Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments. H.R. 394 AND H.R. 3438 RERERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE On motion by Mr. HRUSKA, Ordered, That the following bills be referred to the Committee on Finance: H.R. 394. A bill to amend section 1, 17a, 57j, 64a (5), 67(b), 67c, and 70c of the Bankruptcy Act, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3438. A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Act with respect to limiting the priority and nondischargeability taxes in bankruptcy. of LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS, 1965 On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 10723), making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes. On motion by Mr. MONRONEY, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the committee amendments be agreed to en bloc and that the bill as thus amended be regarded as original text for the purpose of amendment; provided, that no point of order shall be considered to have been waived by reason thereof. Pending debate, On motion by Mr. PROXMIRE to further amend the bill on page 33, by striking out lines 10 through 16 relating to site and selection for certain buildings for Government Printing Office, On motion by Mr. PROXMIRE, The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the question of agreeing to his amendment. After debate, The question being taken on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. PROXMIRE, Viz, on page 33, strike out line 10 through 16, as follows: "SELECTION OF SITE AND GENERAL PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS "For necessary expenses, for site selection and general plans and designs of buildings for the Government Printing Office, pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 602 et seq.), $2,500,000, to be available for transfer to the General Services Administration." It was determined in Yeas______ 19 the negative_‒‒‒‒ 60 Nays____. So the amendment was not agreed to. 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. On motion by Mr. MONRONEY to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill, On motion by Mr. PASTORE, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. On motion by Mr. MONRONEY, Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendments to the said bill and ask a conference with the House of Representatives thereon. Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Presiding Officer; and OFFICER (Mr. The PRESIDING WALTERS in the chair) appointed Mr. MONRONEY, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. PROXMIRE, Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. SALTONSTALL, Mr. Young of North Dakota, and Mr. KUCHEL. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. MOTION TO RECONSIDER S. 1666 Mr. HUMPHREY entered a motion to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill (S. 1666) to amend section 3 of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 324, of the act of June 11, 1946 (60 Stat. 238), to clarify and protect the right of the public to information, and for other purposes. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1965 On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 10939) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Appropriations, with amendments. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, at 7 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., The Senate adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1964 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order, and the Chaplain offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, July 28, 1964, was dispensed with. 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 the bill (S. 978) to provide medical care for certain persons engaged on board a vessel in the care, preservation, or navigation of such vessel, 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. 10683. An act to amend the act of July 25, 1956, to remove certain residence restrictions upon officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia; and H.R. 10777. An act to amend part II of the District of Columbia Code relating to divorce, legal separation, and annulment of marriage in the District of Columbia. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The foregoing bills, this day received from the House of Reprsentatives for concurrence, were read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency of the Committee on the Judiciary was authorized to sit during the session of the Senate tomorrow, on the request of Mr. MANSFIELD. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the President of the United States, together with a letter from the Acting Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitting, pursuant to law, supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year 1965, amounting to $48,500,000, and a proposed provision pertaining to the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the establishment of Federal mutual savings banks; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. MILITARY PRIME CONTRACTS WITH SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report for the period July 1963 through May 1964 on military prime contracts, De partment of Defense, with small and other business firms, for experimental, developmental, test, and research work; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. UNNECESSARY PAYMENTS OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on unnecessary payments of basic allowance for quarters to military personnel, Department of the Navy; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. REPORTS OF COMMMITTEES Mr. BYRD of Virginia, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 4649) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to authorize the use of certain volatile fruitflavor concentrates in the cellar treatment of wine; reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1251) thereon. Mr. BARTLETT, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2995) to amend section 511(h) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, in order to extend the time for commitment of construction reserve funds; reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1252) thereon. Mr. THURMOND, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 6007) to permit the vessel SC-1473 to engage in the fisheries; reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1266) thereon. Mr. SCOTT, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1778) to amend the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to exclude from the provisions of that act wool products with respect to which the disclosure of wool fiber content is not necessary for the protection of the consumer; reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1253) thereon. Mr. CHURCH, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon as follows: S. 2655. A bill to authorize the sale of 58.19 acres of Eastern Shawnee tribal land in Oklahoma (Rept. No. 1254); and H.R. 7215. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands to the Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians and certain other lands to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 1255). Mr. CHURCH, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom were referred the following bills, 'reported them each with an amendment and submitted reports thereon as follows: S. 1531. A bill to increase the appropriation authorization for the completion of the construction of the irrigation and power systems of the Flathead Indian irrigation project, Montana (Rept. No. 1256); H.R. 1988. An act to provide for the settlement of claims of certain residents of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Rept. No. 1257); H.R. 3198. An act to promote the economic and social development of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 1258); and H.R. 11118. An act to provide for the disposition of funds from judgments in favor of the Nehalem Band of the Tillamook Indians and the Tillamook Band of the Tillamook Indians (Rept. No. 1259). Mr. CHURCH, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1820) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain federally owned land in trust status to the Cherokee Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1260) thereon. Mr. HAYDEN, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2210) to authorize the exchange of lands within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation, and for other purposes; reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1261) thereon. Mr. JACKSON, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5837) to amend the act entitled "An act to authorize the purchase, sale, and exchange of certain Indian lands on the Yakima Indian Reservation, and for other purposes," approved July 28, 1955; reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1262) thereon. Mr. KUCHEL, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 7833) to amend the act entitled "An act to provide for the distribution of the land and assets of certain Indian rancherias and reservations in California, and for other purposes," approved August 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 619); reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1263) thereon. Mr. McGOVERN, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2977) to authorize the sale of certain lands of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe; reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1264) thereon. 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. HARTKE (for himself and S. 3040. a bill to provide for the disposition of the funds arising from judgments in favor of the Miami Indians of Indiana and Oklahoma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. ERVIN (for himself, Mr. S. 3041. A bill providing that the United States shall have jurisdiction concurrent with that of the States over certain offenses committed by non-Indians against non-Indians in Indian country; S. 3042. A bill relating to the employment by certain Indians of legal counsel; S. 3043. A bill to protect the constitutional rights of certain individuals; S. 3044. A bill relating to offenses committed within Indian country; S. 3045. A bill to protect the constitutional rights of certain citizens and directing the Secretary of the Interior to recommend to the Congress a model code governing the administration of justice by courts of Indian offenses on Indian reservations; and S. 3046. A bill authorizing the Attorney General to receive, investigate, and act on complaints filed by Indians alleging that they have been deprived of their constitutional rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. ERVIN (for himself, Mr. S. 3047. A bill to protect the constitutional rights of American Indians from being infringed upon by Indian tribes exercising powers of self-government; and S. 3048. A bill to protect the constitutional rights and to authorize the appeal of a criminal action from an Indian court to a U.S. district court for trial; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. ROBERTSON (by request): S. 3050. A bill to authorize the establishment of Federal mutual savings banks; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. ERVIN (for himself, Mr. S.J. Res. 188. Joint resolution authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and revise certain materials related to Indians in order that their constitutional rights might be fully protected; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. SPARKMAN, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, submitted a report (No. 1265) accompanied by a bill (S. 3049) to extend and amend laws relating to housing, urban renewal, and community facilities, and for other purposes, which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent and placed on the calendar, together with the individual views of Mr. ROBERTSON, and the individual views of Mr. BENNETT, Mr. TOWER, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. DOMINICK; which were ordered to be printed. ADDED COAUTHORS OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 185 Under authority heretofore granted, the following-named Senators have been added as coauthors of the joint resolu tion (S.J. Res. 185) proposing an amendment to the Constitution to reserve to each State exclusive power to determine the composition of its legislature and the apportionment of the membership thereof, previously introduced: Mr. DOMINICK, Mr. GOLDWATER, Mr. LAUSCHE, and Mr. MCCLELLAN. EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and pending the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION The Senate resumed its legislative session. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN UNOBJECTED BILLS ON CALENDAR On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the calendar be called for the consideration of certain bills to which there is no objection, beginning with Order No. 1176. The Senate thereupon proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 7301) to amend section 341 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; and the reported amendments to the text having been agreed to, 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 and that the title thereof be amended, as reported by the committee, to read: "An Act to amend section 341 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, relating to collapsible corporations, and to amend section 543 (a) (2) of such Code, relating to the inclusion of rents in personal holding company income". Ordered, That the Secretary_request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments. The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills; and no amendment was made: H.R. 11622. An act to permit the vessel U.S.S. Alabama to pass through the Panama Canal without payment of tolls. H.R. 9689. An act declaring a portion of Bayou Black and Bayou Terrebonne, La., nonnavigable waterways of the United States. H.R. 7419. An act to authorize the conclusion of agreements with Mexico for joint construction, operation, and maintenance of emergency flood control works on the lower Colorado River, in accordance with the provisions of article 13 of the 1944 water treaty with Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 11754. An act to amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes. Ordered, That they pass to a third reading. The said bills were severally read the third time. Resolved, That they pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. The Senate proceeded to consider the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 45) expressing the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation should cooperate with other governmental authorities to reduce oil pollution; and Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto and to the preamble. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills; and no amendment was made: S. 2470. A bill to authorize the Veterans' Administration to extend aid on account of defects in properties purchased with financing assistance under chapter 37, title 38, United States Code. S. 2905. A bill to provide for the appointment of a Commissioner General for U.S. participation in the Canadian Universal and International Exhibition, and for other purposes. Ördered, That they be engrossed and read a third time. The said bills were severally read the third time. Resolved, That they pass and that the respective titles thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate resumed the consideration of executive business; and after the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION The Senate resumed its legislation session. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1965 On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 10939) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Appropriations, with amendments. On motion by Mr. RusSELL, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the committee amendments be agreed to en bloc, that the bill thus amended be considered as original text, and that no points of order be considered waived. Pending debate, VISIT OF PARLIAMENTARIANS FROM TURKEY On motion by Mr. SPARKMAN, and by unanimous consent, The Senate, at 2 o'clock and 47 minutes p.m., took a recess subject to the call of the Chair, to enable Senators to greet parliamentarians from Turkey. AT 2 O'CLOCK AND 49 MINUTES P.M. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. RIBICOFF in the chair) called the Senate to order. 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 amendment of the Senate to each of the following bills of the House: H.R. 4732. An act to change the name of the U.S. Olympic Association to the U.S. Olympic Committee; and H.R. 8954. An act to amend section 409 of title 37, United States Code, to authorize the transportation of house trailers and mobile dwellings of members of the uniformed services within the continental United States, within Alaska, or between the continental United States and Alaska, and for other purposes. The House has agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 658) authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim 1964 as "See America Year," and for other purposes. The Speaker of the House having signed three enrolled bills, viz, H.R. 82, H.R. 2262, and H.R. 10532, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President. ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills: H.R. 82. An act to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, in order to provide for the reimbursement of certain vessel construction expenses; H.R. 2262. An act for the relief of Catalina Properties, Inc.; and H.R. 10532. An act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1965 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 10939) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Appropriations, with amendments. On motion by Mr. McGOVERN to further amend the bill by inserting on page 44, after line 5, a new section, as follows: Sec. 542. (a) Each appropriation made by this Act is hereby reduced by 4 per centum. (b) In order to provide for the most effective use of appropriations reduced by this section, the head of each department for which said appropriations are made is hereby authorized to make adjustments and transfers between such appropriations within his department; but no such appropriation shall be increased under authority of this section to an amount in excess of the amount of such appropriation prior to its reduction pursuant to this section. 5 Cannon Carlson Magnuson 78 The yeas and nays having been heretofore ordered. Senators who voted in the affirmative On motion by Mr. MORTON to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the amendment, On motion by Mr. RUSSELL, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. On motion by Mr. KEATING (for himself, Mr. JAVITS, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. FONG, Mr. THURMOND, Mr. COTTON, Mr. SCOTT, and Mr. INOUYE) to further amend the bill as follows: On page 43, line 6, after the words "privately owned shipyards", the following: and of the funds made available in this Act for new construction of naval vessels, at least 50 per centum shall be available for such new construction in Navy shipyards On page 43, line 9, after the words "or converted", insert the words or constructed Pending debate, Mr. RUSSELL raised a point of order that the amendment was legislation on an appropriation bill and was not in order under rule XVI of the Senate. Mr. KEATING raised the question of germaneness of the provisions of the amendment to the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. HART in the chair) in the following language submitted the question of germaneness to the Senate: "Under Senate precedents, if a point of order is made against a pending amendment to a general appropriation bill, on the ground that it is legislationand such point of order has been made by Mr. RUSSELL-and if a question of germaneness to the provisions of the bill is also raised-which has been done by Mr. KEATING the question of germaneness is submitted to the Senate for decision, and takes precedence over the point of order, which is not ruled on, and the point of order falls or the question is settled if the Senate decides that the amendment is germane to the provision of the bill to which it is offered. "The question of germaneness is not debatable. "The question now before the Senate is whether the amendment of the Senator from New York is germane." The question being taken on the germaneness of the amendment, 14 It was determined in (Yeas____ the negative_-_ Nays----- 58 On motion by Mr. KEATING, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present. Senators who voted in the affirmative Ervin Gore Gruening Mundt Neslon Neuberger Pastore Pell Proxmire Ribicoff Russell Saltonstall Simpson Sparkman Stennis Talmadge Walters Williams, N.J. Williams, Del. Yarborough Young, N. Dak. So the amendment was held not to be germane. The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. RUSSELL. No further amendment being made, Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time. On the question, Shall the bill pass? 76 0 Resolved, That the bill do pass. On motion by Mr. RUSSELL, Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendments to the said bill and ask a conference with the House of Representatives thereon. Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Acting President pro tempore; and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore appointed Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. HILL, Mr. MCCLELLAN, Mr. ELLENDER, Mr. BYRD of Virginia, Mr. SALTONSTALL, Mr. Young of North Dakota, and Mrs. SMITH. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, July 29, 1964, was dispensed with. ORDER FOR COMMITTEES TO REPORT, SECRETARY TO RECEIVE HOUSE MESSAGES, AND AUTHORITY FOR SIGNING ENROLLED BILLS On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the committees be authorized to submit reports during the adjournment of the Senate following today's session; that the Secretary be authorized to receive messages from the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore or the Acting President pro tempore be authorized to sign enrolled bills or joint resolutions duly passed by both Houses. DEATH OF LATE SENATOR ENGLE Mr. KUCHEL announced the death of Hon. CLAIR ENGLE, late a Senator from the State of California, which occurred this morning at his home in Washington, D.C.; and after brief remarks by him, Mr. MANSFIELD, and Mr. DIRKSEN, he (for himself, Mr. MANSFIELD and Mr. DIRKSEN) Submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 344), which was considered and unanimously agreed to: Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of Honorable CLAIR ENGLE, late a Senator from the State of California. Resolved, That a committee of Senators be appointed by the Presiding Officer of the Senate to attend the funeral of the deceased. Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an engrossed copy thereof to the family of the deceased. On motion by Mr. KUCHEL, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased. The Senate adjourned, until 10 o'clock a.m., tomorrow. FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1964 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 o'clock a.m., and the Chaplain offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, July 30, 1964, was dispensed with. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE The following message from the House of Representatives was received during the adjournment of the Senate, under the authority of the order of yesterday: The House of Representatives has disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 10939) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, 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. MAHON, Mr. SHEPPARD, Mr. SIKES, Mr. FORD, and Mr. OSTERTAG managers at the same on its part. The House has disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 11049) to adjust the rates of basic compensation of certain officers and employees in the Federal Government, and for other purposes; it agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes by the two Houses thereon and has appointed Mr. MURRAY, Mr. MORRISON, and Mr. CORBETT managers at the same on its part. COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT The following committees were authorized to sit during the sessions of the Senate, as indicated.: The Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, today at 2 o'oclock p.m., on the request of Mr. MANSFIELD; and The Subcommittee on Internal Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, on August 5 through August 7, 1964, on the request of Mr. HUMPHREY. ADDITIONAL CONFEREE ON H.R. 10939 On motion by Mr. RUSSELL, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That Mr. STENNIS be added as an additional member of the Senate committee of conference on amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 10939) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the President of the United States, together with a letter from the Acting Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitting, pursuant to law, a supplemental estimate of appropriations for the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, for the fiscal year 1965, amounting to $19,800,000; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. REPORT OF FEDERAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the Federal Council for Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President, transmitting a copy of a report issued by the Interagency Committee on Oceanography of the Federal Council for Science and Technology, entitled "Opportunities in Oceanography"; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Commerce. ESTABLISHING A REGISTER OF BLIND PERSONS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the President of the Board of Commissioners, District of Columbia, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to establish a register of blind persons in the District of Columbia, to provide for the mandatory reporting of information concerning such persons; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. SETTLEMENT OF PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH RIVERTON FEDERAL RECLAMATION PROJECT The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the act of March 10, 1964, to provide for the settlement of problems connected with the Riverton Federal reclamation project; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. REPORT ON VISAS OF CERTAIN ALIENS UNDER FIRST PREFERENCE CLASSIFICATION The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on certain aliens whose visa petitions have been accorded first preference classification under section 204 (c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. ANNUAL REPORT ON JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual status and financial report of that organization for the period July 1, 1963, |