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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS July 11, 1940 Aug. 5, 19, 1940 July 11, 1940 [H. Con. Res. 86] Adjournment until July 22, 1940. August, 1940 [8. Con. Res. 53] Corrections in en- rollment of bill (8. 1114). Ante, p. 784. August 19, 1940 [S. Con. Res. 40] Preamble. Special joint Con- gressional committee to investigate losses in Florida. Report to Congress with recommenda- tions. RECESS OF CONGRESS Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, July 11, 1940, they stand adjourned until 12 o'clock meridian, Monday, July 22, 1940. Passed, July 11, 1940. U. S. DISTRICT COURT, HAWAII Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),That the Secretary of the Senate be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 1114) to extend the juris- diction of the United States District Court, Territory of Hawaii, over the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, Kure Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Canton Island, Enderbury Island, and for other purposes, to make the following changes, namely: On page 1, lines 7 and 8, of the engrossed bill, after "Howland Island," insert "and". Amend the title so as to read: "An Act to extend the jurisdiction of the United States District Court, Territory of Hawaii over the Mid- way Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, Kure Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, and Jarvis Island, and for other purposes." Passed, August 5, 1940. MEDITERRANEAN FRUITFLY ERADICATION Whereas, pursuant to S. J. Res. 177, Seventy-sixth Congress, first session, a subcommittee of the Committee on Claims of the Senate has held a hearing with respect to the losses sustained by certain persons in the State of Florida as a result of the Mediterranean fruitfly eradication and quarantine campaign conducted in the State of Florida by the United States Government; and Whereas in the opinion of such subcommittee a satisfactory showing has been made to justify and require an accurate and dependable determination of the actual losses sustained as a result of such campaign, the nature and character of such losses, and the persons by whom such losses were sustained: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate (Ihe House of Representatives concurring), That there is hereby created a special joint congressional committee to be composed of three members of the Committee on Claims of the Senate, to be appointed by the chairman thereof, and three members of the Committee on Claims of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the chairman of such committee. It shall be the duty of such special committee to make a full and complete investigation with respect to the losses sustained as a result of the Mediterranean fruitfly eradication and quarantine campaign conducted in the State of Florida in 1929 and 1930 by the United States Government, with a view to determining, among other things, the nature, character and amount of such losses, the circumstances under which such losses occurred, and the persons by whom such losses were sustained. The committee shall report to the Congress at the earliest practicable date the results of its investigation, together with its recommenda- tions, if any, for necessary legislation. 1406 [54 STAT.

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