which may be then in force, the same to be immediately available."

You are hereby directed to take charge of this expenditure for the
purpose of enforcing the above provisions, and you are directed to
employ for that purpose the Marine Hospital Service and to provide such
other means as are necessary for the purpose aforesaid, and to carry out
such rules and regulations as have been or shall be made by you in
conformity therewith.

You will carefully supervise and examine all expenditures made in
executing the aforesaid law and submit to me from time to time reports
of such expenditures and statements of work done.

WILLIAM McKINLEY.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _October 10, 1900._

On and after October 15, 1900, there shall be detailed on the staff
of the Military Governor of the Islands of the Philippine Archipelago
as chief of the quarantine service established by Executive Order of
January 3, 1900, a commissioned officer of the Marine Hospital Service
who shall on the first day of the month, and at such other periods as
may be directed by the Military Governor submit to the Military Governor
a detailed estimate of the quarantine expenses of the said Islands of
the Philippine Archipelago. After the approval of such estimate by the
Military Governor the Chief Quarantine officer shall make requisition
for the funds required in favor of the disbursing officer or agent of
the Treasury Department who shall pay the bills and vouchers on account
of the quarantine service upon the certificate of an officer detailed
under Executive Order of January 3, 1900 (said order being still in
force except as herein mentioned), and after approval by the Chief
Quarantine officer. The disbursing officer or agent shall be appointed
by the Secretary of the Treasury as soon as practicable, and shall
render his accounts of such disbursements in accordance with the rules
and instructions to carry into effect the Executive Order of May 8,
1899, relative to the military government of the United States in the
Islands of the Philippine Archipelago during the maintenance of such
government.

WILLIAM McKINLEY.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _October 10, 1900._

It is hereby ordered that Sections 26, 27, 34 and 35 township 14 south,
range 14 east, Gila and Salt River meridian Territory of Arizona, be and
they are hereby reserved and set apart for the use of the United States
Department of Agriculture for the purposes of an agricultural experiment
sta