the Senate, pursuant to Senate Resolution 193, extended until March 1, 1948, the time for the separate report with respect to displaced persons in Europe. On June 12, 1948, the Senate pursuant to Senate Resolution 236, extended until March 1, 1949, the authority of the subcommittee for the general immigration study and authorized an additional appropriation of $50,000. On January 5 of this year there was presented to the Senate by the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Wiley) a progress report (S. Doc. No. 3), which had been made to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary by the Subcommittee to Investigate Immigration and Naturalization pursuant to Senate Resolution 137 of the Eightieth Congress. This report outlined in detail the progress the subcommittee has made since its inception under Senate Resolution 137 of the Eightieth Congress. The purpose of Senate Resolution 40 is to extend the authority of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary during the life of the Eightyfirst Congress, and to authorize an appropriation for the continuation of the work for 1 year from March 1, 1949, the date upon which the present authorization expires. The last general investigation of our immigration and naturalization system was made beginning in 1907 and continuing until 1911. This investigation cost more than $800,000 and necessitated the employment of over 200 persons. It is, therefore, apparent that the terms of the resolution (S. Res. 40) are not only modest, but constitute a bare minimum provision for supporting this important study and investigation. It is estimated that there will remain an unencumbered balance of approximately $20,000 on March 1, 1949, the date upon which the present authority of the subcommittee expires, out of a total of $100,000 which has been appropriated for the work of the subcommittee. The present pay roll of the subcommittee staff is at the following gross annual rate: 1 director, at $9,064.11 per annum. 9 staff members, at $6,931.05 per annum. 1 staff member, at $4,784.20 per annum. 1 stenographer, at $4,039.33_ 4 stenographers, at $3,956.56.. Total present pay roll.... $9,064. 11 62, 379. 45 4, 784. 20 4, 039. 33 15, 826. 24 96, 093. 33 There is pending a backlog of over 1,200 referral cases in which deportation has been suspended, subject to affirmative congressional approval in each case. It is estimated that the new referral cases will run from 7,000 to 15,000 during the Eighty-first Congress. Two subcommittee staff members will be required full time in order to process the suspension of deportation cases. It is estimated that one subcommittee staff member will be required full time to process private and general immigration and naturalization bills, which have been constantly increasing in volume. There is also an appreciable subcommittee work load of correspondence and referral items which, together with the general clerical work of the subcommittee, will account for the time of one other person. It is therefore apparent that the time of 4 of the present 10 staff members will be taken away from the study and investigation. 81ST CONGRESS 1st Session SENATE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FEBRUARY 14, 1949.-Ordered to be printed REPORT Mr. McCarran, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT To accompany S. 198] The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 198) for the relief of the city and county of San Francisco, having considered the same, do now report the bill to the Senate favorably, with an amendment, and recommend that the bill, as amended, do pass. The purpose of the proposed legislation is to provide for the payment of the sum of $9,728.81 to the city and county of San Francisco, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of expenses incurred in rebuilding and restoring a powertransmission line and loss of power revenue sustained as the result of two separate crashes of United States Navy planes. AMENDMENT On page 2, line 13, strike out the word "said" and insert in lieu thereof "paid". STATEMENT An identical bill passed the House of Representatives in the Eightieth Congress but was not acted upon in the Senate. Attached hereto and made a part of this report are extracts from the House of Representatives of the Eightieth Congress (No. 2018), which set forth in detail the facts in this case. Also attached is a letter received from the Attorney General in connection with the bill of the Eightieth Congress. HON. EARL C. MICHENER, NAVY DEPARTMENT, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives. DEAR MR. MICHENER: The bill (H. R. 4531) for the relief of the city and county of San Francisco, was referred by your committee to the Navy Department with a request for a report thereon. The purpose of the bill is to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the city and county of San Francisco, a municipal corporation, of San Francisco, Calif., the sum of $9,728.81 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of expenses incurred in rebuilding and restoring a power transmission line and loss of power revenue in township 3 south, range 5 east, and township 3 south, range 6 east, San Joaquin County, Calif., south of Tracy and approximately 3 miles from the Navy Vernalis Airfield, which transmission line was demolished by the crashing of a United States Navy plane, type SB2C-3, Bureau No. 18772, on August 6, 1944, at 9:21 p. m., while the said plane was engaged in making a flight over the area indicated, and by the crashing of a United States Navy plane, type TBM-1, Bureau No. 24994, on August 30, 1944, at 1:14 a. m., while the said plane was likewise making a flight over the area indicated. The investigative report of the first incident upon which the subject legislation is based discloses that on August 6, 1944, at about 9:22 p. m., Ensign John Philip King, A-V (N), USNR, piloting a type SB2C-3 naval aircraft, Bureau No. 18772, assigned to Squadron VB-6 of the Pacific Fleet Air Force, was practicing night field carrier landings at the naval auxiliary air station, Vernalis, Calif. The weather was clear and there was starlight, but no moonlight. While flying at an altimeter altitude of 250 feet in an area northwesterly from the naval auxiliary air station, Vernalis, the aircraft piloted by Ensign King flew through the 110,000-volt transmission line of the Hetch Hetchy power project between towers Nos. 603 and 605, severing the top wire of each of the 2 three-wire circuits. The caternary of the transmission line was about 75 feet above the ground at the point of impact. The power lines were not marked by obstruction lights, and the pilot did not see them prior to the crash, although he was familiar with the vicinity and knew there were power lines there. Ensign King was able to keep his plane aloft and made a successful landing at the naval auxiliary air station, Vernalis. The accident resulted in major damage to the aircraft involved, but there were no injuries to personnel. The damage to the power lines caused an interruption in the delivery of power from the Hetch Hetchy power plants, commencing at the time of the crash. Repairs to the line were undertaken by personnel employed on the power project, and full service was restored at 3:40 p. m. on August 7, 1944. The total cost of the power line repairs necessitated by the crash of August 6, 1944, including material, labor, overhead, and miscellaneous expenses, was $880.14. The city and county of San Francisco also lost a considerable amount of revenue as a result of its inability to deliver power to consumers during the period of the outage. The Navy investigation reveals a delivery deficiency of 1,144,490 kilowatt-hours, computed on the basis of typical demand factors and extrapolated figures on the availability of energy, representing a total loss of revenue of $5,582.99. The investigative report of the second incident upon which the subject legislation is based discloses that on August 30, 1944, at about 1:14 a. m., Ensign John Brown Heddens, A-V (N), USNR, piloting a type TBM-1 naval aircraft, Bureau No. 24994, assigned to Squadron VT-17 of the Pacific Fleet Air Force, was also practicing night field carrier landings at the naval auxiliary air station, Vernalis, Calif. While flying at a point about 11⁄2 miles north of the naval auxiliary air station, Vernalis, the aircraft piloted by Ensign Heddens flew through the 110,000-volt transmission line of the Hetch Hetchy power project between towers Nos. 576 and 578, severing the top wire of each of the two three-wire circuits. The caternary of the transmission line was about 90 feet above the ground at the point of damage, and the pilot stated that his altimeter altitude was 200 feet at the time of the accident. The pilot maintained complete control of his aircraft and effected a landing at the naval auxiliary air station, Vernalis. In the opinion of the investigation board, the accident was caused by an error of judgment on the part of the pilot in flying at an altitude insufficient to provide a reasonable margin of safety, and in flying wide of the established traffic pattern |