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The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS ON RIVERS AND HARBORS

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 7634) authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes; and

Ordered, That, effective during the further consideration of the pending bill, debate on any amendment, motion, or appeal, except a motion to lay on the table, shall be limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided and controlled by the mover of any such amendment or motion and the majority leader: Provided, That in the event the majority leader is in favor of any such amendment or motion, the time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the minority leader or some Senator designated by him: Provided, further, That no amendment that is not germane to the provisions of the said bill shall be received.

Ordered further, That on the question of the final passage of the said bill debate shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided and controlled, respectively, by the majority and minority leaders: Provided, That the said leaders, or either of them, may, from the time under their control on the passage of the said bill, allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any amendment, motion, or appeal.

ORDER FOR LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON HOUSE BILL 11390

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That effective during the consideration of 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, debate on any amendment, motion, or appeal, except a motion to lay on the table, shall be limited to thirty minutes, to be equally divided and controlled by the mover of any such amendment or motion and the majority leader: Provided, That in the event the majority leader is in favor of any such amendment or motion, the time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the minority leader or some Senator designated by him: Provided further, That no amendment that is not germane to the provisions of the said bill shall be received.

Ordered further, That on the question of the final passage of the said bill debate shall be limited to one hour, to be equally divided and controlled, respectively, by the majority and minority leaders: Provided, That the said leaders, or either of them, may, from the time under their control on the passage of the said bill, allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any amendment, motion, or appeal.

PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL

A message from the President of the United States by Mr. Miller, his secretary:

Mr. President: The President of the United States on June 12, 1960, approved and signed the act (S. 2330) for the relief of John B. Manthey.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS ON RIVERS AND HARBORS The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7634) authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes. Pending debate,

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

Ordered, That the committee amendments be agreed to en bloc and that the bill as thus amended be considered as original text for the purpose of amendment.

The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. KERR for the Committee on Public Works, the motion of Mr. HILL, the motion of Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, the motion of Mr. CARLSON, the motion of Mr. FREAR, and the motion of Mr. FONG.

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

an enrolled bill, viz, H.R. 9883, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the bill (H.R. 9883) to adjust the rates of basic compensation of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government and for other purposes,

The PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same.

AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS ON RIVERS AND HARBORS

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7634) authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes.

The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. KERR (for Mr. STENNIS and Mr. EASTLAND), the motion of Mr. LUSK, and the motion of Mr. LONG of Louisiana. Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

On the question, Shall the bill pass?
After debate,

It was determined in Yeas_____ 70 the affirmative_-___ Nays____ 5 On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of

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

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MCGEE in the chair) appointed Mr. CHAVEZ, Mr. KERR, Mr. MCNAMARA, Mr. CASE of South Dakota, and Mr. COOPER. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof.

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

Ordered, That the bill be printed showing the amendments of the Senate numbered.

DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS, 1961

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The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the passage of the bill. CONFERENCE REPORT ON HOUSE BILL 9881

Mr. BENNETT (for Mr. BYRD of Virginia) submitted the following conference report:

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 9881) to extend for 2 years the existing provisions of law relating to the free importation of personal and household effects brought into the United States under Government orders, 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 amendment to the text of the bill and from its amendment to the title of the bill.

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bill (H.R. 9322) to make permanent the existing suspension of duties on certain coarse wool, 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 amendments numbered 1 and 2 and from its amendment to the title of the bill. HARRY F. BYRD, RORT. S. KERR,

J. ALLEN FREAR, Jr.,
FRANK CARLSON,
WALLACE F. BENNETT,

Managers on the Part of the Senate.
W. D. MILLS,
AIME J. FORAND,
CECIL R. KING,

N. M. MASON, JOHN BYRNES,

Managers on the Part of the House. The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and

Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. CONFERENCE REPORT ON HOUSE BILL 9862 Mr. BENNETT (for Mr. BYRD of Virginia) submitted the following conference report:

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 9862) to continue for 2 years the existing suspension of duties on certain lathes used for shoe last roughing or for shoe last finishing, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following:

Sec. 2. (a) The act entitled "an act to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the temporary free importation of casein", approved September 2, 1957 (71 Stat. 579; 19 U.S.C. 1001, par. 19 note), as amended by Public Law 86-405, approved April 4, 1960, is amended by striking out “July 1, 1960” and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1963".

(b) Effective with respect to imports entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption after the expiration of 30 days following the date of enactment of this act such act is further amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a semicolon and the following: "except that such suspension of duty shall not apply with respect to sodium caseinate, sodium phosphocaseinate, or other caseinates, any of the foregoing to which casein or lactarnene is the component material of chief value, subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe".

And the Senate agree to the same.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the

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DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS, 1961

The Senate resumed the consideration of 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. Pending debate,

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

Ordered, That the committee amendments be agreed to en bloc and that the bill as thus amended be considered as original text for the purpose of amendment.

The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. KUCHEL (for himself, Mr. ENGLE, Mr. CLARK, Mr. SCOTT, and Mr. HUMPHREY), and the motion of Mr. HUMPHREY.

On motion by Mr. DIRKSEN to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report it back with amendments providing for a

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So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the amendment,

On motion by Mr. HILL, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time.

The said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

On the question, Shall the bill pass? It was determined in Yeas_-_-_- 63 the affirmative‒‒‒‒‒ Nays___. 6 The yeas and nays having been heretofore ordered.

Senators who voted in the affirmative

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So it was

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

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

On the motion of Mr. HILL, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

On the motion by Mr. HILL, Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendments to the said bill and ask a conference with the House of Representatives thereon.

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

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. YOUNG of Ohio in the chair) appointed Mr. HILL, Mr. CHAVEZ, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. STENNIS, Mr. PASTORE, Mr. MONRONEY, Mr. KUCHEL, Mrs. SMITH, and Mr. HRUSKA.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. ORDER FOR CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR

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

Ordered, That the calendar be called on tomorrow for the consideration of bill to which there is no objection, beginning with Order No. 1556.

PUBLIC DEBT AND TAX RATE EXTENSION ACT OF 1960

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 12381) to increase for a 1-year period the public debt limit set forth in section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act and to extend for 1 year the existing corporate normal tax rate and certain excise tax rates. After debate,

The motion was agreed to. ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

The Secretary reported that on today he presented to the Administrator of General Services Administration, the enrolled joint resolution (S.J. Res. 39) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting representation in the electoral college to the District of Columbia.

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, at 12 o'clock and 37 minutes a.m. (Saturday, June 18, 1960),

The Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock a.m. today.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1960

Mr. MIKE MANSFIELD, from the State of Montana, called the Senate to order at 10 o'clock a.m. 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 18, 1960. To the Senate:

Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. MIKE MANSFIELD, a Senator from the State of Montana, to perform the duties of the Chair during my absence. CARL HAYDEN, President pro tempore.

Mr. MANSFIELD thereupon took the chair.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, June 17, 1960, was dispensed with.

PETITION

Mr. CARLSON presented a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Council of Women, Frankfort, Kans., favoring the Huron Cemetery in Kansas City, Kans., to be held as a national historic site as a preservation of early Indian history; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

PRINTING OF AN INTERIM REPORT ON
WESTFIELD RIVER, MASS.

Mr. CHAVEZ presented a communication from the Secretary of the Army, together with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, transmitting an interim report on Westfield River, Mass.; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Public Works and ordered to be printed as a Senate document, with illustrations.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Mr. BYRD of Virginia, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 9662) to make technical revisions in the income tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to estates, trusts, partners, and partnerships, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1616) thereon.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

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

By Mr. BENNETT:

S. 3696. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose import taxes on lead and zinc; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DODD:

S. 3697. A bill for the relief of Antonio Joaquim da Silva Aresta; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KERR:

S. 3698. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose import taxes on lead and zinc; to the Committee on Finance.

ADDITIONAL COAUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 3680 On motion by Mr. JAVITS, and by unanimous consent,

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Ordered, That the name of Mr. COOPER be added as a coauthor of the bill (S. 3680) to improve the public health through revising, consolidating, and improving the hospital and other medical facilities provisions of the Public Health Service Act, authorizing grants for construction of medical, dental, osteopathic, and public health teaching facilities, providing special project grants for postgraduate public health training, providing for Federal guarantee of loans for constuction of group practice medical or dental care facilities, and for other purposes. ADDITIONAL COAUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 3689

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

Ordered, That the name of Mr. HuмPHREY be added as a coauthor of the bill (S. 3689) to amend the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.

ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Mr. HAYDEN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following resolution (S. Res. 335); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

Resolved, That the Committee on Appropirations hereby is authorized to expend from the contingent fund of the Senate, during the Eighty-sixth Congress, $5,000 in addition to the amounts, and for the same purposes, specified in section 134(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act, approved August 2, 1946, Senate Resolution 137, agreed to July 6, 1959, and Senate Resolution 282, agreed to April 11, 1960.

GREETINGS TO MISS HELEN KELLER ON HER EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY

Mr. HILL (for himself and Mr. SPARKMAN) submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 336); which was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare:

Whereas Miss Helen Keller will celebrate her eightieth birthday on June 27, 1960; and

Whereas this remarkable woman, striken deaf and blind in infancy, has for more than fifty years tirelessly devoted herself to the battle for the economic, cultural, and social advancement of the physically handicapped throughout the world, making her own conquest of disabilities a symbol of hope for millions; and

Whereas in her long and faithful association with the American Foundation for Overseas Blind she has traveled to more than a score of nations throughout the world; and

Whereas in all these travels she has inspired immeasurable progress in services to the blind, the deaf, and the deafblind, and has won countless new friends for the United States of America and the cause of democracy and freedom; and

Whereas Congress and the Chief Executive have expressed deep concern in improvement of conditions among the physically handicapped, and have initiated constantly expanding programs to this worthwhile end: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That, in recognition of the vast contributions made by Miss Helen Keller to the well-being of all humanity, the Senate hereby extends its greetings and best wishes to Miss Keller on the occasion of her eightieth birthday, which will occur on June 27, 1960.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit to Miss Helen Keller a copy of this resolution.

NOTICE OF MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES

Mr. HAYDEN (for himself, Mr. STENNIS, Mr. MONRONEY, and Mr. ALLOTT) submitted the following notice in writing:

"In accordance with rule XL of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move on behalf of myself and Senators STENNIS, MONRONEY, and ALLOTT, to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of proposing to the bill (H.R. 12232) making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes the following amendment, namely: On page 34, after line 17, insert:

"'SEC. 105. (a) Section 502 (b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by inserting before the last sentence thereof a new sentence as follows: "Such consolidated report, in the case of a Senate committee or a joint committee whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, shall show, in addition to the information otherwise required to be included, the total amount expended for each purpose by each member and employee during the calendar year covered by the report, or in the case of the report for the calendar year 1960, during the last six months of such year: Provided, That for the purposes of any report required by this section, a statement of the total amount of the per diem in lieu of subsistence authorized for any such member or employee in accordance with U.S. Senate Travel Regulations promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall be considered a sufficient itemization of any expenditures made from such allowance."

"(b) Each Senate member of the U.S. group or delegation to the Interparliamentary Union, the NATO Parliamentarian's Conference, the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, or any similar interparliamentary group of which the United States is a member, and each employee of the Senate, by whom or on whose behalf expenditures are made from funds appropriated for the expenses of such group or delegation, shall file with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an itemized report showing all such expenditures made by or on behalf of each member or employee together with the purposes of the expenditure, including subsistence, transportation, and other purposes. Within 60 days after the beginning of each regular session of Congress, the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations shall prepare consolidated reports showing

with respect to each such group or delegation the total amount expended, the purposes of the expenditures, the amount expended for each such purpose, the names of the members or employees by or on behalf of whom the expenditures were made and the amount expended by or on behalf of each member or employee for each such purpose. The consolidated reports prepared by the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations shall be filed with the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. For the purposes of any report required by this section, a statement of the total amount of the per diem in lieu of subsistence authorized for any such member or employee in accordance with the U.S. Senate travel regulations promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall be considered a sufficient itemization of any expenditures made from such allowance. Each such consolidated report shall be printed in the Congressional Record within 10 days after receipt by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

"(c) Expenditures, whether from foreign currencies owned by the United States or from dollar appropriations, for expenses of members and employees of committees of the Senate, of joint committees whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, or of the Senate group or delegation of any interparliamentary body, incurred after July 1, 1960, in connection with travel outside the United States, shall be authorized only in accordance with the provisions of the U.S. Senate Travel Regulations promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

"(d) Section 60 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 102) is amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph as follows:

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CONSIDERATION OF BILLS ON CALENDAR

The Senate, under its order of yesterday, proceeded to consider bills on the calendar to which there was no objection.

The bill (S. 3383) to amend section 4 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, having been reached,

The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the bill (H.R. 11615) of an identical title; and no amendment being made,

Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.

The said bill was read the third time.
Resolved, That it pass.

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

Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the bill (S. 3383) be postponed indefinitely.

The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills and joint resolution; and the reported amendments were agreed to:

H.R. 4595. An act to clarify and make uniform certain provisions of law relat

ing to special postage rates for educational, cultural and library materials, and for other purposes;

H.R. 9443. An act for the relief of Mrs. Ethel B. Morgan;

H.R. 12052. An act to extend the Defense Production Act of 1950 as amended for an additional 2 years;

H.R. 766. An act to amend section 5 of the act of July 16, 1914, relating to penalties for the use of Governmentowned vehicles for other than official purposes;

H.R. 11646. An act to amend the act authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to collect and publish statistics of the grade and staple length of cotton, as amended, by defining certain offenses in connection with the sampling of cotton for classification and providing a penalty provision, and for other purposes;

H.R. 6479. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain real property of the United States to the village of Highland Falls, N.Y.;

H.R. 4786. An act declaring certain lands to be held in trust for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of Indians of South Dakota; and

H.J. Res. 688. Joint resolution for the relief of certain aliens.

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bills and joint resolution read the third time.

The said bills and joint resolution, as amended, were severally read the third time.

Resolved, That they pass.

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills; and no amendment was made:

H.R. 10840. An act to amend Public Law 85-626 relating to dual rate contract agreement;

H.R. 5738. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the Waukegan Port District the commitment of the city of Waukegan, Ill., to maintain a public wharf in Waukegan Harbor on land conveyed to the city in 1914, and for other purposes;

H.R. 8457. An act for the relief of Richard Schoenfelder and Lidwina S. Wagner;

H.R. 9226. An act for the relief of Pietro Mela;

H.R. 10631. An act for the relief of George T. Moore, Carl D. Berry, and Dr. Harold J. Heck;

H.R. 2007. An act for the relief of May Hourani;

H.R. 3242. An act for the relief of Mrs. Virginia Lee Sage;

H.R. 5530. An act for the relief of Lelia Bernstorff Grauert;

H.R. 6149. An act for the relief of Wesley C. Newcomb;

H.R. 9652. An act for the relief of Lt. Col. Alonzo C. Tenney;

H.R. 7480. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, with respect to label declaration of the use of pesticide chemicals on raw agricultural commodities which are the produce of the soil;

H.R. 11985. An act to make American. nationals eligible for scholarships and fellowships authorized by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950;

H.R. 5850. An act for the relief of the Borough of Ford City, Pa.;

H.R. 1543. An act for the relief of Angela D'Agata Nicolosi;

H.R. 7847. An act to make the uniform law relating to the record on review of agency orders (Public Law 85-791) applicable to the judicial review of orders issued under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and the Food Additives Amendment of 1958;

H.R. 11706. An act to authorize an extension of time for final proof under the desert land laws under certain conditions;

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;

H.R. 6498. An act concerning payment of debts out of compensation for trust land in the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation taken by the United States;

H.R. 6529. An act concerning payment of debt out of compensation for trust land on the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation taken by the United States;

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;

H.R. 9028. An act to provide that certain funds shall be paid to the Kickapoo Tribal Council of Oklahoma;

H.R. 11161. An act to donate to the pueblos of Zia and Jemez a tract of land on the Ojo del Eperitu Santo grant, New Mexico;

H.R. 11952. An act to repeal the act of May 29, 1958, which authorized and directed the Administrator of General Services to provide for the release of restrictions and reservations contained in an instrument conveying certain land by the United States to the State of Wisconsin; and

H.R. 12115. An act to extend the minimum national marketing quota for extra long staple cotton to the 1961 crop.

Ordered, That they pass to a third reading.

The said bills were severally read the third time.

Resolved, That they pass.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1764) to extend the Federal Tort Claims Act to members of the National Guard when engaged in training duty under Federal law, and for other purposes; and the reported amendment to the text having been 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 amended, as reported by the committee, to read: "A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize the payment of certain claims against the National Guard."

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

The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 187) to provide for the designation of the month of September 1960 as "National Wool Month," having been reached,

The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 696) of an identical title; and no amendment being made,

Ordered, That it pass to a third read

ing.

The said joint resolution was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass, that the preamble be agreed to.

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

Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the joint resolution S.J. Res. 187 be postponed indefinitely.

The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills; and no amendment was made:

S. 1409. A bill for the relief of Donald B. Thurston, and other employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service;

S. 3125. A bill for the relief of Robert William Neal, Robert J. Naumann, Charles LeRoy Van Slyke and Franklin Jordan;

S. 3532. A bill to provide for the striking of medal in commemoration of Century 21 Exposition to be held in Seattle, Wash.;

S. 3160. A bill to provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the State of Idaho as a Territory;

S. 598. A bill for the relief of Anthony Di Giovanni;

S. 2310. A bill for the relief of Peter Dolas;

S. 2353. A bill for the relief of Col. John A. Ryan, Jr.;

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

S. 3083. A bill for the relief of Andrew Rerecich and his wife, Germana Rerecich;

S. 3237. A bill for the relief of Anastasia Stassinopoulos;

S. 3263. A bill for the relief of Cesar S. Wycoco;

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;

S. 3158. A bill to exempt State controlled banks belonging to the Federal Reserve System from the statutory limits on the number of their directors;

S. 3439. A bill authorizing the President of the United States of America to present a gold medal to Robert Frost, a New England poet;

S. 3579. A bill to authorize agencies of the Government of the United States to pay in advance for required publications, and for other purposes;

S. 3485. A bill to amend section 7 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 as amended, to provide for the payment of travel and transportation costs for

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