Red Cross buildings, D. C. Joint Resolution To grant authority for the erection of temporary build- Railroad car service. An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate commerce, as amended, in respect of car service, and for other purposes. May 29, 1917.... Pneumatic mail-tube service. Joint Resolution Making immediately available moneys appropriated for the investigation of the pneumatic mail-tube service in the Act approved March third, nineteen hundred and seventeen. June 1, 1917..... Smithsonian Institution, temporary buildings. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to permit the Secretary of War to erect temporary buildings in the Smithsonian Grounds. June 9, 1917... War Risk Insurance, crews, etc. An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the establishment of a Bureau of War Risk Insurance in the Treasury Department," approved September second, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes. June 12, 1917.. Appropriations, sundry civil expenses. An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and for other purposes. June 12, 1917.. Home guards, arming, etc. An Act To authorize the issue to States and Territories and the District of Columbia of rifles and other property for the equipment of organizations of home guards. June 14, 1917.. Appropriations, urgent deficiencies. An Act Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the Military and Naval Establishments on account of war expenses for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes. June 15, 1917.. Espionage, etc. An Act To punish acts of interference with the foreign relations, the neutrality, Federal Reserve Act amendments. An Act To amend the Act approved December twenty-third, resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to issue temporary permits for additional diversions of water from the Niagara River" shall remain in effect. June 30, 1917...... Condemning lands for military uses. An Act To authorize condemnation proceedings of lands for military purposes. July 2, 1917.. Quarter dollar Coin. An Act Providing for the modification of the designs of the current quarter dollar. July 9, 1917.... Public Health officers, war service. Joint Resolution To fix the status and rights of officers of the Public Health Service when serving with the Coast Guard, the Army, or the Navy. July 9, 1917... Appropriations, Congressional employees. An Act Making appropriations for certain session Aviation site, San Diego Bay, Cal. An Act Authorizing the President to take possession, on behalf Bridge, Bayou Macon. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Pritchard-Wheeler Lumber Company, of Wisner, Louisiana, to construct a bridge across Bayou Macon, in Louisiana, at a point east of the town of Wisner, Louisiana. July 28, 1917.. Page. 90 90 * 101 102 102 102 105 181 182 217 231 232 240 241 241 242 242 242 243 243 247 247 248 249 249 Bridge, Little River. An Act To authorize the construction, maintenance, and operation of a bridge across Little River, at or near the foot of the gar hole about one-half mile south of the Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railway bridge across Little River, Arkansas. August 3, 1917.. Public lands, desert-land entries. An Act For the protection of desert-land entrymen who enter the military or naval service of the United States in time of war. August 7, 1917.... Appropriations, rivers and harbors. An Act Making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. August 8, 1917.. Interstate Commerce Commission. An Act To amend the Act to regulate commerce, as amended, and for other purposes. August 9, 1917... Interstate commerce, preferential shipments, etc. An Act To amend the Act to regulate commerce, as amended, and for other purposes. August 10, 1917. Food survey. An Act To provide further for the national security and defense by stimulating agriculture and facilitating the distribution of agricultural products. August 10, 1917.... Food, fuel, etc., conservation. An Act To provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel. August 10, 1917.... Dam, Mermentau River. An Act To authorize and empower the Southwest Louisiana Waterways Willapa Harbor and River, Wash. Joint Resolution For improving Willapa Harbor and River, Second Liberty Bonds, etc. An Act To authorize an additional issue of bonds to meet expenditures Bridge, Arkansas River. An Act Extending the time for the construction of a bridge across the Bridge, Tug Fork, Big Sandy River. An Act To extend the time for constructing a bridge across Bridge, Saline River. An Act To authorize the construction, maintenance, and operation of a Public lands, potassium deposits. An Act To authorize exploration for and disposition of potassium. Bridge, Mobile Bay. An Act To authorize the Gulf Ports Terminal Railway Company, a corporation Port Angeles, Wash., land transfer. An Act Authorizing the county of Clallam, in the State of pany, a corporation, its successors and assigns, to construct a bridge across the Arkansas 1917.. Bridge, Waccamaw River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to The Whiteville Lumber Page. 249 250 342 250 270 272 273 342 342 276 287 287 340 341 341 341 288 295 295 296 296 296 297 300 339 339 339 340 Public lands, mining assessments. Joint Resolution To suspend the requirements of annual assess- Bridge, Little Kanawha River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Gilmer-Pittsburgh Coal Company to construct a bridge across the Little Kanawha River. October 6, 1917.. Appropriations, urgent deficiencies. An Act Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and prior fiscal years, on account of war expenses, and for other purposes. October 6, 1917.. Immediate transportation, Northgate, N. Dak. An Act For the establishment of Northgate, in the State of North Dakota, as a port of entry for immediate transportation without appraisement of dutiable merchandise. October 6, 1917.. Army, pay allotments. An Act Making further provision for the allotment of pay of officers, en- Navy, lost property. An Act To provide for the reimbursement of officers, enlisted men, and others Public lands, affidavits. An Act Providing for an amendment to section twenty-two hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes, allowing homestead and other public land affidavits to be taken before the military commander of any person engaged in military or naval service of the United States. October 6, 1917... Public building, Durant, Okla. An Act Amending the Act to increase the limit of the cost of certain public buildings, and so forth. October 6, 1917. Coastwise trade, foreign registry vessels, etc. An Act Giving the United States Shipping Board power to suspend present provisions of law and permit vessels of foreign registry and foreign-built vessels admitted to American registry under the Act of August eighteenth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to engage in the coastwise trade during the present war and for a period of one hundred and twenty days thereafter, except the coastwise trade with Alaska. October 6, 1917....... Army, gratuity to retired list. An Act To provide for the payment of six months' gratuity to the widow, children, or other previously designated dependent relative of retired officers or enlisted men on active duty. October 6, 1917.... Bridge, Mahoning River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Trumbull Steel Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mahoning River, in the State of Ohio. October 6, 1917. Army, staff officers, Reserve Corps, etc. An Act To authorize the issuance of Reserve Corps and Navy, liquor, etc., prohibition at camps. An Act To promote the efficiency of the United States Navy courts martial. An Act To provide for the service of officers of auxiliary naval forces on naval courts. October 6, 1917.. Army, chaplains. An Act Authorizing appointment of chaplains at large for the United States Patents, withholding issue, etc. An Act To prevent the publication of inventions by the grant of patents that might be detrimental to the public safety or convey useful information to the enemy, to stimulate invention, and provide adequate protection to owners of patents, and for other purposes. October 6, 1917... Bridge, Tug River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Wolf Creek Lumber Company Obsolete ordnance, North Carolina. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the State of North Carolina two brass cannon, with carriage. October 6, 1917.. Bridge, Arkansas River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress for the construction of a bridge and approaches thereto across the Arkansas River between the cities of Little Rock and Argenta. October 6, 1917... Page. 343 343 344 344 345 384 384 385 385 389 389 391 391 392 392 392 393 393 393 394 394 395 395 396 396 Bridge, Rio Grande. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the city of El Paso, Texas, to Army, Medical and Dental Corps. An Act To provide for the promotion of first lieutenants in the Regular Army and National Guard to the grade of captain, and respecting the Dental Corps of the Army and medical and dental students, and for other purposes. October 6, 1917.. Navy ration. An Act To amend section fifteen hundred and eighty-five of the Revised Statutes of the United States. October 6, 1917... Navy, ratings, artificer branch. An Act To establish certain new ratings in the United States Navy, Army, provisional use of Cavalry. An Act To authorize the President to organize provisionally as establishment of a Bureau of War Risk Insurance in the Treasury Department,'' approved September second, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes. October 6, 1917. Trading with the enemy. An Act To define, regulate, and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes. October 6, 1917... Irrigation, Rio Grande project, N. Mex. and Tex. Joint Resolution To authorize the Secretary of Interior to expend funds in New Mexico and Texas for drainage purposes. October 6, 1917. Customs, distilled spirits imports. Joint Resolution Authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to permit the entry of distilled spirits into bonded warehouses under bond, conditioned for the export of such distilled spirits to some foreign country within one year from the date of entry into the United States. October 6, 1917... Army lands for Ordnance Department. Joint Resolution Authorizing the expenditure of money upon lands purchased for use of the Ordnance Department of the Army without reference to section three hundred and fifty-five of the Revised Statutes. October 6, 1917... Page. 396 397 397 397 398 398 411 426 427 427 |
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