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ALL 1960 CR REFERENCES
ECONOMY, COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES 1960 2nd Session, 86th Congress ENVIRONMENT, PARKS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, WILDLIFE 1960 2nd Session, 86th Congress. National transportation system: strengthen and improve (see bills S. 2935, 3020). 1581, 2407. 1581; January 29, 1960; Muskie is listed as a cosponsor of S.2935, a Magnuson (D-WA) bill dealing with improvements to the national system of transportation..
Natural resources: accelerate development and utilization of (see S.Res. 311) 8995.
8995; May 2, 1960; Moss (D-UT), for himself, Gruening (D-AK) and Muskie, orders the reprint
of a report on Soviet water resources. Reprints of reports require the assent of the Senate on a
Senate-only resolution (which does not require House agreement) and are a common
housekeeping chore in the Senate. The report in this instance is the one that resulted from a trip
to the Soviet Union in which Senators examined Soviet hydro-power plants. At this time, the
construction of large hydro-power plants was often touted as a sign of progress and in the Cold
War mentality of the time, also of national competitiveness with the Soviet Union. The fact that
the Soviets permitted this visit by U.S. Senators suggests that Soviets believed their dam-building prowess would impress Americans. A press report on this trip can be read here.
Arlington National Cemetery: enlargement of (see bill S. 3717), 13704.
Arlington National Cemetery: enlargement, 13706.
Arlington National Cemetery: establish memorial area for medal winners, 13706.
13704; June 22, 1960; Notice only of a Muskie bill, introduced to enlarge Arlington National
Cemetery.
13706; June 22, 1960; Muskie statement on the introduction of a bill, S.3717, to enlarge
Arlington National Cemetery. Muskie notes that at then-current rates, the National Cemetery is
expected to have filled all available space by 1968. He argues that plans to build a 68-foot high
"Freedom Wall" on 20 acres of land due north of Arlington are foolish and that the ground would
be put to far better use by adding it to the available space in the National Cemetery itself.
Muskie is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. To read text, click here.
NATIONAL SECURITY/FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1960 86th Congress, 2nd Session
Visit to the Soviet Union and Poland, newsletter from, 136,
Remarks regarding visit to the Soviet Union and Poland, by Senator Gruening, 136.
136; January 7, 1960; Gruening (D-AK) inserts a copy of the Muskie newsletter report on his trip
to Poland in connection with his USSR trip to inspect Soviet hydroelectric production. The
newsletter describes what turned out to be Muskie's only visit to the birthplace of his father in
Poland. To read text, click here.
Ike's Sad Homecoming, in the Des Moines Register, 10793. American in Paris Practically Squirmed, by Murrey Marder in the Washington Post, 10795. Summit conference: failure, 10793-10795. 10795; May 23, 1960; During a discussion by Democratic Senators on the failure of the Eisenhower summit with Khruschev in Paris, Muskie inserts a Des Moines Register editorial, plus some constituent mail and a Washington Post article. The 1960 summit was derailed by Soviet Premier Khruschev, who seized on the discovery of the U-2 overflights of Soviet territory two weeks before the summit to throw an international tantrum. It was believed at the time that he did so to placate his hard-line Politburo colleagues in Russia. Democratic Senators joined in a discussion of the Eisenhower administration's changing series of statements about the U-2 airplane and its operations. Muskie quite dependably joined Democratic colleagues in denouncing and excoriating Republican failures. The tradition of the one-party floor "debate" which serves to highlight the shortcomings of the other party has held steady over many decades in American politics. Members of one party arrange with each other to stage a denunciation of the other party's iniquitous or disastrous doings on a fairly regular basis, particularly during presidential election years.
Newsletter: American Plane Shot Down by Soviets-U-2 Incident, 12544.
12544; June 14, 1960; Muskie inserts his newsletter on the U-2 incident. This is of interest
because of the way he discusses constituent mail. To read text, click here.
Tour of Soviet Dams by Three Senators, from I. F. Stone's Weekly publication, A1016.
A1016; February 8, 1960; EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS. Church (D-ID) inserts an I..F. Stone
article about the Soviet hydro-power dam trip in the Congressional Record Appendix. The article
highlights what was then a controversy over the merits of public versus private power utilities.
To read the text, click here.
A5682; June 30, 1960; Muskie says that there has been a great deal of debate about the recent cancellation of Eisenhower's planned trip to Japan, and recommends a Portland Press Herald editorial on it, which he proceeds to insert in the Record. The editorial argues that much was misunderstood or simply not known about the way the Japanese rammed through a recent peace treaty but that White House dithering made it look as though the cancellation of the trip were the result of a communist victory of some kind. GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 1960 2nd Session, 86th Congress Des Plaines Refuge Area land conveyance, 14884. 14884; June 29, 1960; Muskie outlines the details of amendments made to a land conveyance bill by the House, and the Senate concurs in the House amendment by a voice vote. A voice vote in the Senate means a unanimous vote. Any Senator may request a rollcall vote on any matter, and requires only a second Senator to back the request for a vote to be called on the roll and therefore on the record. Voice votes are generally reserved for matters of routine or minimal interest, such as this bill, which was of primary interest only to the two Senators from Illinois, and which had been debated more fully the previous year. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL LAW 1960 2nd Session, 86th Congress 1516; January 28, 1960; During debate on a Constitutional Amendment to fill temporary vacancies in the House of Representatives, Holland (D-FL) introduces S. J. Res. 126, his Constitutional amendment on the poll tax, as an amendment. Muskie is listed as one of the 67 cosponsors of the poll tax amendment. During the period leading up the major civil rights legislation in the mid 1960s, Senate Committees, which are responsible for reporting bills and resolutions to the full Senate for action, were for the most part headed by conservative Southern Democrats who resisted all efforts to report out any legislation dealing with civil rights, even when the proposal enjoyed broad public support, as the poll tax amendment did. In the face of this roadblock, Senators attached their proposals as amendments to other suitable legislative vehicles. In this instance, the underlying bill was a Joint Resolution proposing a Constitutional Amendment on the filling of House vacancies.
Civil rights bill, 5103.
5103; 3/10/60: Muskie raises the question of how to structure the debate while supporters are
seeking the 67 votes needed to invoke cloture and end a filibuster. To read text, click here.
Human Resources 1960 2nd Session, 86th Congress School construction bill (S. 8): to amend, 1146, 1919, 2026, 2076. 1146; January 25, 1960; Muskie is listed as one of the original cosponsors of a series of Clark (D-PA) amendments to S.8, the School Assistance bill. Clark's amendments would permit federal funds to be used for teacher salaries at the State's discretion, would double the size of the authorization to $1.1 billion, and would eliminate the 2-year limit on the authorization. 1919; February 3, 1960; During debate on S.8, (to provide federal aid to school construction) Clark indicated he would call up his amendment but then noted that Goldwater (R-AZ) and others had preempted the time so he would not be speaking. Muskie's name appears only as a cosponsor of his amendment; there is no Muskie text here. 2026; February 4, 1960; When Clark calls up his education amendment, Muskie's name is again listed as one of the cosponsors. Muskie speaks later in the debate. 2076; February 4, 1960; Muskie is again listed as one of Clark's cosponsors when he calls up his amendment Education: Federal school construction bill, 2027. 2027; February 4, 1960; During debate on S.8, a bill providing funds for school construction, Muskie makes a statement in support, observing that the creation of a public school system embodies the idea that a child's education should not be entirely dependent on family resources, and that the next step is to ensure that a child's education not depend entirely on geographical location. To read the text, click here. Colleges and universities: Federal loans for construction and improvement (see bill S.3007),2289. 2289; February 9, 1960; Muskie is listed as one of the original cosponsors of a Clark (D-PA) bill, S.3007, to authorize Federal loans to colleges and universities for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, conversion or improvement of classroom buildings and academic facilities. Statement: Eagles' Jobs After 40 Campaign, by, 10485. 10485; May 17, 1960; HOUSE; EXTENSION OF REMARKS. Rep. Craig Hosmer of California speaks about the campaign by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles to persuade employers to hire more older workers, and cites a number of prominent citizens supportive of this effort, including Governor Edmund S. Muskie of Maine. 12970; June 17, 1960; Muskie introduction for Kennedy (D-MA) of S.3694, a bill relating to the effective date of the qualification of the Pipe and Refrigeration Fitters Local 537 Pension Fund as a qualified trust under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. This is an instance of a Senator doing a favor for a colleague who cannot be present to act in his own behalf. In this instance, Kennedy did not provide a written statement to describe his bill, so the only reference to it is the introduction by Muskie on Kennedy's behalf. Student loan insurance bill (S. 2710): to amend, 13410. 13410; June 20, 1960; Muskie's name is listed along with other Senators as cosponsors of the amendment, in the nature of a substitute, to S.2710, the bill to provide for loan insurance on loans to students in higher education. The amendment's chief sponsor is Senator Johnson (D-TX), the Majority Leader.
Social security bill (H.R. 12580) : to amend, 15741.
15741; July 2, 1960; Byrd (D-WV) Adds Muskie and others as cosponsors to his amendment No.
6-24-60, to H.R.12580. His amendment would have lowered the Social Security retirement age
to 62 for men and 60 for women. The underlying bill H.R.12580, was the major Social Security
reform bill of the year. MISCELLANEOUS 1960 2nd Session, 86th Congress
New Senator From Maine, by Olga Arnold and Laura Winslow in Ameryka magazine, 5149.
5149; March 10, 1960; McGee (D-NM) inserts a USIA (U.S. Information Agency) article
(translated from the Polish) about Muskie. The article describes Muskie's first year in the Senate
and discusses Muskie's parents' background in Poland. To read text, click here.
Craig, May: tribute, 10114.
As May Goes, in Good Housekeeping, 10115.
Meet May Craig, by Patricia Schroth in Downeast magazine, 10115.
10114; May 12, 1960; Muskie pays tribute to May Craig, a reporter who has been covering
Maine officials and Washington for 35 years, and asks that a tribute by the magazine Good
Housekeeping be printed. The tribute appears on p. 10115. A5049; June 15, 1960; Muskie inserts speech by C.C.Furnas, Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, at the University's commencement about the challenges facing U.S. society as against the communists. Julius B. Levine, at Class Day exercises, Harvard University, A5694. A5693; June 22, 1960; Muskie inserts speech by Julius Byron Levine, of Waterville Maine, at Harvard Class Day exercises, where Levine graduates with honors, bound for Oxford. SENATE RULES, PROCEDURES, ASSIGNMENTS, HOUSEKEEPING 1960 86th Congress, 2nd Session BUDGET, TAXES, FISCAL POLICY 1960 2nd Session, 86th Congress Credit extensions: require disclosure of finance charges connected with (see bill S.2755), 349. 349; January 13, 1960; Muskie's name is added as a cosponsor to S.2755, to assist in the promotion of economic stabilization by requiring the disclosure of finance charges in connection with extensions of credit, the Douglas (D-IL) Truth in Lending Bill. Truth in Lending, by Senator Douglas before the League of Insured Savings Associations, 10116.
10116; May 12, 1960; Muskie points out that interest in the consumer credit labeling bill,
S.2755, is growing, and because the nature of the bill is misunderstood, inserts a Douglas speech
explicating it. Douglas (D-IL) is the principal sponsor. Muskie is a cosponsor.
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