Q:ongrtssional Rrcord "Oj America PR:OCE-EDINGS AND DEBATES ' O~ ':fl:IE 8pth CONG~· ESS, SECOND SESSION

bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as to learn of' the extremely untimely death SENATE we torgive those who trespass against us. of Mrs. , the wife of my; And lead us not into temptation, but de­ distinguished colleague. WEDNESDAY, J AN.UARY 6, 1960 liver us from evil. For Thine is the king- · : We cannot · adequately express our The 6th day of ,;J{!.n1fary being the d8tY- · dom, and ·the powe1', and the glory, grief at the suffering and the agony her prescribed by Public Law 305, 86th Con_- forever. husband and her immediate family· must . gress, 1st session, for the meeti~g of the Amen. endure at this sad hour. I join with 2d session of the · 86th Congress, the· people everywhere-as we were joined before in prayer for her Fecovery-in · Senate assembled in itS Chatn.ber at the .. ORDER OF BUSINESS Capitol. e-xpressing sympathy to her husband and RICHARD M. NIXON, of California, Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. ·Presi­ her family. The loss of this sweet and Vice President of the United States, dent, for the information of the Senate, beautiful woman will be a cause of sor­ called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock I should like to make two brief state­ row to every person who ever knew her. meridian. · ments, and then suggest the absence of Mr. BRIDGES. Mr. President, this a quorum, prior to the swearing-in cere­ opening day ·of Congress is always one The Chaplai~ • .Rev: . Frederick Brown Harris, .D.D., of the city of Washington, mony of our colleague from North Da­ which is marked by the pleasure of meet- · offered the following prayer: kota. ing again all our friends on the floor of The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator the Senate before we begin consideration Our Father God, with a new year's from Texas may proceed. of matters vital to the domestic and beginning, as the gavel falls again in this international welfare of our Nation. historic Chamber, even before we talk This day, however, is clouded with to one another about the Nation's wel­ GREETING AND TRIDUTE TO sadness because of the passing this fare we would turn to Thee, 0 Thou God SENATOR O'MAHONEY morning of Jean Thurmond, the beloved of our salvation-Thou who art greater wife of our good friend ·and colleague, and higher and deeper and more para­ Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. First, Mr. the junior Senator from South Carolina President, I know that every Senator in mount than the sum of all other facts [·Mr. THURMOND]. Ij; is difficult for most concerning our universe. this Chamber is delighted to welcome of us to realize the sorrow and shock Tenderly and with deep sympathy we back to the Senate today the distin­ experienced this day by Senator THUR­ think in this· hour of the dear ones be­ guished and able senior Senator from Wyoming [Mr. O'MAHONEY]. [Applause, MOND, but I am sure all of us want him reaved by the passing of a stalwart Mem­ to know how deeply we feel the loss of ber of this body since the last session, Senators rising. l a dear lady. and of an honored Senator standing this It is aJ~reat pl~asure to have him here · In the short time Jean had been ·in very morning in the poignant sadness of with us, fully recovered, and ready to ex­ Washington, she endeared herself to farewell as his lovely companion has so ercise his keen and penetrating D;lind and thousands of people in the same charm­ tragically, from our finite viewpoint, the vigor he always demonstrates in his ing manner in which she won the love been taken from his side and his home. actions in.behalf of this great country of of the citizens of South Carolina. · Give them and us to see that what ours. His statesmanship has been missed and will be very necessary in the Mrs. Bridges and I join ·the many we call death is but the portal to a larger · thousands of friends of Jean and STROM room in the Father's many-mansioned days to come. Mr. President-- THURMOND in an expression of sympathy house. to a fine Senator and colleague and a We would with reverence climb the The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator devoted husband. stairs of this altar of prayer our fathers . from Texas. built so long ago. A nation needs to pray for things it has-for things it has DEATH OF MRS. STROM THURMOND CALL OF THE ROLL not earned-for gifts from men now - Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Presi-. dead. A nation needs to pray that in Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Presi­ dent, I suggest the absence of a quorum. hum.ility we see that . greatness is not dent, I believe that most of us have to­ The VICE PRESIDENT. The Secre.. measured by industrial grandeur, nor by day heard of the great tragedy that came tary will call the roll. any other things that man may proudly this morning to our colleague the junior · The Chief Clerk John A. Morton Robertson Talmadge spect to the memory of the deceased, the Carroll. Moss Russell Wiley Senate, at the .. conclusion of its business .· Connecticut.-Prescott Bush and Mundt Saltonstall wmiains, Del. ' Murray · . Schoeppel · Williams; N.J. today, do adjourn~ Thomas J. Dodd. . Muskie Scott Yarborough Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Presi- Delaware.-John J. Williams and J. O'Mahoney · Smathers Young, N. Dak; . . Allen Frear, Jr. Pastore Smith · Young, Ohio · dent, prior to ·action on the resolut Ion, Florida.-Spessard L. Holland · and Prouty. ~parkJn_an I should like to announce, for the in- George A. Smathers. . · Proxmire Stennis formation of the Senate, that I have · Qeorgia.-R.ichard B. Russell and Her- Mr. MANSFIELD. I announce that worked out an agreement with the mi- man E. 'F.alm~dge. ·. . · the Senator from Virginia ·[Mr. BYRD], nority leader that at an · early date a · · Hawan.-Hiram L. Fong and Oren E. the Senator from Colorado [Mr. CAR­ time ~ill b~ set a~ide, advance notice Lol:laho.-Henry C. Dworshak and Frank ROLL), the Senator from Massachusetts of whiCh Will be given to all Senators, Church [Mr. KENNEDY]; the .Senator from Wash­ when proper tribute may be paid to the Illinois.-Paul H. Douglas and Everett ington [Mr. MAGNUSON]; and.· the Sen­ late Senator LANGER. ' · McKinley Dirksen. · .. ator ·froin Oregon [Mr. NEUBERGER] are ·The VICE PRESIDENT: Is there ob- lndiana.-Homer E. Capehart and absent on official business. · jection to the ·request· of the Senator . Vance Hartke. . . . . The Senator, from New Mexico [Mr. from North Dalwta? Iowa.-,-Bom:ke B. Hj.ckenlooper and ANDERSON] is absent-because.of illness 'in .. _ . . . . t . " Thos. E. Martm. .. There bem~ no .ObJe~tlOn, . he reso~u- 'Kansas.--Andrew F. . " scho~ppel and his family. · . . · . - t10n was considered by unarumous con- . · · The Senator from South Carolina [Mr. sent and unanimously agreed to. Kerz,tucky.-John S. Cooper and THURMOND] is abs~nt because of a death Thruston B. Morton. in his family; Louisiana ...... :Allen ! J. Ellender and Rus- Mr. KUCHEL. I announce that the SENATOR FROM NORTH DAK9TA · sell B. Long. - Senator from [Mr. CAPEHART] is Mr. ·youNG of North Dalwta. Mr. E~~~a·s.~~lc~~~t Chas.e .Smith and detained on official. business. President, I have the credentials of the .:-John Marshall Butler and The VICE- PRESIDENT. A quorum is Honorable , who has J. 'Glenn Beall. present. been appointed to serve· in the Senate Massachusetts.-Leverett Saltonstall from now until the 'election on June 27 and John F. Kennedy. · . DEATH OF SENATOR WILLIAM LAN- of a successor to the late Senator LANGER. .-Pat McNamara and Philip . GER. o:F NO~TH DAKOTA The certificate of appointment was A. M~~esota ·.~Hv..bert H. :Humphrey and Mr. YOUNG of . Mr. read, and ordered to be placed on file, as Eugene J. McCarthy. President, it is my sad. duty formally follows: . . Mississippi.-James 0, Eastland and and officially to announce to the Senate UNITED STATES OF A~ERICA, John Stennis. - . . . the death, during the adjournm. ent of ExEcuTIVE DEPARTMENT, . . . MissC>Uri.-Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.• · " · STATE O.F NORTH DAKOTA. and Stuart Symington. . Congress; of my late· colleague, the Hori- To the, PREsiDENT oF ·· f:HE . SENATE oF THE · . ~ .Montana.~anies E. Murray and Mike oraple: WiLLIAM -LANGER: U.S. -Senat01: UNITED STATEs: Mansfield: · from North Dakota. .. · · This is to certify . that, pursuant to the · Nebraska.-Roman L:·Hruska and Cad · Senator -LANGER · had a ·long and dis- power vested in · me by the constitution T. Curtis. . . tinguished :· record - af$ . a public servant, of the United States and the laws of the . Nevada.-Alan Bibl~ ·and Howard W. c. ov~ri:pg· a peJ:iod pf .nearly half a ce~- · State of North Dakota, i, John E. Davis, the Cannon. ~ . . . . _ . d G<;>v~rnor of · said · State, do hereby appqint · New Hampshire-styles Bridges and ~~ry. .t\t. th~ age ·of. .;29 he· was .. e 1~q t e · NoRMAN BauNSDALE a senator from 'said State Norris Cotton. : · attorney ge}1.eral . of N:orth. Dakota. to represent said state in the Senate of ~he New Jersey.-Cli1ford P. Case and Har- Later he served two terms as Governor United states until the vacancy therein, rison A. Williains, Jr. of North Dakota, and was a member of caused by the death of , Is · New Mexico.-Dennis Chavez and the U.S. Senate for nearly 19 years. filled by election, as provided by law. Clinton P. Anderson; Senator LANGER was a very aple and Witness: His Excellency our Governor . New York.-Jacob K. Javits and Ken- . · b f th' bod I k John E. Davis, and our seal hereto affixed neth B. Keating. respected mem er 0 IS y. now at Bismarck, this 19th day of November, In .-sam J. Ervin, Jr., ·· of no p_ublic servant who was more de- the year of our Lord 1959. and B. Everett Jordan. voted to duty or more courageous ~n JoHN E. DAvis, · North Dakota.-Miltob. R. Young and fighting for causes which he believed to ·· ·· Governor. Norman Brunsdale. be right. He was always to be found on By the Governor: Ohio.-Frank J. Lausche and Stephen the side of the poor man, the under- [SEAL} BEN MEIER, M. Young. privileged, or those in trouble. These Secretary of State. · Oklahoma.-Robert S. Kerr and A. S. and many other fine qualities earned for Mr. YOUNG of North Dakota. Mr. . ;....., the respect and admiration of all Oregon.-Wayne Morse and Richard L. h UA.. President, the Senator designate is pres- Neuberger. his associates. ent and ready to take the oath of office. Pennsylvania.-Joseph S. Clark and At a later date, when, as I under- The VICE PRESIDENT. If the Sen-.. Hugh Scott. ' stand, t:he Senate will' set aside a day on ator designate will present himself at the . 'Rhode Island.-Theodore Francjs which the Members of the Senate may · desk, the oath will be administered to Green and John 0. Pastore. . pay the~r respects to i~s deceased Mem- h · South · Carolina.-Olin D. Johnston ·t· Im. and Strom Thurmond. . .. bers, I shall have some a ddI IOna1 .r~- Mr. BRUNSDALE, escorted by Mr. SO'Urth Dakota.-Karl E. Mundt and marks to make in the form of a eulogy, YouNG of North Dakota, advanced to the ~rancis Case. . At this time I shall only submit a reso- vice President's' desk, and the oath of of- Tennessee.-Estes · Kefauver and Al- lution, for· present consideration of which fice prescribed by law was administered bert Gore. I ask unanimous consent. to him by the Vice President, and was Texas.-Lyndon B. Johnson and Ralph The VICE PRESIDENT. The resolu- subscribed by him. W. Yarborough. tion will be read. . Utah.-Wallace F. Bennett and Frank The legislative clerk