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 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 225. 1925. 933 State and Territorial homes for disabled soldiers and sailors: For ,m§D*gS*° °' "`°”‘°°"°‘ continuing aid to State or Territorial homes for the support of dis- gouguuing mm, abled volunteer soldiers, in conformity with the Act approved August 27, 1888, as amended, including all classes of soldiers admissible to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, $640,000: Pro- Prqviw-, R ceded, That for any sum or sums collected in any manner from in- i¤ggai§°f°°S °m mates of such State or Territorial homes to be used for the support of said homes a like amount shall be deducted from the aid herein provided for, but this proviso shall not apply to any State or Territorial home into which the wives or widows of soldiers are admitted and maintained. ° THE PANAMA CANAL P““““‘° °'“"‘L The limitations on the expenditure of appropriations hereinbefore puI?•lli»di:°f$m:'p;l`r°iip?1lf. made in this Act shall not apply to the appropriations for the “°”S‘°'· Panama Canal. Auupmes For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the mainte- _ nance and qperation, sanitation, and civil government of the Panama Obi_mSp6cmB_,_ Canal and anal Zone, including the following: Compensation of all otiicials and emplo ees, foreign and domestic newspapers and periodicals; law boolis not exceeding $500; textboolm and books of reference; printing and binding, including printing of annual report; rent and personal services in the District of Columbia; purchase or exchange of typewriting, adding, and other machines; purchase or exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor- mi ma propelled and horse-drawn ppssenger-carnjgig vehicles; claims for ea. damages to vessels  t ou h the loc of the Panama Canal, as authorized by the Panama Cganal Act; claims for losses of or damages to property arising from the conduct of authorized business operations; claims for damages to property arising from the maintenance and operation, sanitation, and civil government of the Panama Canal; acquisition of land and land under water, as authorized in the Panama Canal Act; ex ses incurred in assembling, nxgau at mamassorting, storing, repairing, and selliiighmaterial, machineiéy, and *°°“" “‘“°"“l’·°‘°‘ equipment heretofore or hereafter purc ased or acquired or the construction of the Panama Canal which are unserviceable or no longer needed, to be reimbursed from the prooeeds_of such sales; expenses incident to conducting hearings and examming estimates for appropriations on the Isthmus; expenses incident_to any emergency arising because of calamity by ood, fire, psstilenoe, or like character not foreseen or otherwise provided for erem; per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence when dprescribed by the Governor of ,,m,“mmwmm°_ the Panama Canal to persons engage in field work or trayeling on oilicial business, pursuant to section 13 of the Sundry Civil Appro- V°‘·¤*·P·°¤°- priation Act approved August 1, 1914; and for such other expenses not in the United States as the Governor of the Panama Cana may deem necessary best to promote the maintenance and operation, samtation, and civil government of the Panama Canal, all to be expended under the direction of the Governor of the Panama Canal and accounted for as follows: M,m,,,,,,c, gnd For maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal: Salary of op6¤:g·::,“ the governor, $10,000; purchase, inspection, delivery, handling, and 'otsuppm Storing of material, sup lies, and equipment for issue to all depart- ,¤,I_°'°h°s° ments of the Panama (lanal, the Panama Railroad, other branches Payment to mm of the United States Government, and for authorised sales, payment uipvlee lll lump sums of not exceeding the amounts authorized by the In]ury V°‘· ”· ’· ”°· C0mpensation Act approved September 7, 1916, to alien cripples who are now a charge upon the Panama Canal by reason of m]ur1es sustained while employed in the construction of the Panama Canal;