year period beginning with the date of registration of such establishment pursuant to this section and at least once in every successive two-year period thereafter "(i) Any establishment within any foreign country engaged in the manufacture, preparation, propagation, compounding, or processing of a drug or drugs shall be permitted to register under this section pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary. Such regulations shall include provisions for registration of any such establishment upon condition that adequate and effective means are available, by arrangement with the government of such foreign country or otherwise, to enable the Secretary to determine from time to time whether drugs manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed in such establishment, if imported or offered for import into the United States, shall be refused admission on any of the grounds set forth in section 801 (a) of this Act.” Transitional prorisions Sec. 303. Any person who, on the day immediately preceding the date of enactment of this Act, owned or operated any establishment in any State (as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food. Drug, and Cosmetic Act as amended by this Act) engaged in the manufacture, preparation, propagation, compounding. or processing of a drug or drugs, shall, if he first registers in accordance with subsection (b) of section 510 of that Act (as added thereto by this Act) prior to the first day of the seventh calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted, be deemed to have complied with that subsection for the calendar year 1962. Such registration, if made within such period and effected in 1963, shall also be deemed to be in compliance with such subsection for that calendar year. Failure to register Sec. 304. Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(p) The failure to register as required by section 510." Drugs from nonregistered establishments misbranded Sec. 305. Section 502 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(o) If it is a drug and was manufac tured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed in an establishment in any State not duly registered under section 510.” Samples of imported drugs Sec. 306. Section 801(a) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 381(a)) is amended by inserting, after the first sentence thereof, the following new sentence: "The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall furnish to the Secretary of the Treasury a list of establishments registered pursuant to subsection (i) of section 501 and shall request that if any drugs manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed in an establishment not so registered are imported or offered for import into the United States, samples of such drugs be delivered to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, with notice of such delivery to the owner or consignee, who may appear before the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and have the right to introduce testimony.” Definitions Sec. 307. (a) Section 201(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 231(a)) is amended to read as follows: "(a)(1) The term 'State', except as used in the last sentence of section 702 (a), means any State or Territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. "(2) The term 'Territory' means any Territory or possession of the United States, including the District of Columbia, and excluding the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone." (b) The second sentence of section 702(a) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 372(a)) is amended by inserting before the words "a Territory" the words "the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or". Information on patents for drugs Sec. 308. Section 702 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 372) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(d) The Secretary is authorized and directed, upon request from the Commissioner of Patents, to furnish full and complete information with respect to such questions relating to drugs as the Commissioner may submit, concerning any patent application. The Secretary is further authorized, upon receipt of any such request, to conduct or cause to be conducted, such research as may be required." And the House agree to the same. That the Senate recede from its dis- EVERETT M. DIRKSEN, Managers on the Part of the Senate. OREN HARRIS, PAUL G. ROGERS, JOHN B. BENNETT, PAUL F. SCHENCK, ANCHER NELSEN, Managers on the Part of the House. The Senate proceeded to consider the said report. On the question of agreeing to the report. After debate, The conference report was agreed to. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. YET GEE MOY (TSZE WOO LAI) AND MEE SEN MOY (SAU MING LAI The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs NEUBERGER in the chair) laid before the Senate the amendment this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the bill (S. 3279) for the relief of Yet Gee Moy (Tzse Woo Lai) and Mee Sen Moy (Sau Ming Lai). The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendment; and On motion by Mr. DIRKSEN, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. Ordered. That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. MRS. LEE MA CHIN-YING The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the amendment this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the bill (8. 3240) for the relief of Mrs. Lee Ma Chin-Ying. The Senate proceeded to consider the following amendment; and On motion by Mr. DIRKSEN, Resolved. That the Senate agree thereto. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER WEEK The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the amendment yesterday received from the House of Representatives striking out the preamble to the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 214) authorizing the President of the United States to designate the period from November 26 through December 2, 1962, as National Cultural Center Week. The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment; and On motion by Mr. DIRKSEN, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. INCORPORATION OF AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the amendment this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the bill (S. 3338) to incorporate the American Symphony Orchestra League. The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendment; and On motion by Mr. DIRKSEN, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. WORLD FOOD CONGRESS IN UNITED STATES On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 3679) authorizing an appropriation to enable the United States to ex tend an invitation to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to hold a World Food Congress in the United States in 1963: 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. The amendment of the committee to the preamble was agreed to, and the preamble, as amended, agreed to. The title was ordered to stand as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. RELIEF OF LT. COL. G. M. MINTON On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 3124) for the relief of Lt. Col. Gustave M. Minton, Jr., U.S. Air Force; 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 as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 11899) to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to provide for a Federal telecommunications fund; 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. ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns today it be to meet at 10 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives disagrees to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 12580) making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and for other purposes; it agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon and has appointed Mr. ROONEY, Mr. SIKES, Mr. CANNON, Mr. Bow, and Mr. TABER managers at the same on its part. The House has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 7283) to amend the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, to provide compensation for certain World War II losses. The Speaker of the House having signed 16 enrolled bills, viz, H.R. 1616, H.R. 4094, H.R. 8113, H.R. 8983, H.R. 9747, H.R. 10613, H.R. 10652, H.R. 11049, H.R. 11378, H.R. 11543, H.R. 11551, H.R. 11590, H.R. 11793, H.R. 12164, H.R. 12688, and H.R. 13044, and an enrolled joint resolution, viz, House Joint Resolution 659, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President. BORROWING AUTHORITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 3313) to authorize an increase in the borrowing authority for the general fund of the District of Columbia. The votes ordering the engrossment and third reading of the bill were reconsidered. On motion by Mr. MORSE to strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof other words, Pending debate, On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That, effective on Thursday, October 4, 1962, at the conclusion of routine morning business, during the further consideration of the bill, all debate on the pending amendment by Mr. MORSE, and on the bill, be limited to 10 minutes, to be equally divided and controlled by the mover of the amendment and the majority leader: Provided further, That no further amendment to the bill be in order. On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, and by unanimous consent, The further consideration of the said bill was temporarily laid aside; and AMENDMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS ACT, 1926, AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS The Senate resumed, by unanimous consent, the consideration of the bill (H.R. 11880) to amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes. Pending debate, The bill was amended on the motion of Mr. MCNAMARA, on page 1, line 3, inserting a new title on page 6, line 18. On motion by Mr. MORSE to reconsider the vote agreeing to the amendments, On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. MORSE by striking out lines 15 to 17, inclusive, on page 3 and inserting other words. On motion by Mr. MORSE to reconsider the vote agreeing to the amendment, On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. The reported amendment on page 5, line 13, striking out section 3, was agreed to. On motion by Mr. MORSE to reconsider the vote agreeing to the amendment, On motion by Mr. GOLDWATER, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. HUMPHREY inserting a new section at the proper place to authorize an additional Assistant Secretary of State. On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY to reconsider the vote agreeing to the amendment, On motion by Mr. MORSE, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. Ordered, That the amendments 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 amendments. On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill, On motion by Mr. MORSE, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. BORROWING AUTHORITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. 3313) to authorize an increase in the borrowing authority for the general fund of the District of Columbia. The question being on agreeing to the substitute amendment proposed by Mr. MORSE, Pending debate, ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. MORSE, at 9 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., The Senate, under its order of today, adjourned until 10 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1962 Mr. EDMUND S. MUSKIE, from the State of Maine, called the Senate to order at 10 o'clock a.m., and the Chaplain offered prayer. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The Secretary read the following communication from the President pro tempore: U.S. SENATE, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, D.C., October 4, 1962. To the Senate: Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. EDMUND S. MusKIE, a Senator from the State of Maine, to perform the duties of the Chair during my absence. COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Subcommittee on National Stockpile of the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service were authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate, on the request of Mr. MANSFIELD. ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills and joint resolution: H.R. 1616. An act for relief of Rickert & Laan, Inc.: H.R. 4094. An act to amend the act of July 15, 1955, relating to the conservation of anthracite coal resources; HR. 8113. An act to amend the act of August 9, 1955, for the purpose of including the Southern Ute Indian Reservation among reservations excepted from the 25-year lease limitation; HR. 8983. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in financing the construction of a bridge at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes; H.R. 9747. An act to amend section 5141) of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended; H.R. 10613. An act to eliminate the requirements for certain detailed estimates in the annual budgets; H.R. 10652. An act to amend the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 to provide a more reasonable allowance for transportation of house trailers or mobile dwellings by certain governmental officers and employees upon their transfer from one official station to another: H.R. 11049. An act to amend the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920; H.R. 11378. An act to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 so as to permit donations of surplus personal property to schools for the mentally retarded, schools for the physically handicapped, radio and television stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as educational radio or educational television stations, and public libraries; H.R. 11543. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands adjacent to the Suitland Parkway in Prince Georges County, Md., to Suitland Lodge No. 1856, Loyal Order of Moose: H.A. 11551. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in the State of Maryland to the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Greenbelt, Md., and for other purposes: H.R. 11590. An act to provide for the disposition of judgment funds of the Cherokee Nation or Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; H.R. 11793. An act to provide criminal penalties for trafficking phonograph records bearing forged or counterfeit labels: H.R. 12164. An act to provide for the establishment of the Fort St. Marks National Historic Site; H.R. 12688. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and assist the several States in carrying on a program of forestry research, and for other purposes; H.R. 13044. An act to amend the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act; and H.J. Res. 659. Joint resolution granting consent of the Congress to a compact entered into between the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia for the creation of the Potomac River compact of 1958. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same. QUESTION OF QUORUM Mr. RUSSELL raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore directed the roll to be called; When Forty Senators answered to their names, as follows: On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, Ordered, That the Sergeant at Arms be directed to request the attendance of the absent Senators. Pending the execution of the order, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr. SPARKMAN, Mr. Moss, Mr. MONRONEY, Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota, Mr. BEALL, Mr. ROBERTSON, Mr. DIRKSEN, Mr. MCCLELLAN, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. PROUTY, Mr. ANDERSON, Mr. BUSH, Mr. BUTLER, Mr. BYRD of Virginia, Mr. BYRD of West Virginia, Mr. CANNON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. DODD, Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. ERVIN, Mr. KUCHEL, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. MCGEE, Mr. MILLER, Mrs. NEUBERGER, Mr. PASTORE, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SMATHERS, Mr. STENNIS, Mr. SYMINGTON, Mr. THURMOND, and Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey appeared and answered to their names. A quorum being present, SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate two communications from the President of the United States, together with letters from the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitting, pursuant to law, supplemental estimates of appropriations for fiscal year 1963 for the following: The Department of Commerce, amounting to $18 million; and $12,146 to pay a claim against the United States; which, with the accompanying papers, were referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. PUBLICATION BY FEDERAL POWER The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission, transmitting a copy of a publication "Typical Electric Bills, 1962"; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Commerce. REPORT OF SELECTED ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FROGRAM IN STATE OF IDAHO The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication frmo the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a review of selected activities of the Federal-aid_highway program in the State of Idaho, Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Commerce; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. REPORT ON OUTER CONTINENTAL The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the receipts and expenditures of the Department in connection with the administration of the Outer Continental Shelf Land Act; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Mr. DODD, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3361) to facilitate the entry of alien skilled specialists and certain relatives of U.S. citizens, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 2276) thereon. Mr. SPARKMAN, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 683) to authorize the Donna-Rio Bravo Bridge Co. to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Donna, Tex., reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 2278) thereon. Mr. YARBOROUGH, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3108) to liberalize the provisions of title 38, United States Code, relating to automobiles for disabled veterans, reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 2279) thereon, together with the minority views of Mr. GOLDWATER. AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TO FILE REPORTS SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. MCCLELLAN, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Committee on Government Operations, on its own behalf or on behalf of its subcommittee, be authorized to file reports with the Secretary of the Senate during the adjournment sine die of the 87th Congress, 2d session, and that they be printed. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT Bills and a joint resolution were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows: By Mr. RANDOLPH: S. 3785. A bill for the relief of James A. Cox; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CARROLL: S. 3786. A bill for the relief of Theodora P. Andrianakos; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. JAVITS (for himself, Mr. KEATING, and Mr. METCALF): S. 3787. A bill to provide for judicial review of certain actions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare concerning public assistance programs established pursuant to title I, IV, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey: S. 3788. A bill to provide for the establishment of a National Council on Architecture and Urban Design, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. ADDED COAUTHORS OF SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Under authority heretofore granted, the following-named Senators have been added as coauthors of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 96) to express the sense of the Congress in full support of efforts to enforce compliance with the mandates of the Federal courts, previously submitted: Mr. CASE of New Jersey, Mr. HART, Mr. LONG of Missouri, Mr. MORSE, Mr. LAUSCHE, Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr. CLARK, Mr. SYMINGTON, Mr. KUCHEL, Mr. Moss, Mr. DODD, Mr. BUSH, Mr. ALLOTT, Mr. MUSKIE, Mr. CARROLL, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. HARTKE, Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey, Mr. PELL, Mr. PASTORE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. CANNON, and Mr. MCCARTHY. AUTHORIZATION FOR CARMINE S. BELLINO TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY IN CASE OF "THE U.S. V. FRUEHAUF ET AL." Mr. MCCLELLAN, from the Committee on Government Operations, reported the following resolution (S. Res. 411): Whereas a criminal case entitled United States of America v. Fruehauf, et al., is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; and Whereas the Department of Justice has requested that Carmine S. Bellino, former accountant-consultant to the Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field, appear as a witness during the trial of the aforementioned criminal case; and Whereas the Department of Justice has requested certain documents of the said former Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field to be used in connection with the aforementioned criminal proceeding; and Whereas the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations, has in its possession, by virtue of Senate Resolution 255, section 5, 86th Congress, the files and records of the former Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field, including those requested by the Depart ment of Justice in connection with the aforementioned criminal proceeding; and Whereas by the privileges of the Senate of the United States no document under the control and in the possession of the Senate of the United States can, by the mandate of processes of the ordinary courts of justice be taken from such control or possession but by its permission; and Whereas by the privilege of the Senate and by rule XXX of the Standing Rules of the Senate, no document shall be withdrawn from its files except by the order of the Senate; and Whereas information secured by the staff employees of the Senate pursuant to their official duties as employees may not be revealed without the consent of the Senate: Therefore be it Resolved, That Carmine S. Bellino, former accountant-consultant of the Senate Select Committee be authorized to appear and testify at the aforementioned trial; and be it further Resolved, That the chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations is authorized to comply with the aforesaid requests and deliver the requested documents in the possession of the said Subcommittee to the Department of Justice, for use in the aforementioned trial; and be it further Resolved, That during the periods of time that the Senate is in adjournment sine die, the chairman of the said subcommittee is authorized, in his discretion, to comply with such further requests as might be received from the parties in the aforementioned litigation which might call for the testimony of former staff members of said select committee or for the production of further documents in the possession of the said subcommittee, so that the ends of justice shall be met thereby. The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the said resolution; and Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto, and to the preamble. BORROWING AUTHORITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Under the authority of yesterday, The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (S. 3313) to authorize an increase in the borrowing authority for the general fund of the District of Columbia. The question being on agreeing to the amendment as a substitute proposed by Mr. MORSE, On motion by Mr. MORSE, The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the question of agreeing to his amendment. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Maurer, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed without amend ment the bill (S. 2928) for the relief of Seymour K. Owens. The House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 13273. An act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes; and H.R. 13290. An act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and for other purposes. HOUSE BILL PLACED ON CALENDAR The bill H.R. 13273, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, was read the first and second times by unanimous consent and placed on the calendar. H.R. 13290 READ FIRST TIME The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. PELL in the chair) laid before the Senate the bill (H.R. 13290) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and for other purposes, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence; which was read the first time. Mr. RUSSELL objected to the second reading of the bill. BORROWING AUTHORITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (S. 3313) to authorize an increase in the borrowing authority for the general fund of the District of Columbia. The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. MORSE striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: That subsection (b) of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to borrow funds for capital improvement programs and to amend provisions of law relating to Federal Government participation in meeting costs of maintaining the Nation's Capital City", approved June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183), is amended by striking out "$75,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "$230,000,000, of which $120,000,000 shall be available for educational purposes only". Sec. 2. Subsections (d), (e), and (f) of the first section of the Act of June 6, 1958, are amended to read as follows: "(d) Loans made under this section (other than loans made for educational purposes) during any six-month period (beginning with the six-month period ending December 31, 1958) shall be at a rate of interest determined by the Secretary of the Treasury as of the beginning of such period which, in his judgment, would reflect the cost of money to the Treasury for borrowings at a maturity approximately equal to one-half of the period of time the loan is outstanding. Loans made under this section for educational purposes shall be made without interest. So the amendment was not agreed to. On motion by Mr. SMITH of Massachusetts to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the amendment, On motion by Mr. BEALL, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. PELL in the chair) laid before the Senate the amendments heretofore received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the bill (S. 914) to provide for more effective administration of public assistance in the District of Columbia; to make certain relatives responsible for support of needy persons, and for other purposes. The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendments; and On motion by Mr. MORSE, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. Ordered. That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4670 Mr. HARTKE submitted the following conference report: The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4670) to amend the law relating to indecent publications in the District of Columbia, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following: That section 872 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-2001), is amended (1) by inserting "(a)" immediately before “Whoever”, and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(b) Whoever in the District sells, gives away, or offers to sell or give away or has in his possession with intent to sell or give away or to exhibit to another, any obscene, lewd, or indecent magazine, story, paper, writing, card, print, motion picture film, image, cast, slide, figure, statue, phonograph record, wire, tape, or other sound recording, or other presentation of indecent or immoral use, or advertises the same for sale, or writes or prints any letter, circular, handbill, book, pamphlet, or notice of any kind stating by what means any of such articles may be obtained, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Whoever in the District with knowledge that the same is for the purpose of being sold, given away, or exhibited to another, photographs, acts in, poses for, models for, prints, records, televises, composes, edits, writes, publishes or offers to publish, or has in his possession, any obscene, lewd, or indecent book, pamphlet, drawing, engraving, picture, photograph, instrument, magazine, story, paper, writing, card, print, motion picture film, image, cast, slide, figure, statue, phonograph record, wire, tape, or other sound recording, or other presentation of indecent or immoral use, or advertises the same for sale, or writes or prints any letter, circular, handbill, book, pamphlet, or notice of any kind stating by what means any of such articles may be obtained, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "(c) All moneys, vehicles, furnishings. fixtures, equipment, stock including without limitation, furniture and firtures, adaptable to other uses, and equipment and stock for printing, filming, erhibiting, recording, transporting, safekeeping or communications) or other things of value used or to be used in vio lating subsection (a) or (b) hereof shall be subject to seizure by any officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force or the United States Park Police, or the United States marshal, or any deputy marshal for the District of Columbia and shall, upon seizure, regardless of its value be proceeded against by libel action brought in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia in the name of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or any of his assistants and shall unless good cause be shown to the contrary, be forfeited to the District of Columbia and shall be made available for the use of any agency of the Government of the District of Columbia or otherwise disposed of as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may, by order or regulation, provide, except that all such property of a lewd, obscene, lascivious or indecent nature shall, upon order of the court, be destroyed, and any hen thereon shall be deemed not to be a bona fide lien: Provided. That if there be bona fide liens against any other property so forfeited then such property shall be disposed of by public auction. Bona fide liens against the property so forfeited shall, on good cause shown by the lienor, be transferred from the property to the proceeds of the sale of the property. The proceeds of the sale of such property shall be available for the payment of such liens and for all expenses incident to such sale, and the remainder of the proceeds shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia. "(d) Any house, building, ressel, garage, shed, booth, shelter, enclosure. room, lot, or other premises to which the public commonly resort or congregate for business or pleasure, where publications, pictures, films, recordings, and other things and devices forbidden by this section are kept, possessed, sold, ezhibited, manufactured, bartered, or given away, or to which persons resort for the purpose of observing same, is hereby declared to be a common nuisance and may be enjoined as hereinafter provided. Any person who knowingly maintains or assists in maintaining such a place is guilty of maintaining a nuisance. "(e) Evidence that any of said prohibited acts are frequently committed in any of such places shall be prima facie proof that the proprietor or person having custody or control knowingly permitted the same, and evidence that persons have been convicted of committing any said act in any of such places is admissible to show knowledge on the part of the defendants that this section is being violated in the house or premises. The original papers and judgments, or certified copies thereof in such cases of convictions may be used in evidence in the suit for injunction, and oral evidence is admissible to show that the offense for which said parties were convicted was committed in said house or premises. Evidence of general reputation of said houses or premises shall also be admissible to prove the existence of said nuisance. |