CONFERENCE REPORT ON HOUSE BILL 12580 The Senate resumed the consideration of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 12580) to extend and improve coverage under the Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance System, and to remove hardships and inequities, improve the financing of the trust funds, and provide disability benefits to additional individuals under such system; to provide grants to States for medical care for aged individuals of low income; to amend the public assistance and maternal and child welfare provisions of the Social Security Act; to improve the unemployment compensation provisions of such act; and for other purposes.

The question being on agreeing to the report,

Pending debate,

GAME CONSERVATION IN MILITARY

RESERVATIONS

(Mr.

The PRESIDING OFFICER CARLSON in the chair) 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. 2565) to promote effectual planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game conservation and rehabilitation in military reservations, and asking a conference with the Senate thereon.

On motion by Mr. MAGNUSON, 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. ENGLE, Mr. BARTLETT, and Mr. CoT

TON.

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

AMENDMENT OF SHIPPING ACT OF 1916 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. 5068) to amend the Shipping Act, 1916, to provide for licensing independent foreign freight forwarders, and for other purposes, and asking a conference with the Senate thereon.

On motion by Mr. MAGNUSON, 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. PASTORE, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. ENGLE, Mr. BUTLER, and Mr. SCOTT.

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

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 of Representatives having signed 37 enrolled bills, viz, S. 1806, S. 2306, S. 3415, S. 3727, S. 3834, H.R. 900, H.R. 2069, H.R. 2178, H.R. 4059, H.R. 6084, H.R. 6767, H.R. 7124, H.R. 7792, H.R. 8504, H.R. 8989, H.R. 9377, H.R. 9406, H.R. 9417, H.R. 9432, H.R. 9958, H.R. 10431, H.R. 10598, H.R. 11165, H.R. 11188, H.R. 11327, H.R. 11390, H.R. 11420, H.R. 11460, H.R. 11486, H.R. 11813, H.R. 12350, H.R. 12471, H.R. 12475, H.R. 12476, H.R. 12530, H.R. 12533, and H.R. 12563 and a joint resolution, viz, H.J. Res. 658, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED

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

S. 1806. An act to revise title 18, chapter 39, of the United States Code, entitled "Explosives and Combustibles";

S. 2306. An act to exempt from taxation certain property of the National Woman's Party, Inc., in the District of Columbia;

S. 3415. An act to exempt from taxation certain property of the American Association of University Women, Educational Foundation, Inc., in the District of Columbia;

S. 3727. An act to authorize the bonding of persons engaging in the home improvement business, and for other purposes;

S. 3834. An act to increase the maximum amount which may be borrowed by the District of Columbia for use in the construction and improvement of its sanitary and combined sewer systems, and for other purposes;

H.R. 900. An act to validate certain overpayments inadvertently made by the United States to several of the States and to relieve certifying and disbursing officers from liability therefrom;

H.R. 2069. An act for the relief of James H. Presley;

H.R. 2178. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to make certain changes in the road at White Branch, Grapevine Reservoir, Tex.;

H.R. 4059. An act to amend title 28 of the United States Code relating to actions for infringements of copyrights by the United States;

H.R. 6084. An act for the relief of J. Butler Hyde;

H.R. 6767. An act for the relief of Raymond Baurkot;

H.R. 7124. An act to require the payment of tuition on account of certain persons who attend the public schools of the District of Columbia; and for other purposes;

H.R. 7792. An act for the relief of Martin A. Mastandrea;

H.R. 8054. An act for the relief of William Edgar Weaver;

H.R. 8989. An act for the relief of Ralph W. Anderson;

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 Chief of Engineers;

H.R. 9406. An act for the relief of William J. Huntsman;

H.R. 9417. An act for the relief of Henry Kaloian;

H.R. 9432. An act for the relief of Major Edmund T. Coppinger;

H.R. 9958. An act for the relief of Brooklyn Steel Warehouse Co.;

H.R. 10431. An act for the relief of Isami Nozuka (also known as Isami Notsuka);

H.R. 10598. An act to clarify certain provisions of the Criminal Code relating to the importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles (18 U.S.C. 42(a), 42 (b)); and relating to the transportation or receipt of wild mammals or birds taken in violation of State, National, or foreign laws (18 U.S.C. 43), and for other purposes;

H.R. 11165. An act for the relief of Robert J. Reeves;

H.R. 11188. An act for the relief of Edward S. Anderson;

H.R. 11327. An act for the relief of Chauncey A. Ahalt;

H.R. 11390. An act 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;

H.R. 11420. An act for the relief of Ferdinand Hofacker;

H.R. 11460. An act for the relief of Edouard E. Perret;

H.R. 11486. An act for the relief of Richard J. Powers;

H.R. 11813. An act to amend the Menominee Termination Act;

H.R. 12350. An act for the relief of Marion John Nagurski;

H.R. 12471. An act for the relief of Capt. Lucien B. Clark, O2051623, MSC, U.S. Army;

H.R. 12475. An act for the relief of Claude L. Wimberly;

H.R. 12476. An act for the relief of John H. Esterline;

H.R. 12530. An act to authorize adjustment, in the public interest, of rentals under lease entered into for the provision of commercial recreational facilities at the John H. Kerr Reservoir, Va.N.C.;

H.R. 12533. An act to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to increase penalties for violations of that act, and for other purposes;

H.R. 12563. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to provide additional revenue for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes," approved August 17, 1937, as amended; and

H.J. Res. 658. Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation in connection with the centennial of the birth of Jane Addams, founder and leader of Chicago's Hull House.

The VICE PRESIDENT thereupon signed the same.

CONFERENCE REPORT ON HOUSE BILL 12580

The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 12580) to extend and improve coverage under the Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance system and to remove hardships and inequities, improve the financing of the trust funds, and provide disability benefits to additional individuals under such system; to provide grants to States for medical care for aged individuals of low income; to amend the public assistance and maternal and child welfare provisions of the Social Security Act; to improve the unemployment compensation provisions of such act; and for other purposes.

The question being on agreeing to the report,

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

S. 3416. An act to provide for the restoration to the United States of amounts expended in the District of Columbia in carrying out the Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of

1958;

S. 3835. An act to authorize the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission to plan and carry out in the District of Columbia civic programs in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Civil War; to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense to make certain property of the District and of the United States available for the use of such Commission; to authorize the said Commissioners to make certain regulations and permit certain uses to be made of public space, and for other purposes; and

S. 3867. An act to exempt from taxation certain property of the National Guard Association of the United States in the District of Columbia.

The House has agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 2575) to provide a health benefits program for certain retired employees of the Government.

The House has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 2633) to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, and for other purposes.

The House has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6871) to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act, to authorize project grants for graduate training in public health, and for other purposes.

The House has agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 270) to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of special pension payable to certain persons awarded the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1961

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H.R. 13161) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes; and under the unanimous consent agreement of today,

The question being taken on agreeing to the reported amendments on page 3, line 3, down to and including line 2, on page 5, as follows:

Mutual Security Defense support

For an additional amount for defense support, as authorized by section 131(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, $65,000,000.

Technical Cooperation

For an additional amount for technical cooperation, as authorized by section 304 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, $22,000,000.

On page 3, after line 11, to insert:

Special Assistance

For an additional amount for special assistance, as authorized by section 400 (as of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, $26,000,000.

On page 3, after line 15, to insert: General Administrative Expenses For an additional amount for general administrative expenses, as authorized by section 411(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, $2,000,000. On page 3, after line 19, to insert:

Development Loan Fund

For an additional amount for advances to the Development Loan Fund as authorized by section 203, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended.

The limitation on the amount available for administrative expenses of the Development Loan Fund covering the categories set forth in the fiscal year 1961 budget estimates for such expenses is $2,150,000.

Funds appropriated under each paragraph of title I of the Mutual Security and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1961 (other than appropriations under the head of military assistance), including unobligated balances continued available, the respective funds appropriated by this Act, and amounts certified pursuant to section 1311 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, as having been obligated against appropriations heretofore made for the same general purpose as such paragraph, which amounts are hereby continued available for the same general purpose, may be consolidated in one account for each paragraph.

The proviso in the paragraph headed "Technical Cooperation, General Authorization" in title I of the Mutual Security and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1961, is amended to read as follows: "Provided, That every project or activity financed from funds made available for the fiscal year 1961 for such assistance and for which an estimate has not been submitted, shall be reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives."

The limitation on the amount available for expenses of the Office of the Inspector General and Comptroller, as established by section 533A of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, is $1,762,000.

It was determined in the affirmative_____

(Yeas 56

Nays------ 31

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

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BURDICK in the chair) appointed Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. CHAVEZ, Mr. ELLENDER, Mr. HILL, Mr. ROBERTSON, Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. HOLLAND, Mr. BRIDGES, Mr. SALTONSTALL, Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota, and Mr. MUNDT.

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

Mr. RUSSELL, on his own request, was excused from service as a member of the committee of conference on the part of the Senate on the said bill; and

Mr. JOHNSON of Texas was appointed to fill the vacancy.

CONVEYANCE OF PART OF LOCK AND DAM NO. 10, KENTUCKY RIVER, MADISON COUNTY, KY.

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent,

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 11561) to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army to convey part of lock and dam No. 10, Kentucky River, Madison County, Ky., to the Pioneer National Monument Association for use as a part of a historic site; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. MORSE,

Ordered, That the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.

On motion by Mr. DIRKSEN to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill, On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of

Texas,

The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the bill (S. 3324) of an identical title be postponed indefinitely.

MORNING BUSINESS

The following business was transacted by unanimous consent:

REPORT OF LAND CLASSIFICATION IN LA FERIA DIVISION, LOWER RIO GRANDE PROJECT, TEXAS

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, an adequate soil survey and land classification of the lands in the La Feria division, lower Rio Grande rehabilitation project, Texas; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

REPORT ON OROVILLE-TONASKET UNIT,
WASHINGTON

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the OrovilleTonasket unit, Okanogan-Similkameen division, Chief Joseph Dam project, Washington; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

REPORT OF GIFTS AND BEQUESTS RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED BY U.S. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the executive secretary of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of gifts and bequests received and accepted by the U.S. National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization for the fiscal year 1960; which with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

MESSAGE FROM PERUVIAN SENATE RELATIVE TO U.S. TARIFFS ON LEAD AND ZINC The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of State, transmitting a message from the Peruvian Senate to the U.S. Senate on the subject of prospective legislation to increase U.S. tariffs on lead and zinc; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Finance.

APPRECIATION FOR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE SENT TO RYUKYU ISLANDS

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Chief of Legislative Liaison, Department of the Army, transmitting a resolution of appreciation for U.S. economic assistance from the Shi-cho-son Assembly of Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands; which was ordered to lie on the table.

NATIONAL FORESTS IN WYOMING

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

Ordered, That a document prepared by the National Forest Service, entitled "National Forests in Wyoming-Basic Facts," be printed as a Senate document, with an illustration.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Mr. EASTLAND, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 8156) for the relief of Jack Kent Cooke, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1933) thereon.

Mr. EASTLAND, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 721) for the relief of certain aliens, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1926) thereon.

Mr. HAYDEN, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, to whom were referred the following bills and joint resolution, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

S. 3846. A bill to establish a National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Institution, to authorize expansion of the Smithsonian Institution's facilities for portraying the contributions of the Armed Forces of the United States, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 1932);

S. 3901. A bill to authorize the erection of a memorial in the District of Columbia to Gen. John J. Pershing (Rept. No. 1931);

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H.J. Res. 311. Joint thorizing the erection of a statue of Taras Shevchenko on public grounds in the District of Columbia (Rept. No. 1930);

Mr. HAYDEN, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, to whom were referred the following resolutions, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

S. Res. 354. Resolution amending S. Res. 243 authorizing the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce to investigate certain matters within its jurisdiction (Rept. No. 1927);

S. Res. 355. Resolution amending Senate Resolution 244, authorizing the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce to undertake a study of transportation policies in the United States (Rept. No. 1927);

S. Res. 368. Resolution providing additional funds for the investigation of antitrust and monopoly laws and their administration (Rept. No. 1929); and

S. Res. 374. Resolution amending Senate Resolution 305, authorizing the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce to undertake a study of the uses of Government-licensed media for the dissemination of political opinions, news, and so forth (Rept. No. 1928).

Mr. HAYDEN, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, to whom were referred the following resolutions, reported them each without amendment:

S. Res. 360. Resolution authorizing the printing of the "Legislative History of the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, 86th Congress," as a Senate document;

S. Res. 362. Resolution to print "Strengthening Free World Security," as a Senate document;

S. Res. 363. Resolution to print additional copies of certain hearings on "U.S. Foreign Policy"; and

S. Res. 379. Resolution to authorize the printing for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary 2,000 additional copies of Senate Report No. 1834, 86th Congress, 2d session, entitled "The Insurance Industry-Aviation, Ocean Marine, and State Regulations".

Mr. HAYDEN, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, to whom was referred the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 115) to print additional hearings on Senate Resolution 94, relating to the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, reported it without amendment.

Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2485) to amend the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, to provide compensation for certain World War II losses, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1934) thereon, together with the supplemental views of Mr. KEATING, Mr. HART, and Mr. HENNINGS and the

individual views of Mr. CARROLL and Mr. HART; which were ordered to be printed. REPORT ON DISPOSITION OF USELESS PAPERS

Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina, from the Select Committee on Papers in the Executive Department, to whom were referred lists of papers in various departments and agencies of the Government, recommended for disposition, transmitted to the Senate by the Acting Archivist of the United States dated August 22, 1960, submitted a report thereon. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND A 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. YOUNG of North Dakota: S. 3905. A bill for the relief of Dr. Fang Luke Chiu; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MOSS (for himself and
Mr. HAYDEN):

S. 3906. A bill for the relief of Howard B. Schmutz; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. O'MAHONEY (for himself and Mr. KEFAUVER, Mr. BIBLE, and Mr. Morse):

S. 3907. A bill providing for the regulation of rates for all forms of casualty insurance including fidelity, surety and guaranty bonds, and for all forms of fire, marine, and inland marine insurance, except as herein provided, and to rating and advisory organizations within the District of Columbia; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

By Mr. CASE of New Jersey: S. 3908. A bill to provide means for the Federal Government to combat interstate crime and to assist the States in enforcement of their criminal laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. O'MAHONEY (for himself,
Mr. MCGEE, Mr. ALLOTT, and
Mr. CARROLL):

S. 3909. A bill to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Savery-Pot Hook Federal reclamation project, Colorado-Wyoming; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. BENNETT:

S. 3910. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Takimi Yamada; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LONG of Hawaii:

S.J. Res. 222. Joint resolution providing a government for American Samoa; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

ADDITIONAL COAUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 3901

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

Ordered, That his name and that of Mr. HRUSKA be added as coauthors of the bill (S. 3901) to authorize the erection of a memorial in the District of Columbia to Gen. John J. Pershing.

ADDITIONAL COAUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 3903 On motion by Mr. PROXMIRE, and by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the names of Mr. RANDOLPH and Mr. CLARK be added as co

authors of the bill (S. 3903) to amend the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.

COMMITTEE SERVICE

Mr. HAYDEN, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, reported the following resolution (S. Res. 380); which was ordered to be placed on the calendar:

Resolved, That Mr. MARTIN be, and he is hereby, elected a member on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee on the Library.

MARY E. PASCO

Mr. HAYDEN, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, reported the following resolution (S. Res. 381); which was ordered to be placed on the calendar:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate hereby is authorized and directed to pay, from the contingent fund of the Senate, to Mary E. Pasco, widow of John Pasco, an employee of the Architect of the Capitol assigned to duty in the Senate Office Buildings at the time of his death, a sum equal to six months' compensation at the rate he was receiving by law at the time of his death, said sum to be considered inclusive of funeral expenses and all other allowances.

COPYING AND PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE IN THE CASE OF UNITED STATES AGAINST SALLY T. HUCKS ET AL.

Mr. MCCLELLAN submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 382):

Whereas the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations has in its possession, by virtue of Senate Resolution 255, section 5, Eighty-sixth Congress, certain evidence pertaining to an investigation dealing with Sally T. Hucks, Joseph M. Williamson, and Moss Herman, which investigation was conducted by the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field under Senate Resolution 44, Eighty-sixth Congress; and

Whereas criminal action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against said Sally T. Hucks et al., charging conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury; and

Whereas the United States Department of Justice has advised that a criminal trial in the aforementioned matter is scheduled to commence October 18, 1960, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; and

Whereas the United States Department of Justice has advised that at said criminal trial there will be required the introduction of certain evidence in the possession of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, as well as the testimony of the former chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field, Senator John L. McClellan, and former staff members of said select committee, namely, Robert F. Kennedy, Carmine S. Bellino, Walter R. May, John Constandy, Sherman Willse, Arthur G. Kaplan, Walter J. Sheridan, and Michael McInerney; and

Whereas by the privileves of the Senate no Member or Senate employee is

authorized to produce Senate documents but by order of the Senate: Therefore be it

Resolved, That the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Committee on Government Operations is granted leave to permit the copying and presentation of certain evidence for examination in connection with the aforementioned court case, the evidence thereupon to be returned to the possession of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; and be it further

Resolved, That the former chairman of the said select committee, Senator John L. McClelland, and former staff members of said select committee, Robert F. Kennedy, Carmine S. Bellino, Walter R. May, John Constandy, Sherman Willse, Arthur G. Kaplan, Walter J. Sheridan, and Michael McInerney, are authorized to appear and testify in the above-mentioned proceedings.

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the said resolution; and

Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto and to the preamble.

EXTENSION

OF BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AND FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOHN NANCE GARNER

Mr. YARBOROUGH submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 383); which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

Whereas the two Texas-born Americans who have reached the highest governmental offices since Texas entered the Union are both still living, the Honorable John Nance Garner, age 91, and the Honorable Dwight D. Eisenhower, age 69; and

Whereas both will celebrate their birthdays after the adjourning of the second session of the Eighty-sixth Congress; and

Whereas Dwight David Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth President of the United States, born in Denison, Texas, will celebrate his seventieth birthday this year; Whereas Mr. Eisenhower, having graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1911, followed his chosen career in the United States Army and soon after the entry of the United States in World War II was appointed commanding general of the European theater of operations; and

Whereas, in December 1943, Dwight D. Eisenhower was given the title of Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, and as such directed the successful invasion of Europe leading to the surrender of Germany in May 1945; and

Whereas, having been named Army Chief of Staff, Mr. Eisenhower's promotion to the rank of permanent General of the Army came in April 1946; and

Whereas, although retired from active duty in the Army to accept an appointment as president of Columbia University in 1948, Mr. Eisenhower took a leave of absence from Columbia from December 1950 to February 1951, when President Truman appointed him commander of Allied Powers in Europe, with the task of organizing the armed forces of NATO; and

Whereas, in 1952, this distinguished American was elected to the country's highest office, President of the United States; and

Whereas another distinguished American, also a native son of Texas, John Nance Garner, the thirty-second Vice President of the United States, born in Red River County, Texas, will celebrate his ninety-second birthday this year; and

Whereas John Nance Garner was a self-taught lawyer and held his first public office from 1893 to 1898 as county judge of Uvalde County, Texas; and

Whereas John Nance Garner was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1898, serving through 1902, and beginning in 1903, served thirty years in the United States House of Representatives from the Fifteenth Congressional District of Texas, and was Speaker of the House of the Seventy-second Congress; and

Whereas in 1932 the people of the United States, on the basis of his achievements in national affairs, elected Mr. Garner to the Office of Vice President, in which office he ably served from 1933 to 1941; and

Whereas John Nance Garner is the only man in history to preside in uninterrupted succession over both Houses of the Congress, first as Speaker of the House of Representatives and then as Vice President of the United States; and

Whereas, in addition to his other public duties, John Nance Garner has made great contributions to the preservation of the Texas heritage, having assisted in founding the University of Texas Memorial Museum; and

Whereas the Nation owes these two distinguished men, so large a part of whose lives have been spent in public service, a grateful salute and best wishes on the approach of their respective birthdays: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate hereby extends its warm greetings and best wishes to these two distinguished Americans on their birthdays anniversaries which, in the case of President Eisenhower, will occur on October 14, 1960, and, in the case of John Nance Garner, will occur on November 22, 1960.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit properly certified copies of this resolution to President Eisenhower and to Mr. Garner.

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 disagreed to the respective amendments of the Senate to the following bills of the House:

H.R. 10960. A bill to amend section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the excise tax upon cigars;

H.R. 12536. A bill relating to the treatment of charges for local advertising for purposes of determining the manufacturers sale price; and

H.R. 12659. A bill to suspend for a temporary period the import duty on heptanoic acid; it asks conferences with

the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the said amendments 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 House has agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3313) to amend section 200 of the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940 to permit the establishment of certain facts by a declaration under penalty of perjury in lieu of an affidavit.

HOUSE BILLS 10960, 12356, AND 12659 TO CONFERENCE

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BURDICK in the chair) laid before the Senate the messages this day received from the House of Representatives, announcing its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the following bills and asking conferences with the Senate thereon:

H.R. 10960. A bill to amend section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the excise tax upon cigars;

H.R. 12536. A bill relating to the treatment of charges for local advertising purposes of determining the manufacturers sale price; and

H.R. 12659. A bill to suspend for a temporary period the import duty on heptanoic acid.

On motion by Mr. TALMADGE, Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendments to the said bills, disagreed to by the House of Representatives, and agree to the conferences 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. FREAR, Mr. LONG of Louisiana, Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware, and Mr. CARLSON.

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

CONFERENCE REPORT ON SENATE BILL 2633 Mr. MANSFIELD submitted the following conference report:

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 2633) to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House amendment insert the following:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert That this Act may be cited as the "Foreign Service Act Amendments of 1960".

Sec. 2. Section 416 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, is amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 416. (a) A person appointed as a staff officer or employee shall receive basic salary at one of the rates of the class to which he is appointed which the