ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the bill (H. R. 1979) to amend the Reorganization Act of 1949 so that such act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time before April 1, 1955.

The VICE PRESIDENT thereupon signed the same.

SENATORS EXCUSED

The following-named Senators were excused from attendance upon the Senate for the period indicated:

Mr. THYE for today and the rest of the week, on the request of Mr. TAFT; and Mr. AIKEN for the balance of this week, on his own request.

COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Subcommittee on Internal Security of the Committee on the Judiciary was authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate, on the request of Mr. JENNER.

ANNUAL REPORT OF AIR COORDINATING
COMMITTEE

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States; which was read and, with the accompanying report, referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce:

To the Congress of the United States:

I transmit herewith, for the information of the Congress, the annual report of the Air Coordinating Committee for the calendar year 1952.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 9, 1953. REPORT ON RESERVATIONS OF INDIAN LANDS FOR POWER OR RESERVOIR SITES OR IN CONNECTION WITH IRRIGATION PROJECTS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report that during the calendar year 1952 there had been no reservations made from appropriated lands within Indian reservations valuable for power or reservoir sites or necessary for use in connection with irrigation projects; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

EXCHANGE OF PUBLIC LANDS

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report that during the calendar year 1952 there had been no lands classified chiefly available for recreational purposes for patenting to the States, counties, and municipalities, exchanged for lands of equal value or equal quantity; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

LAWS ENACTED BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF ST. CROIX, V. I.

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, trans26100-SJ-83-1-8

mitting, pursuant to law, copies of laws enacted by the Municipal Council of St. Croix, V. I., which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. REPORT ON COOPERATION WITH MEXICO IN CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF FOOT-ANDMOUTH DISEASE

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Under Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on cooperation of the United States with Mexico in the control and eradication of foot-andmonth disease, for the month of December 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

REPORT ON WITHDRAWALS OF PUBLIC LANDS

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of all withdrawals and restorations of public lands for the calendar year 1952; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

PROPOSED TRANSFER BY NAVY DEPARTMENT OF FOUR PULLING WHALEBOATS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the proposed transfer to the Young Men's Christian Association of Coatesville, Pa., of four 28-foot pulling whaleboats (without engines) for use in training in boat operation; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

BRACY-WELSH CO., INC., VERSUS UNITED STATES

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Comptroller General, transmitting, pursuant to law, his report and recommendation concerning the claim of the Bracey-Welsh Co., Inc., against the United States; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

REAPPORTIONMENT OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report that the appropriation to the Department of Justice for "Fees and expenses of witnesses" for the fiscal year 1953 has been reapportioned on a basis which indicates a necessity for a supplemental estimate of appropriation; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

REPORT OF SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL

BOARD

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the Subversive Activities Control Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the Board for the period July 1, 1951, through December

31, 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina presented a concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of South Carolina, expressing appreciation for the generous and efficient assistance rendered by the Atomic Energy Commission, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., and the American Red Cross to the people of the city and county of Aiken on the occasion of the disastrous gas explosion on January 27, 1953; which was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. GILLETTE presented a concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Iowa, favoring the elimination of the Federal tax on gasoline and leaving that area of taxation to the States; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

REPORTS ON COMMITTEES

Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Res. 14) authorizing a study of the antitrust laws of the United States, and their administration, interpretation, and effect, reported it with amendments and submited a report (No. 37) thereon.

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

Mr. BUTLER of Nebraska, by unanimous consent, submitted the views of the minority of the Committee on Finance on the bill (H. R. 568) to suspend certain import taxes on copper; which were ordered to be printed as part 2 of Report No. 35.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT
RESOLUTIONS

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

By Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself and Mr. KEFAUVER):

S. 845. A bill to provide for the reinstatement of William A. Burkett as a senior special agent, United States Treasury; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. SPARKMAN:

S. 846. A bill for the relief of Charles Anthony Desotell; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TAFT (for Mr. THYE and himself):

S. 847. A bill for the relief of stormstricken areas in the Netherlands, the British Isles, and other areas of Western Europe; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

By Mr. KILGORE (for himself,
Mr. SPARKMAN, Mr. LANGER, Mr.
JENNER, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. MAG-
NUSON, Mr. JACKSON, and Mr.
FULBRIGHT):

S. 848. A bill to prescribe policy and procedure in connection with construction contracts made by executive agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MURRAY:

S. 849. A bill to encourage fuller participation by small business concerns in soundly expanded foreign trade through Government insurance for United States exports; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. JENNER:

S. 850. A bill for the relief of Alice Power and Ruby Power;

S. 851. A bill for the relief of the estate of Mary M. Mendenhall;

S. 852. A bill for the relief of Zacharias Aristedes Samothrakis and Virginia Zacharias Samothrakis; and

S. 853. A bill for the relief of Jacqueline Sue Lawn (Akemi Inoue); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MUNDT:

S. 854. A bill for the relief of Clara E. Brown; and

S. 855. A bill for the relief of Kirill Mihailovich Alexeev, Antonia Ivanovna Alexeev and minor children, Victoria and Vladimir Alexeev; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LANGER:

S. 856. A bill to authorize the Supreme Court of the United States to make and publish rules for procedure on review of decisions of the Tax Court of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. SMITH of Maine:

S. 857. A bill for the relief of Robert L. Hilton; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JACKSON:

S. 858. A bill for the relief of Hide Yashima Thompson;

S. 859. A bill conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment on any and all claims in law or equity, which Maquinna Jongie Clapanhoo, of Neah Bay, Wash., may have against the United States;

S. 860. A bill for the relief of Juanita Andrada Lach and Leticia Androda Lach; and

S. 861. A bill for the relief of John Axel Arvidson; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JOHNSTON of South
Carolina:

S. 862. A bill for the relief of Wilton J. Parker; to the Committe on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GREEN:

S. 863. A bill for the relief of Chen Chih-Keui; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. NEELY:

S. 864. A bill for the relief of Virginia Miles; and

S. 865. A bill for the relief of Glenn L. Whitlatch; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BRICKER:

S. 866. A bill for the relief of Bronislaw Sep Nadolny;

S. 867. A bill for the relief of Setsuko Motohara Kibler, widow of Robert Eugene Kibler; and

S. 868. A bill for the relief of Dr. Enrique Santamarina-Becerra; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado: S. 869. A bill to establish a Metals Credit Corporation in order to provide a stable market for and a ready supply of domestic strategic and critical metals and minerals in the United States; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. BEALL:

S. 870. A bill for the relief of Henry T. Weber; and

S. 871. A bill for the relief of Constantinos Zografos; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CASE (by request):

S. 872. A bill to provide for the suspension of the imposition or execution of sentence in certain cases in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia and in the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia; and

S. 873. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Credit Unions Act; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

By Mr. BEALL:

S. 874. A bill for the relief of Theodore E. Straus; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SMATHERS:

S. 875. A bill granting exemption from income tax in the case of retirement annuities and pensions; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FREAR:

S. J. Res. 40. Joint resolution stating a policy concerning war damage; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FOR PEOPLE OF THE NETHERLANDS

Mr. KENNEDY submitted the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 9); which was ordered to lie on the table: Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Congress hereby expresses its profound sympathy for the brave people of the Netherlands who have suffered such heavy losses both in lives and in property as the result of the recent storms and floods which have ravaged their country. RULES OF PROCEDURE IN

CONGRESSIONAL

INVESTIGATIONS

Mr. KEFAUVER submitted the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 10); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

Whereas congressional investigations are one of the most important of the legislative processes, since Congress constantly needs factual, well-balanced information in many different fields to enable it to act wisely in the public interest; and

Whereas the investigative power of Congress affords protection against abuse of governmental power and a most effective means of focusing public opinion upon national problems; and

Whereas the flow of information to the people through the medium of congressional investigations has gained new importance with the advent of new methods of rapid communication; and

Whereas such investigations should be preserved as a means of effecting good government without permitting them to be used as an instrument for abridging

the constitutional rights of citizens: Now therefore be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the following provisions of this concurrent resolution are adopted (1) as an exercise of the rule-making power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House.

SEC. 2. Insofar as practicable, any person or organization whose activities are the subject of investigation by a committee, or about whom derogatory information is proposed to be presented at a public hearing of a committee, shall be fully advised by the committee as to the matters into which the committee proposes to inquire and the derogatory material which is proposed to be presented. Insofar as practicable, all material reflecting on the character of any individual or organization which is proposed to be presented at a public hearing of a committee shall be first reviewed in executive session and shall not be presented at a public hearing execept pursuant to majority vote of the committee.

SEC. 3. Any person or organization whose activities are the subject of any investigation by a committee, or about whom a derogatory statement is made or material is presented at any public hearing of a committee, shall

(1) be given an opportunity to present evidence in his or its own behalf at the same session and, if possible, on the same day;

(2) be permitted in appearances before the committee to be accompanied and advised by counsel, who shall within appropriate limits be entitled to question such person or representatives of such organization in order to bring out all pertinent facts;

(3) be permitted to file with the committee a limited number of interrogatories to be answered by witnesses who have testified to derogatory material about such person or organization;

(4) be entitled to have the committee subpena witnesses for limited direct or adverse examination by such person or organization, or by his or its counsel, subject to the discretion of the committee; and

(5) be permitted to file at the conclusion of the evidence a rebuttal attempt, which shall be made a part of the record and considered in the committee's report.

SEC. 4. Any witness who asserts a bona fide claim of privilege shall be entitled to present such claim to the committee, either in his own proper person or through counsel, and secure the committee's ruling.

SEC. 5. No subpena to inquire into the private affairs of any individual shall be issued by any committee except pursuant to majority vote of the committee.

SEC. 6. No person shall be required to testify in executive session of any committee unless a majority of the committee expressly rules that the public interest requires that such person's testimony shall be kept secret. Any such examination shall be held before not less than two committee members. Testimony taken in executive session shall be kept secret and shall not be released, or used in public hearings, without the approval of a majority of the committee.

SEC. 7. No witness before a committee shall be compelled to testify as to his religious or political belief unless the committee rules by majority vote that such testimony is relevant to the inquiry.

SEC. 8. Until after the committee has been given a reasonable time to file its report, members of committees shall refrain from making derogatory comments about a witness in either House or elsewhere and shall refrain from revealing the contents of any committee report or the conclusions contained in such report prior to its issuance.

SEC. 9. Minority reports, if any, shall be filed at the same time as majority reports on invesigations involving the private affairs of individuals.

SEC. 10. All of the evidence involving the private affairs of individuals upon which a committee report, finding, or conclusion is based shall be made public concurrently with such report, finding, or conclusion.

SEC. 11. A verbatim record shall be made of all hearings. Records of public hearings and published portions of executive hearings shall be made available to the public upon payment of the cost thereof.

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SEC. 12. Subject to the physical limitations of the hearing room and consideration of the physical comfort of witnesses, equal access for coverage of the hearings shall be provided to the various means of communications, including papers, magazines, radio, news reels, and television. It shall be the responsibility of the committee chairman to see that the various communication devices and instruments do not unduly distract or frighten the witness and interfere with his presentation.

SEC. 13. As used in this concurrent resolution, the term "committee” includes a standing or select committee of either House of Congress, a joint committee of the two Houses, and a duly authorized subcommittee of any of the foregoing.

DEROGATORY REMARKS IN DEBATE BY
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

Mr. KEFAUVER submitted the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 11); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That no Member of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall make before the Senate or the House of Representatives, respectively, any derogatory remarks with respect to any citizen or resident of the United States without making a reasonable effort, if time permits, to notify

such citizen or resident of the exact nature of such remarks, where and approximately when they will be made, and the procedure that such citizen or resident must follow if he desires to submit an answer to such remarks under this rule. If any such remarks are made without such notification, the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, depending on where such remarks were made, shall mail to such citizen's or resident's last-known address a printed copy of such remarks and information concerning the procedure that must be followed if he desires to submit an answer to such remarks under this rule. Any citizen or resident of the United States who is derogated in any remarks made by a Member of the Senate or the House of Representatives before the Senate or the House of Representatives, respectively, may submit an answer to such remarks to either the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, depending on where such remarks were made. If such remarks were made orally on the floor, then the answer shall be read on the floor by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, depending on where such remarks were made, and such answer, if received in time, shall be printed in the daily and permanent editions of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD immediately following such remarks. If such remarks were in the form of an extension of remarks, printed in the Appendix of the RECORD, then the answer shall not be read on the floor but shall be printed in the Appendix. In either case such answer shall be subscribed and sworn to before any duly authorized notary public, and shall not exceed in length the remarks that it answers or one-half a printed page in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, whichever is the greater.

SEC. 3. The first section of this resolution shall be a rule of each House, respectively, and shall supersede any other rule thereof but only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such other rule.

EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLES OF NETHERLANDS, GREAT BRITAIN, AND BEL

GIUM

Mr. WILEY, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 12):

Whereas the peoples of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Belgium have suffered tragic loss of lives, homes, and farms from the destruction wrought by storms and floods; and

Whereas the ties of blood, kinship, and fellowship between these countries and our own are of ancient tradition, precious to the people of the United States: Therefore be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Congress on behalf of the people of the United States expresses its deep sympathy, affection, and concern for the peoples of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Belgium, whose countries have been ravaged by disaster, its ad

miration for their courage in adversity, and its hope for the early restoration of their homes and livelihoods.

The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the said concurrent resolution; and

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

Ordered, That the Secretary_request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

On motion by Mr. TAFT,

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and after the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The Senate resumed its legislative session.

SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN TAXES ON COPPER On motion by Mr. Taft,

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 568) to continue until the close of June 30, 1954, the suspension of certain import taxes on copper. Pending debate,

No amendment being made, Ordered, That the bill 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.

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by Mr. MILLIKIN, at 3 o'clock and 19 minutes p. m., The Senate adjourned until Friday next.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1953

The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order and the Chaplain offered prayer.

THE JOURNAL

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

The Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, February 10, 1953, was approved.

SENATOR EXCUSED

Mr. YOUNG, on his own request, was excused from attendance upon the Senate for Monday through Wednesday of next week.

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 concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 12) expressing sympathy for the peoples of the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Belgium in the disaster suffered by them.

The SPEAKER of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled bill, viz, H. R. 568, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the

S. 888. A bill to amend section 303 of the Tariff Act of 1930; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DOUGLAS: S. 889. A bill for the relief of Chester A. Fisher; to the Committee on Armed Services.

S. 890. A bill for the relief of Giuseppe Vitulli;

By Mr. DOUGLAS (by request): S. 891. A bill for the relief of Albina Sicas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By. Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. BRICKER, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ROBERTSON and Mr. WILLIAMS): S. 892. A bill to dissolve the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and transfer certain of its functions relating to national defense to other agencies of the Government, to amend section 13b of the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. KNOWLAND:

S. 893. A bill for the relief of David T. Wright; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado: S. 894. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain national forest land in Basalt, Colo.; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

S. 895. A bill to amend the Career Compensation Act of 1949 to extend to certain members of the Armed Forces who were placed on the retired list in advanced rank the same credit for foreign service performed prior to 1913 which is accorded to other members not so advanced in rank on the retired list; S. 896. A bill to provide for the promotion of certain retired officers of the Regular Navy recalled to active duty during World War II, and for other purposes; and

S. 897. A bill to extend the time for making application for terminal-leave pay under the Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946, as amended; to the Committee on Armed Services.

S. 898. A bill to grant additional income tax exemptions and deductions to taxpayers who are permanently disabled, and to allow additional income tax exemptions to taxpayers supporting dependents who are permanently disabled;

S. 899. A bill to extend pension benefits under the laws reenacted by Public Law 269, 74th Congress, August 13, 1935, as now or hereafter amended, to certain persons who served with the United States military or naval forces engaged in hostilities in the Moro Province, including Mindanao, or in the islands of Samar and Leyte, Philippine Islands, after July 4, 1902, and prior to January 1, 1914, and to their unremarried widows, child, or children; and

S. 900. A bill for the relief of Walter John Gamel; to the Committee on Finance.

S. 901. A bill to grant former owners a preference with respect to the purchase of certain real property acquired under the reclamation laws and no longer needed for the purpose for which it was acquired; to the Committee on Government Operations.

S. 902. A bill to authorize the purchase of land and improvements in Gunnison County, Colo., to facilitate research into range improvement and rangeland management in the Rocky Mountain area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

S. 903. A bill to prohibit the transportation in interstate or foreign commerce of lethal munitions except when movement is arranged for, or on behalf of, the United States of America or an instrumentality thereof;

S. 904. A bill to standardize rates on household goods shipped by the United States Government for its employees;

S. 905. A bill to authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission to revoke or amend, under certain conditions, water carrier certificates and permits;

S. 906. A bill to establish the finality of contracts between the Government and common carriers of passengers and

freight subject to the Interstate Commerce Act;

S. 907. A bill to amend the Interstate Commerce Act by requiring the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider, in stock modification plans, the assents of controlled or controlling stockholders;

S. 908. A bill to provide for the separation of subsidy from air-mail pay, and for other purposes; and

S. 909. A bill to authorize the training of an adequate backlog of airmen to meet the civil and military needs of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

S. 910. A bill for the relief of Fausto Leonardo Marcal;

S. 911. A bill for the relief of Randi Lu Clark (Sugimoto, Sachiko);

S. 912. A bill for the relief of Bruno Ewald Paul and Margit Paul;

S. 913. A bill for the relief of Emma Pomeroy Von Lewinski;

S. 914. A bill for the relief of Mark Vainer;

S. 915. A bill for the relief of Augusta Bleys (also known as Augustina Bleys); S. 916. A bill for the relief of Velko D. Kovacic;

S. 917. A bill for the relief of Stefan Burda, Anna Burda, and Nikolai Burda; and

S. 918. A bill for the relief of Astrid Ingeborg Marquez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JOHNSTON of South
Carolina:

S. 919. A bill to amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to extend annuity benefits to employees at age 50 involuntarily separated from the service after having rendered at least 20 years of service; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. LEHMAN (by request): S. 920. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado (for himself and Mr. MILLIKIN): S. 921. A bill amending the definition of a dependent, for income-tax purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado: S. 922. A bill to provide for a commission to regulate the public transportation of passengers by motor vehicle and street railroad within the metropolitan area of Washington, D. C.; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

By Mr. McCARRAN:

S. 923. A bill to provide for perfecting the title of C. A. Lundy to certain lands in the State of California heretofore patented by the United States; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. KENNEDY:

S. 924. A bill for the relief of Sofia B. Panagoulopoulos Kanell; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TOBEY (by request): S. 925. A bill to amend the Interstate Commerce Act in order to prohibit the Interstate Commerce Commission from