Journal of the Senate of the United States of America

By Mr. CORDON:

S. 2069. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act so as to authorize national banking associations to make loans on forest tracts; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. CLEMENTS:

S. 2070. A bill for the relief of the estate of Givens Christian; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

INVESTIGATION OF FOREIGN INFORMATION PROGRAMS

Mr. WILEY, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the following resolution (S. Res. 117) and submitted a report (No. 372) thereon.

Resolved, That section 2 of Senate Resolution 74, 82d Congress, agreed to June 30, 1952 (authorizing an investigation with respect to the effectiveness of foreign information programs), as amended by Senate Resolution 44, 83d Congress, agreed to February 20, 1953, is amended further by striking out the date "June 30, 1953," and inserting in lieu thereof "January 31, 1954."

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

CONSIDERATION OF UNOBJECTED BILLS

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

The consideration of the bill (S. 486) for the relief of Che Kil Bok, was thereupon resumed; and

Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 978) to amend the Interstate Commerce Act in order to expedite and facilitate the termination of railroad reorganization proceedings under section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act and to require the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider, in stock modification plans, the assents of controlled or controlling stockholders, and for other purposes; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. JOHNSON of Texas,

An objection to the further consideration of the bill was interposed by Mr. HENDRICKSON (by request).

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution (S. Res. 106) increasing the limit of expenditures under Senate Resolution 333, 82d Congress, for the Committee on Rules and Administration; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. JOHNSON of Texas,

The resolution, as amended, was agreed to as follows:

Resolved, That the limit of expenditures authorized under Senate Resolution 333, 82d Congress, second session, agreed to June 12, 1952 (authorizing the expenditure of funds and the employment of assistants by the Committee on Rules and Administration, or any authorized subcommittee thereof, in carrying out the duties imposed upon it by subsection (0) (1) (D) of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate), is hereby increased by $75,000.

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H. R. 662) for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Furstenberg: and

On motion by Mr. HENDRICKSON, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the bill be called on the next call of the calendar.

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

H. R. 739. An act for the relief of Alexander A. Senibaldi;

H. R. 444. An act to amend the act of May 19, 1947, so as to increase the percentage of certain trust funds held by the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation which is to be distributed per capita to individual members of such tribes;

H. R. 2761. An act to revive and reenact the act of December 21, 1944, authorizing the city of Clinton Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at or near the cities of Clinton, Iowa, and Fulton, Ill., as amended;

H. R. 4025. An act authorizing the appropriation of funds to provide for the prosecution of projects in the Columbia River Basin for flood control and other purposes;

H. R. 1730. An act to provide for furnishing transportation in Governmentowned automotive vehicles for employees of the Veterans' Administration at field stations in absence of adequate public or private transportation;

H. R. 663. An act for the relief of Dr. Alexander Fiala;

H. R. 888. An act for the relief of Francesca Servello;

H. R. 1103. An act for the relief of Maria Buffoni and Emma Botta;

H. R. 1187. An act for the relief of Mother Anna DiGiorgi;

H. R. 1200. An act for the relief of Roland J. Palmer and Ronda Kay Palmer;

H. R. 1517. An act for the relief of Cpl. Predrag Mitrovich;

H. R. 1752. An act for the relief of William Robert DeGrafft;

H. R. 1887. An act for the relief of Marjorie Goon (Goon Mei Chee);

H. R. 1888. An act for the relief of Gary Matthew Stevens (Kazuo Omiya); H. R. 1952. An act for the relief of Cecile Larraine Vincent and Michael Calvin Vincent;

H. R. 2176. An act for the relief of Norma Jean Whitten;

H. R. 3244. An act for the relief of Patricia Ann Dutchess;

H. R. 3358. An act for the relief of Erna Meyer Grafton;

H. R. 3678. An act for the relief of George Prokofieff de Seversky and Isabelle Prokofieff de Seversky;

H. R. 3724. An act for the relief of Anthony Lynn Neis;

H. R. 3758. An act for the relief of Stavrula Perutsea;

H. R. 4486. An act to amend the law of the District of Columbia relating to forcible entry and detainer;

H. R. 4485. An act to amend the law of the District of Columbia relating to publication of partnerships; and

H. J. Res. 157. Joint resolution to amend the act of July 1, 1947 (61 Stat. 242), as amended.

Ordered, That the bills and joint resolution pass to a third reading.

The said bills and joint resolution 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. 879) to amend section 12 of chapter V of the act of June 19, 1943, as amended, entitled "An act to regulate the business of life insurance in the District of Columbia"; and,

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

Ordered, That the bill be called on the next call of the calendar.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 870) for the relief of Harry Block; and

Resolved, That it pass.

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H. R. 2023) for the relief of William Kipf and Darold D. Selk; and,

On motion by Mr. LANGER (for Mr. MCCARRAN), and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the bill be recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1857) to amend certain statutes providing expeditious judicial proceedings for the condemnation of lands for public purposes; and the reported amendments in part were agreed to and in part amended and, as amended, agreed to, and the bill being further amended on the motion of Mr. MCCARRAN,

An objection to the further consideration was interposed by Mr. HENDRICKSON (by request).

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

Ordered, That the bill be called on the next call of the calendar.

The bill (S. 1637) to authorize the sale of certain lands to the State of Oklahoma having been reached,

The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the bill (H. R. 4540) of an identical title; and no amendment being made,

Ordered, That it pass to a third read

ing.

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. 1637 be postponed indefinitely. The bill (S. 1638) to authorize the sale of certain lands to the State of Oklahoma having been reached.

The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the bill (H. R. 4505) of an identical title; and no amendment being made,

Ordered, That it pass to a third read

ing.

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. 1638 be postponed indefinitely.

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

S. 1286. A bill to authorize the extension of the levee on the American River near Sacramento, Calif.;

S. 754. A bill for the relief of Ethel Hudson Morrison;

S. 57. A bill for the relief of Blanca Ibarra and Dolores Ibarra;

S. 154. A bill for the relief of George Pantelas;

S. 312. A bill for the relief of Giuseppe Orsi;

S. 316. A bill for the relief of Vera Lazaros and Cristo Lazaros;

S. 454 A bill for the relief of Connie Joyce May (Ayako Goto);

S. 625. A bill for the relief of Michael Raymond Juenger (Joji Hatano) and Vivian Nakajima Nobuko;

S. 1431. A bill for the relief of Holly Layne Roberts (Mariko Uchiyama); and S. 1607. A bill for the relief of Joseph David Eller (Joseph Ushimura).

Ordered, That they be engrossed and read a third time.

The said bills were severally read the third time.

Resolved, That they pass, and that the respective titles thereof be as aforesaid.

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

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

S. 3. A bill to prevent citizens of the United States of questionable loyalty to the United States Government from accepting any office or employment in or under the United Nations, and for other purposes;

S. 285. A bill to create a committee to study and evaluate public and private experiments in weather modification;

S. 1105. A bill to incorporate the National Safety Council;

S. 196. A bill for the relief of Alejandro de la Cruz Hernandez:

S. 470. A bill for the relief of Julia Ann Smith;

S. 505. A bill for the relief of Rev. John T. MacMullen;

S. 591. A bill for the relief of Samuel C. Goekjian;

S. 669. A bill for the relief of Helene Olga Iwasenko;

S. 781. A bill for the relief of Dr. Jacob Griffel;

S 801. A bill for the relief of Eugenio S. Roiles; and

S. 257. A bill for the relief of Rosette Sorge Savorgnan.

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

The said bills were severally read the third time.

Resolved, That they pass, and that the respective titles thereof be as aforesaid.

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 25) to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States," approved July 1, 1898, and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto; and the reported amendments having been agreed to,

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

The further consideration of the said bill was temporarily laid aside.

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1981) to continue in effect certain provisions of section 6 of the act of February 4, 1887, as amended, relating to military traffic in time of war or threatened war, for the duration of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, and 6 months thereafter; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. HENDRICKSON,

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

The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass, and that the title be amended to read: "A bill to continue in effect certain provisions of section 6 of the act of February 4, 1887, as amended, relating to military traffic in time of war or threatened war, for the duration of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, and 6 months thereafter, or until such earlier date as may be established by concurrent resolution of Congress."

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H. R. 2347) to permit continued exercise, until 6 months after termination of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, of certain powers, relating to preferences or priorities in the transportation of traffic, under sections 1 (15) and 420 of the Interstate Commerce Act; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. HENDRICKSON,

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

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

Resolved, That it pass, and that the title be amended to read: "An act to permit continued exercise, until 6 months after termination of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, or until such earlier date as may be established by concurrent resolution of Congress, of certain powers, relating to preferences or priorities in the transporation of traffic, under sections 1 (15) and 420 of the Interstate Commerce Act."

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution (S. Res. 25) to investigate means of expanding foreign investments.

The reported amendment of the Committee on Rules and Administration, on page 1, line 1, was agreed to, and the reported amendments of the Committee on Rules and Administration to the reported amendment of the Committee on Banking and Currency, having been agreed to, and as amended, agreed to,

The resolution, as amended, was agreed to, as follows:

Resolved, That the Committee on Banking and Currency, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized and directed to make a thorough study of the operations of the Export-Import Bank and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and their relationship to expansion of international trade.

SEC. 2. For the purposes of this resolution, the committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized until January 31, 1954, inclusive, (1) to make such expenditures as it deems advisable within the limits of funds made available by this resolution; (2) to employ upon a temporary basis such technical, clerical, and other assistants as it deems advisable; and (3) with the consent of the head of the department or agency concerned, to utilize the reimbursable services, information, facilities, and personnel of any of the departments or agencies of the Government.

SEC. 3. Expenses of the committee under this resolution, which shall not exceed $67,000, shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee.

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

The vote on the passage of the bill (H. R. 444) to amend the act of May 19, 1947, so as to increase the percentage of certain trust funds held by the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation which is to be distributed per capita to individual members of such tribes, was reconsidered; and

An objection to the further consideration of the said bill was interposed by him.

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

H. R. 4730. An act to provide for the conveyance by the United States to the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, of certain lands formerly owned by that city; and

H. R. 1482. An act for the relief of Hildegard Schoenauer.

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bills read a third time. The said bills, as amended, were 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 concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33)

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1946) to provide for the more effective prevention, detection, and punishment of crime in the District of Columbia; and

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

Ordered, That the bill be called on the next call of the calendar.

The hour of 2 o'clock p. m. having arrived, and the morning hour thereby concluded,

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

Ordered, That the call of the calendar be continued to its conclusion.

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

H. R. 3796. An act relating to the incorporation of the Columbus University of Washington, D. C.;

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. 4550. An act to amend the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia in respect to the recording, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, of bills of sale, mortgages, deeds of trust, and conditional sales of personal property; and

H. R. 4487. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia," approved March 3, 1901, as further amended by an act of April 19, 1920 (title 20, ch. 1, sec. 116, D. C. Code, 1951), relating to continuing decedent's business.

Ordered, That the bills 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 (H. R. 3425) 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; and the reported amendment having been agreed to,

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

Resolved, That it pass.

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1004) to amend section 86, Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia, as

amended; and the reported amendments 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 as aforesaid.

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 755) to provide for the treatment of users of narcotics in the District of Columbia; and the reported amendment having been agreed to,

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

The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass, and the title thereof be as aforesaid.

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

The Committee on the District of Columbia was discharged from the further consideration of the bill (H. R. 3307) of an identical title.

The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the said bill; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. BEALL,

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

Resolved, That it pass.

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

The vote on the passage of the bill S. 755 was reconsidered; and

Ordered, That the bill be postponed indefinitely.

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

S. 2032. A bill to modernize the charter of Washington Gas Light Co., and for other purposes; and

S. 1839. A bill to amend section 32 of the Fire and Casualty Act, so as to provide that an agent or solicitor may secure a license to solicit accident and health insurance in the District of Columbia under that act without taking the prescribed examination, if he is licensed under the Life Insurance Act.

Ordered, That they be engrossed and read a third time.

The said bills were read the third time. Resolved, That they pass, and that the respective titles thereof be as aforesaid.

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 621) to authorize additional appropriations for the lower San Joaquin River project; and the reported amendment 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 as aforesaid.

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

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 25) to amend an act entitled, "An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States," approved July 1, 1898, and acts amendatory thereto; and no further amendment being made,

Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.

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

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

JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING OFFICERS

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 24) to permit judicial review of decisions of Government contracting officers involving questions of fact arising under Government contracts in cases other than those in which fraud is alleged; and the reported amendment having been agreed to,

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

The said bill was read the third time. Resclved, That it pass, and the title thereof be amended, as reported by the committee, to read: "A bill to permit review of decisions of Government contracting officers involving questions of fact arising under Government contracts in cases other than those in which fraud is alleged, and for other purposes." Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and after the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The Senate resumed its legislative session.

EFFECTIVE PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND PUNISHMENT OF CRIME IN DISTRICT OF OF COLUMBIA

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1946) to provide for the more effective prevention, detection, and punishment of crime in the District of Columbia.

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS TO REPORT

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, and

by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the Committee on Appropriations be authorized to report during the recess of the Senate, and to file with the Secretary notices of motions to suspend the rules.

ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED

The Secretary reported that on June 8, 1953, he presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills:

S. 117. An act to amend section 7 of the Flood Control Act of 1941 relating to the apportionment of moneys received on account of the leasing of lands acquired

by the United States for flood-control purposes;

S. 1307. An act to amend the act of December 23, 1944, authorizing certain transactions by disbursing officers of the United States, and for other purposes; and

S. 1739. An act to provide for continuation of authority for regulation of exports, and for other purposes.

RECESS

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, at 2 o'clock and 33 minutes p. m.,

The Senate took a recess until 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday next.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1953 (Legislative day of Monday June 8, 1953)

Mr. WALLACE F. BENNETT, from the State of Utah, called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock noon, and the Chaplain offered prayer.

APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

The Secretary read the following communication from the President pro tempore:

UNITED STATES SENATE,

PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, D. C., June 9, 1953.

To the Senate:

Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. WALLACE F. BENNETT, a Senator from the State of Utah, to perform the duties of the Chair during my absence.

STYLES BRIDGES, President pro tempore. Mr. BENNETT thereupon took the chair.

THE JOURNAL

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

The Journal of the proceedings of Monday, June 8, 1953, was approved.

SENATORS EXCUSED

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

Mr. YOUNG, for the balance of the week, on his own request.

Mr. TOBEY, from June 11 until June 22, on his own request.

Mr. CHAVEZ, Mr. STENNIS, and Mr. HOLLAND, for the balance of the week, on the request of Mr. HOLLAND.

COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Committee on Foreign Relations was authorized to sit during the session of the Senate today, on the request of Mr. KNOWLAND.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

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

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed without amendment the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 76) designating the week beginning June 14, 1953, as Theodore Roosevelt Week.

The House has passed the bill (S. 1081) to provide authority for temporary economic controls, and for other

purposes, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

The House has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 4664) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, and for other purposes; it has receded from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 20 to the said bill and agreed to the same; and it has receded from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 19, and agreed to the same with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

The House has passed the bill (H. R. 5312) to provide for the more effective prevention, detection, and punishment of crime in the District of Columbia, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

The Speaker of the House having signed 29 enrolled bills, viz, H. R. 663, H. R. 739, H. R. 870, H. R. 888, H. R. 1103, H. R. 1187, H. R. 1200, H. R. 1517, H. R. 1730, H. R. 1752, H. R. 1832, H. R. 1887, H. R. 1888, H. R. 1952, H. R. 2176, H. R. 2761, H. R. 3244, H. R. 3358, H. R. 3678, H. R. 3724, H. R. 3758, H. R. 3796, H. R. 4025, H. R. 4485, H. R. 4486, H. R. 4487, H. R. 4505, H. R. 4540, H. R. 4550, and an enrolled joint resolution, viz, H. J. Res. 157, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

The President of the United States has informed the House that he approved and signed the following acts:

On June 2, 1953:

H. R. 746. An act for the relief of Tibor Kalman Jalsoviczky;

H. R. 880. An act for the relief of Dr. Suzanne Van Amerongen;

H. R. 974. An act for the relief of Dr. Morad Malek-Aslani; and

H. R. 2364. An act to terminate restrictions against alienation on land owned by William Lynn Engles and Maureen Edna Engles.

On June 4, 1953:

H. R. 1242. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, or his authorized representative, to convey certain school properties to local school districts or public agencies;

H. R. 1243. An act to amend the act of June 30, 1919 (41 Stat. 16); and

H. R. 1244. An act to amend section 13 of the act entitled "An act to provide for the allotment of lands of the Crow Tribe, for the distribution of tribal funds and other purposes."

On June 6, 1953:

H. R. 1561. An act authorizing the transfer of certain property of the Veterans' Administration (in Johnson City, Tenn.) to the State of Tennessee; and

H. R. 2327. An act to authorize the Post Office Department to designate enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard as postal clerks and assistant postal clerks, and for other purposes.

On June 9, 1953:

H. R. 2366. An act for the relief of Fred B. Niswonger.

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

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

H. R. 663. An act for the relief of Dr. Alexander Fiala;

H. R. 739. An act for the relief of Alexander A. Senibaldi;

H. R. 870. An act for the relief of Harry Block;

H. R. 888. An act for the relief of Francesca Servello;

H. R. 1103. An act for the relief of Maria Buffoni and Emma Botta;

H. R. 1187. An act for the relief of Mother Anna DiGiorgi;

H. R. 1200. An act for the relief of Ronald J. Palmer and Ronda Kay Palmer;

H. R. 1517. An act for the relief of Cpl. Predrag Mitrovich;

H. R. 1730. An act to provide for furnishing transportation in Governmentowned automotive vehicles for employees of the Veterans' Administration at field stations in the absence of adequate public or private transportation;

H. R. 1752. An act for the relief of William Robert DeGrafft;

H. R. 1887. An act for the relief of Marjorie Goon (Goon Mei Chee);

H. R. 1888. An act for the relief of Gary Matthew Stevens (Kazuo Omiya); H. R. 1952. An act for the relief of Cecile Lorraine Vincent and Michael Galvin Vincent;

H. R. 2176. An act for the relief of Norma Jean Whitten;

H. R. 2761. An act to revive and reenact the act of December 21, 1944, authorizing the City of Clinton Bridge Commission to constrruct, maintain, and operate a bridge and aprpoaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at or near the cities of Clinton, Iowa, and Fulton, Ill., as amended;

H. R. 3244. An act for the relief of Patricia Ann Dutchess;

H. R. 3358. An act for the relief of Erna Meyer Grafton;

H. R. 3678. An act for the relief of George Prokofieff de Seversky and Isabelle Prokofieff de Seversky;

H. R. 3724. An act for the relief of Anthony Lynn Neis;

H. R. 3758. An act for the relief of Stavrula Perutsea;

H. R. 3796. An act relating to the incorporation of the Columbus University of Washington, D. C.;

H. R. 4025. An act authorizing the appropriation of funds to provide for the prosecution of projects in the Columbia River Basin for flood control and other purposes;

H. R. 4485. An act to amend the law of the District of Columbia relating to publication of partnerships;

H. R. 4486. An act to amend the law of the District of Columbia relating to forcible entry and detainer;

H. R. 4505. An act to authorize the sale of certain lands to the State of Oklahoma;

H. R. 4540. An act to authorize the sale of certain lands to the State of Oklahoma;

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same.

QUESTION OF QUORUM

Mr. KNOWLAND raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore directed the roll to be called; When

Eighty-four Senators answered to their names, as follows:

McClellan
Millikin
Monroney
Hendrickson Morse

Aiken

Anderson

Green Griswold

Barrett

Hayden

Beall

FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the Secretary of the Interior on the Fryingpan-Arkansas project, Colorado, for partial development of the water resources of the upper Arkansas River Basin and involving transmountain diversion of water from the Roaring Fork River, a tributary of the Colorado; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

CONTRACTS OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a summary of contracts made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the fiscal year 1952 for the relief of distressed Indians; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

OBLIGATIONS IN EXCESS OF ALLOTMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a list of violations of law by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, involving overdrafts of administrative allotments within an appropriation; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

REPORT ON AUDIT OF THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting an audit report of the Office of the Treasurer of the United States for the period June 21, 1949, through June 30, 1951; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

RELIEF OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF FOREIGN SERVICE

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of State, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation requesting an appropriation for the relief of certain officers and employees of the Foreign Service of the United States who, while in the course of their respective duties, suffered losses by reason of war and other extraordinary conditions; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

REPORT OF VIOLATIONS BY FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION OF EXPENDITURES EXCESS OF ALLOTMENTS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, reports of certain expenditures in excess of allotments of funds made under apportionments approved by the Bureau of the Budget for the fiscal year 1953 for the Federal Housing Administration; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

USELESS PAPERS IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Archivist of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a

list of papers in various departments and agencies of the Government recommended for disposition, which appear to have no permanent value or historical interest; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to a Joint Select Committee on the Disposition of Papers in the Executive Departments; and

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore appointed Mr. CARLSON and Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina as the members of the committee on the part of the Senate.

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

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

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

A resolution of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, favoring the enactment of legislation giving the mineral rights back to the States; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. A memorial of the Society of Friends, Washington, D. C., remonstrating against present congressional investigative purposes and practices and favoring investigations only where a constructive purpose is clearly served; and

A resolution of American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla., favoring early passage of S. 1765 and H. R. 4873 which seek to direct the Office of Alien Property in the Department of Justice to cover immediately the sum of $60 million into the Treasury for deposit into the War Claims Fund, under the provisions of the War Claims Act of 1948, so these just claims can be paid; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. KERR presented a concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma, praying that gas-producing companies in the Guymon-Hugoton field be empowered to deliver natural gas to the farmers in the area of said field without being classified as a utility company and the price paid be the same as the rate that the gas-production companies pay the royalty owners in that area; which was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com

merce.

Mr. BUSH presented the following concurrent and joint resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Connecticut, which were referred as indicated:

A concurrent resolution favoring the elimination of the excise tax of 20 percent on purses, handbags, pocketbooks, wallets, and billfolds of a price not exceeding $10; to the Committee on Finance.

A joint resolution urging need for revising the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 in harmony with American democratic concepts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. HUMPHREY presented the following resolutions, which were referred as indicated:

A resolution of the Lutheran Minnesota Conference, St. Paul, Minn., fa

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