The first amendment is to limit the quantity of hot water to be supplied to the number of bathtubs provided for in the plans for the bathhouse that have been approved by the department under the act of June 3, 1912, supra. As to the second amendment the superintendent states:

"That this amendment to the bill is intended particularly to meet emergency cases; for instance, when a person falls down on the reservation from sickness or exhaustion, or both, and needs immediate treatment, we have no place where cases of that kind can be sent, and this amendment would supply a place to meet such emergency. Occasionally a case of this kind occurs at the Government free bathhouse, where a person might need immediate attention in order to save a life, and if this office had such an arrangement it would be very beneficial, both as a convenience and from a charitable and humanitarian standpoint. It must be understood that we have few of these cases. I do not know that we have had one in the last four or five months, and the amendment will in no manner work a hardship or imposition upon the hospital association.

"In the event this bill was passed with the proposed amendment, it would not necessarily be a precedent, as the accommodations furnished at the Levi Memorial Hospital would be sufficient to meet the emergencies or demands arising on the reservation for hospital services of this character, and it would not be considered necessary to make a similar arrangement with any other institution that might apply, unless conditions warranted such course."

The amendment in question was called to the attention of the corporation and, as will be seen by the attached copy of a letter dated January 8, 1916, has received its approval.

If the bill is amended as suggested herein, I have no objection to interpose to its enactment into law.

Cordially, yours,

FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY,

Hon. W. P. PARKS,

LEO N. LEVI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,
Hot Springs, Ark., January 8, 1916.

Superintendent United States Reservation, City. DEAR SIR: After careful consideration, the board of managers of the Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital decided to approve the amendment proposed by you to S. 1388 with the omission of the words "or other," the amendment to read as follows:

"Provided, That said hospital association shall, upon request of the superintendent of the Hot Springs Reservation, or his duly authorized representatives, immediately after being notified, send an ambulance or conveyance for, and accept and treat without charge therefor, any emergency patients so sent to the hospital for treatment.' The board hesitated at first to approve your amendment for fear that the term "emergency patient" might, in the future, be interpreted to the disadvantage of the institution, and this will account for the delay in replying to your communication of the 5th instant. After due consideration, however, the board, relying upon the fairness of your office and of the Department of the Interior, sees no reason for o jection to your amendment and decided to approve it.

With many thanks to you and the department for the interest displayed on behalf of our hospital, am,

Sincerely yours,

SECTION 73 OF THE JUDICIAL CODE.

MARCH 30, 1916.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed.

Mr. NEELY, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the

following

REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 13765.]

The Committee on the Judiciary, having had under consideration the bill (H. R. 13765) to amend section 73 of an act entitled "An act to codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary," approved March 3, 1911, report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

This measure as originally introduced was H. R. 22. A subcommittee gave the bill a full hearing and careful investigation, and at its suggestion the bill was amended somewhat as to details, and as so amended was reintroduced as H. R. 13765.

At the present time the State of Colorado is one district. Terms of court are now held in Denver, Pueblo, and Montrose, and the purpose of this bill is to establish an additional term of court in the city of Durango, in southwestern Colorado.

There was submitted to your committee a resolution of the board of county commissioners of La Plata County, Colo., in which the said city of Durango is located, guaranteeing to furnish court room for the holding of said term of court, including fuel, light, heat, and janitor services, free and without any expense to the Government, until such time as a public building may be constructed in that city. A public building at that city was authorized by Congress some four years ago. There was also submitted a very complete and satisfactory statement from the bar association of southwestern Colorado, giving in detail their reasons for the creation of this term of court. That statement is herewith submitted, and it appears to your committee conclusive that the bar and inhabitants and business interests generally of southwestern Colorado are eminently entitled to a term of the Federal court for that part of the State, and that the interests of the Government will also be promoted thereby. The committee, therefore, earnestly recommends the passage of this measure.

The said resolution of the said board of county commissioners and the statement of the bar association of southwestern Colorado are herewith submitted, as follows:

RESOLUTION.

Whereas there is now pending before Congress a bill (H. R. 22) to amend the laws relating to the judiciary and to establish a term of the Federal court in the city of Durango, La Plata County, Colo.: Now therefore be it

Resolved by the board of county commissioners of said La Plata County, That in consideration of the passage of said bill and establishing a term of the Federal court in the city of Durango, La Plata County, Colo., said La Plata County hereby agrees to furnish court room for the holding of said term of court, including fuel. light, heat, and janitor service, free and without expense to the Government, until such time as a public building may be constructed in the city of Durango.

Passed and approved this 10th day of March, A. D. 1916.

Attest:

STATE OF COLORADO,

County of La Plata, ss:

A. E. REECE, Chairman. Olive Orme, County Clerk.

I, Olive Orme, county clerk within and for said La Plata County, do hereby certify the above to be a true and correct copy of a resolution passed and approved by the board of county commissioners of said La Plata County on the 10th day of March, A. D. 1916. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my name and the seal of said county at Durango, Colo., this 10th day of March, A. D. 1916. [SEAL.]

OLIVE ORME, County Clerk and Recorder.

To the DURANGO EXCHANGE,

Durango, Colo.

Durango, Colo., March 11, 1916.

GENTLEMEN: The Southwestern Bar Association is very much interested in the establishment of a Federal court at Durango, and at your suggestion has taken up the matter of the ill introduced 1 y Mr. Taylor for that purpose, together with the suggestions made by Judge Robert E. Lewis. A canvass of the bar association and a study of the conditions show:

1. That the mem! ers of the 1 ar to a man are unwilling to accept any provision which does not fix a definite, regular term of court to be held here if there is any business to be transacted.

2. They have no desire to cause expense or to compel the attendance of the court and officials when there is no business to transact, and to the end that the suggestions made by Judge Lewis may I e met they are willing that the Lill be so amended as to provide:

(a) That when there are no cases to be tried and no business to be transacted the term may be continued or adjourned by the judge in chambers at Denver.

(b) That jurors for each term may be selected from such counties as the judge may designate.

3. The board of county commissioners have by resolution agreed to furnish a courtroom, light, heat, and janitor service, without expense to the Government until such time as a public building may be constructed. Provision for such construction has been made and the site has been purchased. A certified copy of said resolution is herewith transmitted.

4. An office of the district clerk in Durango is maintained in the courthouse. The clerk is in attendance there every day and is available in all business hours. If he were also appointed clerk of the United States court the expense of that office would be nominal, and business could be transacted as readily and promptly as at the offices in Denver and Pueblo.

Under these conditions we feel that the establishment of a term of court here will not involve any considerable expense or serious inconvenience to the judge and court officials, and we think there is no valid objection to the establishment of such court. The greater part of this district is distant from Denver at least 500 miles. It takes practically 24 hours to get to Denver from Durango, and a day longer from some other

portions of the district. It takes substantially the same time and almost the same cost to reach Pueblo, and the only train service to Pueblo lands us there at 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning and makes us leave there at about midnight. It takes as long to reach Montrose, and because of higher rates over the Southern Railroad the expense is about as great as to reach Denver, and the conveniences of travel are very limited. Under these conditions it is preferable to transact the Federal court business from this district at Denver rather than at Montrose or Pueblo, and it is a hardship which should not be imposed upon our people to require them to attend at any of these places.

The bar association has been unable to get any complete data as to the business from this section which has been transacted in the Federal court. It has no record of such business outside of this county, and has no complete record of the business here. Reports made by a part only of the local attorneys to our committee show that they have been interested in the last few years in some 150 matters in the Federal court. The United States commissioner at this place has had upward of 125 cases from 1907 to this time. There are other commissioners in the district and several other counties which would be included in a Federal district to be formed, and the amount of business from these counties has been considerable. At one time, when the mining business was active, there were some 40 mining cases from Dolores County alone pending in the Federal court. During last summer there was tried in Denver a case from this section where more than 150 witnesses were taken to Denver. We think it will appear that the costs to the Government in its cases against the Porter Fuel Co., the New Mexico Lumber Co., the Pagosa Lumber Co., the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co., and other cases where a large number of witnesses were required, would maintain a local court here for a great many years. It has happened that most of the larger cases, involving the greatest expense and the largest number of witnesses, arising in this section have not been heard by Judge Lewis, but have been heard by Judges Trieber, Riner, Marshall, and others. For this reason, proba' ly, Judge Lewis is not fully aware of the extent of the business actually arising in this section.

We suggest, further, that in all probability the Federal court business hereafter will increase rather than diminish, for the following reasons:

1. There is a land office here, within whose jurisdiction all kinds of public-land business is transacted, and from which before long appeals to the courts will probably be allowed.

2. There are two Indian reservations, with separate agencies, schools, and irrigation projects, and with all questions arising on account thereof or on account of dealings with the Indians.

3. There are two large forest reserves with district offices within this district from the administration of which the usual questions pertaining thereto may be expected to arise.

4. There are a large number of mining districts now again actively engaged in mining. A very large proportion of the properties are owned by foreign corporations or nonresident individuals. There is renewed activity in all these camps, resulting from better prices for products and improved methods, and as well from new discov eries of precious metals and new metals.

5. There are several national banks having the right in certain cases to sue and be sued in Federal courts.

6. The counties, schools, cities, towns, irrigation districts, power plants, mines, and industrial corporations have outstanding large issues of bonds held by nonresidents. 7. There are a large number of irrigation ditches and projected irrigation ditches, heading in Colorado and covering New Mexico lands. It can readily be seen that this condition is certain to furnish a very considerable business for the Federal courts.

8. There are seven large rivers rising in Colorado and running into New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and California, and interstate questions as to rights to the use of water and as to respective priorities are continually arising.

9. Important questions are arising as to the priority of the Indians as to the right to use water as against the whites who have made actual, prior usage. These ques tions will arise as to practically all of our streams, and before long must be settled in the Federal courts.

10. This section is geographically and commercially intimately connected with northwestern New Mexico and southeastern Utah, both rapidly growing and developing communities, and controversies arising out of these relations between citizens of different States must result from this intercourse.

To the above matters may be added the facts that there is a large power plant owned and operated by a foreign corporation, which covers a large part of the territory of this district; that a considerable quantity of land has been sold by the Government with coal and mineral rights reserved to the United States, that the Government