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112. '(3d CONGRESS. SESS. 1. CRS. 46-48. JUNE 3, 5, 1933.

[CHAPTER 46.1

June 3, 1933.

AN ACT

[n.R.44g4.] Authorizing a per capita payment of $100 to the members of th e Menominee- T I ' u h l ; c , - N o ~ - Tribe of Indians of \Visconsin from funds on deposit to their credit in th eTreasury of the United States.

Be it enactea by the Senate ana House of Representatives of theMenominee IndIans [/Ilitea States of Ame1'ica in Congress a88emblea That the Becre-

of W lSconsin. f th I t ' b d h . 1 b 1 '. d t .thdPer capIta payments tary 0 e n enor e, an e IS lere y, aut lOnze 0 WI rawto, frOID tnbalfunds. from the fund in the Treasury of the United States on deposit to

the credit of the Menominee Indians in the State of Wisconsin asufficient sum to make therefrom a per capita payment or distribution of $100, in three installments, $50 immediately upon passageof this Act, $25 on or about October 15, 1933, and $25 on or about

January 15, 1934, to each of the living members on the tribal rollof the Menominee Tribe of Indians of the State of 'Wisconsin, undersuch rules and regulations as the said Secretary may prescribe.

Approved, June 3, 1933.

[CHAPTER 47.]JOINT RESOLUTION

June 5, W33.__ J ~ . - ! t ~ ~ Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive fo r instruction a t th e United States

[Pub. Res., No . g.] Military Academy at West Point, Posheng Yen, a citizen of China.

Resol-vea cy the Senate and H ou.se of Representativ'es of the UniteaPO'fbCenbi! Yen, a clti· States of America in Congress asse1nbled, That the Secretary of War

zen 0 ma. b ,1 I . 1 b 11 ' d . PlY t .Admitted to Mili· c, anu le IS 1ere y, aut .onze to permIt as 1eng en 0 receIvet a ' P r ; ' : T . , ' : , ~ ~ m y . instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point

Ko Federal expense. for the course beginning not later than July 1 1934: Providea ThatCondItIOns. ."

no expense shall be caused to the Umted States thereby, and thatPosheng Yen shall agree to comply with al l regulations for thepolice and discipline of the Academy, to be studious, and to give hisutmost efforts to accomplish the courses in the various departmentsof instruction, and that said Posheng Yen shall not be admitted tothe Academy until he shall havc passed the mental and physical

examinations prescribed for candidates from the United States, andthat he shall be immediately withdrawn if deficient in studies or in

qath and service, condnct and so recommended by the Academic Board: Proviaeawalved. " . .R sees. 1320. 1321, furthel', That in the case of s:J.id Poshellg Yen the prOVlSIOns ofp. 22.. ~ e c t i o n s 1320 and 1321 of the Revised Statutes shall be suspended:

r - : ' i s t i ~ g l a w r e p e a l e d . Providea further, That S.J.Res. 179, approved March 3, 1933, be,\014' , I>.1546. I th . h bId

June ,;, 1933.[1l.J.Res. 192.J

[Pub. Re8.';No. iOj '

aIlC e same IS ere y, repea e .Approved, June 5, 1933.

[CHAPTER 48.]JOINT RESOLUTION

To assure uniform value to the coins and currencies of th e United States.

'Whereas the holding of or dealing in gold affect the public interest,and are therefore subject to proper regulation and restriction; andc o ; r ; , ~ i ! ' ; , " d c n ; : ~ ~ ; e s . of Whereas the existing emergency has disclosed that provisions of

Preamble. obligations which purport to give the obligce a right to require

payment in gold or a particular kind of coin or currency of theUnited States, or in an amount in money of the United Statesmeasured thereby, obstruct the power of the Congress to regulatethe value of the money of the United States, and are inconsistentwith the declared policy of the Congress to maintain at all timesthe equal power of every dollar, coined or issued by the UnitedStates, in the Jnarkets and in the payment of debts. Now, therefore, be it

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73d CONGRESS. SESS. 1. CRS. 48,49. JUNE 5,6,1933, 113

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the .Clauses .ir;t obliga·• • • tlOOS requrrmg' gold,

Unzted States of Amerwa Oongress assembled, That (a ) every etc.,paymentsdedared, . , d ' d' bl ' t ' h' 1 contrary to publIc pol·prOVISIOn contame In or rna e WIt respect to any o l g a IOn w Ie 1 icy

purports to give the obligee a right to require payment in gold ora particular kind of coin or currency, or in an amount in money ofthe United States measured thereby is declared to be against public No future obligatIOn

, . , , .' • to be so expressed.pohcy; and no such prOVISIon shall be contamed In or made wIthrespect to any obligation hereafter incurred. Every obligation, . Paymentstobemade

h f h f · d h h t h .. In legal tender .ereto ·ore or erea tel' Incurre , w e t er or no any suc provIslonis contained therein or made with respect thereto, shall be dIschargednpon payment, dollar fo r dollar, in any coin or currency which atthe time of payment is legal tender fo r public and private debts. . C o n f l i c t ~ g d pro"i'

Any such provision contained in any law authorizing obligations to S l O J s s ~ ~ e ~ . e l ~ . 3 . ue issued by or under authority of the United States, is hereby i n ~ , ; N d ~ t ~ : r l s l o n s not

repealed, but the repeal of any such provision shall not invalidateany other provision or authority contained in such law.

(b) As used in this resolution, the term "obligation" means an Term "obligation-'

obligation (including every obligation of and to the United States, defined.

excepting currency) payable in money of the United States; andthe term" coin or currency" means coin or currency of the United "Coin or currency."

States, including Federal Reserve notes and circulating notes ofFederal Reserve banks and national banking associations.

SEC. 2. The last sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of National Economic

section 43 of the Ac t entitled "An Act to relieve the existing national ~ m ~ : d : r C Y Act,

economic emergency by increasing agricultural purchasing power, Ante, p. 52.

to raise revenue for extraordinary expenses incurred by reason ofsuch emergency, to provide emergency relief with respect to agri-cultural indebtedness, to provide for the orderly liquidation ofjoint-stock land banks, and for other purposes ' \ approved May 12,1933, is amended to read as follows:

"All coins and currencies of the United States (including Fed- Coins an d currencies• • as legal tender.eral Reserve notes and Clrculatmg notes of Federal Reserve banksand national banking associations) heretofore or hereafter coinedor issued, shall be legal tender for al l debts, public and private,public charges, taxes, duties, and dues, except that gold coins, when Abr!lSed gold. coins,

below the standard weight and limit of tolerance provided by law accordmg to WeIght.

for the single piece, shall be legal tender only at valuation inproportion to their actual weight."

Approved, June 5, 1933, 4.40 p.m.

[CHAPTER 49.]AN ACT

To provide far th e establishment of a national employment system and for

cuuperation with th e States in th e promotion of such system, an d for otherpurposes.

June 6, 1933.[S.510,)

[Public, No. 30.J

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Oongress assembled That (a ) in order National c o o p e ~ a t i v e

• • '. employment servICe.to prolllote the establishment and mamtenance of a natIOnal system United States Em ,

of public employment offices there is herebv created in the Depart- plo>:mentServicecreat·J • cd In Department of

ment of Labor a bureau to be known as the Umted States Employ- Labor.

lllent Service, at the head of which shall be a director. The director ,-\ppointment,ete,of

shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and Director

consent of the Senate, and shall receive a salary at the rate of $8,500per annum.

(b) Upon the expiration of three months after the enactment of Existing s ~ r v i c e to

h· A 1 I . ... h D be abolisbed, person·

t IS ct t 1e emp oyment SerVICe now eXIsting In t e epartment Del and property trans·

of Labor shall be abolished; and all records, files, and property ferred.(including office equipment) of the existing employment service

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