CERTAIN OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF TWENTY-
FIFTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY.

FEBRUARY 23, 1909.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state
of the Union and ordered to be printed.

Mr. HULL, of Iowa, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted

the following

REPORT.

[To accompany S. 5729.]

The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 5729) to correct the records and authorize the reenlistment of certain noncommissioned officers and enlisted men belonging to Companies. B, C, and D of the Twenty-fifth U. S. Infantry who were discharged without honor under Special Orders, No. 266, War Department, November 9, 1906, and the restoration to them of all rights of which they have been deprived on account thereof, having considered the ame, report thereon with a recommendation that it do pass.

60TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 2d Session.

INCREASE OF SALARY FOR UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.

FEBRUARY 23, 1909.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed.

Mr. ALEXANDER, of New York, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following

REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 26839.]

The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 26839) providing for an increase of the salary of the United States marshal for the eastern district of Louisiana, report the same, with the following amendment, and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.

Strike out in line 6 the word "five" and insert the word "four," so that the bill shall read as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July first, nineteen hundred and nine, the salary of the United States marshal for the eastern district of Louisiana be fixed at the rate of four thousand dollars per annum.

By an act approved May 28, 1896, the salaries of United States marshals were fixed, and that of the marshal for the eastern district of Louisiana was fixed at $3,000 per annum. The salary of each of 40 United States marshals is now fixed at the sum of $4,000, and although each of 36 of these 40 earns more fees than the United States marshal for the eastern district of Louisiana, it is thought advisable, in view of the importance of the city of New Orleans and of the responsibility of the United States marshal for the eastern district of Louisiana, that his salary be increased from $3,000 to $4,000.

The Attorney-General, in a letter dated January 29, 1909, and addressed to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, recommends such increase.

HOURS OF SERVICE OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

FEBRUARY 23, 1909.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed.

Mr. RYAN, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following

REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 28137.]

The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 28137) to amend an act entitled "An act to promote safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by limiting the hours of service of employees thereon," approved March 4, 1907, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it pass.

It is intended by this bill to amend section 2 of an act entitled "An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by limiting the hours of service of employees thereon," approved March 4, 1907, by inserting after the word "dispatcher" in line 2, page 2, the word tower man," and after the word "movements" in line 9, page 2, the words "or signals trains from a tower," the purpose being to include in the proviso beginning on line 6, page 2, tower men who signal trains or execute orders affecting train movements. The law as it now is includes in this nine-hour provision only those who, by the use of the telephone or telegraph, dispatch, report, transmit, receive or deliver train orders pertaining to or affecting the movement of trains.

This amendment will include those who signal trains from towers on sight or hearing. Most of those towers are located around the entrance to terminals and the men in charge hold very responsible positions. The tower men see a train approaching and let the train. in on its proper track or let the train in in response to the blast of the whistle of the engineer.

The other class of men affected are men who operate targets in towers where there are one or more railroad crossings at grade. Those men must signal one train to come on and the other to stop, giving the right of way to the train entitled to it. Many such crossings have no interlocking switches, and in such places the men must always be on the alert to avoid accidents. Those men now, on most roads in continuously operated towers, work two shifts of twelve hours each day, with no days off in the month, while the others who have telephone or telegraph, work three shifts, or only eight hours each. In order to perfect the law the committee recommend the passage of this bill.

2d Session.

NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.

FEBRUARY 23, 1909.-Ordered to be printed.

Mr. Foss, from the committee of conference, submitted the

following

CONFERENCE REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 26394.]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on certain amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 26394) making appropriations for the naval service 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 7 and 39. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1 and 55; and agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 11:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the proposed amendment insert the following: unless in case of minors a certificate of birth or a verified written statement by the parents, or either of them, or in case of their death a verified written statement by the legal guardian, be first furnished to the recruiting officer, showing applicant to be of age, required by naval regulations which shall be presented with the application for enlistment; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 18:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the proposed amendment insert the following: extraordinary emergency; and the Senate agree to the same.