Managers on the Part of the House.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and

Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. POTTER in the chair) laid before the Senate the message heretofore received from the House of Representatives, announcing its action upon certain amendments of the Senate to the said bill upon which the committee of conference had not agreed.

On motion by Mr. Bridges, Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendments of the House to the amendments of the Senate numbered 24 and 27; and

That the Senate recede from its amendment No. 33.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. AUTHORITY FOR SIGNING ENROLLED BILL H. R. 3053

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

Ordered, That the Vice President be authorized to sign during the adjournment of the Senate the enrolled bill (H. R. 3053) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, and for other purposes. EXECUTIVE SESSION

On motion by Mr. TAFT, The Senate resumed the consideration of executive business; and

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by Mr. TAFT, at 4 o'clock and 52 minutes p. m.,

The Senate adjourned until Wednesday next.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1953

The PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order in executive session, and Rev. Cliff R. Johnson, of Alexandria, Va., offered prayer.

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Pending the consideration of executive business, the following proceedings were had as in legislative session, by unanimous consent.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. TAFT, The Journal of the proceedings of Monday, March 23, 1953, was approved. SIGNING OF ENROLLED BILL H. R. 3053

Under the authority of the order of Monday last, the Vice President signed during the adjournment of the Senate the enrolled bill (H. R. 3053) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, and for other purposes, previously signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

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

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H. R. 1832. An act 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;

H. R. 2277. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Roosevelt Memorial Association," approved May 31, 1920, so as to change the name of such association to "Theodore Roosevelt Association," and for other purposes;

H. R. 3307. An act to provide for the treatment of users of narcotics in the District of Columbia;

H. R. 3425. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, to appoint a member of the Metropolitan Police Department or a member of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia as Director of the District Office of Civil Defense, and for other purposes," approved May 21, 1951;

H. R. 3704. An act to provide for the incorporation, regulation, merger, consolidation, and dissolution of certain business corporations in the District of Columbia; and

H. R. 3795. An act to adjust the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, and

the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

The President of the United States has informed the House that on March 14, 1953, he approved and signed the following acts:

H. R. 2332. An act to place temporary limitations on the number of officers serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; and

H. R. 2466. An act to amend the act of July 12, 1950 (ch. 460, 64 Stat. 336), as amended, which authorizes free postage for members of the Armed Forces of the United States in specified areas.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

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

PRESIDENTIAL APPROVALS

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

Mr. President: The President of the United States approved and signed on March 23, 1953, the bill (S. 1188) to amend the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 to continue in effect certain of the provisions thereof.

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

COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT

The Committee on Banking and Currency was authorized to sit during the session of the Senate today, on the request of Mr. KNOWLAND.

The Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations was authorized to sit during the session of the Senate today, on the request of Mr. MCCARTHY.

REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 2 OF 1953

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States, which was read:

To the Congress of the United States:

I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953, prepared in accordance with the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, and providing for reorganizations in the Department of Agriculture.

Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 is designed to make it possible for the Secretary of Agriculture to simplify and improve the internal organization of the Department of Agriculture. It is substantially in accord with the recommendations made in 1949 by the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government.

With certain exceptions, Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 transfers to the Secretary of Agriculture the functions now vested by law in other officers, and in the agencies and employees, of the Department. It allows the Secretary to authorize any other officer, agency, or

employee of the Department to perform any function vested in the Secretary. He is directed to utilize this delegation authority in such a way as to further certain objectives set forth in the reorganization plan. Those objectives are to simplify and make effective the operation of the Department of Agriculture, to place the administration of farm programs close to the State and local levels, and to adapt the administration of the programs of the Department to regional, State, and local conditions. Further, to the extent deemed practicable by the Secretary, he is required to give appropriate advance public notice and to afford appropriate opportunity for interested persons and groups to present to the Department of Agriculture their views on such proposed delegations of the Secretary as involve assignments of major functions or major groups of functions to major constituent organizational units of the Department or their officers.

Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 will permit the establishment of a clearer line of responsibility and authority from the President through the Secretary of Agriculture down to the lowest level of operations in the Department. It will make the Secretary responsible under law for activities within his Department for which he is now in fact held accountable by the President, the Congress, and the public. Also, it will enable the Secretary, from time to time, to adjust the organization of the Department in order to achieve continuous improvement in operations to meet changing conditions.

The Congress has in the past repeatedly followed the sound policy of vesting functions directly in department heads so that they can be held accountable for the performance of their agencies. In acting upon recommendations of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, the Congress approved, in 1949 and 1950, a series of statutes and reorganization plans which applied that policy to all the executive departments except the Department of Defense and the Department of Agriculture. While some laws vest important functions directly in the Secretary of Agriculture, others place major functions in subordinate officers and agencies of the Department. By transferring to the Secretary the latter functions, with certain exceptions, the reorganization plan corrects the present patchwork assignment of statutory functions in the Department.

The functions excepted from transfer to the Secretary are the functions of hearing examiners under the Administrative Procedure Act; of the corporations of the Department, including their boards of directors and officers; of the Advisory Board of the Commodity Credit Corporation; and of the Farm Credit Administration and the banks, corporations, and associations supervised by it. The exception of the hearing examiners is in accordance with the intent of the Administrative Procedure Act, and is consistent with the status of hearing examiners in other departments and agencies.

The corporations of the Department, together with their boards of directors and officers, are excepted because they have a different legal status than other constituent agencies of the Department. Bodies corporate have independent legal personalities and act in their own name rather than in the name of the Department of Agriculture or of the United States.

The same reasons which prompt the exception of the corporations of the Department make desirable the exception of the entities supervised by the Farm Credit Administration. The Farm Credit Administration itself is also excepted, since it is anticipated that general legislation covering this field will be recommended to the Congress.

The Department of Agriculture now has only one Assistant Secretary. Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 provides the Secretary with two more Assistant Secretaries and an Administrative Assistant Secretary to aid him in supervising the Department. The Assistant Secretaries will be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Administrative Assistant Secretary will be appointed under the classified civil service by the Secretary, with the approval of the President. These methods of appointment are similar to those prevailing in other executive departments.

The Secretary will prescribe the functions to be performed by these new assistants. It is his intention to have the new Assistant Secretaries aid him in providing closer policy and program supervision over the Department of Agriculture, and to have the new Administrative Assistant Secretary perform substantially the same role as that performed by the Administrative Assistant Secretaries in other departments. Thus, the new officers will assist the Secretary in giving continuous attention to matters which are essential for the most efficient and economical operation of the Department.

The Secretary of Agriculture has advised me that the two new offices of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, and the one new office of Administrative Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, provided for in the reorganization plan, will merely replace existing positions in the Department, and that hence the creation of these offices will not result in any net increase in the personnel in the Department of Agriculture. has further advised me that both the number of officers and employees in the Office of the Secretary and the aggregate of their salaries will be less than those existing prior to January 1, 1953.

He

The Secretary of Agriculture, aided by the Interim Agricultural Advisory Committee, has been studying the organization and functions of the Department of Agriculture. Recently the Secretary rearranged the organizational units of the Department so as to form (in addition to the Office of the Solicitor and a reorganized Foreign Agricultural Service) four major groups of agencies, each with a supervising head to whom the agencies

within the group report. By so doing, the Secretary sought both to reduce the number of separate officials reporting to him and to improve coordination within the Department. Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 will make it possible for the Secretary to make further internal adjusments within the Department as study and experience identify opportunities for improvement. It will thus further the better management of the affairs of the Department of Agriculture.

After investigation I have found and hereby declare that each reorganization included in Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2 (a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended.

I have found and hereby declare that it is necessary to include in the accompanying reorganization plan, by reason of reorganizations made thereby, provisions for the appointment and compensation of two Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture and an Administrative Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. The rates of compensation fixed for these officers are those which I have found to prevail in respect of comparable officers in the executive branch of the Government.

Reductions in expenditures will result from reorganizations of the Department of Agriculture made possible by the taking effect of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953, but such reductions cannot be itemized at this time.

I recommend that the Congress allow the accompanying reorganization plan to become effective.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. THE WHITE HOUSE, March 25, 1953.

Ordered, That the message, with the accompanying plan, be referred to the Committee on Government Operations. EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLES OF THE NETHERLANDS, GREAT BRITAIN, AND BELGIUM IN FLOOD DISASTER

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of State, transmitting responses of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Belgium to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12, expressing deep sympathy, affection, and concern for the suffering of the peoples of those countries during the recent flood disaster; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

REPORT ON TIN SMELTER AT TEXAS CITY, TEX.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the operation of the Government-owned tin smelter at Texas City, Tex., for the period July 1 to December 31, 1951, and the purchase and sale of tin metal; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

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

A joint memorial of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, urging early construction of an Air Force academy at a suitable location in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Mr. GOLDWATER presented an identical joint memorial; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

A memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, favoring welfare recipients to earn $50 a month without deductions from assistance payments; to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. GOLDWATER presented an identical memorial; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

Joint resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, as follows:

A joint resolution favoring the reduction of the Federal excise tax on distilled spirits; and

A joint resolution favoring the enactment of legislation to provide a stabilized market for the products of domestic mines by the enactment of legislation providing for a sliding-scale stabilization import tax; to the Committee on Finance.

A joint resolution favoring the restoration of the gold standard and to increase the price of gold commensurate with the present value of the dollar; to the Committee on Banking Currency.

A concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of North Dakota, urging a limitation on the influx of foreign agricultural products; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. LANGER) presented an identical concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee Forestry.

on Agriculture and

A resolution of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, favoring the enactment of legislation providing for the withdrawal of the Federal Government from the field of gasoline taxation; to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. BUTLER of Nebraska presented an identical resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

A joint memorial of the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska, favoring the enactment of legislation to provide security for people both entering and leaving Alaska and to expedite the clearance procedures of immigration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

A joint memorial of the Legislature of the State of Washington, favoring the enactment of legislation to readjust the boundaries of the Olympic National Park so as to restore the private land and road along the north shore of Quinalt Lake and River to the administration of the agency or agencies under whose jurisdiction it existed prior to the proclamation of January 4, 1940; to the Commitee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

A resolution of the Board of Directors of the City of Pasadena, Calif., favoring

the issuance of a postage stamp honoring the 65th anniversary of the tournament of roses; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

A resolution of the City Council of Indio, Calif., favoring the enactment of legislation and appropriations necessary to bring the Veterans' Administration hospital program to the needed standards of the veteran population of California; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

A resolution of the House of Representatives of the State of Massachusetts, favoring the enactment of legislation whereby aliens serving in the Armed Forces of the United States while engaged in hostilities under the flag of the United Nations may, prior to their being shipped overseas, be granted United States citizenship; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. SALTONSTALL) presented an identical resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, as follows: A resolution favoring the passage of antilynching legislation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

A resolution favoring the enactment of legislation to provide free mailing privileges to all persons or organizations sending letters or merchandise to persons in the Armed Forces of the United States while overseas, serving under the flag of the United Nations; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. A resolution favoring the passage of antipoll-tax legislation; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

A resolution favoring the enactment of legislation to provide a Federal oldage pension of $100 monthly for all persons who have attained the age of 65; to the Committee on Finance.

A resolution urging the Federal Power Commission to insure that Massachusetts obtain the lowest possible naturalgas rates; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

A resolution remonstrating against the present political division of Ireland and the presence of British troops therein; and

A resolution favoring that the United States delegates to the United Nations propose Italy as a member thereof; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. SALTONSTALL) submitted resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, identical with the foregoing; which were referred as indicated.

Mr. YOUNG presented a petition of the National Farmers Union board of directors, meeting at Denver, Colo., praying the enactment of legislation to stop the disaster-threatening drop in farm family incomes and purchasing power and to extend farm price-support legislation to certain products not now included under parity; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

Mr. THYE presented a concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State

of Minnesota, urging the Federal Government to withdraw from the field of gasoline and motor fuel taxation; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. THYE presented a joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, favoring the enactment of legislation promoting fair prices for agricultural commodities; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Mr. CARLSON, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment, and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

H. R. 3062. A bill to amend section 3841 of the Revised Statutes relating to the schedules of the arrival and departure of the mail, to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to the postal service, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 130); and

H. R. 3073. A bill to amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, with respect to the supervisorship benefits granted to Members of Congress (Rept. No. 131).

Mr. MARTIN, from the Committee on Public Works, to whom was referred the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 59) authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to permit certain temporary construction work on the Capitol Grounds in connection with the erection of a building on privately owned property adjacent thereto, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 129) thereon.

Mr. CAPEHART, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1410) to amend section 9 of the Rubber Act of 1948, reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 132) thereon. AMENDED REPORT ON SENATE BILL 984

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

Ordered, That the report (No. 116) submitted by the Committee on the Judiciary on the bill (S. 984) making provision for judicial review of certain Tax Court decisions, be withdrawn and resubmitted as amended for reprinting.

INTRODUCTIONS 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. 1440. A bill for the relief of Paolo Danesi; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. IVES:

S. 1441. A bill to amend section 4 of the act of July 6, 1945, as amended, so as to provide for payment of overtime compensation to substitute employees in the postal field service; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. POTTER:

S. 1442. A bill to amend section 202 (e) of the Federal Power Act with respect to the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission over persons and fa

cilities engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy to foreign countries; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

By Mr. DIRKSEN:

S. 1443. A bill for the relief of Jose Deang; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DIRKSEN (by request): S. 1444. A bill relating to the rendition of musical compositions on coinoperated machines; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SMATHERS:

S. 1445. A bill for the relief of Evelyn Hardy Waters; and

S. 1446. A bill for the relief of Larry Eugene Lynn; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SMATHERS (for himself and Mr. HOLLAND):

S. 1447. A bill for the relief of Zafiro Konstantinou Dioleti; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SALTONSTALL (by request):

S. 1448. A bill to amend the act of June 25, 1942, relating to the making of photographs and sketches of properties of the Military Establishment, to continue in effect the provisions thereof until 6 months after the present national emergency; to the Committee on Armed Services.

S. 1449. A bill to further amend the act of January 2, 1942, entitled "An act to provide for the prompt settlement of claims for damages occasioned by Army, Navy, and Marine Corps forces in foreign countries,” relative to the composition of claims commissions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SALTONSTALL (for himself and Mr. HUNT (by request)):

S. 1450. A bill to amend section 67 of the National Defense Act, as amended, to provide for an active-duty status for all United States property and disbursing officers; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BUTLER of Maryland: S. 1451. A bill to increase the statute of limitations for offenses not capital from 3 years to 5 years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BUTLER of Maryland (for himself and Mr. BEALL):

S. 1452. A bill to authorize an investigation and report on the advisability of a national monument in Brooklyn, N. Y.; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. BUTLER of Nebraska:

S. 1453. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act so as to clarify the meaning of the term "outside buyer of poultry, eggs, cream, or milk in their raw or natural state"; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

By Mr. YOUNG:

S. 1454. A bill to promote the rehabilitation of the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe of Indians, North Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. LEHMAN:

S. 1455. A bill for the relief of Francisco Alvarez Suarez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HILL:

S. 1456. A bill to amend the act entitled "An act to authorize a permanent annual appropriation for the maintenance and operation of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory," approved May 7, 1928, as amended; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

By Mr. CAPEHART:

S. 1457. A bill to establish a United States Air Force Academy; to the Committee on Armed Services.

S. 1458. A bill to continue the effectiveness of the act of December 2, 1942, as amended, and the act of July 28, 1945, relating to war-risk hazard and detention benefits, until July 1, 1954; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. GREEN (for himself and
Mr. PASTORE):

S. 1459. A bill to provide that the judges of the Court of Military Appeals shall hold office during good behavior, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado:

S. 1460. A bill providing for the granting of an easement for an access road to Stanley A. Williams; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado (for himself, Mr. BRICKER, and Mr. CAPEHART):

S. 1461. A bill to amend the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, concerning requests of common carriers for increased transportation rates; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

By Mr. JACKSON:

S. 1462. A bill for the relief of Yoshihiko Nishikawa; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

PROBLEMS AFFECTING BOUNDARY WATERS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CANADA Mr. IVES submitted the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 22); which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Senate hereby requests and urges the President of the United States to refer the problem of the abnormally high levels of the boundary waters between the United States and Canada to the International Joint Commission, as provided in Article IX of the "Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters", signed January 11, 1909, and proclaimed May 13, 1910, requesting the International Joint Commission (1) to conduct such studies and investigations as may be necessary to determine the levels of the waters in the boundary waters within its jurisdiction which will most equitably serve the rights, obligations, and interests of the United States and Canada and their inhabitants, particularly with respect to commerce, industry, navigation, power development, agricul

ture, natural resources, and residential use, (2) to submit to the Governments of the United States and Canada plans for the establishment of an International Great Lakes Board of Control to coordinate the actions and decisions of all boards of control so that the water levels of the boundary waters may be maintained at the most equitable levels, within established ranges, which may be possible, and (3) to submit recommendations for such control structures or other works as may be necessary to accomplish that result.

SEC. 2. The United States section of the International Joint Commission is hereby authorized to conduct studies and investigations of the water level of Lake Michigan concurrently with, and similar to, those studies and investigations called for by the first section of this resolution, and to submit to the International Joint Commission recommendations for the establishment of a Lake Michigan Board of Control to function as an integral unit of the International Great Lakes Board of Control in coordinating the control of the water levels of the boundary waters. THE VICE PRESIDENT RESUMES THE CHAIR The VICE PRESIDENT resumed the chair.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Pending the further consideration of executive business,

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by Mr. COOPER, at 5 o'clock and 24 minutes p. m.,

The Senate adjourned until Friday next.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1953

The PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order in executive session, and the Chaplain offered prayer.

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Pending the further consideration of executive business, the following proceedings were had as in legislative session, by unanimous consent.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. TAFT, The Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, March 25, 1953, was approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

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

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the bill (S. 1229) to continue the effectiveness of the Missing Persons Act, as amended and extended, until July 1, 1954, with an amendment to the title, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

The House has passed the following bills and joint resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H. R. 3180. An act to provide for the exemption from taxation of certain tangible personal property;

H. R. 3655. An act to amend the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act so as to provide for the control of the consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain clubs in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes;

H R. 3853. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, entitled "Crimes and Criminal Procedure," with respect to continuing the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions until 6 months after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President on December 16, 1950;

H. R. 4130. An act to amend title V of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1953, so as to permit the continued use of appropriations thereunder to make payments to ARO, Inc., for operation of the Arnold Engineering Development Center after March 31, 1953;

H. J. Res. 226. Joint resolution to extend until July 1, 1953, the time limitation upon the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions which but for such time limitation would be in effect until 6 months after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed on December 16, 1950; and

H. J. Res. 229. Joint resolution authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to permit certain temporary construction work on the Capitol Grounds in connection with the erection of a building on privately owned property adjacent thereto. HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED

The bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent.

Ordered, That the bills H. R. 3180 and H. R. 3655 be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia;

That the bill H. R. 3853 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; and

That the bill H. R. 4130 be referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

SENATORS EXCUSED

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

Mr. AIKEN for today, on the request of Mr. TAFT;

Mr. SCHOEPPEL from Monday through Thursday of next week, on his own request;

Mr. MAGNUSON beginning Monday next for 10 days, on his own request; and

Mr. GILLETTE from Monday through Thursday of next week, on his own request.

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

The Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Investigating Waterfront Racketeering, on the request of Mr. POTTER; and

The Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Committee on the Judiciary, on the request of Mr. TAFT.

INTERIM REPORT OF GRAND JURY, TERRITORY OF ALASKA

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the clerk of the United States District Court, Territory of Alaska, transmitting an interim report of the grand jury of the court for the third division on juvenile delinquency for the session which commenced the 9th day of March 1953; which, with the accompanying report was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE FEDERAL POWER
COMMISSION

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission, transmitting copies of its publications entitled "Production of Electric Energy, Capacity of Generating Plants, 1951" and "Consumption of Fuel for Production of Electric Energy, 1951"; which, with the accompanying documents, was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF ALIENS

WITHDRAWAL OF NAMES

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, withdrawing the names of certain aliens whose deportation was suspended for more than 6 months in reports heretofore submitted to the Senate by the Attorney General; which, with the accompanying papers, were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. RELIEF OF CERTAIN FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION ADMINISTRATION

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of State, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation for the relief of certain Foreign Service officers, employees of the Department of State and the Economic Cooperation Administration, covering the loss of their clothing, household, and other personal effects in June 1950 when the American staff evacuated South Korea; which, with the accompanying papers was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. ANNUAL REPORT OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the Boy Scouts for the year 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

tion to amend the act of April 29, 1941, to authorize the waiving of the requirement of performance and payment bonds in connection with certain Coast Guard contracts; which, with the accompanying paper was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

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

A concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, urging that the Federal Government withdraw from the field of gasoline and motor-fuel taxation; to the Committee on Finance. Resolutions adopted by the Legislature of the State of Colorado, as follows:

A joint memorial favoring the enactment of legislation allowing a Federal income-tax deduction for certain military, air force and naval reservists; to the Committee on Finance; and

A joint memorial favoring the issuance of a postage stamp honoring Kit Carson; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

A resolution of the City Council, Boston, Mass., favoring the enactment of legislation extending Federal rent control and providing an adequate safeguard against undue and unfair rent increases and landlords a fair net operating income; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

A petition of the National Defense League of America, Inc., Washington, D. C., praying the immediate withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Mr. GOLDWATER presented a resolution of the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, favoring a plan in the development of ground water supplies on Indian reservations in central and southern Arizona; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Mr. KEFAUVER (for himself and Mr. GORE) presented a resolution of the House of Representatives of the State of Tennessee, remonstrating against the transfer of the offices and personnel of the Tennessee Valley Authority from the State of Tennessee to the State of Alabama; which was referred to the Committee on Public Works.

Mr. KEFAUVER (for himself and Mr. GORE) presented a resolution of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee, favoring the retention of the Small Defense Plants Administration as a separate and independent agency; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Mr. SCHOEPPEL presented a resolution of the Senate of Kansas, favoring immediate action to halt the preliminary work now in progress for the construction of Tuttle Creek Dam on the Big Blue River in Kansas until certain debatable issues have been resolved; to the Committee on Public Works.

Mr. MURRAY presented petitions of the National Farmers Union board of