WASHINGTON * * Washington. Yakima Reservation. Extending irriIndian Allot gation system for ments. For construction of a dam across the Yakima River for the diversion and utilization of water provided for forty acres of each Indian allotment on the Yakima Reservation, Washington, and such other water supply as may be available or obtainable for the irrigation of a total of one hundred and twenty thousand acres of allotted Indian land on said reservation, and for beginning the enlargement and extension of the distribution. and drainage system on said reservation, $200,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended: Provided, That the cost of the entire diversion works and distribution and drainage system shall be reimbursed to the United States by the owners of the of lands. lands irrigable thereunder in not to exceed twenty annual payments, and the Secretary of the Interior may fix operation and maintenance charges, which shall be paid as he may direct. * Approved, May 18, 1916. * CHAP. 134.-An Act For making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Army of the United States shall consist of the Regular Army, the Volunteer Army, the Officers' Reserve Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the National Guard while in the service of the United States, and such other land forces as are now or may hereafter be authorized by law. Proviso. Reimbursement by owners June 3, 1916. [H. R. 12766.] [Public. No. 85.] Vol. 39, p. 166. National Defense Act. Forces constituting the Army. Nitrate supply. Investigation to determine means Exclusive use of hydroelectric SEC. 124. NITRATE SUPPLY.-The President of the United States is hereby authorized and empowered to for production of. make, or cause to be made, such investigation as in his judgment is necessary to determine the best, cheapest, and most available means for the production of nitrates and other products for munitions of war and useful in the manufacture of fertilizers and other useful products by water power or any other power as in his judgment is the best and cheapest to use; and is also hereby authorized and empowered to designate for the exclusive use of sites. the United States, if in his judgment such means is best and cheapest, such site or sites, upon any navigable or nonnavigable river or rivers or upon the public lands, as in his opinion will be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act; and is further authorized to construct, maintain, and operate, at or on any site or sites so designated, dams, locks, improvements to navigation, power houses, and other plants and equipment or other means Construction of Acquirement of lands, etc. than water power as in his judgment is the best and cheapest, necessary or convenient for the generation of electrical or other power and for the production of nitrates or other products needed for munitions of war and useful in the manufacture of fertilizers and other useful products. The President is authorized to lease, purchase or acquite, by condemnation, gift, grant, or devise, such lands and rights of way as may be necessary for the construction and operation of such plants, and to taken from any lands of the United States, or to purchase or acquire by Minerals, proc- condemnation materials, minerals, and processes, patented or otherwise, necessary for the construction and operation of such plants and for the manufacture of such products. esses, etc. Government use of products. plus. The products of such plants shall be used by the PresiDisposal of sur- dent for military and naval purposes to the extent that he may deem necessary, and any surplus which he shall determine is not required shall be sold and disposed of by him under such regulations as he may prescribe. Officers, employees, etc., authorized. Appropriation. Operation solely by the Govern ment. Use of Panama bonds for funds. 192, 1013. The President is hereby authorized and empowered to employ such officers, agents, or agencies as may in his discretion be necessary to enable him to carry out the purposes herein specified, and to authorize and require such officers, agents, or agencies to perform any and all of the duties imposed upon him by the provisions hereof. The sum of $20,000,000 is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, available until expended, to enable the President of the United States to carry out the purposes herein provided for. The plant or plants provided for under this Act shall be constructed and operated solely by the Government and not in conjunction with any other industry or enterprise carried on by private capital. In order to raise the money appropriated by this Act and necessary to carry its provisions into effect, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the President of the United States, may issue and sell, or use for such Vol. 36, pp. 117, purpose or construction hereinabove authorized, any of the bonds of the United States now available in the Treasury of the United States under the Act of August fifth, nineteen hundred and nine, the Act of February fourth, nineteen hundred and ten, and the Act of March second, nineteen hundred and eleven, relating to the issue of bonds for the construction of the Panama Canal, to a total amount not to exceed $20,000,000: Provided, That any Panama Canal bonds issued and sold or used under the provisions of this section may be made payable at such time after issue as the Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, may deem advisable, and fix, instead of fifty years after date of issue, as in said Act of August Proviso. Redemption period modified. fifth, nineteen hundred and nine, not exceeding fifty years. Approved June 3, 1916. CHAP. 198 (See p. 1919). CHAP. 206.-An Act Authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to abrogate a contract lease of land and water power on the Muskingum River, Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Untied States of America in Congress assembled, That upon the payment of an additional $8,800 by the lessees to the United States Government, to be paid within six months after this act is approved and with the understanding that no part of the moneys paid by the lessees to the United States Government shall ever be refunded, and in satisfaction of all claims of both parties. the Secretary of War be authorized to abrogate a contract lease entered into on the twenty-eighth day of February, nineteen hundred and thirteen, between said Secretary of War, for the United States of America, and William W. Mills, of Marietta, Ohio, and S. D. Camden and Henry H. Archer, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, for the land and water power at Dams Numbered Three, Four, Five, and Six on the Muskingum River, in the State of Ohio. Approved, June 30, 1916. CHAP. 208. An Act Making appropriations for the Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen. July 1, 1916. [H. R. 13383.] [Public No. 131.] Vol. 39, p. 253. Diplomatic and priations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, severally appropriated, in full compensation for the consular Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely: appro WATERWAYS TREATY, UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN: GREAT BRITAIN Canadian Boundary Waters Vol. 36, p. 2448. For salaries and expenses, including salaries of commissioners and salaries of clerks and other employees Commission. appointed by the commissioners on the part of the United States, with the approval solely of the Secretary of State, including rental of offices at Washington, District Use of balance. of Columbia, expense of printing, and necessary traveling expenses, and for one-half of all reasonable and necessary joint expenses of the International Joint Commission incurred under the terms of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain concerning the use of boundary waters between the United States and Canada, and for other purposes, signed January eleventh, nineteen hundred and nine, $69,000, together with the unexpended balance of the appropriation made for this object for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fifteen, said amounts to be disbursed under the direction of the when absent from Secretary of State: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for subsistence of the commission or secretary, except $8 per day each, when absent from Washington on official business. Proviso. Subsistence Washington. Preparation of cases. July 1, 1916. [H. R. 15836.] [Public No. 132.] Vol. 39, p. 262. expenses ap propriations. For payment of services rendered and expenses incurred under the direction of the Secretary of State in the examination and preparation of cases involving the obstruction, diversion, and use of boundary waters and all other questions or matters of difference covered by the treaty of January eleventh, nineteen hundred and nine, between the United States and Great Britain, and in appearing before and representing the interests of the United States involved in all matters or investigations before the International Joint Commission created by said treaty, $6,000. * Approved, July 1, 1916. CHAP. 209. An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Sundry civil of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, namely: Rivers and harbors, contract work. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT Harbors and rivers, contract work: Toward the construction of works on harbors and rivers, under contract and otherwise, and within the limits authorized by law, including horse-drawn and motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles required and to be used only for official business, namely: For works authorized by the river and harbor Act of nineteen hundred and seven, as follows: Improving Saint Marys River, Michigan: For continuing improvement at the falls by the construction of a fourth lock, $500,000. For work authorized by the river and harbor Act of nineteen hundred and seven, as follows: Improving Cold Spring Inlet, New Jersey: For continuing improvement, with a view to securing a depth of twenty-five feet, $20,000. For work authorized by the river and harbor Act of nineteen hundred and thirteen, as follows: Vol. 34, p. 1098. Saint Marys River, Mich. Fourth Lock. Vol. 34, p. 1079. Cold Spring Inlet, N. J. Cape Lookout harbor of refuge, Harbor of Refuge, Cape Lookout, North Carolina: For continuing construction in completion of contract au- N.C. thorization, $600,000. Improving Providence River and Harbor, Rhode Island: For completing improvement of thirty-foot channel, $327,800. Vol. 37, p. 807. R. I. Vol. 37, p. 802. Tillamook Bay, Oreg. Improving Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oregon: For completing improvement, subject to the conditions specified Vol. 37. p. 819. in the river and harbor Act of March fourth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, $35,000. Survey of lakes. Survey of northern and northwestern lakes: For sur- northern and vey of northern and northwestern lakes, Lake of the northwestern Woods, and other boundary and connecting waters between said lake and Lake Superior, Lake Champlain, and the natural navigable waters embraced in the navigation system of the New York canals, including all necessary expenses for preparing, correcting, extending, printing, binding, and issuing charts and bulletins, and of investigating lake levels with a view to their regulation, $125,000. California Débris Commission: For defraying the expenses of the commission in carrying on the work authorized by the Act of Congress approved March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, $15,000. California Débris Commission. Vol. 27, p. 507. New York Harbor. Harbor of New York: For prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent Preventing inwaters of New York City: For pay of inspectors, deputy inspectors, and office force, and expenses of office, $10,260; For pay of crews and maintenance of patrol fleet, six steam tugs and one launch, $75,000; For purchase and construction of one patrol vessel, $75,000; In all, $160,260. jurious deposits. Patrol vessel. |