CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE October 3

H.R. 2509. An act to authorize Reserve officers to combine service in more than one

Reserve component in computing the 4 years

of satisfactory Federal service necessary to

qualify for the uniform maintenance allowance;

H.R. 2512. An act to clarify the status of

members of the National Guard while attending or instructing at National Guard

schools established under the authority of

the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the

Air Force, as the case may be, and for other

purposes;

H.R. 2753. An act to disclaim any title of

the United States to certain real property in

Modoc County, Calif.;

H.R. 2859. An act to provide for the promulgation of rules of practice and procedure

under the Bankruptcy Act, and for other

purposes;

H.R. 9435. An act to improve judicial procedures for serving documents, obtaining

evidence, and proving documents in litigation with international aspects;

H.R. 10328. An act for the relief of certain

commissioned officers of the Army or Air

Force who were erroneously paid uniform

allowance under the provisions of section

305 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949,

as amended, and for other purposes; and

H.R. 12033. An act to further amend the

transitional provisions of the act approved

September 6, 1958, entitled "An act to protect

the public health by amending the Federal

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the

use in food of additives which have not been

adequately tested to establish their safety,"

and for other purposes.

On October 6, 1964:

H.J. Res. 753. Joint resolution to authorize

the President to proclaim October 15 of each

year as White Cane Safety Day;

H.R. 3642. An act for the relief of Mike

Mizokami, Sam Mizokami, Tom Mizokaml,

and Hatsuyo Mizokami;

H.R. 4972. An act for the relief of Robert

E. McKee General Contractor, Inc., and Kaufman & Broad Building Co., a joint venture;

H.R. 4989. An act to amend title 28 of the

United States Code to transfer the counties

of Genesee and Shiawassee in the State

of Michigan from the Northern Division to

the Southern Division of the Eastern Judicial District and to authorize a term of court

at Ann Arbor;

H.R. 5759. An act for the relief of Connecticut Beverage Co., Inc.;

H.R. 5932. An act to amend the Federal.

Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 so

as to authorize certain teachers employed

by the Board of Education of the District

of Columbia to participate in a health benefits plan established pursuant to such act,

to amend the Federal Employees Group Life

Insurance Act of 1954 so as to extend insurance coverage to such teachers, to provide

for retroactive salary increases for certain

civilian employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes;

H.R. 6593. An act for the relief of Earnest

0. Scott;

H.R. 10204. An act to extend the Osage

mineral reservation for an indefinite period;

and

H.R. 12289. An act to establish the Lewis

and Clark Trail Commission, and for other

purposes.

On October 7, 1964:

H.R. 11380. An act to amend further the

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,

and for other purposes;

H.R. 11812. A act making appropriations

for Foreign Assistance and related agencies

for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and

for other purposes; and

H.R. 12633. An act making supplemental

appropriations for the fiscal year ending

June 30, 1965, and for other purposes.

On October 8, 1964:

H.R. 6233. An act to provide for the conveyance to certain land of the United States

to the Pascua Yaqui Association, Inc.;

H.R. 9718. An act to authorize the crediting of certain military service for purposes of

Reserve retired pay; and

H.R. 12308. An act to authorize removal of

a flight hazard at the U.S. Naval Air station,

Norfolk, Va.

On October 13, 1964:

H.R. 1096. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the

State of Wisconsin In the designation and

administration of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve in the State of Wisconsin, and

for other purposes;

H.R. 1179. An act for the relief of Basilio

King, his wife, and their children;

H.R. 1927. An act to amend title 38, United

States Code, to revise the pension program

for veterans of World War I, World War II,

and the Korean conflict, and their widows

and children, and for other purposes;

H.R. 2434. An act to amend section 560 of

title 38, United States Code, to permit the

payment of special pension to holders of the

Congressional Medal of Honor awarded such

medal for actions not involving conflict with

an enemy, and for other purposes;

H.R. 4649. An act to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1954 to authorize the use of

certain volatile fruit-flavor concentrates in

the cellar treatment of wine, and for other

purposes;

H.R. 5871. An act to modify the retirement

benefits of the judges of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the

Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia,

and for other purposes;

H.R. 6218. An act to amend the act of June

29, 1960, to authorize additional extensions

of time for final proof by certain entrymen

under the desert land laws and to make such

additional extensions available to the successors in interest of such entrymen;

H.R. 7348. An act for the relief of Frank B.

Rowlett;

H.R. 8427. An act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Central Intelligence Agency retirement and disability

system for a limited number of employees,

and for other purposes;

H.R. 9124. An act to amend title 10, United

States Code, to vitalize the Reserve Officers'

Training Corps programs of the Army, Navy,

and Air Force, and for other purposes;

H.R. 9393. An act to amend title II of the

Social Security Act to provide full retroactivity for disability determinations, to extend the period within which ministers may

elect coverage, and to validate wages erroneously reported for certain engineering aides

employed by soil and water conservation districts in Oklahoma, and for other purposes;

H.R. 9976. An act for the relief of Elmer

Levy;

H.R. 10473. An act to extend the period

during which Federal payments may be made

for foster care in child-care institutions under the program of aid to families with dependent children under title IV of the Social

Security Act, and for other purposes;

H.R. 12318. An act to provide an equitable

system for the classification of certain positions under the House of Representatives,

and for other purposes; and

H.J. Res. 1192. Joint resolution fixing the

time of assembly of the 89th Congress.

On October 14, 1964:

H.R. 2772. An act for the relief of Mr. and

Mrs. Harley Brewer.

On October 16, 1964:

H.R. 12259. An act to amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to provide for the determination of the amounts

of claims of nationals of the United States

against the Government of Cuba.

HOUSE BILL DISAPPROVED AFTER

SINE DIE ADJOURNMENTCHESTER A. BROTHERS AND

ANNA BROTHERS

I am withholding my approval from

H.R. 1851, a bill for the relief of Chester

A. Brothers and Anna Brothers, his wife.

The bill would relieve the claimants of

their legal obligation to pay interest, at

the rate of 6 percent per annum, on delinquent payments of income taxes for

the years 1955 and 1956. The taxpayers

did not file income tax returns for these

years until 1960 due to the misconduct

of their accountant who, unknown to Mr.

and Mrs. Brothers, failed to file their

returns.

The interest payment required by law

is not a penalty but is designed to reimburse the Government for the loss of the

use of the money owing to it. Payment

of interest is equitable because it prevents

a taxpayer who pays his taxes late, for

whatever reason, from enjoying an advantage ,over other taxpayers who pay

their taxes promptly.

Each year there are many thousands

of taxpayers who, for reasonable cause,

make late payments of income taxes and

who are obligated to pay interest on their

late payments. Approval of this bill

would, therefore, discriminate against

many other taxpayers and would create

an undesirable precedent.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

THE WHITE HOUSE, October 13, 1964.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,

ETC.

Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from

the Speaker's table and referred as

follows:

2602. A letter from the Chairman, Joint

Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation,

transmitting report by the Joint Committee

on Internal Revenue Taxation, covering refunds and credits of internal revenue taxes

for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1962, pursuant to section 6405 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (H. Doe. No. 370); to the

Committee on Ways and Means and ordered

to be printed.

2603. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting the sixth semiannual

report on activities of the U.S. Travel Service

for period January 1964 to June 1964, pursuant to section 5 of the International

Travel Act of 1961; to the Committee on

Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, public

bills and resolutions were introduced

and severally referred as follows:

By Mr. MULTER:

H.R. 12818. A bill to amend the District of

Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, and

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