4th Session.

7 No. 276.

FOREIGN COMMERCE STATISTICS IN THE DEPARTMENT

OF COMMERCE.

Mr. Jones of Washington, from the committee of conference, sub

mitted the following

CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE BILL (8. 3295) TO CONSOLIDATE THE WORK OF COLLECTING, COMPILING, AND PUBLISHING STATISTICS OF THE FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

DECEMBER 16 (calendar day, DECEMBER 18), 1922.-Ordered to be printed.

The committee of conference of the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 3295) to consolidate the work of collecting, compiling, and publishing statistics of the foreign commerce of the United States in the Department of Commerce, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as

follows:

That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the House numbered 1, 2, and 3, and agree to the same.

W. L. JONES,
KNUTE NELSON,

DUNCAN U. FLETCHER,
Managers on the part of the Senate.

J. W. FORDNEY,
W. R. GREEN,
W. C. HAWLEY,
JNO. N. GARNER,

J. W. COLLIER,
Managers on the part of the House.

O

* 4th Session. S

* No. 277.

PURSUANT TO LAW, REPORTS OF CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS DÈSIGNATED TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE DISTRESSED AND STARVING PEOPLE OF RUSSIA

DECEMBER 16 (calendar day, DECEMBER 20), 1922.-Read and ordered to be printed, · and, with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

To the Congress of the United States:

As required by the act of Congress for the relief of the distressed and starving people of Russia, approved December 22, 1921, I transmit herewith reports from the American Relief Administration, the United States Grain Corporation as fiscal agent for the Purchasing Commission for Russian Relief, and the comptroller of the American Relief Administration, which organizations were designated to carry out the provisions of the said act.

WARREN G. HARDING. THE WHITE HOUSE,

December 20, 1922.

dth Session. I

1 No. 278.

SETTLEMENT OF SHIPPING BOARD CLAIMS.

REPORT OF UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD AND UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION OF CLAIMS ARBITRATED OR SETTLED BY AGREEMENT FROM OCTOBER 16, 1921, TO OCTOBER 18, 1922, PURSUANT TO LAW.

DECEMBER 16 (calendar day, DecEMBER 20), 1922.-Referred to the Committee on

Appropriations and ordered to be printed.

Cirimo arbitrated or settled by agreement from October 16, 1921, to October 15, 1922, as Teguired by section 12 of the act approved March 9, 1920 (suits in admiralty act), 41 fiatutes at Large, 525.

Blasco Ross...

$525. 65

Setberland....

Bito.......
East Cape...

..00

Laisville Bridge.

$4,690.01

3, 780.00
31,979.00
1.846.82
8,750.00
45,000.00
15, 525.00
40.000.00
2, 809.07
9, 150.00

Brooklipe..

labe Flagg

do.. do..

26,520.00

.........

do

Shipping Board, owner, steam- Settlement....

ship Dauperata.
Crew of the steamship Osau- .....do. ........

kee.
Crew of steamship Wallkill........do..
Tug owners..........
S. V., owner..

.....do...
Owners Monterlite...

.....do...
Merritt & Chapman Derrick

& Wrecking Co.
Bland & Mackintosh..
Lindsay Swan & Co.
Crew West Segovia.....
Crew East Indian.....
Shipping Board, owner Elms-

port.
French Government...

.....do
Crew Umstilla..........
Crew Victorio Em. III...

..do..
Shipping Board, owner tug

Humecons.
Standard Oil Co., owner of

tug Corning.
Crew and owner Corona..

.do...,
Crew and owner Hulver....
Merritt & Chapman....... ....do...
Shipping Board, owner steam- l... .do...

ship Adage.
Crew'steamship West View....
Owner steamship Connehatta ......do.
Tug Seehund et al...
Crew steamship Willdomino.....
Crew of steamship Yoman-

..do....
chichi.
Crew of steamship Willimantic ....do......
Crew of steamship Steadfast... .....do....
Crew of steamship Polybius... .....do.....
Crew of steamship Tekoa..... .....do....
Crew of steamship Western .do....

Pride.
Shipping Board, owner of .....do.

Western Pride.

...do......

Deyu...........
W.G. Wilmot......
Diry...........

25,000.00

13,500.50

..do...

Yanam.....

7,500.00
1,750.00

alian Government.

3,000.00

Claims arbitrated or settled by agreement from October 16, 1921, to October 15, 1922, as

required by section 12 of the act approved March 9, 1920 (suits in admiralty act), 41 Statutes at Large, 525-Continued.

$5,337. 50

000.00

751. 21 25,500.00 3,667.92 4.316.23 2,834. 67

956, 25 17.000.00

677.50 3, 488, 45

350.00 2,791. 26

31. 89

2.100,00 4, 236.60 2,851.90 1,693. 45 3314.39 1.700.00 3,553.50 2,623. 50 1.186. 38 15,000.00

700.00

400.00 2,511.37 4,782. 54 3. 960.00

500.00 2.000.00

747. 10 2,948, 13 8,500.00 4,990.00 1, 253.94 4,964. 40 1.973. 26

366.93 1,700.95 1.391. 53 4,014.93 2,812. 51 2. 464. 44 1,818.97 2. 235. 50 3,607. 46 1,929. 36 1,973. 59

10.00 1,933. 32 1,831.72

2, 589.38

2,908. 14

3,415. 62

13, 828. 11 22,932.00

5.000.00

6,500.00

1,409,75 3, 223. 14

53, 509.85).

Claims arbitrated or settled by agreement from October 16, 1921, to October 15, 1922, as required by section 12 of the act approved March 9, 1920 (suits in admiralty act), 41 Statutes ai Large, 525.-Continued.

*

Chitwood.....
Chattanooga........
Poleric.

$6,700.00 1, 792.00

Tug owners.....

Settlement.... $7. 862. 50
Crew Hutchison....

.....do........ 1.003. 25
Crew Mercer ......

J.....do..... 3,260.64
Tug Humacons....

Arbitration.

Waliou...............
Owners Red Mountain.. .....do....
Crew Salv. Lass....

Settlement... 2,756. 26
General Petroleum C

.....do...

000.00 Salvors-Salonica.....

....do...

775, 10 Merritt & Chapman..

.do..

000.00 Crew Landsdowne....

.....do... Crew Triumph..

.....do.... Port authorities, Montivedeo.. Arbitration, Owners tug S. Bevois and crew Settlement.

332. 50 Crew tug G. F. Randolph... .....do.....

500.00 Crew Carplaka....

.....do...

4. 198. 75 Crew Brookline....

.....do..

2,500.00 Owners yacht Volle.

...do.

500.00 Crew Loretta........

207.48 Crew West Harcuvar.... ....do.

995. 64 Tug owners Express....

..do.

555.00 Panama Canal Zone.....

..do.

28, 105.62

Atshals.....
Silverado.
Sioux Falls..
Texarkana
West Geloc..

Do..
West Eagle....
Yamhill
East Chicago.....
Chicago Bridge ..
West Bridge....
Westlord..
Antinous..
Ozsukee....
Wsukan.
Lake Elmhurst..

....do.

COLLISIONS.

Esstern Coast.....
Fresco.........

.....do.

....do.

705.54 104.00 140. 20

125.00

Magunkook...
Pasadena...
Quintsronk.
West Eldara.
Osakis ......
Santa Paula
Verbsven..
West Amaguse..

estland.
Telden
Psi)..

..do

50.00 1,200.00

U.S. Shipping Board.
American Cotton Oil Co.....

do.
Steamship Clare......

.....do. Frank W. Doughty.....

....do.
U.S. Shipping Board.

.....do.
..do..........
..do..

.....do.
....do...

.....do.. standard Oil Co.

....do... P. Rice et al.....

....do... C. F. Harris Co....

..do..
Owner Sud...

.....do..
Owner Dock Sch. Lghtr. ....do..
G. W. McNear.....
N. E. Fuel & Transportation

Co.
Tuscaloose City .....
Tenterretta

......do.
Sioux.

....do... Steamship Delworth.

.....do... Orestanos....

.....do.... Pawnee..

.....do.... Lake Elsah..

....do... Lewis W. Aldrich..:

....do... Ethiop8......

.....do... Lighter......

.....do... Barge Mingo.....

...do... U.S. Shipping Board

.....do...

.....do... Schlei.

.....do.... Ethalston...

.....do.... Forest Belle........

.....do... Tug Samson...

.....do.. Barge Fullerton.......

.....do...
U.S. Steel Products Co...

...do..
U.S. Shipping Board... ....do...
Wm. Cary & Co......

....do...
Eastern Transportation Co .....do...
United Fruit Co.....

.....do...
Fred C. Lindsay......
Herbert C. Turner....

.....do...
Amos Orinoco.........
Steamship Hamen..

.....do.....
U.S. Shipping Board.

do..
Texas Co.....
George S. Gravely...

....do..
Owners bark Rauha.... .....do.
Schooner Ynes.....

.....do. Sava & Ferrer....

.....do. Owners bark Thiers.....

....do. Owners schooner John Gibson.l.....do. Barge owner .......................do..

538.08
733. 01
900.00
401.71

Cabrille...

Fernando.

,819.00 550.00

....do.

Lagerzont and San
Leke Zalinski...

is.
Wanabachie....
Cardale..
Sapoella.

1.50 67,200.00

'372. 20 51, 192. 41 10, 683. 67

359.50

Alanndris....

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