On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 9637) to authorize appropriations during fiscal year 1965 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels, and research, development, test, and evaluations, for the Armed Forces and for other purposes, when

RIVERTON RECLAMATION PROJECT, WYOMING

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

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 8171) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands, including farm units and improvements thereon, in the third division, Riverton reclamation project, Wyoming, and to continue to deliver water for 3 years to lands of said division, and for other

purposes.

Pending debate,

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1153) to amend the Federal Airport Act to extend the time for making grants thereunder, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House amendment insert the following: That section 2 of the Federal Airport Act 49 U.S.C. 1101) is amended:

(1) by striking out the designation "(a)" at the beginning thereof;

(2) by inserting "(except advance planning and engineering for which specific grants have been made)" immediately after "specifications" in paragraph (6):

(3) by striking out "and the Virgin Islands" in paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof "the Virgin Islands, and Guam";

(4) by inserting "of the advance planning and engineering costs or" immediately after "portion" in paragraph (10);

(5) by inserting "the United States Air Force," immediately after "Navy," in paragraph (11); and

(6) by striking out the subsection heading "Airport Classifications" and all of subsection (b).

Sec. 2. Section 3(b) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1102(b)) is amended:

(1) by striking out the phrase "War and Navy Departments" wherever it appears in the subsection heading and text and inserting in lieu thereof “Department of Defense"; and

(2) by striking out "such Departments" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Department".

Sec. 3. Section 4(a) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1103(a)) is amended by inserting "and for advance planning and engineering therefor" immediately after "airport development".

Sec. 4. Section 5(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1104 (d)) is amended by adding at

Ordered, That when the Senate concludes its business today it take a recess until 12 o'clock m. tomorrow.

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.

On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill,

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

CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1153 Mr. MONRONEY submitted the following conference report:

graphs:

Virgin Islands, in addition to other amounts authorized by this Act, appropriations amounting in the aggregate to $4,500,000 are hereby authorized to be made to the Administrator over a period of three fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965. Of amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $1,500,000 shall become available for obligation, by the execution of grant agreements pursuant to section 12, beginning July 1 of each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1965, June 30, 1966, and June 30, 1967, and shall continue to be so available until expended. Of each such amount, 40 per centum shall be available for Hawati, 40 per centum shall be available for Puerto Rico, and 20 per centum shall be available for the Virgin Islands.

"(6) For the purpose of developing, in the several States, airports the primary purpose of which is to serve general aviation and to relieve congestion at airports having high density of traffic serving other segments of aviation, in addition to other amounts authorized by this Act for such purpose, appropriations amounting in the aggregate to $21,000,000 are hereby authorized to be made to the Administrator over a period of three fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965. Of amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $7,000,000 shall become available for obligation, by the execution of grant agreements pursuant to section 12, beginning July 1 of each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1965, June 30, 1966, and June 30, 1967, and shall continue to be so available until ezpended."

Sec. 5. (a) Section 6(a) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1105(a)) is amended

(1) by striking out “or 5(d) (1)” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ", 5(d), or 5(d) (4)"; and

(2) by inserting "for advance planning and engineering or” immediately after "grants" in the second sentence. (b) Section 6(b)(1) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1105 (b)(1)) is amended

(1) by striking out "and 5(d) (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ", 5(d) (1), and 5(d)(4)"; and

(2) by striking out "section 5(d) (3) ~ and inserting in lieu therof “sections 5(d)(3) and 5(d)(6)".

(c) Section 6(b) (2) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1105(b)(2)) is amended—

(1) by inserting "for advance planning and engineering grants or” immediately after "available" in the first sentence;

(2) by inserting "advance planning and engineering or" immediately before "projects" in the second sentence; and

(3) by striking out "and the Virgin Islands" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof in each such place "the Virgin Islands, and Guam”. (d) Section 6(c) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1105(c)) is amended by inserting “advance planning and engineering and” immediately before "projects".

Sec. 6. Section 7 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1106) is amended

(1) by inserting in the section heading "Advance Planning and Engineering and" immediately before "Projects";

(2) by inserting "advance planning and engineering and" immediately before "projects" where it first appears in the text; and

(3) by inserting "of advance planning and engineering costs or" immediately after "United States share".

Sec. 7. Immediately after section 7 of such Act, insert the following new section: "Advance Planning and Engineering

Grants

"Sec. 8. For the purpose of developing airport layout plans and plans designed to lead to a project application, the Administrator is authorized to make grants to sponsors, based upon approved advance planning and engineering proposals, for not more than 50 per centum of the estimated cost thereof. For the purposes of this section, 'airport layout plan' means a plan for an airport showing boundaries and proposed additions to all areas owned or controlled by the sponsor for airport purposes, the location and nature of existing and proposed airport facilities and structures, and the location on the airport of existing and proposed nonaviation areas and improvements thereon."

Sec. 8. (a) The section heading of section 9 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1108) is amended by inserting "Advance Planning and Engineering Proposals and" immediately before "Projects".

(b) Section 9 (a) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1108(a)) is amended by inserting "an advance planning and engineering proposal or" immediately after "Administrator" where if first appears in the first sentence.

(c) Section 9 (b) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1108(b)) is amended

(1) by striking out "submission of a project" and inserting in lieu thereof "submission of an advance planning and engineering proposal or a project"; and

(2) by inserting "advance planning and engineering proposal or" immediately before "project" the second time it appears.

(d) Section 9 (c) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1108 (c)) is amended

(1) by striking out "submission of a project" and inserting in lieu thereof "submission of an advance planning and engineering proposal or a project"; and

(2) by inserting "Guam," immediately after "the Virgin Islands,".

(e) The first sentence of section 9(d) (1) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1108(d) (1)) is amended to read as follows: "All such projects and advance planning and engineering proposals shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator, which approval shall be given only if he is satisfied that the project or advance planning and engineering proposal is reasonably consistent with plans (existing at the time of approval of the project or advance planning and engineering

proposal) of public agencies for the development of the area in which the airport is located and will contribute to the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act, that sufficient funds are available for that portion of the project or planning and engineering costs which are not to be paid by the United States under this Act, that the project or planning and engineering will be completed without undue delay, that the public agency or public agencies which submitted the project application or planning and engineering proposal have legal authority to engage in the airport development as proposed, and that all project sponsorship requirements prescribed by or under the authority of this Act have been or will be met."

Sec. 9. (a) Section 10 (a) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1189 (a)) is amended to read as follows:

"General Provision

"Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the United States share payable on account of any approved project under this Act shall not exceed 50 per centum of the allowable project costs."

(b) Section 10(b) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1109 (b)) is amended by striking out "(1), and the maximum United States share under subsection (a) (2),".

(c) Section 10 (c) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1109 (c)) is amended by striking out the parentheses and all words within the parentheses and inserting ", not to exceed 75 per centum,”.

Sec. 10. Section 11 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1110) is amended:

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively, and by inserting immediately after pararaph (3) the following new paragraph:

"(4) appropriate action, including the adoption of zoning laws, has been or will be taken, to the extent reasonable, to restrict the use of land adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the airport to activities and purposes compatible with normal airport operations including landing and take-off of aircraft;"; and

(2) by striking out "(5)" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "(6)".

Sec. 11. Section 12 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1111) is amended

(1) by amending the first sentence to read as follows: "Upon approving an advance planning and engineering proposal or a project application, the Administrator, on behalf of the United States, shall transmit to the sponsor or sponsors of the advance planning and engineering proposal or project application an offer to pay the United States share of the planning and engineering costs or allowable project costs.";

(2) by striking out "of the project" where it appears in the third sentence; and

(3) by amending the last sentence to read as follows: "Unless and until such a grant agreement has been executed, the United States shall not pay, nor

be obligated to pay, any portion of the costs which have been or may be incurred."

Sec. 12. Section 14 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1113) is amended

(1) by inserting "advance planning and engineering costs or" immediately before "allowable" in the second sentence;

(2) by striking out "of the project" each place it appears in the second and third sentences;

(3) by inserting "advance planning and engineering or" immediately before "airport development" each place it appears in the second and fourth sentences;

(4) by inserting "of advance planning and engineering costs or" immediately after "United States share" in the third sentence; and

(5) by inserting "planning and engineering or" immediately after "such" where it first appears in the fourth sentence.

Sec. 13. The Federal Airport Act is amended further by inserting at the end thereof a new section as follows:

"Access to Records

"Sec. 21. (a) Each recipient of grants under this Act shall keep such records as the Administrator shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and the disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grants, the total cost of the plan or program in connection with which such grants are given or used, and the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the plan or program supplied by other sources and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.

"(b) The Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers and records of the recipient that are pertinent to the grants received under this Act."

And the House agree to the same.
MIKE MONRONEY,

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

SENATOR EXCUSED

Mr. HOLLAND was excused from attendance upon the Senate for the balance of the week, on his own request.

COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT

The Subcommittee on Patents and Copyrights of the Committee on the Judiciary, was authorized to sit tomorrow during the session of the Senate, on the request of Mr. MCCLELLAN.

MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION,

1965

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9637) to authorize appropriations during fiscal year 1965 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels, and research, development, test, and evaluations, for the Armed Forces and for other purposes. Pending debate,

RECESS

On motion by Mr. CLARK, at 7 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m.,

The Senate, under its order of today, took a recess until 12 o'clock m. tomorrow.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1964

(Legislative day of Wednesday,

February 26, 1964)

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock m., and the Chaplain offered prayer.

THE JOURNAL

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

The Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 26, 1964, was approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hackney, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the bill (H.R. 10051) to amend Public Law 86-272, as

amended, with respect to the reporting date, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

HOUSE BILL REFERRED

The bill H.R. 10051, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, was read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

The Committee on Rules and Administration, today, on the request of Mr. CHURCH.

The Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights of the Committee on the Judiciary, on tomorrow, on the request of Mr. MCCLELLAN.

The Committee on Commerce, on tomorrow, on the request of Mr. MANSFIELD (for Mr. HUMPHREY).

The Special Committee on Aging, on Monday next, on the request of Mr. KENNEDY.

PRESENTATION TO MEXICO BY THE UNITED STATES OF A STATUE OF LINCOLN

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 944) to provide for the presentation by the United States to the people of Mexico of a monument commemorating the independence of Mexico, and for other purposes; and no amendment being made,

Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.

The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.

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

REPORT ON PROGRESS REPORT OF RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Administrator, mitting, pursuant to law, a report on the General Services Administration, transprogress of the liquidation activities of the national defense, war and reconversion activities of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for the quarter ended December 31, 1963; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Cur

rency.

REPORT ON EXPORT CONTROL

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 66th quarterly report on export control for the period ended December 31, 1963; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

AMENDMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 TO GIVE THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CERTAIN ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY

TRANSACTION OF ROUTINE BUSINESS

The following routine morning business was transacted by unanimous con

sent.

SENATOR EXCUSED

Mr. MORSE was excused from attendance upon the Senate tomorrow, on his on request.

COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT

The following-named committees were authorized to sit, as indicated, during the sessions of the Senate:

of 1934, as amended, to give the Federal Communications Commission certain additional regulatory authority over communications common carriers; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

REPORT ON U.S. TARIFF COMMISSION The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman, U.S. Tariff Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 47th annual report of the U.S.

Tariff Commission for the fiscal year 1963; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Finance.

AMENDMENT OF TITLE 39, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE A REDUCED RATE FOR AIR PARCEL POST HANDLED BY MILITARY POST OFFICES

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Army. transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide a reduced rate for air parcel post handled by military post offices; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

PETITIONS

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc., which were referred as indicated:

A petition of J. Ikehara, speaker of the Municipal Assembly of Misato-son, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, relating to the settlement of claims arising before the signing of the Japanese peace treaty; and

A petition of K. Yamashiro, mayor. and Koshin Yoza, chairman, Council of Mandatories To Acquire Compensation for Damages Prior to Peace Treaty, both of the municipality of Urasoe-son, Japan, relating to the solution of the problem of pretreaty claims; to the Committee on Armed Services.

A concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Alaska favoring approval of the 1965 Coast Guard construction program in Alaska; to the Committee on Commerce.

A memorial of C. S. Shinn, Spray, N.C., remonstrating against certain phases of the recently enacted tax bill; to the Committee on Finance.

A resolution of the City Council of Elizabeth, N.J., favoring the issuance of a tercentenary stamp commemorating the city of Elizabeth as the first capital of the State of New Jersey; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a memorial of A. Koehler, Mobile, Ala., remonstrating against passage of a civil rights bill; which was ordered to lie on the table.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Mr. FULBRIGHT, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2455) to amend further the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), as amended, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 881) thereon.

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. 1237. A bill for the relief of Kaloyan D. Kaloyanoff (Rept. No. 882);

S. 1525. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Kayo Fujimoto Howard (Rept. No. 883);

S. 1597. A bill for the relief of Juliano Barboza Amado and Manuel Socorro Barboza Amado (Rept. No. 884);

S. 1978. A bill for the relief of Lillian P. Johnson (Rept. No. 885);

S. 1985. A bill for the relief of Giuseppe Cacciani (Rept. No. 886);

S. 1986. A bill for the relief of Hattie Lu (Rept. No. 887);

H.R. 1174. An act for the relief of Elfriede Unterholzer Sharble (Rept. No. 892);

H.R. 1182. An act for the relief of Willy Sapuschnin (Rept. No. 893);

H.R. 1295. An act for the relief of Edith and Joseph Sharon (Rept. No. 894);

H.R. 1355. An act for the relief of Stanislawa Quellette (Rept. No. 895);

H.R. 1384. An act for the relief of Areti Siozos Paidas (Rept. No. 896);

H.R. 1455. An act for the relief of Ewald Johan Consen (Rept. No. 897);

H.R. 1520. An act for the relief of Jozefa Trzcinska Biskup and Ivanka Stalcer Viahovic (Rept. No. 898);

H.R. 1521. An act of for the relief of Lovorko Lucic (Rept. No. 899);

H.R. 1723. An act for the relief of Agnese Brienza (Rept. No. 900);

H.R. 1761. An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of R. Gordon Finney, Jr. (Rept. No. 901);

H.R. 1886. An act for the relief of Valeriano T. Ebreo (Rept. No. 902);

H.R. 4085. An act for the relief of Tibor Horcsik (Rept. No. 903);

H.R. 4284. An act for the relief of Chrysanthos Kyriakou (Rept. No. 904);

H.R. 4682. An act for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Winfield (Rept. No. 905);

H.R. 4972. An act for the relief of Robert E. McKee General Contractor, Inc., and Kaufman & Broad Building Co., a joint venture (Rept. No. 906); H.R. 5144. An act for the relief of Doyle A. Ballou (Rept. No. 907);

H.R. 5617. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Renee Louise Gabrielle Huffer (Rept. No. 908);

H.R. 5728. An act for the relief of the county of Cuyahoga, Ohio (Rept. No. 909);

H.R. 5982. An act for the relief of Pasquale Fiorica (Rept. No. 910);

H.R. 6092. An act for the relief of Alexander Haytko (Rept. No. 911);

H.R. 6313. An act for the relief of Stanislaw Kuryj (Rept. No. 912);

H.R. 6320. An act for the relief of Walter L. Mathews and others (Rept. No. 913);

H.R. 6477. An act for the relief of Capt. Otis R. Bowles (Rept. No. 914);

H.R. 6591. An act for the relief of Constantine Theothoropoulos (Rept. No. 915);

H.R. 6748. An act for the relief of the J. D. Wallace & Co., Inc. (Rept. No. 916); H.R. 7347. An act for the relief of Teresa Elliopoulos and Anastasia Elliopoulas (Rept. No. 917).

H.R. 7491. An act for the relief of William L. Berryman (Rept. No. 918);

H.R. 7821. An act for the relief of Wladyslawa Pytlak Jarosz (Rept. No. 919);

H.R. 8085. An act for the relief of Roy W. Ficken (Rept. No. 920);

H.R. 8322. An act for the relief of John George Kostantoyannis (Rept. No. 921); and

H.R. 8507. An act for the relief of certain medical and dental officers of the Air Force (Rept. No. 922).

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. 473. A bill for the relief of Miss Wladyslawa Kowalczyk (Rept. No. 888); S. 1966. A bill for the relief of Glenda Williams (Rept. No. 889); and

S. 1982. A bill for the relief of Francesco Mira and his wife, Maria Mira (Rept. No. 890).

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. 1684. A bill for the relief of Fotini Dimantopoulou (Rept. No. 891);

H.R. 4361. An act for the relief of the estate of Paul F. Ridge (Rept. No. 923); and

H.R. 7533. An act for the relief of Demetrios Dousopoulos (Rept. No. 924).

Mr. ERVIN, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill S. 935) to protect the constitutional rights of certain individuals who are mentally ill, to provide for their care, treatment, and hospitalization, and for other purposes, reported it with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and submitted a report (No. 925) thereon.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND A JOINT
RESOLUTION

Bills and a joint resolution were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows:

By Mr. RIBICOFF:

S. 2569. A bill for the relief of Luciano N. Catale; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BREWSTER:

S. 2570. A bill to bring the Government Printing Office within the purview of the act of September 26, 1961, relating to allotment and assignment of pay and other matters; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. GRUENING (for himself and Mr. BARTLETT):

S. 2571. A bill to amend the act of June 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 388), as amended, relating to the Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. MORSE:

S. 2572. A bill to extend the provisions of the Automobile Dealers Day in Court Act to manufacturers of and dealers in tractors, farm equipment, and farm implements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MUSKIE (for himself and
Mrs. SMITH):

S. 2573. A bill to authorize the International Passamaquoddy tidal power project, including hydroelectric power development of the Upper St. John River, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works.

By Mr. EDMONDSON:

S.J. Res. 160. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that nothing in the Constitution shall ever be construed to prohibit the recognition of Almighty God; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

ADDITIONAL COAUTHORS OF SENATE RESOLUTION 297

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

Ordered, That the names of Mr. BURDICK, Mr. Moss, Mr. PROXMIRE, and Mr. HUMPHREY be added as coauthors of the resolution (S. Res. 297) to amend rule VII to permit morning business statements or comments for 3 minutes.

MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION,

1965

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9637) to authorize appropriations during fiscal year 1965 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels, and research, development, test, and evaluations, for the Armed Forces and for other purposes. Pending debate,

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

Ordered, That the committee amendments be agreed to en bloc, and that the bill as amended be considered as original text for the purpose of amendments. Pending debate,

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

Ordered, That when the amendment of Mr. McGOVERN (for himself. Mr. PROXMIRE, and Mr. NELSON) to the said bill is proposed, debate on same be limited to one hour to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. MCGOVERN and Mr. RUSSELL.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hackney, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: I am directed to inform the Senate that the Speaker of the House of Representatives has appointed Mr. O'BRIEN of New York, and Mr. WESTLAND of Washington, as members on the part of the House to the United StatesPuerto Rico Commission on the Status of Puerto Rico.

The House has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 9640) to authorize appropriations for procurement of vessels and aircraft and construction of shore and offshore establishments for the Coast Guard.

MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION, 1965

The Senate resumed its consideration of the bill (HR. 9637) to authorize appropriations during fiscal year 1965 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels, and research, development, test, and evaluation, for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

On motion by Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. PROXMIRE, and Mr. NELSON) to further amend the bill by striking out certain words on line 20, page 2, down to and including line 22, and inserting in lieu thereof the sum $3,108,850,000,

On motion by Mr. McGOVERN, The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the question of agreeing to the amendment.

After debate,

The question being taken on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and others), viz, on line 20, page 2, strike out all after the words "Air Force," down to and including line 22, as follows: "$3.160,850,000, of which amount $52,000,000 is available only for development of advanced manned strategic aircraft;" and insert in lieu thereof the sum $3,108,850,

It was determined in Yeas... 20 the negative.‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ Nays. 64

The yeas and nays having been theretofore ordered.

Senators who voted in the affirmative

AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1964-THE COTTON AND WHEAT PROGRAM

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 6196) to encourage increased consumption of cotton, to maintain the income of cotton producers, to provide a special research program designed to lower costs of production, and for other purposes.

After debate,

It was determined in Yeas..... 57 the affirmative...... Nays... 19

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On motion by Mr. KEATING, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present. Senators who voted in the affirmative

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So the motion was agreed to; and

The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill.

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS TO REPORT DURING PRESENT SESSION

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

Ordered, That during adjournments or recesses of the Senate during the 2d session of the 88th Congress, the Committee on Appropriations be, and it is hereby, authorized to report appropriation bills, including joint resolutions, with accompanying notices of motions to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of offering certain amendments to such bills or joint resolutions, which proposed amendments shall be printed.

RECESS

On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, at 6 o'clock and 1 minute p.m.,

The Senate took a recess until 11 o'clock a.m., tomorrow.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1964
(Legislative day of Wednesday,
February 26, 1964)

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order at 11 o'clock a.m., and the Chaplain offered prayer.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, and by unanimous consent, The Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, February 27, 1964, was approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hackney, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the bill (H.R. 8316) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from making certain rules relating to the length or frequency of broadcast advertisements, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

The Speaker of the House having signed an enrolled bill, viz, H.R. 8171, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.