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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 343, 344, 351 . 1929 . 1325 rend er nul l and void a ny con tract made in viola tion t hereof, and the Secretary of War may, after hearings, order the suspension of all work upon such bridge until the provisions of this section shall have been fully complied with. SEC. 10. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 26, 1929. Amendme nt. 26, CHAP. 344 .-Joint Resolution Providing for an investigation of Francis A. February9 . g [H.J. Res . 425 . ] Winslow, United States district judge for the southern district of New York. [Pub. Res., No.93.] Whereas certain statements against Francis A. Wi ns lo w, U ni te d ` Judge Francis A. States district judge for the southern district of New York, have Preamble. been transmitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the Judiciary Committee : Therefore be it Reso lved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Subcommittee of Ju- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That Leonidas C. diciar y committee of Dyer, Charles A. Christopherson, Andrew J. Hickey, George R. aosset of;gepreenn ta- Stobbs, Hatton W. Sumners, Andrew J. Montague, and Fred H. official conduct of. Dom inick, be ing a subc ommi ttee of th e Com mitt ee on the Judi ciary of t he Hou se of Repres entati ves, b e, and they a re her eby, a uthori zed and directed to inquire into the official conduct of Francis A. Wins- low, United States district judge for the southern district of New York, and to report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House Report whether be- whether in their opinion the said Francis A. Winslow has been guilty ""'d to be g uilty of of any acts which in contemplation of the Constitution are high act`s of high crimes, etc. crimes or misdemeanors requiring the interposition of the consti- tutional powers of the House; and that the said special commi ttee Powers of special s com mitt ee. have power to hold meetings in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, and to send for persons and papers, to administer the customary oaths to witnesses, all process to be signed by the Clerk of the house of Representatives under its seal and be served by the Sergeant at Arms of the House or his special mes- senger; to sit during the sessions of the House until adjournment sine die of the Seventieth Congrgess and thereafter until said inquiry is completed, and report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of the Seventy-first Congress. E mp lo yment of sten- SEC. 2. That said special committee be, and the same is hereby, ographic, etc., assist- authorized to employ such stenographic, clerical, and other assistance ance. as they may deem necessary, and all expenses incurred by said special committee, including the expenses of such committee when sitting in or outside the District of Columbia, shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives on vouchers ordered by said committee, signed by the chairman of said committee Provided, however, That the total expenditures authorized by this Limii• ' of exp end i- resolution shall not exceed the sum of $5,000. tures. Approved, February 26, 1929. February 27, 1929. CHAP. 351 .-An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to grant to the city 	[H. R. 14924 .] of Salt Lake, Utah, a portion of the Fort Douglas Military Reservation, Utah, [Public, No. 830.] for street purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary taFort Douglas Mill- of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to grant and salt Lake Cit y, convey to the city of Salt Lake, a municipal corporation of the State Utah, granted of Utah, for street purposes, the land within the extension of Fifth South Street on the Fort Douglas Military Reservation, Utah, more

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