A quorum being present, ENROLLED BILL PRESENTED The Secretary reported that on today he presented to the President of the United States the enrolled bill (S. 2342) authorizing the State of California to collect tolls for the use of certain highway crossings across the Bay of San Francisco. EXTENSION OF LOANS TO FUR FARMERS The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 1152) to extend for a period of 5 years the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to fur farmers. On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND that the Senate take a recess, under its order of today, until 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow, It was determined in Yeas_____ the affirmative_-_-_- Nays--- Nays 40 31 The Senate, at 6 o'clock and 10 minutes p. m., took a recess until 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1953 (Legislative day of Monday, July 6, 1953) Mr. GEORGE D. AIKEN, from the State of Vermont, called the Senate to order at 10 o'clock a. m., and Rev. Ralph C. John, of Washington, D. C., 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., July 18, 1953. To the Senate: Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. GEORGE D. AIKEN, a Senator from the State of Vermont, to perform the duties of the Chair during my absence. STYLES BRIDGES, President pro tempore. Mr. AIKEN thereupon took the chair. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, and by unanimous consent, The Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 17, 1953, was approved. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Bartlett, 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. 5257. An act to extend to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to narcotics; and H. R. 5561. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code and the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act so as to provide that certain drugs which are or may be chemically synthesized shall be included within the classification of narcotic drugs. The House has agreed to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 60); in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Architect of the Capitol is hereby authorized and directed to make available a room, with facilities for prayer and meditation, for the use of Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Architect shall maintain the prayer room for individual use rather than assemblies and he shall provide appropriate symbols of religious unity and freedom of worship. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The foregoing bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were read the first and sec ond times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on Finance. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 60) to provide chapel facilities for Members of Congress, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, was read and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 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 Seventy-four Senators answered to their names, as follows: REPORT OF FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952, together with reports covering the operations during the same period of foreign-trade zones Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, located, respectively, at New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Antonio; which, with the accompanying reports, was referred to the Committee on Finance. AUDIT REPORT OF SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, an audit report of the Southwestern Power Administration of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS Mr. AIKEN presented a resolution of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, favoring the recommendation of the Governors of seven Southwestern States regarding the purchasing of meat, at adequate prices for all grades, and expressing appreciation to the President and the Secretary of Agriculture for visiting the drought disaster area; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Mr. WILEY presented a resolution of the Kiwanis Club, Inc., Neenah, Wis., favoring a screening of every appropriation with the goal of eliminating wasteful operations and reducing unnecessary spending and reducing the size and activities of the Federal Government; which was referred to the Committee on Appriations. Mr.HUMPHREY presented resolutions of the Central Bible Church, Duluth, Minn., and the Lutheran Free Church, Minneapolis, Minn., favoring an extenIsion of the benefits of social security to the clergy, preferably on a voluntary basis; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. CHANGE OF REFERENCE On motion by Mr. AIKEN, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (S. 2416) for the relief of the widow and children of Irvin Scranton Ross, and that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Mr. HICKENLOOPER, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 96) to strengthen the foreign relations of the United States by establishing a Commission on International Telecommunications, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 602) thereon. Mr. CAPEHART, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1523) to create the Small Business Administration and to preserve small-business institutions and free competitive enterprise, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 604) thereon. Mr. HICKENLOOPER, by unanimous consent, from the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, submitted a report (No. 603) to accompany the bill (S. 2399) to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, heretofore reported, which was ordered to be printed. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT Bills and a joint resolution were introduced by unanimous consent, severally read the first and second times and referred, as follows: By Mr. HENNINGS (for himself, S. 2420. A bill to amend section 32 of the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended; to the Committee on the Judiciary. (See the remarks of Mr. HENNINGS when he introduced the above bill, which appear under a separate heading.) By Mr. LANGER: S. 2421. A bill for the relief of Omar Kunji and Syed Israf Ali; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. ELLENDER: S. 2422. A bill to authorize payment for crop losses in Louisiana, resulting from spraying operations conducted for the United States for weed control in the Morganza Floodway; to the Committee on Public Works. By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: S. 2423. A bill for the relief of Christian Meier and Lisette Meier; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. HOLLAND (for himself and Mr. SMATHERS): S. 2424. A bill to amend section 203 (j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to permit the disposal of surplus property to State health departments and to county mosquito-control districts; to the Committee on Government Operations. By Mr. HOEY: S. 2425. A bill for the relief of the city of High Point, N. C.; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. HOLLAND (for himself, S. 2426. A bill to extend for 1 year authorization for surplus property disposals under section 203 (e) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended; to the Committee on Government Operations. By Mr. HUMPHREY: S. 2427. A bill for the relief of certain Greek orphan children; to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 2428. A bill to authorize an appropriation for the construction of certain public-school facilities on the Red Lake Indian Reservation at Red Lake, Minn.; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado: S. 2429. A bill for the relief of certain American employees of the former Shanghai Municipal Council; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MORSE: pro S. J. Res. 103. Joint resolution posing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to grant to citizens of the United States who have attained the age of 18 the right to vote; to the Committee on the Judiciary. PROPOSED CHANGES IN SENATE RULES RELATIVE TO RATIFICATION OF TREATIES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION Mr. LEHMAN, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 144); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That rule XII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end thereof the new subsection, as follows: "4. No vote upon the question of engrossment and passage of any joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be had unless, immediately prior to such vote, it has been ascertained, by a rollcall ordered for such purpose, that a quorum of the Senate is present. The question of engrossment and passage of any joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be determined by a yea-and-nay vote, and the yeas and nays shall be considered to have been ordered upon any such question." Mr. LEHMAN, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 145); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end of the last paragraph of section 1 the following: "No vote upon the final questions to advise and consent to the ratification shall be had unless, immediately prior to such vote, it has been ascertained by a rollcall, ordered for such purposes, that a quorum of the Senate is present. The final question to advise and consent to the ratification shall be determined by a yea-and-nay vote, and the yeas and nays shall be considered to have been ordered upon any such question." EXTENSION OF LOANS TO FUR FARMERS The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 1152) to extend for a period of 5 years the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to fur farmers. After debate, 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. On the question, Shall the bill pass? After debate, It was determined in the affirmative, on a division. So it was Resolved, That the bill do pass. The title was ordered to stand as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. SALE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2047) to amend the Rubber Act of 1948, as amended, to provide for the sale of Government-owned rubber-producing facilities, to repeal and modify certain of its provisions affected thereby, and for other purposes. CONSIDERATION OF UNOBJECTED BILLS ON CALENDAR The Senate, under its order of yesterday, proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2137) to prohibit the blending of wheat imported as unfit for human consumption with wheat suitable for human consumption; and the reported amendments having been agreed to, and the bill further amended on the motion of Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. ANDERSON) and the motion of Mr. SMATHERS, Ordered, That it 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. 727) to provide that certain costs and expenses incurred in connection with repayment contracts with Deaver, Willwood, and Belle Fourche irrigation districts shall be nonreimbursable; 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 amended, as reported by the committee, to read: "A bill to provide that certain costs and expenses incurred in connection with certain repayment contracts with irrigation districts approved by the acts of Congress of May 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 62), October 27, 1949 (63 Stat. 941), and June 23, 1952 (66 Stat. 151, 153), shall be nonreimbursable." 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. 1433. A bill to extend the benefits of certain provisions of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to the Arch Hurley Conservancy District, Tucumcari reclamation project, New Mexico; and S. 887. A bill to permit the exchange and amendment of farm units on Federal irrigation projects, and for other purposes. Ordered, That the bills be engrossed and read the 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 following bills; and no amendment was made: H. R. 2779. An act to provide for perfecting the title of C. A. Lundy to certain lands in the State of California heretofore patented by the United States; H. R. 233. An act to release all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all fissionable materials in certain land in Marion County, Ind.; H. R. 674. An act for the relief of Irene F. M. Boyle; H. R. 765. An act for the relief of Tien Koo Chen; H. R. 779. An act for the relief of Ida Baghdassarian; H. R. 781. An act for the relief of Johanna C. Willemsen; H. R. 819. An act for the relief of Monika Klein; H. R. 820. An act for the relief of Mrs. Pia Biondi; H. R. 847. An act for the relief of Robert J. Rickards, Conception Sotelo Rickards, and Walter John Rickards; H. R. 892. An act for the relief of Betty Robertson and Irene Robertson; H. R. 978. An act for the relief of Harue Fukushi; H. R. 1106. An act for the relief of Hannelore Mayerl Fulbright; H. R. 1143. An act for the relief of Mary Francina Marconi, Fernanda Guzzi, Anna Ferraro, Mary Laudano, and Julia Pisano; H. R. 1211. An act for the relief of Isak Benmuvhar; H. R. 1330. An act for the relief of Mrs. Liane Lieu and her son, Peter Lieu; H. R. 1886. An act for the relief of Paul Myung Ha Chung; H. R. 2160. An act for the relief of Clemintina Ferrara, Maria Garofalo, Rosetta Savino, Maria Serra, Albina Zamunner, and Fedora Gazzarrini; H. R. 2392. An act for the relief of Lee Kwang Nong (George Clifford Roeder); H. R. 2506. An act for the relief of certain members of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart; H. R. 2652. An act for the relief of Constance Brouwer Scheffer; H. R. 2787. An act for the relief of Josefine Hoorn (Dmytruk); H. R. 3670. An act for the relief of Mrs. Julia Gamroth; H. R. 4110. An act for the relief of Mrs. Marie Weir; H. R. 947. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue to Tom Gwin a patent in fee to certain lands in the State of Mississippi; H. R. 127. An act to quitclaim interest of the United States to certain land in Placer County, Calif.; 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; H. R. 1571. An act to amend the Alaska game law; H. R. 5705. An act to amend the existing law to provide for the automatic renewal of expiring 5-year-level-premium-term policies of United States Government and national service life insurance; H. R. 4302. An act to revive and reenact the act entitled "An act authorizing the State of Michigan, acting through the International Bridge Authority of Michigan, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge or series of bridges, causeways, and approaches thereto, across the St. Marys River, from a point in or near the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to a point in the Province of Ontario, Canada," approved December 16, 1940; and H. R. 1308. An act to amend the Color of Title Act. Ordered, That they pass to a third reading. The said bills were severally read the third time. Resolved, That they pass. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills; and no amendment was made: S. 61. A bill for the relief of Hedwig Marek and Emma Elizabeth Marek; S. 323. A bill for the relief of Rose Cohen; S. 550. A bill for the relief of Thomas O. Robitscher; S. 563. A bill for the relief of Ronald Lee Shields; S. 596. A bill for the relief of Alfonso Albano; S. 672. A bill for the relief of Agostino Giusto; S. 825. A bill for the relief of Karin Rita Grubb; S. 1955. A bill for the relief of Giorhio Salvini Thompson; S. 541. A bill to extend benefits under the War Claims Act of 1948 to employees of contractors with the United States; S. 2320. A bill to change the date for the beginning of annual assessment work on mining claims held by location in the United States, including the Territory of Alaska, from the 1st day of July to the 1st day of October and to extend the time during which annual assessment work on such caims may be made for the year beginning July 1, 1952, to the 1st day of October 1953; S. 498. A bill to authorize an agreement between the United States and Mexico for the joint operation and maintenance by the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, of the Nogales sanitation project, and for other purposes; and 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. 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 bill (S. 569) for the relief of Lina Anna Adelheid (Adam) Hoyer; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. SMATHERS, Ordered, That it 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 following bills; and the reported amendments were agreed to: H. R. 1802. An act to amend the act of Congress approved March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1214), as amended; H. R. 1459. An act for the relief of Mrs. Mildred G. Kates and Ronald Kates; and H. R. 1963. An act for the relief of Anneliese Schillings, Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bills read a third time. The said bills, as amended, were severally read the third time. Resolved, That they pass. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments. The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills; and the reported amendments were agreed to: S. 205. A bill for the relief of Evdoxia J. Kitsos; and S. 1704. A bill for the relief of Christina Pantelis Triantafilu. Ordered, That the bills 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. 2399) to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. HICKENLOOPER, An objection to the further consideration was interposed by Mr. HENDRICK SON. On motion by Mr. HICKENLOOPER, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the bill be reprinted as amended. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1397) to clarify the status of mining claims in areas held under an oil and gas prospecting permit or lease and to encourage the exploration and development of fissionable source minerals; 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 amended, as reported by the committee to read: "A bill to clarify the status of mining claims on land known to be valuable for oil or gas or included in oil and gas leases, or applications or offers for such leases, and for other purposes." Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. On motion by Mr. LANGER, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 144) for the relief of the Cavalier County Fair Association; and no 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, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. ORDER FOR RECESS UNTIL MONDAY On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That when the Senate concludes its business today it take a recess until 12 o'clock noon on Monday next. FURTHER TRANSACTION OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That no further legislative business be transacted for the remainder of today. S. 1644. An act to amend the act of May 27, 1940 (54 Stat. 223), as amended, and the act of February 14, 1931 (46 Stat. 1111), to remove the limitation upon the rank of the Director of Music, the leader of the Military Academy Band, and to remove the limitation upon the pay of the leader of the United States Naval Academy Band, and to authorize the appointment of the present leader of the United States Navy Band to the permanent grade of commander in the Navy; and S. 2199. An act to allow States during major disasters to use or distribute certain surplus equipment and supplies of the Federal Government. On July 20, 1953: S. 2394. An act to amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1953. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. 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. SENATOR EXCUSED Mr. KILGORE was excused from attendance upon the Senate for this week, on the request of Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Subcommittee on Trading With the Enemy Act of the Committee on the Judiciary was authorized to sit during the session of the Senate today, on the request of Mr. DIRKSEN. CREATION OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA TION On motion by Mr. KNOWLAND, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1523) to create the Small Business Administration and to preserve small business institutions and free competitive enterprise. SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate three communications from the President of the United States, together with accompanying letters from the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitting, pursuant to law, the following: A supplemental estimate of appropriations for the civil functions, Department of the Army, fiscal year 1954, amounting to $1,500,000; A supplemental estimate of appropriations for the Department of Commerce, fiscal year 1954, amounting to $45,000,000; and A supplemental estimate of appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, fiscal year 1954, amounting to $7,500,000. Ordered, That the communications, with the accompanying papers, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations and be printed. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS Mr. MUNDT presented a joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of South Dakota, favoring the calling of a convention by Congress for proposing an amendment to article V of the Constitution of the United States or as such convention may deem appropriate to amend said article, to provide an additional independent mode of proposing amendments to the Constitution by the several States; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. BUTLER of Nebraska presented a resolution of the Federation of German-American Societies of Omaha, Nebr., commending the authors of the bill S. 1917 regarding emergency legislation recommended by the President; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. BUTLER of Maryland, presented a resolution of the Propeller Club, Baltimore, Md., favoring the return of the ship Constellation to Baltimore, to be encased in a concrete foundation at the port of Fort McHenry; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Mr. BUSH presented a resolution of the Savings Banks' Association of New Jersey, favoring the monetary policy of the Federal Government aimed at arresting inflation and halting the spiraling of prices; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Mr. HOLLAND presented the following concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Florida; which were referred as indicated; A concurrent resolution favoring the enactment of legislation providing for the withdrawal of the Federal Government from the field of gasoline taxes; to the Committee on Finance; and A concurrent resolution favoring an appropriation for the completion of a survey of the Suwannee River Basin, as authorized in the Flood Control Act of 1950, of the 81st Congress; to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. HUMPHREY presented the following resolutions, which were referred as indicated: A resolution of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, Chicago, Ill., favoring an extension of the benefits of social security to the clergy, preferably on a voluntary basis; to the Committee on Fi nance. A resolution of the council of Grand Rapids, Minn., favoring the immediate stopping of the present policy of arbitrary changing of lake levels of Pokegama Lake, and favoring Federal appropriations to complete the drainage project to relieve the Aitken County area; to the Committee on Public Works. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Bills were introduced by unanimous consent, severally read the first and second times, and referred as follows: By Mr. MAGNUSON (for himself, S. 2430. A bill to amend section 8 of the Trade Agreement Extension Act of 1951, to vest additional authority in the Tariff Commission with respect to imports of agricultural commodities; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. MANSFIELD (for himself and Mr. MURRAY) (by request): S. 2431. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to convey certain lands and the improvements thereon to the county of Missoula, Mont.; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. MURRAY (for himself and S. 2432. A bill to create a United States Department of Mineral Resources and to prescribe the functions thereof; to the Committee on Government Operations. By Mr. NEELY: S. 2433. A bill for the relief of Dr. Sylvia Siu Fan Cheng Chu and Dr. Johnson Chin-sheng Chu; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. TOBEY (by request): S. 2434. A bill to amend the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937; and S. 2435. A bill to authorize the Coast Guard to accept, operate, and maintain a certain defense housing facility at Cape May, N. J.; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. JOINT COMMITTEE ON CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Mr. MANSFIELD, by unanimous consent, submitted the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 42); which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services: Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That there is hereby established a Joint Committee on Central Intelligence to be composed of 9 Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and 9 Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In each instance not more than five Members shall be members of the same political party. SEC. 2. The joint committee shall make continuing studies of the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and of problems relating to the gathering of intelligence affecting the national security and of its coordination and utilization by the various departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government. The Central Intelligence Agency shall keep the joint committee fully and currently informed with respect to its activities. All bills, resolutions, and other matters in the Senate or the House of Representative relating primarily to the Central Intelligence Agency shall be referred to the joint committee. The members of the joint committee who are Members of the Senate shall from time to time report to the Senate, and the members of the joint committee who are Members of the House of Representatives shall from time to time report to the House, by bill or otherwise, their recommendations with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of their respective Houses which are (1) referred to the joint committee or (2) otherwise within the jurisdiction of the joint committee. SEC. 3. Vacancies in the membership of the joint committee shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the joint committee, and shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the original selection. The joint committee shall select a chairman and a vice chairman from among its members. SEC. 4. The joint committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized to hold such hearings, to sit and act at such places and times, to require by subpena or otherwise, the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such books, papers, and documents, to administer such oaths, to take such testimony, to procure such printing and binding, and to make such expenditures as it deems advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report such hearings shall not be in excess of 25 cents per hundred words. SEC. 5. The joint committee is empowered to appoint such experts, consultants, technicians, and clerical and stenographic assistants as it deems necessary and advisable. The committee is authorized to utilize the services, infor mation, facilities, and personnel of the departments and establishments of the Government. SEC. 6. The expenses of the joint committee, which shall not exceed $ per year, shall be paid one-half from the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives upon vouchers signed by the chairman. Disbursements to pay such expenses shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate out of the contingent fund of the Senate, such contingent fund to be reimbursed from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives in the amount of one-half of the disbursements so made. INVESTIGATIONS BY COMMITTEES Mr. MONRONEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 146); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "3. In any case in which a controversy arises as to the jurisdiction of any committee of the Senate to make an inquiry or investigation, the question of jurisdiction shall be decided by the Presiding Officer of the Senate, without debate, upon a motion to discharge the committee from further pursuing such inquiry or investigation; but such decision shall be subject to an appeal. The chairman of each committee shall from time to time and at the earliest date practicable, report to the Senate the general nature of inquires or investigations the committee proposes to undertake, or, in any case he deems the national security might be endangered by such report, he shall in writing advise the President of the Senate of that fact." CONTEMPT OF SENATE Mr. McCARTHY, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Government Operations, reported the following resolution (S. Res. 147): Resolved, That the President of the Senate certify the report of the Committee on Government Operations of the United States Senate as to the refusal of Harvey O'Connor to answer questions before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said refusal to answer being pertinent to the subject matter under inquiry, together with all the facts in connection therewith, under the seal of the United States Senate to the United States attorney for the District of Columbia, to the end that the said Harvey O'Connor may be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law. Ordered, That the resolution be placed on the calendar. CREATION OF SMALL BUSINESS The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 1523) to create the Small Business Administration and to preserve small business institutions and free competitive enterprise. Pending debate, |