diarrhea, chronic; January 6 to 26, 1863, diarrhea; June 28, 1863, prescription, diarrhea; July 17, 18, and 20, 1863, prescription, diagnosis not shown; July 29 to November 21, 1863, debility; February 7 and 8, 1864, prescription, pain in chest; May 8 to 22, 1864, remittent fever; May 7, 1864, prescription, bronchitis; May 8 and 9, 1864, pleurisy; May 22 to June 15, 1864, pleurisy. In all the foregoing, line of duty not shown. No medical record has been found for Charles Miner, Battery K, First New York Light Artillery. Respectfully submitted. E. S. ADAMS, O PROVIDING FOR THE RANK AND TITLE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL OF THE REGULAR ARMY JULY 12, 1939.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. MAY, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 7093] The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 7093) to provide for the rank and title of lieutenant general of the Regular Army, having considered the same, submit the following report thereon with the recommendation that it do pass. The bill authorizes the temporary rank of lieutenant general for the four major generals of the Regular Army specifically assigned by the Secretary of War to command the four armies of the United States, and provides that while so serving they shall be entitled to receive the same personal money allowance as is now or may hereafter be prescribed for temporary officers of the Navy of corresponding rank. Under existing law the personal money allowance provided for a vice admiral of the Navy, a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant general of the Army, is $500 per year. The four armies of the United States have been created for the purpose of accomplishing with efficiency the training and operations of our armed forces. The functions performed by these army commanders are of great importance to the national defense. At the present time, the commanders of these armies hold the rank of major general which is the same rank provided for commanders of divisions and all corp areas. The accident of seniority of the major generals commanding the corp areas determines the commander of each army. Territorially, two or more corps areas are within each army group, while each such army contains the nucleus of from 12 to 18 divisions of the Regular Army, National Guard, and Organized Reserves. Your committee believes that the provision of adequate rank for the commanders of the four major tactical groupings of the Army will contribute toward the perfection of the tactical and strategical readiness for defense of our land forces. The bill does not increase the numbers of general officers authorized for the Regular Army. It merely makes provision for higher temporary rank for four of the major generals especially selected to exercise the additional duties imposed upon the army commanders. The bill specifically prohibits retirement in the higher temporary grade of lieutenant general. The additional costs of the bill would be $2,000 per annum. The War Department favors this bill which is reported as not being in conflict with the program of the President. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LIBRARY JULY 12, 1939.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. KELLER, from the Committee on the Library, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. J. Res. 118] The Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 118) to provide for the establishment and maintenance of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the joint resolution as amended do pass. The amendments are as follows: On page 2, lines 20 and 21, strike out the words "Secretary of the Treasury" and insert in lieu thereof "Federal Works Administrator". On page 2, lines 22 and 23, strike out "Procurement Division of the Treasury Department" and insert in lieu thereof "Public Buildings Administration". On page 3, line 3, strike out "Procurement Division" and insert in lieu thereof "Public Buildings Administration". On page 3, line 5, strike out "Secretary of the Treasury" and insert in lieu thereof "Federal Works Administrator". On page 7, line 5, strike out "Director of the National Park Service" and insert in lieu thereof "Commissioner of Public Buildings". The joint resolution involves two gifts which the Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt offers to the United States to be held and maintained by the Government for the use and benefit of the public. They are (1) his extensive and valuable collection of manuscripts, books, prints, paintings, and other historical material to be housed in a library building, constructed at Hyde Park, N. Y., by private funds, on a site to be donated to the Government for that purpose; and (2) the major portion of the original Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park to be used and maintained for such public purposes as Congress may direct. PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION Title II of the joint resolution provides for the acceptance and maintenance of the library upon the following terms: 1. That the Archivist of the United States be authorized to accept for and in the name of the United States from the Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, or from such person or persons as he may designate to act for him, a tract of land consisting of approximately 12 acres to be carved out of the donor's estate in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, State of New York, and located on the New YorkAlbany Post Road, to be utilized as a site for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. 2. That the Archivist be authorized to permit the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Inc., a New York membership and nonprofit corporation, organized for that purpose, to construct on the said site by private subscription of funds a suitable library building or buildings, in accordance with plans and specifications to be approved by the Archivist, in which these collections of historical material and future additions thereto shall be housed. 3. That, upon the completion of the above-mentioned project, the Archivist of the United States be authorized to accept from the donor the historical material described herein, and to acquire by gift, loan, or purchase, similar related material from other sources. 4. That the United States agrees to provide in the future such funds as may be necessary for the upkeep of the said library and for the administrative expenses and costs of operations thereof so that the said library shall at all times be properly maintained. 5. That a board of trustees be established, consisting of the Archivist, who shall be chairman, the Secretary of the Treasury, and five members to be appointed by the President of the United States. The trustees are to serve without compensation but are to be allowed their necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. The board is authorized to accept, receive, and administer gifts and bequests of personal property as trust funds for the benefit of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and to use such funds in the purchase of equipment for said library, in the preparation and publication of guides, inventories, calendars, and textual reproduction of material in the said library; and in the purchase of historical books related to and other historical material contemporary with and related to the historical material acquired from Mr. Roosevelt. 6. That the immediate custody and control of the said library (except as the same is vested by law in the Director of National Buildings, Parks, and Reservations) and its contents shall be vested in the Archivist of the United States, who shall be authorized to appoint and prescribe the duties of such officials and employees as may be necessary for the execution of the functions vested in him by law in connection with the said library. 7. That the Archivist be authorized to prescribe regulations governing the arrangement, custody, protection, and use of the material deposited in the said library and to make the material available to the public free of charge, except that he may, in his discretion, charge and collect a fee not to exceed 25 cents per person for the privilege of visiting and viewing the exhibit rooms and museum portions of the said library, and to pay the funds so derived into the trust fund above referred to in paragraph 5. |