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QongrrssionalRrc d United States oj America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 88th CONGRESS~ FIRST SESSION
Vol 109 WASHIN GTON M O NDAY NOVEMBER 25 1963 No 191
House of Representatives The House met at 12 oclock noon
DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
The SPEAKER pro tempore laid befQl the House the following communication trom the Speaker
TBl SPEAKERs R OOM November 251963
I hereby designate the Honorable JIM WIl1GlU to act as Speaker pro tempore today
JOHN W MOCORMACK Speaker 01 the House 0 Bepresen tatives
PRAYER
The Chaplain Rev Bernard Braskamp DD offered the followlng prayer
Revelation 14 13 Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the spirit that they may rest from their labors and t heir works do follow them
Mo t merciful and gracicus God we humbly acknowledge tbat in the life of each of US there are times of events and elr])eriences when all our thoughts and feellngs ~ to impose silence
As we assemble for prayer at thIs noon hour we are n ot turning ow eyes upon the ground whence no help can come but we are lifting them heavenward and unto Thee
W e thank Thee for the life and ch arac shyter an d ser vice of J ohn F Kennedy who walked and worked with us here in this Chamber and who now dwells with Thee in h eavenly blessedness for thou hast opened unto him the gateway to the larger i1fe and received him into Thy nearer presence
Thou didst not loose him when Thou gavest him to us and 80 we have n ot lost h im by h is return to Thee_ and even
though his sun went down while it was yet day we belleve it bas risen for him in eternal glory
On this day when h1s boody is being carried to Arlington National Cemetery we are not saying Farewell but only Goodnlght for this is our faith that omeday we shall dwell together in halshy
lowed muon and be foreveJmiddot with our blessed Lord in that faIrel land wbose language is music and where there Is eteJnal JOY
We pray that Thou wilt give unto the membels of hIs bereaved family and friends and to President Johnson and Speake MCCORMACK and to all the Memshybers of Congress that strong faith which does n ot mwmur or complain but which trosts and ties in courageously and confishydently with the consolations of Thy grace and love and will enable them to carry on in faithfulness and fortitude
Hear s through the merits and medishyation of our blessed Lord Amen
THE JOURNAL
The Journal of the proceedings of ThurSday November 21 1963 was read and approved
MESS AGE FROM THE SENATE
A m essage from the Senate by Mr McGown one of its clerks announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the House of the follOwing title
HR 8969 An act to pruvlde lor the perlod ending J une 30 1964 tem porary increases 111 the pu blic d ebt limit set forth i l1 section 21 of Ole Second Liberty Bond Act
The m essage also announced that the Senamiddotte bad passed bills of the following
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8amprH1Br~~~S S RES228
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
][OVElpoundBER 251963
~1r MANSFIELD (for h iroseliJ Mr~ AnrnN Mr ALLOT1 Mr ANDERSON Mr BARnETT Mr BAYlI Mr BEALL Mr BENNETT Mr B m LE Mr B OGGs
Mr BREWSTER Mr BURDIOK Mr BYRn of Virginia 1111 BYRD of Vest Virginia Mr CANNON Mr C ARIsON Mr CASE Mr CHURCH Mr CLARK
Mr (ooPER Mr CoTTON lIir CURTIS Mr DIRKSEN Mr DODD Mr D OMl-
NICK Mr DOUGLAS Mr EASTLAND Mr EDM ONDSON Mr ELLENDER Mr ENGLE Mr ERVIN Mr F ONG Mr FULBRIGHT Mr GOLDWATER Mr G ORF-
Mr GRTIENlNG Mlmiddot HART Mr HARTKE Mr HAYDEN Mr lliCKENLOOPER
Mr HnrJ Mr I-roLIA~J) Mr HRUSKA IIfr HUMPHREY Mr INOUYE Mr JAltJKSON JflbullrVIT8 Mr JOHNSTON Mr JORDAN of North C a r olina
MrbullTORDAN of Idnho Mr KEATING Mr KENN FDY Mr K u CHEL Mr
LAUBORE Mr LoNG of Missollli Mr L ONG of Louisiana Mr MAGNuSON
Mr MOCARTllY Mr McCLELLAN Mr McGEE Mr McGovERN Mr McshyINTYRE bu McNAMARA Mr MiCHEM~ Mr METCALF Mr MILLER Ml MONBONEY Mr MORSE Mr MORTON Mr Moss Mr MUNDT Mr MUSKIE Mr NELSON Mrs N EUBFRGER Mr PASTORE Mr PEABSON Mr PFLL
Mr PBOUTY Mr PROXMIRE Mr RANDOLPH lIfr RmlCoFF M r ROBERTSON
Mr RuSSELL Mr SALTONS1ALL Mr SCOIT Mr SiMPsON Mr- SMATHERS
Mrs SmTH Mr SPARKMAN Mr STENlTJS Mr SYMINGTON Mr T ALlItADGE
Mr THURMOND Mr TOWER Mr WALTERS Mr WILLIAMS of New J ersey Mr WnTTAMS of Delaware Ml YARBOROUGH Mr YOUNG of North Dashykota and Mr YOUNG of Ohio) submitted d Ie following resolution which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION 1 Resolved That the Senate has learned with profound
2 SOlTOW and deep regret of the tragic death of Honorable
v
2
1 John Fitzgerald KennedT late the President of the United
2 States and a former Representative and former Senator from
3 the State of Massachusetts
4 Resolved That inrecogilltion of his illustrious statesman
5 ship his leadership in national and world affairs and his dis-
6 tinguished public service to his State- ano- the Nation the
7 PresiclnKOffice~ of the Selate appoint a ~mmi_tte~ _t~_c~nsist - -
8 of all the Members of the Senate to attend the funeral of
9 the late President at noon today
10 Resolved That the Senate hereby tenders its deep symshy
11 pat~y to the members of the family of the late President
12 in their sad bereavement
~~ ResoIved That the Secretitiy c onllllunicate these Iesolushy
14 tions to the H ouse of Representatives and transmit an enrolled
15 copy thereofto the family of the late President
16 - Resolved That as a fmther mark of respect to the
17 memoty of the late President the Senate do now adjourn
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88TH CONGRESS laT SESSION s RES 228
RESOLUTION Relative to the death of the President of the
United Stutes
By Mr MANIELD )fr AIKEN Mr Ar)()TTi Mr ANDERSON M r BARTLETT Mr BAYS Mr BIiiALL 1 r BliIN NETT Mr Ernul Mr BOUGs Mr BnlllwsT~U Mr BURDICK ~Ir BynD of Virginia MI BYRD of W ~t 111nlu Mr CAN01 ~1middot CAI[fSON Mr CAS ll )ir CBuneH MI CrAIlK Mr COOPER Mr COTION Mr Cunns Mr b IRKshySION ~ll DOUD MI J)O ll INICK Mr Do [)IHAS Mr EARshy[IND lr EJ)~[()NDIlON Mr ELusllIm Mr ENGLE Mr EIIVlS r ]ltON(J Mr l~ [)LBmGIIT ~llmiddot GOLDWATFlR lgtlr Gt)ItN 11 HnlJ~NINIi ) h lIAW ~[r H4RTK~J Mr ILyDImiddotN MI IIICKFNLOOPER ~11 H ILL Mr HOLLAND ill HHUSKA 11 I1 lJ~lP1l1un ~lr INutYjJ Mr JACKSON J
Mr JHIpoundS 11 llJHN~rON 11r JORDAN of North CIlroshylina MIJongt or lduho Mr KEATrNG ~fr KENNIllDY Mr KUCfJgtr Mr LAoscuR MI LOND ot Missouri 1I1r TONG of LOulslalll Mr MAGNUSON 1I1r MCCAIltlHY Mr IcCrEIrIN Ill M c GJm MI MCGoVERN Mr McINTYRJ _[1 iICNA~1AII liltmiddot MJolCIH~I Mr METCALF Mr MILLER 11 ~10NIltJN) Mr MOUSE Mr MORTON Mr Moss MI ~IUNO~ Mr iIuSKJI MI NtlLSON Mrs jsElURERGER Mr iSTORE bull Mr llAltI)ON J ~h PtfLbull 111 PROUTY Mr PIIOXlllIlI MI RAltOOIPH Mr RIUICO~l Mr ROllliRTSON Mr RUSllllfr ~Ir SAWONSTALL Mr SCOTT Mr S IMPSON 11[1 S~IAr1U1RS Mrs SMITH Mr SPAIlKlUN Mr (SpoundElNNJB 1gtlr S YMrNGTON iIr rAL~IAOOE Mr TnURYOND MI 1OWER Mmiddot WALTJJtll Mr W ILLIAYS of New Jersey MI WULIAgtlS of Delaware Mr YAUllOIWUOII Mr YOUNU of North Dakota und Mr YOUNG of Ohio
NOVElIfBER 25 1963 Considered and agreed to
8amprH1Br~~~S S RES228
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
][OVElpoundBER 251963
~1r MANSFIELD (for h iroseliJ Mr~ AnrnN Mr ALLOT1 Mr ANDERSON Mr BARnETT Mr BAYlI Mr BEALL Mr BENNETT Mr B m LE Mr B OGGs
Mr BREWSTER Mr BURDIOK Mr BYRn of Virginia 1111 BYRD of Vest Virginia Mr CANNON Mr C ARIsON Mr CASE Mr CHURCH Mr CLARK
Mr (ooPER Mr CoTTON lIir CURTIS Mr DIRKSEN Mr DODD Mr D OMl-
NICK Mr DOUGLAS Mr EASTLAND Mr EDM ONDSON Mr ELLENDER Mr ENGLE Mr ERVIN Mr F ONG Mr FULBRIGHT Mr GOLDWATER Mr G ORF-
Mr GRTIENlNG Mlmiddot HART Mr HARTKE Mr HAYDEN Mr lliCKENLOOPER
Mr HnrJ Mr I-roLIA~J) Mr HRUSKA IIfr HUMPHREY Mr INOUYE Mr JAltJKSON JflbullrVIT8 Mr JOHNSTON Mr JORDAN of North C a r olina
MrbullTORDAN of Idnho Mr KEATING Mr KENN FDY Mr K u CHEL Mr
LAUBORE Mr LoNG of Missollli Mr L ONG of Louisiana Mr MAGNuSON
Mr MOCARTllY Mr McCLELLAN Mr McGEE Mr McGovERN Mr McshyINTYRE bu McNAMARA Mr MiCHEM~ Mr METCALF Mr MILLER Ml MONBONEY Mr MORSE Mr MORTON Mr Moss Mr MUNDT Mr MUSKIE Mr NELSON Mrs N EUBFRGER Mr PASTORE Mr PEABSON Mr PFLL
Mr PBOUTY Mr PROXMIRE Mr RANDOLPH lIfr RmlCoFF M r ROBERTSON
Mr RuSSELL Mr SALTONS1ALL Mr SCOIT Mr SiMPsON Mr- SMATHERS
Mrs SmTH Mr SPARKMAN Mr STENlTJS Mr SYMINGTON Mr T ALlItADGE
Mr THURMOND Mr TOWER Mr WALTERS Mr WILLIAMS of New J ersey Mr WnTTAMS of Delaware Ml YARBOROUGH Mr YOUNG of North Dashykota and Mr YOUNG of Ohio) submitted d Ie following resolution which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION 1 Resolved That the Senate has learned with profound
2 SOlTOW and deep regret of the tragic death of Honorable
v
2
1 John Fitzgerald KennedT late the President of the United
2 States and a former Representative and former Senator from
3 the State of Massachusetts
4 Resolved That inrecogilltion of his illustrious statesman
5 ship his leadership in national and world affairs and his dis-
6 tinguished public service to his State- ano- the Nation the
7 PresiclnKOffice~ of the Selate appoint a ~mmi_tte~ _t~_c~nsist - -
8 of all the Members of the Senate to attend the funeral of
9 the late President at noon today
10 Resolved That the Senate hereby tenders its deep symshy
11 pat~y to the members of the family of the late President
12 in their sad bereavement
~~ ResoIved That the Secretitiy c onllllunicate these Iesolushy
14 tions to the H ouse of Representatives and transmit an enrolled
15 copy thereofto the family of the late President
16 - Resolved That as a fmther mark of respect to the
17 memoty of the late President the Senate do now adjourn
bull bull r
I I
88TH CONGRESS laT SESSION s RES 228
RESOLUTION Relative to the death of the President of the
United Stutes
By Mr MANIELD )fr AIKEN Mr Ar)()TTi Mr ANDERSON M r BARTLETT Mr BAYS Mr BIiiALL 1 r BliIN NETT Mr Ernul Mr BOUGs Mr BnlllwsT~U Mr BURDICK ~Ir BynD of Virginia MI BYRD of W ~t 111nlu Mr CAN01 ~1middot CAI[fSON Mr CAS ll )ir CBuneH MI CrAIlK Mr COOPER Mr COTION Mr Cunns Mr b IRKshySION ~ll DOUD MI J)O ll INICK Mr Do [)IHAS Mr EARshy[IND lr EJ)~[()NDIlON Mr ELusllIm Mr ENGLE Mr EIIVlS r ]ltON(J Mr l~ [)LBmGIIT ~llmiddot GOLDWATFlR lgtlr Gt)ItN 11 HnlJ~NINIi ) h lIAW ~[r H4RTK~J Mr ILyDImiddotN MI IIICKFNLOOPER ~11 H ILL Mr HOLLAND ill HHUSKA 11 I1 lJ~lP1l1un ~lr INutYjJ Mr JACKSON J
Mr JHIpoundS 11 llJHN~rON 11r JORDAN of North CIlroshylina MIJongt or lduho Mr KEATrNG ~fr KENNIllDY Mr KUCfJgtr Mr LAoscuR MI LOND ot Missouri 1I1r TONG of LOulslalll Mr MAGNUSON 1I1r MCCAIltlHY Mr IcCrEIrIN Ill M c GJm MI MCGoVERN Mr McINTYRJ _[1 iICNA~1AII liltmiddot MJolCIH~I Mr METCALF Mr MILLER 11 ~10NIltJN) Mr MOUSE Mr MORTON Mr Moss MI ~IUNO~ Mr iIuSKJI MI NtlLSON Mrs jsElURERGER Mr iSTORE bull Mr llAltI)ON J ~h PtfLbull 111 PROUTY Mr PIIOXlllIlI MI RAltOOIPH Mr RIUICO~l Mr ROllliRTSON Mr RUSllllfr ~Ir SAWONSTALL Mr SCOTT Mr S IMPSON 11[1 S~IAr1U1RS Mrs SMITH Mr SPAIlKlUN Mr (SpoundElNNJB 1gtlr S YMrNGTON iIr rAL~IAOOE Mr TnURYOND MI 1OWER Mmiddot WALTJJtll Mr W ILLIAYS of New Jersey MI WULIAgtlS of Delaware Mr YAUllOIWUOII Mr YOUNU of North Dakota und Mr YOUNG of Ohio
NOVElIfBER 25 1963 Considered and agreed to
2
1 John Fitzgerald KennedT late the President of the United
2 States and a former Representative and former Senator from
3 the State of Massachusetts
4 Resolved That inrecogilltion of his illustrious statesman
5 ship his leadership in national and world affairs and his dis-
6 tinguished public service to his State- ano- the Nation the
7 PresiclnKOffice~ of the Selate appoint a ~mmi_tte~ _t~_c~nsist - -
8 of all the Members of the Senate to attend the funeral of
9 the late President at noon today
10 Resolved That the Senate hereby tenders its deep symshy
11 pat~y to the members of the family of the late President
12 in their sad bereavement
~~ ResoIved That the Secretitiy c onllllunicate these Iesolushy
14 tions to the H ouse of Representatives and transmit an enrolled
15 copy thereofto the family of the late President
16 - Resolved That as a fmther mark of respect to the
17 memoty of the late President the Senate do now adjourn
bull bull r
I I
88TH CONGRESS laT SESSION s RES 228
RESOLUTION Relative to the death of the President of the
United Stutes
By Mr MANIELD )fr AIKEN Mr Ar)()TTi Mr ANDERSON M r BARTLETT Mr BAYS Mr BIiiALL 1 r BliIN NETT Mr Ernul Mr BOUGs Mr BnlllwsT~U Mr BURDICK ~Ir BynD of Virginia MI BYRD of W ~t 111nlu Mr CAN01 ~1middot CAI[fSON Mr CAS ll )ir CBuneH MI CrAIlK Mr COOPER Mr COTION Mr Cunns Mr b IRKshySION ~ll DOUD MI J)O ll INICK Mr Do [)IHAS Mr EARshy[IND lr EJ)~[()NDIlON Mr ELusllIm Mr ENGLE Mr EIIVlS r ]ltON(J Mr l~ [)LBmGIIT ~llmiddot GOLDWATFlR lgtlr Gt)ItN 11 HnlJ~NINIi ) h lIAW ~[r H4RTK~J Mr ILyDImiddotN MI IIICKFNLOOPER ~11 H ILL Mr HOLLAND ill HHUSKA 11 I1 lJ~lP1l1un ~lr INutYjJ Mr JACKSON J
Mr JHIpoundS 11 llJHN~rON 11r JORDAN of North CIlroshylina MIJongt or lduho Mr KEATrNG ~fr KENNIllDY Mr KUCfJgtr Mr LAoscuR MI LOND ot Missouri 1I1r TONG of LOulslalll Mr MAGNUSON 1I1r MCCAIltlHY Mr IcCrEIrIN Ill M c GJm MI MCGoVERN Mr McINTYRJ _[1 iICNA~1AII liltmiddot MJolCIH~I Mr METCALF Mr MILLER 11 ~10NIltJN) Mr MOUSE Mr MORTON Mr Moss MI ~IUNO~ Mr iIuSKJI MI NtlLSON Mrs jsElURERGER Mr iSTORE bull Mr llAltI)ON J ~h PtfLbull 111 PROUTY Mr PIIOXlllIlI MI RAltOOIPH Mr RIUICO~l Mr ROllliRTSON Mr RUSllllfr ~Ir SAWONSTALL Mr SCOTT Mr S IMPSON 11[1 S~IAr1U1RS Mrs SMITH Mr SPAIlKlUN Mr (SpoundElNNJB 1gtlr S YMrNGTON iIr rAL~IAOOE Mr TnURYOND MI 1OWER Mmiddot WALTJJtll Mr W ILLIAYS of New Jersey MI WULIAgtlS of Delaware Mr YAUllOIWUOII Mr YOUNU of North Dakota und Mr YOUNG of Ohio
NOVElIfBER 25 1963 Considered and agreed to
I I
88TH CONGRESS laT SESSION s RES 228
RESOLUTION Relative to the death of the President of the
United Stutes
By Mr MANIELD )fr AIKEN Mr Ar)()TTi Mr ANDERSON M r BARTLETT Mr BAYS Mr BIiiALL 1 r BliIN NETT Mr Ernul Mr BOUGs Mr BnlllwsT~U Mr BURDICK ~Ir BynD of Virginia MI BYRD of W ~t 111nlu Mr CAN01 ~1middot CAI[fSON Mr CAS ll )ir CBuneH MI CrAIlK Mr COOPER Mr COTION Mr Cunns Mr b IRKshySION ~ll DOUD MI J)O ll INICK Mr Do [)IHAS Mr EARshy[IND lr EJ)~[()NDIlON Mr ELusllIm Mr ENGLE Mr EIIVlS r ]ltON(J Mr l~ [)LBmGIIT ~llmiddot GOLDWATFlR lgtlr Gt)ItN 11 HnlJ~NINIi ) h lIAW ~[r H4RTK~J Mr ILyDImiddotN MI IIICKFNLOOPER ~11 H ILL Mr HOLLAND ill HHUSKA 11 I1 lJ~lP1l1un ~lr INutYjJ Mr JACKSON J
Mr JHIpoundS 11 llJHN~rON 11r JORDAN of North CIlroshylina MIJongt or lduho Mr KEATrNG ~fr KENNIllDY Mr KUCfJgtr Mr LAoscuR MI LOND ot Missouri 1I1r TONG of LOulslalll Mr MAGNUSON 1I1r MCCAIltlHY Mr IcCrEIrIN Ill M c GJm MI MCGoVERN Mr McINTYRJ _[1 iICNA~1AII liltmiddot MJolCIH~I Mr METCALF Mr MILLER 11 ~10NIltJN) Mr MOUSE Mr MORTON Mr Moss MI ~IUNO~ Mr iIuSKJI MI NtlLSON Mrs jsElURERGER Mr iSTORE bull Mr llAltI)ON J ~h PtfLbull 111 PROUTY Mr PIIOXlllIlI MI RAltOOIPH Mr RIUICO~l Mr ROllliRTSON Mr RUSllllfr ~Ir SAWONSTALL Mr SCOTT Mr S IMPSON 11[1 S~IAr1U1RS Mrs SMITH Mr SPAIlKlUN Mr (SpoundElNNJB 1gtlr S YMrNGTON iIr rAL~IAOOE Mr TnURYOND MI 1OWER Mmiddot WALTJJtll Mr W ILLIAYS of New Jersey MI WULIAgtlS of Delaware Mr YAUllOIWUOII Mr YOUNU of North Dakota und Mr YOUNG of Ohio
NOVElIfBER 25 1963 Considered and agreed to