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 838 F IFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 44-47. 1906. Haven, Michigan, for the purpose of dredging said harbor to a depth of sixteen feet in accordance with a report su mitted in House Document Numbered One hundred and nineteen, Fifty-eighth Congress, second session. Approved, June 29, 1906. ‘ I {Eng'? {algo. pliptklltppplution Providing for the improvement of a certain portion C [runs .,14 .4.5.] - _ as 0 Resolved by the Senate and House of R esentatives of the United §§},§,ff';,, States of America in Congress assem led, gist the Secretaiéy of War mmmunwr 9¤¤>¤i be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to expen any pormiidhtiiirltixremu tion of the balance now remaining to the credit of the improvement for •P$g'QP;§,**,§?'{,,}_{- the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River to and includ- · ' ing the mout of the Missouri River, for the repair or completion of improvements alreadyunder way, or for the construction of other works, in accordance with general plans already made or approved: P'°°*°°- Provided, That such expen itures shall only be made for 1mprove- Ruttlcdon. ,, , ments which shall be useful for purposes of navigation. Approved, June 29, 1906. ·l¤¤°m·1’°"- N.46. J'tBesolti Directing'thInte1¤t•teComm (`bmmié to iniuliigateliandoxieilport on bldlcllc signal systenis, and appliances fcgrtlhe automatigncom [P¤b· Ku-. N0- *0-1 trol of railway trams. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mg}c?{;¢;{:,”fog¤· States if America in 0'onpress assembled, That the Interstate Comruvesugmonomisx- merce ‘ommission be, an it is hereby, directed to investigate and {f,’,‘{g}Q§§'f§{§§c'{L§Y* report on the use of and necessity for block signal systems and appli- Etgp¤¤v¤¤¤¤ of ex- ances for the automatic control of railway trains in the United States. p°For this purpose the Commission is authorized to emplofy persons who are familiar with the subject, and may use such o its own employees as are necessary to make a thorough examination into the matter. Rewrw In transinittinv its report to the Congress the Commission shall recommend suchrlegislation as to the Commission seems advisable. “f;>_*¢¤ ¤* °¤¤¤¤*¤· To carry out and give efect to the provisions of this resolution the Commission shall have power to issue subpoenas, administer oaths examine witnesses, recpure the production of books and papers, and receive depositions ta en before any proper officer in any State or Territory of the United States. Approved, June 30, 1906. June 80, ING. [No. 47.] Joint Resolution Fixing the date upon which the Act to amend an Act [S··’·B·”-l entitled "An Act to regulate commerce/’ approved Februany fourth, eighteen hun- {pub_ Ru, N0_;;] dred and eighty-seven, and all Acts aniendatory thereof, an to enlarge the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission, approved June twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and six, shall go into effect. Resolved by the Senate and Ilome o R esentatives of the United m;}cfg;;}ju°§;“‘ States of America in Congress assembled, Hat the Act entitled “An Xzkzl. gésavghmé Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to regulate c0mmerce,’ aplproved ,,,;_ ’p‘February fourth, eighteen hundred and eigbtyseven, and a l Acts amendatory thereof, and to enlarge the powers of the Interstate Comk H H 60 merce Commission/’ shall take effect and be in force sixty days after d,§'§_“ ° ° °" ° its approval by the President of the United States. Approved, June 30, 1906.