Further Urgent Deficiency Bill, 1916

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 - 79 pages
 

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Page 61 - For the investigation of diseases of forest and ornamental trees and shrubs, including a study of the nature and habits of the parasitic fungi causing the chestnut-tree bark disease, the white-pine blister rust, and other epidemic tree diseases, for the purpose of discovering new methods of control and applying methods of eradication or control already discovered...
Page 19 - Where an illegal tax has been collected, the citizen who has paid it, and has been obliged to bring suit against the collector, is, we think, entitled to interest in the event of recovery, from the time of the illegal exaction.
Page 28 - Alaska, including the same objects specified under this head in the sundry civil appropriation act for the fiscal year 1918.
Page 20 - From the date of such final judgment or decree interest shall be computed thereon, at the rate of four per centum per annum, until the time when an appropriation is made for the payment of the judgment or decree.
Page 19 - States, and the case fell within the settled principle that interest is not allowed on claims against the United States, unless the government has stipulated to pay interest or it is given by express statutory provision. There, under the agreement for arbitration, as here, under the convention, the claim was laid before the arbitrators and umpire " on the part of the government of the United States...
Page 16 - The Treasurer of the United States and the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing have testified that there is no shortage of currency to meet the requirements of business and commerce.
Page 28 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the act entitled "An act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, and for other purposes...
Page 15 - Secretary. The SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington, DC, June 9, 1894.
Page 20 - ... the state in which such court is held, interest may be levied under process of execution on judgments recovered in the courts of such state, and it shall be calculated from the date of the Judgment, at such rate as is allowed by law on judgments recovered in the courts of such state.
Page 58 - ... all of our chestnut trees are doomed, which means the loss of millions of dollars. This was due to sheer neglect. Are we to lose our pines and pine-using industries in the same way? The Federal Government will be asked to make an appropriation of $50,000 for this work this year. This is the minimum amount with which the task of suppression can be undertaken. The individual states will also be asked to do their share. Massachusetts, alone, has requested its legislature for an appropriation of...

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