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 476 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Gus. 465, 466. 1898. nect: at one or more points on the international boundary line with 2my road organized under the laws of the Dogniniou of Canada or Przovmcc Rirrhw ¤¤ 1>¤bii¤ of British Columbia, together with all the rights granted to rmlroads miihiis, p.4s2, by the Act of Congress entitled “An Act granting to railroads a. right of way through the public lands of the United States," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. And for the pnrpose of this grant and the construction of said railway all the provisions of said Act are hereby declared to be applicable thereto to the same extent as though the lands in said reservation were open to settlement and sale. D¤¤|8¤|*°P!°D¤’*Y· S121c. 2. That any damages 01- injuries occasioned to private property, whether the same be a. vested or inchoate right no the property injured, whether the same belong to a white man or an Indian, shall be ascertained, and compensation made therefor in accordance with the lews of Washington relating to the exercise of eminent dommn or thetakmg of private property for public use. Approved, June 18, 1898. June 18, 18W. CHAP. 466.-An Act Authorizing the appointment of a nonpartisan commission ·———-——-1-·—· to collate information and to consider and recommend legislation to mee: the prob-' lems presented by labor, agriculture, and capital. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqoresentatives of the United yinmnu-ian com- States of America. in Congress assembled, That a. commission is hereby "‘}‘,§?_"P_‘§'§f°°‘ created, to be called the “Iudustrial O0mmission," to be composed as A poiu tment ot follows: Five members of the Senate, to be appointed by the presiding appointed by the Speaker, and nine other persons, who shall fairly rep- ’ resent the different industries and empleymeutss, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice und consent of the Senate. D¤¤¤¤· SEO. 2. That it shall be the duty of this commission to investigate ‘ questions pertaining to immigration, to labor, to agriculture, to umuutuburing, and to business, and to report to Congress and to suggest such legislation as it may deem best upon these subjects. Sec. 3. That itz shall thrnish such iutbrmatiou and suggest such laws as may be made a basis for uniform legislation by the various States of the Union, in order to harmonize conflicting interests and to be equitable to the laborer, the employer, the producer, and the consumer. Hump. Sec. 4. That the commission shall give reasonable time for henrin gs, suimmmmsou. if deemed necessary, and if necessary it may appoint u subeommission or subcommissions of its own members to make investigation in any parts of the United States, and it shall be allowed actual necessary expenses for the same. It shall have the authority to send for persons ummm,. and papers and to administer oaths and uhlrmutions. All necessary expenses, including clerks, stenographers, messengers, rent for pla.ce·0f 4 meeting, and printing and stationery, shall be paid from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; however, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars per annum for expenditures under this section. · mmm. Sec. 5. That it may report from time to time to the Congress of the Unitee States, and shall at the conclusion of its labors submit a final NPO g'5;¤;igg¤¤¤¤¤·*¤¤ Sm:. 6. That the term of the commission shall be two years. The ‘ salary of each member of this commission appointed by the President T’°"°h¤8°‘P°°°°’· shall be three thousand six hundred dollars per annum. Each member of the commission shall be allowed actual traveling expenses. mL=i¤<==¤•=i·>¤ !¤¤* Sec. 7. That any vacancies occurring in the commission by reason of ° death, disability, or from any other cause shall be iilled by appointment by the 0¤iCG1' and in the same manner as was the member whose retire- Temp of summa, ment from the commission creates the vacancy. That in ease the term °*°‘ of u Senator or Representative expires while a member of this commission, said Senator or Representative shall not thereby cease to be a
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