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the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

TITLE TO LANDS BENEATH NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN STATE BOUNDARIES AND TO NATURAL RESOURCES

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 13) to confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters within State boundaries and to natural resources within such lands and waters, and to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. HILL (for himself and others) to the amendment proposed by Mr. ANDERSON as a substitute for the part proposed to be inserted by the reported amendment, Pending debate,

Mr. ANDERSON raised a question as to the presence of a quorum;

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States before the Supreme Court. He is not concerned with the day-to-day administrative direction of the affairs of the Department of Justice. Thus, he is not likely to be the officer of the Department whose regular duties best prepare him to assume the occasional responsibility of guiding the affairs of the entire Department in the capacity of Acting Attorney General.

The Department of Justice now has a Deputy Attorney General, provision for that title having been made in Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1950. The duties of this officer include supervision over all major units of the Department of Justice and over United States attorneys and marshals. He is the chief liasion officer of the Department of Justice with the Congress and with other departments and agencies. He is, both by title and by the nature of his functions, the officer best situated to act as the administrative head of the Department of Justice when the Attorney General is absent or disabled or the Office of Attorney General is vacant.

Accordingly, the reorganization plan would transfer from the Solicitor General to the Deputy Attorney General the functions conferred by statute upon the former with respect to acting as Attorney General. The reorganization plan makes further provision for Acting Attorney General in circumstances where both the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General are unavailable. The plan would authorize the Attorney General to prescribe the order of succession in which the Assistant Attorneys General and the Solicitor General shall, in such circumstances, act as Attorney General.

There are in the Department of Justice eight offices of Assistant Attorney General. Each incumbent of seven of these offices has the sole statutory function of assisting the Attorney General in the performance of his duties. However, the statute prescribes that the eighth Assistant Attorney General (along with certain assistants) shall have charge of the interests of the Government in all matters of reappraisement and classification of imported goods. This officer is known as the Assistant Attorney General in charge of customs matters.

By Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1950, all functions of all subordinate officers, and of all agencies, of the Department of Justice were transferred to the Attorney General. Accordingly, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of customs matters would now perform only such functions as may be delegated to him by the Attorney General. However, the effect of the present statute may well be to require the appointment of the Assistant Attorney General in charge of customs matters, whereas this official should be appointed simply as an Assistant Attorney General, as are other Assistant Attorneys General. All doubt in this regard should be resolved.

To accomplish this end, the accompanying reorganization plan would abolish the now existing Office of Assistant Attorney General in charge of customs

matters and establish in lieu thereof a new Office of Assistant Attorney General. Appointment thereto would be by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

After investigation I have found and hereby declare that each reorganization included in Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1953 is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2 (a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended. I have also found and hereby declare that it is necessary to include in the accompanying reorganization plan, by reason of reorganization made thereby, provisions for the appointment and compensation of an Assistant Attorney General. The rate of compensation fixed for this officer is that which I have found to prevail in respect of comparable officers in the executive branch of the Government.

Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1953 neither increases nor decreases the number of officials or employees, or the functions, of the Department of Justice. Accordingly, it is not probable that reductions in expenditures will be brought about by the taking effect of the reorganization included in the reorganization plan. I am persuaded, however, that the reorganization plan will promote the best utilization of the top officers of the Department of Justice and the most effective conduct of the affairs of the Department.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.
THE WHITE HOUSE, April 20, 1953.

Ordered, That the message, with the accompanying plan, be referred to the Committee on Government Operations. ORDER FOR RECESS

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

Ordered, That when the Senate concludes its business today, it take a recess until 11 o'clock a. m. tomorrow.

SENATOR EXCUSED

Mr. MCCLELLAN was excused from attendance upon the Senate until Friday next, on his own request.

TITLE TO LANDS BENEATH NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN STATE BOUNDARIES AND ΤΟ NATURAL RESOURCES

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 13) to confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters within State boundaries and to natural resources within such lands and waters, and to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. HILL (for himself and others) to the amendment proposed by Mr. ANDERSON as a substitute for the part proposed to be inserted by the report amendment,

Pending debate,

Mr. GORE raised a question as to the presence of a quorum;

Whereupon

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. GOLDWATER in the chair) directed the roll to be called,

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On motion by Mr. FERGUSON, Ordered, That the Sergeant at Arms be directed to request the attendance of the absent Senators.

Pending the execution of the order, Mr. WELKER, Mr. MALONE, Mr. BARRETT, Mr. FULBRIGHT, Mr. FLANDERS, Mr. MILLIKIN, Mr. GRISWOLD, Mr. IVES, Mr. DIRKSEN, Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. KILGORE, Mr. MONRONEY, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. AIKEN, Mr. BEALL, Mr. BRIDGES, Mr. CASE, Mr. McCLELLAN, Mr. SMATHERS, Mrs. SMITH of Maine, Mr. SMITH of North Carolina, Mr. STENNIS, Mr. SYMINGTON, and Mr. WATKINS appeared and answered to their

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Mr. FREAR for the remainder of today and tomorrow, on his own request. TITLE TO LANDS BENEATH NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN STATE BOUNDARIES AND TO NATURAL RESOURCES

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 13) to confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters withState boundaries and to natural resources within such lands and waters, and to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. HILL (for himself and others) to the amendment proposed by Mr. ANDERSON as a substitute for the part proposed to be inserted by the reported amendment, Pending debate,

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Chaffee, 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. 444. An act to amend the act of May 19, 1947, so as to increase the percentage of certain trust funds held by the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation which is to be distributed per capita to individual members of such tribes;

H. R. 1243. An act to amend the act of June 30, 1919 (41 Stat. 16);

H. R. 1244. An act to amend section 13 of the act entitled "An act to provide for the allotment of lands of the Crow Tribe, for the distribution of tribal funds and other purposes";

H. R. 2113. An act to amend the act incorporating the American Legion so as to redefine (a) the powers of said corporation, (b) the right to the use of the name "The American Legion" and “American Legion":

H R. 2565. An act to further amend the act of January 2, 1942, entitled "An act to provide for the prompt settlement of claims for damages occasioned by Army, Navy, and Marine Corps forces in foreign countries":

H. R. 2990. An act to amend the act which incorporated the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States;

H. R. 3409. An act to terminate certain Federal restrictions upon Indians;

H. R. 3411. An act to direct the Secretary of the Army to reestablish and correct the boundaries of the Quincy National Cemetery by the exchange of Government-owned lands in the QuincyGraceland Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.;

H. R. 3429. An act to amend clause (4) of section 35 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended;

H. R. 3915. An act to permit the mining, development, and utilization of the mineral resources of all public lands withdrawn or reserved for power development, and for other purposes; and H. R. 4483. An act to provide compensation to the Shoshone and Arapaho

Tribes of Indians for certain lands of the Riverton reclamation project within the ceded portion of the Wind River Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

The bills received this day from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent.

Ordered, That the bills H. R. 444, H. R. 1243, H. R. 1244, H. R. 3409, H. R. 3411, H. R. 3915, and H. R. 4483 be referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; and

That the bills H. R. 2113, H. R. 2565. H. R. 2990, and H. R. 3429 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

TITLE TO LANDS BENEATH NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN STATE BOUNDARIES AND TO NATURAL RESOURCES

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 13) to confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters within State boundaries and to natural resources within such lands and waters, and to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. HILL (for himself and others) to the amendment proposed by Mr. ANDERSON as a substitute for the part proposed to be inserted by the reported amendment,

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legislation to permit the legal entry of Anne Elizabeth Craps into the United States; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. HUMPHREY presented a resolution of American Legion, Post 67, Sauk Centre, Minn., remonstrating against the laws and regulatoins which permit insurance companies to avoid paying veterans' hospitals for services rendered to veterans who carry hospitalization and medical plans with private corporations, and urging an investigation of the same; which was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

Mr. MCCARRAN presented a resolution of the San Antonio Chapter 17, National Sojourners, San Antonio, Tex., favoring the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act as it stands and desires no weakening modification of any form; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

REPORT OF COMMITTEES

Mr. BUTLER of Nebraska, 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:

H. R. 1936. A bill authorizing the acceptance, for purposes of Colonial National Historical Park, of schoolboard land in exchange for park land, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 157); and

H. R. 2936. A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands to the State of California for use as a fairground by the 10-A District Agricultural Association, California (Rept. No. 156).

Mr. IVES, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, submitted a report (No. 155), accompanied by a joint resolution (S. J. Res. 71) to extend certain authority of the Federal National Mortgage Association to Guam and to amend the National Housing Act with respect to housing in Alaska, which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent and ordered to be placed on the calendar.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT
RESOLUTIONS

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

By Mr. IVES:

S. 1701. A bill for the relief of Paul Stanley Blow (Paul Stanley Matsumura); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MAYBANK:

S. 1702. A bill for the relief of Emilia Pavan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PAYNE:

S. 1703. A bill to provide for the amendment of the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act (49 Stat. 2036, as amended); to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

By Mr. JENNER:

S. 1704. A bill for the relief of Christina Pantelis Triantafilu; and

S. 1705. A bill for the relief of William Lance McKinley (Biro Takedo); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BARRETT (for himself and Mr. HUNT):

S. 1706. A bill to provide for taxation by the State of Wyoming of certain property located within the confines of Grand Teton National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. MANSFIELD (by request): S. 1707. A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Iva Bulltail; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. McCARRAN:

S. 1708. A bill to amend section 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DOUGLAS:

S. 1709. A bill for the relief of Michi Hirata; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KEFAUVER:

S. 1710. A bill for the relief of Jan de Bakker:

S. 1711. A bill for the relief of Katherine Harlan Walker;

S. 1712. A bill for the relief of Joseph Stanic; and

S. 1713. A bill for the relief of Ana Plut; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CARLSON (by request): S. 1714. A bill to authorize the Postmaster General to enter into special agreements for certain switching service by railway common carriers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. KERR:

S. 1715. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Anna Elizabeth (Craps) Urabazo; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

COAUTHORS OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 42

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

Ordered, That the name of Mr. SMITH of North Carolina be added as coauthor of the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 42) to provide for proper participation by the United States Government in a national celebration of the 50th anniversary year of controlled powered flight occurring during the year from December 17, 1952, to December 17, 1953.

TITLE TO LANDS BENEATH NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN STATE BOUNDARIES AND TO NATURAL RESOURCES

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 13) to confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters within State boundaries and to natural resources within such lands and waters, and to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. HILL (for himself and others) to the amendment proposed by Mr. ANDERSON as a substitute for the part proposed to be inserted by the reported amendment, Pending debate,

QUESTION OF QUORUM

Mr. FULBRIGHT raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. GOLDWATER in the chair) directed the roll to be called;

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A quorum not being present, On motion by Mr. TAFT, Ordered, That the Sergeant at Arms be directed to request the attendance of the absent Senators.

Pending the execution of the order, Mr. KUCHEL, Mr. SALTONSTALL, Mr. MALONE, Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. BEALL, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. IVES, Mr. JENNER, Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado, Mr. MANSFIELD, and Mr. MARTIN appeared and answered to their names.

A quorum being present,
Pending debate,

Mr. GORE raised a question as to the presence of a quorum;

Whereupon

Mr. SALTONSTALL raised a question of order, viz, that no business had been transacted since the last quorum call.

The PRESIDING OFFICER sustained the point of order.

From the decision of the Chair, Mr. GORE appealed to the Senate.

The PRESIDING OFFICER stated the question to be, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate? and

It was determined in the affirmative. Mr. GORE then raised a question as to the presence of a quorum; Whereupon

The PRESIDING OFFICER directed the roll to be called;

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TITLE TO LANDS BENEATH NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN STATE BOUNDARIES AND TO NATURAL RESOURCES

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 13) to confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters within State boundaries and to the natural resources within such lands and waters, and to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources.

The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. HILL (for himself and others) to the amendment proposed by Mr. ANDERSON as a substitute for the part proposed to be inserted by the reported amendment,

Pending debate,

The following business was transacted by unanimous consent:

SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATE OF

APPROPRIATIONS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the President of the United States, together with a letter from the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitting, pursuant to law, a supplemental

estimate of appropriations for the Judiciary, for the fiscal year 1953, amounting to $350,000; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.

SOIL SURVEY AND LAND CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS TO BE BENEFITED BY THE NAPONEE CANAL AND LATERALS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on soil survey and land classification of the lands to be benefited by the Naponee Canal and laterals, Franklin Red Cloud unit, Bostwick division, Missouri River Basin project, Nebraska; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

AUDIT REPORT OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES,

INC.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a short-form report on the audit of Government Services, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

AUDIT REPORT ON INLAND WATERWAYS
CORPORATION

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, an audit report of the Inland Waterways Corporation for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a joint resolution of the Legislature of the State of California, favoring the enactment of legislation to increase the compensation of postal employees commensurate with the existing cost-of-living level; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Mr. WILEY presented the following resolutions of the Wisconsin State Dental Society, Milwaukee, Wis., which were referred as indicated:

A resolution favoring an investigation of the use of appropriations for the Veterans' Administration outpatient dental care; to the Committee on Appropriations.

A resolution favoring the continuation of the present law which provides $100 special pay per month for dentists volunteering to enter the armed services; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Mr. MORSE (for himself and Mr. CORDON) presented a joint memorial of the Legislature of the State of Oregon, urging the continued orderly development of the Columbia River and its tributaries; which was referred to the Committee on Public Works.

Mr. KERR presented the following concurrent resolutions of the Legisla

ture of the State of Oklahoma, which were referred as indicated:

A concurrent resolution favoring the enactment of legislation to retire the Federal Government from the field of taxation on gasoline and to discontinue the diversion of other highway-user taxes to any purpose other than road and highway construction; to the Committee on Finance.

A concurrent resolution favoring the enactment of legislation to extend the time in which Indian tribes may file claims before the Indian Claims Commission for a period of at least 4 years from August 13, 1951; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Mr. KENNEDY presented a resolution of the City Council of Boston, Mass., favoring the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution 16, to establish a joint committee to investigate alleged crimes against humanity in totalitarian countries; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH EMIGRATION OF REFUGEES FROM WESTERN EUROPEAN NATIONS

Mr. JENNER, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Res. 68) extending the authority to investigate problems connected with emigration of refugees from Western European nations, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 158) thereon.

The Senate proceeded by unanimous consent to consider the said resoluton; and the reported amendments having been agreed to,

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

Resolved, That Senate Resolution 326 of the 82d Congress, 2d session, agreed to June 21, 1952, relating to the authority of the Committee on the Judiciary. or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, to conduct a thorough and complete study, survey, and investigation of the problems in certain Western European nations created by the flow of escapees and refugees from Communist tyranny, is amended by striking out the word "Eighty-second" on page 2, line 21. and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Eighty-third."

Senate Resolution 326 is also amended by striking out the numerals "25" on page 3. line 4, and inserting in lieu thereof the numerals "40."

Senate Resolution 326 is further amended by striking out the amount “$65.000” on page 3, line 6, and inserting in lieu thereof "$46,500.”

Senate Resolution 326 is further amended by striking out the date "April 30, 1953" on page 3, line 10, and inserting in lieu thereof "January 31, 1954."

CHANGE OF REFERENCE

On motion by Mr. CARLSON,

Ordered, That the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (S. 1610) for the relief of Louis H. Deaver, and that it be referred to the

Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

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

By Mr. LEHMAN:

S. 1716. A bill for the relief of August Cohn; and

S. 1717. A bill for the relief of Charles Joel Herzberg; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MURRAY:

S. 1718. A bill to provide for the issuance of a patent in fee to Harvey Driftwood; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. MARTIN:

S.1719. A bill to rescind the authorization for construction of Libby Dam project, Montana; to the Committee on Public Works.

By Mr. BUTLER of Maryland:

S. 1720. A bill for the relief of Eugenia Gafos and Adamantios George Gafos; and

S. 1721. A bill for the relief of Matteus Lunter; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BUTLER of Maryland (for himself and Mr. BEALL):

S. 1722. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, so as to regulate the transportation and shipment of fireworks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BEALL:

S. 1723. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act to restrict the sale on credit of beverages, except beer and light wines, not consumed on the premises where sold; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

By Mr. HOEY:

S. 1724. A bill for the relief of Michael Aristides Tseperkas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DIRKSEN:

S. 1725. A bill for the relief of Lajos Schmidt and his wife, Magda; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CASE:

S. 1726. A bill for the relief of the Albright Evangelical United-Brethren Church, Inc.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MURRAY:

S. 1727. A bill to increase and revise the limitation on aid available under the provisions of the act to promote conservation in the arid and semiarid areas of the United States by aiding in the development of facilities for water storage and utilization; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

By Mr. CLEMENTS (for himself and Mr. COOPER):

S. 1728. A bill authorizing the project for improvement of Green and Barren Rivers, Ky.; to the Committee on Public Works.

By Mr. IVES (for himself and Mr.
DOUGLAS):

S.1729. A bill to amend the LaborManagement Relations Act, 1947; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado (by request):

S. 1730. A bill to amend part II of the Interstate Commerce Act in order to au

thorize the issuance of certificates of public convenience and necessity in certain cases where the applicant does not own the necessary motor vehicles or other equipment but has obtained the use of such equipment by lease or other arrangement; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

By Mr. SALTONSTALL:

S. 1731. A bill to further encourage the distribution of fishery products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

By Mr. FERGUSON:

S. 1732. A bill to amend the act of July 15, 1947 (c. 249, 61 Stat. 324), an act to allow a successor railroad corporation the benefits of certain carryovers of a predecessor corporation for the purposes of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JACKSON:

S. 1733. A bill for the relief of James Dore, Jr.; to the Committee on Finance. S. 1734. A bill for the relief of Rosa Stephan;

S. 1735. A bill for the relief of Shin Sho Kwon; and

S. 1736. A bill for the relief of Shao Fong Sha; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JACKSON (for himself and Mr. HENNINGS):

S. 1737. A bill for the relief of certain former employees of the Inland Waterways Corporation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. COOPER:

S. 1738. A bill to amend the Social Security Act so as to authorize the extension of old-age and survivors insurance benefits to elementary or secondary schoolteachers who are covered by State or local retirement systems; to the Committee on Finance.

NATIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION BY PEOPLES OF IRELAND

Mr. MURRAY (for himself and Mr. DIRKSEN) Submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 104); which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations: Whereas the right of national selfdetermination is universally accepted as inherent in all peoples; and

Whereas Ireland is the only country west of the Iron Curtain whose people are denied this right of national selfdetermination; and

Whereas Ireland's strategic situation on the flank of Western Europepossessing as she does the finest natural harbors on that continent, together with numerous deepwater inlets capable of secretly sheltering submarines seeking enemy shipping, could completely close the gap still existing in the Atlantic defense line, thus adding materially to the safety and security of the United States: Therefore be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate of the United States that the people of Ireland are entitled to and should no longer be denied the right of national self-determination.

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On motion by Mr. SCHOEPPEL and by unanimous consent,

The Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, April 22, 1953, was approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Chaffee, 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. 4663. An act making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes; and

H. R. 4664. An act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, and for other purposes.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

The foregoing bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

PRESIDENTIAL APPROVALS

A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. Miller, his secretary.

Mr. President: The President of the United States on April 23, 1953, approved and signed the following acts:

S. 147. An act for the relief of Sizuko Kato and her minor child, Meechiko.

S. 516. An act for the relief of Roland Lee Oenning.

S. 682. An act for the relief of George Rodney Giltner (formerly Joji Wakamiya).

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