10310 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE May 16 an agreement that will serve as a valuable STATE OF NEw YoRK, We deeply appreciate the confidence in precedent in safeguarding the public health EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, New York State evidenced by the expres­ and safety and in introducing into the regu­ Albany, Apr. 26, 1960. sion of the Commission's hope, contained latory control of atomic activities the com­ Hon. JoHN A. McCoNE, in Acting Chairman Floberg's letter to me petence and high regard for the public in­ Chairman, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, of April 12, that we take the lead in reach­ terest which exists among State authorities. Washington, D.C. ing an agreement with the Commission and We look upon this new step as a milestone DEAR JoHN: I am inclosing a copy of a thereby serve as an example for other States in the development and control of atomic letter I have sent to the President advis­ to follow. We shall make every effort to energy, and we shall do aJ.l that we can to ing that New York State will submit its com­ achieve this desirable objective. insure its success. · · ments on the Commission's criteria for With best wishes. Sincerely, proposed Federal-State atomic energy agree­ Sincerely, NELSON A. RocKEFELLER. ments to you within the next few weeks. NELSON A. RocKEFELLER. proval for mergers and consolidations of in­ embodied in the five freedoms-speech, SENATE sured banks; religion, press, assembly, and petition­ S. 1328. An act for the relief of Parker E. sanctified by the Bill of Rights adopted MoNDAY, MAY 16, 1960 Dragoo; S. 1408. An act for the relief of Ronald R. by Congress in 1789 and later ratified The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian, Dagon and Richard J. Hensel; by the States. and was called to order by the President S. 1410. An act for the relief of Jay R. I believe it important that the story pro tempore. Melville and Peter E. K. Shepherd; of the noble ideas which shaped our The Chaplain, Rev. Frederick Brown S. 1466. An act for the relief of Sofia W. country's beginning, its course, its great Sarris; moments, and the men who made it pos­ Harris, D.D., offered the following S. 2173. An act for the relief of Mrs. John prayer: sible, be ever present in the minds of Slingsby, Lena Slingsby, Alice B. Slingsby, Americans. This purpose can be fur­ God of our fathers, and our God, with and Harry Slingsby; S. 2234. An act for the relief of the estate thered in a variety of ways, but the sim­ this new week, our prayerful thoughts of Hilma Claxton; plest and most effective of all methods leap the sea to the summit consultations S. 2309. An act for the relief of Gim Bong in my judgment is to present it impres­ where the fate of the turbulent world Wong; sively in visual form. The erection of may hang in the balance. · S. 2333. An act for the relief of the heirs the Freedom Monument would accom­ In all this meeting of minds, we would of Caroline Henkel, William Henkel (now plish that objective. The National Cap­ be vividly conscious of spiritual re­ deceased) , and George Henkel (presently re­ siding at Babb, Mont.), and for other pur­ ital area is adorned by a galaxy of me­ sources. We are grateful for the leaders morials to individuals but nowhere in of free men who are there with a faith poses; S. 2430. An act for the relief of certain the Nation's Capital or this Nation can that colors their outlook,-that determines employees of the General Services Adminis­ one find a memorial to the principles and their objectives, that stretches out their tration; ideals upon which our Government is horizons, and which is linked to the su­ S. 2507. An act to relieve Joe Keller and based. premacy of things unseen. H. E. Piper from 1958 wheat marketing pen­ The Commission, since its creation, Fortified by that faith, may Thy bene­ alties and loss of soil bank benefits; and has placed the ideas I have mentioned on diction rest upon the leaders of the free S. 2778. An act to amend the act relating to tlle Commission of Fine Arts. the drawing board. lt is intimately world, face to face with ideas of the acquainted with the problems involved earth, earthy doctrines, alien to the in the erection of the Monument; it has emancipating revelation which has lifted REPORT OF NATIONAL MONUMENT advanced the memorial; and I recom­ mankind from the cave to the cathedral. mend that the Commission be author- At this altar of divine grace, we re­ COMMISSION-MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ized to complete the task. !_ joice in the moral majesty of a creative DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. ' creed whose fundamental belief is, not in The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid be­ THE WHITE HOUSE, May 14, 1960. material might, or in scientific achieve­ fore the Senate the following message ment, but in the dignity of the individual from the President of the United States, made in the image of God and in the which was read and referred to the Com­ REPORT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL eternal laws of the Creator which for mittee on Int~rior and Insular Affairs: HOUSING AUTHORITY-MESSAGE men and· nations only are the paths to FROM THE PRESIDENT abundant life. To the Congress of the United States: · In spite of the formidable forces ar­ I am enclosing for the consideration of The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid be­ rayed against us, grant to those who the Congress a report of the National fore the Senate the following message stand for us and speak for us before the Monument Commission submitted as di­ from the President of the United States, bar of world opinion and judgment the rected by the act of August 31, 1954. I which was read and, with the accom­ triumphant assurance that they who are have requested the Secretary of the In­ panying report, referred to the Commit­ for us are more than those against us. terior to submit to the Congress a pro­ tee on Banking and Currency: In the dear Redeemer's name we ask posed bill embodying the Commission's To the Congress of the United States: it. Amen. recommendations. The Commission's report recommends In accordance with the provisions of an approved design for the Freedom section 5(a) of Public Law 307, 73d Con­ THE JOURNAL gress, approved June 12, 1934, I transmit Monument, asks that the Commission be herewith for the information of the Con­ On request of Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, authorized to erect the monument, sug­ gress the report of the National Capital and by unanimous consent, the reading gests that the number of private citizens Housing Authority for the fiscal year of the Journal of the proceedings of Fri­ serving on the Commission be increased day, May 13, 1960, was dispensed with. from four to eight, asks the Congress to ended June 30, 1959. authorize the appropriation of $12 mil­ DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. lion as the Federal share of the cost of THE WHITE HOUSE, May 14, 1960. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESI­ construction, and requests that the Com­ DENT-APPROVAL OF BILLS mission be authoriZed to solicit private REPORT OF U.S. CIVIL SERVICE Messages in writing from the President contributions for the remaining cost of COMMISSION ENTITLED "EM­ of the United States were communicated the monument. PLOYEE TRAINING FOR BETTER to the Senate by Mr. Miller, one of his The act of August 31, 1954, created PUBLIC SERVICE"- MESSAGE secretaries, and he announced that on the National Monument Commission for May 13, 1960, the President had ap­ the purpose of securing designs and plans · FROM THE PRESIDENT proved and signed the following acts: for a useful monument to the Nation The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid be­ S. 1062. An act to amend the Federal De­ symbolizing to, the . United States and fore .the Senate the following message posit Insurance Act to require Federal ap- the world the ideals of our democracy as from the President of the United States, J_960 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - ·SENATE 10311 which was read and, with the accom- quest the President to issue a proclama­ A few hours ago he withdrew his in­ :Panying report, referred to the Commit- tion in connection with the centennial vitation to President Eisenhower to visit tee on Post Office and Civil Service: of the birth of General of the Armies the Soviet Union; and now we are in­ John J. Pershing. formed that Mr. Khrushchev's price for To the Congress ot the United States: negotiating at all is one thali obviously The Government Employees Training is unacceptable to the United States. Act <Public Law 85-507) directs the Civil ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION In other words, he is not going to discuss Service Commission to submit annually SIGNED the issues upon which there might be to the President for his approval and The message also announced that the some possibility of agreement, unless transmittal to the Congress a report with Speaker had affixed his signature to the there are first discussed issues 1Jpon respect to the training of employees of enrolled joint resolution (H.J. Res. 602) which there is no possibility of agree­ the Government under the authority of authorizing the President to proclaim ment. the act. I am transmitting to you with the week in May of 1960 in which falls This development is one which will this letter the Commission's report en­ the third Friday of that month as Na­ disappoint the whole world.