STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE 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 amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 22195) "to reduce the duties on wool and manufactures of wool," submit the following written statement in explanation of the action agreed upon and recommended in the accompanying report:

The agreement reached by the conference committee is in the form of a substitute for the House bill and the amendment of the Senate, and is set forth in extenso in the accompanying conference report.

In brief, the salient points of agreement recommended as to the differences between the two Houses on the rates of duty on wool and manufactures thereof are as follows:

The rate of duty recommended on raw wool is 29 per cent ad valorem, instead of 20 per cent ad valorem as proposed in the House bill, and the varying rates, ranging from 10 to 35 per cent ad valorem, on the three classifications of wool proposed by the Senate.

The rate on wool wastes and rags agreed upon is 29 per cent ad valorem, instead of 20 per cent ad valorem as proposed in the House bill and the rates of 25 or 30 per cent ad valorem as proposed in the Senate amendment.

The duty of combed wool or tops agreed upon is 32 per cent ad valorem, instead of 25 per cent ad valorem as proposed in the House bill and 40 per cent ad valorem as proposed by the Senate.

The duty agreed upon for yarns is 35 per cent ad valorem, instead of 30 per cent ad valorem as proposed by the House bill and 45 per cent ad valorem as proposed in the Senate amendment.

The rate of duty on blankets and flannels for underwear is fixed at 38 per cent ad valorem, instead of 30 per cent ad valorem in the House bill for blankets and the cheaper flannels.

The duty agreed upon for cloths, ready-made clothing, knit fabrics, flannels not for underwear, women's dress goods, webbings, gorings, etc., and articles not specially provided for, is 49 per cent ad valorem, instead of the varying rates in the House bill, ranging from 35 to 50 per cent ad valorem, and 55 per cent ad valorem as proposed by the Senate.

Three classifications were agreed upon for carpets, ranging in duty from 30 to 50 per cent ad valorem instead of the varying classifications in the House bill carrying duties from 25 to 50 per cent ad valorem, and 35 per cent ad valorem as proposed by the Senate amendment. The date when the act shall take effect is made January 1, 1913.

LIBRARIES, UNITED STATES COURTS, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO.

AUGUST 2, 1912.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed.

Mr. McCoy, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the

following

REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 4718.]

The Committee on the Judiciary, having had under consideration the bill (H. R. 4718) to authorize the use of certain unclaimed moneys now in the registry of the United States Circuit Court for the Northern District of Ohio for the improvement of the libraries of the United States courts for said district, report the same back with the recommendation that it be amended as follows, and that as amended the bill do pass.

Line 4, page 1, strike out the word "Circuit" and insert in lieu thereof the word "District."

Line 8, page 1, strike out the word "circuit" and insert in lieu thereof the word "district."

Line 12, page 1, strike out the word "said" and insert in lieu thereof the words "the former circuit."

Strike out all after the word "seven" in line 1, page 2, and insert a period.

The object of this bill is to authorize the application of certain unclaimed moneys now in the registries of the United States courts in the cities of Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio, to the enlargement of the libraries of said courts in those cities.

Prior to August, 1907, it was the custom of the clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio, as moneys were deposited with him, to secure costs and for other purposes, including his own fees, to place them in a bank in a checking account, and as these deposits accumulated in such account beyond the current necessities of the office, from time to time to take out the surplus and deposit it on interest-bearing certificates. In August, 1907, the clerk was advised that the practice followed by him was improper and that it should be discontinued. The clerk, however, is

not deserving of any opprobrium, as he was induced by a consideration of economy to follow this course. As a result of this system, the interest accumulations from such funds amounted to the sum of $395.61, for the court at Toledo, Ohio, and $665.66 for the court at Cleveland, Ohio. As has already been stated, there was commingled in the funds from which these interest accumulations were derived, moneys belonging to litigants, fees of the clerk himself, and other court funds. It has taken the aggregation of these court deposits, fees, etc., to earn these interest accumulations. The small aggregate amount of the funds, and the large number of items, make it impracticable, if not impossible, to ascertain what amount of interest would belong to any particular person, so that it might be paid to any such person.

It appears, then, that the aggregate amount of these interest accumulations $1,061.27-is funds unclaimed and unappropriated to any specific purpose. The object of the bill, to apply these moneys to the enlargement of the libraries of the courts of the United States, in the cities of Toledo and Cleveland, respectively, seems to your committee, therefore, to possess such merit as to warrant its passage.

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LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION BILL.

AUGUST 2, 1912.-Ordered to be printed.

Mr. JOHNSON of South Carolina, from the committee of conference, submitted the following

CONFERENCE REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 24023.]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 24023) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, 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 83, 86, 91, 92, 98, 104, 105, 106, 110, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 129, 142, 143, 154, 155, 161, 162, 166, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 187, 192, 244, 250, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 257, 260, 261, 262, 263, 269, 271, 272, 279, 280, 288, 289, 291, 293, 294, 296, 297, 298, 300, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 312, 316, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 328, 329, 333, 334, 335, 336, 341, 342, 343, 346, 347, 352, 353, 354, 355, 360, 361, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 374, 375, 376, 377, 379, 383, 384, 385, 388, 389, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 423, 424, 426, 428, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 441, 442, 450, 454, 456, 457, 458, 460, 461, 462, 464, 467, 468, 469, 471, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 484, 485, 486, 487, 490, 491, 494, 496, 497, 498, 499, 505, 506, 507, 510, and 515.

That the House recedé from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 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, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 107, 108, 111, 113, 114, 118, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 160, 163, 164, 165,

167, 168, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183, 185, 188, 189, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 258, 259, 265, 266, 267, 268, 273, 274, 276, 277, 278, 281, 282, 287, 290, 295, 299, 311, 313, 315, 320, 327, 330, 331, 332, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344, 345, 348, 350, 351, 356, 357, 358, 359, 362, 364, 365, 372, 378, 380, 381, 382, 386, 387, 390, 391, 396, 397, 398, 400, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 411, 419, 420, 427, 429, 440, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 451, 452, 453, 455, 459, 465, 466, 470, 472, 480, 481, 482, 483, 488, 489, 492, 493, 495, 500, 502, and 503, and agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 78:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 78, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

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

For fuel and advertising, exclusive of labor, $2,500.

And the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 81:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 81, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In line 2 of said amendment strike out the following: "to be immediately available,"; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 109:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 109, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

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

Amendment numbered 112:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 112, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert seventy-two thousand and fifty six dollars and sixty-six cents; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 121:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 121, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert the following: two charwomen; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 122:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert two hundred and twenty-nine thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars; and the Senate agree to the

same.