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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cn. 102. 1929. boarding of vessels, and counting of passengers on excursion boats, incl uding insi gnia, bra id, a nd ch in s traps, and coa ts, c aps, and aprons, for stewards' departments on vessels, $92,320. Preventing overcrowding of passenger vessels : To enable the Sec- retary of Commerce to employ, temporarily, such persons as may be necessary, of whom not more than two at any one time may be employ ed in the Di strict of Co lumbia, to en force the la ws to preven t overcrowding of passenger and excursion vessels, and all expenses in connection therewith, $18,840. Shipping commissioners : For salaries of shipping commissioners, $44,800 . Clerk hire : For compensation, to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce, to each person or clerk in the offices of shipping com- missioners, $105,860. Contingent expenses : For rent, stationery, and other requisites for transaction of the business of shipping commissioners' offices, and for janitor in the commissioner's office at New York ; in all, $10,780. RUREAU OF STANDARDS 1121 Pre ve nti ng ov er- crowding of vessels. Shippin g commis- sioners. Clerk hire, Contingent expenses, offices o f commission. ers. Standards Bureau. Salaries : For the director and other personal services in the Dis- Director, and office trict of Columbia, $686,146. personnel. Equipment : For apparatus, machinery, tools, and appliances used in c onne ction with bui lding s or work of t he bu reau, typ ewrit ers, addi ng m achin es, a nd o ther labor -savi ng d evice s, la bora tory sup- plies, materials, and supplies used in the construction of apparatus, machinery, or other appliances, including their exchange ; piping, wiring, and construction incident to the installation of apparatus, machinery, or appliances ; furniture for laboratories and offices, cases for apparatus, $88,000, including $18,000 for repairs and neces- sar a lterat ions t o buil dings. G eneral expenses : For fuel for heat, light, and power ; office expenses, stationery, cleaning and toilet supplies, books and periodi- cals, which may be exchanged when not needed for permanent use ; traveling expenses ; street-car fares not exceeding $100 ; expenses of the visiting committee ; expenses of attendance of American mem- Int erna tion al Co m- mittee of weights and ber at the meeting of the International Committee of Weights and Measures. Measures ; purchase of gloves, goggles, rubber boots, and aprons ; supplies for operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger auto- mobil es and motor truck s for offici al use, inclu ding t heir e xchang e ; and contingencies of all kinds, $64,000. Improvement and care of grounds : For grading, construction of roads and walks, piping gro>rnds for water supply, lamps, wiring for lighting purposes, and other expenses incident to the improve- ment and care of grounds, including foreman and laborers in the District of Columbia, $14,400. Testing structural materials : For continuation of the investiga- Structu ral material s tion of structural materials, such as stone, clays, cement, and so forth, investigations-Se including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the t,i , t' vices in the Dis- field, $268,150 : Provided, That as much of this sum as necessary Proviso. shall be used to collec t and dis seminate such sci entific, practical, and Dissemi nating infor - statistical information as may be procured, showing or tending to etc. mation as to housing, show approved methods in building, planning and construction, standardization, and adaptability of structural units, including build- ing materials and codes, economy in the manufacture and utilization of building materials and supplies, and such other matters as may tend to encourage, improve, and cheapen construction and housing. Test ing mac hine s : For maintenance and operation of testing Testing machines for mac hines, inclu ding p ersona l serv ices i n conne ction therew ith in the p h ysical constants. District of Columbia and in the field, for the determination by Equipment. Building repairs, etc. General expenses. Care, etc ., of grounds.

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 1122 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cu. 102. 1929 . the Bureau of Standards of the physical constants and the properties of materials as authorized by law, $41,000 ; Fi re-re sist ing build- Investigation of fire-resisting properties : For investigation of fire- ing materials . resisting properties of building materials and conditions under which they ma y be mo st effi cientl y used, and fo r the standar dizatio n of t ypes of appliances for fire prevention, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $30,000 ; of Measure utility tead, Investigation of public-utility standards : For investigation of ards. the standards of practice and methods of measurements of public utilities, such as gas, electric light, electric power, water, telephone, central station heating, and electric railway service, and the solution of the problems which arise in connection with standards in such service, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $107,290 ; Testing misce llane- Testing miscellaneous materials : For testing miscellaneous mate- ous materials. rials, such as varnish materials, soap materials, inks, and chemicals, inc luding suppli es for the Go vernment depar tments and in dependent establishments, including personal services in the District of Colum- bia and in the field, as authorized 'by law, $46,400 ; Radio standardiza- Radio research : For investigation and standardization of methods tion. and instruments employed in radio communication, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $85,700 ; In du str ial color standardization. Color standardization : To develop color standards and methods . of manufacture and of color measurements, with special reference to their industrial use in standardization and specification of color- an ts, su ch as d yestuff s, ink s, and pigment s, and other product s, pai nt, paper, and textiles, in which color is a pertinent property, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $15,800 ; Clay products proc- Investi gation of cla y products : To study methods of measure- esses. ment and technical processes used in the manufacture of pottery, brick, tile, terra cotta, and other clay products, and the study of the properties of the materials used in that industry, including per- sonal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $49,000 ; Me ch ani cal appli- Standardizing mechanical appliances : To develop Inethods of test- ances, ing and standardizing machines, motors, tools, measuring instruments, Testing mechanical, and other apparatus and devices used in mechanical, hydraulic, and hyd raul ic, and a ero- nautic devices, etc. aeronautic engineering ; for the comparative study of types of appa- ratus and methods of operation, and for the establishment of stand- ard s of performa nce ; for the accu rate det ermi nati on o f fu ndam enta l physi cal constants involved in t he proper exe cution of thi s work ; and for the scientific experiments and investigations needed in solving the problems which may arise in connection therewith, especially in response to the requirements of aeronautics and aviation for informa- tion of a purely scientific nature, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $29,300 ; Opt ical glas s pr oduc- tion prob lems. Investigation of optical and other types of glass
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gation of the problems involved in the production of optical and other types of glass, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $27,300 ; Text iles, pap er, etc ., standardization. Investigation of textiles : To investigate textiles, paper, leather, o b and rubber in order to develop standards of quality and methods of measurement, including personal services in the District of Colum- bia and in the field, $53,900 ; ti on .g ar stauaaraiza- Sugar standardization : For the standardization and design of sugar-testing apparatus ; the development of technical specifications for the various grades of sugars, especially involving the standardi- zation and manufacture of sugars ; for the study of the technical problems incidental to the collection of the revenue on sugar and to determine the fundamental scientific constants of sugars and other

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 SEVENTI ETH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 102. 1929 . 1123 substances ; for the standardization and production of rare and Rare and unusual unusual types of sugars required for the medical service of the Gov- types. ernment departments ; and for other technical and scientific purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $75,000 ; Gau ge sta nd ard iza tio n : To provide by co operation of t he Bureau Gau ges and scr ew threads. of S tandar ds, th e War Depar tment, and t he Na vy Dep artmen t for Cooperative stand- the standardization and testing of the standard gauges, screw threads, ardization of, etc. and standa rds re quire d in m anufac turing thro ughout the United States, and to calibrate and test such standard gauges, screw threads, and standards, including necessary equipment and personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $40 .000. Investigation of mine scales and cars : For investigating the con- at co~ale weighing, etc ., ditions and methods of use of scales and mine cars used for weighing and measuring coal dug by miners, for the purpose of determining wages due, and of conditions affecting the accuracy of the weighing or measuring of coal at the mines, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $13,400 ; Metallurgical research : For metallurgical research including alloy Sem h a llurgi cal re - steels, foundry practice, and standards for metals and sands ; casting ; rolling, forging, and the properties of aluminum alloys ; prevention of corrosion of metals and alloys ; development of metal substitutes, as for platinum ; behavior of bearing metals ; preparation of metal specifications ; investigation of new metallurgical processes and study of methods of conservation in metallurgical manufacture and prod- ucts ; investigation of materials used in the construction of rails, wheels, axles, and other railway equipment, and the cause of their Railway equipment. failure, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $51,000 ; High temperature investigations : For laboratory and field investi- m Hig,Mme ~ erat ure gations of suitable methods of high temperature measurements and control in various industrial processes and to assist in making avail- able directly to the industries the results of the bureau's investiga- tions in this field, including personal services in the Dist rict of Columbia and in the field, $10,200 ; Sound investig ation : For the investigation of the principles of Sound investigation. sound and their application to military and industrial purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $11,260 ; Industrial research : For technical investigations in cooperation Industrial research cooperative investiga- with the industries upon fundamental problems involved in indus- tions. trial development, with a view to assisting in the permanent estab- lishment of new American industries, including personal services in the Dist rict of Colu mbia and els ewhe re, $204 ,000 ; Testi ng larg e scal es, Testing railro ad track and other scales : Fo r in vest igat ion and etc. te sti ng of railro ad trac k scal es, ele vator s cales, and ot her sca les us ed in weighing commodities for interstate shipments and to secure equipment and assistance for testing the scales used by the Govern- ment in its transactions with the public, such as post office, navy yard, and cus tomh ouse sca les, and for the pur pose of coop erat ing with the States in securing uniformity in the weights and measures laws and in the methods of inspection, including personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia and in the field, $48,900 ; Sta ndardization of equipment : To enable the Bu reau of Stand ards Cooperative ustr a- ardization of indial to cooperate with Government departments, engineers, and manufac- devices, etc • turers in the establishment of standards, methods of testing, and inspection of instruments, equipment, tools, and electrical and mechanical devices used in the industries and by the Government, including the practical specification for quality and performance of such devices, and the formulation of methods of inspection, labora-

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 1124 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cs. 102. 1929. tory, and service tests, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $220,000 ; Standards for cheek- Standard materials
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ing chemical analyses, tribution of standard materials to be used in checking chemical analy ses an d in t he tes ting o f phys ical me asurin g appa ratus, inclu d- ing personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $10,600 ; Radi oact ive su b- Investigation of radioactive substances and X rays : For an inves- stances and X-ray in- vestigations. tigati on of radioa ctive substa nces a nd the method s of t heir m easure - ments and testing ; for investigations relative to the development of standard specifications for X-ray equipment and operation ; for the investigation of the hazards of X-ray practice ; for the testing and standardization of X-ray protective materials ; for the standardiza- tion and d esign of X-ray test ing equip ment ; f or the deter minati on of fundamental physical constants essential to X-ray diagnosis and therapy to X-ray analysis of materials and to other technical and scientific applications, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $31,500 ; ucttf omgtheland ro d- Utilization of waste products from the land : For the survey of the possibilities of the industrial utilization of waste products from the land, including cooperation with colleges, other institutions and man- ufacturers, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in th e field, $52,700 ; Invest igations Antomotive , etc. engines engines Investigation of automotive engines : For the promotion of econ- omy and efficiency in automotive transportation by land and by air through investigations of the basic principles underlying the design, perfo rmanc e, op erat ion, and t esti ng of auto motiv e en gines, the ir fuels, lubricants, accessories, and the power transmitting system used in conne ction with t hem, a lso su ch elem ents a s brak es and brake linings ; to promote economy in the use of liquid fuels and safety in vehicular traffic, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $26,500 ; Dental materials in. TQStlgSti0I1S .Investigation of dental materials : To investigate the physical and . chemical properties of dental materials, including the method of their application and the causes of deterioration of such materials in serv- ice, fo r the purpos e of d evelop ing st andards of qu ality and st andard methods of test, including ersonal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, 5,300 ; Bureau power plant. Purchase, installing, Power-plant equipment, Bureau of Standards : For the purchase etc•, of new, and installation of new power and heating plant equipment, to gether with such a uxilia ry equ ipment as may be ne cessar y, the mov- ing and installing of equipment on hand, and the tie-in with the pres- ent heat and power systems, including contract labor and personal services in the District of Columbia, $100,000 ; Cooperative work During the fiscal year 1930 the head of an department or inde- with departments, etc ., g y in sc ientific inve stiga • pendent establishment of the Government having funds available for Lions, etc' scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the Bu reau o f Stan dards on sci entifi c inve stigati ons wi thin t he sco pe of the functions of that bureau, and which the Bureau of Standards is un able t o perf orm wi thin t he lim its of its ap propri ations, may, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, transfer to the Bureau of Standards such sums as may be necessary to carry on such inves- Transfer of funds to tigations. The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer on the credit of Bureau. books of the Treasury Department any sums which may be author- ized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to the credit of the Bureau of Standards for the performance of work for the depart- ment or establishment from which the transfer is made, including, where necessary, compensation for personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field.

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 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 102. 1929 . Appropriations herein made for the Bureau of Standards shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with standardization and research, or either, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce. Total, Bureau of Standards, $2,506,746, of which amount not to exceed $2,047,242 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. BUR EAU OF L IGHTHOU SES Salaries : For the commissioner and other personal services in the Distr ict of Colum bia, $ 110,00 0. General expenses : For supplies, including replacement of and nece ssary additi ons to exist ing eq uipment, repa irs, m ainten ance, and incidental expenses of lighthouses and other lights, beacons, buoy- age, fog signals, lighting of rivers heretofore authorized to be lighted, light vessels, other ai ds to nav igation, and ligh thouse te nders, in clud- ing the establishment, repair, and improvement of beacons and day marks, and purchase of land for same ; establishment of post lights, buoys, submarine signals, and fog signals ; establishment of oil or carbide houses, not to exceed $10,000 : Provided, That any oil or car bide hous e ere cted here under shal l no t exc eed $ 1,000 in cost construction of necessary outbuildings at a cost not exceeding $1,000 at any one light station in any fiscal year ; improvement of grounds and buildings connected with light stations and depots ; restoring light stations and depots and buildings connected therewith : Pro- vided further, That such restoration shall be limited to the original purpose of the structures ; wages of persons attending post lights ; temporary employees and field force while engaged on works of general repair and maintenance, and laborers and mechanics at lighthouse depots ; rations and provisions or commutation thereof for working parties in the field, officers and crews of light vessels and tenders, and officials and other authorized persons of the Light- hous e Serv ice on duty on boa rd of such te nders or ves sels, and mo ney accruing from commutation for rations and provisions for the above- named persons on board of tenders and light vessels or in working parties in the field may be paid on proper vouchers to the person havincharge of the mess of such vessel or party ; not exceeding $2,00d- for packing, crating, and transporting personal household effects of employees when transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty ; purchase of rubber boots, oilskins, rubber gloves, and coats, caps, and aprons for stewards' depart- ments on vessels ; reimbursement under rules prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce of keepers of light stations and masters of light vessels and of lighthouse tenders for rations and provisions and clothing furnished shipwrecked persons who may be temporarily provided for by them, not exceeding in all $5,000 in any fiscal year ; fuel, light, and rent of quarters where necessary for keepers of light- houses ; purchase of land sites for fog signals ; rent of necessary ground for all such lights and beacons as are for temporary use or to mark changeable channels and which in consequence can not be made permanent ; rent of offices, depots, and wharves ; traveling expenses, including travel for the examinations authorized by the Act entitled "An Act to provide for retirement for disability in the Lighthouse Service," approved March 4, 1925 (U . S . C., p . 1095, sec . 765) ; mileage ; library books for light stations and vessels, and technical books and periodicals not exceeding $1,000 ; traveling and subsistence expenses of teachers while actually employed by States or private persons to instruct the children of keepers of lighthouses ; all other co ntingent expenses of distri ct office s and dep ots, incl uding 1125 Attendance at tech- nic al, e tc ., meetings. Service s in the Dis - trict. Lighth ouses Bureau. Commissioner and office personnel. General expenses. Objects specified. Oil, etc ., houses. Provisos. Limit for buildings. Restoring light sta- tions. Li mita tion. Ratio ns, etc. Transfer of household effects on changes of stations. Re lief of s hipwr ecke d p ers ons . Purchase, etc., of land sites. Traveling expenses. Retirement examina- tions. Vol.43,p. 1261. U.S. Code, p. 1095. Conti ngent expens es.

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 1126 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 102. 1929 . the purchase of provisions for sale to lighthouse keepers at isolated stat ions, and th e appr opriat ion re imburse d, and not e xceedi ng $8,500 for contingent expenses of the office of the Bureau of Lighthouses in the District of Columbia, $4,298,500. Keepers. Keepers of lighthouses : For salaries of not exceeding one thousand eight hundred lighthouse and fog-signal keepers and persons attend- ing lights, exclusive of post lights, $2,062,780. Officers and crews of Lighthouse vessels : For salaries and wages of officers and crews vessels, of li ght ve ssels and li ghthou se ten ders, i ncludi ng tem porary emplo y- ment when necessary, $2,346,360. Superintend ents, clerks in the field, etc. Superintendents, clerks, and so forth : For salaries of eighteen superintendents of lighthouses, and of assistant superintendents, clerks, draftsmen, and other authorized permanent employees in the district offices and depots of the Lighthouse Service, exclusive of those regula rly em ployed in th e offi ce of t he Bur eau of Light houses , District of Columbia, $617,340. Retired pay. Retired pay : For retired pay of officers and employees engaged in the field servi ce or on ves sels o f the L ightho use Se rvice, excep t persons continuously employed in district offices and shops, $275 ,000 . Public works. Public works : For constructing or purchasing and equipping Vessels. lighthouse tenders and light vessels for the Lighthouse Service as may be specifically approved by the Secretary of Commerce not to Aids to navig ation. exceed $1,155,000 ; and for establishing and improving aids to navi- gation and other works as may be specifically approved by the Sec- retary of Commerce, $485,000 ; in all, $1,640,000. pan intonEngine Corn- Of the unexpended balances of the appropriations made under Payment to, on ac- this head in in the Acts of A pril 29, 1926, and February 24, 1927, count of vessel equip- ment. the sum of 155,560 is hereby reappropriated and made immediately Balances p . 361, Vol. 12 1212available for payment to the Winton Engine Company, of Cleveland 44, pp. 1 Ohio, on the contract entered into on March 2, 1928, betw een the Secretary of Commerce and the said company, for the construc- tion and delivery of the propulsion equipment for three light vessels. Coast and Geodetic Survey. All expenses. Objects specified. Distribution. Field expenses. Atlantic coast. Proriso. Outlying islands. Pacific coast. COAST A ND GEOD ETIC S URVEY For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, including maintenance, repair, exchange, and operation of motor-propelled or horse-drawn vehicles for use in field work, purchase of motor cycles with side cars, includ- ing t heir excha nge, not to ex ceed $1,0 00, s urvey ing instr ument s, rubber boots, canvas and rubber gloves, goggles, and caps, coats, and aprons for stewards' departments on vessels, extra compen- sation at not to exceed $1 per day for each station to employees of the Lighthouse Service and the Weather Bureau while observing tides or currents, services of one tide observer in the District of Columbia at not to exceed $1 per day, and compensation, not other- wise appropriated for, of persons employed in the field work, com- mutation to officers of the field force while on field duty, at a rate not exceeding $3 per day each, to be expended in accordance with the r egula tions rel ating to t he Co ast and G eodet ic S urvey subs crib ed by the Secr etary of C ommer ce, and u nder the follo wing heads Fiel d expe nses, Atlant ic coa st : For surve ys an d nec essa ry re sur- veys of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, includ- ing the coasts of outlying islands under the jurisdiction of the United States, $122,500 : Provided, That not more than $45,000 o f this amount shall be expended on the coasts of said outlying islands and the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Pacific coast : For surveys and necessary resurveys of coasts on the Pacific Ocean under the jurisdiction of the United States, includ- ing not to exceed $3,000 for construction of temporary shelter for the care of equ ipment and h ousing of pe rsonnel , $315,000.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 102. 1929 . Tides, currents, and so forth : For continuing researches in physical hydrography, relating to harbors and bars, and for tidal and cur- rent observations on the coasts of the United States, or other coasts under the jurisdiction of the United States, $27,000. Coast Pilot : For compilation of the Coast Pilot, including the employment of such pilots and nautical experts, and stenographic help in the field and office as may be necessary for the same, $6,500 . Magnetic work : For continuing magnetic and seismological obser- vations and to establish meridian lines in connection therewith in all parts of the United States ; making magnetic and seismological observations in other regions under the jurisdiction of the United St at es ; purchase of additional magnetic and seismological instru- me nts ; lease of sites where necessary and the erection of temporary magnetic and seismological buildings ; and including the employ- ment in the field and office of such magnetic and seismological observers and stenographic services as may be necessary, $47,380. Federal, boundary, and State surveys : For continuing the lines of exact levels between the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts ; deter- mining geogra phic positions by triangulation and traverse for the control of Federal, State, boundary, county, city, and other surveys and engineering works in all parts of the United States ; determin- ing field astronomic positions and the variation of latitude, including the main tena nce and oper atio n of the lat itud e ob serv ator y at Uki ah, California, not exceeding $2,500 ; establishing lines of exact levels, dete rmin ing geog raph ic p osit ions by tria ngul atio n an d tr aver se, and making astronomic observations in Alaska ; and continuing gravity observations in the United States and for making such observations in regions under the jurisdiction of the United States and also on islanci's and coasts adjacent thereto, $88,600 . For executing precise triangulation and leveling in regions subject to earthquakes, $10,000 ; For special surveys that may be required by the Bureau of Light- houses or other proper authority, and contingent expenses incident thereto, $3,000 ; For objects not hereinbefore named that may be deemed urgent, including the preparation or purchase of plans and specifications of vessels and the employment of such hull draftsmen in the field and office as may be necessary for the same ; the reimbursement, under rules prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce, of officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey for food, clothing, medicines, and other supplies furnished for the temporary relief of distressed persons in remote localities and to shipwrecked persons temporarily pro- vided for by them, not to exceed a total of $550 ; actual necessary expenses of officers of the field force temporarily ordered to the office in the District of Columbia for consultation with the director, and not exceeding $1,000 for the expenses of the attendance of representa- tives of the Coast and Geodetic Survey who may be designated as delegates from the United States at the meetings of the International Research Council or of its branches and of the International Hydrographic Bureau, $4,200. Vessels : For repairs of vessels, including traveling expenses of persons inspecting the repairs, and exclusive of engineer's supplies and other ship chandlery, $78,000. For all necessary employees to man and equip the vessels, includ- ing professional seamen serving as mates on vessels of the survey, to execute the work of the survey herein provided for and authorized by law, $653,000. Pay, commissioned officers : For pay and allowances prescribed by law for commissioned officers on sea duty and other duty, holding relative rank with officers of f the Nav y, i nclu ding one dir ecto r, w ith Coast Pilot. 1127 Physical hydrogra- phy. Magne tic and seis- mological in vestiga- tions, etc. Federal, State, etc ., surveys. Determining lines of exact levels. Uk iah Observat ory. Alaska observations . Earthquake regions. Special surveys. Mis cellaneous. Relieving ship. wrecked persons, etc. A ttend ing Inte rna- tional Research Coun- cil, etc. Vessels. Rep airs, etc. Equipment em. ployees. Pay, etc ., comm ix stone d officers,

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 1128 SEVEN TIET H C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 102. 1929 . relative rank of captain, two hydrographic and geodetic engineers with rel ative ra nk of ca ptain, se ven hydr ographic and geo detic en gi- neers with relative rank of commander, nine hydrographic and geo- detic engineers with relative rank of lieutenant commander, thirty- eight hydrographic and geodetic engineers with relative rank of lieu- tenant, fifty-five junior hydrographic and geodetic engineers with relative rank of lieutenant (junior grade), twenty-nine aides with Proviso . relative rank of ensign, and including officers retired in accordance Assistant director. with exi sting la w, $555, 000 : Provided, That the Secretary of Com- merce may designate one of the hydrographic and geodetic engineers to ac t as assis tant dire ctor. Office personnel. Office force : For personal services, $483,000. Of fice expe nses. Offi ce expen ses : For p urchase of new instruments (except sur- veying inst rumen ts), i nclud ing t heir e xchan ge, m ateria ls, e quip- ment, and supplies required in the instrument shop, carpenter shop, a nd dra wing division ; books, scientific and technical books, journals, books of reference, maps, charts and subscriptions ; copper plates, ch art pape r, print er's ink, copper , zinc, and chem icals fo r electr o- typing and photographing ; en gra vi ng, printing, photographing, rubber gloves, and electrotyping supplies ; photolithographing charts and printing from stone and copper for immediate use ; stationery for office and field parties ; transportation of instruments and sup- plies when not charged to party expenses ; office wagon and horses or automobile truck ; heating, lig hting, and power ; telephones, including operation of switchboard ; telegrams, ice, and washing ; of fice fur niture, repairs, traveli ng expen ses of o fficers and othe rs employed in the office sent on special duty in the service of the office ; miscellaneous expenses, contingencies of all kinds, not exceeding $90 for street-car fare s, $64,680. Construction of one For the purchase or construction of one tender of from fifty to tender. ni nety ton s, inclu ding equ ipment f or same, $58,000. Sub sist ence allo w- Appropriations herein made for the Coast and Geodetic Survey ances restricted . shall not be available for allowance to civilian or other officers for subsistence while on duty at Washington (except as hereinbefore provided for officers of the field force ordered to Washington for short pe rio ds for consultation wi th the director), except as now pr ovid ed by law. Total, Coast and Geodetic Survey, $2,515,860 . Fisheries Bureau. BUREAU OF FISHERIES Commis sioner, and Commissioner's office : For the commissioner and other personal office personnel. services in the District of Columbia, $180,000. Pay of field employ- For pay of employees in the field, as follows : Alaska service, ee s. $ 5 2, 9 0 0 ; em ployees at large , $51,000 ; distr ibution (car) em ployees, $36,500 ; employees at fish-cultural stations, $309,000 ; employees at fish-rescue station, Mississippi River Valley, $21,000 ; employees at biological stations, $44,000 ; for pay of officers and employees for the vessel employees, vessels of the Atlantic coast, $48,500 ; for officers and crew of vessels for Alaska Fisherie s Servic e, $80,4 00 ; in all, $643,300. Administration ex- Administration : For expenses of the office of the commissioner, penses. including stationery, scientific and reference books, periodicals and newspaper s for library, furniture and equipment, telegraph and tel ephone s ervice, street-c ar fares not exc eeding $ 150, com pensatio n of temporary employees, and all other necessary expenses connected therewith, $4,400. Propagation expenses. Prop agati on of food fishe s : For maintenance, repair, alteration, improvement, equipment, and operation of fis h- cul tu ral stations, gen eral pro pagation of food fishes and thei r distri bution, includin g movement, maintenance, and repairs of cars, purchase of equipment

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cu. 102. 1929. (including rubber boots and oilskins) and apparatus, contigent exp enses, tempo rary l abor, and no t to e xceed $ 10,000 for p ropaga tion and distribution of fresh-water mussels and the necessary expenses connected therewith, $524,000, of which amount not exceeding $5,000 shall be immediately available for construction of buildings at the Fort Humphreys (Virginia) fisheries station. For construction, repairs, alterations, and improvements to build- ings and wharves at the fish-cultural station at La Crosse, Wisconsin, $10,000 . The a ppropr iation of $3 0,000 for th e fisca l year 1928 for a fish- cul tural sta tion as a n auxilia ry to the station at Leadvi lle, Colo rado, is continued available for such purposes during the fiscal year 1930. The a ppropr iation of $3 0,000 for th e fisca l year 1928 for a fish- cultural station as an auxiliary to the Warm Springs, Georgia, sta- tion shall continue available for such purposes during the fiscal year 1930. The a ppropr iation of $3 5,000 for th e fisca l year 1928 for a fish- cultural station in the State of Nebraska as an auxiliary to the fish- cultural station at Spearfish, South Dakota, is continued available for such purposes during the fiscal 1930. The a ppropr iation of $3 5,000 for th e fisca l year 1928 for a fish- cultural station in the State of Oklahoma as an auxiliary to the fish- cultural station at Neosho, Missouri, shall continue available for such purpose during the fiscal year 1930, and not to exceed $10,000 thereof shall be available for the purchase of land. The appropriation of $25,000 for the fiscal year 1929 for con- struction, repairs, and improvements to buildings, ponds, grounds, and water supply at the Northville, Michigan, fish-culture station and its s ubstat ions, the pu rchase of eq uipment, incl uding boats, and for the acqu isition o f land, s hall cont inue avai lable for such pur poses during the fiscal year 1930. Maintenance of vessels : For maintenance of vessels and launches, including purchase and repair of boats, apparatus, machinery, and other facilities required for use with the same, hire of vessels, and all other necessary expenses in connection therewith including not to exceed $1,000 for the purchase of plans and specifications for vessels or for contract personal services for the preparation thereof, and money accruing from commutation of rations and provisions on board vessels may be paid on proper vouchers to the persons having charge of the mess of such vessels, $152,000, and $10,000 shall be im media tely avai lable for the procu remen t of supp lies and e quip - ment required for shipment to the Pribilof Islands for the service of the fiscal year 1930. Commutation of rations (not to exceed $1 per day) may be paid to officers and crews of vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries during the fiscal year 1930 under fegulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce. Inqui ry res pectin g food fishe s : For inqui ry int o the causes of th e decrease of food fishes in the waters of the United States, and for investigation and experiments in respect to the aquatic animals, pl ants, and wa ters, in the inter ests o f fish cultur e and the fi shery industries, including maintenance, repair, improvement, equipment, and operations of biological stations, expenses of travel and prepara- tio n of repo rts, $108 ,000. Fishery industries : For collection and compilation of statistics of the fisheries and the study of their methods and relations, and the me thods of pre servat ion an d util izatio n of fi shery produc ts, in clud- ing compensation of temporary employees, travel and preparation of repor ts, in cludin g temp orary employ ees in the Di strict of Co lum- bia not to exceed $1,800, and all other necessary expenses in connec- 1129 La Crosse, Wis . Fish cultural station. Leadville, Colo ., aux- iliary . Balance available. Vol.44,p. 1215. Wa rm S prin gs, Ga., auxiliary. Balance available . Vol.44,p. 1215. Spear fish, S. Dak ., auxiliary. Balance available. Vol.44,p. 1215. N eos ho, Mo ., auxili- ary. Balance available . Vol.44,p. 1215. Purchase of land. No rthv ille, Mic h. Construction, etc. Balance available. Ante, p. 99. vessels. Maintenance, etc. Imme diate shipme nt to Pribilof Islands. Commutation of ra- tions. Food fishes inquiry. Statistical inquiry.

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 1130 Sponge fisheries. Protecting. Vol.38,p.692. U.S . Code, p.440. Alaska. Seal fisheries protec- tion, food to natives, etc. Vol.36,p.326. U.S. Code, p.431. Amount immediately available Missis sippi w ild li fe and fish refuge. Expens es of c onstru c- tion, equipment, etc. Vol.43,p. 650. U.S. Code, p.437. Alaska fisheries. Power vessel as loc al tender for Pribilof 7s- For the purchase or construction of a power vessel to act as local lan ds. tender for the Pribilof Islands and to assist in the protection and conservation of the fur seals and fisheries of Alaska, including machinery and other equipment, and including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere as may be necessary to pre- pare plans and specifications therefor, $125,000, to be immediately available. Patent Office. Commi ssion er, an d office personnel. Proviso. Temporary typists, et c. Reference books, etc. SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 102. 1929 . tion therewith, and maintenance, repair, and operation of motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of the field work of the Bureau of Fisheries, $53,750. Sponge fisheries : For protecting the sponge fisheries, including employment of inspectors, watchmen, and temporary assistants, hire of boats, rental of office and storage, care of seized sponges and other property, travel, and all other expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of August 15, 1914 (U . S . C ., p. 440, sets. 781-785), to regulate the sponge fisheries, $3,100. Alaska, general service : For protecting the seal fisheries of Alaska, including the furnishing of food, fuel, clothing, and other necessities of life to the natives of the Pribilof Islands, of Alaska ; not exceed- ing $ 57,000 for c onstru ction, impro vement, repai r, and alter ation of buildings and roads, transportation of supplies to and from the islands, expenses of travel of agents and other employees and subsis- tence while on said islands, hire and maintenance of vessels, pur- chase of se a otte rs, an d for all ex penses necess ary to carry out t he provisions of the Act entitled " An Act to protect the seal fisheries of Alaska, and for other purposes," approved April 21, 1910 (U . S . C., p . 431, sees . 631-658), and for the protection of the fisheries of Alaska, including contract stenographic reporting service, travel, subsistence (or per diem in lieu of subsistence) of employees while on duty in Alaska, hire of boats, employment of temporary labor and all other necessary expenses connected therewith, $370,000, of which $100,000 shall be immediately available. MISSISSIPPI WILD LIFE AND FISH REFUGE For construction of buildings, boats, and ponds, for purchase of equipment, including boats, for maintenance, operation, repair, and improvements, including expenditures for personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere as may be necessary, as authorized in the Act approved June 7, 1924 (U. S. C., p. 437, sees. 721-731), $25,000 . POWER VESSEL FOR ALASKA FISHERIES PATENT OFFICE For the Commissioner of Patents and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $3,035,000 : Provided, That of the amount herein appropriated not to exceed $25,000 may be used for special and temporary services of typists certified by the Civil Service Com- mission, who may be employed in such numbers, at $4 per diem, as may, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Patents, be necessary to k eep cu rrent the wo rk of furnis hing ma nuscri pt cop ies of recor ds. For purchase of law, professional, and other reference books and pub licat ions and scien tifi c boo ks, i nclu ding their exch ange, and expenses of transporting publications of patents issued by the Pat- ent Office to foreign governments, and directories, $8,000. Copie s of weekly issue of patents, repro- For producing copies of Weekly issue of drawings of patents and ductio ns, etc. designs ; reproduction of copies of drawings and specifications of exhausted patents, designs, trade-marks, and other papers, such other papers when reproduced for sale to be sold at not less than

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cn. 102. 1929 . cost plus 10 per centum ; reproduction of foreign patent drawings ; photo prints of pending application drawings ; and photostat and photographic supplies and dry mounts, $230,000. The headings of the drawings for patented cases may be multi- graph ed in the Pate nt Of fice for the p urpos e of phot olith ograp hy. For investigating the question of public use or sale of inventions for two years or more prior to filing applications for patents, and such other ques tion s ari sing in c onnec tion with appl icati ons f or patents and the prior art as may be deemed necessary by the Com- missioner of Patents ; and expense attending defense of suits insti- tuted a gainst the C ommiss ioner of Pat ents, $ 800. Fo r furnitu re and fi ling case s, $60,00 0. BUREAU OF MINES SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Salaries and general expenses : For gener al ex pense s, i nclud ing pay of the director and necessary assistants, clerks, and other employees, in the office in the District of Columbia, and in the field. and every other expense requisite for and incident to the general work of the bureau in the District of Columbia, and in the field, including not to exceed $3,000 for necessary traveling expenses of the director and employees of the bureau, acting under his direction, for attendance upon meeting of technical, professional, and scien- tific societies, when required in connection with the authorized work of the Bureau of Mines, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, $91,500, of which amount not to exceed $79,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Investigating mine accidents : For investigations as to the causes of mine explosions, causes of falls of roof and coal, methods of min- ing, especi ally i n rela tion t o the safety of min ers, t he app liance s best adapte d to p revent accid ents, the pos sible improv ement of con - ditions under which mining operations are carried on, the use of explosives and electricity, the prevention of accidents, and other inqu irie s and tech nolo gic i nvest igati ons perti nent to t he mi ning industry, including all equipment, supplies, and expenses of travel and subsistence, purchase not exceeding $2,400, exchange as part payment for, operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passe nger-c arryin g vehi cles, purcha se of l aborat ory gl oves, goggle s, rubber boots, and aprons, $422,000, of which amount not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Mining investigations in Alaska : For investigations and the dis- semi nati on of info rmat ion w ith a view to impro ving cond ition s in the mining, quarrying, and metallurgical industries as provided in the Act authorizing additional mining experiment stations, approved March 3, 1915 (U. S. C., p. 31, sec. 8), and to provide for the inspec- tion of mines and the protection of the lives of miners in the Terri- tory of Alaska, including personal services, equipment, supplies, and expenses of travel and subsistence, $11,160 ; Operating mine rescue cars and stations : For the investigation and improv ement of min e resc ue and first- aid me thods and ap plianc es and t he teachi ng of min e safety, rescue, and firs t-aid met hods, inc lud- ing the exch ange in pa rt p aymen t for ope ratio n, ma inten ance, and repair of mine rescue trucks, the construction of temporary structures and the repair, maintenance, and operation of mine rescue cars and Gov ernme nt-o wned mine resc ue st ation s an d app urten ances the reto, personal services, traveling expenses and subsistence, equipment, and 548351-29-pT 1-75 1131 Mul tig rap hed he ad- ings allowed. Inv es tig at ing prior use of inventions. Fur nit ure. Mines Bureau. Director, and office and f ield perso nnel. General expenses. Attendance at meet- ings. Services in the Dis- trict. Inv es tig at ing mi ne explosions, accidents, etc. Mining industry. Services in the Dis. trict. Investigations to im. prov e conditions in mining, quarrying, etc. Vol. 38, p. 959. U.S. Code, p.31. Alaska mines. Mine rescue cars and stations. Improving, etc. Rescue car stations, etc .

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 1132 Services in the Dis- trict . Proviso. Mine rescue trophies. In vesti gati ng mi nera l fuels. Services in the Dis- trict. Mineral mining. Studies, investiga- ti ons, etc ., for impro v- ing. Services in the Dis- trict Proviso. oviso. Private work forbid- den. Oil, gas, and oil-shale investi gations. Purc hase of new s- papers. Proviso. R.S.,see .192,p.30. U.S . Code, p.34. All other expenses. Services in the Dis- trict. Mining exp er ime nt stations. Pe rson al se rvic es, etc., expenses in opera tion of. Vol. 38, p. 959. LT. S. Code, p.31. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cx. 102. 1929. supplies ; travel and subsistence, and other incidental expenses of emplo yees in at tend ance at me etin gs an d con feren ces held for t he purpose of promoting safety and health in the mining and allied industries ; the purchase and exchange in part payment therefor of cooks' uniforms, goggles, gloves, and such other articles or equipment as may be necessary in the operation of mine rescue cars and stations, including not to exceed $14 .140 for personal services in the District of Colum bia, $326, 130 : Prov ided, That of this amount not to exceed $500 may be expended for the purchase and bestowal of trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid contests ; Testing fuel : To conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treatment, and use of mineral fuels, and for investigation of mineral fuels belonging to or for the use of the United States, with a view to their most effi- cient utilization ; to recommend to various departments such changes in selection and use of fuel as may result in greater economy, and, upon request of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to investi- ga te the fuel- burnin g equi pment in use by or propos ed for any o f the de partme nts, e stabli shment s, or instit utions of the Unite d Stat es in the District of Columbia, $179,210, of which amount not to exceed $32,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Mineral mining investigations : For inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treat- me nt, and u tilizatio n of ores and mine ral subs tances, o ther than fuels, with a view to improving health conditions and increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and conserving resources through th e prev ention of wa ste in the m ining, quarry ing, m etallu rgical, and other mineral industries ; to inquire into the economic conditions affecting these industries ; and including all equipment, supplies, expenses of travel and subsistence, and the operation, maintenance, an d repa ir of motor- propel led pa ssenge r-carry ing ve hicles, incl uding no t to exce ed $9,500 for pers onal serv ices in the Distr ict of Co lumbia, $1 44,220 : Pr ovide d, That no part of this appropriation may be expended for an investigation in behalf of any private party ; Oil, gas, and oil-shale investigations : For inquiries and investiga- ti ons an d diss eminat ion of infor mation concer ning t he min ing, p repa- ration, treatment, and utilization of petroleum, natural gas, and oil shale, including economic conditions affecting the industry, with a view to economic development and conserving resources through the prevention of waste ; for the purchase of newspapers relating to the oil, gas, and allied industries : Provided, That section 192 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., p . 34, sec . 102) shall not apply to such purchase of newspapers from this appropriation ; and for every other ex pense incide nt the reto, includ ing su pplies, equip ment, expens es of travel and subsistence, purchase, not to exceed $7,000, exchange as part payment for, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled pas senger -carry ing ve hicles, purc hase o f labor atory gloves , gogg les, rubber boots and aprons, $232,000, of which amount not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Mining experiment stations : F or the emp loy men t o f p erso nal services, purchase of laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots and apr ons, a nd all other expen ses in conne ction w ith th e esta blishm ent, maintenance, and operation of mining experiment stations, as pro- vided in the Act authorizing additional mining experiment stations, approved March 3, 1915 (U . S . C ., p . 31, sec. 8), $205,450, of which amount not to exceed $11,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ;

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 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 102. 1929. 1133 Buildings and grounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : For care and Pit ts bur gh, Pa ., sta- d main tenan ce of buil ding s and grou nds at Pi ttsbu rgh and B rucet on, Expe nses of. Pennsyl vania, inclu ding p ersona l serv ices, t he pur chase, excha nge as part payment for, operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles for official use, and all other expenses requisite for and incident thereto, including not to exceed $5,000 for additions and improvements, $82,200 ; Persons employed during the fiscal year 1930 in field work Temporary details from the field for serv- outside of the District of Columbia under the Bureau of Mines ice in the District. may be detailed temporarily for service in the District of Columbia for purposes of preparing results of their field work ; all persons so detailed shall be paid in addition to their regular compensation only traveling expenses in going to and returning therefrom : Pro- Proviso. Payment ornecessary vided, That nothing herein shall prevent the payment to employees expenses. of the Bureau of Mines of their necessary expenses, or per diem in lie u of s ubsist ence, while on tem porary detail in th e Dist rict o f Columbia for purposes only of consultation or investigations on behalf of the United States. All details made hereinunder, and the Report to Congress . purpos es of each, during the p recedi ng fisc al yea r shal l be r eporte d in the annual estimates of appropriations to Congress at the begin- ning o f each regul ar ses sion t hereof ; The Secretary of the Treasury may detail medical officers of the Health Ser vic e . Public Public Health Service for cooperative health, safety, or sanitation work with the Burea u of Mine s, an d th e com pensa tion and expen ses of the officers so detailed may be paid from the applicable appro- priations made herein for the Bureau of Mines Government fuel yards : For the purchase and transportation of yGovernment fuel fuel ; storing and handling of fuel in yards ; maintenance and opera- Purchase of fuel, tion of yards and equipment, including motor-propelled passenger- "carrying vehicles for inspectors, purchase of equipment, rentals, and all other expen ses re quisit e for and inc ident theret o, inc luding Balance reappropri- personal services in the District of Columbia, the unexpended bal- Mod . ance of t he ap propr iati ons h ereto fore made for thes e pur poses is Ante, p. 103. reappropriated and made available for such purposes for the fiscal year 19 30, an d for paymen t of o bligat ions fo r such purpo ses of prior years, and of such sum not exceeding $500 shall be available to settle claims for damages caused to private property by motor vehicles used in delivering fuel : Provided, That all moneys received from Provisos. the sales of fuel shall be credited to this appropriation and be app Sal es ropriat ones to the available for the purposes of this paragraph : Provided further, That Inspection require- the requirements of sections 3711 and 3713 of the Revised Statutes cab ent le, laws not apph- (U . S . C ., p . 1296, sec. 109) relative to the weighing of coal and wood R . S ., sees. 3711, 3713, 733, and the separate certificate as to the weight, measurement, or quantity U S Code, p. 1296. of coal and wood purchased shall not apply to purchases by the Government fuel yards at free-on-board destinations outside of the District of Columbia. Helium production and investigations
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 1134 SEVEN TIETH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 102. 1929 . Helium-bearing gas. For investig ations of res ources of hel ium-bearing gas and the re- so urc es fprocesses, conservation thereof, and of processes and methods of producing, etc. storing, purifying, and utilizing helium and helium-bearing ga s, including supplies and equipment, stationery, furniture, expenses of travel and subsistence, purchase, not exceeding $1,200, exchange as part payment for, maintenance, and operation of motor -propelled pas seng er-c arry ing vehi cles, pu rcha se o f la bora tory glo ves, gog gles , rubber boots and aprons, and all other necessary expenses, including Services in the Dis- not to exceed $25,080 for personal services in the District of Colum- trict. bia, $75,000. Helium plants. Helium plants : For helium production and conservation, includ- Production, etc. ing acqui sition of heli um-bearing ga s land or wel ls by purchase, Purchase of plants, exchange, lease, or condemnation, or interest in such land or wells, pipe lines, etc. the p urchase, leas e, cons tructio n, or modific ation o f plan ts, pip e lines and accessories, compressor stations, camp buildings, and other facili- ties for the production, transportation, storage, and, purification of helium and helium-bearing gas, including acquisition of sites and rights of way therefor, by purchase, lease, or condemnation, and including supplies and equipment, expenses of travel and subsistence, maintenance and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and all other necessary expenses, including not to exc eed $6,560 for personal services in the District of Columbia, and includ- ing the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authori- zation carried under this heading in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1929, $95,800 : Provided, That in addition thereto the unexpended balance of the appropriation made under this heading for the fiscal year 1929 is reappropriated and made available for the above purposes for the fiscal year 1930 Provi ded f urthe r, That no part of the appropriation herein made may be expended except with the approval of the President : Pro- vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce may, with the Action a Gov ern- approval of the President, enter into contracts incurring additional ment contract. obligations not in excess of $500,000, and his action in so doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the Federal Government Provided further, That the acquirement of leases, sites, and rights of way under terms customary in the oil and gas industry, including obligations to pay rental in advance a nd to pay dama ges to lands, crops, or structures arising out of the Government's operations is authorized : Provided further, That should valuable products other than helium-bearing gas be discovered in wells acquired or drilled for helium-bearing gas under this appropriation the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to provide for the disposal of said wells or the product s therefrom, by the contrac ts under whic h the prop- erty is acquired, or otherwise, in accordance with the interests of the Government therein and in the manner which, in his opinion, is most advantageous to the Government ; For determining the location, extent, and mode of occurrence of potash deposits in the United States, and conducting the necessary laboratory test incident thereto, as authorized under the Act approved June 25, 1926 (U. S. C., Supp. I, p. 189, sec. 4a) ; and for every expense incident thereto, including personal services in the District of Columbia not exceeding $6,000, and elsewhere, expenses of travel and subsistence, purchase, exchange as part payment for, mainte- nance, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and the construction, maintenance, and repair of necessary camp buildings and appurtenance thereto, $100,000 : Provided, That such part of the amount herein appropriated as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Com- merce shall be transferred on the books of the Treasury for direct expenditure by the Department of the Interior for the pur poses herein set forth, Services in t he Dis- trict. Payment of incurred obligations. Assle, p. 105 . Provisos, Balance reappropri- ate d. Approval of Presi- dent required. Additional obliga- tions authorized. Terms for leases, etc. Disposal of products in wells other than helium-bearing gas. Potash deposits. Expenses of deter- min ing location of, etc. Vol. 44, pp. 768, 1388. U. S. Code, Supp.I, p. 189. Post, p. 1248. Proviso. Transfer for expendi- tu re to Interi or De- partment.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 102. 1929 . 1135 Economics of mineral industries : For inquiries and investigations, Econ omic sofmi nera l industries. and the dissemination of information concerning the economic prob- investigations, d is- lems of t he mi ning, qua rryin g, me tall urgic al, to and other mineral as top problems etc. b lem of, etc. industries, with a view to assuring ample supplies and efficient dis- tribution of the mineral products of the mines and quarries, including studies and reports relating to uses, reserves, production, distribution, stocks, consumption, prices, and marketing of mineral commodities and primary products thereof ; preparation of the reports of the Reports of mineral mineral resources of the United States, including special statistical resources, etc' inquiries ; statistical studies and reports relating to mine accidents ; and including personal services in the District of Columbia and else- where ; purchase of furniture and equipment ; stationery and supplies ; Office supplies . typewriting, adding, and computing machines, accessories and repairs ; newspapers ; traveling expenses ; purchase, not exceeding $1,200, operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled pas- senger-carrying vehicles ; and for all other necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $285,000, of which amount not to exceed Services in t he Dis . $230, 000 may b e exp ended for pers onal serv ices in th e Dis tric t of tRCt. Columbia ; During the fiscal year 1930 the head of any department or inde- scien tific investiga- pendent establishment of the Government havin g funds available etch byr t a departments, for scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the Bureau of Min es on scient ific i nvesti gations withi n the scope of the functions of that bureau and which it is unable to perform within the limits of its appro priati ons ma y, wit h the a pprova l of t he Sec retary of Commerce, transfer to the Bureau of Mines such sums as may be necessary to carry on such investigations. The Secretary of the er Trans,Bureea unas to Treasury shall transfer on the books of the Treasury Department any sums which may be authorized hereunder, and s uch amounts shall be placed to the credit of the Bureau of Mines for the performance of work for the department or establishment from which the trans- Proviso. fer is made : Provided, That any sums transferred by any depart- transferred. nExpenditure of fund ment or independent establishment of the Government to the Bureau of Mines for cooperative work in connection with this appropriation may be expended in the same manner as sums ap propriated herein may be expended ; The purchase of supplies and equipment or the procurement of Open market pur- cha se services for the Bureau of Mines, at the seat of government, as well etc. aseofminor supplies, supphes, as in the field outside of the District of Columbia, may be made in open market without compliance with section 3709 of the Revised R.S .,see . 370 9,p .733. Statutes of the United States, in the manner common among business u. S. Code, p. 1309. men, when the aggregate amount of the purchase or the service does not exceed $100 in any instance ; For the purchase or exchange of professional and scientific books, Purch ase of b ooks, law books, and boo ks to com plete bro ken sets, periodic als, dire ctories, etc' and other books of reference relating to the business of the Bureau of Mines, there is hereby made available from any appropriations made for such bureau not to exceed $3,500 ; Total, Bureau of Mines, $2,249,670. TITLE IV .-DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Department of Labor. Sal aries : Se cre ta ry of L abo r, $15,000 ; Assist ant Se cretar y, Sec ond Secretary, Assistants, Assistant Secretary, and other personal services in the District of a nd of fice pers onnel. Columbia, $194,760 ; in all, $209,760. Commissioners of conciliation : To enable the Secretary of Labor Commissione rs of coII`S. Code, p. 61. to exerci se the au thority v ested in him by se ction 8 o f the Act creating Vol.37, p.ns. the Department of Labor (U. S. C., p. 61, sec. 611), and to appoint

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 1136 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. .SEss. II. Cu. 102. 1929 . commissioners of conciliation, traveling expenses, and not to exceed $15,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, and tele- grap h an d te leph one serv ice, $2 05,0 00. CONTINGENT EXP ENS ES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR For contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the offices and bureaus of the department, for which appropriations for contingent and miscellaneous expenses are not specifically made, including the purchase of stationery, furniture and repairs to the same, carpets, matting, oilcloth, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges, laundry, street-car fares not exceeding $200 ; lighting and heating ; purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of motor cycles and motor trucks ; purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of a motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle, to be used only for official purposes ; freight and express charges, newspapers not exceed- ing $400, for which payment may be made in advance ; newspaper clippings not to exceed $1,800, postage to foreign countries, tele- graph and telephone service, typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices ; purchase of law books, books of refer- ence, and periodicals not exceeding $3,250 ; in all, $42,000 ; and in addition thereto such sum as may be necessary, not in excess of $13,500, to facilitate the purchase, through the central purchasing office as provided in the Act approved June 17, 1910 (U. S. C., p. 13 09, sec. 7), of certain supplies for the Immigration Service, shall be deduc ted from the appropriation " Expenses of regulating Pose, p • 1137. immigration " made for the fiscal year 1930 and added to the appro- pria tion " Co ntinge nt exp enses, Depa rtment of La bor," for that year ; and the total sum thereof shall be and constitute the appro- priation for contingent expenses for the Department of Labor, to be D visond0of Public, expended through the central purchasing office (Division of Publi- tions and supplies . cations and Supplies), Department of Labor : Provided, That Provisos. expenditures from appropriations contained in this Act for the Exp ens es for mo tor vehicles limited. maintenance, upkeep and repair, exclusive of garage rent, pay of operator, fuel and lubricants, on any one motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehic le used by th e Department o f Labor shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or chaseo minx minor class, and in any case not more than $500 : Provided, That section etc• 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall not be con- R.S.,see. 3709,p.733. strued to apply to any purchase or service rendered for the Depart- U. S. Code, p. 1309. ment of Labor when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the sum of $50. Rent. Rent : For rent of buildings and parts of buildings in the Dis- trict of Colum bia for the u se of the Depa rtment of Lab or, $68,000. ing .rinting and bind- Printing and binding : For printing and binding for the Depart- ment of Labor, including all its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $205 ,000 . Contingent expenses. Additional from im- migration expenses for supplies. Vol.36, p. 531. U. S. Code, p. 1309. Labor Statistics Bu- reau. Commissioner, and Salaries : For the commissioner and other personal services in the office personnel. District of Columbia, $272,980. Special traveling ex- pert s, traveling ex- Traveling expenses of special agents and employees ; experts and p enses. temporary assistance for field service outside of th e District of Columbia, to be paid at the rate of not exceeding $8 per da sonal services in the Distr ict of Columbi a not to exce ed 30, 500, Temporary statisti- including also temporary statistical clerks, stenographers, and type- cal employees in the District. writers in the District of Columbia, to be selected from civil-service registers, the same person to be employed for not more than six consecutive months ; traveling expenses of officers and employees, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 102. 1929 . 1137 purchase of periodicals, documents, price quotations, and reports and material for reports and bulletins of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, $86,000. Appropriations herein made for the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned wi th the work of sai d bure au whe n incu rred on the w ritten autho rity of the Secretary of Labor. BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION Attendance at meet- ings. Immi gration Bure au. Commissioner G en- eral, and office person- nel. Enforcing immigra- tion laws. Vol. 41, p. 1008; Vol. 42, p.5; Vol. 43, p. 155. Servi ces in the D is- trict. Traveling expenses. Salar ies : For the commissioner general and other personal serv- ices in the District of Columbia, $113,960. Regulating immigration : For enforcement of the laws regulating imm igrati on of aliens into the Un ited S tates, includ ing th e cont ract labor laws ; cost of reports of decisions of the Federal courts, and digests thereof, for the use of the Commissioner General of Immigra- tion ; salaries and expenses of all officers, clerks, and employees appointed to enforce said laws, including not to exceed $178,160 for personal services in the District of Columbia, together with per- sons authorized by law to be detailed for duty at Washington, Dis- trict of Columbia ; traveling expenses ; maintenance expenses of in sane a lien d eporte es det ained abroad while en rou te to the co untry o ther Acts. of destination ; enforcement of the provisions of the Act of Feb- ruary 5, 1917, entitled "An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to and the residence of aliens in the United States" (U . S . C ., pp . 133-143, sets . 138-178), and Acts amendatory thereof and in addition thereto ; necessary supplies, including exchange of type- writing machines, alterations and repairs, and for all other expenses authorized by said Act ; preventing the unlawful entry of aliens into the United States by the appointment of suitable officers to enforce the laws in relation thereto ; expenses of return- ing to China all Chinese persons found to be unlawfully in the United States, including the cost of imprisonment and actual expenses of conveyance of Chinese persons to the frontier or sea- board for deportation ; refunding of head tax, maintenance bills, and immigration fines upon presentation of evidence showing con- clusively that collection was made through error of Government officers ; all to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Labor, $7,965,000 : Provided, That $1,918,440 of this amount shall be available only for coast and land-border patrol : Provided further, That the purchase, exchange, use, maintenance, and opera- tion of motor vehicles and allowances for horses, including motor vehicles and horses owned by immigration officers when used on of ficial busin ess re quired in th e enfo rcement of th e immi gratio n and Chinese exclusion laws outside of the District of Columbia may be contracted for and the cost thereof paid from the appropriation for the enforcement of those laws, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Labor may prescribe : Provided further, That not more than $150,000 of the sum appropriated herein may be e xpend ed in the purc hase and m aint enanc e of such moto r veh icle s, and of such sum of $150,000 not more than $125,000 shall be avail- For coast and land- able for the purchase and maintenance of motor vehicles for coast and land-border patrol. IMMIGRATION STATIONS Immigrant stations. For remo deli ng, r epair ing (incl uding rep airs to th e fer rybo at, in Remodeling build- E ll,is Isla nd), reno vatin g bui ldin gs, a nd pu rcha se of equi pmen t, gs, etc' $49,000. Vol. 39, p.874; Vol. 40, p.642; Vol. 41, p. 1008; Vol. 42, p.5; Vol. 43, p.155. II. S. Code, pp. 133- 143. Enforcement officers. Chinese exclusion. Refunding head tax, etc. Provisos. Coast and land-bor. der p atrol. Post, p. 1647, Vehicles outside of District of Columbia. Limit for purchase of vehicles. border patrol.

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 1138 Naturalization Bu- reau. Commissioner, and office personnel. Pay of officers, clerks, et c. Vol. 34, p. 596; Vol. 37, p. 376; Vol. 40, p. 542 . U. S. Code, pp. 351- 41 6. Services in the Dis- trict. Attendance at meet- ings, etc. Outside rent. Wit nes ses. Proviso. Restriction. Children's Bureau. Chief, and office per- sonnel. Chi] d-welfare,infant- mortality, etc., investi- gations. Services in the Dis- trict. Traveling expenses of employees. Material for publica- tion. Proviso. Attendance at meet- ings. Women's Bureau. Salaries and expenses. Vol. 41, p. 987. U.S. Code, p.947. Attendance at meet- ings. SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 102. 1929 . BU REAU OF NA U 14AL IZAT ION Salaries : For the commisisoner and other personal services in the Dis trict of Col umbia, $113, 000. General expenses : For compensation, to be fixed by the Secre- tary of Labor, of officers, clerks, and employees appointed for the purpose of carrying on the work of the Bureau of Naturalization, as provided in the Acts authorizing a uniform rule for the naturaliza- tion of aliens throughout the United States, and establishing the Bureau of Naturalization, approved June 29, 1906, and March 4, 1913, and subsequent Acts (U. S . C ., pp . 157-166, sees . 351-416), including not to exceed $74,420 for personal services in the District of Columbia, of which amount $10,000 shall be available only for compensation of temporary employees ; traveling expenses, includ- ing not to exceed $400 for expenses of attendance at meetings con- cerned with the naturalization of aliens when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor ; street-car fare, telegrams, veri- fications of legal papers, telephone service in offices outside of the District of Columbia ; necessary supplies and equipment for the Naturalization Service ; not to exceed $25,000 for rent of offices outside of the District of Columbia where suitable quarters can not be obtained in public buildings ; and for mileage and fees to wit- nesses subpoenaed on behalf of the United States, the expenditures from this appropriation shall be made in the manner and under such regulations as the Secretary of Labor may prescribe, $790,030 : Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the compensation of assistants to clerks of United States courts. CHILDREN'S BUREAU Salaries : For the chief, and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $118,000. To investigate and report upon matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life, and especially to investigate the questions of infant mortality, including not to exceed $135,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $143,000. For traveling expenses of officers, special agents, and other em- ployees of the Children's Bureau ; experts and temporary assistants, to be paid at a rate not exceeding $6 a day, and interpreters to be paid at a rate not exceeding $4 a day when actually employed ; purchase of reports and material for the publications of the Children's Bureau and for re prints from State, city, and pr ivate public ations for d is- tribution when said reprints can be procured more cheaply than they can be p rinte d by the Gover nment, $59 ,200 : Prov ided, That appro- priations herein made for the Children's Bureau shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings for the promotion of child welf are wh en inc urred on the writt en auth ority of the Secre tary. WOMEN'S BUREAU For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "AnActto establish in the Department of Labor a bureau to be known as the Women's Bureau ," approved June 5, 1920 (U . S . C ., pp . 947- 948, sets . 11-16), including personal services in the District of Columbia, not to exceed $98,670 ; purchase of material for reports and educa- tional exhibits, and traveling expenses, $108,500, which sum shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of said bureau when incurred on the written authority of the Secr etar y of Labor.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS .102,105,106. 1929 . 1139 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Employment Se rv- ice. To enable the Secretary of Labor to foster, promote, and develop Promoti ng welfare o f the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, including jun- wage earners. iors legally employed, to improve their working conditions, to advance their opportunities for profitable employment by regularly Objects designated. collecting, furnishing, and publishing employment information as to opportunities for employment; maintaining a system for clearing labor between the several States; cooperating with and coordinating the public emplo yment office s thro ughout the co untry, inclu ding p er- sonal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; traveling Traveling expenses . exP ~ enses; supplies and equipment, telegraph and telephone Service, tr Services the n ~' p, and miscellaneous expenses; $217,000, of which amount not to exceed $27,360 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Approved, January 25, 1929. CHAP. 10 5 .-An Act To amend Public Law Numbered 254, approved June January 2B, 1929. 20, 1906, known as the organic school law, so as to relieve individual members of [is .]	the Board of Education of personal liability for acts of the board. [P ub l ic, No o. ss7 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the District of Columbia. United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law Boar d of Educati on. Numbered 254, approved June 20, 1906, be amended by adding, at the end of section 2 of said Act, the following : Members not person- " The members of the Board of Education of the District of ally liable for official Columbia shall not be personally liable in damages for any official acts o .34 etc. ame nd- action of the said board performed in good faith in which the said ed. members participate, nor shall any member of said board be liable fo r any costs that m ay be taxed agains t them or the board on ac count of any such official action by them as members of the said board; bu t such costs shall be ch arged to the Distri ct of Columb ia and paid as other costs are paid in suits brought against the municipality; nor shall the said board or any of it members be required to give any supersedeas bond or security for costs or damages on any appeal what ever . " Approved, January 26, 1929. CHAP. 106.-An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to grant a rig [ ht of j8 . 471 26, 1929 . 2.1 S Jan 4 .]	way to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company across the Benicia Arsenal [Public, No. 688.] Milit ary R eserv ation, Cal iforn ia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ]3enicia Arsenal, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Calif. of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to an t to the South ern Right o[ way granted ,~ acros s, to Southern Pacific Railroad Company, a corporation, incorporated and con- Pacific Railroad Com- pa ny for under the laws of the States of California, Arizona, and s . railroad pur- New Mexico, its successors and assigns, under such terms and con- ditions as may be approved by the Secretary of War, a right of way over and across the Benicia Arsenal Military Reservation, Califor- nia, for railroad purposes, with full power to locate, construct, and operate railroad tracks, structures, telegraph, telephone or signal wires and other railroad appurtenances, appendages, and adjuncts, the location and width of such right of way to be determined by the Secretary of War : Provided, That the land shall not be used for R version for no n- other than railroad purposes, and when the property shall cease u ser. to be so used it shall revert to the United States. Approved, January 26, 1929.

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 1140 January 26, 1929. IS .J. Res. 142.] [Pub. Res., No. 76.] Federal Res erve Bank of San Franc isco, Calif. Erection of building for Los Angeles branch, autho rize d. Proviso. Subject to approval of Board. January 26, 1929. CHAP. 108.-Joint Resolution Authorizing the granting of permits to the [S.J. Res. 180.] Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies on the occasion of the inauguration of the Pres ident elect i n March , 1929, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Inauguration of the Un ited S tates of America in Congress assembled, That the Director President . T
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of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital is ete ., in Washington, D. c ., anthorizedn hereby authorized to grant permits, under such restrictions as he may dee m nec es sar y, to the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for the use of any reservations or other public spaces in the city of Wa shi ng ton under his control on the occasion of the inauguration of the President elect in March, 1929 : Provided, That in his opinion no serious or permanent injuries will be thereby inflicted upon Designation of streets, su ch reservations or public spaces or statuary thereon ; and the avenues, etc. Commissioners of the District of Columbia may designate for su ch and other purposes on the occasion aforesaid such streets, avenues, and sidewalks in said city of Washington under their control as Supervision ofstands, they may deem proper and necessary : Provided, however, That all etc. stands or platforms that may be erected on the public spaces aforesaid, including such as may be erected in connection with the di sp lay of fireworks, sh all be under the supervision of the sa id inaugural committee, and in accordance with the plans and designs to be approved by the Engineer Commission er of the District of Columbia, the off ic er in charge of public buildings and grounds, and the Arc hite ct of the United St ates Cap itol And provi ded Prompt removal of further, That the reservations or public spaces occupied by the stands or other structures shall after the inauguration be promptly restored to th eir condition before su ch occupation, and that the inaugural comm ittee shall indemnify the War Department for any damage of any kind whatsoever upon such r eservations or spaces by reason of such use. Overhead wires per- SEC. 2. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby muted for ifiumination. authorized to permit the committee on illumination of the inaugural comm ittee fo r said i naugural ceremoni es to st retch su itable o verhead conductors, wi th su ffi ci ent supports wherever necessary, for the Provisos, purpose of con necting with the present su pply of light for the Supervision of work, etc purpose of effecting the said illumination : Provided, That if it shall . be necessary to erect wires for illuminating or other purposes over any park or reservation in the District o f Columbia the work o f erection and removal of said wires shall be under the supervision [Pub. Res., No.77.] Provisos. Condition. structures, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. IT. CHs. 107, 108. 1929 . CHAP. 107 .-Joint Resolution Authorizing the erection of a Federal reserve bank building in the city of Los Angeles, California. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Un ited S tates of A merica in C ongre ss ass emble d, That the Federal Reser ve Bank of San Franci sco be, and it is he reby, auth or- ized to cont ract for and erec t a buil ding in the city of Los Angeles for its Los Angeles branch on the site now owned by said bank, prov ided the total a mount exp ended in the ere ction of said bu ilding, exclusive of the cost of vaults, permanent equipment, furnishings, and fixtures shall not exceed the sum of $800,000 : Provided, however, That the character and type of building to be erected, the amount actually to be expended in the construction of said building, and the amount actually to be expended for the vaults, permanent equip- ment, furnishings, and fixtures for said building shall be subject to the approval of the Federal Reserve Board. Approved, January 26, 1929.

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 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 108. 1929 . of the official in charge of said park or reservation ., Provided further, That the said conductors shall not be used for conveying electrical currents after March 8 1929, and shall, with their supports, be fully and entirely removed from the streets and avenues of the said city of Washington on or before March 15, 1929 : And provided further, That the stretching and removing of the said wires shall be under the supervision of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, who shall see that the provisions of this resolution are enforced, that all needful p recautions are taken for th e protection of the public, and that the pavement of any street, avenue, or alley disturbed is replaced in as good condition as before entering upon the work herein authorized : And provided further, That no expense or damage on account of or due to the stretching, operation, or removal of the said temporary overhead conductors shall be incurred by the United States or the District of Columbia. SEc. 3. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy be, and they are hereby, authorized to loan to the Committee on In augura l Cere monies such hospi tal te nts, smalle r tent s, cam p appliances, ensigns, flags, and signal numbers, and so forth, belonging to the Government of the United States (except battle flags) that are not now in use and may be suitable and proper for decoration, and which may, in their judgment, be spared without detriment to the public service, such flags to be used in connection with said ceremonies by said committee under such regulations and restrictions as may be prescribed by the said Secretaries, or either of them, in decorating the fronts of public buildings and other places on the line of march between the Capitol and the Executive Mansion and the interior of the reception hall : Provided, That the loan of the said .hospital tents, smaller tents, camp appliances, ensigns, flags and signal numbers, and so forth, to said committee shall not take place prior to the 23d of February, and they shall be returned by the 9th day of March, 1929 : Provided further, That the said committee shall indemnify the said departments, or either of them, for any loss or damage to such flags not necessarily incident to such use. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to loan to the inaugural committee for the purpose of caring for the sick, injured, and infirm on the occasion of said inauguration, such hospital tents and camp appliances, and other necessaries, hospital furniture and utensils of al l de scri ptio ns, ambu lanc es, hors es, driv ers, stretchers, and Red Cross flags and poles belonging to the Government of the United States as in his judgment may be spared and are not in use by the Government at the time of the inauguration : And provided further, That the inaugural committee shall indemnify the War Department for any loss or damage to such hospital tents and appliances, as aforesaid, not necessarily incident to such use. SEc. 4. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby authorized to permit the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Postal Telegraph Company, the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, and radio broadcasting companies, to extend overhead wires to such points along the line of parade as shall be deemed by the chief marshal convenient for use in connection with the parade and other inaugural purposes, the said wires to be taken down within ten days after the conclusion of the ceremonies. Approved, January 26, 1929. 1141 Time limit for wo rk. Safety pre cau tio ns, etc. I No expense to United States or District. Loan of tents, flags, etc ., for decoration and use. Provisos. Time limit of loan. Indemnity for dam. age, etc . Loan of hospit al te nts, etc. Indemnity for dam- ages, etc. Temporary extension of overhead telegraph and te lephone wi res permitted.

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 1142 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 109, 110, 112. 1929. January 28, 1929. [H. R. 12879.1 [Public, No. 689.1 Navy. Retirement res tri c- tion repealed. R. S., sec. 1445, p. 253, repealed. Officers. Retirement of all, at age of 64. R. S., sec . 1444, p. 253, amended. U.S. Code, p . 1116. Projiso. Ret ire me nts since August 29, 1916, vali- dated. January 28, 1929. [H. R. 15472.] [Public, No. 690 .] American Leg ion. Loan of Army cots, etc ., for annual conven- tion at Louisville, Ky. Provisos. No Gov er nme nt ex- pense, etc . Bo nd required. January 20, 1929. [H. R. 13144.] [Public, No. 691 .] Public lands. Idaho granted, for fish culture. Payment for. Minerals reserved . Descr ipti on. CHAP. 109.-An Act To repeal section 1445 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1445 of the Revised Statutes of the United States is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. Section 1444 of the Revised Statutes of the United States is hereby amended to read as follows "Wh en any office r below the r ank of Vice Ad miral, includ ing any officer of the Dental Corps, is sixty-four years old, he shall be retired by the President from active service : Provided, That the retirement of officers at the age of sixty-four years subsequent to August 29, 1916, is hereby validated ." Approved, January 28, 1929. CHAP. 110 .-An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to lend War Depart- ment equipment for use at the eleventh national convention of the American Legi on. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized to lend at his discretion, to the Eleventh National Convention Corporation, American Legion, for use at the e leventh natio nal conventio n of the Ameri can Legion to be held at Louisville, Kentucky, in the months of September and October, 1929, ten thousand cots, twenty thousand blankets, twenty thousand bed sheets, ten thousand pillows, ten thousand pillowcases, and ten thousand mattresses or bed sacks : Provided, That no expense shall be caused the United States Government by the delivery and return of said property, the same to be delivered at such time prior to the holding of the said convention as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of War and the American Legion, Department of Ken- tucky, through the director of the eleventh national convention of the American Legion : Provided further, That the Secretary of War, before deliv ering said pr operty, shall take from the said Depart- ment of Kent ucky, the Ame rican Legion, a good and su fficient bond for the safe return of said property in good order and condition, and the whole without expense to the United States, Approved, January 28, 1929. CHAP. 112 .-An Act To cede certain lands in the State of Idaho, including John Smiths Lake, to the State of Idaho for fish-cultural purposes, and for other purposes. U Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the nit ed States o f America in C ongress assembled, That the l ands hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, ceded to the State of Idaho for fish-cultural purposes, and the President is hereby authorized to execute and deliver to the State of Idaho a proper conveyance or grant of such lands for the purposes stated, upon pay- ment to the United States of $1 .25 per acre therefor, and with a reservati on to the Unit ed States of all coal, oil, gas, and oth er minerals, together with the right of the United States, its grantees or permittees, to prospect for, mine, and remove the same. The lands hereby ceded are situate in the county of Custer, in the State of Idaho, and are more particularly described as follows, to wit

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