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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C1-;. 204. 1922. 6],3 of his duty as a posse man under the Federal prohibition enforcement ofiicer for the southern district of Mississippi, $1,500. Defending suits in claims against the Lmted States: For necessary  mw i" expenses incurred in the examination of witnesses, procuring evidence, emplogment of experts, and such other expenses as may be necessary m efending suits in the Court of Claims, including Indian c],,I§§;‘}" °°p'°d““°“ depredation claims, and including not exceeding $500 for law books, which shall be available to keep c1u·rent existing sets of United States Supreme Court reports, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General, $50,000. Detection and prosecution of crimes: For the detection and prose- c,,g%i{,’{’,,,§,‘§§ *"°°°' cution of crimes against the United States; the investigation of the oihcial acts, records, and accounts of marshals, attorneys, and clerks of the United States courts and the Territorial courts, and United States commissioners, for which purpose all the official a ers, records and dockets of said officers, without exception, shaH lie examined _ by the agents of the Attorney General at any time; for the protection p3,;§{’,{§°n°{'}'° °‘ "‘° o the person of the President of the United States; for such other investigations regarding official matters under the control of the Department of Justice or the Department of State as may be directed by the Attorne General; hire, maintenance, upkeep, and olperation V°""’“’“· 0 motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehic es when necessary, including not to exceed $3,750 for purchase of one auto- P°“’*"‘°°°‘ mobile, and includmglnot to exceed $10,000 or taxicab hire to be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this paragaph and to be expended imder the direction of the Attorney Gener, whose certificate as to the expenditure thereof shall be conclusive on the ac- hmm 1 counting officers of the Treasury Department; per diem in lieu of v¤1.as,pi°m subsistence when allowed pursuant to section 13 of the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act approved August 1, 1914, including not to exceed $250,000 for necessary em loyees at the seat of government, and _ including a Director of the lhureau of Investigation at not exceeding ,,,?,'f'°‘“ °’ I'“’““g°' $7,500 er annum, to be ex ended under the direction of the Attorne hww General: $2,250,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be avail; Aevmeée able for advances to be made by the disbursing clerk of the Department of Justice when authorized and a proved by the Attorney General, the provisions of section 3648 ol; the Revised Statutes to R·S··’°°·3"“·*’·"’· the contrary notwithstanding: Provided further, That for the pur- speem agents au. pose of executing the duties for which rovision is made b this “‘°"*‘°‘*· appropriation, the Attorney General is auaiorized to ap&oint odicials w o s all be vested with the authority necessary for e execution of such duties. Enforcement of antitrust laws: For the enforcement of antitrust ,_;‘¥”¤*¤*¤*¤¤ •¤¤¤¤=* laws, including not exceeding $10,000 for clerical services and not wi. zs,p.·m. exceeding $40,000 for com ensation of attomeys at the seat of government, $225,000: Prmnklped, Iwwever, That no part of this money §§'{,"'f,'§’,",,,,,,,,,c,,,,,,, Shall be spent in the prosecution of any organization or individual £gc”·2"bg_;5:_$*¤¤¤¤» for entering into any combination or agreement havixrglin v1ew_the " ` increasing of wages, shortening of hours, or bettering e conditions of labor or for any act done in furtherance thereof, not .1H itself Amhum 0mm_ unlawful: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall m,m. be expended for the prosecution of producers of farm products and associations of farmers who cooperate and organize in an effort to and for the purpose to obtain and maintain a fair and reasonable price for their products. _ _ Enforcement of Acts to regulate commerce: For salary and ex- ,,°,,,E':'Q,,°§‘{§,,,‘§‘_*“"°“t° penses of assistant to the Solicitor General in representing the Govern- MVS- &Pi,g°‘§,,V¤\· ment in all matters arising under the Act entitled "An Act to regulate vol; \*¤L';¤k%d:21gE 90mmerce," approved February 4, 1887, as amended, including travel- K m‘?’ P' *1* mg expenses, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney