PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc., which were referred as indicated: Petitions of pupils of high schools of Puerto Rico, praying the enactment of the School Support Act of 1959; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. A memorial of William W. Anderson, Jr., of Newport News, Va., remonstrating against the Senate's deliberations on civil rights issues; to the Committee on the Judiciary. A resolution of the House of Delegates of the State of Maryland, favoring the continuation and modernization of the Naval Weapons Plant in Washington, D.C., for the manufacture of materials for national defense and other governmental purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. A joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, favoring the coinage of $1 silver coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of the admission of the State of Nevada to the Union; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Mr. PASTORE (for himself and Mr. GREEN) presented the following resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Rhode Island, which were referred as indicated: A resolution favoring the passage of HR. 4700, to provide a low-cost method of paying for high cost of hospital and surgical care of old-age Americans; to the Committee on Finance; A resolution remonstrating against efforts to diminish services to veterans at the veterans' hospital at Davis Park in Providence, R.I., to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare; A resolution favoring the construction of a saline water conversion plant on Federal unused land on the island of Aquidneck in Newport County, R.I.; and A resolution favoring the enactment of legislation to provide a national cemetery in the State of Rhode Island; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY Mr. DIRKSEN, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2850) to provide for the appointment of one circuit judge for the seventh judicial circuit, reported it, without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1157) thereon. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Bills were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred, as follows: By Mr. JOHNSTON of South Car olina (for himself and Mr. CARL SON): S. 3141 A bill to make permanent certain temporary increases in rates of basic salary for postal field service employees; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. By Mr. CHAVEZ: S. 3142. A bill for the relief of Maria Louisa Martinez; and S. 3143. A bill for the relief of Angel Ardaiz Martinez; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. HARTKE: S. 3144. A bill relating to the rate of duty on primary aluminum pig; and S. 3145. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 so as to provide that lawful expenditures for legislative purposes shall be allowed as deductions from gross income; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. CLARK: S. 3146. A bill to authorize the Commodity Credit Corporation to donate dairy products and other agricultural commodities for use in home economics courses; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. S. 3147. A bill relating to interest rates payable on obligations of the United States purchased by the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. By Mr. KEFAUVER: S. 3148. A bill to amend title I of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide for the disposition for historical site purposes of certain real property acquired in urban renewal areas; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. BYRD of Virginia (for himself and Mr. ROBERTSON): S. 3149. A bill to provide free mailing privileges for the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation, Inc.; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. PROPOSED WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON NARCOTICS Mr. ENGLE submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 284); which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: Whereas the smuggling of narcotics and the illicit use of narcotics are serious national problems; and Whereas the inability to achieve both a tighter control over the unauthorized importation of narcotics into this country and over the illicit use of narcotics by addicts and others in this country is causing increased nationwide concern; and Whereas the trafic in, and addition to, narcotics are serious problems affecting the Federal Government and the several States; and Whereas narcotics contribute to juvenile delinquency and greatly add to the expenses of law enforcement and the cost of running the courts and judicial system of our country; and Whereas the departmental councils of the executive branch previously appointed have not successfully solved the problems of narcotics control: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should call a White House Conference on Narcotics, patterned after previous White House conferences, such as those on education and children and youth. Such conference should be broadly representative of persons dealing with such problems at the State and local levels, and should also include, but not be limited to (1) an appropriate number of the Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (2) representatives of the departments and agencies of the Federal Government concerned with such problems, including, but not limited to, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice; the Bureau of Narcotics and the Bureau of Customs, Department of the Treasury; the Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and the Department of State; and be it further Resolved, That it is the sense of the House that this narcotics conference should undertake to recommend (1) ways and means of securing more uniformity in State and Federal enforcement of narcotic statutes and their penalties, and to delineate more clearly Federal, State, and local authority; (2) the substance of a directive clearly defining procedures and jurisdictions between existing governmental agencies in this field; (3) machinery for a continuing consultation between the United States and other nations, particularly the Governments of our neighbors, Mexico and Canada, in order to obtain the maximum international cooperation, working through existing United Nations facilities, as well as engaging in unilateral contact and consultation when the facts or situation so require; (4) a proposal for a Federal-State hospitalization program for the purpose of protecting the narcotics addict from the inevitable results of his addiction, and to protect society from the danger and expenses of the uncontrolled actions of the addict; and (5) such other matters as will contribute to the solution of the national problem of narcotics; and be it further Resolved, That it is the sense of the House that the White House Conference on Narcotics should submit a report to the President and the Congress setting forth its recommendations with respect to the problems relating to the traffic in, and addiction to, narcotics, and any other results of its deliberations. QUESTION OF QUORUM Mr. MANSFIELD raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. HARTKE in the chair) directed the roll to be called; When Seventy-two Senators answered to their names, as follows: Alken Byrd, W. Va. Cooper Cotton Douglas Dworshak Case, N. J. Eastard Eagle Goldwater On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That on tomorrow, at 12 o'clock m., there be the usual morning hour for the purpose of transacting routine business, with limitation on statements of 3 minutes. Pending debate, Mr. HILL (at 12 o'clock and 17 minutes a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 1960) raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The PRESIDING OFFICER directed the roll to be called; When Fifty-four Senators answered to their names, as follows: Aiken Goldwater Martin Gruening Monroney Morse Morton Hennings Moss Bible Hickenlooper Mundt Muskie Pastore Prouty Johnson, Tex. Proxmire Randolph Kefauver Schoeppel Case, N.J. Kuchel Scott McCarthy Talmadge Williams, N.J. Douglas McNamara Yarborough Engle Magnuson Young, Ohio Gore Randolph Russell McCarthy Schoeppel Hartke McNamara Scott Hayden Magnuson Smith Hennings Mansfield Sparkman Hickenlooper Martin Stennis Monroney Symington Talmadge Wiley Williams, Del. Keating Pastore Yarborough Kefauver Prouty Young, N. Dak. Kerr Proxmire Young, Ohio MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Barlett, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills of the Senate each without amendment: S. 2033. An act to amend the mining laws of the United States to provide for the inclusion of certain nonmineral lands in patents to placer claims: S. 2061. An act to authorize the issuance of prospecting permits for phosphate in lands belonging to the United States; S. 2268. An act to declare that the United States holds title to certain land in trust for the White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona; S. 2431. An act to provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of statehood of the State of Kansas; and S. 2454. An act to provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the pony express. LEASING OF PORTION OF FORT CROWDER, MO. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools, R-I, Missouri. The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. ERVIN on page 2, line 14, of the amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN as a substitute for the bill, as amended, Pending debate, Mr. RUSSELL raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BYRD of West Virginia in the chair) directed the roll to be called; When Sixty-two Senators answered to their names, as follows: Aiken Hart Mundt Muskie Pastore Hennings Prouty Bible Hickenlooper Proxmire Brunsdale Holland Randolph Byrd, W. Va. Jackson Robertson Cannon Johnson, Tex. Russell Saltonstall Scott Long, Hawaii Smathers Cotton McCarthy Smith Dirksen McClellan Sparkman Douglas McNamara Wiley Dworshak Magnuson Williams, Del. Engle Mansfield Williams, N. J. Goldwater Martin Yarborough Gore Monroney Young, N. Dak. Green Morse Young, Ohio Gruening Moss A quorum being present, Mr. ERVIN submitted two amendments intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 8315; which were read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. MCCLELLAN submitted seven amendments intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 8315; which were read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. MCCLELLAN raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BYRD of West Virginia in the chair) directed the roll to be called; When Sixty-four Senators answered to their names, as follows: Alken Green Martin Gruening Monroney Moss Mundt Hennings Muskie Bible Hickenlooper Prouty Brunsdale Hill Proxmire Randolph Saltonstall Schoeppel Scott Johnson, Tex. Smathers Smith Symington Williams, Del. Cooper Long, Hawaii Williams, N.J. Dirksen McCarthy Yarborough Douglas McClellan Young, N. Dak. Dworshak McGee Young, Ohio Engle McNamara Mansfield Mr. CLARK, by unanimous consent, inserted in the Record an address delivered today in New Hampshire by Mr. KENNEDY. In response to a parliamentary inquiry, by Mr. SMATHERS, whether a quorum call was in order at this time, the Presiding Officer stated that business having been transacted a quorum call was in order. Pending debate, Mr. SMATHERS raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The PRESIDING OFFICER directed the roll to be called; When Fifty-nine Senators answered to their names, as follows: Aiken Gore Magnuson Allott Gruening Mansfield Martin Moss Hennings Mundt Bible Hickenlooper Muskie Prunsdale Hill Pastore Proxmire Randolph Schoeppel Johnson, Tex. Smathers Sinith Talmadge Williams, Del. Cooper Long, Hawaii Williams, N.J. Cotton McCarthy Yarborough Dirksen McClellan Young, N. Dak. Douglas McGee Young, Ohio McNamara Mr. HILL, having the floor, yielded to Mr. JOHNSON of Texas to propound a unanimous consent; when A quorum being present, Mr. TALMADGE, having the foor, yielded to Mr. Scott and Mr. GOLDWATER for insertions in the RECORD, by unanimous consent. Pending debate, Mr. TALMADGE raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The PRESIDING OFFICER directed the roll to be called; When Forty-four Senators answered to their Martin Morse Gruening Moss Mundt Prouty Randolph Scott Smith Case, S. Dak. Long, Hawaii Talmadge Church Long, La. Williams, N.J. Clark McGee Young, Ohio McNamara On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas that the Sergeant at Arms be directed to request the attendance of the absent Senators, It was determined in (Yeas--- 53 the affirmative----- Nays--- 3 On motion by Mr. MORSE, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present. Senators who voted in the affirmative are Aiken Bush Clark Byrd, W. Va. Cooper Cotton Douglas Engle Case, S. Dak. Goldwater Brunsdale Church Green of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools, R-I, Missouri. The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. ERVIN on page 2, line 14, of the amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN as a substitute for the bill, as amended, On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present. Senators who voted in the affirmative areAiken Gruening Martin Morton Moss Hickenlooper Mundt Muskie Pastore Prouty Randolph Robertson Schoeppel Case, S. Dak. Lausche Scott Long, Hawaii Smith Stennis Williams, Del. Engle McNamara Williams, N. J, Goldwater Magnuson Young, Ohio Green Mansfield Senators who voted in the negative are Cotton Javits Morse Douglas ADJOURNMENT So the Senate, at 4 o'clock and 4 minutes a.m, adjourned until 4:05 a.m. today. ORDER FOR CONSIDERATION OF ROUTINE MORNING BUSINESS On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That at 12 o'clock today there be a period of 1 hour for the transaction of routine business, not including the introduction of bills. Gruening Lausche Muskie Long, Hawaii Pastore Prouty Magnuson Randolph Scott Smith Williams, Del. Williams, N.J. Young, Ohio Mundt Senators who voted in the negative areLong, La. Stennis Talmadge The result of the vote disclosing a quorum being present, Pending debate, Mr. LONG of Louisiana raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The PRESIDING OFFICER directed he roll to be called; When Fifty Senators answered to their names, as follows: Alken Engle Martin Goldwater Morse Moss Mundt Hickenlooper Muskie Pastore Prouty Randolph Kefauver Schoeppel Case, N. J. Lausche Scott Long, La. Stennis Willlams, N. J, Cooper McNamara Young, Ohio Magnuson On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas that the Sergeant at Arms be directed to request the attendance of the absent Senators, It was determined in /Yeas--- 53 the affirmative ---- Nays----- 3 On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present. Senators who voted in the affirmative are Aiken Goldwater Mansfield Martin Morton Moss Hickenlooper Mundt Muskie Pastore Prouty Johnson, Tex. Proxmire Randolph Scott Smith Long, Hawaii Williams, Del. Cotton McGee Williams, N. J, Douglas McNamara Young, Ohio Engle Magnuson Senators who voted in the negative areCase, S. Dak. Long, La. Stennis The result of the vote disclosing a quorum being present, Pending debate, On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, at 3 o'clock and 59 minutes a.m., that the Senate adjourn until 4 o'clock and 5 minutes a.m. today. It was determined in Yeas. 53 the affirmative---- Nays. TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1960 Mr. BYRD of West Virginia called the Senate to order at 4 o'clock and 5 minutes a.m. and offered prayer. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The Secretary read the following communication from the President pro tempore: U.S. SENATE, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, D.C., March 8, 1960. To the Senate: Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. ROBERT C. BYRD, a Senator from the State of West Virginia, to perform the duties of the Chair during my absence. CARL HAYDEN, President pro tempore. Mr. BYRD of West Virginia thereupon took the chair. LEASING OF PORTION OF FORT CROWDER, MO. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools, R-I, Missouri, The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. ERVIN on page 2, line 14, of the amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN as a substitute for the bill, as amended, Mr. HOLLAND raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore directed the roll to be called; When Fifty-eight Senators answered to their names, as follows: Alken Gore Morse Anderson Green Morton Gruening Moss Mundt Murray Muskie Proxmire Randolph Robertson Russell Scott Smith Long, Hawaii Williams, Del. McCarthy Williams, N.J. Yarborough McNamara Young, Ohio Martin The VICE PRESIDENT resumed the chair at 12 o'clock meridian; and THE JOURNAL The Journal of the proceedings of the legislative day of Monday, February 15, 1960, embraced within the calendar days of Saturday, February 27, 1960, Monday, February 29, 1960, Tuesday, March 1, 1960, Wednesday, March 2, 1960, Thursday, March 3, 1960, Friday, March 4, 1960, Saturday, March 5, 1960, Monday, March 7, 1960, and Tuesday, March 8, 1960, was read. SENATORS EXCUSED Mr. BEALL, Mr. BUTLER, Mr. SYMINGTON, and Mr. KEFAUVER were excused from attendance upon the Senate from 8:30 a.m. until 12 o'clock meridian today, upon the request of Mr. MAGNUSON. LEASING OF PORTION OF FORT CROWDER, MO. On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary PRAYER On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, The Chaplain offered prayer. QUESTION OF QUORUM Mr. JOHNSON of Texas raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The VICE PRESIDENT directed the roll to be called; When Seventy Senators answered to their names, as follows: Alken Carroll Dworshak Case, S. Dak. Engle Ervin Goldwater Gore Green Gruening Hart TRANSACTION OF ROUTINE BUSINESS The following business was transacted under the order of the Senate today: Hartke McNamara Russell Hennings Mansfield Scott Hickenlooper Martin Schoeppel Monroney Smith Sparkman Stennis Symington Talmadge Johnston, S.C. Murray Williams, Del. Keating Muskie Williams, N.J. Yarborough Young, N. Dak. Lausche Proxmire Young, Ohio Robertson SENATOR EXCUSED Mr. HENNINGS was excused from attendance upon the Senate from 4 p.m. today until 1 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. AMENDMENT INTENDED TO BE PROPOSED TO HOUSE BILL 8315 Mr. CHURCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 8315; which was read and ordered to lie on the table. MESSAGE FROM HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Maurer, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the bill (S. 2440) to designate the Green Peter Dam and Reservoir on Middle Santiam River, Oreg., as the Douglas McKay Dam and Reservoir, with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The House has passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 6329. An act to set aside permanently certain land in McKinley County, N. Mex., for use of the Navajo Tribe of Indians; H.R. 6392. An act to amend section 5 of the War Claims Act of 1948 to provide detention and other benefits thereunder to certain Guamanians killed or captured by the Japanese at Wake Island; H.R. 9377. An act to provide for the protection of forest cover for reservoir areas under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers; H.R. 9449. An act to amend certain sections of title 14, United States Code, relating to personnel matters in the U.S. Coast Guard, and for other purposes; H.R. 10045. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to provide better facilities for the enforcement of the customs and immigration laws,” to increase the amounts authorized to be expended; and H.R. 10419. An act to amend the act of September 2, 1958, and the act of September 11, 1957, as amended. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, were read the first and second times by unanimous consent. Ordered, That the bill H.R. 6329 be referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; That the bills H.R. 6392 and H.R. 10419 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; That the bills H.R. 9377 and H.R. 10045 be referred to the Committee on Public Works; and That the bill H.R. 9449 be referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerco. PETITIONS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate petitions of citizens of the United States, praying that the Senate reject the Senate resolution relating to the recognition of the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in certain legal disputes; which were referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION Bills and a joint resolution were introduced by unanimous consent, severally read the first and second times and referred as follows: By Mr. ERVIN (for himself and Mr. JORDAN): S. 3150. A bill for the relief of the town of Kure Beach, N.C.; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. HUMPHREY: S. 3151. A bill for the relief of Paul L. Martinson; to the Committee on Finance. S. 3152. A bill for the relief of Wanda Vincentz Pedersen; and S. 3153. A bill for the relief of Marija Papic; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. HUMPHREY (for himself and Mr. ENGLE): S. 3154. A bill to amend section 402 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, to prescribe procedures to insure that foreign excess property which is disposed of overseas will not be imported into the United States to the injury of the economy of this country; to the Committee on Government Operations. By Mr. HUMPHREY: S. 3155. A bill to authorize an Assistant Secretary of State for Disarmament and Atomic Energy; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. FULBRIGHT (by re quest): S.J. Res. 173. Joint resolution providing for acceptance by the United States of America of amendments to the Constitution of the World Health Organization adopted by the 12th World Health Assembly; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN ELECTION CHARGES Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 285): Resolved. That the Committee on Rules and Administration, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized and directed under sections 134 (a) and 136 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended, and in accordance with its jurisdictions speci fied by rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, to examine, investigate, and make a complete study of the charges, with a view to determining the truth or falsity thereof, which have recently appeared in the public press that certain persons have sought, through corruptly offering various favors, privileges, and other inducements (including large sums of money), to induce certain individuals to lend their political support to one political party rather than to another, or to become candidates of one political party rather than of another, and that the offers made by such persons have in fact corruptly induced certain of such individuals to change their political affiliations or to lend their political support to one political party rather than to another. SEC. 2. The committee shall report its findings, together with its recommendations for such legislation as it deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but not later than January 31, 1961. Sec. 3. For the purpose of this resolution, the committee, from the date on which this resolution is agreed to, to January 31, 1961, inclusive, is authorized (1) to make such expenditures as it deems advisable, and (2) to employ on & temporary basis technical, clerical, and other assistants and consultants. An objection to immediate consideration of the resolution being made, Ordered, That the resolution lie over 1 day under the rule. EXTENSION OF MORNING HOUR During the consideration of routine business, the morning hour was extended, by unanimous consent requests, for an additional 26 minutes. LEASING OF PORTION OF FORT CROWDER, MO. The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools, R-I, Missouri. The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. ERVIN, striking out on page 2, line 14, of the amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN as a substitute for the bill, as amended, certain words and inserting in lieu thereof other words, Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COOPER in the chair) directed the roll to be called; When Seventy-one Senators answered to their names, as follows: Aiken Capehart Cotton Dirksen Douglas Case, N. J. Dworshak Bible Case, S. Dak. Ellender Engle Gore Green Gruening Hart Lausche Proxmire McCarthy Randolph Russell Scott Monroney Smith Sparkman Symington Williams, Del. Williams, N. J. Johnston, S. C. Murray Yarborough Young, N. Dak. Young, Ohio Prouty On motion by Mr. CASE of South Dakota, The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the question of agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. ERVIN. On motion by Mr. Case of South Dakota to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. ERVIN, by striking out in the part proposed to be inserted by the said amendment the word "both” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: whenever the Attorney General receives a signed complaint that any person or group of persons is being deprived of, or is being threatened with the loss of, the right to the equal protection of the laws by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin and whenever the Attorney General certifies that, in his judgment, such person or group of persons is unable for any reason to seek effective legal protection for the right to the equal protection of the laws, the Attorney General is authorized to insti. tute for or in the name of the United States a civil action or other proceeding for preventive relief, including an application for an injunction or other order, against any individual or individuals who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or territory or subdivision or instrumentality thereof, deprives or threatens to deprive such person or group of persons of the right to equal protection of the laws by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin and against any individual or individuals acting in concert with them. A person or group of persons shall be deemed unable to seek effective legal protection for the right to the equal protection of the laws within the meaning of paragraph (1) not only when such person or group of persons is financially unable to bear the expenses of the litigation, but also when there is reason to believe that the institution of such litigation would jeopardize the employment of other economic activity of, or might result in physical harm or economic damage to, such person or group of persons or their families. The Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action or other proceeding for preventive relief, including an application for injunction or other order, (1) against any person or persons preventing or hindering, or threatening to prevent or hinder, or conspiring to prevent or hinder, any Federal, state, or local official from according any person of group of persons the right to the equal protection of the laws without regard to race, color, religion, or national Origin, or (2) against any person or persons preventing or hindering, or threatening to prevent or hinder, or conspiring to prevent or hinder the execution of any court order protecting the right to the equal protection of the laws without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin. The Attorney General is authorized, upon receipt of a signed complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States, a civil action or other proceeding for preventive relief, including an application for injunction of other order, against any individual or individuals who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any state or territory or subdivision or instrumentality thereof, deprives or threatens to deprive any person or group of persons or association of persons of any right guaranteed by the 14th amendment of the Constitution because such person or group of persons or association of persons has opposed or opposes the denial of the equal protection of the laws to others because of race, color, religion, or national origin. Mr. HOLLAND raised a question of order, viz, that the amendment was in the third degree and not in order. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COOPER in the chair), in the following words, overruled the point of order: "The Chair rules that the Dirksen amendment in the nature of a substitute will be treated as the original text and the amendment offered by the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. ERVIN] is an amendment in the first degree; the amendment offered by the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. CASE) is an amendment in the second degree. Therefore, the point of order is not well taken.” Pending debate, Mr. DOUGLAS presented a motion to bring to a close the debate on the amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN as a substitute for the pending bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools R-I, Missouri, as amended, which was stated as follows: We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate upon the amendment (in the nature of a substitute) proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN to the bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools R-I, Missouri: PAUL H. DOUGLAS. JENNINGS RANDOLPH. On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That when the Senate concludes its deliberations today it stand in recess until 10:30 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. Pending debate, MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The Speaker of the House having signed the five enrolled bills, viz, S. 2033, S. 2061, S. 2268, S. 2431, and S. 2454, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President. LEASING OF PORTION OF FORT CROWDER, MO. The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 8315) to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Mo., to Stella Reorganized Schools R-I, Missouri. The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. CASE of South Dakota to the amendment proposed by Mr. ERVIN on page 2, line 14, of the substitute amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN, Pending debate, RECESS On motion by Mr. ELLENDER, at 8 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., The Senate, under its order of today, took a recess until 10:30 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1960 (Legislative day of Tuesday, March 8, 1960) The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order at 10:30 o'clock a.m., and the Chaplain offered prayer. ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills: S. 2033. An act to amend the mining laws of the United States to provide for the inclusion of certain nonmineral lands in patents to placer claims: S. 2061. An act to authorize the issuance of prospecting permits for phos |
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