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Secretary of the Treasury-Continued

Communications from, transmitting-Continued
Proposed legislation, drafts of-

Administrative expenses in the Treasury De-
partment, to authorize certain__.
Certain employees of the Department of the
Treasury who, while in the course of their
official duties, suffered losses for personal
property by reason of war conditions and
whose claims for such losses have been con-
sidered and approved by the Secretary of
the Treasury upon the recommendation of
a Treasury Claim Board, for the relief of __
Chief disbursing officer and certain other of-
ficers and former officers of the Depart-
ment, relief for, for various unavailable
items in their accounts and for the reim-
bursement of an agent cashier of the Vet--
erans' Administration of an amount due to
the United States as a result of a deficiency
in her accounts___.

Coast Guard contracts, to amend the act to
authorize the waiving of the requirement of
performance and payment bonds in connec-
tion with certain____.

Coast Guard, to authorize to accept, operate,
and maintain a certain defense housing fa-
cility at Cape May, N. J----
Conditional gifts to further the defense effort,
to authorize the acceptance of‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒
Disbursing officers of the United States, to
amend certain act authorizing certain
transactions by---

Espionage Act of 1917, to amend title VI, of,
on seizures of arms or munitions of war or
other articles being exported in violation of
law, with vessels or vehicles containing such
arms or munitions___.

Merchant seamen be able to understand or-
ders given in the English language, to re-
quire that__

Narcotic drugs, to clarify the classification
of

Per diem allowance of agents assigned to the
protection of the President of the United
States, to increase___
President-elect and the Vice President, to
amend title 18, United States Code, section
871, to provide penalties for threats against
the____

Secretary of the Treasury-Continued
Communications from, transmitting-Continued
Reports by, on-
Information as to rank and age of officers
above the rank of lieutenant commander in
the Coast Guard on duty involving flying,
with the average monthly flight pay paid to
such officers, during period ended December
31, 1952.

Overdraft of an administrative allotment
within an appropriation for the United
States Coast Guard_----
Pershing Hall Memorial Fund, transactions
for the account of, fiscal year 1952__-
Semiannual report of the correction of certain
military or naval records, with the name of
the claimant, the amount paid, and a brief
description of the claim, for period ended
June 30, 1952__

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Settlement of claim for damage caused by a
vessel of the Coast Guard__‒‒‒‒‒‒ 24, 116, 119, 258
Tort claims paid by the Department of the
Treasury, fiscal year 1952‒‒‒‒
Violations of law by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, list of, involving overdrafts of ad-
ministrative allotments within an appropria-
tion___.

352

Securities Act of 1933, and Securities Exchange Act of
1934, amending certain provisions of (See
bill S. 1506.)

Securities and Exchange Commission-

Communications from, transmitting-

Reports by, on, annual report of the Commis-
sion, fiscal year 1952_.

Seed and feed loans, to provide for cancellation of cer-
tain-(See bill S. 133.)

Seiler, Clarence R.-(See bill H. R. 2021.)
Seixas, Dora Vida Lyew-(See bill S. 2534.)
Selective service, to defer from induction by, members
of the National Guard of the United States or
Air National Guard of the United States se-
lected for attendance at officer candidate
schools on courses of instruction leading to an
aeronautical rating-(See bill S. 2001.)
Selective Service Act of 1948, amending, section 6, to
permit the correction of dental defects of
selectees prior to their induction into the
Armed Forces-(See bill S. 1834.)

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Selk, Darold D.-(See bills S. 665; H. R. 2023.)
Senate-

Reports by, on-

Annual report on the state of finances, fiscal
year 1952___

Claims arising from the correction of military
records of Coast Guard personnel, for pe-
riod ended December 31, 1952_-_.
Exchange stabilization fund, fiscal year 1952

Cloture (See under Cloture and Rules of the
Senate.)

Loyalty checks on Senate employees, to provide
for (See S. Res. 16.)

Majority leader, statement prepared by, together
with an accompanying review of the legislative
record of the 1st session of the 83d Congress,
ordered printed____
Minority leader, statement prepared by, together
with an accompanying review of the legisla-
tive record of the 1st session of the 83d Con-
gress, order printed___.
Minority of the, to provide for the appointment of
a special assistant to the-(See S. Res. 21.)
Prayers of former Chaplain of the, Rev. Peter Mar-
shall, printing of additional copies of-(See
S. Con. Res. 4.)

President of the, authorized to sign enrolled bills
and joint resolutions after the sine die ad-
journment (See S. Con. Res. 51.)

President pro tempore-

Mr. Bridges elected as-(See S. Res. 4.)
Oath administered__

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Notification to the House of Representatives
of the election of-(See S. Res. 8.)
Notification to the President of the United
States of the election of-(See S. Res. 7.)
Andrew F. Schoeppel, Senator from the State of
Kansas, appointed to perform the duties of the
Chair__.
108, 166, 202, 257
Arthur V. Watkins, Senator from the State of
Utah, appointed to perform the duties of the
Chair

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Prescott Bush, Senator from the State of Con-
necticut, appointed to perform the duties of
the Chair..
---- 152, 389, 509
Robert C. Hendrickson, Senator from the State
of New Jersey, appointed to perform the duties
of the Chair.

Styles Bridges (Hon.), thanking for the manner
in which he has presided over the Senate-
(See S. Res. 163.)

Wallace F. Bennett, Senator from the State of
Utah, appointed to perfrom the duties of the
Chair__.

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319, 351

William A. Purtell, Senator from the State of
Connecticut, appointed to perform the duties
of the Chair..

Quorum, assembling of-

House of Representatives, notification to-(See
S. Res. 2.)

President of the United States, notification to—

(See S. Res. 1.)

Committee appointed__.

Report of..

Rules of, amendment of—(See Rules of the Sen-
ate.)

Secretary of-

Authorized and directed to pay-

Gratuity to Agnes P. Dodge, widow of Louis

Dodge (See S. Res. 73.)

Gratutity to Anne Cobb and Carrie Cobb-

(See S. Res. 111.)

Gratuity to Annie May Bolton, widow of Guy
T. Bolton-(See S. Res. 75.)
Gratuity to Elizabeth A. Reilly, widow of
Sylvester Reilly-(See S. Res. 94.)
Gratuity to Harry Best, widower of Mabel
Goodwin Haller-(See S. Res. 74.)
Gratuity to Jane E. Henderson, widow of I.
Henry Henderson-(See S. Res. 72.)
Gratuity to Phillip Austin Brooks, Mary
Brooks Crawford, and Martha Brooks Denz,
surviving children of Mary A. Brooks (See
S. Res. 98.)

Gratuity to Walter Quarles, widower of Mat-
tie Quarles-(See S. Res. 95.)

Official reporters, salaries to the employees of
the (See S. Res. 155.)

Authorized to receive messages during the recess

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Notification to President of the United States
of the election of—(See S. Res. 7.)
Notification to the House of Representatives
of the election of-(See S. Res. 8.)
Reports by, on, receipts and expenditure of the
Senate, fiscal year 1952__

Secretary of the majority, William T. Reed elected
as (See S. Res. 29.)
Secretary of the minority, Felton M. Johnston, of
Mississippi, elected as-(See S. Res. 9.)
Senate Manual, authorizing the revision and print-
ing of the, for use of the 83d Congress (See
S. Res. 17.)

Senators, requiring to report certain information
concerning their employees, and its publica-
tion in the Congressional Record-(See S. Res.
59.)

124, 225.

Procedures whereby he shall take specified
books, papers, or records and persons into
custody, authorizing-(See S. Res. 15.)
Supplemental estimate of appropriations for, fiscal
year 1953, message from the President of the
United States on----
Treaty, resolution favoring a constitutional
amendment to provide that a quorum is pres-
ent and a rollcall vote is taken on ratification
of a---
Senate Office Building Commission-members ap-
pointed on..

Senate radio-television correspondents' gallery, to pro-
vide for a television studio to be maintained
in connection with the (See bill S. 1648.)

Sengoku, Nobuko-(See bill S. 172.)
Senibaldi, Alexander A.-(See bill H. R. 739.)
Sepahban, Amir Hassan-(See bill S. 236.)
Sepsi, Hajna-(See bill S. 1426.)
Sequeira, Manuel-(See bill S. 742.)

Sereni, Romana Michelina-(See bills S. 2129, S. 2271.)
Serra, Maria-(See bills S. 940; H. R. 2160.)
Servello, Francesca-(See bill H. R. 888.)
Service flag and service lapel button, to amend the act
authorizing the Secretary of War to approve
a standard design for-(See bill S. 1546.)
Servicemen's Indemnity Act, to extend the coverage of
to members of the Reserve Officers' Training
Corps when ordered to active training duty
for periods in excess of 14 days-(See bill
H. R. 5314.)

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944-
Amending-(See bill S. 1792.)

Section 301, to further limit the jurisdiction of
boards of review established under that sec-
tion (See bill S. 1646.)

To authorize the Administrator of Veterans'
Affairs to furnish space and facilities, if avail-
able, to State veteran agencies (See bill H. R.
3685.)

To extend the period within which courses of
instruction may be initiated pursuant to, by
certain veterans unable to avail themselves
of such educational benefits because of illness
or physical disability-(See bill S. 293.)
To insure proper review of disability status of
persons discharged from the armed services-
(See bill S. 1067.)

With respect to maximum interest rates-(See
bill S. 1993.)

Draft of proposed legislation to amend section 301

of the, to further limit the jurisdiction of
boards of review established under that sec-
tion ____
Draft of proposed legislation to further amend
section 302 of, as relating to retirement, dis-
charge, or separation from service because
of physical condition of any member or for-
mer member of Armed Forces___.
Title III of the, to expand and extend to June 30,
1955, the direct home and farmhouse loan
authority of the Administrator of Veterans'
Affairs under, to make additional funds avail-
able therefor-(See bill S. 1621.)

Severance Pay Act of 1953, to enact (See bill S. 189.)
Sewell, Mrs. Katherine L.-(See bill H. R. 1331.)
Sforza, Hilde Kretz (See bill H. R. 4440.)
Sha, Shao Fong-(See bill S. 1736.)

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Shanghai Municipal Council, for the relief of certain
American employees of the former-(See bill
S. 2429.)

Shea, Edward F.-(See bill H. R. 1780.)

Shee, Lew-(See bill S. 1437.)

Shee, Mrs. Lau Hong-(See bill H. R. 4100.)

Sheep, scrapie and blue tongue in, to amend the act to
provide for the control and eradication of,
and incipient or potentially serious minor out-
breaks of diseases of animals-(See bill
S. 2055.)

Draft of proposed legislation favoring_---
Sherman Antitrust Act, amending, to increase crimi-
nal penalties under the-(See bill H. R. 2237.)
Shields, Ronald Lee-(See bill S. 563.)
Shimokochi, Sanshiro (See bill S. 2483.)
Shingler, Mrs. Mhriel, doing business as Shinglers'
Hatchery-(See bill H. R. 720.)

Shingles (red cedar), act to authorize the Director
of the Census to collect and publish statistics
of, to repeal-(See bill S. 2348.)
Ship Act of 1910, to amend the Communications Act
of 1934 and to repeal such provisions of the,
as remain in effect-(See bill S. 1947.)
Ship construction-(See under Merchant Marine Act
of 1936.)

Ship Mortgage Act, 1920, amending-(See bill S. 2407.)
Shipping Act, 1916, amending, to further promote the
development and maintenance of the Amer-
ican merchant marine-(See bill S. 1828.)
Ships' bells, report of the Secretary of the Navy on
the proposed loan of abandoned_.
Shiraishi, Mioko-(See bill S. 1970.)
Shizuko, Metorima-(See bill S. 653.)
Short, Winifred Margaret (See bill S. 1218.)
Shostenko, Helena-(See bill H. R. 1795.)

Shpak, Hava A. A. Shpak, and Sympcha Shpak—(See
bill S. 547.)

Sicas, Albina-(See bill S. 891.)

Silber, Wilhelm Ephraim—(See bill S. 1968.)

Silver, to repeal certain legislation relating to the pur-
chase of-(See bill S. 2555.)

Simidian, Parsegh-(See bill S. 1788.)
Simmons, Toni Anne (Hitomi Urasaki)-(See bill
S. 193.)

Simonson, Mrs. Sylvia-(See bill H. R. 1636.)
Simpson, Karen Kaye (Keiko Utagawa)-(See bill S.
442.)

Singer, Manfred-(See bill H. R. 4056.)
Sitterson, Lou Forrest and Melody Yvonne Sitterson-
(See bill S. 1986.)

Sittler, Dr. Edward V.-(See bill S. 2528.)

Sizemore, Mrs. Gisela Walter-(See bill H. R. 1649.)
Sjoblom, Holger Wilhelm—(See bill S. 453.)

Skoda, Anni Wilhelmine (See bill S. 123.)

Skovran, Mrs. Fumiko Sawai-(See bill H. R. 723.)

Slaughter, Mrs. Robert Lee, nee Elisa Ortiz Orat-(See
bill S. 1609.)

Slavery, convict labor, peonage, and involuntary servi-
tude, to strengthen the laws relating to—(See
bill S. 467.)

Slovak nation, resolution favoring the recognition and
respect of the fundamental rights of the, to
its own national life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness and the right of the Slovak na-
tion to freedom and full political independ-
ence---

Sluzewski, Tadeusz Stanislaw-(See bill S. 1097.)
Small and independent business, to strengthen the
Robinson-Patman Anti-Price-Discrimination
Act and the protection which it affords to-
(See bill S. 1357.)

Small business-

To encourage the growth of, to increase produc-
tivity (See bill S. 2575.)

To make capital more readily available for financ-
ing, and thus promote, foster, and develop
the domestic and foreign commerce of the
United States-(See bill S. 1913.)

To make credit more readily available for financ-
ing, and thus promote, foster, and develop
the domestic and foreign commerce of the
United States-(See bill S. 1912.)

Small Business Act of 1953, to enact-(See bills S. 1523;
H. R. 5141.)

Small Business Act of 1953, amending, section 205-
(See bill H. R. 6648.)

Small Business Administration—

Appropriations, supplemental estimate of, fiscal
year 1954_.

To create the, and to preserve small business insti-
tutions and free, competitive enterprise-(See
bill H. R. 5141.)

Small Business Credit Act of 1953, to enact-(See bill

S. 1912.)

Small Business Insurance and Investment Corporation
Act of 1953, to enact-(See bill S. 1771.)

Small Defense Plants Administration-

Administrator of, communications from, transmit-

ting-

Reports by, on—

Operations of the Administration-

For period ended September 30, 1952_

For period ended June 30, 1952-

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Resolution favoring an extension of the benefits
of, to the clergy, preferably on a voluntary
basis__
404, 406, 430, 474, 477
Resolution favoring the extension of to cover all
farmers and professional men__.
Resolution recommending Federal abandonment
of, or revision to a pay-as-you-go basic
amount pension on a voluntary basis_-_-
Social Security Act—
Amending-
Federal old-age and survivors insurance provi-
sions of the, to extend for 1 year the wage
credits for military service under the, and to
provide for the payment of lump-sum death
benefits in the case of veterans dying out-
side of the United States who are rein-
terred (See bill S. 2350.)

Federal old-age and survivors-insurance provi-
sions of the, to increase from $75 to $100 per
month the amount which may be earned
without loss of insurance benefits-(See bills
S. 1929, S. 2349.)

Public assistance provisions of the, by extend-
ing for 2 years the increased Federal financial
participation to the States provided in the
Social Security Act Amendments of 1952-
(See bill S. 2351.).

Social Security Act-Continued
Amending-Continued

Public assistance provisions of the, by extend-
ing for 2 years the increased Federal finan-
cial participation for old-age assistance, and
to the blind, aid to the permanently and
totally disabled, and aid to dependent chil-
dren-(See bill S. 1933.)

Section 218 (d), to permit the coverage under
the old-age and survivors insurance program
of State employees covered under a State re-
tirement system, if the State by which such
retirement system was established had in ef-
fect on January 1, 1951, a statute providing
for making such retirement system supple-
mentary to the old-age and survivors insur-
ance system-(See bill S. 1164.)

So that persons receiving insurance benefits un-
der the Federal old-age and survivors insur-
ance system can earn as much as $100 a
month, in lieu of $50 a month, without for-
feiting insurance benefits (See bill S. 137.)
Title II, so as to repeal the $75 work clause (See
bill S. 438.)

Title II, to permit all citizens of the United
States to receive at least minimum old-age
and survivors insurance benefits; and, for
the purposes of computing the primary in-
surance amount of an individual, such in-
dividual shall be deemed to have an average
monthly wage of at least $100-(See bill S.
1992.)

Title X, to provide for the permanent approval
of certain State plans for aid to the blind
under-(See bill S. 1779.)

To authorize the extension of Federal old-age
and survivors insurance to employees of in-
stitutions of higher education who are cov-
ered by State or local government retirement
systems (See bills S. 1738, S. 1932.)
To eliminate from coverage under the old-age
and survivors insurance provisions of such act
services performed by an individual who is
entitled, or upon filing application there-
for would be entitled, to receive benefits, based
on his service or disability, under any retire-
ment system for Federal employees-(See bill
S. 2324.)

To increase the insurance benefit of a wife or
husband of an individual entitled to an old-
age insurance benefit from one-half to three-
fourths of the old-age benefit of such indi-
vidual, and to increase the insurance benefit
of the widow or widower of such individual
from three-fourths to a whole old-age insur-
ance benefit of such individual-(See bill S.
1930.)

To permit the coverage under old-age and sur-
vivors insurance of services performed by
ministers in the employ of organizations
exempt from income tax under section 101 (6)
of the Internal Revenue Code-(See bill S.
1931.)

To permit the earning of $1,200 in wages in a
year without loss of old-age and survivor's in-
surance benefits, and to increase from $900 to
$1,200 the amount of net earnings from self-
employment which may be received in a year
without loss of such benefits-(See bill S.
1392.)

Social Security Act-Continued

Amending-Continued
To permit the States to enter into agreements
with the Administrator to extend Federal old-
age and survivors insurance system to teach-
ers in the public schools of such State who
are covered by retirement systems-(See bill
S. 1333.)

To prescribe circumstances under which the
Federal old-age and survivors insurance sys-
tem may be extended to State and local em-
ployees who are covered by retirement sys-
tems (See bills S. 250, S. 1090, S. 2023.)
To provide for payment under the Federal old-
age and survivors insurance system of child's
insurance benefits to children who have at-
tained the age of 18 but are incapable of self-
support because of physical or mental dis-
ability (See bill S. 1356.)

To provide unemployment insurance for Federal
civilian employees-(See bill S. 2530.)
To require that, for the purposes of such act,
certain birth certificates issued by States shall
be conclusive evidence of age (See bill S.
1915.)
Amendment of certain legislation affecting self-

employment, under the, petition praying
clarification of section 211 of

Federal old-age and survivors insurance provi-
sions of the, to extend for 1 year the wage
credits for certain military service under the,
and to provide for lump-sum death payments
on behalf of any individual whose death oc-
curred while in military service and who is re-
interred-(See bill S. 1928.)

Memorial favoring an amendment to, to the effect
that in determining the need of applicants or
recipients for old-age assistance, aid to de-
pendent children, or aid to the permanently
and totally disabled, the first $50 of earned in-
come be disregarded__

Memorial favoring to extend the provisions of the
Federal old-age and survivors' insurance
benefits of the, to include certain other classes
of employment and workers___.
Resolution favoring an amendment to the___.
Resolution favoring an amendment to the, so as to
lower the age limit for old-age benefits from
65 to 60 years___
Resolutions favoring legislation to permit practic-

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