WATER MAIN THROUGH MILITARY RESERVATION, WILLOUGHBY SPIT, VIRGINIA. JANUARY 7, 1909.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. HAY, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 4836.] The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 4836) granting to the Norfolk County Water Company the right to lay and maintain a water main through the military reservation on Willoughby Spit, Norfolk County, Va., having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it do pass with the following amendment: At the end of section 5, after the words "Secretary of War," add the following: Sixth. That the said company shall furnish water to the United States, if the latter at any time so desires, at rates as favorable as those accorded to private consumers. This bill was referred to the honorable Secretary of War for information and remarks and has been returned with the following reports: WAR DEPARTMENT, April 22, 1908. Respectfully returned to the chairman, Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, inviting attention to the accompanying report of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, dated April 21 instant. ROBERT SHAW Oliver, Assistant Secretary of War. WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, SIR: I have the honor to return herewith H. R. 4836, Sixtieth Congress, first session, "A bill granting to the Norfolk County Water Company the right to lay and maintain a water main through the military reservation on Willoughby Spit, Norfolk County, Va.," which was referred to the Secretary of War by the chairman of the Hou. Committee on Military Affairs for information and remark. There appears to be no serious objection to the passage of the bill as it stands, but it is recommended that the amendment indicated in red on the additional copy of the bill herewith be made, to fully guard the interests of the United States. Very respectfully, The SECRETARY OF WAR. A. MACKENZIE, Brig. Gen., Chief of Engineers, U. S. Ármy. COPY OF LICENSE. The Norfolk County Water Company is hereby granted a license, revocable at will by the Secretary of War, to lay and maintain an 8-inch water-supply pipe line across the United States military reservation of Willoughby Spit, in Norfolk County, Va., said pipe line to be laid on the right of way authorized to be occupied by the Norfolk, Willoughby Spit and Old Point Railroad Company, under license from the War Department, date August 5, 1896, subject to the following conditions: First. That all work incident to this license shall be subject to the supervision and approval of the officer of the United States Army in charge of said reservation. Second. That the occupation of said reservatica incident hereto shall be subject to such rules and regulations in the interest of good order, police, sanitation, and discipline as said officer may from time to time prescribe. Third. That unless the authority of Congress for said pipe line be secured at its next session said pipe line shall be promptly removed by said licensee from said reservation. Fourth. That upon the revocation, relinquishment, or termination, as specified in condition 3 of this instrument of this license, the said licensee shall remove all its property and said pipe line from said reservation within such time as the Secretary of War may indicate; and upon its refusal, neglect, or inability to remove the same the Secretary of War may cause such property and pipe line to be removed at the expense of said lice see, and no claim for damages against the United States, or any agent or officer thereof, shall be created by or made on account of such removal. Fifth. That any sum which may have to be expended after revocation, relinquishment, or termination of this license in putting any premises or property herein authorized to be occupied or used in as good condition for use by the United States as it is at this date shall be repaid by said licensee on demand. Witness my hand this 23d day of March, 1907. O ROBERT SHAW OLIVER, USE OF COURT-HOUSE CORRIDORS TO THE FIFTH REGIMENT MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD. JANUARY 8, 1909.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. BRODHEAD, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. J. Res. 200.] The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was referred the resolution (H. J. Res. 200) granting to the Fifth Regiment Maryland National Guard the use of the corridors of the court-house of the District of Columbia upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the marshal of the District, report the same back to the House with a recommendation that it do pass. This joint resolution was referred for examination and report to the United States marshal for the District of Columbia, who has the custody of the court-house. The following reply was received: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, MARSHAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Washington, D. C., December 15, 1908. SIR: Referring to your letter of the 14th instant inclosing House joint resolution 200, providing the "Granting to the Fifth Regiment Maryland National Guard the use of the corridors of the court-house of the District of Columbia upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the marshal of the District," for my examination and report, I beg leave to state that on several occasions heretofore at inauguration periods the Fifth Maryland Regiment has occupied the corridors of the courthouse, no inconvenience whatever resulting to the courts or injury to the building in any way, and it gives me pleasure to recommend the passage of said resolution. Very respectfully, Mr. LEWIS M. MILLER, AULICK PALMER, United States Marshal. Clerk Committee on the District of Columbia. Your committee therefore recommends the passage of the joint resolution. 60TH CONGRESS, } 60TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. J REPORT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. { No. 1828. REGULATION OF LAUNDRY BUSINESS. JANUARY 8, 1909.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. MOORE, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 22239.] The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 22239) to regulate the conduct of the laundry business in the District of Columbia, report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. This bill has the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, as appears from the following letter: COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DEAR MR. Moore: After conference with the assessor and the corporation counsel, I return herewith the perfected bill to regulate the conduct of the laundry business in the District. You will notice that a final clause has been added stating the date upon which the law is to go into effect. This is regarded as wise, in view of the fact that the laundry establishments should be given time to make such changes in the conduct of the business as may be necessary to comply with the new provision. The 1st of November is also the beginning of the license year. I take pleasure in adding that the measure has the approval of all the commissioners. Very truly, yours, Hon. J. HAMPTON MOORE, House of Representatives, City. HENRY L. WEST. This bill provides for an inspection at least three times a year, under the auspices of the Commissioners, of laundries in the District of Columbia employing five or more hands. The purpose of such inspection being to ascertain whether the provisions of the act concerning the use of deleterious chemicals or destructive machinery in the cleansing of wearing apparel or other garments are being complied with. The bill raises the license fee for laundries from $20 to $50 and forbids the issuance of a license to those establishments whose methods lead to the wanton destruction of articles intrusted to them for cleansing. The bill specially exempts, except in the matter of the $10 tax now imposed, such laundries as are operated by hand labor, and does not apply to individuals who do laundry work by hand and without the aid of chemicals or machinery. No appropriation for the inspections is required. 60TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. J 2d Session. COMMITMENT OF UNITED STATES PRISONERS TO JANUARY 8, 1909.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. Mr. PARKER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 6164.] The Committee on the Judiciary, having had under consideration the bill (H. R. 6164) entitled "A bill to revise and amend the United States statutes relating to the commitment of United States prisoners to reformatories of States," report the same favorably and recommend that said bill do pass. This is a bill to aid in the reformation of juvenile offenders. There can be no doubt of the efficacy and need of a parole system for the young. The provision made is simple, namely, to allow any State system to have operation when approved by the Attorney-General in each particular case. This bill passed the House in the Fifty-ninth Congress, having been reported by Report No. 4921, annexed as an appendix. We earnestly recommend its passage. [House report No. 4921, Fifty-ninth Congress, first session.] The Committee on the Judiciary, having had under consideration the bill (H. R. 12869) to revise and amend the United States statutes relating to the commitment of United States prisoners to reformatories of States or Territories, report the same favorably, amended by substitute, and recommend that the said substitute do pass. This bill amends section 5548 of the United States Statutes, which provides that in the discretion of the court the term of imprisonment for United States offenses may be performed in any house of correction or house of reformation for juvenile delinquents within the State where the court is held. Since the enactment of the Revised Statutes very great improvements have been made in these State reformatories, and for first offenders of various ages-generally between 16 and 30-a system of parole has been adopted, by which the prisoner is sentenced to the reformatory upon an indeterminate sentence. In such reformatories they are given instruction and work and are marked and graded accordingly. Those who deserve well are thereupon released upon parole, upon conditions prescribed by the state law, but remain under the authority and watchful survey of the HR-60-2-Vol 1-8 |