troller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the review of financial assistance activities of the Small Business Administration, December 1958; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. SIMPLIFY THE AD MEASUREMENT OF SMALL VESSELS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to simplify the admeasurement of small vessels; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee in Interstate and Foreign Commerce. ADDITIONAL PAY FOR SEA DUTY FOR The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to validate certain payments of additional pay for sea duty made to members and former members of the U.S. Coast Guard; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom were referred the following resolutions, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows: S. Res. 208. Resolution authorizing the employment by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of an additional clerk (Rept. No. 1036); and S. Res. 209. Resolution authorizing an investigation of the postal service (Rept. No. 1037). Ordered, That the resolutions be referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Mr. HUMPHREY, from the Committee on Government Operations, submitted a report (No. 1038) entitled "Rehabilitation of the "Disabled in 37 Countries of the World," pursuant to Senate Resolution 42 (86th Cong., 1st sess.); which was ordered to be printed. Mr. MCCLELLAN, from the Committee on Government Operations, submitted a report (No. 1039) entitled "Annual Report of the Committee on Government Operations," pursuant to Senate Resolution 43 (86th Cong., 1st sess.); which was ordered to be printed. 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. CARLSON: S. 2883. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide the same treatment for prepaid dues income received by a nonprofit motor club as is provided for prepaid subscription income; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. CLARK: S. 2884. A bill for the relief of Dr. William Medway; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CLARK (for himself, Mr. S. 2885. A bill to establish an Office of Coal Research within the Department of the Interior and to provide for and encourage research to determine improved means of producing and utilizing coal; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. S. 2890. A bill to give effect to certain obligations of the United States under the Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims of August 12, 1949, by regulating use of the Red Cross and other emblems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. WILEY: S.J. Res. 153. Joint resolution to establish an Interdepartmental Committee on Utilization of Surplus Farm Commodities; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. CORRUPT PRACTICES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (S. 2436) to revise the Federal election laws, to prevent corrupt practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. The question being on agreeing to the amendments yesterday proposed by Mr. THURMOND on page 14, after line 14, and page 19, after line 3, Mr. THURMOND, by unanimous consent, modified his proposed amendments. After debate, Mr. THURMOND, by unanimous consent, withdrew the order for the yeas and nays; and then withdrew his amendments, as modified. Pending debate, MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Maurer, one of its clerks: Mr. PRESIDENT: The House of Representatives has agreed to the following concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: House Concurrent Resolution 449 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the publication entitled "Facts on Communism-Volume 1, The Communist Ideology" prepared by the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, first session, be printed as a House document; and that there be printed thirty thousand additional copies of said document of which six thousand shall be for the use of said committee and twentyfour thousand copies to be prorated to the Members of the House of Representatives. House Concurrent Resolution 457 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there be printed as a House document the publication entitled "Nomination and Election of the President and Vice President of the United States, Including the Manner of Selecting Delegates to Political National Conventions'; and that there be printed an additional fifty thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, said copies to be prorated to the Members and Resident Commissioner. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED The concurrent resolutions H. Con. Res. 449 and H. Con. Res. 457, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, were read and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. CORRUPT PRACTICES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (S. 2436) to revise the Federal election laws, to prevent corrupt practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. On motion by Mr. LONG to add a new section at the end of the bill on State primaries, Pending debate, Mr. LONG modified his proposed amendment. Pending debate, On motion by Mr. KEATING to amend the said amendment by adding a further proviso that no nomination shall be valid if any qualified person is denied the right to register and vote, Pending debate, RECESS On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, at 5 o'clock and 24 minutes p.m., The Senate took a recess until 12 o'clock m. on Monday next. MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1960 (Legislative day of Friday, January 22, 1960) The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock m., and the Chaplain offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, The Journal of the proceedings of Friday, January 22, 1960, was approved. BOARD OF VISITORS TO U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY Mr. MAGNUSON announced that he, as chairman of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, had appointed Mr. BARTLETT and Mr. SCHOEPPEL as members of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. BOARD OF VISITORS TO U.S. MERCHANT Mr. MAGNUSON announced that he, as chairman of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, had appointed Mr. ENGLE and Mr. SCOTT as members of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Subcommittee on the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement of the Committee on Foreign Relations was authorized to sit today on the request of Mr. NEUBERGER. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET ON THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the reapportionment of appropriations for "Salaries and expenses," Department of the Treasury, and "Inpatient care," Veterans' Administration, which indicates a necessity for supplemental estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year 1960; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. REPORT OF GENERAL SALES MANAGER ON COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION SALES The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report for the month of October 1959 of the General Sales Manager of the Commodity Credit Corporation concerning the policies, activities, and developments, including all sales and disposals, with regard to each commodity which the Commodity Credit Corporation owns or which it is directed to support; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. PETITIONS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc., which were referred as indicated: A petition of J. C. Mietchen, Ogden, Utah, praying an investigation of certain charges against him as an employee at Hill Air Force Base in Utah; to the Committee on Armed Services. A resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin, Stockton, Calif., favoring the enactment of legislation for flood-control accomplishments on the Mokelume River near Riverside, Calif.; to the Committee on Public Works. "IF COEXISTENCE FAILS" Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina presented an article in the Quarterly Journal of World Affairs by Mr. Dodd entitled "If Coexistence Fails: The Khrushchev Visit Evaluated"; which was ordered to be printed as a Senate document. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Mr. BYRD of Virginia, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2779) relating to the election under section 1372 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 by the Augusta Furniture Co., Inc., of Staunton, Va., reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1040) thereon. Mr. BYRD of Virginia, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 7588) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the treatment of copyright royalties for purposes of the personal holding company tax, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1041) thereon. Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 81) proposing observance of week beginning January 31, 1960, as National Junior Achievement Week, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1042) thereon. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Bills were introduced by unanimous consent, severally read the first and second times and referred as follows: By Mr. FONG (for himself and S. 2891. A bill to amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, and title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, so as to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make financial assistance available under such acts to persons holding leasehold interests in lands in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. By Mr. WILEY: S. 2892. A bill for the relief of Toshiko Hatta; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. McGEE: S. 2893. A bill to permit weekly publications to suspend publication for not more than two issues in any one calendar year without loss of second-class mail privileges; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. By Mr. MOSS: S. 2894. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Great Salt Lake National Park in the State of Utah; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. BIBLE: S. 2895. A bill to provide for the regulation of finance charges for retail installment sales of motor vehicles in the District of Columbia; to provide the Commissioners of the District of Columbia with additional authority to carry out the purposes of section 7 of the act approved July 1, 1902, as amended; to authorize the said Commissioners to impose certain requirements on persons licensed under the said act of July 1, 1902; and for other purposes; to the Committee on the District of Columbia. By Mr. CANNON: S. 2896. A bill for the relief of Miss Sofie E. Evansen; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. KEATING: S. 2897. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement that an individual must have attained age 50 to qualify for disability insurance benefits, and to permit the payment of such benefits from the beginning of the individual's disability; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. NEUBERGER (by request): S. 2898. A bill to establish the Oregon Coast National Seashore Recreation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. FULBRIGHT: S. 2899. A bill to extend the benefits of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 to employees of the agricultural stabilization and conservation county committees; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. By Mr. CASE of South Dakota: S. 2900. A bill for the relief of certain individuals whose lands were acquired by the United States in connection with the construction of the Oahe Dam and reservoir in South Dakota; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BRIDGES: S. 2901. A bill for the relief of Giuseppa Alonzi; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. EASTLAND: S. 2902. A bill for the relief of Leo Shoenholz, Tobias Kaplan, the Kroger Co., and Cleveland State Bank, all of Cleveland, Miss.; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. EASTLAND (for himself and Mr. STENNIS): S. 2903. A bill to deem teachers in the State of Mississippi to be employees of such State for purposes of title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. BUSH: S. 2904. A bill for the relief of Dr. Steven S. Yamamoto; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. KEFAUVER (for himself, Mr. CLARK, and Mr. NEUBERGER): S. 2905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; to the Committee on Finance. PRINTING OF ADDITIONAL COPIES OF UNEMPLOYMENT SELECTED READINGS Mr. MCCARTHY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 256); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the Special Committee on Unemployment Problems one thousand additional copies of the unemployment selected readings prepared by that committee. ADDITIONAL COPIES OF STUDIES IN Mr. McCARTHY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 257); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the Special Committee on Unemployment Problems three thousand additional copies of the studies in unployment prepared by that committee. ADDITIONAL COPIES OF HEARINGS HELD BY SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS Mr. McCARTHY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 258); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of the Special Committee on Unemployment Problems two thousand additional copies of the hearings held by that committee concerning unemployment in Indiana. TO PRINT AS A SENATE DOCUMENT, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS, COMMITTEE PRINT ENTITLED "RELATIVE WATER AND POWER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S.S.R. AND THE U.S.A." Mr. MOSS, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 259); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That the committee print entitled "Relative Water and Power Resource Development in the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A.," consisting of a joint subcommittee report and staff studies of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Public Works, be printed with illustrations as a Senate document. SEC. 2. There shall be printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs three thousand seven hundred additional copies of such Senate document. PRINTING OF COMMITTEE PRINT ENTITLED "RELATIVE WATER AND POWER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S.S.R. AND THE U.S.A.," WITH ILLUSTRATIONS Mr. MOSS, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 260); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That the committee print entitled "Relative Water and Power Resource Development in the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A.," consisting of a joint subcommittee report and staff studies of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Public Works, be printed with illustrations as a Senate document. SEC. 2. There shall be printed for the use of the Committee on Public Works three thousand seven hundred additional copies of such Senate document. CORRUPT PRACTICES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (S. 2436) to revise the Federal election laws, to prevent corrupt practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. The question being on agreeing to the amendment heretofore proposed by Mr. KEATING to the amendment, as modified, proposed by Mr. LONG of Louisiana, adding a new section at the end of the bill on State primaries, Mr. LONG of Louisiana further modified his proposed amendment; and Mr. KEATING modified his proposed amendment. Pending debate, Mr. KEATING further modified his proposed amendment. After debate, The amendment, as modified, proposed by Mr. KEATING was, on a division rejected, and the amendment, as modified, proposed by Mr. LONG of Louisiana, was rejected. The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. YARBOROUGH. No further amendment being made, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. On motion by Mr. HENNINGS, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make such changes in section, subsection, and paragraph numbers and letters, and cross references thereto, as may be necessary to the proper numbering and lettering of the bill; also that the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make the proper amendments to the table of contents, to make the table conform to the bill. On the question, Shall the bill pass? On motion by Mr. HENNINGS, The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the question of the passage of the bill. Resolved, That the bill do pass. The title was ordered to stand as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. On motion by Mr. HENNINGS to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill, On motion by Mr. DouGLAS, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ECONOMIC REGULATION OF THE On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1508) to provide for economic regulation of the Alaska Railroad under the Interstate Commerce Act, and for other purposes. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. KUCHEL, at 5 o'clock and 51 minutes p.m., The Senate adjourned. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1960 The PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order and the Chaplain offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, January 25, 1960, was dispensed with. Texas, EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and after the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION The Senate resumed its legislative session. REPORT ON COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT AND PARTICIPATING PROJECTS Mr. ANDERSON presented an audit report by the Comptroller General of the United States of the Upper Colorado River Basin water resources development program for fiscal years 1957-59, together with illustrations, which was ordered to be printed as an appendix to the third annual report of the Secretary of the Interior on the Colorado River storage project and participating projects. Mr. DOUGLAS, from the Joint Economic Committee, submitted a report (No. 1043) entitled "Employment, Growth, and Price Levels," pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 (86th Cong., 1st sess.); which was ordered to be printed. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Bills were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred as follows: By Mr. JOHNSON of Texas: S. 2906. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Columbus Bend project, Texas; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. MURRAY: S. 2907. A bill for the relief of Giuseppe Borsa; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. NEUBERGER: S. 2908. A bill to amend section 307 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 to provide for a study to be conducted of the advisability and practicability of the establishment of a Point Four Youth Corps; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. BARTLETT: S. 2909. A bill to repeal an act entitled "An act extending the time in which to file adverse claims and institute adverse suits against mineral entries in the district of Alaska", approved June 7, 1910 (36 Stat. 459); and S. 2910. A bill to provide preference right to certain land in Alaska to Jesse Lee Caudill of Palmer, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. JAVITS: S. 2911. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1950 to authorize additional loans for college housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. JAVITS (for himself and S. 2912. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1950 with respect to the amount of loans permitted to be made in any State; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. KUCHEL (for himself and S. 2913. A bill authorizing bank protection and channel maintenance of the Sacramento River, Calif., in the interest of flood control, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works. By Mr. MURRAY (by request): S. 2914. A bill to authorize the purchase and exchange of land and interests therein on the Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace Parkways; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. HART): S. 2915. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code so as to provide insurance against the costs of hospital, nursing home, home nursing service, and diagnostic outpatient hospital services for persons eligible for old-age, survivors and disability insurance benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. MAGNUSON (by request): S. 2916. A bill to simplify the admeasurement of small vessels; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. ADDITIONAL COAUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 2201 On motion by Mr. BARTLETT, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the name of Mr. LONG of Hawaii be added as a coauthor of the bill (S. 2201) to amend section 601 of title 33, United States Code, with respect to the definition of the term, "Veterans' Administration facilities." AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES TO INVESTIGATE CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMON DEFENSE Mr. STENNIS, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the following resolution (S. Res. 261); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That the Committee on Armed Services, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized under sections 134 (a) and 136 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended, and in accordance with its jurisdiction specified by rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, to examine, investigate, and make a complete study of any and all matters pertaining to (1) common defense generally; (2) the War Department and the Military Establishment generally; (3) the Navy Department and the Naval Establishment generally; (4) soldiers' and sailors' homes; (5) pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and privileges of members of the Armed Forces; (6) selective service; (7) size and composition of the Army and Navy; (8) forts, arsenals, military reservations, and navy yards; (9) ammunition depots; (10) maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including the administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone; (11) conservation, development and use of naval petroleum and oil shale reserves; (12) strategic and critical materials necessary for the common defense; (13) aeronautical and space activities peculiar to or primarily associated with the development of weapons systems or military operations. SEC. 2. For the purpose of this resolution the committee, from February 1, 1960, to January 31, 1961, inclusive, is authorized to (1) make such expenditures as it deems advisable; (2) to em ploy upon a temporary basis technical, clerical, and other assistants and consultants: Provided, That the minority is authorized to select one person for appointment, and the person so selected shall be appointed and his compensation shall be so fixed that his gross rate shall not be less by more than $1,200 than the highest gross rate paid to any other employee; and (3) with the prior consent of the heads of the departments or agencies concerned, and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to utilize the reimbursable services, information, facilities, and personnel of any of the departments or agencies of the Government. SEC. 3. The expenses of the committee under this resolution, which shall not exceed $190,000, shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee. TO PRINT AS A SENATE DOCUMENT, report ON COLD WEATHER AGRICULTURE Mr. GRUENING submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 262); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That there be printed as a Senate document the report prepared by the Science and Technology Division of the Library of Congress on cold weather agriculture and that there be printed two thousand additional copies for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. The reported amendment was amended on the motion of Mr. BARTLETT and the motion of Mr. BUTLER (for Mr. SCHOEPPEL), and, as amended, agreed to. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ACT OF 1959 On motion by Mr. HILL, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 694) to provide Federal assistance for projects which will demonstrate or develop techniques and practices leading to a solution of the Nation's juvenile delinquency control problems. The question being on agreeing to the reported amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof other words, Pending debate, The committee amendment was amended on the motion of Mr. CLARK (for himself, Mr. CARROLL, Mr. HART, Mr. HENNINGS, Mr. MORSE, Mr. KEFAUVER and Mr. DODD), and, as amended, agreed to. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. On motion by Mr. CLARK to reconsider the vote on passage of the bill, On motion by Mr. HILL, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. NATIONAL JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT WEEK On motion by Mr. HOLLAND, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 81) proposing observance of week beginning January 31, 1960, as National Junior Achievement Week; and Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto and to the preamble. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. FILLING OF TEMPORARY VACANCIES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On motion by Mr. HOLLAND, The Senate proceeded to consider the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 39) to amend the Constitution to authorize Governors to fill temporary vacancies in the House of Representatives. On motion by Mr. HOLLAND to amend the joint resolution by inserting at the end of the joint resolution a new section on poll tax payment or property qualification, LEGISLATIVE SESSION The Senate resumed its legislative session. CORRECTIONS IN ENGROSS MENT OF SENATE BILL 694 On motion by Mr. BIBLE, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate in the engrossment of the bill (S. 694) to provide Federal assistance for projects which will demonstrate or develop techniques and practices leading to a solution of the Nation's juvenile delinquency control problems, be authorized to make certain technical corrections on page 6, line 18, and on page 10, line 17, of the bill. REPORT OF AUDIT OF UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, an Audit Report of the Upper Colorado River Basin Water Resources Development Program, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, fiscal years 1957-59; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. ALIENS GRANTED PERMANENT RESIDENCE The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report granting application for permanent residence in the United States to certain aliens under section 4 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948, as amended; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. REPORT OF NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the National Mediation Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 25th annual report of the National Mediation Board, including the report of the National Railroad Adjustment Board, for the fiscal year 1959; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. PETITIONS The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following petitions, which were referred as indicated: A memorial of the council of the city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii, remonstrating against the Soviet Union testing rockets and missiles in the central Pacific Ocean during the month of January 1960; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. A memorial of Local 338, National Federation of Post Office Clerks, Spokane, Wash., remonstrating against the overabundance of administrative work programs introduced into post offices; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Resolutions of the Legislature of the Territory of Guam, which were referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, as follows: A resolution commending the work of Senator JOHN A. CARROLL for his interest in the people of Guam; and A resolution commending the manner in which the Acting Governor of Guam has carried out his duties. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Bills were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred as follows: By Mr. PROXMIRE (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. SYMINGTON, Mr. Young of North Dakota, Mr. MORSE, Mr. MUNDT, Mr. AIKEN, Mr. CARLSON, Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. PROUTY, Mr. WILEY, and Mr. HENNINGS): S. 2917. A bill to establish a price support level for milk and butterfat; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. By Mr. COTTON: S. 2918. A bill for the relief of Boris Priestley; to the Committe on the Judiciary. By Mr. LONG of Hawaii (for himself and Mr. FONG): S. 2919. A bill to provide that the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall study and investigate the desirability and feasibility of establishing and maintaining a national tropical botanic garden; to the Committee on Public Works. By Mr. HART (for himself, Mr. S. 2920. A bill to provide for the establishment of experimental food stamp allotment programs; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. By Mr. RANDOLPH: S. 2921. A bill for the relief of Bessie Rowley; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CLARK (for himself and S. 2922. A bill to provide for the disposition of the Fort Mifflin Naval Ammunition Depot, Philadelphia, Pa.; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. JACKSON: S. 2923. A bill for the relief of Ki Su (Theresa) Moun; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. DWORSHAK: S. 2924. A bill to amend the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. ELLENDER: S. 2925. A bill for the relief of Frank Kramaro and Katica Marinovich Kramaro; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey: S. 2926. A bill for the relief of Halina J. Adamska; and S. 2927. A bill for the relief of Cristina Franco; to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 2928. A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide financial assistance for the provision of housing |