Journal of the Senate of the United States of America

PETITIONS

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

Resolutions of the Mobile, Ala., Chamber of Commerce, the Transportation Club of Fort Worth, Tex., and a telegram from the American Trucking Association, Inc., Washington, D.C., favoring the repeal of the excise tax on the transportation of persons; to the Committee on Finance.

A petition of certain American citizens of Russia descent, Santa Monica, Calif., praying amendments to Senate Joint Resolution 111, relative to Captive Nations Week; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

A resolution of the Montgomery County (Pa) "For America" Club, Royersford, Pa., favoring an investigation of the Communist attempt to infiltrate religion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

A resolution of the Hopewell, Va., Chamber of Commerce, remonstrating against the passage of Senate bill 1138, relative to providing education for peacetime veterans; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

Mr. CARLSON presented a resolution of the board of directors of the Kansas Council of Churches, favoring disarmament of both nuclear and conventional arms; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Mr. EASTLAND, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

S. 598. A bill for the relief of Anthony Di Giovanni (Rept. No. 1554);

S. 2310. A bill for the relief of Peter Dolas (Rept. No. 1555);

S. 2855. A bill for the relief of Brenda Nicholson Miller (Rept. No. 1563);

Mr. EASTLAND, from the Committee on the Judiciary to whom was referred the bill, S. 2863, for the relief of KyongOk Ahn, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1564) thereon.

S. 2974. A bill for the relief of Michael Nolan (formerly Michael Pasvanis)

(Rept. No. 1557);

S. 3083. A bill for the relief of Andrew Rerecich and his wife, Germana Rerecich (Rept. No. 1558);

S. 3237. A bill for the relief of Anastasia Stassinopoulos (Rept. No. 1559);

S. 3263. A bill for the relief of Cesar S. Wycoco (Rept. No. 1560);

H.R. 1543. An act for the relief of Angela D'Agata Nicolosi (Rept. No. 1565); and

H.R. 7847. An act to make the uniform law relating to the record on review of agency orders (Public Law 85791) applicable to the judicial review of orders issued under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and the Food Additives Amendment of 1958 (Rept. No. 1566).

Mr. EASTLAND, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each with an amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

S. 2585. A bill for the relief of Josephine Lue Fan (also known as Josephine

Fook-Lau), Joseph Lue Fan (also known as Joseph Lew-Fan), and Aura Joan Lue Fan (Rept. No. 1561); and

S. 2689. A bill for the relief of Hwachii Lien (Rept. No. 1562).

Mr. HRUSKA, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5850) for the relief of the borough of Ford City, Pa., reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1552) thereon.

Mr. HART, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 4964) for the relief of Mrs. Betty L. Fonk, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1553) thereon.

Mr. O'MAHONEY, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2353) for the relief of Col. John A. Ryan, Jr., reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1556) thereon.

Mr. MONRONEY, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1543) to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Civil Aeronautics Boards to include in certificates of public convenience and necessity limitations on the type and extent of service authorized, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1567) thereon.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND A 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. ELLENDER:

S. 3665. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to grant an easement over certain lands to the Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, their successors and assigns; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

By Mr. McCARTHY (for himself,
Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. HART, Mr.
DOUGLAS, Mr. MCNAMARA, Mr.
MURRAY, Mr. PROXMIRE, Mr.
CLARK, Mr. YOUNG of Ohio, and
Mr. DODD):

S. 3666. A bill to amend title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, to provide protection for the employment opportunities of domestic agricultural workers in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

By Mr. DOUGLAS:

S. 3667. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Lt. Col. James Murray Bate (deceased) and Maj. Billie Harold Lynch (deceased); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DIRKSEN (for himself,
Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Mr. WILEY,
Mr. HRUSKA, Mr. COTTON, Mr.
DWORSHAK, Mr. Busн, Mr. KEAT-
ING, Mr. AIKEN, Mr. JAVITS, Mr.
PROUTY, Mr. BENNETT, Mr.
SCOTT, Mr. BRIDGES, Mr. SALTON-
STALL, Mr. SCHOEPPEL, Mrs.
SMITH, Mr. CASE of New Jersey,
and Mr. CARLSON):

S.J. Res. 208. Joint resolution to provide for a commission to study and report on the influence of foreign trade upon

business and industrial expansion in the United States; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

NORMAN PROJECT, OKLAHOMA The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States; which was read and, with the accompanying bill, ordered to lie on the table:

To the Senate of the United States:

In compliance with the request contained in the resolution of the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring therein), I return herewith S. 1892, entitled "An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Norman project, Oklahoma, and for other purposes."

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. THE WHITE HOUSE, June 11, 1960. DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISH, AND GAME CONSERVATION

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

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 2565) to promote effectual planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game conservation and rehabilitation on military reservations.

Pending debate,

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

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

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed, without amendment, the following bills and joint resolution of the Senate:

S. 2327. An act to amend the act entitled "An Act to provide for the better registration of births in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes";

S. 2439. An act to authorize certain teachers in the public schools of the District of Columbia to count as creditable service for retirement purposes certain periods of authorized leave without pay taken by such teachers for educational purposes;

S. 2954. An act to exempt from the District of Columbia income tax compensation paid to alien employees by certain international organizations; and

S.J. Res. 42. Joint resolution to establish an objective for coordinating the development of the District of Columbia with the development of other areas in the Washington metropolitan region and the policy to be followed in the attainment thereof, and for other purposes.

The House has agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 10183) to amend the Fire and Casualty Act regulating the business of fire, marine, and casualty insurance in the District of Columbia.

The House has agreed to the amendments of the Senate to each of the following bills of the House:

HR. 10000. An act to amend further certain provisions of the District of Columbia tax laws relating to overpayments and refunds of taxes erroneously collected;

H.R. 10684. An act to amend sections 1 and 5b of the Life Insurance Act for the District of Columbia; and

H.R. 10761. An act to provide for the representation of indigents in judicial proceedings in the District of Columbia.

The House has disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (HR. 10087) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit taxpayers to elect an overall limitation on the foreign tax credit; it asks a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon and has appointed Mr. MILLS, Mr. FORAND, Mr. KING of California, Mr. MASON, and Mr. BYRNES of Wisconsin managers at the same on its part.

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

On June 8, 1960:

HR. 276. An act to amend section 3011 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a new effective date for payment of additional compensation for dependents;

H.R. 641. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make uniform the marriage date requirements for serviceconnected death benefits;

H.R. 1402. An act for the relief of Leandro Pastor, Jr., and Pedro Pastor;

H.R. 1463. An act for the relief of Johan Karel Christoph Schlichter;

H.R. 1519. An act for the relief of the legal guardian of Edward Peter Callas, a minor;

H.R. 3107. An act for the relief of Richard L. Nuth;

H.R. 3253. An act for the relief of Ida Magyar;

H.R. 3827. An act for the relief of Jan P. Wilczynski;

H.R. 4763. An act for the relief of Josette A. M. Stanton;

H.R. 7036. An act for the relief of William J. Barbiero;

H.R. 7502. An act to revise the determination of basic pay of certain deceased veterans in computing dependency and indemnity compensation payable by the Veterans' Administration.

H.R. 8217. An act for the relief of Orville J. Henke;

H.R. 8238. An act to authorize and direct the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to make a study and report to Congress, from the standpoint of the public health, of the discharge of substances into the atmosphere from the exhausts of motor vehicles;

H.R. 8798. An act for the relief of Romeo Gasparini;

H.R. 8806. An act for the relief of the Philadelphia General Hospital;

H.R. 9470. An act for the relief of E. W. Cornett, Sr., and E. W. Cornett, Jr.;

H.R. 9752. An act for the relief of K. J. McIver;

H.R. 9785. An act to provide for equitable adjustment of the insurance status of certain members of the Armed Forces;

H.R. 9788. An act to amend section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the furnishing of benefits under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration to any child on account of

the death of more than one parent in the same parental line;

H.R. 9983. An act to extend for 2 years the period for which payments in lieu of taxes may be made with respect to certain real property transferred by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries to other Government departments;

H.R. 10703. An act to grant a waiver of national service life insurance premiums to certain veterans who became totally disabled in line of duty between the date of application and the effective date of their insurance;

H.R. 10777. An act to authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes;

H.R. 10898. An act to amend section 315 of title 38, United States Code, to provide additional compensation for seriously disabled veterans having four or more children;

H.R. 10947. An act for the relief of Aladar Szoboszlay;

H.R. 11190. An act for the relief of Cora V. March; and

H.R. 11405. An act to provide for the treatment of income from discharge of indebtedness of a railroad corporation in a receivership proceeding or in a proceeding under section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act commenced before January 1, 1960, and for other purposes.

On June 10, 1960:

H.R. 113. An act to prohibit the severance of service connection which has been in effect for 10 or more years, except under certain limited conditions.

On June 11, 1960:

H.R. 471. An act to amend chapter 561 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that the Secretary of the Navy shall have the same authority to remit indebtedness of enlisted members upon discharge as the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force have;

H.R. 1653. An act for the relief of Evelyn Albi;

H.R. 2588. An act for the relief of Buck Yuen Sah;

H.R. 4549. An act for the relief of Jacob Naggar;

H.R. 4834. An act for the relief of Giuseppe Antonio Turchi;

H.R. 5880. An act for the relief of Nels Lund;

H.R. 6121. An act for the relief of Placid J. Pecoraro, Gabrielle Pecoraro, and their minor child, Joseph Pecoraro;

H.R. 6830. An act to provide for uniformity of application of certain postal requirements with respect to disclosure of the average number of copies of publications sold or distributed to paid subscribers and for other purposes;

H.R. 7681. An act to enact the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1959 with certain amendments;

H.R. 8024. An act to amend the act of May 9, 1876, to permit certain streets in San Francisco, Calif., within the area known as the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts, to be used for park and other purposes;

H.R. 8713. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey certain real estate to the Oxnard Harbor District, Port Hueneme, Calif., and for other purposes;

H.R. 9106. An act for the relief of John E. Simpson;

H.R. 9170. An act for the relief of John J. Finn, Jr.;

H.R. 9249. An act for the relief of Marlene A. Grant;

H.R. 9442. An act for the relief of Charles Bradford LaRue;

H.R. 9563. An act for the relief of Josef Enzinger;

H.R. 10996. An act to authorize the use of certified mail for the transmission or service of matter required by certain Federal laws to be transmitted or served by registered mail, and for other purposes; and

H.J. Res. 208. Joint resolution providing for participation by the United States in the West Virginia contennial celebration to be held in 1963 at various locations in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes.

On June 12, 1960:

H.R. 5421. An act to provide a program of assistance to correct inequities in the construction of fishing vessels and to enable the fishing industry of the United States to regain a favorable economic status, and for other purposes; and

H.R. 12063. An act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to plan, construct, operate, and maintain a sanitary sewer to connect the Dulles International Airport with the District of Columbia system.

SENATOR EXCUSED

Mr. MARTIN, on his own request, was excused from attendance upon the Senate after June 22, 1960, for an indefinite period.

DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISH, AND GAME CONSERVATION

tary reservations.

Pending debate,

PERMISSION FOR TAXPAYERS TO ELECT AN OVERALL LIMITATION ON FOREIGN TAX CREDIT

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. YOUNG of Ohio in the chair) laid before the Senate the message this day received from the House of Representatives, announcing its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 10087) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit taxpayers to elect an overall limitation on the foreign tax credit and asking a conference with the Senate thereon.

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD (for Mr. BYRD of Virginia), Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendments to the said bill, disagreed to by the House of Representatives, and agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.

Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Presiding Officer; and

The PRESIDING OFFICER appointed Mr. BYRD of Virginia, Mr. KERR, Mr. AN

DERSON, Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware, and Mr. CARLSON.

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

AMENDMENT OF LAW RELATING TO INDECENT PUBLICATIONS IN THE DISTRICT COLUMBIA

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the message heretofore received from the House of Representatives insisting upon its amendment to the bill (S. 715) to amend the law relating to indecent publications in the District of Columbia, and asking a conference with the Senate thereon.

On motion by Mr. BIBLE (for Mr. CARROLL),

Resolved, That the Senate disagree to the amendment of the House of Representatives to the said bill and agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.

Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Presiding Officer; and

The PRESIDING OFFICER appointed Mr. HARTKE, Mr. FREAR, and Mr. CASE of South Dakota.

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

PROHIBITION OF EXAMINATION OF MINISTERS OF RELIGION IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS IN CERTAIN CASES

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the message heretofore received from the House of Representatives, announcing its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4192) to prohibit the examination in District of Columbia court of any minister of religion in connection with communications made by or to him in his professional capacity, without the consent of the parties to such communications, and asking a conference with the Senate thereon.

On motion by Mr. BIBLE, Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendments to the said bill, disagreed to by the House of Representatives, and agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.

Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Presiding Officer; and

The PRESIDING OFFICER appointed Mr. HARTKE, Mr. FREAR, and Mr. CASE of South Dakota.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. AMENDMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN

COME AND FRANCHISE TAX ACT OF 1947, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL OFFICERS OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the message heretofore received from the House of Representatives, announcing its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4283) to amend the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, as amended, to provide that certain additional specified officers of the executive branch of the Federal Gov

ernment shall be exempt from such act, and asking a conference with the Senate thereon.

Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Presiding Officer; and

The PRESIDING OFFICER appointed Mr. FREAR, Mr. BIBLE, and Mr. BEALL. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof.

DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISH, AND
GAME CONSERVATION

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished busines, viz, the bill (H.R. 2565) to promote effectual planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game conservation and rehabilitation on military reservations.

Pending debate,

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, at 5 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., The Senate adjourned.

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1960

Mr. GEORGE D. AIKEN, from the State of Vermont, 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:

U.S. SENATE, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, D.C., June 14, 1960.

To the Senate:

Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. GEORGE D. AIKEN, a Senator from the State of Vermont, to perform the duties of the Chair during my absence.

CARL HAYDEN, President pro tempore. Mr. AIKEN thereupon took the chair.

THE JOURNAL

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

The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, June 13, 1960, was dispensed with.

COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT The following-named committees were authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate on the request of Mr. MANSFIELD:

The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery of the Committee on Government Operations, the Subcommittee on Roads of the Committee on Public Works, the Committee on Finance, and the Subcommittee on Antitrust and

Monopoly of the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H.R. 10021. An act providing a uniform law for the transfer of securities to and by fiduciaries in the District of Columbia;

HR. 10921. An act to amend section 35 of chapter III of the Life Insurance Act for the District of Columbia;

H.R. 10952. An act to authorize the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists to use certain real property in the District of Columbia as the national headquarters of that society;

H.R. 11931. An act to amend the act of March 3, 1901, with respect to the time within which a caveat to a will must be filed in the District of Columbia;

H.R. 12055. An act to incorporate the Metropolitan Police Relief Association of the District of Columbia;

H.R. 12520. An act to amend the act of August 11, 1939, so as to authorize Group Hospitalization, Inc., to enter into contracts with certain dental hospitals for the care and treatment of individuals, and for other purposes;

H.R. 12584. An act to amend the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act for the District of Columbia; and

H.R. 12597. An act to amend the District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Act of 1942.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

The foregoing bills, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

On motion by Mr. MANSIELD, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and after the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The Senate resumed its legislative session.

UNCLAIMED FUNDS BY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for the administration of unclaimed funds held and owing by life insurance companies in the District of Columbia; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

AMENDMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REDEVELOPMENT ACT

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Co

lumbia, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, and the act approved December 20, 1944; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF STATES IN EVENT OF CIVIL STRIFE

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of State, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend section 960 of title 18 of the United States Code, relative to duties and rights of States in event of civil strife; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

USELESS PAPERS IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the Archivist of the United States on lists 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. JOHNSTON of South Carolina, and Mr. CARLSON as members of the committee on the part of the Senate.

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

PETITION

Mr. HUMPHREY presented a resolution of the West Central Telephone Association of Wadena, Minn., favoring the elimination of the Federal excise tax on telephone service; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Mr. MURRAY, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Res. 329) to provide additional funds for the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, reported it without amendment; and

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

Mr. LONG of Hawaii, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Res. 330) to study the conditions in American Samoa, reported it without amendments; and

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

Mr. KUCHEL, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 11706) to authorize an extension of time for final proof under the desertland laws under certain conditions, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1568) thereon.

Mr. CHURCH, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

H.R. 6456. An act concerning payment of debts out of compensation for trust land on the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation taken by the United States (Rept. No. 1578);

H.R. 6498. An act concerning payment of debts out of compensation for trust land on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation taken by the United States (Rept. No. 1579);

H.R. 6529. An act concerning payment of debts out of compensation for trust land on the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation taken by the United States (Rept. No. 1580);

H.R. 9028. An act to provide that certain funds shall be paid to the Kickapoo Tribal Council of Oklahoma (Rept. No. 1581); and

H.R. 10639. An act to amend section 3(b) of the act of May 9, 1958 (72 Stat. 105), relating to the preparation of a roll of the members of the Otoe and Missouria Tribe and to per capita distribution of judgment funds (Rept. No. 1582).

Mr. ANDERSON, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 11161) to donate to the Pueblos of Zia and Jamez a tract of land in the Ojo del Espiritu Santo grant, New Mexico, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1577) thereon.

Mr. MCCLELLAN, from the Committee on Government Operations, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

S. 3319. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to release the recapture provisions contained in the conveyance of certain real property to the city of Little Rock, Ark., and for other purposes (Rept. No. 1569); and

S. 3486. A bill to authorize Government agencies to provide quarters, household furniture, and equipment, utilities, subsistence, and laundry service to civilian officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 1570).

Mr. ROBERTSON, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3439) authorizing the President of the United States of America to present a gold medal to Robert Frost, a New England poet, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1572) thereon.

Mr. FREAR, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3158) to exempt State controlled banks belonging to the Federal Reserve System from the statutory limits on the number of their directors, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1571) thereon.

Mr. DOUGLAS, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 12052) to extend

the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, for an additional 2 years, reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1573) thereon.

Mr. TALMADGE, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3549) to amend the act of September 14, 1959, with respect to sales and use taxes imposed by States on sales and other business activities in interstate commerce, and authorizing studies by congressional committees of this type of taxation, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1574) thereon.

Mr. HILL, from the Committee on Appropriations to whom was referred the the bill (H.R. 11390) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1576) thereon.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

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

By Mr. YOUNG of Ohio:

S. 3668. A bill relating to the gift and estate tax treatment of the relinquishment of certain powers in the case of reciprocal and other trusts; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HILL:

S. 3669. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grantsin-aid to universities, hospitals, laboratories, and other public or nonprofit institutions to strengthen their programs of research and research training in sciences related to health; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

Mr. SPARKMAN, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, submitted a report (No. 1575) accompanied by a bill (S. 3670) to extend and amend laws relating to the provision and improvement of housing and the renewal of urban communities, and for other purposes, which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent and ordered to be placed on the calendar.

WAGE DIFFERENTIALS: THE NEED FOR FAIR COMPETITION IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Mr. BUSH submitted the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 110); which was referred to the Committee on Finance:

Whereas the preservation of existing jobs in American industry is vital to the national economy, and the expanding population of the United States requires the constant creation of new employment opportunities; and

Whereas the general levels of wages paid to industrial workers in foreign countries are substantially below levels prevailing in the United States, thus increasing the competitive standing of foreign producers in international trade; and

Whereas foreign labor unions generally have weaker bargaining powers than those of this country, which makes closing of the wage cost differential between

foreign and domestic producers a difficult and slow process; and

Whereas the Eighty-fifth Congress passed the Trade Agreements Extension Act in August 1958, authorizing the President within the 4-year period ending June 30, 1962, to reduce existing customs duties in stages by any one of three alternative methods as follows:

1. Reducing the rate existing on July 1, 1958, by not more than 20 per centum, provided that no more than a 10 per centum reduction may be made effective in any one year;

2. Reducing the rate existing on July 1, 1958, by not more than 2 per centum ad valorem (or the ad valorem equivalent, in the case of a specific rate or a combination of ad valorem and specific rates), provided that no more than a 1 per centum reduction may be made effective in any one year;

3. Reducing to 50 per centum ad valorem or its equivalent a rate which is in excess of that level, provided that no more than one-third of the total reduction may be made effective in any one year.

Whereas an international conference held under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade will be convened in Geneva, Switzerland, in September 1960, and continue into 1961; and

Whereas the Interdepartmental Trade Agreements Organization, consisting of the Departments of State, Treasury, Defense, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, and Interior, the United States Tariff Commission, and the International Cooperation Administration, has published a Notice of United States Intention to Negotiate and a List of Products to be Considered for Possible United States Concession, subject to modifications following a "peril point" investigation by the United States Tariff Commission; and

Whereas the President has recommended that the United States "withhold reductions in tariffs on products made by workers receiving wages which are substandard in the exporting country" and that the United States seek to raise labor standards in foreign countries "through consultative procedures and cooperation in international conferences such as those sponsored by the International Labor Organization": Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the representatives of the United States to the forthcoming tariff negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade must not only put into effect the President's recommendation to withhold reductions in tariffs on products made by workers receiving wages which are substandard in the exporting country, but should also consider wage differentials, in order to protect American labor and industry, and work for the development of fair labor standards in exporting countries in the interests of fair competition in international trade.

ENTITLED RE

ADDITIONAL COPIES OF REPORT "DOCUMENTATION, INDEXING, AND TRIEVAL OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION" Mr. MCCLELLAN, from the Committee on Government Operations, reported the following resolution (S. Res. 333); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

Resolved, That the report entitled "Documentation, Indexing, and Retrieval of Scientific Information", prepared by the staff of the Committee on Government Operations, be printed with illustrations as a Senate document, and that four thousand three hundred additional copies be printed for the use of that committee.

NOTICE OF MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES

Mr. FONG submitted the following notices 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. 11390) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes, the following amendment, namely: Page 19, line 2, after the word 'titles:', insert the following: 'Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, allotments under title III of said Act for grants to States and loans to nonprofit private schools for science, mathematics, or modern foreign language equipment and minor remodeling of facilities and for grants to States for supervisory and other services, shall be made in such manner as to extend the benefits thereof to the State of Hawaii on the basis of equality with the other States.'"

"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. 11390) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes, the following amendment, namely: Page 21, line 19, after the word 'year:', insert the following: 'Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of the law, allotments under section 2 of the said Act shall be made in such manner as to extend the benefits of such section to the State of Hawaii on the basis of equality with other States.'

the following: 'Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, allotments under such parts C and G shall be made in such manner as to extend the benefits of such parts to the State of Hawaii on the basis of equality with the other States.'"

ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES BY THE COMMITMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution (S. Res. 279) authorizing additional expenditures by the Committee on Government Operations.

On the question of agreeing to the resolution,

DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISH, AND GAME CONSERVATION

The hour of 2 o'clock p.m. having arrived,

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. YOUNG of Ohio in the chair) laid before the Senate its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 2565) to promote effectual planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game conservation and rehabilitation in military reservations; when

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

STUDY OF GOVERNMENT LICENSED MEDIA FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF POLITICAL OPINIONS

The further consideration of the said bill was temporarily laid aside; and

The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution (S. Res. 305) providing for a study of the uses of Government licensed media for the dissemination of political opinions, news, and so forth. Pending debate,

The committee amendment was agreed to, and the resolution having been further amended on the motion of Mr. ELLENDER,

The resolution, as amended, together with the accompanying preamble, was agreed, as follows:

Whereas freedom of communication is esential to the maintenance of a democracy; and

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