4080 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE APRIL 6 the Stratton bill, H. R. 2910, to permit the MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT­ PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS entrance of 100,000 displaced persons to the APPROVAL OF BILL United States each year over a 4-year period; Petitions, etc., were 1::\id before the' to the Committee on the Judiciary. Messages in writing from the Presi­ Senate by the President pro tempore and 1725. By Mr. SMITH of Wisconsin: Resolu­ dent of the United·States were commu­ referred as indicated: tion by Wisconsin Conservation Commission, nicated to the Senate by Mr. Miller, one A joint resolution of t:he Legislature of opposing House Joint Resolution 78 and any of his secretaries, and he announced that the State of California; to the Committee or all subsequent . bills or resolutions of a on April 3, 1948, the President had ap­ on Interstate and .Foreign Commerce: similar. nature designed to create additional proved and signed the act <S. 2202) to "Senate Joint Resolution 11 channels for the entertainment and commer­ promote world peace and the general "Joint resolution relative to California wild­ cial broadcasting service by any means which welfare, national interest, and foreign life conservation program ~ would decrease· the number of channels as­ policy of the United States through eco­ "Whereas the State of California has appro­ signed to the mobile e~ergency service or nomic, financial, and other measures priated the sum of $9,000,000 to initiate a render those channels unusable through cross necessary. to the maintenance of condi­ program dedicated to the conservation of the interference; to the Committee on Interstate tions abroad in which free institutions wildlife of the State; and and Foreign Commerce. - "Whereas there are at present no United 1726. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the may survive and consistent. with the States Government funds available to de­ clerk of the Municipal Council, Unalaska, maintenance of the strength and sta­ fray its cost of cooperation with sain pro­ Alaska, petitioning consideration of their re~­ bility of the United States. gram of the State of California; and · olution with reference to the restoration of MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE-ENROLLED "Whereas the wildlife of the State of Cali­ mail and freight and passenger service for BILL SIGNED fornia represents an important part of the the Alaska Peninsula; to the Committee on resources of the United States and its con• Post ·omce and Civil Service. A message from the House of Repre­ servation is of great importance to the Na- 1727. Also, petition of Emma E ..Harris ·and sentatives, by Mr. Chaffee, one of its tion as a whole;- and _ reading clerks, announced that the "Whereas there now are pending in the others., petitioning consideration of their res:­ Federal Congress two bills; that is, H. R. 3802, oluti'On with reference to enactment of H. R. Speaker had affixed his stgnature to the introduced by Congressman KERSTEN, and 16; to the Committee <?n Ways and Means. enrolled bill (H. R. 4167) to authorize the H. R. 107, introduced by Congressman LEA, States of Montana, North Dakota, South which bills must be enacted before said Dakota, and Washington to lease their California wildlife conservation program may State lands for production of minerals, become fully effective: Now, therefore, be it including leases for exploration for oil, "Resqlved by the Senate and Assembly of SENATE gas, and other hydrocarbons and the ex­ the State of California (jointly), That the Legislature of the State of California re­ TuEsDAY, APRIL 6, 1948 traction thereof, for such terms of years spectfully urges and memorializes the Con­ I and on ,such conditions as may be from gress of the United States to enact H. R. <Legislative day of Monday, March 29,' time to time provided by the legislatures . 3802 and H. R. 107; and be it further ' 1948) of the respective States, and it was "Resolved, That the secretary ·of the senate signed by the President pro tempore. be directed to transmit copies of this resolu­ tion to the President of the. United States, The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian, EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. to the President pro tempore of the Senate on the expiration of the recess. The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid be­ and the Speaker of ~he House of Representa­ The Chaplain, Rev. Peter Marshall, fore the·Senate the following communi­ tives, and to each Senator and Representa­ D. D., offered the following prayer: tive from California in the Congress of the ·cations and letters, which were referred United States." ,. as indicated: 0 God, wJ;lo hast made of one blood all A joint resolut19n of the Legislature of the the nations of mankind, so that· all are SuPPLEMENTAL EsTIMATE-DEPARTMENT OF THE State of California; to the Committee on INTERIOR, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (S. Doc. Armed Services: ·kinsmen, forgive the selfishness that' No. 141) "Assembly Joint .· Resolution 3 ignores the ties · which Thou hast estab­ A communication from the President of lished. the United States, transmitting a supple­ "Joint resolution relative to memorializing We pray today for the people of Italy the President and the Congress of the mental estimate of appropriation .for the United States in relation to the retention that they may be guided in the grave de'­ Department of the Interior, Bureau of Rec­ of the National Guard under State control cisions they shortly must make. lamation, amounting to $3,000,000, fiscal year 1948 (with an accompanying paper); to the "Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate May Thy will be done in that ancient of the State of California (jointly), That the ' land. · Committee on Appropriations and order~d President and the Congress of the United to be printed. States are hereby respectively urged and Save Thy people there from intimida­ PROPOSED PROVISION PERTAINING TO EXISTING memorialized to contim.1-e the existence of tion and coercion, and give them the APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE the National Guard as now organized, and courage of true .faith in democracy that (S. Doc. No. 140) to oppose all plans for the amalgamation and they may be free. · A communication from the President of combination or' the National Guard with the United States, transmitting draft of a other organized reserves of the United States May we in this free land esteem more which would result in removing the National highly our lil;lerties, in the light of the proposed PJ::OVision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the Department of Justice, Guard from State control; and be it further price others are called upon to pay. For fiscal year 1948 (with an acco!llpanying "Resolved, That the chief clerk of the as­ ( Jesus' sake. Amen. paper); to the Committee on Appropriations sembly is directed to transmit copies of this and ordered to be printed. resolution to the President of the United THE JOURNAL States, the President pro tempore of the On request of Mr. WHERRY, and by ExTENSION oF PROVISION oF GovERNMENT CoR­ Senate of the United States, the Speaker of unanimous consent, the reading of the PORATION CONTROL ACT TO FEDERAL HOUSING the House of Representatives, and to each ADMINISTRATION Senator and Representative from California Journal of Friday, April 2, 1948, was dis­ A letter from the Administrator of the in the Congress of the United States." pensed with, and the Journal was ap­ Housing and Home Finance Agency, trans­ A joint resolution of the Legislature of proved. mitting a draft of proposed legislation to the State of California; to the Committee ENROLLED BILL PRJi:SENrED amend the Government Corporation Control on Post Office. and Civil Service: Act ~ to extend the provisions of that act. to "Assembly Joint Resolution 9 The Secretary of the Senate reported the Federal Housing i\dministration (with that on April 3, 1948, pe presented to the an accompanying paper); to the· Committee "Joint resolution relative to memorializing on Banking and Currency. Congress· to provide a wage increase for President of the United States . the en­ postal-service employees ' rolled bill <S. 2202) to promote world TRANSFER BY. NAVY DEPARTMENT OF A SUB• "Whereas the United States postal em- peace and the general welfare, national MARINE CHASER TO ADMJll.AL BILLARD ACAD­ ployees constitute an 'essential, loyal, and interest, and foreign policy of the United EMY, INC. la.rge group of workers throughout the States through economic, financial, and A letter from the Acting Secretary of the United States; and other measures necessary to the mainte­ Navy, reporting, pursuant to law, that the "Whereas the present salaries of such em­ nance of conditions abroad in which free Admiral Billard Academy, Inc., of New Lon­ ployees a.re inadequate to meet the increased don, Conn., had requested the Nav-Y Depart­ cost of living and to maintain a standard of institutions. may survive and consistent ment to transfer a submarine chaser to that living commensurate with the .dignity, the with the maintenance · of the strength academy for use in training stud.ents; to duties, and the responsibilities of . public and stability of the United States. · the CommJttee on Armed Services. servants; and 1948 CONGRESSIONAL. RECORD-SENATE 4081 . "Whereas young veterans must start at a Senate and, because of protests at the live­ tiori of all matters referred to herein and salary of only $2,100 per year, a salary which stock industry of the United States, was has filed with the senate of California· a par­ is obviously inadequate as compensation for never acted upon but was not withdrawn tl!i.l report of its activities: Now; therefore, loyal and faithful service to the United until 1947, after the outbreak of foot-and­ be it States Government and to the people there­ mouth disease hereinafter referred to.