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 S EVEN TIET H CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cia. 57. 1928 . 89 be fixed by the Director of the Census without regard to the pro- visions of the Classification Act, for the purpose of assisting in periodical inquiries : Provided, That temporary employees of the temporary employees. absence, Bureau of the Census may be allowed leave of absence with pay at the rate of two and one-half days a month. Attendance at meet- Appropriations herein made for the Bureau of the Census shall be ings authorized. available in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for expenses of attend- ance at meetings concerned with the collection of statistics, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce. Tab ulatin g Tabulating machines : For constructing tabulating machines, and maehines, etc. rep airs t o such machi nery a nd oth er mec hanical appli ances, inclu ding technical, mechanical, and other service in connection therewith, whether in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, and purchase of necessary machinery and supplies, $53,200, of which not to exceed $45,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of tr etr•ieos in the Dss- Columbia. Fifteenth Decennial Fifteenth Decennial Census : For salaries of employees in the census. District of Columbia and elsewhere, including temporary employees Preliminary expenses who may be appointed by the Director of the Census under the for collecting. civil-service rules for any period not to exceed June 30, 1932, at per diem rates to be fixed by the Director of the Census without regard to the provisions of the Classification Act ; traveling expenses, materials, supplies, equipment, and services, purchase and exchange of books, tabu lation cards , type writer s, calc ulatin g mach ines, punch machines, and other office appliances, including their repair and maintenance ; rent of buildings and rent and purchase of equipment Rent, etc. outside the District of Columbia, $110,000, of which amount not to triServices in the Dis- exc eed $1 0,000 may be expen ded fo r pers onal se rvices in th e Dist rict of Columbia. Steamboat Inspec- STEAMBOAT INSPECTION SE RVI CE tion Service. Salar ies : For the Supervising Inspector, General and other per- tei General, andoffice sonal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the personnel. Cl assificat ion Act o f 1923, $ 31,060. Steamboat inspectors : For eleven supervising inspectors ; inspec- Inspectors. tors of hulls and inspectors of boilers ; assistant inspectors, as authorized by law, for the following ports : New York, thirty-three ; Assistants at desig- Pittsburgh, one ; New Orleans, six ; Baltimore, eight ; Providence, nat eaports. four ; Boston, six ; Philadelphia, fourteen ; San Francisco, twelve ; Buffalo, six ; Cleveland, six ; Milwaukee, four ; Chicago, four ; Grand Haven, two ; Detroit, four ; Norfolk, eight ; Seattle, twelve ; Portland (Oregon), four ; Albany, two ; Portland (Maine), two ; Los Angeles, four ; Galveston, two ; Mobile, two ; Savannah, two ; Toledo, two ; and six traveling inspectors ; in all, $787,800. Clerk hire, Steamboat Inspection Service : For compensation of Clerk hire. clerks to boards of steamboat inspectors, to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with the provisions of law, $147,200. Contingent expenses : For the payment of fees to witnesses ; for Contingent expenses. tra veling and o ther e xpense s when on of ficial busine ss of the Su per- vising Inspector General, Deputy Supervising Inspector General, supervising inspectors, traveling inspectors, local and assistant inspectors, and clerks ; for instruments, furniture, stationery, street- car fares not to exceed $25, janitor service, and every other thing necessary to carry into effect the provisions of title 46, chapter 14, 1496 . s.Code, pp. 148& page 1488, United States Code, $148,000. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION Navigation Bureau. Salaries : For the commissioner and other personal services in the commissioner' and office personnel. District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $66,900.

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 90 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CE. 57. 1928 . Admeasurement of Admeasurement of vessels : To enable the Commissioner of Navi- ve ssels. gation to secure uniformity in the adineasurement of vessels, includ- ing the employment of an adjuster of admeasurements, purchase and ex chan ge of a dmea suri ng i nst rume nts, tra veli ng and inci dent al expenses, $5,500. Motor bo ats to en- force nav igat ion laws. Enforcement of navigation laws : To enable the Secretary of. Comm erce to provide and operate such motor b oats and employ thereon such persons as may be necessary for the enforcement, under hi s directi on, of la ws relati ng to nav igation and inspe ction of vessels, boarding of vessels, and counting of passengers on excursion boats, including insignia, braid, and chin straps, and coats, caps, and aprons, for stewards' departments on vessels, $89,000. Pr even ting over- Preventing overcrowding of passenger vessels : To enable the crowding of vessels. Secretary of Commerce to employ, temporarily, such persons as may be necessary, of whom not more than two at any one time may be emp loyed in the Distr ict of Colum bia, t o enfor ce the laws to pre vent ov ercrow ding o f pass enger and ex cursio n vesse ls, an d all expens es in connection therewith, $18,840. shipping commis- Shipping commissioners : For salar ies of shipp ing co mmissi oners, si nners. $42,600. Clerk hire. Clerk hire : For compensation, to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce, to each person or clerk in the offices of shipping com- missioners, $97,260. Contingent expenses. Contingent expenses : For rent, stationery, and other requisites for transaction of the business of shipping commissioners' offices, and for janitor in the commissioner's office at New York ; in all, $10,780. Standards Bureau B UREAU OF S TANDA RDS Director, and office Salar ies : For the direc tor an d othe r pers onal s ervices in th e Dis- personnel. tr ict of Colum bia in accor dance with t he Clas sifica tion A ct of 1923, $5 95,000 . Equipment. Equipment : For apparatus, machinery, tools, and appliances used in connection with buildings or work of the bureau, typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, laboratory supplies, materials, and supplies used in the construction of apparatus, machinery, or other appliances, including their exchange ; piping, wiring, and construction incident to the installation of apparatus, machinery, or appliances ; furniture for laboratories and offices, cases Repairs to buildings. for apparatus, $88,000, including $18,000 for repairs and necessary alterations to buildings. General expenses. General expenses : For fuel for heat, light, and power ; office expenses, stationery, cleaning and toilet supplies, books and periodi- cals, which may be exchanged when not needed for permanent use ; Attendance at tech- traveling expenses (including expenses of attendance upon meetings ni cal, etc ., meetings . t of technical and professional societies when required in connection with standardization, testing, or other official work of the bureau when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary) ; street-car fares not exceeding $100 ; expenses of the visiting committee ; mittee on International W eight s cam and - expenses of attendance of American member at the meeting of the Measures. International Committee of Weights and Measures ; purchase of gloves, goggles, rubber boots, and aprons ; supplies for operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles and motor trucks for official use, including their exchange ; and contingencies of all kinds, $69,855. Care, etc ., of grounds. Improvement and care of grounds : For grading, construction of roads and walks, piping grounds for water supply, lamps, wiring for lighting purposes, and other expenses incident to the improve- ment and care of grounds, including foreman and laborers in the District of Columbia, $13,000, of which amount not to exceed $9,180 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cx. 57. 1928 . 91 Testing structural materials : For continuation of the investiga- structural materials inv estigations. tion of structural materials, such as stone, clays, cement, and so forth, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the fie ld, $2 50,000, of w hich a mount not to exceed $199,000 may be tr Services in the Dis- expended for persona l services in the Dis trict of Columbia Provided, That as much of this sum as necessary shall be used to Disseminating infor- collect and disseminate such scientific, practical, and statistical mation as to housing, information as may be procured, showing or tending to show etc. approved methods in building, planning, and construction, standard- ization, and adaptability of structural units, including building materials and codes, economy in the manufacture and utilization of building materials and supplies, and such other matters as may tend to encourage, improve, and cheapen construction and housing. T es ti ng m ac hi n es : For maintenance and o peration of testing physical constants. machi nes, inclu ding pers onal serv ices in co nnect ion there with in the District of Columbia and in the field, for the determination by the Bur eau of Stand ards o f the physic al cons tants and th e prop erties of materials as authorized by law, $38,000, of which amount not to exceed $34,02 0 may be exp ended for pe rsonal servic es in the Di strict of Columbia. Investigation of fire-resisting properties : For investigation of ing Fira"resisti ng build- materials g fire-re sistin g prop erties of bu ilding materi als an d cond itions under which t hey ma y be m ost ef ficien tly us ed, and for t he sta ndardi zation of types of appliances for fire prevention, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $28,100, of which amount not to exceed $22,640 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Investigation of public-utility standards : For investigation of the public s utlity t' stand- standards of practice and methods of measurements of public utilities, arils . such as gas, electric light, electric power, water, telephone, central station heating, and electric railway service, and the solution of the problems which arise in connection with standards in such service, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $100,000, of which amount not to exceed $90,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Testing miscellane- Testing miscellaneous materials : For testing miscellaneous mate- ous material s. rials, such as varnish materials, soap materials, inks, and chemicals, including supplies for the Government departments and independent establishments, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, as authorized by law, $44,000, of which amount not to exceed $42,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Radio research : For investigation and standardization of methods tioRadio standardiza- and instruments employed in radio communication, including per- sonal se rvices in the Dist rict of C olumbia and in th e field, $49,800, of which amount not to exceed $47,200 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Color standardization : To develop color standards and methods of Industrialeo1or standardization . manufacture and of color measurements, with special reference to their industrial use in standardization and specification of colorants such as dyestuffs, inks, and pigments, and other products, paint, paper, and textiles, in which color is a pertinent property, including person al servic es in the District of Colum bia and i n the fie ld, $10,0 00, of which amount not to exceed $9,200 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Investi gation of cl ay pro ducts : To study methods of measurement ess sa y products proc- and technical processes used in the manufacture of pottery, brick, tile, terra cotta, and other clay products, and the study of the prop- erties of the materials used in that industry, including personal 54835'-29--FT 1 10

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 92 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cu. 57. 1928 . services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $47,000, of which amount not to exceed $21,500 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Me chan ical ap . Standardizing mechanical appliances : To develop methods of test- pliances. ing and standardizing machines, motors, tools, measuring instruments, Testing mechanical, and other apparatus and devices used in mechanical, hydraulic, and hydraul ic, and aero- nautic devices, etc. aeronautic engineering ; for the comparative study of types of appa- ratus and methods of operation, and for the establishment of standards of performance ; for the accurate determination of funda- mental physical constants involved in the proper execution of this work ; and for the scientific experiments and investigations needed in solving the problems which may arise in connection therewith, especially in response to the requirements of aeronautics and aviation for information of a purely scientific nature, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $27,800, of which amount not to exceed $25,580 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Opt ical glass pro- Investigation of optical and other types of glass : For the investi- duction problems. gation of the problems involved in the production of optical and other types of glass, including personal services in the District of Columbi a and in the field, $25,520, of which am ount not to ex ceed $22,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Textiles, paper, etc ., Investigation of textiles : To investigate textiles, paper, leather, and standardization. rubber in order to develop standards of quality and methods of measurement, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $50,700, of which amount not to exceed $43,240 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Sugar standardiza- Sugar standardization : For the standardization and design of tion. sugar-testing apparatus ; the development of technical specifications for the various grades of sugars, especially involving the standardiza- tion and manufacture of sugars ; for the study of the technical problems incidental to the collection of the revenue on sugar and to determine the fundamental scientific constants of sugars and other ty RRre and unusual substances ; for the standardization and production of rare and unusual types of sugars required for the medical service of the Government departments ; and for other technical and scientific purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the fiel d, $53,160, of which amount not to exceed $48,670 Gaug es and screw may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. threads. Gauge standardization : To provide by cooperation of the Bureau Cooperati ve stand . ardi zatio n of, etc. of S tandar ds, th e War Depar tment, and t he Na vy Dep artmen t for the standardization and testing of the standard gauges, screw threads, and standa rds re quire d in m anufac turing thro ughout the United States, and to calibrate and test such standard gauges, screw threads, and standards, including necessary equipment and personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $38,320, of which amount no t to e xc ee d $36,180 may be expen ded for perso nal services in the Coal weighing, etc ., District of Columbia. at mines. I nves tiga tion of mine sca les and cars : For investigating the con- ditions and methods of use of scales and mine cars used for weighing and measuring coal dug by miners, for the purpose of determining wages due, and of conditions affecting the accuracy of the weighing or measuring of coal at the mines, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $12,800, of which amount not to exceed $9,600 may be expended for personal services in the District Met all ur gic al re- of Columbia. sea rch. Metallurgical research : For metallurgical research, including alloy steels, foundry practice, and standards for metals and sands ; casting, rolling, forging, and the properties of aluminum alloys ; prevention

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Ca. 57. 1928 . 93 of corrosion of metals and alloys ; development of metal substitutes, as for platinum ; behavior of bearing metals ; preparation of metal specifications ; investigation of new metallurgical processes and study of methods of conservation in metallurgical manufacture and prod ucts ; in vesti gatio n of mate rials used in the c onstr ucti on of Railway equipment. rails, wheels, axles, and other railway equipment, and the cause of their failure, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $48,140, of which amount not to exceed $44,600 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Hi h temperature investigations : For laboratory and field investi- ni gh temperature g measurements. gati ons of su itabl e me thods of h igh t empe ratur e mea sure ments and control in various industrial processes and to assist in making avail- able directly to the industries the results of the bureau's investiga- tions in this field, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $9,740, of which amount not to exceed $8 .460 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Sound investigation : For the investigation of the principles of sound investigation. sound and their application to military and industrial purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $10,580, of which amount not to exceed $9,700 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Industrial research : For technical investigations in cooperation cooperative research e investiga° with the in dustri es upo n fund amenta l probl ems in volved in in dustri al Lions. devel opment, with a vie w to a ssisti ng in t he per manent estab lishme nt of new American industries, including personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia and elsewhere, $190,000, of which amount not to exceed $180,390 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Testing railroad track and other scales : For investigation and et Testing c. large scales, testin g of rail road trac k scales, elevator scales, and other scales u sed in weighing commodities for interstate shipments and to secure equipment and assistance for testing the scales used by the Govern- ment in its transactions with the public, such as post office, navy yard, and customhouse scales, and for the purpose of cooperating with the States in securing uniformity in the weights and measures laws and in the metho ds of inspec tion, includi ng per sonal servic es in the District of Columbia and in the field, $47,000, of which amount not to exceed $25,460 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Coo pera tive stand- Standardization of equipment : To enable the Bureau of Standards a,di ..ation of industrial to cooperate with Government departments, engineers, and manufac- devices, etc. turers in the establishment of standards, methods of testing, and inspection of instruments, equipment, tools, and electrical and ' mechanical devices used in the industries and by the Government, incl uding the pr actica l spec ificat ion for quali ty and perfo rmance of such devices, and the formulation of methods of inspection, labora- tory, and service tests, including personal services in the District of Colu mbia a nd in the fi eld, $180,000, of which amount not to exceed $156,640 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Standard materials : For purchase, preparation, analysis, and dis- ing standards chemical for materials to be used in checking chemical yse s tribution of standard materials to be used in checking chemical anal yses a nd in the te sting of phy sical m easuri ng app aratus, incl ud- ing personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $10,000, of which amount not to exceed $8,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Rad ioac tive sub- Investigation of radioactive substances and X rays : For an inves- stances and x-rays in- tiga tion o f radi oactiv e subs tances and th e meth ods of their measu re- vestigati ons.

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 94 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Ca. 57. 1928 . meats and testing ; for investigations relative to the development of standar d speci ficatio ns for X-ray equipm ent and ope rat ion ; for the investigation of the hazards of X-ray practice ; for the testing and standardization of X-ray protective materials ; for the stand- ardization and design of X-ray testing equipment ; for the deter- mination of fundamental physical constants essential to X-ray diagnosis and therapy to X-ray analysis of materials and to other technical and scientific applications, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $29,540, of which amount not to exceed $22,180 may be expended for personal services in the U tiliz ing waste prod - District of Columbia. ucts from the land. Utilization of waste products from the land : For the survey of the possibilities of the industrial utilization of waste products from the land, including cooperation with colleges, other institutions and manufacturers, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $50,000, of w hich amount not to exceed $41,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Colu mbia. A utomo tive eng ines investigations, etc. Inv estiga tion of automo tive engines : For the promotion of economy and efficiency in automotive transportation by land and by air through investigations of the basic principles underlying the design, performance, operation, and testing of automotive engines, their fuels, lubricants, accessories, and the power transmitting system used in connecti on with them, als o such e lements as brake s and br ake linings ; to promote economy in the use of liquid fuels and safety in vehicular traffic, including personal serv ices in the Dist rict of Columbia and in the field, $25,000, of w hich amount not to exceed $20,680 may be expended for personal services in the District of Dental materials in. Colu mbia. vestigations. Investigation of dental materials : To investigate the physical and chemical properties of dental materials, including the method of their application and the causes of deterioration of such materials in service, for the purpose of developing standards of quality and standard methods of test, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $5,000, of which amount not to exceed $4,500 may be expended for personal services in the District of P ower- plan t eq uip- Colu mbia. meat . P urcha se, insta lling , Power-plant equipment, Bureau of Standards : For the purchase etc ., new plant, etc. and installation of new power and heating plant equipment, together with such auxiliary equipment as may be necessary, the moving and installing of equipment on hand, and the tie-in with the present heat and powe r system s, inclu ding cont ract lab or and p ersonal services in the District of Columbia, $100,000. with departments etc., During the fis cal year 1929 the head of any department or inde- in scientific in vestiga. pendent establishment of the Government having funds available for yens, etc' scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the Bureau of Standards on scientific investigations within the scope of the functions of that bureau, and which the Bureau of Standards is unable t o perfor m within the limi ts of it s approp riations, may, w ith the approval of the Secretary of Commerc e, transfer to the Bureau Tra nsfer of fun ds to of Standards such sums as may be necessary to carry on such inves- credit of Bureau. tigations. The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer on the books of the Treasury Depa rtment any sums which may be authorized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to the credit of the Bureau of Standards for the performance of work for the department or establishment from which the transfer is made, including, where nece ssar y, c ompe nsat ion for pers onal ser vice s in the District of Columbia and in the field.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 57. 1928. 95 Appropriations herein made for the Bureau of Standards shall be Attendance at tech- nical meetings author- available for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with ized. standardization and research, or either, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce. BUREAU OF LIGHTHOUSES Lighthouses Bureau. Commissione r, and Sa laries : For the commissioner and other personal services in office personnel. the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $94,250. General expenses : For supplies, including replacement of and neces- sary additions to existing equipment, repairs, maintenance, and inci- objects specified. dental expenses of lighthouses and other lights, beacons, buoyage, fog signals, lighting of rivers heretofore authorized to be lighted, light vessels, othe r aids to na vigati on, an d light house tender s, inc luding the est ablish ment, repair, and improv ement o f beac ons an d day marks, and purchase of land for same ; establishment of post lights, buoys, submarine signals, and fog signals ; establishment of oil or carbide Oil, etc ., houses. houses, not to exceed 10,000 : Pr ovi de d, That any i mit oil or carbi de house Li .isof. $ for buildings. erected hereunder shall not exceed $1,000 in cost ; construction of necessary outbuildings at a cost not exceeding $1,000 at any one light station in any fiscal year ; improvement of grounds and buildings Restoring stations, connected with light stations and depots ; restoring light stations and etc. depots and buildings connected therewith : Prov ided fur ther , That such restoration shall be limited to the original purpose of the struc- tures ; wages of persons attending post lights ; temporary employees and field force while engaged on works of general repair and mainte- Rations etc. nance, and laborers and mechanics at lighthouse depots ; rations and provisions or commutation thereof for working parties in the field, officers and crews of light vessels and tende rs, and o fficials and other authorized persons of the Lighthouse Service on duty on board of such tende rs or ves sels, and mone y acc ruing from com mutat ion f or rations and provisions for the above-nam ed persons on board of tenders and light vessels or in working parties in the field may be paid on proper vouchers to the person having charge of the mess of such vessel or party ; not exceeding $2,000 for packing, crating, and transporting personal household effects of employees when transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty ; purchase of rubber boots, oilskins, rubber gloves, and coats, caps, and aprons for Relie f of ship wreck ed stewards' departments on vessels ; reimbursement under rules pre- persons. scribed by the Secretary of Commerce of keepers of light stations and masters of light vessels and of lighthouse tenders for rations and provi sions and clot hing furni shed ship wreck ed pe rson s who may be tempora rily p rovide d for by the m, not exceed ing in all $ 5,000 in any fiscal year ; fuel, light, and rent of quarters where necessary for keep- Pur cha se, etc ., of ers of lighthouses ; purchase of land sites for fog signals ; rent of land sites. necessary ground for all such lights and beacons as are for tem- porary use or to mark changeable channels and which in consequence can not be made permanent ; rent of offices, depots, and wharves ; Traveling expenses. traveli ng exp enses, inclu ding t ravel for the exami nation s auth orized Retirement examina- by the Act en titled "An A ct to provid e for r etirem ent fo r disa bility t in . in the Lighthouse Service," approved March 4, 1925 ; mileage ; library books for light, stations and vessels, and technical books and periodi- cals not exceeding $1,000 ; traveling and subsistence expenses of teacher s whil e actu ally e mploye d by S tates o r priv ate pe rsons to in- Contingent ex penses. struct the children of keepers of lighthouses ; all other contingent expenses of distri ct office s and dep ots, incl uding the purchase of pro- visions for s ale to light house keeper s at is olated stati ons, a nd the appropriation reimbursed, and not exceeding $8,500 for contingent

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 96 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cs. 57. 1928 . expenses of the office of the Bureau of Lighthouses in the District of Columbia, $4,275,000. ]Keepers. Keepers of lighthouses : For salaries of not exceeding one thousand eight hundred lighthouse and fog-signal keepers and persons attend- ing lights, exclusive of post lights, $1,950,000. vessels. and crews of Lighthouse vessels : For salaries and wages of officers and crews of light vessels and lighthouse tenders, including temporary employ- ment when necessary, $2,282,700. Superintendents. clerks in the field, etc. Superintendents, clerks, and so forth : For salaries of seventeen superintendents of lighthouses, and of assistant superintendents, clerks, draftsmen, and other authorized permanent employees in the district offices and depots of the Lighthouse Service, exclusive of those regula rly em ployed in th e offi ce of t he Bur eau of Light houses , District of Columbia, $576,300. Retire d pay. Retired pay : For retired pay of officers and employees engaged in the field service or on vessels of the Lighthouse Service, except per- sons continuously employed in district offices and shops, $245,000. VesselsPublic works. Public works : For constructing or purchasing and equipping . lighthouse tenders and light vessels for the Lighthouse Service as may be specifically approved by the Secretary of Commerce not to Aids to navigation. exceed $1400,000 ; and for establishing and improving aids to naviga- tion and other works as may be specifically approved by the Secretary of Commerce, $622,000 ; in all, $1,722,000. Coast and Geodetic Survey. All expenses. For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, including maintenance, repair, exchange, and opera tion of mo tor- prope lled or h orse- drawn veh icles for use in field work, purchase of motor cycles with side cars, including their exchange, not to exceed $1,000, surveying instruments, rubber boots, canvas and rubber gloves, goggles, and caps, coats, and aprons for stewards' departments on vessels, extra compensation at not to exceed $1 per day for each station to employees of the Light- house Service and the Weather Bureau while observing tides or currents, services of one tide observer in the District of Columbia at not to exceed $1 per day, and compensation, not otherwise appro- priated for, of persons employed in the field work, commutation to officers of the field force while on field duty, at a rate not exceeding $3 per day each, to be expended in accordance with the regulations Distribution. relating-to the Coast and Geodetic Survey prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce, and under the following heads Field expenses. Field expenses, 4tAtlantic coast : For surveys and necessary resur- ast s Atlantic and Guru veys of the tlatic and Gulf coasts of the United States, including O o. the coasts of outlying islands under the jurisdiction of the United Outlying islands, etc. States, $12 2,42 0 : Provided, That not more than $45,000 of this amount shall be expended on the coasts of said outlying islands and the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Pacific coast. Pacific coast : For surveys and necessary resurveys of coasts on the Pacific Ocean under the jurisdiction of the United States, includ- ing not to exceed $3,000 for construction of temporary shelter for the ca re of equipm ent an d hous ing of person nel, $ 315,64 0. ph y re arch~y dr• gra ' Tides, currents, and so forth : For continuing researches in physical hydrogr aphy, relati ng to harbor s and bars, a nd for tidal and c urrent observations on the coasts of the United States, or other coasts Coast Pilot. under the jurisdiction of the United States, $26,000. Coast Pilot : For compilation of the Coast Pilot, including the emplo yment of s uch pilot s and nau tical expe rts, and steno graph ic help in the field and office as may be necessary for the same, $6,500 . COAS T AND GE ODET IC SURVEY

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 100 Spo nge fishe ries . Protecting . Vol. 38, p. 692. Alaska . Seal fisheries protec- tion, food to natives, etc. Vol. 36, p. 326. Amount immediately available . Mississippi wild life and fish refuge. Constru ction, equip - ment, etc., expenses . Vol. 43, p. 650. Patent Office. Commissioner, and office personnel . SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 57. 1928 . nance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying veh icles necess ary in the c onduct of th e field work of the Burea u of Fisheries, $55,000, of which $5,000 shall be available immediately. Sponge fisheries : For protecting the sponge fisheries, including employment of inspectors, watchmen, and temporary assistants, hire of boats, re ntal of o ffice and storage, care of seized sp onges and other property, travel, and all other expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of August 15, 1914, to regulate the sponge fisheries, $2,500. Alaska, general service : For protecting the seal fisheries of Alaska, in cluding t he furnis hing of f ood, fuel, clothi ng, and o ther nece ssities of life to the natives of the Pribilof Islands, of Alaska ; not exceeding $ 47,00 0 for con struc tion, impr ovem ent, repai r, a nd al terat ion of buildings and roads, transportation of supplies to and from the islands, expenses of travel of agents and other employees and sub- sis tence while on sai d isla nds, h ire an d maint enance o l r vessels, pur- chase of sea otters, and for all expenses necessary to carry out the pr ovisions of the Ac t entitle d "An Act to prot ect the s eal fishe ries of Alaska, and for other purposes," approved April 21, 1910, and for th e prot ection of th e fish eries of Ala ska, in cludin g cont ract s teno- graphic reporting service, travel, subsistence (or per diem in lieu of subsistence) of employees while on duty in Alaska, hire of boats, employment of temporary labor, and all other necessary expenses connected therewith, $367,000, of which $100,000 shall be immediately available. MISSISSIPPI WILD LLU'E AND FISH REFUGE For construction of buildings, boats, and ponds, for purchase of equipment, including boats, for maintenance, operation, repair, and improvements, including expenditures for personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere as may be necessary, as authorized in the Act approved June 7, 1924, $25,000. PATENT OFFICE For the Commi ssion er o f Pat ents and o ther pers onal serv ices in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $2,600,000 : Provided, That of the amount herein appropriated not to ex ceed $ 25,000 may b e used for s pecial and te mporar y serv ices of typists certified by the Civil Service Commission, who may be employed in such numbers, at $4 per diem, as may, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Patents, be necessary to keep current the work of furnishing manuscript copies of records. For purchase of law, professional, and other reference books and pu blica tion s and scie ntifi c bo oks, inclu ding thei r exc hange, an d expenses of transporting publications of patents issued by the Patent Of fice to f oreign go vernments, and dir ectories , $8,000. For producing copies of weekly issue of drawings of patents and designs ; reproduction of copies of drawings and specifications of ex hauste d pate nts, d esins, trade -marks, and o ther p apers, such other papers when reproduced' for sale to be sold at not less than cost plus 10 per centum ; reproduction of foreign patent drawings ; photo prints of pending application drawings ; and photostat and photo- graphic supplies and dry mounts, $230,000. Multigraphed head- The headings of the drawings for patented cases may be multi- ing s avowed. gr aphed in the Paten t Offi ce for the p urpose of pho tolith ograph y. Investigating prior For investigating the question of public use or sale of inventions use of inven tion s. for two years or more prior to filing applications for patents, and such other questions arising in connection with applications for pat- Proviso. Tem pora ry etc. typ ist s, Reference books, etc. Copie s of weekly issue of patents, re- productions, etc.

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 102 Services in t he Dis- trict. Mineral mining. Studies, investiga- tions, etc ., for improv- ing conditions in. Services in the Dis- trict. Proviso. Private wo rk bidden. Oil, gas, and oil shale, investigations. Purchase of news- papers, etc. Proviso. R.S., sec. 102, p. 30. All other expenses . Services in the Dis- trict. Oil shale investiga- tions. Devel opme nt o f oil s hale, ope ratio n of plant, etc. Services in the Dis- trict. Mining experiment stations. Per son al services, etc ., expenses of. Vol . 38, p. 959. Ser vices in the Dis- trict. Pittsburgh, Pa ., sta- tion. Expenses of. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 57. 1928 . use of mineral fuels, and for investigation of mineral fuels belonging to or for the use of the United States, with a view to their most efficient utilization, to recommend to various departments such changes in selection and use of fuel as may result in greater econ- omy, and, upon request of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to investigate the fuel-burning equipment in use by or proposed for any of the departments, establishments, or institutions, of the United States in the District of Columbia, $158 .500, of which amount not to exceed $32,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Mineral mining investigations : For inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treat- men t, and utilization of ore s and mineral substances, other tha n fuels, with a v iew to improving health conditions and increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and conserving resources thr oug h the prevention of wa ste in the mining, quarrying, metal- lurgical, and other mineral industries ; to inquire into the economic conditions affecting these industries ; and including all equipment, supplies, exp en ses of travel and subsistence, and the operation, main tena nce, and rep air of m otor -pro pell ed p asse nger -car ryin g vehicles, including not to exceed $9,500 for personal services in the Dis tr ict of Columbia, $125,000 : Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be expended for an investigation in behalf of any private party ; Oil, gas, and oil-s hale investigati ons : For inqui ries and investi ga- tion s and di ssem inat ion of i nfor mati on c once rnin g the mi ning , preparation, treatment, and utilization of petroleum, natural gas, and oil shale, includin g econom ic condi tions af fecting the indu stry, with a view to economic development and conserving resources thr ou gh the prevention of waste ; for the purchase of newspapers relating to the oil, gas, and allied industries : Provided, That section 192 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to such purchase of newspapers from this appropriation ; and for every ot her expense incident thereto, including supplies, equipment, expenses of travel and subsistence, purchase, exchange as p art payment for, mainte- nance, a nd opera tion of motor-pro pelled p assenger -carryin g vehicl es, $198,260, of which amount not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for pers onal ser vices in the Dist rict of Columbia ; Oil-shale investigations : For development of oil shale, including purchase or mining and transportation of shale, operation, repairs, and alteration of plant, the construction, maintenance, and repair of necessary camp buildings and appurtenances thereto, and the altera- tion, operation, and maintenance of experimental refinery, and for all necessary expenses incident thereto, including personal services, supplies, equipm ent, tra veling ex penses, the purc hase, no t exceed ing $1,200, operation, maintenance, repair, and exchange in part pay- ment for, of motor-propelled, passenger-carrying vehicles, $75,000, of whi ch am ount not to exceed $6,000 may be expe nded f or pe rsona l services in the District of Colum bia ; Mi ning exp erim ent stat ions : For the employment of personal services and all other expenses in connection with the establishment, maintenance, and operation of mining ex eriment stations, author- ized by the Act approved March 3, 1915, 173,000, of which amount not to exceed $11,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Buildings and grounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : For care and mai nte na nce of buildings and gr ou nds at Pittsburgh and Bruceton, Pennsylvania, including personal services, the purchase, exchange as part payment for, op eration, mainten ance, an d repair of pass enger

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 104 Services in the Dis- trict. Helium plants. Production, etc. Vol. 44, p. 1387. Purchase of plants, etc. Services in the Dis- trict. Provisos. Balance reappropria- ted. Vol. 44, p. 1220. Subject to approval of the President. Addi tiona l obliga- tion s aut hori zed. Action a Government contract. Terms for le ases, etc. Disposal of products in wells other than helium-bearing gas . Potash deposits. Expenses of deter- mining location of, etc. Vol. 44, pp. 768, 1388. Proviso. Tran sfer for expen di- ture by In terior De- partment. Economics of min - eral industries. Investigations, dis - seminating information as to problems of, etc. Report of mineral resources. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 57. 1928 . passenger-carrying vehicles, and all other necessary expenses, includ- ing not to exceed $25,080 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $75,000 ; Helium plants : For helium production and conservation, in accord- ance with existing law, including acquisition of helium-bearing gas land or wells by purchase, exchange, lease, or condemnation, or interest in such land or wells, the purchase, lease, construction, or modifi cation of pla nts, pi pe line s and accesso ries, c ompres sor sta tions, camp buildings, and other facilities for the production, transporta- tion, sto rage, and puri fication of h elium and hel ium-bearing gas, including acquisition of sites and rights of way therefor, by pur- chase, lease, or condemnation, and including supplies and equipment, expenses of travel and subsistence, maintenance and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and all other necessary expenses including not to exceed $6,200 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $462,000 : Provided, That in addition thereto the unexp ended balance of the approp riation made under this hea d- ing for the fiscal year 1928 is reappropriated and made available for the above purposes for the fiscal year 1929 : Provided further, That no part of the appropriation herein made may be expended except with the approval of the President : Pr ovide d fur ther, That the Secretary of Commerce may, with the approval of the President enter into contracts incurring additional obligations not in excess of $500,000, and his action in so doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the Federal Government : Provided further, That the acquirement of leases, sites, and rights of way under terms cus- tomary in the oil and g as industry, including obl igations to pay rental in advance and to pay damages to lands, crops, or structures arising out of the Government's operations is authorized : Provided further, That should valuable products other than helium-bearing gas be di scovered in we lls acquired or drilled fo r helium-beari ng gas under this appropriation, the Secretary of Commerce is author- ized to provide for the disposal of said wells or the products there- from, by the contracts under which the property is acquired, or otherwise, in accordance with the interests of the Government therein and in the manner which, in his opinion, is most advantageous to the Government ; For determinin g the locatio n, extent, an d mode of occu rrence of potash deposits in the United States, and conducting the necessary laboratory test incident thereto, as authorized under the Act approved June 25, 1926 ; and for every expense incid ent thereto, i ncluding personal services in the District of Columbia not exceeding $6,000, and elsewhere, expenses of travel and subsistence, purchase, exchange as part payment for, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled pas seng er-c arry ing vehi cles, an d th e co nstr ucti on, main tena nce, and repa ir of necess ary c amp bu ilding s and appur tenanc es the reto, $100 ,000 : Provided, Tha t such part of the amou nt her ein ap pro- priated as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall be transferred on the books of the Treasury for direct expenditure by the Department of the Interior for the purposes herein set forth. Economics of mineral industries : For inquiries and investigations, and the dissemination of information concerning the economic prob- lems of t he mining, qua rrying, metal lurgical, and other mineral industries, with a view to assuring ample supplies and efficient dis- tribution of the mineral products of the mines and quarries, including studies and reports relating to uses, reserves, production, distribution, stocks, c onsumption, pr ices, and mar keting of min eral commoditi es and primary products thereof ; preparation of the reports of the

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 57. 1928 . 105 mineral resources of the United States, including special statistical inquiries ; statistical studies and reports relating to mine accidents ; and including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere ; purchase of furniture and equipment ; stationery and supplies ; typewriting, adding, and computing machines, accessories and repairs ; newspapers ; traveling expenses ; purchase, not exceeding $1,2 00, oper atio n, m ain tena nce, and rep air of moto r-pr opel led passenger-carrying vehicles ; and for all other necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $260,000, of which amount not to Ser vic es in the Di s- exceed $219,600 may be expended for personal services in the trict. District of Columbia ; During the fiscal year 1929 the head of any department or inde- do Scien tific dep art mei a, pendent establishment of the Government having fiends available for etc ., by the Bureau. scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the Bureau of Mines on scien tific inv estigatio ns withi n the sco pe of the function s of that bureau and which it is unable to perform within the limits of its appropriations may, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, transfer to the Bureau of Mines such sums as may be necessary to carry on such investigations. The Secretary of the Transfer of funds to credit of the Bureau. Treasury shall transfer on the books of the Treasury Department any sums which may be authorized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to the credit of the Bureau of Mines for the performance of work for the department or establishment from which the transfer is ma d e : Pro vided, That any sums transferred by any department or Proviso. Expenditure of funds independent establishment of the Government to the Bureau of transferred. Mines for coope rati ve wo rk in con necti on wi th th is a pprop riati on may be expended in the same manner as su ms appropriated herein may be expended ; The purchase of supplies and equipment or the procurement of cbaase enof m minor up. services for the Bureau of Mines, at the seat of government, as well plies, etc° as in the field outside of the District of Columbia, may be made in open market without compliance with section 3709 of the Revised 73R .S.,sec. 37Sf, p. Statutes of the United States, in the manner common among business men, when the aggregate amount of the purchase or the service does not exceed $100 in any instance ; Purch ase of b ooks, For the purchase or exchange of professional and scientific books, etc. law books, and boo ks to com plete bro ken sets, periodic als, dire ctories, and other books of reference relating to the business of the Bureau of Mines, there is hereby made available from any appropriations made for such bureau not to exceed $3,500 ; Total, Bureau of Mines, $2,542,080. TITLE IV .-DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Salaries : Secretary of Labor, $15,000 ; Assistant Secretary, Second Assistant Secretary, and other personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $177,000 ; in all, $192,000. Commissioners of conciliation : To enable the Secretary of Labor to exercise the authority vested in him by section 8 of the Act creating the Department of Labor, and to appoint commissioners of concili ation, trave ling e xpense s, and not to excee d $14, 140 fo r per- sonal services in the District of Columbia, and telegraph and telephone service, $210,000. 0 Department of La- bor. Secretary, Assistants, and office personnel. Vol.42,p. 14SS. Commission ersof con cil iat ion . Vol. 37, p. 738.

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 106 Contingent expenses. Additional from im- migration expenses, for supplies. Vol. 36, p. 531. Post, p. 107. Expenditures through Division o f Publications and Sup- plies. Proviso. Ex penses of m otor passengervehicIes limited. Rent. Printing and bind- ing. Labor Statistics Bu- reau. Co mmissi oner, and office personnel. Special agents, ex- perts, etc. Trav eling expens es. Temporary statistical employees in the Dis- trict. Attendance at meet- ings. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cs. 57. 1928. CONTINGENT EXPENSES, D EPARTMENT OF LABOR For contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the offices and bureaus of the department, for which appropriations for contingent and miscellaneous expenses are not specifically made, including the purchase of stationery, furniture and repairs to the same, carpets, matting, oilcloth, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges, laundry, street-car fares not exceeding $200 ; lighting and heating ; purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of motor cycles and motor trucks ; purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of a motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle, to be used only for official purposes ; freight and express charges, newspapers not exceed- ing $400, for which payment may be made in advance ; newspaper clippings not to exceed $1, 800, postag e to f oreign count ries, tele- gr aph an d tele phone servic e, typ ewrite rs, add ing ma chines, and other labor-saving devices ; purchase of law books, books of reference, and periodicals not exceeding $3,250 ; in all, $41,500 ; and in addition thereto such sum as may be necessary, not in excess of $13,500, to facilitate the purchase, through the central purchasing office as provided in the Act of June 17, 1910 (Thirty-sixth Statutes at Large, pa ge 531 ), of certai n supp lies f or the Immigr ation Servic e, sha ll be deducted from the appropriation "Expenses of regulating immi- gration " made for the fiscal year 1929 and added to the appropria- tion "Contingent expenses, Department of Labor," for that year ; and the total sum thereof shall be and constitute the appropriation for contingent expenses for the Department of Labor, to be expended through the c entral purch asing office (Divis ion of Publi cation s and Supplies), Department of Labor : Provided, That expenditures from appro priat ions cont ained in t his Act f or th e mai nten ance, upke ep and repair, exclusive of garage rent, pay of operator, fuel and lubri- cants, on any one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle used by the Department of Labor shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case not more than $500. Rent : For rent of buildings and parts of buildings in the District of Columbia for the use of the Department of Labor, $68,000 . Printing and binding : For printing and binding for the Depart- me nt of Labor, inclu ding a ll its burea us, off ices, instit utions, and se rvices locat ed in Washin gton, Distri ct of C olumbi a, and elsew here, $205,000 . BUREAU OF LABOR STA TI ST ICS Salar ies : for the commissioner and other personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $220,000. Traveling expenses of special agents and employees ; experts and temporary assistance for field service outside of the District of Columbia, to be paid at the rate of not exceeding $8 per day ; per sonal servic es in the Di strict of Co lumbia not to excee d $29, 500, including also temporary statistical clerks, stenographers, and type- writers in the District of Columbia, to be selected from civil-service registers, the same person to be employed for not more than six co nsecu tive mont hs ; traveling expenses of officers and employees, purchase of periodicals, documents, price quotations, and reports and materials for reports and bulletins of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, $80,000 . Appropriations herein made for the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of said bureau when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Ca. 57. 1928. 107 BUR EAU OF I MMI GRAT ION Immigration Bureau. Commissioner Gen. Salaries : For the commissioner general and other personal services eras, and office per- in the District of Columbia, in accordance with the Classification Act sonnet' of 1923, $91,840. Regulating immigration : For enforcement of the laws regulating Enforcing immigra- immigration of aliens into the United States, including the contract t ` v 41, p. 1008; Vol. labor laws ; cost of reports of decisions of the Federal courts, and 42, p.1; Vol. 43, p.155. digests thereof, for the use of the Commissioner General of Immi- gration ; salaries and expenses of all officers, clerks, and employees appo inted to enf orce s aid la ws, in cluding not t o exce ed $16 7,000 for tr Services in the Dis- perso nal se rvices in th e Dist rict o f Colum bia, t ogethe r with perso ns authorized by law to be detailed for duty at Washington, District of Columbia ; traveling expenses ; maintenance expenses of insane Traveling expenses. alien deportees detained abroad while en route to the country of destination ; enforcement of the provisions of the Act of February othe 39, cts 874; vol. 5, 1917, entitled "An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to 40, p . 542; Vol. 41, p. and the residence of aliens in the United States," and Acts amenda- 43,, P_ 15 5. 42, p.5; Vol. tory thereof and in addition thereto ; necessary supplies, including exchange of typewriting machines, alterations and repairs, and for all other expenses authorized by said Act ; preventing the unlawful entry of aliens into the United States, by the appointment of suitable officers to enforce the laws in relation thereto ; expenses of returning Chinese e xclusion. to China all Chinese persons found to be unlawfully in the United States, including the cost of imprisonment and actual expenses of conve yance of Chi nese p ersons to th e front ier or seabo ard fo r depo r- tation ; refunding of head tax, maintenance bills, and immigration et Refunding head tax, fines upon presentation of evidence showing conclusively that collec- tion was made through error of Government officers ; all to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Labor, $7,110,000 : Prooises. Provided, That $1,755,000 of this amount shall be available only for p ou st and bor der coast and land-border patrol : Provided further, That the purchase, vehicles, etc« out- exchange, use, maintenance, and operation of motor vehicles and side of the District. allowances for horses, including motor vehicles and horses owned by immigration officers when used on official business required in the enforcement of the immigration and Chinese exclusion laws outside of the District of Columbia may be contracted for and the cost the reof paid from the appr opria tion for the e nforc ement of those laws, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Labor may prescribe : Provided further, That not more than $150,000 of Limit for purchase, the sum appropriated herein may be expended in the purchase and ete ., of vehicles. maintenance of such motor vehicles, and of such sum of $150,000 not more than $125,000 shall be available for the purchase and mainte- nance of motor vehicles for coast and land-border patrol. IMMIGRATION STATIONS BURE AU OF N ATUR ALIZ ATIO N Salaries : For the commissioner and other personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $98,000. General expenses : For compensation, to be fixed by the Secretary of La bor, of o fficers, clerks, a nd emplo yees appo inted, fo r the pur pose 54835'-29--PT 1- 11 For coast and land- border patrol. Immigration stations. For remod eling, rep airi ng (i nclud ing repai rs to the ferr yboat , ing Remodeling build- Ellis Island), renovating buildings, and purchase of equipment, $257,000, of which $207,000 shall be immediately available. Naturalization Bu- reau. Commissioner, a n d office personnel . Pay of officers, clerks, etc.

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 108 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH.57. 1928 . of carrying on the work of the Bureau of Naturalization, provided for by the Act approved June 29, 1906, as amended by the Act approved March 4, 1913 (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Large, page 736), and May 9, 1918 (Fortieth Statutes at Large, pages 542 to services in the Dis- 548, inclusive), including not to exceed $68,940 for personal services triet. U1 the District of Columbia, of which amount p ,000 shall be avail- abl e onl y fo r com pensa tion of t empor ary emplo yees, in a ccor dance with the Classification Act of 1923 ; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $400 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the naturalization of aliens when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor ; street-car fare, telegrams, verifi- cati ons of legal paper s, tel ephone servic e in o ffices outsi de of the District of Columbia ; necessary supplies and equipment for the Outside rent. Naturalization Service ; not to exceed $25,000 for rent of offices out- side of the District of Columbia where suitable quarters can not be of courttsnce to clerks obtained in public buildings ; carrying into effect section 13 of the Vol. 34, p. 600; Vol. Act of June 29, 1906 (Thirty-fourth Statutes, page 600), as amended 3 36, pp. 765, 830; Vol.40, by the Act approved June 25, 1910 (Thirty-sixth Statutes page 765), and in a ccor dance with the prov ision s of the Sundr y divil Act of witness fees, etc. June 12, 1917 ; and for mileage and fees to witnesses subpoenaed on behalf of the United States, the expenditures from this appropriation Proviso. shall be made in the manner and under such regulations as the Clerks of courts excluded Federal Secretary of Labor may prescribe, $680,000 : Provid'e'd, That no part of this appr opria tion shal l be avail able for the c ompen sati on of assis tants to clerks of United S tates cou rts. Vol. 34, p. 596; Vol. 37, p. 376; Vol. 40, p. 542. Traveling et c. expenses, Child ren's Bureau. CHILDREN'S BUREAU Chief of, and office personnel. Child welfare, infant mortality, etc ., inves- tigations. Traveling expenses of employees. Material for publica- tions. Proviso. Attendance at meet- ings. Maternity and in- fancy hygiene Act. Expenses executing. Vol.42,p.224; Vol. 43, p.17;Vol. 44, p. 1024. Proviso. Apportionment to States, etc. Women's Bureau. Sal ari es and ex- penses. Vol.41,p.987. Salaries : For the chief, and other personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $105 ) 000. To investigate and report upon matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life, and especially to investigate the questions of infant mortality, including not to exceed $125,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $135,000 . For traveling expenses of officers, special agents, and other employees of the Children's Bureau ; experts and temporary assist- ants, to be paid at a rate not exceeding $6 a day, and interpreters to be paid at a rate not exce eding $4 a day when actu ally empl oyed ; purchase of reports and material for the publications of the Children's Bureau and for reprints from State, city, and private publications for dist ribu tion when said repr ints can be pr ocure d mor e ch eaply than they can be printed by the Government, $60,000 : Pro vide d, That appropriations herein made for the Children's Bureau shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings for the promotion of child welfare and for the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary. For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act for the promotion of the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy, and for other purposes," approved November 23, 1921, as amended, $1,108,000 : Provided, That the apportionments to the States, to the Terri tory o f Hawa ii, an d to t he Chi ldren's Burea u for admini strati on shall be computed on the basis of not to exceed $1,252,079 .96, as authorized by said Act of November 23, 1921, as amended. WOME N'S BUR EAU For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish in the Department of Labor a bureau to be known as the Women's Bureau," approved June 5, 1920, including personal services

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cias. 57, 59, 60. 1928 . 109 in the District of Columbia, not to exceed $92,170 material for reports and educational exhibits, and traveling expenses, $102,00 0, whi ch sum shall be av ailabl e for e xpense s of a ttenda nce at meeti ngs c oncer ned with the w ork of sa id bu reau when incu rred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor. Attendance at meet- ings. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Employment serv- ice. Promoting welfare of To enable the Secretary of Labor to foster, promote, and develop wage earners. the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, including Objects designated. j uniors legally employed, to improve their working conditions, to advance their opportunities for profitable employment by regularly collecting, furnishing, and publishing employment information as to opportunities for employment; maintaining a system for clearing labor between the several States; cooperating with and coordinating the p ublic employ ment o ffices throu ghout t he cou ntry, includ ing pe r- sonal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; traveling Traveling expenses . expenses; supplies and equipment, telegraph and telephone service, and miscellaneous expenses; $205,000, of which amount not to exceed services in the Die- $26,040 may be expended for personal services in the District of trict. Columbia. Approved, February 15, 1928. CHAP. 59 .-An Act To es tablis h a mi nimum area for a Shenandoah February 16.1928. [s .2656 .1 National Park, for administration, protection, and general development by the [Pub lic, No . 33. National Park Service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the minimum area for administration, protection, and general development by the National Park Service in the Shenandoah National Park, the establishment of which is provided for by the Act of Congress approved May 22, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes, page 616), be, and the same is hereby, established as three hundred and twenty-seven thousand acres, and so much of the said Act of May 22, 1926, as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to lease lands within the Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park for periods not exceeding two years, upon such conditions as he may in his discretion deem proper, to persons and educational or religious institutions occupying same or who had or claim to have had some inte rest in t he title to the sa me prior to the est ablish ment of the park. Approved, February 16, 1928. CHAP. 60.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the highway department of the State of Alabama to construct a bridge across Elk River on the Athens-F lorence r oad betwe en Lauder dale and Limestone Counties, Ala- bama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the highway department of the S tate of Alab ama and its suc cess ors and ass igns to con stru ct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Elk River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, on the Athens-Florence road between Lauderdale and Limestone Counties, in the State of Alabama, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Shenandoah Nation- al Park, Va. M ini mum a rea of~ established. Vol.44,p . 616, amend- ed . Leases authorized to prior occupants of lands in Shenandoah and Great Smoky Moun- tains Parks. February 16, 1928. [11 . R. 7913.1 [Public, No. 34 .] Elk River. Alabama may bridge, be twee n Lauder dale and Limestone C oun- ties. Con struction. Vol .34,p . 84.
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 110 Former Act repealed. Vol. 44, p. 215, re- pealed. Amendment. February 16, 1928. [H. R. 7902.] [Public, No. 35 .] Coosa River . Alabama may bridge, at Wetumpka. constructio n. Vol.34,p.84. Former Act repealed. Vol. 44, p. 214, re- pea led. Amendment. February 16, 1928. [H. R. 7745.] [Public, No. 36.] Rock River. Chicago and North Western Ra ilway Com- pany may br idge, in Lee County, 111. Constructio n. Vol.34,p.84. Right to sell, etc ., con fer red. Amendment. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cus. 60-62 . 1928 . SEC. 2 . The Act of Congress approved March 22, 1926, entitled "An Act granting the consent of Congress to the highway department of the State of Alabama to construct a bridge across Elk River on the Athens -Flore nce road betw een Lauder dale and L imestone Counties, Alabama," is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 16, 1928. CHAP. 61 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State high- way department of the State of Ala bama to construct, m aintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Coosa River at or near Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Uni ted S tates of Am erica in Co ngres s ass embled , That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State highway department of the State of Alabama to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Coosa River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Wetumpka, in the county of Elmore, in the State of Alabama, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the con- struction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC. 2 . The Act of Congress approved March 22, 1926, entitled "An Act granting the consent of Congress to the State highway de- partment of the State of Alabama to co nstruct a brid ge across the Coos a Rive r near Wetu mpka, Elmore Count y, Al abama, " is h ereby repealed. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 16, 1928. CHAP. 62 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, a c orporation, its succ essors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Rock River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, a corporation of the State of Illinois, its suc- cessors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge and approaches thereto across the Rock River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation in section 19, township 21 north, range 8 east of the fourth principal meridian, the same being in Palmyra and Nelson Townships, Lee County, Illinois, in accord- ance with the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, its .successors and assigns, and any corporation to which such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or which shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is her eby authorized to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 16, 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 63-65 . 1928 . 111 CHAP. 63 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Mon- tana, Valley County, Montana, and McCone County, Montana, or to any or either of them, jointly or severally, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mis souri River at or ne ar Glasgow, Montana. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Montana, Valley Cou nty, Mont ana, and M cCon e Cou nty, Mont ana, or to any or e ither of th em, jo intly or sev erally, to c onstruc t, mai ntain, and o perate a free bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Glasgow, Mon- tana, in township 25 north, range 40 east of the Montana principal meridian, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 16, 1928. February 16, 1928. (H. R. 7466.] [Public, No . 37 .] Missouri River . Montana, et' ., may bridge, a t Glasgow . Construct ion . Vol.34,p.84. Amendment . February 16, 1928 . CHAP. 64 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Idaho	[H . R . 7374.]	to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Snake River near Swan [Publ ic, No. 38 .] Valley, Idaho. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent IdSnake aho River . bridge, of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Idaho to construct, near Swan Valley . maintain, and operate a free bridge and approaches thereto across the Snake River near Swan Valley, Idaho, in section 4, township 1 north, range 43 east, Bo ise merid ian, at a point su itable to the inte r- Construction. ests of navigation, in accordance with the provisions of an Act vol.34, p.84. entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- gable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC . 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendme nt. expre ssly r eserve d . Approved, February 16, 1928 . February 16, 1928 . CHAP. 65 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Idaho	[H . R . 7370 .] to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Snake River near Indian [Publ ic, No. 39 .] Cove, Idaho . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent Id aho may bri dg e, of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Idaho to construct, near Indian Cove . maintain, and operate a free bridge and approaches thereto across the Snake River near Indian Cove, Idaho, in section 32, township 5 south, range 8 east, Boise meridian, at a point suitable to the Construct ion . inte rests of nav igatio n, in accord ance wi th the provi sions of an Act Vol.34,p.84. entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Amendme nt. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 16, 1928.

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