fore, discloses no intention of the Congress to use the words in other than their ordinary meaning. Accordingly, it is my opinion that, subject to the requirement that no annual contribution, grant, or loan, and no contract for any annual contribution, grant, or loan may be undertaken by the United States Housing Authority either directly or under you supervision except with the approval of the President, you are empowered to superintend and oversee the activities of the Housing Authority. Respectfully, HOMER CUMMINGS. INDEX-DIGEST AGRICULTURE, SECRETARY OF. Appointing power. *Farm Credit Administration. 403. AIR CORPS ACT. Discretion in awarding contract. In a competition for new-design aircraft under sec. 10 Sec. 10 (c) authorizes the Secretary of War to contract with Sec. 10 (t) authorizes the Secretary to select the airplane best Substantial compliance with statute. Administrative failure to comply with certain provisions Air transportation. *Civil Aeronautics Act. 442. Registration. *Selective Training and Service Act. 504. ALTON CEMETERY. Voluntary grant to United States. *Lands. 373. NOTE. The asterisk (*) means See, indicating where the opinion is digested, e. g.- Appointing power. *Farm Credit Administration. 403. This means that the opinion is digested herein under "Farm Credit Administration" and AMBASSADORS. Political activity. *Hatch Act. 508. Monuments, abolishing. *Lands. 185. Inhibition not applicable to contracts previously made. ARBITRATORS. Not employees. *National Mediation Board. 497. Useless papers. ARMY. *National Archives Act. 249. Appointment to civil office. *Emer- Sec. 1222 R. S. does not prohibit appointment of an Army 197. The section is inapplicable, under circumstances stated, to Enlistment, pardoned felons. Persons convicted of felonies are ineligible for enlistment Post Exchange, Hawaiian Tobacco Tax. Army post exchanges are instrumentalities of the Federal Whether the act is applicable to sales to Army post ex- Removal because of conviction, later reversed. An Army officer convicted of violating sec. 113, Criminal was reversed. 437. Held that the removal as made was effective and that the Payments by former employers. *Compensation. 501. Patent, to United States. *Patents. 164. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Congress. It is the time-honored position of the Attorney General not 343. Footnote, citing instances of refusals to render opinions be- The head of a department is under no duty to inquire into 11. There can rarely be proper occasion for an opinion by the Contractors. It is not within the scope of the Attorney General's duty Facts must be stated. The Attorney General cannot undertake to settle facts ex 425. The question of law upon which an opinion is desired must Judicial questions. State tax should be resisted and question left to the courts poration. 138. Land titles. Sound reasons underlie the requirement for approval by the Penal statute. An opinion by the Attorney General construing a penal stat- Question not actually pending. Whether there are now any "Indians not taxed" is for |