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 914 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 54-57. 1917. L¤¤i¤ ¤¤ Pm ‘°* Sec. 5. That except as ex ressly otherwise authorized herein no p°r°m°s` part of the sums apriiopriated by this Act shall be expended in the purchase from private manufacturers of any material at a price in excess of twenty-five r centum more than the cost of manufacturin such material by ge Government or, where such material is not orgies not been manufactured by the Government, at a price in excess . of twenty-Eve per oentum more than the estimated cost of manufactm in emeresn- ture by the Government: Provided, That whenever in the opmion of d°‘· the President the situation is such as to justify such action he may _, waive the limitations contained in this_section. _ _ _ miswhitiwle °i»°'i$ Sec. 6. That expenditures for carrying out the provisions of this ""“"°d· Act shall not be made suclliemanner as to prevgnt ttéhefopergticin of the Government arsen at t ir most economm ra o pro uc ion, except when a special exigencyrequires the operation of a portion of uga; Ii°1li»ii°i¤¤ii{°iii§ of the appropriations made m this Act shall be available for the ary ggdyfgn "°"‘ °‘ °“" or pay higf anyl:>fiicer¥tr;11a.nage]13;, puperinteiident, §<;1l;eniIan_,t£c:i·S<;tl;gr rson vmcaoeworoanemoeeo em as gbvemment€vhiler§1b)alring or causing gn belinabde  a stofp watch or other time-measurin device a time study of any ]ob o any such employee between tie starting and completion thereof, or of the movements of any such employee while engaged_upon such work; nor shall any part of the appropriations made m this Act be ayailable ma°ii‘hcaJ.°”'°°' °°°" to pay any premium or bonus or cash reward to any employee in addition to his regular wages, except_for suggestions resulting in improvements or economy in the operation of any Govemment plant. Approved, February 14, 1917. F°l"E‘§"g'§gj]1°"·   55.-An Act Authorizing the_Commiseioner of Navggationjo cause the  eteamship Republic to be enrolled and licensed as a vessel of e United States. Be it enacted b the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the United ,,,f,f·°¥’“"“°·" "°““' States of Amerigz in Congress assembled, Tgslt the Commissioner of Gmmd e¤¤¤1¤¤•=¤¢ Navigation is hereby authorized and directed to cause the steamship °°°m°°”°° Walkiue, admitted to American registry as the steamship Republic, which was sunk in the harbor o Papeete, Tahiti raised and) repaired by American enterprise, cagital, and labor, to be enrolled and censed as a vessel of the United tates. Approved, February 14, 1917. F°b*’**¤*’;.%·1°*7· CHAP. 58.--An Act To authorize the change of name of the steamer Frank H, .._f;.L;L.__ Peavey to William A. Reiss. (Public, N o. 311.] I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 5,;}:;*;*** H· *’°°‘”°Y·" States of Amenba in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of Hama; changed um Navigation is hereby authorized and directed, upon application of Wm‘“"‘ A' B"‘*“ the owner, The Reiss Steamship Companyi of Duluth, Minnesota, to change the name of the steamer Frank . Peavey, official number one undred and twenty-one thousand one hundred and eighty- seven, to the William A. Reiss. Approved, February 14, 1917. F°b1’§€§;&]i9i7· HGf?’.A.P. 52)-g}n Act To gpgorize the change of name of the steamer Frank T. Be it enacted  tbe Senate and House of Representatives of the United m;;`r*?g*te_,'f_kr_H°'°*· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of ' Navigation is hereby authorized and directed, upon application of
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