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clock, which have been in use on the crusier Salem, no expense to be incurred by the United States for the delivery of such silver-service set and clock.

The Navy Department has recently adopted the policy not to approve bills authorizing the return of presentation silver services. This is for the reason that such silver services are much in demand by ships in active commission whose outfits of silver are inadequate. However, prior to the adoption of this policy the Navy Department stated that i would approve a bill, if introduced, providing for the delivery of the silver service of the Salem to the city of Salem and the bronze clock to the Salem Marine Society.

In view of the above, the Navy Department interposes no objection to the enactment of H. R. 5726.

Sincerely yours,

ERNEST LEE JAHNCKE,

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Acting Secretary of the Navy.

AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO DELIVER TO THE CUSTODY OF THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM, CHARLESTON, S. C., THE SHIP'S BELL, WAR RECORD, AND SILVER SERVICE OF THE CRUISER "CHARLESTON"

FEBRUARY 17, 1930.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed

Mr. MCCLINTIC, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 8973]

The Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 8973) authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, to deliver to the Charleston Museum, of Charleston, S. C., the ship's bell, plaque, war record, name plate, and silver service of the cruiser Charleston that is now, or may be, in his custody, having had the same under consideration, report favorably thereon, with the following amendments, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

Amend title, line 3, strike out the word "plaque", and after the word "record" strike out the words "name plate". Line 6, after the word "bell" strike out "plaque", after the word "record" strike out the words "name plate".

The bill meets with the approval of the Navy Department, as shown by the following letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy addressed to the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives, and which is hereby made a part of this report.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, Washington, February 12, 1930.

The CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS,

House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.

MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Replying further to the committee's letter of January 21, 1930, transmitting the bill (H. R. 8973) authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody of the Charleston Museum, of Charleston, S. C., the ship's bell, plaque, war record, name plate, and silver service of the cruiser Charleston that is now or may be in his custody,

and requesting the views and recommendations of the Navy Department thereon, I have the honor to inform the committee as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to deliver to the Charleston Museum, of Charleston, S. C., the ship's bell, plaque, war record, name plate, and silver service of the cruiser Charleston, provided no expense shall be incurred by the United States through such delivery.

The records of the Navy Department indicate that the U. S. S. Charleston has no plaque or name plate. For this reason, and in order that certain errors in nomenclature in the proposed draft of H. R. 8973 may be corrected, it is suggested that the bill be reworded as follows:

A BILL Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to loan to the Charleston Museum, of Charleston, South Carolina, the ship's bell, the letters forming the ship's name, the silver service, and a record of the war services of the armored cruiser Charleston, that is now, or may be, in his custody

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 be, and he is hereby, authorized to loan to the Charleston Museum, of Charleston, South Carolina, the ship's bell, the letters forming the ship's name, the silver service, and a record of the war services of the armored cruiser Charleston, that is now, or may be, in his custody: Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States through the loan of such articles.

The bill H. R. 8973, if enacted, will involve no expense to the Government. Provided the bill H. R. 8973 is amended as above suggested, the Navy Department recommends that it be enacted.

Sincerely yours,

ERNEST LEE JAHNCKE,

Acting Secretary of the Navy.

DISPOSITION OF USELESS PAPERS IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT

FEBRUARY 17, 1930.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. WASON, from the Committee on Disposition of Useless Executive Papers, submitted the following

REPORT

The joint select committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, appointed on the part of the Senate and on the part of the House of Representatives, to which are referred the reports of the heads of departments, bureaus, etc., in respect to the accumulation therein of old and useless files of papers which are not needed or useful in the transaction of the current business therein, respectively, and have no permanent value or historical interest, with accompanying statements of the condition and character of such papers, respectfully report to the Senate and House of Representatives, pursuant to an act entitled "An act to authorize and provide for the disposition of useless papers in the executive departments," approved February 16, 1889, as follows:

Your committee have met, and, by a subcommittee appointed by your committee, carefully and fully examined the said reports so referred to your committee, and the statements of the condition and character of such files and papers therein described, and we find and report that the files and papers described in the report of the Treasury Department to the Seventy-first Congress, second session, dated November 6, 1929, are not needed in the transaction of the current business of such department and bureaus and have no permanent value or historical interest.

We recommend that, as required by law, the Treasury Department sell as waste paper or otherwise dispose of such files of papers upon the best obtainable terms after due publication of notice inviting proposals therefor and receive and pay the proceeds thereof into the Treasury of the United States and make report thereof to Congress. Respectfully submitted to the Senate and House of Representatives.

EDWARD H. WASON,

R. A. GREEN,

Members on the part of the House.
REED SMOOT,

F. M. SIMMONS,

Members on the part of the Senate.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

Washington, November 6, 1929. SIR: In accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress approved February 16, 1889 (25 Stat. L. 672), as amended by the sundry civil act approved March 2, 1895 (28 Stat. L. 933), I have the honor to submit schedules and lists of papers, documents, etc., in the files of this department which are not needed in the transaction of public business and have no permanent value.

Papers, documents, etc., of the character above described are on file in certain field offices of the Bureaus of Customs, Internal Revenue, and United States Public Health Service, and in the Washington offices of the following branches of the Treasury Department:

Bureau of Customs.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Bureau of Internal Revenue.

Comptroller of the Currency.
Division of deposits.

Division of supply.

Federal Reserve Board.

General Supply Committee.

Public debt accounts and audit.

Public Health Service.

All schedules and lists transmitted herewith have been submitted to the Librarian of Congress, in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order No. 1499, dated March 16, 1912, who reports that these records do not appear to have any historical value.

Copies of letters of this department to the Librarian of Congress with his replies thereto are transmitted herewith.

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