Transportation of the Army and its supplies— For transportation of the Army and its supplies, including transportation of the troops when moving either by land or water, and of their baggage, including the cost of packing and crating; for transportation of recruits and recruiting parties; of applicants for enlistment between recruiting stations and recruiting depots; of persons on their discharge from the United States military prison to their homes (or elsewhere as they may elect), provided the cost in each case shall not be greater than to the place of last enlistment; of supplies furnished to the militia for the permanent equipment thereof; of the necessary agents and other employees; of clothing and equipage and other quartermaster stores from Army depots or places of purchase or delivery to the several posts and Army depots and from those depots to the troops in the field; of horse equipment and of subsistence stores from places of purchase and from the places of delivery under contract to such places as the circumstances of the service may require them to be sent; of ordnance and ordnance stores, and small arms from the foundries and armories to the arsenals, fortifications, frontier posts, and Army depots; for payment of wharfage, tolls, and ferriage; for printing and binding; for transportation of funds of the Army; for the hire of employees; for the payment of Army transportation lawfully due such land-grant railroads as have not received aid in Government bonds (to be adjusted in accordance with the decisions of the Supreme Court in cases decided under such land-grant acts), but in no case shall more than 50 per cent of full amount of service be paid: Provided, That such compensation shall be computed upon the basis of the tariff or lower special rates for like transportation performed for the public at large, and shall be accepted as in full for all demands for such service: Provided further, That in expending the money appropriated by this act a railroad company which has not received aid in bonds of the United States, and which obtained a grant of public land to aid in the construction of its railroad on condition that such railroad should be a post route and military road, subject to the use 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 only on the basis of such rate for the transportation of such troops and munitions of war and military supplies and property as the Secretary of War shall deem just and reasonable under the foregoing provision, such rate not to exceed 50 per cent of the compensation for such Government transportation as shall at that time be charged to and paid by private parties to any such company for like and similar transportation; and the amount so fixed to be paid shall be accepted as in full for all demands for such service; for the purchase and hire of draft and pack animals in such numbers as are actually required for the service, including reasonable provision for replacing unserviceable animals; for the purchase, hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of such harness, wagons, carts, drays, and other vehicles as are required for the transportation of troops and supplies, and for official, military, and garrison purposes; for drayage and cartage at the several depots; for the hire of teamsters and other employees; and for extra-duty pay of enlisted men driving teams, repairing means of transportation, and employed as train masters; for the purchase and repair of Transportation of the Army and its supplies-Continued. ships, boats, and other vessels required for the transporta- NOTE. This supplemental estimate is intended to cover the following items: Travel allowances of enlisted men on discharge $300, 000. 00 Subsist 195,000.00 The increase requested in this supplemental estimate is From subsistence of the Army for compensation $300,000.00 195, 589. 03 495, 589. 03 This estimate is necessary because, at the time the annual estimates were submitted, it was not known that an estimate would be required in cases where the proposed increase under one head of appropriation was equaled or exceeded by the amount of decrease under another head. (J. B. Aleshire, Major General, U. S. Army, Chief of the Quartermaster Corps.) Pay of enlisted men PAY, ETC., OF THE ARMY. For additional pay for length of service (act Aug. 24, 1912, NOTE. The amount estimated for additional This estimate is submitted for the reason that it was found the amounts asked for in the original estimate under this item were erroneous and it was not known that a supplemental estimate would be required to correct this error. (J. B. Aleshire, Major General, U. S. Army, Chief of the Quartermaster Corps.) $495,000.00 489, 305. 19 WAR DEPARTMENT, The CHAIRMAN MILITARY COMMITTEE, Washington, December 18, 1912. House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. SIR: 1. I have the honor to advise you that a special estimate has this day been prepared and submitted, in the sum of $150,000, for continuing the construction work at the Front Royal Remount Depot. 1 veterinarian's quarters_ 1 granary- 3 colt stables, capacity 60 head, at $15,000 each_ 1 barracks for enlisted men, Quartermaster Corps_ 1 administration building---. 1 storehouse, Quartermaster Corps.. 1 set of quarters, depot quartermaster_ 1 set of quarters, assistant to depot quartermaster_ 1 double set noncommissioned officers' quarters.. -- $6,000 8,000 45, 000 40, 000 10,000 16, 000 10,000 9, 000 6, 000 2. This estimate is submitted at this time in view of the fact that the United States now has possession of all the land sought to be acquired in accordance with the act of Congress, 1912, making appropriation of $200,000 for the purchase of the necessary land for the remount depot. 3. Permanent construction has already been completed or is under way at Front Royal from funds of the present fiscal year in the amount of $33,680.23. It is thought with the buildings listed above that sufficient accommodations will be provided for the present needs and will make a fairly good start on the construction of the entire depot, the total estimate for all construction contemplated which amounts to $486,172. Very respectfully, H. L. STIMSON, Secretary of War REGULATE MONEY LOANING IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. JANUARY 11, 1913.-Ordered to be printed. Mr. JOHNSON of Kentucky, from the committee of conference, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 8768.] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 8768) to regulate the business of loaning money on security of any kind by persons, firms, and corporations other than national banks, licensed bankers, trust companies, savings banks, building and loan associations, and real estate brokers in the District of Columbia, 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 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 2, 4, and 5, and agree to the same. That the Senate recede from its amendment to the title of the bill. BEN JOHNSON, J. A. M. ADAIR, Managers on the part of the House. CHARLES CURTIS, WM. P. DILLINGHAM, T. H. PAYNTER, Managers on the part of the Senate. H R-62-3-vol 1-7 STATEMENT OF 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 amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 8768) to regulate the business of loaning money on security of any kind, by persons, firms, and corporations other than National banks, licensed bankers, trust companies, savings banks, building and loan associations, and real estate brokers in the District of Columbia, submit the following written statement in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon and recommended as to each of the said amendments in the accompanying conference report: On amendment No. 1: Strikes out the modification, proposed by the Senate, so as to permit individuals to loan their own money at a rate of interest not to exceed 10 per cent per annum, and without being required to obtain a license for engaging in such business. On amendment No. 2: Inserts the provision, proposed by the Senate, with reference to requiring bonds to be renewed and refiled annually in October of each year. On amendment No. 3: Strikes out the modification, proposed by the Senate, for the publication of the annual report in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the District of Columbia. On amendment No. 4: Inserts the provision, proposed by the Senate, as follows: No such loan greater than $200 shall be made to any one person: Provided, That any person contracting, directly or indirectly, for or receiving a greater rate of interest than that fixed in this act, shall forfeit all interest so contracted for or received; and in addition thereto shall forfeit to the borrower a sum of money, to be deducted from the amount due for principal, equal to one-fourth of the principal sum: And provided further, That any person in the employ of the Government who shall loan money in violation of the provisions of this act shall forfeit his office or position, and be removed from the same. On amendment No. 5: Agrees to the provision, proposed by the Senate, striking out section 7 of the House bill, and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to be known as section 7. The only effect of this is to provide for a minimum as well as a maximum punishment for violation of the act and does not provide any greater punishment for the second or subsequent violation of the act. On amendment No. 6: Strikes out the provision, proposed by the Senate, excepting from the act section 6, which section provides that no attorneys' or agents' fees shall be charged or collected in foreclosure of any loan exceeding 10 per cent of the amount found due in such foreclosure proceedings. On amendment No. 7: Strikes out the provision, proposed by the Senate, that pawnbrokers shall not be included within the provisions of this act. On amendment No. 8: Strikes out the provision, proposed by the Senate, that section 9 of said bill be stricken out, said section providing that it shall be unlawful to incorporate any provision for 2 |