nation by the board of local inspectors, and approval of such examination by the marine superintendent or such other officer of the Panama Canal as may be designated by the governor. [Rule 169.] Sec. 8. Small vessels not propelled in whole or in part by machinery shall be registered and numbered, and when numbers have been assigned they shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in prescribed form. [Rule 170.] Sec. 9. [Small] Vessels under sixty-five feet in length, before carrying passengers for hire in the Canal Zone waters, shall obtain a certificate from the Canal Zone authorities to engage in this business, and such certificate shall specify the number of passengers and life preservers and the fire-fighting apparatus which the vessel must carry. Such vessels shall be subject to annual inspection, and the certificate referred to will be granted for one year only. Small vessels carrying passengers without having first obtained a certificate from the canal authorities, or carrying passengers in excess of the number authorized by such certificate, shall be liable to a fine of not exceeding [one hundred dollars ($100)] $100 for each passenger so carried. This bill has been prepared and recommended by the various authorities charged with the duty of recommending proposed changes in the Canal Zone laws, and has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of War and the Department of Justice, and its enactment is recommended by the President. Hon. JAMES S. PARKER, WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, December 22, 1930. Chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. DEAR MR. PARKER: The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of December 3, 1930, inclosing and requesting a report and comment upon bill H. R. 14075, entitled "A bill to provide for the inspection of vessels navigating Canal Zone waters," which was introduced by Mr. Denison. This is one of the proposals made for the revision of the laws of the Canal Zone recommended by me in letter to the President dated June 5, 1930, and, in conformity with the provisions of the act of May 17, 1928 (45 Stat. 596), entitled "An act to revise and codify the laws of the Canal Zone," forwarded by him to the Congress with his message of June 9, 1930. The message and report submitted therewith were printed as House Document No. 460, Seventy-first Congress, second session. The reasons given for the submission of this bill will be found on page 310 of that document. The early consideration and passage of the legislation proposed for the Canal Zone are recommended. Sincerely yours, O HR-71-3-VOL 2- -57 PATRICK J. HURLEY Secretary of War. AUTHORIZE CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF CANAL ZONE TO ADMINISTER OATHS, ETC. FEBRUARY 21, 1931.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed Mr. DENISON, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 14076] The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 14076) to authorize certain officials of the Canal Zone to administer oaths and to summon witnesses to testify in matters within the jurisdiction of such officials, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it pass. The bill has the approval of the President and the Secretary of War, as will appear by the letter attached. Hon. JAMES S. PARKER, War DepartMENT, Washington, December 22, 1930. Chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. DEAR MR. PARKER: The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of December 3, 1930, inclosing and requesting a report and comment upon bill H. R. 14076, entitled "A bill to authorize certain officials of the Canal Zone to administer oaths and to summon witnesses to testify in matters within the jurisdiction of such officials," which was introduced by Mr. Denison. This is one of the proposals made for the revision of the laws of the Canal Zone recommended by me in letter to the President dated June 5, 1930, and, in conformity with the provisions of the act of May 17, 1928 (45 Stat. 596), entitled "An act to revise and codify the Laws of the Canal Zone," forwarded by him to the Congress with his message of June 9, 1930. The message and report submitted therewith were printed as House Document No. 460, Seventy-first Congress, second session. The reasons given for the submission of this bill will be found on page 312 of that document. The early consideration and passage of the legislation proposed for the Canal Zone are recommended. Sincerely yours, PATRICK J. HURLEY, This bill is one of a number of bills that have been approved and recommended by the Secretary of War and the President in pursuance of the act of May 17, 1928, providing for the revision and codification of the laws of the Canal Zone. The Code of Laws for the Canal Zone has been completed and will be ready to be presented to Congress by the President in accordance with the provisions of that act as soon as certain revisions or changes in the law that have been found to be desirable have been approved by Congress. On September 25, 1925, certain executive orders were issued relating to the Panama Canal, and particularly establishing rules governing the navigation of the canal and adjacent waters. These ordinances created various offenses and fixed penalties for their violation. It is believed that the President had no authority of law for the issuance of such an Executive order and that the same is for that reason invalid. This bill reenacts or validates rules No. 7 and 8 of the Executive. order of September 25, 1925, amending the original text in an unimportant particular. Rules 7 and 8 of the Executive order validated, with the recommended change indicated, are as follows: [Matter stricken out inclosed in black brackets; new matter in italic] That members of the board of local inspectors, customs officers, quarantine officers, and admeasurers, appointed by the Governor of the Panama Canal, are hereby authorized to administer oaths for the purpose of certifying the correctness of official papers [, and to witnesses appearing before them in their official capacity]. Sec. 2. That members of the board of local inspectors, customs officers, quarantine officers, and admeasurers are hereby authorized to summon witnesses to testify in matters within the jurisdiction of said officials, and to require the production of books and papers necessary thereto. The district court of the Canal Zone is hereby authorized to issue processes, at the request of the designated canal officials, to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers, and to punish for contempt of court any who refuse to obey such processes, or who refuse to be sworn or to answer any material or proper question after being duly sworn. This bill has been prepared and recommended by the various authorities charged with the duty of recommending proposed changes in the Canal Zone laws, and has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of War and the Department of Justice, and its enactment is recommended by the President. O PUNISH PERSONS DEPORTED FROM THE CANAL ZONE WHO RETURN THERETO FEBRUARY 21, 1931.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed Mr. DENISON, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 14077] The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 14077) to punish persons deported from the Canal Zone who return thereto, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it pass. The bill has the approval of the President and the Secretary of War, as will appear by the letters attached. Hon. JAMES S. PARKER, WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, December 22, 1980. Chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. DEAR MR. PARKER: The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of December 3, 1930, inclosing and requesting a report and comment upon bill H. R. 14077, entitled "A bill to punish persons deported from the Canal Zone who return thereto," which was introduced by Mr. Denison. This is one of the proposals made for the revision of the laws of the Canal Zone recommended by me in letter to the President dated June 5, 1930, and, in conformity with the provisions of the act of May 17, 1928 (45 Stat. 596), entitled "An act to revise and codify the laws of the Canal Zone," forwarded by him to the Congress with his message of June 9, 1930. The message and report submitted therewith were printed as House Document No. 460, Seventy-first Congress, second session. The reasons given for the submission of this bill will be found on page 312 of that document. The early consideration and passage of the legislation proposed for the Canal Zone are recommended. Sincerely yours, PATRICK J. HURLEY, This bill is another of a number of bills that have been approved and recommended by the Secretary of War and the President in pursuance of the act of May 17, 1928, providing for the revision and codification of the laws of the Canal Zone. |