List of papers and records which have no permanent value or historical interest, and which are not used in the transaction of current business-Continued

Respectfully returned to the chief clerk, Treasury Department, with list prepared in accordance with his request. It may be stated that originals of the payrolls in question are on file in the General Accounting Office, and that records of payments as made thereon are maintained in this office. Carbons of acceptances of bids are on file in this office and carbons of all correspondence pertaining to care, maintenance, and repair of buildings are on file.

The weights of the papers are not known, but attention is invited to the third paragraph of custodian's letter dated July 28. wherein he states that waste paper is disposed of at $3 per ton, and if these custodian files are ordered disposed of they will bring practically nothing.

These papers are not needed or useful in the transaction of current business, and in the opinion of the office have no permanent value or historical interest. H. S. ROOME, Acting Executive Officer.

List of papers and records which have no permanent value or historical interest, and which are not used in the transaction of current business

List of papers and documents which are not useful or needed in the transaction of current business and have no permanent value or historical interest, which it is recommended be disposed of in accordance with provisions of the act of Congress approved February 16, 1889 (Stat. 25, 1672), as amended by the sundry civil act approved March 2, 1895.

Proposals submitted to the General Supply Committee for the fiscal year 1927.

The LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.

SEPTEMBER 29, 1931.

SIR: Supplementing letter of this department of September 24, 1931, and in compliance with the provisions of Executive Order No. 1499, dated March 16, 1912, I have the honor to transmit herewith list of old papers and records in the files of the office of the Comptroller of the Currency which are of no further use in the transaction of public business and would appreciate an expression of your views as to the propriety of their disposition.

The department desires to submit this list to Congress as early as possible with the view of obtaining authority for their destruction, and it is requested that you give the subject early consideration and advise whether any of the papers are of historical interest and should be preserved.

Kindly return the inclosed list to the department with your reply.

Respectfully,

To the ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,

Washington, D. C.

SIR: In reply to your letters of September 24 and 29, transmitting schedules of old papers, documents, correspondence, etc., in the files of the department and in the office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which the department wishes to destroy under the terms of the Executive order of March 16, 1912: The matter has had the attention of the chief of the division of manuscripts, who now reports that these lists seem to indicate no material that needs to be preserved on account of any historical interest. The schedules are therefore

returned herewith.

Very respectfully,

O

Librarian.

WILLIAM ROBERT SMITH MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION OF EL PASO, TEX.

January 25, 1932.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. LANKFORD of Georgia, from the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 2286]

The Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, to which was referred the bill (S. 2286) authorizing the William Robert Smith Memorial Association of El Paso, Tex., to construct a memorial in honor of William Robert Smith, former Member of Congress from the sixteenth district of Texas, begs leave to report the same with the recommendation that it pass without amendment.

The following letter from the Secretary of the Interior and memorandum from the Commissioner of Reclamation in reference to this bill will explain themselves:

Hon. JOHN THOMAS,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, January 8, 1932,

Chairman Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation,

United States Senate.

MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: In compliance with your request of December 31, for a statement of views on S. 2286, which is a bill that would authorize the William Robert Smith Memorial Association of El Paso, Tex., to construct a memorial in honor of William Robert Smith, former Member of Congress from the sixteenth district of Texas, I transmit herewith a memorandum on the subject that has been submitted by the Commissioner of Reclamation. After a review of the proposed measure, I agree with the commissioner. Sincerely yours,

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION,
Washington, January 6, 1932.

Memorandum for the Secretary.

The attached letter of December 31 from Hon. John Thomas, chairman Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, United States Senate, requests a statement of views on proposed legislation entitled "A bill authorizing the

William Robert Smith Memorial Association of El Paso, Tex., to construct a memorial in honor of William Robert Smith, former Member of Congress from the sixteenth district of Texas."

The erection of a suitable tablet in memory of Mr. Smith seems a fitting tribute to one who rendered such distinguished service while in Congress in connection with the legislation authorizing the construction of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and who after his termination of service in Congress continued to show such a lively interest in the Rio Grande project and in irrigation in the Southwest. I accordingly recommend favorable consideration of the bill.