[No. 48.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish condemned cannon for a life-size statue of General Henry Leavenworth, at Leavenworth, Kansas. June 30, 1906. [H. J. R. 43.] [Pub. Res., No. 48.] enworth Monument worth, Kans. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War General Henry Leav be, and he is hereby, authorized to deliver to the General Henry Committee, LeavenLeavenworth Monument Committee of Leavenworth, Kansas, if the Donation of consame can be done without detriment to the public service, such con- demete. demned bronze cannon as he may deem proper, not to exceed five thousand pounds in weight, to be used in the erection of a life-size statue to the memory of the late General Henry Leavenworth, at Leavenworth, Kansas. June 30, 1906. [H. J. R. 177.] [Pub. Res., No 49.] Grand Army of the Republic, Junction City, Kans., Post. gun to, authorized. Donation of field [No. 49.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish a bronze cannon, with its carriage, limber, and accessories, to Junction City Post, Numbered One hundred and thirty-two, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Kansas. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to deliver to Junction City Post, Numbered One hundred and thirty-two, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Kansas, at Junction City Kansas, if the same can be done without detriment to the public service, one twelve-pounder bronze field gun, now at Fort Riley, Kansas, with its carriage, limber, and accessories belonging to it, to be the property of said post: Pro- Proviso. vided, That the donation shall be without expense to the United States. Approved, June 30, 1906. No expense. [No. 50.] Joint Resolution Providing for the printing of reports ordered by the river and harbor Act of March third, nineteen hundred and five. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That at any time prior to the assembling of Congress in December, nineteen hundred and six, all reports of preliminary examinations and surveys ordered in the river and harbor Act of March third, nineteen hundred and five, that may be ready for printing shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be printed by the Public Printer as documents of the Fifty-ninth Congress. Approved, June 30, 1906. [No. 51.] Joint Resolution Relative to the printing of twelve, thousand copies of the report on the progress of the beet-sugar industry. June 30, 1906. [H. J. R. 186.] [Pub. Res., No. 51.] Distribution. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be printed twelve Beet-sugar indus thousand copies of the report on the progress of the beet-sugar indus- "Report of progress try in the United States in nineteen hundred and five; one thousand on, ordered printed. copies for the use of the Senate, three thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and eight thousand copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture, and that the Secretary of "iculture be authorized to print and distribute annually hereafter eighousand copies of such annual reports covering the progress of the beet-sugar Future publication. industry: Provided, That the preparation and publication of such annual reports shall be within the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. Approved, June 30, 1906. June 30, 1906. [H. J. R. 187.] [Pub. Res., No. 52.] Digest of Customs Laws and Decisions. script authorized. [No. 52.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the purchase of the manuscript of a Digest of the United States Laws and Decisions. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to purchase from the legal owners thereof, at a cost not to exceed two thousand dollars, payable out of any funds not otherwise appropriated, the manuscript of a Digest of the United States Customs Laws and Decisions, compiled by Robert M. Cousar, deceased, and to have printed, with such revision as in his judgment may be necessary, not to exceed one thousand copies, for the official use of the Treasury Department; and the sum of two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby Reprinting author appropriated for said purpose. And the superintendent of documents is hereby authorized to reprint this document for sale at two dollars Appropriation. ized. per copy. Approved, June 30, 1906. June 30, 1906. [H. J. R. 188.] [Pub. Res., No 3.] Commission. additional expenses of. [No. 53.] Joint Resolution Making an additional appropriation for expenses under the Interstate Commerce Commission. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Interstate Commerce States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby approAppropriation for priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of eighty-one thousand five hundred and ninety-seven dollars and thirty-three cents for additional expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seven, authorized under the "Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to regulate commerce' approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven and all Acts amendatory thereof and to enlarge the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission." Vol. 24, P 386. June 30, 1906. [H. J. R. 189.] [Pub. Res., No. 54.] New building for Justice, and merce and Labor. Com [No. 54.] Joint Resolution To correct an error in enrollment of and repealing a certain provision in the bill H. R. 19,844, making appropriations for the Sundry Civil Expenses for the fiscal year, ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven and for other purposes, approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six. J Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Departments of Stafe. States of America in Congress assembled, That the provision in the bill (H. R. 19. 844), making appropriations for the Sundry Civil Expenses of the Government for the fiscal ear ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven and for other purposes, approved June thirtieth, Ante, P. 70, re nineteen hundred and six, appropriating three million dollars for the acquisition by burchase, condemnation or otherwise of a site for the erection of a building for the Department of State, Justice, and Commerce and Labor be, and the same is hereby repealed. pealed. Approved, June 30, 1906. PUBLIC ACTS OF THE FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES Passed at the second session; which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the third day of December, 1906, and was adjourned without day on Monday, the fourth day of March, 1907. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, President; CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, Vice-President; WILLIAM P. FRYE, President of the Senate pro tempore; JOSEPH G. CANNON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHAP. 1.—An Act Providing for the use of certified checks to secure compli- December 11, 1906. ance with proposals and contracts for naval supplies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy may, in his discretion, accept, in lieu of the written guaranty required to accompany a proposal for naval supplies, and in lieu of the bond required for the faithful performance of a contract for furnishing such supplies, a certified check, payable to the order of the Secretary of the Navy, for from twenty-five to fifty per centum of the amount of such proposal or contract, the check to be held by the Secretary of the Navy until the requirements of the proposal or contract shall be complied with and as a guaranty for compliance with the same. Approved, December 11, 1906. [S. 1804.] [Public, No. 1.] Contracts, etc., for supplies. Certified checks in lieu of bond, etc. R. S., secs. 3718, 3719, pp. 734, 735, amended. CHAP. 2.-An Act Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, and for other purposes. December 19, 1906. appropriations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, Urgent deficiencies and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seven, and for other objects hereinafter stated, namely: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. To carry out, during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seven, the provisions of the Act of Congress of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, entitled "An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated, or misbranded, or poisonous, or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for other purposes," to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture for all expenses necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the 841 Treasury Depart ment. Mints and assay offi ces. Denver mint. Allowance for said Act, including rent and the employment of labor in Washington and elsewhere, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. MINTS AND ASSAY OFFICES. Authority is hereby granted to expend of the appropriation for clerks, etc., increased. wages of workmen and adjusters at the mint at Denver, Colorado, for the current fiscal year, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars for other clerks and employees. Interior Depart ment. Indian affairs. Five Civilized Vol. 33, p. 1060. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. INDIAN AFFAIRS. To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for the completion of the com- work heretofore required by law to be done by the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes and its successor, the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes, including all objects mentioned under this title of appropriations as provided in the Acts of Congress approved March third, nineteen hundred and five (Thirty-third Statutes, one thousand and sixty), and June twenty-first, nineteen hundred and six (PublicNumbered Two hundred and fifty-eight), making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, being the amount absolutely required to complete the unfinished work devolving upon the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, seventy-five thousand dollars; said appropriation to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior. Eighth light-house district. Repairs, etc. Twelfth light-house district. Repairs, etc. Swiftsure Bank. Appropriation Ante, p. 711. Post, pp. 996, 1319. for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR. IMMIGRATION SERVICE. For two pavilions at Ellis Island, twenty thousand dollars, which shall be paid from the permanent appropriation "Expenses of regulating immigration." LIGHT-HOUSES, BEACONS, AND FOG SIGNALS. For rebuilding, repairing, and reestablishing such aids to navigation and buildings connected therewith in the Eighth light-house district as were damaged or destroyed by the hurricanes of October last, and to have the appropriation made immediately available, sixty-nine thousand dollars. For rebuilding, repairing, and reestablishing such aids to navigation and buildings connected therewith in the Twelfth light-house district as were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake of April, nineteen hundred and six, the appropriation to be made immediately available, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars. The provision of an Act approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred light-vessel repealed. and six, entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, and for other purposes," appropriating one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for a steel steam light vessel, to be anchored upon Swiftsure Bank, off the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait, at a point at or near thirteen miles north, seventy-four degrees west magnetic from Cape Flattery, Washington, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. PAY DEPARTMENT. Military establishment, Pay department. For mileage to officers and contract surgeons, when authorized by Mileage to officers. law, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Approved, December 19, 1906. CHAP.,27.—An Act To provide for the extension of time within which homestead entrymen may establish their residence upon certain lands which were heretofore a part of the Crow Indian Reservation, within the counties of Yellowstone and Rosebud, in the State of Montana. January 8, 1907. Crow Indian Reser establishing residence on ceded part of. Post, p. 3200. Vol. 33, p. 353. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the homestead entry-vation, Mont. men on lands which were heretofore a part of the Crow Indian Reser- Time extended for vation, within the counties of Yellowstone and Rosebud, in the State of homestead settlers of Montana, opened under the Act of April twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and four, be, and they are hereby, granted an extension of time in which to establish their residence upon the lands so opened and filed upon until the fifteenth day of May, nineteen hundred and seven: Provided, however, That this Act shall in no matter affect the regularity or validity of such filings, or any of them, so made by the said Validity etc., of filsettlers on the lands aforesaid; and it is only intended hereby to extend the time for the establishment of such residence as herein provided, and the provisions of said Acts are in no other manner to be affected or modified. Approved, January 8, 1907. Proviso. ings not affected. CHAP. 28.-An Act For the widening of Bladensburg road, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That under and in accordance with the provisions of sections four hundred and ninety-one a to four hundred and ninety-one n, both inclusive, of subchapter one of chapter fifteen of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia, within thirty days after the dedication to the District of Columbia of twothirds of the land hecessary for the widening of the Bladensburg road in the District of Columbia from H or Boundary street to the District of Columbia line, according to the street extension plans of said District, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to institute in the supreme court of the District of Columbia a proceeding in rem to condemn the land that may be necessary to complete the widening of said road to a width of ninety feet between the limits named. SEC. 2. That assessments shall be made by the jury as benefits as contemplated in section four hundred and ninety-one g of the subchapter of the Code herein before referred to: Provided, That the total amount found to be due and awarded as damages, plus the cost and expenses of the proceedings, shall be assessed by the said jury as benefits. January 9, 1907. District of Columbia. Bladensburg road. for widening. Ante, p. 151. Assessments. Proviso. Damages, etc., a sessed as benefits. |