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 FIFTYSECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 22-25. 1892. 399 [No. 22.] Joint resolution providing for an investigation relative to the " slums Ju!;.- 20. 1R02. of cities." HU Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of §,m;;£; sj1E22Sé, Ln_ Labor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to make a full rmrtr¤r·es¤rgm. investigation relative to what is known as the slums of cities, confining such investigation to cities containing two hundred thousand inhabitants and over, as shown by the Eleventh Census. The investigation shaH relate to the occupations, earnings, sanitary surroundings, and other essential lacts necessary to show the condition of residents of such localities, and to show so far as it may be done the condition of such residents compared with re idents of cities of similar size in other countries. The sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as Appmpmmn. maybe necessary to defray the expenses of said investigation, said sum being in addition to the regular appropriations for the Department of Labor, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, July 20, 1892. . [No. 23.] Joint resolution extending the time in which certain street railroads Jmy22_1m_ compelled by act of Congress, gpprove August sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety, ——— to change their motive power om horse power to mechanical power, for one year. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time within which Mmprrem Railthe street railroad companies availing themselves of the privileges "‘"'"° "' °°' granted by the act making appropriations to provide for the govern- cm¤,i¤:*M;mg; ment of the District of Columbia, and approved August sixth, eighteen power.; g hundred and ninety, so far as it extends to the Metropohtan Railroad, V"l·’“· ¤’·‘“°· is hereby extended for one year from the date of the passage of this act: Provided, That so fast as the cars now building are equipped with storage batteries they shall beplaced on the road: And provided fur- ggggiéc ut on M ther, That pending the change the present equipment of the road shall muy. °_ be put, kept and maintained in good condition; and any failure to com- ,,,{f,°,f_§;{ {’,$‘;},§{";§ff ply with any of the foregoing requirements as to equipment shall 1-en- ·1i¤i·>¤. _ _ _ der the said Metropolitan Railway Company liable to a line of not ex- P°"“"’ ""` "“l"“" ceeding twenty-tive dollars for each day so in default, to be recovered by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, as other lines are recovered in the District of Columbia. " Sec. 2. Congress reserves the right to alter, amend or repeal this act ” Approved, July 22, 1892. [No. 24.] Joint resolution to authorize and direct the Secretary of State to a if x the great seal of the United States to a certain document therein stated. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United G t I to M States ofzlmerica in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of State be, smilii m°t°.ii»m..e¤r. and he is hereby. authorized and directed to ailix the great seal of the United States to the document entitled “The administration of the United States Government at the beginning of the four hundreth anniversary of the discovery of America? Approved, July 23, 1892. [N0. 25.] Joint resolution requesting the loan of certain articles for the Worlds Columbian Exposition. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United W 1d_ I b. States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and ll0 nrpgrtrrrhco um mn hereby 1s, authorized to request of the Government of her majesty