NAVIGABLE WATERS

JOINT HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AND A

SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION

ON

H. J. Res. 118; H. J. Res. 119; H. J. Res. 122
H. J. Res. 123; H. J. Res. 124; H. J. Res. 125
H. J. Res. 128; H. J. Res. 129; H. J. Res. 130
H. J. Res. 134; H. J. Res. 137; H. J. Res. 138
H. J. Res. 146; H. J. Res. 148; H. J. Res. 153
H. J. Res. 172; H. J. Res. 193; H. J. Res. 217
TO QUIET THE TITLES OF THE RESPECTIVE STATES AND
OTHERS TO LANDS BENEATH TIDEWATERS AND LANDS
BENEATH NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES
OF SUCH STATES, AND TO PREVENT THE FURTHER
CLOUDING OF SUCH TITLES

AND

H. J. Res. 67

TO DECLARE THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES IN REGARD TO TIDE AND SUBMERGED

CONTENTS

JUNE 18, 1945

Statement of-

Hon. Robert W. Kenny, attorney general for the State of California__

Leander I. Shelley, general counsel, Port of New York Authority, and

also representing American Association of Port Authorities.

Hon. Grover Sellers, attorney general for the State of Texas

List of persons appearing for the legislation___

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Hon. Pat McCarran, chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary,
who submitted letters from the following:

Hon. Francis Biddle, Attorney General of the United States..
Hon. Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior...
Hon. Joseph I. Grew, Acting Secretary of State

Brief of attorneys general in support of joint resolutions quieting titles of
States to lands beneath tidewaters and navigable waters.

Memorandum of the American Association of Port Authorities, Inc__

Hon. Hugh S. Jenkins, attorney general of the State of Ohio. -

Hon. Richmond B. Keech, Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia,

appearing on behalf of National Institute of Municipal Law Officers.

Hon. Hirsh Freed, assistant corporation counsel, Boston, Mass.

Hon. Greek L. Rice, attorney general of the State of Mississippi..

Hon. John M. Daniel, attorney general of the State of South Carolina_

Hon. A. E. Mitchell, attorney general of the State of Kansas

Hon. Ira J. Partlow, attorney general of the State of West Virginia

Hon. Hughes J. Rhodes, assistant attorney general of the State of North

Carolina...

Hon. Ralph W. Farris, attorney general of the State of Maine.

Hon. Gessner T. McCorvey, special assistant attorney general of the

State of Alabama_.

Miss M. Vashti Burr, deputy attorney general of the State of Pennsylvania

Hon. John J. Cooney, assistant attorney general of the State of Rhode

Island..

Hon. Harry L. Brooks, assistant attorney general of the State of Connecticut__

Hon. John L. Madden, special assistant attorney general of the State of

Louisiana

Miss Lucille May Grace, register of the State land office of the State of
Louisiana__.

Statement of the city solicitor of Philadelphia, Hon. Frank F. Truscott__

Letter from Hon. Simon E. Sobeloff, city solicitor, Baltimore, Md.__

Brief of the State of Louisiana.

Statement of-

JUNE 19, 1945

Hon. J. Tom Watson, attorney general for the State of Florida..

Hon. Orrin Judd, solicitor general, State of New York...

Hon. Bascom Giles, commissioner of general land office for the State

of Texas

Hon. Hall Hammond, deputy attorney general, State of Maryland_

Arthur Eldridge, harbor commissioner, Los Angeles, Calif

Claude A. Rankin, State land commissioner, State of Arkansas-

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J. J. Underwood, representing the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the

port of Seattle, and the port of Tacoma__

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Hon. Irving Smith, city attorney, Long Beach, Calif

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Harry C. Brockel, port manager, city of Milwaukee, Wis_

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C. W. Babcock, city attorney, Milwaukee, Wis----

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Herbert Wade, director of port authority, State of Virginia

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Carlyle F. Lynton, executive officer, State Lands, Commission of

California

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Hon. W. W. Clary, special assistant to the attorney general of the

State of California__

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Brief of the attorney general of the State of New York.
Memorandum brief and argument submitted by Hon. Bascom Giles, com-
missioner of general land office, State of Texas_

Resolution of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce-

Hon. James Domengeaux, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Louisiana___

Statement of-

Hon. Clyde Doyle, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali-

fornia

Resolution of the port commission of the port of Seattle..

Proposed amendments submitted by Hon. W. W. Clary, special assistant

to the attorney general of California_

JUNE 20, 1945

Statement of Harlan Wood, attorney at law, Washington, D. C.

Complaint, filed in the District Court of the United States, Southern Dis-
trict of California, United States of America v. Pacific Western Oil Corp-

Release, Department of Justice, dated May 29, 1945.

Hon. George P. Miller, a Representative in Congress from the State of

California

Raymond M. Hudson, attorney at law, Washington, D. C..

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Letter from New York Dock Co., D. L. Tilly, president....

Letter from Hon. Henry M. Jackson, a Representative in Congress from

the State of Washington...

Letter from Hon. Harris Ellsworth, a Representative in Congress from the

State of Oregon. -

Telegram from Hon. Nels G. Johnson, attorney general for the State of

North Dakota___

Telegram from Hon. Alan Bible, attorney general for the State of Nevada_

Telegram from Hon. J. A. Burnquist, attorney general for the State of

Minnesota...

Telegram from Irving T. Bush, president of Bush Terminal Co, New New, N. Y

Telegram from president of Beard's Erie Basin, Inc., New York, N. Y

Telegram from American Dock & Pouch Terminals, New York, N. Y

Letter from G. W. Osgood, manager, port of Tacoma, State of Washington

Letter from Hon. S. Ö. Bland, a Representative in Congress from the State

of Virginia___

Telegram from Hon. John R. Dethmers, attorney general for the State of

Michigan_...

Telegram from W. R. Martin, president, Long Beach Board of Harbor

Commissioners

Telegram from T. H. Banfield, president, Pacific Coast Association of Port

Authorities_

Telegram from John H. Burgard, chairman of the Commission of Public

Docks of Portland, Oreg-.

Letter from Otto A. Case, commissioner, Department Public Lands, State

of Washington_

Letter from the Louisiana delegation submitted by Hon. A. Leonard Allen,

a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisiana__

Letter from Hon. Hal Holmes, a Representative in Congress from the State

of Washington_

Hon. Homer D. Angell, a Representative in Congress from the State

of Oregon

Hon. Ellis E. Patterson, a Representative in Congress from the State

of California__

Hon. Richard J. Welch, a Representative in Congress from the State
of California_

Hon. Franck R. Havenner, a Representative in Congress from the

State of California__

Hon. Overton Brooks, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Louisiana

Hon. J. Leroy Johnson, a Representative in Congress from the State
of California__

Hon. Ned R. Healy, a Representative in Congress from the State of

California

Hon. Hugh De Lacy, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Washington --

Hon. A. Leonard Allen, a Representative in Congress from the State

of Louisiana__.

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Letter from Hon. Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior..

Letter from National Legal and Legislation Council, League of Nations,

North American Indians__

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