CONGRESS,

CONGRESS

No.

LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION BILL.

FEBRUARY 23, 1909.-Ordered to be printed.

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

CONFERENCE REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 23464.]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 23464) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, 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 amendments numbered 28, 39, 40, 83, 84, 95, 99, 102, 105, 106, 109, 112, 113, 114, 131, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, and 189.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41, 42, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 101, 103, 104, 107, 110, 111, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 171, 172, 173, 174, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, and 208, and agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 4:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 4, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter stricken out by said amendment insert the following:; hire of horse and wagon for the Secretary's office, four hundred and twenty dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 7:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert: eighty thousand four hundred and thirty dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 23:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert: one hundred and forty-four thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 37:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert: one hundred and sixty-seven thousand seven hundred and forty-four dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 45:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 45, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

At the end of said amendment, after the word "dollars," insert the following: ; or so much thereof as may be necessary; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 59:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 59, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter inserted by said Senate amendment insert the following:

Index to the Statutes at Large: For continuing the preparation of an index to the Statutes at Large of the United States, ten thousand dollars, to be expended by the Librarian of Congress for the salaries of the persons whom he employs to prepare the index and for incidental expenses; the scope, classification, and style of the index to be such as the Judiciary Committees of the two Houses of Congress shall direct or approve. And the Senate agree to the same.

That under the authority of House Concurrent Resolution Numbered Sixty-seven, this session, the bill be amended as follows:

On page 40, lines 18 and 19, strike out the words "twelve thousand dollars" and insert in lieu thereof the following:

eight thousand dollars, and the annual compensation of the Secretary of State, including all emoluments or allowances fixed by law, except such as were fixed by law prior to the twenty-sixth day of February, nineteen hundred and seven, after the third day of March, nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby fixed at eight thousand dollars, and all laws or parts of laws providing different compensation, emoluments, or allowances, are

hereby repealed, to take effect on the third day of March, nineteen hundred and nine, except that so much of the unexpended balance of the appropriation of twelve thousand dollars for the salary of the Secretary of State for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and nine as may be necessary is hereby made available to pay the said salary as herein fixed at the rate of eight thousand dollars per annum from March fourth, until June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine, inclusive.

Amendment numbered 72:

That the House recede from it disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert the following: chief clerk, two thousand dollars; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 100:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 100, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert: forty thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 108:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 108, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert: three thousand five hundred dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 136:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 136, and argee to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert the following: one clerk of class four; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 140.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 140, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

Strike out the matter inserted by said Senate amendment and strike out on page 111, lines 21 and 22, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

six Indian inspectors, not required to be engineers, now employed_and appropriated for in the Indian Department, at two thousand five hundred dollars each, and said Indian inspectors shall hereafter be termed inspectors, and shall be included in the classified service;

And the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 156:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 156, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the number proposed by said amendment insert the following: six; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 157:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 157, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert: sixty-one thousand two hundred dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 161:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 161, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert: "sixty-six thousand dollars."; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 169:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 169, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the number proposed insert: "five;" and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 170:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 170, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the matter stricken out by said amendment insert the following: "four copyists of maps, at nine hundred dollars each:" and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 182.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 182, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert: "eight thousand dollars;" and the Senate agree to the same.

On amendments numbered 43, 46, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, and 210, the committee of conference have been unable to agree.

HENRY H. BINGHAM,

F. H. GILLETT,

L. F. LIVINGSTON,

Managers on the part of the House.

F. E. WARREN,

J. A. HEMENWAY,

H. M. TELLER,

Managers on the part of the Senate.

STATEMENT OF MANAGERS ON 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. 23464, making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year 1910, submit the following written statement in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the conference committee and submitted in the accompanying report as to each of the amendments of the Senate, namely:

On amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 44 and 45, all relating to the salaries of officers and employees and other expenses of the Senate, are all recommended to be agreed to by the House, except the amendment increasing the pay of conductors of elevators in the Senate wing of the Capitol to $1,400, from which it is recommended that the Senate recede.

On amendments Nos. 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55, relating to the House of Representatives: Provides for 18 additional conductors of elevators at $1,200 each for the House wing of the Capitol building and for the House of Representatives Office Building; fixes the salary of the clerk to the Committee on Naval Affairs at $2,400 and increases the salary of the assistant clerk of conference minority from $1,500 to $1,800.

On amendments Nos. 56, 57, and 58: Increases the salaries of the register of copyrights from $3,000 to $3,500 and of the assistant register of copyrights from $2,500 to $3,000, as proposed by the Senate.

On amendment No. 59: Appropriates a lump sum of $10,000 for continuing the preparation of an index to the Statutes at Large, to be expended by the Librarian of Congress for the salaries of persons whom he employs to prepare the index and for incidental expenses, in lieu of specific salaries proposed by the House, aggregating $8,940, and the specific salaries proposed by the Senate, aggregating $10,740. On amendments Nos. 69, 70, and 71: Provides for a clerk at $1,600 instead of a clerk at $1,400 in the Division of Loans and Currency of the Treasury as proposed by the Senate.

On amendments Nos. 72, 73, and 74: Provides for a chief clerk at $2,000 in the Division of Revenue-Cutter Service of the Treasury as proposed by the Senate.

On amendments Nos. 75 and 76:

Provides for an additional clerk at $1,800 in the office of the Auditor for the War Department as proposed by the Senate.

On amendments Nos. 77, 78, 79, and 80: Provides for one additional clerk at $1,800, one at $1,600, and one at $1,400 in the office of the Auditor for the Navy Department as proposed by the Senate.

On amendments Nos. 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, and 86: Makes a verbal correction in the text of the bill and in the office of the Auditor for