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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 29. 1917. l85 patch of official business in the War Department and its bureaus, to be allotted by the Secretary of War to such bureaus and offices as the exi encies of the existm situation may demand, $900,000: Provided, That the Secretary of %Var shall submit to Congress on the §°,'Q$f‘f,'{;,,,,,0b,,s._,,, first day of its next regular session a statement showing by bureaus or ¤¤i¤=¤*·¤¤- offices the number and designation of the persons employed here~· under and the annual rate of compensation paid to each. c0N’rmGENT EXPENSES. For purchase of professional and Scientific books, law books, includ- °°“"“‘°"“"°°"°“· ing their exchange; books of reference, blank books, pamphlets, eriodicals, newspapers, maps; typewriters and adding machines; ihrniture and repairs to same; carpets matting, oilclot, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soa, Sponges, fuel, gas, and heating apparatus for and repairs to buildings (outside of the State, War, an Navy Department Building`; occupied by The Adjutant General’S Office and other offices of the ar De artment and its bureaus located in the Lemon Building; freight and ex ress charges; Street car tickets not exceeding $300; and other absoliitely necessa.ry expenses, including a er diem allowance not to exceed $4 in lieu of subsistence, $415 000. mm ‘ Ilior stationery for the department and its bureaus and offices, °”' $2%),000. f buildings h D t t f Col b $75 000 mm orrento ` inte isric o umia,,. ° d _ For printing and binding for the War Department, to be executed mailman; an mud under the Pu lic Printer, $630,000. Anmonms Arm AJRSENALS. miamww md °°°` The appropriation of $7 ,500 made in the sundry civil appropriation il§’Z'i,f°E,'§.%;I{I5g.i_ Act, approved July first, nineteen hundred and sixteen, for the V°’· 3°· P- 283- purchase of land in connection with the Picatinny Arsenal, is made available until June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen. Repairs of arsenals: For repairs and improvement at arsenals, R°’°l”’°°°‘ and to meet spch unfplreseen expenditurgs as accidents orlogil; contmvencies uri the ear ma ren er necess, inc u ` $160,000, or so miilrili therelif as mzgr be necessary, fbi machinery “°°“"°”‘ for manufacturing purposes in the arsenals, $400,000. MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. ”‘°" conrmomncms or THE ARMY. . . . Contingencies. For all conti ent expenses of the Army not otherwise provided for and embraci EE] branches of the military service, including the office Em,g,,m$_ of the Chief [di Staff; for all emergencies and extraordinary ex enses, including the employment of translators and exclusive of all) other personal services in the War De artment, or any of its subordinate 1u·eaus or offices at Washington, ll)istrict of Columbia, or in the Army at large, but im ossible to be antici ated or classified; to be expended on the approvafand authority of tile Secretary of War, and for such P,,.,u,,mS,,bS,,m,,,,_ glurposes as he may deem proper, including the payment of a per em allowance not to exceed $4, in lieu of subsistence, to emplo ees of_ the War Department traveling on official business outside ofy the District of Columbia and away from their designated posts, $50,000. R,g,,,,,,,,,, go, Registration and selection for military service: For all expenses dr;} necessary in the registration of persons available for military service A;’°°S°; and in the selection of certain such persons and their draft into mili- 1>o•;’xiSp. 474. tary service, $2,658,413. “‘· “m· "°‘