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 1094 SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 144. 1915. Pt·w*·*·>·. . weeds $119 920: Provided That of this amount not to exceed 1a¤il1Bsii$iiil>gs°i1md”- $60,060 ma ibe used for the purchase and distribution of dro htresistant Held seeds throughout the Great Plams area and otherudry— land sections of the Unite States; _ A¤¤¤i¤i¤°¤*iv° °*· For general administrative expenses connected with the above- °m°°' mentioned lines of investgigation, including the office of the chief of bureau, the assistant chi of bureau, the chief clerk, the officers m · charge of publications, records, supplies, and property, and for miscellaneous expenses incident thereto, $32,490; In all, for general expenses, $1,462,460. distribu- Ptmcnssm Am: DISTRIBUTION or VALUABLE smuns: For purchase, °‘°”· °*°· ro agation, testing, and congressional distribution of valua le seeds, bullis, trees shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants; a]1_neeessa.ry office fixtures and supplies, fuel, transportation, paper, twme, gum postal cards, gas, electric current, rent outside of the District 0 Columbia, official travelin expenses, and all necessary material and repairs for putting up ant? distributing the same; for repairs and the employ- ment of local and special agents, clerks, assistants, and other abor required, in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $252,540. And the Secret of Agriculture is ereby directed to expend the said sum, as nel;-ir-`ly as Hracticable, in the purchase, testing, and distribuswds m to be tion of such valuab e seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants, leaped aindétuus. the best he can obtain at public or private sale, and such as s all be suitable for the respective localities to which the same are to be apportioned, and in which same are to be distributed as hereinafter stated, and such seeds so purchased shall include a variet of vegetable and flower seeds suitable for plantinghand culture in the various €mT`sc¤s rei- Sections of the United States: Provided, at the Secretary of Agri- P°°'¤°°¤· '¤°*“**€· °°°- culture, after due advertisement and on competitive bids, is authorized to award the contract for the supplying of printed packets and envelopes and the packeting, assemb g, and mailing of the seeds, bulbs shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants, or any part thereof, for a period of not more than live gears nor less than one year if by such *”°· action he can best protect the interests of the United States. An equal proportion o five-sixths of  seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants shall, upon their reizhriest, after due notiiication by the Secretaig of Agriculture that the otment to their res ective districts is re y)for distribution, be supplied to Senators, lite resentatives, and elegates in Congress for distribution amo their constituents, or mailed bi the dqpartment upon the receiptn<§' their addressed frauks, in gijac ages o such weig t as the Secretary of Conmmo be mdk Agriculture and the ostmaster General may jointly determine: ¤•m,»¤1¤¤u¤¤,m. Provided, however, That upon each envelo e or wrapper cont ° ' packages of seeds the contents thereof slliall be plainly indicated, and the Secretary shall not distribute to any Senator, Re resentative, or Delegate seeds entirely unfit for the climate and locallity he represents, but shall distribute the same so that each Member may have my distribution seeds of equal value, as near as may be, and the best adapted to the xtrmaeuemmeim. locality he repgesentsz Provided, also, That the seeds allotted to _ Senators and epresentatives for distribution in the districts embraced within the twenty-fifth and thirty-fourth parallels of latitude Dimmumn 0, mk shall_be ready for dehvery not later than the tenth day of January: aaai my allotments. Provided, also, That any portion of the allotments to Senators, Representatives, and De egates in Congress remaining uncalled for on the first day of April shall be distributed by the Secretary of A(gnculture, giving preference to those persons whose names and 30 dresses have Ipeeiln furmsh§<§_ by (Senato?1 and Representatives in as an w o ave not e ore e same season been su §"’°"‘ °"’“‘°""’”- plilidrby the department: And prmnllx, also, That the Secretai; shall report, as provided in this Act, the place, quantity, and price of