tion necessary for the regulation, preservation, and protection of fish in the waters of the Columbia River, over which said States have concurrent jurisdiction, and other waters within either State which would be affected by said concurrent interest, the recommendation being as follows: "We further recommend that a resolution be passed by the Legislatures of Washington and Oregon whereby the ratification by Congress of the laws of the States of Oregon and Washington shall act as a treaty between said States, subject to modification only by joint agreement by said States'; and said recommendation having been approved by resolution adopted by adopting the report of the conference committee, then, and in that event, there shall exist between the States of Oregon and Washington a definite compact and agreement, the purport of which shall be substantially as follows: "'All laws and regulations now existing, or which may be necessary for regulating, protecting, or preserving fish in the waters of the Columbia River, over which the States of Oregon and Washington have concurrent jurisdiction, or any other waters within either of said States, which would affect said concurrent jurisdiction, shall be made, changed, altered, and amended in whole or in part only with the mutual consent and approbation of both States:'" Therefore be it Resolved (the house concurring), That we urge upon Congress of the United States of America to enact appropriate legislation ratifying and confirming the compact and giving its consent to the compact and agreement between the States of Washington and Oregon as is required by section 10 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States of America. The memorial of the Legislature of the State of Oregon is as follows: To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Whereas the legislatures of the States of Oregon and Washington did appoint committees from their respective bodies to confer each with the other and to recommend legislation necessary to be provided for the regulation, preservation, and protection of salmon and other food fishes in the waters of the Columbia River, over which the States of Washington and Oregon have concurrent jurisdiction, and over waters within the boundaries of said States which might be of concurrent interest: and Whereas said committees did meet in Portland, Oreg., on the 6th day of February, 1915, and did agree on the necessary measures and legislation to be enacted by the legislatures of the States of Washington and Oregon, and in their reports to their respective bodies did recommend "We further recommend that a resolution be passed by the Legislatures of Washington and Oregon whereby the ratification by Congress of the laws of the States of Oregon and Washington shall act as a treaty between said States, subject to modification by joint agreement by said States"; and Whereas said report was adopted by both the house of representatives and the senate by the passage of senate concurrent resolution No. 4; and Whereas the legislature did fulfill the recommendations by enactment of senate bill No. 265, which in section 20 reads as follows: "SEC. 20. Should Congress, by virtue of the authority invested in it under section 10, Article I, of the Constitution of the United States, providing for compacts and agreements between States, ratifying the recommendations of the conference committees of the States of Oregon and Washington, appointed to agree on the legislation necessary for the regulation, preservation, and protection of fish in the waters of the Columbia River, over which said States have concurrent jurisdiction and other waters within either State, which would be affected by said concurrent interest, recommendation being as follows: "We further recommend that a resolution be passed by the Legislatures of Washington and Oregon whereby the ratification by Congress of the laws of the States of Oregon and Washington shall act as a treaty between said States, subject to modification only by joint agreement by said States;" and said recommendation having been approved by resolution adopted by adopting the report of the conference committee, then, and in that event, there shall exist between the States of Oregon and Washington a definite compact and agreement, the purport of which shall be substantially as follows: ***All laws and regulations now existing, or which may be necessary for regulating, protecting, or preserving fish in the waters of the Columbia River, over which the States of Oregon and Washington have concurrent jurisdiction, or any other waters within either of said States, which would affect said concurrent jurisdiction, shall be made, changed, altered. and amended in whole or in part only with the mutual consent and approbation of both States:"" Therefore be it Resolved (the house concurring), That we urge upon Congress of the United States of America to enact appropriate legislation ratifying and confirming the compact and giving its consent to the compact and agreement between the States of Washington and Oregon as is required by section 10 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States of America. Filed in the office of the Secretary of State February 20, 1915. The necessity for Federal legislation, if the terms of the compact and agreement are to be given effect, is apparent on reference to section 10, Article I, of the Constitution of the United States, which, among other things, provides that "no State shall, without the consent of Congress * * enter into any agreement or compact with another State." For about 300 miles the Columbia River separates the States of Washington and Oregon. Along the river an important fishing industry has been developed. The States bordering thereon having entered into a compact and agreement providing for the regulation, preservation, and protection of salmon and other food fishes in the waters of the Columbia River over which they have concurrent jurisdiction, the enactment of the bill reported herewith is proposed to render such provisions effectual. O CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. HEROES OF THE TITANIC. MARCH 20, 1916.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. MCKINLEY, from the Committee on the Library, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. J. Res. 104.] The Committee on the Library, having had under consideration the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 104) granting permission to the Woman's Titanic Memorial Association to erect a memorial on public ground in the city of Washington, D. C., report it back to the House with the following amendments: In line 10, page 1, after the word "site" insert the word "chosen" and after the word "and" insert the word "the." Beginning with the article "a," in line 11, page 1, strike out all the words down to and including the word "of," in line 1, page 2. As amended the committee recommend that the resolution do pass. O 64TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1st 64TH CONGRESS,} ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF RECORD. { REPORT MARCH 20, 1916.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. MCKINLEY, from the Committee on the Library, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany S. J. Res. 24.] The Committee on the Library, having had under consideration the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 24) authorizing the Librarian of Congress to return to Williamsburg Lodge, No. 6, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, of Virginia, the original manuscript of the record of the proceedings of said lodge, report the resolution to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. Upon this resolution the Librarian of Congress made to the committee the following report: Acknowledging the copy of S. J. Res. 24, referred to me for my opinion, I beg to report: (1) That the document referred to (a manuscript volume of the records of proceedings of Williamsburg Lodge, numbered 6, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, of Virginia) is in the possession of the Library of Congress. (2) That the origin of the manuscript is not of record here, nor the circumstances of its acquisition by the Library. (3) The statement in the resolution that it was taken from the lodge in the Civil War is presumably based upon information in possession of the lodge, but is not based upon information in the possession of the Library. (4) That the manuscript originally belonged to the lodge appears to be obvious upon its face. (5) As a document it has an interest here; but its interest as an original archive must from grounds of sentiment be greater to the lodge itself. (6) As it should be, in our opinion, a proper concern to recognize such an interest where it can be done without severing from the Library material that should, on even larger grounds, be preserved here, we should favor the return of this record to the lodge; and therefore (7) Recommend that the resolution be reported favorably. Very respectfully, HERBERT PUTNAM, O 1st Session. No. 394. TO REGULATE THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, AND USE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. MARCH 20, 1916.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. ASHBROOK, from the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 9323.] The Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 9323) to regulate the manufacture, sale, and use of weights and measures, to be known as the weights and measures act, having fully considered the same, report thereon with the recommendation that said bill do pass, with the following amend ments: On page 3, line 22, after the word "sale," add the word "give," and in line 23, on same page, strike out the words "free of cost." On page 4, in line 23, strike out the words "or the Secretary of Commerce." The object and purposes of this bill are clearly but briefly stated in the title. It will give the Bureau of Standards the regulation and control of the manufacture, sale, and use of weights and measures. All weighing devices must be approved by the Bureau of Standards and will result in uniformity and prevent the manufacture and sale. of fraudulent scales and weighing devices, which are easily changed either by intent or through weak construction. Weights and measures officials of many States have indorsed this bill, and at the last annual conference of weights and measures officials of the several States, held in Washington, D. C., resolutions were passed indorsing H. R. 9323. The bill has been indorsed by the Secretary of Commerce and the Bureau of Standards. Some few protests have been filed. against it by weights and measures officials, and one concern manufacturing scales is also opposed to its passage, but the bill seems to be generally approved by the public. Your committee therefore unanimously favor the passage of the bill with the amendments and believe that it will be of benefit to the people and will not work a hardship on either the manufacturers of weighing devices or the merchants who use them. O |