Transfers. objects of expenditure specified in said appropriations, may be CHAP. 191.—An Act To enlarge the boundaries of the Oregon National Forest. May 20, 1920. [S. 2792.] [Public, No. 211.] Oregon. National Area increased. Description. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the boundary of the Forest, Oreg Oregon National Forest, in the State of Oregon, is hereby changed to include the following lands, subject to all the laws and regulations governing the national forests: Township one south, range six east, section six; that part of township one north, range six east, lying south of the Columbia River not now included in said forest; township two north, range six east, all of sections thirty-four, thirty-five, and thirty-six south of the Columbia River: Provided, That this Proviso. action shall, as to all lands which are at this date legally appropriated impaired. under the public-land laws or reserved for any public purpose, be subject to and shall not interfere with or defeat legal rights under such appropriation, nor prevent the use for such public purpose of lands so reserved so long as such appropriation is legally maintained or such reservation remains in force. No prior rights, etc., vate owners author SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is, Exchanges with priauthorized and empowered, in his discretion, upon the recommenda- ized. tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, to exchange, upon the basis of equal value, nonmineral lands or timber belonging to the United States in the Oregon National Forest for privately owned lands lying within the exterior limits of the Oregon National Forest, and that upon the consummation of such exchanges the lands deeded to the United States shall become parts of the Oregon National Forest, and the Secretary of the Interior shall issue patents to the selected lands. Approved, May 20, 1920. CHAP. 192.-An Act To provide for the disposition of public lands withdrawn and improved under the provisions of the reclamation laws, and which are no longer needed in connection with said laws. May 20, 1920. [S. 795.] [Public, No. 212.] Public lands. Sale of lands reserved no longer needed. for irrigation and Vol. 32, p. 388. works Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior any public lands which have been withdrawn for or in connection with construction or operation of reclamation projects under the provisions of the Act of June 17, 1902, known as the Reclamation Act and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, which are not otherwise reserved and which have been improved by and at the expense of the reclamation fund for administration or other like purposes, are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were withdrawn and improved, the Secretary of the Interior may cause said lands, together with the improvements thereon, to be appraised by three disinterested per- Appraisal, publica sons to be appointed by him and thereafter sell the same, for not tion, etc. less than the appraised value, at public auction to the highest bidder, after giving public notice of the time and place of sale by posting upon the land and by publication for not less than thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the land, not less Payments. Title conveyed Provisos. Area, etc., limitatious. interest at 6 per centum per annum, payable annually, on deferred payments. SEC. 2. That upon payment of the purchase price the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, by appropriate patent, to convey all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to said lands to the purchaser at said sale, subject, however, to such reservations, limitations, or conditions as said Secretary may deem proper: Provided, That not over one hundred and sixty acres shall be sold to any one person, and if said lands are irrigable under the project in which located they shall be sold subject to compliance by the purchaser with all the terms, conditions, and limitations of the ReclaCitizenship require- mation Act applicable to lands of that character: Provided, That the accepted bidder must, prior to issuance of patent, furnish satisfactory evidence that he or she is a citizen of the United States. ment. Receipts to credit of irrigation projects. May 21, 1920. [S. 2448.] [Public, No. 213.] Army officers, etc. ish Army. Payment to, for loss of sight. SEC. 3. That the moneys derived from the sale of such lands shall be covered into the reclamation fund and be placed to the credit of the project for which such lands had been withdrawn. Approved May 20, 1920. CHAP. 193.-An Act For the relief of certain officers of the United States Army, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Frank Barber, Brit- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to pay, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Frank Barber, a first lieutenant of the Dorset Regiment of Infantry of the British Army, who lost the sight of both eyes and became totally blind by reason of a premature explosion on February 14, 1918, while acting as an instructor of the United States troops at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, as compensation for disability resulting therefrom, the sum of $10,000, and such sum shall be in full of all claims, legal or equitable, of the said Frank Barber, his heirs, representatives, or assigns. Col. William A. SEC. 2. Colonel William A. Simpson: That the President of the Simpson. Appointment as United States, in his discretion, be, and he is hereby, authorized to brigadier general, retired, authorized. appoint, by and with the consent of the Senate, Colonel William A. Simpson, United States Army, retired, to the position and rank of brigadier general on the retired list. Col. Robert H. Peck. SEC. 24. Colonel Robert H. Peck: That Colonel Robert H. Peck, position of majors of Eleventh Infantry, Regular Army, who, under the authority of the Infantry. Act approved July 12, 1912, was, by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed a captain of Infantry, United States Army, to take rank at the foot of the list of captains of Infantry, be, and he hereby is, restored to the position on the lineal list of majors of Infantry of the Regular Army which he would have held had he not been out of the service; that is to say, to a place on the lineal list of majors of Infantry just above that occupied by Major H. E. Yates. But nothing in this Act contained shall entitle the said Robert H. Peck to back pay or allowances. No back pay, etc. Maj. H. W. Daly. thorized. SEC. 3. Major H. W. Daly: That the President of the United lieutenant, retired, au- States, in his discretion, be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, by and with the consent of the Senate, Major H. W. Daly, National Army, to the position and rank of first lieutenant on the retired list. SEC. 4. Captain Daniel W. Hand: That the name of Daniel W. Restored to lineal po Hand, now captain of Field Artillery, be placed on the lineal list of sition in Field Artil- officers of Field Artillery in the position it would have occupied if he had not suffered the loss of rank announced in General Orders, numbered one hundred and fifty-six, War Department, August 8, Capt. Daniel W. Hand. lery. 1910; and the President of the United States, in his discretion, be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint Captain Hand, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to the grade which such restored position on the lineal list requires, to be an additional number in the grade until absorbed and no longer. Capt. Leonard F. Appointment as captain, retired. SEC. 5. Captain Leonard F. Matlack: That the President of the Matlack. United States, in his discretion, be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, Captain Leonard F. Matlack, now serving with the Eighth Cavalry, to the position and rank of captain on the retired list. Colonel Jesse McI SEC. 6. Credit in the accounts of Colonel Jesse McI. Carter: The Carter. accounting officers of the Treasury are authorized and directed to allow and credit in the accounts of Colonel Jesse McI. Carter, Cavalry, United States Army, the sum of $352.23, disallowed against him on the books of the Treasury. Omer Germain PaReenlistment of, authorized. SEC. 6. Omer Germain Paquet: That the President be, and he is quet. hereby, authorized to permit the reenlistment in the United States. Army, at the grade held by him at the time of his dishonorable discharge from the service, of Omer Germain Paquet, formerly a quartermaster sergeant; and the said Omer Germain Paquet shall, for the purposes of computing continuous service, for ascertaining the rate at which he shall be paid, and for retirement, be considered to have served continuously from the date of his last enlistment. John Elmer Wright. first lieutenant author ized. SEC. 7. That in view of the conspicuous service in the battle of Appointment of, as Chateau Thierry of John Elmer Wright, second lieutenant, Third Trench Mortar Battery, Third Division, United States Army, he having commanded a unit greater than the unit corresponding with this rank, and by reason of the serious wound he received in this engagement in line of duty, the President be, and he hereby is, authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the said John Elmer Wright to the rank of first lieutenant, and to grant him a commission in accordance with such rank: Provided, That immediately thereafter the said John Elmer Wright be tired list. placed on the retired list of the Army as a first lieutenant, with the pay and emoluments of a retired officer of that grade. Proviso. William Shelby Bar SEC. 8. William Shelby Barriger: That the President of the United riger. States, in his discretion, be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, Appointment of, as by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, William Shelby thorized. Barriger, who enlisted in the Regular Army on September 15, 1900, and who rose to be a first lieutenant of Cavalry, at present temporary major of Quartermaster Department, a captain of Cavalry, to take Provisos. rank at the foot of the regular list of captains of Cavalry: Provided, No back pay, etc. That no back pay or allowances shall accrue as a result of the passage of this Act: Provided further, That the total number of captains of Cavalry is increased by one for the purpose of this Act. Number of captains increased. Captain J. C. Gar- thorized. SEC. 9. Captain J. C. Garrett: That the President of the United rett. States, in his discretion, be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, rank in Cavalry, auby and with the advice and consent of the Senate, J. C. Garrett, formerly a captain of Cavalry, to take rank as if he had remained continuously in the service. Approved, May 21, 1920. CHAP. 194.-An Act Making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, for the armament thereof, and for the procurement of heavy ordnance for trial and service, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise May 21, 1920. [H. R. 13555.] [Public, No. 214.] Fortifications appro appropriated, for fortifications and other works of defense, for the armament thereof, and for the procurement of heavy ordnance for trial and service, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, and for other purposes, namely: FORTIFICATIONS AND OTHER WORKS OF DEFENSE. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. For construction of gun and mortar batteries, $1,800,000. For protection, preservation, and repair of fortifications for which there may be no special appropriation available, and of structures for the torpedo defense of the United States and for maintaining channels for access to torpedo wharves, $300,000. For preparation of plans for fortifications and other works of defense, $25,000. For maintenance and repair of searchlights and electric light and power equipment for seacoast fortifications, and for tools, electrical and other supplies, and appliances to be used in their operation, including the purchase of reserve lights, $60,000. For construction of mining casemates, cable galleries, torpedo storehouses, cable tanks, and other structures necessary for the operation, preservation, and care of submarine mines and their accessories, and for providing channels for access to torpedo wharves, $150,000. For procurement or reclamation of land, or rights pertaining thereto, needed for site, location, construction, or prosecution of works for fortifications and coast defenses, $49,000. For the construction of land defenses in the United States, including the procurement of equipment and materials required therefor, the construction and repair of roads required for military purposes, and the procurement and installation of searchlights, $100. For the installation and replacement of electric light and power plants at seacoast fortifications in the United States; the purchase and installation of searchlights for seacoast defenses in the United States, including searchlights for antiaircraft defenses and accessories therefor; and for salaries of electrical experts, engineers, and other employees necessary to procure and install the same, $566,250. For construction of sea wall and embankments, $20,500. For the repair and restoration of sea walls, retaining walls, and fill, and for urgent repairs to batteries in the defenses of Galveston, Texas, $10,000. For contingent expenses incident to the construction of seacoast fortifications and their accessories, under the Engineer Department, $50,000. UNDER THE CHIEF OF COAST ARTILLERY. For construction of fire-control stations and accessories, including not to exceed $48,755 for the purchase of lands and rights of way, purchase and installation of necessary lines and means of electrical communication, including telephones, dial and other telegraphs, wiring and all special instruments, apparatus, and materials, coastsignal apparatus, subaqueous, sound and flash ranging apparatus, including their development, and salaries of electrical experts, engineers, and other necessary employees connected with the use of coast artillery; purchase, manufacture, and test of range finders and other instruments for fire control at the fortifications, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture at the arsenals, $770,000. For maintenance of Coast Artillery war-instruction matériel at Coast Artillery posts, including necessary material and labor therefor and for extra-duty pay to soldiers necessarily employed for periods not less than ten days, $1,685. UNDER THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER. For operation and maintenance of fire-control installations at seacoast defenses, $165,000. ARMAMENT OF FORTIFICATIONS. Signal Service. Operating fire-control installations. Armament. Mountain, field, and For purchase, manufacture, and test of mountain, field, and siege siege cannon. cannon, including their carriages, sights, implements, equipments, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture, $1,500,000. For purchase, manufacture, maintenance, and test of ammunition for mountain, field, and siege cannon, including the necessary experiments in connection therewith, the machinery necessary for its manufacture, and necessary storage facilities, $1,600,000. For purchase, manufacture, and test of seacoast cannon for coast defense, including their carriages, sights, implements, equipments, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture, $2,000,000. For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for seacoast cannon, and for modernizing projectiles on hand, including the necessary experiments in connection therewith, and the machinery necessary for its manufacture, $1,000,000. Ammunition. Seacoast cannon. Ammunition, etc. Ammunition, etc., For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition, subcaliber for practice. guns, and other accessories for seacoast artillery practice, including the machinery necessary for their manufacture, $200,000. Altering, etc., sea For alteration and maintenance of seacoast artillery, including the coast artillery. purchase and manufacture of machinery, tools, materials necessary for the work, and expenses of civilian mechanics and extra-duty pay of enlisted men engaged thereon, $1,000,000. Altering, etc., mo For alteration and maintenance of the mobile artillery, including bile artillery. the purchase and manufacture of machinery, tools, and materials necessary for the work and the expenses of the mechanics engaged thereon, $2,000,000. Ammunition, etc., For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition, subcaliber for field, etc., artillery guns, and other accessories for mountain, field, and siege artillery practice. practice, including the machinery necessary for their manufacture, $205,800. PROVING GROUNDS. For current expenses of the ordnance proving grounds, comprising the maintenance of rail and water transportation, repairs, alterations, accessories, and service of employees incidental to testing and proving ordnance and ordnance matériel, hire of assistants for the Ordnance Board, purchase of instruments and articles required for testing and experimental work, building and repairing butts and targets, clearing and grading ranges, $350,000. SUBMARINE MINES. Proving grounds. Current expenses. Submarine mines. Accessories, etc., for For purchase, manufacture, and test of submarine-mine matériel, practice. and other accessories for submarine-mine practice, including the machinery necessary for their manufacture, $9,233. Maintenance of sup- For maintenance of submarine-mine and submarine-net matériel plies, etc. within the limits of continental United States; purchase of necessary depot. machinery, tools, and implements for the repair shop of the torpedo depot at Fort Totten, New York; extra-duty pay to soldiers necessarily employed for periods not less than ten days in connection |