DEPARTMENT OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMUNICATION FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSMITTING A SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AMOUNTING TO $34,300 FEBRUARY 17 (calendar day, FEBRUARY 27), 1931.-Read, referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed The PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, February 27, 1931. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1932, amounting to $34,300. The details of this estimate, the necessity therefor, and the reason for its transmission at this time are set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget transmitted herewith, with whose comments and observations thereon I concur. Respectfully, HERBERT HOOVER. BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, SIR: I have the honor to submit for your consideration a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1932, amounting to $34,300, as follows: Department of vehicles and traffic, District of Columbia: For personal services, fiscal year 1932, $34,300, together with the amount of $36,060 for personal services, office of the director of traffic, contained in the District of Columbia appropriation act for the fiscal year 1932, payable in like manner as other appropriations for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1932 are paid: Provided, That the appropriation of $80,100 contained in the District of Columbia appropriation act for the fiscal year 1932 for purchase and installation of electric traffic lights, etc., office of the director of traffic, shall be available for similar expenditures under the department of vehicles and traffic, District of Columbia (act February 27, 1931). The act approved February 27, 1931, amends the District of Columbia traffic acts of March 3, 1925, and July 3, 1926, to include provision for the registration of motor-vehicle titles, and for the establishment of a department of vehicles and traffic. The purpose of this estimate is to enable the commissioners to obtain the additional personnel that will be necessary in order to provide an efficient organization for carrying the act into effect. This supplemental estimate of appropriation is necessary to provide for legislation which has been enacted since the transmission of the Budget for the fiscal year 1932, and its transmission to Congress is recommended. Very respectfully, The PRESIDENT. J. CLAWSON ROOP, Director of the Bureau of the Budget. O OUTSTANDING LOANS OF FEDERAL LAND BANKS LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TRANSMITTING IN RESPONSE TO SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 393, CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING FEDERAL LAND BANKS, NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, AND JOINT-STOCK LAND BANKS FEBRUARY 17 (calendar day, FEBRUARY 27), 1931.-Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed The PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington, February 26, 1931. SIR: In compliance with Senate Resolution 393, I have the honor to submit for the Federal Farm Loan Board the following information requested regarding Federal land banks, national farm loan associations, and joint-stock land banks. For convenience, each numbered paragraph of the resolution is quoted, preceding the discussion relating to it. (1) By States, the number and amount of outstanding loans of Federal land banks and, by banks, the total number and amount of such loans These data are included in the following table: Loans of Federal land banks outstanding December 31, 1930, by banks and by States |