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 500 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 32-34, 36. 1918. or marine, a compensation at the rate of 33 cents a day for the time he is employed as fireman." Approved, March 29, 1918. Mal§i‘3i49»i5ii18`  33.TAn Act To authorize the payment of gun pointers and gun captains  while temporarily absent from their regular stations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and H ouse ggf Representatives of the United C0]`,{;§' ‘“‘° M“""° States of America in Congress assembl, That during the period of G¤gmvu<;§¤u;¢d¤a  the present war any enlisted man of the Navy or Marine Corps grlipenwyabamee. who has qualified, or who may hereafter qpalify, as a gtm pointer or gun captain, and who has been, or may ereafter be, detailed as gun pointer or captain for a gun of the class for which qualified, shall be entitlegut-o the additional pay now or hereafter provided for such qualihcation and detail wh e temporarily absent by proper authority from the place where ordinarily required to perform duty under such detail, or while performing temporary duty which is not connected with such detail as gun pointer or gun captain. Approved, March 29, 1918. ii1aSll1€ig§.i%lij CHAP. 34.-Joint Resolution Authorizing the erection of a memorial in Washington ‘—··*;"‘_"' to the memory and in honor of the members of the various orders of sisters who gave [Pub` R°s"N°` ZG'] ttlgeiresgplripves as nurses on battle fields, in hospitals, and on floating hospitals during e 1 ar. A · Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §*§,f,"0°,},,‘}&*6@‘,§*,‘},; States of America in Congress assembled, That the Chief of Engipieers, e£=:§:¤glr;1i?•gg¤;*g_§¢; United States Army, be, and he is hereby, authorized and ected beerectodin. to grant permission to the Ladies} Auxiliary, Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, for the erection on public grounds of the United States of America in the city of Washington, District of Columbia,_ other than those of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the White House, of a memorial to the members of the various orders PWM of sisters who gave their services as nurses on battle fields, in hospitals, Approvsllgga im- and on Heating hospitals during the Civil War: Provided, That the §§§{“‘°” ° site chosen an the design of the memorial shall be approved by the Commission of Fine Arts, and that the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection of the said memorial. Approved, March 29, 1918. March 30, 1918. lH· R—957¤·l CHAP. 36.——An Act To authorize the appointment of officers of the Philippine Scouts as officers in the militia or other local y created armed forces of the Philippine Islands drafted mm the service of the Un1ted States, and for other purposes. Pm me Sums Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United o_rr;¤iig may seyvéan States of America in Congress assemble », That officers of the Philip— §.“;,§§{§;g§@‘,§,;n§§§§P‘ pine Scouts be, and they hereby are, made cli `ble to appointment Amr. P- 432 as officers in the militia or other locally created! armed forces in the Philippine Islands which have been or shall hereafter be drafted into the service of the United States; and any such officer of the Philippine Scouts so aiplpointed as an officer in said drafted forces shall not thereby vacate `s commission in the Philippine Scouts, and in case his commission in said Philipfpine Scouts shall terminate while hold- Rea,,p,,,,,,mm_ ing a commission in said dra ted forces as aforesaid, he shall there— upon be eligible to rea pointment as an officer of said Philippine pcouts notwithstandinggiis retention of a commission in said drafted orces.