and other schedules of the tariff law before we give relief to the wholesale whisky men of the country. The statements that have been made in these hearings show that the whisky business was never more prosperous than it is now. There is no reason for this legislation, legal, equitable, or moral. It would be a mistake, in my judgment, to enact this bill into law-a most serious mistake. It is an exceedingly difficult matter to defend it now. It will not be possible to defend it in the future. Respectfully submitted. HENRY T. RAINEY. I am opposed to the bill, and concur in the conclusions of Mr. Rainey in the minority report submitted by him. 62D CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. J REPORT 3d Session. No. INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. DECEMBER 7, 1912.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. STEPHENS of Texas, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 26874.] The Committee on Indian Affairs submitted the following report on the bill making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914. This bill carries appropriations payable from the Federal Treasury as follows: For gratuity appropriations, $6,084,093.28; for fulfilling treaty stipulations, $740,560; for reimbursable items, $850,000; aggregating $7,674,653.28 exclusive of further appropriations of $489,075.07 payable from Indian trust funds now on deposit in the United States Treasury. This is a reduction of $3,139,588.18 under the amount estimated by the Indian Bureau for the next fiscal year and a reduction of $984,866.60 under the total amount appropriated for the current fiscal year. The total appropriation for 1913 was $9,148,614.95. The total amount estimated for 1914 was $11,303,316.53. This bill carries in the aggregate less money than that passed in the last session. Many of the items, however, are the same. It has been the policy of your committee in the preparation of this bill to exclude all items for the construction of new buildings for Indian schools and to not engage in any new irrigation or other projects, but we have accorded in each instance to Indian schools such amounts as in our opinion are necessary for proper administration, including comfort and convenience of the teachers and pupils. There are no claims of any character in this bill except to pay a balance of a salary due two Government Indian agents for the current fiscal year. H R-62-3-vol 1- -5 General legislation of all character has been excluded from this bill and in every instance only so much money as could be used in the proper administration of the affairs of the Indians, and for which full justifications have been given your committee by the Indian Bureau, has been allowed. The estimates on which the bill is based will be found on pages 393 to 410, inclusive, of the Book of Estimates for the fiscal year 1914, and amount to $11,303,316.53. It provides for no new employees or increase of salaries other than were appropriated for this year. 62D CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ( REPORT 3d Session. No. 1268. SITE FOR COURTHOUSE, PHILLIPS COUNTY, ARK. DECEMBER 11, 1912.-Ordered to be printed. Mr. ROBINSON, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT. [To accompany S. 3436.] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 3436) granting to Phillips County, Ark., certain lots in the city of Helena for a site for a county courthouse, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its amendment. 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 House to the bill (S. 3436) granting certain lots to Phillips County, Ark., submit the following written statement, explaining the effect of the action agreed upon. The House amendment is self-explanatory and is as follows: Add the following proviso to the bill: Provided, That upon the discontinuance of the use of this property for public purposes it shall revert to the United States. The effect of the agreement at the conference is to recede from said amendment and to leave the bill as the same originally passed the Senate. Jos. T. ROBINSON, Managers on the part of the House. 2 O |