Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce. 1. Reference is made to the Assistant Solicitor's memorandum of January 24, 1935, requesting report on H. R. 4239, a bill authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the city of Grand Haven, Mich., certain portions of the Grand Haven Lighthouse Reservation, Mich. 2. The property which it is proposed to transfer is now occupied by the city of Grand Haven under the terms of a revocable license which will expire on February 28, 1935, which provides for the same use of the premises as is covered in the proposed legislation, namely, for public street purposes. The license contains the following provision: That this license shall expire by its own limitation at the end of the 5-year period specified, at which time the right of occupancy will cease unless the licensee shall have in the meantime obtained authority from Congress for its continuance. 3. The question of transfer of the portions of the reservation occupied under the revocable license was taken up with the Bureau by Representative Carl E. Mapes on December 27, 1934, and in reply he was advised by the Bureau that this office would have no objection to the permanent transfer of the property to the city of Grand Haven if the necessary legislation was obtained. 4. The property is no longer required for lighthouse purposes and is a portion of the area acquired by purchase on March 7, 1838, at a cost of $120. It is serving a useful public purpose, and the Bureau recommends that favorable report be made on the bill should there be no objection. О G. R. PUTNAM, Commissioner of Lighthouses. 1st Session No. 814 AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY NONINDIAN CLAIMANTS MAY 1, 1935.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed Mrs. GREENWAY, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 7741] The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 7741) to authorize an appropriation to pay non-Indian_claimants whose claims have been extinguished under the act of June 7, 1924, but who have been found entitled to awards under said act as supplemented by the act of May 31, 1933, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it do pass without amendment. This bill has the approval of the Department as will be seen from the following letter from the Secretary of the Interior. THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SIR: This report is submitted in accordance with the proviso to section 3 of the act of May 31, 1933 (48 Stat. L. 108, 109), which act authorized an appropriation in the total sum of $232,086.80 to compensate non-Indian claimants who were found by the Pueblo Lands Board to have occupied and claimed land in good faith but whose claims were not sustained and whose occupation was terminated under the act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. L. 636), for the fair market value of lands, improvements appurtenant thereto, and water rights. The proviso mentioned directs the Secretary of the Interior to report back to Congress any errors in the amount of award measured by the fair market value of the lands involved, and any errors in the omission of legitimate claimants for award, with evidence supporting his report and recommendations. Two classes of appeals have been filed under this proviso; first, by non-Indian claimants whose claims for award were rejected by the Pueblo Lands Board on account of insufficient showing as to good faith, possession, or color of title; and, second, appeals by non-Indian claimants in whose favor awards were made, but who have applied for increased compensation. All the appeals were filed with Mr. Guy F. Harrington, district cadastral engineer, who has made the necessary appraisals, reviewed the evidence, and has submitted a separate report and recommendation with each case. Copies of Mr. Harrington's reports and of the evidence submitted in support of the appeals are transmitted herewith. The cases in which errors have been found as to amount of award, and errors in the omission of legitimate claimants for award, are shown in the lists which accompany this letter. In the right-hand column of each list are shown the amounts which I recommend be allowed, either as an original award, or as increased compensation. Original awards recommended total $36,434.30, and increased compensation recommended totals $8,943.03; in all $45,377.33. Approximately 20 appeals filed under section 3 of the act of 1933 have been suspended for the time being, for the reason that the information furnished in support thereof is not sufficient to enable this Department to pass upon them satisfactorily. The needed information will be called for, and in case any of such suspended claims are later approved, a further report will be made to Čongress. It is recommended that an appropriation be authorized in the sum of $45,377.33, as contemplated by the enclosed draft of bill, for payment of claims approved under the act of May 31, 1933 (48 Stat. L. 108, 109). Sincerely yours, T. A. WALTERS, Acting Secretary of the Interior. CLAIMS OF NON-INDIAN CLAIMANTS APPROVED UNDER THE ACT OF MAY 31, 1933 (48 STAT. L., 108, 109) Claims for increased compensation ISLETA PUEBLO GRANT [The numbers in the first column indicate page numbers of the supporting evidence] Claims for increased compensation-Continued SANTA CLARA PUEBLO GRANT (The numbers in the first column indicate page numbers of the supporting evidence] Claims on account of errors in the omission of legitimate claimants for award NAMBE PUEBLO GRANT [The numbers in the first column indicate page numbers of the supporting evidence] |