VALIDATING CERTAIN MINERAL PATENTS, STATE OF MONTANA MAY 19, 1937.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed Mr. O'CONNOR of Montana, from the Committee on the Public Lands, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 7021] The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 7021) validating and confirming certain mineral patents issued for lands situated in T. 5 S., R. 15 E., Montana principal meridian, in the State of Montana, having carefully considered same, report favorably thereon with the recommendation that the bill do pass. This bill merely corrects a technical error in the description in the patents as to the location of the lands involved, and has the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. О REPEALING PROVISO RELATING TO TEACHING OR ADVOCATING COMMUNISM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MAY 19, 1937.-Ordered to be printed Mrs. NORTON, from the Committee of Conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany H. R. 148] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 148) to repeal a proviso relating to teaching or advocating communism in the public schools of the District of Columbia, and appearing in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following: That the proviso appearing in the fourteenth paragraph under the subheading "Miscellaneous" under the heading "Public Schools" in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, approved June 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 356), and reading as follows: "Provided, That hereafter no part of any appropriation for the public schools shall be available for the payment of the salary of any person teaching or advocating communism", is hereby repealed: Provided, however, That nothing herein shall be construed as permitting the advocating of communism. And the Senate agree to the same. MARY T. NORTON, DEWEY SHORT, AMBROSE J. KENNEDY, Managers on the part of the House. HUGO L. BLACK, ROYAL S. COPELAND, ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE, Jr., WILLIAM E. BORAH, DAVID I. Walsh, Managers on the part of the Senate. STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 148) to repeal a proviso relating to teaching or advocating communism in the public schools of the District of Columbia, and appearing in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, submit the following statement in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the conferees and recommended in the accompanying conference report: The House bill amended the provision of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act of 1936 relating to the unavailability of publicschool appropriations for the payment of the salary of any person teaching or advocating communism by substituting therefor a provision under which such appropriations were not to be available for the salary of any person advocating communism or treating any such doctrine with favor or support. The House bill also provided that no person was to be required to make a statement of nonviolation of the proviso as a condition of salary payment. The Senate amendment struck out the House provision and substituted therefor a provision for the repeal of the proviso of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act. The conference agreement has the effect of repealing the proviso as in the Senate amendment but adds thereto an express provision under which the repeal is not to be construed as permitting the advocating of communism. 2 MARY T. NORTON, DEWEY SHORT, о SECOND DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL, 1937 MAY 19, 1937.-Ordered to be printed Mr. WOODRUM, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany H. R. 6730] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 6730) making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1937, and June 30, 1938, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 40, 45, 51, 53, and 59. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 36, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, and 61, and agree to the same. Amendment numbered 7: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert $100,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 34: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 34, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed insert $6,000; and the Senate agree to the same. |