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cured for II units still to be organ.
ized.
1T is not equipped with recrea-
tional facilities, which are so neces-
sary to maintain a high morale in
the organiZa ton: is In poor repair
and is located in "A section of the city
which is not conducive to the proper
development OF the District of Co
umbia allotment of this important
branch Of the national defense.
I'm 1908. the House of Representa-
tives passed bill II. r. 21S79, which
dedicated portion of the site at
Sixth and b streets northwest as a
site for the proposed armory for the
National Guard of the District of
Columbia, and created a commission
to cause plans and estimates to be
prepared and submitted To Congress.
The provision covering the dedication
Of the site was stricken out in the
Senate and on May 80, 1908. the bill
became a law.
The Commission submitted its re
port on April 49, 1910. with plans
and estimates. This report and plans
are printed as II. r. Document $50.
Sixty-first Congress. I'd Session
I'm the Senate on February 30. 1871,
an amendment appropriating S2,565,-
600 for an armory was proposed in the
bill making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses for the fiscal year 1912.
The amendment was referred TO the
committee on public buildings and
grounds. but failed 10 become a law
In the Sixty-second Congress bill
TO provide for the erection of the
armory was introduced, Senate bill
6I34. This bill was referred TO the
committee on public buildings and
grounds on May "a. 1912. was taken
up al a public hearing and fully con-
sidered. The committee on public
buildings and grounds favorably re-
ported the bill on June "A, 1912. Senate
report $50. Sixty second Congress,
second session, authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to make contracts for the
construction of an armory according
to the plans submitted by the commits
sion at a cost not to exceed s1.T5O, 900
This bill dedicated site on B street
northwest between Twelfth and Four
teenth streets for the armory This
bill was called up on the floor Of the
Senate on June 15, 1912. and amended
so as to provide that one-half of the
cost should be betrayed by the District
of Columbia and in that form the bill
passed. The bill was referred to the
committee on the District of Columbia
in the House of Representatives,
where no action was taken
1T was proposed in the Senate on
February is, 1918. that II. r. 2S775 be
amended to provide 81 1.75O, 900 for the
erection of an armory for the National
Guard of the District of Columbia. and
the proposed amendment dedicated a
site bounded on B street northwest
and street south and Twelfth and
rta cyt,-a
referred to the committee on aDpro-
priations, but failed to become a law.
Omnibus public buildings bill II. r.
2S766. passed February ~. 1913. was
amended in the Senate to provide for
the erection of the armorv This
amendment failed in conference the
House conferees refusing to accept il
because it had not been considered by
the committee on public buildings and
grounds
AN amendment was proposed in
the Senate on February IS. 1913 to
II. r. bill 28S58, providing for the
preparation of detailed plans and spec
iications for an armory. This pro
posed amendment was lost
In the Sixtythird Congress a bill.
Fl. r. 7214, was introduced in the
House Of Representatives referred to
the committee on public buildings and
GROUNDS. which on March II. 1O1i. had
hearing on the subject At this hear
ing letter from the Secretary Of War
was submitted recommending favor
able action. No action was taken on
this bill
In the Sixty fourth Congress bills
Senate and H. r. 1924 were intro
duced. Both were referred 10 the
committees on public buildings and
grounds and hearings were had The
committee incorporated as section u
Of II. r. 1s994 a proviso authorizing
erection of the armory. This bill
pa ssed the House Of Representatives
on January 10. 1917.
In the SiXty-fffth Congress. hill
s. 2Sl4 was introduced and referred to
the committee on public buildings and
grounds. Bill H. r. 1894 was intro
duced and referred to the District of