ber of the Naval Academy Band was in receipt of on June 30, 1922, nor to deprive him of credit for any service with which he was then entitled to be credited.

In accordance with this act the Navy Department allotted the drum major to the first pay grade with a base pay of $126, the musicians, first class, to the second pay grade with a base pay of $84, and the musicians, second class, to the fourth pay grade with a base pay of $60. It is to be noted that these pay grades so allotted are one grade higher for the musicians, first class and second class, than in the Navy at large.

In November, 1927, the superintendent of the Naval Academy, recommended that a number of bandmasters be allowed in the Naval Academy Band to permit of the promotion of deserving members of the band, but in view of the act of July 11, 1919, quoted above, the Navy Department was without authority to establish the rating of bandmaster in the Naval Academy Band.

The Navy Band and all bands throughout the service, except the Naval Academy Band are not fixed as to membership and pay by statute. In consequence transfer of men as desirable may be made by virtue of their musical ability and without reference to their rating. The restrictions placed upon the Naval Academy Band have prevented the assignment to that band of men of higher ratings and of greater musicial ability and have also prevented the promotion in rating and pay of members of the Naval Academy Band itself.

The continuance of these restrictions as in the attached bill would serve to accomplish for the moment the promotion of existing members of the band but would prevent, once the quota established by the bill was filled, the addition to the band of desirable men of higher ratings.

The Navy Department is anxious to secure and maintain an excellent standard of musical ability in the Naval Academy Band. It is believed that this can best be accomplished not by prescribing in detail the ratings and the pay of members of the band, but by, on the contrary, removing all existing restrictions, save the authorization for the pay of the leader and the second leader from the present law. With these restrictions removed the Navy Department could build up, by replacement when vacancies occur, and maintain a band of the highest quality and ability commensurate with its important duties at the Naval Academy. If legislation of this nature is to be enacted, the Navy Department would prefer the following wording, so as to place this band on a par with all other bands of the naval service:

"The Naval Academy Band shall hereafter consist of one leader with the pay and allowances of first lieutenant in the Marine Corps, of one second leader with the pay and allowances of a warrant officer and of such enlisted men and in such ratings as may be assigned to that band by the Navy Department.'

The additional cost to the Government involved in the enactment of the bill as it now stands is $14,352 per annum. If the restrictions on the membership of the band, imposed by the act of July 11, 1919, are removed, the resultant action of the department in permitting the advance in rating of certain members of the band and from time to time transferring thereto musicians from the general service of higher rating, would result in some increased cost, indeter.minate at the moment but estimated as less than $14,000 per annum, to the annual appropriation for the pay of the Navy.

The bill H. R. 514 was referred to the Bureau of the Budget with the above information. Under date of July 19, 1929, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget advised the Navy Department that the expenditure contemplated by this proposed legislation would not be in accord with the financial program of the President.

In view of the foregoing, the Navy Department recommends against the enactment of the bill H. R. 514.

Sincerely yours,

C. F. ADAMS, Secretary of the Navy.

[H. R. 4896, Seventy-first Congress, first session)

A BILL Adjusting the salaries of the Naval Academy Band

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Naval Academy Band shall hereafter be composed of one leader, who shall receive the pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for a lieutenant, senior grade; one assistant leader, who shall receive the pay provided by law for a warrant officer; one drum major

(bandmaster, permanent appointment), with base pay of $126 per month; eleven musicians (permanent appointment), with the pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for chief petty officers; twenty-one musicians (acting appointment), with the pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for chief petty officers; twenty-one musicians with the pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for first-class petty officers; nineteen musicians with the pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for second-class petty officers: Provided, That the musicians of the Naval Academy Band shall be entitled to the same benefits in respect to pay emoluments and retirement arising from longevity, reenlistment, and length of service as are or hereafter may become applicable to other officers and enlisted men of the Navy.

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ADJUSTING THE SALARIES OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY BAND (H. R. 4896) NAVY DEPARTMENT, Washington, January 11, 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 November 5, 1929, transmitting the bill (H. R. 4896) adjusting the salaries of the Naval Academy Band, and requesting the views and recommendations of the Navy Department thereon, I have the honor to inform the committee as follows: The purpose of the proposed legislation is to provide that the Naval Academy Band shall be composed of the following personnel: 1 leader, with pay and allowances of a lieutenant, senior grade; 1 assistant leader, with pay of a warrant officer; 1 drum major (bandmaster, permanent appointment), with base pay of $126 per month; 11 musicians (permanent appointment), with pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for chief petty officers; 21 musicians (acting appointment), with the pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for chief petty officers; 21 musicians with the pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for first-class petty officers; 19 musicians with the pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for second-class petty officers; and that the musicians of the Naval Academy Band shall be entitled to the same benefits in respect to pay, emoluments, and retirement arising from longevity, reenlistment, and length of service as are or hereafter may become applicable to other officers and enlisted men of the Navy.

The additional cost to the Government, if the bill H. R. 4896 be enacted, will be $15,531 per annum.

The bill H. R. 4896 was referred to the Bureau of the Budget with the above information as to cost. Under date of December 19, 1929, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget advised the Navy Department that the expenditure contemplated by this proposed legislation would not be in accord with the financial program of the President.

In view of the foregoing, the Navy Department recommends against the enactment of the bill H. R. 4896.

Sincerely yours,

ERNEST LEE JAHNCKE,
Acting Secretary of the Navy.

These bills (H. R. 514 and H. R. 4896) were set aside in favor of H. R. 10380, which, in its substantial parts, was drafted by the Navy Department on request of the chairman of the committee as sanctioned by the committee.

AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, IN HIS DISCRETION, TO DELIVER TO THE CUSTODY OF THE CITY OF OLYMPIA, STATE OF WASHINGTON, THE SILVER SERVICE SET AND BRONZE TABLET IN USE ON THE UNITED STATES CRUISER "OLYMPIA"

MARCH 14, 1930.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed

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

REPORT

(To accompany H. R. 42061

The Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 4206) authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody of the city of Olympia, State of Washington, the silver service set and bronze tablet in use on the United States cruiser Olympia, having had the same under consideration, report favorably thereon with the following amendments and with the recommendation that the bill do pass:

Line 6 of the bill, after the word "set" strike out the words "and bronze tablet which were", and insert the word "formerly".

Line 9, insert period after the word "set", and strike out the words "and bronze tablet".

Amend the title as follows: Strike out after the word "set" the words “and bronze tablet" and insert the word "formerly".

Although the Navy Department does not recommend favorable action on this bill, the committee feels that inasmuch as the U. S. S. Olympia is out of commission and a bill is now pending in the House which provides that the Secretary of the Navy is authorized and directed to cause the U. S. S. Olympia to be brought to the District of Columbia for use as a memorial to the men and women who served in the military and naval forces of the United States during the war with Spain, that this silver service set be returned to the donor, namely, the city of Olympia, of the State of Washington, for custody, until such a time when another ship may be commissioned and named in honor of the city of Olympia, of the State of Washington. There are many precedents for this action, of which the Salem, Charleston,

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North Carolina, and St. Louis are those of recent legislation, all of which were approved by the Navy Department.

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, clearly sets forth the views and recommendations of the Navy Department and is hereby made a part of this report.:

The CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS,

NAVY DEPARTMENT, Washington, January 16, 1930.

House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.

MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Replying further to the committee's letter of October 17, 1929, transmitting the bill (H. R. 4206) authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody of the city of Olympia, State of Washington, the silver service set and bronze tablet in use on the U. S. cruiser Olympia, 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, in his discretion to deliver to the custody of the city of Olympia, State of Washington, for preservation and exhibition, the silver service set and bronze tablet which were in use on the U. S. cruiser Ólympia, but no expense to be incurred by the United States for delivery.

The Navy Department has no objection to the return of the Olympia's bronze tablet as provided in the bill H. R. 4206. However, inasmuch as there is now pending before the Congress the bill (H. R. 1204) to provide for the use of the U. S. S. Olympia as a memorial to the men and women who served the United States in the War with Spain, the Navy Department suggests to the committee that action on this part of the bill, H. R. 4206, be deferred until the use to be made of the Olympia has been decided on by the Congress. With respect to the silver service, equipment of this kind is in much demand for vessels in active service. In this connection, the Olympia service is now in use on board the U. S. S. Saratoga and therefore the Navy Department recommends against the enactment of this provision of the bill.

Sincerely yours,

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MILITARY MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

MARCH 14, 1930.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. KORELL, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, submitted the

following

REPORT

[To accompany H. J. Res. 253]

The Committee on Foreign Affairs, to which was referred House Joint Resolution 253, to provide for the expenses of a delegation of the United States to the sixth meeting of the Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy to be held at Budapest in 1931, having had the same under consideration, reports thereon with the recommendation that the resolution do pass without amendment.

The passage of this resolution is recommended by the President in his message to Congress of December 13, 1929, as follows: To the Congress of the United States:

I commend to the favorable consideration of the Congress the inclosed report from the Secretary of State, to the end that legislation may be enacted to authorize an appropriation of such sum, not exceeding $10,000 for any one meeting, as may by the President be considered necessary for the expenses of participation by the United States in International Congresses of Military Medicine and Pharmacy. HERBERT HOOVER.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

December 13, 1929.

The PRESIDENT:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, December 12, 1929.

At the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of the Navy, I have the honor to recommend that the Congress be asked to enact legislation authorizing the appropriation of such sum, not exceeding $10,000 for any one meeting as may by the President be considered necessary, for the expenses of participation by the United States in International Congresses of Military Medicine and Pharmacy.

There is inclosed a memorandum from the Secretary of War setting forth the reasons why official participation by the United States in these congresses is considered desirable. Communications from the Secretary of the Treasury and