stack. The SECOND SESSION of the EIGHTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS commenced this day, conformably to the joint The Honorable LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, called the Sen- ate to order, and the Chaplain, Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, D.D., of Wash- DEATH OF SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE Mr. COTTON announced the death of Hon. STYLES BRIDGES, late a Senator from the State of New Hampshire, which oc- curred on November 26, 1961, in Concord, SENATOR-DESIGNATE FROM THE STATE OF Mr. COTTON presented the creden- tials of MAURICE J. MURPHY, Jr., ap- pointed by the Governor of the State of New Hampshire on December 7, 1961, a Senator to represent said State in the Senate of the United States until the vacancy in the term ending January 3, 1967, is filled by election as provided by law; which were read and ordered to be Mr. MURPHY appeared and, the oath prescribed by law having been adminis- tered to him by the Vice President and subscribed by him, he took his seat in QUESTION OF QUORUM Mr. MANSFIELD raised a question as Ninety-three Senators answered to Messrs. E. L. BARTLETT and ER- From the State of Arizona: Messrs. CARL HAYDEN and BARRY From the State of Connecticut: From the State of Delaware: Messrs. JOHN J. WILLIAMS and Messrs. RICHARD B. RUSSELL and From the State of Hawaii: Messrs. HIRAM L. FONG and From the State of Illinois: Messrs. PAUL H. DOUGLAS and Messrs. BOURKE B. HICKENLOOP- From the State of Louisiana: Mr. ALLEN J. ELLENDER; From the State of Maryland: From the State of Massachusetts: From the State of Michigan: Mr. PATRICK V. MCNAMARA; Messrs. HUBERT H. HUMPHREY From the State of Mississippi: Messrs. STUART SYMINGTON and From the State of New Hampshire: Messrs. NORRIS COTTON and From the State of New Mexico: Messrs. DENNIS CHAVEZ and From the State of North Carolina: From the State of North Dakota: From the State of Oklahoma: Messrs. ROBERT S. KERR and From the State of Pennsylvania: From the State of Rhode Island and From the State of South Carolina: Messrs. OLIN D. JOHNSTON and From the State of Tennessee: Messrs. ESTES KEFAUVER and AL- From the State of Texas: Messrs. RALPH W. YARBOROUGH and JOHN G. TOWER; From the State of Utah: Messrs. WALLACE F. BENNETT and From the State of Vermont: Messrs. GEORGE D. AIKEN and From the State of Virginia: Messrs. HARRY FLOOD BYRD and Messrs. JENNINGS RANDOLPH and From the State of Wisconsin: nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the Senate do now adjourn. MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LATE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, HON. STYLES BRIDGES Mr. MANSFIELD announced that on Wednesday, January 17, 1962, the Senate will hold memorial services for the late Senator from New Hampshire, Hon. STYLES BRIDGES. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. COTTON, at 12 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., The Senate thereupon, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Senator from New Hampshire, Messrs. ALEXANDER WILEY and adjourned. From the State of Wyoming: Messrs. GALE W. MCGEE and A quorum being present, COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT Mr. MANSFIELD submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 228); which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to: Resolved, That a committee consisting of two Senators be appointed by the Vice President to join such committee as may be appointed by the House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum of each House is assembled and that the Congress is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. NEUBERGER in the chair) appointed Mr. MANSFIELD and Mr. DIRKSEN as members of the committee on the part of the Senate. NOTIFICATION TO THE HOUSE Mr. DIRKSEN submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 229); which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to: Resolved, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled and that the Senate is ready to proceed to business. HOUR OF DAILY MEETING Mr. HUMPHREY submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 230); which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to: Resolved, That the hour of daily meeting of the Senate be 12 o'clock meridian unless otherwise ordered. DEATH OF SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE Mr. COTTON submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 231); which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to: Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of Honorable STYLES BRIDGES, late a Senator from the State of New Hampshire. Resolved, That the Secretary commu THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1962 The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order, and the Chaplain offered prayer, THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, January 10, 1962, was dispensed with. ATTENDANCE OF SENATOR Mr. QUENTIN N. BURDICK, from the State of North Dakota, attended. REPORT OF NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE Mr. MANSFIELD, from the committee appointed to join a similar committee of the House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum of each House has assembled and ready to proceed to business, reported that it had performed that duty, and that the President had advised that he desired to deliver a message on the state of the Union today at 12:30 p.m. before a joint session of the two Houses. APPOINTMENT TO U.S. CITIZENS COMMISSION ON NATO The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Mr. Edward Fenner, of Illinois, a member of the U.S. Citizens Commission on NATO, vice Hon. William F. Knowland, of Callfornia, resigned. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Maurer, one of its clerks: Mr. President: I am directed to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled; that JOHN W. McCORMACK, a Representative from the State of Massachusetts, has been elected Speaker, and that the House is ready for business. I am directed to inform the Senate that the House has passed the following resolution: Resolved. That a committee of three Members has been appointed by the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives to join with the com mittee on the part of the Senate to notify the President of the United States that a quorum of each House had assembled and that Congress was ready to receive any communications that he might be pleased to make. The House has agreed to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 402); in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives on January 11, 1962, at 12:30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving such communication as the President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them. The House has passed the following resolutions, which I am directed to com municate to the Senate: House Resolution 490 Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable STYLES BRIDEGS, a Senator of the United States from the State of New Hampshire. Resolved. That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased Senator. House Resolution 488 Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable Louis C. Rabaut, a Representative from the State of Michigan. Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. House Resolution 489 Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable JOHN J. RILEY, a Representative from the State of South Carolina. Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. House Resolution 491 Resolved, That the House has learned with profound sensibility and sorrow of the death of Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Seventy-sixth through the Seventy-ninth. Eighty-first and Eighty-second. and Eighty-fourth through the first session of the Eighty-seventh Congress, having served as Speaker more than twice as long as any Speaker in the history of the Congress. Resolved, That in the death of the Honorable SAM RAYBURN the United States has sustained an irreparable loss. Resolved. That this House, of which he was a distinguished Member and leader, unite in honoring his sterling character, the ability, probity, and patriotic motives which illustrated his public career, and the grace and dignity which marked his intercourse with his fellow citizens. Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. |