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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. II. CHs . 304,305,312,313 . 1929 .

1261 February 23, 1929 . [S. J. Res. 213.] [Pub . Res. No. 90.1 CHAP. 304 . -J oin t Resolution To provide for extending the time in which th e Uni ted S tates Supr eme C ourt Build ing Commission shall report to Congress . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Act SupremeCourt f

Building, D . C . entitled "An Act to provide for the submission to the Congress of Time for submitting preliminary plans and estimates of costs for the construction ofa plans extended . building for the Supreme Court of the United States," approved Ante, p. 1067, amend- December 21, 1928, is amended by striking out " March 1, 1929," and ad. inserting in lieu thereof " the first day of the first regular session of the Seventy-first Congress ." Approved, February 23, 1929 . February 23, 1929 . CHAP. 305 .-Joint Resolution To provide for the quartering, in certain pub- [H .J . Res.418.1 lie buildings in the District of Columbia, of troops participating in the inau- [Pub . Res . No. 91.1 gural ceremonies . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital is authorized to allocate such space in any public building under his care and supervision as he deems necessary for the purpose of quar- tering troops participating in the inaugural ceremonies to be held on March 4, 1929, but such use shall not continue after March 6, 1929 . Authority granted by this resolution may be exercised notwith- standing the provisions of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, approved April 28, 1902, prohibiting the use of public buildings in connection wit h inaugural c eremonies . Approved, February 23, 1929 . Inauguralcere- monies, 1929 . Tempo rary qua rter- ing troops in publi c buildings during, au- thorized . Vol . 32, p. 252_ February 25, 1929 . CHAP. 312 .-An Act To authorize alterations and repairs to certain naval [H . R. 11616.] vessels .

[Public, No. 802.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the pur- pose of modernizing the United States ships Pennsylvania and • 1 APzona. 9lvanfa"and Arizona, alterations and repairs to such vessels are hereby authorized tho zed razing of, au- at a total cost not to exceed the sum of $14,800,000, in all . The Post, p .1648 . alterations to the capital ships herein authorized shall be subject to lir a s ubject . to treaty the limitations prescribed in the treaty limiting naval armaments, Vol.43,p .1664 . ratified August 17, 1923 . Approved, February 25, 1929 . Navy. CHAP. 313 .-An Act To improve the efficiency of the Lighthouse Service, Febr uary 27,1 929 . 51791 and for other purposes.

[Pub lic, No .803.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter the appr opri atio n, " General expenses, Lighthouse Service," s hall be available, under rules prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce, for paying the actual and necessary traveling expenses of lighthouse keepers at isolated stations incurred in obtaining medical attention . SEC . 2 . The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to pay not Detroit, Mich . exceeding 50 per centum of the cost of paving Mount Elliott Avenue from Wight Street to the Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan, said portion being directly in front of the lighthouse depot at Detroit . Li ghthouse Bur eau . Keepers at isolated stations allowed travel, etc ., for medical atten- tion . Pa yment of 50 per cent for paving street in front of depot at .