the foregoing bill (H. R. 568) to continue until the close of June 30, 1954, the suspension of certain import taxes on copper, subsequently reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 35) thereon.

After the consideration of executive business.

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by Mr. SALTONSTALL, at 3 o'clock and 48 minutes p. m.,

The Senate, as in legislative session, adjourned until Friday next.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1953

The Vice President and the President pro tempore being absent, Mr. ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, from the State of Kansas, called the Senate to order, and the Chaplain offered prayer.

APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

The Secretary read the following communication from the President pro tempore:

United States Senate, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, D. C., February 6, 1953. To the Senate:

Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. ANDREW P. SCHOEPPEL, a Senator from the State of Kansas, to perform the duties of the Chair during my absence.

STYLES BRIDGES, President pro tempore. Mr. SCHOEPPEL thereupon took the chair.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. TAFT, and by unanimous consent,

The Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 4, 1953, was approved.

SENATORS EXCUSED

Mr. MCCARRAN was excused from attendance upon the Senate today, upon the request of Mr. JOHNSON of Texas.

Mr. HICKENLOOPER was excused from attendance upon the Senate today, upon the request of Mr. KNOWLAND.

COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations was authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate upon the request of Mr. POTTER.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Chaffee, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: The following-named Members of the House of Representatives have been elected or appointed to the joint committees and Board of Regents, as indicated:

Mr. LECOMPTE of Iowa, Mr. SCHENCK, of Ohio, and Mr. TRIMBLE of Arkansas to the Joint Committee on Printing; and

Mr. LECOMPTE of Iowa, Mr. HARRISON of Nebraska, Mr. CORBETT of Pennsyl

vania, Mr. REGAN of Texas, and Mr. BURLESON of Texas to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.

Mr. VORYS of Ohio, Mr. JOHNSON of California, and Mr. CANNON of Missouri to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

The Speaker of the House having signed an enrolled bill, viz, S. 243, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the bill (S. 243) to amend Public Law 73, Eighty-first Congress, first session (63 Stat. 111), to provide for an Under Secretary of State for Administration.

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL
MEDIATION BOARD

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the National Mediation Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the Board, including the report of the National Railroad Adjustment Board, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

REPORT OF NATIONAL PARK TRUST FUND

BOARD

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the secretary of the National Park Trust Fund Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the Board for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF ALIENSWITHDRAWAL OF NAMES

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Attorney General, withdrawing the names of certain aliens from reports in the cases of certain aliens whose deportation has been suspended for more than 6 months, heretofore transmitted to the Senate by him; which were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH CLAIMS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the general counsel of the Department of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to further amend the act of July 3, 1943, providing for the settlement of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death caused by military personnel or civilian employees, or otherwise incident to activities, of the Department of the Army, by removing certain limitations on the nature of personal injury and death claims; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

OFFICERS OF AIR FORCE ASSIGNED TO PERMANENT DUTY AT THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Director, Legislation and Liaison, Department of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the number of officers assigned to or detailed to permanent duty in the executive element of the Air Force at the seat of government for the quarter ended December 31, 1952; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services. REPORT ON AWARDING YOUNG AMERICAN MEDALS FOR BRAVERY AND SERVICE The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Attorney General, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report for the calendar year 1951 on the awarding of Young American Medals for Bravery and Service; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

REPORT ON DISPOSAL OF FOREIGN SURPLUS PROPERTY BY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report that there was no disposal, by sale, of foreign surplus property by the Department of Commerce, during the year 1952; which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

RETIREMENT OF NON-REGULAR OFFICERS OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the general counsel, Office of the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the retirement of non-Regular officers of the Army and Air Force having more than 30 years' active Federal service under the same conditions presently provided for such officers having less than 30 years' service, and for other purposes; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc., which were referred as indicated:

Resolutions adopted by the Florida State Townsend Auxiliary Unit, No. 118, of Jacksonville, and Auxiliary Unit, No. 188, of Orlando, both in the State of Florida, praying the enactment of the Townsend plan for national insurance in substitution for the present socialsecurity program; to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. DANIEL (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON of Texas) presented a concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Texas, urging the enactment of legislation on tidelands controversy by a package bill which quitclaims to the States the land inside their constitutional State boundaries and also provides for joint development by the States and the Federal Government of the Conti

nental Shelf area; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Mr. WILEY presented a resolution of the City Council of the City of Kenosha, Wis., favoring certain action to the end that raw materials and goods for defense purposes will not be eliminated as a source of revenue for the support of municipal services until such materials are actual implements of defense and accepted by the United States Government; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. HUMPHREY presented the following resolutions, which were referred as indicated:

Resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Owatonna Chamber of Commerce, Owatonna, Minn., and the retail division of the New Ulm Civic and Commerce Association, New Ulm, Minn., favoring the repeal of Public Law 199, Eighty-second Congress, limiting the size and weight of parcel-post shipments; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

A resolution adopted by the State Fair Grounds, Post 1947, Veterans of Foreign Wars, St. Paul, Minn., favoring an investigation of, and requesting the Veterans' Administration to take certain action in connection with veterans' loans; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

Mr. MAYBANK presented a concurrent resolution of the General Assembly of the Legislature of the State of South Carolina, expressing appreciation for the generous and efficient assistance rendered by the Atomic Energy Commission, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., and the American Red Cross to the people of the city and county of Aiken on the occasion of the disastrous gas explosion on January 27, 1953; which was ordered to lie on the table.

BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED Bills and joint resolutions were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows:

By Mr. FULBRIGHT:

S. 789. A bill to extend the provisions of the act of August 28, 1937, relating to the conservation of water resources in the arid and semiarid areas of the United States, to the State of Arkansas; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. GILLETTE:

S. 790. A bill for the relief of Irene J. Halkis; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. POTTER:

S. 791. A bill for the relief of Yousef Samaan Rauhana; and

S. 792. A bill for the relief of Saliba Douaihy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CAPEHART:

S. 793. A bill to release all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all fissionable materials in certain land in Marion County, Ind.; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.