Congressional Serial Set, Issue 5154U.S. Government Printing Office, 1907 Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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2d Session 59TH CONGRESS acres act of March amount appropriation approved Army Assistant Clerk Court August authority Board building Canal Zone cent channel Chief of Engineers Choctaw claimant Colon Columbia Columbia River Commission Commissioner Committee Company Congress construction contractor cost Court of Claims cubic yards Culebra December December 31 depth district dredging ending June 30 estimated EVANS expenses feet FINDINGS FILED fiscal year ending Forest Reserve freight Government honor House of Representatives improvement inclusive Indian Territory inlet Interior Island Isthmian Canal Commission Isthmus January JANUARY 14 JOHN RANDOLPH July June 30 L. M. SHAW land letter miles Millsboro November October officers Ohio Panama Railroad quarters recommend Red Cross repairs respectfully Rivers and Harbors salaries Secretary Secretary of War secs September steamer submitted Superintendent supplies survey timber tion Total transmit herewith United United States Army vessels warrants Washington
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Page 6 - ... of the United States for postal, military, naval, and other Government services, and also subject to such regulations as Congress may impose restricting the charge for such Government transportation, having claims against the United States for transportation of troops and munitions of war and military supplies and property over such aided railroads, shall be paid out of the moneys appropriated by the foregoing provision...
Page 4 - An act relating to the limitation of the hours of daily service of laborers and mechanics employed upon the public works of the United States and of the District of Columbia...
Page 4 - Disbursing officers, or the head of any Executive Department, or other establishment not under any of the Executive Departments, may apply for and the Comptroller of the Treasury shall render his decision upon any question involving a payment to be made by them or under them, which decision, when rendered, shall govern the Auditor and the Comptroller of the Treasury in passing upon the account containing said disbursement.
Page 1 - From and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to employ any part of the Army of the United States, as a posse comitatus, or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laics, except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress...
Page 25 - An Act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes...
Page 6 - ... required for the transportation of supplies and for garrison purposes ; for drayage and cartage at the several posts ; hire of teamsters...
Page 125 - That the supreme court and the courts of first instance of the Philippine Islands shall possess and exercise jurisdiction as heretofore provided and such additional jurisdiction as shall hereafter be prescribed by law.
Page 27 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the United States.
Page 5 - Transportation of the Army, including baggage of the troops when moving either by land or water, and including also the transportation of recruits and recruiting parties heretofore paid from the appropriation for "Expenses of recruiting...