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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Smeg. 1. Cue. 249, 250, 252. 1916. 387 CHAP. 249.-An Act Granting the ccnsentof Congres to the county of Sumter, J¤lY 17 NW or to me count of Dool, both of me stm or Georgia, acting emu or se m1 ¤H·R—im’·¤ and their succelnlaom and lissigm, to construct e bridge across thei Fling Riverllam yl [rumm, Nu. 162.] Be it enacted_by the Senate and House my Representatives of the United States of America in Congress a.ssembled, That the consent of Congress §§{1§A§"g· Domy 1S here y granted to the county of Sumter, or to the county of Dooly, gmtiw, Ge, mb; both of the State of Georgia, acting jointly or separately, and their rZ}g$°’ M°"°’ ' successors and assigns, to construct maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the I·]`l.i11t River at a. point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Murmys Ferry, Georgia, in °°¤S**¤¤**°¤· accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regu- V°'· 3% P· 8*- late the construction of bridics over navigable wa.ters," approved March twenty-third, nineteen undred and six. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby *¤°¤d¤¤¤¤*· expressly reserved. Approved, July 17, 1916. · · CHAP. 250.-An Act Gnmtingthe consent of Ccmgrentolulisn B. McCurry,A. G. 3£y1;_7igg1°j McCurry, P. W. Walton, and J`. J. Fretwell to c0nstmct•bridge•<:t¤¢mthe Savmuah ——¢-——— Riva - » [mm, No. nos.; - Be it madal by the Senate and House of Representat·£·ve.s of the United State; if America in Congress assembled, That the consent of CO§l'BSS  Q3- is here y granted to Julian B. M s.11d A. G. McGm·ry,,of~ art- aw., mai ¤¤xTé¥, well, Georgia; P. W. Walton, of 011, Georgia; and J. J. Frct- §:,$‘“" S"' " well, of Anderson, South Carolina, and their successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a. bridga and approaches thereto across the Savannah River at a Ipoint suite e to the interests of naviiiition, at or near McDonalds S `oals, between McDonalds Shoals and a.n.ks Ferry, in the county of Hm·t,·State of Georgia, on the wom, and the county of Anderson, State of South Carolina, on the east, cmu mon in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regu- von. agp. eil late the construction of bridies over navigable waters/’ approved March twenty-third, nineteen undred and six. Sm. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amnumm. expressly reserved. Approved, July 17, 1916. J 20, 1916. CHAP. 252.-4oim Resolution Creating s. joint subcommittee from the member- lglylw- WJ ship of the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce and_ the Houee Committee on [puh Raw Nm zu Interstate and Foreign Commerce to investigate the conditions relating to interstate and foreign commerce, and the necessity of further legislation relating thereto, and defining the powers and duties of such subcommittee. Resolved the Senate and House 0 Re esentatives o the United States of Amlzyrica in Congress a.ssembZed,fTha1trthe Iutersta.tJe Commerce d W Committee of the Senate and the Committee of the House of Repro- d,,,0Y,§'f“,§§f",},}",‘,§‘,{,‘; Scntatives on Interstate and Foreign Commerce through a jomt sub- g·;§g_¤¤¤i¤¤¤¤ wmcommittee to consist of five Senators and five lfiepresentatives, who summa mmm shall be selected by said committees, respectively, be, and they hereby P"'- P- m are appointed to investigate the subject of the Goyemment control ami regulation of interstate and foreign transportepon, the eflicnepcy of the existing system in rotecting the riglznts of sluppers and carriers and in promoting the puglic interest, the incorporation or control of the incorporation of carriers, and all proposed chmiggs 111 the orgamzsv 1:1011 of the Interstate Commerce Comm1ssio11 and e_Act to regulate commerce, also the subject of Govemmeznt ownemhip of all publxc utilities, such as telwph, wireless, cable, telephone, express companies, and railroads engaged in interstate and foreign commerce and