veyance of 10 acres of federally owned land on the White Earth Reservation to the Minnesota Annual Conference of the Methodist Church; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Attorney General, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the activities of the Department of Justice for the fiscal year 1963; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. PETITION The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of New York favoring the enactment of legislation amending section 7701(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, so as to afford nondiscriminatory tax treatment as between corporation employees and self-employed professionals; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. DEATH OF GEN. DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR Mr. MANSFIELD (for himself and Mr. DIRKSEN) Submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 306): Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of Douglas MacArthur, late General of the Army of the United States. Resolved, That the Senate hereby express its grateful sense of his great and patriotic service in the cause of the country; its deep sensibility of the loss the Nation has sustained by his death. and its sympathy with his family in their bereavement. Resolved, That the chairman and other members of the Committee on Armed Services, and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to represent the Senate in connection with the lying-in-state of the remains of the late General MacArthur in the rotunda of the Capitol. Resolved, That an enrolled copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Senate do now take a recess until 10 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. The Senate proceeded to consider the said resolution; and Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. RECESS On motion of Mr. METCALF, at 9 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., The Senate, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late General MacArthur, took a recess under its order of today, until 10 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1964 (Legislative day of Monday, March 30, 1964) Mr. DEB. CLAIBORNE PELL, from the State of Rhode Island, called the Senate to order at 10 o'clock a.m., and Cardinal Franz Koenig, of Vienna, Austria, offered prayer. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The Secretary read the following communication from the Acting President pro tempore: U.S. SENATE, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, D.C., April 7, 1964. To the Senate: Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Hon. CLAIBORNE PELL, a Senator from the State of Rhode Island, to perform the duties of the Chair during my absence. LEE METCALF, Acting President pro tempore. Mr. PELL thereupon took the chair. stitute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. Pending debate, RECESS FROM 2 TO 4 P.M. TOMORROW TO PAY RESPECTS TO LATE GEN. DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That tomorrow the Senate stand in recess from 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock, in order that the Senate may pay its respects to the late General MacArthur, and also in order that the members of the Armed Services Committee and the Senate leadership may participate in the ceremonies. ORDER FOR RECESS UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK A.M. TOMORROW On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That when the Senate concludes its business today it take a recess until 10 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. 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. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 7152) to enforce the constitutional right to vote to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. Pending debate, Mr. HART raised a question as to the presence of a quorum: Whereupon 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 following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 8523. An act to authorize the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Saxman, Alaska; and H.R. 8654. An act to terminate a restriction on use with respect to certain land previously conveyed to the city of Fairbanks, Alaska, and to convey to said city the mineral rights in such land. The Speaker of the House having signed two enrolled joint resolutions, viz, Senate Joint Resolution 120 and House Joint Resolution 976, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President. ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the following joint resolutions: S.J. Res. 120. Joint resolution providing for the recognition and endorsement of the Seventeenth Internationl Publishers Congress; and H.J. Res. 976. Joint resolution making a supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, for disaster relief, and for other purposes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore (Mr. PELL) thereupon signed the same. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The bills H.R. 8523 and H.R. 8654, 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 Interior and Insular Affairs. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 7152) to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. Mr. STENNIS raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc., which were referred as indicated: A communication from Georg Kliesing, President of the NATO Parliamentarians' Conference, of Paris, France, inviting the Senate to designate a delegation to that organization's 10th Annual Conference, to be held in Paris, during the week of November 16 of this year; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. A petition of F. C. Cepero, Santurce, P.R., praying a review of his case now within the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate resolutions of the Ambassadors of Turkey and Korea expressing sympathy for the disaster caused by the earthquake in Alaska; which were ordered to lie on the table. Mr. JOHNSTON (for himself and Mr. THURMOND) presented the following concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of the State of South Carolina, which were referred as follows: A concurrent resolution favoring assistance to the peach growers of Spartanburg County, S.C., and other parts of the State as disaster areas; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. A concurrent resolution favoring the enactment of legislation prohibiting the publication of obscene material; to the Committee on the Judiciary. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND A JOINT RESOLUTION Bills and a joint resolution were introduced by unanimous consent, severally read the first and second times, and referred as follows: By Mr. JORDAN of North S. 2714. A bill for the relief of Flor Franco Guillermo and Erlindo Franco Guillermo, Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CANNON: S. 2715. A bill providing for the sale at public auction of standard silver dollars now held in the Treasury; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. SMATHERS: S.J. Res. 166. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to permitting certain forms of devotional exercises in public or governmental schools, institutions, or places, and to preserving and protecting references or expressions of belief in or reliance upon God in public or governmental matters; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED The Secretary reported that on today he presented to the President of the United States the enrolled joint resolution (S.J. Res. 120) providing for the recognition and endorsement of the 17th International Publishers Congress. On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 7, 1964, was approved. LABELING OF ECONOMIC POISONS WITH REGISTRATION NUMBERS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the amendment heretofore received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the bill (S. 1605) to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, to provide for labeling of economic poisons with registration numbers, to eliminate registration under protest, and for other purposes. The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendment; and On motion by Mr. RIBICOFF (for himself, Mr. PELL, Mr. JAVITS, and Mr. PEARSON), Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendment of the House with an amendment. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment. QUESTION OF A QUORUM Mr. MANSFIELD raised a question as to the presence of a quorum: Whereupon The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon directed the roll to be called; When Seventy-one Senators answered to their names, as follows: Aiken Allott Bayh Beall Hruska Bennett Bible Pearson Boggs Johnston Pell Case Kuchel Church Clark Cotton Curtis Dirksen Lausche McCarthy McClellan Long. Mo. Mansfield McNamara Metcalf Miller Monroney A quorum being present, Proxmire Williams, N.J. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill H.R. 7152) to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. Pending debate, 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 passed without amendment the bill (S. 1951) for the relief of George Elias NeJame (Noujaim). The House has passed the bill (S. 1828) to amend the joint resolution establishing the Battle of Lake Erie Sesquicentennial Celebration Commission so as to authorize an appropriation to carry out the provisions thereof, 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. 4149. An act to provide for the satisfaction of claims arising out of scrip. lieu selection, and similar rights; H.R. 5159. An act to authorize and direct that certain lands exclusively administered by the Secretary of the Interior be classified in order to provide for their disposal or interim management under principles of multiple use and to produce a sustained yield of products and services, and for other purposes; H.R. 5498. An act to provide temporary authority for the sale of certain public lands; H.R. 8305. An act to provide that until June 30, 1968, Congress shall be notified of certain proposed public land actions; and H.R. 10437. An act to incorporate the National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements. I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has agreed to the following resolution: Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the General of the Army. Douglas MacArthur, who has served his country brilliantly for more than sixty-four years. Resolved, That the House tenders its deep sympathy to the members of the family of the late General of the Army in their sad beravement. Resolved, That the Speaker of the House shall appoint a committee composed of the majority and minority leaders, the chairman and members of the Committee on Armed Services, to represent the House in connection with the lying-in-state of the remains of the late General MacArthur in the rotunda of the Capitol. Resolved. That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent. Ordered, That the bills H.R. 4149, H.R 5159, H.R. 5498, and H.R. 8305 be referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, and That the bill H.R. 10437 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 7152) to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. Pending debate, CEREMONIES ON LYING IN STATE OF LATE GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate took a recess at 1 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., under its order of yesterday, to enable it to attend the ceremonies in the rotunda of the Capitol incident to the lying-in-state there of the remains of the late General Douglas MacArthur. AT 4 O'CLOCK P.M. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. INOUYE in the chair) called the Senate to order. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 7152) to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. Mr. MANSFIELD raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The PRESIDING OFFICER directed the roll to be called; When Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 1385. An act for the relief of Barbara Coloma Sabio; H.R. 1465. An act for the relief of Rifka Ibrahim Toeg; H.R. 1503. An act for the relief of Hilda May Eave; H.R. 1727. An act for the relief of Richard G. Green, Jr.; H.R. 2300. An act for the relief of the Outlet Stores, Inc.; H.R. 2735. An act for the relief of Ligia Paulina Jimenez; H.R. 3645. An act for the relief of Yeghsa Ketenjian; H.R. 3757. An act for the relief of Witold A. Lanowski; H.R. 5408. An act for the relief of Jackie Bergancia Smith; H.R. 5571. An act for the relief of Noble Frank Smith and his wife, Viola Smith; H.R. 6267. An act for the relief of Lee R. Smith and Lee R. Smith III, his son; H.R. 6568. An act for the relief of Frances Sperilli; H.R. 6843. An act for the relief of David Sheppard; H.R. 7132. An act for the relief of Wetsel-Oviatt Lumber Co., Inc., Omo Ranch, El Dorado County, Calif.; H.R. 8415. An act for the relief of Maj. Keith K. Lund; H.R. 8479. An act for the relief of Georgette D. Caskie; H.R. 8964. An act for the relief of Diedre Regina Shore; H.R. 9090. An act for the relief of Mrs. Audrey Rossmann; H.R. 9150. An act for the relief of Miss Leonor do Rosario de Medeiros (Leonor Medeiros); H.R. 9199. An act for the relief of CWO Stanley L. Harney; H.R. 9220. An act for the relief of Elisabete Maria Fonseca; H.R. 9475. An act for the relief of Miss Grace Smith, and others; H.R. 9765. An act for the relief of Mrs. Battistina Gallo Iannuccilli; and H.R. 9959. An act for the relief of Harold A. Saly. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The foregoing bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 7152) to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to pre vent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. Pending debate, AMENDMENT OF SECTION 8(e) OF SOIL CONSERVATION AND DOMESTIC ALLOTMENT ACT The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend section 8(e) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. REPORT ON TUALATIN PROJECT, OREGON The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the Tualatin project, Oregon, under the provisions of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON EDUCATION OF THE DEAF The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the president of Gallaudet College, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the proceedings of the International Congress on Education of the Deaf, and of the 41st meeting of the convention, held at that college, June 22-28, 1963; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. PETITIONS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc., which were referred as indicated: A petition of Magozo Oyakawa, chairman, Mobobu-cho Town Council, Okinawa, praying for a quick solution of the prepeace treaty compensation issue; to the Committee on Armed Services. A concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of New York, favoring the creation of a joint AmericanCanadian Commission for planning and execution of a sesquicentennial celebration of the Treaty of Ghent; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. THURMOND presented a resolution of the South Carolina Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, favoring an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing God in our public institutions; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Bills were introduced by unanimous consent, read the first and second times, and referred as follows: By Mr. CHURCH: S. 2716. A bill to prohibit the sale of silver bullion by the Secretary of the Treasury; and S. 2717. A bill to increase the monetary value of silver to $2.5858 per ounce; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. ALLOTT: S. 2718. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a farmer a deduction from gross income for water assessments levied by irrigation ditch companies; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. JACKSON (for himself, Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. GRUENING, Mr. KUCHEL, Mr. ENGLE, Mr. MORSE, Mrs. NEUBERGER, Mr. FONG, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. BIBLE, and Mr. Moss): S. 2719. A bill to amend the Alaska Statehood Act (act of July 7, 1958; 72 Stat. 339), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. NOTICES OF MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES Under the authority of the order of the Senate of February 27, 1964, Mr. HAYDEN, during the recess of the Senate today, submitted the following notices in writing: In accordance with rule XL, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of proposing to the bill (H.R. 10433) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes, the following amendment, namely: On page 38, line 3, after the word "available", insert a colon and the following: "Provided, That of such amount $50,000 shall be available only for the purpose of making relocation payments comparable to those provided for in title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1450-1464)." In accordance with rule XL. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of proposing to the bill (H.R. 10433) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1965, and for other purposes, the following amendment. namely: On page 38, line 15, after the word "available", insert a colon and the following: "Provided, That of such amount $175.000 shall be available only for the purpose of making relocation payments comparable to those provided for in title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1450-1464)." In accordance with rule XL, of the Standing Rules of the Senate. I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of proposing to the bill (H.R. 10433) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other and for other purposes, the following amendment. namely: On page 43, line 1, insert: "ALASKA TEMPORARY CLAIMS COMMISSION "Salaries and expenses "For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 46 of the Alaska Omnibus Act (73 Stat. 152-153), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $33,000, to be immediately available." In accordance with rule XL. of the Standing Rules of the Senate. I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend paragraph 4 of rule XVI for the purpose of proposing to the bill (H.R. 10433) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes, the following amendment, namely: On page 43, line 8, insert: "COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF PUERTO RICO "Salaries and expenses "For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of Public Law 88–271, approved February 20, 1964, $250,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until June 30, 1966." RECESS On motion by Mr. PELL, at 9 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., The Senate, under its order of today, took a recess until 10 o'clock a.m. to morrow. THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1964 Legislative day of Monday. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore (Mr. METCALF) called the Senate to order at 10 o'clock a.m., and Rev. Walter C. Eyster, D.D., of Galion, Ohio, offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, April 8, 1964, was approved. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 7152) to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. Mr. MANSFIELD raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore directed the roll to be called; When Seventy-three Senators answered to their names, as follows: 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 agreed to the amendments of the Senate to 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. The House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 8590. An act to incorporate the Aviation Hall of Fame; and -H.R. 10222. An act to strengthen the agricultural economy; to help to achieve a fuller and more effective use of food abundances; to provide for improved levels of nutrition among economically needy households through a cooperative Federal-State program of food assistance to be operated through normal channels of trade; and for other purposes. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were read the first and second times by unanimous consent. Ordered, That the bill H.R. 8590 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; and That the bill H.R. 10222 be referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. |