MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES. EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H. R. 479 TO AMEND THE SHIPPING ACT, AS AMENDED, TO PROVIDE FORWARDERS H. R. 8382 TO AMEND THE SHIPPING ACT, 1916, TO PROVIDE Ĉ-61699 Also H. R. 474, H. R. 480, and H. R. 6808 APRIL 29, 30, MAY 1, AND 2, 1958 Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES HERBERT C. BONNER, North Carolina, Chairman FRANK W. BOYKIN, Alabama T. A. THOMPSON, Louisiana L. MENDEL RIVERS, South Carolina VINCENT J. DELLAY, New Jersey E. L. BARTLETT, Alaska THOR C. TOLLEFSON, Washington JOHN J. ALLEN, JR., California TIMOTHY P. SHEEHAN, Illinois WILLIAM K. VAN PELT, Wisconsin JOHN H. RAY, New York WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California FRANCIS E. DORN, New York THOMAS M. PELLY, Washington ELFORD. A. CEDERBERG, Michigan A. D. BAUMHART, JR., Ohio H. R. GROSS, Iowa WILLARD S. CURTIN, Pennsylvania ROBERT J. MCINTOSH, Michigan MILTON W. GLENN, New Jersey JOHN M. DREWRY, Chief Counsel BERNARD J. ZINCKE, Counsel ROBERT H. COWEN, Assistant Counsel SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEAN FREIGHht ForwarderS T. A. THOMPSON, Louisiana, Chairman GEORGE P. MILLER, California JOHN C. KLUCZYNSKI, Illinois JOHN J. ALLEN, JR., California ROBERT H. COWEN, Counsel вадоб Allen, J. W., Forwarding Agents and Foreign Freight Brokers Asso- Arnold, Walter F., Los Angeles Customs & Freight Brokers Associa- Baur, K. George, Chicago Freight Forwarders & Custom Brokers Boykin, Hon. Frank W., a Representative in Congress from the State Burley, Ramond F., chairman, Latin American Freight Conferences; Cocke, A. C., vice president, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., repre- Cretella, Hon. Albert W., a Representative in Congress from the Geddes, Warren, chairman, the Customs Committee of the Foreign Kerner, Martin A., president, Heemsoth-Kerner Corp., and president of the Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., accompanied by Benjamin M. Altschuler, counsel... Killefer, Tom, counsel, Lillick, Geary, Wheat, Adams & Charles, Washington, D. C., representing Pacific Westbound Conference--- Lennon, Hon. Alton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Masson, Charles A., Baltimore Custom House Brokers & Forwarders McArt, John F., chairman; and Leonard G. James, counsel, Pacific McCarthy, M. J., president, Pacific Coast Customs & Freight Brokers Scott, Samuel J., Commissioner of Transportation and Public Utilities Seymour, Howard G., president, New York Foreign Freight For- Sinclair, Joseph A., director, world trade and transportation depart- Stuart, Leslie H., Association of Forwarding Agents & Foreign Freight Brokers of Mobile, Ala., Inc.. Travers, Carl S., assistant director, business planning division, inter- national traffic, Railway Express Agency; accompanied by Emil Additional information--- American Potash & Chemical Corp., Los Angeles, Calif., letter, Bergen Shipping Service, New York, N. Y., letter, April 22, 1958, Royal, Hon. Kenneth, Secretary of the Army, November 20, 1947-- Commerce Department, report, April 17, 1958, signed Sinclair Weeks, Committee of Five Gulf Conferences, list of membership, H. A. Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., pro- posed legislation to amend the Bland Freight Forwarding Act---- 144 Federal Maritime Board, letter, June 24, 1958, signed by Clarence G. 163 Garmatz, Edward A., a Representative in Congress from the State of 106 Griffin, Hon. Robert P., a Representative in Congress from the State of 105 Pacific Coast Borax Co., Division of Borax Consolidated, Ltd., state- 47 Partial list of supporters of Boykin bill, H. R. 8382, and Cretella bill, States Marine Lines, letter, March 5, 1958, signed by John Tilney Steamship Freight Brokers Association, letter, April 21, 1958, with Letter, April 28, 1958, to committee, attention, Robert H. Cowen, LICENSING INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1958 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEAN FREIGHT FORWARDERS, OF THE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a. m., pursuant to call, in room 219, Old House Office Building, Hon. T. A. Thompson (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Thompson (presiding), Kluczynski, Allen, and Glenn. Staff member present: R. H. Cowen, counsel. Mr. THOMPSON. The subcommittee will come to order. This, gentlemen, is the first meeting, a supplemental meeting, of a newly constituted Subcommittee on Ocean Freight Forwarders of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. It is good to see so many faces that look familiar around such a meeting back with us again. The season is officially open, and I hope this time we come to some conclusions that will be beneficial to all. As you all know, gentlemen, we have had exhaustive hearings, which took up considerable time with the then subcommittee. We heard from every segment of the entire industry that wanted to appear before us. The subcommittee then felt that it had rather complete information, at least from those witnesses who saw fit to give testimony before the subcommittee. From the information received, the subcommittee made certain recommendations in its report, and sponsored legislation which has been introduced under the name of the chairman of the subcommittee. It was later thought that the various segments of the industry should be given an opportunity to see whether or not, in their good judgment, all information was included and made known to the subcommittee, and to see whether or not the legislation sponsored by, and recommended by, the subcommittee covered all the points to protect the United States Government, the taxpayers, and all segments of the industry. It was felt that for all legitimate operators, carriers, forwarders, or shippers, that the best interests of these segments of the industry were being protected by this legislation. The chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries decided this year to reconstitute the committee for the purpose of allowing any supplemental information to come into it in order that an evaluation could again be made, showing the fairness of the full 1 |