June 1949 COl"lflliRCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW

FEDERAL ACTI ONS

Department of Com merce

57

AMENDMENT TO ALLOCATION ORDER !:i-43 TIN: The Federal Regist er of June 7 , 1949, carried Allocation Order M-43, as amended JUne 2 ( previously ame nded March 21 , 1949), with reference to tin , giving amended regulations concerning delivery of pig tin, use of tin in l!lanufact ure, inventories, imports, exports, and permitted uses. Included among the list of permitted uses is the utilization of tin plate and terneplate for the manufacture of cans .

AMENDMENT TO ALLOCATION ORDER M-8l CANS: The Federal Register of June 7 p 1949 p

carried Allocation Order M- 8l, as amended June 2, 1949, (previously amended March 21, 1949), with reference to cans. and lists restrictions p~·aced upon the manufacture and use of cans made of tin plate or terneplate. The following are excerpts from the Federal Register whi ch may be of interest to canners of fishery products.

PURPOSF.

§ 338.31 What this subpart does. This subpart places restrictions upon cans made of tinplate or terneplate. Cans made exclusively of blackplate or tinplate waste, terneplate waste, tinplate waste-waste, or ternepJate waste-waste and not restricted by this subpart. The subpart does not set quotas for can users or limit can sizes_. ~ection 338.45 sets out tinplate and terneplate specifications for cans for various products with cer­tain exceptions set forth in § 338.36.

RESTRICTIONS ON CAN USERS

§ 338.35 Generill r estrict ions on. use of .cans. No person may use a tinplate or terne'plate can for any purpose other than for Packing th!! Woducts listed In

. S~hedu1e I in accordance with the ma­terialllmitations set forth in that sched­Ule. 'The only exceptions t o this section are set forth in § 338.36 ..

ment. A packer may accept and use any but dated cans for anY product . produced under § 338.34 which the can manufac­turer offers to him before using any cans for that product prodUced under the new specifications.

(c) Products which are not to be sold. Cans may be .used to pack any product which is not to be sold in the same or different form, but this does not permit the use of csns contrary to the other proVisions of this subpart for the P.l.U"pose of aiding or promoting the sale of a product.

BCHEDUL!'I

CAli SPECIFiCATIONS

Product

(1)

FilA and ,AdlfilA (proc .... d and in humtticallV ,.altd cam)

Q4. Anchovles ___ ~ _______ ._. ____ .

( ~~: gr;~ ... ~~:::::::::::::::::::: 97. Codfish cakes __ __ _____ • _____ • 99. Crabmeat.. ___ _____ • ________ _ 99. Crawfish __ • ___ ________ ____ __ _

100. Eels _____________ ___ _________ . 101. Finnan haddie ______________ . ,

~~: ~i~tfl~~~d:::::::::::::::: : ! § 338.45 Scliedule I, can specif!ca- 104. Flshliversandflshliverolls--

tions. Columns (2) and (3) specify the 105. Fish Toe _____________________ _

weights of tinplate or terneplate which ~~: ~~~ig~~!ft~ii"tjc-se,;;tnciud:-may be used for the soldered, .welded and lng sardines: '

non-soldered parts of cans for the prod- ~: ~i'<:'n~ :-__ :::::::::::: ucts listed in Column (1). c. Oval cans _______________ _

Any person may use for packing a lOB. Herring, Pacific Sea _________ _

listed product blackplate cans or cans 109. H~~~~_~_~~~,_~:~~~~~_~:,:_ with a tin coating lighter than that speci:- 1l0. Lobster ______________________ _

§ S38.36 Except ions- (a ) 0.25 electr ft-. h d t 11l Mackerel lytic tinplate or special coated manufac- fied for t at pro ue . 112: Menhaden::::::::::'::::::::: Wherever 0.25 electrolytic tinplate is 113. Mullet.. ____________________ _ turers'. terneplate cal/.S lor any p:oduct. specified, SCMT may be used. When only 114. Mussels _____________________ _

Cans m~de from 0.25 electrolytIC tInplate_ a figure is given in Column (2) or (3), m: ~rc~::ds;inciiidiiigsardlnes: or speCIal coated manufacture~s' tern- I this means that tinplate may be used for a. ROQlld cans ____________ _

plate may "be used for packing' any the part , and the figure given indicates ~: 8~~n~:':'.~:::::::::::: product. . the maximum weight of tin coating per 1l7. Salmon ______________________ _

(b) Cans permztted before an amend- single base' box. m: ~~~~~:::::::::::::::::::::: rr:ent. Whenever can mater ial specifica- When a scored can is used to pack any 120. Shrimp ______________________ _ tlOns for a product are changed by an of the meat products listed in this sec- 121. Shrimp, fresh cooked Alaska

amendment to this subpart, any persoll tion, 1.25 tinplate may be used for the 122. s~;l~~~~~~~::::::::::::::::: may pack that tJroduct in any can which body of the can. 123. Tuna. _______________________ _

was permitted IIefore the amendment if The use of {).50 electrolytic tinplate is ~~: ~~~e-reirjgeriiied-seii--iood-the can, or the tinplate or terneplate permitted for the following: (nonpTocessed). ____________ _

Incorporated in it, was in his inventory, • (a) all hand soldered cans. M18ceUan.ou. food produd8 in the Inventory of the can manufac- (b) all cans manufactured on inside turer, or in the process or . In Inventory soltlered horses. f 154. Lobster newburg ____________ _

at a tin mill for the account of the can (c) drawn necks and nozzles. 169. OilS, liquid, edible: manufacturer on' the date of the amend- (d) soldered parts for all 5 gal. cans. . 8. 5:gal. or larger.. _________ .

b. t uder-.\.gallqns _________ _

(2) (3)

_60 .60 .50 .60 .60 _50 _50 .60 .50 .50

1.2Ji .60

1.60

.50 1.60 I. 50 .50

.50 _50 . 50 .60 .50 .50 .50

.50 1.50 1.60 I.2Ji .60 _60 _50

1. 25 _50 _50 .50

].25

.50

1.25 1.25

.60

.50

.60

.60

.50

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60 I.2Ji

.50 1.60

.60 1.60 1. 50 .60

.60

.60

.60

.50

.60

.50

.60

.60 1. 50 1.60 .50 .50 .50 .50

.50

.50

.50 50

.25

.50

1.25 .50

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§ 338.46 Equitable distribution Of cans. (b) Equitable distribution among apd Issued this 2d day of June 1949. n is the policy of the Government that ' within various groups oYcan users, in­can manufacturers observe. the follow· I cludlng special consideration for small ing principles in distributing their pro- I business and hardship cases and such duction of cans: provision as is rel\sonable and practical

(a) Adequate provision for food pack. for newcomers.

[SEAL]

OFFICE OF DoMESTIC COMMERCE,

RAYMOND S. HOOVER, Issuance Ot!!cer.

REVISION OF EXPORT REGULATIONS: The Federal Register of Jlme 7, 1949 t carried the following with reference to the revision of export regulations:

$ubdoafltet C-OIIke 0' tnlemolloAal trode General ReVision of Export Regultnlons, course of prePfl,rlng 'th1s codi1lca.t1on. The export control regulations are also published In the Comprehensive Export SchedUle and Current Export Bulletins issued by the Office of lBternational Trade.

(Fourth General Revision of Export issued July 17, 1948, and pubnsbed in 13 Regulations I IF. R. 4069 et SeQ., as amended by Amend­

ments No . 1 through 58 and Amend-REVISION OF EXPORT REGULATIONS Iments P. L. -No. 1 through P . L. No. 28,

Introductory statement tlnd explana- with the exception of saving clauses con­tion. The purpose of this Fourth General tained In any such amendments. In Revision of Export Regulations Is to addition, this codification contains regu­'~odify the regulations relating to the con- lations published in recent Current Ex­trol of exports continued or issued under port Bulletins througn No. 526 and cer­the authority of the Export Control Law tain subjects in Nos_ 527 and 528, somE of 1949, Public Law 11, 81st Congress. of which are Incorporated herein for the

This revision supersedes the Third first time and which were adopted in the

In making this r evision certain obso­le te provisiOns of the export regulatioOB have been deleted, minor revisions have been made in the text of the regulations tor the purpose of clarification, and the order of some of the parts or sections within parts have been rearranged.

For full details see the Federal Register mentionedo

Still included in the Positive List of Co~odities , among others , are:

nrpL of Com Procc!C<ing OLV JD('rre 'code aDd Srhcd- Commodlty UDI~ related dollar ul- B commodltJ value 1'0, group Ilmlts

fOnn£"" .AND FUIlB, N, J:;, S

110000 f'fsb mOB1 (or r.ed (formerlY IHOOO) ________ L. ~ _____ Cl:RL 100

VEOETABLE "mERS A.ND lfA~'"t'l'ACTURRS

32O.'iO~

~$;-'l~-g~~~~~;E::::::::::::::::::::::::: L.lon. ____ TEXTI 25 3:X>515 L.lou ____ TEXTI 75 .20519 L. ton. ____ TEXT 1 25 321100 Jute.ynrn, cor<hg. and twine _______________ Lb ________ TEXT 1 25 322403 Nev; lute Bnd burlap bags or any weight UnlL ____ TEXTl 100 (formerly 32'2(01).

322-109 Used Jute bag:; weighing less than 2 pounds, UnlL ____ TEXT 1 100 and used burlap bags of any weigbt (for-

322005 mcrly 322401). Jute burlal'S _______________________________ _ Lb ________ TEXT 1 25 841100 Binder twine and baler twtDe e"";ot of eot- Lb ________

TEXTI 25 tOD or Jute. 341400 ft"'f" cordage ____ ----- -- - ---- -- --- --------

Lb ________ TEXTl 25 341909 sl:J t:, cord and coctlage ________ ••• _ .. _ Lb TEXTl 25 34Il009"' Y ______ .. _________ .. _____ .... _ .. _ Lb_::::::: TEXTl 25

These "may not be exported from the United States unless and until a license authorizing the exportation shall have been applied for and granted or issued by the Depa.rtment of Conrnerce o "

A revised list of commodities exportable under general license GRO (also included in this revision of the export regulations), was given in Commercial Fisheries Re­view, May 1949, pa.ge 61. To this list also should be added t he fol­lowing:

Department 01 Commerce Sch.edule

BNo.

COMMODITIES ExPoRTAlILB UNDER GENEII.AL LICENSE GRO

CommOdity

Grains and prepara*lons:

l1S200_________ Oyster shells and other shells, tor teed.

I Mddlc1naI and pharmaceutical preparations:

r~,_11~.9_1_~ __ 1_1~ __ 0_-_-Lr __ V_"_~ _____ an __ d __ n_~ __ re __ ro_1s_ . ____________________ __

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Department of the Interior

FISH AND WIL,DLlFE SERVICE

AMENDMENTS TO ALASKA SALMON AND HERRING FISHERY REGULATIONS: Two amendments to the Alaska commercial fisheries-regulations were signed on May 25, 1949 7 by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register of June 2, 1949. One of these amendments removes the midweek closure of salmon fish-­ing in Bristol Bay prior to June 25, and the other restores the pro tection of herring in Kachemak Bay on Cook Inlet to its former statusQ

Effective June 2, 1949, commercial salmon fishing in Bristol Bay is prohibited from 6:00 a.m. Wednesday to 6:00 a.m. Thursday of each week from June 25 to July 31 only.

The midweek closure, in addition to the statutory week-end_ elosure, is neces­sary only during the period of the intensively fished red salmon runs, i.e., June 25 to August 1. Only limited fisheries are conducted for king and silver salmon which run, respectively, before and after these dates. Because the conservation of king and silver salmon in Bristol Bay is not threatened by the present degree of exploitation, it is not necessary to curtail operations for those species by midweek closures.

Effective July 2, 1949,_ purse seining for herring is prohibited in Kachemak Bay within a line from Nubble Point to Bluff Point.

Large scale herring fishing has been prohibited in Kachemak Bay in Cook Inlet since 1928, when intensive exploitation virtually eliminated the local supply. Because observations indicated at least partial restoration of abundance, the the regulations were modified in 1949 to permit a 10,000-barrel catch of herring with purse seines within a certain portion of Kachernak Bay. However , because no positive evidence exists that herring actually do occur in abundance in Kachemak Bay, and because of the overwhelming demand for continued protection, the regula­tion in effect for the past twenty years was restored.

Department of State !:!. §. .-COSTA RICA INTER-AHEHICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION: The Secretary

of State on May 20 appointed a delegation to-hold discussions with representatives of Costa Rica looking toward the conclusion of a convention for the scientific investigation of tuna in the tropical American area, similar to that recently negotiated with Mexico. The meetings took place in Washington commencing Monday, May 23.

The United States delegates were Dr. Wilbert M. Chapman, Chairman, Special Assistant for Fisheries to the Under Secretary of State; and Mr. Milton C. James, Assistant Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

Mr. Richard S. Croker, Qlief at the California Bureau of Marine Fisheries:

ADVISERS

Mr. Arnie J. Suomela, Master Fish Warden of Oregon:

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Messrs. Warren F. Looney } Fred G. Heins Department of State in Washington J'red E. Taylor

Mr. Donald J. Cbarley, ellief Counsel of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Interior.

A Convention between the United States and Costa Rica for the establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission was signed on May 31 in Washington, This action came as a result of the conference between representatives of the two countries. Signing on behalf of the United States were Acting Secretary of State James Eo Webb, and Wo M. Chapman, Special Assistant for Fisheries to the Under Secretary of State. His Excel~ency Senor Don Mario Ao Exquivel, Ambassador of Costa Rican Embassy, and Senor Don Jorge Hazera, Counselor of the Costa Rican IDnbassy. signed on behalf of Costa Rica.

The Convention provides for a joint Commission empowered to undertake the scientific inv~stigation of yellowfin and skipjack tuna and of anchovetta and other bait fishes in the eastern Pacific Ocean in the fisheries maintained b.1 the nationals of the two countries. Other kinds of fish taken by tuna fishing vessels may also be studied by the Commission. Much requires to be known about yellowfin and skipjack tuna and other species concerned, before the need for conservation measures may be determined.

The Convention differs in a number of respects from the United States-Mexican tuna agreement signed last January in Mexico Cit yo It covers particularly the tuna fisheries in the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. In addition, unlike all of the fisheries concerned in the United States-Mexican agreement, the fish­eries included in the present Convention present problems of interest to a number of countries besides the signatories. Accordingly, the Convention provides a new departure by making possible the adherence of other governments whose nationals operate in the fisheries involved. It is hoped that these other governments will join the United States and Costa Rica in the cooperative program for maintaining the populations of the fishes concerned at a level which will permit maximum sus­tained catches year after yearo

June 1949 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 61

Convention Between the United S~ate. of Ameri cA and the Republic of costa Rica for the Establishment of an Inter­Amerioan Tropical Tuna Commission.

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The United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica consider1ng their mutual interest in maintaining the populations of yellowfln' and sk1pjaek tuna.aod of other 'kinds of fish t"alcen by tuna fishing vessels in the ,eastern Pacific Ocean which by reason of continued U&G have come to be of conqan concern ... and desir1ng to coop~rat~ ,in the gather1ng and interpretation of factual information to,'t'acil1tate maintaining t~e populations of these fishes at a level which will permit ma.x1mwn sustained catches' year a.ft~r year., -have agreed to con­clude a convention for these purposes and to that end have named ae thelr ,Plenipotentiaries:

The President of the United States of America:

James E. Webb, Acting Sec,ret!U7 0f State

Wilbert M. Chapman, Speclal Assistant to the Under Secretary of State

The President of ~he Government of Costa Rica:

Mario A. XOQuival, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentlary of Costa Rica

Jorga Ha~era, Counselor of the Embaa.y of Costa Rica who, havlng communicated to each other , their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed 8.5 follows:

ARTICLE I,

I, The 'High Contracting Parties agree to establish and operate a Joint CODlIlleslon, t<? be known as ' the Inter-American Trop1cal Tuna Commission, here1nafter referred to as the Commisslon, wh1ch shall carry out the objectives of this Convent~on. The Commission shall be composed ' of national sect10na, each consisting of from one to four member's, appo1nte~ by the Governments of the respective High Contract­lng Pa>::,t1es,

2. The .Commisslon Shall subm1t annually to the Govern­ment of. each H1gh Contra~ting Party a report on its investi­gations and findings, with appropriate recommendations, and shall also inform such Governments, whenever it is ' deemed advlsable, on any matter relating to ~he.objectlves of this Convention,

3, Each High Contracting Party shall determine and pay the expenses incurred by its section. Joint expenses in­curred by the Commission shall be paid by the High Contract­ing Parties through contribution. in the form and proportion recommended by the CommisSion and approved by the High ' Contract ing Partles, The proport10n of joint expenses to be paid by each Hlgh Contracting Party shall be related to the proportion of the total catch from the fisheries covered by th1s Convention utilized by that High Contractlng Party.

4, Both the general annual program of activities and the budget of joint expenses shall be recommended by the Com­mis.lon and submitted for approv~l to the High Contracting Parties,

5. The Commission shall dec~de on the most convenient place or places for its headquarters.

6. The Comm.1ssion shall meet at leadt once each year, and at such other t1me~ as may be requested by a national section. The date and ~)lace of the firet meeting shall be determined by agreement between the H1gh Contracting Parties.

7. At its first meeting the Commlssion shall select a chairman and a secretary from dif'ferent national sections. The chairman and the secretary shall hold office for a period of one year. During succeeding years, selection of the chair­man and the secretary from the national sections shall be in such a manner that the chairman and the secretary will be of different natlonallties, and as wl11 provlde each High Contract­ing, Party, in turn, with an opportunity to be represented in those offices,

8. Each national section shall have one vote .. Decisions, resolutions, recommendat1ons, and publications of the Commission shall be made only by a unanimous vote.

9. The Cormnission shall be entitled to adopt and to amend subsequently, as occasion may require I by-laws or rules for the conduct of its meet1ngs.

10. The Commission shall be entltled to employ necessary personnel for the performance of its functlo~s and ~utles.

11. Each High Contractlng Party ahall be entitled to estaollsh an Advisory Committee for ita sec-tion, to be composed of persons who shall be well informed eoncerning tuna fishery problems of common concern. Each such Advisory Committee shall be lnvited to attend the non-executive sessions of the C0lT1l11ss iol') .

12. The Commlssion may hold publlc hearings, Each natlonal a.ctlon alao may hOld publ1c hearings withln its own country,

13. The Commission shall deSignate a Dlrector of Investl­gations who shall be technically competent and who shall be responsible to the Commission and may be freely removed by it, Subject to the lnstruction of ,the Commfsswn and ,wHh i ta approval, the DiTector of inve~tigatlo~s shall have charge oC:

(a) the drafting of programs of investigations, and the preparation of budget estimates for the COlMllssionj

(b) authorizing the disbursement ~r the fund~ for the .Joint expenses of the· Comniisslon;

(c) the accou,nting of the funda fO'<' the j01~t expenses of the Commission;

(d) the appolntment anll i.rrutIedlate directlon of technical and other .. personncl requi~~d fol' the iwoctio!'s of the CommiSSion;

(e) arrangements for the cooperation wlth other organizations or individuals in accordance with ,para­graph 16 of tnis ~rticle;

(f) the coordination of the work of the Commission with that of organizations and individual& ,whose cooperation has been arranged for;

(g) the drafting of admlnistrative, soient!.f1c and other reports for the Co~ssion;

(h) the performance of such other duties as the Commission may require.

14. The offloial languages of the COmmission shall be English and Spanish, and members of the CommiSSion may use e'lther language during meetings. When requested, translation shall be made to the other language. The minutes, official documents, and publicatlotls of the Commission shall be in both languages, but official correspondence of the CommJssion may be writte'n, at the discretion of the secretary, in either language.

' 15. Each natlonal sectlon shall be entitled to obtaln certified copies of any documents pertain~,ng to the Comm1eslon except that the Commission will adopt and may amend subse­quently rules to ensure the confidential character of records or statistics bf individual c~t.~hes and individual company opera tiona. .

16. In the performance of its duties and fUnctions the Commission may request the technical and scientific services of, ' and information from, official agencies of the High Con­tracting ~artles, and any international, publ1c 1 or priv&te institution ' or organlz~tlon, or any private indlvldu~l,

The Commission shall perform the following functions and duties:

1. Make investigat ions concerning the abundance, biology, biometry, and ecology of yellowfin (Neothunnus) and sklpjack (Katsuwonus) tuna in the waters of the eastern Pacific 8cean fished by the nationals of the High Contracting' Parties, and theklnds of fishes commonly used as bait 1n the tuna fisheries, especially the anchovetta, and of other kinds of fish taken by tuna fishing vessels; and the effects of natural factors and human activities on the abundance of the populations of fishes supporting all these ff,she r ies.

2. Collect and analy: e information relating to current and past conditions and trends of the populations of fishes covered by this Convention.

3. Study and appraise information concerning methods and procedures for maintaining and increasing the populations of fishes covered by this Convention.

4. Conduct 8~ch fishing and other activities) on the high seas and in waters which are under the Jurisdiction of the High Contracting Parties, 8S may be nece'ssary to attain the ends referred to in Bubparagraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.

5. Recommend from time to time, on the basis of sc1en­tific lnvestigations, proposals for ,jolnt action bY .the H1gh Contracting Parties designed to keep the populations of fishes covered by this Convention at those levels of abund­ance which will permit the maximum sustained catch.

6. Collect statistics and all kinds of reports concern­ing catches and the operations of fishing boats, and other information concerning the fishlng for fishes covered by this Convention, from vessels or persons engaged in these fisheries.

7. Publish or otherwise disseminate reports relative to the results of its findings and such other re;lorts as fall within the scope of this Convention, 8S well as scientific, statistical, and other data relating to the fisheries main ­talned by the nationals of the High Contractlnz Parties for the fishes covered by this Convention.

~III

The High Contracting Parties agree to enact such legiS­lation a8 may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Corrvention.

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~IlTIC~ lY Nothlns In thi0 'onvention .hall be con rued to .o,Uty·

any eXlotins t .... oty 0,' tonvention with regaN! to the rt h rl .. of the ••• tern Paoific Ot •• n prevloully ooncluded by • H1 h Contr.cting Party, nor t? preclude a HI h Contr.ctlnc P.r 7 • trom enter1ng lnto treot!ee or convent lon_ with other Stat. reJardlng the.e rishel"1" the term. or which ar not IncO." patlble w1th the present Conventlon.

ARTrcLR y. 1. Th. p ..... nt Conv.ntlon .hall b. r.tlfl.d .nd th

inotrumento Of ratification .hall b. xehang.O.t V •• hlngto as 800n •• pO.libla.

2. The pre •• nt Convent1on .hAII Inter tnto rCrc. Qn the date or exch.nge of retlflcatlon.,

3, Any government who •• national. par 1clpat. In tho fiaher1ee covered by this Convent lon, d •• lrl 0 adh r. to the present Conv.ntton. hall ~ddr ••• c nleatlon to the' errect to each of the Hl3h C~ntr.ctlng p.rtle., Upen ro .Iy-1ng the unanlmoua coneent Of the H1 Con rIc Plrtlea to adhe ... nce. ouch go.ern nt ohall depo.1 With tho Oo ... nuoent or the United Stat.o oC A r1ta an In.trumen· oC .jheronce which .hall otlpul •• tho erC.ctl.e data he or. Th ooyem ment oC the United Stat~o or America ohell rumloh a cert1fled copy oC tho Convention to .'ch 80v.~nt C •• lr1ns 0 aChere

Eighty-first Conqress (first session)

MAY 1949

Vol. 11 , NO e 6

Listed below are all the public bills, and oint esolutions, e c. in roduced, referred to committees, and passed by the Eighty-Fir t Con ess du ing ~ay 19 9 which affect in any way the fisheries and fishing and all' ed indus ries.

PUBLIC BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS I TRODUCED AND REFERRED 0 .:::.C:::::..::.::.=..:...:...:.;::::.

House of Representatives:

li. R. 4461 (Bartlett) - A bill to prov de for the gradual Wllon traps in the waters of Alaska; to th" Co i tte Marine and. fisheries.

el i~tion of n Mer t

H. B.. 4552 (Lesinski) - A bill to raise the .inilKllll ~ t.a.ndards the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the Commi ttee on Education and Labor.

H. R. 4701 (Mrs. Woodhouse) - A bill to est&b ish 11 eonr.ectiOJt Valley Administration to provide for unified water control and re.ource development on the Connecticut River, its tributaries, and 1I8.tershed, to prevent floods, encourage agriculture, st::rulate industrial e~ pansion, develop low-cost b,ydroelectric p~r, procote navi.gation, increue recreational possibili ties, protect wildlife, strengthen the national defense, and for other purposes; to the Co:nmi ttee on Public lI'orka.

H. R. 482') (Hand) - 1. bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act, 1924. and far other purposes; to the Commi ttee on Public ll:>rks.

H. B.. (Bland) - Resolution investigating certain lII&tters pertaining to the .erchant lII8.l'ine and fisheries of the United States; to the Com­mittee on Bules.

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Senate:

s. 1870 (McCarren) - A blll prohib iting the sale in the District of Columbia of rockfish weighing more than 15 pounds; to the Commi t­tee on the District of Columbia.

S. 1899 (Green) - A bill to aid in the use, conservation, and develop­ment of the natural resources of the river basins in the New Eng­land States and to establish the New England River Basin Survey Commission; to the Committee on Public Works.

s. 1~2 (McGrath) - A bill providing for loans to fishery cooperative associations; to the Commi ttee on Agricul ture and Forestry.

s. 1965 (Malone) - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930, and for other purposes: to the Commi ttee on Finance.

s. Res. 118 (Langer) - Resolved, That (a) it is the sense of the Senate that the right to construct, own, and operate a domestic fishing fleet, within the limits defined by interna.tional fishing conven­tions, should be restored to the German people: and (b) the Presi­dent is requested to take such action as may be necessary and appro­priate to effectuate the immediate restorati.on of such right to persons within American zones of occupation; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

TREATY RECEIVED:

Senate:

International Conventi on for Northwest Atlantic Fisheries signed at Washington February 8, 1949 (Exec. N) was received and referred to Committee on Foreign Relations.

BILL SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT: ---Senate:

S. J. Res. 42, approving an interstate compact and creating the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. Signed ~ 19, 1949 (P. L. 66). The consent of Congress is given to any two or more of the States of Alaha.ma, Florida, Louisiana, Mississi-cpi, and Texas to enter into the compact and agreement set forth in this Public L6.1f relating to the better utilization of the fisheries (marine, shell, and anadromous) of the Gulf Coa.s t.

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