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CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS-FEB . 9 , 13 , 1948 February 9, 1948 [H. Con. Res. 139] Joint meetingof two Houses of Congress. Post, p. 1429. Arrangements. 61 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 1027. Infra. Invitations. Address by the President. February 9, 1948 [Hi Con. Res. 140] 61 Stat., Pt. p. 1027. Ante, p. 1426 . February 13, 194 [H. Con. Res. 148 Corrections in i rollment of bill (H. 3778). 62 Btat., Pt. 1, p. the ceremonies that will be held in Habana, Cuba, on Sunday, Febru- ary 15, 1948, in connection with the observance of the fiftieth anni- versary of the sinking of the United States Battleship Maine, to be composed of two Members of the Senate to be appointed by the Presi- dent of the Senate, two Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker, and two representatives of the United Spanish War Veterans, consisting of the commander in chief and one other member of that organization, together with the expenses of any of the employees of the committee whose services are required in connection with this ceremony." Agreed to February 9, 1948. FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION OF CUBA Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Cuba, the two Houses of Congress shall assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives at one o'clock in the afternoon, on Monday, April 19, 1948. That the joint committee created by House Concurrent Resolution 108, Eightieth Congress, is empowered to make suitable arrangements for fitting and proper exercises for the joint session of Congress herein authorized. That invitations to attend the exercises be extended to the President of the United States and the members of his Cabinet, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Diplomatic Corps (through the Secretary of State), the General of the Armies, the Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, the Chief of Staff, United States Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and such other persons as the joint committee shall deem proper. That the President of the United States is hereby invited to address the American people at the joint session of the Congress in commemo- ration of the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Cuba. Passed February 9, 1948. FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION OF CUBA Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That House Concurrent Resolution 108, Eightieth Congress, agreed to July 26, 1947, is amended by striking out the last sentence of section 2, 2 (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The committee shall cease to exist upon the expiration of thirty days after April 19, 1948." Passed February 9, 1948. AMENDMENT OF REVISED STATUTES Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), n- That in the enrollment of the bill (I. R. 3778), to amend section 30 R. of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S . C ., title 2, sec. 25), 2 - the Clerk of the House is authorized and directed to make the follow- ing corrections: Strike out in lines 4 and 5, page 1 of the engrossed bill, the words so as to read as follows" and insert in lieu thereof "by adding at the 1426 [62 STAT. F-