[S. Rept. No. 187, 76th Cong., 1st sess.]

The Committee on Immigration, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1269) for the relief of Emil Friedrich Dischleit, having considered the same, report it back to the Senate with an amendment and recommend that the bill, as amended, do pass.

The committee amendment is:

Strike out section 2 and, in lieu thereof, insert the following: "From and after the date of the approval of this act, Emil Friedrich Dischleit shall not again be subject to deportation by reason of the same facts upon which the outstanding proceedings rest.

The purpose of the bill is to provide that the entry into the United States of the alien, Emil Friedrich Dischleit, on August 21, 1931, be considered to have been a legal one for permanent residence, and that from and after the date of the approval of this act Emil Friedrich Dischleit shall not again be subject to deportation by reason of the same facts upon which the outstanding proceedings rest. From the information furnished your committee, deportation proceedings were instituted in his case on July 13, 1937; that the evidence, made a part of the record, establishes that he is in the United States unlawfully because of entry as a seaman and failure to depart within the period given by law and regulations; that, because of his marriage to a legal resident of this country, he has been granted permission to depart at his own expense without the entry of an order of deportation, but that thus far he has not availed himself of that privilege. There is nothing in the record to indicate that the alien has not conducted himself properly since he has been here.

The purpose of the amendment adopted by the committee is that the Government would not be precluded from instituting deportation proceedings at some future time, should grounds for such proceedings arise, on charges other than those now lodged against the alien.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service interposes no objection to passage of the bill with the adopted amendment.

Therefore, your committee after thoroughly considering the facts as presented, recommend that the bill be favorably reported.

Hon. RICHARD B. RUSSELL, Jr.,

Chairman, Committee on Immigration,

FEBRUARY 17, 1938.

United States Senate, Washington, D. C.

MY DEAR SENATOR RUSSELL: Your letter of February 10, 1939, asks for the view of this service with regard to S. 1269, entitled "A bill for the relief of Emil Friedrich Dischleit," introduced by Senator Maloney on February 9, 1939.

The bill provides that the entry into the United States of the alien, Emil Friedrich Dischleit, on August 21, 1931, be considered to have been a legal one for permanent residence, and that any proceedings heretofore or hereafter instituted for the deportation of the alien on the ground of unlawful residence in the United States shall be null and void.

My file with respect to the alien shows that deportation proceedings were instituted in his case on July 13, 1937; that the evidence made a part of the record establishes that he is in the United States unlawfully because of entry as a seaman and failure to depart within the period given by law and regulations; that, because of his marriage to a legal resident of this country, he has been granted permission to depart at his own expense without the entry of an order of deportation, but that thus far he has not availed himself of that privilege. There is nothing in the record before me which indicates that the alien has not conducted himself properly since he has been here.

I have no objection to the enactment into law of the bill. However, I suggest that, in lieu of the language now appearing in section 2, the following be substituted: "From and after the date of the approval of this act Emil Friedrich Dischleit shall not again be subject to deportation by reason of the same facts upon which the outstanding proceedings rest."

By this amendment, the Government would not be precluded from instituting deportation proceedings at some future time, should grounds for such proceedings arise, on charges other than those now lodged against the alien.

The file covering Mr. Dischleit is enclosed for the use of your committee. Please return this record when it has served its purpose.

Cordially yours,

JAMES L. HOUGHTELING, Commissioner.

O

EUGENE KRAMER

JULY 12, 1939.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed

Mr. PoAGE, from the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 1224]

The Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1224) for the relief of Eugene Kramer, having considered the same, report it back to the House without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of the bill is to authorize the recording of the alien as having been legally admitted for permanent residence on May 5,

1924.

GENERAL INFORMATION

There appeared before the committee Congressman Murdock on behalf of the author of the bill, Senator Hayden, who made a statement in support of the bill.

The records of the Department were also presented to the committee.

It appears that this alien came in legally on a limited permit and overstayed his time, that as he arrived before July 1, 1924, he cannot be deported. It also appeared from the evidence that he is a man of excellent character and standing.

The report of the Senate committee sets out the facts very fully and is, therefore, made a part of this report.

The committee, after considering all the facts presented, reported the bill favorably.

H. Repts., 76-1, vol. 5- -65

[S. Rept. No. 546, 76th Cong., 1st sess.]

The Committee on Immigration, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1224) for the relief of Eugene Kramer, having considered the same, report it back to the Senate without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

That in the administration of the immigration and naturalization laws Eugene Kramer shall be held and considered to have been legally admitted to the United States for permanent residence May 5, 1924

The alien was admitted at the port of New York on the steamship America on May 5, 1924, for a period of 3 months but remained in the United States. He is not subject to deportation, as the statute of limitation has expired. Aliens who entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924, other than for permanent admission, are not now deportable because of their illegal entry or because of the fact they remained longer than permitted. Mr. Kramer, of course, comes within the above provision of the law.

Kramer has been a resident of Phoenix, Ariz., since August 1936, and at the present time he is employed as inspector and repairman for the company which installed the parking meters for the city of Phoenix. On account of his expert knowledge of the meters, and after installation had been completed, he was asked by the city manager to remain in Phoenix and look after the meters for the city. He accepted employment with the city.

Information furnished the committee indicates that the subject is a man of good character and a law-abiding citizen. City officials have communicated with the Department of Labor attesting to his good character and ability in his line of work. The city officials are very anxious to retain his services and have interested themselves to the extent of assisting him to secure his naturalization papers.

Your committee, after carefully considering the facts and evidence in this case, recommend that the bill be favorably reported to the Senate and that the same do pass.

INTERLOCKING BANK DIRECTORATES

JULY 12, 1939.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. WEAVER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the

following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 2150]

The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2150) to amend section 8 of the act entitled "An act to supplement laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes", particularly with reference to interlocking bank directorates, known as the Clayton Act, after consideration, report the same favorably to the House with an amendment, with the recommendation that as amended the bill do pass.

The committee amendment is as follows:

On page 1 line 7 strike out the figures "1944" and insert in lieu thereof the figures "1941".

Section 8 of the Clayton Act relating to interlocking bank directorates was completely rewritten by the Banking Act of 1935, and one effect of these amendments was to prohibit a number of relationships which had previously not been subject to the statute. However, in order to avoid hardship, the Congress provided that until February 1, 1939, the amended statute would not prohibit any relationship which was lawfully existing on the date of the amendment.

Shortly before the end of this period, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System exercised its discretion under the law, as to relationships involving not more than two banks, to extend the period to August 1, 1939, so that Congress might have an opportunity of considering the matter before the relationships would terminate.

The bill would make no change in the existing law except to extend for an additional period the time during which interlocking directorates which were lawfully existing on the date of the Banking Act of 1935 may continue. It would not permit the creation of any new interlocking relationships of the kinds prohibited by the other provisions of the statute but, by postponing further the time when certain existing relationships would have to be terminated, it would make the accomplishment of the objectives of the statute a more gradual process and

avoid the necessity of wholesale resignations and corresponding replacements among the directors and officers of banks.

As the bill passed the Senate, the extension runs to February 1, Your committee, however, recommends that the extension be limited to February 1, 1941. The committee feels that the additional amount of time allowed under this amendment should be sufficient for rearrangements of directorships to be made, and that the taking effect of the announced policy of Congress should not be longer postponed.

In compliance with clause 2a of rule XIII existing law is printed below in roman with matter proposed to be omitted enclosed in black brackets and new matter proposed to be inserted printed in italics:

Until [February 1, 1939] February 1, 1941, nothing in this section shall prohibit any director, officer, or employee of any member bank of the Federal Reserve System, or any branch thereof, who is lawfully serving at the same time as a private banker or as a director, officer, or employee of any other bank, banking association, savings bank, or trust company, or any branch thereof, on the date of enactment of the Banking Act of 1935, from continuing such service.