FEBRUARY 14, 1945.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. SABATH, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Res. 137]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 137, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution do pass.

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REPORT No. 146

AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS

FEBRUARY 15, 1945.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. VINSON, from the committee of conference, submitted the following

CONFERENCE REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 626]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 626) to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the Senate recede from its amendment numbered 1.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 2; and agree to the same.

CARL VINSON,

PATRICK H. DREWRY,

JAMES W. MOTT,

Managers on the part of the House.

DAVID I. WALSH,

MILLARD E. TYDINGS,

HIRAM W. JOHNSON,

Managers on the part of the Senate.

STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 626) to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works, and for other purposes, submit the following statement in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon and recommended in the accompanying conference report as to each of such amendments, namely:

Amendment No. 1. Under the project "Miscellaneous structures and facilities" the Senate inserted "including housing for civilian employees". In conference this provision has been eliminated so that the project as agreed to by the conferees is the same as when the bill passed the House.

Amendment No. 2. The total provided by the bill was $10,000 in error. The conferees on the part of the House accepted the Senate amendment so as to correct this error.

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REPORT No. 147

ENACTMENT OF TITLE 1 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE INTO POSITIVE LAW

FEBRUARY 15, 1945.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. KEOGH, from the Committee on Revision of the Laws, submitted the following

REPORT

To accompany H. R. 2195]

The Committee on Revision of the Laws submits the following report in explanation of the bill (H. R. 2195) to codify and enact into positive law title 1 of the United States Code, entitled "General Provisions."

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

This bill is intended to codify and enact into positive law the various provisions of laws contained in title 1 of the United States Code on January 3, 1945. Under existing law those sections of title 1 of the United States Code are merely prima facie evidence of the law, and they are taken from numerous acts and the Revised Statutes, grouped together and classified, for convenience, under the title "General Provisions."

This is one of a series of bills introduced by Mr. Keogh having as their ultimate purpose the enactment into positive law of all the titles of the United States Code. Such a program is, of course, an ambitious one which will involve considerable research and work, but it is believed that the accomplishment of such task is highly desirable and necessary in view of the vast amount of legislation enacted since the adoption of the Revised Statutes. The adoption of the United States Code as prima facie evidence of the law was a tremendous step in the right direction. The enactment of the code into positive law, title by title, with the repeal of the former statutes constituting each title, is the logical next step.

Similar bills were passed unanimously by the House during the Seventy-seventh and Seventy-eighth Congresses.