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loillv makes no (lin'orciu-c to tlic ili'partiiiciit wlictlicr ili<- l:iii;;ua;i(> 

 ri'iiiuins or is stricken onl. 

 Mr. Andkuson. \'»mv well. 



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Ml-. IvKKSK. TIm' next lanjrna^'t' in italics jji'ovides for untliority 

 of the Secretary to purcliase fidn> a|)|)ro|)riations made for cooperal- 

 inL' \vitli tlie Stat«'s in the conslrnction of roads or hi^hwavs of 

 motor-proptdh'tl passenjiei-carrvin^' \ehi(les to rephice such velii( les 

 tiansfernMl fiom the ^^'ar Department under- authority of the acts 

 cited. Tliose arc the acts pro\i<Mn;r for ti:insfer (»f siii-|)his war 

 equipment to the (h'|)artment throiiirli the Hiu'caii of Pwhlic Road'-. 

 ^Ii-. aI( DonaM will ha\e to explain that in detail. The last provis') 

 is the one in wliich I am most concernccl. 'I'lie Secretaiy of A^rri- 

 culture is authori/.iMJ to use fi-om any surplus war mafcr-ial turned 

 over to iiiin for di.strihution to the States for roa<l hiiildin^' purjioses 

 such i)assen;ri'i -carryin^j: vehicles as may he necessaiy for oilic iai use 

 (d' the dci)artmcnt in the District of Colimihia. 



I'ndcr the law. as I undeistand it. 10 per cent of tlie material 

 turned o\-ei- hy the W'dv Department to the Bureau of Puhlic Hoads 

 may l)e retained for load huildin^ purposes hv the Secivtary of 

 A«rriculture in the c-onstruction of forest roads an<l trails. Tiic 

 authoT'itv ]iropo.sed here would authorize the Secretary to use some 

 of those cars for passen<ier-i'arryin<r i)Ui*poses in the District of 

 Columhia for necessary official u.se in the department. 

 * Ml'. .Vnokhson. At one place here you propose to buy antomohiles 

 to replace the ones alieady jrotten from the Wai' Dei)ai'tment ? 



Mr. IvF.KsK. In the field. 



Mr. AxDKiJsoN. In the next [)lace you propose to take some of 

 those automobiles and use them in the Distri<'t of Columbia. Where 

 do you iret anythinir out of tliat excei)t a lf)t of lanirua«rt'? 



Mr. Kkes?:. ^^'e iv.v proposinjr to permit the department to buy 

 cars to replace those which are worn out in service, which have been 

 transferred from the 'War Department. 



Mr. AxoKKsox. I understand that. Biit if you have irot to buy 

 cars to replace those, where do you make anything by takiniz some 

 of those to use in the Disti'ict of Columbia? 



Mr. .TiMP. That fii"st i)roviso has to do with the extensive field 

 woik (d' the Bureau of Public Koads. It has no relation whatever 

 to the second proviso. 



Mr. AxDERsox. I think it has. 



NKI I> Kli; ADIliriKNAI. AlTOMOnUJIS. 



Mr. .Ir.Mi'. It was not so dcsiifued. for this reason: The sei-ond 

 provi.so was j)rei)ared at the Secretary's direction, without regard 

 for the fii-st one, contemplatin<j: that the few machines that are neces- 

 sarv for use by the department in Washin<rton woidd not be ex- 

 clian«red for new iriachincs at all. but wouhl bt> old machines taken 

 from the surplus stocks of the War Dei)artment. which are retaineil 

 in the department under the provision of the law <roverninii the dis- 

 tribution of load materials to the States. The two thinjrs are not 



