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 748 SIXTY·FOUBTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 458. 1916. liability in some person other  the United States to payédamages p,*PP’Q‘,’ft'g?,§d,’f,cg therefor, and a beneficiary entitled to compensation from the United p¤‘i¤¥=i<¤- States for sucli]Li r death receuies, ps a retslult ofta sug; bgouligjllgz b himoron ,orasaresuto aset_emen_ma_e y Q1¥QIl his behalf, any money or other property m satisfaction of the habihty of such other person, such benenciaxiy shall, after deducting thtgb costs of suit and a%nap%;1;ttip°rney’s ee, apply the money or orrortsoreceivm owmgmanner: ,,§";,d‘T“`° °' W '°' (A) of  cgmpensation has been paid in whole or in part, he shall refund to the United States the amount of compensation which has been paid by the United States and credit any surplus upon future payments o compensation payable to   on account o the same mjury. Any amount so reiun cd to the United States shall be placed CMR to t to the credit of the employees’ compensation fund. 6 mmm. mm (B) If no compensation has been paid to him by the United States, he shall credit the money or other prorperty so received upon any gpensation payable to him by the mted States on account of, same m . £rT. £¥°°°' Sec. 28. 'llllfg a commission is hereby created, to be known as the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission, and to be Mmmm, wm composed of three commissioners atippointed by the President, by and we ’   thizcpeivicehangr  of he_Senate, lgne of whom shallhglnlei es yte as en ascairman. ocommissioners lépldgldany opherdoffice or positionhunldler the l{)nitedfS£ates. Nolpioxs antwoo said commissionerss a emem erso esame `tic party. One of said commissioners shall be appointed forpa? term of two years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of six mm, umm, M years, and at thehgpiration of each of said terms, the commissioner then appointed be appointed for a period of six ears. Each commissioner shall receive a salary of $4,000 a ear. lhs rincipal office of said commission shall bein Washington lgistrict of fglumbia, but the said commission is authorized to perform its work at any ` pilace    commission, subject to the restric- E M H ons an ons 0 c ¤d.¤r¤mar°I}:¢.f°{r.s°:t Sec. 28a. Upon the organization of said commission and notifi- '°""'· cation to the heads of all executive departments that the commission is_ready to take up the work devolve upon it b this Act, all commissions and mdependent bureaus, b or in which payments for coxplpensation are now provided, together with the adjustment and set ement of such claims,  cease   determine, and such executive fdepilrtmenlts, gpmmistzionsa and independgnt bmeaus shall ransera on in aims said commissionto eadm1nis` teredb p,R°P‘gf‘” "°“ °’°‘ it. The said comrgission may obtain, in all cases, in addition to that ?z.p- 74% reports provided in section twenty-four, such information and such reports rom em loyees of the de artments as ma be eed u n b the commisslbn and the heags of the res  dagrartm pgs mum, ,-S _ ve e en . M °‘ °l° L ’ All clerks and employees now exclusively engaggd in carryiiig on said work in the various executive departments, commissions, and independent bureaus, shall be transferred to, and become employees of, · _ the commission at their present grades and salaries. m‘§,$,"°,,,,’3{ °““‘°"" Sec. 29. That the commission, or any commissioner bf authority pg thitcsiiglnmiop, shtalll have ppg-gr to isisue subpoenas for and compel e a ce o W1. esses wi a ra 'us of one hundred miles, to require the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence, to administer oaths, and to examine witnesses, upon any Om f tc matter within the 'llurisdiction of the commission. °° °'°°·° · Sec. 30. That e commission shall have such assistants, clerks, ugivn servhmppomc- *m;S°th,§,‘i1gm§%l‘;{f°l?8“ maytlgg {$:11  tp timiprovidcd by Con- ' ’ .. . “·PP°IP_ m 0G" estobesu lied ggyntilgg  Service Commission, and in accorlgfnce with thepgivib