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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 86. 1919. 1261 alloys; development of metal substitutes, as for platinum; behavior · of bearing metals; {preparation of metal specifications; investigation of new metallurgic processes and study of methods of conservation in metallurgical manufacture and products, $25,000. _ For laboratory and field investigations of suitable methods of mslgegmhgggtm high temperature measurements and control in various industrial i processes and to assist in making available directly to the industries the results of the bureau’s invesf tions in this field, including personal services in the District of Colgmbia and in the field, $10,000. For- the moving and installation of; present equipment, and- the cr,§,‘£‘§}‘§'g‘f“° "“" purchase of new_ equipment, including personal services in the Dis- » tix; p3 Columbia and in the iield, $100,000, to be immediately a a e. · »- · ·  · For the investigation of the principles of soundaand their applica- e.$S°Y°‘°‘° “"'°°"“"” tion to military and industrial purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $5;000. - * ·i _ For technical investigations in cooperation with the industries upon m,ITQ§i}',$$·",.?g;,;,‘}_$°`QY,_‘°" fundamental problems involved in mdusixialderelopment follo ` the war, with a view to assisting in the permanent establishment oi the new American industries devpgplped during the war, irreludinggper- ‘ sonal services in the District of umbia and elsewhere,·$50,000,~·to . be available immediately. A · -‘ ; · ‘ ;·¤—¤ Cor·:·rmesN·r· nxrrmsns, Dnrnrunm or Comnznonz For contim- °°"“"'”‘°’*’°‘“‘”* t and miscellaneous expenses of the offices and bureaus of, the gglpartment, for which appro riations for contingent and miscellaneous expenses are not specii calllygmade, including prof =~:~= and scientific books, law books, boo of reference; `cals, blank books, pamphlets, mzaps, newspapers .(not ex $2,500)* stationery; furniture an repairsto same;»carpets, matting,·oilcloth, file cases; towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges;’ fuel,  heating; purchase and exchange of motor trucks and bicycles; maintenance, repair, and operation of one motor··propelled passenger-carayir§ ‘ vehicle and of motor trucks and bicycles, to be used only for o ci purposes; freight and express charges; postage to foreign countries; telegra h and telephone service; thewriters, adding machines, and. other iiibor-saving devices, inclucliiig their repair and exchange; repairs to building occupied by offices of the Secretary of Commerce; rental of watencoolingiplant in Commerce Building, not to exceed $1 ,400; first-aid outfits or use in the buildipgs occupied by employees of this department; storage of documents onging to the Bureau of Lighthouses, not to exceed $1,500; street·car fares, not exceeding $300; and all other miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the foregoing $50,000, and in addition thereto sums _,,,';{‘g_§"§‘;,‘};§ °§_,",g,f{§: amounting to $54,250 shall be deducted from other appropriations gg-. for vpwhm made for the fiscal year 1920 and added to the arguopriation "Con- m;3`§$” ’°"’ Y °°'"` tingent ex enses, Department of Commerce/’ m or er to facilitate the purchase through the central urchasing office as provided m the Act V°’· 3“· P- 53* of June 17, 1910 (Statutes at Ilarge, vo ume 86, page 531), of certain supplies for bureaus and offices for which contmgent and miscellaneous ap ro `ations are specifically made as follows: Bureau of Foreign and ll:-lmestic Commerce--promoting commerce $6,500, promoting commerce (South and Central America) $3,000, commerci attachés $6,000, promoting commerce in the Orient, $4,000; general ex enses, Lighthouse Service, $8,500; contingent expenses, Steamboat-inspection Service, $7,500; contingent expenses, shipping service, $500; instruments for measuring vessels, $500; instruments for cormting passengers, $250; enforcement of wireless communication laws, $1,000; ureau of Standards—equipment $1,500, general expenses $2,000; general exppnses, Coast and Geodetic Survey, $4,500; miscellaneous expenses, ureau of Fisheries, $8,500; and the said total sum of $104,250 shall be and cormtitute the appropriation for contingent