to one and three years, respectively, for the commencement and completion of the bridge authorized in the act approved February 15, 1910. 3. The time for commencing the construction of the bridge authorized by the act approved January 27, 1912, will expire by limitation on January 27, 1913, and it is assumed that the object of the bill is to extend the time for construction. From the standpoint of navigation interests, I see no objection to the proposed extension, but I am of the opinion that it would be better to authorize it in direct terms, instead of duplicating the act approved February 15, 1910. 4. I beg to recommend, therefore, that the bill be amended as indicated in red thereon. W. H. BIXBY, Chief of Engineers, United States Ármy. [Third indorsement.] War DepartmENT, January 20, 1913. Respectfully returned to the chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, inviting attention to the foregoing report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, in whose views the department concurs. O ROBERT SHAW OLIVER, BRIDGE ACROSS MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. JANUARY 21, 1913.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. Mr. STEVENS of Minnesota, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 27987.] The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 27987) to authorize the city of Minneapolis, in the State of Minnesota, to construct a bridge across the Mississippi River in said city, having considered the same, report thereon with amendment and as so amended recommend that it pass. The bill as amended has the approval of the War Department, as will appear by the letter attached and which is made a part of this report. Amend the bill as follows: Strike out all of section 1 after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: That the time for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge authorized by the act of Congress approved January 27, 1912, to be built across the Mississippi River from the intersection of Nineteenth Avenue S. and Bluff Street to the intersection of Tenth and University Avenues S. E., in the city of Minneapolis, Minn., is hereby extended to one year and three years, respectively, from date of approval hereof. Amend the title so as to read: "A bill to extend the time for constructing a bridge across the Mississippi River at Minneapolis, Minn.” The SECRETARY OF WAR: 1. Returned. [Second indorsement.] OFFICE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, 2. The accompanying bill (H. R. 27987) to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River from the intersection of Nineteenth Avenue S. and Bluff Street to the intersection of Tenth and University Avenues S. E., in the city of Minneapolis, Minn., is identical with an act approved January 27, 1912. 3. The time for commencing the construction of the bridge authorized in the act will expire by limitation on January 27, 1913, and it is assumed that the object of the bill is to extend the time for construction. From the standpoint of navigation interests, I see no objection to the proposed extension, but I am of the opinion that it would be better to authorize it in direct terms instead of duplicating the existing act. 4. I therefore recommend that the bill be amended as indicated in red thereon. W. H. BIXBY, Chief of Engineers, United States Ármy. [Third indorsement.] WAR DEPARTMENT, January 20, 1913. Respectfully returned to the chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, inviting attention to the forgegoing report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, in whose views the department concurs. O ROBERT SHAW OLIVER, Assistant Secretary of War. 62D CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 3d Session. BRIDGE ACROSS MISSOURI RIVER IN NORTH DAKOTA. JANUARY 21, 1913.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. Mr. MARTIN of South Dakota, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 27879.] The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 27879) providing authority for the Northern Pacific Railway Co. to construct a bridge across the Missouri River in section 36, township 134 north, range 79 west, in the State of North Dakota, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it pass. The bill has the approval of the War Department, as will appear by the letter attached and which is made a part of this report. The SECRETAry of War: 1. Returned. [Second indorsement.] OFFICE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, 2. The accompanying bill, H. R. 27879, Sixty-second Congress, third session, authorising the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River in section 36, township 134 north, range 79 west, in the State of North Dakota, is in the usual form and makes ample provision for the protection of navigation interests. 3. So far as those interests are concerned, I know of no objection to its favorable consideration by Congress. W. H. BIXBY, Chief of Engineers, United States Army. [Third indorsement.] WAR DEPARTMENT, January 16, 1913. Respectfully returned to the chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, inviting attention to the preceding indorsement. O ROBERT SHAW OLIVER, |