Box 20

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to make certain exceptions to the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States and of the United States courts of appeals and to the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States in actions relating to the public schools. The legislation was introduced as a direct result of the recent rulings by the Supreme Court on segregation.

Copies of legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to authorize the crediting of prior active Federal commissioned service performed by a person appointed as a commissioned officer under section 101 or 102 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947.

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to abolish the Castle Pinckney National Monument in the State of South Carolina.

A copy of legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release, on behalf of the United States, conditions in two deeds conveying certain sub-marginal lands to Clemson Agricultural College so as to permit the college to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of such lands.

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to relieve Lieutenant Commander Mortimer T. Clement, Medical Corps, United States Navy, retired, of all liability to repay the United States a sum representing an overpayment of retired pay received by him.

A copy of legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to provide that the existing project at Charleston Harbor be modified to include the dredging of an additional portion of Shem Creek.

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers for the naturalization of adopted child Joelle Vincent.

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to remit the duty on certain bells to be imported for addition to the carillons of the Citadel Military College in Charleston, South Carolina.

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers for the immigration and naturalization of Catherine Demetre Stouka.

A copy of legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to provide for research and technical assistance relating to the control of salt-marsh and other pest mosquitoes of public health importance and mosquito vectors of human disease.