CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS FIRST SESSION, EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS JOINT MEETING Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Monday, the 7th day of January, 1957, at 1 o'clock post meridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be their Presiding Officer; that two tellers shall be previously appointed by the President of the Senate on the part of the Senate and two by the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the President of the Senate, all the certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall be opened, presented, and acted upon in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the letter A; and said tellers, having then read the same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from the said certificates; and the votes having been ascertained and counted in the manner and according to the rules by law provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, which announcement shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected President and Vice President of the United States, and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses. Agreed to January 3, 1957. January 3, 1957 [S. Con. Res. 1] Electoral vote count. JOINT MEETING January 3, 1957 [H. Con. Res. 1] Communications Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of the House from President. of Representatives on Saturday, January 5, 1957, at 12:30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving such communications as the President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them, Passed January 3, 1957. B3 January 3, 1957 (H. Con. Res. 2] 70 Stat. B4. JOINT INAUGURAL COMMITTEE Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That effective from January 3, 1957, the joint committee created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 64, of the Eighty-fourth Congress, to make the necessary arrangements for the inauguration of the President-elect and Vice President-elect of the United States on the 21st day of January 1957, is hereby continued and for such purpose shall have the same power and authority as that conferred by such Senate Concurrent Resolution 64, of the Eighty-fourth Congress. Passed January 3, 1957. January 7, 1957 [H. Con. Res. 40] from President. JOINT MEETING Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), Communications That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Thursday, January 10, 1957, at 12:30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving such communications as the President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them. Passed January 7, 1957. January 17, 1957 [H. Con. Res. 73] Achievement Week. NATIONAL JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT WEEK Whereas it was the initiative, the sense of individual dignity, and the determination to mold their own futures that motivated those who founded this Nation; and Whereas Junior Achievement, Incorporated, through its "learn-bydoing" program is inculcating those ideals in American youth by helping them to set up and operate their own small-scale business enterprises; and Whereas their experience in running Junior Achievement companies will provide these young people with a heightened understanding of the privileges and duties of citizenship and better prepare them to assume the responsibilities of community leadership; and Whereas thousands of American businessmen voluntarily give unstintingly of their time, their counsel, and their experience for the benefit of the members of Junior Achievement; and Whereas it is understood that the week beginning January 27, 1957, and ending February 2, 1957, will be observed as National Junior Achievement Week: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), National Junior That the President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the week of January 27, 1957, through February 2, 1957, as National Junior Achievement Week and urging all citizens of our country to salute the activities of Junior Achievers and their volunteer adult advisers through appropriate ceremonies. January 30, 1957 [H. Con. Res. 90] Passed January 17, 1957. CHAPLAINS OF THE DORCHESTER Whereas the Army transport Dorchester was sunk by enemy action York, Pennsylvania, Jewish; Clark V. Poling, of Schenectady, New York, Reformed Church in America; and John P. Washington, of Newark, New Jersey, Roman Catholic-lost their lives in the sinking of such vessel while heroically serving their comrades and their country; and Whereas each of these men was awarded posthumously the Distinguished Service Cross for services rendered to his country above and beyond his prescribed duty; and Whereas the conduct of these heroic chaplains and other brave men who died on the Dorchester will forever be an inspiring example of courageous and unselfish devotion to God and to Country; and Whereas Sunday, February 3, 1957, is the fourteenth anniversary of this great tragedy of World War II and will be observed by the American Legion as a day dedicated "To God and Country": Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the third day of February 1957 be observed as a day dedicated to the memory of the heroic conduct of George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode, Clark V. Poling, and John P. Washington, the Army chaplains and other brave men who lost their lives in the sinking of the Army transport Dorchester on February 3, 1943. SEC. 2. The President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on the third day of February 1957, and inviting the people of the United States to observe such day in churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies, in commemoration of the deaths and the heroic act of the four chaplains and other brave men who lost their lives on the Dorchester. Passed January 30, 1957. Chaplains of the Dorchester. Proclamation. STATUE OF CHIEF JUSTICE EDWARD D. WHITE February 14, 1957 [S. Con. Res. 6] un Printing of veiling proceed Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That there be printed as a Senate document with illustrations and bound, in such style as may be directed by the Joint Committee on ings. Printing, the proceedings in Congress at the unveiling in the rotunda, together with such other matter as the joint committee may deem pertinent thereto, upon the occasion of the acceptance of the statue of Chief Justice Edward Douglass White, presented by the State of Louisiana; and that three thousand copies be printed, of which two thousand copies shall be for the use of and distribution by the Representatives in Congress from Louisiana; and one thousand copies shall be for the use of and the distribution by the Senators from the State of Louisiana. SEC. 2. The Joint Committee on Printing is hereby authorized to have the copy prepared for the Public Printer. Agreed to February 14, 1957. ARKANSAS, WHITE-RED RIVER BASINS; NEW ENGLAND-NEW YORK WATER RESOURCES February 14, 1957 [S. Con. Res. 7] Printing of certain data. Document Numbered 13, Eighty-fifth Congress, three thousand copies, and report on water resources of the New England-New York region, Senate Document Numbered 14, Eighty-fifth Congress, three thousand 33 USC 701 b-8. copies, which reports were authorized in the Flood Control Act of 1950. Agreed to February 14, 1957. 64 Stat. 170. March 8, 1957 [H. Con. Res. 62] Printing of report. "PRICE DISCRIMINATION, THE ROBINSON-PATMAN ACT, AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE ANTITRUST LAWS" Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there shall be printed five thousand additional copies of the report of the Select Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives entitled "Price Discrimination, the Robinson-Patman Act, and the Attorney General's National Committee to Study the Antitrust Laws" (House Report Numbered 2966, Eighty-fourth Congress), of which four thousand copies shall be for the use of the Select Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and one thousand copies shall be for the use of the House Document Room. Passed March 8, 1957. March 8, 1957 [H. Con. Res. 82] Printing of hearings. NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROGRAM Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there be printed for the use of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, two thousand additional copies of the hearings held by said committee during the Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, on the national highway program. Passed March 8, 1957. March 8, 1957 [H. Con. Res. 104] hearings. EXCISE TAXES Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), Printing of That there be printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, two thousand five hundred additional copies of the hearings on excise taxes held by that committee during the Eighty-fourth Congress, second session. Passed March 8, 1957. April 11, 1957 [S. Con. Res. 13] hearings. BILLS TO AMEND CLAYTON ACT Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), Printing of That there be printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary two thousand additional copies of the hearings held by the Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly on June 21, 26, 27, 29, 30, July 3, and 5, 1956, on bills to amend section 2 of the Clayton Act. Agreed to April 11, 1957. April 12, 1957 [H. Con. Res. 115] SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY Whereas the United States, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Turkey, and United Kingdom are parties to the North Atlantic Treaty; and Whereas the primary objective of the treaty is to contribute to the maintenance of peace by making clear the determination of the parties collectively to resist armed attack upon any of them; and Whereas the parties have joined, pursuant to the treaty, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a collectively defense arrangement for the North Atlantic area established within the framework of the United Nations Charter and based upon the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense recognized by article 51 of the Charter; and Whereas the membership of Spain would strengthen the strategic position of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and of the United States: Now, therefore, be it Spain. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress of the United States that the Department of State should continue to use its good offices toward the NATO. end of achieving participation by Spain in the North Atlantic Treaty and as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.. Passed April 12, 1957. DEPORTATION SUSPENSIONS Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring) That the Congress favors the suspension of deportation in the case of each alien hereinafter named, in which case the Attorney General has suspended deportation for more than six months: A-9716766, Alfonso, Jose Fortich. A-6949986, Alter, Chain. A-10135642, Alter, Paula. A-6821652, Chao, Chi-Hsien. A-7174725, Chillemi, Agatino. A-9635428, Constantinides, Michael. A-7485232, Crisci, Chung May Fong. A-7858110, Halbrecht, Miriam Baraks. A-7821864, Huerta, Juana Villanueva De. 0900-55633, Iniguez, Petra Martinez De. 0300-403947, Lam, Bee. A-2976235, Lam, Tit Hong. T-2671987, Lopez-Martinez, Fidencio. A-5319344, Minami, Tom Miyoshi. A-4802395, Miyashta, Hisano. 0900-63110, Ortiz-Soto, Efrain. A-5977278, Santos, Marcolino. A-1985208, Veronis, Gerasimos Nicholaou. A-4956624, Wallace, Empson Clarkston. T-1496984, Uyeyama, Miyasumi. A-4095935, Aguirre-Ruiz, Jose. A-7354329, Arbutjman, Lejb Bernardo. A-6612013, Arzrouni, Áchoude. A-4784317, Bakker, Harry Paul Marinus. April 16, 1957 [S. Con. Res. 11] |