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SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 209. 1925. 881 providing for the limitation of naval armament; for continuing the conversion of two battle cruisers into aircraft carriers, including Aircraficmiers. their complete equipment of aircraft and aircraft accessories, in Po-mp-882- accordance with the terms of such treaty; toward the construction of two fleet submarines heretofore authorized, to have the highest m°°*““b““”‘“°°· practicable speed and greatest desirable radius of action and to cost not to exceed $5,300,000 each for construction and machinery and $850,000 each for armor, armament, and ammunition; for the mP¤>,;¤g¤{,*¤¤°,;*¤¤¤¤l= settlement of contracts on account of vessels already delivered to M Y 6 M ` the Navy Department; for the procurement of gyro compass equip- GYN °°mP¤·‘m· °*°· ments, and for the installation of iire—control instruments on de- m§§§_ °°°"°1 mm"` stroyers not already supplied; for the installation of fire-control ap- .,§,'gSf$,‘;‘g,§*2I' °°" paratus on the Colorado and West Virginia; and for the completion An¤¤r.¤¤¤·. fer shim of armor, armament, ammunition, and torpedoes for the supply and mm °°°s°m°ti°°' complement of vessek which may be proceeded with as hereinbefore mentioned. No part of any appropriation made for the Navy shall be ex- “&*gS;g*£§{;*;;f,m°¤’ pended for any of the purposes herein provided for on account of ` the Navy Department m the District of Columbia, including personal services of civilians and of enlisted men of the Navy, except P, _ as herein expressly authorized: Provided, That there may be de- Deolitdusitisto Bureau of tailed to the Bureau of Navigation not to exceed at any one time N°"‘¥‘f"°"· _ twenty-four enlisted men of the Navy: Provided further, That en- d,§§,§f}§l§°DS§,§§‘,,°§,§§f listed men detailed to the Naval Dispensary and the Radio Com- detailsmunication Service shall not be regarded as detailed to the Navy Department in the District of Columbia. to m No part of the appropriations made in this Act shall be available °¢g°¤§i°Q»i; tim: ¤i:£€ for the salary or pay of any officer, manager, superintendent, fore- °° "°"‘ man, or other person having charge of the work of any employee of the United States Government while making or causing to be made with a stop watch or other time-measuring device a time study of any job of any such employee between the starting and completion thereof, or of the movements of any such employee while engaged upon such work; nor shall any part of the appropriations made in this Act be available to pay any premiums or bonus or ,,,({,E,“§{,d'?'““’· °°°· cash reward to any employee in addition to his regular wages, except for suggestions resulting in improvements or economy in the R H , operation o any Government gant; and that no part of the moneys p,;,°°§@pS,'$¤{§} herein appropriated for the aval Establishment or herein made §,€;'f,;_,, °;_,,‘§§§’,§ available therefor shall be used or expended under contracts here- mir y¤r<1¤¤r¤=•¤¤1e after made for the repair, purchase, or acquirement, by or from any private contractor, of any naval vessel, machinery, article or articles that at the time of the proposed repair, purchase, or acquirement, can be repaired, manufactured, or produced in each or any of the Government navy yards or arsenals of the United States, when time and facilities permit, and when, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Navy, such repair, purchase, acquirement, or production, would not involve an appreciable increase in cost to the GOVB1"1'1II1€Ht. Invitation author- The President is requested to invite the governments with ima mi- iuesimziomi which the United sims has diplomatic relations to send €?;‘,§°'§€"Jm£‘;;i§.‘2“¥,°; representatives to a conference to be held in the city of Wash- md °”°* ington, which shall be charged with the duty of formulating and entering into a general international agreement by which armaments for war, either upon land or sea, shall be eifectually reduced and limited in the interest of the peace of the world and the relief of all nations from the burdens of inordinate and unnecessary expenditures for the provision of armaments and the preparation for war. Approved, February 11, 1925.