EXTENSION OF ESPIONAGE LAWS

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• Publication Date: June 19, 1961
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9910 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? HOUSE
gthe Weaverville townsite; said portions of
said lots being more particularly described
as follows: Beginning at a 1-inch iron pipe
set in the ground at a point south 46 degrees
55 minutes east 148.28 feet from corner num-
bered 1 in the survey of lot numbered 47 in
township 33 north, range 10 west, Mount
Diablo base and meridian; a 1-inch iron pipe
sat in the ground bears south 41 degrees 40
minutes west 146.13 feet; running thence,
first north 41 degrees 40 minutes east 32.41
feet; second from a tangent that bears south
49 degrees 51 minutes 05 seconds east, on a
curve to the right with a radius of 1,800 feet,
through a central angle of 3 degrees 08 min-
utes 50 seconds, a distance of 98.72 feet to a
point on the southeast boundary of lot 2 in
block numbered 13 of the townsite of
Weavervillle, Trinity County, California,
which point bears south 31 degrees 43 min-
utes west 50.47 feet from the centerline of
State highway at engineers' station 806+
89.71 P.O.C.; third south 31 degrees 43 min-
utes west 130.63 feet on the boundary of said
block numbered 13 to the southeast corner
of said lot numbered 1 in block numbered
13; fourth south 89 degrees 39 minutes west
154.00 feet on the boundary of said lot 1;
fifth north 41 degrees 40 minutes east 191.71
feet to the point of beginning. Containing
0.462 acre, more or less.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to re-
consider was laid on the table.
CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO SUSAN-
VILLE, CALIF.
The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 2250)
to authorize and direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to convey certain lands in
Lassen County, Calif., to the city of
Susanville, Calif.
The Clerk read the title of the bill. -
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the present consideration of the bill?
Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, reserving
the right to object, would the gentle-
man from California give us an explana-
tion of this transfer, again a transfer
of land without consideration?
Mr. JOHNSON of California. As the
gentleman from Michigan knows, last
year we also passed this bill in the House.
The Forest Service was going to locate
their Lassen National Forest headquar-
ters in Lassen County, Calif., and
the National Forest Service chose the
city of Susanville. At that time the city
and a number of individual citizens got
together and donated a parcel of land
for the construction of this facility. In
the meantime, the Forest Service decided
to go elsewhere and they located their
facilities on another site. At the pres-
ent time the city is asking for this site
back for the construction of a city fire-
house in the city of Susanville. They
donated this property to the Federal
Government in the first instance, and
today they are asking for the return of
it since the Federal Government is not
going to use it for the purpose for which
it was given.
Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw
my reservation of objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
objection to the present consideration of
the bill?
There was no objection.
The Clerk read the bill as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and
directed to convey by quitclaim deed, with-
out consideration, to the city of Susanville,
California, all the right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the following
lands which were previously donated to the
United States by C. D. Mathews and -Ethel
M. Mathews, his wife, by deed dated De-
cember 6, 1939, and recorded in book 38 of
deeds, at page 218, in the records of Lassen
County, California:
All those certain lots, pieces and parcels
of land situate, lying, and being in the coun-
ty of Lassen, State of California, and particu-
larly described as follows, to wit:
PARCEL 1. Commencing at the corner com-
mon to sections 29, 30, 31 and 32, in town-
ship 30 north, range 12 east, of the Mount
Diablo base and meridian; thence north 89
degrees 22 minutes east along the section
line 497.37 feet; thence south 16 degrees 50
minutes west 1,908.58 feet to the point of
intersection of the centerline of Roop Street
with the centerline of Main Street of the
city of Susanville; thence south 73 degrees
10 minutes east along said centerline of
Main Street 1,525.6 feet to the centerline of
Weatherlow Street of said city; thence con-
tinuing along said centerline of Main Street
of said city south 73 degrees 08 minutes 15
seconds east 1,264.25 feet; thence continuing
along said centerline of Main Street south
'73 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds east 445.12
feet; thence north 19 degrees 52 minutes 45
seconds east 40.07 feet to thp northerly line
of the California State Highway and the
true point of beginning; running thence
north 19 degrees 52 minutes 45 seconds east
229.20 feet; thence south 73 degrees 07 min-
utes 15 seconds east 115.0 feet; thence south
15 degrees 22 minutes 45 seconds west 227.80
feet to the northerly right of way line of
the California State Highway, and thence
north 73 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds west
along the said northerly right of way line to
the California State Highway, a distance
of 136 feet to the true point of beginning.
PARCEL 2. Lots numbered 1, 2, and 3 of
block numbered 18 of the east addition to
the city of Susanville, as shown on the may
entitled "Map of East Addition to Susan-
ville, Lassen County, California", filed in the
office of the county recorder of Lassen Coun-
ty, California, January 6, 1911.
With the following committee amend-
ment:
On page 3, line 3, strike out "to" and in-
sert "of".
The committee amendment was agreed
to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.
PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND
COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS
The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 6835)
to simplify the payment of certain mis-
cellaneous judgments and the payment
of certain compromise settlements.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That sec-
tion 2414 of title 28 of the United States
Code is amended to read:
"? 2414. Payment of judgments and com-
promise settlements
"Payment of final judgments rendered by
a district court against the United States
shall be made on settlements by the Gen-
eral Accounting Office. Payment of final
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judgments rendered by a State or foreign
court or tribunal against the United States,
or against its agencies or officials upon ob-
ligations or liabilities of the United States,
shall be made on settlements by the Gen-
eral Accounting Office after certification by
the Attorney General that it is in the inter-
est of the United States to pay the same.
"Whenever the Attorney General deter-
mines that no appeal shall be taken from a
judgment or that no further review will be
sought from a decision affirming the same,
he shall so certify and the judgment shall
be deemed final.
"Except as otherwise provided by law,
compromise settlements of claims referred
to the Attorney General for defense of im-
minent litigation or suits against the United
States, or against its agencies or officials
upon obligations or liabilities of the United
States, made by the Attorney General or any
person authorized by him, shall be settled
and paid in a manner similar to judgments
in like causes and appropriations or funds
available for the payment of such judgments
are hereby made available for the payment
of such compromise settlements."
SEC. 2. The last item in the analysis of
chapter 161 of such title is amended to read:
"2414. Payment of judgments and com-
promise settlements."
SEC. 3. Section 1302 of the Act of July 27,
1956 (70 Stat. 694; 31 U.S.C. 724a), is
amended by deleting the words "judgments
(not in excess of $100,000 in any one case)
rendered by the district courts and the
Court of Claims against the United States
which have become final" and inserting in
lieu thereof the words "final judgments and
compromise settlements (not in excess of
$100,000, or its equivalent in foreign curren-
cies at the time of payment, in any one
case) which are payable in accordance with
the terms of sections 2414 or 2517 of title
28, United States Code".
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to re-
consider was laid on the table.
MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA
BOUNDARY LINE COMPACT
The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 7189)
granting the consent of Congress to the
compact or agreement between the
States of North Dakota and Minnesota
with respect to the boundary between
such States.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
consent of Congress is hereby given to the
compact or agreement between the States
of North Dakota and Minnesota with respect
to the boundary between such States as set
forth In the Act of North Dakota designated
as house bill numbered 587, as approved by
the Governor of such State on February 4,
1961, and as set forth in chapter 236, session
laws 1961 of the State of Minnesota.
SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal
this Act is expressly reserved.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
.i. er was laid on tli table.
ENSION OF SPIONAGE LAWS
The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 2730) to
repeal section 791 of title 18 of the
United States Code so as to extend the
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1961
application of chapter 37 of title 18, re-
lating to espionage and censorship.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
objection to the present consideration of
the bill?
Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, reserving
the right_to object, I would like to ask
the author of the bill, the gentleman
from Virginia [Mr. POFF] to explain to
the House the basis or the need for this
legislation.
Mr. POFF. Mr. Speaker, twice before
this legislation under the sponsorship of
the distinguished gentleman from Penn-
sylvania [Mr. WALTER] passed the House
of Representatives but died in the other
body. Had this legislation been on the
books, Mr. Scarbeck who was recently
apprehended and who will be indicted
for certain offenses alleged to have been
committee abroad would have been ,sub-
ject to prosecution under the anti-es-
pionage act.
Mr. WALTER. Mr. Speaker, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. FORD. I am glad to yield to the
distinguished gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania [Mr. WALTER].
Mr. WALTER. Mr. Speaker, I think
the case just mentioned by the distin-
guished gentleman from Virginia [Mr.
POFF] dramatizes the need for this legis-
lation because were it not for the fact
that this traitor was an employee of the
United States, there would be no statute
under which he could be prosecuted.
That is the very reason why this legisla-
tion is so badly needed. May I say it is
a mystery to me why the other body has
sat on this badly needed legislation for
so long.
The House cannot be blamed for the
delay in placing this urgently needed
legislation on the statute books.
May I remind my colleagues that the
Attorney General of the United States
first requested the enactment of this
legislation by letter to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives dated July 29,
1958. The Speaker referred the com-
munication to our committee, the bill
was introduced on August 5, 1958 and re-
ported to the House in just one week's
time, on August 12, 1958. It passed the
House by unanimous consent 6 days
later, on August 18, 1958 and reached the
Senate on that very day.
No action was taken in the Senate by
the time the 85th Congress adjourned.
In the 86th Congress, I introduced the
bill on February 4, 1959 and the subcom-
mittee of which I am the chairman re-
ported it to the full committee on the
next day, February 5, 1959. The bill
passed the House, again by unanimous
consent, on March 2, 1959.
The 86th Congress remained in session
until September 1, 1960, which means
that the other body had the remaining
6 months of the first session and all of
the 8 months of the second session of the
86th Congress to take action.
As the House has just been informed,
no action was taken. This is why we
have the bill before us again today.
Mr. FORD. In the 85th and 86th Con-
gresses, this identical bill was approved
in the House; is that not correct?
Mr. POFF. That is true.
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Mr. FORD. And no action in either
instances was taken in the other body.
Does the gentleman feel that there is a
possibility that the other body will now
consider this legislation and act affirma-
tively on it?
Mr. POFF. I am inclined to believe
that in view of the Scarbeck case the
other body will recognize the urgent need
for this legislation and will act affirma-
tively in this session of the Congress.
May I emphasize what the gentleman
from Pennsylvania has just stated. If
Mr. Scarbeck had not been a Govern-
ment official and had been only a private
citizen, he would have been completely
immune to any prosecution whatever.
Under the Internal Security Act of 1950,
Mr. Scarbeck will, upon conviction, be
subject to a maximum penalty of $10,000
fine and 10 years in jail, either or both.
If this bill were on the statute books, he
would be subject to a maximum penalty
of death or imprisonment for life or for
any term of years.
Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw
my reservation of objection.
There being no objection the Clerk read
the bill as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That section
791 of title 18, United States Code, is re-
pealed.
SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 37 of such
title is amended by deleting the following:
"791. Scope of chapter."
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the
third time, and passed, and a motion to
reconsider was laid on the table.-
ADDITIONAL SECRETARY OF LABOR
The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 6882)
to provide for one additional Assistant
Secretary of Labor in the Department of
Labor.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
objection to the present consideration of
the bill?
Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I object,
Mr. Speaker.
Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, will the
gentleman withhold his objection?
Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. So the
gentleman can make a talk? If that is
what he wishes, I will be glad to.
Mr. BAILEY. I wanted to make an
explanation rather than a talk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
gentleman from Michigan reserves the
right to object.
- Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Mr.
Speaker, I reserve the right to object.
That is what I am going to do when the
gentleman gets through.
Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, in the ab-
sence of the chairman of the Committee
on Education and Labor, and also in the
absence of the gentlewoman from Oregon
[Mrs. GREEN], who is chairman of the
subcommittee that handled this legisla-
tion, I think we should take advantage
of the opportunity at this time to have
the sponsor of the legislation, the gentle-
woman from Washington [Mrs. HAN-
SEN], explain why this legislation is
essential and necessary.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does
the gentleman from Michigan yield to
the gentlewoman from Washington?
Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I yield,
Mr. Speaker.
Mrs. HANSE'N. Mr. Speaker, the rea-
son for the bill is clearly set forth in the
report. It was introduced at the request
of the administration and was presented
in behalf of the increased number of
women who are part of the work force
across the entire United States.
If you will turn to page 2 of the re-
port on the bill you will find these precise
reasons set forth. President Kennedy
in writing to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, stated:
This bill, H.R. 6882, will better enable the
Department of Labor to meet its increasing
responsibilities in connection with the grow-
ing role of women in the work force of the
Nation.
In describing the need for this bill
Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg has
stated:
The Department of Labor is faced with the
need for meeting the challenge of employing
the skills of women workers as effectively as
possible ? * ? an additional Assistant Sec-
retary of Labor, whom I can designate to
supervise the work of the Department of La-
bor relating to women workers, would ma-
terially aid the Department in fulfilling its
mission.
I have been informed by the Depart-
ment of Labor that an estimated 6 mil-
lion more women workers will be re-
quired by 1970 to meet growing consumer
needs, an increase of 25 percent as com-
pared to 15-percent increase for men.
The need for enactment of H.R. 6882
arises from this increasingly essential
role of women in our labor force, and
from the expanding responsibility of the
Department of Labor to stimulate appro-
priate action necessary for safeguarding
the welfare of women workers and for
providing the opportunity for full reali-
zation of their abilities.
Finally, may I add there is increasing
necessity to develop the skills of our dis-
placed women and our older women, and
make for them the best possible in so-
ciety so that they make their fullest con-
tribution to our Nation.
(Mrs. GREEN of Oregon (at the re-
quest of Mrs. HANSEN) was given per-
mission to extend her remarks at this
point in the RECORD.)
[Mrs. GREEN- of Oregon's remarks
will appear hereafter in the Appendix.]
Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Mr.
Speaker, in view of the fact that the
Committee on Government Operations
has Reorganization Plan No. 5 under
consideration, under which this matter
can be taken up, and inasmuch as the
Committee on Education and Labor is
holding hearings on the same subject, I
will have to object.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objec-
tion is heard.
REIMBURSEMENT OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK
The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 74)
to reimburse the city of New York for
expenditure of funds to rehabilitate slip
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