FEDERAL CRIME TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT

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Sissrs JOINT RESOLUTION 22
,-Whereas' the Federal Income tax and
ntunerOus 'other taxes levied by the Federal
Government have not only imposed a heavy
burden upon the American taxpayer but,
by fintheling into the Federal Treasury many
of the prime potential sources of State reve-
nue, have had a depressing effect upon each
of the 50 sovereign States; and
Whereas the Federal Government now
takes in Federal taxes from the State of
Illinois approximately $7 billion annually,
and takes a proportionate amount from each
of the other .States; and
Whereas for many years State and local
governments have been in a straitened finan-
cial condition which constitutes a real emer-
gency which has been compounded by the
impact of Federal taxation; and
Whereas this emergency could be alleviated
if the several States were given their right-
ful share of the total tax revenues by a sys-
tem whereby the Government of the United
States would refund to each State 10 per-
cent of the Federal taxes collected therein
without curtailing or interfering with any
present or future progrant Of Federal and
State functions; and
Whereas since these tax funds are the taxes
from the people, this refund is not to be con-
sidered a Federal loan or gift or any form of
Federal aid nor will the use of these funds be
restricted: Therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate of the 74th General
Assembly of the State of Illinois, the Rouse
of Representatives concurring herein), That
we respectfuly petition the Congress of the
United States to call a convention for the
purpoee of proposing an amendrnent to the
Constitution of the United States to provide
for a refund to each State Of 10 percent of ail
Federal taxes collected therein without any
restriction on the use of Such refunds; and
be It further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be
forwarded by the secretary of state to every
Member of the Congress of the United States
from the State of Illinois, and to the Gover-
nor and the secretart of state of each of the
other 49 States.
Adopted by the senate, April 14, 1965. .
Senate concurred in house amendment
June 9, 1965.
SAMUEL It SHAPIRO,
' SIVRIllent of the Senate.
EDWARD F, FERNANDES,
Secretary of the Senate.
Concurred in by the house of representa-
tives, June 8, 1965, as amended.
JOHN P. TOIIIIY,
Speaker of Rouse of Representatives.
CHARLES F. ICERVIM,
Clerk of Rouse of _Representatives.
This resolution was offered by State
Senators Broyles, John A. Graham, Kerr,
Gottschalk, Davis, Arrington, Sours,
Drach, Peters, Fawell, Harris, Ozinga,
Gilbert, Laughlin, Martin, Rosander,
Merritt, Hatch, Peterson, Mitchler, Lani-
gan, Swanson, Latherow, Carpenter,
Sprague Hoffelder, Collins, Hart William
Lyons, Grindle, Larson, Paul Graham,
and Green.
Mr. Speaker, this resolution dramatic-
ally states the progressive-recommenda-
tion of leading members of the Illinois
State Senate in a consitutional step that
Wolifid produceproper balance in our
GovCrnMent and give the States an op-
portunity to 1I1 their Proper role in the
challenges of the day. States and local
communities can far more effectively cope
with the problems within their borders
than we can, operating at a distance In
Washington. !This resolution, incident-
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FEDERAL CRIME ? ASSA
- PRESIDENT
(Mr. SCHWEIKER (at the request of
Mr. HUTCHINSON) was granted permis-
sion to extend his remarks at this point
in the REConD and to include extraneous
matter.)
Mr. SCHWEIKER. Mr. Speaker, as
the original sponsor in the last Congress
of legislation making it a Federal crime
to attack or assassinate the President, I
strongly support passage of H.R. 6097.
Some 30 of our colleagues joined me in
the 88th Congress in introducing iden-
tical and similar measures to H.R. 9232
which I proposed following President
Kennedy's tragic assassination. Sub-
sequently the Warren Commission rec-
ommended enactment of such legislation.
Prior to the opening of the present Con-
gress, I redrafted my proposal to include
two slight modifications suggested by the
Commission and invited our colleagues to
Join with me in seeking early action upon
this legislation introduced on January 4.
Fifty-one Members of the House have
now joined in introducing such measures,
many of them identical to H.R. 1180.
The bill before the House today, HR.
6097, seeks to accomplish the same pur-
pose as the legislation which I have in-
troduced. It has my full support.
It is inconceivable to me that a crime-
the magnitude of Presidential assassina-
tion, affecting as it does the security and
welfare of the Nation, is not covered by
Federal statutes. Enactment of this leg-
islation would mean that Federal law en-
forcement officials would investigate
these crimes against our highest officials.
At present Federal agencies such as the
FBI only participate unofficially at the
invitation of local authorities. In addi-
tion, as the? Warren Commission has
pointed out, this legislation will insure
that any suspects arrested will be Federal
prisoners, subject to Federal protection
from vigilante justice and other threats.
Present law-18 U.S.C. 111?punishes
attacks on many lesser Federal officers
by a fine of not more than $5,000, or im-
prisonment not more than 3 years, or
both; or, if a deadly weapon is used, a
fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprison-
ment not more than 10 years, or both, on
persons convicted of assaulting, resisting,
or impeding these Federal officers, while
engaged in the performance of official
duties; judges; U.S. attorney, assistant
U.S. attorney; marshals, deputy mar-
shals, or persons employed to assist such
marshal or deputy marshal any officer or
employee of the FBI, Secret Service,
Bureau of Narcotics; any post office in-
spector; any officer or enlisted man of the
Coast Guard; any officer or employee of
any Federal penal or correctional institu-
tion; any officer, employee, or agent of
the customs or internal revenue, or any
person assisting the same in the execu-
tion of their duties; any immigration
officer; any officer, employee, or agent of
the Department of Agriculture or of the
Department of the Interior designated
by the Secretary of Agriculture or the
Secretary of the Interior to enforce laws
pertaining to protection of game, wild
birds, and animals; any employee of the
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regulation, or to perform any function in
connection with any Federal or State
program of Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin
Islands, or District of Columbia, for the
control, eradication, or Prevention of the
introduction and dissemination of ani-
mal diseases; any officer or employee of
the National Park Service, or of the field
service of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, or of the Indian field service, or of
NASA directed to guard and protect
property of the United States under the
administration and control of NASA; any
employee of the Bureau of Animal In-
dustry of the Department of Agriculture,
or any security officer of the Department
of State or the Foreign Service?the
latter enumeration is contained in 18
U.S.C. 1114.
Under 18 U.S.C. 1114, whoever kills
any of the previously enumerated Fed-
eral officers and employees shall be
punished as provided under 18 U.S.C.
1111?defining murder and imposing
penalties of death or imprisonment for
life or term of years?or 18 U.S.C. 1112?
defining manslaughter and imposing
penalties of a fine up to $1,000 or im-
prisonment up to 3 years, or both.
Present law does cover threats against
the President; 18 U.S.C. 871 provides
that whoever knowingly, and willfully
mails any letter or document containing
any threat to take the life of, or to in-
flict bodily harm upon the President of
the United States, or knowingly and
willfully otherwise makes any such
threat against the President, shall be
fined not more than $1,000, or im-
prisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
In addition, assaulting a public min-
ister is covered now by 18 U.S.C. 112
which provides that whoever assaults,
strikes, wounds, imprisons, or offers
violence to the person of an ambassador
or other public minister in violation of
the law of nations, shall be fined not
more than $5,000, or imprisoned not
more than 3 years, or both. If a deadly
weapon is used in the commission of
such acts, the guilty party shall be fined
up to $10,000, or imprisoned up to 10
years, or both.
Mr. Speaker, I urge favorable action
on this legislation today. For the benefit
of my colleagues I am inserting at this
point several editorials which have been
written in support of such a measure.
[From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
Nov. 27, 19631
VOIDS THAT NEED FILLING
When Congress resumes its normal delib-
erations it ought to consider legislation to
fill two voids in our governmental procedures
and framework which were accentuated by
the assassination of President Kennedy.
One is the lack of a firm procedure for
dectsionmaking concerning the continuity
of Government and the transition of leader-
ship in the event a President is seriously in-
capacitated. What would have happened,
for example, if the assassin's bullet had
resulted in severe brain damage rather than
death?
The problem has been debated before,
without conclusion. It has been suggested
that some group, such as the Supreme
Court, should be duly constituted to make
such decisions on the basis, of course, of the
best available medical advice. Or that there
should be provision for a decision on a
_tewporary transition of the leadership se-
nsibility in the event the incapacity is
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^need temporary, as well as on a permanent
?IrenSition IR the, incapacity is felt to be per-
MiMent. The questions are difficult, but
*mad be faced.
? The other void is created by the absence
03 legislation making it a Federal offense
to assault or assassinate the President or the
Vice President.
; ,Congressman Senwsnum, of Montgomery
minty, has already into.sluced legislation
orrect this oversight. As things stand
nuraber of lesser Federal officials are
"en the protection of Federal jurisdiction,
procedures governing the trial and the
Penalty for the assault or assassination of
the President or. the Vico P,resident are solely
Let rimercnaineol acin
ecyurtte laws of the State in Which
VMS this void ha our laws which left
Raney Oswald a State, rather than 8
Federal, prisoner. Ineilleient local police
Made,pOssible the murder Which has de -
Ved the Nation of the possibility of learn-
S. the full story of his crime If the law
tad hmde him a Federal prisoner, the put-
fle WOuld almost surely have been
Offerent.
Frarn the Norristown (Pa.) Times Herald,
, Nov. go, 1963]
Peorscrmo Otis Lesneas
, .
The legislative proposal of Congressman
expleau,,s. gC.W.MER, that attack upon a
??Prosadellt or Vice President shall become a
Federal crime, Is being well taken throughout
the Nation.
SCRwenris hagi subMitted his bill to
the Rouse of Representatives. There seems
to be no reason for any Member to oppose its
passage.
SCHWELIXER admitted last weekend that
be syas "amazed," as were ell of us, to learn
that attack upon many lesser Federal officers
is Federal offense, but that the law does not
all y to a President or Vice President. It
d seem amazing that some Congressman,
ghOut all the years of the democracy,
dr not think this nece5sar3r * ? particu-
Tardy since President Kennedy was not the
first of his rank assassinated.
Correction is certainly in order and Mr.
SCKW-ErKES Is to be commended for his lead-
ership, toward such correction.
6I bill to be offered in the senate Is similar,
but would atiso authorize, Federal protection
641116 f or Pflaltlente-Cieet , and Vice-Presi-
dents-elect. This may pose problems since
those elected are not Federal officers until
they are sworn in and inaugurated. It might
develop a "loophole." ,
)3ut the two surely can be fitted together in
inlet a manner that when properly written,
there will be full Federal protection for our
top Cominand_ers.
When the safety of the men in highest rank
of our Nathm is Involved, certainly they
deserve Our highest and most powerful force
Of legal protection,
1From the Washington Post, Nov. 26, 1963]
MAKE ir A EEDERAE CRIME
, -
Certainly the law should be amended to
make the assassination of the President a
Federal crime., ,R is ironic indeed that the
criminal who murdered President Kennedy
violated only the law of Texas. Actually his
foul deed was a crime against the Nation?
one of the most serious crimes against the
Nation In this century.
As the law now stands, severe penalties are
prescribed for felons why murder or attack
Federal judges, U.S. attorneys, FBI agents,
postal inspectors, Secret Service officers, cue-
tom,s agents and various employees of the
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture.
But this law for the "protection of officers
and employees of the United States" does not,
strangely enough, cover the President or
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Presumably the need for Federal law in
tile field has not previously been empha-
sised. When Lincoln was assassinated, the
country was still under martial law. The
assassin Of President Garfield was prosecuted
in the District of Columbia and the assassin
of _President McKinley in New York. There
is a strong presumption that Texas would
have convicted Lee Harvey Oswald of the
slaying of President Kennedy If Oswald him-
sef had not been killed as he was being
transferred to the county jail. But the
serious bungling of this vital case by the
Dr.11as police constitutes a strong argument
fa, the direction of such delicate operations
by the FBI from the very beginning.
'Che events In Dallas have shown all too
clearly that Federal officials should have been
In charge of the police work from the begin-
ning. High crimes against the Nation can-
not be safely left to investigation and prase-
cu Jon by local officials of the community In
which such crimes happen to take place. As
soon as Congress resumes its operations.
Representative 11.1cmom S. ScHWELKER, of
Pennsylvania, will introduce a bill to extend
the,protection of section 1114, United States
Cote; to the President and Vice President.
We hope that it will be given prompt atten-
tio; by the Judiciary Committees and that
tin ywill also include Within the terms of the
bill other officials in the line of succession
to the Presidency. Perhaps agency heads,
their deputies and Members of Congress
shc UM also be Included.
[Vika the Philadelphia Daily News, Nov. 27,
HEMMER BIM. A Must
We hope Congress will act quickly In pass-
ing a bill to be drawn up by Congressman
Ric EURO S. Sonwsmisa Montgomery County
Republican, making it a Federal crime to kill,
assault, or conspire to harm the President
or 1Ice President.
Tim bizarre slaying of Assassination Sus-
pee; Lee Harvey Oswald by a self-appointed
exeoutioner points up the need for taking
jurisdiction in these cases away from local
police.
An attempt, or the actual taking of the
life of our Chief Executive or Vice President,
is at only of national concern, but also has
wor .dwide repercussions. It is essential that
crimes of this nature be covered by Federal
law.
We trust that President Johnson's order to
the FBI to investigate the slaying of Oswald
by aightelub operator Jack Ruby will be
thin laugh and complete. The American con-
sele.me calls for It.
[Item the Scranton Times. Dec. 9,19631
? PLAN Nov ENTIRELY NEW
THE current agitation for the enactment of
a law which would give Federal agencies and
the Federal courts, jurisdiction in the case
of tie, assaSstnatfon of a President of the
United States is not entirely new. Sixty-two
year f ago, following the death of President
-McKinley at the hands of an assassin in Buf-
f alo?his successor, Theodore Roosevelt, ad-
vocated such a course. He would have had
the : aw apply to any Individual who kills or
attempts to kill not only the President but
"any man who by the Constitution or by law
is in-line HT Succession to the Presidency."
But the Roosevelt proposal went unheeded.
There is perhaps greater support for the
Idea today because of some of the unfortu-
nate sleveloprnents in Dallas following the
murder of President Kennedy last month.
Many Americans feel that had some agency
such. as the Federal Bureau of Investigation
had he authority to take over immediately,
the lining of Lee Oswald, the accused assas-
sin, night never Have occurred.
Co Agressman RICHARD SCHwEIKER of
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duce a bill making it a Federal crime to kill,
assault or conspire to harm a President of the
United States. There is merit and logic in his
contention that "a crime of such magnitude,
affecting the security and welfare of the Na-
tion, mast certainly should be covered by
our Federal statutes." It is difficult to believe
that the question of States rights will be
raised in connection with such a move. Con-
gress should give immediate and favorable
consideration to the bill once It is presented
and not repeat the mistake which our law-
makers Made in rejecting Teddy Roosevelt's
recommendation.
MR. MARTIN OF THE FEDERAL
RESER'VE
(Mr. WIDNALL (at the request of Mr.
Hurcais sox) was granted permission to
extend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. WIDNALL. Mr. Speaker, we have
recently heard the gentleman from
Texas Mfr. PATMAN], chairman of the
Banking and Currency Committee, call
for the resignation of the Chairman of
the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, because Mr. Martin in
a speech devoted principally to interna-
tional monetary relations, pointed out
some similarities---as well as differ-
ences?between current economic condi-
tions and _those of the "fabulous twen-
ties." The gentleman from Texas in-
terprets Mr. Martin's remarks as fore-
casts of a depression, and concludes that
Mr. Martin "can not stand prosperity."
I can understand how a man who has
been predicting a "Martin depression"
for some time might leap to this con-
clusion. 'But / do not understand why
It is all right for the chairman of the
House Banking and Currency Committee
to predict a depression, but all wrong
for the Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Board to say that we should be careful
not to gel; ourselves into a depression.
The gentleman from Texas has re-
cently informed the House that Mr. Mar-
tin is not President Johnson. Since
most of us may be presumed to have been
aware of that fact, I take it we were
expected to draw some kind of infer-
ence from it. To help us draw this in-
ference, We were informed that Mr. Mar-
tin's "policies run counter to that (sic)
of the President of the United States."
President Johnson, however, has pointed
to the remarkable results achieved by a
monetary policy worked out in close har-
mony with the administration. While
the gentleman from Texas calls for elim-
ination of the independence of the Fed-
eral Reserve System, President Johnson
has noted that his administration has
"maintained the Federal Reserve's tra-
ditional independence within the Gov-
ernment."
I believe we should keep politics out of
Monetary policy, and in this case I am
happy to indicate my agreement with
President Johnson. And I am gratified
to see that the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Secretary of Commerce, far from
calling for Mr. Martin's resignation, are
saying he made a good speech.
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent
at this point to include, following my re-
narks, an editorial from the Washington
,
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Daily News, dated June 11, 1965, entitled
"Mr, lVfartin in Perspective," and a news
article from the Washington Evening
Star of June 11, 1965, entitled "No Eco-
nomic Policy COnflicts in Administra-
tion: Johnson," and also a news release
from the Office of the White House Press
Secretary of October 26, 1964, entitled
'Presidential Statement No. 2 on Eco-
nomic Issues":
[From' the Washington Daily News, June 17,
' :19651
MR. MARTIN IN PERSPECTIVE
After a speech at the National Press Club,
the new Secretary of Commerce, John T. Con-
nor, was put to andwering questions from re-
porters. Naturally, the first questions were
inspired by the recent speech of William Mc-
Chesney Martin, Chairman of the Federal Re-
serve Board.
A phrase in Mr. Martin's speech to the
effect that there were some "disquieting
similarities" in the economic situations pre-
ceding the 1929 stock market crash and to-
day got the most attention?quite out of pro-
portion with the whole of the Fed Chair-
Man's remarks.
The ensuing slump in the stock market was
blamed by some on this speech and there
even were cries in Congress' for Mr. Martin's
resignation because, it was said, his policies
were ?bunter to those of President Johnson,
Mr. Connor put all this back in perspective.
Mr. Martins speech, the Secretary said, Was
a timely and sound review of current condi-
tions, throwing up some smoke- signals to
warn of possible dangers, but Primarily aimed
at the problem of tr.S. deficits in bur dealings
with other nations, The trouble, Mr. Connor
said, was that too many people didn't read all
of the speech (including, we suggest, many
who reported it).
? Mr. Connor threw up a few "snloke sig-
nals" himself. He said the main virtue of
the current prosperity Is that it is the result
of orderly growth end price stability. If
this growth should become haphazard, or
reckless, or excessive, he indicated, it could
spell trouble. As could inflation.
And he, too, pointed to the imbalance in
our international dealing as an unsolved
problem, urgently in need of correction.
He also deflated the Idea that the stock
market slump could be attributed to Mr.
Martin's remarks. He suggested it wason
the verge of a decline anyway, possibly
because some Investors simply were sus-
picious that the continued rising trends
were-too good to be true.
In any cue, we would add, if the stock
market is so frivolous that it would slide
merely because of distorted understanding
of what one public official had said, it is a
pretty flimsy Institution. Or more emo-
tional than hardheaded.
\ Moreover, if the market didn't fluctuate
'there wouldn't be much point In it. And it
can't realistically, forever fluctuate upward.
There necessarily must be corrective declines.
The stock ma4et isn't the whole economy,
and being largely speculative doesn't neces-
sarily reflect the-state of the economy. Take,
for instance, a smalltovm Nebraska banker
quoted in the Wall Street Journal:
"We are so overcome With joy with the
extreme rise in the livestock market that
we've paid little attention to the price of
AT. & T. Cur economy out here is based
on hogs and cattle."
? [From the Washington Evening Star,
. June 11, 1985]
No Economic POMP'S' CONFLICTS IN ARMIN-
? ISTRATION: JOHNSON
WASHINGTON, June 11.?President Johnson
has muffled speetilation over a governmental
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ances that there ee "no crosscurrents, divi-
sions, or conflicts" within the administration.
The President told reporters after a meet-
ing with William M. Martin, chairman of the
Federal Reserve Board, and other top eco-
nomic officials yesterday, that moderate but
solid gains are foreseeable through 1965.
"There is no reason for gloom or doom," he
Said.
This was an apparent reference to the
stock market slump and public furor which
followed Martin's June 1 speech at Columbia
University.
That was the speech in which Martin
spoke of "disquieting similarities between
our present prosperity and the fabulous
twenties," and emphasized the role of mon-
etary policy?management of the money and
credit supply?in preventing possible infla-
tionary excesses.
RESIGNATION ASKED
Martin's resignation was demanded yes-
terday by Representative PATMAN, Democrat,
Of Texas, chairman of the House Banking
Committee. PATMAN charged that Martin
had challenged Mr. Johnson's economic pol-
icy and was calling for what PareaeN de-
scribed as a disastrous policy of tight money.
"This country cannot afford, even as pros-
perous as it is. a man at the helm of our
monetary system who is so afraid of pros-
perity that he has to end it," Parezavr said
on the House floor.
But l'reasury Secretary Fowler, In an in-
terview given before the White House meet-
ing, helped Mr. Johnson quash the talk of a
policy split on the issue of tight money
versus expansionism.
Fowler said he and Commerce Secretary
Connor agreed completely with what they
regarded as Martin's basic theme, that of
maintaining and strengthening the sound-
ness of the collar.
NO INDIGESTION
"The speech caused me no nervous indi-
gestion," Fowler said. "I was surprised at
the stock market's reaction, and I think
Bill Martin was too."
The market slump was caused by investors'
fears that Martin was hinting at a coming
move to tighten money by boosting interest
rates. Fowler said. He himself had read no
such meaning into Martin's talk "because I
know Bill's thinking."
After the White House meeting, Martin
smilingly indicated he had no intention of
taking Representative PATHAN'S advice and
resigning. "When and if I desire to resign
I'll let you know," said the man who has
headed the Reserve HOMTI under four
Presidents.
MONETARY rectos FOR STABILITY AND GROWTH
(The White House, Presidential Statement
No. 2 on Economic Issues)
1. Monetary policy is one of our crucially
important tools for maintaining a healthy
and noninflationary economy. The job Is
never easy. But the results over the past 4
years have been remarkable:
Ample but not excessive credit has been
available to businesses, homebuyers, and
State and local governments.
At the sane time, short-term interest rates
have been pushed up to reduce capital out-
flows and help correct our balance-of-pay-
ments deficit.
Yet long-term interest rates, which are so
Important to domestic borrowers, have re-
mained moderate?in fact, home mortgage
ratee and the rates pain by State and local
governments are lower today than in early
1961.
2. All this has been made possible by close
ties between our monetary and our fiscal and
debt management policies, and close har-
mony among the men responsible for these
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We have maintained the Federal Reserve's
traditional independence within the Govern-
ment.
Yet the Federal Reserve and the adminis-
tration agree entirely on the practical need
for informal coordination among the various
economic programs of the Government.
The President meets periodically with a
group consisting of Secretary DIS03 , Chair-
man Martin of the Federal Reserve Board,
Budget Director Gordon, and Chairman Hel-
ler of the Council of Economic Advisers, and
they in turn are in close and continuous con-
tact.
These efforts have resulted in Government
by consensus, not by conflict, In economic
policy.
3. In the future as in the past our mone-
tary system must remain flexible, and not
be bound by any rigid, mechanical rides:
In an ALIMOSIMIOW of private and public
moderation, Monetary policy has been stead-
ily expansionary for 4 years.
With continued moderation, there Can be
the continued monetary expansion essential
to economic growth.
But if inflation develops, or if excessive
outflows of funds occur, the Federal Reserve
System is in a position to db what is neces-
sary.
PROVIDING PENA ES FOR THE
ASSASSINATION 0 THE PRESIDENT
(Mr. HORTON (at the request of Mr.
HUEcinersoN) was granted permission to
extend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. HORTON. Mr. Speaker. I want to
express my strong support for passage
of the measure we are now considering.
The bill H.R. 6097 would provide the
proper penalties for crimes against the
President and Vice President, the Presi-
dent-elect and Vice-President-elect, and
those acting as and in line to succeed the
President.
Our Government could not take swift
steps to cope with the tragic events of
November 23, 1963, because of the lack of
necessary legislative authority at the
Federal level. Those apprehended were
inadequately protected and the Federal
enforcement agencies almost powerless to
initiate proceedings.
Immediately thereafter, I submitted a
bill, providing for Federal jurisdiction
over cases of assault or assassination of
our head of state and officials of com-
parable rank, Recommendations for
such remedy were set forth subsequently
In the Warren Commission report.
Early in the current session, I reintro-
duced my proposal and spoke in Its favor
both In the House Chamber and before
the Judiciary Committee at their recent
hearings.
Our inability to meet what rightly
constitutes a Federal crime with Federal
statutes is incongruous and incredible.
We cannot afford to pass UP this oppor-
tunity to fill a blatant omission in our
Federal laws.
(Mr. HORTON (at the request of Mr.
Huseitussow) was granted permission
to extend his remarks at this point In the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
[Mr. HORTON'S remarks will appear
hereafter in the Appendix.]
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(Mr. TALCOTT at the request of Mr. EREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION ing oppression. More than 1 million
Horonurson) was granted Permission IN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES persons have been victims to this Soviet
to extend his remarks at this point in the brutality.
- (Mr. ROOSEVELT asked and was
RECORD and to include extraneous mat- given permission to address the House
ter.) fn? 1 minute and to revise and extend his
r =arks.)
Mr. ROOSEVELT. Mr. Speaker,
Ckairman ADAM C. POWELL, joined by
1 other Democratic members of the
Committee on Education and Labor, has
Mr. FEIGHAN. Mr. Speaker, on roll- today introduced a bill to more effec-
Call No. 147 wbich was just takem I was t rely prohibit discrimination in employ-
present in the well and answered to my menebecause of race, color, religion sex,
rime when it was called and voted or natural Origin. The point of the bill
"yea." I am informed that I am not it in the light of other recent legislation,
reCorded as having voted "yea" and ask to be sure that the rights of all groups
unanimous consent that the rollcall be will be assured with respect to freedom
corrected accordingly fipm discrimination in employment oP-
The SPEAKER. Without objection, pntunities, especially since many mem-
it is SO onClered. b last year expressed the concern that
There was 110 objection, ir the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title VII
eilforcement proceedings are not strong
ci ough to meet the problem of discrimi-
nition by employers or unions once it
Is is been found to exist. It is felt that
the Congress Mfty now wish to act to
mtairre that the matter of discrimination
ir employment opportunities will be han-
dled in an expeditious manner.
Therefore, hearings by the General
S ibcommittee on Labor will be scheduled
at-the earliest possible time, taking into
account the necessity of testimony from
ti .e Equal Employment Opportunities
Commission regarding its recommenda-
tbms and comments on the existing law.
The subcommittee will then take the
matter to the full committee forthwith
in recognition of the urgency of this
matter.
My colleagues may be assured that
this matter will be handled by the full
committee with all due regard for its
high responsibility for legislation, and
I .un delighted to note that so many of
m2 colleagues on the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor have followed Chair-
man POWELL'S vigorous leadership in
this respect.
[Mr. TALCOTT'S remarks will appear
hereafter in the Appendix.]
CORRECTION OF ROLLCALL
maittiartrz PROGRAM
(Kr. ALBERT asked and was givim
permission to address the House for 1
Minute.)
? Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I take
? this time to inform my colleagues as to
an Item, Senate Concturent Resolution
38, to be added to the legislative program.
Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from
nerida [Mr. FASCELL) has obtained
unanimous eonsent, and I see the distill-
Mashed minority leader, the gentleman
from Michigan [Mr. GERALD R. FORD] 011
the floor, and I understand this has been
? cleared with both sideS, to call up the
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolu-
tion 36, having to do with the 20th an-
niversary of the United Nations, with
debate of 1 hour thereon.
Mr. Speaker, the concurrent resolu-
? tion will be programed along with other
? bills that have been programed for Tues-
day and the balance of the week, the
resolution to be taken IM depending on
whatever day it will be? possible to pro-
'grain it for consideration, probably to-
? Morro* or Thursday.. It is necessary to
have some flexibility on that point if it OPPRESSION OF THE BALTIC
is agreeable. ,
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, will the STAII" BY RUSSIA
gentleman yield? Mr. VIGORITO asked and was given
?Mr. ALBERT. I yield to the gentle- pemdssion to extend his remarks at this
man. pont in the RECORD.)
Mr. GROSS. That Is with the under- Mr. VIGOEtITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise
standing that there will be 1 hour of today to plead for the freedom of people.
debate on the resolution atm that the In an age in which freedom exists every-
resobition would be amendable? where around us, it is depressing and
Mr. ALBERT. That is my under- disturbing to discover that not all no-
standing. It would be palled up under tions are free. We are aware of this
Unanimous consent and it will be debated problem in our own country, but we often
for 1 hour. nei lea to admit that it exists in other
Mr. GROSS. And It will be amend- places throughout the world.
able? /wish to say a few words about those
Mr. ALBERT. It will be open to unfortunate people who have lost their
atnendment at any Paint. fre mdom because of oppression by the
Mr. GROSS. I thank, the gentleman. Soviet Union. I speak specifically about
Mr. GERALD R. FORD. Mr. Speaker, the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia,
will the distinguished Majority leader am I Estonia. Despite treaties to the con-
Mr. ALBERT. I am glad to yield tel
the gentleman. ,
Mr. GERALD R FORD. As to the
1 hour of time for debate, would the
time be equally divided between the
majority and the minority?
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pas is my understanding.
This is an age when nations through-
out the world are freeing their colonies
and possessions from iron-bound sub-
servience. The force of world opinion
should be turned against the Soviet Gov-
ernment so that we can, in our lifetime,
see an end to Communist colonialism
throughout the world. It has been 25
years since the Soviets have occupied
Lithuania, Latvia., and Estonia. A quar-
ter of a century is too long, and I appeal
to all men to join in efforts being taken
In this infamous anniversary year to
bring an end to this unfortunate situa-
tion.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
FORCIBLE ANNEXATION OF BAL-
TIC STATES I3Y SOVIET UNION
(Mr. STALBATJM asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to include extraneous
matter.)
Mr. STALBAUM. Mr. Speaker, the
commemoration of the 25th anniversary
of the forcible annexation of Baltic
States by the Soviet Union was observed
In Racine, Wis., ray hometown, on June
6 at St. Casimir's Hall under the sponsor-
ship of the Lithuanian American Council
Inc., Racine branch.
At that time, a resolution was unani-
mously adopted at a mass meeting of
American citizens of Estonian, Latvian,
and Lithuanian descent.
H.R. 416 which is scheduled to be con-
sidered by us later today closely paral-
lels this resolution unanimously adopted
by my friends in Racine. It advocates
efforts by the President and the Con-
gress to bring the plight of the peoples
of the enslaved countries before the
United Nations.
The Racine resolution also voices sup-
port of the present policy of President
Lyndon B. Johnson of resisting Commu-
nist aggression in southeast Asia and
also expresses thanks for this Nation's
nonrecognition of the absorption of
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the
circle of Communist control.
The resolution follows:
RESOLUTION
Whereas 25 years ago the Soviet Union by
force and fake elections annexed the Baltic
States?Estonia, Lania, and Lithuania; and
Whereas the Baltic countries are being
colonialized by import of Russians, most of
whom are Communists or criminals, and who
receive various privileges at the expense of
the Baltic people; and
Whereas pauperization of the people of
these countries is carried out by state-run
facilities which mostly serve the purposes of
the Russian rulers; and
Whereas the persecution of the faithful
and restriction of religious practices are
strictly imposed; and
ra:y, in 1940 the Soviet Union occupiedWhereas our young men sacrificed their
these three territories with military lives In the past and are sacrificing them in
troops and forcibly incorporated them the strugg with the same foe which brought
into the U.S.S.R. tyranny and misery in the Baltic States and
to many other countries: Therefore be it
Since that time, the Soviet Union un-
der 7,00k mass oppression of these unfor-
Resolved. That this mass meeting con-
demns Soviet Russia for Its forcible occu-
tunate lab No countriesdir,kg,$ on of the Baltic States and also its former
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d present policy of colonialism and oppres-
siorb such persecution., and such degrad- sion; and be It further