STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE. Statement of the managers on the part of the House as to disagreeing votes of the two Houses on amendments of the bill (H. R. 20347) making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916: Amendment 19 provided for the appropriation of $400,000 for the purchase of an aviation school and training grounds, and the erection of buildings thereon, on or near the Bay of San Diego, Cal. The House receded with an amendment providing for a commission to ascertain the feasibility of purchase and the probable value of land at San Diego and at other places on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts, and appropriated $1,000 to pay expenses of said com mission. Amendment 58 was an amendment respecting the government and control of the United States military prison; and the Senate receded. Amendment 70 was an amendment providing for the purchase of a tract of land containing 280 acres adjoining the United States Army post at Missoula; and the Senate receded. Amendment 112 was an amendment placing upon this bill the Articles of War; and the Senate receded. Amendment 113 was an amendment relating to the control and discipline and change of name of the United States military prison; and the House receded with an amendment. Amendment 114 was an amendment providing for the detail of officers to the Judge Advocate General's Department; and the Senate receded. Amendment 115 was an amendment repealing certain laws in conflict with the Articles of War, as set forth in the Senate amendment; and the Senate receded. Amendment 116 referred to the offenses and penalties set out in amendment 112 of the Senate; and the Senate receded. Amendment 117 was an amendment referring to the taking effect of the Articles of War and the government of the military prison; and the House receded with an amendment. Senate amendment 107, respecting the Taylor system, is in disagreement. 4 JAMES HAY, O 63D CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 3d Session. FEDERAL BUILDING AT EUREKA SPRINGS, ARK. MARCH 2 (calendar day, MARCH 3), 1915.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. CLARK of Florida, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 21350.] The Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to which was referred the bill (H. R. 21350) to increase the limit of cost of the construction of a Federal building at Eureka Springs, Ark., having considered the same, beg to report thereon with the recommendation that the bill pass. The acts of May 30, 1908, and June 25, 1910, authorized the expenditure of $57,500 for a site and building at Eureka Springs. Seven thousand five hundred dollars of this amount has been expended for a site, leaving $50,000 available for the building. To construct a satisfactory building, providing accommodations for the post office, Internal-Revenue Service, and Civil Service Commission, the Treasury Department estimates that an increase of $20,000 more than the present limit will be required, making a total of $70,000 necessary. There follows an extract of the Treasury Department report on the project: The limit of cost for the site and building is $57,500, of which amount $7,500 has been expended for a site, leaving a balance of $50,000 for the construction of the building. From the information submitted by the Post Office Department, the InternalRevenue Service, and the Civil Service Commission it is estimated that a two-story building of 4,000 square feet ground area will be required to provide adequate accommodations for those branches. To construct such a building, fireproof throughout, it is estimated that the sum of $70,000 will be required, or $20,000 more than is available under the present limit. As the Eureka Springs building is among the projects for which it is intended to complete the working drawings during the current fiscal year and as the present limit of cost is evidently insufficient for an adequate building the matter is brought to your attention, and the department would be glad to receive an early expression of your opinion as to what course you consider it best to follow in this case. Having given the foregoing very careful consideration, the committee begs to report the bill favorably. No. NAVAL MAIL LINES. MARCH 2 (calendar day, MARCH 3), 1915.-Ordered to be printed. Mr. ALEXANDER, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT. [To accompany S. 5259.] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 5259) to establish one or more United States Navy mail lines between the United States and South America and between the United States and the countries of Europe, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House numbered 1. That the House recede from its amendment numbered 2, and agree to the same. And that the Senate agree to the amendment of the House to the title of the bill. Amendment numbered 3: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House numbered 3, and agree to the same with amendments as follows: Page 9, line 3, of said amendment, add to section 9, after the word "Provided" and the period, the following: The captain and watch officers on vessels registered, enrolled, or operated under the provisions of this act shall be American citizens. Pages 11 and 12 of said amendment, strike out all of section 16. Page 12 of said amendment, strike out the word "two" and insert the word three in line 2 of section 17. And the House agree to the same. JOSHUA W. ALEXANDER, J. FRED. C. TALBOTT, F. M. SIMMONS, Managers on the part of the Senate. |