FEBRUARY 7, 1968.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. SISK, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Res. 1058]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 1058, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution do pass.

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FEBRUARY 7, 1968.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. PEPPER, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Res. 1059]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 1059, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution do pass.

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90TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session

REPORT No. 1092

MASTERS' LIENS FOR WAGES

FEBRUARY 8, 1968.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. GARMATZ, from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 14401]

The Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 14401), to grant the masters of certain U.S. vessels a lien on those vessels for their wages, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of this bill is to report to the House H.R. 14401 which, in most respects, is identical to H.R. 162 which passed the Congress in the last session but was vetoed by the President on account of one provision. This bill is reported without the objectionable provision. H.R. 162 was vetoed on December 11, 1967. In his veto message the President made it clear that his objection to the bill was limited to subsection 1(e), which provided that:

A master shall have the same lien and the same priority for disbursements or liabilities properly made or incurred by him for or on account of the vessel as he has, under the provisions of this section, for his wages.

In the veto message, the President said:

Some portions of H.R. 162 are desirable. I believe it is wise to give the master of a vessel a lien for his wages that would have the same high priority as a seaman has for his. This affords the master greater protection for the fruits of his labor.

If the Congress enacts a bill so safeguarding the shipmaster's wages-without the offending provision I have discussed above-I would be happy to approve it.