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Kissimmee River, Florida, from Kissimmee to Fort Bassenger, and from Fort Bassenger to Lake Okeechobee, with a view to its improvement for the purposes of navigation together with its effect on flood control.

Channel thirty feet deep at mean low water and five hundred feet wide extending north or northeastwardly from present channel in Pensacola Harbor to a point on the established Government pierhead line opposite the piers of the Saint Louis-San Francisco Railway Company.

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Sunflower River, Mississippi.
Quiner River, Mississippi.
Steele's Bayou, Mississippi.
Deer Creek, Mississippi.

Page 57, line 24, after the word "Bay" insert: "of Biloxi".

Page 58, lines 3 and 4, strike out the words "with a view to removing obstructions".

Page 58, after line 5, insert the words:

Chickasaw Creek, Mobile County, Alabama.

Page 58, line 7, before the word "Bayou", insert the words "Bayou La Batre."

Page 58, strike out lines 22 and 23, and insert in lieu thereof:

Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, Louisiana, with a view to reporting the amount of funds heretofore furnished by local interests for such waterway and as to the advisability of the United States Government reimbursing the local interests for all, or any part, of the funds so contributed.

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Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas, with a view to reporting the amount of funds heretofore furnished by local interests for such waterway and as to the advisability of the United States Government reimbursing the local interests for all, or any part, of the funds so contributed.

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Aransas Pass, Corpus Christi Channel, Texas, from Corpus Christi Breakwater to shore line of Corpus Christi Bay.

Houston Ship Channel, examination and survey for further improvement by deepening, widening, or otherwise to meet requirements of present and prospective

commerce.

Channel and turning basin between Houston Ship Channel, Texas, and Barbour Terminals.

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Red River, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, from Fulton, Arkansas, to mouth of Washita River, Oklahoma.

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Louisiana and Texas Intercoastal Waterway from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley.

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Port of San Francisco, east of Belmont, South San Francisco Bay, California. Middle River, California, from the Santa Fe Railroad at Middle River to Latham Slough; Latham Slough, from Empire Cut to Middle River; Turner Cut, from San Joaquin River to Whiskey Slough; and Whiskey Slough, from Turner Cut to Empire Cut, so as to provide a depth of nine feet and a width of one hundred feet, and to clear at least fifty feet on both sides of the channel of all sunken vessels, débris, and shoals which might in any way endanger navigation on these streams.

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Coquilla River, Oregon, with a view to determining the advisability of providing for navigation, in connection with power development, control of floods, and the needs of irrigation.

Yaquina Bay, and entrance.

The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to cause a preliminary examination and survey to be made of the harbor at Port Orford, Oregon. The cost of such examination and survey shall be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations and surveys.

Lewis and Clark River, and the lower harbor of Astoria, Oregon.

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Multnomah Channel, Oregon.

The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to cause a preliminary examination and survey to be made of the Willamette River, Oregon, from Portland to Eugene, with a view to improving the said river to the extent necessary to make it navigable between said points. The cost of such examination and survey shall be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations and surveys.

Intercoastal waterway from the mouth of the Columbia River to Puget Sound by way of Shoal Water Bay, and Grays Harbor, Washington.

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Lake Washington Canal and Waterway from the locks to and into Lake Washington, Washington, with a view to widening and deepening the channel. Channel from Puget Sound into Lake Crockett, Washington.

Page 71, line 10, after the word "Harbor", insert the words "and vicinity".

Page 72, line 7, after the word "from", insert the words "Northeast Bight".

Page 72, line 8, after the word "to", insert the words "Sanborn Harbor".

Page 72, line 23, strike out "Survey for an interoceanic canal in Nicaragua ".

Page 80, line 6, after the word "appropriations", insert "heretofore or hereafter"; and on page 80, line 9, after the word "law", add "and with section 8 of the merchant marine act approved June 5, 1920", so that this provision will read as follows:

The Chief of Engineers is hereby authorized to have printed a further edition of the report entitled "Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys," prepared by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors in cooperation with the United States Shipping Board under authority of section 500 of the transportation act approved February 28, 1920 (to be brought down as nearly as possible to date), to be paid for from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made by Congress for the improvement of rivers and harbors; and the cost of printing such other reports and data as are prepared in compliance with that law and with section 8 of the merchant marine act approved June 5, 1920 (not exceeding $35,000 in any one year), may be paid from similar appropriations.

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Mr. HARRIS, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted the

following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 4531]

The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (S. 4531) authorizing a survey in connection with the control of cancer, having considered the same, report favorably thereon, and recommend that the bill do pass without amendment.

The bill is as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service is authorized and directed to make a general survey in connection with the control of cancer and submit a report thereon to the Congress as soon as practicable, together with his recommendations for necessary Federal legislation. Such survey shall include (1) an investigation of the researches being carried on with respect to the control of cancer in the various institutions in the United States and abroad, (2) an investigation of the existing methods of treatment of cancer with a view to determining and encouraging the use of the best methods of treatment to the exclusion of those that are worthless or fraudulent, (3) the ascertaining of the best methods of increasing the number of physicians skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, (4) the ascertaining of the best means of educating the public with respect to the signs and symptoms of cancer in its early stages in order to prevent neglect and delay in treatment, (5) the ascertaining of the extent to which provision now exists for furnishing optimum treatment for cancer for all sufferers, together with an estimate of what would be needed to make this adequate, and the cost thereof, and (6) the collection of any other pertinent data to enable the Congress to act advisedly in this matter, SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $100,000. or so much thereof as may be necessary, for carrying out the provisions of this act. The following explanatory statement was submitted at the time of the introduction of the bill:

DISCUSSION of a Proposed Bill Authorizing a Survey IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTROL OF CANCER

Item 1: An investigation of the researches being carried on with respect to the control of cancer in the various institutions in the United States and abroad.

Ultimate successful control of cancer, beyond what is now feasible under the best conditions, must be dependent upon research into the nature and causes of the disease, and the means by which it may be avoided, prevented, and cured. Since cancer is a matter of national concern, the Government should be informed as to how extensively and how well such researches are now being provided for throughout this country and abroad in order that it may lend its influence to the improvement, if necessary, of conditions.

This study would be prosecuted by both a questionnaire addressed to all institutions which could be ascertained by inquiry to be engaged in such work and by personal visits of persons having expert knowledge of cancer research, in cases where such supp emental information appeared advisable. A good deal of information has already been secured on this topic.

Item 2: An investigation of the existing methods of treatment of cancer with a view to determining and encouraging the use of the best methods of treatment to the exclusion of those that are worthless or fraudulent.

The purpose is stated in the item sufficiently clearly The methods would be to secure records of a large number of persons suffering from bona fide cancer, who have been treated by various methods, and to compare the results secured. Much care will be necessary to determine the kind, location, and duration of each case in order to make the results comparable. It is understood that not many institutions in this country have sufficiently detailed records to furnish material for this purpose, but the total cases will probably be considerable, and will require statistical analysis.

Item 3: The ascertaining of the best methods of increasing the number of physicians skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

It is generally believed, by specialists who are in a position to know, that the number of physicians throughout the country who have the special skill necessary for the prompt recognition and best treatment of cancer is not sufficient for the increased needs of the public. In studying the question of how to meet this need, those organizations having to do with medical education, both undergraduate and post graduate, and with agencies providing fellowship facilities for special studies, will be consulted. Also the rôle of State medical examining boards will be investigated. The possibilities of furnishing timely and authoritative information concerning cancer to practicing physicians will be studied.

Item 4: The ascertaining of the best means of educating the public with respect to the signs and symptoms of cancer in its early stages in order to prevent neglect and delay in treatment.

A large and influential voluntary association and some of the State and city health organizations have had large experience in this feature, and it will be necessary to assemble and evaluate the methods used and their results.

Item 5: The ascertaining of the extent to which provision now exists for furnishing optimum treatment for cancer for all sufferers, together with an estimate of what would be needed to make this adequate, and the cost thereof.

This is in many respects the most important item. It is generally believed by those of extensive experience that facilities for optimum treatment are quite inadequate for the public needs, and that they are not equably distributed geographically. The result is believed to be that even of those sufferers from cancer who seek treatment promptly, only a minority are able to secure medical aid calculated to give the best chances for life and health. If this is so, it would be a most valuable service to give it quantitative expression, pointing out the extent and location of the greatest need, in order that local provision for optimum treatment could be undertaken.

The methods of survey would be by questionnaire, supplemented by personal visits by persons expert in evaluating facilities for diagnosing and treating cancer. The cost of adequate provision could be estimated on the basis of unit treatment-cost per unit of population-and the estimated prevalence of cancer in various areas.

Item 6: The collection of any other pertinent data to enable the Congress to act advisedly in this matter.

The purpose of this item is self-evident. In the course of the investigation, factors may be encountered which would promise information of great value to the Congress, although not enumerated in the foregoing items. This is to enable their investigation without further authority.

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TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO LEASE THE UNITED STATES NAVAL DESTROYER AND SUBMARINE BASE, SQUANTUM, MASS.

MAY 23, 1930.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. WALSH of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 6142]

The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 6142) to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to lease the United States naval destroyer and submarine base, Squantum, Mass., having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

The purpose of the bill is to authorize the Secretary of the Navy, when in his discretion it will be for the public good, to lease such parts of the naval destroyer and submarine base, Squantum, Mass., as are not required for immediate naval purposes. The bill meets with the approval of the Navy Department, as shown by the Secretary's letter to the Speaker of the House, below.

The report of the Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives gives the facts in the case, and is herewith made a part of this report, as follows:

[House Report No. 866, Seventy-first Congress, second session]

The Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 6142) to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to lease the United States naval destroyer and submarine base, Squantum, Mass., having had the same under consideration, report favorably thereon, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

A somewhat similar bill was reported out by this committee favorably in the Seventieth Congress. This bill differs only in that it specifies that agreement may be made for annual rental considerations payable in cash or in the form of repairs, maintenance, and upkeep of property. This additional language s incorporated to remove any doubt the accounting officers may have as to the authority for inviting and accepting annual rental considerations in the form of repairs, maintenance, and upkeep of such property.

The bill H. R. 6142 was initiated in the Navy Department, as shown by the following letter from the Secretary of the Navy, addressed to the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, and which clearly sets forth the facts relating to the

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