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 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Gus. 975, 976. 1903. 943 large, from the grade of first or second lieutenant, and officers so detauled shall, while so servin, receive the pay of first lieutenant: ]*r0v£ded`, That no officer shullgiw so detailed except u on such exam-  t. ination as may be prescribed by the Secretary of EVM: Provided E mmm further, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and empow- »\¤¤¤1>¤¤¤·;¤ <>f sift ered to accept the sum of ten thousand dollars, tendered the Govern- m°m°m1 hmm` ment by Chaplain C. C. Pierce, United States Army, and the Daughters of the American Revolution, for the purpose of erecting a memorial building, for the physical and moral welfare of the enhsted men, at such army post as the Secretary of War may approve. Approved, March 2, 1903. · CHAP. 978.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to promote the safety of Mamh 2, 1903. employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equ1p their cars with automatic couplers and continuous "` brakes and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other pu " approved March second, eighteen hundred and uinety-three, and amendeg April iirst., eighteen hundred and ninety-six. Be it enacted by the Senate and H0we££R esentatives of t/w United States of America in Oongreas aaaem d,?i;iiat the provisions and m*},“jgl’;j§r*; '”*’·k°' requirements of the Act entitled "Au Act to promote the safety of Requiremeinu §¤r. _ employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers °x$°€,'f}i;$°y‘?'p_ 53L engaged in interstate commerce to e uip their cars with automatic P··¤¢·¤>-¤¤¤~ couplers and continuous brakes and tiieir locomotives with drivingwheel brakes, and—for other purposes," approved March second, eight V¤¤·2¤. u85- eeu hundred and ninety-three., and amended April iirst, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, shall be held to apply to common carriers by · railroads in the Territories and the District of Columbia and shall apply in all cases, whether or not the couplers brought together are of t e same kind, make, or type; and the provisions and requirements hereof and of said Acts relating to train brakes, automatic couplers, grub irons, and the bei bt of druwbars shall be held to up ly to all trains, locomotives, tengers, cars, and similar vehicles uses) on any railroad engaged in interstate commerce, and in the Territories and the District 0 Columbia, and to all other locomotives, tenders, cars, and similar vehicles used in connection therewith, exec ting those E¤=•>*=P¤°¤¤· trains. cars, and locomotives oxem ted b the provisions oi) section six of said Act of March second, eiggteen iiundred and ninety-three, as amended by the Act of April first, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, or which are used upon street railways. Sec. 2. That whenever, as provided in said Act, any train is oper- Olfggmum ¤¤¤'>°’ ated with power or train brakes, not less than fift • per centum of ` the cars in such train shall have their brakes used ami, operated by the engineer of the locomotive drawing such train; and all powenbruked cars in such train which are associated together with said fifty per centum shall have their brakes so used and operated; and, to more n£¤°¤¤*·*°*P°m¤*· fully carry into cifect the objects of said Act, the Interstatellommeree S ` Commission may, from time to time, after full hearing. increase the minimum percentage of cars in any train required to be operated with power or train brakes which must have their brakes used and operated as aforesaid; and failure to comply with any such requirement of the said Interstate-Commerce Commission shall be subject to the like penalty as failure to comply with any requirement of this section. Sec. 3. That the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until 1_{‘S§03‘{”°°‘S°"°““°' September tirst, nineteen hundred and three. Nothing in this Act iogsqlwiqgnnésug shall be held or construed to relieve any common carrier. the Inter- ° °° ° state·Commerce Commission, or any United States district attorney _ from any of the provisions, powers, duties, liabilities, or requirements ""*·.”· ¥‘- m