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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 50 STAT. · June 30, 1939 · Private Law 1

Private Law 1.

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(/us/pl/75/415)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Wildlife-restoration projects.Federal cooperation through State game, etc., departments.Assent, etc., of State.of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with the States, through their respective State fish and game departments, in wildlife-restoration projects as here in after set forth; but no money apportioned under this Act to any State shall be expended therein until its legislature, or other State agency authorized by the State constitution to make laws governing the conservation of wildlife, shall have assented to the provision of this Act and shall have passed laws for the conservation of wildlife which shall include a prohibition against the diversion of license fees paid by hunters for any other purpose than the administration of said State fish and game department, except that, until the final adjournment of the first regular session of the legislature held after the passage of this Act, the assent of the Governor of the State shall be sufficient.
The Secretary of Agriculture and the StateAgreement to terms. fish and game department of each State accepting the benefits of this Act shall agree upon the wildlife-restoration projects to be aided in such State under the terms of this Act and all projects shall conform to the standards fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act the term “wildlife-restoration“Wildlife-restoration project”; defined. project” shall be construed to mean and include the selection, restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of areas of land or water adaptable as feeding, resting, or breeding places for wildlife, including acquisition by purchase, condemnation, lease, or gift of such areas or estates or interests therein as are suitable or capable of being made suitable therefor, and the construction thereon or therein of such works as may be necessary to make them available for such purposes and also including such research into problems of wildlife management as may be necessary to efficient administration affecting wildlife resources, and such preliminary or incidental costs and expenses as may be incurred in and about such projects; the term “State fish“State flash and game department.” and game department” shall be construed to mean and include any department or division of department of another name, or commission, or official or officials, of a State empowered under its laws to exercise the functions ordinarily exercised by a State fish and game department.
Sec. 3. An amount equal to the revenue accruing during the fiscal“The Federal aid to wild life-restoration fund” set apart.[47 Stat. 264](/us/stat/47/264). year ending June 30, 1939, and each fiscal year thereafter, from the tax imposed by section 610, title IV, of the Revenue Act of 1932 (47 Stat. 169), as heretofore or hereafter extended and amended, on fire-arms, shells, and cartridges, is hereby authorized to be set apart in the Treasury as a special fund to be known as “The Federal aid to wildlife-restoration fund” and is hereby authorized to be appropriatedAvailability. and made available until expended for the purposes of this Act.
So much of such appropriation apportioned to any State for anyUse of balance. fiscal year as remains unexpended at the close thereof is authorized to be made available for expenditure in that State until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. Any amount apportioned to any State under the provisions of this Act which is unexpended or unobligated at the end of the period during which it is available for expenditure on any project is authorized to be made available for expenditure by[16 U. S. C. §§ 715–715r](/us/usc/t16/s715–715r). the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out the provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act. 918 Sec. 4.
Administrative expenses. So much, not to exceed 8 per centum, of the revenue covered into said fund in each fiscal year as the Secretary of Agriculture may estimate to be necessary for his expenses in the administration and execution of this Act and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act shall be deducted for that purpose, and such sum is authorized to be made available therefor until the expiration of the next Apportionment of balance.succeeding fiscal year, and within sixty days after the close of such fiscal year the Secretary of Agriculture shall apportion such part thereof as remains unexpended by him, if any, and make certificate thereof to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the State fish and game departments on the same basis and in the same manner as is provided as to other amounts authorized by this Act to be apportioned among the States for such current fiscal year.
The Secretary of Agriculture, after making the aforesaid deduction, shall apportion the remainder of the revenues in said fund for each fiscal year among the several States in the following manner, that is to say, one-half in the ratio which the area of each State bears to the total area of all the States and one-half in the ratio which the number of paid hunting-license holders of each State in the preceding fiscal year, as certified to said Secretary by the State fish and game departments, bears to the total number of paid hunting-license holders of *Provisos*.Maximum State apportionment.Provision where apportionment less than $15,000.all the States: *Provided*, That the apportionment for any one State, shall not exceed the sum of $150,000 annually: *Provided further*, That where the apportionment to any State under this section is less than $15,000 annually, the Secretary of Agriculture may allocate not more than $15,000 of said fund to said State to carry out the purposes of this Act when said State certifies to the Secretary of Agriculture that it has set aside not less than $5,000 from its fish and game funds or has made, through its legislature, an appropriation in this amount, for said purposes.
Sec. 5. Certification of estimate for administrative expenses. Within sixty days after the approval of this Act the Secretary of Agriculture shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury and to each State fish and game department the sum which he has estimated to be deducted for administering and executing this Act and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act and the sum which he has apportioned to each State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and on or before February 20 next preceding the commencement of each succeeding fiscal year shall make like certificates for State acceptance.such fiscal year.
Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this Act shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture to this effect within sixty days after it has received the certification referred to in this section. The sum apportioned to any State which fails to notify the Secretary of Agriculture as herein provided is authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out the provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Sec. 6. Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this Act shall by its State fish and game department submit to the Secretary of Agriculture full and detailed statements of any wildlife restoration project proposed for that State.
If the Secretary of Agriculture finds that such project meets with the standards set up by him and approves said project, the State fish and game department shall furnish to him such surveys, plans, specifications, and *Proviso*.Approval.estimates therefor as he may require: *Provided, however*, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall approve only such projects as may be substantial in character and design and the expenditure of funds hereby authorized shall be applied only to such approved projects and if otherwise applied they shall be replaced by the State before it may participate in any further apportionment under this Act. 919 Items included for engineering, inspection, and unforeseen contingenciesLimitation. in connection with any works to be constructed shall not exceed 10 per centum of the cost of such works and shall be paid by the State as a part of its contribution to the total cost of such works.
If the Secretary of Agriculture approves the plans, specifications,Notice of approval. and estimates for the project, he shall notify the State fish and game department and immediately certify the fact to the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury shall thereuponAllocations. set aside so much of said fund as represents the share of the United States payable under this Act on account of such project, which sum so set aside shall not exceed 75 per centum of the total estimated cost thereof.
No payment of any money apportionedRestriction on payments. under this Act shall be made on any project until such statement of the project and the plans, specifications, and estimates thereof shall have been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. Sec. 7. When the Secretary of Agriculture shall find that any projectPayments on approved completed projects. approved by him has been completed or, if involving research relating to wildlife, is being conducted, in compliance with said plans and specifications, he shall cause to be paid to the proper authority of said State the amount set aside for said project: *Provided*, That*Proviso*.Installments during construction. the Secretary of Agriculture may, in his discretion, from time to time, make payments on said project as the same progresses; but these payments, including previous payments, if any, shall not be more than the United States’ pro-rata share of the project in conformity with said plans and specifications.
Any construction work and labor in each State shall be performed in accordance with its laws and under the direct supervision of the State fish and game department, subject to the inspection and approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and in accordance with rules and regulations made pursuant to this Act. The Secretary of Agriculture and the State fish and game department of each State may jointly determine at what times and in what amounts payments, as work progresses, shall be made under this Act.
Such payments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, on warrants drawn by the Secretary of Agriculture against the said fund to such official or officials, or depository, as may be designated by the State fish and game department and authorized under the laws of the State to receive public funds of the State. Sec. 8. To maintain wildlife-restoration projects established underState maintenance of established projects. the provisions of this Act shall be the duty of the States according to their respective laws.
Sec. 9. Out of the deductions set aside for administering andPersonal services. executing this Act and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to employ such assistants, clerks, and other persons in the city of Washington and elsewhere, to be taken from the eligible lists of the Civil Service; to rent orRent, etc.Contingent expenses. construct buildings outside of the city of Washington; to purchase such supplies, materials, equipment, office fixtures, and apparatus; and to incur such travel and other expenses, including purchase, maintenance, and hire of passenger-carrying motor vehicles, as he may deem necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
Sec. 10. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make rulesRules and regulations. and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Sec. 11. The Secretary of Agriculture shall make an annual reportAnnual report to Congress. to the Congress of the sum set apart in “The Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund”, giving detailed information as to the projects and expenditures therefor. Approved, September 2, 1937. I INDEX **A** Page **Acadia National Park, Maine,** appropriation for administration, etc 604 **Accident Prevention Conference,** appropriation authorized for furtherance of work 631 Appropriation for 762 **Accounting,** executive departments, payments for metered services 119 **Accounting Office.** *See* General Accounting Office. **Accounts and Deposits, Office of Commissioner of.** *See* Treasury Department. **Ackia National Memorial Commission and Battleground National Monument, Miss.,** balances made available 765 **Adams Act,** appropriation for allotments under 398 **Adjusted Compensation Payment Act:** Appropriation for administrative expenses 229 Amendment, escheat to United States of certain amounts which would otherwise escheat to State, etc 641 **Adjutant General’s Department.** *See* War Department. **Adoption Proceedings.** *See* District of Columbia. **Aerial Legal Experts, International Technical Committee of,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Aeronautical Charts,** appropriation for compilation, etc 294 **Aeronautics:** Bureau of. *See* Navy Department.
National Advisory Committee for, appropriation for 338 **Agricultural Adjustment Act.** *See also* Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. Programs under, participation by Members of Congress 838 Sugar, repeal of provisions relating to 916 **Agricultural Chemical Investigations,** appropriation for 414 **Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930.** *See* Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, Amendments. **Agricultural Economics, Bureau of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Agricultural Experiment Stations,** appropriation for 398 **Agricultural Extension Work,** extension of, to Puerto Rico 881 **Agricultural Fires and Explosive Dusts,** appropriation for investigations 415 **Agricultural Marketing Act, Amendments:** Farm Credit Administration, sale of property acquired on account of loans 717 Revolving fund, designated funds covered into 718 **Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937:** Agricultural Adjustment Act, agreements, etc., under, ratified 249 No processing, etc., taxes to be levied under 249 Declaration of policy 246 “Interstate or foreign commerce” defined 248 Milk disputes, arbitration of 248 Milk prices, determination of 247 Producer referendum, provisions governing 247 Amendment— Marketing agreement and order programs, provisions extended to include honeybees 563 **Agricultural Programs,** participation in, by Members of Congress 838 **Agriculture:** Cotton, classification of, authorized by Secretary of Agriculture upon request of producer groups 62 Collection and publication of information on supply, demand, market prices, etc 62 Crop production loans, 1937. *See* Farmers.
Farm forestry. *See* Cooperative Farm Forestry Act. Relief and benefit of, expression of views of Congress as to program for 754 **Agriculture, Department of.** *See also* Secretary of Agriculture. Appropriation for— Agricultural Economics, Bureau of 424 Wool marketing studies 427 Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of 423II Agricultural land resources, conservation and use of 430 Animal Industry, Bureau of 403 Foot-and-mouth disease, etc., eradication of 406 Beltsville Research Center 432 Biological Survey, Bureau of 419 Chemistry and Soils, Bureau of 414 Commodity Exchange Act, enforcement 427 Contingent expenses 396 Dairy Industry, Bureau of 407 Diseased cattle, elimination of 432 Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Bureau of 415 Experiment Stations, Office of 398 Extension Service 400 Food and Drug Administration 427 Forest roads and trails 433 Forest Service 410 Acquisition of land for national forests 413 Forest-fire cooperation 413 Forest planting stock, cooperative distribution of 413 National forest administration 411 Home Economics, Bureau of 427 Information, Office of 397 International production control committees 432 International Wheat Advisory Committee, contribution 432 Library 398 Plant Industry, Bureau of 407 Printing and binding 397 Public Roads, Bureau of 421 Federal-aid highway system 422 Grade crossing elimination 423 Public-lands highways 423 Secondary or feeder roads 422 Secretary, Office of 395 Miscellaneous expenses 396 Rent of buildings, D.
C 397 Salaries 395 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, effecting provisions of 430 Soil Conservation Service 429 Solicitor, Office of 397 Special research fund 399 Weather Bureau 402 Deficiency appropriation for— Agricultural land resources, conservation and use of 761 Audited claims 234, 778, 781 Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, administration 762 Commodity Exchange Act, enforcement 12 Cotton producers, price adjustment payment to 762 Dairy Industry, Bureau of 761 Damage claims 232, 775, 776 Forest Service 12 International Production Control Committees 762 Judgments, payment of 15, 776 Plant Industry, Bureau of 761 Sugar Act of 1937, administration 762 Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, administration by 246 Appropriations, interchange of 431 Arid and semiarid areas, water conservation, etc 869 Appropriations authorized 870 Conditions required 870 Location of facilities 869 Secretary, powers and duties 870 Cooperative Farm Forestry Act, administration by 188 Cotton, classification of, authorized upon request of producer groups 62 Collection and publication of information on supply, demand, market prices, etc 62 Cotton prices, predicting future, forbidden 396 Deteriorated explosives, transfer from War Department for agricultural purposes, provisions repealed 94 Food, etc., tests, for other departments, transfer of funds authorized 431 Greenville, Tex., acquisition of tract of land near 408 Houma, La., establishment of sugarcane station at 410 Insecticide spray on fruit, use of funds for investigating effects of, forbidden 396 Insect pest and plant disease control, appropriation authorized for 57 Appropriation for 120, 514 Pecos River, survey for run-off retardation 864 Rent, D.
C., transfer of funds for 471 Rio Grande, survey for run-off retardation 864 Sugar Act of 1937, administration by 903 Toll bridges on Federal-aid highways, aid to States in making certain, free bridges 640 Vehicles, purchase from lump-sum appropriations; restriction on use 431 Wildlife-restoration projects, cooperation with States with respect to, administration by 917III **Agriculture, International Institute of,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Agua Caliente Reservation, Calif.,** sale or lease of land for public airport, authorized 811 **Air Commerce, Bureau of.** *See* Commerce, Department of. **Air Corps.** *See* War Department. **Air Corps Technical School:** Denver, Colo., establishment of branch at 862 Construction authorized 857 **Aircraft in Commerce,** appropriation for 284 **Air Mail:** Alaska, surcharge for, provided 725 Investigations, appropriation for 337 **Air Mail Service,** appropriation for 13, 159 **Air Navigation, Canal Zone.** *See* Canal Zone, Code Amendments. **Air Navigation Facilities,** appropriation for 284 **Ak Chin Irrigation Project, Ariz.,** appropriation for 576 **Alabama:** Collinsville, appropriation for river and harbor works 516 Coosa River, bridge authorized across, at Gilberts Ferry 27 Dauphin Island, establishment of Coast Guard station authorized 640 Mobile Bay, time extended for bridging, between Cedar Point and Dauphin Island 250 River and harbor improvements authorized 847 Preliminary examinations authorized 854 Tuscumbia, release of title to certain land to, or owners of equitable title 651 **Alameda, Calif.,** acquisition of land for naval air station, amendment of Act providing for 56 Appropriation for 110 **Alameda Creek, Calif.,** examination authorized 880 **Alamitos Bay, Calif.,** examination authorized 855 **Alaska:** Appropriation for— Agricultural experiment stations 398 Extension service 400 Alaska Railroad 612 Retirement and disability fund 332 Game law enforcement 420 Governor, etc., salaries 611 Indigent, relief of 140 Insane, care, etc., of 612 International boundary commission, United States, Canada, and 270 Lowell Creek, flood control 519 Medical relief 585 Metlakahtla, Annette Islands Reserve, relief of destitution, etc 586 Mineral resources investigations 598 Mount McKinley National Park, administration, etc 605 Natives, support and education of 584 Public schools, maintenance, etc 612 Railroads, additional income tax 144 Reindeer service 586 Roads, bridges, etc., construction and repair 612 Salmon River, flood control 519 Seal fisheries, protection 296 Star-route service 158 Deficiency appropriation for— Annette Island Reserve 222 Point Barrow Hospital, reconstruction, etc 222 Roads, bridges, etc., maintenance 765 Air mail, surcharge for, authorized 725 Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, extension of provisions to 532 Bristol Bay, commercial salmon fishing, residence requirements 639 Criminal code amendment, license tax on shipping, certain provisions repealed 497 Forest roads and trails, apportionment of sums for 433 Ketchikan, bond issue authorized for public improvements 811 Lowell Creek, modification of flood control project 806 Municipal bond issues for public works; submission and approval, provisions modified 258 One-house legislature, referendum as to establishment provided 664 Oysters, leasing of bottoms for commercial cultivation authorized 557 Reindeer industry, preservation of native character of 900 Acquisition of reindeer, range equipment, etc 900 Distribution to natives 901 Sale or transfer to other than natives, restriction 901 Appropriation authorized 902 Grazing on public lands, regulation of 902 Loans authorized 900 Receipts to constitute revolving fund 900 Nonnatives, declaration of ownership of Alaska reindeer to be filed 900 River and harbor improvements authorized 849, 850 Preliminary examinations authorized 855, 880IV Salmon fishing, Bristol Bay, residence requirements 639 Shipping, license tax on, certain provisions repealed 497 Sitka Cold Storage Co., conveyance of certain land to 652 Unicameral legislature, referendum as to establishment provided 664 **Alaska Communication System,** appropriation for operation, etc 515 **Alaska Railroad Retirement and Disability Fund,** appropriation for 332 **Albania,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Albany, N.
Y.,** examination of waterway from, to Schenectady, N. Y., authorized 851 **Albert Gallatin, statue of, Washington, D. C.,** selection of site and erection of pedestal authorized 260 Appropriation authorized 261 **Albrook Field, C. Z.,** appropriation for improvements 452 **Albuquerque, N. Mex.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Alcatraz Island, Calif.,** appropriation for penitentiary at 281 **Alcohol Administration, Federal,** appropriation for 144 **Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, Amendments.** *See* District of Columbia. **Alderson, W.
Va.,** appropriation for Federal Industrial Institution for Women. 281 **Alfaro, Olmedo,** admission to U. S. Military Academy 303 **Aliens.** *See also* Citizenship and Naturalization; Immigration and Naturalization Service. Deportation of, who secured preference- or non-quota visas by contracting marriage to fraudulently expedite admission 164 Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Silver Jubilee Camp, temporary entry of participants 484 Illegally-entered, restriction on employment under Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937 354 Nonresident," tax on income 830 Removal at Government expense of certain, applying for deportation; ineligibility for readmission 164 World War veterans, naturalization of certain, residing in United States, extension of privilege 743 **Allegheny River,** time extended for bridging, at Pittsburgh, Pa 245 **Allens Creek, Tex.,** examination authorized 854 **Alsea River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Alvarez, Gen Higinio,** appropriation authorized for payment to Mexico for account of 131 Appropriation for 769 **Ambassadors,** appropriation for salaries of 263 **American and Philippine Experts, Joint Committee of,** appropriation for 228 **American Battle Monuments Commission:** Appropriation for 330 World War memorials, Europe, dedication expenses 324 **American Chemical Society,** incorporation of 798 Effective date 800 **American Embassy Drafts,** appropriation for interest payments on certain 769 **American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac,** appropriation for preparation of 116 **American Ethnology,** appropriation for researches, etc 342 **American Historical Association,** appropriation for printing report of 343 **American International Institute for the Protection of Childhood,** appropriation for contribution 267 **American Island, S.
Dak.,** construction of tourist cabins, amusement, etc., facilities on, by Chamberlain, authorized 623 **American Legion Museum, Newport News, Va.,** loan or gift to, of World War relics at Fort Eustis, Va., authorized 252 **American Oil Co.,** payment of judgment 219 **American Printing House for the Blind,** annual authorized appropriation increased 744 Appropriation for 155, 775 **American States, Eighth International Conference of, Lima, Peru,** appropriation for participation expenses 271 **American Telephone and Telegraph Company Investigation.** *See* Federal Communications Commission. **Amoy, China,** sale of lot situated at, authorized 246 **Anacostia River,** appropriation for settlement of land claims along shore of 763 **Anastasia Island Lighthouse Reservation, Fla.,** disposal of portion of, amendment to Act providing for 64 St.
Augustine, conveyance of portion to 65 **Anclote River, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Animal Industry, Bureau of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Annapolis, Md.:** Appropriation for engineering experiment station 103 Naval Academy at. *See* Naval Academy. V **Annette Island Reserve, Alaska,** appropriation for 222, 586 **Annuities.** *See* Railroad Retirement Act of 1937. **Anthony Wayne.** *See* General Anthony Wayne Memorial Commission. **Antietam, Battle of,** coinage of 50-cent-pieces to commemorate anniversary, authorized 306 **Antitrust Laws, Amendment,** resale price maintenance contracts legalized where lawful in intrastate transactions 693 **Apalachicola Bay, Fla.,** improvement of intracoastal waterway from, to Saint Marks River, Fla 847 **Apalachicola River, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Apprentices,** formulation and promotion of labor standards for, by Department of Labor 664 **Appropriation Acts:** Agriculture, Department of 395 Civilian Conservation Corps, Railroad Retirement Account, etc 469 Commerce, Department of 283 Deficiency Acts— Fiscal year 1937, First 8 Fiscal year 1937, Second 213 Fiscal year 1937, Third 755 District of Columbia 359 Emergency Relief, 1937 352 Emergent appropriations, fiscal year 1937 135 Extension of Appropriations Act, 1938 468 Continuance of, last half of July 1937 514 Farm Credit Administration 433 Independent Offices 329 Interior, Department of 564 Justice, Department of 273 Labor, Department of 297 Legislative Branch of the Government 169 Military Appropriation Act 442 Navy Department 96 Post Office Department 155 State, Department of 261 Treasury Department 137 War Department 442, 515 War Department Civil Appropriation Act 515 **Appropriations:** Accident Prevention Conference, authorized 631 Appropriation for 762 Agricultural extension work, extension of, to Puerto Rico, authorized 881 Alameda, Calif., acquisition of site and development, Naval Air Station 110 Alaska reindeer industry, preservation of native character, authorized 902 Albert Gallatin, pedestal and preparation of site for statue of, authorized 261 American Embassy drafts, payment of interest on certain 769 Arid and semiarid areas, water conservation, etc., authorized 870 Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, authorized 624, 525, 526 Appropriation for 762 Blind, adult, increase in annual appropriation for books for, authorized 72 Cabinet Gorge, Columbia River, hydroelectric power surveys, authorized 638 Appropriation for 764 Camp Stanley, Tex., improvement of ammunition storage facilities, authorized 166 Appropriation for 452 Canada, payment to, for account of Janet Hardcastle Ross, authorized 130 Appropriation for 768 Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bicentenary Commission 10 Chile, payment to, for account of Enriqueta Koch v de Jeanneret, authorized 130 Appropriation for 769 China, payment to, for accounts of certain citizens, authorized 130, 131, 132, 133 Appropriation for 768 Civilian Conservation Corps, authorized 322 Appropriation for 470 Cohan, George M., medal 231 Cooperative Farm Forestry Act, authorized 188 Crop production loans, 1937, authorized 7 Appropriation for 11 Delaware Valley Tercentenary Commission 272 District of Columbia— Airport Commission 10 Boiler inspection and regulation 11 Dominican Republic, payment to, for account of Mercedes Martinez Viuda de Sanchez, authorized 132 Appropriation for 769 Ellsworth, Lincoln, medal 231 Fishing industry, purchase and distribution of products of, authorized 27 Funds made available for 61 Fort Niagara, N.
Y-, reconstruction expenses, authorized 128 Appropriation for 452 France, payment to, for account of Henry Borday, authorized 219 Appropriation for 768VI General Anthony Wayne Memorial Commission, authorized 696 Golden Gate International Exposition Commission, authorized 490 Appropriation for 759 Government Losses in Shipment Act, fund for replacement of losses, authorized 479 Appropriation for 471 Great Britain— Moosa, N. J., payment as indemnity for injuries to, authorized 129 Appropriation for 768 Richardson, Samuel, payment for account of estate of, authorized 134 Appropriation for 768 Shanghai Electric Construction Co., Ltd., payment for account of, authorized 129 Appropriation for 768 Great Lakes Exposition, participation, authorized 61 Appropriation for 215, 758 Housing Act of 1937, United States, authorized 897 Appropriation for 772 Insect pest and plant disease control, authorized 57 Appropriation for 120, 514 Inter-American Radio Conference, participation expenses, authorized 749 Appropriation for 770 International Congress of Architects, participation expenses, authorized 441 International Dairy Congress, Eleventh, participation expenses authorized 249 Appropriation for 770 International Exposition of Paris, 1937, participation by United States 22 International Labor Office, aid in defraying expenses of Technical Tripartite Textile Conference, 1937 29 International Road Congress, Eighth, 1938, participation expenses, authorized 750 Japan, payment to, as share of expense of deportation of enemy aliens from China, World War, authorized 199 Appropriation for 769 Joint Committee on Government Organization 9 Lake of the Woods, payment of claims for damages, water level fluctuations, authorized 843 Marine Band, attendance at— Grand Army Encampment, 1937, authorized 543 Appropriation for 768 United Confederate Veterans’ 1937 Reunion, authorized 200 Appropriation for 250 Mexico, payment to, for account of Gen Higinio Alvarez, authorized 131 Appropriation for 769 Military posts, construction, rehabilitation, etc., authorized 857 National Bituminous Coal Commission, authorized 91 Appropriation for 567 National Cancer Institute Act, authorized 561, 562 Appropriation for 772 Naval air station, San Francisco Bay, Calif., authorized 239 Netherlands, payment to, for account of family of Miguel Paula, authorized 129 Appropriation for 768 New York World’s Fair, authorized 495 Appropriation for 759 Nicaragua, payment to, for account of Mercedes V. de Williams, and others, authorized 133 Appropriation for 769 Pan American Exposition, authorized 832 Pan American Sanitary Conference, Tenth, participation expenses, authorized 198 Reclamation projects, investigation of financial, etc., conditions, authorized 738 Appropriation for 764 Red-cedar shingles, collection and publication of statistics on, authorized 205 Relief and work relief 10 San Francisco, Calif., acquisition of land for cemeterial purposes, War Department, authorized 256 Santa Rosa Band of Mission Indians, Calif., acquisition of land for, authorized 69 Appropriation for 763 Savanna Ordnance Depot, Ill., improvement of ammunition storage facilities, authorized 166 Shenandoah Memorial, Ava, Ohio, construction 775 Sioux Indians, Pine Ridge Reservation, S.
Dak., authorized 441 Appropriation for 763 Sugar Act of 1937, administration expenses, authorized 915 Appropriation for 762 Technical Tripartite Textile Conference, 1937, aid in defraying expenses of 29 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission 759VII Tulip, U. S. ship, memorial to officers, etc., Saint Inigoes Bay, Md., authorized 259 Appropriation for 767 United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission, additional, authorized 694 Appropriation for 756 Washington, D. C., model testing plant 111 World’s Poultry Congress and Exposition, Seventh, participation expenses, authorized 550 Appropriation for 771 World War memorials, Europe, dedication expenses 324 **Arbitration:** Appropriation for— Boards, expenses 340 Bureau of Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International, contribution 267 International Bureau of Permanent Court of, contribution 267 **Arch Hurley Conservancy District, N.
Mex.,** construction of reclamation project authorized 557 **Architect of the Capitol.** *See* Legislative Branch of the Government. **Architects, International Congress of:** Appropriation authorized for expenses of Fifteenth Congress 441 Invitation to foreign countries to participate 441 **Archives.** *See* National Archives. **Arecibo Harbor, Puerto Rico,** improvement authorized 850 **Argentina,** appropriation for ambassador to 263 **Arid and Semiarid Areas,** water conservation, etc 869 Appropriations authorized 870 Conditions required 870 Location of facilities 869 Secretary of Agriculture, powers and duties 869, 870 **Arizona:** Appropriation for— Boulder Dam Recreational Area, Nevada and, administration, etc. 607 Gila project, construction 595 Grand Canyon National Park, administration, etc 604 Indian irrigation projects 576 Indians, support, etc., of 572, 576, 577, 578, 580, 582, 584, 586, 589, 590 Salt River project, construction 595 Yuma project, operation, etc 593 Fort Huachuca, construction at, authorized 859 Indian lands, restoration to tribal ownership 862 Mineral patents, deposit of rent by applicant; damages 863 Order withdrawing certain lands from mineral entry revoked 863 Rights-of-way, etc 863 Water developments, restriction on use 863 Papago Indian Reservation, area enlarged 536 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 879 **Arkansas:** Hot Springs General Hospital, construction at, authorized 857 Hot Springs National Park, appropriation for administration, etc 605 Cession of jurisdiction accepted 243 Lake Village, bridge authorized across Mississippi River at 745 River and harbor improvements authorized 848 Preliminary examinations authorized 854, 878 **Arkansas River, Okla.,** examination authorized 878 **Arlington Farm, Va.,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 408 **Arlington Memorial Bridge,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 609 **Arlington National Cemetery, Va.,** appropriation for maintenance 515 **Arms, Ammunition, and Implements of War.** *See also* Neutrality Act of 1935, Amendments.
Spain, prohibition on exportation to 3 **Army.** *See also* War Department. Aliens, reenlistment of, who have declared intention to become citizens 696 Filipinos, serving on July 1, 1937 696 Assignment of officers as inspectors, etc., of buildings abroad 273 Civilian Conservation Corps, detail of Reserve officers to active duty with 320 Courts martial, investigation before trial; review provisions modified 724 Disbursing officers, credit in accounts for certain rental payments, personnel on National Guard duty 724 Shipment of automobiles, appropriation for 238 Helium, requisition of, from Bureau of Mines 886 Reserve officers and Enlisted Reserves, pension laws for peace-time service extended to 305VIII Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, and Boxer Uprising, honorable discharges to veterans discharged for age, etc., misrepresentation 203 Stenographic reporters, enlisted men, extra pay for 805 **Army and Navy General Hospital, Ark.,** construction at, authorized 857 **Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark.,** appropriation for construction and repair 454 **Army Disbursing Officers,** appropriation for payment of claims of certain 18, 783 **Army Medical Museum,** appropriation for 444 **Army War College,** appropriation for 445 **Arrow Rock, Mo.:** Missouri River, bridge authorized across, at 630 Time extended for bridging 201 **Arroyo Colorado, Tex.,** examination authorized 854 **Arroyo Grande Creek, Calif.,** examination authorized 880 **Articles of War, Amendments:** Courts martial:
Investigation before trial 724 Review provisions modified 724 **Ashley River, S. C.,** improvement authorized 847 **Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio,** improvement authorized 849 **Assateague Channel, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Astoria, Oreg.,** time extended for bridging Columbia River at 563 **Astronomical Union, International,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Astrophysical Observatory,** appropriation for maintenance 342 **Atchison, Kans.,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 24 **Atlanta, Ga.,** appropriation for penitentiary maintenance, etc 280 **Atlantic Coast,** appropriation for survey expenses 292 **Atlantic County, N.
J.,** examination of inland waterway through, authorized 852 **Attorney General.** *See* Justice, Department of. **Audited Claims,** deficiency appropriation for 16, 219, 234, 777 **Austria,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Ava, Ohio,** erection of Shenandoah Memorial; location modified 557 Appropriation for construction 775 **Aviation Conference, Lima, Peru,** balance continued available for 272 **Aviation Day, National, 1937,** designation of 202 **B** **Bachman, Nathan L.,** appropriation for payment to widow of 135 **Back Bay, Miss.,** examination authorized 854 **Back Creek, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Back Sound, N.
C.,** channel from, to Lookout Bight, improvement authorized 847 **Bad River, S. Dak.,** examination authorized 879 **Bailiffs, United States Courts,** appropriation for salaries, etc 279 **Baker, Francis J.,** payment of claim 18 **Baker Island,** appropriation for administrative expenses 614 **Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Baltimore, Md.,** appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 **Bankhead-Jones Act,** appropriation for payments under 398, 400 Extension of, to Puerto Rico 881 **Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act:** Corporations, transactions with 530 County committees, appointment, etc 529 Farmers’ Home Corporation, creation, powers, etc. 527 Administrative provisions 528 Farm tenant provisions 522 Appropriation authorized 524 Appropriation for 762 County committees and loans 523 Loans, term of 523 Equitable distribution of 524 Production expansion, avoidance of 524 Secretary of Agriculture, powers of 522 Fees and commissions, prohibition on 532 Foreclosure, bids at 531 Penalty provisions 531 Real property sales, reservations by United States 530 Rehabilitation loans 524 Appropriation authorized 525 Borrowers and terms 524 Debt adjustment 525 Resettlement projects 530 Separability of provisions 533 Set-off of indebtedness against payments, restriction 531 Submarginal land, retirement of 525 Appropriation authorized 526 Appropriation for 762IX Counties, payments to 526 Land program, powers of Secretary 525 Program 525 Surveys and research 531 Taxation of property 531 Territories, extension of provisions to 532 Transfer of lands 530 Variable payments 531 **Bankhead, William B.,** appropriation for procurement of portrait of 9 **Bank Robbery Statutes,** burglary and larceny added 749 **Bankruptcy Act of 1898, Amendments:** Corporate reorganizations, lease or sale of property of debtor 622 Taxing agencies, composition of indebtedness, additional jurisdiction 654 Compositions, petition for 655 Acceptance by creditors before confirmation 657 Approval; notice of hearing to creditors, etc 656 Definitions 654 Termination of jurisdiction 659 **Bankruptcy Proceedings,** prohibition on certain agreements fixing compensation, appointment of certain persons as receivers, etc 810 **Banks and Banking.** *See* Federal Reserve Act, Amendments. **Banks for Cooperatives.** *See* Farm Credit Act of 1933, Amendments. **Barksdale Field, La.,** appropriation for improvements 452 **Barnegat Inlet, N.
J.,** improvement authorized 845 **Barryviile, N. Y.,** time extended for bridging Delaware River at 746 **Battenkill, N. Y.,** examination authorized 878 **Bayou Carlin, La.,** improvement authorized 848 **Bayou Dupre, La.,** improvement authorized 847 **Bayou La Loutre, La.,** improvement authorized 847 **Bayou Legare, Miss.,** examination authorized 854 **Bayou Macon, La.,** examination authorized 878 **Bayou Meto Basin, Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Bayou Petit Anse, La.,** improvement authorized 848 **Bayou Saint Malo, La.,** improvement authorized 847 **Bayou Savage, La.,** portion declared nonnavigable in New Orleans 649 **Bayou Teche, La.,** examination authorized 854 **Bayou Tigre, La.,** improvement authorized 848 **Bayou Yscloskey, La.,** improvement authorized 847 **Bay River, N.
C.,** improvement authorized 846 **Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge,** appropriation for maintenance 420 **Beaufort County, S. C.,** conveyance of Hunting Island Lighthouse Reservation to 651 **Beaufort Harbor, N. C.,** improvement of waterway connecting Pamlico Sound 846 **Beaufort Inlet, N. C.:** Examination of waterway to Norfolk, Va., authorized 853 Improvement authorized 847 **Beaufort, S. C.,** improvement of waterway between Saint Johns River, Fla., and 847 **Beaulac, Willard L.,** payment to 272 **Beaumont, Tex.,** portion of improvement project, Sabine-Neches Waterway, abandoned at 856 **Beaver Bay, Minn.,** establishment of Coast Guard station at, authorized 546 **Beaver River, Okla.,** examination authorized 878 **Bee Culture,** appropriation for 417 **Belgium,** appropriation for ambassador to 263 **Belhaven Harbor, N.
C.,** examination authorized 853 **Belle Fourche Project, S. Dak.,** appropriation for construction 595 **Bellingham Harbor, Wash.,** improvement authorized 849 **Beltsville Research Center,** appropriation for 432 **Benicia Harbor, Calif.,** examination authorized 855 **Benton Harbor Canal, Mich.,** declared nonnavigable, Benton Harbor, Mich 243 Improvement project abandoned 243 **Benton, Ill.,** term of court provided at 624 **Beresford Creek, S. C.,** examination authorized 853 **Big Piney Creek, Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Big Sandy River, Ariz.,** examination authorized 879 **Big Suamico River, Wis.,** improvement authorized 848 **Bills or Statements of Account,** produced by mechanical process, postage rate on 119 **Bill Williams River, Ariz.,** examination authorized 879X **Biological Investigations,** appropriation for 419 **Biological Sciences, International Union of,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Biological Survey, Bureau of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Biologic Products,** appropriation for regulation of sale of 149 **Birt, Ed,** payment to 769 **Bituminous Coal Act of 1937:** Bituminous Coal Code 76 Intrastate commerce, transactions in, affecting interstate commerce, subject to code 83 Marketing 77 Minimum-price-area table 78 Organization 76 Unfair methods of competition 81 Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 repealed 90 Combination between producers for disposal of competitive coals unlawful unless code accepted 88 Definitions 90 Duration of Act 90 Effective dates 90 Excessive coal prices, complaints to Commission 90 Labor provisions 87 National Bituminous Coal Commission established in Department of the Interior, composition, etc 72 Appropriations authorized; funds available 91 Appropriation for 567 Consumers’ counsel, establishment of office of; duties, etc 74 Studies and investigations by 89 Testimony, etc., securing of 86 Transfer of records, etc., to 91 Organization of the code, duties of the Commission 83 Reports and accounts of producers; penalty for failure to file 88 Review of district board actions 85 Schedule of districts 91 Separability of provisions 89 Tax on coal 75 Tax provisions, laws applicable to 86 Transportation costs, complaints to Interstate Commerce Commission respecting 90 **Bituminous Coal Commission, National.** *See* Bituminous Coal Act of 1937. **Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935,** repeal of 90 **Black Bass Law,** appropriation for enforcement 296 **Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Mont.,** relinquishment of certain lands held for reclamation purposes to; expenditure authorized 864 **Black River, Ark and La.,** improvement authorized 848 **Black River, Wis.,** improvement authorized 848 **Blair, Harry W.,** restrictions respecting certain counsel waived in favor of 805 **Blind:** Adult, appropriation for books for 183, 215 Increase in annual appropriation 72 Aid to, grants to States 345 Postage, special rates provided for certain publications for 66 Seeing-eye dogs, etc., accompanying, free transportation permitted 475 **Blister Rust Control,** appropriation for 417 **Blue Ridge Parkway,** appropriation for continuing construction 60S **Board of Tax Appeals,** appropriation for 331 **Boeuf River, La.,** examination authorized 878 **Boiler Inspection and Regulation, D.
C.** *See* District of Columbia. **Bolivia,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Bolling Field, D. C.,** appropriation for improvements 452 **Boise Project, Idaho,** appropriation for operation, etc 593, 595 **Bonneville Project:** Accounts of operations; report to Congress 736 Administration, appropriation for 764 Contracts and purchases 735 Definitions 733 Electric energy, disposal of 732 Negotiation of contracts for sale at wholesale for resale or direct consumption 734 Preferences 733 Rates, preparation of schedule; approval 735 Determination with regard to fact that power created as incident to dam construction 735 Personnel; experts, salary restriction 736 Purposes declared 731 Receipts covered into Treasury; fund for emergency, etc., expenses 736 Suits authorized 736 **Borday, Henry,** appropriation authorized for payment to France for account of 129 Appropriation for 768 **Boston, Mass.:** Appropriation for— Hydrographic office expenses 118 Pneumatic-tube service 161 Harbor, examination authorized 851 Improvement authorized 845XI **Botanic Garden:** Appropriation for 181 Restriction on distribution of nursery stock by congressional allotment 181 **Botany,** appropriation for investigations 408 **Bottling in Bond Act, Amendments:** Bottle stamps 487 Issuance of 488 Regulations by Commissioner of Internal Revenue 488 Brands, etc., on cases 488 **Boulder Canyon Project,** appropriation for continuing construction 596 **Boulder Dam Recreational Area, Ariz.-Nev.,** appropriation for administration, etc 607 **Boxer Uprising,** honorable discharges to veterans discharged for age, etc., misrepresentation 203 **Boyer River, Iowa,** examination authorized 879 **Boy Scouts of America:** Obsolete, etc., War Department material, disposal to, authorized 167 World Jamboree— Loan of Army equipment 68 Passports, issuance of, without fees 69 Tax on steamship tickets, remission of 69 **Bramblet, Cordy,** conveyance of certain land to 747 **Brazil,** appropriation for ambassador to 263 **Brazos Island Harbor, Tex.,** improvement authorized 848 **Brazos River, Tex.,** examination authorized 854, 878 **Breckinridge County, Ky.,** conveyance of certain land to State, authorized 638 **Bridgeport, Conn.:** Burr Creek, portion declared nonnavigable in 632 Harbor improvement authorized 845 **Bridges:** Caddo Parish, La., bridge construction authorized in 697 Cascade Locks and Hood River, Oreg., alterations directed to improve navigation facilities 648 Construction of, authorized across— Cambridge Creek, at Cambridge, Md 633 Columbia River, Puget Sound-Cathlamet, Wash 251 Coosa River, at Gilberts Ferry, Ala 27 Merrimack River, at— Haverhill, Mass 168 Lowell, Mass 543 Mississippi River, at Lake Village, Ark 745 Missouri River, at— Arrow Rock, Mo 630 Poplar, Mont 542 Ohio River, at Owensboro, Ky 641 Pearl River, at Jackson, Miss 244 Piscataqua River, at Portsmouth, N.
H 535 Potomac River, at— Frederick County, Md.-Loudoun County, Va 250 Hancock, Md 476 Shepherdstown, W. Va 475 Sinepuxent Bay, at Ocean City, Md 801 Wabash River, at Lockport, Ind 542 White River, at Eagle Rock, Mo 20 Time extended for bridging— Allegheny River, at Pittsburgh, Pa 245 Columbia River, at— Astoria, Oreg 563 The Dalles, Oreg 27 Delaware River, at— Barryville, N. Y.-Shohola, Pa 746 Trenton, N. J 21 Lake Michigan, opposite entrance of Chicago River, Ill 244 Lake Sabine, at Port Arthur, Tex. 630 Michigan Canal, Chicago, Ill 244 Mississippi River, at— La Crosse, Wis 94 Natchez, Miss 562 New Orleans-Gretna, La 631 St.
Louis, Mo.-East St. Louis, Ill 244 St. Louis, Mo.-Stites, Ill 251 Missouri River, at— Arrow Rock, Mo 201 Atchison, Kans 24 Brownville, Nebr 28 Decatur, Nebr.-Onawa, Iowa 48 Garrison, N. Dak 48 Niobrara, Nebr 477 Omaha, Nebr 471 Rulo, Nebr 167 St. Charles, Mo 201 South Sioux City, Nebr.-Sioux City, Iowa 48 Mobile Bay, Cedar Point and Dauphin Island, Ala 250 Monongahela River, at— Dravosburg-McKeesport, Pa 245 Pittsburgh, Pa 245 Rankin-Whitaker, Pa 245 Ogden Slip, Chicago, Ill 244 Ohio River, Rockport, Ind.-Owensboro, Ky 243 Potomac River, at Dahlgren, Va 241 Puget Sound, at The Narrows, Wash 474 St.
Lawrence River, at Ogdensburg, N. Y 631 Savannah River, at Lincolnton, Ga 28 Snake River, Clarkston, Wash.-Lewiston, Idaho 477XII Wabash River, at Merom, Ind 475 Youghiogheny River, at McKeesport, Pa 245 Toll, on Federal-aid highways, aid to States in making certain, free bridges 640 **Bristol Bay, Alaska,** commercial salmon fishing, residence requirements 639 **Broadway Road, Va.,** examination of channel to Onancock River, authorized 852 **Bronx Kills and Harlem River, N. Y.,** examination authorized 851 **Brownville, Nebr.,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 28 **Bruceton, Pa.,** appropriation for maintenance, etc., mining experiment station 601 **Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah,** appropriation for administration, etc 604 **Buchanan, James P.,** payment to widow of 214 **Buckhannon River, W.
Va.,** examination authorized 879 **Budget, Bureau of the.** *See* Treasury Department. **Buffalo Creek, N. Y.,** preliminary examination authorized 546 **Buffalo, N. Y.:** Appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 Scajaquada Creek declared nonnavigable in 165 **Bulgaria,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Bureau Creek, Ill.,** examination authorized 879 **Bureau of Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International Arbitration,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Burglary,** offense added to bank-robbery statute 749 **Burnt River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Burr Creek, Conn.,** portion declared non-navigable in Bridgeport 632 **Burwells Bay, Va.,** examination authorized 853 **Business Privilege Tax, D.
C.** *See* District of Columbia, Revenue Act of 1937. **Byrns, Joseph W.,** appropriation for procurement of portrait of 9 **C** **Cabinet Gorge, Columbia River,** hydroelectric power surveys directed 638 Appropriation for 764 **Caddo Parish, La.,** construction of certain bridges authorized 697 **Calcasieu River and Pass, La.,** improvement authorized 848 **California:** Appropriation for— Central Valley project, construction 597 General Grant National Park, administration, etc 604 Indians— Irrigation projects 577 Landless, purchase of land for 573 Support, etc., of 573,577, 578, 580, 582, 584, 586 Klamath project, operation, etc 594 Construction 595 Lassen Volcanic National Park, administration, etc 605 Marine school maintenance 99 Orland project, construction, etc., work 595 Operation, etc 593 San Bernardino, Kern, and Los Angeles Counties, acquisition of land for bombing and gunnery range 452 Sequoia National Park, administration, etc 605 Yosemite National Park, administration, etc 606 Yuma project, operation, etc 593 Alameda, acquisition of land for naval air station, amendment of Act providing for 56 Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians, reservation of certain public lands, for benefit of 72 Central Valley project, jurisdiction transferred to Department of the Interior 850 Fort McArthur, construction at, authorized 860 Inyo and Mono Counties, exchange of certain lands, etc., in, with Los Angeles, for benefit of Indians 70 Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, flood control project extended 167 Oakland, disposition of post office building and sale of site 65 Conveyance of portion to city authorized 65 Presidio of San Francisco, construction at, authorized 860 River and harbor improvements authorized 849 Preliminary examinations authorized 855, 879, 880 San Diego, exchange of certain lands with, authorized 25 Santa Maria River, preliminary examination authorized 166XIII Santa Rosa Band of Mission Indians, acquisition of land for use of; appropriation authorized 69 Appropriation for 763 Yosemite National Park, acquisition of lands for addition to 485 Appropriation for 764 **California Debris Commission,** appropriation for 516 **Caloosahatchee River Drainage Area, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Caloosahatchee River, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **Calumet River, Ill.,** portion declared non-navigable in Chicago 258 **Cambridge Creek, Md.,** bridge authorized across, at Cambridge 633 **Cambridge Harbor, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Cambridge, Md.,** bridge authorized across Cambridge Creek at 633 **Cameron, Cecile C.,** payment to 771 **Camp Dennison Cemetery, Ohio,** sale authorized 616 **Camp Joseph T.
Robinson, Ark.,** designation of Camp Pike changed to 862 **Camp Pike, Ark.,** designation changed to Camp Joseph T. Robinson 862 **Camp Stanley, Tex.,** improvement of ammunition storage facilities, appropriation authorized 166 Appropriation for 452 **Canada:** Appropriation for— International Boundary Commission, United States, Alaska, and 270 Minister to 263 Convention for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, effecting provisions of. *See* Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937.
Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition, invitation to participate, authorized 19 Red-cedar shingles, collection and publication of statistics on imports from 204 Ross, Janet Hardcastle, appropriation authorized for payment for injuries to 130 Appropriation for 768 Smelter Fumes Controversy, Arbitration of, United States and, balances continued available for 229 **Canal Zone:** Appropriation for— Civil government, expenses 519 District court 277 Goethals, Maj Gen George W., erection of memorial to 520 Hospital care, Army officers, etc 457 Maintenance and operation, expenses 519 Retirement and disability fund 332 Sanitation and quarantine, hospitals, etc 520 Waterworks, etc., Panama and Colon 520 Availability of appropriations 521 Citizenship, persons born of American parent on or after Feb. 26, 1904 558 Parent an employee of Panama Railroad Co 558 Code Amendments— Air navigation, control over aviation activities 486 Penalty for violation 486 Divorce actions, service of summons by publication, when 510 Employer not bound to indemnify employee, when; textual correction 510 Entry or importation of articles or merchandise, offenses in relation to; penalty for violation 509 Highways and vehicles, violation of regulations, penalty 510 Judgments, interest on 510 Marriages, application and issuance of license; fee 510 Motor vehicles, reckless driving causing bodily injury, penalty 510 Oaths, administration of 486 Panama Railroad Company, carriage of marine and fire insurance by 511 Personnel, appointment, removal, etc 487 Mechanics, weekly compensation of 487 Salary restriction 487 Preliminary hearing, admission to bail 510 Public defender, appointment, compensation, etc 511 Retirement annuities, certain former employees of Panama Canal and Panama Railroad Co 619 Tolls, measurement of vessels for purpose of determining 750 Passenger tolls 751 Construction at, authorized 862 Governor, selection of cadets for United States Military Academy by 534 Inland Waterways Corporation, capital stock, appropriation repealed 521 **Canal Zone Code.** *See* Canal Zone, Code Amendments. **Canal Zone Retirement Act,** cash relief for certain employees not coming under provisions of 478XIV **Canal Zone Retirement and Disability Fund,** appropriation for 332 **Canaveral Harbor, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Cancer Advisory Council, National.** *See* National Cancer Institute Act. **Cape Fear River, N.
C.,** improvement authorized 847 **Cape Hatteras National Seashore, N. C.:** Establishment, area, location, etc 669 Administration 670 Bird refuge continued 670 Donations, acceptance of 669 Permanent reservation as a wilderness 670 **Cape May County, N. J.,** examination of inland waterway through, authorized 852 **Cape Spartel and Tangier Light, Morocco,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Capital Auditorium Commission,** establishment; composition; duties, etc 20 Report to Congress 20 **Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians,** reservation of certain public lands, Calif., for benefit of 72 **Capitol Buildings and Grounds,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 179 **Capitol Police:** Appropriation for salaries, uniforms, etc 178 December salaries to be paid on Dec 20 199 Standards prescribed for appointment 178 **Capitol Power Plant,** appropriation for furnishing heat, etc., to designated buildings 180 **Carlisle Barracks, Pa.,** construction at, authorized 858 **Carlsbad Caverns National Park, N.
Mex.,** appropriation for administration, etc 604 **Carlsbad Project, N. Mex.,** appropriation for construction 595 **Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **Carriers.** *See also* Carriers Taxing Act of 1937. Appropriation for— Arbitration boards 340 Emergency boards 340 Property valuation 216, 337 Reduced transportation rates authorized in cases of disaster 809 Retirement of employees, etc. *See* Railroad Retirement Act of 1937. Safety systems, etc., installation of 835 Seeing-eye, etc., dogs accompanying blind persons, free transportation permitted 475 Tax on carriers and employees, extension of, until June 30, 1938 23 Carriers Taxing Act of 1937. *See also* Railroad Retirement Act of 1937.
Collection and payment of taxes 439 Court jurisdiction 439 Definitions 435 “Employment” as defined in Social Security Act not to include service performed in employ of carrier 439 Employee representatives, tax on 438 Employees, income tax on 437 Employers, excise tax on 437 Income tax, deductibility from 439 Repeal of prior tax act 440 Rules and regulations 440 Separability of provisions 440 Short title 440 **Carson City, Nev.,** appropriation for education of Indians 582 **Carter Lake, Iowa and Nebr.,** examination authorized 854 **Carter Seminary, Okla.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Cary, Glover H.,** payment to widow of 9 **Cascade Locks, Oreg.,** bridge alterations directed to improve navigation facilities 648 **Cashie River, N.
C.,** improvement authorized 846 **Casper-Alcova Project, Wyo.:** Appropriation for construction 595 Designation changed to Kendrick 595 **Catano Range Rear Lighthouse Reservation,** portion transferred to Puerto Rico 672 **Cathlamet, Wash.,** bridge authorized across Columbia River at 251 **Cattle, Diseased,** appropriation for elimination of 432 **Cattle Ticks,** appropriation for eradication 405 **Caustic Poison Act,** appropriation for enforcement 428 **Cavalry, Chief of.** *See* War Department. **Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kans.,** appropriation for expenses 459 **Cave Hili National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.,** sale authorized 616 **Cayuga Creek, N.
Y.,** preliminary examination authorized 546 **Cazenovia Creek, N. Y.,** preliminary examination authorized 546 **Cedar City, Utah,** post office site, additional land for 775 **Cedar Creek, N. J.,** examination authorized 852 **Cedar Point, Ala.,** time extended for bridging Mobile Bay at 250 **Cedar River, Iowa,** examination authorized 879XV **Census, Bureau of the.** *See also* Commerce, Department of. Red-cedar shingles, collection and publication of statistics concerning 204 **Census of Unemployment, etc.,** taking of, provided for; completion on or before April 1, 1938 883 **Central Bank for Cooperatives.** *See* Farm Credit Act of 1933, Amendments. **Central Statistical Board,** appropriation for 331 **Central Valley Project, Calif.:** Appropriation for construction 597 Jurisdiction transferred to Department of the Interior 850 **Cereal Crops and Diseases,** appropriation for investigations 408 **Chamberlain, S.
Dak.,** construction, etc., of tourist cabins, amusement, etc., facilities on American Island, authorized 623 **Chanute Field, Ill.,** construction at, authorized 858 **Chapman Field, Fla.,** settlement of outstanding claims against, authorized 135 **Chariton River, Iowa and Mo.,** examination authorized 879 **Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bicentenary Commission:** Appropriation for 10 Authority to fix compensation and determine expenditures 694 **Charleston, S. C.,** appropriation for repairs, etc., Navy Yard 110 **Charlotte Harbor, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **Cheboygan Harbor, Mich.,** improvement authorized 849 **Chelsea River or Creek, Mass.,** improvement authorized 845 **Chemawa, Salem, Oreg.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Chemical Warfare Service.** *See* War Department. **Chemistry and Soils, Bureau of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Chemistry, International Union of,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Cherokee Indian Reservation, N.
C.,** exchange of certain lands within, for lands within Great Smoky Mountains National Park 699 **Cherry Creek, Colo.,** examination authorized 879 **Chesapeake Bay, Del and Md.,** examination of inland waterway from, to Delaware River, authorized 852 **Chetco River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Cheyenne River Reservation, S. Dak.,** appropriation for purchase of lands 573 **Chicago, Ill.:** Appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 Ogden Slip, time extended for bridging 244 **Chicago River, Ill.,** time extended for bridging, opposite entrance 244 **Chickamauga Dam,** appropriation for continuing construction 217 **Chickasaw Indians, Okla.:** Dormitory properties, sale of certain, authorized 537 Reservation of minerals in future land sales 810 **Chicopee River,** examination authorized 878 **Chief Inspector, Office of.** *See* Post Office Department. **Childhood, American International Institute for the Protection of,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Children, Dependent,** aid to, appropriation for grants to States 344 **Children’s Bureau.** *See* Labor, Department of. **Chile:** Appropriation for ambassador to 263 Jeanneret, Enriqueta Koch v de, appropriation authorized for payment for account of 130 Appropriation for 769 **Chillicothe, Ohio,** appropriation for industrial reformatory 281 **Chilocco, Okla.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **China:** Appropriation for— Ambassador to 263 Monuments, etc., to American soldiers, maintenance 515 United States Court for 277 Amoy, sale of lot situated at, authorized 246 Deportation of enemy aliens from, World War, payment to Japan authorized as share of expense of 199 Appropriation for 769 Indemnity for injuries, etc., to certain citizens of, appropriation authorized for payment of 130, 131, 132, 133 Appropriation for 768 **China Trade Act,** appropriation for administration 285 **Chincoteague Bay, Va.:** Examination authorized 852 Improvement authorized 846 **Chippewa Indians, Minn.:** Appropriation for— Education 581 Hospitals, support 222 **Chiu Chui Irrigation Project, Ariz.,** appropriation for 576XVI **Choctaw Indians, Okla.:** Appropriation for fulfilling treaty obligations 590 Reservation of minerals in future land sales 810 **Choptank River, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Cimarron River, Okla.:** Examination authorized 878 Studies directed for development of reclamation projects 718 **Citizenship and Naturalization.** *See also* Aliens.
Alien World War veterans, naturalization of certain, residing in United States, extension of privilege 743 Army, reenlistment of aliens who have declared intention to become citizens 696 Filipinos, serving on July 1, 1937 696 Canal Zone, persons born on or after Feb. 26, 1904 in, of American parent 558 Parent an employee of Panama Railroad Co 558 **Citizens’ Military Training Camps,** appropriation for 466 **Citrus Canker Eradication,** appropriation for 416 **Civilian Conservation Corps:** Appropriation for 470 Deficiency appropriation for payment of judgments 777 Blood transfusions, payment for 470 Director’s office, limitation on expenditures for salaries, etc., increased 757 Employees, continuance of employment of certain, without reappointment 470 Establishment, purposes, etc 319 Appropriation authorized 322 Civilian personnel 320 Claims arising out of Corps operations, adjustment of 321 Cooperative agreements with States, etc 321 Detail of officers for active duty with 320 Director, appointment, etc 319 Effective date 322 Emergency Conservation Work, transfer of personnel, property, etc., to Corps 320 Enrollees— Allowances; disability, etc., compensation 321 Maximum number; war veterans;
Indians 320 Qualifications; compensation; allotments to dependents 320 Government departments, etc., utilization of services and facilities 321 Surplus property, disposal of 321 Transfer of funds to Treasury Department for check-clearing, etc., expenses, authorized 773 **Civil Service Act of 1883, Amendment,** no discrimination in appointments, etc., because of marital status 533 **Civil Service Commission:** Appropriation for 331 Retirement and disability funds 332 Actuarial services, expenditures authorized for 332 Application for examination, certificate of residence to accompany 168 Details of employees from executive departments, etc., to, forbidden 332 Transfer of employees to or from field or office force 332 **Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930, Amendment:** Legislative and judicial branches, benefits extended to certain employees 512 Automatic separation, exemption from certain provisions relating to 513 Effective date 514 “Employee” defined 513 Evidence of certain employment prior to July 1919 513 Notice of acceptance to be given 512 Senate employees, acceptance and date of entering into force; deposits 513 **Civil-Service Retirement and Disability Fund,** appropriation for 332 **Civil Works Administration:** Appropriation for employees’ compensation fund 333 Deficiency appropriation for damage claims 232, 775 Disbursing officers, credits allowed in accounts of certain, for overpayments of wages on projects 804 **Clackamas County, Oreg.,** conveyance of certain lands to, for park purposes 840 **Claims, Court of.** *See* Justice, Department of;
United States Courts. **Clarkston, Wash.,** time extended for bridging Snake River at 477 **Clarksville, Tenn.,** examination authorized for flood protection 878 **Clatskanie River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Cleveland, Ohio:** Appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 Harbor improvement authorized 849 **Clinton Harbor, Conn.,** examination authorized 851 **Clinton River, Mich.,** examination authorized 879XVII **Coachella Valley Irrigation Project, Calif.,** appropriation for 577 **Coal.** *See* Bituminous Coal Act of 1937. **Coan River, Va.,** improvement authorized 846 **Coast and Geodetic Survey.** *See* Commerce, Department of. **Coast Artillery, Chief of.** *See* War Department. **Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va.,** appropriation for expenses 460 **Coast Guard.** *See also* Treasury Department.
Air station at San Francisco Airport authorized; acquisition of land; construction, etc 260 Aviation shore stations, restriction on use of funds for construction, etc., of new 146 Civilian Conservation Corps, detail of Reserve officers to active duty with 320 Distinguished flying cross, provisions for awarding, extended to 549 Enlistments 547 Extension by voluntary agreement 548 Temporary detention beyond term 548 Term; regulations governing 547 Filipinos, waiver of residence requirements after certain service in 548 Marine hospitals, etc., medical care of personnel;
Act repealed 548 Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937, enforcement of provisions by 327 Ordnance property, sales of, to officers for use in public service 65 Public Health Service, medical care by, of personnel 548 Retired officers— Captains, grade above to be rear admiral (lower half) 252 Commandant, retirement, pay, etc 252 Commodore, rank abolished 252 Exception to restriction on holding certain other public office extended to 549 Pay adjustment of certain, retired because of disability incurred in line of duty in war time 550 Stations, establishment of, at— Beaver Bay, Minn 546 Dauphin Island, Ala 640 Fort Myers, Fla 639 Lake Pontchartrain, La 169 Maine coast 259 Manistique, Mich 325 Menominee, Mich 325 Pass-a-Grille, Fla 169 Saint Augustine, Fla 546 Tybee Island, coast of Georgia 205 **Coast Guard Academy:** Bachelor of science degree may be conferred upon living graduates 477 Cadets, initial clothing allowance 549 Permanent instruction staff established; appointments 66 Advisory committee, appointment, duties, etc 67 Assignment of officers, etc., to instruction duty 67 Civilian instructors, appointment, pay, etc 67 Existing provisions repealed; restriction on present appointees 68 Congressional Board of Visitors, appointment, duties, etc 67 Funds available for expenses 67 Rank, pay, etc 66 Retirement 67 **Coast Pilot,** appropriation for compilation 293 **Codification Board.** *See* Federal Register Act, Amendment. **Cohan, George M.,** appropriation for medal for 231 **Cohansey River, N.
J.,** improvement authorized 845 **Coins and Coinage:** Antietam, Battle of, commemorative coinage authorized 306 Minor coin metal fund, amount increased 647 Norfolk, Va., commemorative coinage, three-hundredth anniversary of original land grant, etc 322 **Collectors of Customs,** deficiency appropriation for payment of judgments against 783 **Collectors of Internal Revenue,** deficiency appropriation for payment of judgments against 776 **Collinsville, Ala.,** appropriation for river and harbor works 516 **Collinsville Cut, Calif.,** examination authorized 855 **Colombia,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Colorado:** Appropriation for— Colorado-Big Thompson project, construction 595 Indian irrigation projects 577 Indians, support, etc., of 577, 584, 590 Mesa Verde National Park, administration, etc 605 Pine River project, construction 595 Rocky Mountain National Park, administration, etc 605 Air Corps Technical School, construction at, authorized 857 Fitzsimons General Hospital, construction at, authorized 859 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 878, 879XVIII **Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colo.,** appropriation for construction 595 **Colorado River:** Appropriation for flood-control projects, Ariz 580 Examination authorized, Tex 854 **Colorado River Basin Investigations,** appropriation for 596 **Colorado River Indian Reservation,** appropriation for irrigation 222, 578 **Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers, Oreg, and Wash.,** improvement authorized 849 **Columbia Basin,** prevention of speculation in lands prospectively irrigable by construction of Grand Coulee Dam project 208 **Columbia Institution for the Deaf, D.
C.,** appropriation for 615 **Columbia National Forest, Wash.,** lands added 622 **Columbia River:** Bridge construction authorized, Puget Island-Cathlamet, Wash 251 Bridges, Cascade Locks and Hood River, Oreg., alterations directed to improve navigation facilities 648 Cabinet Gorge, hydroelectric power surveys directed 638 Appropriation for 764 Examination authorized 855 Improvement authorized 849 Time extended for bridging, at— Astoria, Oreg 563 The Dalles, Oreg 27 **Columbia, Tenn.,** requirement for court accommodations at, modified 546 **Colville Indian Reservation, Wash.,** appropriation for flood control 580 **Colville Irrigation Project, Wash.,** appropriation for 577 **Command and General Staff School,** Fort Leavenworth, Kans., appropriation for 445 **Commerce, Department of.** *See also* Secretary of Commerce.
Appropriation for— Air Commerce, Bureau of 284 Aircraft in commerce 284 Air-navigation facilities 284 Safety and planning 285 Census, Bureau of the 288 Sixteenth census, preparatory expenses 288 Social Security Act, searching records and supplying information 288 Coast and Geodetic Survey 292 Contingent expenses 283 Fisheries, Bureau of 294 Alaska, general service 296 Black-bass law, enforcement 296 Fishery industries, statistical studies 295 Fishery market news service 296 Food fishes inquiry 295 Mississippi Wild Life and Fish Refuge 296 Propagation of food fishes 294 Whaling Treaty Act, expenses 296 Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Bureau of 285 Customs statistics, collecting, etc 286 District and cooperative office service 286 Domestic commerce and raw materials investigations 286 Export industries, investigations and reports 286 Foreign Commerce Service 287 Lighthouses, Bureau of 291 Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of 289 Patent Office 297 Printing and binding 284 Salaries 283 Standards, Bureau of 289 Building materials, investigation of 290 Research and development 290 Standards for commerce 290 Testing, inspection, and information service 290 Traveling expenses 283 Deficiency appropriation for— Audited claims 17, 234, 778, 781 Coast and Geodetic Survey 220 Damage claims 15, 232, 775 Fisheries, Bureau of 220 Judgments 16 Lighthouses, Bureau of 220, 763 Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of 136 Secretary, Office of 219, 762 Accident Prevention Conference 762 Traveling expenses 762 Standards, Bureau of 220 Accident Prevention Conference, appropriation authorized for furtherance of work of 631 Appropriation for 762 Alaska, oyster cultivation, leasing of bottoms for, authorized 557 Anastasia Island Lighthouse Reservation, Fla., disposal of portion of, amendment of Act providing for 64 St.
Augustine, conveyance of portion to 65XIX Catano Range Rear Lighthouse Reservation, portion transferred to Puerto Rico 672 Copy editors, details from Government Printing Office, amount available for 284 Crooked River Range Lighthouse Reservation, Fla., additional strip conveyed to State 667 Gaithersburg, Md., acceptance of certain land in 659 Guanica Lighthouse Reservation, P. R., exchange of, for adjacent land 694 Hawaii, exchange of certain lighthouse sites, Island of Maui, authorized 632 Horton Point Lighthouse Reservation, N.
Y., conveyance to Southold Park District 667 Lighthouse Service— Damage to aids to navigation by private persons, collection of repair cost, etc 667 Keepers, continuation of existing classification and pay system 840 Organization; settlement of damage claims, etc 667 Rivers, harbors, etc., establishment of aids to navigation authorized 667 Sunken watercraft, marking of, for protection of navigation; payment of cost 666 Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of, transfer of certain funds authorized 324 Palisades Interstate Park, N.
Y., conveyance of certain property to 549 Payment forbidden to persons after nomination rejected by Senate 302 Twin River Point Lighthouse Reservation, conveyance to State of Wisconsin 545 Washington, transfer of certain lands to, for highway purposes 665 **Commissioner of Internal Revenue,** further extensions of time for filing returns under title III of Revenue Act of 1936, authorized 29 **Commissioners,** United States Courts, appropriation for fees, etc 278, 766 **Commodities Act, 1930.** *See* Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, Amendments. **Commodity Credit Corporation:** Continuation of, until June 30, 1939 5 Authority to incur obligations 5 Funds continued available for 347 **Commodity Exchange Act,** appropriation for enforcement 12, 427 **Communications Act of 1934, Amendments:** Definitions 189 Effective dates 197 Federal Communications Commission— Administrative assistance, designation of officers within and without United States 191 Annual report to Congress, recommendations 190 Great Lakes, etc., investigation of radio requirements for ships navigating on 197 Installations, inspection of 191 Investigations and studies 190 Rules and regulations respecting radio 191 Suspension of licenses 190 Purposes declared 189 Radio equipment and radio operators on board ship 192 Certificates 195 Control by Commission 196 Exceptions 192 Forfeitures 196 Provisions relating to 197 Inspections 196 Installations, approval of 194 Lifeboats 194 Master, authority of 195 Operators, watches, and auto-alarms 193 Ship radio installations and operators 192 Technical requirements 193 Transmission of information 195 Stations, intercommunication in mobile service 191 Distress signals, transmission of 191 Transmitting apparatus, requirements for operation of 56 Automatic radio devices, etc 56 **Communications Commission.** *See* Federal Communications Commission. **Comptroller General.** *See* General Accounting Office. **Comptroller of the Currency, Office of.** *See* Treasury Department. **Conciliation Commissioners,** appropriation for 278, 298 **Conemaugh River, Pa.,** examination authorized 879 **Conewango Creek, N.
Y.,** examination authorized 878 **Confederate Cemeteries,** appropriation for care, etc., of 515 **Confederated Bands of Ute Indians,** payment to 573 **Conference on Extraterritorial Rights in Egypt,** appropriation for participation 228 **Conference on Oil Pollution of Navigable Waters,** balances continued available for 229XX **Conference to Revise Convention for Protection of Literary and Artistic Works,** balances continued available for 228 **Congress.** *See also* Legislative Branch of the Government.
Agricultural programs, participation in, by Members 838 Agriculture, expression of views of, as to program for relief and benefit of 754 Annual reports to be submitted to, by/on— American Chemical Society 800 Bonneville dam project, transmission and sale of electric energy 736 Federal Communications Commission 190 Gorgas Memorial Laboratory 267 Helium production fund, account of receipts and disbursements 887 Housing Authority, United States 891 Marine Corps League 559 National Bituminous Coal Commission, consumers’counsel 75 National Cancer Institute Act, administration of 562 National Munitions Control Board 126 Helium exports, information concerning licenses granted to be included 887 Railroad Retirement Board 315 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act 329 Wildlife-restoration projects, expenditures, etc., by Secretary of Agriculture 919 “During the session” construed 177 Employees, December salaries to be paid Dec 20 199 Interstate compacts, consent given to— Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority, creation of 538 Minimum wage, etc., Mass., N.
H., and R. I 633 Oil and gas, continuance of compact for conservation of 617 Palisades Interstate Park Commission, creation of, New York and New Jersey 719 Potomac Valley conservancy district, consent given to negotiation for creation of 884 Pymatuning Lake, relating to, Ohio and Pennsylvania 865 Yellowstone River, division of waters, Mont, and Wyo 551 Special reports to be submitted to, by/on— Capital Auditorium Commission 20 District of Columbia, survey of tax structure 693 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937, operations under 357 General Anthony Wayne Memorial Commission 696 Golden Gate International Exposition 493 Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition Commission 61 Great Lakes and inland waters, radio requirements for ships navigating on, by Federal Communications Commission 197 International Dairy Congress, Eleventh 249 Joint Committee on Government Organization 8 New York World’s Fair Commission 496 Pan American Exposition 834 Reclamation projects, investigation of financial, etc., conditions 737 Special attorneys, Department of Justice, list and amount of fees paid, etc 278 **Congressional Cemetery, D.
C.,** appropriation for maintenance 515 **Congressional Directory,** appropriation for preparation 178 **Connecticut:** Burr Creek, portion declared non-navigable in Bridgeport 632 Connecticut River Valley reservoir system, plans for flood-control modified 204 Park River declared nonnavigable 201 River and harbor improvements authorized 845 Preliminary examinations authorized 851 **Connecticut River,** examination authorized 851, 878 **Connecticut River Valley Reservoir System,** flood-control plans modified 204 **Connery, William P.,** payment to widow of 756 **Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission.** *See* United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. **Construction and Repair, Bureau of.** *See* Navy Department. **Contentnea Creek, N.
C.,** examination authorized 853 **Contingent Expenses:** Appropriation for— Agriculture, Department of 396 Commerce, Department of 283 District of Columbia 363 Executive Office 330 General Accounting Office 335XXI House of Representatives 177 Interior, Department of 565 Justice, Department of 273 Labor, Department of 298 Library of Congress 183 Navy Department 97, 117 Post Office Department 156 Senate 173 State, Department of 262 Foreign-Service 265 Treasury Department 138 War Department 443 Deficiency appropriation for— District of Columbia 12, 217 House of Representatives 9 Justice, Department of 223, 765 State, Department of 768 Foreign Service 228 Treasury Department— Accounts and Deposits, Office of Commissioner of 14 Coast Guard 14 **Continuous Discharge Book.** *See* Seamen. **Contractors.** *See* Government Contractors. **Convention Relating to Liquor Traffic in Africa,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Cooperative Farm Forestry Act:** Federal cooperation in development in States and Territories 188 Appropriation authorized 188 **Coosa River,** bridge authorized across, at Gilberts Ferry, Ala 27 **Coos Bay Wagon Road Lands:** Conservation management of timberlands under Federal jurisdiction 874 Classification of lands for agricultural purposes; restoration to entry 875 Cooperative agreements authorized 874 Grazing, lease of land for; use of receipts 875 Payment of portion of proceeds from sales of 221, 570 **Copyrights:** Protection of foreign, at— Golden Gate International Exposition 211 New York World’s Fair 1939 254 **Corkscrew River (Horse Creek), Fla.,** examination authorized 878 **Cornish, Melven,** compensation for services 589 **Cornucopia Harbor, Wis,,** improvement authorized 848 **Corozal General Depot, Panama,** construction at, authorized 861 **Corpus Christi, Tex.,** examination authorized for protection of 854 **Costa Rica,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Cotton:** Appropriation for— Diseases, investigations 408 Futures and Standards Acts, administration 426 Ginning investigations 423 Grade and staple statistics, collection 426 Insect control 417 Sea Island, experimentation in 408 Classification of, authorized upon request by producer groups 62 Collection and publication of information on supply, demand, market prices, etc 62 **Cotton Act, 1934,** appropriation for refund of taxes erroneously, etc., collected under 230 **Cotton Producers,** funds available for price adjustment payment to 762 **Counterfeiting,** appropriation for suppression of 147 **Country Hospital, Shanghai, China,** payment to 769 **County Committees.** *See* Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. **Courts.** *See* Justice, Department of;
United States Courts. **Courts Martial:** Investigation before trial 724 Review provisions modified 724 **Craig Harbor, Alaska,** examination authorized 855 **Crater Lake National Park, Oreg.,** appropriation for administration, etc 604 **Crawford County, Iowa,** transfer of, from southern to northern judicial district 474 **Credit Union Act, Federal, Amendment,** space in Federal buildings for credit unions 487 **Crescent City Harbor, Calif.,** improvement authorized 849 **Crescent Lake, Fla.,** examination of waterway from, authorized 853 **Crimes and Misdemeanors.** *See also* Criminal Code.
Alaska, establishment, etc., of native reindeer industry; penalty provisions 901, 902 Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, penalty provisions 531 Bank robbery statute, burglary and larceny added 749 Canal Zone, air navigation regulations, penalty for violation 486 Canal Zone. *See* Canal Zone, Code Amendments. Continuous discharge books, unlawful acts 50, 51XXII Copyrights, infringement of, foreign exhibitors, Golden Gate International Exposition 213 New York World’s Fair 255 Grop production loans, unlawful acts in connection with 7 District of Columbia:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, Amendments, penalty provision 803 Blindness, prevention of, in infants born in; penalty provisions 120 Business privilege tax, penalty provisions 691 Embezzlement, etc 629 False pretenses 628 Grand larceny 628 Larceny after trust 629 Motor vehicles, registration of, unlawful acts 682 Petit larceny; order of restitution 628 Potatoes, marking of grade on package, etc.; penalty provision 626 Property, movable, malicious burning, etc 629 Real estate brokers, etc., regulation, penalty provisions 797 Trees, malicious cutting down or destroying 629 Vending machines, unauthorized use, manufacture, etc., of tokens; penalty 663 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937, false statements to defraud, penalty 356 Helium, export provisions or regulations, penalty for violation 887 Housing Act of 1937, United States, penalty provisions 899 Interstate Commerce Act, Amendment, installation of safety systems, penalty for violation 837 Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, penalty provisions 556 Narcotic laws, punishment of second, third, and subsequent offenders 627 Neutrality Act of 1935, Amendments 122, 124, 126, 128 Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937, penalty provisions 328 Patents, infringement of, foreign exhibitors, Golden Gate International Exposition 213 New York World’s Fair 255 Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, Amendments; penalty for counterfeiting, etc., certificate of inspection 731 Philippine Islands, High Commissioner to, false statements, etc., in oath before, penalty 621 Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, penalty provisions 316 Receivership, etc., proceedings, appointment of certain persons as receivers prohibited, penalty 810 Red-cedar shingles, collection and publication of statistics on, penalty provisions 205 Sugar Act of 1937, penalty provisions 915, 916 **Criminal Code.** *See also* Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Amendment— Death penalty, State law to govern manner of infliction 304 Exemption from limitation on counsel— Blair, Harry W., employment of 805 Smelter - fumes controversy, Trail, B. C 198 **Crisfield Harbor, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Crissy Field, Calif.,** restriction on use of funds for expenses incident to use of 456 **Crooked River Range Lighthouse Reservation, Fla.,** conveyance of strip to State 667 **Crop and Livestock Estimates,** appropriation for collecting, etc., data 424 **Crop Production Loans, 1937.** *See* Farmers. **Crow Indian Reservation, Mont.:** Appropriation for— Flood control 580 Irrigation system, maintenance, etc 578 Elimination of certain land from 884 **Crystal Cave, Ky.,** exclusion from Mammoth Cave National Park authorized 871 **Cuba:** Appropriation for— Ambassador to 263 Monuments, etc., to American soldiers, maintenance 515 Ordnance and supplies, sale of, to Government, provisions repealed; effective date 126 Sugar Act of 1937, basis of determination of quota under 905 Liquid sugar, quota established 908 **Cucamonga Creek, Calif.,** examination authorized 880 **Culion, P.
I.,** appropriation for transfer of lepers to, from Guam 97 **Cumberland County, N. J.,** examination of inland waterway through, authorized 852 **Cumberland River, Tenn.,** examination authorized 879 **Customs and Patent Appeals, Court of.** *See* Justice, Department of. **Customs,** clearance of vessels, at certain ports, at night, Sundays, etc 303XXIII **Customs, Bureau of.** *See* Treasury Department. **Customs Court, United States.** *See* Justice, Department of. **Customs Service, Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937,** enforcement of provisions by 327 **Customs Statistics,** appropriation for collecting, etc 286 **Customs Tariffs, International Bureau for Publication of,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass.,** improvement authorized 845 **Cypress Creek, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Czechoslovakia:** Appropriation for— Minister to 263 Prague, remodeling legation at 266 **D** **Dahlgren, Va.:** Appropriation for school at ordnance station 104 Time extended for bridging Potomac River at 241 **Dairy Industry, Bureau of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Dallas, Tex.:** Exposition at. *See* Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition.
Parcel-post building site, exchange of certain lands in connection with 206 **Damage Claims,** deficiency appropriation Dauphin Island, Ala.: Coast Guard station establishment authorized 640 Time extended for bridging Mobile Bay at 250 **Death Penalty,** State law to govern manner of infliction 304 **Decatur, Nebr.,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 48 **Deep Creek, Va.,** improvement authorized 846 **Defective Delinquents,** United States Hospital for, appropriation for 281 **Deficiency Appropriation Act, Fiscal Year 1937, First:** Appropriation for— Agriculture, Department of 12 Commodity Exchange Act, enforcement 12 Forest Service 12 Audited claims 16 Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bicentenary Commission 10 Damage claims 15 District of Columbia 11 Boiler inspection and regulation 11 Contingent, etc., expenses 12 Employees’ compensation fund 11 Fire Department 12 Register of Wills 11 District of Columbia Airport Commission 10 Emergency Conservation Work 10 Farm Credit Administration 11 Federal Communications Commission 11 Interior, Department of 12 War Minerals Relief Commission 12 Judgments, against collectors of customs 18 Court of Claims 16 United States Courts 15 Justice, Department of 12 Attorney General, Office of 12 Rules in actions at law, preparation of 13 United States Courts 13 Labor, Department of 13 Secretary, Office of 13 Legislative Branch of the Government 8 Architect of the Capitol 9 House of Representatives 9 Joint Committee on Government Organization 9 Senate 8 Navy Department 13 Secretary, Office of 13 Post Office Department 13 Second Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 13 Relief and work relief 10 Treasury Department 14 Accounts and Deposits, Office of Commissioner of 14 Budget, Bureau of the 14 Coast Guard 14 Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 14 Procurement Division—Public Buildings Branch 14 Secretary, Office of 14 Veterans’ Administration 11 War Department 15 Quartermaster Corps 15 Secretary, Office of 15 Congressional investigations and inquiries, restriction on payment of compensation from relief funds of persons not taken from relief rolls 10 Health and sanitation activities, flood-stricken areas, allocation of funds for, authorized 21XXIV Salary limitation, special Congressional committees, repealed 9 **Deficiency Appropriation Act, Fiscal Year 1937, Second:** Appropriation for— Army disbursing officers, credits for shipments of automobiles 238 Audited claims 234 Commerce, Department of 219 Coast and Geodetic Survey 220 Fisheries, Bureau of 220 Lighthouses, Bureau of 220 Secretary, Office of 219 Standards, National Bureau of 220 Damage claims 232 District of Columbia 217 Audited claims 219 Contingent and miscellaneous expenses 217 Courts 218 Judgments 219 Public schools 217 Public welfare 218 Refund of assessments 218 Federal Communications Commission 215 Great Lakes Exposition 215 Interior, Department of 221 Education, Office of 223 Freedmen’s Hospital 223 General Land Office 221 Government in the Territories 223 Indian Affairs, Bureau of 221 National Park Service 222 Interstate Commerce Commission 215 Judgments, against collectors of customs 238 Court of Claims 233 United States Courts 233 Justice, Department of 223 Attorney General, Office of 223 Courts, expenses 224 Federal Bureau of Investigation 223 Penal and correctional institutions 225 Labor, Department of 225 Immigration and Naturalization Service 225 Women’s Bureau 225 Legislative Branch of the Government 214 Architect of the Capitol 214 House of Representatives 214 Library of Congress 214 Senate 214 United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission 214 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 216 National Mediation Board 216 Navy Department 226 Naval Observatory 226 Navigation, Bureau of 226 Secretary, Office of 226 Yards and Docks, Bureau of 226 Post Office Department 226 Chief Inspector, Office of 226 First Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 227 Postmaster General, Office of 226 Second Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 227 Third Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 227 Private property damage, military personnel 238 State, Department of 227 International obligations, etc 228 Tennessee Valley Authority 217 Treasury Department 229 Coast Guard 230 Customs, Bureau of 230 Internal Revenue, Bureau of 230 Mint, Bureau of the 231 Narcotics, Bureau of 230 Printing, Division of 229 Procurement Division—Public Buildings Branch 231 Secretary, Office of 229 War Department 231 Engineers, Corps of 232 Finance Department 232 Salaries 231 Reenlistment allowance to enlisted men, restriction on payment 232 **Deficiency Appropriation Act, Fiscal Year 1937, Third:** Appropriation for— Agriculture, Department of 761 Agricultural land resources, conservation and use of 761 Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act 762 Cotton producers, price adjustment payment to 762 Dairy Industry, Bureau of 761 International Production Control Committees 762 Plant Industry, Bureau of 761 Sugar Act of 1937, administration 762 Audited claims 777 Civilian Conservation Corps 757 Commerce, Department of 762 Lighthouses, Bureau of 763 Secretary, Office of 762 Damage claims 775XXV District of Columbia 759 Electric Home and Farm Authority. 757 Executive Office 757 Federal Communications Commission 757 Federal Housing Administration 758 Golden Gate International Exposition Commission 759 Great Lakes Exposition 758 Independent Offices 757 Interior, Department of 763 Education, Office of 765 Government in the Territories 765 Indian Affairs, Bureau of 763 Mines, Bureau of 764 National Park Service 764 Reclamation, Bureau of 764 Secretary, Office of 763 Judgments 776 Justice, Department of 765 Courts, United States— Marshals, clerks, etc., fees and expenses 766 Supreme Court, United States 766 Investigation, Federal Bureau of 766 Penal institutions 766 Printing and binding 765 Labor, Department of 766 Secretary, Office of 766 Legislative Branch of the Government 755 Architect of the Capitol 757 Government Printing Office 757 House of Representatives 756 Senate 755 United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission 756 Maritime Commission, United States 759 National Capital Park and Planning Commission 758 National Labor Relations Board 758 Navy Department 767 Marine Corps 768 Naval vessels, replacement 767 Secretary, Office of 767 Yards and Docks, Bureau of 767 New York World’s Fair Commission 759 Post Office Department 768 Second Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 768 Social Security Board 759 State, Department of 768 Special Mexican Claims Commission 771 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission 759 Treasury Department 771 Accounts and Deposits, Office of Commissioner of 772 Coast Guard 772 Narcotics, Bureau of 772 Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, enforcement 772 Procurement Division, Public Buildings Branch 773 Public Health Service 772 Secretary, Office of 771 Treasurer of the United States, Office of 772 War Department—Civil Functions 775 **Delaware:** Fort DuPont, construction at, authorized 858 River and harbor improvements authorized 845, 846 Preliminary examinations authorized 852 **Delaware River:** Examination authorized 878 Improvement authorized 845 Time extended for bridging, at— Barryville, N.
Y 746 Trenton, N. J 21 **Delaware River, Del and Md.,** examination of inland waterway from, to Chesapeake Bay, authorized 852 **Delaware River Valley Tercentenary:** Commission, appropriation for expenses 272 Invitation to Finland to participate 813 **Denmark,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Denver, Colo.:** Appropriation for mint 151 Air Corps Technical School, establishment of branch at 862 **De Poe Bay, Oreg.,** improvement authorized 849 **Deportation.** *See* Aliens. **Deschutes River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Desert-Land Entrymen,** time extended for offering final proof 303 **Detroit, Mich.:** Appropriation for— Hydrographic office expenses 118 River postal service 158 **Detroit River, Mich.,** improvement authorized 848 **Digest of Public General Bills,** appropriation for printing, etc 214 **Disarmament Conference, General, Geneva, Switzerland,** balances continued available for 228XXVI **Disaster Loan Corporation,** establishment 19 Corporate powers 19 Loans authorized for flood, etc., relief in 1937 19 Extended to disasters in 1936 211 Subscription of stock by Reconstruction Finance Corporation 19 **Discharge Book.** *See* Seamen. **Diseased Cattle,** appropriation for elimination of 432 **Diseases and Sanitation Investigations.** *See* Social Security Act. **Distilled Spirits.** *See* Bottling in Bond Act, Amendments. **Distinguished Flying Cross,** provisions for awarding, extended to Coast Guard 549 **District of Columbia:** Appropriation for— Alley Dwelling Authority 333 Anacostia Park, development of 385 Contingent and miscellaneous expenses 363 Central Garage 364 Emergency fund 364 Employment Service 364 Erroneous collections, refund of 365 Wharves 365 Courts 377 Court of Appeals 378 District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia 378 Juvenile Court 377 Miscellaneous 379 Municipal Court 378 Police Court 377 Electrical Department 367 Expenses, general 359 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board 360 Assessor’s office 360 Auditor’s office 360 Buildings, care, etc 360 Collector’s office 360 Coroner’s office 360 Corporation Counsel, office of 360 Deeds, Recorder of 362 Employees’ Compensation Fund, D.
C 362 Engineer Department, Chief Clerk, office of 361 Executive office 359 Poundmaster, office of 360 Smoke and boiler regulation 360 Insurance, Department of 361 Minimum Wage Board 362 Municipal Architect’s office 361 Public Utilities Commission 361 Steam Engineers, Board of Examiners 361 Surveyor’s office 361 Public convenience stations 360 Vehicles and Traffic, Department of 362 Weights, Measures, and Markets, office of Superintendent of 361 Wills, Register of 362 Fire Department 374 Miscellaneous 374 Health Department 375 Materials, supplies, etc., purchase of 394 Metropolitan Police 373 House of Detention 374 Militia 385 National Capital Park and Planning Commission 386 National Capital Parks 385 General expenses 385 Park police, pay, etc 386 Salaries 385 Playgrounds 367 Police and firemen’s relief 374 Printing and binding 364 Public Library 365 Public Welfare 379 Board of Public Welfare 379 Child Welfare, Division of 379 Columbia Hospital and Lying-In Asylum 382 Columbia Polytechnic Institute 384 District Training School 382 Ex-service men, burial of 384 Florence Crittenton Home 383 Home for Aged and Infirm 382 Indigent persons, transportation of 384 Industrial Home School 382 Industrial Home School for Colored Children 382 Insane, nonresident 384 Jail 380 Municipal Lodging House 383 National Library for the Blind 384 National Training School for Boys 381 National Training School for Girls 381 Public assistance 383 Saint Elizabeths Hospital 384 Soldiers and sailors, temporary home for former 383 Southern Relief Society 384 Vocational rehabilitation 384 Workhouse and Reformatory, administration 380 Public Works Administration, repayment of loan from 365 Refuse, collection and disposal 366 Schools, public 368 Americanization work 368 Buildings and grounds 369, 371XXVII Community Center Department 369 Deaf, dumb, and blind 370 Miscellaneous 369 Night schools 368 Sewers 366 Street and road improvement and repair 387 Vocational rehabilitation, disabled residents 611 Water service 391 Washington Aqueduct 391 Zoological Park, National 386 Deficiency appropriation for— Assessments, refund of 218 Audited claims 219, 234, 761, 778 Boiler inspection and regulation 11 Claims, payment of 760 Contingent, etc., expenses 12, 217 Courts 218 Supreme Court, miscellaneous expenses 760 District Training School 760 Employees’ Compensation Fund 11 Fire Department 12 Guthrie, Charles R., payment of judgment 760 Industrial Home School 760 Judgments 219, 760 Old-age want, assistance against 760 Public schools 217, 760 Public welfare 218 District Training School 218 Home for Aged and Infirm 218 Industrial Home School for Colored Children 218 Tuberculosis hospital and sanatorium 218 Workhouse and reformatory 218 Saint Elizabeths Hospital 218, 760 Sherwood Brothers, Inc., payment of judgment 760 Tax structure, survey of 759 Vocational rehabilitation 765 Washington Petroleum Products, Inc., payment of judgment 760 Weights, measures, etc., office of superintendent of 760 Wills, Register of 11 Adoption proceedings, jurisdiction conferred on District Court; conditions required 806 Consent provisions, adoptee 807 Decree of adoption, findings required 807 Notice to Vital Statistics Bureau 807 Records open only on court order 808 Relationship of adoptee to adopter; inheritance rights, etc 808 Advance of funds to, authority for 692 Albert Gallatin, statue of, selection of site and erection of pedestal authorized 260 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, Amendments— Importations, limitation on; exceptions 803 Penalty provisions 803 Licenses— Retailers, advertisement of application for 802 Separate application for each place of business 803 Suspension of, posting of notice on premises 803 Alley Dwelling Authority, funds available for, under United States Housing Act of 1937 899 Asphalt plant, purchase authorized 389 Blindness, prevention of, in infants born in 120 Bowling alleys, Sunday closing hours 63 Capital Auditorium Commission, establishment; composition; duties, etc 20 Report to Congress 20 Central Heating Plant, furnishing of steam by, to buildings on Judiciary Square 95 Code Amendments— Embezzlement, etc., penalty for 629 False pretenses, definition; penalty 628 Grand larceny, definition; penalty 628 Larceny after trust, penalty for 629 Petit larceny, definition; order of restitution; penalty 628 Property, movable, malicious burning, etc., penalty 629 Trees, malicious cutting down or destroying, penalty 629 Communism, repeal of provision relating to teaching of, in public schools 211 Congressional tags, issuance of, limited 394 Construction work, etc., under Commissioners 392 Court of Appeals for, representation of, on annual conference of senior circuit judges 473 Disbursements, credit allowed for designated 394 Division of expenses 12 Employees, pay granted to certain, for Jan. 20, 1937 56 Financial responsibility, motor vehicle operators; judgments and bonds, minimum amount eliminated 751 Fort Humphreys, construction at, authorized 859 Headquarters Provisional Brigade and Quartermaster Depot, construction at, authorized 861XXVIII Healing Arts Practice Act, amendment, time limitation for filing application for license, repealed 620 Inaugural ceremonies, 1937, quartering of troops in certain public buildings 4 Judiciary Square, furnishing of steam from Central Heating Plant to buildings on 95 Marriage, age of consent increased 626 License, issuance of, time provision 626 Miscellaneous trust fund deposits, expenses payable from 393 Motor vehicle operators, financial responsibility for damages; judgments and bonds, minimum amount eliminated 751 Naval Hospital and Medical School, replacement of present facilities authorized 663 Pay increase by reallocation of position forbidden; exceptions 394 Potatoes, U.
S. grade to be indicated on package 626 Certified seed potatoes excepted 626 Penalty provision 626 Potomac Valley conservancy district, consent of Congress given to negotiation of compact for creation of 884 Public schools, communism, repeal of provision relating to teaching of 211 Real estate brokers, etc., regulation of— Definitions and exceptions 787 Effective date 798 Enactment and prohibition clause 787 Exemptions 796 Fraudulent transfers or loans 796 Licensees, publication of list of 786 Licenses— Application for, requirements 789 Conviction of crime, revocation of 796 Details relating to 791 Qualifications for 789 Refusal of, procedure 791 Suspension or revocation, causes for 793 Hearing 794 Nonresident brokers and salesmen, provisions governing 795 Penalties 797 Real Estate Commission, creation of 788 Power to obtain evidence 796 Rentals, limitation on 394 Revenue Act of 1937— Advance of funds, authorization for 692 Antitrust laws, amendment to 693 Business privilege tax 688 Inheritance and estate taxes 683 Estate taxes 687 Inheritance tax 683 Insurance companies, tax on 675 Motor vehicle fuel tax Act, amendment to 676 Motor vehicles, registration fees for 679 Definitions 679 Effective date 683 Provisions not affected 682 Registration 680 Fees 681 Repeals 683 Unlawful acts 682 Personal property taxes, collection of 673 Regulations 693 Separability 693 Survey of tax structure; report to Congress 693 Tangible property, rate of tax on 692 Sales Act. *See* Uniform Sales Act, this title.
Sixth Street, Northwest, closing of, within limits of site of National Gallery of Art, authorized 53 Snow removal, authority for 389 Southeastern University, incorporation approved 697 Tax structure, survey authorized 693 Unemployment Compensation Act, funds available for contributions as employer 393 Uniform Sales Act— Breach of contract, action for 44 Buyer, remedies of 45 Seller, remedies of 44 Formation of the contract 29 Conditions and warranties 32 Formalities of the contract 30 Price 31 Sale by sample 33 Subject matter of contract 30 Interpretation 46 Definitions 47 Effective date 48 Performance of the contract 38 Rights of unpaid seller against the goods 41 Resale by seller 43 Rescission by seller 43 Stoppage in transit 42 Unpaid seller’s lien 41 Transfer of property as between seller and buyer 33 Transfer of title 35 Vehicles, horses, etc 393 Vending machines, etc.; use, manufacture, etc., of unauthorized tokens declared unlawful 662 Penalty for violation 663 Vocational rehabilitation, additional annual appropriation for, authorized 69XXIX **District of Columbia Airport Commission,** appropriation for 10 **District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Authority,** funds continued available for 333 **District of Columbia Code Amendments.** *See* District of Columbia. **District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937.** *See* District of Columbia. **Dolls Creek, N.
C.,** examination authorized 853 **Domestic Commerce and Raw Materials Investigations,** appropriation for 286 **Dominican Republic:** Appropriation for minister to 263 Sanchez, Mercedes Martinez Viuda de, appropriation authorized for payment for account of 132 Appropriation for 769 Sugar Act of 1937, establishment of liquid sugar quota under 908 **Dominion of Canada.** *See* Canada. **Dorr, George B.,** appropriation for salary 604 **Dravosburg, Pa.,** time extended for bridging Monongahela River at 245 **Drug Plants,** appropriation for investigations 408 **Dry-Land Agriculture,** appropriation for investigations 408, 761 **Duck Point Cove and Tedious Creek, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Duffey, Warren J.,** payment to widow of 9 **Dugdemonia Bayou, La.,** examination authorized 878 **Duluth, Minn.,** appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 **Dutch Elm Disease Eradication,** appropriation for 417 **E** **Eagle Rock, Mo.,** bridge authorized across White River at 20 **East Pass Channel, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **East St.
Louis, Ill.,** time extended for bridging Mississippi River at 244 **Eastside, Oreg.,** construction of dam, etc., at, authorized 856 **Ecuador:** Appropriation for minister to 263 Alfaro, Olmedo, admission to U. S. Military Academy 303 **Edenton Bay, N. C.,** examination of channel to Pembroke Creek, authorized 853 **Edgartown Harbor, Mass.,** improvement authorized 845 **Educational Exhibits,** appropriation for preparation of 150 **Education Association.** *See* National Education Association of the United States. **Education, Office of.** *See* Interior, Department of. **Egypt:** Appropriation for minister to 263 Conference on Extraterritorial Rights in, appropriation for 228 **Eighth International Road Congress, 1938,** appropriation authorized for participation expenses 750 **Electric Home and Farm Authority:** Continuation of, until June 30, 1939 5 Authority to incur obligations 5 Funds continued available for 348, 757 **Eleventh International Dairy Congress, Berlin, Germany,** appropriation authorized for participation expenses 249 Appropriation for 770 **Elfin Cove, Alaska,** examination authorized 855 **Eli Cove, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Elizabeth River, Va.,** examination authorized 853 **Ellsworth, Lincoln,** appropriation for medal for 231 **Elokomin Slough, Wash.,** improvement authorized 849 **Emergency Banking Act,** appropriation for administrative expenses 137, 138, 139, 143 **Emergency Boards,** appropriation for expenses of 340 **Emergency Conservation Work:** Appropriation for 10 Employees’ compensation fund 334 Transfer of personnel, property, etc., to Civilian Conservation Corps 320 **Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, Amendments:** Land Bank Commissioner, loans by— Joint-stock land banks, amount available for loans to 703 Nonagricultural purposes, refinancing indebtedness incurred for 708 Deferment of principal payments 708 Loans, interest rate limitation on loans under 521 **Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936,** allocation of funds for health and sanitation activities, flood-stricken areas, authorized 21 **Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937:** Appropriation for relief and work relief 352 Administration, amount for 353 Balances reappropriated 353 Classes of projects; amounts 353 Increases authorized 353 Interchange of funds 353 Adjusted compensation payment not considered in determining need for employment 354 Administrative expenses 356XXX Aliens, restriction on employment of illegally entered 354 Appointments, apportionment of 355 States, from residents 355 Apportionment and distribution to cover fiscal year 354 Candidates, etc., for political office, restriction on payments to 355 Citizens, preference to be given to 355 World War and Spanish War veterans, preference to 355 Disability or death compensation; availability of special fund 356 State workmen’s compensation laws, cases coming within purview of 356 Employment of needy not heretofore listed 354 False statements to defraud, penalty 356 Federal Emergency Relief Administration, liquidation of 357 Minor purchases without advertising 356 Penal, etc., institution construction projects, restriction on use of funds for 357 Prevailing rates of pay on projects 354 Private employment, refusal to accept 353 Resumption of status on expiration 354 Report to Congress 357 Resettlement Administration, expenditures for loans, etc., authorized by 353 Rules and regulations by President 354 Supervisory, etc., officers, appointment by President; confirmation by Senate 355 Supplies, etc., special fund for purchase, etc., of 356 Work forbidden unless sum for completion allocated 353 Flood-control, etc., projects, exception 356 **Emergent Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1937.** *See also* Deficiency Acts.
Appropriation for— Commerce, Department of 136 Federal Trade Commission 135 Interstate Commerce Commission 135 Railroad Retirement Board 136 Senate 135 Treasury Department 136 **Employees’ Compensation Commission:** Appropriation for 333 Employees’ compensation funds— Civil Works 333 Emergency Conservation Work 334 Emergency Relief 334 **Employment Service.** *See* United States Employment Service. **Engineering, Bureau of.** *See* Navy Department. **Engineers, Corps of.** *See* War Department. **England.** *See* Great Britain. **Engraving and Printing, Bureau of.** *See also* Treasury Department.
Additional building, completion of construction 774 **Enlisted Reserves,** pensions laws for peacetime service extended to members of 305 **Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Bureau of.** *See also* Agriculture, Department of. Insect pest and plant disease control, administration of appropriation for 58 **Epidemics,** appropriation for prevention of 149 **Equatorial and South Sea Islands,** appropriation for administration 614 **Erie Harbor, Pa.,** examination authorized 855 **Escanaba Harbor, Mich.,** examination authorized 854 **Estate Taxes, D.
C.** *See* District of Columbia, Revenue Act of 1937. **Estero River, Fla.,** examination authorized 878 **Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Euchee, Okla.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Eufaula, Okla.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **European Corn Borer Control,** appropriation for 417 **Everglades National Park, Fla.,** prohibition on expenditure of public money for administration, etc., eliminated 742 **Executive Departments.** *See also* Government Employees.
Accounting, payment for metered services 119 Annual, etc., reports, printing discontinued; originals to be kept on file 186 Application for examination for appointment in, certificate of residence to accompany 168 Arid and semiarid areas, water conservation, etc., cooperation by 870 Anns, etc., for protection of public property, issue of, authorized at request of heads of 63 Automobiles, cost limitation; use restricted to official business 163 Civilian Conservation Corps, utilization of services and facilities by 321 Civilian personnel stationed abroad, allotment of pay permitted 166 Codification of documents; publication in special or supplemental editions of Federal Register 304XXXI Disbursing officers, credits allowed in accounts for certain payments in fiscal years 1934, 1935 624 Employees, detail of, to Office of President 330 Exchange of used parts of certain equipment authorized 64 Golden Gate International Exposition, cooperation by 490 Government -owned establishments, obligation of funds for work at, authorized 245 Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition, cooperation by 59 Metered services, payment for 119 New York World's Fair, cooperation by 494 Oaths of office, renewals not required in certain cases 640 Pacific Mercado, participation by, authorized 835 Pan American Exposition, cooperation by 832 Printing and binding, payment for 185 Estimates to be included in single item in Budget 185 Shipments of valuables by. *See* Government Losses in Shipment Act.
Standards, Bureau of, scientific investigations for, by; transfer of funds 290 Tax Evasion and Avoidance, Joint Committee on, utilization of facilities by 254 Travel expenses of civilians when transferred; restriction 163 **Executive Office.** *See* Independent Offices. **Executive Orders.** *See* President of the United States **Experiment Stations, Office of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Export-Import Banks of Washington, D. G:** Continuation of, until June 30, 1939 5 Authority to incur obligations 5 Funds continued available for 348 **Export Industries,** appropriation for investigations and reports 286 **Exports,** appropriation for certification, plants, etc 418 **Extension of Appropriations Act, 1938:** Appropriations for last fiscal year continued for certain unprovided for operations 468 Appropriation of necessary sums for first half of July 1937 468 Proportionate amounts only to be expended 468 Availability of appropriations 469 Extension of, last half of July 1937 514 **F** **Fairhaven Harbor, Mass.,** improvement authorized 845 **Fairport Harbor, Ohio,** improvement authorized 849 **Fajardo Harbor, Puerto Rico,** examination authorized 855 **Farm Credit Act of 1933, Amendments:** Banks for cooperatives, loans by, to cooperative associations 717 Central Bank for Cooperatives, powers, etc., conferred 717 Production credit corporations, location, etc 708 **Farm Credit Act of 1937:** Agricultural Marketing Act, Amendments— Farm Credit Administration, sale of property acquired on account of loans 717 Revolving fund, designated funds covered into 718 "Debenture” defined 718 District directors, etc., suspension and removal 707 Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, Amendments— Land Bank Commissioner, loans by— Joint-stock land banks, amount available for loans to 703 Nonagricultural purposes, refinancing indebtedness incurred for 708 Deferment of principal payments 708 Farm Credit Act of 1933, Amendments— Banks for cooperatives, loans by, to cooperative associations 717 Central Bank for Cooperatives, powers, etc., conferred 717 Production credit corporations, location, etc 708 Farm credit districts, number, boundaries, etc 704 Board, composition, selection, etc 704 Powers 706 Federal Farm Loan Act, Amendments— Farm loan associations— Associations formed of ten or more borrowers 711 Common board of directors between two or more 710 Directors, terms of office modified 710 Failure to meet obligations; appointment of conservator 713 Loans, agreement to service between local associations 713 Loans where stock impaired 711 Prospective borrowers, election of 710XXXII Territories, adjustment of boundaries 707 Voting, shareholders’ meetings 710 Intermediate credit banks— Annual earnings, disposition of 715 Debentures, collateral security for 715 Preparation and issue, regulations governing 715 Purchase of 715 Location in each farm credit district 707 Property, acquisition and disposal of 715 Land banks— Bond committee, subcommittee authorized 709 Borrowers, transfer to Farm Mortgage Corporation permitted 710 Districts, provisions repealed 707 Examiners, designation changed 710 Farm credit board members ex officio directors of, in district 707 Loans, liquidation of debts incurred prior to Jan. 1, 1937 708 Powers 708 Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, Amendments— Consolidated farm loan bonds, purchase of; loans to Federal land banks 703 Extension of unpaid obligations; interest rate 703 Regional agricultural credit corporations, powers, etc., conferred 716 Consolidation and merger of 717 Reports on condition of institutions receiving loans, information from Government agencies 716 Unexpended balances, use of certain, to constitute revolving fund 709 **Farm Credit Administration:** Appropriation for— Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation 434 Printing and binding 433 Salaries and expenses 433 Deficiency appropriation for crop production loans 11 Crop production, etc., loans authorized during 1937 5 Appropriation authorized 7 Appropriation for 11 Conditions prescribed 6 Personnel; use of designated agencies, facilities, etc 6 Unlawful acts 7 Property acquired on account of loans, sale of 717 **Farmers:** Appropriation for— Bulletins, printing, etc., of 397 Cooperative demonstration work 401 Exhibits at fairs 401 Farm forestry, cooperative 401 Motion pictures 401 Crop production, etc., loans authorized during 1937 5 Appropriation authorized 7 Appropriation for 11 Conditions prescribed 6 Personnel; use of designated agencies, facilities, etc 6 Unlawful acts 7 **Farmers’ Home Corporation,** establishment, etc 527 **Farm Forestry.** *See* Cooperative Farm Forestry Act. **Farm Island, S.
Dak.,** construction, operation, etc., amusement and recreational facilities on, by Pierre, authorized 648 **Farm Loan Act.** *See* Federal Farm Loan Act, Amendments. **Farm Mortgage Act.** *See* Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, Amendments. **Farm Mortgage Corporation Act.** *See* Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, Amendments. **Farm Mortgage Corporation, Federal,** funds available for administrative expenses 434 Payments to, on account of interest rate reductions 771 **Farm Tenant Act.** *See* Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. **Federal-Aid Highways:** Appropriation for 422 Toll bridges on, aid to States in making certain, free bridges 640 **Federal Alcohol Administration,** appropriation for 144 **Federal Board for Vocational Education,** appropriation for 223 **Federal Bureau of Investigation.** *See* Justice, Department of. **Federal Communications Commission:** Appropriation for 334 Deficiency appropriation for 215, 757 American Telephone and Telegraph, etc., companies, investigation 11 Communications Act of 1934, Amendments, powers tinder. *See separate title*.
XXXIII Great Lakes, etc., investigation of radio requirements for ships navigating on 197 **Federal Credit Union Act, Amendment,** space in Federal buildings for credit unions 487 **Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.** *See also* Public Works Administration Extension Act of 1937. Administrative expenses, amount available for 351 **Federal Emergency Relief Administration:** Deficiency appropriation for damage claims 232, 775 Liquidation of 357 **Federal Farm Loan Act, Amendments:** Farm loan associations— Associations formed of ten or more borrowers 711 Common board of directors between two or more 710 Directors, terms of office modified 710 Failure to meet obligations; appointment of conservator 713 Loans, agreement to service, between local associations 713 Loans where stock impaired 711 Prospective borrowers, election of 710 Territories, adjustment of boundaries 707 Voting, shareholders’ meetings 710 Intermediate credit banks— Annual earnings, disposition of 715 Debentures, collateral security for 715 Preparation and issue, regulations governing 715 Purchase of 715 Location in each farm credit district 707 Property, acquisition and disposal of 715 Land Bank Commissioner, interest rate limitation on loans by 521 Land banks— Bond committee, subcommittee authorized 709 Borrowers, transfer to Farm Mortgage Corporation permitted 710 Districts, provisions repealed 707 Examiners, designation changed 710 Farm credit board members ex officio directors of, in district 707 Loans— Interest rate reduction, extension of, on loans by 521 Payments by United States on account of, continued 521 Liquidation of indebtedness incurred prior to Jan. 1, 1937 708 Powers 708 **Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 434 Payments to, on account of interest rate reduction 771 **Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, Amendments:** Consolidated farm loan bonds, purchase of; loans to Federal land banks 703 Extension of unpaid obligations; interest rate 703 **Federal Home Loan Bank Board:** Appropriation for 348 Transfer of funds of banks, etc., under supervision of, to Treasury Department for check-clearing, etc., expenses 773 **Federal Housing Administration:** Appropriation for 350, 758 Debentures, extension of period of guarantee of, issued by Administrator 20 Public Relations and Educational Division, amount available for 350 **Federal Industrial Institution for Women, Alderson, W.
Va.,** appropriation for 281 **Federal Land Banks.** *See also* Federal Farm Loan Act, Amendments. Appropriation for— Payments on account of interest rate reduction on mortgages 14, 771 Subscriptions to paid-in surplus 138 Loans by, interest rate reduction continued 521 **Federal Power Commission:** Appropriation for 334 Bonneville dam project, approval of power rate schedules by 734 **Federal Register,** appropriation for printing, etc 184 **Federal Register Act, Amendment:** Codification of documents by Federal agencies 304 Administrative regulations 305 Codification Board established; composition, duties 305 Publication in special or supplemental editions 305 **Federal Reserve Act, Amendments:** Federal Reserve notes, issue to Federal Reserve banks; collateral required 23 Direct obligations of United States as security, time extended for use as 23 Withdrawals, daily notice of, to Board of Governors 23 **Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation,** administrative expenses, amount available for 351XXXIV **Federal Subsistence Homesteads Corporation,** former employees transferred to Department of the Interior, salary adjustment 871 **Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation:** Continuation of, until June 30, 1939 323 Fishing industry, purchase and distribution of products of, authorized 27 Funds made available for 61 **Federal Trade Commission:** Appropriation for 135, 335 Antitrust Act, amendment, resale price maintenance contracts legalized where lawful in intrastate transactions 693 **Fenholloway River, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Fertilizer Investigations,** appropriation for 415 **Field Artillery, Chief of.** *See* War Department. **Field Artillery School,** appropriation for expenses 459 **Filipinos:** Army, reenlistment of, serving on July 1, 1937 696 Coast Guard, waiver of residence requirements after certain service in 548 Emigration from United States, time extended for making application for 165 Appropriation for 13 **Filled Milk Act,** appropriation for enforcement 428 **Finance Department.** *See* War Department. **Financial Institutions,** insurance of. *See* National Housing Act, Amendments. **Fine Arts, Commission of:** Appropriation for 567 Albert Gallatin statue, designation of site for 260 National Gallery of Art, approval of plans by 52 **Finland:** Appropriation for minister to 263 Delaware River Valley Tercentenary, invitation to participate 813 **Fire Island Inlet, N.
Y.,** improvement authorized 845 **First Assistant Postmaster General, Office of.** *See* Post Office Department. **First Deficiency Appropriation Act,** fiscal year 1937 8 **Firtko, John,** payment of claim 18 **Fisheries, Bureau of.** *See also* Commerce, Department of. Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937, enforcement of provisions by 327 **Fisheries Commission, International,** appropriation for share of expenses 271 **Fishing Bay, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Fishing Creek, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Fishing Industry,** purchase and distribution of products of, by Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, authorized 27 Funds made available for 61 **Fitzsimons General Hospital, Colo.,** construction at, authorized 859 **Five Civilized Tribes, Okla.:** Appropriation for education 583 Suits under Jurisdictional Acts, Court of Claims, amendments to petitions permitted 650 **Five-Year Level-Premium Term Policies,** renewals for further period 241 **Flandreau, S.
Dak.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Flathead Indian Reservation, Mont.:** Appropriation for flood control 580 Irrigation system, maintenance, etc 578 **Flathead River, Mont.,** examination authorized 879 **Flood Control:** Appropriation for 517 Contributions from States, acceptance Of 518 **Flood Control Act of 1936, Amendments:** Connecticut River Valley reservoir system, plans modified 204 Debris, amount available for removal of 877 Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, Calif., project extended 167 Memphis, Tenn., flood protection project authorized 881 Ohio River Basin, construction of levees, flood walls, etc., authorized 876 Reservoir system for protection of Pittsburgh 95 Preliminary examinations authorized, additional 877 Run-off and water-flow retardation, surveys authorized for 877 State, etc., cooperation, conditions to extension of benefits 877 Willamette River, tributaries added 880 Yazoo River project, modification authorized 880 **Flood Relief.** *See also* Disaster Loan Corporation.
Health and sanitation activities, allocation of relief funds authorized for 21 **Florida:** Appropriation for support, etc., of Indians 575, 590XXXV Anastasia Island Lighthouse Reservation, disposal of portion of, amendment to Act providing for 64 St. Augustine, conveyance of portion to 65 Chapman Field, settlement of outstanding claims against, authorized 135 Crooked River Range Lighthouse Reservation, conveyance of strip to State 667 Everglades National Park, prohibition on expenditure of public money for administration, etc., eliminated 742 Fort Barrancas, construction at, authorized 857 Fort Myers, establishment of Coast Guard station at, authorized 639 Pass-a-Grille, establishment of Coast Guard station at 169 River and harbor improvements authorized 847 Preliminary examinations authorized 853, 878 Saint Augustine, establishment of Coast Guard station at 546 Southern Judicial District, courtrooms at Orlando 119 Terms at Tallahassee 800 **Florida River, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Floyd River, Iowa,** examination authorized 879 **Flushing Bay, N.
Y.,** improvement authorized 845 Appropriation for 775 **Focht, Benjamin K.,** payment to widow of 214 **Folly Creek, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Food and Drug Administration.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Food and Drugs Act,** appropriation for enforcement 428 **Foot-and-Mouth Disease,** appropriation for eradication 406 **Forage Crops and Diseases,** appropriation for investigations 408 **Ford, Henry and Clara J.,** acceptance of certain property donated for Veterans’ Administration purposes 54 **Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Bureau of.** *See* Commerce, Department of. **Foreign Commerce Service,** appropriation for 287 **Foreign Currency Appreciation:** Appropriation for payment of losses 335 Annual appropriations to meet losses due to, change in date of beginning payments 641 **Foreign Personal Holding Companies,** tax on Sec Income Tax. **Foreign Plant Quarantine,** appropriation for enforcement 418 **Foreign Service.** *See also* International Obligations;
State, Department of. Appropriation for— Beaulac, Willard L., payment to 272 Contingent expenses 265 Cost of living allowance 264 Emergencies 266 Hanna, Gustava, payment to 272 Hoover, Marion P., payment to 273 Rent, heat, fuel, and light 264 Representation allowances 264 Retirement and disability fund 265 Salaries— Ambassadors and ministers 263 Clerks 265 Foreign Service officers 263 Miscellaneous 265 Transportation, Foreign Service officers 263 Deficiency appropriation for— Cameron, Cecile C., payment to 771 Contingent expenses 228 Emergencies, Diplomatic and Consular Service 770 Property losses, payment of claims for 769 Salaries— Ambassadors and ministers 770 Clerks 228 Assignment of Navy and Marine Corps officers and men abroad, reimbursement for expenses 266 Commissary' privileges, foreign stations, extended to officers of 63 Minor purchases, etc., without contracts 273 Navy and Marine Corps, assignment of enlisted men as custodians 265 Officers, restriction on payment of salaries to, receiving other salary from Government 263 Transfer of appropriations; restriction 266 **Foreign Service Officers.** *See* Foreign Service. **Foreign Service Pay Adjustment,** appropriation for 335 **Foreign Trade,** appropriation for promotion of 263 **Foreign-Trade Agreements,** extension of authority of President to enter into 24 **Forest Fire Prevention, etc.,** appropriation for 607 **Forest Pathology,** appropriation for investigations 408 **Forest Research Stations, International Union of,** appropriation for contribution 413 **Forest Roads and Trails,** appropriation for 433 **Forestry.** *See* Cooperative Farm Forestry Act.
XXXVI **Forest Service.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Ariz.,** appropriation for flood control 580 **Fort Barrancas, Fla.,** construction at, authorized 857 **Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Mont.:** Appropriation for— Flood control 580 Irrigation system, maintenance, etc 578 **Fort Benning, Ga.:** Appropriation for expenses, Infantry School 459 Construction at, authorized 857 **Fort Bliss, Tex.,** construction at, authorized 858 **Fort Bragg, N.
C.,** construction at, authorized 858 **Fort Clayton, Panama,** construction at, authorized 861 **Fort Crook, Nebr.,** construction at, authorized 858 **Fort D. A. Russell, Tex.,** construction at, authorized 860 **Fort Davis, Panama,** construction at, authorized 861 **Fort de Lesseps, Panama,** construction at, authorized 862 **Fort Devens, Mass.,** construction at, authorized 858 **Fort Donelson National Military Park, Tenn.,** lands added 881 Administration, etc 883 **Fort Douglas, Utah,** construction at, authorized 858 **Fort DuPont, Del.,** construction at, authorized 858 **Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.,** construction at, authorized 858 **Fort Eustis, Va.,** loan or gift of World War relics, etc., to American Legion Museum, Newport News, Va., authorized 252 **Fort Francis E.
Warren, Wyo.,** construction at, authorized 860 **Fort Hall Irrigation System, Idaho,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 578 **Fort Huachuca, Ariz.,** construction at, authorized 859 **Fort Humphreys, D. C.,** construction at, authorized 859 **Fort Knox, Ky.:** Appropriation for bullion depository 151 Construction at, authorized 859 **Fort Kobbe, Panama,** construction at, authorized 862 **Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,** construction at, authorized 859 **Fort McArthur, Calif.,** construction at, authorized 860 **Fort McPherson, Ga.,** construction at, authorized 860 **Fort Monmouth, N.
J.,** construction at, authorized 860 **Fort Monroe, Va.:** Appropriation for expenses, Coast Artillery School 460 Construction at, authorized 860 Maintenance purposes, sum available for 454 **Fort Myers, Fla.,** establishment of Coast Guard station at, authorized 639 **Fort Myer, Va.:** Construction at, authorized 860 Conveyance of portion to Virginia for highway purposes 203 **Fort Niagara, N. Y.:** Lease of portion of reservation to Old Fort Niagara Association 478 Reconstruction expenses, appropriation authorized for 128 Appropriation for 452 **Fort Peck, Mont.,** appropriation for construction, irrigation system 763 **Fort Peck Project, Mont.,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 578 **Fort Reno Quartermaster Depot Military Reservation, Okla.,** portion transferred as site for Southwestern Reformatory 200 **Fort Riley, Kans.:** Appropriation for expenses, Cavalry School 459 Construction at, authorized 860 **Fort Sam Houston, Tex.,** construction at, authorized 859 **Fort Schuyler Military Reservation, N.
Y.,** lease to State authorized 696 **Fort Shafter, Hawaii,** construction at, authorized 861 **Fort Sill, Okla.,** construction at, authorized 860 **Fort Snelling Military Reservation, Minn.,** portion set aside as national cemetery; post cemetery not included 200 **Fort Thomas, Ky.,** construction at, authorized 860 **Fort Totten Indians, N. Dak.,** appropriation for industrial assistance 575 **Fort Washington, Md.,** construction at, authorized 861 **Fort Wayne, Mich.,** construction at, authorized 861 **Fountaine Que Bouille (Fountain) River, Colo.,** examination authorized 878 **Fourche La Fave River, Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Office of.** *See* Post Office Department. **Fox River, Ill.,** examination authorized 879XXXVII **France:** Appropriation for ambassador to 263 Borday, Henry, appropriation authorized for payment as compensation for injuries to 129 Appropriation for 768 International Exposition of Paris, 1937. *See separate title*. **Frankfort Arsenal, Pa.,** construction at, authorized 859 **Frankfort Harbor, Mich.,** improvement authorized 848 **Freedmen's Hospital, D.
C.,** appropriation for 615 **Fuller, William H.,** compensation for services 589 **Fur-Resources Investigations,** appropriation for 419 **G** **Gaithersburg, Md.:** Appropriation for latitude observatory 293 Land in, acceptance of certain 659 **Galena River (Fever River), Ill and Wis.,** examination authorized 879 **Gallery of Art.** *See* National Gallery of Art. **Galveston, Tex.,** appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 **Ganado Irrigation Project, Ariz.,** appropriation for 576 **Garden Creek, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Garrison, N.
Dak.,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 48 **Gasoline Tax,** extension of 358 **General Accounting Office:** Appropriation for 335 Damage claims 232 Army disbursing officers, credit in accounts for certain rental payments, personnel on duty with National Guard 724 Civil Works Administration, credit allowed in accounts of disbursing officers for overpayments of wages on projects 804 Disbursing officers, executive departments, credit allowed in accounts for certain payments in fiscal years 1934, 1935 624 Golden Gate International Exposition, audit of vouchers by 492 Housing Authority, United States, audit of financial transactions by 890 New York World’s Fair, approval of vouchers by 496 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, transfer of funds to, for auditing expenses 430 Stinson Aircraft Corporation, approval of payment for airplanes directed 325 Subsistence homesteads corporations, credit in accounts of disbursing officers for expenses incident to creation of 620 **General Anthony Wayne Memorial Commission:** Establishment, composition, etc 695 Acceptance of gifts 695 Appropriation authorized 696 Report to Congress 696 **General Claims Commission, United States and Mexico,** appropriation for 229 **General Claims Convention, United States and Mexico,** appropriation for expenses under 271 **General Counsel, Office of.** *See* Treasury Department. **General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, Switzerland,** balances continued available for 228 **General Grant National Park, Calif.,** appropriation for administration, etc 604 **General Land Office.** *See* Interior, Department of. **General Leasing Act, Amendment,** extension of certain prospecting permits 842 **General Motors Corp.,** sale of part of Holabird Quartermaster Depot, Md., to 206 Genera) Pulaski’s Memorial Day, President authorized to proclaim Oct. 11, 1937, as 62 **General Staff Corps.** *See* War Department. **Genetics and Biophysics,** appropriation for investigations 409 **Geodesy and Geophysics, International Union of,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Geographical Union, International,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Geography and History, Pan American Institute of,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Geological Survey.** *See also* Interior, Department of.
Aerial photographs, contracts with civilians for, authorized 600 Cooperative work on scientific, etc., investigations for Government agencies authorized 599 Indian lands, transfer of funds to, for supervision of mining operations 574 **Geologic Surveys,** appropriation for 598 **George, Preston L.,** payment to 757 **George Rogers Clark Sesquicentennial Commission,** functions continued; balances made available 567XXXVIII **George Washington Memorial Building,** provisions for erection of, repealed 53 **George Washington Memorial Parkway,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 339, 609 **Georgia:** Appropriation for administration, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 606 Fort Benning, construction at, authorized 857 Fort McPherson, construction at, authorized 860 River and harbor improvements authorized 847 Savannah River, time extended for bridging, at Lincolnton 28 Southern Judicial District, Brunswick division created 739 Tybee Island, establishment of Coast Guard station 205 **Germany:** Appropriation for— Ambassador to 263 Mixed Claims Commission, United States and 229 **Gibson, Richard W.,** payment of claim 18 **Gila Indian Reservation, Ariz.,** appropriation for irrigation project 577 **Gila Project, Ariz.,** appropriation for construction 595 **Gila River, Ariz.,** examination authorized 879 **Gilberts Ferry, Ala.,** bridge authorized across Coosa River at 27 **Gilbertsville, Ky.,** appropriation for dam construction at 217 **Gilmore Creek, Minn.,** examination authorized 879 **Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Silver Jubilee Camp,** temporary entry of alien participants 484 Free entry of personal effects 485 **Girl Scouts,** temporary entry of alien participants, Silver Jubilee Camp, 1937 484 Free entry of personal effects 485 **Girl Scouts, Inc.,** patent on badge renewed 623 **Girtys Run, Pa.,** examination authorized 879 **Glacier County, Mont.,** school building construction, funds continued available 582 **Glacier National Park, Mont.,** appropriation for administration, etc 604 **Gladstone Harbor, Mich.,** examination authorized 854 **Glasgow, Mont.,** accommodations for district court provided in Federal building 837 **Glen Arbor Harbor, Mich.,** examination authorized 854 **Glen Haven Harbor, Mich.,** examination authorized 854 **Goethals, Maj Gen George W.,** appropriation for erection of memorial, Canal Zone 520 **Golden Gate International Exposition:** Copyrights and patents, protection of, of foreign exhibitors 211 Certificates of proprietorship, issuance of 212 Duration of protection 213 Infringement of protected matter, liabilities and remedies 212 Penalty provisions 213 Reimbursement of incurred expenses 213 Dutiable articles imported for exhibition purposes admitted free; regulations 187 Participation by United States 488 Appropriation authorized 490 Appropriation for 759 Commission established, composition, etc 488 Commissioner, Assistant, appointment, salaries, powers; other personal services 489 Contributions, acceptance of, etc 492 Cooperation of Government departments, etc 490 Indian citizens, participation by 493 Report to Congress 493 Termination of Commission 493 **Gold Reserve Act of 1934:** Appropriation for administrative expenses 137, 138, 139, 151 Amendment— Extension of powers of President relating to stabilization fund, etc 4 **Goodwin, Philip A.,** payment to widow of 756 **Goose Creek, Tex.,** examination authorized 854 **Gordon River, Fla.,** examination authorized 878 **Gorgas Memorial Laboratory:** Appropriation for contribution 267 Annual reports to Congress directed 267 **Government Contractors,** appropriation for payment of losses due to compliance with codes 153 **Government Departments.** *See* Executive Departments. **Government Employees.** *See also* Executive Departments.
Civilian personnel stationed abroad, allotment of pay permitted 166 Congressional employees, etc., December salaries to be paid on Dec 20 199 Federal Subsistence Homesteads Corporation, former employees transferred to Department of the Interior, salary adjustment 871XXXIX Foreign currency appreciation, annual appropriations to meet losses due to, change in date of beginning payments 641 Jan. 20, 1937, pay granted to certain, in District of Columbia, on account of closing of places of employment 56 Legislative and judicial branches, retirement. *See* Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930, Amendment.
Lighthouse keepers, continuation of existing classification and pay system 840 Marital status, no discrimination in appointments, etc., because of 533 Oaths of office, renewals not required in certain cases 640 Postal Service— Laborers, credit of fractional part of year's service toward promotion 840 Motor-vehicle service, time credits allowed substitutes 650 Superintendents, classified stations, credit for substitutes in computing compensation 841 Watchmen and messengers, forty-hour law extended to 651 Railway Mail Service, stenographer grade provided, office of chief clerks and superintendents 647 **Government Losses in Shipment Act:** Checks, lost, destroyed, etc., issuance of duplicates 482 Effective date 484 Revised Statutes, sections repealed 482 Shipment of valuables, regulations governing 479 Claims, procedure for satisfying 479 Definitions 480 Insuring shipments forbidden; exception 480 Replacement of losses, revolving fund established for 479 Appropriation for 471 **Government Organization, Joint Committee on,** establishment, composition, duties, etc 7, 8 Appropriation for 9 **Government-Owned Establishments,** obligation of funds for work at, authorized 245 **Government Printing Office.** *See also* Legislative Branch of the Government.
Annual, etc., reports, printing discontinued; originals to be kept on file 186 Commerce, Department of, detail of copy editors to, amount available 284 Congressional work, estimate of cost to be included in recommendation 185 Departmental work, payment for 185 Sums paid to be credited to working capital 185 Depository libraries, documents, etc., to be supplied only upon request; approval by Superintendent of Documents 186 Detailed employees, restriction on payments to 185 Estimates for departmental work to be incorporated in single item in Budget 185 **Grade Crossing Elimination,** appropriation for 423 **Grain Standards Act,** appropriation for administration 426 **Grand Army of the Republic,** attendance of Marine Band authorized at National Encampment of 543 Appropriation for 768 **Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz.,** appropriation for administration, etc 604 **Grand Central Station Post Office and Office Building, New York, N.
Y.,** appropriation for construction cost 774 **Grand Coulee Dam Project:** Appropriation for continuing construction 597 Irrigable lands in connection with— Appraisal; repayment contracts; amount to each owner 208 Excess lands, refusal to sell 208 Ratification by State of Washington 210 Surveys, use of allotted funds for 210 **Grande Ronde River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Grand Haven Harbor, Mich.,** improvement authorized 848 **Grand Juries,** extensions by district judges permitted 748 **Grand (Neosho) River, Okla., Kans., Mo., and Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Grand Teton National Park, Wyo.,** appropriation for administration, etc 604 **Grand Travers Bay, Mich.,** examination authorized 855 **Grantley Harbor, Alaska,** examination authorized 855 **Grazing, Division of.** *See* Interior, Department of. **Great Britain:** Appropriation for— Ambassador to 263 International Fisheries Commission 271 Waterways treaty, expenses 270 Lake of the Woods, payment of claims for damages due to water level fluctuations; appropriation authorized 843XL Moosa, N.
J., appropriation authorized for payment as indemnity for injuries to 129 Appropriation for 768 Richardson, Samuel, appropriation authorized for payment for account of estate of 134 Appropriation for 768 Shanghai Electric Construction Company, Ltd., appropriation authorized for payment for account of 129 Appropriation for 768 **Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition, Dallas, Tex.:** Dutiable articles imported for exhibition purposes admitted free; regulations 55 Invitation to Canada and Pan American Republics to participate 19 Participation by United States— Commission established, composition 58 Commissioner General and assistants, appointment, salaries, powers; other personal services 58 Contributions, acceptance of 60 Cooperation by Government departments 59 Expenditures authorized 59 Report to Congress 61 Termination of Commission 61 Transfer of certain contracts entered into by Texas Centennial Commission 60 Unexpended balances, use of 60 **Great Kills, Staten Island, N.
Y.,** examination authorized 852 **Great Lakes,** examination of coasts of, authorized 855 **Great Lakes Exposition:** Dutiable articles imported for exhibition purposes admitted free 240 Participation by United States continued, 1937 61 Appropriation authorized 62 Appropriation for 215, 758 **Great Lakes, Ill.,** appropriation for naval training station 98 **Great Onyx Cave, Ky.,** exclusion from Mammoth Cave National Park, authorized 871 **Great Smoky Mountains National Park, N.
C.-Tenn.:** Appropriation for administration, etc 604 Exchange of certain lands within, for land within Cherokee Indian Reservation 699 **Greece,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Co.,** relinquishment of easement granted by 547 **Green Bay Harbor, Wis.,** improvement authorized 848 **Greenlawn Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.,** sale of Confederate Lot authorized 616 **Greenport Harbor, N. Y.,** improvement authorized 845 **Greenvale (Fairweather) Creek, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Greenville, Miss.,** bridge authorized across Mississippi River at 745 **Greenville, Tex.,** acquisition of land near, by Department of Agriculture 408 **Greenwich Harbor, Conn.,** examination authorized 851 **Gregory, William V.,** payment to widow of 9 **Gretna, La.,** time extended for bridging Mississippi River, to New Orleans 631 **Groveland, Mass.,** bridge authorized across Merrimack River, to Haverhill 168 **Grover, N.
C.,** lease of quarters for post office continued 842 **Guam,** appropriation for care of lepers; transfer to Culion, P. I 97 **Guanica Lighthouse Reservation, P. R.,** exchange of, for adjacent land 694 **Guatemala,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Guayanes Harbor, Puerto Rico,** improvement authorized 850 **Guayanilla Harbor, Puerto Rico,** examination authorized 855 **Guffey Coal Act.** *See* Bituminous Coal Act of 1937. **Gulf Coast,** appropriation for survey expenses 292 **Gulfport Harbor, Miss.,** examination authorized 854 **Guntersville Dam,** appropriation for continuing construction 217 **Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moth Control,** appropriation for 417 **H** **Haig, Chester R.,** payment of claim 18 **Haiti,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Halibut Act.** *See* Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937. **Hampton Harbor, N.
H.,** examination of inland waterway between Merrimack River, Mass., and, authorized 851 **Hampton Roads, Va.,** examination authorized 853 **Hancock, Md.,** bridge authorized across Potomac River at 476 **Hanna, Gustava,** payment to 272 **Harlem River and Bronx Kills, N. Y.,** examination authorized 851 **Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kans.,** appropriation for education of Indians 582XLI **Hatch Act,** appropriation for allotments under 398 **Haverhill, Mass.,** bridge authorized across Merrimack River, to Groveland 168 **Hawaii.** *See also* Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, Amendments.
Appropriation for— Agricultural experiment stations 398 Extension service 400 Contingent expenses 613 Governor and secretary, salaries 613 National park administration, etc 605 Territorial court 277 Vocational education 610 Vocational rehabilitation, persons disabled in industry 611 Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act extension of provisions to 532 Bond issues, amendment by Legislature authorized 211 Exchange of certain lighthouse sites, Island of Maui, authorized 632 Fort Shafter, construction at, authorized 861 Maui, Island of, exchange of certain lighthouse sites authorized 632 Public improvements, issuance of bonds for, authorized; maturity, etc 508 Legislative acts confirmed 509 Public works, issuance of bonds for, authorized 509 Schofield Barracks, construction at, authorized 861 Transfer of portion of site for post office construction 774 Sewer bonds, issuance authorized; amount 507 Maturity, etc.; confirmation of legislative acts 507 Slum clearance and housing, establishment of public corporate authority authorized 508 Bonds authorized; not to constitute public indebtedness 508 Legislative acts confirmed 508 Sugar Act of 1937, basis of determination of quota under 905 Tripier General Hospital, construction at, authorized 861 **Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, Amendments:** Hawaii, lands added to jurisdiction of Commission 497 Lease of lands, maximum area; conditions imposed 504 Loan contracts; amortization; death of borrower 505 Insurance of property, etc 506 Succession of interests of deceased lessee 504 Water and other development projects, construction authorized 507 Bonds authorized 507 **Hawaii National Park,** appropriation for administration, etc 605 **Headquarters Provisional Brigade and Washington Quartermaster Depot, D.
C.,** construction at, authorized 861 **Healing Arts Practice Act.** *See* District of Columbia. **Health and Sanitation Activities,** flood-stricken areas, allocation of relief funds for, authorized 21 **Hearns Creek, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Helium:** Appropriation for procurement 455 Conservation, etc., of 885 Exports, restriction on 887 Penal provisions 887 Plants, operation and maintenance of 886 Production and sale; restrictions 886 Requisitions by Army, Navy, etc 886 Secretary of the Interior, powers of 885 Mines, Bureau of, transfer of sums for acquisition, by War and Navy Departments 111, 602 **Hendry Creek, Fla.,** examination authorized 878 **Henry, William R.,** payment of claim 18 **Hernando De Soto,** commemoration of landing. *See* Pan American Exposition. **Herring Bay, Md.,** examination of channel to, authorized 852 **Hickam Field, Hawaii,** appropriation for improvements 452 **High Commissioner to Philippine Islands.** *See* Philippine Islands. **Hillsboro River, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Hilo Harbor, Hawaii,** examination authorized 855 **Hiwassee Dam,** appropriation for continuing construction 217 **Hog Cholera Control,** appropriation for 405 **Hog Island, Va.,** examination of channels at and near, authorized 852 **Holabird Quartermaster Depot, Baltimore, Md.,** sale of part to General Motors Corp., authorized 206 **Holding Companies, tax on.** *See* Income Tax. **Home Economics, Bureau of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Home Loan Bank Board.** *See* Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
XLII **Home Owners’ Loan Corporation,** appropriation for 349 **Homestead Entrymen,** time extended for offering final proof 303 **Homestead National Monument of America, Nebr.,** appropriation for development, etc 606 **Homestead, Pa.,** time extended for bridging Monongahela River at 245 **Honduras,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Honolulu, Hawaii,** appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 **Hood River, Oreg.,** bridge alterations directed to improve navigation facilities 648 **Hoover, Marion P.,** payment to 273 **Hopi Indians, Ariz.-N.
Mex.:** Appropriation for— Flood control 580 Irrigation projects 576 Water supply, development of 576 **Hopkins, Joseph G.,** payment of claim 18 **Horton Point Lighthouse Reservation, N. Y.,** conveyance to Southold Park District 667 **Hoskins Creek, Va.,** improvement authorized 846 **Hospital for Defective Delinquents, United States,** appropriation for 281 **Hot Springs, Ark.,** appropriation for construction and repair, Army and Navy Hospital 454 **Hot Springs National Park, Ark.:** Appropriation for administration, etc 605 Cession of jurisdiction by State accepted 243 **Houma, La.,** establishment of sugarcane station at 410 **House Office Buildings,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 180 **House of Representatives.** *See also* Congress;
Legislative Branch of the Government. Appointment of Members to— Board of Visitors, Coast Guard Academy 67 General Anthony Wayne Memorial Commission 695 Joint Committee on Government Organization 7 United States Golden Gate Exposition Commission 489 United States New York World’s Fair Commission 493 World War memorials, Europe, dedication of, official delegation 324 Funeral delegations, etc., restriction on expenditures for 177 Majority floor leader, unexpended balances made available for positions in office of 164 **Housing Act.** *See* National Housing Act, Amendments;
United States Housing Act of 1937. **Housing Administration.** *See* Federal Housing Administration. **Housing Authority.** *See* United States Housing Act of 1937. **Houston, Tex., Oil World Exposition at.** *See separate title*. **Houston, William S.,** payment to 757 **Howard University,** appropriation for 615 **Howland Island,** appropriation for administrative expenses 614 **Hudson Creek, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Hudson Falls, N. Y.,** exchange of land for post-office site authorized 202 **Hulls Creek, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Humboldt Bay and Harbor, Calif.,** improvement authorized 849 **Hungary,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Hunting Island Lighthouse Reservation, S.
C.,** conveyance to Beaufort County 651 **Huntington Harbor, N. Y.,** examination authorized 851 **Hydrographic Bureau, International,** appropriation for contribution 267 **I** **Idaho:** Appropriation for— Boise project, operation, construction, etc 593, 595 Indians, support, etc., of 578, 585, 586 Minidoka project, operation, etc 593 Snake River, examination authorized 26 Time extended for bridging, at Lewiston 477 **Ilion, N. Y.,** examination authorized 878 **Illinois:** Calumet River, portion declared nonnavigable, in Chicago 258 Chanute Field, construction at, authorized 858 Eastern Judicial District, term of court at Benton 624 Lake Michigan, time extended for bridging, opposite entrance of Chicago River 244 Mississippi River, time extended for bridging, at— East St.
Louis 244 Stites 251 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 854, 897 **Illinois Bayou, Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Illinois River, Ill.,** examination authorized 879XLIII **Illinois Waterway, Ill.,** modification in existing project for improvement 258 **Immigration Act of 1917, Amendment,** removal at Government expense of certain aliens applying for deportation; ineligibility' for readmission 164 **Immigration Act of 1924, Amendment,** deportat ion of aliens who secured preference of non-quota visas by contracting marriage to fraudulently expedite admission 164 **Immigration and Naturalization Service.** *See also* Aliens;
Labor, Department of. Filipino emigration, time extended for making application for benefits 165 **Immigration Stations,** appropriation for 300 **Imperial River, Fla.,** examination authorized 878 **implementing Narcotics Convention of 1931,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Inaugural Ceremonies of 1937:** Admission tickets, exemption from admissions tax 4 Troops, quartering of, in certain public buildings 4 **Income Tax:** Corporations excepted from Sec 102 830 Disallowed deductions 827 Effective dates 828 Foreign personal holding companies 818 Adjusted basis of stock 825 Assessment and collection, period of limitation 826 Corporation income taxed to United States shareholders 822 Definition 818 Effective date 825 Formation, etc., of foreign corporations, returns as to 824 Gross income 820 Inclusion of income of United States shareholders in income of 818 Income, definition 818 Information returns by— Officers and directors 823 .Shareholders 823 Liquidation of 825 Minor amendments to 1936 Act 826 Penalties 824 Stock in, acquired from decedent, basis of 825 Stock ownership 819 Supplement P. net income 821 Undistributed Supplement P. net income 821 Mutual investment companies 831 Nonresident alien individuals 830 Personal holding companies 813 Adjusted net income, computation 816 Administrative provisions 817 Cross-references, changes in 817 Definition 814 Effective dates 817 Foreign 817 Income, definition of 814 Meaning of terms used 817 Stock ownership 815 Surplus, improper accumulation of 817 Surtax on 813 Undistributed adjusted net income, computation 816 Trusts 829 Effective dates 830 Fiduciary returns 829 Personal exemption, denial of 829 **Independent Offices:** Appropriation for— American Battle Monuments Commission 330 Board of Tax Appeals 331 Central Statistical Board 331 Civilian Conservation Corps 470 Civil Service Conunission 331 Commodity Credit Corporation 347 District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Authority 333 Electric Home and Fann Authority 348 Employees Compensation Commission 333 Executive Office 329 Executive Mansion and grounds, maintenance, etc 330 President and Vice President, compensation 329 Export-Import Bank of Washington, D.
C 348 Federal Communications Commission 334 Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works 351 Federal Home Loan Bank Board 348 Federal Housing Administration 350 Federal Power Commission 334 Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation 351 Federal Trade Commission 335 Foreign service pay adjustment 335 General Accounting Office 335 Home Owners' Loan Corporation 349 Interstate Commerce Commission 336 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 338 National Archives 338 National Capital Park and Planning Commission 339 National Labor Relations Board 339 National Mediation Board 340XLIV Oil lands in former naval reserves, protection of interests of United States in matters affecting 340 Railroad Retirement Board 340, 470 Railroad Retirement Account 470 Reconstruction Finance Corporation 350 Rural Electrification Administration 341 Securities and Exchange Commission 342 Smithsonian Institution 342 National Gallery of Art 343 National Museum 342 Social Security Board 343 Tariff Commission 345 Veterans Administration 345 Deficiency appropriation for— Audited claims 234, 777, 780 Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bicentenary Commission 10 Civilian Conservation Corps 757 District of Columbia Airport Commission 10 Electric Home and Farm Authority 757 Emergency Conservation Work 10 Executive Office 757 Farm Credit Administration 11 Federal Communications Commission 11, 215, 757 Federal Housing Administration 758 Golden Gate International Exposition Commission 759 Great Lakes Exposition 215, 758 Interstate Commerce Commission 215 Maritime Commission, United States 759 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 216 National Capital Park and Planning Commission 758 National Labor Relations Board 758 National Mediation Board 216 National Railroad Adjustment Board 216 New York World’s Fair Commission 759 Relief and work relief 10 Social Security Board 759 Tennessee Valley Authority 759 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission 759 Veterans’ Administration 11 **Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1924,** provisions for construction of national gallery of art, repealed 53 **Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1938.** *See* Independent Offices. **Indiana:** Ohio River, time extended for bridging, at Rockport 243 River and harbor improvements authorized 848 Preliminary examinations authorized 854 Wabash River— Bridge authorized across, at Lockport 542 Time extended for bridging, at Merom 475 **Indian Affairs, Bureau of.** *See* Interior, Department of. **Indiana Harbor and Canal, Ind.,** improvement authorized 848 **Indian Arts and Crafts Board,** appropriation for expenses 576 **Indian Chartered Corporations,** appropriation for revolving fund for loans to 576 **Indianhead, Md.,** appropriation for school at ordnance station 104 **Indian River, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Indian River Inlet and Bay, Del.,** improvement authorized 846 Appropriation for 775 **Indians.** *See also* Interior, Department of, Indian Affairs, Bureau of.
Agua Caliente, Calif., sale or lease of land for public airport authorized 811 Arizona, restoration of certain lands to tribal ownership 862 Mineral patents, deposit of rent by applicant; damages 863 Order withdrawing certain lands from mineral entry revoked 863 Rights-of-way, etc 863 Water developments, restriction on use 863 Blackfeet, Mont., relinquishment of lands held for reclamation purposes to; expenditure authorized 864 Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians, reservation of certain public lands, Calif., for benefit of 72 Chickasaw, Okla., reservation of minerals in future land sales 810 Sale of certain dormitory properties authorized 537 Choctaw, Okla., reservation of minerals in future land sales 810 Crow Reservation, Mont., certain land eliminated from 884 Five Civilized Tribes, amendments to petitions permitted in suits tinder Jurisdictional Acts, Court of Claims 650 Golden Gate International Exposition, participation of 493 Homestead lands purchased from trust, etc., funds to be nontaxable 188XLV Inyo and Mono Counties, Calif., exchange of certain lands, etc., in, with Los Angeles, for benefit of 70 Irrigation projects, apportionment of cost on per-acre basis 577 Kanosh Reservation, Utah, area enlarged 239 Klamath, Oreg.:
Capital reserve fund created out of tribal funds; use of interest 872 Reimbursable loan fund established 872 Administration by loan board 872 Limitation on additions 873 Repayments, credit of 873 Security, types of property as 872 Koosharem Reservation, Utah, area enlarged 241 Metlakahtla, Alaska, credit of certain revenues as trust funds 873 Oklahoma, gross production tax on minerals, restricted lands, manner of payment 806 Palm Springs, Calif., sale or lease of land for public airport authorized 811 Papago Reservation, Aria., area enlarged 536 Pipestone National Monument, Minn., reservation of quarrying rights to 805 Quapaw, Okla., State gross production tax on lead and zinc produced on lands of, authorized 68 Exemption from other State taxes 68 Reclamation projects, investigation of financial, etc., conditions 737 Santa Rosa Band of Mission Indians, Calif., acquisition of land for use of; appropriation authorized 69 Appropriation for 763 Shivwitz Reservation, Utah, area enlarged 239 Shoshone Reservation, Wyo., acquisition of certain lands of, for Wind River irrigation project 700 Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation, S.
Dak., appropriation authorized for payment to 441 Appropriation for 763 Yakima Reservation, Wash., extension of period of trust on allotted lands 210 **Indian Wars Veterans,** rates of pensions for 786 **Industrial Institution for Women, Alderson, W. Va.,** appropriation for repairs, etc 766 **Industrial Property, International Bureau for Protection of,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Industrial Reformatory, Chillicothe, Ohio,** appropriation for 281 **Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga.,** appropriation for expenses 459 **Information, Office of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Inheritance Tax, D.
C.** *See* District of Columbia, Revenue Act of 1937. **Injunctions:** Suspension, etc., of Act of Congress on constitutional grounds, determination by three judge court 752 Temporary order by single judge to prevent irreparable damage 752 **Inland Waterways Corporation Act, Amendment,** services and operations extended to Savannah River 304 **Insecticide Act,** appropriation for enforcement 428 **Insecticide and Fungicide Investigations,** appropriation for 418 **Insect Pests, etc.,** appropriation authorized for control of emergency outbreaks of 57 Appropriation for 120, 514 **Institute of Health.** *See* National Institute of Health. **Insular Affairs, Bureau of.** *See* War Department. **Insurance Companies, D.
C.,** tax on. *See* District of Columbia, Revenue Act of 1937. **Inter-American Radio Conference,** appropriation authorized for participation expenses 749 Appropriation for 770 **Inter-American Trade Mark Bureau,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Interior, Department of.** *See also* Secretary of the Interior. Appropriation for— Columbia Institution for the Deaf 615 Contingent expenses 565 Education, Office of 609 Vocational education 610 Fine Arts, Commission of 567 Freedmen’s Hospital 615 General Land Office 568 Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands and timber, payment of proceeds of sales 570 Oklahoma, payment to, from oil and gas royalties 570 Oregon and California grant lands, payments to certain counties in Oregon in lieu of taxes 570 States, payments to, from proceeds of sales of public lands 569XLVI Geological Survey 597 George Rogers Clark Sesquicentennial Commission 567 Government in the Territories 611 Alaska 611 Equatorial and South Sea Islands 614 Hawaii 613 Puerto Rican Hurricane Relief 613 Virgin Islands 613 Grazing, Division of 565 Howard University 615 Indian Affairs, Bureau of 570 Annuities and per capita payments 590 Conservation of health 584 Construction and repair 589 Education 580 General support and administration 586 Indian lands 571 Industrial assistance and advancement 574 Irrigation and drainage 576 Roads and bridges 589 Water supply, development of 576 Investigations, Division of 565 Mines, Bureau of 600 Helium production, etc 602 Investigations, etc 600 Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission 567 National Bituminous Coal Commission 567 Consumers’ Counsel 568 National Park Service 603 Forest fire prevention, etc 607 Historic sites and buildings 608 Monuments, administration, etc 606 Roads and trails 608 Water rights, investigation and purchase of 608 Petroleum Conservation Division 568 Printing and binding 566 Reclamation, Bureau of 592 Saint Elizabeths Hospital 614 Secretary, Office of 564 Solicitor, Office of 564 Territories and Island Possessions, Division of 565 War Minerals Relief Commission 568 Deficiency appropriation for— Audited claims 235, 778, 781 Damage claims 15, 232, 775, 776 Education, Office of 223, 765 Freedmen’s Hospital 223 General Land Office 221 Government in the Territories 223, 765 Indian Affairs Bureau of 221, 763 Judgments 777 Mines, Bureau of 764 National Park Service 222, 764 Reclamation, Bureau of 764 Secretary, Office of 763 Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, settlement of land claims along shores of 763 War Minerals Relief Commission 12, 221 Aerial photographs for mapping projects, furnishing by War and Navy Departments on request of Secretary 599 Alaska, new appointees, etc., traveling expenses allowed 591 Reindeer industry, preservation of native character of; administration of provisions by 900 Appropriations and authority made available from July 1, 1937; incurred obligations ratified 616 Arch Hurley Conservancy District, N.
Mex., construction of reclamation project authorized 557 Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Mont., relinquishment of certain lands held for reclamation purposes to; expenditure authorized 864 Bramblet, Cordy, conveyance of certain land to 747 Cabinet Gorge, Columbia River, hydroelectric power surveys directed 638 Cape Hatteras National Seashore, establishment, etc 669 Central Heating Plant, furnishing of steam to buildings on Judiciary Square, D. C 95 Central Valley project, Calif., jurisdiction transferred to, from War Department 850 Clackamas County, Oreg., conveyance of lands to, for park purposes 840 Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, Oreg., conservation management of timberlands under Federal jurisdiction 874 Disbursing officers, subsistence homesteads, credit in accounts of 620 Federal Subsistence Homesteads Corporation, former employees transferred to, salary adjustment 871 Field employees, Indian service, funds available for supplies 591 Grand Coulee Dam project, prevention of speculation in prospectively irrigable lands in connection with; administration of provisions by 208XLVII Great Smoky Mountains National Park, N.
C., exchange of certain lands within, for lands within Cherokee Indian Reservation 699 Helium conservation, etc., administration of provisions by 885 Housing Authority, United States, creation of, in 889 Indians. *See* Indians. Inyo and Mono Counties, Calif., exchange of certain lands, etc., in, with Los Angeles for benefit of Indians 70 Consent of allottees, etc.; tribal lands 70 Land patents, issuance of, to States in adjudicating exchanges 748 Marshall Ford Dam, Tex., construction, operation, authorized 850 Montana, conveyance of public lands to, for public park, etc., purposes 746 National Monuments. *See* National Monuments.
National Parks. *See* National Parks. New Mexico, conveyance of public lands to 747 Oil and gas permits, public lands, issue to certain applicants authorized 808 Oklahoma, restricted Indian lands, State gross production tax on minerals, manner of payment 806 Oregon and California Railroad lands, Oreg., conservation management of timberlands under Federal jurisdiction 874 Prospecting permits, extension of certain 842 Reclamation projects, investigation of financial, etc., conditions 737 Reindeer industry, Alaska, preservation of native character of, administration of provisions by 900 Reservoirs, appropriation authorized for construction, under reclamation laws 841 Shenandoah National Park, Va., police power assumed by United States; notification to State 700 Protection of birds and animals, regulations by 701 States, issuance of land patents to, in adjudicating exchanges 748 Subsistence homesteads, credit in accounts of disbursing officers for expenses incident to creation of 620 Trucks, etc., availability of funds for purchase of 607 Utah, exchange of lands with 637 Wind River irrigation project, Wyo., acquisition of certain lands of Shoshone Indian Reservation for 700 Work animals, etc., field appropriations available for hire of 616 **Intermediate Credit Banks.** *See* Federal Farm Loan Act, Amendments. **Internal Revenue, Bureau of.** *See also* Treasury Department.
Bottle stamps, issuance and regulations by Commissioner 488 Boy Scouts of America, remission of tax on steamship tickets to, attending World Jamboree 69 Carriers Taxing Act of 1937, rules and regulations by 440 Sugar Act of 1937, collection of taxes under 914 **Internal Revenue Taxation, Joint Committee on:** Appropriation for expenses 173, 177 Tax Evasion and Avoidance, Joint Committee on, utilization of services of, by 254 **International Astronomical Union,** appropriation for contribution 268 **International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, and Alaska and Canada,** appropriation for 270 **International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico:** Appropriation for— Lower Rio Grande flood-control project 269 Rio Grande canalization project 269 Rectification project 269 Salaries and expenses 268 **International Bureau for Protection of Industrial Property,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Bureau for Publication of Customs Tariffs,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Bureau of Permanent Court of Arbitration,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Bureau of Weights and Measures,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Committee of Weights and Measures,** appropriation for expenses, American member 289 **International Conference of American States, Eighth, Lima, Peru,** appropriation for participation expenses 271 **International Congress of Architects:** Appropriation authorized for expenses of Fifteenth Congress 441XLVIII Invitation to foreign countries to participate 441 **International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea,** amendments to Communications Act of 1934 making effective provisions of 189 **International Council of Scientific Unions,** appropriation for contribution 268 **International Dairy Congress, Eleventh, Berlin, Germany,** appropriation authorized for participation expenses 249 Appropriation for 770 Report to Congress 249 **International Exposition.** *See* Pacific Mercado. **International Exposition of Paris, 1937:** Participation by United States— Appropriation for 22 Approval of expenditures 22 Delegation of authority, etc., by Commissioner General 22 Housing, etc., exhibits, additional authority for expenditures for 22 Personal services 22 Return of exhibits at close; disposition of unused property, etc 22 **International Fisheries Commission,** appropriation for share of expenses 271 **International Geographical Union,** appropriation for contribution 268 **International Hydrographic Bureau,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Institute for the Protection of Childhood, American,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Institute of Agriculture,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Joint Commission, United ,** States and Great Britain, appropriation for 270 **International Labor Office:** Appropriation for— Contribution 268 Liaison with, excuses 298 Technical Tripartite Textile Conference, 1937, aid in defraying expenses of 29 **International Map of the World,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Monetary and Economic Conference,** balances continued available for 228 **International Obligations.** *See also* Foreign Service;
State, Department of. Appropriation for— Aerial Legal Experts, International Technical Committee of 267 Agriculture, International Institute of 267 Arbitration— Bureau of Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International 267 International Bureau of Permanent Court of 267 Astronomical Union, International 268 Aviation Conference, Lima, Peru 272 Biological Sciences, International Union 268 Cape Spartel and Tangier Light, Morocco 267 Chemistry, International Union of 268 Childhood, American International Institute for the Protection of 267 Customs Tariffs, International Bureau for Publication of 267 Forest Research Stations, International Union of 413 General Claims Convention, United States and Mexico 271 Geodesy and Geophysics, International Union of 268 Geographical Union, International 268 Gorgas Memorial Laboratory 267 Hydrographic Bureau, International 267 Industrial Property, International Bureau for Protection of 267 International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada 270 International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico 268 International Conference of American States, Eighth, Lima, Peru 271 International Fisheries Commission 271 International Joint Commission, United States and Great Britain 270 International Labor Office 268 International Seed Testing Congress 409 International Telecommunication Union, Radio Section 267 Liquor Traffic in Africa, Convention Relating to 268 Map of the World, International 267 Narcotics Convention of 1931, Implementing 268 Panama, payment to government of 267 Pan American Institute of Geography and History 268 Pan American Sanitary Bureau 267 Pan American Union 267 Penal and Penitentiary Commission, International 268 Permanent International Commission of the Congresses of Navigation 517 Physics, International Union of 268XLIX Public Health, International Office of 267 Road Congresses, Permanent Association of International 268 Scientific Radio Union, International 268 Scientific Unions, International Council of 268 Statistical Bureau, International 267 Telecommunication Conference, Cairo, Egypt 272 Trade Mark Bureau, Inter-American 267 Waterways Treaty, United States and Great Britain 270 Weights and Measures, International Bureau of 267 Wheat Advisory Committee, International 432 Deficiency appropriation for— American and Philippine Experts, Joint Committee of 228 Disarmament Conference, General, Geneva, Switzerland 228 Extraterritorial Rights in Egypt, Conference on 228 General Claims Commission, United States and Mexico 229 Inter-American Radio Conference, expenses 770 International Dairy Congress, Eleventh, participation expenses 770 Internationa! Production Control Committees 762 Interparliamentary Union 770 Literary and Artistic Works, Conference to Revise Convention for Protection of, Brussels, Belgium 228 Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany 229 Monetary and Economic Conference, International 228 Oil pollution of navigable waters, Conference on 229 Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, International 770 Radio Consulting Committee, International, Rumania, 1937 228 Smelter-fumes controversy, arbitration of, United States-Canada 229 Telecommunication Conference, Cairo, Egypt 770 World's Poultry Congress and Exposition, Seventh 771 Inter-American Radio Conference, appropriation authorized for participation expenses 749 International Dairy Congress, Eleventh, Berlin, Germany, participation expenses, appropriation authorized for 249 International Road Congress, Eighth, 1938, appropriation authorized for participation expenses 750 Pan American Sanitary Conference, Tenth, participation authorized 198 World’s Poultry Congress and Exposition, Seventh, participation expenses authorized 550 **International Office of Public Health,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission,** appropriation for share of expenses 770 **International Penal and Penitentiary Commission,** appropriation for contribution 268 **International Petroleum Exposition, Tulsa, Okla.:** Dutiable articles imported for exhibition purposes admitted free; regulations 742 Invitations to States and foreign countries to participate authorized 742 No Federal obligation incurred 743 **International Production Control Committees,** funds available for expenses 432, 762 **International Radio Consulting Committee, Rumania,** balances continued available for 228 **International Road Congress, Eighth, 1938,** appropriation authorized for participation expenses 750 **International Scientific Radio Union,** appropriation for contribution 268 **International Seed Testing Congress,** appropriation for share of expenses 409 **International Statistical Bureau, The Hague,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Telecommunication Union, Radio Section,** appropriation for contribution 267 **International Union of Biological Sciences,** appropriation for contribution 268 **International Union of Chemistry,** appropriation for contribution 268 **International Union of Forest Research Stations,** appropriation for contribution 413 **International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics,** appropriation for contribution 268L **International Union of Physics,** appropriation for contribution 268 **International Wheat Advisory Committee,** appropriation for contribution 432 **Interparliamentary Union,** balances made available 770 **Interstate Commerce Act, Amendments:** Reduced transportation rates authorized in cases of disaster 809 Safety devices, installation by carriers 835 Defective appliances, use prohibited 836 Enforcement 837 Failures of appliances, etc., report of 836 Inspections 836 Safety rules, standards, etc., to be filed with Commission; modifications 836 Violations, penalty for 837 Seeing-eye, etc., dogs, accompanying blind persons, free transportation permitted 475 **Interstate Commerce Commission:** Appropriation for 336 Deficiency appropriation for 135, 215 Coal, complaints to, respecting excessive transportation costs for 90 Commissioners, salary rates 352 **Interstate Compacts:** Consent of Congress granted to— Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority 538 Minimum wage, etc., Mass., N.
H., and R. I 633 Oil and gas conservation, continuance of 617 Palisades Interstate Park Commission, creation of, New York and New Jersey 719 Potomac Valley conservancy district, negotiation for creation of 884 Pymatuning Lake, relating to, Ohio and Pa 865 Yellowstone River, division of waters, Mont, and Wyo 551 **Intracoastal Waterway, Fla.,** examinations authorized 853 **Investigation, Federal Bureau of.** *See* Justice, Department of. **Investigations, Division of.** *See* Interior, Department of. **Inyo County, Calif.,** exchange of certain lands, etc., in, with Los Angeles for benefit of Indians 70 **Iowa:** Appropriation for support, etc., of Indians 585, 586 Crawford County, transfer of, from southern to northern judicial district 474 Missouri River, time extended for bridging, at— Onawa 48 Sioux City 48 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 854, 879 **Iowa River, Iowa,** examination authorized 879 **Ipswich River, Mass.,** examination authorized 851 **Iran,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Irish Free State,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Irvington Harbor, N.
Y.,** improvement authorized 845 **Island Creek, Md.,** channel to, examination authorized 852 Improvement authorized 846 **Italy,** appropriation for ambassador to 263 **J** **Jackson, Miss.,** bridge authorized across Pearl River at 244 **Jacksonville, Fla.,** improvement of intracoastal waterway from, to Miami 847 **Jacobsen, Bernhard M.,** payment to widow of 9 **Jails, Federal,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 281 **James River, Va.,** improvement authorized 846 **Japan:** Appropriation for ambassador to 263 Deportation of enemy aliens from China, World War, appropriation authorized for payment to, as share of expense of 199 Appropriation for 769 **Japanese Beetle Control,** appropriation for 416 **Jarvis Island,** appropriation for administrative expenses 614 **Jeanneret, Enriqueta Koch v de,** appropriation authorized for payment to Chile for account of 130 Appropriation for 769 **Jefferson Barracks, Mo.,** construction at, authorized 859 **Jefferson Islands, Md.,** examination of channels to and near, authorized 852 **Jefferson Memorial Commission,** appropriation for 759 **Jobos Harbor, Puerto Rico,** examination authorized 855LI **Johnstown, Pa.,** flood control project authorized 880 **Joint Committee of American and Philippine Experts,** appropriation for 228 **Joint Committee on Government Organization:** Establishment; composition; duties, etc 7, 8 Appropriation for 9 **Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation,** appropriation for expenses 173, 177 **Joint Committee on Printing,** appropriation for 178 **Joint Committee on Tax Evasion and Avoidance,** appropriation for 469 **Jones Academy, Okla.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Judges.** *See also* Justice, Department of, Courts, United States.
Appointment of additional— Ninth judicial circuit 64 Ohio Southern District 805 Assignment within circuit to a district in case of disability, etc 753 From other circuit by Chief Justice 753 **Judgments:** Deficiency appropriation for, against collectors of customs 18 Court of Claims 16, 233, 777 United States courts 15, 233, 776 **Judicial Code, Amendments:** Grand jury extensions by district judges 748 Judges, assignment within circuit to a district in case of disability, etc 753 From other circuit by Chief Justice 753 State taxes, jurisdiction of suits relating to collection of; pending suits not affected 738 **Judicial Districts:** Columbia, Tenn., requirement for court accommodations at, modified 546 Florida Southern, courtrooms at Orlando 119 Terms at Tallahassee 800 Georgia Southern, Brunswick division created 739 Illinois Eastern, term at Benton 624 Iowa, transfer of Crawford County from southern to northern 474 Montana, accommodations at Glasgow 837 Term of court at Livingston 474 New York Northern, term at Malone 623 North Carolina Middle, Scotland County transferred to 671 Oklahoma Western, accommodations at Shawnee 625 Virginia Western, Shenandoah National Park made part of 701 Washington, Whitman County included in northern division of eastern district 260 West Virginia, times for holding court changed 744 **Juneau Harbor, Alaska,** improvement authorized 850 **Jurors, United States Courts:** Appropriation for fees, etc 278, 766 Per diem fees, reduction continued 282 Restoration of 647 **Justice, Department of:** Appropriation for— Administrative Division 273 Anti-Trust Division 273 Assistant Solicitor General, Office of 273 Assistant to the Attorney General 273 Attorney General, Office of 273 Claims Division 273 Contingent expenses 273 Courts, United States— Bailiffs, salaries, etc 279 Claims, Court of 277 Clerks of courts, salaries, etc 278 Commissioners, fees 278 Conciliation commissioners, fees 278 Customs and Patent Appeals, Court of 276 Customs Court, United States 276 District attorneys, salaries, etc 278 Judges, salaries 276 Jurors and witnesses, fees, etc 278 Marshals, salaries, etc 278 Miscellaneous expenses 279 Panama Canal Zone, District Court 277 Probation system 282 Special attorneys, salaries, etc 278 Supreme Court, United States 276 Territorial Courts 277 United States Court for China 277 Criminal Division 273 Customs cases, conduct of 275 Federal Bureau of Investigation 274 Judicial offices, examination of 275 Lands Division 273 Pardon Attorney, Office of 273 Penal and correctional institutions 280 Buildings and equipment 282 Jails, Federal 281 Medical and hospital service 280 Prison camps 281 Prisoners, support of 282 Printing and binding 274 Prisons, Bureau of 275 Solicitor General, Office of 273 Tax Division 273 Taxes and Penalties Division 275 Traveling expenses 274 Veterans’ insurance litigation 275LII Deficiency appropriation for— Attorney General, Office of 12, 233 Audited claims 235, 778, 781 Contingent expenses 765 Courts, United States— Bailiffs, pay, etc 225 Clerks, salaries, etc 224 Commissioners, fees, etc 224 Conciliation commissioners, fees, etc 224 Judges, salaries 224 Marshals, clerks, etc., fees and expenses 224, 766 Miscellaneous expenses 225 Northern Pacific Railway Co., et al, expenses of prosecution of case against 224 Rent, courtrooms 225 Special assistant attorneys, pay 224 Supplies 225 Supreme Court, United States 13, 766 United States Court for China 224 Walker River Irrigation District, compensation of special master in case against 225 Federal Bureau of Investigation 223, 766 Damage claims 766 Northern Pacific Railway Co., and others, expenses of prosecution of case against 766 Penal and correctional institutions 225, 766 Buildings and equipment 766 McNeil Island, Wash., penitentiary site 225 National Training School for Boys, D.
C 225 Prisoners, support 225, 766 Printing and binding 765 Rules in actions at law, preparation of 13 Blair, Harry W., restrictions respecting certain counsel waived in favor of 805 Bonneville dam project, defense of litigation arising under, by 736 Chapman Field, Fla., settlement of outstanding claims against, authorized 135 Fort Reno Quartermaster Military Reservation, Okla., portion transferred as site for Southwestern Reformatory 200 Jurors and witnesses, United States courts, per diem fees, reduction continued 282 Restoration of 647 Payment forbidden to person after nomination rejected by Senate 302 Special attorneys, limitation on compensation; report to Congress 278 Transfer of funds, “Fees of jurors and witnesses, United States courts, 1937” to “Pay of special assistant attorneys, United States courts, 1937” 324 United States Code, Annotated, price limitation 274 **K** **Kanosh Indian Reservation, Utah,** area enlarged 239 **Kansas:** Appropriation for support, etc., of Indians 582 Fort Leavenworth, construction at, authorized 859 Fort Riley, construction at, authorized 860 Missouri River, time extended for bridging, at Atchison 24 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 878 **Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu,** examination authorized 855 **Kelly Field, Tex.,** appropriation for acquisition of land 452 **Kendrick Project, Wyo.,** designation of Casper-Alcova project changed to 595 **Kennedy, Joseph P.,** declared eligible for appointment as member of U.
S. Maritime Commission 57 **Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Ga.,** appropriation for administration, etc 606 **Kenosha Harbor, Wis.,** examination authorized 854 **Kentucky:** Breckinridge County, conveyance of certain land in, to State 638 Fort Knox, construction at, authorized 859 Fort Thomas, construction at, authorized 860 Louisville, limitation on sale price of old post office, etc., repealed 547 Mammoth Cave National Park, lands added 871 Great Onyx and Crystal Caves, exclusion from 871 Ohio River— Bridge construction authorized at Owensboro 641 Time extended for bridging, at Owensboro 243 **Ketchikan, Alaska,** bond issue authorized for public improvements 811 **Keyapaha River, S.
Dak.,** examination authorized 879 **Kickapoo River, Wis.,** examination authorized 879 **Kimball, R. S.,** payment of claim 18LIII **Kiskiminitas River, Pa.,** examination authorized 879 **Kissimmee River Valley, Fla.,** examination authorized 878 **Kittery, Maine,** bridge authorized across Piscataqua River at 535 **Klamath Indian Reservation, Oreg.:** Appropriation for operation, etc., irrigation projects 579 Capital reserve fund created out of tribal funds; use of interest 872 Reimbursable loan fund established; use of 872 Administration by loan board 872 Limitation on additions 873 Repayments, credit of 873 Security, types of property as 872 **Klamath Project, Oreg.-Calif.,** appropriation for operation, etc 594 Construction 595 **Klamath River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Knappton, Wash.,** examination of channel at, authorized 855 **Koosharem Indian Reservation, Utah,** area enlarged 241 **L** **Labor, Department of.** *See also* Secretary of Labor.
Appropriation for— Children’s Bureau 300 Child-welfare services 301 Crippled children, services for 301 Maternal and child health services 301 Maternal and child welfare 301 Conciliation commissioners 298 Contingent expenses 298 Immigration and Naturalization Service 299 International Labor Office, liaison with 298 Labor Statistics, Bureau of 299 Printing and binding 298 Secretary, Office of 297 Labor Standards, Division of 297 Public Contracts, Division of 299 Traveling expenses 298 United States Employment Service 302 Women’s Bureau 302 Deficiency appropriation for— Audited claims 236, 778, 782 Damage claims 775 Immigration and Naturalization Service 225 Judgments 238, 776 Printing and binding 767 Secretary, Office of 13, 766 Labor Standards, Division of 766 Public Contracts, Division of 13 Transporting Filipinos to Philippine Islands 13 Women’s Bureau 225 Apprentices, labor standards for, formulation and promotion of 664 Effective date 665 National Youth Administration, duties transferred from 665 Publication of information 665 Filipino emigration. *See* Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Labor standards for apprentices, formulation and promotion of 664 Payment forbidden to person after nomination rejected by Senate 302 Statistical studies, continuance of, upon paymentofcost 259 Wage rates, determination of, retention of personnel engaged in 297 **Labor Office, International,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Labor Relations Board, National,** appropriation for 339 **Labor Statistics, Bureau of.** *See* Labor, Department of. **La Crosse, Wis.,** time extended for bridging Mississippi River at 94 **Lafayette River, Va.,** improvement authorized 846 **Lake Michigan:** Examination of Indiana shore authorized 854 Time extended for bridging, opposite entrance of Chicago River, Ill 244 **Lake of the Woods,** payment of claims for damages due to fluctuation of water levels; appropriation authorized 843 **Lake Okeechobee Drainage Area, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Lake Okeechobee, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **Lake Pontchartrain, La.:** Coast Guard station establishment on 169 Examination authorized 854 **Lake Sabine,** time extended for bridging, at Port Arthur, Tex 630 **Lake Village, Ark.,** bridge authorized across Mississippi River at 745 **Land Bank Commissioner.** *See also* Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, Amendments.
Interest rate limitation on loans by 521 **Land Banks.** *See* Federal Farm Loan Act, Amendments. **Landis, Gilbert D.,** appropriation for acquisition of land from 764LIV **Land Patents,** issue of, to States in adjudicating exchanges 748 **Langley Field, Va.,** appropriation for improvements 452 **Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory,** appropriation for maintenance 338 **Larceny,** offense added to bank-robbery statute 749 **Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calif.,** appropriation for administration, etc 605 **Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Laurel Hill Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.,** sale authorized 616 **Lavaca River, Tex.,** examination authorized 854 **Leavenworth, Kans.,** appropriation for penitentiary at 280 **Legislative Branch of the Government.** *See also* Congress.
Appropriation for— Architect of the Capitol 179 Capitol buildings and grounds 179 House Office Buildings 180 Library building and grounds 180 Senate Office Building 179 Botanic Garden 181 Capitol Police 178 Government Printing Office 184 Superintendent of Documents, Office of 185 House of Representatives— Chaplain 174 Clerk hire 177 Clerk, Office of 174 Committee employees 174 Committee stenographers 176 Contingent expenses 177 Doorkeeper, Office of 175 Official reporters 176 Post office 176 Salaries and mileage 173 Sergeant at Arms, Office of 175 Speaker, Office of 174 Speaker’s Table 174 Special and minority employees 176 Joint Committee on Printing 178 Legislative Counsel, Office of 178 Library of Congress 181 Card indexes, distribution 182 Contingent expenses 183 Increase of the Library 182 Index to State legislation 182 Legislative Reference Service 181 Library building 183 Printing and binding 183 Salaries 181 Sunday opening 182 Temporary services 182 Union catalogues, development, etc 182 Pages, payment of, first session, 75th Congress 470 Senate— Chaplain 170 Clerical assistance 172 Committee employees 170 Contingent expenses 173 Overton, John H., payment of contested-election expenses 173 Folding room 172 Post office 172 Salaries and mileage 170 Secretary, Office of 170 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeejjer, Office of 172 Vice President, Office of 170 Statement of Appropriations 179 Tax Evasion and Avoidance, Joint Committee on 469 Deficiency appropriation for— Architect of tho Capitol 9, 214, 757 Capitol grounds 214 Audited claims 777, 780 Government Printing Office, payment to certain messengers on night duty 757 House of Representatives— Appropriations, Committee on, salary increases, employees 756 Bankhead, William B., procurement of portrait of 9 Buchanan, James P., payment to widow' of 214 Byrns, Joseph W., procurement of portrait of 9 Cary, Glover H., payment to widow of 9 Clerk, Office of, salary increases 756 Committee employees 756 Connery, William P., payment to widow of 756 Contested-election expenses 756 Contingent expenses 9 Document Room, increase in compensation of Superintendent 756 Doorkeeper, Office of 756 Duffey, Warren J., payment to widow of 9 Focht, Benjamin K., payment to widow of 214 Goodwin, Philip A., payment to widow of 756 Gregory, William V., payment to widow of 9 Jacobsen, Bernhard M., payment to widow of 9 McSwain, John J., payment to widow of 9LV Montague, Andrew J., payment to widow of 9 Peyser, Theodore A., payment to sister of 756 Stubbs, Henry E., payment to widow of 214 Zioncheck, Marion A., payment to widow of 9 Joint Committee on Government Organization 9 Library of Congress 214 Books for adult blind 215 Legislative reference 214 Senate— Bachman, Nathan L., payment to widow of 135 Document Room, increase in compensation of Superintendent 755 Folding speeches, etc 214 Inquiries and investigations 9, 214 Kitchens and restaurants, repairs, etc 756 Miscellaneous items 8, 214 Murphy, Louis, payment to widow of 8 Norbeck, Peter, payment to widow of 8 Robinson, Joseph T., payment to widow of 755 Secretary’s Office, employment of laborer 214 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, Office of 9, 755 Trenwith, Edward J., payment to, for services 755 United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission 214, 756 Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, salary of assistant clerk, correction 325 Employees, retirement of. *See* Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930, Amendment.
Investigations and inquiries, restriction on payment of compensation from relief funds of persons not taken from relief rolls 10 Private vehicle restriction 186 Salary limitations, inquiries, investigations, etc., repeal of certain 9 **Legislative Counsel, Office of:** Appropriation for 178 Employees, December salaries to be paid on December 20 199 **Legislative Reference Service,** appropriation for 181 **Lemon Creek, Staten Island, N. Y.,** improvement authorized 845 **Lepers,** appropriation for care, transportation, etc 97 **Lewis, Elmer A.,** appropriation for salary 176 Lewiston, Idaho, time extended for bridging Snake River at 477 **Liberia,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Library, Joint Committee on,** Albert Gallatin statue, approval of model and pedestal by 261 **Library of Congress.** *See also* Legislative Branch of the Government.
Annex, appropriation for continuing construction 180 Historical and naval documents, copies to be furnished to 117 **Library of Congress Trust Fund Board,** appropriation for 183 **Lighthouse Keepers,** continuation of existing classification and pay system 840 **Lighthouses, Bureau of.** *See* Commerce, Department of. **Lincolnton, Ga.,** time extended for bridging Savannah River at 28 **Liquor Traffic in Africa, Convention Relating to,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Literary and Artistic Works, Conference to Revise Convention for Protection of,** balances continued available for 228 **Lithuania,** appropriation for minister to 770 **Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Little Callao Landing, Miss.,** project for maintenance and operation of dam abandoned 856 **Little Colorado River, Ariz.,** examination authorized 879 **Little Osage River, Kans.,** examination authorized 878 **Little Sioux River, Iowa,** examination authorized 879 **Little White Salmon Fish Cultural Station, Wash.,** appropriation for removal of 220 **Livingston, Mont.,** term of court provided at 474 **Lockport, Ind.,** bridge authorized across Wabash River at 542 **Locomotive Inspection,** appropriation for 216 **London,** appropriation for dispatch agency 266 **Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, N.
Y.,** improvement authorized 845 **Lookout Bight, N. C.,** channel from, to Back Sound, improvement authorized 847 **Los Angeles, California:** Appropriation for— Federal jail, construction 282 Hydrographic office expenses 118LVI Inyo and Mono Counties, Calif., exchange of certain lands, etc., with, for benefit of Indians 70 Pacific Mercado. *See separate title*. Post office, courthouse, etc., cost limit increased 14 **Los Angeles River, Calif.,** flood control project extended 167 **Losses in Shipment.** *See* Government Losses in Shipment Act. **Louisiana:** Bayou Savage, portion declared non- navigable in New Orleans 649 Caddo Parish, construction of certain bridges authorized 697 Lake Pontchartrain, Coast Guard station establishment on 169 Mississippi River, time extended for bridging, New Orleans-Gretna 631 River and harbor improvements authorized 847, 848 Preliminary examinations authorized 854, 878 **Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway, La.,** improvement authorized 848 **Louisville, Ky.,** limitation on sale price of old post office, etc., repealed 547 **Lowell Creek, Alaska:** Appropriation for flood control 519 Examination authorized 880 Modification of flood control project 806 **Lowell, Mass.,** bridge authorized across Merrimack River at 543 **Lower Rio Grande Flood-Control Project,** appropriation for construction, etc 269 **Lower Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, Oreg, and Wash.,** improvement authorized 849 **Low-Rent-Housing Projects.** *See* United States Housing Act of 1937. **Lummi Diking Project, Wash.,** appropriation for 577 **Luxemburg,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Lytle Creek, Calif.,** examination authorized 879 **M** **Mackinaw River, Ill.,** examination authorized 879 **Madden, William,** payment to 757 **Madison Barracks, N.
Y.,** construction at, authorized 859 **Magnetic and Seismological Work,** appropriation for 293 **Maine:** Appropriation for administration, Acadia National Park 604 Bridge authorized across Piscataqua River at Kittery 535 Coast Guard station establishment along coast of, authorized 259 Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority, consent of Congress granted to creation of 538 Release of, from accountability for loss of certain Federal property 204 **Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority:** Authority granted for bridge construction across Piscataqua River 535 Consent of Congress granted to creation of 538 **Malheur River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Malone, N.
Y.,** term of court at 623 **Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky.,** lands added 871 Great Onyx and Crystal Caves, exclusion from, authorized 871 **Manistique, Mich.,** establishment of Coast Guard station at 325 **Manitowoc Harbor, Wis.,** improvement authorized 848 **Manzanillo Island, Panama,** disposal of lands on, by Panama Railroad Co., authorized 510 Appraisal; deposit of proceeds 511 **Map of the World, International,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Mare Island, Calif.,** appropriation for construction, Navy Yard 110, 767 **Marihuana Tax Act of 1937:** Definitions 551 Effective date 556 Enforcement, funds made available for 772 Forfeiture of contraband 555 Penalty provisions 556 Records, returns, etc 555 Rules to be prescribed 556 Shipments, without payment of tax, unlawful 553 Special occupational tax levied 551 Employees of registered persons 552 Importation, manufacture, etc., without payment, unlawful 553 Public officials, exemption 552 Territorial scope 556 Transfers— Tax on 554 Payment by transferee 555 Written order from transferee 553 Exemptions 553 **Marine Band:** Attendance authorized at— Grand Army of the Republic, National Encampment of 543 Appropriation for expenses 768LVII United Confederate Veterans’ 1937 Reunion 200 Appropriation for expenses 250 **Marine Casualties.** *See* Vessels. **Marine Corps.** *See also* Navy Department.
Assignment of enlisted men as custodians abroad 265 Civilian Conservation Corps, detail of Reserve officers to active duty with 320 Officers, assignment to assistant quartermaster and paymaster duty 537 **Marine Corps League,** incorporation of 558 **Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of.** *See also* Commerce, Department of. Continuous discharge books. *See* Seamen. Radio operating rooms, etc., approval by 194 Transfer of certain funds authorized 324 **Marine Schools:** Appropriation for maintenance, etc 99 “Port of Norfolk” construed 621 **Maritime Commission.** *See also* Merchant Marine Act, 1936, Amendments.
Appropriation for 759 Judgments 776 Kennedy, Joseph I., declared eligible for appointment as member of 57 **Marketing Agreements.** *See* Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. **Market News Service,** appropriation for 425 **Marquette, Pere Jacques,** President requested to proclaim anniversary of birth 207 **Marshall Ford Dam, Tex.,** construction, operation, etc., authorized under Department of the Interior 850 **Marshals, United States Courts,** appropriation for fees, etc 224, 278, 766 **Maryland:** Bridge authorized across— Cambridge Creek, at Cambridge 633 Potomac River, at— Hancock 476 Point of Rocks 250 Shepherdstown, W.
Va., opposite 475 Sinepuxent Bay, at Ocean City 801 Fort Washington, construction at, authorized 861 Gaithersburg, acceptance of certain land in, authorized 659 Potomac Valley conservancy district, consent of Congress given to negotiation of compact for creation of 884 River and harbor improvements authorized 846 Preliminary examinations authorized 852 **Massachusetts:** Appropriation for marine school maintenance 99 Bridge authorized across— Merrimack River, at— Haverhill 168 Lowell 543 Fort Devens, construction at, authorized 858 Minimum wage, etc., compact, N.
H., R. I., and, consent of Congress given to 633 River and harbor improvements authorized 845 Preliminary examinations authorized 851 Springfield Armory, release of right-of- way at, authorized 95 **Mayaguez, P. R.,** public indebtedness, increase allowed 844 **McKeesport, Pa.:** Time extended for bridging— Monongahela River 245 Youghiogheny River 245 **McNeil Island, Wash.:** Appropriation for— Acquisition of land for penitentiary site 225 Penitentiary 281 **McNiel, Vivian H.,** payment of claim 18 **McSwain, John J.,** payment to widow of 9 **Meachims Creek, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Meat Inspection,** appropriation for 406 **Mediation Board, National,** appropriation for 216, 340 **Medical Department.** *See* War Department. **Medicine and Surgery, Bureau of.** *See* Navy Department. **Melbourne Harbor, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **Memphis, Tenn.,** examination authorized for flood protection 878 Flood control project authorized 881 **Menominee Indians, Wis.,** per capita payments to 591 **Menominee, Mich.,** establishment of Coast Guard station at 325 **Merchant Marine Act of 1936:** Amendments— Maritime Commission— Charter or sale of vessels acquired by, temporary operation in foreign commerce by private operators 57 Operation or lease of property under control of; use of proceeds 839LVIII Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation funds, use of 839 Sums transferred to 839 Construction fund, contracts authorized 759 **Merchant Seamen.** *See* Seamen. **Merom, Ind.,** time extended for bridging Wabash River at 475 **Merrimack River, Mass.:** Bridge authorized across, at— Haverhill 168 Lowell 543 Examination of inland waterway between Hampton Harbor, N.
H., and authorized 851 **Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.,** appropriation for administration, etc 605 **Mescalero Indian Reservation, N. Mex.,** appropriation for flood control 580 **Mescalero Reservation, Ariz.,** appropriation for suppression of contagious diseases among cattle of 221 **Metiakahtla, Annette Islands Reserve, Alaska,** appropriation for relief of destitution, etc 586 **Metiakahtla Indians, Alaska,** deposit of certain revenues as trust funds 873 **Mettawee River, N.
Y.,** examination authorized 878 **Mexican Claims.** *See* Mexico; Special Mexican Claims Commission. **Mexican Fruitfly Control,** appropriation for 416 **Mexico.** *See also* International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico. Appropriation for— Ambassador to 263 General Claims Commission, United States and 229 General Claims Convention, United States and 271 Mexican fruitfly control, cooperation with 416 Pink bollworm control, cooperation with 417 Alvarez, Gen Higinio, appropriation authorized for payment for account of 131 Appropriation for 769 Claims. *See* Special Mexican Claims Commission. **Miami, Fla.,** improvement of intracoastal waterway from, to Jacksonville 847 Harbor improvement authorized 847 **Mianus River, Conn.,** examination authorized 851 **Michigan:** Benton Harbor Canal, Benton Harbor, declared nonnavigable 243 Improvement project abandoned 243 Fort Wayne, construction at, authorized 861 River and harbor improvements authorized 848, 849 Preliminary examinations authorized 854, 855, 879 **Michigan Canal,** time extended for bridging, in Chicago, Ill 244 **Middle Fork River, W.
Va.,** examination authorized 879 **Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, N. Mex.,** appropriation for operation, etc., assessments, newly reclaimed Indian lands 579, 764 **Middle River, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Migratory Birds,** appropriation for protection of 420 **Milford Harbor, Conn.,** improvement authorized 845 **Military Academy:** Appropriation for 460 Alfaro, Olmedo, admission of, for instruction 303 Bachelor of science degree may be conferred upon living graduates 477 Cadet store, amount available for liquidation of certain debts 461 Panama Canal, selection of cadets by Governor of 534 **Military Posts,** construction, rehabilitation, etc., at certain, appropriation authorized for 857 **Military Reservations,** exchange of lands at certain, authorized 620 **Milk, marketing agreements for.** *See* Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. **Milk Importation Act,** appropriation for enforcement 428 **Mill Creek, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Mill Creek, Tex.,** examination authorized 854 **Mill Creek Valley, Ohio,** examination authorized 879 **Miller Bay, Wis.,** examination authorized 854 **Mineral Lands and Mining:** Montana, validation of certain patents heretofore issued 485 Prospecting permits, extension of certain 842 **Mineral Mining Investigations,** appropriation for 601 **Mines, Bureau of.** *See also* Interior, Department of.
Detail of field employees; report to Congress 603LIX Helium, acquisition, etc., of, transfer of sums to, by War and Navy Departments 111, 602 Maintenance and operation of production plants by; research, etc 886 Requisitions of, by Army, Navy, etc.; payment for 886 Public Health Service, details from, authorized 603 Scientific work for Government departments, etc., transfer of sums for, authorized 602 **Minidoka Project, Idaho,** appropriation for operation, etc 593 **Minimum Wage Compact.** *See* Interstate Compacts. **Mining Claims,** suspension of annual assessment work on, held by location in United States 306 **Ministers,** appropriation for salaries of 263 **Minnesota:** Appropriation for— Indians, support, etc., of 581, 582, 585, 587, 590 Beaver Bay, establishment of Coast Guard station at 546 Fort Snelling Military Reservation, portion set aside as national cemetery; post cemetery not included 200 Pipestone National Monument, establishment, administration, etc 804 Reservation of quarrying rights to Indians 805 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 879 **Mint, Bureau of the.** *See* Treasury Department. **Mispillion River, Del.,** improvement authorized 845 **Mission Indian Reservation, Calif.,** appropriation for flood control 580 **Mississippi:** Appropriation for support, etc., of Indians 585 Bridge authorized across— Mississippi River, at Greenville 745 Pearl River, at Jackson 244 Little Callao Landing, project for maintenance and operation of dam abandoned 856 Mississippi River, time extended for bridging, at Natchez 562 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 878 **Mississippi River:** Appropriation for flood control, and tributaries 518 Bridge authorized across, Lake Village, Ark.-Greenville, Miss 745 Dams and locks, claims of contractors for excess construction costs submitted to Court of Claims 533 Examinations authorized 854, 879 Improvement authorized between Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn 848 At Minneapolis 848 Time extended for bridging, at— La Crosse, Wis 94 Natchez, Miss 562 New Orleans-Gretna, La 631 St.
Louis, Mo.-East St. Louis, Ill 244 St. Louis, Mo.-Stites, Ill 251 **Mississippi Wild Life and Fish Refuge,** appropriation for 296 **Missouri:** Bridge authorized across— Missouri River, at Arrow Rock 630 White River, at Eagle Rock 20 Jefferson Barracks, construction at, authorized 859 Mississippi River, time extended for bridging, at St. Louis 244, 251 Missouri River, time extended for bridging, at— Arrow Rock 201 Saint Charles 201 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 878, 879 **Missouri River:** Bridge authorized across, at— Arrow Rock, Mo 630 Poplar, Mont 542 Dike to Farm Island, near Pierre, S.
Dak., legalized 629 Time extended for bridging, at— Arrow Rock, Mo 201 Atchison, Kans 24 Brownville, Nebr 28 Garrison, N. Dak 48 Niobrara, Nebr 477 Omaha, Nebr 471 Onawa, Iowa-Decatur, Nebr 48 Rulo, Nebr 167 Saint Charles, Mo 201 South Sioux City, Nebr.-Sioux City, Iowa 48 **Mitchel Field, N. Y.,** appropriation for acquisition of land 452 **Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany,** appropriation for 229 **Mobile Bay,** time extended for bridging, between Cedar Point and Dauphin Island, Ala 250 **Mobile Harbor, Ala.,** improvement authorized 847 **Mobile National Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.,** sale authorized 616LX **Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Calif.,** sum available for installation of watersupply system 454 **Mojave River, Calif.,** examination authorized 879 **Mona Lake (Lake Harbor) Channel, Mich.,** examination authorized 854 **Monetary and Economic Conference, International,** balances continued available for 228 **Mono County, Calif.,** exchange of certain lands, etc., in, with Los Angeles for benefit of Indians 70 **Monongahela River:** Time extended for bridging, at— Dravosburg-McKeesport, Pa 245 Pittsburgh 245 Rankin-Whitaker, Pa 245 **Monroe Harbor, Mich.,** improvement authorized 848 **Montague, Andrew J.,** payment to widow of 9 **Montana:** Appropriation for— Glacier National Park, administration, etc 604 Indians, support, etc., of 578, 580, 582, 585, 586, 589, 590 Sun River project, construction 595 Bridge authorized across Missouri River at Poplar 542 Conveyance of lands to, for public park, etc., purposes 746 Glasgow, accommodations for district court provided in Federal building 837 Livingston, term of court provided at 474 Mineral patents, validation of certain, heretofore issued 485 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 878 Yellowstone River, consent of Congress given to interstate compact with Wyo for division of waters of 551 **Montana National Bison Range,** appropriation for maintenance 420 **Monterey Harbor, Calif.,** examination authorized 855 **Moosa, N.
J.,** appropriation authorized for payment to Great Britain as indemnity for injuries to 129 Appropriation for 768 **Morehead City Harbor, N. C.,** improvement authorized 847 **Morocco,** appropriation for contribution, Cape Spartel and Tangier Light 267 **Morongo Irrigation Project, Calif.,** appropriation for 577 **Motor Transport Regulation,** appropriation for 337 **Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska,** appropriation for administration, etc 605 **Mount Rainier National Park, Wash.,** appropriation for administration, etc 605 **Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission,** appropriation for 567 **Mount Vernon Memorial Highway,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 609 **Mulock Creek, Fla.,** examination authorized 878 **Munitions.** *See* Neutrality Act of 1935, Amendments. **Munitions Control Board, National.** *See* Neutrality Act of 1935, Amendments. **Murphy, Louis,** payment to widow of 8 **Mutual Investment Companies,** tax on 831 **Mycology and Disease Survey,** appropriation for 409 **Myers Chuck Harbor, Alaska,** examination authorized 855 **N** **Nantasket
(Hull)Gut, Mass.,** examination authorized 851 **Nanticoke River, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Narcotic Drug Act,** certain provisions made applicable to Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 555 **Narcotic Laws,** punishment of second, third, and subsequent offenders; method of bringing previous conviction before court 627 **Narcotics, Bureau of.** *See* Treasury Department. **Narcotics Convention of 1931,** appropriation for implementing 268 **Nashville, Tenn.,** examination authorized for flood protection 878 **Natchez, Miss.,** time extended for bridging Mississippi River at 562 **Natchez Trace Parkway,** appropriation for continuing construction 608 **National Advisory Cancer Council.** *See* National Cancer Institute Act. **National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,** appropriation for 216, 338 **National Arboretum,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 409 **National Archives,** appropriation for 338 **National Aviation Day, 1937,** designation of 202 **National Bank Associations,** refund of excess duty 772 **National Bituminous Coal Commission.** *See* Bituminous Coal Act of 1937. **National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice,** appropriation for 467 **National Cancer Institute Act:** Acceptance of gifts 561 Appropriations authorized 561, 562 Appropriation for 772LXI Effective date 562 National Advisory Cancer Council, establishment, composition, etc 560 Powers and duties 560 National Cancer Institute established as division in Public Health Service 559 Surgeon General, authority and duties 559, 560 **National Capital Park and Planning Commission:** Appropriation for 339, 386, 758 National Gallery of Art, determination of building lines, etc., by 53 **National Collection of Fine Arts,** name of national gallery of art, Smithsonian Institution, changed to 53 **National Education Association of the United States:** Charter amendments— Board of Trustees, meetings, etc 257 Invested fund, investment, restriction on expenditure, etc 257 Secretary, selection of 258 Meetings, call of, provision repealed 258 Membership qualifications, etc 257 Officers 257 **National Forest Reservation Commission,** appropriation for 411 **National Forests.** *See also* Agriculture, Department of, Forest Service. Columbia, Wash., lands added 622 Rogue River, Oreg., lands added 534 Snoqualmie, Wash., lands added 739 **National Gallery of Art:** Construction authorized 51 George Washington Memorial Building, provisions for erection of, repealed 53 National Collection of Fine Arts, name of national gallery of art, Smithsonian Institution, changed to 53 Construction provisions repealed 53 Officers and employees, appointment, pay, etc 52 Trustees of, establishment of board of; composition, duties, etc 52 Upkeep by United States 52 Acceptance of gifts, etc., authorized 52 Appropriations authorized 52 **National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution,** appropriation for 343 **National Guard.** *See also* War Department. Army personnel on duty with, certain rent payments validated 724 **National Housing Act, Amendments:** Debentures issued by Federal Housing Administrator, extension of period of guarantee 20 Insurance of financial institutions against loss, provisions extended 70 Limitation on liability authorized to be incurred 71 Maximum amount 71 Rehabilitation of property damaged by catastrophe 71 **National Institute of Health,** appropriation for maintenance 148 **National Labor Relations Board,** appropriation for 339, 758 **National Mediation Board:** Appropriation for 216, 340 National Railroad Adjustment Board 340 **National Monuments.** *See also* National Park Service. Appropriation for administration, etc 606 Pipestone, Minn., establishment, etc 804 **National Munitions Control Board.** *See also* Neutrality Act of 1935, Amendments. Helium, export licenses, issuance by 887 **National Museum,** appropriation for 342 **National Parks.** *See also* Interior, Department of; National Park Service. Everglades, Fla., prohibition on expenditure of public money for administration, etc., eliminated 742 Fort Donelson National Military, Tenn., lands added 881 Administration, etc 883 Great Smoky Mountains, N. C., exchange of certain lands within, for lands within Cherokee Indian Reservation 699 Hot Springs, Ark., cession of jurisdiction by State accepted 243 Mammoth Cave, Ky., lands added 871 Great Onyx and Crystal Caves, exclusion from, authorized 871 Shenandoah, police power assumed by United States; notification to Virginia 700 Yosemite, Calif., acquisition of lands for addition to 485 Appropriation for 764 **National Park Service.** *See also* Interior, Department of. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, N. C., administration by 670 Fort Donelson National Military Park, Tenn., administration by 883 Lectures, use of funds for 607 Pipestone National Monument, Minn., administration by 804 Telephone installations, etc., authority for 607 **National Railroad Adjustment Board,** appropriation for 216, 340LXII **National Training Schools, D. C.,** appropriation for 225, 282, 381 **National Youth Administration:** Amount available for 353 Formulation, etc., of labor standards for apprentices, duties transferred to Department of Labor 665 **Naturalization.** *See* Citizenship and Naturalization. **Navajo Indian Reservation, Ariz.-N. Mex.:** Appropriation for— Flood control 580 Fruitlands project, operation, etc 579 Hogback project, operation, etc 579 **Navajo Indian Reservation, Utah,** appropriation for flood control 580 **Navajo Indians, Ariz.:** Appropriation for— Improvements, purchase of, belonging to certain 572 Irrigation projects 576 Land, purchase of 572 Water supply, development of 576 Lands and water rights, funds available for leasing of 572 **Navajo Indians, Utah,** purchase of land for, funds available 572 **Naval Academy:** Appropriation for 101 Maintenance and repairs 102 Bachelor of science degree may be conferred upon living graduates 477 Restriction on admissions to, after Jan. 30, 1937 107 Sea-service requirements, appointees from enlisted men 107 **Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa.,** appropriation for 102 **Naval Hospital and Medical School, D. C.,** replacement of present facilities authorized 663 **Naval Observatory,** appropriation for 226 **Naval Oil Reserves:** Appropriation for— Care, etc 97 Protection of interests of United States in matters affecting 340 **Naval Records and Library, Office of Navy Department,** acceptance of gifts and bequests for, authorized 25 Investment of trust funds 25 Tax exemption 25 **Naval Research Laboratory,** Appropriation for 97 **Naval Reserve,** appropriation for 100 **Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps:** Appropriation for 99 Personnel limit increased 563 **Naval Stores Act,** appropriation for administration 428 **Naval-Stores Investigations,** appropriation for 415 **Naval Training Stations,** appropriation for 98 **Naval Vessels:** Appropriation for replacement of 114, 767 Auxiliary, construction of certain, authorized 544 Government yards, ratio of construction in 545 Pacific coast, differential for construction on 545 **Naval War College:** Appropriation for— Construction work 111 Maintenance, etc 98 **Navidad River, Tex.,** examination authorized 854 **Navigation.** *See also* Vessels. Damage to aids to, by private parties, collection of repair cost 667 Rivers, harbors, etc., establishment of aids to, authorized 667 Sunken watercraft, marking of, for protection of navigation; payment of cost 666 **Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, Bureau of.** *See* Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of. **Navigation, Bureau of.** *See also* Navy Department. Enlisted men, Navy, details of, to 115 **Navigation, Permanent International Commission of the Congresses of,** appropriation for contribution 517 **Navy.** *See also* Navy Department. Assignment of officers as inspectors, etc., of buildings abroad 273 Enlisted men as custodians 265 Auxiliary vessels, construction of certain, authorized 544 Civilian Conservation Corps, detail of Reserve officers to active duty with 320 Helium, requisition of, from Bureau of Mines 886 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, personnel limit increased 563 **Navy Department.** *See also* Secretary of the Navy. Appropriation for— Aeronautics, Bureau of 111, 116 Aviation 111 Compensation board 116 Construction and Repair, Bureau of 103, 116 Contingent expenses 97, 117 Engineering, Bureau of 102, 116 Engineering 102 Examining and retiring boards 116 General Board 116 Historical and naval documents, printing of 117LXIII Hydrographic Office 116 Miscellaneous, etc., expenses 117 Inspection and Survey, Board of 116 Judge Advocate General, Office of 116 Lepers, care of, Guam; transfer to Culion, P. I 97 Marine Corps 112 Civil employees, pay 113 General expenses 113 Pay 112 Medicine and Surgery, Bureau of 108, 116 Care of the dead 109 Medical Department 108 Naval Communications, Office of Director of 116 Naval Intelligence, Office of 116 Naval Observatory 116 Contingent, etc., expenses 118 Naval Operations, Office of Chief of 116 Naval petroleum reserves, operation and conservation 97 Naval Records and Library, Office of 116 Naval Research Laboratory 97 Navigation, Bureau of 98, 116 Instruments and supplies 99 Naval Academy 101 Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa 102 Naval Reserve 100 Ocean and lake surveys 100 State marine schools 99 Training, education, and welfare 98 Ordnance, Bureau of 104, 116 Printing and binding 117 Prison farms and personnel 98 Replacement of naval vessels 114 Salaries 116 Secretary, Office of 96, 116 Expenses, miscellaneous 96 Supplies and Accounts, Bureau of 104, 116 Clothing, Naval Reserve 107 Fuel and transportation 108 Maintenance 107 Pay, subsistence, and transportation 104 Strategic arid critical materials 108 Yards and Docks, Bureau of 109, 116 Contingent expenses 110 Maintenance 109 Public works 110 Deficiency appropriation for— Audited claims 17, 236, 779, 782 Damage claims 15, 232, 776 Judgments 16, 233, 234, 776, 777 Marine Corps 768 Grand Army encampment, expenses of attendance 768 Naval Observatory 226 Naval vessels, replacement 767 Navigation, Bureau of 226 Secretary, Office of 13, 226, 767 Collision damage claims 13, 767 Yards and Docks, Bureau of 226, 767 Aerial photographs for mapping projects, furnishing of, on request of Secretary of the Interior 599 Airplane factory construction, restriction on use of funds for 112 Alameda, Calif., acquisition of land for naval air station, amendment of Act providing for 56 Appropriations, department use restricted 115 Assignment of officers, etc., abroad, reimbursement for expenses 266 Coast air stations, number limited 112 Commissary privileges, foreign stations, extended to Foreign Service officers 63 Construction of first and alternate vessels at Government plants, etc 115 Contractors, furnishing of estimates by 115 Damage claims, naval aircraft, adjustment by Secretary of the Navy 112 Foreign fuel oil, restriction on purchase, etc 108 Government-owned automobiles, use restricted to official business 118 Helium, sum transferred to Bureau of Mines for acquisition of 111, 602 Letters patent, purchase of 115 Marine schools, “Port of Norfolk” construed 621 Medical Department, additional details of personnel for care of Veterans’ Administration patients in naval hospitals 106 Naval air station, San Francisco Bay, Calif., establishment authorized 238 Construction, etc.; appropriation authorized 239 Naval Hospital and Naval Medical School, D. C., replacement of present facilities authorized 663 Naval Records and Library, Office of, acceptance of gifts and bequests for, authorized 25 Navigation, Bureau of, details of enlisted men to. 115 Repairs, etc., other than at navy yards, restriction 115 San Diego, Calif., exchange of certain lands with, authorized 25 Special courses of instruction, restriction on 98 Time-measuring devices, restriction on payment to officers, etc., using, on work of employees 115LXIV Tulip, U. S. ship, memorial to officers, etc., Saint Inigoes Bay, Md., appropriation authorized for 259 Appropriation for 767 **Neale Sound, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Nebraska:** Appropriation for— Homestead National Monument of America, development, etc 606 Indians, support, etc., of 585, 590 Fort Crook, construction at, authorized 858 Missouri River, time extended for bridging, at— Brownville 28 Decatur 48 Niobrara 477 Omaha 471 Rulo 167 South Sioux City 48 North Platte project, operation of commercial system, amount available for 593 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 878 **Necanicum River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 855 **Nestucca River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Netherlands:** Appropriation for ambassador to 263 Paula, Miguel, appropriation authorized for payment for account of family of 129 Appropriation for 768 **Neuse River, N. C.,** examination authorized 853 **Neutrality:** Spain, prohibition on exportation of arms, etc., to 3 **Neutrality Act of 1935, Amendments:** American republics excepted 124 American vessels prohibited from carrying arms to belligerent states 126 Appropriations authorized 128 Appropriation for 266, 770 Arming of American merchant vessels prohibited 127 Definitions 128 Export of— Arms, ammunition, and implements of war 121 Other articles and materials 122 Financial transactions 123 National Munitions Control Board, composition, duties, etc 124 Penalty provisions 128 Regulations 128 Separability of provisions 128 Submarines and armed merchant vessels of belligerent nations, restriction on entry 127 Travel on vessels of belligerent nations 127 Use of American ports as base of supply 126 **Nevada:** Appropriation for— Boulder Dam Recreational Area, Ariz., and, administration, etc 607 Indian irrigation projects 577 Indians, support, etc., of 577, 578, 580, 582, 585, 586, 589, 590 **New Bedford Harbor, Mass.,** improvement authorized 845 **New Cumberland General Depot, Pa.,** exchange of lands at, authorized 857 **New Hampshire:** Bridge authorized across Piscataqua River at Portsmouth 535 Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority, consent of Congress granted to 538 Minimum wage, etc., compact, Mass., R. I., and, consent of Congress given to 633 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 851 **New Jersey:** Delaware River, time extended for bridging, near Trenton 21 Fort Monmouth, construction at, authorized 860 Palisades Interstate Park Commission, consent of Congress given to compact with N. Y. for creation of 719 Perth Amboy, claim of, submitted to Court of Claims 838 River and harbor improvements authorized 845 Preliminary examinations authorized 852 **Newlands Project, Nev.,** appropriation for payment of charges against Paiutc lands 578 **New London Harbor, Conn.,** improvement authorized 845 **New Mexico:** Appropriation for— Carlsbad Caverns National Park, administration, etc 604 Carlsbad project, construction 595 Indian irrigation projects 577 Indians, support, etc., of 571, 572, 576, 577, 579, 580, 583, 585,589, 590 Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, expenses 764 Rio Grande project 593 Arch Hurley Conservancy District, construction of reclamation project authorized 557 Conveyance of public lands to 747LXV **New Orleans, La.:** Appropriation for— Dispatch agency 266 Hydrographic office expenses 118 Mint 151 Bayou Savage, portion declared nonnavigable in 649 Time extended for bridging Mississippi River to Gretna 631 **Newport Bay, Calif.,** improvement authorized 849 **Newport, R. I.:** Appropriation for— Naval training station 98 Naval War College, construction work 111 Harbor improvement authorized 845 **Newport, Wash.,** appropriation for care of graves of firefighters 412 **Newtown Creek, N. Y.,** improvement authorized 845 **New York:** Appropriation for— Marine school maintenance 99 Seneca and Six Nations Indians, fulfilling treaty obligations with 589 Delaware River, time extended for bridging, at Barryville 746 Fort Niagara, appropriation authorized for reconstruction expenses 128 Appropriation for 452 Fort Niagara Military Reservation, lease of portion to Old Fort Niagara Association, authorized 478 Fort Schuyler Military Reservation, lease to State authorized 696 Hudson Falls, exchange of land for postoffice site authorized 202 Madison Barracks, construction at, authorized 859 Northern Judicial District, term at Malone 623 Palisades Interstate Park Commission, consent of Congress given to compact with N. J. for creation of 719 Preliminary examination authorized of— Buffalo Creek 546 Cayuga Creek 546 Cazenovia Creek 546 River and harbor improvements authorized 845 Preliminary examinations authorized 851, 852, 855, 878 St. Lawrence River, time extended for bridging, at Ogdensburg 631 Scajaquada Creek declared nonnavigable in Buffalo 165 **New York, N. Y.:** Appropriation for— Assay office 151 Dispatch agency 266 Grand Central Station Post Office and Office Building, construction 774 Harbor deposits, etc., prevention of 516 Hydrographic office expenses 118 Navy Yard, improvements 767 Pneumatic-tube service 161 Harbor improvement authorized 845 **New York World’s Fair, 1939:** Copyrights and patents, protection of, of foreign exhibitors 254 Certificates of proprietorship, issuance of 254 Duration of protection 256 Infringement of protected matter, liabilities and remedies 255 Penalty provisions 255 Reimbursement of incurred expenses 256 Dutiable articles imported for exhibition purposes admitted free; regulations 668 Participation by United States 493 Appropriation authorized 495 Appropriation for 759 Commission established, composition, etc 493 Commissioners, Assistant, appointment, salaries, powers; other personal services 493 Contributions, acceptance of, etc 496 Cooperation of Government departments, etc 494 Report to Congress 496 Termination of Commission 496 **Nicaragua:** Appropriation for minister to 263 Williams, Mercedes V. de, and others, appropriation authorized for payment for account of 133 Appropriation for 769 **Ninth Judicial Circuit,** appointment of two additional judges authorized 64 **Niobrara, Nebr.,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 477 **Nishnabotna River, Iowa,** examination authorized 879 **Nonresident Aliens,** tax on income 830 **Norbeck, Peter,** payment to widow of 8 **Norfolk, Va.:** Appropriation for— Hydrographic office expenses 118 Naval Air Station, equipment 226 Naval Operating Base, improvements 226 Naval Training Station 98 Navy Yard, improvements 110 Commemorative coinage, three-hundredth anniversary of original land grant 322LXVI **North Canadian River, Okla.,** studies directed for development of reclamation projects 718 Examination authorized 878 **North Carolina:** Appropriation for— Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn., and, administration, etc 604 Indians, support, etc., of 585, 587 Cape Hatteras National Seashore, establishment, etc 669 Fort Bragg, construction at, authorized 858 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, exchange of certain lands within, for lands within Cherokee Indian Reservation 699 Grover, lease of quarters for post office continued 842 Middle Judicial District, Scotland County transferred to 671 River and harbor improvements authorized 846, 847 Preliminary examinations authorized 853 **North Dakota:** Appropriation for support, etc., of Indians 575, 583, 585, 590 Missouri River, time extended for bridging, at Garrison 48 **Northeastern Penitentiary,** appropriation for 281 **Northeast Harbor, Maine,** examination authorized 851 **Northeast River, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937:** Definitions 325 Effective date 328 Enforcement of provisions 327 Penalty provisions 328 Records and reports to be maintained; inspection 327 Rules and regulations 328 Unlawful acts 326 **Northern Pacific Railway Co., etc.,** appropriation for expenses of prosecuting case against 224, 766 **North Platte Project, Nebr.-Wyo.,** amount available for operating commercial system 593 **Northport Harbor, N. Y.,** examination authorized 851 **North Slough, Oreg.,** construction of dam for regulation of flow of tidal waters authorized 856 **Northwestern Air Base, Wash.,** appropriation for improvements 452 **Northwest Territory Celebration Commission:** Publication and sale of certain historical, etc., material authorized 328 Printing, etc., other than at Government Printing Office 329 **Norwalk Harbor, Conn.,** examination authorized 851 **Norway,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Noyo River, Calif.,** examination authorized 855 **O** **Oakland, Calif.,** disposition of post office building and sale of site 65 Conveyance of portion to city 65 **Oaths of Office,** dispensing with unnecessary renewals of 640 **Ocean and Lake Surveys,** appropriation for 100 **Ocean City, Md.:** Bridge authorized across Sinepuxent Bay at 801 Examination of inland waterway from, to Chincoteague Bay, authorized 852 **Official Gazette, Patent Office,** appropriation for printing, etc 297 **Ogden River Project, Utah,** appropriation for construction 595 **Ogdensburg, N. Y.,** time extended for bridging St. Lawrence River at 631 **Ogden Slip,** time extended for bridging, in Chicago, Ill 244 **Ohio:** Great Lakes Exposition. *See separate title*. Pymatuning Lake, consent of Congress given to compact with Pennsylvania, relating to 865 River and harbor improvements authorized 849 Preliminary examinations authorized 855, 879 Southern Judicial District, appointment of additional judge 805 **Ohio River:** Bridge authorized across, at Owensboro, Ky 641 Levees, floodwalls, etc., construction authorized 876 Pollution deposits, examination authorized for elimination of 855 Time extended for bridging, Rockport, Ind.-Owensboro, Ky 243 **Oil.** *See* Petroleum. **Oil and Gas,** consent of Congress given to continuance of interstate compact for conservation of 617LXVII **Oil and Gas Investigations,** appropriation for 601 **Oil and Gas Permits,** public lands, issue to certain applicants authorized 808 **Oil Pollution of Navigable Waters, Conference on,** balances continued available for 229 **Oil World Exposition, Houston, Tex.:** Dutiable articles imported for exhibition admitted free; regulations 740 Invitations to States and foreign countries to participate authorized 740 No Federal obligation incurred 741 **Oklahoma:** Appropriation for— Indian chartered corporations, loans to 576 Indians, support, etc., of 576, 581, 583, 585, 588, 589, 590 Payment to, from royalties, oil and gas, south half of Red River 570 Platt National Park, administration, etc 605 Chickasaw Indians, sale of certain dormitory properties authorized 537 Fort Sill, construction at, authorized 860 Gross production tax on minerals, restricted Indian lands, manner of payment 806 Quapaw Indians, State gross production tax on lead and zinc produced on lands of, authorized 68 Exemption from other State taxes 68 Reclamation projects, studies directed for development of, on Cimarron, Washita and North Canadian Rivers 718 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 878 Western Judicial District, court accommodations at Shawnee 625 **Old-Age Assistance.** *See also* Social Security Board. Appropriation for grants to States for 344 **Old Fort Niagara Association,** lease of portion of Fort Niagara Military Reservation to, authorized 478 **Old River, Calif.,** improvement authorized 849 **Olympia Harbor, Wash.,** improvement authorized 849 **Omaha-Council Bluffs Missouri Bridge Board of Trustees,** commencement of construction recognized; bridge deemed Federal instrumentality, etc 471 **Omaha, Nebr.,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 471 **Onancock River, Va.,** improvement authorized 846 **Onawa, Iowa,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 48 **Ontonagon Harbor, Mich.,** improvement authorized 848 **Ordnance, Bureau of.** *See* Navy Department. **Ordnance Department.** *See* War Department. **Oregon:** Appropriation for— Crater Lake National Park, administration 604 Indians, support, etc., of 579, 583, 585, 587 Klamath project, construction, operation, etc 594, 595 Oregon Caves National Monument, lighting system, etc 606 Owyhee project, construction, operation, etc 594, 595 Bonneville project. *See separate title*. Clackamas County, conveyance of lands to, for park purposes 840 Columbia River, time extended for bridging, at— Astoria 563 The Dalles 27 Eastside, construction of dam, etc., at, authorized 856 North Slough, construction of dam for regulation of flow of tidal waters authorized 856 River and harbor improvements authorized 849 Preliminary examinations authorized 855, 880 Rogue River National Forest, lands added to 534 Snake River, examination authorized 26 **Oregon and California Railroad Lands:** Appropriation for— Payments to certain counties in Oregon in lieu of taxes 221, 570 Surveys, etc., of land and timber 569 Conservation management of timberlands under Federal jurisdiction 874 Classification of lands for agricultural purposes; restoration to entry 875 Cooperative agreements authorized 874 Grazing, lease of land for; use of receipts 875 Land-grant fund, annual distributions 875 Administrative expenses 876 Counties, payments to 875 Reimbursable charges against, payment of 876 Rogue River National Forest, transfer of certain revested, to 534LXVIII **Oregon Caves National Monument, Oreg.,** appropriation for lighting system, etc 606 **Organized Reserves.** *See* War Department. **Orlando, Fla.,** courtrooms for Southern District court, at 119 **Orland Project, Calif.,** appropriation for operation, etc 593 Construction, etc., work 595 **Orowoc Creek, N. Y.,** examination authorized 851 **Osage Nation, Okla.,** appropriation for education of Indians 581 **Ottawa River, Ohio,** examination authorized 855 **Ouachita River:** Examinations authorized 854, 878 Improvement authorized 848 **Overton, John H.,** appropriation for payment of contested-election expenses 173 **Owensboro, Ky.:** Bridge authorized across Ohio River at 641 Time extended for bridging Ohio River at 243 **Owyhee Project, Oreg.,** appropriation for construction, operation, etc 594, 595 **Owyhee River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Oysters,** leasing of bottoms for commercial cultivation, Alaska, authorized 557 **P** **Pacific Coast,** appropriation for survey expenses 293 **Pacific Halibut Act.** *See* Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937. **Pacific Mercado:** Invitation to foreign countries to participate 835 Recognition extended by United States; participation by executive departments authorized 835 **Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, International,** appropriation for share of expenses 770 **Packers and Stockyards Act,** appropriation for expenses under 406 **Padanaram Harbor, Mass.,** examination authorized 851 **Padre Island,** examination of channels to Gulf of Mexico, authorized 854 **Pajaro River, Calif.,** examination authorized 880 **Palacios, Tex.,** examination of channel to Intracoastal Waterway 854 **Pala Irrigation Project, Calif.,** appropriation for 577 **Palarm Creek, Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Palisades Interstate Park Commission,** consent of Congress given to compact for creation of 719 **Palisades Interstate Park, N. Y.,** conveyance of Stony Point Light Station Reservation to; property transferred in exchange 549 **Palm Springs Reservation, Calif.,** sale or lease of land for public airport authorized 811 **Pamlico River, N. C.,** improvement authorized 846 **Pamlico Sound, N. C.,** examinations authorized 846, 853 **Panama:** Appropriation for— Hydrographic office expenses 118 Minister to 263 Payment to government of 267 Corozal General Depot, construction at, authorized 861 Fort Clayton, construction at, authorized 861 Fort Davis, construction at, authorized 861 Fort de Lesseps, construction at, authorized 862 Fort Kobbe, construction at, authorized 862 Manzanillo Island, disposal of lands on, by Panama Railroad Co., authorized 510 Appraisal; deposit of proceeds 511 **Panama Canal:** Appropriation for seacoast defenses 460 Inland Waterways Corporation, capital stock, appropriation repealed 521 Retirement annuities for certain former employees of 619 Superannuation pay for certain employees not qualifying under Retirement Act 478 Tolls, measurement of vessels for purposes of determining 750 **Passenger tolls** 751 **Panama Canal Zone.** *See* Canal Zone. **Panama Railroad Company:** Citizenship, persons born on or after Feb. 26, 1904 whose parent employed by 55S Manzanillo Island, Panama, disposal of lands on, authorized 511 Appraisal; deposit of proceeds 512 Marine and fire insurance, carriage of, by 511 Retirement annuities for certain former employees of 619 **Pan American Exposition:** Invitation to foreign countries to participate 831LXIX Participation by United States 831 Appropriation authorized 832 Commissioner, appointment, etc 831 Contributions, acceptance of 834 Cooperation of Government departments 832 Employees 832 Report to Congress 834 **Pan American Institute of Geography and History,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Pan American Republics,** invitation to participate in Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition, authorized 19 **Pan American Sanitary Bureau,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Pan American Sanitary Conference, Tenth,** appropriation authorized for participation expenses 198 **Pan American Union,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Papago Indian Reservation, Ariz.:** Appropriation for development of water supply 576 Area enlarged 536 Order withdrawing lands from mineral entry revoked 863 **Paraguay,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Park River, Conn.,** declared nonnavigable 201 **Pass-a-Grille, Fla.,** establishment of Coast Guard station at 169 **Pass Cavallo, Tex.,** channel from, to Port Lavaca, improvement authorized 848 **Passport Agencies,** appropriation for 262 **Patent Office.** *See* Commerce, Department of. **Patents:** Protection of foreign, at— Golden Gate International Exposition 211 New York World’s Fair 1939 254 **Paula, Miguel,** appropriation authorized for payment to the Netherlands for account of family of 129 Appropriation for 768 **Pawnee Indians, Okla.,** appropriation for fulfilling treaty obligations 591 **Pawtuxet River, R. I.,** examination authorized 878 **Peanuts,** appropriation for collection of statistics 426 **Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,** appropriation for improvements, Navy Yard 110 **Pearl River,** bridge authorized across, at Jackson, Miss 244 **Pecos River,** preliminary surveys for runoff retardation directed 864 **Penal and Correctional Institutions,** appropriation for 280 **Penal and Penitentiary Commission, International,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Penitentiaries, United States,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 280 **Pennsylvania:** Appropriation for marine school maintenance 99 Allegheny River, time extended for bridging, at Pittsburgh 245 Carlisle Barracks, construction at, authorized 858 Delaware River, time extended for bridging, at Shohola 746 Duplicate check, issue of, to Treasurer, in lieu of lost original 66 Frankfort Arsenal, construction at, authorized 859 Monongahela River, time extended for bridging, at— Dravosburg-McKeesport 245 Pittsburgh 245 Rankin-Whitaker 245 New Cumberland General Depot, exchange of lands at, authorized 857 Potomac Valley conservancy district, consent of Congress given to negotiation of compact for creation of 884 Pymatuning Lake, consent of Congress given to compact with Ohio relating to 865 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 855, 878, 879 Youghioghcny River, time extended for bridging, at McKeesport 245 **Pensacola, Fla.:** Appropriation for improvements, Naval Air Station 226 Harbor improvements authorized 847 **Pensaukee Harbor, Wis.,** improvement authorized 848 **Pensions.** *See also* World War Veterans. Indian Wars veterans, rates 786 Peacetime veterans, protection of, placed on rolls after Mar. 19, 1933 798 **Peoria, Ill.,** post office and courthouse, cost, limit increased 14 **Pere Jacques Marquette,** President requested to proclaim anniversary of birth 207 **Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act,** appropriation for administration 425 **Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, Amendments:** Definitions 725 Inspectors, employment of 730 Certificates of inspection, penalty for counterfeiting, etc 731 Liability to persons damaged 728LXX Licenses— Issue and force of 726 Refusal of, causes for 726 Settlement of liability for violation 726 Suspension or revocation, grounds for 730 Non-residents, complaints by 728 Reparation order, decision where hearing not required, etc 728 Suit to enforce payment; appeal 729 Violations, complaint and investigation 728 **Permanent Association of International Road Congresses,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Permanent International Commission of the Congresses of Navigation,** appropriation for contribution 517 **Personal Holding Companies, tax on.** *See* Income Tax. **Perth Amboy, N. J.,** claim of, submitted to Court of Claims 838 **Peru,** appropriation for ambassador to 263 **Petersburg, Va.,** appropriation for reformatory camp 281 **Petoskey Harbor, Mich.,** examination authorized 855 **Petroleum,** regulation of interstate shipment of, existing provisions continued until June 30, 1939 257 **Petroleum Conservation Division.** *See* Interior, Department of. **Petroleum Exposition.** *See* International Petroleum Exposition, Tulsa, Okla. **Peyser, Theodore A.,** payment to sister of 756 **Philadelphia, Pa.:** Appropriation for— Hydrographic office expenses 118 Mint 151 Naval Home, maintenance, etc 102 Navy Yard, improvements 767 **Philippine Insurrection,** honorable discharges to veterans discharged for age, etc., misrepresentation 203 **Philippine Islands:** Appropriation for— Filipino emigration from United States, expenses 13 High Commissioner to, Office of 516 Joint Committee of American and Philippine Experts, American section 228 Filipino emigration from United States, time extended for making application for 165 High Commissioner to— Oaths, administration of, by certain officials in office of; false statements, etc., penalty for 621 Authenticated documents, admissibility in evidence 622 Sugar Act of 1937, basis of determination of quota under 905 Payment to; use of funds 915 **Phoeniz, Ariz.,** appropriation for education of Indians 582 **Phony Peach Eradication,** appropriation for 416 **Physics, International Union of,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Pickwick Landing Dam,** appropriation for continuing construction 217 **Pierre, S. Dak.:** Appropriation for education of Indians 583 Farm Island— Construction, operation, etc., amusement and recreational facilities on, authorized 648 Dike to Missouri River legalized 629 **Pima Indians, Ariz.,** appropriation for irrigating tribal lands, etc 577 **Pine Ridge, S. Dak.,** school building construction, funds continued available 582 **Pine River Project, Colo.,** appropriation for construction 595 **Pink Bollworm Control,** appropriation for 417 **Pipestone, Minn.,** appropriation for education of Indians 582 **Pipestone National Monument, Minn.,** establishment, administration, etc 804 Reservation of quarrying rights to Indians 805 **Piscataqua River,** bridge authorized across, at Portsmouth, N. H 535 **Pithlachascotee River, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Pittsburgh, Pa.:** Appropriation for maintenance, etc., mining experiment station 601 Reservoir system for protection of, authorized 95 Time extended for bridging— Allegheny River 245 Monongahela River 245 **Plant Diseases, etc.,** appropriation authorized for control of emergency outbreaks of 57 Appropriation for 120, 514 **Plant Industry, Bureau of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Plant Quarantine Act,** appropriation for enforcement 415 **Platte River, Nebr.,** examination authorized 878 **Platt National Park, Okla.,** appropriation for administration, etc 605 **Plattsburg Barracks Military Reservation, N. Y.,** exchange of land at 620 **Playa Del Ray Harbor, Calif.,** examination authorized 855LXXI **Pleasantville, N. J.,** examination of waterway from, through Lake Bay, authorized 852 **Plum Point Creek, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Plum Point, Va.,** examination authorized 853 **Pocomoke River, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Point Barrow Hospital, Alaska,** appropriation for reconstruction, etc 222 **Point Lookout, Confederate Cemetery, Md.,** sale authorized 616 **Poland,** appropriation for ambassador to 263 **Poplar, Mont.,** bridge authorized across Missouri River at 542 **Port Angeles Harbor, Wash.,** examination authorized 855 **Port Arthur, Tex.,** time extended for bridging Port Arthur at 630 **Port Frederick, Alaska,** examination of waterway to Tenakee Inlet, authorized 855 **Portland, Maine:** Appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 Harbor examination authorized 851 **Portland, Oreg.,** appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 **Port Lavaca, Tex.,** channel from, to Pass Cavallo, improvement authorized 848 **Portsmouth, N. H.,** bridge authorized across Piscataqua River at 535 **Portugal,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Postage Rates,** extension of 358 **Postal Service.** *See also* Post Office Department. Alaska, air mail, surcharge provided for 725 Bills or statements of account, postage rate on, produced by mechanical process 119 Blind, special postage rates provided on certain matter for 66 Grover, N. C., post office, lease for quarters continued 842 Laborers, credit of fractional part of year’s substitute service toward promotion 840 Messengers, forty-hour law extended to 651 Motor-vehicle service, time credits allowed substitutes 650 Postmasters, third- and fourth-class offices, compensation for ad interim service 71 Railway Mail Service, stenographer grade provided, offices of chief clerks and superintendents 647 Star-route contracts, authority of Postmaster General to withhold awarding of, for 60 days after March 1, 1937 24 Superintendents, classified stations, credit for substitutes in computing compensation 841 Watchmen, forty-hour law extended to 651 **Postmaster General.** *See also* Post Office Department. Government Losses in Shipment Act, regulations by 479 Star-route contracts, authority to withhold awarding of, for 60 days after March 1, 1937 24 **Post Office Department.** *See also* Postal Service; Postmaster General. Appropriation for— Accounts, Bureau of 156 Chief Inspector, Office of 156, 157 Rewards, payment of 157 Contingent expenses 156 First Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 156, 158 Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 156, 160 Equipment shops, D. C 161 Pneumatic-tube service 161 Rent, light, fuel, first-, second-, and third-class offices 161 Stationery, supplies, etc 160 Transportation, equipment, etc 162 Vehicle service 162 Postmaster General, Office of 155, 157 Adjusted losses and contingencies 157 Personal or property damage claims 157 Rewards to postal employees for inventions 157 Travel expenses 157 Printing and binding 156 Public buildings, maintenance and operation 162 Purchasing Agent, Office of 156 Second Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 156, 158 Balances due foreign countries 159 Contract Air Mail Service 159 Foreign mail transportation 159 Indemnities, international mail 160 Railway Mail Service 159 Rural Delivery Service 160 Star-route service 158 Transportation of mails 159 Solicitor, Office of 156 Third Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 156, 160 Indemnities, domestic mail 160 Stamps and stamped paper, manufacture of 160 Unpaid money orders 160 Deficiency appropriation for— Audited claims 17, 237, 780, 783 Chief Inspector, Office of 226 Rewards, payment of 226LXXII Damage claims 15, 232, 776 First Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 227 Carfare and bicycle allowance 227 City delivery carriers 227 Clerks, first-, second-, and third-class offices 227 Postmasters, compensation 227 Special-delivery fees 227 Judgments 15, 233 Postmaster General, Office of 226 Printing and binding 226 Second Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 13,227, 768 Contract air-mail service 13, 227, 768 Foreign-mail transportation 227 Railroad transportation and mail messenger service 227 Third Assistant Postmaster General, Office of 227 Stamps and stamped paper, manufacture, etc., of 227 Adjusted Compensation Payment Act, advances from Treasury Department for expenses in handling bonds, authorized 229 Alaska, air mail, surcharge for, provided 725 Automobiles, cost limitation; use restricted to official business 163 Bills or statements of account, postage rate on, produced by mechanical process 119 Blind, special postage rates provided for certain matter for 66 Deficiency in postal revenues, funds from Treasury for 163 Estimates for appropriations in the field, use of appropriations for 156 Field service appropriations not to be used for Department 156 Payment forbidden to persons after nomination rejected by Senate 164 Postmasters, third- and fourth-class offices, compensation to persons acting during vacancy, etc 71 Scientific investigations by Bureau of Standards 163 Telephone service, contracts for 162 Third- and fourth-class post offices, compensation for service during vacancy, etc 71 Travel expenses of civilians when transferred; restriction 163 Travel expenses payable from service appropriations 156 **Potato Act, 1935,** appropriation for refund of taxes erroneously, etc., collected under 230 **Poteau River, Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Potomac River:** Bridge authorized across, at— Frederick County, Md.-Loudoun County, Va 250 Hancock, Md 476 Shepherdstown, W. Va 475 Examination authorized 878 Land claims along shore of, appropriation for settlement of 763 Pollution of, compact for creation of conservancy district for prevention of, consent of Congress given for negotiation of 884 Time extended for bridging, at Dahlgren, Va 241 **Powder River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Power Commission.** *See* Federal Power Commission. **Prague, Czechoslovakia,** appropriation for remodeling legation 266 **President of the United States:** Appropriation for— Compensation 329 Protection of 147, 274 Traveling expenses 330 Appointment of— Civilian Conservation Corps, Director 319 Coast Guard Academy, professors as heads of departments 66 Counselor of the Department of State 169 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937, supervisory, etc., officers 355 General Anthony Wayne Memorial Commission 695 Golden Gate International Exposition, Commissioner 489 Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition, Commissioner General 58 Housing Authority, United States, Administrator 889 National Bituminous Coal Commission 73 Consumers’ Counsel 74 New York World’s Fair, Commissioner 493 Pan American Exposition, Commissioner 831 Railroad Retirement Board, members 314 United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission, Director General 695 Canal Zone— Air navigation regulations by, pending action by Congress 486 Personnel, appointment, removal, fixing of compensation by 487LXXIII Delaware River Valley Tercentenary, invitation to Finland to participate 813 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937, rules and regulations by 354 Executive Orders— Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, carrying provisions into effect in Virgin Islands 556 Special Mexican Claims Commission, termination of 785 Foreign-trade agreements, extension of authority to enter into 24 Gold Reserve Act of 1934, Amendment, extension of powers relating to stabilization fund, etc 4 Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition, invitation to Pan American Republics and Canada to participate, authorized 19 Inaugural ceremonies, 1937. *See* Inaugural Ceremonies of 1937. International Congress of Architects, invitation to foreign countries to participate 441 International Petroleum Exposition, Tulsa, Okla., invitation to States and foreign countries to participate 742 Oil World Exposition, Houston, Tex., invitation to States and foreign countries to participate 740 Pacific Mercado, invitation to foreign countries to participate 835 Pan American Exposition, invitation to foreign countries to participate 831 Proclamations authorized— National Aviation Day 202 Neutrality Act of 1935, Amendments 121 Pere Jacques Marquette, tercentenary of birth of, June 1, 1937 207 Pulaski’s Memorial Day 62 Spain, termination of prohibition on exportation of arms, etc., to 3 Sugar Act of 1937, suspension of provisions in national emergency 916 Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday 668 Stabilization fund, extension of powers relating to 4 Sugar Act of 1937, suspension of provisions in national emergency 916 Tariff Act of 1930, extension of authority to enter into foreign-trade agreements 24 Unemployment, etc., census, taking of, under direction of 883 **Presidio of San Francisco, Calif.,** construction at, authorized 860 **Presumpscot River, Maine,** examination authorized 851 **Printing and Binding:** Appropriation for— Agriculture, Department of 397 American Battle Monuments Commission 330 Board of Tax Appeals 331 Central Statistical Board 331 Commerce, Department of 284 District of Columbia 364 Employees’ Compensation Commission 333 Executive Office 330 Farm Credit Administration 433 Federal Communications Commission 334 Federal Power Commission 335 Federal Trade Commission 335 Fine Arts, Commission of 567 General Accounting Office 336 Interior, Department of the 566 Interstate Commerce Commission 338 Justice, Department of 274 Labor, Department of 298 Library of Congress 183 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 338 National Archives 339 National l4ibor Relations Board 339 National Mediation Board 340 National Railroad Adjustment Board 340 Navy Department 117 Post Office Department 156 Railroad Retirement Board 341 Rural Electrification Administration 341 Securities and Exchange Commission 342 Smithsonian Institution 343 Social Security Board 344 State, Department of 262 Tariff Commission. 345 Treasury Department 139 Veterans’ Administration 347 War Department 444 Deficiency appropriation for— Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bicentenary Commission 10 Commerce, Department of 219 District of Columbia 12 Courts 218 District of Columbia Airport Commission 10 Farm Credit Administration 11 Federal Trade Commission 135 Justice, Department of 765 Labor, Department of 767 National Labor Relations Board 758 Post Office Department 226 State, Department of 227 Tennessee Valley Authority 217 Treasury Department 229 Budget, Bureau of the 14LXXIV **Printing, Division of.** *See* Treasury Department. **Printing, Joint Committee on,** appropriation for 178 **Prisons, Bureau of.** *See* Justice, Department of. **Probation System, United States Courts,** appropriation for 282 **Processing Taxes,** appropriation for refund of certain, erroneously, etc., collected 230 **Proclamations.** *See* President of the United States. **Procurement Division.** *See* Treasury Department. **Producer Referendum.** *See* Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. **Production Credit Corporations.** *See* Farm Credit Act of 1933, Amendments. **Prospecting Permits,** extension of certain 842 **Providence River and Harbor, R. I.,** improvement authorized 845 **Provo River Project, Utah,** appropriation for construction 595 **Public Building Act,** provisions relating to George Washington Memorial Building, repealed 53 **Public Buildings:** Appropriation for— Operating force, furniture, supplies, etc 153 Repair, preservation, and equipment 152 **Public Debt Service.** *See* Treasury Department. **Public Health, International Office of,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Public Health Service.** *See also* Treasury Department. Coast Guard personnel, medical care by 548 Ellis Island hospitals, use of, by 149 Health and sanitation activities in flood-stricken areas, allocation of relief funds authorized 21 Mines, Bureau of, details to, authorized 603 National Cancer Institute. *See* National Cancer Institute Act. Ohio River, examination for elimination of pollution deposits, cooperation by 855 **Public-Health Work.** *See* Social Security Act. **Public Lands:** California, reservation of certain, for benefit of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians 72 Clackamas County, Oreg., conveyance to, for park purposes 840 Helium-gas-bearing, reservation to United States 886 Homestead and desert-land entrymen, time extended for offering final proof 303 Mining claims, suspension of annual assessment work on, held in United States 306 Montana, conveyance to, for public park, etc., purposes 746 Validation of certain mineral patents heretofore issued 485 New Mexico, conveyance to 747 Oil and gas permits, issue to certain applicants authorized 808 Patents, issue of, to States in adjudicating exchanges 748 San Diego, Calif., exchange of certain, with, authorized 25 Utah, exchange of certain, with, authorized 637 Washington, conveyance to State for highway purposes 665 **Public Works Administration Extension Act of 1937:** Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works continued until July 1, 1939 357 Administrative expenses, amount available for 358 Grants, amount authorized for, increased 357 Non-Federal projects, new loans forbidden 358 Projects, classes designated; amounts 358 Conditions; increases permitted 358 Reconstruction Finance Corporation, investments in securities purchased from, increased 357 **Public Works, Federal Emergency Administration of,** administrative expenses 351 **Pueblo Indians, N. Mex.:** Appropriation for— Flood control 580 Land and water rights— Compensation for loss of 572 Purchase of 571 Non-Indian claimants, lands 572 Water supply, development of 576 **Puerto Rico:** Appropriation for— Agricultural experiment stations 398 Vocational education 610 Vocational rehabilitation, persons disabled In industry 611 Agricultural extension work, cooperative, extended to 881 Appropriations authorized 881LXXV Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, extension of provisions to 532 Catano Range Rear Lighthouse Reservation, portion transferred to Government 672 Guanica Lighthouse Reservation, exchange of, for adjacent land 694 Mayaguez, increase in indebtedness allowed 844 River and harbor improvements authorized 850 Preliminary examinations authorized 855 San Juan Military Reservation, transfer of part, to; acceptance of other property 207 Steamsliip tickets, tax exemption on, between United States and 870 Sugar Act of 1937, basis of determination of quota under 905 **Puget Island,** bridge authorized across Columbia River to Cathlamet 251 **Puget Sound, Wash.:** Appropriation for equipment, Navy Yard 226 Time extended for bridging, at The Narrows 474 **Pulaski, General Casimir,** President authorized to invite observance of anniversary of death of 62 **Punta Rasa, Fla.,** examination of waterway to Intracoastal Waterway authorized 853 **Purnell Act,** appropriation for allotments under 398 **Put in Bay, Ohio:** Examination authorized 854 Improvement authorized 849 **Pymatuning Lake,** consent of Congress given to compact relating to, Ohio and Pennsylvania 865 **Pyramid Lake Irrigation Project, Nev.,** appropriation for 577 **Q** **Quapaw Indians, Okla.,** State gross production tax on lead and zinc produced on lands of, authorized 68 Exemption from other State taxes 68 **Quarantine Service,** appropriation for 149 **Quartermaster Corps.** *See* War Department. **Quartermaster Depot Military Reservation, Jeffersonville, Ind.,** exchange of land at 620 **Queens Creek, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Quiver River, Miss.,** examination authorized 878 **R** **Racine Harbor, Wis.,** improvement authorized 848 **Radio.** *See* Communications Act of 1934, Amendments. **Radio Conference, Inter-American,** appropriation authorized for participation expenses 749 Appropriation for 770 **Radio Consulting Committee, International,** balances continued available for 228 **Railroad Adjustment Board, National,** appropriation for 216, 340 **Railroad Retirement Account.** *See* Railroad Retirement Act of 1937. **Railroad Retirement Act of 1935:** Appropriation for payment of annuities, etc., under 341 Amendments. *See* Railroad Retirement Act of 1937. **Railroad Retirement Act of 1937.** *See also* Carriers Taxing Act of 1937. Administrative expenses, appropriation authorized 317 Annuities, eligibility for 309 Computation 310 Exemption from taxation, garnishment, etc 316 Joint and survivor 311 Claims of individuals who became eligible under Retirement Act of 1935, adjudication of, by Board 318 Continuance in service after age 65 318 Prior services included 318 Unpaid annuity at death 318 Claims of individuals relinquishing employment but not eligible under Retirement Act of 1935, adjudication under Act of 1937 318 Court jurisdiction 315 Death benefits 312 Definitions 307 Erroneous payments 314 Free transportation 318 Penalties 316 Pensions to individuals on pension or gratuity rolls of employers 312 Railroad Retirement Account, establishment in Treasury 316 Appropriations authorized for 316 Railroad Retirement Board established 314 Duties 314 Personnel 314, 319 Retirement Act of 1935 continued in force as to annuities granted under 319 Returns of compensation, conclusiveness of; failure to make 313LXXVI Separability of provisions 316 Social Security Act, term “employment” modified 317 **Railroad Retirement Board.** *See also* Railroad Retirement Act of 1937. Appropriation for 136, 340, 470 **Railroads.** *See* Carriers. **Railway Mail Service:** Appropriation for 159 Stenographer grade provided, offices of chief clerks and superintendents. 647 **Rankin, Pa.,** time extended for bridging Monongahela River at 245 **Raritan River, N. J.,** improvement authorized 845 **Raw-Materials Investigations,** appropriation for 286 **Real Estate Brokers, etc.,** regulation of. *See* District of Columbia. **Receivership Proceedings,** prohibition on certain agreements fixing compensation; appointment of certain persons as receivers, etc 810 **Reciprocal Trade Agreements,** extension of authority of President to enter into 24 **Reclamation, Bureau of.** *See also* Interior, Department of. Irrigation, restriction on use of funds where district is in arrears 592 **Reclamation Laws,** construction of small reservoirs authorized under 841 **Reclamation Projects:** Commission created to investigate financial, etc., conditions; report and recommendations to Congress 737 Appropriation authorized for expenses 738 Appropriation for 764 Extension of time for payment authorized 738 **Reconstruction Finance Corporation:** Administrative expenses, amount available for 350 Continuation of, until June 30, 1939 5 Authority to incur obligations 5 Disaster Loan Corporation, subscription of capital stock by 19 Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, investment in securities of, increased 357 **Reconstruction Finance Corporation Mortgage Company,** authority to incur obligations after June 30, 1937 5 **Red-Cedar Shingles:** Statistics concerning, collection and publication by Director of the Census 204 Appropriation authorized 205 Information required to be furnished; penalty provision 205 Monthly statements to be furnished; distribution 204 Use of information; penalty provision 205 **Reformatories,** appropriation for 281 **Reformatory Camp, Federal, Petersburg, Va.,** appropriation for 281 **Regional Agricultural Credit Corporations,** powers, etc., conferred 716 Consolidation and merger of 717 **Rehabilitation Loans.** *See* Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. **Reindeer.** *See* Alaska. **Relief.** *See also* Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937. **Relief and work relief,** appropriation for 10 **Reorganization Proceedings,** prohibition on certain agreements fixing compensation; appointment of certain persons as receivers, etc 810 **Reparation Orders.** *See* Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, Amendments. **Resale Price Maintenance,** contracts for, legalized where lawful in intrastate transactions 693 **Research and Statistics, Division of.** *See* Treasury Department. **Reserve Officers,** pension laws for peacetime service extended to 305 **Reserve Officers’ Training Corps:** Appropriation for 465 Restriction on further enrollments, Air, Dental, and Veterinary Corps 466 **Reservoirs,** construction of, authorized under reclamation laws 841 **Resettlement Administration, Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937,** amount available for loans, etc., by 353 **Resettlement Projects.** *See* Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. **Retirement.** *See* Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930, Amendment; Panama Canal; Panama Railroad Company; Railroad Retirement Act of 1937; Supreme Court of the United States. **Revenue Act of 1926, Amendment,** tax exemption on steamship tickets between United States and Puerto Rico 870 **Revenue Act of 1932, Amendments:** Excise and miscellaneous taxes, extension of certain 358 Gasoline tax, extension of 358 Postage rates, extension of 358LXXVII **Revenue Act of 1936, Amendments:** Disallowed deductions 827 Foreign personal holding companies, tax on 818 Further extensions of time for filing returns under title 111 authorized 29 Mutual investment companies, tax on 831 Nonresident alien individuals, tax on 830 Personal holding companies, tax on 813 Trusts, tax on 829 **Revenue Act of 1937:** Title I—Personal holding companies 813 Title II—Foreign personal holding companies 818 Title III—Disallowed deductions 827 Title IV—Trusts 829 Title V—Nonresident alien individuals 830 Title VI—Miscellaneous 830 **Revised Statutes:** Amended— Section 3318 737 Section 3646 482 Section 4450 544 Section 4471 477 Section 4551 49 Section 4676 666 Repealed— Section 3702 482 Section 3703 482 Section 3704 482 Section 3705 482 Section 190, exemption from limitation on certain counsel 805 **Rhode Island:** Minimum wage, etc., compact, Mass., N, H., and, consent of Congress given to 633 River and harbor improvements authorized 845 Preliminary examinations authorized 851 **Richardson, Samuel,** appropriation authorized for payment to Great Britain for account of estate of 134 Appropriation for 768 **Rifle Practice, National Board for Promotion of,** appropriation for 467 **Rincon Irrigation Project, Calif.,** appropriation for 577 **Rio Grande,** preliminary surveys for runoff retardation directed 864 **Rio Grande Canalization Project,** appropriation for construction, etc 269 **Rio Grande Project, N. Mex.-Tex.,** appropriation for operation, etc 593 **Rio Grande Rectification Project,** appropriation for construction, etc 269 **Rivers and Harbors:** Appropriation for preservation of existing works 516 Bayou Savage, La., portion declared nonnavigable in New Orleans 649 Benton Harbor Canal, Benton Harbor, Mich., declared nonnavigable 243 Improvement project abandoned 243 Burr Creek, Conn., portion declared nonnavigable in Bridgeport 632 Calumet River, Ill., portion declared nonnavigable in Chicago 258 Debris, amount available for removal of 877 Flood Control Act of 1936, Amendments 876 Illinois Waterway, Ill., modification in existing project for improvement 258 Improvements authorized 844 Preliminary examinations authorized 851, 878 Laws relating to improvement, compilation directed 856 Park River, Conn., declared nonnavigable, Hartford County 201 Soil erosion prevention, surveys authorized for 877 Turtle Bay and Turtle Bayou, Tex,, declared nonnavigable waterways; existing project abandoned 28 **Riverton Project, Wyo.,** appropriation for operation, construction, etc 594, 596 **Road Congress, Eighth International, 1938,** appropriation authorized for participation expenses 750 **Road Congresses, Permanent Association of International,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Robinson, Joseph T.,** payment to widow of 755 **Robinson, Samuel,** payment to nieces of 757 **Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, N. Y.,** examination authorized 855 **Rock Creek, Fla.,** examination authorized 878 **Rock Hall Harbor, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Rock Island Bridge, Ill.,** appropriation for operation, etc 458 **Rockport, Ind.,** time extended for bridging Ohio River, to Owensboro, Ky 243 **Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo.,** appropriation for administration, etc 605 **Rocky River Harbor, Ohio,** improvement authorized 849 **Rogers Creek, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Rogue River National Forest, Oreg.,** lands added to 534 **Rollinson Channel, N. C.,** examination of channel leading to Hatteras, N. C., authorized 853LXXVIII **Rondout Harbor, N. Y.,** examination authorized 851 **Root River, Minn.,** examination authorized 879 **Rosebud Indians, S. Dak.,** appropriation for industrial assistance 575 **Ross, Janet Hardcastle,** appropriation authorized for payment to Canada for injuries to 130 Appropriation for 768 **Rulo, Nebr.,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 167 **Rumania,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Rural Delivery Service,** appropriation for 160 **Rural Electrification Act, 1936,** appropriation for loans under 342 **Rural Electrification Administration:** Appropriation for— Loans 342 Salaries and expenses 341 **Russian River, Calif.,** examination authorized 880 **S** **Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex.:** Examination authorized 854 Improvement authorized 848 Improvement project, portion abandoned, at Beaumont 856 **Sacramento, Calif.,** appropriation for improvements, Air Corps Depot 452 **Sacramento Indian Reservation, Calif.,** appropriation for flood control 580 **Sacramento River, Calif.:** Appropriation for flood control 518 Improvement authorized 849 **Safety of Life at Sea, International Convention for,** amendments to Communications Act of 1934 making effective provisions of 189 **Saginaw Bay, Mich.,** examination authorized 855 **Saginaw River, Mich.,** improvement authorized 849 **St. Augustine, Fla.:** Anastasia Lighthouse Reservation, conveyance of portion to 65 Coast Guard station establishment at, authorized 546 **St. Catherines Sound, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **St. Charles, Mo.,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 201 **St. Croix Chippewa Indians, Wis.,** care of indigent, etc., funds continued available 591 **St. Elizabeths Hospital,** appropriation for 614 **St. Inigoes Bay, Md.,** memorial to officers, etc., of United States ship Tulip, appropriation authorized for 259 Appropriation for 767 **St. Jeromes Creek, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **St. Johns River, Fla.,** improvement of waterway between Beaufort, S. C., and 847 **St. Johns River Waterway, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **St. Jones River, Del.,** improvement authorized 845 **St. Josephs Bay, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **St. Lawrence River,** time extended for bridging, at Ogdensburg, N. Y 631 **St. Louis Mission Boarding School, Okla.,** appropriation for education, Osage Indian children 581 **St. Louis, Mo.,** time extended for bridging Mississippi River at 244, 251 **St. Maries, Idaho,** appropriation for care of graves of firefighters 412 **St. Marks River, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **St. Patricks Creek, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands:** Harbor improvement authorized 850 Naval Station, appropriation for improvements 110 **Sales Act, Uniform, D. C.** *See* District of Columbia. **Salinas River, Calif.,** examination authorized 880 **Saline River, Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Salmon River, Alaska,** appropriation for flood control 519 **Salt River Indian Reservation, Ariz.,** appropriation for flood control 580 **Salt River Irrigation Project, Ariz.,** appropriation for 577, 595 **Salvador,** appropriation for minister to 263 **San Antonio Bay, Tex.,** examination of channel connecting with Gulf of Mexico, authorized 854 **San Carlos Indian Reservation, Ariz.,** appropriation for irrigation 578 **San Carlos Irrigation Project, Ariz.,** appropriation for 577 **Sanchez, Mercedes Martinez Viuda de,** appropriation authorized for payment to Dominican Republic for account of 132 Appropriation for 769 **San Diego, Calif.:** Appropriation for— Naval Air Station, construction work 111 Naval Station, construction work 110 Naval Training Station 98 Harbor improvement authorized 849LXXIX Public lands, exchange of certain, with, authorized 25 **Sandstone, Minn.,** appropriation for construction, Federal jail 282 **Sandusky River, Ohio,** examination authorized 879 **Sandy Hook Bay, N. J.,** improvement authorized 845 **Sandy River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **San Francisco Airport, Calif.,** establishment of Coast Guard air station authorized 260 **San Francisco Bay, Calif.,** establishment of naval air station authorized 238 Construction, etc.; appropriation authorized 239 **San Francisco Bay Exposition.** *See* Golden Gate International Exposition San Francisco, Calif.: Appropriation for— Dispatch agency 266 Hydrographic office expenses 118 Mint 151 Acquisition of land for cemeterial purposes, War Department; appropriation authorized 256 Federal Exhibits Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, transfer to, authorized 492 Harbor improvement authorized 849 **San Gabriel River, Calif.,** flood control project extended 167 **Sanitarium Co., Portland, Oreg.,** contracts with, authorized for care of Alaskan insane 612 **Sanitary Bureau, Pan American,** appropriation for contribution 267 **San Jacinto River, Calif.,** examination authorized 879 **San Jacinto River, Tex.,** examination authorized 878 **San Joaquin River, Calif.,** improvement authorized 849 **San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico,** improvement authorized 850 **San Juan, Puerto Rico:** Appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 Harbor improvement authorized 850 San Juan Military Reservation, transfer of part to; acceptance of other property 207 **San Lorenzo Creek, Calif.,** examination authorized 880 **San Lorenzo River, Calif.,** examination authorized 855 **Sans Bois Creek, Okla.,** examination authorized 878 **Santa Ana River, Calif.,** examination authorized 879 **Santa Clara River, Calif.,** examination authorized 880 **Santa Fe, N. Mex.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Santa Maria River, Calif.,** examination authorized 166, 880 **Santa Rosa Band of Mission Indians, Calif.,** acquisition of land for use of, appropriation authorized 69 Appropriation for 763 **San Xavier Indian Reservation, Ariz.:** Appropriation for— Flood control 580 Irrigation project, operation, etc 222 **San Xavier Irrigation Project, Ariz.,** appropriation for 577 **Sarasota Bay, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **Saugus River, Mass.,** examination authorized 851 **Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.,** appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 **Savannah, Ga.,** appropriation for hydrographic office expenses 118 **Savannah River:** Improvement authorized 847 Inland Waterways Corporation, services and operations extended to 304 Time extended for bridging, at Lincolnton, Ga 28 **Savanna Ordnance Depot, Ill.,** improvement of ammunition storage facilities, appropriation authorized for 166 **Scajaquada Creek, N. Y.,** declared non- navigable in Buffalo 165 **Schedule of Sailings,** restriction on printing of 338 **Schenectady, N. Y., **examination of waterway from, to Albany, N. Y., authorized 851 **Schofield Barracks, Hawaii:** Construction at, authorized 861 Transfer of portion of site for post office construction 774 **School Ships,** graduates rated as able seamen upon graduation 199 **Scientific Radio Union, International,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Scientific Unions, International Council of,** appropriation for contribution 268 **Scioto River, Ohio,** examination authorized 879 **Scituate Harbor, Mass.:** Examination authorized 851 Improvement authorized 845 **Scotland County, N. C.,** transfer to middle judicial district 671 **Scott, Mayion E.,** payment of claim 18 **Screw worm Control,** appropriation for 418 **Seacoast Defenses,** appropriation for 460LXXX **Sea Food Inspectors Act,** appropriation for enforcement 428 **Sea Island Cotton,** appropriation for experimentation in 408 **Seamen.** *See also* Vessels. Appropriation for relief, etc,, of, abroad 260 Continuous discharge book or certificate of identification, issue of 49 Administrative provisions 51 Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, records to be kept by 50 Citizenship requirements 49 Effective dates 51 Employment without discharge book or certificate forbidden; foreign ports 49 Entries 49 Exemptions 51 Loss, issue of duplicate in case of 50 Temporary certificates, issuance of 51 Unlawful acts, penalties 50 Marine casualty investigations. *See* Vessels. School ships, graduates rated as able seamen upon graduation 199 **Seattle, Wash.:** Appropriation for— Assay office 151 Dispatch agency 266 Hydrographic office expenses 118 **Second Assistant Postmaster General, Office of.** *See* Post Office Department. **Second Deficiency Appropriation Act,** fiscal year 1937 213 **Secretary of Agriculture.** *See also* Agriculture, Department of. Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, powers under. *See separate title*. Insect peat control, supervision of expenditures for; report 121, 514 Member of— Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition Commission 58 United States Golden Gate Exposition Commission 489 United States New York World’s Fair Commission 493 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, Amendments, powers of, extended where State plan inoperative 329 **Secretary of Commerce.** *See also* Commerce, Department of. Marine casualty investigations, suspension or revocation of license; appeal to 544 Member of— Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition Commission 58 National Munitions Control Board 124 United States Golden Gate Exposition Commission 489 United States New York World’s Fair Commission 493 Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937, rules and regulations by 328 Pan American Exposition, participation, expenditures under supervision of 832 **Secretary of Labor.** *See also* Labor, Department of. Member of— United States Golden Gate Exposition Commission 489 United States New York World’s Fair Commission 493 Technical Tripartite Textile Conference, 1937, supervision of expenditure of funds for expenses of 29 **Secretary of State.** *See also* State, Department of. Conference on Extraterritorial Rights in Egypt, participation funds under supervision of 228 Helium, exports of, application for license to 887 Inter-American Radio Conference, participation funds under supervision of 750 International Conference of American States, Eighth, Lima, Peru, participation funds under supervision of 272 International Congress of Architects, participation funds under supervision of 441 International Dairy Congress, Eleventh, Berlin, Germany, participation funds under supervision of 249 International Road Congress, Eighth, 1938, participation funds under supervision of 750 Joint Committee of American and Philippine Experts, participation funds under supervision of 228 Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, export regulations, promulgation by 553 Member of— Board of Trustees of National Gallery of Art 52 Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition Commission 58 National Munitions Control Board 124 Pan American Sanitary Conference, Tenth, participation funds under supervision of 198 Telecommunication Conference, Cairo, Egypt, participation funds under supervision of 272LXXXI World’s Poultry Congress and Exposition, Seventh, participation funds under supervision of 550 **Secretary of the Interior.** *See also* Interior, Department of. Bonneville project, appointment of administrator by 732 Helium, approval of exports by 887 Member of— Capital Auditorium Commission 20 United States Golden Gate Exposition Commission 489 Reclamation projects, investigation of financial, etc., projects, appointment of commission by 737 **Secretary of the Navy.** *See also* Navy; Navy Department. Member of National Munitions Control Board 124 **Secretary of the Senate.** *See* Legislative Branch of the Government, Senate. **Secretary of the Treasury.** *See also* Treasury Department. Coast Guard Academy, appointment of civilian instructors by 67 Government Losses in Shipment Act, regulations by 479 Member of— Board of Trustees of National Gallery of Art 52 National Munitions Control Board 124 Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937, rules and regulations by 328 **Secretary of War.** *See also* Army; War Department. Member of National Munitions Control Board 124 Samples of equipment, etc., to prospective manufacturers, authorized 535 **Secret Service Division.** *See* Treasury Department. **Securities and Exchange Commission,** appropriation for 342 **Seed Investigations,** appropriation for 409 **Seed Testing Congress, International,** appropriation for share of expenses 409 **Seeing-Eye Dogs,** free transportation permitted, accompanying blind persons 475 **Seldovia Harbor, Alaska,** examination authorized 855 **Seminole Indians, Fla.,** appropriation for industrial assistance 575 **Senate.** *See also* Congress; Legislative Branch of the Government. Appointment of Members to— Board of Visitors, Coast Guard Academy 67 General Anthony Wayne Memorial Commission 695 Golden Gate Exposit ion Commission 489 Government Organization, Joint Committee on 7 New York World’s Fair Commission 493 Tax Evasion and Avoidance, Joint Committee on 253 World War memorials, Europe, dedication of, official delegation 324 Appointments with consent of— Civilian Conservation Corps, Director 319 Coast Guard Academy, professors as heads of departments 66 Counselor of the Department of State 169 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937, supervisory, etc., officers 355 Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition, Commissioner General 58 Housing Authority, United States, Administrator 889 Officers under, receiving over $7,500 889 National Bituminous Coal Commission 72, 73 Consumers’ Counsel 74 Railroad Retirement Board, members 314 Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, correction in amount of salary of assistant clerk 325 Restaurants, increase in prices authorized 173 **Senate Manual,** appropriation for preparation of 171 **Senate Office Building,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 172, 179 **Senior Circuit Judges,** representation of Court of Appeals for District of Columbia at annual conference 473 **Sequoia National Park, Calif.,** appropriation for administration, etc 605 **Sequoyah Orphan Training School, Okla.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Seventh World’s Poultry Congress and Exposition,** sum authorized for Federal participation 550 Appropriation for 771 **Shanghai Electric Construction Company, Ltd.,** appropriation authorized for payment to Great Britain for account of 129 Appropriation for 768 **Shawnee, Okla.,** court accomodations at 625 **Shenandoah Memorial,** erection of; location modified 557 Appropriation for construction 775LXXXII **Shenandoah National Park, Va.:** Appropriation for administration, etc 605 Police jurisdiction assumed by United States; notification to Virginia 700 Commissioner, appointment, jurisdiction, etc 702 Powers reserved to State 700 Protection of birds and animals; unlawful acts, penalty provisions 701 **Sherman Institute, Riverside, Calif.,** appropriation for education of Indians 582 **Shingles.** *See* Red-Cedar Shingles. **Shipp, Arthur M.,** payment of claim 18 **Shipping Board.** *See* United States Slapping Board. **Shipyard River, S. C.,** improvement authorized 847 **Shivwitz Indian Reservation, Utah,** area enlarged 239 **Shohola, Pa.,** time extended for bridging Delaware River at 746 **Shoshone Indian Reservation, Wyo.,** acquisition of certain lands of, for Wind River irrigation project 700 **Shoshone Indians, Wyo.,** appropriation for industrial assistance 575 **Shoshone Project, Wyo.,** appropriation for construction, etc 594, 596 **Shreveport, La.,** examination of channel to Jefferson, Tex., authorized 854 **Shwamberg, Mrs. M. N.,** payment to 769 **Siam,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Signal Corps.** *See* War Department. **Signal Safety Systems:** Appropriation for inspecting, etc 215 Installation by railroads 835 **Silver Purchase Act of 1934,** appropriation for administrative expenses 137, 138, 139, 144, 151 **Sinepuxent Bay,** bridge authorized across, at Ocean City, Md 801 **Sinuk River, Alaska,** examination authorized 855 **Sioux City, Iowa,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 48 **Sioux Indians,** appropriation for fulfilling treaty obligations 591 **Sioux Indians, Pine Ridge Reservation, S. Dak.,** appropriation authorized for payment to 441 Appropriation for 763 **Sioux Reservations,** appropriation for payment to Indians of 221 **Sioux Sanatorium, S. Dak.,** construction, funds continued available for 585 **Sitka Cold Storage Co.,** conveyance of certain land to, by Territory of Alaska 652 **Sitka Harbor, Alaska,** improvement authorized 849 **Six Mile Cypress Slough, Fla.,** examination authorized 878 **Six Nations, N. Y.,** appropriation for fulfilling treaty obligations with Indians 590 **Sixteenth Census,** appropriation for preparatory expenses 288 **Skagit River, Wash.,** examination authorized 880 **Skagway River, Alaska,** examination authorized 880 **Skipanon Channel, Oreg.,** improvement authorized 849 **Slum-Clearance Projects.** *See* United States Housing Act of 1937. **Smallers Drain, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Smelter Fumes Controversy, Trail, B. C.:** Balances continued available for 229 Waiver of provisions of Criminal Code in employment of counsel 198 **Smith, James Reuel,** acceptance of certain bequests authorized 647 **Smith River, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Smithsonian Institution:** Appropriation for— Administrative expenses, etc 342 National Gallery of Art 343 National Museum 342 National Gallery of Art, administration by 52 National gallery of art (existing bureau), name changed to National Collection of Fine Arts 53 **Smugglers Cove (Short Sands Beach), Oreg.,** examination authorized 855 **Snake River:** Examination authorized, Idaho, Wash., and Oreg 26 Time extended for bridging, Clarkston, Wash., to Lewiston, Idaho 477 **Snoqualmie National Forest, Wash.,** lands added to 739 **Social Security Act.** *See also* Social Security Board. Appropriation for— Census records, searching and supplying information 288 Diseases and sanitation investigations 150 Grants to States— Child-welfare services 301 Crippled children, services for 301 Maternal and cliild health services 301 Public-health work 150 Old-age reserve account 138 “Employment”, term modified 317LXXXIII **Social Security Board.** *See also* Social Security Act. Appropriation for— Grants to States— Blind, aid to 345 Dependent children, aid to 344 Old-age assistance 344 Unemployment compensation administration 344 Old-age assistance, 1937 238 Printing and binding 344 Salaries and expenses 343 Deficiency appropriation for 759 Experts and attorneys, appointment of 344 Interchangeability of certain funds 345 Minor purchases without contracts 344 Salary restriction; Board members excepted 344 Special accounting, etc., services 344 States, payments to, which enacted approved unemployment-compensation laws in 1937 754 **Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act:** Appropriation for effecting provisions of 430 Amendments— Annual reports to Congress 329 Apportionments for carrying out State plans continued until 1942 329 Powers of Secretary of Agriculture extended where State plan inoperative 329 **Soil Conservation Investigations,** appropriation for 430 **Soil Conservation Service.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Soil Investigations,** appropriation for 410, 415 **Soldiers’ Home, United States,** appropriation for maintenance 519 **Solicitor General.** *See* Justice, Department of. **Sonoma Creek, Calif.,** examination authorized 855 **South Canadian River, Okla.,** examination authorized 878 **South Carolina:** Hunting Island Lighthouse Reservation, conveyance to Beaufort County 651 River and harbor improvements authorized 847 **South Charleston, W. Va.,** appropriation for school at ordnance station 104 **South Dakota:** Appropriation for— Belle Fourche project, construction 595 Indians, support, etc., of 573, 575, 582, 583, 585, 589, 590 Wind Cave National Park, administration, etc 606 Sioux Indians, Pine Ridge Reservation, appropriation authorized for payment to 441 Appropriation for 763 **Southeastern University, D. C.,** incorporation approved 697 **Southern Great Plains Field Station, Okla.,** deficiency appropriation for 761 **Southern Ute Irrigation Project, Colo.,** appropriation for 577 **South Fabius River, Mo.,** examination authorized 879 **Southold Park District, N. Y.,** conveyance of Horton Point Lighthouse Reservation to 667 **South Sioux City, Nebr.,** time extended for bridging Missouri River at 48 **Southwestern Reformatory,** appropriation for 281 **Spain:** Appropriation for ambassador to 263 Arms, ammunition, etc., prohibition on exportation to 3 **Spanish-American War,** honorable discharges to veterans discharged for age, etc., misrepresentation 203 **Special Mexican Claims Commission:** Appropriation for expenses 771 Awards, payment of 785 Basic amount of payment by Mexico 785 Duration extended 785 General claims reclassified as special claims, action to be taken 785 Jurisdiction redefined 785 **Spirits.** *See* Bottling in Bond Act, Amendments. **Springerville, Ariz.,** forestry and post office building, cost limit increased 14 **Springfield Armory, Mass.,** release of right-of-way at, authorized 95 **Sprinkler Systems,** time extended for installation of, on certain passenger vessels 477 **Stabilization Fund,** extension of powers of President relating to 4 **Stamford Harbor, Conn.,** improvement authorized 845 **Standard Container, Hamper, and Produce Agency Acts,** appropriation for administration 425 **Standards, Bureau of.** *See also* Commerce, Department of. Cooperative work with executive departments, etc 290 Scientific investigations by, for— Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 147 Post Office Department 163LXXXIV **Star-Route Contracts,** Postmaster General authorized to withhold awarding of, for 60 days after March 1, 1937 24 **State, Department of.** *See also* Foreign Service; International Obligations. Appropriation for— Contingent expenses 262 Foreign trade, promotion of 263 Investigations regarding official matters 274 Passport agencies 262 Printing and binding 262 Salaries 261 Territorial papers, collecting and editing 262 Deficiency appropriation for— American Embassy drafts, payment of interest on certain 769 Audited claims 236, 779, 782 Contingent expenses 768 Foreign governments, payments for injuries to certain citizens, etc 768 Judgments 233 Passport agencies 228 Printing and binding 227 Special Mexican Claims Commission 771 Amoy, China, sale, etc., of lot authorized 246 Anny, Navy, etc., officers, as inspectors of buildings abroad 273 Boy Scouts of America, issuance of passports without fees to, attending World Jamboree 69 Commissary privileges, foreign stations, extended to Foreign Service officers 63 Counselor of, office established 169 Mexican claims. *See* Special Mexican Claims Commission. National Munitions Control Board. *See* Neutrality Act of 1935, Amendments. Neutrality. *See* Neutrality Act of 1935, Amendments. Payment forbidden persons after nominations rejected by Senate 302 Red-cedar shingles, reports concerning, to be furnished to 205 Rental restriction 273 Territorial Papers of the United States— Collecting, editing, etc., amount authorized for, increased 323 Annual appropriation, limitation 324 Limitation on number to be printed for congressional allocation 262 Trading with the Enemy Act, Amendment, reciprocal release of sequestrated property 748 **State Legislation,** appropriation for preparation of index to 182 **State Liquor-Dispensing Systems,** exemption from keeping certain records, etc 737 **State Marine Schools,** appropriation for reimbursing certain States for maintenance of 99 **Statement of Appropriations,** appropriation for preparation of 179 **Statements of Account, etc.,** postage rate on, produced by mechanical process 119 **Statistical Bureau, International, The Hague,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Statistical Studies,** continuance of, by Department of Labor, upon payment of cost 259 **Steamship Tickets,** tax exemption on, between United States and Puerto Rico 870 **Steinhatchee River, Fla.,** improvement authorized 847 **Stinson Aircraft Corporation,** approval of payment for airplanes directed 325 **Stites, Ill.,** time extended for bridging Mississippi River at 251 **Stony Point Light Station Reservation, N. Y.,** portion transferred to Palisades Interstate Park; property transferred in exchange 549 **Stubbs, Henry E.,** payment to widow of 214 **Submarginal Lands, Retirement of.** *See* Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. **Subsistence Homesteads Corporations,** credit allowed in accounts of disbursing officers for expenses incident to creation of 620 **Sugar Act of 1937:** Conditional-payment provisions 909 Definitions 903 Excise taxes with respect to sugar 912 Collection of taxes 914 Effective date 914 Exportation, livestock feed, distillation 914 Manufacture, tax on 913 General provisions 915 Administrative regulations, penalty for violation 915 Agricultural Adjustment Act, provisions repealed 916 Appropriation authorized 915 Appropriation for 762 Jurisdiction over litigation vested in district courts 915 Penalty provisions 915, 916 Personal services 915 Philippine payment 915 Suspension of operation in national emergency 916 Termination of provisions 916 Quota provisions 904LXXXV **Sugar-Plant Investigations,** appropriation for 410 **Suisun Channel, Calif.,** improvement authorized 849 **Sulphur River, Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Sunflower River, Miss.,** examination authorized 878 **Sun River Project, Mont.,** appropriation for construction 595 **Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office:** Appropriation for office of 185 Depository libraries, approval of requests for documents, etc., by 186 **Supplies and Accounts, Bureau of.** *See* Navy Department. **Supreme Court of the United States.** *See also* Justice, Department of. Chief Justice, member of board of Trustees of National Gallery of Art 52 Direct appeal to, where United States a party and decision against constitutionality of Act of Congress 752 Retirement privilege granted to Justices 24 Appointment of successors 24 Recall to service 24 **Surplus Commodities Corporation, Federal,** continuance of, until June 30, 1939 323 **Susquehanna River, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Swampscott, Mass.,** examination of harbor of refuge at, authorized 851 **Sweden,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Sweet Potato Boll Weevil Control,** appropriation for 416 **Switzerland,** appropriation for minister to 263 **T** **Tacoma, Wash.:** Appropriation for acquisition of land near 452 Harbor improvement authorized 849 **Tallahassee, Fla.,** appropriation for construction, Federal jail 282 **Tampa, Fla., exposition at.** *See* Pan American Exposition. **Tanners Creek, Ind.,** examination authorized 854 **Tariff Act of 1930:** Amendment— Vessels arriving to take on stores, formal entry not required 638 Foreign-trade agreements, extension of authority of President to enter into 24 **Tariff Commission:** Appropriation for 345 Commissioners, salary rates 352 **Tar River, N. C.,** improvement authorized. 846 **Tax Appeals, Board of,** appropriation for. 331 **Taxes.** *See also* Revenue Acts. Carriers and employees, extension of, until June 30, 1938 23 Carriers, excise tax on, and income tax on employees. *See* Carriers Taxing Act of 1937. District of Columbia. *See* District of Columbia, Revenue Act of 1937. Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. *See separate title*. State, jurisdiction of district courts of suits relating to collection of 738 Sugar, excise, with respect to 912 Termination of 916 **Tax Evasion and Avoidance, Joint Committee on:** Appropriation for 469 Composition, duties, powers, etc 253 Delegation of authority 254 Duration 254 Personal services 254 Treasury Department, furnishing of data by 253 **Taylor, J. Will,** appropriation for payment of contested-election expenses 756 **Tea Importation Act,** appropriation for enforcement 428 **Technical Tripartite Textile Conference,** appropriation for aid in defraying expenses of 29 **Tedious Creek and Duck Point Cove, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Telecommunication Conference, Cairo, Egypt,** appropriation for participation expenses 272, 770 **Telecommunication Union, International, Radio Section,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Tenakee Inlet, Alaska,** examination of waterway to Port Frederick authorized 855 **Tenant Act.** *See* Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. **Tennessee:** Appropriation for administration, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, N. C., and 604 Columbia, court accommodations at, requirement modified 546 Fort Donelson National Military Park, lands added 881 Administration, etc 883 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 878, 879LXXXVI **Tennessee River, Tenn.,** appropriation for examinations of dam sites 217 **Tennessee Valley Authority:** Appropriation for 217 Reimbursement for fertilizer, etc., furnished Department of Agriculture 431 **Tenth Pan American Sanitary Conference,** appropriation authorized for participation expenses 198 **Territorial Papers of the United States:** Appropriation for collecting and editing 262 Amount authorized for collecting, editing, etc., increased 323 Limitation on annual appropriation 324 Limitation on number to be printed for congressional allocation 262 **Territories and Island Possessions, Division of.** *See* Interior, Department of. **Texas:** Appropriation for Rio Grande project 593 Dallas, exposition at. *See* Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition. Port Bliss, construction at, authorized 858 Fort D. A. Russell, construction at, authorized 860 Fort Sam Houston, construction at, authorized 859 Lake Sabine, time extended for bridging, at Port Arthur 630 Marshall Ford Dam, construction, operation, etc., authorized under Department of the Interior 850 River and harbor improvements authorized 848 Preliminary examinations authorized 854, 878 Sabine-Neches Waterway, portion of improvement project abandoned at Beaumont 856 Turtle Bay and Turtle Bayou declared non-navigable waterways; existing project abandoned 28 **Texas and Louisiana Intracoastal Waterway, Tex.,** improvement authorized 848 **Texas Centennial Commission, Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition Commission,** transfer of certain contracts and unexpended balances to 60 **Texas City Channel, Tex.:** Examination authorized 854 Improvement authorized 848 **The Dalles, Oreg.,** time extended for bridging Columbia River, at 27 **The Narrows, Wash.,** time extended for bridging Puget Sound at 474 **Third Assistant Postmaster General, Office of.** *See* Post Office Department. **Third Deficiency Appropriation Act,** fiscal year 1937 755 **Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission,** appropriation for 759 **Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday,** President authorized to proclaim April 13 of each year in commemoration of 668 **Thurberia Weevil Control,** appropriation for 417 **Tobacco,** stocks and standards, appropriation for collection of statistics on 426 **Tobacco Act, 1934,** appropriation for refund of taxes erroneously, etc., collected under 230 **Tobacco Inspection Act,** appropriation for administration 425 **Topographic Surveys,** appropriation for 598 **Town River, Md.,** examination authorized 852 **Town River, Mass.,** improvement authorized 845 **Trade Commission.** *See* Federal Trade Commission. **Trade Mark Bureau, Inter-American,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Trading With the Enemy Act, Amendment,** reciprocal release of sequestrated property 748 **Trail, B. C.,** smelter-fumes controversy, waiver of provisions of Criminal Code relating to employment of counsel 198 **Transatlantica Italians,** appropriation for payment of interest on judgments 18 **Treasurer of the United States, Office of.** *See* Treasury Department. **Treasury Building, D. C.,** renewal of wiring system, etc 774 **Treasury Department.** *See also* Secretary of the Treasury. Appropriation for— Accounts and Deposits, Office of Commissioner of 140 American Printing House for the Blind 155 Appointments, Division of 141 Budget, Bureau of the 142 Chief Clerk and Superintendent 138 Coast Guard 145 Comptroller of the Currency, Office of 143 Contingent, etc., expenses 138 Customs, Bureau of 141 Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 147 Federal Alcohol Administration 144 General Counsel, Office of 138 Government Losses in Shipment Act, shipment fund 471LXXXVII Internal Revenue, Bureau of 143 Mint, Bureau of the 151 Narcotics, Bureau of 144 Printing, Division of 139 Procurement Division—Branch of Supply 154 Procurement Division—Public Buildings Branch 151 Public Debt Service 141 Public Health Service 148 Research and Statistics, Division of 137 Secretary, Office of 137 Secret Service Division 147 Counterfeiting, etc., suppression of 147 President, protection, etc., of 147 White House Police, salaries, uniforms, etc 148 Treasurer, Office of 142 Deficiency appropriation for— Accounts and Deposits, Office of Commissioner of 14, 772 Audited claims 17, 236, 779, 782 Budget, Bureau of the 14 Coast Guard 14, 230, 772 Customs, Bureau of 230 Damage claims 15, 232, 772, 776 Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 14 Internal Revenue, Bureau of 230 Processing, etc., taxes, refunds 230 Judgments 15, 16, 234 Mint, Bureau of the 136, 231 Cohan, George M., medal 231 Ellsworth, Lincoln, medal 231 Narcotics, Bureau of 230, 772 Printing and binding 229 Printing, Division of 229 Procurement Division—Public Buildings Branch 14, 231, 773 Los Angeles, Calif., post office, etc., cost limit increased 14 Peoria, Ill., post office, etc., cost limit increased 14 Springerville, Ariz., forestry and post office building, cost limit increased 14 Public Debt Service 230 Public Health Service 772 National Cancer Institute Act 772 Venereal Diseases, Division of 772 Secretary, Office of— Adjusted Compensation Payment Act, administrative expenses 229 Collision damage claims, Coast Guard and Public Health Service vessels 772 Damage claims 229 Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, payments on account of reductions in interest rate on mortgages 771 Federal land banks, payments on account of interest rate reductions on mortgages 14, 771 United States Housing Authority, subscription to capital stock 772 Treasurer of the United States, Office of 772 National Bank Associations, refund of excess duty 772 Adjusted Compensation Payment Act, advances to Post Office Department for expenses in handling bonds, authorized 229 Antietam, Battle of, commemorative coinage authorized 306 Assignment of officers, etc., as inspectors of buildings abroad 273 Check clearance expenses, transfer of sums for 155 Civilian Conservation Corps, transfer of funds for check-clearing, etc., expenses authorized 773 Coast Guard. *See separate title*. Dallas, Tex., exchange of certain lands in connection with parcel-post building site 206 Distilled spirits, bottle stamps, etc. *See* Bottling in Bond Act, Amendments. Federal Home Loan Bank Board, transfer of funds of banks, etc., under supervision of, for check-clearing, etc., expenses, authorized 773 Glasgow, Mont., limit of cost increased, proposed Federal building at 837 Golden Gate International Exposition, importation of dutiable articles for exhibition purposes free of duty; regulations 187 Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition, importation of dutiable articles for exhibition purposes free of duty; regulations 55 Great Lakes Exposition, importation of dutiable articles for exhibition purposes free of duty; regulations 240 Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Co., relinqmshment of easement granted by 547 Hudson Falls, N. Y., exchange of land for post-office site authorized 202 Hunting Island Lighthouse Reservation, S. C., conveyance to Beaufort County 651LXXXVIII International Petroleum Exposition, Tulsa, Okla., importation of dutiable articles for exhibition purposes free of duty; regulations 742 Louisville, Ky., limitation on sale price of old post office, etc., repealed 547 Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. *See separate title*. Minor coin metal fund, amount increased 647 Naval Records and Library, Office of, Navy Department, investment of trust funds of, authorized 25 New York World’s Fair 1939, importation of dutiable articles for exhibition purposes free of duty; regulations 668 Norfolk, Va., commemorative coinage authorized 322 Oakland, Calif., disposition of post office building and sale of site 65 Conveyance of portion to city, authorized 65 Oil World Exposition, Houston, Tex., importation of dutiable articles for exhibition purposes free of duty; regulations 740 Pennsylvania, issue of duplicate check to Treasurer in lieu of lost original 66 Railroad Retirement Act of 1937— Payments by, upon certification by Board 315 Railroad Retirement Account, establishment 316 Actuarial Advisory Committee; selection, duties 317 Shenandoah Memorial, Ava, Ohio, location modified 557 Smith, James Reuel, acceptance of certain bequests authorized 647 Special Mexican Claims Commission, payment of awards certified by 785 Tax Evasion and Avoidance, Joint Committee on, furnishing of data to, by 253 Typewriters, prices of standard machines 155 Unemployment compensation, payments to States which enacted approved laws in 937 754 United States securities, division of award for paper for, authorized 141 West Point Military Reservation, N. Y., jurisdiction over portion transferred to 741 **“Treaties, Conventions, International Acts, and Protocols, Between the United States and Other Powers”,** pay, compiler of supplement to 755 **Trenton, N. J.,** time extended for bridging Delaware River, near 21 **Trenwith, Edward J.,** payment to, for services 755 **Tripier General Hospital, Hawaii,** construction at, authorized 861 **Trusts, tax on.** *See* Income Tax. **Tulip, U. S. ship,** memorial to officers, etc., Saint Inigoes Bay, Md., appropriation authorized for 259 Appropriation for 767 **Tulsa, Okla., International Petroleum Exposition at.** *See separate title*. **Turkey,** appropriation for ambassador to 263 **Turkey River, Iowa,** examination authorized 879 **Turtle Bay and Turtle Bayou, Tex.,** declared nonnavigable waterways; existing project abandoned 28 **Tuscumbia, Ala.,** title of certain land relinquished to city or owners of equitable title 651 **Twin River Point Lighthouse Reservation, Wis.,** conveyance of, to State 545 **Tybee Island, coast of Georgia,** establishment of Coast Guard station 205 **Tygart River, W. Va.,** examination authorized 879 **U** **Uinta National Forest, Utah,** appropriation for soil erosion control 413 **Ukiah, Calif.,** appropriation for latitude observatory 293 **Uncompahgre, etc., Utes, Utah,** appropriation for irrigation 579 **Uncompahgre Indian Reservation, Utah,** appropriation for flood control 580 **Unemployment Census,** taking of, directed; completion on or before April 1, 1938 883 **Unemployment Compensation,** payments to States which enacted approved laws in 1937 754 **Unemployment Compensation Administration,** appropriation for grants to States 344 **Unga Harbor, Alaska,** examination authorized 855 **Uniform Sales Act, D. C.** *See* District of Columbia. **Union Catalogues,** appropriation for preparation 182 **Union of South Africa,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,** appropriation for ambassador to 263 **Union Terminal Co., Dallas, Tex.,** exchange of certain land in connection with parcel-post building site 206LXXXIX **United Confederate Veterans’ 1937 Reunion, attendance of Marine Band;** appropriation authorized 200 Appropriation for 250 **United States Code,** appropriation for preparation 177 **United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission:** Additional appropriation authorized 694 Appropriation for 756 Availability of funds previously appropriated 214 Director General, appointment; status 695 Printing and binding outside Government Printing Office 695 Sale of publications, appropriation of receipts as revolving fund 695 “The Story of the Constitution”, purchase and distribution 695 **United States Court for China,** appropriation for 277 **United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia,** representation of, at annual conference of senior circuit judges 473 **United States Courts.** *See also* Judicial Districts; Justice, Department of. Assignment of judges within circuit to a district in case of disability, etc 753 From other circuit by Chief Justice 753 Claims, Court of— Five Civilized Tribes, amendment to petitions permitted in suits under Jurisdictional Acts 650 Mississippi River, claims of contractors for excess construction costs submitted to 533 Perth Amboy, N. J., submission of claim of 838 Constitutionality of Acts of Congress— Direct appeal to Supreme Court where United States a party and decision against 752 Injunction suspending, etc., enforcement of Act on constitutional grounds, determination by three judge court 752 Temporary order by single judge to prevent irreparable damage 752 Intervention by United States in cases concerning 751 Court of Appeals for District of Columbia, representation of, at annual conference of senior circuit judges 473 Grand jury extensions by district judges 748 Judges, assignment within circuit to a district in case of disability, etc 753 From other circuit by Chief Justice 753 Jurors, per diem fee restored 647 State taxes, jurisdiction of suits relating to collection of; pending suits not affected 738 Supreme Court of the United States. *See separate title*. **United States Delaware Valley Tercentenary Commission,** appropriation for 272 **United States Employment Service:** Appropriation for— Administrative expenses 302 Payments to States 302 **United States Housing Act of 1937:** Alley Dwelling Authority, availability of funds for 899 Annual contributions in assistance of low rentals; conditions 891 Capital grants in assistance of low rentals; conditions 893 Declaration of policy 888 Definitions 888 Federal projects, disposal of 894 Financial provisions 897 Appropriation authorized; funds available 897 Capital stock subscription by United States 897 Appropriation for 772 Obligations, issuance authorized 898 Housing Authority, creation of, in Department of the Interior 889 Administrator, employees, appointment of 889 Expenditures authorized 890 General powers 894 Contracts and agreements 895 Family dwelling units, cost limitation 896 Foreclosure, etc 894 Labor standards 896 Standards for preserving low rentals 895 Housing or slum-clearance projects, transfer to 890 Principal office; branches; corporate powers 890 Research and reports 891 Low rentals— Annual contributions in assistance of 891 Capital grants in assistance of 893 Low-rent-housing projects, loans for; maximum amount 891 Penalty provisions 899 Slum-clearance projects, loans for; maximum amount 891 **United States Maritime Commission.** *See* Maritime Commission. XC **United States Public Health Service.** *See* Public Health Service. **United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation,** deficiency appropriation for payment of judgments 16. 234 **United States Soldiers’ Home,** appropriation for maintenance 519 **Upper Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge,** appropriation for maintenance 420 **Upper Newport Bay, Calif.,** examination authorized 855 **Upper Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Uruguay,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Utah:** Appropriation for— Bryce Canyon National Park, administration, etc 604 Indians, support, etc., of 572, 579, 580, 585, 587. 590 Ogden River project, construction 595 Provo River project, construction 595 Zion National Park, administration, etc 606 Exchange of lands with, authorized 637 Fort Douglas, construction at, authorized 858 Kanosh Indian Reservation, area enlarged 239 Koosharem Indian Reservation, area enlarged 241 Lands, exchange of, with United States, authorized 637 Shivwitz Indian Reservation, area enlarged 239 **Ute Indians, Confederated Bands of,** payment to 573 **V** **Valley Creek, Ala.,** examination authorized 854 **Van Wyk, Harry,** payment of claim 18 **Venereal Diseases, Division of.** *See* Treasury Department, Public Health Service. **Venezuela,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Ventura River, Calif.,** examination authorized 880 **Vermont, Fort Ethan Allen,** construction at, authorized 858 **Vessels.** *See also* Seamen; Navigation. Arrivals to take on stores, formal entry not required 638 Clearance of certain, at night, Sundays and holidays, at ports where report of arrival, etc., is required 303 Marine casualty investigations, misconduct or incompetency; suspension or revocation of license; appeal 544 Panama Canal, measurement of, for determination of tolls 750 Passenger tolls 751 Radio equipment and operators. *See* Communications Act of 1934, Amendments. Sprinkler systems, time extended for installation of, on certain 477 **Veterans.** *See also* Veterans’ Administration; World War Veterans. Civilian Conservation Corps, number authorized as enrollees 320 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937, preference in employment under 355 Indian Wars, rates of pensions for 786 Peacetime, protection of pension benefits to, placed on rolls after Mar. 19, 1933 798 Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection and Boxer Uprising, honorable discharges to, discharged for age, etc., misrepresentation 203 **Veterans’ Administration.** *See also* Veterans; World War Veterans. Appropriation for— Adjusted service and dependent pay 347 Insurance, military and naval 347 Medical, hospital and domiciliary services 345 Pensions 347 Printing and binding 347 Deficiency appropriation for— Adjusted service and dependent pay 11 Audited claims 17 Damage claims 775, 776 Judgments 16, 233, 777 Ford, Henry and Clara J., acceptance of certain property donated by 54 New construction, restriction on 347 Reserve officers anti Enlisted Reserves, pension laws for peace-time service extended to 305 **Veterans of Foreign Wars,** loan of Army equipment for use at National Encampment, 1937 168 **Vice President of the United States:** Appropriation for— Compensation 329 Mileage 170 Office of 170 Member of the Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition Commission 58 **Vinton Waterway, La.,** improvement authorized 847 **Virginia:** Appropriation for administration, Shenandoah National Park 605XCI Bridge authorized across Potomac River, in Loudoun County 250 Fort Monroe, construction at, authorized 860 Fort Myer, construction at, authorized 860 Fort Myer Military Reservation, conveyance of portion to State, for highway purposes 203 Potomac River, time extended for bridging, at Dahlgren 241 Potomac Valley conservancy district, consent of Congress given to negotiation of compact for creation of 884 River and harbor improvements authorized 846 Preliminary examinations authorized 852, 853 Shenandoah National Park, police power assumed by United States; notification to State 700 **Virgin Islands:** Appropriation for— Agricultural experiment station, etc., maintenance 613 Municipal governments, defraying deficits of 613 Salaries, Governor, etc 613 Deficiency appropriation for salaries 765 Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, provisions made applicable to 556 River and harbor improvements authorized 850 Sugar Act of 1937, basis of determination of quota under 905 **Vocational Education,** appropriation for 610 **Vocational Education, Federal Board for,** appropriation for 223 **Vocational Rehabilitation:** Appropriation for 610 District of Columbia, additional annual appropriation for, authorized 69 Appropriation for 765 **W** **Wabash River:** Bridge authorized across, at Lockport, Ind 542 Time extended for bridging, at Merom, Ind 475 **Wahpeton, N. Dak.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Wake Island,** improvement authorized at 850 **“Waleda II”,** boat, appropriation for purchase of 289 **Walker River Irrigation District,** appropriation for compensation of special master in case against 225 **Walker River Irrigation Project, Nev.,** appropriation for 577 **Wallace, Idaho,** appropriation for care of graves of firefighters 412 **Walnut Bayou, Ark.,** examination authorized 878 **Wapato Indian Reservation, Wash.,** appropriation for Hood control 580 **War Department.** *See also* Army; Secretary of War. Appropriation for— Adjutant General’s Department 445 Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kans 445 Welfare of enlisted men 445 Air Corps 455 Army War College 445 Cavalry, Chief of 459 Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kans 459 Chemical Warfare Service 459 Citizens’ Military Training 465 Coast Artillery, Chief of 460 Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va 460 Seacoast defenses 460 Contingencies, Army 444 Contingent expenses, Department 443 Engineers, Corps of 457, 516 Engineer School, maintenance, etc 458 Field Artillery, Chief of 459 Field Artillery School 459 Flood control 517 Rivers and harbors 516 Finance Department 445 Courts martial, expenses 448 Deserters, etc., apprehension of 448 Finance Service 448 Pay of the Army 445 Private property, payment of claims for damage, etc 448 Travel of the Army 447 General Staff Corps 444 Field exercises 445 Military Intelligence Division 444 Infantry, Chief of 459 Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga 459 Insular Affairs, Bureau of 516 Philippine Islands, United States High Commissioner to 516 Medical Department 457 Canal Zone garrisons, hospital care 457 Military Academy 460 National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice 467 National Guard 461 Ordnance Department 458 Arsenals, repair 458 Rock Island Bridge, Ill., operation, etc 458XCII Organized Reserves 463 Panama Canal 519 Printing and binding 444 Quartermaster Corps 448, 515 Barracks, quarters, etc 453 Cemeterial expenses! 515 Horses, draft, and pack animals 451 Hospitals, construction and repair 454 Incidental expenses 450 Land, acquisition of 452 Military posts, construction 452 Subsistence of the Army 448 Supplies, regular 449 Transportation 451 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 465 Schools and colleges, equipment for 466 Training camps, maintenance, etc 466 Salaries 442 Secretary, Office of 443 Army Medical Museum 444 Contingent expenses 443 Library Surgeon General’s office 444 Printing and binding 444 Signal Corps 454, 515 Alaska Communication System 515 Soldiers’ Home, United States 519 Deficiency appropriation for— Audited claims 17, 237, 779, 782 Automobiles, credits for shipments of 238 Chief of Staff, Office of 231 Damage claims 15, 232, 776 Disbursing officers, credits for shipments of automobiles 238 Engineers, Corps of 232, 775 Flood control, Mississippi River, etc 232 Flushing Bay, N. Y., improvement 775 Indian River Inlet and Bay, Del., improvement 775 River and harbor work 775 Damage claims 232 Finance Department 232 Judgments 15, 16, 233, 234, 777 Private property damages, military personnel 238 Quartermaster Corps 15 Regular supplies of the Army 15 Secretary, Office of 15 Collision damage claims 15 Aerial photographs for mapping projects, furnishing of, on request of Secretary of the Interior 599 Air Corps Technical School, establishment of branch at Denver, Colo 862 Arms, etc., for protection of public property, issue of, authorized at request of heads of departments, etc 63 Articles of War 50)4 and 70, amended 724 Courts martial— Investigation before trial 724 Review provisions modified 724 Bonneville dam project, construction, etc., facilities for power generation by 731 Boy Scouts of America— Loan of Army equipment to, for use at World Jamboree 68 Obsolete, etc., material, disposal to National Council of 167 Breckinridge County, Ky., conveyance of certain land to State 638 Butter substitutes, restriction on use 449 Camp Joseph T. Robinson, designation of Camp Pike changed to 862 Camp Pike, designation changed to Camp Joseph T. Robinson 862 Camp Stanley, Tex., improvement of ammunition storage facilities authorized 166 Appropriation for 452 Central Valley project, Calif., jurisdiction transferred to Department of the Interior 850 Citizenship requirements 446 Construction, restriction on 454 Courts martial; investigation before trial; review provisions modified 724 Crissy Field, Calif., restriction on use of funds for expenses incident to use of 456 Dependents, transportation of, on change of station 448 Deteriorated explosives, transfer to Department of Agriculture for agricultural purposes, provisions repealed 94 Eastside, Oreg., construction of dam, etc, authorized at; approval of plans 856 Flood control, acceptance of local contributions 518 Flood Control Act of 1936, Amendments 876 Fort Myer Military Reservation, Va., conveyance of portion to State for highway purposes 203 Fort Niagara Military Reservation, N. Y., lease of portion to Old Fort Niagara Association, authorized 478 Fort Reno Quartermaster Military Reservation, Okla., portion transferred as site of Southwestern Reformatory 200XCIII Fort Schuyler Military Reservation, N. Y., lease to State authorized 696 Fort Snelling Military Reservation, Minn., portion set aside as national cemetery; post cemetery not included 200 Helium, transfer of sums for acquisition, etc., of, to Bureau of Mines 602 Holabird Quartermaster Depot, Baltimore, Md., sale of part to General Motors Corp., authorized 206 Inland Waterways Corporation Act, amendment, services and operations extended to Savannah River 304 Lake of the Woods, claims for damages due to water level fluctuations; determination and payment 843 Laundry charges 450 Little Callao Landing, Miss., project for maintenance and operation of dam abandoned 856 Military Academy. *See separate title*. Military attaches, rentals for 454 Military posts, construction, etc., at certain, appropriation authorized for 857 Military reservations, exchange of lands at certain, authorized 620 Mounts, no additional allowance to officers owning 446 New Cumberland General Depot, Pa., exchange of lands at, authorized 857 North Slough, Oreg., construction of dam for regulation of flow of tidal waters authorized; approval of plans 856 Ohio River, examination for elimination of pollution deposits; report to Congress 855 Ohio River Basin, reservoir system for protection of Pittsburgh, authorized 95 Pay forbidden to retired officer selling supplies to Army 446 Plattsburg Barracks Military Reservation, N. Y., exchange of land at 620 Post exchanges, restriction on use of funds for 468 Preliminary examinations authorized— Buffalo Creek, N. Y 546 Cayuga Creek, N. Y 546 Cazenovia Creek, N. Y 546 Santa Maria River, Calif 166 Snake River, Idaho, Wash., and Oreg 26 Quartermaster Depot Military Reservation, Jeffersonville, Ind., exchange of land at 620 Real property, sale of surplus, authorized 616 Receipts of public moneys, use of, for current expenditures 446 Reenlistment allowance to enlisted men, restriction on payment 232 Reserve officers on active duty, pay restriction 464 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, restriction on further enrollments, Air, Dental or Veterinary Corps 466 Rivers and harbors— Compilation of laws relating to improvement of, directed 856 Improvements authorized under supervision of 844 Preliminary examinations authorized 851, 878 Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex., portion of improvement project abandoned at Beaumont 856 Samples of equipment, etc., to prospective manufacturers authorized 535 San Francisco, Calif., acquisition of land near, for cemeterial purposes; appropriation authorized 256 San Juan Military Reservation, P. R., transfer of part, to Puerto Rico; acceptance of other property 207 Savanna Ordnance Depot, improvement of ammunition storage facilities authorized 166 Service publications, pay restriction to officer, etc., connected with, carrying certain advertising; exception 447 Springfield Armory, Mass., release of right-of-way at, authorized 95 Stabling rentals, restriction 454 Surplus real property, sale authorized 616 Vehicles— Funds not available for certain, except for salvaging 451 Private use, restriction 468 Veterans of Foreign Wars, loan of Army equipment for use at National Encampment, 1937 168 West Point Military Reservation, N. Y., jurisdiction over portion transferred to Treasury Department 741 Yazoo River project, modification authorized 880 **Warehouse Act,** appropriation for administration 426 **War Minerals Relief Commission,** appropriation for 12, 221, 568 **Warren River and Barrington Harbor, R. I.,** examination authorized 851 **Wasatch National Forest, Utah,** appropriation for soil erosion control 413XCIV **Washington:** Appropriation for— Grand Coulee Dam, construction 597 Indian irrigation projects 577 Indians, support, etc., of 577, 579, 580, 582, 585, 587, 590 Mount Rainier National Park, administration, etc 605 Yakima project, operation, etc 594 Construction 595 Bonneville project. *See separate title*. Bridge construction authorized, Columbia River, Puget Island-Cathlamet 251 Columbia National Forest, lands added 622 Grand Coulee Dam project, prevention of speculation in prospectively irrigable lands, acceptance of certain provisions by State 210 Jefferson County, conveyance of certain land in, to State 665 Puget Sound, time extended for bridging, at The Narrows 474 River and harbor improvements authorized 849 Preliminary examinations authorized 855, 880 Snake River, examination authorized 26 Time extended for bridging, at Clarkston 477 Snoqualmie National Forest, lands added to 739 Whitman County included in northern division of eastern judicial district 260 Yakima Indian Reservation, extension of period of trust on certain allotted lands 210 **Washington Commerce Service,** appropriation for 285 **Washington, D. C.** *See also* District of Columbia. Appropriation for— Model testing plant 111 Navy Yard, improvements 110 **Washington Island, Wis.,** improvement of harbors at 848 **Washita River, Okla.:** Examination authorized 878 Studies directed for development of reclamation projects 718 **Water Storage and Utilization,** arid and semiarid areas, promotion of 869 **Waterways Treaty, United States and Great Britain,** appropriation for expenses under 270 **Weather Bureau.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Weekiwachee River, Fla.,** examination authorized 853 **Weights and Measures, International Bureau of,** appropriation for contribution 267 **Weights and Measures, International Committee of,** appropriation for expenses, American member 289 **Welles Harbor, Midway Island,** improvement authorized 850 **Wellfleet Harbor, Mass.,** examination authorized 851 **Wellpinit, Wash.,** appropriation for school building construction 582 **Werner Cut, Calif.,** examination authorized 855 **Westcott Cove, Conn.,** examination authorized 851 **Western Shoshone Indian Reservation, Nev.,** appropriation for flood control 580 **Western Shoshone Irrigation Project, Nev.,** appropriation for 577 **West Point Military Reservation, N. Y.,** jurisdiction over portion transferred to Treasury Department 741 **West Point, N. Y.,** appropriation for acquisition of land 452 **Westport Slough, Oreg.,** improvement authorized 849 **West Virginia:** Bridge authorized across Potomac River, at— Morgan County-Hancock, Md 476 Shepherdstown 475 Judicial districts, times for holding court changed 744 Potomac Valley conservancy district, consent of Congress given to negotiation of compact for creation of 884 Rivers and harbors, preliminary examinations authorized 878, 879 **Whaling Treaty Act,** appropriation for expenses 296 **Whatcom Creek, Wash.,** examination authorized 880 **Wheat Advisory Committee, International,** appropriation for contribution 432 **Wheelock Academy, Okla.,** appropriation for education of Indians 583 **Whitaker, Pa.,** time extended for bridging Monongahela River at 245 **White House Police,** appropriation for salaries, uniforms, etc 148 **White Lake, La.,** improvement of waterway from, to Pecan Island 848 **White River,** bridge authorized across, at Eagle Rock, Mo 20 **White River, S. Dak.,** examination authorized 879 **Whitewater River, Calif.,** examination authorized 880XCV **Whitewater River, Minn.,** examination authorized 879 **Whitings Creek, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Whitman County, Wash.,** inclusion of, in northern division of eastern judicial district 260 **Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge,** appropriation for maintenance 420 **Wicomico River, Md.,** improvement authorized 846 **Wildlife Restoration Projects:** Federal cooperation with States with respect to 917 Administrative expenses 918 Definitions 917 Maintenance by States 919 Report to Congress 919 Special fund set apart; use of balances 917 Statement of proposed projects to be furnished by States; approval 918 Payments upon completion; installments during construction 919 **Willamette River,** bank protection, tributaries added 880 **Williams, Mercedes V. de, and others,** appropriation authorized for payment to Nicaragua for account of 133 Appropriation for 769 **Willow Creek, Oreg.,** examination authorized 880 **Wilson Harbor, N. Y.,** examination authorized 855 **Winchester, Va.,** post office, limit of cost increased 774 **Wind Cave National Park, S. Dak.,** appropriation for administration, etc 606 **Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyo.,** appropriation for irrigation 579 **Wind River Irrigation Project, Wyo.,** acquisition of certain lands of Shoshone Indian Reservation for 700 **Wisconsin:** Appropriation for— Indians, support, etc., of 585, 587, 590 Mississippi River, time extended for bridging, at La Crosse 94 River and harbor improvements authorized 848 Preliminary examinations authorized 854, 879 Twin River Point Lighthouse Reservation, conveyance to State 545 **Witnesses, United States Courts:** Appropriation for fees, etc 278, 766 Per diem fee, reduction continued 282 **Women’s Bureau.** *See* Labor, Department of. **Woods Creek, Va.,** examination authorized 852 **Wool Marketing Studies,** appropriation for 427 **Work Relief.** *See* Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937. **Works Progress Administration.** *See also* Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937. Deficiency appropriation for damage claims 15, 232, 775, 776 World War relics, etc., at Fort Eustis, Va., loan or gift to American Legion Museum, Newport News, Va 252 **World Jamboree.** *See* Boy Scouts of America. **World’s Poultry Congress and Exposition, Seventh,** sum authorized for Federal participation 550 Appropriation for 771 **World War Memorials, Europe,** appropriation for dedication expenses 324 Official delegation 324 **World War Records,** appropriation for compiling 117 **World War Veterans.** *See also* Veterans; Veterans’ Administration. Aliens, naturalization of certain, residing in United States, extension of privilege 743 Death compensation awards, effective date of 661 Disappearance of incompetent, receiving compensation; payment to dependents 662 Permanent disability for insurance purposes, definition 661 “Widow of a World War veteran” defined 661 Widows and children, compensation when veteran receiving service-connected benefits at time of death 660 Death compensation, rates 660 Evidence and adjudication of claims 660 **World War service,** period defined 661 **World War Veterans’ Act, Amendment,** five-year level-premium term policies, renewals for further period 241 **World War Veterans’ Act of 1924, Amendment,** permanent disability for insurance purposes, definition 661 **Wrangell Harbor, Alaska,** examination authorized 855 **Wyaconda River, Mo.,** examination authorized 879 **Wyoming:** Appropriation for— Casper-Alcova project, construction 595 Grand Teton National Park, administration, etc 604XCVI Indians, support, etc., of 575, 579, 585, 590 Riverton project, construction, operation, etc 594, 596 Shoshone project, construction, etc 594, 596 Yellowstone National Park, administration, etc 606 Casper-Alcova project, designation changed to Kendrick 595 Fort Francis E. Warren, construction at, authorized 860 North Platte project, operation of commercial system, amount available for 593 Sale of certain lands by, price limitation changed 802 Yellowstone River, consent of Congress given to interstate compact with Montana for division of waters of 551 **Y** **Yakima Indian Reservation, Wash.:** Appropriation for operation, etc., Wapato system 579 Extension of period of trust on certain allotted lands 210 **Yakima Project, Wash.,** appropriation for operation, construction, etc 594, 595 **Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg.,** improvement authorized 849 **Yards and Docks, Bureau of.** *See* Navy Department. **Yazoo River Project,** modification authorized 880 **Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.,** appropriation for administration, etc 606 **Yellowstone River:** Division of waters of, consent of Congress given to interstate compact, Montana and Wyoming 551 Examination authorized 878 **Yosemite National Park, Calif.:** Appropriation for administration, etc 606 Acquisition of lands for addition to 485 Appropriation for 764 **Youghiogheny River, Pa.:** Examination authorized 878 Time extended for bridging, at McKeesport 245 **Young Men’s Christian Association, D. C.,** incorporation of Southeastern University approved 697 **Yugoslavia,** appropriation for minister to 263 **Yuma Indian Reservation, Calif.,** appropriation for reclamation, etc., charges 578 **Yuma Project, Ariz.-Calif.:** Appropriation for— Colorado River front work and levee system 596 Operation, etc 593 **Z** **Zioncheck, Marion A.,** payment to widow of 9 **Zion National Park, Utah,** appropriation for administration, etc 606 **Zumbro River, Minn.,** examination authorized 879 **Zuni Indian Pueblo, N. Mex.,** appropriation for repairs, Zuni Dam 222 2 **UNITED STATES****STATUTES AT LARGE** CONTAINING THE LAWS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ENACTED DURING. THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA **1937** AND TREATIES, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES, AND PROCLAMATIONS COMPILED, EDITED, AND INDEXED BY AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE **Volume 50** IN TWO PARTS Part 2 PRIVATE LAWS, CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS, TREATIES, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES, AND PROCLAMATIONS UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING. OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1937 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ Price $5.00 (Buckram) ii The original of every act and joint resolution printed in this volume has the following heading: Seventy-fifth Congress of the United States of America; At the First Session, Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven. All bills and joint resolutions presented to the President of the United States bear the signatures of the Speaker (or of the Speaker *pro tempore*) of the House of Representatives and of the Vice President and President of the Senate (or of the President of the Senate *pro tempore*); those signatures accordingly appear on the originals of all acts and joint resolutions. The signature of the President of the United States appears on the originals of all approved acts and joint resolutions. The original of every act and joint resolution has endorsed thereon a certificate of origin, signed, as the case may be, by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or by the Secretary of the Senate and reading “I certify that this Act (or Joint Resolution) originated in the House of Representatives (or Senate).” The origin of each act and resolution contained in this volume is indicated in the margin at the beginning of each enactment; thus, for example, H. R. 3112 or H. J. Res. 185 indicates’ origin in the House of Representatives; and S. 591 or S. J. Res. 17 indicates origin in the Senate. NOTICE The following provisions are quoted from the act entitled “An Act To amend certain Acts relating to public printing and binding and the distribution of public documents and Acts amendatory thereof”, approved June 20, 1936 (49 Stat. 1551): " “TITLE VI “Statutes at Large “Sec. 9. That so much of chapter 23, section 73 (28 Stat. 615), of the Printing Act, approved January 12, 1895, as amended, as relates to the publication and distribution of the Statutes at Large (U. S. C., title 1, sec. 30, and title 44, sec. 196), be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: “196. Statutes at Large; contents; admissibility in evidence.— That, beginning with the Seventy-fifth Congress and thereafter, the Secretary of State shall cause to be compiled, edited, and indexed the United States Statutes at Large, which shall contain all the laws and concurrent resolutions enacted during each session of Congress, and also all conventions, treaties, and international agreements to which the United States is a party and which have come into force since the date of the adjournment of the session of Congress next preceding, including all proclamations issued since that date. The United States Statutes at Large shall be legal evidence of the laws, treaties, and conventions therein contained in all the courts of the United States, its Territories, and insular possessions, and of the several States therein. “196a. Same; distribution.— The Public Printer shall print, and after the final adjournment of each session of Congress, bind and deliver to the Superintendent of Documents as many copies of the Statutes at Large as may be required for distribution as follows: . . . “Sec. 10. That so much of chapter 23, section 73 (28 Stat. 614), of the Printing Act, approved January 12, 1895, as relates to the publication and distribution of pamphlet copies of the statutes of each session of Congress (U. S. C., title 44, sec. 195), be, and is hereby, repealed.” " Pursuant to the above provisions of law the volumes of the United States Statutes at Large are now published at the end of each session of the Congress, and the publication of the pamphlet copies of the statutes (Session Laws) has been discontinued. iii LIST OF PRIVATE LAWS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME THE SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES FIRST SESSION, 1937 Date Page *Grace G. Coolidge, pension.* AN ACT Granting a pension to Grace G. Coolidge January 14, 1937 923 *Ralph C. Irwin.* AN ACT For the relief of Ralph C. Irwin February 23, 1937 923 *James Luker, Senior.* AN ACT For the relief of James Luker, Senior March 1, 1937 923 *Dr. Ralph Charles Stuart.* AN ACT To provide for the issuance of a license to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia to Doctor Ralph Charles Stuart March 5, 1937 924 *Dr. Clarence Quinton Pair.* AN ACT To provide for the issuance of a license to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia to Doctor Clarence Quinton Pair March 5, 1937 924 *Army disbursing officers.* AN ACT For the relief of certain disbursing officers of the Army of the United States and for the settlement of individual claims approved by the War Department March 10, 1937 924 *Lewis Clark and Freda Mason.* AN ACT For the relief of Lewis Clark and Freda Mason March 11, 1937 926 *Arthur and Allen, and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Fields B. Arthur and Arthur L. Allen, copartners, Colorado Culvert and Flume Company; Glen Haller, Kenneth Austin, A. B. Hoffman, J. W. Jones, and Lloyd Lasswell March 11, 1937 927 *Edna M. Callahan and Anna Scott.* AN ACT For the relief of Edna M. Callahan and Anna Scott March 15, 1937 927 *Brook House, Ltd.* AN ACT For the relief of Brook House, Limited, of Sydney, Australia March 17, 1937 928 *William L. Jenkins.* AN ACT For the relief of William L. Jenkins March 18, 1937 928 *Michael E. Sullivan.* AN ACT For the relief of Michael E. Sullivan March 24, 1937 929 *Letha F. McCubbin and others, estates.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Letha F. McCubbin, the estate of Mary B. Hodge, and the estate of Walter H. Mansfield March 27, 1937 929 *John Munroe.* AN ACT For the relief of John Munroe March 27, 1937 929 *John Edgar White.* AN ACT For the relief of John Edgar White, a minor March 27, 1937 930 *Bertha M. Harris.* AN ACT For the relief of Bertha M. Flarris March 27, 1937 930 *C. C. Young.* AN ACT For the relief of C. C. Young March 31, 1937 931 *Capt. J. H. Merriam, Navy.* AN ACT For the relief of Captain J. H. Merriam, Supply Corps, United States Navy March 31, 1937 931 *Clark F. Potts and Charles H. Barker.* AN ACT For the relief of Clark F. Potts and Charles H. Barker April 1, 1937 931 *Mary Daley.* AN ACT For the relief of Mary Daley April 3, 1937 932 *Civilian Conservation Corps.* AN ACT To authorize the settlement of individual claims for personal property lost or damaged, arising out of the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which have been approved by the Secretary of War April 3, 1937 932 *E. C. Willis.* AN ACT For the relief of E. C. Willis, father of the late Charles R. Willis, a minor April 3, 1937 933 *Baker-Whiteley Coal Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Baker-Whiteley Coal Company April 6, 1937 933 *Malinda J. and William Lee Mast.* AN ACT For the relief of Malinda J. Mast and William Lee Mast April 7, 1937 934 *J. H. Richards.* AN ACT For the relief of J. H. Richards April 14, 1937 934 *Alice W. Miller, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Alice W. Miller, deceased April 14, 1937 935 *A. D. Hampton.* AN ACT For the relief of A. D. Hampton April 14, 1937 935 *Harry King.* AN ACT For the relief of Harry King April 14, 1937 935iv *Navy, enlisted men, etc., property losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects destroyed in a fire at the Radio Direction Finder Station, North Truro, Massachusetts, on December 27, 1934 April 14, 1937 936 *Amelia Corr.* AN ACT For the relief of Amelia Corr April 14, 1937 936 *Joseph A. Ganong.* AN ACT For the relief of Joseph A. Ganong April 14, 1937 937 *Cesaria Del Pilar.* AN ACT For the relief of Cesaria Del Pilar April 14, 1937 937 *Norman Hildebrand.* AN ACT For the relief of Norman Hildebrand April 14, 1937 938 *Marine Corps, enlisted men, etc., property losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Marine Corps for the value of personal effects lost by fire at the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia, on October 5, 1930 April 14, 1937 938 *Navy, enlisted men, etc., property losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects lost by fire at the Naval Radio Station, Eureka, California, on January 17, 1930 April 14, 1937 939 *Navy, enlisted men, etc., property losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects destroyed in a fire at the Naval Radio Station, Libugon, Guam, on April 15, 1932 April 14, 1937 939 *Navy, civilian employees, property losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain civilians employed at the Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia, on May 4, 1930, for the value of tools lost in a fire on pier 7, at the naval operating base, on that date April 14, 1937 940 *Navy, enlisted men, property losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects destroyed in a fire in Building Numbered 125, United States Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia, on July 16, 1935 April 14, 1937 940 *Edward Y. and Aurelia Garcia.* AN ACT For the relief of Edward Y. Garcia and Aurelia Garcia April 15, 1937 941 *George A. Hardy and others.* AN ACT For the relief of George A. Hardy, Mang B. Kiechle, John C. McLeod, and Earl W. Zimmer April 15, 1937 941 *M. K. Fisher.* AN ACT For the relief of M. K. Fisher April 15, 1937 942 *Victor M. Ruiz C. and Luz Elena Robles.* AN ACT For the relief of Victor M. Ruiz Cand Luz Elena Robles April 15, 1937 942 *Guy F. Allen.* AN ACT For the relief of Guy F. Allen, chief disbursing officer, Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department April 15, 1937 942 *Capt. Eugene Blake, Jr., Coast Guard.* AN ACT For the relief of Captain Eugene Blake, Junior, United States Coast Guard April 16, 1937 943 *G. A. Trotter.* AN ACT For the relief of G. A. Trotter April 17, 1937 943 *John S. Hemrick.* AN ACT For the relief of John S. Hemrick April 19, 1937 944 *Ernest and Lottie Dunford.* AN ACT For the relief of Ernest and Lottie Dunford April 20, 1937 944 *Peter Karampelis.* AN ACT For the relief of Peter Karampelis April 20, 1937 944 *E. B. Gray.* AN ACT For the relief of E. B. Gray April 20, 1937 945 *Reedsville Experimental Community.* AN ACT To provide for the settlement and adjustment of claims of contractors in connection with the construction of the factory building at the Reedsville Experimental Community, Arthurdale, West Virginia April 21, 1937 945 *Kate Carter Lyons.* AN ACT For the relief of Kate Carter Lyons April 21, 1937 946 *Evangelos Karacostas.* AN ACT For the relief of Evangelos Karacostas April 21, 1937 946 *Charles M. Perkins.* AN ACT For the relief of Charles M. Perkins April 22, 1937 947 *William Blakeley, or Blakley.* AN ACT For the relief of William Blakeley, or Blakley, as administrator of the estate of Joseph Blakeley, deceased April 23, 1937 947 *Decorations tendered by foreign governments.* AN ACT To authorize certain officers of the United States Navy, officers, enlisted men, and civilian employees of the United States Army and officers and enlisted men of the Marine Corps to accept such medals, orders, and decorations as have been tendered them by foreign governments in appreciation of services rendered April 24, 1937 948 *Matt Burgess.* AN ACT For the relief of Matt Burgess April 26, 1937 948 *Van Buren Light and Power District, Maine.* AN ACT For the relief of the Van Buren Light and Power District April 26, 1937 949 *Sterling Bronze Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Sterling Bronze Company April 26, 1937 949 *Lucretia Norris.* AN ACT For the relief of Lucretia Norris April 27, 1937 950v *Henrietta Jacobs.* AN ACT For the relief of Henrietta Jacobs April 27, 1937 950 *Navy personnel, properly losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects lost, damaged, or destroyed by fire at the naval training station, Hampton Roads, Virginia, on February 21, 1927 April 27, 1937 950 *Arthur C. Knox.* AN ACT For the relief of Arthur C. Knox May 6, 1937 951 *Fay Pledger.* AN ACT For the relief of Fay Pledger May 6, 1937 951 *Canal Dredging Company.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear the claim of the Canal Dredging Company May 6, 1937 952 *Harold Wright.* AN ACT For the relief of Harold Wright, a minor May 6, 1937 952 *Etta Natelsky.* AN ACT For the relief of Etta Natelsky May 6, 1937 953 *James C. Wilkinson.* AN ACT For the relief of James C. Wilkinson May 6, 1937 953 *J. E. Midgett and others.* AN ACT For the relief of J. E. Midgett, Luther E. Bozman, and Gordy Z. Parks May 6, 1937 954 *Harold W. Snell.* AN ACT For the relief of Harold W. Snell May 6, 1937 954 *Mrs. M. N. Shwamberg and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. M. N. Shwamberg and others May 6, 1937 954 *Edmond G. Warren.* AN ACT For the relief of Edmond G. Warren May 6, 1937 955 *Grier-Lowrance Construction Company, Inc.* AN ACT For the relief of Grier-Lowrance Construction Company, Incorporated May 6, 1937 955 *Margaret Scott Hayley.* AN ACT For the relief of Margaret Scott Bayley May 6, 1937 955 *John J. and W. B. Warner.* AN ACT For the relief of John J. Warner and W. B. Warner May 6, 1937 956 *Polygraphic Company of America.* AN ACT For the relief of the Polygraphic Company of America May 6, 1937 956 *A. Sereiskis.* AN ACT For the relief of A. Sereiskis (Maxwell A. Rittenberg) May 14, 1937 957 *Mary E. Cavey and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Mary E. Cavey, Joseph C. Kinney, and the estate of J. Edgar Gift, deceased May 14, 1937 957 *Annie E. Hyland.* AN ACT For the relief of Annie E. Hyland May 14, 1937 958 *Salvatore Branchicella.* AN ACT To authorize the cancelation of deportation proceedings in the case of Salvatore Branchicella May 14, 1937 958 *Decorations tendered by foreign governments.* JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize Captain Harry G. Hamlet, Captain Edward D. Jones, Lieutenant Commander Louis W. Perkins, Lieutenant Commander Frank T. Kenner, Lieutenant Dwight H. Dexter, and Chief Boatswain Thomas A. Ross, United States Coast Guard, to accept certain foreign decorations and diplomas May 14, 1937 959 *Harry D. McIntosh.* AN ACT For the relief of Harry D. McIntosh May 15, 1937 959 *George B’ and Bertha M. Hanna.* AN ACT For the relief of George W. Hanna and Bertha M. Hanna May 15, 1937 959 *Rufus C. Long.* AN ACT For the relief of Rufus C. Long May 15, 1937 960 *B. W. Winward.* AN ACT For the relief of B. W. Winward May 15, 1937 960 *Frank Dauwe and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Frank Dauwe, Alberto Esparza, Frank Van den Hende, Germain Van der Poorten, and Cesar Van Overbenborger May 15, 1937 961 *E. P. Conroy and Graham Conroy.* AN ACT For the relief of E. P. Conroy and Graham Conroy May 15, 1937 961 *Lt. Comdr Chester B. Peake, Navy.* AN ACT For the relief of Lieutenant Commander Chester B. Peake, Supply Corps, United States Navy May 15, 1937 962 *Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Brown.* AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Brown May 15, 1937 962 *Comdr William I. Causey and Lt. Comdr Earl LeRoy Bailey, Navy.* AN ACT For the relief of Commander William I. Causey, United States Navy, and Lieutenant Commander Earl LeRoy Bailey, Supply Corps, United States Navy May 15, 1937 962 *Capt. Benjamin Dutton, Jr., Navy, and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Captain Benjamin Dutton, Junior, Captain C. H. J. Keppler, Commander Leo H. Thebaud, and Lieutenant Commander Gordon S. Bower, Supply Corps, United States Navy May 15, 1937 963 *Edward L. Gockeler.* AN ACT For the relief of Edward L. Gockeler May 15, 1937 963 *W. J. Nolan and others.* AN ACT To confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of W. J. Nolan, L. Jacobson, J. A. Higuera, C. H. Damsted, R. Galleguillo, F. G. Grigsby, K. II Johnson, R. Dupouy, C. J. Degen, W. L. Nolan, R. C. Jensen, M. J. Roderick, L. K. Moore, C. Lederer, M. Kelley, R. Dinkel, A. J. Mouehou, C. R. Taylor, M. Knull, S. W. Ligon, C. C. Johnson, W. P. Brennan, C. F. Siebert, and J. T. Weeks May 15, 1937 964 *Edward C. Paxton.* AN ACT For the relief of Edward C. Paxton May 15, 1937 964vi *Melba Kuehl.* AN ACT For the relief of Melba Kuehl May 15, 1937 965 *Grace M. Moore, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Grace M. Moore, deceased May 15, 1937 965 *Alban C. Sipe.* AN ACT For the relief of Alban C. Sipe May 15, 1937 965 *Henry H. Carr and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Henry H. Carr; Robert E. Wise, Stanley Wise Ellis, and Peyton L. Ellis; and Hilory Wise and Flora A. Wise May 15, 1937 965 *William E. Graham.* AN ACT For the relief of William E. Graham May 15, 1937 966 *C. A. Jones awl Elbert Gentry.* AN ACT For the relief of C. A. Jones and Elbert Gentry May 15, 1937 966 *John Mack.* AN ACT For the relief of John Mack May 15, 1937 967 *V. P. Johnson.* AN ACT For the relief of V. 1’ Johnson May 15, 1937 967 *Sallie Gillespie.* AN ACT For the relief of Sallie Gillespie May 18, 1937 968 *Warren J. Fox.* AN ACT For the relief of Warren J. Fox May 19, 1937 968 *International Y. M. C. A. College, Springfield, Mass.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of War to convey to the International Young Men’s Christian Association College and to the trustees of the Gunn Realty Trust all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Hampden County, Massachusetts May 20, 1937 969 *Dr. William Hollister.* AN ACT To provide for the issuance of a license to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia to Doctor William Hollister May 20, 1937 971 *Charles Somogi, Jr.* AN ACT For the relief of Charles Somogi, Junior May 20, 1937 971 *Dr. E. T. Kirkendall.* AN ACT For the relief of Doctor E. T. Kirkendall May 22, 1937 971 *James M. Winter.* AN ACT For the relief of James M. Winter May 22, 1937 972 *Helen Marie Lewis.* AN ACT For the relief of Helen Marie Lewis May 22, 1937 972 *George T. Heppenstall.* AN ACT For the relief of George T. Heppenstall May 22, 1937 973 *Helen H. Taft.* AN ACT Granting a pension to Helen H, Taft May 22, 1937 973 *A. Mateos and Sons.* AN ACT To confer jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to hear, determine, and render judgment on the claim of A, Mateos and Sonit, owner of the coal hulk Callixene May 24, 1937 973 *Robert Edwin Lee, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Robert Edwin Lee May 24, 1937 974 *Union Shipping and Trading Company, Ltd.* AN ACT For the relief of the Union Shipping and Trading Company, Limited May 25, 1937 974 *Luvenia Flowers.* AN ACT For the relief of Luvenia Flowers May 25, 1937 975 *Donald L. Bookwaiter.* AN ACT For the relief of Donald L. Bookwaiter May 25, 1937 975 *D. B. Carter.* AN ACT For the relief of D. B. Carter May 25, 1937 976 *B. B. Odom and Lilia Odom.* AN ACT For the relief of B. B. Odom and Lilia Odom May 25, 1937 976 *Albert Wheeler.* AN ACT For the relief of Albert Wheeler May 26, 1937 977 *May Howard Bloedorn.* AN ACT For the relief of May Howard Bloedorn May 27, 1937 977 *William A. McMahan.* AN ACT For the relief of William A. McMahan May 27, 1937 978 *Horace Hutcheson.* AN ACT For the relief of Horace Hutcheson, a minor June 2, 1937 978 *Marion McGlothlin and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Marion McGlothlin, the Bavlor Hospital, Doctor F. M. Gilbert, and Doctor T. C. Gilbert June 3, 1937 979 *Hedwig Grassman Stehn.* AN ACT For the relief of Hedwig Grassman Stehn June 3, 1937 979 *William Randolph Cason.* AN ACT For the relief of William Randolph Cason June 3, 1937 980 *Miles C. Baxter and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Miles C. Baxter, Anse Cockran, Sam Cornett, Mrs. Louie Hesterly, and Mrs. George Lovell June 3, 1937 980 *Great Northern Railway Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Great Northern Railway Company June 7, 1937 980 *Eliza Boykin.* AN ACT For the relief of Eliza Boykin June 8, 1937 981 *John W. Bolin.* AN ACT For the relief of John W. Bolin June 9, 1937 981 *Farley J. Holloman.* AN ACT For the relief of Farley J. Holloman June 10, 1937 982 *John E. Sandage.* AN ACT For the relief of John E. Sandage June 10, 1937 982 *Frank Cubero.* AN ACT For the relief of Frank Cubero June 10, 1937 982 *Jacob G. Ackerman.* AN ACT For the relief of Jacob G. Ackerman June 10, 1937 983 *Lt. Joseph N. Wenger, Navy.* AN ACT For the relief of Lieutenant Joseph N. Wenger, United States Navy June 11, 1937 983vii *R. R. Purcell.* AN ACT For the relief of R. R. Purcell June 11, 1937 984 *Martha B. Rogers.* AN ACT Authorizing the return of the commission of John Baptiste Ashe as a major in the Continental Army to Martha B. Rogers, nee Ashe June 11, 1937 984 *Frank Fisher.* AN ACT For the relief of Frank Fisher June 11, 1937 984 *Frank W. Carpenter.* AN ACT Granting an annuity to Frank W. Carpenter June 11, 1937 985 *James A. Fox.* AN ACT For the relief of James A. Fox June 11, 1937 985 *Austin H. Clark and Ellsworth P. Killip.* AN ACT To authorize Austin H. Clark and Ellsworth P. Killip, of the United States National Museum, to accept certain decorations respectively from the Danish and French Governments June 11, 1937 986 *Minnie D. Hines.* AN ACT For the relief of Minnie D. Hines June 11, 1937 986 *John Zarnick.* AN ACT For the relief of John Zarnick June 11, 1937 986 *W. B. Greeley.* AN ACT For the relief of W. B. Greeley June 11, 1937 987 *Jordan Roberts.* AN ACT For the relief of Jordan Roberts June 11, 1937 987 *Charles White, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Charles White June 11, 1937 988 *Lt. R. G. Cuno.* AN ACT For the relief of First Lieutenant R. G. Cuno June 11, 1937 988 *Carter R. Young.* AN ACT For the relief of Carter R. Young June 11, 1937 989 *Howard Hefner.* AN ACT For the relief of Howard Hefner June 11, 1937 989 *Col J. P. Barney.* AN ACT For the relief of Colonel J. P. Barney June 11, 1937 990 *S. T. Dickinson.* AN ACT For the relief of S. T. Dickinson June 14, 1937 990 *H. G. Carriere and others.* AN ACT For the relief of H. G. Carriere, Charles E. Livingston, and John Latham June 14, 1937 990 *John Kelley.* AN ACT For the relief of John Kelley June 14, 1937 991 *Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Pruett.* AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Pruett June 14, 1937 991 *Naomi Lee Young.* AN ACT For the relief of Naomi Lee Young June 14, 1937 992 *Margaret Grace and Alice Shriner.* AN ACT For the relief of Margaret Grace and Alice Shriner June 14, 1937 992 *Earl W. Thomas.* AN ACT For the relief of Earl W. Thomas June 15, 1937 993 *Elmer W. Laub, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Elmer W. Laub, deceased June 15, 1937 993 *Irvin Pendleton.* AN ACT For the relief of Irvin Pendleton June 15, 1937 993 *Elmer E. Miller.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Elmer E. Miller June 15, 1937 994 *Dean Scott.* AN ACT For the relief of Dean Scott June 15, 1937 994 *Samuel Cripps.* AN ACT For the relief of Samuel Cripps June 15, 1937 994 *Joshua L. Bach.* AN ACT For the relief of Joshua L. Bach June 15, 1937 995 *Clifford Y. Long.* AN ACT For the relief of Clifford Y. Long June 15, 1937 995 *Joseph M. Cacace and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Joseph M. Cacace, Charles M. Cacace, and Mary E. Clibourne June 16, 1937 996 *Edith Lewis White.* AN ACT For the relief of Edith Lewis White June 17, 1937 997 *John W. Thomason and Robert Slover.* AN ACT Awarding a Navy Cross to John W. Thomason and Robert Slover June 18, 1937 997 *George E. Ijams.* JOINT RESOLUTION Granting permission to George E. Ijams, civilian employee of the Veterans’ Administration, to accept and wear the decoration bestowed upon him by the Republic of France June 18, 1937 997 *Everett P. Sheridan, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Everett P. Sheridan June 19, 1937 998 *Eleonora S. Richardson.* AN ACT For the relief of Eleanora 8 Richardson June 19, 1937 998 *Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Johnson and daughter.* AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Johnson and Joy Johnson, a minor June 19, 1937 998 *William Hayes.* AN ACT For the relief of William Hayes June 22, 1937 999 *Foreign Service officers, etc., property losses.* AN ACT For the relief of certain officers and employees of the Foreign Service of the United States who, while in the course of their respective duties, suffered losses of personal property by reason of war, catastrophes of nature, and other causes June 22, 1937 999 *Rosalie Rose.* AN ACT For the relief of Rosalie Rose June 22, 1937 1002 *Coast Fir and Cedar Products Company, Inc.* AN ACT For the relief of the Coast Fir and Cedar Products Company, Incorporated June 24, 1937 1003 *A. R. Netterville, Sr.* AN ACT For the relief of A. R. Netterville, Senior June 24, 1937 1003 *Clark Dredging Company.* AN ACT To amend Private Act Numbered 210, approved August 13, 1935, by substituting as payee therein the Clark Dredging Company in lieu of the Bowers Southern Dredging Company June 24, 1937 1004viii *Lake Denmark, N. J., damage, etc., claims.* AN ACT To provide an appropriation for the payment of claims of persons who suffered property damage, death, or personal injury due to the explosion at the naval ammunition depot, Lake Denmark, New Jersey, July 10, 1926 June 28, 1937 1004 *Montrose Grimstead.* AN ACT For the relief of Montrose Grimstead June 28, 1937 1004 *Dorothy, Mrs. Carol M., and Charles A. White.* AN ACT For the relief of Dorothy White, Mrs. Carol M. White, and Charles A. White June 28, 1937 1005 *Goldie Durham.* AN ACT For the relief of Goldie Durham June 28, 1937 1005 *Claude Curieman.* AN ACT For the relief of Claude Curteman June 28, 1937 1006 *F. M. Loeffler.* AN ACT For the relief of F. M. Loeffler June 28, 1937 1006 *Rees Morgan, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Rees Morgan June 28, 1937 1006 *Elbert Arnold Jarrell.* AN ACT For the relief of Elbert Arnold Jarrell June 29, 1937 1007 *Otis Cordle.* AN ACT For the relief of Otis Cordle, a minor June 29, 1937 1007 *Mrs. Louis Abner.* AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Louis Abner June 29, 1937 1008 *Sarah L. Smith.* AN ACT For the relief of Sarah L. Smith June 29, 1937 1008 *John Knaach.* AN ACT For the relief of John Knaack June 29, 1937 1008 *Leah Levine.* AN ACT For the relief of Leah Levine June 29, 1937 1009 *R. N. and Minnie Teague.* AN ACT For the relief of R. N. Teague and Minnie Teague June 29, 1937 1009 *Rev Harry J. Hill.* AN ACT For the relief of Reverend Harry J. Hill June 29, 1937 1010 *John E. Callaway, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of John E. Callaway June 29, 1937 1010 *Albert Retellatto.* AN ACT For the relief of Albert Retellatto, a minor June 29, 1937 1011 *Martin J. Blazevich.* AN ACT For the relief of Martin J. Blazevich June 29, 1937 1011 *Lucy Jane Ayer.* AN ACT For the relief of Lucy Jane Ayer June 29, 1937 1012 *Sarah E. Palmer.* AN ACT For the relief of Sarah E. Palmer June 29, 1937 1012 *Charles W. Benton.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Charles W. Benton June 29, 1937 1012 *Harold Scott and Ellis Marks.* AN ACT For the relief of Harold Scott and Ellis Marks June 29, 1937 1013 *Angelo and Auro Cattaneo.* AN ACT For the relief of Angelo and Auro Cattaneo July 5, 1937 1013 *James Philip Coyle.* AN ACT For the relief of James Philip Coyle July 6, 1937 1014 *Jackson Casket and Manufacturing Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Jackson Casket and Manufacturing Company July 6, 1937 1014 *E. W. Garrison.* AN ACT For the relief of E. W. Garrison July 8, 1937 1014 *Clifford R. and Mabel D. George.* AN ACT For the relief of Clifford R. George and Mabel D. George July 8, 1937 1015 *Paul J. Francis.* AN ACT For the relief of Paul J. Francis July 8, 1937 1015 *Lonnie O. Ledford.* AN ACT For the relief of Lonnie O. Ledford July 8, 1937 1016 *Timothy Joseph McCarthy.* AN ACT For the relief of Timothy Joseph McCarthy July 8, 1937 1016 *E. P. Lewis.* AN ACT For the relief of E. P. Lewis July 8, 1937 1016 *John H. Wykle.* AN ACT For the relief of John H. Wykle July 8, 1937 1017 *H. E. Wingard.* AN ACT For the relief of H. E. Wingard July 8, 1937 1017 *John L. Summers and others.* AN ACT For the relief of John L. Summers, former disbursing clerk, Treasury Department; and Frank White, G. F. Allen, H. T. Tate, and W. O. Woods, former Treasurers of the United States July 8, 1937 1017 *Richard T. Edwards.* AN ACT For the relief of Richard T. Edwards July 8, 1937 1018 *Frank A. Smith.* AN ACT For the relief of Frank A. Smith July 8, 1937 1018 *Veterans’ Administration, etc., disbursing officers.* AN ACT For the relief of certain former disbursing officers of the Veterans’ Administration and of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Federal Board for Vocational Education, and the United States Veterans’ Bureau (now Veterans’ Administration) July 8, 1937 1019 *Dorothy McCourt.* AN ACT For the relief of Dorothy McCourt July 8, 1937 1021 *John Brennan.* AN ACT For the relief of John Brennan July 8, 1937 1021 *Raymond E. and Anna R. Payne.* AN ACT For the relief of Raymond E. Payne and Anna R. Payne July 8, 1937 1022 *Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Porter.* AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Porter July 8, 1937 1022 *Laura E. Alexander.* AN ACT For the relief of Laura E. Alexander July 8, 1937 1023 *Northwestern Ohio Mutual Rodded Fire Insurance Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Northwestern Ohio Mutual Rodded Fire Insurance Company July 8, 1937 1023 *C. O. Eastman.* AN ACT For the relief of C. O. Eastman July 8, 1937 1024 *A. L. Mallery.* AN ACT For the relief of A. L. Mallery July 8, 1937 1024ix *Charles B. Murphy.* AN ACT For the relief of Charles B. Murphy July 8, 1937 1024 *Decorations tendered by foreign governments.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing certain retired officers or employees of the United States to accept such decorations, orders, medals, or presents as have been tendered them by foreign Governments July 8, 1937 1025 *Frank S. Walker.* AN ACT For the relief of Frank S. Walker July 9, 1937 1025 *Dominga Pardo.* AN ACT For the relief of Dominga Pardo July 9, 1937 1026 *Allie Rankin.* AN ACT For the relief of Allie Rankin July 9, 1937 1026 *IP R. Fuchs.* AN ACT For the relief of W. R. Fuchs July 9, 1937 1026 *Mr. and Mrs. Frank Muzio.* AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Muzio July 9, 1937 1027 *Willard Webster.* AN ACT For the relief of Willard Webster July 9, 1937 1027 *Adele Fowlkes.* AN ACT For the relief of Adele Fowlkes July 10, 1937 1028 *W. D. Davis.* AN ACT For the relief of W. D. Davis July 12, 1937 1028 *Division of Investigation, Interior Department.* AN ACT For the relief of certain employees of the Division of Investigation, Department of the Interior, and certain disbursing officers of the Department of the Interior July 12, 1937 1029 *John Monroe Johnson.* AN ACT Authorizing John Monroe Johnson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, to accept the decoration tendered him by the Belgian Government July 13, 1937 1030 *James Lincoln Hartley.* AN ACT Authorizing the naturalization of James Lincoln Hartley, and for other purposes July 13, 1937 1030 *Lillian J. Glinn.* AN ACT Validating homestead entry Billings 029004 of Lillian J. Glinn July 13, 1937 1030 *Charles T. Miller Hospital, Inc., etc.* AN ACT For the relief of the Charles T. Miller Hospital, Incorporated, at Saint Paul, Minnesota; Doctor Edgar T. Herrmann; Ruth Kehoe, nurse; and Catherine Foley, nurse July 13, 1937 1030 *Clyde J. Nesser, Navy, retired.* AN ACT To provide for the advancement on the retired list of the Navy of Clyde J. Nesser, a lieutenant (junior grade), United States Navy, retired July 13, 1937 1031 *George E. Shockley.* AN ACT For the relief of George E. Shockley July 14, 1937 1031 *Mildred Moore.* AN ACT For the relief of Mildred Moore July 15, 1937 1031 *Ellen Taylor.* AN ACT For the relief of Ellen Taylor July 16, 1937 1032 *Alexander E. Kovner.* AN ACT For the relief of Alexander E. Kovner July 16, 1937 1032 *J. E. Sammons.* AN ACT For the relief of J. E. Sammons July 16, 1937 1033 *Halle D. McCullough.* AN ACT For the relief of Halle D. McCullough July 16, 1937 1033 *H. G. Harmon.* AN ACT For the relief of H. G. Harmon July 16, 1937 1034 *Sheehy Drilling Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Sheehy Drilling Company July 17, 1937 1034 *Goldenberg Furniture Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Goldenberg Furniture Company July 17, 1937 1035 *John A. Ensor.* AN ACT For the relief of John A. Ensor July 17, 1937 1035 *James H. Smith.* AN ACT For the relief of James H. Smith July 19, 1937 1036 *Eva Markowitz.* AN ACT For the relief of Eva Markowitz July 19, 1937 1036 *Joseph M. Clagett, Jr.* AN ACT For the relief of Joseph M. Clagett, Junior July 21, 1937 1037 *Noah Spooner.* AN ACT For the relief of Noah Spooner July 21, 1937 1037 *Waller T. Karshner and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Walter T. Karshner, Katherine Karshner, Anna M. Karshner, and Mrs. James E. McShane July 21, 1937 1038 *William Sulem.* AN ACT For the relief of William Sulem July 22, 1937 1038 *Mr. and Mrs. David Stoppel.* AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. David Stoppel July 22, 1937 1039 *Venice La Prad.* AN ACT For the relief of Venice La Prad July 23, 1937 1039 *Emory M. McCool, Navy, retired.* AN ACT For the relief of Emory M. McCool, United States Navy, retired July 28, 1937 1039 *Weymouth Kirkland and Robert N. Golding.* AN ACT For the relief of Weymouth Kirkland and Robert N. Golding July 30, 1937 1040 *Joseph A. Rudy.* AN ACT For the relief of Joseph A. Rudy July 30, 1937 1040 *N. C. Nelson.* AN ACT For the relief of N. C. Nelson July 30, 1937 1041 *J. R. and Eleanor Y. Collie.* AN ACT For the relief of J. R. Collie and Eleanor Y. Collie August 2, 1937 1041 *Asa J. Hunter.* AN ACT For the relief of Asa J. Hunter August 3, 1937 1041 *Marion Shober Phillips.* AN ACT For the relief of Marion Shober Phillips August 3, 1937 1042 *G. L. Tarlton.* AN ACT For the relief of G. L. Tarlton August 3, 1937 1042 *Frazier-Davis Construction Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Frazier-Davis Construction Company August 3, 1937 1043 *Dewey Jack Krauss.* AN ACT For the relief of Dewey Jack Krauss, a minor August 4, 1937 1043x *Josephine M. Scott.* AN ACT For the relief of Josephine M. Scott August 10, 1937 1044 *Army disbursing officers.* AN ACT For the relief of certain disbursing officers of the Army of the United States and for the settlement of individual claims approved by the War Department August 10, 1937 1044 *R. L. McLachlan.* AN ACT For the relief of R. L. McLachlan August 10, 1937 1045 *Ethel Smith McDaniel.* AN ACT For the relief of Ethel Smith McDaniel August 11, 1937 1045 *Maude P. Gresham and Agnes M. Driscoll.* AN ACT For the relief of Maude P. Gresham and Agnes M. Driscoll August 11, 1937 1046 *Welton B. Hulton.* AN ACT To provide for the holding of an examination by the Board of Optometry of the District of Columbia for a license to practice optometry in the District of Columbia for Welton B. Hutton August 11, 1937 1046 *Dr. Frederick W. Didier.* AN ACT To provide for the issuance of a license to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia to Doctor Frederick W. Didier August 11, 1937 1047 *Dr. William Justin Olds.* AN ACT To provide for the issuance of a license to practice the healing art in the District of Columbia to Doctor William Justin Olds August 11, 1937 1047 *Dr. Russell V. Pemberton.* AN ACT To provide for the issuance of a license to practice chiropractic in the District of Columbia to Doctor Russell V. Pemberton August 11, 1937 1047 *Orson Thomas.* AN ACT For the relief of Orson Thomas August 12, 1937 1047 *Charles Pratt, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Charles Pratt August 12, 1937 1048 *Thomas W. Seay.* AN ACT For the relief of Thomas W. Seay August 12, 1937 1048 *Pauline M. Warden.* AN ACT For the relief of Pauline M. Warden, nee Pauline McKinney August 12, 1937 1049 *Harry Burnett.* AN ACT For the relief of Harry Burnett August 12, 1937 1049 *Consolidated Aircraft Corporation.* AN ACT For the relief of the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation August 12, 1937 1050 *Navy, civilian personnel, property losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain civilian employees of the Navy for the value of personal effects destroyed in a fire at the Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia, May 15, 193G August 12, 1937 1050 *John P. Ryan.* AN ACT For the relief of John P. Ryan August 12, 1937 1050 *George Smith and Ketha Smith.* AN ACT For the relief of George Smith and Ketha Smith August 14, 1937 1051 *Margaret Larson.* AN ACT For the relief of Margaret Larson, a minor August 14, 1937 1051 *Jack Wade and others.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Jack Wade, Perry Shilton, Louie Hess, Owen Busch, and William W. McGregor August 14, 1937 1052 *Adelaide Guerini.* AN ACT For the relief of Adelaide Guerini August 14, 1937 1052 *Dorothy Krick and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Dorothy Krick, Ernest Krick, and the estate of James Albert Ferron, deceased August 14, 1937 1053 *Marcellino M. Gilmette, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Marcellino M. Gilmette August 14, 1937 1053 *J. Roy Workman and others.* AN ACT For the relief of J. Roy Workman, Adelaide W. Workman, and J. Roy Workman, Junior, a minor August 14, 1937 1054 *Vincent Chicco.* AN ACT For the relief of Vincent Chicco August 14, 1937 1054 *J. H. Knott.* AN ACT For the relief of J. H. Knott August 14, 1937 1054 *George O. Claypool.* AN ACT For the relief of George O. Claypool August 14, 1937 1055 *Ludwig Bahnweg.* AN ACT For the relief of Ludwig Bahnweg August 14, 1937 1055 *Ethel B. Lord.* AN ACT For the relief of Ethel B. Lord, a minor August 14, 1937 1055 *Carson Bradford.* AN ACT For the relief of Carson Bradford August 14, 1937 1056 *Cecile C. Cameron.* AN ACT For the relief of Cecile C. Cameron August 14, 1937 1056 *Troup Miller and Harvey D. Higley.* AN ACT For the relief of Troup Miller and Harvey D. Higley August 16, 1937 1057 *Willard Collins.* AN ACT For the relief of Willard Collins August 16, 1937 1057 *Marjorie L. Baxter.* AN ACT For the relief of Marjorie L. Baxter August 16, 1937 1058 *A. F. Amory.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of A. F. Amory August 16, 1937 1058 *Guideo Biscaro and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Guideo Bisearo, Giovanni Polin, Spironello Antonio, Arturo Bettio, Carlo Biscaro, and Antonio Vannin August 16, 1937 1059 *Dexter P. Cooper.* AN ACT For the relief of Dexter P. Cooper August 16, 1937 1059 *Marshall Campbell and Raymond O’Neal, estates.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of the estates of Marshall Campbell and Raymond O’Neal August 16, 1937 1060xi *Charles Tabit.* AN ACT For the relief of Charles Tabit August 16, 1937 1060 *Sam Romack.* AN ACT For the relief of Sam Romack August 16, 1937 1060 *A. H. Sphar.* AN ACT For the relief of A. H. Sphar August 16, 1937 1061 *John N. Brooks.* AN ACT For the relief of John N. Brooks August 16, 1937 1061 *Jack C. Allen.* AN ACT For the relief of Jack C. Allen August 16, 1937 1062 *Col C. J. Bartlett, estate.* AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Colonel C. J. Bartlett, United States Army August 16, 1937 1062 *William Sperry.* AN ACT For the relief of William Sperry August 16, 1937 1063 *Lake Spence.* AN ACT For the relief of Lake Spence August 16, 1937 1063 *Luther Jennings Workman.* AN ACT For the relief of Luther Jennings Workman, a minor August 16, 1937 1064 *D. E. Sweinhart.* AN ACT For the relief of D. E. Sweinhart August 16, 1937 1064 *Thomas H. McLain.* AN ACT For the relief of Thomas H. McLain August 16, 1937 1064 *William Sullivan.* AN ACT For the relief of William Sullivan August 16, 1937 1065 *Farmers’ Storage and Fertilizer Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Farmers’ Storage and Fertilizer Company, of Aiken, South Carolina August 17, 1937 1065 *Clifford L. Bonn.* AN ACT For the relief of Clifford L. Bonn August 17, 1937 1066 *James O. Cook.* AN ACT For the relief of James O. Cook August 19, 1937 1066 *Robert Coates.* AN ACT For the relief of Robert Coates August 19, 1937 1066 *Wayne M. Cotner.* AN ACT For the relief of Wayne M. Cotner August 19, 1937 1067 *Ralph Reisler.* AN ACT For the relief of Ralph Reisler August 19, 1937 1067 *IF H. Lenneville.* AN ACT For the relief of W. H. Lenneville August 19, 1937 1067 *Marian Malik.* AN ACT For the relief of Marian Malik August 19, 1937 1068 *Walter G. Anderson.* AN ACT For the relief of Walter G. Anderson August 19, 1937 1068 *Edith Jordan.* AN ACT For the relief of Edith Jordan August 19, 1937 1069 *Jesse A. LaRue.* AN ACT For the relief of Jesse A. LaRue August 19, 1937 1069 *Rowesville Oil Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Rowesville Oil Company August 20, 1937 1069 *Southern Overall Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Southern Overall Company August 20, 1937 1070 *Fred P. Halbert.* AN ACT For the relief of Fred P. Halbert August 20, 1937 1070 *Mary Lucia Haven.* AN ACT For the relief of Mary Lucia Haven August 21, 1937 1070 *Stella Van Dewerker.* AN ACT For the relief of Stella Van Dewerker August 21, 1937 1071 *Acors Rathbun Thompson.* AN ACT To authorize the award of a decoration for distinguished service to Acors Rathbun Thompson August 23, 1937 1071 *Navy, enlisted men and others, properly losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects lost while engaged in emergency relief expeditions during the Ohio Valley flood in January and February 1937 August 24, 1937 1071 *Rose McGirr.* AN ACT For the relief of Rose McGirr August 24, 1937 1072 *Lucille McClure.* AN ACT For the relief of Lucille McClure August 25, 1937 1072 *F. P. Delahanty.* AN ACT For the relief of F. P. Delahantv August 25, 1937 1073 *Mrs. Charles T. Warner.* AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Charles T. Warner August 25, 1937 1073 *Ruth Gaskins.* AN ACT For the relief of Ruth Gaskins August 25, 1937 1073 *Carl E. Padgett.* AN ACT For the relief of Carl E. Padgett August 25, 1937 1074 *Mrs. Cliff Snider and IF M. Jordan.* AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Cliff Snider and W. M. Jordan August 25, 1937 1074 *Sue F. Melton.* AN ACT For the relief of Sue F. Melton August 25, 1937 1075 *IF G. Adams.* AN ACT For the relief of W. G. Adams August 25, 1937 1075 *Park B. Brandon and Robert G. Teer.* AN ACT For the relief of Park B. Brandon and Robert G. Teer August 25, 1937 1075 *Robert L. Summers.* AN ACT For the relief of Robert L. Summers August 25, 1937 1076 *Leah P. Rice.* AN ACT For the relief of Leah P. Rice August 25, 1937 1076 *Genevieve E. Daley.* AN ACT For the relief of Genevieve E. Daley August 25, 1937 1076 *Earl Hill.* AN ACT For the relief of Earl Hill August 25, 1937 1077 *Mada Landtiser.* AN ACT For the relief of Mada Landtiser August 25, 1937 1077 *Paul and A. B. Johnson.* AN ACT For the relief of Paul and A. B. Johnson August 25, 1937 1077 *David J. Mahoney and others.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to advance on the retired list of the Navy David J. Mahoney, David Bolger, Cleve B. Farran, James Johnson, and Hans Terkelsen, retired, to chief boilermaker, retired August 25, 1937 1078 *Lamar Snipes and Luther S. Snipes.* AN ACT For the relief of Lamar Snipes and Luther S. Snipes August 25, 1937 1078 *Delaware Bay Shipbuilding Company, Inc.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of the Delaware Bay Shipbuilding Company, Incorporated August 25, 1937 1079 *Hans Everson.* AN ACT For the relief of Hans Everson August 25, 1937 1079xii *Norman E. Sherman and Banks IF Smith.* AN ACT For the relief of Norman E. Sherman and Banks W. Smith August 25, 1937 1079 *Arthur T. Worley.* AN ACT For the relief of Arthur T. Worley August 25, 1937 1080 *Henry Clay Gibson.* AN ACT For the relief of Henry Clay Gibson August 25, 1937 1080 *Navy, enlisted men and others, property losses.* AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects lost, damaged, or destroyed during the hurricane in Samoa on January 15, 1931 August 25, 1937 1081 *Navy and Marine Corps, officers, enlisted men and others, property losses.* AN ACT To provide an additional sum for the payment of claims under the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the reimbursement of certain officers and enlisted men or former officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps for personal property lost, damaged, or destroyed as a result of the earthquake which occurred at Managua, Nicaragua, on March 31, 1931”, approved January 21, 1936 (49 Stat 2212) August 25, 1937 1081 *Paul H. Norboe.* AN ACT For the relief of Paul H. Norboe August 25, 1937 1082 *Charlotte Sweeney and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Charlotte Sweeney, a minor, Howard Sweeney, a minor, William Hintz, and Martha Hintz August 25, 1937 1082 *Frank Lee Barney.* AN ACT For the relief of Frank Lee Borney August 25, 1937 1083 *Anne E. Felix.* AN ACT For the relief of Anne E. Felix August 25, 1937 1083 *Carolina Maldonado.* AN ACT For the relief of Carolina Maldonado August 25, 1937 1084 *Sadie N. and Edward W. Pike.* AN ACT For the relief of Sadie N. Pike and Edward W. Pike August 25, 1937 1084 *Helen Niehaus.* AN ACT For the relief of Helen Niehaus August 25, 1937 1085 *John Grinwood Taylor.* AN ACT To authorize the cancelation of deportation proceedings in the case of John Grin wood Taylor August 25, 1937 1085 *Ragsdale and Knauss.* AN ACT For the relief of Ragsdale and Knauss August 25, 1937 1085 *Lula G. Sutton and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Lula G. Sutton and others August 26, 1937 1086 *John T. Armstrong.* AN ACT For the relief of John T. Armstrong August 26, 1937 1086 *John A. Flagg.* AN ACT For the relief of John A. Flagg August 26, 1937 1086 *William A. Devine.* AN ACT For the relief of William A. Devine August 26, 1937 1087 *James A. Lyons.* AN ACT For the relief of James A. Lyons August 26, 1937 1087 *Hattie Tolbert.* AN ACT For the relief of Hattie Tolbert August 26, 1937 1088 *R. F. Lassly.* AN ACT For the relief of R. F. Lassly August 26, 1937 1088 *Max D. Ordmann.* AN ACT For the relief of Max I) Ordmann August 26, 1937 1089 *Vincent Ford.* AN ACT For the relief of Vincent Ford August 26, 1937 1089 *Derby Oil Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Derby Oil Company August 26, 1937 1090 *Rosolino Zamito and Maria Zamito.* AN ACT For the relief of Rosolino Zamito and Maria Zamito August 26, 1937 1090 *Charles E. Names.* AN ACT For the relief of Charles E. Names August 26, 1937 1091 *Oliver Z. Hoge.* AN ACT For the relief of Oliver Z. Hoge August 26, 1937 1091 *Florida O. McLain.* AN ACT For the relief of Florida O. McLain, widow of Calvin E. McLain August 26, 1937 1092 *Orba Caress.* AN ACT For the relief of Orba Caress August 26, 1937 1092 *Jerome H. Howard.* AN ACT For the relief of Jerome H. Howard August 26, 1937 1092 *Bertha L. Frank.* AN ACT For the relief of Bertha L. Frank August 26, 1937 1093 *John Stevens and estate of Fred Hausauer, Jr.* AN ACT For the relief of John Stevens and the estate of Fred Hausauer, Junior August 26, 1937 1093 *Luke Francis Brennan.* AN ACT For the relief of Luke Francis Brennan August 26, 1937 1094 *Minnie C. de Back.* AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act conferring upon the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, southern division, jurisdiction of the claim of Minnie C. de Back against the Alaska Railroad”, approved June 24, 1935 August 26, 1937 1094 *H. A. Montgomery.* AN ACT For the relief of H. A. Montgomery August 26, 1937 1095 *Alden H. Baker.* AN ACT For the relief of Alden H. Baker August 26, 1937 1095 *Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company.* AN ACT For the relief of the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company August 26, 1937 1095 *Maj. William W. McCaw.* AN ACT For the relief of Major William W. McCaw August 26, 1937 1096 *R. E. Rainer and others.* AN ACT For the relief of R. E. Rainer, R. H. Aiderman, and John Harmon August 26, 1937 1096 *George Perdue and others.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to hear, determine, and render judgment, upon the claims of George Perdue, O. B. Ross, Sadie Washington, and the estate of Larry W. Fleming August 26, 1937 1097xiii *Anthony Caramagno.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court, for the State of Massachusetts to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Anthony Caramagno August 26, 1937 1097 *Henry T. Sharp and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Henry T. Sharp, Hilliard B. Atkins, and Theodore 8 Meekins August 26, 1937 1098 *John E. T. Clark.* AN ACT For the relief of John E. T. Clark August 26, 1937 1098 *Lon D. Worsham Company.* AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of the Lon D. Worsliam Company August 26, 1937 1098 *Gallup’s, Inc.* AN ACT For the relief of Gallup’s, Incorporated August 26, 1937 1099 *Margaret Voorhees.* AN ACT For the relief of Margaret Voorhees, a minor August 28, 1937 1099 *P. S. Everest.* AN ACT For the relief of P. 8 Everest August 28, 1937 1100 *Harry Bryan and Alda Duffield Mullins and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Harry Bryan and Alda Duffield Mullins, and others August 28, 1937 1100 *George H. Stahl and Henry A. Behrens.* AN ACT For the relief of George H. Stahl and Henry A. Behrens August 28, 1937 1101 *George R. Slate.* AN ACT For the relief of George R. Slate August 28, 1937 1101 *M. M. Twichel.* AN ACT For the relief of M. M. Twichel August 28, 1937 1102 *Lois H. Anthony and Albert J. E. Shay.* AN ACT For the relief of Lois H. Anthony and Albert J. E. Shay August 28, 1937 1102 *F. A. Gross and others.* AN ACT For the relief of F. A. Gross and others August 28, 1937 1102 *Harry A. Garfield and others.* AN ACT For the relief of Harry A. Garfield, Cyrus Garnsey, Junior, James H. Allport, and Frank E. Harkness August 28, 1937 1103 *William W. Danenhower.* AN ACT To carry into effect the findings of the Court of Claims in the case of William W. Danenhower August 31, 1937 1103 *Elva T. Shuey.* AN ACT For the relief of Elva T. Shuey August 31, 1937 1104 *Merchants National Bank and Trust Company, Vicksburg, Miss., and others.* AN ACT For the relief of the Merchants National Bank and Trust Company, the First National Bank and Trust Company, and the Vicksburg Infirmary, all of Vicksburg, Mississippi August 31, 1937 1104 xv LIST OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Date Page *Congress.* Joint meeting of the two Houses January 5, 1937 1107 *Electoral votes.* Proceedings for counting January 5, 1937 1107 *Revenue Act of 1936.* Printing of additional copies January 29, 1937 1108 *Army Day.* Observance March 16, 1937 1108 *Taxing Power of the Federal and State Governments (The).* Printing of additional copies April 1, 1937 1108 *Charles M. Perkins.* Return of bill for relief of April 7, 1937 1108 *Charles M. Perkins.* Correction in reenrollment, etc., of bill for relief of April 9, 1937 1109 *Foreign decorations, etc.* Return and reenrollment, etc., of bill respecting April 12, 1937 1109 *Bituminous Coal Act of 1937.* Correction in enrollment April 15, 1937 1109 *Reorganization of the judicial branch of the Government.* Printing of additional copies of hearings May 12, 1937 1109 *William Jennings Bryan and J. Sterling Morton.* Printing of proceedings on acceptance of statues of May 21, 1937 1110 *Independent Offices Appropriation Bill, 1938.* Correction in enrollment May 28, 1937 1110 *William Jennings Bryan and J. Sterling Morton.* Acceptance of statues of, and thanks of Congress to Nebraska June 7, 1937 1110 *Birth of Virginia Dare, etc.* Observance, appointment of Congressional committee June 16, 1937 1111 *Star-route contracts.* Correction in enrollment of bill concerning June 18, 1937 1111 *Independent Offices Appropriation Bill, 1938.* Correction in enrollment June 18, 1937 1111 *Reorganization of the judicial branch of the Government.* Printing of additional copies of Senate report June 30, 1937 1111 *General William Henry Harrison Beadle.* Acceptance of statue of, and thanks of Congress to South Dakota July 19, 1937 1112 *Technological Trends and National Policy, Including the Social Implications of the New Inventions.* Printing of additional copies August 6, 1937 1112 *Joint Committee on Hawaii.* Establishment August 21, 1937 1112 *Alaska.* Preparation of plan for developing resources of August 21, 1937 1113 *Congress.* Adjournment August 21, 1937 1113 *Enrolled bills, etc.* Signing after adjournment August 21, 1937 1113 xvii LIST OF TREATIES 11 In this list are included all instruments, whether called treaties, conventions, protocols, or otherwise, entered into on the part of the United States by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Page *France .* Extradition Supplementary convention: Signed at Paris, April 23, 1936; proclaimed, September 11, 1936 1117 *Multilateral.* Safety of life at sea Convention, with regulations: Signed at London, May 31, 1929; proclaimed, September 30, 1936 1121 *Denmark.* Extradition Supplementary convention: Signed at Washington, May 6, 1936; proclaimed, October 7, 1936 1308 *Mexico.* Protection of migratory birds and game mammals Convention: Signed at Mexico City, February 7, 1936; proclaimed, March 15, 1937 1311 *Multilateral.* Military obligations in certain cases of double nationality Protocol and procès-verbal of deposit of ratifications and accessions: Concluded at The Hague, April 12, 1930; signed on part of the United States of America, December 31, 1930; proclaimed, April 26, 1937 1317 *Mexico.* Recovery and return of stolen or embezzled motor vehicles, trailers, airplanes or component parts of any of them Convention: Signed at Mexico City, October 6, 1936; proclaimed, June 24, 1937 1333 *Liechtenstein.* Extradition Treaty: Signed at Bern, May 20, 1936; proclaimed, July 8, 1937 1337 *Rumania.* Extradition Supplementary treaty: Signed at Bucharest, November 10, 1936; proclaimed, July 30, 1937 1349 *Canada.* Preservation of halibut fishery of Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea Convention: Signed at Ottawa, January 29, 1937; proclaimed, August 4, 1937 1351 *Canada.* Sockeye salmon fisheries Convention and protocol of exchange of ratifications: Signed at Washington, May 26, 1930; proclaimed, August 4, 1937 1355 *Multilateral.* Limitation of naval armament Treaty together with protocol of signature and additional protocol: Signed at London, March 25, 1936; proclaimed, August 6, 1937 1363 *Canada.* Income taxation Convention: Signed at Washington, December 30, 1936; proclaimed, August 16, 1937 1399 xix LIST OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES Page *Brazil.* Naval mission 1403 *Nicaragua.* Reciprocal trade 1413 *Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.* Commercial relations 1433 *Finland.* Reciprocal trade 1436 *Brazil.* Military mission 1457 *France.* Suppression of customs frauds 1468 *Bahamas.* Parcel post 1472 *Gibraltar.* Parcel post 1488 *Netherlands.* Reciprocal trade 1504 *El Salvador.* Reciprocal trade 1564 *Costa Rica.* Reciprocal trade. 1582 *Peru.* Exchange of official publications 1601 *Japan.* Perpetual leaseholds 1611 *Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.* Commercial relations 1619 *Panama.* Mutual recognition of ship measurement certificates 1626 *Rumania.* Parcel post 1630 *Postal Union of the Americas and Spain.* Convention, parcel post agreement, and money order agreement 1657 xxi LIST OF PROCLAMATIONS Date Page Slide fasteners, increase in rate of duty July 1, 1936 1733 Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial National Monument, Ohio, establishment July 6, 1936 1734 Cherokee National Forest, Tenn., lands set apart July 8, 1936 1735 Chattahoochee National Forest, Ga., lands set apart July 9, 1936 1739 Nantahala National Forest, N. C., lands set apart July 9, 1936 1742 Francis Marion National Forest, 8 C., lands set apart July 10, 1936 1744 Pisgah National Forest, N. C., lands set apart July 10, 1936 1745 Sumter National Forest, 8 C., lands set apart July 13, 1936 1750 Conecuh National Forest, Ala., lands set apart July 17, 1936 1754 Talladega National Forest, Ala., lands set apart July 17, 1936 1755 Homochitto National Forest, Miss., lands set apart July 20, 1936 1758 Croatan National Forest, N. C., lands set apart July 29, 1936 1759 Joshua Tree National Monument, Calif., lands set apart August 10, 1936 1760 Migratory game birds, regulations concerning, amended August 12, 1936 1762 Fire Prevention Week, 1936 September 2, 1936 1770 Gold Star Mother’s Day, 1936 September 3, 1936 1771 Columbus Day, 1936 September 22, 1936 1772 General Pulaski Memorial Day, 1936 September 26, 1936 1772 American Education Week, 1936 September 30, 1936 1773 Red Rock Lakes Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Mont., designation of closed area in vicinity of October 7, 1936 1774 Ouachita National Forest, Ark and Okla., area enlarged October 12, 1936 1777 Angelina National Forest, Tex., lands set apart October 13, 1936 1780 Davy Crockett National Forest, Tex., lands set apart October 13, 1936 1782 Sabine National Forest, Tex., lands set apart October 13, 1936 1787 Sam Houston National Forest, Tex., lands set apart October 13, 1936 1789 White River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Ark., designation of closed area within or adjacent to October 14, 1936 1794 Armistice Day, 1936 October 27, 1936 1795 Thanksgiving Day, 1936 November 12, 1936 1795 New York World’s Fair, 1939, invitation to foreign countries to participate November 16, 1936 1796 Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, invitation to foreign countries to participate November 16, 1936 1797 Wichita National Forest, Okla., revocation of certain proclamations concerning November 27, 1936 1797 Ocmulgee National Monument, Ga., establishment December 23, 1936 1798 Superior National Forest, Minn., boundaries modified December 28, 1936 1799 Merchandise in bonded warehouses, withdrawals December 29, 1936 1800 Exportation of merchandise to Philippine Islands, drawbacks December 29, 1936 1802 Chippewa National Forest, Minn., boundaries modified December 29, 1936 1803 Bonded -wool, etc., withdrawals, time extended December 30, 1936 1804 Chequamegon National Forest, Wis., boundaries modified December 31, 1936 1806 Nicolet National Forest, Wis., boundaries modified December 31, 1936 1807 Ottawa National Forest, Mich., boundaries modified January 11, 1937 1808 Zion National Monument, Utah, lands set apart January 22, 1937 1809 American Red Cross, contributions for flood relief January 23, 1937 1810 Flood relief, emergency importations, duty free February 1, 1937 1811 Labor disputes, board for investigating, etc., certain, created February 8, 1937 1812 Green Mountain National Forest, Vt., boundaries modified February 8, 1937 1813 Montezuma Castle National Monument, Ariz., area enlarged February 23, 1937 1817 Cumberland National Forest, Ky., lands set apart February 23, 1937 1818 Death Valley National Monument, Calif, and Nev., area enlarged March 26, 1937 1823 Army Day, 1937 March 29, 1937 1824 Tonto National Monument, Ariz., area enlarged April 1, 1937 1825 Child Health Day, 1937 April 9, 1937 1826 Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ariz., lands set apart April 13, 1937 1827 Labor disputes, board for investigating, etc., certain, created April 14, 1937 1828 National Maritime Day, 1937 April 22, 1937 1829xxii Labor disputes, board for investigating, etc., certain, created April 26, 1937 1830 Spain, exportation of arms, etc., to May 1, 1937 1831 Arms, ammunition, and implements of war, enumeration of May 1, 1937 1834 National Aviation Day, 1937 May 26, 1937 1837 Pere Marquette, tercentenary of birth, observance May 27, 1937 1837 Emergency flood relief, proclamation respecting, revoked May 27, 1937 1838 Puerto Rico, Desecheo Island, conveyance to June 16, 1937 1839 The signing and ratification of the Constitution and inauguration of first President, commemoration of July 4, 1937 1840 Wupatki National Monument, Ariz., area enlarged July 9, 1937 1841 Harney National Forest, S. Dak and Wyo., area enlarged July 12, 1937 1842 Migratory game birds, etc., regulations concerning July 30, 1937 1844 Capitol Reef National Monument, Utah, lands set apart August 2, 1937 1856 PRIVATE LAWS PRIVATE LAWS enacted during the FIRST SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA *Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, January 5, 1937, and adjourned without day on Saturday, August 21, 1937* Franklin D. Roosevelt, President; John N. Garner, Vice President; Key Pittman, President of the Senate *pro tempore*; William B. Bankhead, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Lindsay C. Warren, Speaker of the House of Representatives *pro tempore*, May 24–June 1, 1937. Granting a pension to Grace G. Coolidge. 50 Stat. 923 Chapter 3 1937-01-14 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 75 1 private [CHAPTER 3] AN ACT Granting a pension to Grace G. Coolidge. January 14, 1937[[S. 591](/us/bill/75/s/591)][[Private, No. 1](/us/pvtl/75/1)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Grace G. Coolidge.Pension granted to. That the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs is authorized and directed to place on the pension rolls the name of Grace G. Coolidge, widow of Calvin Coolidge, late a President of the United States, and to pay her a pension at the rate of $5,000 per annum. Approved, January 14, 1937. For the relief of Ralph C. Irwin. 50 Stat. 923 Chapter 14 1937-02-23 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 75 1 private [CHAPTER 14] AN ACT For the relief of Ralph C. Irwin. February 23, 1937[[H. R. 3112](/us/bill/75/hr/3112)][
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