I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress a draft of proposed legislation to reappropriate $3,500,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation 'Military and naval insurance, Veterans' Bureau, 1930, and…

Respectfully, HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April. 30, 1930.

I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State in relation to a claim presented by the Government of Denmark for the payment of compensation to the owners of the Danish motor ship Indien for damages sustained as a result of a…

I recommend that, as an act of grace and without reference to the question of the legal liability of the United States, an appropriation of $1,500 United States currency be authorized to effect settlement of this claim.

The details of this proposed legislation, the necessity therefor, and the reason for its submission at this time are set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitted herewith, with whose comments and…

We have expedited the public works program or authorized program by some 12 million over and above the annual expenditure.

Altogether the Government is meeting the situation one way or another by increasing its program for construction by somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 to 125 million.

We are in need of vigorous reorganization of the Border Patrol in order to consolidate various agencies so as effectually to prevent illegal entry of both aliens and goods.

There must be extension of federal prisons with more adequate parole system and other modern treatment of prisoners.

There must be relief afforded from congestion in the courts.

This is well indicated by the fact that less than one third of federal prisoners are due to prohibition.

I cannot too strongly urge the necessity of action upon all these recommendations before adjournment.