DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL. OCTOBER 27, 1919.-Ordered to be printed. Mr. GOOD, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 9205.] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 9205) making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and prior fiscal years, 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 1, 10, 12, 28, 31, 34, 35, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 55, 62, 63, 64, 72, and 73. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 36, 37, 38, 39, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, and 86, and agree to the same. Amendment numbered 2: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment, insert the following: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION. Authority is hereby granted the Director of the Council of National Defense to expend during the fiscal year 1920 the sum of $32,000 from the funds now to the credit of the Committee on Public Information for necessary expenses incurred therefor since July 1, 1919, and for the expenses of auditing and closing the accounts and affairs of said committee. All unexpended balances of appropriations for and allotments to the Committee on Public Information shall remain available for payment, under the direction of the Director of the Council of National Defense, of such liabilities as were actually and necessarily incurred by the committee prior to June 30, 1919: Provided, That $1,000,000 of such appropriations and allotments shall be covered into the Treasury immediately upon the passage of this act. And the Senate 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 line 2 of the matter inserted by said amendment strike out the word "continuing" and insert in lieu thereof the word completing; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 6: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In line 4 of the matter inserted by said amendment strike out the word "Ten" and insert in lieu thereof the word Five, and in line 6 strike out $1,600" and insert in lieu thereof $800; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 8: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: Strike out all of the matter inserted by said amendment after line 15; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 9: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House numbered 9, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed insert $200,000; and the House agree to the same. Amendment numbered 33: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed insert $4,863,176; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 41: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: Restore the matter stricken out by said amendment amended to read as follows: ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, Ordnance reservation civilian schools: Authority is granted for the expenditure during the fiscal year 1920 of not to exceed $45,000 from appropriations heretofore made for the "purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for mountain, field, and siege cannon," for the operation and maintenance on ordnance reservations at Amatol and Mays Landing, New Jersey; Nitro, West Virginia; Jacksonville, Tennessee; Penniman, Virginia; Sheffield and Muscle Shoals, Alabama; and Tullytown, Pennsylvania, of schools for children of persons employed thereon, where public schools are not conveniently available for such children, including salaries, supplies, stationery, and industrial work, replacement and repair of books and equipment, and all incidental and necessary expenses in connection therewith. On page 11 of the bill in line 10 strike out "1919" and insert in lieu thereof 1910. And the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 47: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House numbered 47, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert the following: NAVY DEPARTMENT. Rent: For rental of additional quarters for the Navy Department, fiscal year 1919, $175. And the House agree to the same. Amendment numbered 56: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 56, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert $6,000,000; 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 line 3 of the matter inserted by said amendment strike out "$1.000" and insert in lien thereof $500, and in line 4 strike out "$666.67" and insert in lieu thereof $333.34; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 60: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In line 3 of the matter inserted by said amendment strike out "$1,000" and insert in lieu thereof $600, and in line 5 strike out "666.67" and insert in lieu thereof $400; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 61: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 61, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In line 2 of the matter inserted by said amendment strike out “$1,000” and insert in lieu thereof $600, and in line 3 strike out "666.67" and insert in lieu thereof $400; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 65: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed insert $45,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 74: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House numbered 74, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert the following: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF LABOR. For salaries and expenses of the international conference of labor, as follows: United States Government executive staff: For two and one-half months, at monthly compensation as follows: Assistant to the Secretary, $450; first assistant, $300; three executive assistants, at $200 each; two assistants at hotels, at $200 each; private secretary, $200; two stenographers, at $150 each; typist, $125; and two messengers, at $75 each; in all, $6,312.50. Conference staff, for two months, at. monthly compensation as follows: Two stenographers, at $150 each; two deputy secretaries, at $300 each; four subsecretaries (for commissions), at $200 each; four interpreters, at $200 each; three English-French translators, at $200 each; three French-English translators, at $200 each; six French stenographers, at $83.33 each; six English stenographers, at $150 each; chief messenger, $VBE; eight messengers, at $75 each; expenses, at not exceeding $10 per diem for each person, $12,000; in all, $23,649.96. Chief clerk's office, for two months, at monthly compensation as follows: Chief clerk, $200; assistant chief clerk, $150; and stenographer, $150; in all, $1,000. Expenses: For reporting proceedings, $20,000; printing proceedings, $10,000; paper, $2,500; contingent expenses, $1,000; in all, $33,500. Total, international conference of labor, $64,462.46: Provided, That all accounting in connection with the conference shall be done by the disbursing officer of the Department of Labor: Provided further, That no part of the money herein appropriated for the international conference of labor shall be available for the payment of an allowance for per diem expenses in lieu of subsistence to any person residing in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That this sum shall not be supplemented by expenditures from any other appropriation nor shall any part of this or any other appropriation be used for telegraphing or cabling the proceedings of the said conference. And the House agree to the same. Amendment numbered 75: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House numbered 75, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert $1,075; and the House agree to the same. JAMES W. GOOD, J. G. CANNON, JAMES F. BYRNES, Managers on the part of the House. CHARLES CURTIS, O. W. UNDERWOOD, Managers on the part of the Senate. |