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case, I certainly do not desire that the

District of' Columbia family court bill

should be held up. If the Senator from

Tennessee thinks that the family court

bill should proceed to considerationand the bill addresses itself entirely to

the District of Columbia and the affairs

of the District of Columbia-I certainly

shall not ask that it be delayed any

longer.

However, I think it is a subject which

undoubtedly should be looked into with

great care as, I am certain, the Senator

from Tennessee already has examined

into the matter with care. As I understand, the bill was reported from the

Committee on the District of Columbia.

It establishes another new, distinct

court within the District of Columbia.

Certainly the bill should have had, as I

hope it has had, study, care, and

thought in its formation.

Mr. BUTLER. Mr. President, I know

of no objection on this side of the aisle

to the bill or to the withdrawal of the

motion; but in the absence of the majority leader, I should prefer that the

matter go over until tomorrow.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Maurer, its reading

clerk, announced that the House had

passed, without amendment, the following bills and joint resolution of the

Senate:

S. 268. An act for the relief of Harold

Trevor Colbourn; . .S. 381. An act for the relief of Donald

Grant;

S. 455. An act for the. relief of Johan Gerhard Faber, Dagmar Anna Faber, Hlke

Faber, and Franke Faber;

S. 490. An act for the relief of Josephine

Reigl; S. 520. An act for the relief of Mr. and

Mrs. Ivan S. Aylesworth; S. 579. An act for the relief of Wong You

Henn;

S. 676. An act for the relief of Eftychios

Mourginakis; S. 747. An act for the relief of Jacek Von

Henneberg; S. 1050. An act for the relief of Josephine

Maria Riss Fang; S. 1382. An act for the relief of Elie

Joseph Hakim and family; S. 1508. An act for the relief of Borivoje

Vulich;

5. 1517. An act for the relief of Helen

Knight Waters and Arnold Elzey Waters, Jr.;

S. 1689. An act for the relief of Mrs. Cacila

Gotthardt Gange; S. 1796. An act to incorporate the Board of

Fundamental Education;

S. 1991. An act for the relief of Esperanza

Jimenez Trejo;

S. 2198. An act for the relief of (Sister)

Jane Stanislaus Riederer; S. 2369. An act for the relief of Karl Ullstein;

S. 2465. An act for the relief of Lydia

Wickenfeld Butz;

S. 2488. An act to provide that each grant

of exchange assignment on tribal lands on

the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and

the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation shall

have the same force and effect as a trust

patent, and for other purposes; S. 3196. An act for the relief of Dr. Helen

Maria Roberts (Helen Maria Rebalska);

S. 3291. An act authorizing the President

to present a gold medal to Irving Berlin;

S. 3336. An act to promote the apportion- ment of the waters of the Columbia River

and tributaries for irrigation and other purposes by including the States of Nevada and

Utah among the States authorized to negotiate a compact- providing for such apportionment; and

S. J. Res. 165. Joint resolution to provide

for construction by the Secretary of the Interior of the Glendo unit, Wyoming, Missouri

River Basin project.

The message also announced that the

House had agreed to the amendments

of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 222) to

suspend for 2 years the duty on crude

bauxite.

The message further announced that

the House had disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R.

303) to transfer the maintenance and

operation of hospital and health facilities for Indians to the Public Health

Service, and for other purposes; asked

a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon,

and that Mr. D'EWART, Mr. BERRY, Mr.

WESTLAND, Mr. ASPINALL, and Mr. HALEY

were appointed managers on the part

of the House at the conference.

RECESS

Mr. BUTLER. Mr. President, I move

that the Senate stand in recess until

tomorrow at noon.

The motion was agreed to; and (at 4

o'clock and 58 minutes p. In.) the Senate

took a recess until tomorrow, Wednesday, July 7, 1954, at 12 o'clock meridian.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1954

The House met at 12 o'clock noon.

The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp,

D. D., offered the following prayer:

Almighty God, we thank Thee for that

great day in our national history, called

Independence Day, which we were again

privileged to commemorate and celebrate.

. We rejoice that the God, who guided

and sustained our forefathers in the long

ago, is also our God and that He will be

the God of our children and all succeeding generations.

May we daily pledge allegiance and

fidelity to the principles and convictions

of the Founding Fathers and never allow

the light of freedom to become extinguished.

Grant that we may covet and cultivate

the spirit of unity, for our beloved country cannot maintain its liberty and occupy a sacred place of influence and

power in wisely shaping the life and destiny of mankind so long as there is discord and absence of harmony.

Hear us in the name of the Prince of

Peace. Amen.

The Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 2, 1954, was read and approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Senate, by Mr.

Carrell, one of its clerks, announced that

the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent resolution of the

House of the following title:

H. Con. Res. 249. Concurrent resolution expressing the sympathy of Congress to the

people of Texas and Mexico who have been

stricken by the Rio Grande flood.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed a bill of the following

title, in which the concurrence of the

House is requested:

S. 3605. An act to abolish the offices of

Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Register

of the Treasury and to provide for an Under

Secretary for Monetary Affairs and an additional Assistant Secretary in the Treasury

Department.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed, with amendments in

which the concurrence of the House is

requested, a bill of the House of the following title:

H. R. 8300. An act to amend the internal

revenue laws of the United States.

The message also announced that the

Senate insists upon its amendments to

the foregoing bill, requests a conference

with the House on the disagreeing votes

of the two Houses thereon, and appoints

Mr. MILLIKIN, Mr. MARTIN, Mr. WILLIAMS,

Mr. GEORGE, and Mr. BYRD to be the con- ferees on the part of the Senate.

SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED

Mr. GATHINGS asked and was given

permission to address the House for 15

minutes today, following the legislative

program and any special orders heretofore entered.

Mr. EBERHARTER asked and was

given permission to address the House

for 20 minutes today, following any special orders heretofore entered.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Mr. BROWN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker,

I ask unanimous consent that a week's

leave of absence be granted the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. PRESTON] on account of official business.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to

the request of the gentleman from Georgia?

There was no objection.

Mr. HtBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask

unanimous consent that leave of absence

for 3 weeks be granted, the gentlemen

from Louisiana [Mr. WILLIS and Mr.

THOMPSON].

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to

the request of the gentleman from Louisiana?

There was no objection.

RALSTON EDWARD HARRY-VETO

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC.

NO. 462)

The SPEAKER laid before the House

the following communication from the

Clerk of the House of Representatives:

OFFICE OF THE CLERIC,

HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, D. C., July 3, 1954.

The honorable the SPEAKER,

House of Representatives.

SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a sealed envelope addressed to the

Speaker of the House of Representatives

from the President of the -United States,

received in the Clerk's office on July 3, 1954,

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and said to contain veto message on the

following:

"H. R. 3350. An act for the relief of Ralston Edward Harry."

Respectfully yours,

LYLE 0. SNADER,

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

The SPEAKER laid before the House

the following veto message from the

President of the United States:

To the House of Representatives:

I am returning herewith without my

approval H. R. 3350, 83d Congress, "An

act for the relief of Ralston Edward

Harry."

This bill proposes to extend to Ralston

Edward Harry, a United States citizen,

who served in the Canadian Air Force

during World War II, the same medical,

hospital, and domiciliary care as that to

which honorably discharged persons who

served in the Armed Forces of the United

States from September 1941 to July 1945

are entitled.

Mr. Harry did not serve in the Armed

Forces of the United States. On May 14,

1949, 4 years after his discharge from

the Canadian Air Force, Mr. Harry sustained severe injuries in an automobile

accident which have and will continue

to necessitate extensive medical care and

hospitalization.

Under existing law, the Veterans' Administration is authorized to enter into

reciprocal agreements with our World

War II allies to provide medical treatment and hospital care for their veterans upon a reimbursable basis and at

the request of the government concerned.

Although such an agreement has been

entered into with the Government of

Canada, the Canadian authorities have

advised that he has been afforded all the

benefits of their laws and is not eligible

for further treatment.

The committees of Congress which

considered H. R. 3350 agree that Mr.

Harry is not eligible for United States

veterans' benefits. A majority of both

committees recommended favorable consideration of the bill, however, upon the

ground that Mr. Harry served honorably

with the Royal Canadian Air Force and

attempted to transfer to the Armed

Forces of the United States upon its

entry in the war. I am advised that many thousands of

United States citizens served in the

armed forces of governments associated

or allied with the United States in World

War II. As the minority views of the

congressional committees indicate, approval of this bill would obviously be discriminatory against such veterans who

have also returned to the United States

and would constitute a far-reaching

precedent.

Although I deeply sympathize with

Mr. Harry's need, sympathy should not

be permitted to abrogate the principles

and rules of administration prescribed

in the general law. As I have stated in

the past, uniformity and equality of

treatment to all who are similarly situated must be the steadfast rule if the

Federal programs for veterans and their

beneficiaries are to be operated successfully.

Heeding the special plea or the emotional appeal of hardship cases would

eventually destroy the effectiveness of

these programs. Approval of H. R. 3350

would not be in keeping with these

principles.

DWIGHT D. EISENIJOWER.

THE WHITE HOUSE, July 3, 1954.

The SPEAKER. The objections of

the President will be spread at large

upon the Journal.

The bill and message were referred

to the Committee on the Judiciary and

ordered to be printed.

SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CRUDE

BAUXITE

Mr. REED of New York. Mr. Speaker,

I ask unanimous consent to take from

the Speaker's desk the bill (H. R. 222) to

suspend for 2 years the duty on crude

bauxite, with Senate amendments thereto

and concur in the Senate amendments.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The Clerk read the Senate amendments, as follows:

Lines 8 and 9, strike out "classifiable under

paragraph 207 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended" and insert "or upon calcined bauxite when imported for use in the manufacture of firebrick or other refractories under

such regulations as the Secretary of the

Treasury shall prescribe."

After line 9, insert:

"SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is

authorized and directed to admit free of duty 24 bells imported for addition to the carillon

possessed by the Citadel, an educational institution situated in Charleston, S. C."

Amend the title so as to read: "An act to

suspend for 2 years the duty on crude bauxite

and on certain calcined bauxite and to remit

the duty on certain bells to be imported for

addition to the carillon of the Citadel,

Charleston, S. C."

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to

the request of the gentleman from New

York?

There was no objection.

The Senate amendments were concurred in, and a motion to reconsider

was laid on the table.

Mr. REED of New York. Mr. Speaker,

I ask unanimous consent to extend my

remarks at this point.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to

the request of the gentleman from New

York?

There was no objection.

Mr. REED of New York. Mr. Speaker, the first Senate amendment would

include under the suspension calcined

bauxite imported for use in the manufacture of firebrick or other refractory.

As this legislation passed the House the

suspension applied only to crude bauxite. I am informed that calcined bauxite is the principal ingredient used in

making brick for lining high temperature furnaces used in metallurgy.

The second amendment directs the

Secretary of the Treasury to admit free

of duty 24 bells imported for addition to

the carillon possessed by the Citadel.

The third amendment, which is of a technical nature, would amend the title

of the bill so it will conform with the

amendments which I have just described.

Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I ask

unanimous consent to extend my remarks at this point.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to

the request of the gentleman from

Tennessee?

There was no objection.

Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, as H. R.

222 passed the House on July 20, 1953,

it would have suspended the duties on

crude bauxite for 2 years, effective on

the day following the date of enactment.

The Senate amendment would also suspend the duties on calcined bauxite used

in the manufacture of fire brick or other

refractories.

The duty on crude bauxite which

would be suspended is 50 cents per ton.

The duty on calcined bauxite used in

the manufacture of fire brick and other

refractories in $1 per ton.

Most of the crude bauxite used in this

country is converted into aluminum,

which, is quite essential particularly in

the manufacture or airplanes.

Another Senate amendment would

admit free of duty 24 bells imported for

addition to the carillon at the Citadel,

Charleston, S. C.

CONSENT CALENDAR

The SPEAKER. This is Consent Calendar day. The Clerk will call the first

bill on the Consent Calendar.

TO AUTHORIZE TAX REFUNDS ON

CIGARETTES

The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 4319)

to authorize tax refunds on cigarettes

lost in the floods of 1951.

Mr. BYRNES of Wisconsin. Mr.

Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that

this bill be passed over without prejudice.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to

the request of the gentleman from Wisconsin?

There was no objection.

AMENDING THE VETERANS

REGULATIONS

The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7712)

to amend the veterans' regulations to

provide an increased statutory rate of

compensation for veterans suffering the

loss or loss of use of an eye in combination with the loss or loss of use of a

limb.

Mr. BYRNES of Wisconsin. Mr.

Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that

this bill be passed over without prejudice.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to

the request of the gentleman from Wisconsin?

There was no objection.

PROVIDING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS HAVING

SERVICE-INCURRED DISABILITY

The Clerk called the bill (H. R. 7851)

to amend the veterans regulations to

provide additional compensation for veterans having the service-incurred disability of loss or loss of use of both buttocks.

Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that this bill be passed

over without prejudice.

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