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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 547, 548. 1891. IOS] For pay of agents and assistants to distribute stamps, and expenses mu-muuon. of agency, nine thousand dollars. For manufacture of stamped envelopes, newspaper wra pers, and S¤•¤¤n•<1 ¤¤v¤1¤1¤¤•. letter sheets, nine hundred and thirty-three thousand dolllalrs. °°* For pay of agent and assistants to distribute stamped envelopes, me-muum newspaper wrappers, and letter sheets, and expense of agency, seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars. For manufacture of postal-cards, two hundred and fourteen thou- Ponl·¢=¤¤l¤. sand dollars. For pay of agent and assistants to distribute postal-cards, and D*¤*¤’“>¤**°¤·. expense of agency, seven thousand eight hundred ollars. or registered package, tag, ohicial, and dead—letter envelopes, one Oman, M_, mv,. hundred and twenty-seven thousand dollars. *°P°°- d l?;or ship, steamboat, and way letters, two thou and five hundred sup,o¤¤..1¢-nm;. o ars. For engraving, printin, and binding drafts and warrants four r·.·i¤¤¤g,m,_m-ga, thousand dollars. And die Postmaster-General may from time to time designate any officer of the Post Office Department, above the omou-oo sign wugrade of fo1u·th-c ass clerk, to sign warrants in his stead, and such ""'°" warrants when so signed, shall be of the same validity as if they had been si ned by the Postmaster General. For miscélaneous items, one thousand dollars. Mhoollmooom omvrcm or SUPEBINTENDENT or 1ro1u1:1oN MAILS. _ ,,,g‘j12?.;{°¤°°°° '°’· For transportation of foreign mails, one million two hundred '1‘r¤¤¤v¤r¤•¤o¤. and fift thousand dollars: Provided, That hereafter the Postmaster Promo. Generahshall be authorized to expend such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding fifty-five thousand dollars, to cover one-half of the cost of transportation, compensation, and expense of clerks to be www ¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤- employed in asserting and pouching mails in transit on steamshi p°' between the United States and other postal administrations in th; International Postal Union. For balance due foreign countries, one hundred and sixty thou- numeoeuermsge sand dollars. °°°"°"°°‘ Sec. 2. That if the revenue of the Post-Oilice Department shall be mgvml £¤·|*¤¢_*<>¤ to insufficient to meet the appropriations made by this act a sum equal to such denciency of the revenues of said Department is hereby appropriated, to beedpaid out of any money in_ the Treasury not otherwise appropria, to supply said deficiencies 1H the revenue of the Post-(lmcelhepartment or the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two. Sec. 3. That the members and members elect of Congress, shall Momuy_¤r;’g£kcor; have the privilege of sending free through the mails, and under their $$5 {mgm to G3.; frankhletters to any officer of the Government when addressed °*’¤¤°¤* °¤*°·>¤· oHicia y. Approved, March 3, 1891. CHAP. 548.-An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and n- Much 3, 1891. sionsof the United States, for the nscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundered ""*‘—"‘ and ninety-two, and for other purposes. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House og Representatives of the _ United States of America. in Congress assem Zed, That the following m*f.;*=*°¤·° ¤¤P¤>P¤¤- sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of pensions for the iiscal year ending une thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and for other purposes, namely: For Arm and Navly pensions, as follows: For invalids, widows, umm, ein., peo- _ minor children, and ependent relatives; survivors and widows of °*°'*