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15 west, sections 30 and 31, and those parts of sections 32 and 33 southwest of the northeast shore of Ozette Lake (surveyed); township 30 north, range 16 west, all (surveyed); township 31 north, range 16 west, those parts of sections 25 and 26 south of Ozette Indian Reservation, and sections 35 and 36 (surveyed); all west of the Willamette meridian, in Washington, are hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or disposal under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people and shall be known as the Olympic National Park, and all lands formerly included in the Mount Olympus National Monument and not included in the above description are hereby transferred to and made a part of the Olympic National Forest: Provided, That the President may, by proclamation, add to said park, any lands within the following described area, to wit: Township 27 north, range 10 west, section 19, south half section 29, section 30 and north half section 31 (surveyed); township 27 north, range 11 west, south half section 14, south half section 15, south half section 17, sections 18 to 33, inclusive, north half and southeast quarter and north half southwest quarter and southwest quarter southwest quarter section 34, north half and southwest quarter section 35, and section 36 (surveyed); township 26 north, range 12 west, sections 4 and 5, east half and southwest quarter section 6, sections 7 and 8, north half section 9, and section 18 (surveyed); township 27 north, range 12 west, sections 4 to 9, inclusive, south half section 10, southwest quarter section 11, sections 13 to 18, inclusive, sections 20 to 29, inclusive, sections 32 and 33, north half section 34, northwest quarter section 35 (surveyed); township 26 north, range 13 west, southeast quarter section 1, south half section 11, sections 12, 13, and 14, south half section 15, south half 'section 16, sections 21 to 24, inclusive, sections 26 and 27, east half section 28 (surveyed); township 27 north, range 13 west, sections 1 and 2, east half section 11, sections 12 and 13 (surveyed); township 28 north, range 13 west, sections 17 to 21, inclusive, sections 26 to 29, inclusive, north half section 32, sections 33 to 36, inclusive (surveyed); township 28 north, range 14 west, section 13, east half and southwest quarter section 14, sections 19 to 24, inclusive, and sections 27 to 30, inclusive, north half section 32, north half section 33 (surveyed); township 28 north, range 15 west, sections 24 and 25, all west of the Willamette meridian, in Washington, title to which may be vested in the United States or which may be acquired by the United States by donation or otherwise, and upon the addition of such lands to said park, the same shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the park; Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to accept title to any lands or interests therein within said area which may be donated for park purposes, the title and evidence of title to the same to be satisfactory to said Secretary.'

Following section 1, insert a new section 2 as follows, and renumber the remaining sections accordingly:

Sec. 2. That in the areas of said park lying east of the range line between ranges 9 and 10 and north of the Seventh Standard Parallel, and east of the range line between ranges 4 and 5 west, Willamette meridian, all mineral deposits of the classes and kinds now subject to location, entry, and patent under the mining laws of the United States shall be, exclusive of the land containing them, subject to disposal under such laws for a period of five years from the date of approval of this Act, with rights of occupation and use of so much of the surface of the land as may be required for all purposes reasonably incident to the mining or removal of the minerals and under such general regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior; Provided further, That any mining claim located under the provisions of this Act shall be null and void at the expiration of two years from the date of location unless within six months thereafter the owner of said claim shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior satisfactory proof that within the two-year period he has developed thereon a valuable deposit of minerals and has commenced actual mining operations, the decision of the Secretary, after due notice and after opportunity to be heard has been afforded to the parties in interest, to be final and conclusive.”

On page 3, line 20 and line 23, strike out the words “Mount Olympus” and insert in lieu thereof the word “Olympic”.

Strike out the proviso at the end of section 3. If amended as suggested herein, I strongly recommend that H. R. 4724 be given favorable consideration by the Congress.

I have been advised by the Bureau of the Budget that there would be no objection by that Bureau to the presentation of this report to the Congress.

This Department has, however, been requested, under date of March 26, to submit a report to your committee on H. R. 10024, which also relates to the establishment of the Olympic National Park. That bill, with but a minor exception in regard to the exclusion of Ozette Lake, is the same as the proposal covered by this report. A report on H. R. 10024 is being submitted separately. Sincerely yours,

HAROLD L. ICKES,
Secretary of the Interior.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

Washington, March 30, 1938. Hon. RENÉ L. DEROUEN, Chairman, Committee on the Public Lands,

House of Representatives. MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I have received your letter of March 26, enclosing a copy of H. R. 10024, entitled "A bill to establish the Olympic National Park, in the State of Washington, and for other purposes," and requesting a report thereon.

On March 11, 1937, your committee requested this Department to submit a report on H. R. 4724, which also relates to the establishment of the Olympic National Park. This Department's report on H. R. 4724 recommended several amendments to the bill. The proposal contained in our report on H. R. 4724 is the same as that embodied in H. R. 10024 with but a minor exception in that H. R. 10024 excludes Ozette Lake which is not indispensable to the proposed park area and, therefore, this Department recommends the enactment of H. R. 10024 in its present form.

The Bureau of the Budget has advised that the proposal embodied in our report on H. R. 4724, which is substantially the same as H. R. 10024 as stated above, would be in accord with the program of the President.

As your committee may desire to consider this Department's reports on H. R. 4724 and 10024 at the same time, the report contained in this letter has not been submitted to the Bureau of the Budget. Sincerely yours,

HAROLD L. ICKES,

Secretary of the Interior. O

CONGRESS

REQUIRING THAT HORSES AND MULES BELONGING TO UNITED STATES WHICH HAVE BECOME UNFIT FOR SERVICE BE DESTROYED OR PUT TO PASTURE

APRIL 28, 1938.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state

of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. Cochran, from the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive

Departments, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 9848]

The Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 9848), introduced by Mr. Harlan, of Ohio, to require that horses and mules belonging to the United States which have become unfit for service be destroyed or put to pasture, have considered same and instructed me as chairman to report the bill back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. The report of the Secretary of War follows:

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington, April 28, 1998. Hon. JOHN J. COCHRAN, Chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments,

House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. DEAR MR. COCHRAN: Careful consideration has been given to the bill (H. R. 9848) to require that horses and mules belonging to the United States which have become unfit for service be destroyed or put to pasture, which you transmitted to the War Department under date of April 11, 1938, with a request for a report relative thereto and information as to the average age of the horses and mules at the time they are sold by the War Department.

No existing law will be affected by the proposed bill.

A number of protests have been received in the past from humane societies and other associations and individuals interested in the humane treatment of superannuated or disabled animals against their sale to irresponsible persons who might overwork them. For this reason, it was considered advisable to amend the regulations so as to provide for the destruction of animals which have become unfit for military service, with the exception of a few animals which are turned over to other Government departments for pathological purposes. In exceptional cases, old animals which have rendered long and faithful service are retained in pasturage to die a natural death.

The War Department is of the opinion that legislation as contained in H. R. 9848 is unnecessary and is believed to be a matter for administrative action by the various Government departments. The present policy of the War Department is in accordance with the proposed legislation which, however, would prohibit any deviation of policy to meet possible future exigencies without further legislation.

Time has not permitted the submission of this report to the Bureau of the Budget. It should therefore be understood that the report does not involve any commitment as to the relationship of the legislation to the program of the President.

The average age of condemned horses and mules sold during the calendar years 1936 and 1937 was approximately 11 years. Sincerely yours,

HARRY H. WOODRING,

Secretary of War. O

CREATING A COMMITTEE ON PURCHASES OF BLIND

MADE PRODUCTS

APRIL 28, 1938.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state

of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. Cochran, from the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive

Departments, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 2819]

The Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2819) to create a Committee on Purchases of Blind-Made Products, has considered same and instructed me as chairman to report the bill to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Wagner and in the House by Representative O'Day. It has the endorsement of organizations throughout the United States interested in the welfare of blind workmen, including the American Foundation of the Blind, Inc., of which Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the honorary president and Dr. Helen A. Keller counselor.

The report filed by the Committee on Interstate Commerce of the Senate follows:

The Committee on Interstate Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2819) to create a committee on purchases of blind-made products and for other purposes, having considered the same, report thereon with the recommendation that the bill (S. 2819) do pass as amended.

To meet departmental objections the committee found it necessary to make several changes in the bill (S. 2819). After some discussion it was decided that following the enacting clause all be stricken and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

“That there is hereby created a Committee to be known as the Committee on Purchases of Blind-made Products (hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee') to be composed of a private citizen conversant with the problems incident to the employment of the blind and a representative of each of the following Government Departments: the Navy Department, the War Department, the Treasury Department, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Interior. The members of the Committve shall be appointed by the President, shall serve without additional compensation, and shall designate one of their number to be chairman.

“SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Committee to determine the fair market price of all brooms and mops and other suitable commodities manufactured by