CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. No. TRANSFER OF THE OLD SUBTREASURY PROPERTY AT SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT. APRIL 30, 1918.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. CLARK of Florida, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 7225.] The Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 7225) providing for the transfer to the custody and control of the War Department property in San Francisco, Cal., having considered the same, report thereon with the recommendation that the bill pass. The Treasury Department has no further use for the building in view of the fact that the new subtreasury building was completed some three years ago. The War Department is desirous of obtaining the building for the use of the Engineer Department and the California Débris Commission. The Treasury Department is willing to hand over custody of the property to the War Department, as can be seen by the following reports: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C., April 28, 1917. The SPEAKER of the House of REPRESENTATIVES. SIR: Reference is made to the department letter addressed to you January 5, 1917, recommending that authority be given to the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer the old subtreasury property at San Francisco, Cal., to the War Department for the use of the Engineer Corps, etc. Attention is invited to House Document No. 1907, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session, in connection therewith. The department hereby renews its recommendation that authortly be given by appropriate legislation to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer said property to the War Department. A draft of the desired legislation is inclosed. Respectfully, W. G. MCADOO, Secretary. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C.. January 4, 1918. The CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, House of Representatives. SIR: Reference is made to your request of December 10, 1917, for a report in connection with bill (H. R. 7225) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury in his discretion to transfer to the custody and control of the War Department the old Subtreasury property in San Francisco, Cal., located on the north side of Commercial Street and known as No. 608 said Commercial Street. Under date of September 1, 1916, the Secretary of War requested that steps be taken to effect the transfer of this building to his department for the use of Engineer Corps as an office, etc. In accordance with this request this department addressed a communication to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on January 5, 1917 (H. Doc. No. 1907), recommending that authority be given by appropriate legislation for the transfer of this property from the custody of the Secretary of the Treasury to that of the War Department. In view of the above it is the opinion of this department that the proposed legislation should be enacted. Respectfully, CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CITY OF PRINCETON, IND. APRIL 30, 1918.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. CLARK of Florida, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 10663.] The Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to whom was referred the bill, H. R. 10663, to convey a strip of land on the site of the Federal building at Princeton, Ind., having considered the same, report thereon, with the recommendation that the bill pass, amended as follows: Page 1, lines 8 and 9, strike out the words "of sufficient" and insert in lieu thereof the words "five feet in." The purpose of the bill is to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to convey to the City of Princeton, Ind., a strip of land off the Federal building site in that city, five feet in width, which land is to be used for alley purposes. The city desires to establish an alley adjacent to the public building site, which will be a great convenience to the people and will not in any way interfere with the Federal activities. The Treasury Department made a favorable report on the bill, as follows: TREASURY Department, The CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, House of Representatives. SIR: Reference is made to the request of March 18, for a report in connection with bill (H. R. 10663) which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to convey by quit-claim deed to the city of Princeton, Ind., a strip of land off the rear of the Federal building site to provide for the construction, in connection with the land adjacent thereto, of a 10-foot alley. A request has been made by the custodian of the Federal building, on behalf of the city, for the use of 5 feet from the rear of the post-office lot for alley purposes, and as in the opinion of this department that amount of land would not affect detrimentally the size of the site it has been proposed to grant a revocable license to the city to use that amount of the site for the purpose indicated, provided the proposed alley is extended through the block. The custodian of the building states that the alley will be of convenience for the people asking for its opening and will in no way interfere with the post office, the building, or its driveways. It is noted that the pending bill does not specify the amount of land which is to be conveyed to the city of Princeton and while the department has no objection to the enactment of the legislation it would appear that the bill should specifically state that a strip of land not exceeding 5 feet in width shall be deeded to the city. Respectfully, L. S. ROWE, Acting Secretary. CONGRESS INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF IMMATURE APRIL 30, 1918.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. Mr. HAMILTON of Michigan, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 3134.] The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 3134) to regulate the interstate transportation of immature calves, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it pass. This bill was carefully considered by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce in the second session of the Sixty-second Congress, many witnesses were heard and the bill was reported favorably, but it went upon the calendar late in the session, and an effort to have it considered by unanimous consent failed. It was again considered by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce in the second session of the Sixty-third Congress, and favorably reported to the House, which passed it. It went to the Senate near the end of the Congress and died with the Congress. It was again considered by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce in the first session of the Sixty-fourth Congress and was favorably reported to the House, which passed it. The Senate Committee on Commerce reported it favorably, but it reached the Senate Calendar too late for action. This bill is designed to prevent a cruel, disgusting, and dangerous traffic-cruel to animals, dangerous to human health, and disgusting in its revelation of cheap and nasty cupidity in perpetrating upon unsuspecting consumers food unfit for human consumption. Dr. Francis H. Rowley, of Boston, who appeared before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, as he said, "in behalf of all the humane societies in the United States, that are a unit in their indorsement of this bill and their hope that the bill may become a law," and also "in behalf of the one society in the United States that has put up the hardest fight for the past two years that has been put up by any organization in this country to prevent the horrible abuses connected with the shipment of immature calves," said: This meat (of immature calves) is boned off and made up into sausages and sold to the poor. (Hearings, p. 7.) There are men-and I want you to understand, gentlemen, everything I say to you here to-day I can substantiate by |