page 388), or acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto: Provided, That any land so offered for sale and not disposed of may afterwards be sold, at not less than the appraised value, at private sale, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribed. Patents made in pursuance of such sale shall convey all the right, title, and interest of the United States in or to the land so sold. The favorable report of the Secretary of the Interior reads as follows: Hon. ADDISION T. SMITH, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, Chairman Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, House of Representatives. MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: In response to your request of December 4, for a report on H. R. 14056, I transmit herewith a memorandum that has been prepared by Doctor Mead, Commissioner of Reclamation. After a review of the proposed measure, I agree with Doctor Mead. RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary of the Interior. Memorandum for the Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Reference is made to letter of December 4, 1930, from the House Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, submitting with request for report a copy of H. R. 14056, Seventy-first Congress, Third session, entitled "A bill to amend the act approved March 2, 1929, entitled 'An act to authorize the disposition of unplatted portions of Government town sites on irrigation projects under the reclamation act of June 17, 1902, and for other purposes.' The present bill would amend section 1 of the act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat., 1522), so as to permit the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, to sell unplatted portions of Government town sites under such terms as to time of payment as he may require, the words in italics being substituted for the words "for cash," as they appeared in section 1 of the act of March 2, 1929. The so-called town site acts of April 16, 1906 (34 Stat., 116), and June 27, 1906 (34 Stat., 519), authorized the sale of town-site lots "for cash" and these acts were later amended by the act of June 11, 1910 (36 Stat., 465), so as to require, in the discretion of the Secretary, payment in full at time of sale, or in annual installments, not exceeding five, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on deferred payments. Since the platted portions of the town sites may, in the discretion of the Secretary, be sold either for cash in full or in annual installments, I see no objection to a like provision in the case of the sale of unplatted portions of the town sites. I therefore recommend that favorable consideration be given to H. R. 14056. ELWOOD MEAD, Commissioner. о SITE FOR LOCKS AND DAM NO. 4, MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA. DECEMBER 18, 1930.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed Mr. DEMPSEY, from the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. J. Res. 441] The Committee on Rivers and Harbors, to whom was referred the resolution, H. J. Res. 441, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it pass. The river and harbor act approved July 3, 1930, authorized the modification of the existing project for Monongahela River, Pa., so as to provide for the construction of new locks and dam to replace old Lock and Dam No. 4, the new construction to be located about 2% miles below the site of the old lock and dam, and also provided that the details of location, design, and facilities be left to the discretion of the Chief of Engineers. Developments now indicate that considerable damage to valuable lands will result if the new construction is placed 21⁄2 miles below the old lock and dam, and for this reason it is advisable to select a site above and close to the existing structure. While it is also thought that full authority now exists to do this, the purpose of the accompanying resolution is to remove all doubt in that respect. The resolution has the approval of the War Department, as will appear by the letters attached, covering report on a similar Senate resolution, and which are made a part of this report. Hon. S. WALLACE DEMPSEY, WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, Chairman Committee on Rivers and Harbors, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. MY DEAR MR. DEMPSEY: There is inclosed herewith for your information a copy of the report of this department to the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, on S. J. Res. 208, authorizing the Secretary of War to construct HR-71-3-VOL 1-14 the proposed new Lock and Dam No. 4 in the Monongahela River either above or below the present lock and dam. Sincerely yours, LYTLE BROWN, Major General, Chief of Engineers. WAR DEPARTMENT, December 15, 1930. United States Senate: To the CHAIRMan CommitteE ON COMMERCE, Respectfully returned to the chairman, Committee on Commerce, United States Senate. In the river and harbor act of July 3, 1930, Congress authorized a modification of the project for improving Monongahela River, as set forth in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 22, Seventieth Congress, second session. This provided for the construction of a new dam with two locks approximately 21⁄2 miles below the existing Lock and Dam No. 4, the details of location, design, and facilities to be left to the discretion of the Chief of Engineers. The purpose of the accompanying joint resolution (S. J. Res. 208) is to authorize the Secretary of War, in his discretion, to build the new structures at a location either below or above the existing structures. While the legislation adopting the project has been regarded as sufficiently broad to authorize the construction of the new dam at the upstream site without further action by Congress, the proposed authorization will remove any uncertainty in this regard, and is recommended. RELIEF OF FARMERS IN THE DROUGHT AND/OR STORM STRICKEN AREAS DECEMBER 18, 1930.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. HAUGEN, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany S. J. Res. 211] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 211) for the relief of farmers in the drought and/or storm stricken areas of the United States, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recedes from its disagreement to the amendment of the House and agrees to the same with the following amendments: On page 1, line 9, of said amendment strike out the word "of" and insert the words "incident to". On page 2, line 11, of said amendment strike out the numerals "$30,000,000" and insert in lieu thereof "$45,000,000". And the House agree to the same. So it will read as follows: That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized, for the crop of 1931, to make advances or loans to farmers in the drought and/or storm stricken or hail stricken areas of the United States, where he shall find that an emergency for such assistance exists, for the purchase of seed or suitable crops, fertilizer, feed for work stock and/or fuel and oil for tractors, used for crop production, and when necessary to procure such seed, ★12-19-30 the proposed new Lock and Dam No. 4 in the Monongahela River either above or below the present lock and dam. Sincerely yours, LYTLE BROWN, Major General, Chief of Engineers. WAR DEPARTMENT, December 15, 1930. To the CHAIRMan CommitteE ON COMMERCE, United States Senate: Respectfully returned to the chairman, Committee on Commerce, United States Senate. In the river and harbor act of July 3, 1930, Congress authorized a modification of the project for improving Monongahela River, as set forth in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 22, Seventieth Congress, second session. This provided for the construction of a new dam with two locks approximately 2 miles below the existing Lock and Dam No. 4, the details of location, design, and facilities to be left to the discretion of the Chief of Engineers. The purpose of the accompanying joint resolution (S. J. Res. 208) is to authorize the Secretary of War, in his discretion, to build the new structures at a location either below or above the existing structures. While the legislation adopting the project has been regarded as sufficiently broad to authorize the construction of the new dam at the upstream site without further action by Congress, the proposed authorization will remove any uncertainty in this regard, and is recommended. O PATRICK J. HURLEY, |