The report of the War Department on the bill is as follows:

[First indorsement.]

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,

Respectfully forwarded to the Secretary of War.

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington, June 15, 1906.

The accompanying manuscript bill (H. R. 20210, 59th Cong., 1st sess.), to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, makes ample provision for the protection of navigation interests, and I know of no objection to its passage by Congress so far as those interests are concerned.

It is noted, however, that the bill locates the bridge wholly within the State of Missouri, and in order to correct this an amendment, indicated thereon in red, is suggested. A. MACKENZIE,

Brig. Gen., Chief of Engineers, U. S. Ármy.

[Second indorsement.]

WAR DEPARTMENT, June 15, 1906.

Respectfully returned to the chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, inviting attention to the report of the Chief of Engineers in the preceding indorsement.

As thus amended the Department has no objection to the passage of the measure.

ROBERT SHAW OLIVER,
Assistant Secretary of War.

59TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPORT
1st Session.
No. 4960.

LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIA-
TION BILL.

JUNE 19, 1906.-Ordered to be printed.

Mr. LITTAUER, from the committee of conference, submitted the
following

CONFERENCE REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 16472.]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 16472)
making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial
expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907,
and for other purposes, 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 27, 49, 50, 52,
53, 54, 60, 61, 65, 66, 67, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 96, 97,
120, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 135, 138, 139, 141, 149, 152, 154, 155,
179, 191, 192, 197, 200, 201, 202, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 220, 221,
227, 228, 237, 247, and 250.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments
of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41,
42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 51, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 64, 69, 73, 75, 81, 82, 88, 90,
92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 111, 112, 113,
114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 125, 133, 134, 136, 137, 144, 145, 146, 147,
151, 153, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 175, 176,
177, 178, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 193, 194, 195,
196, 199, 206, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 222, 223, 224, 226,
229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245,
and 251, and agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 11:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same with an amendment as
follows:

On page 5 of the bill, in lines 20 and 21, strike out the words "Rela-
tions with Cuba" and insert in lieu thereof Cuban relations, and in
lines 22 and 23 strike out the words "improvement of the"; and the
Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 13:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 13, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the number proposed insert twenty-one; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 14:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert thirty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 25:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the number proposed insert twenty-five; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 35:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 35, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert the following: sixty-nine privates, at one thousand and fifty dollars each; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 37:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert seventy-seven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 44:.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 44, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

Strike out the matter inserted by said amendment and insert on page 32 of the bill, after line 14, as a separate paragraph, the following: For plans and estimates for a newspaper stack, to be procured by the Joint Committee on the Library if said committee shall decide such stack to be necessary, two thousand five hundred dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 46:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 46, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In line 2 of said amendment strike out the word "hereafter"; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 55:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert two hundred and eight thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 62:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 62, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert ten thousand four hundred and twenty dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 68:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

On page 44 of the bill, in lines 12, 13, and 14, strike out the words. "two superintendents of technical divisions, at two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars each" and insert in lieu thereof the following: superintendent of computing division, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars: and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 70:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 70, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

On page 44 of the bill, in line 16, after the word "dollars," insert the words chief of inspection division, two thousand five hundred dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 71:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 71, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert seventy-three thousand four hundred and sixty dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 72:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert the following: one stenographer and typewriter, one thousand four hundred dollars; one typewriter copyist, one thousand dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 80:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 80, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert one hundred and forty-two thousand five hundred and forty dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 89:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 89, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the number proposed insert forty; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 91:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 91, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert four hundred and thirty-me thousand three hundred and thirty dollars; and the Senate agree to the

same.

Amendment numbered 107:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 107, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert forty thousand dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 108:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 108, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert one hundred and sixty-five thou sand dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 109:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 109, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert forty-five thousand dollars; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 110:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 110, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

At the end of the matter inserted by said amendment insert rent of office and quarters in Juneau; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 121:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 121, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum proposed insert one hundred and sixty-four thousand three hundred and eighty-six dollars; and the Senate agree to the

same.

Amendment numbered 122:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert the following: two chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; and the Senate agree to the same.