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 xliv LIS T OF P UBLIC A CTS AND RESOL UTIONS. Page. New York southern district, three additional judges. An Act To provide for the appointment of thre e additional judges of t he District C ourt of the United State s for the So uthern District of New York. Februar y 26, 1929 1317 Forest-tree nurseries. An Act Authorizing the acquisition of land and water rights for forest- tree nurseries. February 26,1929 1318 Federal prison camps. An Act To establish Federal prison camps. Februar y 26, 1929 	1 31 8 South Carolina districts, additional judge. An Act To provide for the appointment of one additional district judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of South Carolina. February 26,1929 1319 Bridge, Susquehanna River. An Act Authorizing Richard H. Klein, his heirs, legal represent- atives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Susquehanna River at or near the borough of Liverpool, Perry County, Pennsylvania. February 26, 1929	1319 Yuma irrig ation proj ect, Calif. An Act To amend the Act ent itled "An Act to authorize credit upon the construction charges of certain water-right applicants and purchasers on the Yum a and Yuma Mesa auxi liary projects, and for other purposes ." February 26,1929	1321 Bridge, Saint John River. An Act To revise and reenact the Act entitled "An Act granting the consent of Congress for the construction of a bridge across the Saint John River between Fort Kent, Maine, and Clairs, Province of New Brunswick, Canada," approved March 18, 1924. Febr uary 26,1 929 1321 Bridge, Allegheny River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Allegheny River at Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. February 26, 1929 1321 Bridge, Potomac Riv er. An Act To extend the times for comme ncing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Potomac River at or near Dahlgren, Virginia. Feb- ruary 26,1929 1322 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act Authorizing E. T. Franks, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Ohio River approxi- mately midway between the cities of Owensboro, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana. February 26,1929 1322 Judge Francis A. Winslow, investigation. Joint Resolution Providing fo r an investig ation of Francis A. Winslow, United States district judge for the southern district of New York. February 26,1929 1325 Fort Douglas, Utah, land to Salt Lake City. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to grant to the city of Salt Lake, Utah, a portion of the Fort Douglas Military Reservation, Utah f or street purposes. February 27, 1929 1325 District of C1olumbia, healing art Act. An Act To regulate the practice of the healing art to protect t he public he alth in the District of C olumbia. February 27, 1929	1326 District of Columbia, Federal land for streets. An Act Authorizing the use of certain land owned by the U nited States in the District of Columbia for street purposes. Feb- ruary 27,1929 1341 General Supply Committee. An Act To authorize the consolidation and coordination of Government purchase, to enlarge the functions of the General Supply Committee, to authorize the erection of a public warehouse for the storage of Government supplies, and for other purposes. Febru ary 27, 1929 1341 District of Columbia, school teachers. An Act To amend certain sections of the Teachers' Salary Act, ap proved June 4, 1924, and for other purpo ses. February 28, 1929___ 1343 Pennsylvania middle district, additional judge. An Act To authorize the President of the Uni ted Stat es to app oint an addi tion al j udge of the Distr ict Cour t of the Uni ted States for the Middle District of the State of Pennsylvania. February 28, 1929___ 1344 Fort Apache, etc ., reservations, power permits. An Act Authorizing the Federal Power Com- mission to issue permits and licenses on Fort Apache and White Mountain Indian Reservations, Arizona. Februar y 28, 1929 1344 Vermont judicial district. An Act To amend section 110 of the Judicial Code. February 28,1929	1345 Navy, Dental Corps service. An Act For the relief of certain officers of the Dental Corps of the United States Navy. F ebru ary 28, 1929 1345 Dam, Kankakee River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Momence conserv- ancy district, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain repair, and improve a dam across the Kankakee River at Momence, i n Kankakee diounty, Illinois. Feb- ruary 28, 1929 1345 Judicial circuits, United States courts. An Act To amend sections 116, 118, and 126 of the Judicial Code, as ame nded, to div ide the eight h judicial c ircuit of th e United Stat es, and to create a tenth judicial circuit. F ebru ary 28, 1929 1346 Reports of Philippine and Porto Rico Legislatures. An Act To repeal paragraphs 127 and 1 28 of the Act entitl ed "An Act to discon tinue certain report s now required by la w to be made to Congress," approved May 29, 1929. February 28, 1929 	1348 Alaska salmon fisheries. An Act To amend the Act of Congress of June 26, 1906, entitled "An Act for the protect ion of the f isheries of A laska, and f or other pur poses ." Feb- ruary 28,1929 13 48 Appropriations, War Department and Army, 1930. An Act Making appr opriations for the military and nonmilitary activities of the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, and for other purposes. February 28, 1929 1349

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166 It was the herb-doctor in person. Carpet-bag in hand, he happened to be strolling back that way.

"Pardon me," addressing the Missourian, "but if I caught your words aright, you would seem to have little confidence in nature; which, really, in my way of thinking, looks like carrying the spirit of distrust pretty far."

"And who of my sublime species may you be?" turning short round upon him, clicking his rifle-lock, with an air which would have seemed half cynic, half wild-cat, were it not for the grotesque excess of the expression, which made its sincerity appear more or less dubious.

"One who has confidence in nature, and confidence in man, with some little modest confidence in himself."

"That's your Confession of Faith, is it? Confidence in man, eh? Pray, Which do you think are most, knaves or fools?"

"Having met with few or none of either, I hardly think I am competent to answer."

"I will answer for you. Fools are most."

"Why do you think so ?"

"For the same reason that I think oats are numerically more than horses. Don't knaves munch up fools just as horses do oats?"

"A droll, sir; you are a droll. I can appreciate drollery—ha, ha, ha!"

"But I'm in earnest."

"That's the drollery, to deliver droll extravagance with an earnest air—knaves munching up fools as horses

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 LI ST OF PUBLIC ACTS AND RESO LUTIONS. xlv Page. Appropriations, Legislative Branch, 1930 . An Act Making appropriations for the Legisla- tive Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, and for other purposes. February 28, 1929 1387 Bridge, Puget Sound. An Act Authorizing Llewelly n Evans, J. F. Hickey, and B. A. Lewis, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across Puget Sound, within the county of Pierce, State of Washington, at or near a point commonly known as the Narrows. February 28, 1929	1403 Air commerce, school ratings. An Act To amend the Air Commerce Act of 1926 with refer- ence to the examination and rating of schools giving instruction in flying. Feb- r ua ry 28,1929 1404 Lights on the Great Lakes, etc. An Act To amend section 1, rule 3, subdivision (e), of an Act to regulate navigation on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters, enacted February 8, 1895, as amended May 17, 1928. February 28, 1929 	1405 Pub lic l ands, Boze man, Mont. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue to the city of Bozeman, Montana, a patent to certain public lands. February 28, 1929_ 1405 Postal Service, credits to substitute clerks, etc. An Act To include in the credit for time served allowed substitute clerks in first and second class post offices and letter carriers in the City Delivery Service time served as special-delivery messengers. February 28, 1929	14 05 Public lands, nonmetallic mining, Utah. An Act To extend the provisions of section 18a of an Act approved February 25, 1920 (Forty-first Statutes, page 437), to certain lands in Utah, and for other purposes. February 28, 1929 1406 Reclamation Service, engineers, etc. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to employ engineers and economists for consultation purposes on important reclamation work. February 28,1929 14 06 Br idge, Waba sh Ri ver. An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act authorizing Roy Clip- pinger, Ulys Pyle, Edgar Ledthers, Groves K . Flescher, Carmen Flescher, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the W abash River at o r nea r McG regor s Fer ry in Whit e Cou nty, Illin ois," appr oved May 1, 1928. February 28,1929 14 06 Oregon Caves, Siskiyou Forest, Oreg. An Act To authorize the improvement of the Oregon Caves in the Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. February 28, 1929 	1407 Shoshone Indians, claims. An Act Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, adjudicate, and render judgment in claims which the northwestern bands of Shoshone Indians may have against the United States. February 28, 1929 	1407 I ntern ation al St reet, Noga les, Ariz. An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the paving of the Federal strip known as International Street adjacent to Nogales, Arizona," approved May 16, 1928. February 28, 1929 14 08 District of Columbia, municipal center. An Act To provide for the establishment of a munic- ipal center in the District of Columbia. February 28, 1929 14 08 New York eastern district, two additional judges. An Act To provide for the appointment of two additional judges of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. February 28, 1929 14 09 Army, yellow fever roll of honor. An Act To recognize the high public service rendered by Major Walter Reed and those associated with him in the discovery of the cause and means of transmission of yellow fever. February 28, 1929 14 09 Boise reclamation project, water rights. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conv ey or tran sfer certa in wa ter r ights in c onnec tion with the B oise recla matio n project. February 28,1929 14 10 Saint Francis levee district, Ark ., assessments. An Act To authorize the assessment of levee, road, drainage, and other improvement-district benefits against certain lands, and for other purposes. February 28,1929 14 10 District of Columbia, bathing pools. An Act Amending the Act approved May 4, 1926, providing for the construction and maintenance of bathing pools or beaches in the District of Columbia. February 28, 1929 14 11 Terri toria l offi cial paper s. An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the col- lection and editing of official papers of the Territories of the United States now in the national archives," approved March 3, 1925. February 28, 1929 	1412 San Francisco, Napa, and Calistoga Railway. An Act For the relief of the San Francisco, Napa, and Calistoga Railway. F eb rua ry 28, 192 9 14 13 Yellowstone Park Boundary Commission. Joint Reso lutio n To autho rize the P resid ent o f the Uni ted S tates to a ppoin t a Y ellow stone Nati onal Park Bound ary C ommis sion to inspect the areas involved in the proposed adjustment of the southeast, south, and sout hwest boun darie s of the Y ellow stone Nati onal Park. Feb ruary 28, 1929 	14 13 Columbia River bird refuge, Washington. J oint Resol ution Auth orizi ng th e acc eptan ce of title to certain lands in the counties of Benton and Walla Walla, Washington, adjacent to the Columbia River bird refuge in said State established in accordance with the auth ority cont ained in E xecut ive O rder Numbe red 4 501, dated Augu st 28, 192 6. February 28, 1929 14 13 Ninth judicial circuit, additional Judge. An Act For the appointment of an additional cir- cuit judge for the ninth judicial circuit. March 1, 1929 1414 Fort Wayne, Ind ., easement. 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 X1Vi LIS T OF P UBLIC A CTS AND RESOL UTIONS. Page. Des Moines, Iowa, sale of building, etc. An Act To repeal certain provisions of law relating to the Fed eral building at Des Moines, Iowa. March 1, 1929 1415 District of Columbia, acquiring land for United States. An Act To provide for the acquisition of land in the District of Columbia for the use of the United States. March 1, 1929_- 1415 New Orleans, La ., site for subtreasury, etc ., repealed. An Act To repeal the provisions of law authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire a site and building for the United States subtreasury and other governmental offices at New Orleans, Louisiana. March 1, 1929 1422 Mississippi northern district, appointment of judge. An Act To authorize the app ointment of a district judge for the nort hern dis trict of Mississip pi. March 1, 1929 	1422 Retired judges, United States courts. An Act To amen d section 260 of the Judicial Code, as amen ded. March 1, 1929 1422 Seizure of arms, etc ., for export. An Act To amend section 4 of the Act of June 15, 1917 (Fortieth Statutes, page 224 ; section 241, title 22, United States Code). March 1, 1929	1423 California judicial districts. An Act Amending section 72 of the Judicial Code, as amended (United States Code, tit'.e 28, section 145) by changing the boundaries of the divisions of the southern district of California and terms of court for each division. M arch 1, 1929	1424 Distri ct of Colu mbia, chil dren' s tub ercul osis sanit orium. An Act To provide for the construc- tion of a children's tuberculosis sanatorium. March 1, 1929 1425 District of Columbia, courthouse contract. An Act To amend th e Act entitied "An Act for the relief of contractors and subcontractors for the post offices and other buildings and work under the supervision of the Treasury Department, and for other purposes," approved August 25, 1919, as amended. March 1, 1929 1425 Fort Wadsworth, construction, etc ., Air Corps retrievers. An Act To auth orize appropriations for construction at military posts, and for other purposes. March 1, 1929	1425 Missoula National Forest, Mont. An Act To amend the Act of May 17, 1928, entitled "An Act to add certain lands to the Missoula National Forest, Montana ." March 1, 1929_ 1426 Central Pacific Railway land grants validated. An Act Validating certain conveyances hereto- fore made b y Central Pa cific Railwa y Company, a corporation, and its les see, Southern Pacific C ompany, a co rporation, i nvolving cert ain portions of right of way, in and in the vicinity of the city of Lodi, and near the station of Acampo, all in the county of San Joaquin, State of California, acquired by Central Pacific Railway Company under the A ct of Congre ss approved July 1, 1862 (volume 12, United State s Statutes at Large, page 489), as amended by the A ct of Congress appro ved July 2, 1864 (volume 13, United States Statutes at Large, page 356). March 1, 1929	1428 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the con- struction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Maysville, Kentucky, and Aberdeen, Ohio. March 1, 1929 1430 Trestle, etc ., Henderson Inlet. An Act To legalize a trestle, log dump, and boom in Hender- son Inlet near Chapman Bay, about seven miles northeast of Olympia, Washington. March 1, 1929 14 30 Navy material to Boy Scouts. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to dispose of material to the sea scout department of the Boy Scouts of America. March 1, 1929_ _ 14 30 Public lands, grazing leases, Montana. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands within the State of Montana, and for other purposes. March 1, 1929	14 30 Bridge, Missouri River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completi ng the construction of a br idge across the Miss ouri River at or nea r Randolph, Missouri. March 1, 1929 14 31 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act Authorizing the Hawesville an d Cannelton Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Cannelton, Indiana. March 1, 1929 14 31 New Orleans, La ., Army Supply Base. An Act To provide for the payment of rental to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans of the property known as the New Orleans Army Supply Base, New Orleans, Louisiana. March 1, 1929	1433 Phil ippin es, l egisl ative act appro ved. An Act To approve, ratify, and confirm an act of the Philippine Legislature entitled "An act amending the corporation law, act numbered 1459, as amended, and for other purposes," enacted November 8, 1928, approved by the Governor General of the Philippine Islands December 3, 1928. March 1, 1929-- 1434 Bridge, Chowan River. An Act Grantin g the consent of Con gress to the Camp Ma nufacturing Company to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Chowan River, in Gates and Hertfor d Counties, North Ca rolina. Mar ch 1, 1929 	1 4 34 Langin Field, W. Va ., airplane accident damages. An Act To provide an appropriation for the payment of claims of persons who suffered damages from deaths, personal injuries, or property loss due to an airplane accident at Langin Field, Moundsville, West Virginia, July 10, 1921. March 1, 1929 1434 Yellowstone Park boundaries. An Act To revise the north, northeast, and east boundaries of the Yellowstone National Park in the States of Montana and Wyoming and for other purposes. March 1, 1929 1435 Pensions, aviation duty, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. An Act To amend the Act of March 3, 19 15 , granting double p ension for disabilit y from aviation duty , Navy or Marine Cor ps,, by inserting the word "Army ", so as to read : "Army, Navy , and Marin e Co rps ." March 1, 1929 1436

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 LIST OF PU BLIC AC TS AND RESOLUT IONS. xlvii Page. Dist r ict olumbia, condemning land for District uses. An Act To amend chapter 15 of the ode of Law for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. March 1, 1929_-_ 1437 Klamath Indians, Oregon, tribal expenses. An Act Authorizing the appropriation of tribal funds of Indians residing on the Klamath Reservation, Oregon, to pay expenses of the general council and business committee, and for other purposes. March 1, 1929_-__ 1439 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act Authorizing the Moundsville Bridge Company to construct a bridge across the Ohio River at or near the city of Moundsville, West Virginia. March 1,1929 1439 Postal Service, employment of mail messengers, etc. An Act For the relief of present and former postmasters and acting postmasters, and for other purposes. March 1, 1929 	1 44 1 Army, bronze cannon to Phoenix, Ariz. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to donate a bronze cannon to the city of Phoenix, Arizona. March 1, 1929	1442 War Finance Corporation, dissolution, etc. An Act To amend the War Finance Corporation Act approved April 5, 1918, as amended, to provide for the liquidation of the assets and t he winding u p of the aff airs of the W ar Finance C orporation a fter April 4, 1929, and for other purposes. March 1, 1929 1442 Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calif ., additional lands. An Act To consolidate or acquire alienated lands in Lassen Volcanic National Park, in the State of California, by exchange. March 1,1929	1443 Tropic Everglades National Park, Fla. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to investigate and report to Congress on the advisability and practicability of establish- ing a national park to be known as the Tropic Everglades National Park in the State of Florida, and for other purposes. March 1,1929 1443 Battle of Monocacy, Md ., land to commemorate. An Act To provide for the commemoration of the Battle of Monocacy, Maryland. March 1, 1929 1444 Compact, Oklahoma and Texas, boundary decree. Joint Resolution Authorizing and request- ing the President of the United States to take steps in an effort to protect citizens of the U nited States in their eq uitable title s to land em braced in te rritory to b e trans- ferred from the State of Oklahoma to the State of Texas and from the State of Texas to the State of Oklahoma as per decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Oklahoma against Te xas (1926, 272 Unite d States 21, page 38 ) and from the State of New Mexi co to the St ate of Texas and from the State of Te xas to the S tate of New Mex ico as per decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of New Mexico against Texas (volume 276, page 557, United States Supreme Court Reports), and to give the consent of Congress to said States to enter into compacts with each other and with the United States relating to such subject matter. March 1,1929 	1444 Elizabeth Robins Pennell, surety, etc. Joint Resolution To relieve Elizabeth Robins Pennell from necessity of providing a surety on he r bond for t he benefit of the United States as residuary legatee and remainderman under the will of Joseph Pennell. March 1,1929 	1445 Feder al Po wer C ommis sion, lice nse r estri ction s, Co lorad o Riv er, e tc. Joint Resol ution Restri ct- ing the Federal Power Commission from issuing or approving any permits or licenses affecting the Colorado River or any of its tributaries, except the Gila River. March 1,1929 	1446 National Prohibition Act, violations. An Act To amend the National Prohibition Act, as amended and supplemented. March 2, 1929 1446 Bridge, Mississippi River. An Act To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. March 2,1929	1446 Ander sonvi lle N ation al Ce meter y, Ge orgia, bro nze t ablet s. An Act Authorizing the accept- ance by the United States G overnment, from the Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, of proposed gift of bronze tablets to be placed in An ders onvi lle Nati onal Cem etery in Geor gia. March 2, 1929 1447 Bridge, Ocmulgee River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Ocmulgee River at or near Fitzgerald, Georgia. March 2,1929 1447 Bridge, Agate Pass. An Act Authorizing the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, a cor- poration, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Agate Pass connecting Bainbridge Island with the mainland in Kitsap County, State of Washington. March 2,1929 1447 Postal Service, foreign air mail transportation. An Act To enable the Postmaster General to make contracts fo r the transp ortation of m ails by air from possess ions or Terr itories of the United States to foreign countries and to the United States and between such possessions or Territories, and to authorize him to make contracts with private indi- viduals and corporations fo r the conveyance of mails by air in fore ign countries. March 2,1929 1449 Dams, Neches River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress for the construction of dam or dams in Neches River, Texas. March 2, 1929 1450 Bridge, Meherrin River. An Act Granting the conset of Congress to the Camp Manufac- turing Company to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Meherrin River, in Hertford County, North Carolina. March 2, 1929	1451 Bridge, Mississippi River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Tiptonville, Tennessee. March 2,1929 1451

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An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the commissioners of th e county of Lake, State of Indiana, t o reconstruc t, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Grand Calumet River, at or near Lake Street, in the city of Gary, county of Lake, In diana. March 2, 1929 1475 Bridge, Grand Calumet River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the commissioners of th e county of Lake, State of Indiana, t o reconstruc t, maintain, and operate a free highw ay bridge ac ross the Gra nd Calumet Ri ver, at a po int suitable to the inte rests of navigation, at or near Cline Avenue, in the cities of East Chicago and Gary, county of Lake, Indiana. March 2, 1929 1475 Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. An Act To change the title of the United States Court of Customs Appeals, and for other purposes. March 2, 1929 1475 Naval Flee t Res erve. An Act To amend section 24 of the Act approved February 28, 1925, en titl ed " An act to prov ide for the cre ati on, orga niz atio n, admi nist rat ion, and ma in- tenance of a Naval Reserve and a Marine Corps Reserve . March 2, 1929 	1476 Haiti, payment to, for designated natives . An Act For the relief of Marie Rose Jean Baptiste, Marius Francois, and Regina Lexima, all natives of Haiti . March 2, 1929 	1477 Bridge, Fox River . An Act To leg alize abridg e across the Fox River at East Dundee, Illinois . March 2,1929	1478 Lakehurst Naval Air Service Station, N . J., chapel . An Act To authorize the American Legion, Department of New Jersey, to erect a memorial chapel at the Naval Air Station, L akehurst, New Jersey . March 2, 1929 	1478 Osage Indians, Okla ., oil lands, etc . An Act Rela ting to the tribal and i ndividual aff airs of the Osage Indians of Oklahoma . March 2, 1929 	1478 Navy, retired officers in diplomatic service . An Act To amend se ction 1440 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. March 2, 1929 1482 Bridge, Saint Lawrence River. An Act Authorizing Frank A. Augsbury, his heirs, legal representative s, and assigns, to c onstruct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near Morristown, New York. March 2, 1929 	1482 Sewer outlet, Allegheny River. An Act To legalize the sewer outlet in the Allegheny River at Thirty-second Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 2, 1929 	1483 Bridg e, Sa int C lair River. An Act Authorizing Maynard D. Smith, his heirs, successors, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Clair River at or near Port Huron, Michigan. March 2, 1929 1483 Yosem ite P ark, timbe r sta nds. An Act To provide for the preservation and consolidation of certain timber stands along the western boundary of the Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes. March 2,1929 1486 Bridge, Monongahela River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Monongahela River at or near Point Marion, Pennsylvania. March 2,1929 1486 Veter ans' Burea u hos pital, Per ry Po int, Md. An Act To aut hori ze the sale of cer tain bu ild- ings at United States Veterans' Hospital Numbered 42, Perry Point, Maryland. March 2,1929 1486 District of Columbia, farmers' produce market. An Act Authorizing acquisition of a site for the farmers' produce market, and for other purposes. March 2, 1929 	1487 Bridge, Moreau River. An Act To authorize an appropriation to pay one-half the cost of a bridge on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota . March 2, 1929_ 1487 Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a br idge across the Cumb erland River at or n ear Burnside, Pulaski County, Kentucky. March 2, 1929 14 88 Bridge, Cherry Creek. An Act To authorize an appropriation to pay half the cost of a bridge across Cherry Creek on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota. March 2,1929 14 88 Bridge, Monongahela River. An Act Authorizing the Fayette City Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Monongahela River at or near Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. March 2,1929	14 88 Bridge, Patuxent River. An Act Authorizing Walter J. Mitchell, his heirs, legal representa- tives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Patuxent River, south of Burch, Calvert County, Maryland. March 2, 1929 	1490 Bri dge, South Bran ch of Miss issip pi Ri ver. An Act To provide for the construction of a new bridge across the South Branch of the Mississippi River from Sixteneth Street, Moline, Illinois, to the east end of the island occupied by the Rock Island Arsenal. March 2,1929 14 92

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 LIST OF PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. xlix Page. Load lines for merchant vessels. An Act To establish load lines for American vessels, and for other purposes. March 2, 1929 14 92 Insane Americans in Canada. An Act To provide for the repatriation of certain insane American citizens. March 2, 1929 1495 Internal revenue, storekeeper-gaugers. An Act To include henceforth, under the designation "storekeeper-gaugers," all positions which have heretofore been designated as those of storekeepers, gaugers, and storekeeper-gaugers ; to make storekeeper-gaugers full- time emplo yees, and for o ther purpo ses. Mar ch 2, 1929 1496 Crow Indians, tribal expenses. An Act Authorizing an appropriation of Crow tribal funds for payment of council and delegate expenses, and for other purposes. March 2, 1929---_ 1496 Patents, etc ., Los Angeles, Calif. An Act Directing that copies of certain patent specifications and drawings be supplied to the public library of the city of Los Angeles at the regular annual rate. March 2, 1929 1497 Bridge, Red River. An Act Authorizing L. L. Thompsen, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Red River at or near Montgomery, Louisiana. March 2, 1929 1497 Bridge, Tennessee River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the city of Chatta- nooga and the county of Hamilton, Tennessee, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Tennessee River, at or near Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Ten- nessee. March 2,1929 1499 Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the const ructio n of a bri dge a cross the Cumbe rland Rive r at or ne ar Ce nter Point, in Monroe County, Kentucky. March 2,1929 1500 Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Cumberland River at or near Smithland, Ken- tucky. March 2,1929 1501 Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Cumberland River at or near Canton, Kentucky. March 2, 1929 1501 Bridge, South Fork of Cumberland River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the South Fork of the Cumberland River at or near Burn side, Pula ski C ounty, Ken tucky. March 2, 1929 	1 5 01 Indiana Harbor Ship Canal, Ind. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to accept title to a certain tract of land adjacent to the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal at East Chicago, Indiana. March 2,1929 1501 Compact, Colorado and New Mexico, as to waters of Rio Grande, etc. , R i v er s. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of Colorado and New Mexico with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Rio Grande, San Juan, and Las Animas River, and all other streams in which such States arejointlyinterested. March 2,1929 1502 Compact, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, as to waters of Rio Grande, etc. An Ac t Gra nting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of New Mexico Oklahoma, and Texas with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Rio Grande, Pecos, and Canadian or Red Rivers, and all other streams in which sue: : States are jointly interested. March 2, 1929. 1502 Compact, New Mexico and Oklahoma, as to waters of Cin,arron River, etc. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of New Mexico and Oklahoma with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Cimarron R iver and a ll ot her s tream s in which such Stat es ar e joi ntly inter ested. March 2, 1929- 1503 District of Columbia, degree-conferring institutions. An Act To amend subchapter 1 of chapter 18 of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia relating to degree-conferring institutions. March 2,1929 1503 Army, enlisted men misrepresenting age during World War. An Act For the relief of soldiers who were discharged from the Army during the World War because of misrepresenta- tion of age. March 2, 1929 1505 Bridge, Lake Champlain. An Act Authorizing Jed P. Ladd, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Lake Champlain from East Alburg, Vermont, to West Swanton, Vermont. March 2, 1929	1506 American cemeteries in Europe, pilgrimage of mothers and widows of forces buried there. An Act To enable the mothers and widows of the deceased soldiers, sailors, and marines of the American forces now interred in the cemeteries of Europe to make a pilgrimage to these cemeteries. M a r ch 2,1929 1508 Industrial Institution for Women, chapel. A u Act Relating to the construction of a chapel at th e Fed eral Indus trial Inst ituti on fo r Wom en at Alde rson, West Virg inia. March 2,1929	1509 Bridge, Perdido Bay. An Act To amend section 2 of the Act, chapter 254, approved March 2, 1927, entitled "An Act authorizing the county of Escambia, Florida, and/or the county of Baldwin, Alabama, and/or the State of Florida, and/or the State of Alabama to acquire all the rights and privileges granted to the Perdido Bay Bridge and Ferry Company by chapter 168, approved June 22, 1916, for the construction of a bridge across Perdido Bay from Lillian, Alabama, to Cummings Point, Florida . " M a r c h 2 , 1929	1510 Bridge, Little Calumet River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois to construct a bridge across the Little Calumet River at or near Ashland Avenue, in Cook County, State of Illinois. March 2, 1929 1510 54835°-29-PT 1-4

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 I LIST OF PUBLI C ACTS AND RE SOLUTIO NS. Page, Br idge, Mississ ippi Ri ver. An Act Extending the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Arkansas City, Arkan- sas. March 2,1929 1511 Br idge, Missour i River. An Act A uthoriz ing the const ruction of a b ridge across the Mis souri River near Arrow Rock, Missouri. March 2, 1929 1511 Br idge, Missour i River. An Act A uthoriz ing the const ruction of a b ridge across the Mis souri River near Saint Charles, Missouri. March 2, 1929 1511 Bridge, Missouri River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Miami, Missouri. March 2, 1929	1511 Br idge, Mississ ippi Ri ver. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Tenth Street in Bettendorf, State of Iowa. March 2, 1929 1512 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Kentucky and Ohio Terminal Company its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio. March 2, 1929	1512 Na turali zation laws, s upplem ental. An Act To supplement the naturalization laws, and for other purposes. March 2,1929 1512 Compact, New Mexico and Arizona, as to waters of Gila, etc ., Rivers. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of New Mexico and Arizona with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Gila and San Francisco Rivers and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. March 2,1929 1517 Compact, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas, as to waters of Arkansas River, etc. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Arkansas River and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. March 2, 1929 1517 Oklahoma judicial districts. An Act To amend section 101 of the Judicial Code. March 2, 1929	1518 District of Columbia, nurses registration. An Act To a mend the Act of February 9, 1907 , entitled "An Act to define the term `registered nurse' and to provide for the registra- tion of nurses in the District of Columbia ." March 2, 1929	 1519 Irrigation town sites. An Act To authorize the disposition of unplatted portions of Govern- ment town sites on irrigation projects under the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and for other purposes. March 2, 1929 15 22 District of Columbia, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway. An Act To enable the Rock Creek and Potomac Pa rkway Commission, established by Act of March 4, 1913, to make slight change s in t he boun daries of sai d parkw ay by e xcludi ng ther efrom c ertain small areas, and including other limited areas, the net cost not to exceed the total sum already authorized for the entire project. March 2, 1929 15 23 Br idge, Cum berla nd Ri ver. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the constructicn of a bridge across the Cumberland River at or near Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky. March 2, 1929 15 23 Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Cumberland River at or near Iuka, Kentucky. March 2,1929 15 23 Bri dge, T ennesse e River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Tennessee River at or near Eggners Ferry, Ken- tucky. March 2,1929 15 24 Bri dge, T ennesse e River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Tennessee River at or near the mouth of Clarks Rive r. March 2,1929 15 24 Bridge, Lake Sabine. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across Lake Sabine at or near Port Arthur, Texas. March 2, 1929	1524 Bridge, Missouri River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Rulo, Nebraska. March 2, 1929	1524 Bridge, Missouri River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Nebraska City, Ne- braska. March 2,1929 	1525 Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Cumberland River at or near the mouth of Indian Creek in Russell County, Kentucky. March 2, 1929 1525 Bridge, Kanawha River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Kanawha River between Henderson and Point Pleasant, West Virginia. March 2, 1929 1525 Bridge, Coosa River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the highway department of the county of Etowah, State of Alabama, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Coosa River at or near Gilberts Ferry. March 2, 1929 	1526 Bridge, Missouri River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Decatur, Nebraska. March 2, 1929 1526

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 LIST OF PUBLIC ACTS AND RES OLUTION S. ii Page. Bridge, Mississippi River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near the village of Clearwater, Minnesota. March 2,1929 1527 Bridge, Kanawha River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Kanawha River at or near Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. March 2,1929 	1527 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the con- struction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Gol conda, Illin ois. M a r c h 2 , 1929	1527 Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act T o ex tend the t imes for comme ncing and comp letin g the constructi on of a bridge acros s the Cumberland Riv er at or near Arat, Cumber- land Cou nty, Kentu cky. March 2,1929 1527 Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act T o ex tend the t imes for comme ncing and comp letin g the construction of a bridge across the Cumberland River at or near Creelsboro, in Russell County, Kentucky. March 2, 1929 1528 Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act T o ex tend the t imes for comme ncing and comp letin g the construction of a bridge across the Cumberland River at or near Neelys Ferry, in Cumberland County, Kentucky. March 2, 1929 1528 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act Extending the times for commencing and-completing the con- struction of a bridge across the Ohio River at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Vir- ginia. March 2,1929 1528 Bridge, Mississippi River. An Act T o ex tend the t imes for comme ncing and comp letin g the construction of a bridge across the 1\lississippi River at or near Chester, Randolph County, Illinois. March 2, 1929 1529 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the con- struction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Mound City, Illinois. March 2, 1929	1529 Bridge, Missouri River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Washington, Missouri. March 2, 1929 1529 Bridge, Mississippi River. An Act To e xtend the times for comm encin g an d com pleti ng the con struction of a bridge ac ross the Miss issippi Rive r at or near Helena, Ark ansas. March 2,1929 1529 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the con- struction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Wellsburg, West Virginia. March 2,1929 1530 Bridge, Missouri River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Kansas City, Kansas. March 2,1929 1530 Naval airship base. An Act To provide for investigation of sites suitable for the establish- ment of a naval airship base. March 2, 1929 1530 Bridge, Tombigbee River. An Act Authorizing J. E. Robinson, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Tombigbee River at or near Coffeeville, Alabama. March 2, 1929 1530 Brid ge, M issis sippi Rive r. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Hickman, Ken- tucky. March 2,1929 1532 Bridge, Lake Champlain. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the cons truction of a bridge across Lake Champla in at or near Rouses Point, New York. March 2, 1929 1532 Bridge, Lake Champlain. An Act To extend the time for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across Lake Champlain at or near East Allburg, Vermont. March 2,1929 1533 Savannah, Ga ., building site. An Act Granting a part of the Federal building site at Savan- nah, Georgia, t o the city o f Savannah f or street pur poses. March 2, 1929 	1 53 3 Coast Guard, personnel. An Act To readjust the commissioned personnel of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. March 2,1929 1533 Bridge, Red River of the North. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dak ota. March 2,1929 1534 Indian schools, per capita. An Act To repeal the provision in the Act of April 30, 1908, and other legislation limiting the annual per capita cost in Indian schools. March 2,1929	1534 Bridge, Des Moines River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Croton, Iowa. March 2,1929	1535 Bri dge, Mahon ing R iver. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mahoning River at or near Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. March 2,1929 1535 Viaduct, Mahoning River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of an overhe ad viaduct a cross the Mah oning River at or near N iles, Trum- bull County, Ohio. March 2, 1929 1535 Bridge, Ohio River. An Act To extend the time for commencing and completing the construc- tion of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Cairo, Illinois. March 2, 1929	1535

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 Iii LIST OF PUBLIC ACTS AND RES OLUTION S. Page. Inte rlock ing d irect orate s, ex empti ons. An Act To exempt joint-stock land banks from the pro- visions of section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act to supplement existing laws against unla wful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes," app roved October 15, 1914, as amended. March 2,1929 15 36 Bridge, Missouri River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completi ng the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri. March 2,1929 15 36 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo ., jurisdiction. An Act To accept the cession by the State of Colorado of exclusive jurisdiction over the lands embraced within the Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes. March 2, 1929	1536 Interoceanic canals. Joint Resolution Authorizing an investigation and survey for the pur- pose of ascertaining the practicability and the approximate cost of constructing and maintaining additional locks and other facilities at the Panama Canal, and for the purpose of as certaining t he practicab ility and pro bable cost o f constructi ng and main- taining an interoceanic ship canal across the Republic of Nicaragua. March 2, 1929-- 15 39 District of Columbia, Oscar S. Straus, monument. Joi nt R eso luti on Auth oriz ing the ere cti on on public grounds in the District of Columbia of a monument or memorial to Oscar S. Straus. March 2,1929 15 40 Code of Laws, United States and District of Columbia. Joint Resolution Providing more economical and improved methods for the publication and distribution of the Code of Laws of the United States and of the District of Columbia, and supplements. March 2,1929 15 40 Judge Grover M. Moscowitz, investigation. Joint Resolution Providing for an investigation of Grover M. Moscowitz, United Sta tes district judge for th e eastern di strict of Ne w York. March 2, 1929 15 42 District of Columbia, Michigan Avenue, etc. An Act To provide for the relocation of Michi- gan Avenue adjacent to t he southerly boundar y of the United Stat es Soldiers' Home grounds, and for other purposes. March 4, 1929 1543 Naturalization proceedings. An Act Relating to declarations of intention in naturalization proceedings. March 4,1929 1545 Bridge, Columbia River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the cons truction of a bridge across the Columbia River at Entiat, Wa shington. March 4,1929	1546 Bridge, Calumet River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Calumet River at or near One hundred and thir- tie th Street, C hicago, Cook County, Ill inois. March 4, 1929 1546 Bridge, Canadian River. An Act Authorizing H. L. Cloud, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Canadian River, at o r near Francis, Okla homa. March 4, 1929 1546 Public lands, desert-land entries. An Act To supplement the last three paragraphs of section 5 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (Thirty-eighth Statutes, page 1161), as amended by the Act of March 21, 1918 (Fortieth Statutes, page 458). March 4, 1929 	1548 District of Columbia, garbage incinerators. An Act Authorizing the acquisition of land in the District fo Columbia and the construction thereon of two modern, high-temperature incinerators for the destruction of combustible refuse, and for other purposes. March 4,1929 	1549 Loyal Shawnee Indians, award. An Act To carry into effect the twelfth article of the treaty between the United States and the Loyal Shawnee Indians proclaimed October 14, 1868. March 4, 1929 1550 Immigration, deported aliens, etc. An Act Making it a felony with penalty for certain aliens to enter the United States of America under certain conditions in violation of law. March 4, 1929 1551 Bridge, Potomac River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Potomac River at or near the Great Falls, and to authorize the use of certain Government land. March 4, 1929 	 1552 Bridge, Saint Lawrence River. An Act Authorizing the New York Development Association, I nc ., its successo rs and assig ns, to const ruct, maintai n, and opera te a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York. March 4, 1929	1552 Badlands National Monument, S. Dak. An Act To establish the Teton National Park in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. March 4, 1929 	1553 Ship Island reservation, Mississippi. An Act Transferring a portion of the lighthouse reservatio n, Ship Island, Miss issippi, to the juri sdiction and control of the War Department. March 4, 1929 1556 Naval Reserve Force and Marine Corps Reserve. An Act For the relief of former officers of the United States Naval Reserve Force and the United States Marine Corps Reserve who were released from active duty and disenrolled at places other than their homes or places of enrollment. March 4, 1929 1556 District of Columbia, medals, police and fire departments. An Act To provide recognition for meritorious service by members of the police and fire departments of the District of Col umbia. March 4,1929 1556 Bridge, Mississippi River. An Act To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge ac ross the Mis sissippi Riv er at or near Cairo Illin ois. March 4, 1929 	1557

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 LIST OF PUBLI C ACTS AND RE SOLUTIO NS. 11 11 Page. Navy, line o cers, retirement. An Act To amend the Act approved June 22, 1926, entitled "An Act to amend that part of the Act approved August 29, 1916, relative to the retir ement of c aptai ns, c omman ders, and lieut enant comm ander s in the l ine o f the Navy ." March 4, 1929 15 57 Cowpens battle ground. An Act To erect a national monument at Cowpens battle ground. March 4,1929 15 58 Federal land banks, branches. An Act To amend the second paragraph of section 4 of the Federal Farm Loan Act as amended. March 4, 1929 15 58 Radio Commission. An Act Continuing the powers and authority of the Federal Radio Commission tinder the Radio Act of 1927, and for other purposes. March 4, 1929_ _ 1559 Bridge, Maumee River. An Act Authorizing Eugene Rheinfrank, his heirs, legal representa- tives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Maumee River at or near its mouth. March 4, 1929 15 59 World War Adjusted Compensation Act, amendments. An Act To amend the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended, by reducing the rates of interest on loans made by the Veterans' Bureau upon the security of adjusted-service certificates, and for other purposes. March 4, 1929 15 61 Bridge, Missouri River. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Niobrara, Nebraska. March 4,1929 1562 Appro priat ions, Inte rior Depar tment , 1930 . An Act Making appropriations for the Depart- ment of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, and for other purposes. March 4,1929 1562 Appropriations, First Deficiency Act, 1929. An Act Makin g app ropri ation s to suppl y urg ent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929, and pri or fi scal years, to provi de ur gent suppl ement al ap propr iatio ns fo r the fisc al ye ar ending June 30, 1929, and for other purposes. March 4, 1929	1607 Appropriations, Second Deficiency Act, 1929 . An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1929, and June 30, 1930, and for other purposes. March 4, ~, 1929	1623 Capit ol Gr ounds, enl argem ent. An Act To provide for the enlarging of the l apitol Grounds. March 4,1929 1694 Bridg e, Oh io Ri ver. An Act Authorizing the State highway commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Maysville, Kentucky. March 4, 1929 1696 Hom er W. Hall, member Grover M. Mos cowit z inq uiry. Joint Resolution To appoint Homer W. Hall, a member of the subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary established under House Joint Resolution 431 to inquire into the official conduct of Grover M. Moscowitz, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. March 4,1929 1697 Inter -Amer ican highw ays. Joint Resolution Authorizing the appropriation of the sum of $50,000 to enable the Secretary of State to cooperate with the several Governments, members of the Pan American Union, furthering the building of an inter-American highway or highways. March 4, 1929 1697 Supreme Court Building Commission. Joint Resolution To amend the Act entitled "An Act to pro vide for t he su bmiss ion t o the Cong ress of pr elimi nary plans and estim ates of costs for the construction of a building for the Supreme Court of the United States," approved December 21, 1928. March 4, 1929 1698 Joint Commission on Airports. Joint Resolution To establish a Joint Commission on Airports. March 4,1929 1698 National Memorial Commission, achievements of the negro in America. Joint Resolution To create a commission to secure plans and designs for and to erect a memorial build- ing for the National Memorial Association (Incorporated), in the city of Washing- ton, as a tribute to the negro's contribution to the achievements of America. March 4,1929 	1699 Insular Reorganization Joint Commission. Joint Resolution To establish a Joint Com- mission on Insular Reorganization. March 4, 1929 1700

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 9 PUBLIC LAWS OF THE SEVENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES Passed at the first session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the fifth day of December, 1927, and was adjourned without day on Tuesday, the twe nty-nint h day of May, 19 28. CALVIN COOLIDGE, President ; CHARLES G. DAWES, Vice Pre sid ent ; GEORGE H. MosES, President of the Senate pro tempore; NICHOLAS LONGWORTH, Sp ea ker of the House of Representatives. Decem ber 14, 1927. CHAP. 1 .-An Act Authorizing the President of the United States to	[H. R . 3190 .1 pres ent in the name of Cong ress a medal of honor to Col onel Charl es A . Lind- [Public, No. 1 .] bergh. Be it en ac ted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted Stat es o f A merica i n Congre ss assem bled, That the President AwaradLCongres- of the Uni ted Sta tes be, and he is here by, aut hori zed to pre sent in the sional medal of honor for nonstop airplane name of Congress, a medal of honor to Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, flight from New York United States Army Air Corps Reserve, for displaying heroic courage to Paris. and skill as a navigator, at the risk of his life, by his nonstop flight in his plane, the Spirit of Saint Louis, from New York city to Paris, France, on May 20, 1927, by which he not only achieved the greatest individual triumph of any American citizen, but demonstrated that travel across the ocean by aircraft was possible. Appr oved , De cemb er 14, 1927 . December 19, 1927. CHAP. 2 .-Joint Resolution Authorizing the payment of salaries of the officers [ii.J. Res.92.] and empl oyees of Congress for December, 1927, on the 20th day of that month. [Pub. Res., No.1.1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Congressional em- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the December obe paid Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives are authorized cember 20, 1927. and directed to pay to the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives, including the Capitol Police, the Office of Legislative Counsel, and employees paid on vouchers under authority of resolutions, their respective salaries for the month of December, 1927, on the 20th day of that month. Appr oved , De cemb er 19, 1927 . December 21, 1927. CHAP. 3 .-Joins Resolution Providing for the filling of a vacancy in the Board [S.J. Res.48]. of Re ge nts of the Smithsonian Institution of the cla ss ot her th an Me mb ers of [ Pub . Res., No.2.] Congress. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Smithsonian Institu- States o f America in Congress assembled, That the va ca ncy in the tion. Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other appoint as Regent. than Members of Congress, which now exists, be filled by the appoint- ment of Charles Evans Hughes, of New York. Approved, December 21, 1927 . 1

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 2 Dec ember 21, 19 27. [S. J. Res.49.] [Pub. Res., No.3.] Smithsonian Institu- tion. John Campbell Mer- riam appointed as Re- gent. December 22, 1927. [H. R.5800.] [Public, No. 2 .] First Deficiency Act, 1928. Legislative. Senate. William B. McKin- To pay to Kate F. McKinley, widow of William B. McKinley, ley. Pay to widow. late a S enator fr om the St ate of Il linois, $10,000. To enable the Secretary of the Senate to pay from the appropria- Kathleen W. Kivett. tion for salaries of officers and employees of the Senate, fiscal year Services. 1927, to Kathleen W. Kivett, for services rendered as clerk to the Committ ee on Publ ic Lands a nd Surveys from Octo ber 15 to November 3, 1926, both dates inclusive, at the rate of $3,300 per annum. To enable the Secretary of the Senate to pay from the appropria- tion for salaries of officers and employees of the Senate, fiscal year 1927, to Linn W. Nesmith for services rendered as assistant clerk to the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, from October 15 to November 3, 1926, both dates inclusive, at the rate of $1,830 per annum. For payment for services rendered the Senate or committees thereof, as follows : William A. Folger, fiscal year 1927, $1,200. For payment to Dorothy E. Bent, assistant clerk to the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, at the rate of $2,150 per annum in lieu of the salary she is now receiving, from December 16, 1926, to June 30, 1928, $323 .75. To pay additional sums to such persons engaged in the work of colle cting, pac king, and forw ardi ng fr om Ph ilade lphi a and Pitt s- burgh, Pennsylvania, the ballot boxes and other election parapher- na lia of the g eneral elect ion of Novem ber 2, 1926, and re ceivin g and storing same in the Senate Office Building; said persons to be desig- nated by the Sergeant at Arms and paid in such proportions as he may deem just, fiscal year 1927, $1,960. To enable the Secretary of the Senate to pay from the appropria- tion for salaries of officers and employees, Senate, 1928, to Christo- pher Woodlen for services rendered in transferring, rearranging, re-marking, cleaning, and refiling papers of the Senate, $200. Linn W. Nesmith. Services. William A. Folger. Dorothy E. Bent. Additional salary. Pennsylvania elec- tion, 1926. Services transport- ing, etc ., ballot boxes, etc ., from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Christopher Wood. len. Services. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 4 1 5. 1927. CHAP. 4.-Joint Resolution Providing for the filling of a vacancy in the Board of Rege nts of the Smithsoni an Institution of th e class other than M embers of Congress. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than Members of Congress, which now exists, be filled by the appointment of John Campbell Merriam, of the District of Columbia. Approved, December 21, 1927. CHAP. 5 .-An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June .30, 1928, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1 928, a nd for other purpo ses, n amely LEGISLATIVE SENATE O

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 5. 1927 . 3 The unexpended balance of the appropriation for expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate for the fiscal year 1927 is made available for use during the fiscal year 1928. HOU SE OF REPRES ENTATIVES tives . of Represents To pay to Rhea Thomas, a son, and Barber Nell and Annie Lee Thomas, daughters, of R. Y. Th omas, junior, late a Rep resent ative from the S tate o f Kent ucky, $10,00 0, to b e disb ursed by the Serge ant at Arms of the House by paying one-third thereof to Rhea Thomas, one- third to Bar ber Ne ll Tho mas, a nd one- third to the legal guard ian of Annie Lee Thomas. To pay the widow of Maurice E. Crumpacker, late a Representa- tive from the State of Oregon $10,000. To pay the widow of Ladislas Lazaro, late a Representative from the State of Louisiana, $10,000. To pay the widow of Walter W. Magee, late a Representative from the State of New York, $10,000. To pay the widow of A. E. B. Stephens, late a Representative from the State of Ohio, $10,000. To pay the widow of William N. Vaile, late a Representative from the State of Col orado, $10,0 00. The five preceding appropriations shall be disbursed by the Sergeant at Arms of the House. Contingent expenses : For stationery for Representatives, Dele- gat es, an d Resi dent C ommiss ioners, fisc al year 1928, $125. For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding $1 per thousand, fiscal year 1928, $4,000. Committee employees : The unexpended balance of the appropria- tion for the fiscal year 1927, granted to the Committee on Revision of the Laws for the employment of competent persons to assist in co mpilin g and codify ing th e laws relat ing to the Di strict of Co lum- bia, is reappropriated and made available for the fiscal year 1928. The unexpe nded b alance s of a ppropr iations for s alarie s of a ssist- ant clerks to the Committee on Appropriations for the fiscal year 19 27 are made availa ble to pay t o the assista nt cle rks of that com- mittee, for the period from February 23 to June 30, 1927, inclusive, amounts representing the difference between the rates of compensa- tion received by them during such period and the rates of compensa- tion provided for them by the Legislative Appropriation Act, approved February 23, 1927. Committee on Ways and Means : For defraying such expenses as may be deemed necessary by the Committee on Ways and Means in connection with the preparation of a bill or bills for the revision of the laws relating to the administration of customs, $2,500, to remain available until June 30, 1928, and to be available also for the reimbursement and/or payment for expenses incurred, in connec- tion with a similar study and investigation by members of such committee of the Sixty-ninth Congress, during the period from March 5 to December 5, 1927. Inquiries and inves. tigations. Balance available. Vol.44,p. 540. R. Y. Thomas, jun- ior. Pay to children of. MauriceE. Crum- packer . Pay to widow. Ladislas Lazaro. Pay to widow. 'Walter W. Magee. Pay to widow . A. E. B. Stephens. Pay to widow. William AT. Vaile. Pay to widow. Stationery. Folding. Committee o n Re- vision of the Laws. Bal ance f or comp iling District of Columbia Code reappropriated. Vol. 44, p. 542. Committee on Ap- propriations. Payment to assistant clerks. Balance available . Vol .44,p.542. C ommitt ee on Ways and Means. Expenses for revis- ion of customs admin- istration laws. Northern Pacific land JO INT COMMITT EE TO INVES TIGATE NOR THERN PACIF IC LAND GRA NTS grants. Joint Committee to The unexpended balance on June 30, 1927, of the appropriation investigate. available during the fiscal year 1927 to provide for expenses of the at ed for expens es of. e fo e e - joint committee created by section 3 of the public resolution entitled Vol. 43, p. 843. " Joint resolution directing the Secretary of the Interior to withhold his approval of the adjustment of the Northern Pacific land grants, and for other purposes," approved June 5, 1924, is continued and made available until June 30, 1928. And the joint committee (not-

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 4 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH.5. 1927 . Pay of secretary, etc. withstanding the provisions of any other Act) is authorized to compensate the secretary and special disbursing officer at the rate of not to exceed $50 per month from June 30, 1927, to June 30, 1928 . Architect of the Capi - tol. Mg . Senate Office Build- Subway transportation : Not to exceed $2,000 of the unexpended Subway cars, etc . balance of the appropriation of $5,000 for the fiscal year 1927 for Balance available . Vol. 44, p. 843. subway transportation between the Capitol and Senate Office Building shall remain available until June 30,1929. ing ouse office Build - House Office Building : For maintenance, including miscellaneous Maintenance. items, fiscal year 1920, $889 .80. For maintenance, including miscellaneous items, and for all neces- sa ry ser vic es, fi scal ye ar 1928, $5,500 . Capitol power plant : For maintenance, including the same objects specified under this head in the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1921, $178. Capitol power plant. Maintenance. Botanic Garden. Enla rgeme nts re- locat ion exp enses . Enlargement and relocation : For carrying out the provisions of Vol. 44, p. 931. paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for enlarging and relocating the United States Botanic Garden, and for other purposes," approved January 5, 1927, fiscal years 1928 and 1929, $600,000. Gove rnmen t Prin t- ing Office. Samu el Robinson, William Madden, Jo- seph De Fontes, and Preston L. George. Library of Congress. Copyr ight of fice. Sunda y open ing. Printing and bind- ing. Biennial in dex of State legislation. Preparation of. Vol.44,p.1066. Executive Office. Naval oil lands. Expenses canceling leases, etc. Vol.43,p.5. Vol.43,p.16. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL BO TANI C GARDEN GO VERN MENT PRI NTIN G OFFICE To pay Samuel Robinson, William Madden, Joseph De Fontes, and Preston L. G eorge, messe ngers on ni ght du ty dur ing t he sec ond session of the Sixty -ninth Congres s, $900 each, fiscal year 1928, $3,600 . LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Co pyr ig ht of fi ce : For the r egister of cop yright s, assi stant r egiste r, and other personal services in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, fiscal year 1928, $8,000. Sunday opening : To enable the Library of Congress to be kept open for reference use on Sundays and on holidays within the discretion of the Librarian, including the extra services of employees and the services of additional employees under the Librarian, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, fiscal year 1928, $1,000. Printing and binding : For the printing of catalogue cards, fiscal year 1328, $32,000. Index to State legislation : To enable the Librarian of Congress to undertake the preparation of an index to the legislation of the several States as authorized and directed by the Act entitled "An Act providing for the preparation of a biennial index .to State legislation," approved February 10, 1927, including personal and other services within and without the District of Columbia (including not to exceed $2,500 for personal services at rates to be fixed by the Librarian), travel, necessary material and apparatus, stationery, and incidentals, fiscal year 1928, $15,000, to remain available until June 30, 1929. E XECU TIVE OFF ICE For expenses arising in connection with carrying into effect the pub lic reso luti on e ntit led "Joi nt r esol utio n di rect ing the Pres iden t to institute and prosecute suits to cancel certain leases of oil lands and incidental contracts, and for other purposes," approved February 8, 1924, and for the same purposes authorized in the public resolution

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CF:. 5. 1927 . 5 entitled " Joint resolution to provide an appropriation for the prose- cution of suits to cancel certain leases and for other purposes," approved February 27, 1924, including the reimbursement and/or payment for expenses incurred for such purposes during the period from June 30, 1927, to the date of the approval of this Act, $90,000, to remain available until June 30, 1929 ; and in addition thereto the Unexpended balance unexpended balance of the appropriation of $100,000 for such pur- rvo44p.843. poses, contained in the Second Deficiency Act, approved July 3, 1926, is reappropriated and made available. Naval oil reserves, The unexpended balance of the appropriation of $60,000 for California . expenses arising in connection with carrying into effect the public Balance for expenses, re appropriated. resolu tion e ntitle d "Joi nt res olutio n direc ting t he Sec retary of th e Vol .43, p .15 . Vol.44,p . 843 . Interi or to instit ute pr oceedi ngs to uching sectio ns 16 and 36, town - Post, p . 1625. ship 30 south, range 23 east, Mount Diab lo meridian," approved February 21, 1924, contained in the Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1926, shall remain available until June 30, 1929. r Executive Mansion. Not to exceed $25,000 of the appropriation of $375,000 for recon- Balance for recon- structing the roof, attic and ceilings of the second story of the structing roof available, Vol. 44, p. 844. Executive Mansion, contained in the Second Deficiency Act, fiscal Vol .44,p .844. year 1926, approved July 3, 1926, shall remain available until June 30, 192 9, for refur nishin g and for ne cessary repai rs and alter ations to the Executive Mansion, to be prosecuted by contract or otherwise as the President may determine. CIVIL S ERVICE COMMISS ION Services in t he Dis. For an additional amount for personal services in the District of trict. Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, fiscal year 1928, $103,000. Traveling exp enses. For an additional amount for necessary traveling expenses, includ- ing the same objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1928, $82,500. For an additional amount for contingent and miscellaneous contingent expensess expe nses of th e Civ il S ervic e Com miss ion, inclu ding same obje cts specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act for t he fiscal year 192 8, $6,000. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION Services in t he Dis- For an additional amount for personal services in the District of trict and cont ingent ex. Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923 and for penses t contingent expenses, including the same objects specified under these heads in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1928 and including personal services in the field, fees, and mileage of witnesses, contract stenographic reporting services and rent, fis cal year 1928, $24 0,000. Printi ng and bind - For an additional amount fo r printing and bindi ng for the ing. Employees' Compensation Commission, fiscal year 1928, $10,000. Payments from com. For an additional amount for the payment of compensation for pensation fun d. the fisca l year 19 28 and pr ior fisca l years, including the same objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act for t he fiscal year 192 8, $700,0 00. FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION mission . iss Radio Com • For five commissioners at rates fixed by law, and for all other authorized expenditures of the Federal Radio Commission in per- forming the duties imposed by the Radio Act of 1927, including persona l serv ices i n the Distri ct of Columbi a or e lsewhe re, co ntract stenographic reporting services, printing and binding, supplies and Civi l Se rvice Com - mission. Employees' Compen- sation Commission. Commissioners, per- sonnel, etc. Vol. 44, p. 1162.

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 6 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 5. 1927. equipment, travel and other necessary expenses, for the period from February 1 to June 30, 1928, inclusive, and including for the period prior to February 1, 1928, such amounts as may be legally due to commissioners who have not been compensated, $52,186. General Accounting Office. Rent. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Contingent expenses : For an additional amount of rent of build- ings, fiscal year 1928, $10,400. International Trade Exhib itio n. INTE RNAT IONA L TR ADE EXHI BITI ON Maintenance expen- ses. Vol. 44, p. 1095. Interstate Commerce Commission. For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for maintaining, promoting, and advertising the Interna- tional Trade Exhibition," approved February 14, 1927, fiscal year 1928, $150,000 . I NTE RST ATE CO MME RCE COMMISSION bind- Mg. and bind- For an additional amount for printing and binding for the Inter- state Commerce Commission, including the same objects spec ifi ed under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1928, $170,000. Committee fordvAero NATI ONAL ADV ISOR Y CO MMIT TEE FOR AERO NAUT ICS nautics. Res earch andinv esti- gallons. For an additiona l amount for scientific res earch and technical investigations, including the same objects specified under this head in the Indepen dent Offices Appropriation Act for the f iscal ye ar 1928, $25,000. of theN atio naC apit al. PU BLIC BUI LDIN GS AND PUBLIC PA RKS OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Personal services. For an additional amount for personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, fiscal year 1928, $16,560. General expenses. For an additional amount for general expenses in connection with the maintenance of public bui ldings in the District of Columbia under the jurisdiction of the Office of Public Buildings and Public P arks of the Nati onal Cap ital, in clud ing the same obj ects spe cifi ed under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act for Uniforms °' the fiscal year 1928, $14,960 : Provided, That not exceeding $7,000 ees . of the appropriation for the fiscal year 1928 is hereby made avail- able for furnishing uniforms for employees. Smithsonian Institu- tion. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Nat ural His tor y Building. Natural History Building : For safeguarding the dome of the Repairs, etc. rotunda, Natural His tory Building, United State s National Mus eum, including all necessary incidental repairs and alterations of the buildin g (the work t o be performed under the di rection and su per- vision of the Supervising Architect, Treasury Department) $80,000, to remain available until June 30, 1929 ; of this sum not to exceed $5,000 may be used to reimburse the Supervising Architect's Office for pre pari ng n eces sary dra wing s an d sp ecif icat ions and sup erin tend - ing the work. Tariff Commission . UNITE D STATE S TARI FF COMM ISSION Printing and binding. For additional amount for printing and binding for the Tariff Commission, fiscal year 1928, $4,000.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cla.5. 1927 . 7 UNITED STATES VETERANS' BUREAU Military and nava l Military and naval compensation : For an additional amount for compensation. the payment of military and naval compensation accruing during the Vol. e4 ,euae ' dbal- fiscal year 1928 or in prior fiscal years, $19,400,000, and in addition ances available. thereto unexpended balances of the appropriations of the United States Veterans' Bureau are hereby reappropriated and made avail- able under the appropriation "Military and naval compensation, Items specified . Veterans' Bureau, fiscal year 1928 and prior years," as follows : Mili- tary and naval compensa tion, fis cal year 1926, $1 ,732,000 ; military and naval compensation, fiscal year 1927, $259,000 ; salaries and expenses, fiscal year 1926, $3,136,000 ; salaries and expenses, fiscal year 1927, $5,517,000 ; medical and hospital services, fiscal year 1926, $1,148,000 ; med ical and hospital services, fiscal y ear 1927, $4,499,0 00 ; vo c a t i on a l rehabilitation, fiscal year 1926, $166,000 ; vocational rehabilitation, fiscal year 1926, $10,140,000 ; printing and binding, fiscal year 1926, $83,000 ; military and naval insurance, fiscal year 1926, $8,920,000. Damage claims : To pay claims for damages to or losses of pri- Damages claims. vately owned property adjusted and determined by the United States Vol. 42, p. loss. Veterans' Bureau under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in sums not exceeding $1,000 in any one case," approved December 28, 1922, as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 731, Sixty-ninth Congress, $477 .0 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GEN ERA L EX PEN SES Purchasing division : For personal services in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, fiscal year 1928, $1,250. L ice ns e bur ea u : For purch ase of me tal ident ification tags for horse- drawn vehicles used for business purposes and motor vehicles in the District of Columbia, or for the purchase of material for the manu- facture of tags, fiscal year 1927, $1,644 .56. Office of director of traffic : The appropriation of fees received for reissuing motor-vehicle operators' permits, contained in the Dis- trict of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1927, is con- tinued available until June 30, 1928. Register of wills : For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, tele- phone bil ls, print ing, type writers, towels, t owel serv ice, wind ow wash- ing, s treet- car to kens, furnit ure an d equip ment a nd rep airs t hereto , purchase of books of reference, law books, and periodicals, fiscal year 1928, $5,000. Veterans' Bureau. District of Columbia. General expenses. Purchasing division. Vehicle tags. Director of traffic. Use of fees continued. Vol. 44, p. 421. Register of wills. CONTINGENT AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES co demnaryo buildings, Condemnation of insanitary buildings : For expenses necessary and incident to the enforcement of an Act entitled "An Act to create a Vol . 43, p.157. board for the condemnation of insanitary buildings in the District of Columb ia, an d for other purpos es," a pproved May 1, 1906 , fisc al yea r 1927, $120 .75. Adver tising. A dvert ising : For genera l adve rtisin g, aut horize d and r equire d by law, and for tax and school notices and notices of changes in regula- tions, for the fiscal years that follow For 1926, $2,398 .60 ; For 1927, $2,972 .56. For advertising notice of taxes in arrears July 1, 1926, as required arrears. taxes in to be given by the Act of March 19, 1890, to be reimbursed by a Vol.26,p.24. charge of 50 ce nts for e ach lot o r piece o f propert y adverti sed, fisc al year 1927, $2,085 .44.

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 Streets, etc. Opening streets, etc ., under permanent high- Street repair, grading, and extension : The indefinite appropriation ways system. "Extension, and so forth, of streets and avenues, District of Colum- bia, 1928," contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act Amounts available. Vol.44,p. 1308, for the fiscal year 1928, is hereby made available to pay the awards Street from Georgia and expenses under the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the open- Avenue 'to NinthStreetNW . ing of a street from Georgia Avenue to Ninth Street, northwest, Vol . 44, p. 972. through squares 2875 and 2877, and for other purposes," approved v chools P enu a SE. January 13, 1927 ; the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the widening of Nichols Avenue between Good Hope Road and S Street, First 44, petNNE . southeast," approved February 14, 1927 ; and the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the widening of First Street between G Street and Myrtle Street, northeast, and for other purposes," approved Ti me sextended . March 11, 1926 : Provided, That the time for filing the petition to conde mn land under the provision s of the Act last named is hereby extended for six months from and after the date of approval of this Act. Suburban roads and streets. For current work of repairs to suburban roads and suburban . st reets, inclu ding m ainte nance of non passe nger-c arryin g moto r veh icles, fiscal year 1 928, $ 100,000. Chain Bridge. Ch ai n Bri dg e : For reconstruc tion of Virgi nia abutment o f Chain Reconstruction. Bridge, such work to be performed by day labor or otherwise, in the discretion of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, fiscal years 1928 and 1929, $40,000. Baking Charles Co mp any. Baking Schn eid er Refund to Charles Schneider Baking Company : For refund to the Refund to. Charles Schneider Baking Company of amount paid on September 26, 1923, for land comprised in part of a public alley in square 516, fiscal year 1928, $442 .44. Publi c schoo ls. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 5. 1927 . Employees' compen. Em ployee s' com pensat ion f und : For carrying out the prov isions sation fund. Payments from . of section 11 of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act approved Vol.41,p. 104 . vol.39, p. 742. July 11, 1919, extending to the employees of the government of the District of Columbia the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to pro vide compensa tion for empl oyees of the U nited States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes," approved September 7, 1916, fiscal year 1928, $21,500. Refund of erroneous collections. Refund of erroneous collections : To enable the commissioners, in an y case where special asses sments, school tuiti on char ges, re nts, f ees, or collections of any character have been erroneously covered into the Treasury to the credit of the United States and the District of Columbia in the proportion required by law, to refund such erroneous pay ments, wholly or in part, including the refunding of fees paid Building permits. for building permits authorized by the District of Columbia Appro- Vol. 34, p. 967. Proviso. priation Act approved March 2, 1911, fiscal year 1928, $2,000 : Pro- Prior cases. vided, That this appropriation shall be available for such refunds of payments made within the past three years. Rent of buildings, Rent : For rent of a building or buildings for activities of the et c' District of Columbia vacating quarters in squares 226, 227, and 228, $17,425 ; for repairs and alterations thereof and for equipment, fuel, and other necessary expenses, $7,575 ; in all, fiscal years 1928 and 1929, $25,000 . STREET AND RO AD IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Gor tterson Junior nigh. Not exceeding $807 t, 000 of the unobligated balances of ahhrohria- Balances available tions for buildings and grounds, pub lic schools, contained in t he for Vol.44, ipp .433, 1315. District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1927, and any unobligated balance remaining in the appropriations for the construction of the Garnet-Patterson Junior High School are made

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Ca. 5. 1927 . 19 available for the construction of an addition to the Garnet-Patterson Junior High School, to be expended, in the discretion of the com- missioners, pursuant to the provisions of the existing contract for the construction of said junior high school. For completely furnishing and equipping combination assembly Schools an d Petworth hall and gymnasium, West School, $3,000 ; and combination assembly Furnishiing, etc. hall and gymnasium, Petworth School, $3,000 ; including a piano for each school ; in all, fiscal year 1928, $6,000. POLICEMEN'S AND FIREMEN'S RETSFF FUND To pay the relief and other allowances as authorized by law, a sum not to exceed $120,000 is appropriated from the policemen's and firemen's relief fund, fiscal year 1928 . COURTS AND PRISONS Policemen's, etc ., re- lief fund. Pay me nts from. Courts and prisons . Police court . Police court : For compensation of jurors, fiscal year 1926, $431. Jurors. Supreme Court, District of Columbia : For the additional amount Cot. Increased pay of required for the compensation of the chief justice and five associate ju Voie44,p.s19 s justices in accordance with the Act approved December 13, 19 26, fiscal year 1927, $7,500. For fees of jurors, fiscal year 1926, $1,985. Jur ors. Cou rt of Appeal s, Dis trict of Col umbia : Fo r the additi onal a mount Court of Appeals. Increased pay of jus. required for the compensation of the chief justice and two associate tires. justices in accordance with the Act approved December 13, 1926, Vol. 44, p. 919 . fiscal year 1927, $5,750. Su pport of convi cts
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Support of convicts. tion of convicts transferred from the District of Columbia, including the same objects specified for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1926, $890 .8 8 . Writs of lunacy : For expenses attending the execution of writs de Expenses auting. lunatico inquirendo and commitments ther eunder in all cases of indigent insane persons committed or sou ght to be committed to Saint E lizabe ths Ho spital by or der of the ex ecutiv e auth ority of the District of Columbia under the provisions of existing law, fiscal year 1926, $783 .28. Printing and bind- Printing and binding : For printing and binding for the Supreme Ing. Court and the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, fiscal year 1927, $1,620 .96. Board of Children's BOARD OF CFIILDREN'S GUARDIANS Guardians. Fo r mai nten ance of fe eble- mind ed ch ildre n (w hite and c olore d), dre n eble-minded chli- fiscal year 1926, $1,356.62. Board, etc., of chil- Board of Children's Guardians, District of Columbia : For board dren. and car e of a ll chi ldren commit ted to the gu ardian ship o f said board by the courts of the District, and for temporary care of all children pending investigation or while being transferred from place to place, and so forth, fiscal year 1926, $1,096 .40. Public welfare. PUBLIC WELFARE Division of child welfare : For board and care of all children si Child welfare aiv i n committed to the guardianship of the Board of Public Welfare by drenard, etc., of chit• the cou rts of the D istric t, and for t emporar y care of ch ildren pend- ing investigation or while being transferred from place to place, with authority to pay not more than $1,500 each to institutions under sectarian control and not more than $400 for burial of children dying while under charge of the board, fiscal year 1927, $40,000.

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 10 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 5. 1927 . Jail. Supp ort o f pr isone rs, Jail : For maintenance of prisoners at the jail, including pay of etc. guards and all other necessary personal services, and for support of pri sone rs t here in, expe nses inc urre d in ide ntif ying and pur suin g escaped prisoners, and rewards for their recapture, repair and improvements to buildings, cells, and locking devices, fiscal year 1928, $6,125 . buldingsping, etc ., For furniture, furnishings, and other eq uipment necess itated by the enl arge ment and rem odel ing of t he j ail buil ding, in clud ing dor- mitory, cell, kitchen and hospital equipment, fiscal year 1928, Balance available. $13,000 : Provided, That any unobligated balance of the appropriation Vol.44,p.849. of $275,000 contained in the Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1926, for an additional building at the jail of the District of Columbia, is made available for the purposes of this paragraph. Workhouse. Workhouse : For maintenance custody, clothing, uardin care Maintenance, etc. y~ g~g gf I and support of prisoners ; rewards for fugitives ; provisions, sub- sistence, medicine, and hospital instruments, furniture, and quarters for guards and other employees and inmates ; purchase of tools and equipments ; purchase and maintenance of farm implements, livestock, tools, equipment, and miscellaneous items ; transportation ; mainte- nance and operation of nonpassenger-carrying motor vehicles ; supplies and labor ; and all other necessary items, fiscal year 1 927, $12,764.71 . Reformatory Mainte nance, etc. Reformatory : For additional amount for maintenance, for the purchase of material for the manufacture of metal (automobile number) tags, fiscal year 1928, $13,000. Medical charities. Medical charities : For care and treatment of indigent patients under contracts made by the Board of Public Welfare with the following institutions for the fiscal years named Emergency Hospital. Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital : Fiscal year 19 24, C asualt y Hosp ital. $1,216 .85 ; fiscal year 1926, $383 .55 ; fiscal year 1927, $1,261 .60 ; Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hospital, fiscal year 19 27, $5,438 .40 ; in all, $8,300 .40. Columbia Hospital. Columbia Hospital and Lying-in Asylum : For general repairs Repairs, etc. and for additional construction, including labor and material, and for expenses of heat, light, and power required in and about the operation of the hospital, to be expended in the discretion and under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol, fiscal year 1926, $565 .45 ; Hospital. Elizabe ths Saint Elizabeths Hospital : For support of indigent insane of the support of indigent Dis trict of Colu mbia in Saint Elizabeths Ho spital, as pr ovided by insane. law, fiscal year 1927, $214,162. Audited claims. AUDITED C LAIMS Payment of, certified Audited claims District of Columbia : For the of the by District accounting f payment officers. following claims, certified by the accounting officers of the District of Columbia to be due, under appropriations the balances of which have been exhauste d or carried t o the surplus fund under t he pro- Vol. 18, p. 110. visions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1874, being for the service of the fiscal year 1924 and prior years Amounts specified. Court s (192 1), reports of opinions, court of appeals, $71 .50 ; streets (1922), disposal of city refuse, $42 .30 ; public schools ( 1922 ), fuel, gas, and electric light, $750 .24 ; public schools (1923), fuel, gas, and elect ric lig ht, $750 .24 ; contingent and miscellaneous expenses (1923), maintenance of motor vehicl es, $61 .81 ; im pro veme nts and repairs (1923), repairs to suburban roads, $6 .50 ; small parks (1923), $1 .10 ; electrical department (1923), street lighting, $5; Rent C om- mission (1923), expenses, $241 .50 ; water department (19 23), mainte- nance a nd operation, $ 9 7 .8 1 ; stree t improvement s (1923-24), Thir- teenth Street, Sprin g Road to Shep herd Street, $4 ; co nti nge nt and mi scel lane ous expe nses (1924), judicial expenses, $591 .61 ; contingent

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 5. 1927. 11 and miscellaneous expenses (1924), maintenance of motor vehicles, $15 .50 ; contingent and miscellaneous expenses (1924), general adver- tising, $9 ; Rent Commission (1924), salaries and expenses, $13 .07 ; in all, audited claims, $2,661 .18. JUDGMENTS For payment of final judgments, including costs rendered against Payment of. the District of Columbia, as set forth in House Document Numbered 74, Seventieth Congress, $6,817 .12, together with the further sum to pay the interest at not exceeding 4 per centum per annum on such judgments, as provided by law, from the date the same became due until date of payment. Pro portio n of ex- PR OPO RTI ON OF EXPENSES pen ses. From District revo. The foreg oing sums for the D istri ct o f Col umbia, un less other - n For fiscal year evs. wise therein specifically provided, shall be paid as follows : Such and prior years. 1923, sums as relate to the fiscal year 1920 and prior fiscal years, 50 per centum out of the revenues of the District of Columbia and 50 per centum out of the Treasury of the United States ; such sums as relate to the fiscal years 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924, 60 per centum out of the revenues of the District of Columbia and 40 per centum out of the Treasury of the United States ; and such sums as relate to th e fiscal years 192 5, 1926, 1927, 19 28, and 1 929, join tly or se ver- all y, sha ll be paid o ut of the re venues of the Distr ict of Colum bia and the Treasury of the United States in the manner prescribed for defraying the expenses of the District of Columbia by the District of Columbia Appropriation Acts for such fiscal years. WA TER DEP ARTM IENT -OU T OF THE WATER REVENU ES Judgme nts. For 1921-1924. For 1925-1929. Wate r depar tment. New hig h service For purchase of a site for a new third high service reservoir, reservoir site. $34,000, in addition to $50,000 for this purpose contained in the veh 44, p. 451. District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1927 : Provided, That the amounts herein specified shall be available until June 30, 1928, for the acquisition of such site in accordance with a final award in condemnation proceedings. Rates of assessments The rates of assessment in effect on June 30, 1927, for laying or for mains and sewers. constructing water mains and service sewers in the District of Columbia under the provisions of the Act of April 22, 1904, shall con tinue in eff ect du ring t he rem ainder of the fisca l year 1928 and thereafter. DEPAR TMEN T OF AGR ICULT URE OFFIC E OF TH E SECR ETARY Damage claims : To pay claims for damages to or losses of pri- vately owned property adjusted and determined by the Department of Agriculture under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in sums not exceeding $1,000 in any one case," approved December 28, 1922, as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 731, Sixty-ninth Congress, $1,086. 36 . WEATHER BUREAU Proviso. Time available. Vol. 33, p. 244. Department of Agri- culture. Secretary's Office. Dama ges cla ims. Vol.42,p.1066. Weather Bureau. Credit is authorized and directed in the accounts of the disbursing Lansing, Mich. clerk of the Department of Agriculture with payments heretofore or Pay ment of e xpert services for Building at. her eafter made for ex pert s ervice s unde r exist ing ag reemen ts ent ered in to by the Se cretar y of A gricul ture i n conne ction with t he ere ction of a building for the Weather Bureau at Lansing, Michigan. 54835 ° -29--PT S-5

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