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SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, Sess. II. Cris. 428-430. 1925. 1113 cause of action arose, or of the master or commanding officer of such vessel at the time of the issuance of such subpoena. S .t b , Sec. 5. That no suit may be brought under this Act by a national ti¤$;¤pi¤H?vi?1 3: of any foreign government unless it shall appear to the satisfaction i$i€6§m,i°$s§igliS .{°iZ of the court in which suit is brought that said government, under °‘°”’*"· similar circumstances, allows nationals of the United States to sue Mts courts- ,.. ... by Sec. 6. That the Attorney General of the United States is hereb Mtqmev ¤¤i=¤r¤1"¤¤- authorized to arbitrate, compromise, or settle any claim on which th°m°d` a libel or cross libel would lie under the provisions of this Act, and for which a libel or cross libel has actually been filed. Payment 0, ,m,g_ Sec. 7. That any final judgment rendered on any libel or cross ¤¤¤¤¢ <>r¤¤¤¤1¤¤»¤¤=- libel herein authorized, and any settlement had and agreed to under the provisions of section 6 of this Act, shall, upon presentation of a , duly authenticated copy thereof, be paid by the proper accounting officer of the United States out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States appropriated therefor by Congress. No 1,,,,, ,,,0,,,,,, Sec. 8. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to ¤¤¤i¤$* ¤¤*>l*¤ v¤5S=·=*S- recognize the existence of or as creating a lien against any public vessel of the United States. Examptiousetc, Sec. 9. The United States shall be entitled to the benefits of all exemptions and of all limitations of liability accorded by law to the owners, chartei·ers, operators or agents of vessels. 1;,,,,,,, to Cogmw Sec. 10. That the Attorney General of the United States shall °'¤“S““°‘·°’°· report to the Congress at each session thereof all suits in which final °udgment shall have been rendered and all claims which shall have been settled under this Act. Approved, March 3, 1925. March 3,1925. Stgzgéilg, 429.-An Act To provide for restoration of the Old Fort Vancouver Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Om 1.-,,,, ,;,,,,0,,,,, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- S¤g,_;•¥‘g°¤::t,f)';¤¤*;£° 0, tary of War is authorized to Iiprmit and cooperate in the restoration aueumm. " ' or rebuilding, in a manner istorically accurate as to dimension and architecture, the building known as the Old Fort Vancouver Lamm Stockade. Such restoration or rebuilding shall be in close prox- ` imity to the site of the stockade structure originally built %y_the Hudson’s Bay Company within the present limits of the mted States Military Reservation at Vancouver Barracks in the State of Washington, and shall be completed on or before July 1, 1925. Approved, March 3, 1925. Much3,1925. - in h cretar of War to conve by revo- ilbgglegsggglth£Ibit¥;tofIStii11g;gHe§dF lllgasachusbtts, a. certain pargel of land [P°bu°'N°‘5°B`l within the Springfield Military Armory Reservation, Massachusetts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sprmgsddt Mm United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ecre- Aggjg tary of lVar be, and hereby is, authorized and empowerd to convey lor mguwaypurpcses. by a proper revocable lease to the city of Springfie d, Massachusetts, for public highway purposes, and for no other purpose, a strip of land within the Springfield Military Armory Reservation, Massa.- chusetts. fifty-five feet wide lying southerly of and ad]acent to the southerl line of Pearl Street as established by a deed of the Secretary oi, War bearing date December 1, 1922, and extending easterly from Byers Street to Federal Street as shown on four sheets