Journal of the Senate of the United States of America

of tungsten ores, and concentrates in the United States, its Territories and possessions, and for other purposes.

The Speaker of the House having signed three enrolled bills, viz, S. 639, S. 1679, and H. R. 4730, 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 following bills:

S. 639. An act to provide for the abandonment of a certain part of the Federal project for the Broadkill River in Delaware;

S. 1679. An act to repeal certain acts relating to cooperative agricultural extension work and to amend the SmithLever Act of May 8, 1914, to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States, Territories, and possessions receiving the benefits of an act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and of acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture; and

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.

The VICE PRESIDENT thereupon signed the same.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

The bills H. R. 1308 and H. R. 2231, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, were read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

REPORT ON FREIGHT-FORWARDING

ACTIVITIES

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 24th report of action taken by the United States Maritime Administration for the coordination of forwarding and similar services of waterborne export and import foreign commerce for the period January 1 through April 30, 1953; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Conimittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

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

Resolutions of the Senate of the State of California, as follows:

A resolution favoring action to insure that no more veterans' hospitals are closed until such time as there is conclusive showing that a surplus of beds for veterans who need care exists; to the Committee on Appropriations; and

A resolution urging that Camp Roberts, in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., be maintained as an active replacement training center; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A resolution of the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, favoring the retention of the New England regional office of the Wage and Hour Division of the

United States Department of Labor in the city of Boston, and a branch office of the said Division in the city of Springfield; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

A resolution of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, New York, N. Y., remonstrating against those provisions of the McCarran-Walter immigration law that contain national-origins quotas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

A resolution of the California Baptist Brotherhood, Fresno, Calif., favoring the establishment of prayer and meditation rooms in the Capitol for use of Members of Congress; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Mr. KENNEDY presented a resolution of the City Council, Lynn, Mass., favoring recent Senate speeches made by him relating to funds for more employment in the New England States and its further economic development; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. HUMPHREY presented the following resolutions of the American Legion, Slayton, Minn., which were referred as indicated:

A resolution favoring not less than the minimum of $921,000,000 necessary to carry on administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services as proposed in the budget of the Veterans' Administration; to the Committee on Appropriations.

A resolution favoring the continuance of Public Law 312, 73d Congress, which provides that any veteran who served honorably in the Armed Forces in time of war shall be entitled to admission to a Veterans' Administration hospital for treatment of a non-service-connected disability if unable to pay for such treatment elsewhere, provided a bed is available; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
RELATIONS

Mr. WILEY, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted a report (No. 441), accompanied by a bill (S. 2150) providing for creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to construct part of the St. Lawrence seaway in United States territory in the interest of national security; authorizing the Corporation to consummate certain arrangements with the St. Lawrnece Seaway Authority of Canada relative to construction and operation of the seaway; empowering the Corporation to finance the United States share of the seaway cost on a self-liquidating basis; to establish cooperation with Canada in the control and operation of the St. Lawrence seaway; to authorize negotiations with Canada of an agreement on tolls; and for other purposes; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent and ordered to be placed on the calendar.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

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

By Mr. CASE (by request): S. 2141. A bill to provide public assistance to needy persons in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

By Mr. BUTLER of Nebraska: S. 2142. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Maria Nucaro Scalise; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FULBRIGHT:

S. 2143. A bill for the relief of George Ban McCleland; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MANSFIELD:

S. 2144. A bill for the relief of Sister Antonia Fodor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HUMPHREY:

S. 2145. A bill to extend the provisions of the Public Health Service Act to hospitals furnishing primarily domiciliary care and to extend the provisions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to mentally disabled individuals; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. By Mr. ANDERSON:

S. 2146. A bill to extend the period for filing claims for compensation by prisoners of war to July 31, 1953; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. DWORSHAK:

S. 2147. A bill for the relief of Terrence Waller; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DOUGLAS:

S. 2148. A bill for the relief of Mile Milanovic; and

S. 2149. A bill for the relief of Johnnie Happy Wauchop; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado: S. 2151. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Olejcak (nee Holubowa); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

REGISTRATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND INDUCTION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL AND DENTAL CATEGORIES

Mr. SALTONSTALL submitted the folowing conference report:

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 4495) to amend the Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended, so as to provide for special registration, classification, and induction of certain medical, dental, and allied specialist categories, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 23, and agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 8: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following: examination;

"(D) periods of active duty for training entered into subsequent to the enactment of this subparagraph, as de

fined in subsection 101 (c), Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 (66 Stat. 481); and

"(E) periods of active service which terminate subsequent to April 30, 1953, in other than an Armed Force terminated by orders which specify that such termination is without the approval of the agency concerned.

And the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 15: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following: The period of active duty that any such person may be required to perform shall not exceed (A) twenty-four months if he has had less than nine months of active service, as defined in paragraphs 4 (i) (4) and (5) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended; (B) twenty-one months if he has had at least nine but less than twelve months of such service; (C) eighteen months if he has had at least twelve but less than fifteen months of such service; (D) fifteen months if he has had at least fifteen or more months of such service; since September 16, 1940, but prior to the date of his order to active duty under this subsection.

And the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 16: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following: July 1, 1953, ; and on page 7 of the bill, in lines 23 and 24, strike out "under the provisions of the Act of September 9, 1950, as amended," and insert in lieu thereof on the basis of active service, as defined in section 4 (i) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended, rendered prior to the date of his latest entry on active duty,; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 22: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In line 9 of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, immediately after "(c)", strike out "The" and insert in lieu thereof Effective July 1, 1953, the; and the Senate agree to the same.

LEVERETT SALTONSTALL,
STYLES BRIDGES,

RALPH E. FLANDERS,

RICHARD B. RUSSELL,

HARRY FLOOD BYRD,

Managers on the Part of the Senate.

DEWEY SHORT,
LESLIE C. ARENDS,
W. STERLING COLE,
CARL T. DURHAM,
PAUL J. KILDAY,

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

Resolved, That the Senate agrée thereto.

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

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, each without amendment, the following bills of the Senate:

S. 141. An act for the relief of Harry Ray Smith; and

S. 712. An act for the relief of William R. Jackson.

The House has agreed to the amendments of the Senate to each of the following bills of the House:

H. R. 1482. An act for the relief of Hildegard Schoenauer; 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 House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H. R. 3581. An act to further the policy enunciated in the act of October 26, 1949 (63 Stat. 927), to facilitate public participation in the preservation of sites, buildings, and objects of national significance or interest by providing for a National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States; and

H. R. 5495. An act to extend the authority of the President to enter into trade agreements under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and for other purposes.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

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

Ordered, That the bill H. R. 3581 be referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: and

That the bill H. R. 5495 be referred to the Committee on Finance.

WHEAT FOR PAKISTAN

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 2112) to provide for the transfer of price-support wheat to Pakistan; 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.

CHARTER OF VESSELS TO CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 88) to authorize the Secretary to extend certain charters of vessels to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes; and no amendment being made,

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

The said joint resolution 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.

SALE OF VESSELS TO CITIZENS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 72) to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell vessels to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines; to provide for the rehabilitation of the interisland commerce of the Philippines, and for other purposes; and the reported amendments having been agreed to,

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

The said joint resolution was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass, that the preamble be disagreed to, as reported by the committee, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.

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

NATURALIZATION OF PERSONS SERVING IN ARMED FORCES

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1759) to provide for the naturalization of persons serving in the Armed Forces of the United States after June 24, 1950; and the reported amendment having been agreed to,

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

Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (H. R. 4233) of an identical title; and the bill having been amended on his motion,

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.

Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the bill S. 1759 be postponed indefinitely. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF REFUGEES On motion by Mr. CASE, and by unanimous consent,

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1766) to establish the Office of Commissioner of Refugees; and no amendment being made,

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

The said bill was read a 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.

RELIEF OF FRED P. HINES

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 152) for the relief of Fred P. Hines; and no amendment being made, Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.

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

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

CRIME IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 1946) to provide for the more effective prevention, detection, and punishment of crime in the District of Columbia; and the reported amendments having been agreed to, and the bill further amended on the motion of Mr. HENDRICKSEN and the motion of Mr. BARRETT (for Mr. MORSE and Mr. HENDRICKSON),

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H. R. 5312) of an identical title; and having been amended on his motion,

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.

Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the bill S. 1946 be postponed indefinitely. REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT V. FLEMING BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 82) to provide for the reappointment of Robert V. Fleming as citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonion Institution; and no amendment being made,

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

The said joint resolution 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.

APPOINTMENT OF OWEN JOSEPHUS ROBERTS AS MEMBER OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 83) to provide for the appointment of Owen Josephus Roberts as a member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; and no amendment being made,

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

The said joint resolution 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.

SUBMERGED LANDS OF THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1901) to provide for the jurisdiction of the United States over the submerged lands of the outer Continental Shelf, and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease such lands for certain purposes.

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO REPORT, SIGNING OF ENROLLED BILLS, AND REPORTS OF NOMINATIONS

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

Ordered, That during the recess of the Senate, committees be authorized to submit reports, the Secretary to receive messages from the House of Representatives and nominations from the President of the United States, and Vice President to sign bills found truly enrolled.

ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED

The Secretary reported that on June 16, 1953, he presented to the President of the United States the following bills:

S. 639. An act to provide for the abandonment of a certain part of the Federal project for the Broadkill River in Delaware; and

RECESS

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, at 3 o'clock and 16 minutes p. m.,

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1953 (Legislative day of Monday, June 8, 1953) Mr. WILLIAM A. PURTELL, from the State of Connecticut, 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 18, 1953. To the Senate:

Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. WILLIAM A. PurTELL, a Senator from the State of Con

necticut, to perform the duties of the Chair during by absence.

STYLES BRIDGES, President pro tempore.

Mr. PURTELL thereupon took the chair.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, and by unanimous consent, The Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 16, 1953, was approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

Under the authority of the order of the Senate of Tuesday last, the Secretary received, during the recess of the Senate, the following message from the House of Representatives:

The House has agreed to the concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 25) favoring the granting of the status of permanent residence to certain aliens, with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

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

H. R. 4329. An act for the relief of Huntington, McLaren & Co.; and

H. R. 5527. An act to authorize the employment in a civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense of Lt. Gen. Graves Blanchard Erskine, upon retirement from the United States Marine Corps, and for other purposes.

The House has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1081) to provide authority for temporary economic controls, and for other purposes.

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

Under the authority of the order of the Senate of Tuesday last, the Vice President signed during the recess the following enrolled bills, which had been previously signed by the Speaker of the House and found truly enrolled by the Secretary of the Senate:

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

H. R. 3795. An act to adjust the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police Force, and United States Park Police, the White House Police, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and

H. R. 4495. An act to amend the Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended, so as to provide for special registration, classification, and induction of certain medical, dental, and allied specialist categories, and for other purposes.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

The following bills received from the House of Representatives during the recess for concurrence, were deemed to have been read the first and second times:

Ordered, That the bill H. R. 4329 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; and

That the bill H. R. 5527 be referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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. GRANT OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE TO DISPLACED PERSONS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report granting applications for permanent residence of certain displaced persons pursuant to section 4 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948, as amended, together with a statement for the reason for such grants; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 City Council of Oakland, Calif., favoring the enactment of legislation to provide for the continuance of tolls on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for the purpose of constructing additional crossings of San Francisco Bay; to the Committee on Public Works.

A resolution by citizens of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian descent, adopted at Washington, D. C., remonstrating against Soviet acts of violence and genocide in the Baltic States and favoring House Resolution 231, suggesting the creation of a select House committee to conduct an investigation and study of the elections held in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia in 1940 which led to the corporation of these countries into the Soviet Union; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore presented a resolution from the board of directors and the national council of the American Friends of the Middle East, New York, N. Y., favoring the enactment of legislation to furnish 1 million tons of wheat to the starving people of Pakistan; which was ordered to lie on the table.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Mr. CARLSON, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1569) to amend the Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 1953, so as to provide for the investigation by the Civil Service Commission in lieu of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of persons receiving Atomic Energy Commission fellowships, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 443) thereon.

Mr. SALTONSTALL, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Armed

Services, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5527) to authorize the employment in a civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense of Lt. Gen. Graves Blanchard Erskine, upon retirement from the United States Marine Corps, and for other purposes, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 446) thereon.

Mr. SALTONSTALL, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Armed Services, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2128) to further amend the Mutual Security Act of 1951, as amended, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 444) thereon.

Mr. STENNIS, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Armed Services, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1806) to amend the Navy ration statute so as to provide for the serving of oleomargarine or margarine, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 447) thereon.

Mr. CORDON, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 4828) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 445) there

on.

Mr. LANGER, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 448) to prescribe policy and procedure in connection with construction contracts made by executive agencies, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 448) thereon.

Mr. GOLDWATER, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1458) 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, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 449) thereon.

Mr. HENDRICKSON, by unanimous consent, from the Select Committee on Small Business, submitted a report (No. 442) on the tax problems of small business; which was ordered to be printed. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

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

By Mr. BARRETT:

S. 2152. A bill for the relief of Felipe Lopez Vasquez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. THYE:

S. 2153. A bill to authorize the transfer of certain property to the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. CAPEHART:

S. 2154. A bill to authorize the extension of patents covering inventions whose practice was prevented or cur

tailed during certain emergency periods by service of the patent owner in the Armed Forces or by production controls; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CLEMENTS:

S. 2155. A bill for the relief of Christa Kunze and her minor daughter, Yvonne; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MCCARRAN:

S. 2156. A bill for the relief of John Enepekides, his wife, Anna, and his son, George; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HUMPHREY:

S. 2157. A bill to permit deduction for income-tax purposes of certain expenses incurred by working mothers in providing care for their children while they are at work; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DOUGLAS:

S. 2158. A bill for the relief of Helga Edith Kucera; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PURTELL:

S. 2159. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth M. Casey; to the Committee on Finance.

S. 2160. A bill for the relief of the East Coast Ship & Yacht Corp., of Noank, Conn.; and

S. 2161. A bill for the relief of Cornelia Jean Seager; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ANDERSON:

S. 2162. A bill for the relief of Joan Casad Ellison; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HOEY:

S. 2163. A bill to authorize conveyance to the State of North Carolina of certain lands and improvements constituting the United States cottonfield station located near Statesville, N. C.; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

By Mr. MALONE:

S. 2164. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NEELY:

S. J. Res. 90. Joint resolution relating to the legal limits within which the import tax applicable to crude petroleum and residual fuel oil may be increased or decreased by the President; to the Committee on Finance.

RESISTANT TO COMMUNIST OPPRESSION IN EUROPE

Mr. HUMPHREY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 119), which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

Resolved, That the Senate of the United States hereby expresses:

(1) Its profound admiration for the people of Germany in their resistance to Communist totalitarianism;

(2) Its sense that every effort be made by the Government of the United States to bring about the unification of Germany, so that a united Germany may take its place as an equal partner in the family of the democratic nations; and

(3) Its belief that the holding of free elections throughout Germany is the essential first step toward German unification.

NOTICE OF MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES Mr. CORDON submitted the following notices in writing:

The Secretary of the Interior shall review all existing concession leases and contracts, and hereafter all new concession leases and contracts and all renewals of such leases and contracts shall be reviewed by the Secretary of the Interior and shall be entered into with qualified persons on the basis of competitive bids: Provided, That hereafter all awards of concession leases and contracts shall be reported by the Secretary of the Interior to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for transmission to the appropriate

Committees.

In accordance with rule XL, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of proposing to the bill (H. R. 4828) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes, the following amendment, namely: at the proper place insert the following: Provided further, That the succession of the Island Trading Company is hereby extended to December 31, 1956, and the time within which the amount of the reserve for Navy subsidies shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, as required by the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1953, is hereby extended to the said date.

The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to negotiate a disposition of all real and personal property acquired by contract or otherwise out of or by color of appropriations in either the 1952 or 1953 Interior Department Appropriation Acts under the heading Construction, Southeastern Power Administration for the Clark Hill-Greenwood transmission facility to the Greenwood County Electric Power Commission, a public agency of the State of South Carolina, having first completed payments due on property so acquired. The

disposition of such property shall be on such terms as will reimburse the United States and the proceeds therefrom shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

When said disposition has been effected the unexpended balance of the appropriation made in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1952 (65 Stat. 248), under the heading "Construction, Southeastern Power Administration," and the unexpended balance of the appropriation made in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 445), under the same heading for the Clark Hill-Greenwood facilities, shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

In accordance with rule XL, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of proposing to the bill (H. R. 4828) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes, the following amendment, namely: On page 9, line 20, after "completed," insert Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer without exchange of funds to the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe of the Fort Totten Reservation, the East Side and Crow Hill day schools together with the lands on which they are situated whenever it is determined they are no longer needed for Bureau purposes.

In accordance with rule XL, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of proposing to the bill (H. R. 4828) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes, the following amendment, namely: On page 9, line 20, after "completed," insert Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to purchase, without regard to the prohibition against the purchase of land from appropriations for Construction, Bureau of Indian Affairs, contained in this or any other Act, not to exceed one thousand five hundred acres of nonreservation lands in Arizona, and necessary rights-of-way and easements required for the enlargement of the Picacho Reservoir of the San Carlos Indian irrigation project, and approximately five acres of allotted Indian lands within the Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington, for use of the Wapato irrigation project.

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