agreements in regard to cotton and cotton textiles the President shall negotiate agreements with representatives of foreign nations limiting in like manner the export to the United States from foreign countries to the following commodities: Beef and beef products, pork and pork products, fresh and frozen lamb, poultry and poultry products, dairy products, timber and timber products, when in his judgment such imports seriously affect domestic producers.

It was determined in (Yeas______ 62 the affirmative____ Nays______ 24

The yeas and nays having been heretofore ordered.

Senators who voted in the affirmative

are

Anderson

Bartlett

Beall

Bible

Boggs

Burdick

Bush

Byrd, Va. Byrd, W. Va. Cannon

Case, S. Dak.

Clark

Lausche

Long, Mo.

Long, Hawaii

Long, La.
Magnuson

Dodd

Douglas

Mansfield

Smith, Mass. Sparkman Stennis

Symington

Talmadge Thurmond

Wiley

Williams, N.J. Yarborough Young, N. Dak. Young, Ohio

So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.

On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY to reconsider the vote agreeing to the amendment, as amended,

On motion by Mr. PASTORE, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. MILLER and the motion of Mr. PASTORE,

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

On the question, Shall the bill pass?

On the motion by Mr. COTTON, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the passage of the bill.

After debate,

The question being taken on the passage of the bill,

It was determined in Yeas_____ 80 the affirmative‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ Nays_____ 3 The yeas and nays having been heretofore ordered.

Hartke

Scott

Smith, Mass. Smith, Maine Sparkman Stennis

Symington

Talmadge
Thurmond
Tower
Wiley

Williams, N.J.
Williams, Del.
Yarborough
Young, N. Dak.
Young, Ohio

Senators who voted in the negative

are

Cooper

So it was

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

On motion by Mr. HOLLAND to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill, On motion by Mr. JORDAN, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

On motion by Mr. HOLLAND, Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendments to the said bill and ask a conference with the House of Representatives thereon.

Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Presiding Officer; and

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. METCALF in the chair) appointed Mr. ELLENDER, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr. HOLLAND, Mr. EASTLAND, Mr. TALMADGE, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. AIKEN, Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, and Mr. MUNDT.

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

Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the bill S, 3006 of an identical title be postponed indefinitely.

CONSIDERATION OF UNOBJECTED BILLS ON

CALENDAR

The Senate, under its order of yesterday, proceded to the consideration of bills on the calendar to which there was no objection.

The following bills were thereupon considered; and no amendment was made:

H.R. 7477. An act to repeal section 409 of the Public Buildings Act of 1949, requiring the submission of a report to the Congress concerning eligible public building projects;

H.R. 8916. An act to authorize grants for planning and carrying out a project of construction for the expansion and improvement of the facilities of George Washington University Hospital in the District of Columbia;

H.R. 7752. An act to amend the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, and for other purposes;

H.R. 9752. An act to authorize the Secretary of Defense to lend certain Army, Navy, and Air Force equipment to the Boy Scouts of America in connection with the world jamboree of Boy Scouts to be held in Greece in 1963, and for other purposes;

H.R. 8030. An act to amend the act admitting the State of Washington into the Union in order to authorize the use of funds from the disposition of certain lands for the construction of State charitable, educational, penal, or reformatory institutions;

H.R. 9805. An act to change the name of Whitman National Monument to Whitman Mission National Historical Site:

H.R. 1349. An act for the relief of Fong Chung Hong;

H.R. 1435. An act for the relief of Jacinto Machado Ornonde;

H.R. 1588. An act for the relief of Fong Kai Dong;

H.R. 1604. An act for the relief of Spencer E. Hewitt;

H.R. 1697. An act for the relief of Viola Borwick Warbis;

H.R. 1701. An act for the relief of Mrs. Kikue Yamamoto Leghorn and her minor son, Yuichiro Yamamoto Leghorn;

H.R. 1703. An act for the relief of Maximo B. Avila;

H.R. 1918. An act for the relief of John D. Morton;

H.R. 2687. An act for the relief of Miss Helen Fappiano;

H.R. 3148. An act for the relief of Maddalena Haas;

H.R. 3696. An act for the relief of Gertrude M. Kaplan;

H.R. 4365. An act for the relief of Sp5c. Daniel J. Hawthorne, Jr.

H.R. 4563. An act for the relief of Abraham Gelb;

H.R. 5610. An act for the relief of Pierino Renzo Picchione;

H.R. 5686. An act for the relief of Mrs. Willie Mae Brown;

H.R. 6464. An act for the relief of Cecil D. Rose;

H.R. 6772. An act for the relief of Hendrikus Zoelmutter (Harry Combres);

H.R. 6773. An act to repeal the act of August 14, 1957 (Private Law 85-160);

H.R. 7671. An act for the relief of Louanna L. Leis;

H.R. 8195. An act for the relief of Ronald L. Multer;

H.R. 8482. An act for the relief of Paul J. Pericle;

H.R. 8515. An act for the relief of James R. Banks;

H.R. 8628. An act for the relief of Joseph A. Tedesco;

H.R. 8941. An act to authorize the acceptance of the gift made to the United States by the will of Esther Cattell Schmitt;

H.R. 9060. An act for the relief of Rhea G. Burgess:

H.R. 9188. An act to relieve Theodore A. Anderson from loss of agricultural conservation program benefits;

H.R. 9409. An act for the relief of Mrs. Iris Ann Landrum;

H.R. 9596. An act for the relief of Daniel E. Moore;

H.R. 9597. An act for the relief of James N. Tull;

H.R. 9753. An act to amend sections 3(7) and 5(b) of the Internal Security Act of 1950 relating to employment of members of Communist organizations in certain defense facilities;

H.R. 9830. An act for the relief of John B. Hogan;

H.R. 10643. An act for the relief of Gail Hohlweg Atabay and her daughter;

H.R. 10098. An act to authorize the exchange of certain lands at Antietam National Battlefield Site;

H.R. 4380. An act to quiet title and possession to an unconfirmed and located private land claim in the State of Louisiana;

H.R. 1372. An act for the relief of Rocco Cambrea;

H.R. 1533. An act for the relief of Lee Kyong Ja;

H.R. 1650. An act for the relief of Irene Kemeny:

H.R. 3005. An act for the relief of Sister Mary Aurelia (Chiara Di Gesu);

H.R. 5689. An act for the relief of Felicja Saulevicy; and

H.R. 6344. An act for the relief of Mon (Fred) Young.

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 notify the House of Representatives thereof.

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2919) to authorize certain retired personnel of the U.S. Government to accept and wear decorations, presents, and other things tendered them by certain countries; and the reported amendments to the text having been agreed to, and the bill further amended on the motion of Mr. SPARKMAN and the motion of Mr. LONG of Hawaii,

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 to read: "An Act to authorize certain retired and other personnel of the United States Government to accept and wear decorations, presents, and other things tendered them by certain foreign countries."

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

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

S. 1834. A bill to further amend the act of August 7, 1946, by providing for an increase in the authorization funds to be granted for the construction of hospi

tal facilities in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes;

S. 3011. A bill to amend the act entitled “An act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to remove dangerous and unsafe buildings," and for other purposes;

S. 3086. A bill to provide for a reduction in the workweek of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia;

S. 699. A bill to amend the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America," and for other purposes;

S. 2250. A bill to provide for the incorporation of the National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, organized 1883, 78 years old;

S. 3156. A bill to amend section 142 of title 28, United States Code, with regard to furnishing court quarters and accommodations at places where regular terms of court are authorized to be held, and for other purposes;

S. 3157. A bill to repeal subsection (a) of section 8 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, limiting the area in the District of Columbia, within which sites for public buildings may be acquired;

S. 1316. A bill to improve the land tenure patterns of the Fort Belknap Reservation;

S. 2895. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe of Indians to the Little Flower Mission of the St. Cloud Diocese:

S. 2179. A bill to amend section 9(d) (1) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, to make additional provision for irrigation blocks, and for other purposes; S. 1308. A bill to incorporate the Sea Cadet Corps of America and for other purposes;

S. 1074. A bill for the relief of Chao Yao Koh;

S. 1568. A bill for the relief of Chiara Palumbo Vocirea;

S. 1739. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Antonia A. Zaccaria Epifani;

S. 1398. A bill for the relief of Erich Hoffinger; and

S.J. Res. 60. Joint resolution to establish the sesquicentennial commission for the Celebration of the Battle of New Orleans, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property within Chalmette National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

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

The said bills and joint resolution were severally read the third time.

Resolved, That they pass and 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 joint resolution; and the reported amendments were agreed

to:

H.R. 2838. An act to exempt from taxation certain property of the Army Distaff Foundation;

H.R. 9699. An act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to sell certain property owned by the District of Columbia located in Prince William County, Va.;

H.R. 1348. An act for the relief of William Burnice Joyner;

H.R. 5652. An act for the relief of Kevork Toroian;

H.R. 1347. An act for the relief of Adolf M. Bailer:

H.R. 10062. An act to extend the application of certain laws to American Samoa; and

H.J. Res. 638. Joint resolution for the relief of certain aliens who are serving in the US. Armed Forces.

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

The said bills, and joint resolution, as amended, were severally read the third time.

Resolved, That they pass.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Repre

S. 1882. A bill for the relief of Assunta sentatives in the amendments. Bianchi;

S. 1999. A bill for the relief of Anna Marie Erdelyi;

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

S. 2793. A bill to amend the District S. 2446. A bill for the relief of Woj- of Columbia Traffic Act to assess reasoncieck Antoni Drogoszewski;

S. 2555. A bill for the relief of Fong Yee Hin;

S. 2607. A bill for the relief of Lee Hwa Sun;

S. 2622. A bill for the relief of Michelina Lanni;

S. 2679. A bill for the relief of John Axel Arvidson;

S. 2709. A bill for the relief of Ernst Fraenkel and his wife, Hanna Fraenkel;

S. 1174. A bill for the relief of Dr. Kwan Ho Lee;

S. 1524. A bill for the relief of Salvatore Spatafora;

S. 2355. A bill for the relief of Filomena T. Schenkenberger;

S. 2198. A bill for the relief of Lise Marie Berthe Marguerite De Simone;

S. 2990. A bill for the relief of Caterina Scalzo (nee La-Schiavo);

able fees for the restoration of motor vehicle operator's permits and operating privileges after suspension or revocation thereof;

S. 2357. A bill to provide for the regulation of credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance in the District of Columbia;

S. 2795. A bill to prohibit the use by collecting agencies and private detective agencies of any name, emblem, or insignia which tends to convey the impression that such agency is an agency of the government of the District of Columbia; S. 2806. A bill to amend the act entitled "An act to provide better facilities for the enforcement of the customs and immigration laws," to increase the amounts authorized to be expended;

S. 2696. A bill to correct certain land descriptions in the act entitled "An act to declare that the United States holds

in trust for the Santa Ana, Zia, Jemez. San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Chochiti, Isleta, and San Ildefonso certain public domain lands";

S. 2893. A bill to declare that certain land of the United States is held by the United States in trust for the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians in Kansas;

S. 2270. A bill to amend section 105 of title 28, United States Code, so as to transfer certain counties from the western division of the western district of Missouri, to the St. Joseph division and for other purposes;

S. 2572. A bill for the relief of the Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp;

S. 1526. A bill for the relief of Joey Kim Purdy;

S. 1889. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Geohar Ogassian;

S. 2247. A bill for the relief of Elvira Ciccotelli;

S. 2309. A bill for the relief of Tio Sien Tjiong;

S. 2482. A bill for the relief of Ronald Whiting;

S. 2565. A bill for the relief of Michael Najeeb Metry;

S. 2574. A bill for the relief of Constantina Caraiscou;

S. 2586. A bill for the relief of Alexandra Callas;

S. 2649. A bill for the relief of Hamburg Tang;

S. 2310. A bill for the relief of H. F. Hsii;

S. 2675. A bill for the relief of Yiannoula Vasiliou Tsambiras;

S. 2732. A bill for the relief of Yoon So Shim;

S.J. Res. 175. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to receive for instruction at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, two citizens and subjects of the Kingdom of Belgium; and

S.J. Res. 129. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Air Force to admit a citizen of the Kingdom of Thailand to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

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.

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

Ordered, That the bill (S. 2719) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to lend certain Army, Navy, and Air Force equipment to the Boy Scouts of America in connection with the world jamboree of Boy Scouts to be held in Greece in 1963, and for other purposes, be postponed indefinitely.

The bill (S. 2665) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an amendatory contract with the Burley Irrigation District and for other purposes having been reached,

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 9647) of an identical title; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. ENGLE,

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. 2665 be postponed indefinitely. The bill (S. 1485) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain public lands in Idaho, having been reached,

by the committee, to read: "A bill for the relief of Patricia Kim Bell (Kim Booshin)."

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2633) for the relief of Choi Sun Hee; and the reported amendments to the text 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

The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs was discharged from the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 9097) of an identical title; and no amendment being made,

Ordered, That it pass to a third read

ing.

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

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

Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the bill S. 1485 be postponed indefinitely. The Senate proceeded to consider the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 438) to provide for a joint committee of the Congress to represent the Congress at ceremonies celebrating the 375th anniversary of the landing of the lost colony and the birth of Virginia Dare; and Resolved, That the Senate thereto.

agree

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 576) to designate calendar year 1962 as "Cancer Progress Year"; and no amendment being made,

Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.

The said joint resolution was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass and that the preamble be agreed to.

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 149) authorizing the President of the United States to designate the week of May 6, 1962, as "International Castings Week"; 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, the preamble be agreed to, 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. 2606) for the relief of Kim Booshin; and the reported amendments to the text 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

the committee, to read: "A bill for the relief of Susan Holt Lerke (Choi Sun Hee)."

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2144) for the relief of Alex Vedeler; and the reported amendment to the text 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 for the relief of Alexander Vedeler."

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2621) for the relief of Isabel Loretta Allen; and the reported amendments to the text 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 for the relief of Izabel Loretta Allen."

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2769) for the relief of Renato Granduc O'Neal and Grazia Granduc O'Neal; and the reported amendments to the text 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 for the relief of Renato Granduc and Grazia Granduc."

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the following resolutions:

S. Res. 332. Resolution to investigate certain aspects of national security methods;

S. Res. 330. Resolution authorizing the printing as a Senate document of a report entitled "Study Mission to South America";

S. Res. 334. Resolution authorizing the printing as a Senate document of a legislative history of H.R. 6775 of the 87th

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The title was amended, as reported by the committee, to read: "Concurrent resolution authorizing the printing for the use of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary of additional copies of its hearings on 'Constitutional Rights of the Mentally Ill' and 'Wiretapping and Eavesdropping Legislation"."

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution (S. Res. 336) to print additional copies of a report on Government contracting for research and development; and the reported amendments to the text having been agreed to.

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

Resolved, That there be printed with illustrations as a Senate document a report compiled by the Bureau of the Budget entitled "Report to the President on Government Contracting for Research and Development", submitted by the President of the United States to the Congress on April 30, 1962; and that there be printed two thousand additional copies of such document for the use of the Committee on Government Operations.

The title was amended, as reported by the committee, to read: "Resolution authorizing the printing as a Senate document of a report compiled by the Bureau of the Budget entitled 'Report to the President on Government Contracting for Research and Development"."

RELIEF OF E. PICCIONI

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 7777) for the relief of Elisa

made,

Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.

The said bill was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass.

MONDAY, MAY 21, 1962

The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order, and Rev. Henry J. Sul

livan, of Scituate, Mass., offered prayer.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, and

O. C. IALLONARDO

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. METCALF in the chair) laid before the Senate the amendment heretofore received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the text of the bill (S. 1915) for the relief of Orsolina Cianflone Iallonardo, together with the amendment to the title providing that the same read as follows: "An Act for

the relief of Orsolina Cianflone Iallonardo, Mrs. Chow Chui Ha, and Giuseppe Aniello."

The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendments; and

On motion by Mr. ENGLE, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY NEXT

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

Ordered, That when the Senate concludes its business today it adjourn until Monday next.

AUTHORITY FOR SIGNING ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION

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

Ordered, That the Vice President or President pro tempore be authorized to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions during the adjournment of the Senate following today's session.

ENROLLED BILL PRESENTED

The Secretary reported that on today he presented to the President of the United States the enrolled bill (S. 383) to provide for the acquisition of a patented mining claim on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park, and for other purposes.

ADJOURNMENT

The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 17, 1962, was dispensed with.

CALL OF CALENDAR DISPENSED WITH On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, and by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That the call of the calendar today be dispensed with.

COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT

The following-named committees were authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate, on the request of Mr. HUMPHREY:

The Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations.

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED DURING
ADJOURNMENT

Under the authority of the order of May 17, 1962,

The VICE PRESIDENT signed during the adjournment of the Senate the enrolled bill (H.R. 10643) for the relief of

Gail Hohlweg Atabay and her daughter, previously signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and examined and found truly enrolled by the Secretary of the Senate.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

The Senate resumed its legislative session.

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 agreed to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 68) to print additional copies of hearings on the Revenue Act of 1962, with an amendment, 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. 10594. An act to amend section 372 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, with respect to privately owned nonprofit agricultural research and and experiment stations or foundations; and

H.R. 10708. An act to amend section 203 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, with respect to com

The Senate, under its order of today, adjourned until Monday next.

of voice, sounds, signals, pictures, writing, or signs of all kinds through the use of electricity.

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 and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

CONVENTION AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of State, transmitting the text of the convention and recommendation adopted at Geneva, June 1961, by the International Labor Conference, as follows:

ILO recommendation (115) concerning workers housing.

Ordered, That the communication, with the accompanying papers, be referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

AMENDMENT OF NATURAL GAS ACT

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend section 14(a) of the Natural Gas Act; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the review of certain aspects of the Federal employees' group life insurance program, Civil Service Commission; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS IN SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL CAPACITY

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to employ aliens in a scientific or technical capacity; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

APPROVAL OF LOAN APPLICATIONS UNDER

SMALL RECLAMATION PROJECTS ACT The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate two communications from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, reports on applications for loans under the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, from the following:

The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District of El Dorado County, Calif.; and The Roosevelt Irrigation District of Buckeye, Ariz.

Ordered, That the communications, with the accompanying papers, be referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

NATURALIZATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS RESIDING IN AMERICAN SAMOA OR SWAIN'S ISLAND WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act of June 27, 1952, regarding the naturalization of persons residing in American Samoa or Swain's Island who served in the armed services; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

RELIEF OF V. J. WIERSMA

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, his report and recommendation concerning the claim of Vernor J. Wiersma against the United States; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

TAKING OF ECONOMIC CENSUSES AT EARLIER

DATE

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend section 131 of title 13, United States Code, so as to provide for earlier taking of the economic censuses; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

Mr. EASTLAND, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

S. 2208. A bill for the relief of Su-Fen Chen (Rept. No. 1492);

S. 2694. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Jum Ak Marek (Rept. No. 1493);

S. 2729. A bill for the relief of Hom Wah Yook (also known as Hom Bok Heung) (Rept. No. 1494);

S. 2751. A bill for the relief of Susan Gudera, Heinz Hugo Gudera, and Catherine Gudera (Rept. No. 1495);

S. 2766. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Tom Pon Shee (also known as Tom Pon Ma Cheung) (Rept. No. 1496);

S. 2777. A bill for the relief of Arild Ericksen Sandli (Rept. No. 1497);

S. 2803. A bill for the relief of Juliano Barboza Amado and Manuel Socorro Barboza Amado (Rept. No. 1498);

S. 2804. A bill for the relief of Sheu Chwan Shaiou (Rept. No. 1499);

H.R. 1395. An act for the relief of

Sydney Gruson (Rept. No. 1500);

H.R. 1404. An act for the relief of Mrs. Francis Mangiaracina (Rept. No. 1501); H.R. 1712. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Rose DiCarlo (Rept. No. 1502); H.R. 2103. An act for the relief of Antonio C. Ysrael (Rept. No. 1503);

H.R. 2187. An act for the relief of Augustin Ramirez-Trejo (Rept. No. 1504);

H.R. 2198. An act for the relief of Carlos Sepulveda Abarca (Rept. No. 1505);

H.R. 2672. An act for the relief of Sonia Maria Smith (Rept. No. 1506);

H.R. 2839. An act for the relief of Mildred Love Hayley (Rept. No. 1507);

H.R. 8368. An act for the relief of A. Eugene Congress (Rept. No. 1508); and H.R. 9466. An act for the relief of Sic. Jesse O. Smith (Rept. No. 1509).

Mr. EASTLAND, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each with an amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

S. 1264. A bill for the relief of Capt. Dale Frazier (Rept. No. 1510);

S. 2661. A bill for the relief of John Joseph (also known as Hanna Georges Youssef) (Rept. No. 1511);

S. 2667. A bill for the relief of Sebastiana Santoro (Rept. No. 1512);

S. 2722. A bill for the relief of Miss Livia Sernini (Cucciatti) (Rept. No. 1513);

S. 2760. A bill for the relief of YukKan Cheuck (Rept. No. 1514);

S. 2865. A bill for the relief of Ferdinand A. Hermens (Rept. No. 1515); and H.R. 1653. An act for the relief of William Falby (Rept. No. 1516).

Mr. EASTLAND, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each with amendments and submitted reports thereon, as follows:

S. 1849. A bill for the relief of Stephen S. Chang and Grace Hsin Lee Zia Chang (Rept. No. 1517); and