FIREWORKS TRANSPORTATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Bryson Subcommittee No. 3 approved for reporting to the full committee H. R. 4528, amended, to prohibit the transportation of fireworks into any State or political subdivision thereof in which the sale of such fireworks is prohibited.

COMMUNISM

Committee on Un-American Activities: Resumed public hearings relative to its investigation of communistic activities in California and received testimony from Dave Aaron and Albert Herzig, both attorneys of Los Angeles. The witnesses discussed the case of certain Los Angeles attorneys who were active as a special Communist group as recently as 1948. Following the open hearing the committee held a short executive session and adjourned until tomorrow morning to hear further witnesses regarding its California probe.

VETERANS' PENSIONS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee held hearings on H. R. 4947, and related bills, which seek to liberalize the eligibility for pension for World War I, World War II, and veterans of service on or after June 27, 1950. Testimony was received from Guy H. Birdsall, Assistant Administrator for Legislation of the Veterans' Administration, and from Omar B. Ketchum, legislative director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Following the conclusion of hearings, the bill was ordered reported favorably to the full committee with the understanding that members of the subcommittee

reserved the right to vote in full committee in such manner as they believed best at the time. INTERNAL REVENUE STUDY

Committee on Ways and Means: King Subcommittee on Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws continued its hearings of various proposals for strengthening Federal tax administration which have been initiated by the committee, or have been brought into prominence as a direct result of its work over the past year. Meeting with the group today were Richard C. Schwartz, of the Penal Division, Bureau of Internal Revenue; and Ellis Slack, of the Tax Division, Department of Justice. Hearings will be continued tomorrow morning.

Joint Committee Meetings

PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC REPORT

Joint Committee on the Economic Report: Committee met in executive session for a discussion of the President's Economic Report and accompanying economic review, hearing Leon Keyserling, Chairman, John D. Clark, and Roy Blough, all of the Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President. Committee meets again tomorrow.

AEC EXPANSION

Joint Committee on Atomic Energy: In executive session, committee met with military liaison committee to discuss AEC expansion program.

Thursday, January 24, 1952

HIGHLIGHTS

Chamber Action

Routine Proceedings, pages 467–475

Bills Introduced: 12 bills and 2 resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2508 to S. 2519; S. Con. Res. 56; and S. Res. 265.

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Bills Reported: Reports were made as follows:

S. Res. 253, requesting the Tariff Commission to make an investigation of cost of production of china (S. Rept. 1109);

H. R. 1012, to permit educational, religious, or charitable institutions to import free of duty any textile ma

Routine Resolutions: 14 routine resolutions were adopted, as follows:

With amendment: S. Res. 248, to investigate economic and stabilization problems, bank policies, housing construction, Federal loan policies, and war disability insurance (no written report); S. Res. 251, authorizing Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments to employ additional personnel, and increasing limit of expenditures for studying operation of Government activities (no written report); S. Res. 244, providing $139,000 for expenditures for the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (no written report); and S. Res. 264, providing an additional $15,000 for investigation of crime in D. C.; and to terminate investigation on February 29, 1952 (no written report).

Without amendment: S. Res. 262, increasing by $75,000 limit of expenditures for Committee on Rules

and Administration (no written report); S. Res. 254, gratuity to widow of deceased Senate employee (no written report); S. Res. 252, providing for additional personnel and funds for Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments in evaluating effect of reorganization laws (no written report); S. Res. 243, to continue staff of Committee on Labor and Public Welfare at present level (no written report); S. Res. 256, authorizing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry to make study and investigation of CCC activities relating to storage and processing and alleged dealings in oil and gas interests by employees of the Farm Credit Administration (no written report); S. Res. 258, extending time for investigation by Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of certain transportation and communication facilities (no written report); S. Res. 260, authorizing $10,000 additional for Committee on the Judiciary (no written report); S. Res. 261, authorizing $97,000 additional funds for Subcommittee on Immigration of Committee on the Judiciary (no written report); S. Res. 240, additional clerical assistants for majority and minority leaders (no written report); and S. Res. 265, to print thirty-fifth annual report of convention of American Instructors of the Deaf (no written report).

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Calendar Bills Passed: On call of calendar 44 unobjected-to bills, of which 34 were private, were passed, as follows:

Without amendment and cleared for President: Private bills: 15 private bills: H. R. 870, 961, 1131, 1964, 2072, 2505, 2589, 2662, 3006, 3137, 3946, 4228, 4318, 4671, and 4876.

With amendment, to be sent back to House: Badlands Monument: H. R. 3540, to provide for boundary adjustments of the Badlands National Monument, S. Dak.;

Fish station: H. R. 3368, providing for conveyance of Bear Lake fish cultural station to the Fish and Game Commission of Utah; and

Private bills: Four private bills: H. R. 1469, 2212, 2858, and 4953.

Without amendment and cleared for House: Private bills: Eight private bills: S. 1361, 1426, 1428, 1781, 1782, 1998, 2004, and 2157.

With amendment, and cleared for House:

D. C. alcoholic tests: S. 951, relative to alcoholic tests for persons in automobile accidents in D. C.;

D. C. youth correction: S. 1184, extending the Youth Correction Act to D. C.;

Prisoners of war: S. 513, to provide for study for War Claims Commission of mortality rate, and mental and physical consequences of malnutrition suffered by prisoners of war during World War II;

Civil Service investigations: S. 2077, to provide for certain investigations by the Civil Service Commission in lieu of the FBI;

Arizona land: S. 2169, acquisition of Gila Pueblo, Globe County, Ariz., for archeological laboratory and storage purposes; and

Private bills: Seven private bills: S. 430, 858, 1226, 1458, 1749, 2005, and 2100.

Simple resolutions adopted:

Fuel policy: S. Res. 242, extending until January 31, 1953, authority of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to investigate fuel reserves and formulate a fuel policy of the U. S.;

Indian relations: S. Res. 241, extending until January 31, 1953, authority of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to investigate relations of the U. S. with Indians; and

Small business: S. Res. 238, to increase by $35,000 the limit of expenditures for the Select Committee on Small Business.

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TEXTILE MACHINERY, PROPERTY DEPRECIATION, TUNGSTEN, CHINA, AND NOMINATIONS Committee on Finance: Committee, in executive session, ordered reported favorably with amendments H. R. 1012, to permit educational, religious, or charitable institutions to import free of duty any textile machinery or parts thereof for use in the instruction of students (the amendment would add a proviso that free entry be allowed only when the equivalent machinery is not being manufactured in this country); H. R. 3168, amending the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the adjustment of the basis of property for depreciation (amendment would make the bill retroactive to 1938); and H. R. 5248, to suspend certain import duties on tungsten (amendment would limit suspension of duty on tungsten ores and concentrates).

It ordered reported without amendment S. Res. 253, requesting the Tariff Commission to make an investigation of cost of production of china.

The nomination of V. Allan Hubbard to be collector of customs in St. Louis, Mo., was also approved.

Committee agreed to hold open hearings on the nomination of Charles William Davis to be Assistant General Counsel for Bureau of Internal Revenue, on Thursday, January 31.

MINE SAFETY

Committee on Labor and Public Welfare: Special Mine Safety Subcommittee opened hearings on recent mine explosion at West Frankfort, Ill., hearing the following witnesses: Assistant Secretary of Interior Robert R. Rose, Jr., read a statement of Secretary of Interior Chapman on proposed legislation for Federal regulation to prevent recurrence of disasters such as recently occurred in Orient Mine No. 2 of the Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co., Chicago; J. J. Forbes, Director, accompanied by M. J. Ankeny, Chief, Coal Mine Inspection Branch, and James Westfield, Chief, Accident Prevention and Health Division, region VIII, all of Bureau of Mines, related details about the disaster in Orient Mine No. 2, and gave information on safety conditions generally in U. S. coal mines; and Harry Treadwell, vice president, Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co., Chicago, answered questions about the disaster in that company's Orient Mine No. 2, and discussed with the subcommittee some of the provisions of the proposed legislation designed to prevent similar future disasters. Subcommittee continues January 28.

SMALL BUSINESS AGENDA

Select Committee on Small Business: In executive session, committee discussed its plans and agenda for the next several months.

Chamber Action

Committee on Armed Services: Continued its public hearings on H. R. 5904, the universal military training and service bill. This measure contains the recommendations of the National Security Training Commission, which organization prepared the measure by the direction of Congress. Representatives of labor organizations and church groups were among the witnesses heard in opposition to the proposed legislation at today's session. Those testifying were George D. Riley, legislative representative, AFL; James B. Carey, secretarytreasurer, CIO; Donald Timerman, Franklin County Council of Churches, Columbus, Ohio; Rev. Jay Warren Kaufman, Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church; Mrs. William L. Slagle, of Dayton, Ohio; Hugh A. Brimm, Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; Lee A. Howe, Rochester Peace Council, West Webster, N. Y.; and Arthur Schutzer, American Labor Party, New York City. Hearings will be continued tomorrow, at which time opposition witnesses will continue to testify.

INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU

Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments: In executive meeting the committee, by unanimous vote, reported adversely on H. Res. 494, a resolution calling for the rejection of Reorganization Plan No. I, relating to reorganization of the Internal Revenue Bureau; and approved unanimously the plan as recommended to the Congress by the President.

IRRIGATION-RECLAMATION

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Engle Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation approved for reporting to the full committee the following two billsH. R. 2470, amended, granting congressional consent to an interstate compact for the diversion and apportionment of Columbia River waters; and H. R. 5735, amended, to require all Federal officers, in carrying out laws relating to water-resources development and utili

zation, to comply with the laws of the affected States or Territories. Adjourned until Monday morning when it will consider other pending bills. IMMIGRATION-CLAIMS-INVESTIGATION Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported to the House H. R. 5678, with amendments (omnibus immigration bill), to revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality. Also ordered reported three private claims bills of the House and tabled one other.

Considered the Keating resolution calling for committee investigation of the Office of the Attorney General and the administration of the Department of Justice. Took no action on the resolution and adjourned by making it the first order of business at its regular executive meeting next Tuesday morning. COMMUNISM

Committee on Un-American Activities: Heard Max Silver, of Los Angeles, in an executive meeting today conducted in connection with its investigation of communistic activities in California. An open hearing followed this session during which Marburg Yerkes, also of Los Angeles, was cross-examined by the committee concerning these California studies. Adjourned until tomorrow morning.

INTERNAL REVENUE STUDY

Committee on Ways and Means: Meyer Rothwacks and Ellis Slack, both of the Tax Division, Department of Justice, were cross-examined during today's session as the King Subcommittee on Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws continued its hearings of various proposals for strengthening Federal tax administration which have been initiated by the committee, or have been brought into prominence as a direct result of its work over the past year. Also present at today's hearings were Robert L. McCormick, Citizens Committee for the Enactment of the Hoover Report, and Albert E. Arent and Seymour Mintz, attorneys, of Washington, D. C. Adjourned until tomorrow morning when it will hear Thomas J. Lynch, General Counsel for Department of the Treasury, and Civil Service Commission Chairman, Robert Ramspeck.

Joint Committee Meetings

PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC REPORT

Joint Committee on the Economic Report: Frederick J. Lawton, Director, Bureau of the Budget, met with the committee in executive session for a discussion of the President's Economic Report and accompanying economic review. Committee continues tomorrow.

Bills Reported: Reports were made as follows:

The following private bills: S. 853, 1333, 1372, 1534, 1566, 1697, 1988, H. R. 800, 2672, 3569, 4877, S. 1085, 1121, 1234, 1490, 1580, S. 2147, H. R. 3219, 4645, 5317, S. Res. 34, S. Con. Res. 58 (S. Repts. 1111-1127, and 1129–1133);

S. 2322, to protect the character, "Smokey Bear" (S. Rept. 1128);

H. J. Res. 314, designating September 17 of each year as "Citizenship Day" (S. Rept. 1134);

S. Res. 245, to investigate the administration of the Trading With the Enemy Act, since December 18, 1941, with amendments (S. Rept. 1135), referred to Committee on Rules and Administration;

H. R. 5248, to suspend certain import duties on tungsten, with amendments (S. Rept. 1136); and

S. Res. 263, authorizing hearings and investigations by Committee on Armed Services (no written report).

Pages 511-512, 515 President's Message-St. Lawrence Seaway: Message from President recommending favorable action on the St. Lawrence seaway, was received and referred to Committee on Foreign Relations. Pages 510, 550-552 Committee Hearings: S. Res. 263, authorizing hearings and investigations by Committee on Armed Services, was adopted.

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Fats and Oils: Senate continued debate on S. 2104, to repeal section 104 of Defense Production Act of 1950, relative to import controls on fats and oils and related products. Condolence Resolution: Senate adopted S. Res. 266, expressing sorrow on the death of Representative Byrne, and then recessed as a further mark of respect to his memory.

Pages 547-548 Confirmation: The nomination of V. Allan Hubbard, of Missouri, to be collector of customs at St. Louis, was confirmed.

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Committee on Armed Services: On Friday, January 25, committee met in executive session and ordered reported favorably the nominations of Jack Gorrie, of Washington, to be Chairman, and Edward T. Dickinson, of New York, to be Vice Chairman, both of National Security Resources Board. Also ordered reported favorably were the nominations of Charles Coolidge, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Edward V. Huggins, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of Air Force.

RFC NOMINATION

Committee on Banking and Currency: On Friday, January 25, subcommittee met in executive session on the nomination of Harry A. McDonald to be RFC Administrator, and deferred further action on the nomination pending receipt from the SEC of files which had recently been requested of that agency.