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Mr. THOMAS of Idaho, from the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 5662]

The Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5662) providing for depositing certain moneys into the reclamation fund, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it do pass without amendment.

The facts are fully set forth in House Report No. 1010, Seventyfirst Congress, second session, which is attached hereto and made a part of this report.

[House Report No. 1010, Seventy-first Congress, second session]

The Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5662) providing for depositing certain moneys into the reclamation fund, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it do pass. The necessity of this legislation is set forth in the following letter from the Commissioner of Reclamation to the chairman of the committee.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION,
Washington, March 21, 1930.

Hon. ADDISON T. SMITH,

House of Representatives.

MY DEAR MR. SMITH: On December 2, 1929, you introduced H. R. 5662, "A bill providing for depositing certain moneys into the reclamation fund,' which provides that any amounts collected from defaulting contractors or their sureties, including collections heretofore made, in connection with contracts entered into under the reclamation law, either collected in cash or by deduction from amounts otherwise due such contracts, shall be covered into the reclamation fund and shall be credited to the project or operation for or on account of which such contract was made. Language similar to the bill introduced by you was proposed for inclusion in the Bureau of Reclamation part of the Interior Department appropriation act for the fiscal year 1931.

Settlements have been made recently by the Comptroller General of the United States of accounts with defaulting contractors and the amounts found due have been certified for deposit to the credit of "miscellaneous receipts." The action of the Comptroller General tends to temporarily diminish the reclamation fund. The entire amount expended from the reclamation fund must be charged to the projects, reimbursement to be made by charges against the water users although the United States has collected the excess cost from the defaulting contractor but the reclamation fund receives no credit for such collections. In order that the reclamation fund may not be deprived of moneys which it is believed should be redeposited to the credit of the fund it is essential that early action be taken on this bill.

Very truly yours,

ELWOOD MEAD, Commissioner.

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SENATE

71ST CONGRESS 2d Session

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REPORT No. 754

TRUSTEES OF RELIGIOUS AND MISSIONARY SOCIETIES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

May 29, 1930.—Ordered to be printed

Mr. CAPPER, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 3144]

The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 3144) to amend section 601 of subchapter 3 of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia, having considered the same, report favorably thereon, with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

The sole purpose of the bill is to permit religious or missionary societies, incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia, to provide in their by-laws that less than a majority of their trustees may constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

The subchapter of the District Code in which the section to be amended is found refers only to organizations formed for benevolent, charitable, educational, literary, musical, scientific, religious, or missionary purposes, and to societies formed for mutual improvement or for the promotion of the arts.

The reason for this proposed legislation is that Washington is more and more becoming the site of national churches of various denominations. In the organization of the boards of trustees of these national memorial churches it is customary to appoint outstanding men interested in the denominations from all, or nearly all, of the States.

It would be impossible to carry out this plan and at the same time hold meetings for the legal transaction of business, because of the obvious impossibility of assembling a majority of the trustees from the various States.

The committee knows of no opposition to this bill, and believes the proposed legislation would be helpful. The bill has the approval of the District Commissioners, whose letter on the matter is aprended hereto, as part of this report.

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Hon. ARTHUR CAPPER,

COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
Washington, May 22, 1930.

Chairman Committee on the District of Columbia,

United States Senate, Washington, D. C.

SIR: The Commissioners of the District of Columbia have the honor to submit herewith the following on H. R. 3144, Seventy-first Congress, second session, entitled "An act to amend section 601 of subchapter 3 of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia," which you referred to them for report as to the merits of the bill and the propriety of its passage.

The proposed legislation amends section 601 of subchapter 3 of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia by permitting less than a majority of the trustees, directors, or managers to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business if so specified in the by-laws of the corporation.

In view of the fact that in many corporations of this character it is difficult to obtain a quorum consisting of a majority of the trustees, the commissioners believe that the change proposed by the legislation is desirable and they recommend favorable action on the bill.

Very truly yours,

L. H. REICHELDERFER, President.

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Mr. WHEELER, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. J. Res. 167]

The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. J. Res. 167) to clarify and amend an act entitled "An act conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and enter judgment in any claims which the Assiniboine Indians may have against the United States, and for other purposes," approved March 2, 1927, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with a recommendation that the bill do pass without amendment.

This bill has the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, as set forth in the letters, which are appended hereto and made a part of this report.

Hon. LYNN J. FRAZIER,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, May 28, 1930.

Chairman Committee on Indian Affairs,

United States Senate.

MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN. With further reference to your request of April 22 for a report on S. J. Res. 167, which would amend the act conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear and adjudicate claims of the Assiniboine Indians against the United States, there is transmitted herewith a memorandum from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. After a review of the proposed measure, I agree with Commissioner Rhoads.

Very truly yours,

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary.

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