invigorate and make more effective the operations of the Council of Economic Advisers. Our needs for proper advice on economic matters are equaled only by our needs to have the very best advice and planning on matters of national security.

In taking these actions I have the benefit of the study and work of the Economic Adviser to the President recently provided by the Congress. The Economic Adviser has reviewed the past operations of the Council of Economic Advisers and has recommended to me a series of actions aimed at making it more fully effective in performing its statutory duties.

Accordingly, I intend to appoint a full membership of three members to the Council of Economic Advisers and to recommend to the Congress that adequate funds be appropriated to operate the Council as a fully going unit capable of providing the kind of economic staff work required.

The accompanying reorganization plan provides changes which strengthen the internal administration of the Council and clarify its relationships with the President.

To achieve the first objectivestrengthened internal administrationthe reorganization plan will make the Chairman of the Council, rather than the whole Council, responsible for certain administrative functions of the Council. Because the Council is essentially an advisory body, these administrative functions relate principally to managing the staff employed to assist the Council. Placing the Chairman in a position to perform these functions will obtain the benefits of single management of the staff. To make possible such an arrangement, the accompanying reorganization plan transfers to the Chairman the functions vested in the Council of Economic Advisers by section 4 (b) of the Employment Act, which relate to employing the staff and other necessary specialists and consultants to work for the Council.

To further the other objective-a clearer relationship with the Presidentthe reorganization plan transfers to the Chairman the function of reporting to the President on the activities of the Council. This change will improve and simplify the relationship of the Council to the President and enable the President to deal with the Council more directly through the Chairman.

The increased responsibilities placed upon the Chairman by this plan would, in my judgment, make it appropriate for the Congress to take action to increase the compensation of the Chairman.

The reorganization plan provides for the elimination of the Vice Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, whose designation is provided for in the last sentence of section 4 (a) of the Employment Act of 1946. The objective of this step is to place the members of the Council, other than the Chairman, in an equal status. I shall make provision for one of the members of the Council, other than the Chairman, to act as Chairman

of the Council on such occasions as necessity may arise therefor.

In order to make the work of the Council of Economic Advisers more effective at the top-policy level of the executive branch, I am also asking the heads of several departments and agencies, or the representatives they may designate, to serve as an advisory board on economic growth and stability, under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. At all times, close liaison must be maintained by the Council with all departments and agencies, and with interdepartmental committees, especially the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems.

It is contemplated that the advisory board on economic growth and stability, supported by the existing staffs of the various departments and agencies, will meet frequently, and through its chairman will keep me closely informed about the state of the national economy and the various measures necessary to aid in maintaining a stable prosperity.

Because of the complexity of our economy and the variety of views regarding its problems, I shall expect the new Council of Economic Advisers to seek advice energetically, not only from the departments and agencies of the Federal Government, but also from representatives of industry, agriculture, labor, consumers, and other groups concerned with economic matters, from representatives of State and local governments, and from universities. I want the best economic thinking in the country to be canvassed by the Council. Through advisory groups, through the employment of expert consultants, and through informal relationships with informed citizens, the Council will make use of economic talent wherever it may be.

I deem it especially significant that the Congress has provided in the Employment Act for the Joint Committee on the Economic Report, composed of Members of both Houses of the Congress, to study matters relating to the economic report and to make recommendations to the two Houses for legislation. I expect to impress upon the Council of Economic Advisers the importance which I attach to the fullest cooperation of the Council with the joint committee to assist the joint committee in its important tasks.

After investigation I have found and hereby declare that each reorganization included in the accompanying reorganization plan is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2 (a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended.

The taking effect of the reorganizations included in the accompanying reorganization plan is expected to result in a more effective performance of the statutory functions of the Council of Economic Advisers and to provide the President with better advice upon economic matters. It is impracticable to specify or itemize at this time any reduction of expenditures which it is prob

able will be brought about by the taking effect of this reorganization plan.

The reorganization plan will make the Federal Government better able to carry out its responsibilities to the American people to foster a strong, free, and prosperous economy so that we may all enjoy an ever-rising standard of living. I urge the Congress to permit the reorganization plan to become effective.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. THE WHITE HOUSE, June 1, 1953. REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 10 OF 1953 To the Congress of the United States:

I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 10 of 1953, prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended.

The reorganization plan provides for the separate payment of airline subsidies, which now are merged with payments for the transportation of airmail. The purposes of the plan are to place responsibility for subsidy payment in the agency which determines the subsidies and to enable the Congress and the President to maintain effective review of the subsidy program. The plan accomplishes these objectives by transferring from the Postmaster General to the Civil Aeronautics Board that portion of the present airmail payment functions which relates to subsidy assistance.

The reorganization plan will not alter the basic national policy of promoting the sound development of air transportation through Federal aid. Nor will the plan in itself change the aggregate amount of revenue for which any airline is eligible. The policy of providing financial aid for airline development was adopted in the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, and reflects the broad national interest in securing a system of air-transport services adequate to the needs of defense, commerce, and the postal service. Federal aid provided under that act has contributed greatly to the rapid development of comercial air transportation during the past 15 years. Continued subsidy support will be required for some time to enable certain segments of the industry to achieve the full measure of growth required by the public interest.

At present, airline subsidies are provided by means of mail transportation rates established by the Civil Aeronautics Board and paid by the Post Office Department. In essence, the Civil Aeronautics Act provides that such mail rates may be set at a level sufficiently high to overcome deficits incurred by the airlines on their total operations, including passenger and freight traffic. Total mail payments by the Post Office Department thus include, not only a reasonable compensation for the service of transporting the mail, but also a subsidy element where required to support the general program of airline development. This method of furnishing subsidy restricts the opportunity for congressional and public review, and substantially inflates the reported cost of the postal service.

Under the reorganization plan, the Civil Aeronautics Board will continue to

determine the overall level of payments to be made to the airlines, and will do so in accordance with the existing policy standards of the Civil Aeronautics Act. However, the Post Office Department will pay only that portion which represents compensation for carrying the mail on the basis of fair and reasonable rates determined by the Board without regard to the need for Federal aid. The plan will transfer to the Board the responsibility for paying any amounts in excess of such compensation, this excess being the subsidy element of the aggregate Federal payment.

In the interest of prompt effectuation, the plan contains an interim provision which authorizes the Board to establish without prior notice or hearing the initial rates to be paid by the Post Office Department. subiect, however, to the right of the Board or any affected party to initiate a proceeding at any time for a hearing and a determination of a new rate. The Board has already made studies estimating the subridy element contained in airmail pavments, and for some time has been setting forth in connection with its mail-rate decisions a breakdown between the subsidy and compensatorv elements of the overall rat.

The plan will permit the Board to base the initial rates pavable by the Post Office Department on the componsatory rates contained in these studies and decisions.

By providing for a complete and formal separation of subsidv from compensation for the transportation of mail, the reorganization plan will clearly fix the fiscal responsibility for the subsidy program in the appropriate agency. It will assure the Congress and the public of continuing information on the cost of this program It will give the Congress an opportunity to review and take any appropriate action with respect to the level of subsidy aid in the course of the regular appropriation process. It will also result in a more accurate presentation of the cost of the postal service, by removing from the budget of the Post Office Department a nonpostal expenditure currently estimated at nearly $80 million a year.

The basic principle of airline subsidy separation was recommended in 1949 by the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government. Legislation to accomplish separation has been under discussion for several years. Such legislation has generally gone beyond a simple transfer of the subsidy function, and has included provisions which would change existing substantive law.

Some of these proposed substantive changes have been the subject of controversy, and have been responsible for the past delays in enacting legislation on this matter. The present reorganization plan provides an opportunity to accomplish immediately the important objective of transferring subsidy payment responsibility, within the framework of existing statutory policy. In view of the general agreement on the principle of subsidy separation. I trust that this plan will have widespread support.

At the same time, the immediate transfer of subsidy payment under this reorganization, plan shou.d not preclude the consideration by the Congress of legislation to effect refin ments and modifications in the basic law in this field. One such change, for example, would be an amendment of the Civil Aeronautics Act to provide specifically that compensatory rates for mail transportation should be based upon the cost of rendering mail service, plus a fair return. I understand that the Civil Aeronautics Board has been following this general policy in those cases where it has established compensatory mail rates. The reorganization plan will not affect its right to continue applying such a policy in the future. However, I believe it would be appropriate to establish the cost principle as a matter of definite legislative policy.

After investigation, I have found and hereby declare that each reorganization includ d in the accompanying reorganization plan is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2 (a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended.

The reorganization plan, by providing a sounder basis for the administration and congressional review of the affected functions, should in the long run promote increased economy and effectiveness of the Federal expenditures concerned. It is not practicable, however, to itemize in advance of actual experience the reductions of expenditures to be brought about by the taking effect of the reorganizations included in the reorganization plan.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. THE WHITE HOUSE, June 1, 1953. APPROPRIATIONS FOR STATE, JUSTICE, AND

COMMERCE DEPARTMENTS The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 4974) making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes.

The reported amendments on page 11, line 5, and line 17, respectively, were disagreed to.

ORDER FOR RECESS

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

Ordered, That when the Senate concludes its business today, it take a recess until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.

RECESS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore, at 6 o'clock and 54 minutes p. m., declared the Senate in recess, under its order of today, until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.

TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1953 (Legislative day of Thursday, May 28, 1953)

Mr. EDWARD MARTIN, from the State of Pennsylvania, called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock noon, 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., June 2, 1953. To the Senate:

Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. EDWARD MARTIN, a Senator from the State of Pennsylvania, to perform the duties of the Chair during my absence.

STYLES BRIDGES, President pro tempore.

Mr. MARTIN thereupon took the chair.

THE JOURNAL

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

The Journal of the proceedings of Monday, June 1, 1953, was approved.

SENATOR EXCUSED

Mr. SMITH of North Carolina was excused from attendance upon the Senate on today, on the request of Mr. CLEMENTS. COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT The following-named committees were authorized to sit during the sessions of the Senate for the period indicated:

The Committee on the District of Columbia, on Friday next, on the request of Mr. CASE.

The Subcommittee on Airplane Procurement of the Committee on Armed Services, on today, on the request of Mr. FLANDERS.

QUESTION OF QUORUM

Mr. HENDRICKSON raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore directed the roll to be called; When

Eighty Senators answered to their names, as follows:

to law, the semiannual confidential report for the period July 1 to December 31, 1952, of contracts in excess of $50,000, for research development, and experimental purposes awarded by the Department of the Navy; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL ACT

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Attorney General, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the administration enforcement of the registration provisions of the Subversive Activities Control Act for the period from June 1, 1952, through May 31, 1953; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

REPORT OF MEETING OF JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF UNITED STATES

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chief Justice of the United States, transmitting a report of a special meeting of the Judicial Conference, held on May 8, 1953; which, with the accompanying document, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION'S CASES

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on backlog of pending applications and hearing cases in the Commission as of April 30, 1953; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF SCRAPIE AND BLUE TONGUE IN SHEEP AND DISEASES OF ANIMALS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the act of May 29, 1884, as amended, to provide for the control and eradication of scrapie and blue tongue in sheep, and incipient or potentially serious minor outbreaks of diseases of animals; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

USELESS PAPERS IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Archivist of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a list of papers in various departments and agencies of the Government, recommended for disposition, which appear to have no permanent value or historical interest; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to a Joint Select Committee on the Disposition of

Papers in the Executive Departments; and

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore appointed Mr. CARLSON and Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina as members of the committee on the part of the Senate.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

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

Resolutions of the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii, as follows:

A concurrent resolution favoring the transfer of certain lands in and around Diamond Head Crater. Honolulu, T. H., to the Territory of Hawaii for recreational purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services: and

A joint resolution favoring the enactment of legislation authorizing the Hawaiian Homes Commission to exchange certain "available lands" and certain easements on the island of Hawaii as designated by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. 1920, for certain privately owned land on said island: to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

A resolution of the Railroad and Public TTtilities Commission of the State of Tennessee, favoring the enactment of legislation which will provide adequate funds for the construction of such additional generating facilities to meet demands for electric energy in the Tennessee Vallev area; to the Committee on Appropriations.

A communication from the deputy director of civil defense of the State of Ohio. transmitting authenticated copies of interstate civil defense compacts as entered into between the State of Ohio and the States of Arizona. California, Colorado, Connecticut. Delaware, Florida. Maryland. Massachusetts. New Mexico. New Hampshire. Nevada Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island. South Dakota, Texas, and West Virginia; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Resolutions of the 62d Continental Congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as follows:

A resolution favoring passage of Senate Joint Resolution 1. relating to treaties becoming law only through appropriate legislation of Congress:

A resolution favoring the expiration of the Reciprocal Trade Act in June 1953;

A resolution remonstrating against world government; and

A resolution favoring the United Nations be taken out of the jurisdiction of the Department of State and made responsible to the Congress of the United States: to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

A petition of citizens of Brooklyn, N. Y.. favoring a postage cancellation with the words "In God We Trust"; postage stamps to bear the inscription "In God We Trust": and the amending of the pledge of allegiance to the flag to

include the words "under God"; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

A concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Texas, favoring the passage of S. 1522, to exempt from the Federal Power Act certain State and municipal water project works; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

A resolution adopted by the Republican delegation to Congress from the State of Michigan, favoring the proposed plan of cooperation between the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada in the development of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterway project; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Mr. LANGER presented a memorial of Mrs. Albert Berseth, Fargo, N. Dak., remonstrating against the recommended cut in the school-lunch appropriation; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Mr. MUNDT, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Government Operations, to whom was referred the bill (S. 690) to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to enter into lease-purchase agreements to provide for the lease to the United States of real property and structures for terms of more than 8 years but not in excess of 25 years and for acquisition of titles to such properties and structures by the United States at or before the expiration of the lease terms, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 318) thereon.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Bills were introduced by unanimous consent, severally read the first and second times and referred, as follows: By Mr. WILEY:

S. 2035. A bill for the relief of George P. Switlick; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DANIEL:

S. 2036 A bill for the relief of Joseph Robin Groninger; and

S. 2037. A bill for the relief of Cecil Lee Ginger, Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SALTONSTALL (by request):

S. 2038. A bill to amend the act approved July 8, 1937, authorizing cash relief for certain employees of the Canal Zone government; to the Committee on Armed Services.

OCCASIONS FOR WEARING UNIFORM OF ARMED FORCES BY CERTAIN PERSONS

Mr. SALTONSTALL entered a motion to reconsider the vote agreeing to the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 1550) to authorize the President to prescribe the occasions upon which the uniform of any of the Armed Forces may be worn by persons honorably discharged therefrom; and

He submitted the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 31); which was

considered by unanimous consent and agreed to:

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the action of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in signing the enrolled bill (S. 1550) to authorize the President to prescribe the occasions upon which the uniform of any of the Armed Forces may be worn by persons honorably discharged therefrom be, and it is hereby, rescinded, and that the House be, and it is hereby, requested to return to the Senate its message announcing its agreement to the House amendments.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

NOTICE OF MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RUI ES Mr. BRIDGES submitted the following notice in writing:

"In accordance with rule XL of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of proposing to the bill (H. R. 4974) making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes, the following amendment, namely: At the proper place in the bill insert the following:

"It is the sense of the Congress that the Communist Chinese Government should not be admitted to membership in the United Nations as the representative of China.**

APPROPRIATIONS FOR STATE. JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENTS

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 4974) making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes.

The reported amendments in part were further agreed to.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

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

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has agreed to the amendment of the Senate to each of the following bills of the House:

H. R. 1334. An act for the relief of Helmuth Wolf Gruhl; and

H. R. 2366. An act for the relief of Fred B. Niswonger.

The House has passed, each without amendment, the following bills of the Senate:

S. 261. An act granting the consent and approval of Congress to the Connecticut River flood-control compact;

S. 380. An act to authorize the sale or lease by the State of Kansas of certain lands situated near Garden City, Kans.;

S. 484. An act conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the District of Colorado to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of J. Don Alexander against the United States;

S. 1292. An act providing for the reconveyance to the town of Morristown of

certain land included within the Morristown National Historical Park, in the State of New Jersey;

S. 1334. An act for the relief of the Reverend A. E. Smith;

S. 1545. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey certain Government-owned burial lots and other property in the Washington Parish Burial Ground, Washington, D. C., and to exchange other burial lots; and

S. 1870. An act to extend the time for filing a report by the Committee on Retirement Policy for Federal Personnel, established by the act of July 16, 1952.

The Speaker of the House having signed four enrolled bills, víz, S. 1448, S. 1550, H. R. 1561, and H. R. 2327, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

The President of the United States has informed the House that he approved and signed the following acts:

On May 21, 1953:

H. R. 2277. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Roosevelt Memorial Association," approved May 31, 1920, so as to change the name of such association to "Theodore Roosevelt Association," and for other purposes; and

H. R. 4465. An act to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended.

On May 22, 1953:

H. R. 4198. An act to confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters within State boundaries and to the natural resources within such lands and waters, to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources, and to confirm the jurisdiction and control of the United States over the natural resources of the seabed of the Continental Shelf seaward of State boundaries.

On May 27, 1953:

H. R. 2420. An act for the relief of Ruth D. Crunk; and

HR. 3389. An act for the relief of Pio Valensin.

On May 29, 1953:

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills:

S. 1448. An act to amend the act of June 25, 1942, relating to the making of photographs and sketches of properties of the Military Establishment, to continue in effect the provisions thereof until 6 months after the present national emergency;

H. R 1561. An act authorizing the transfer of certain property of the Veterans' Administration in Johnson City, Tenn to the State of Tennessee; and

H. R 2327 An act to authorize the Post Office Department to designate enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard as postal clerks and assistant postal clerks, and for other purposes.

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same. APPROPRIATIONS FOR STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENTS

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H R. 4974) making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes.

The reported amendments in part were further agreed to, and the bill further amended on the motion of Mr. BRIDGES.

Mr. MUNDT entered a motion to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the reported amendment on page 5, line 12, inserting a provision for the acquisition of buildings abroad.

On the question of agreeing to the reported amendment on page 30, inserting after line 2 the following:

Censuses of business and manufactures: For expenses necessary for taking. compiling, and publishing the censuses of business and manufactures as authorized by law, including personal services by contract or otherwise at rates to be fired by the Secretary of Commerce without regard to the Classification Act of 1949 as amended; and additional com

H. R. 1563. An act to amend Veterans Regulation No. 2 (a), as amended, to provide that the amount of certain unnegotiated checks shall be paid as accrued benefits upon the death of the beneficiary-payee, and for other pur

poses;

H. R. 2363. An act for the relief of David H. Andrews and Joseph T. Fetsch;

H. R. 2667. An act for the relief of Mrs. Lennie P. Riggs, James A. Carson, and Vernon L. Ransom;

H. R. 2990. An act to amend the act which incorporated the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States;

H. R. 3042. An act for the relief of Anna Bosco Lomonaco;

H. R. 3406. An act to authorize payment of salaries and expenses of officials of the Klamath Tribe; and

H. R. 4605. An act to amend section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.

rarily detailed for field work under this appropriation: $9,400,000, to remain available until December 31, 1956. Pending debate,

Mr. DOUGLAS raised a question as to the presence of a quorum;

Whereupon

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. PAYNE in the chair) directed the roll to be called;

So the motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The reported amendments in part were further agreed to, and the reported amendment on page 33, line 5, amended on the motion of Mr. CAPEHART and, as amended, agreed to.

On the question of agreeing to the reported amendment on page 33, line 17, striking out certain words and inserting in lieu thereof other words, relating to the Federal-aid airport program,

On motion by Mr. ELLENDER to amend the said amendment by inserting in lieu of the language proposed to be inserted other words,

Pending debate,

EXECUTIVE SESSION

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business.

Pending the consideration of executive business,

REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY Ordered, That the injunction of secrecy be removed from the agreement revising and reviewing the International Wheat Agreement.

After the consideration of executive business,

LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The Senate resumed its legislative session.

ENROLLED BILL PRESENTED

The Secretary reported that on today he presented to the President of the United States the enrolled bill (S. 1448) to amend the act of June 25, 1942, relating to the making of photographs and sketches of properties of Military Establishment, to continue in effect the provisions thereof until 6 months after the present national emergency.

RECESS

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, at 4 o'clock and 56 minutes p. m.,

The Senate took a recess until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1953 (Legislative day of Thursday, May 28, 1953)

The PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock noon, and the Chaplain offered prayer.

THE JOURNAL

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

The Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 2, 1953, was approved.

SENATORS EXCUSED

The following-named Senators were excused from attendance upon the Senate for the period indicated:

Mr. GILLETTE and Mr. LONG, on today and tomorrow, on the request of Mr. JOHNSON of Texas.

Mr. FREAR, on today and tomorrow, on the request of Mr. CLEMENTS.

COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Committee on Foreign Relations was authorized to sit during the session of the Senate today, on the request of Mr. BRICKER.

SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF ALIENS The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report stating all the facts and pertinent provisions of law in the cases of certain aliens whose deportation has been suspended for more than 6 months, together with a statement of the reason for such suspension; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

ALIENS GRANTED PERMANENT RESIDENCE

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting. pursuant to law, a report granting applications for permanent residence in the United States to certain aliens under section 4 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948, as amended; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT
STATIONS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Under Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a printed copy of the report on agricultural experiment stations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952, taking the place of a typewritten copy heretofore transmitted; which, with the acocmpanying report, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.