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case be increased hereafter so as to exceed three, and no such agency shall be established in addition to those now existing in any State or Territory in which the whole amount of pensions paid during the fiscal year next preceding shall have not exceeded the sum of $500,000.

[Act of Mar. 3, 1885, Stat. L., vol. 23, p. 362.]

That from and after June 30, 1885, the salary and emoluments of agents for the payment of pensions shall be $4,000, and no more, per annum; and of the fees provided by law for vouchers prepared and paid only so much thereof as may be required for expenses incurred in having said vouchers prepared, as well as the necessary clerical work at the agencies, shall be available.

EXTRACTS FROM REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 1906.

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The number of pensioners dropped from the roll during the fiscal year 1906 was as follows:

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The expenditures for pensions since, and on account of, the war with Spain have been as follows:

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PENSIONS OF THE SEVERAL WARS AND OF THE PEACE ESTABLISHMENT. The following statement shows the amounts that have been paid to soldiers, sailors, and marines, their widows, minor children, and dependent relatives, on account of military and naval service since the foundation of the Government:

War of the Revolution (estimate)

War of 1812 (on account of service, without regard to disability)..
Indian wars (on account of service, without regard to disability)..
War with Mexico (on account of service, without regard to disa-
bility)....

War of the rebellion..

War with Spain and insurrectio: in the Philippine Islands..
Regular establishment..

Unclassified.....

Total disbursements for pensions.....

$70, 000, 000. 00

45, 542, 069. 24 8, 260, 143. 38

38,059, 245, 23 3, 259, 195, 306. 60 15, 438, 355. 16 7, 229, 312. 82 16, 135, 878. 80

3, 459, 860, 311. 23

Of the above amount, $96,445,444.23 was paid from July 1, 1790, to June 30, 1865.

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Agencies, dates of payment, and districts.

AUGUSTA, ME.

Quarterly payments March 4, June 4, September 4, and December 4.

District.-The State of Maine. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Boston,

Mass.

BOSTON, MASS.

Quarterly payments March 4, June 4, September 4, and December 4. District.-The States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and all navy pensioners residing in this and the Augusta and Concord districts.

BUFFALO, N. Y.

Quarterly payments January 4, April 4, July 4, and October 4.

District. The counties in the State of New York not in the New York City district. All navy pensioners in the State are paid at New York City.

CHICAGO, ILL.

Quarterly payments January 4, April 4, July 4, and October 4.

District.-The State of Illinois, and all navy pensioners residing in this and the Columbus, Des Moines, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Milwaukee, and Topeka districts.

COLUMBUS, OHIO.

Quarterly payments March 4, June 4, September 4, and December 4.
District.-The State of Ohio. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Chicago.

CONCORD, N. H.

Quarterly payments January 4, April 4, July 4, and October 4.

District.-The States of New Hampshire and Vermont. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Boston.

DES MOINES, IOWA.

Quarterly payments January 4, April 4, July 4, and October 4.

District. The States of Iowa and Nebraska. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Chicago.

DETROIT, MICH.

Quarterly payments March 4, June 4, September 4, and December 4.

District.-The State of Michigan. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Chicago.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

Quarterly payments February 4, May 4, August 4, and November 4.

District.-The State of Indiana. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Chicago.

KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Quarterly payments February 4, May 4, August 4, and November 4.

District. The States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Washington, D. C.

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Quarterly payments February 4, May 4, August 4, and November 4.

District.-The State of Kentucky. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Chicago.

MILWAUKEE, WIS.

Quarterly payments January 4, April 4, July 4, and October 4.

District.-The States of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Chicago.

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.

Quarterly payments February 4, May 4, August 4, and November 4. District. The following counties in the State of New York: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Greene, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester. The following counties in the State of New Jersey: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren; all navy pensioners in the State of New York, and all pensioners residing in the island of Porto Rico.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Quarterly payments February 4, May 4, August 4, and November 4. District. The following counties in the State of Pennsylvania: Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, and York. The following counties in the State of New Jersey: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, and Salem, and all navy pensioners in the State of Pennsylvania.

PITTSBURG, PA.

Quarterly payments January 4, April 4, July 4, and October 4.

District. The counties in the State of Pennsylvania not in the Philadelphia district. All navy pensioners in the State are paid at Philadelphia.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

Quarterly payments March 4, June 4, September 4, and December 4.

District. The States of California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming; the Territories of Alaska, Arizona, and Hawaii; the Philippines, Guam, and the Samoan Islands belonging to the United States; including all navy pensioners.

TOPEKA, KANS.

Quarterly payments February 4, May 4, August 4, and November 4.

District. The States of Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri; and the Territories of the Indian Territory, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Navy pensioners in this district are paid at Chicago.

WASHINGTON, D. c.

Quarterly payments March 4, June 4, September 4, and December 4.

District. The States of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia; the District of Columbia; all pensioners residing in foreign countries, and all navy pensioners residing in this and the Knoxville districts.

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CONGRESS,

CONGRESS,

LOWER COLORADO RIVER AND SALTON SEA.

JANUARY 21, 1907.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed.

Mr. LACEY, from the Committee on the Public Lands, submitted the

following

REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 24363.]

The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 24363) relating to the Lower Colorado River and Salton Sea, having had the same under consideration, respectfully submit the following report:

Your committee, to whom was referred the message of the President upon the subject of this bill, have given the same careful consideration and a full hearing. The necessity of the proposed legislation has been very fully and clearly stated by the President in his message (S. Doc. No. 212) of January 12, 1907. On investigation your committee are of the opinion that $1,500,000 will be sufficient for the purpose of restoring the river to its proper channel and of maintaining the same by suitable works. On or about the 20th of December, 1906, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company was requested by the President to take immediate action to stay the floods which were filling the Salton Sea, destroying the Imperial Valley, and threatening the lowering of the bottom of the Colorado River so as to endanger the Laguna dam and a large area of Government and private lands, also the destroying of the Colorado River from the point of the break to its mouth.

Your committee are informed that in pursuance of such request the Southern Pacific Railroad Company is ready to proceed with the work. The company has already expended a very large sum in the attempt to stop the break in the river banks to save the Imperial Valley and lands adjacent to the Salton Sink. The Salton Sink has already filled in part, so as to cover an area of about 400 square miles. Your committee does not think proper to make any provision for refunding to the railroad company any expenditure which it may have incurred prior to December 20 last. As to the work done and to be done by that company after that date, the same can be more

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