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 236 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 110 . MAY 14, 1935 . CONTINGENT EXPENSES, POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT For contingent and miscellaneous expenses ; stationery and blank books, index and guide cards, folders and binding devices, including purchase of free penalty envelops ; telegraph and telephone service, fu rnitur e and f iling cabine ts and repai rs ther eto ; p urc has e, exc han ge, maintenance, and repair of tools, electrical supplies, typewriters, add- ing machines, and other labor-saving devices ; maintenance of motor trucks and of two motor-driven passenger-carrying vehicles, to be used only for official p urposes (one fo r the Postmast er General and one for the general use of the Department) ; street-car fares ; floor cover- ings ; postage stamps for correspondence addressed abroad, which is not exempt under article 47 of the London Convention of the Univer- sal Postal Union ; purchase and exchange of law books, books of refer- en ce, ra ilway g uides, city direct ories, and bo oks ne cessar y to c onduct the business of the Department ; newspapers, not exceeding $200 ; expenses, except membership fees, of attendance at meetings or con- ventions concerned with postal affairs, when incurred on the written authority of the Postmaster General, not exceeding $2,000 ; expenses of the purchasing agent and of the Solicitor and attorneys connected with his office whi le traveling on business of t he Department, not exceeding $800 ; and other expenses not otherwise provided for ; $75,750. For printing and binding for the Post Office Department, includ- ing all of it s bure aus, o ffices, insti tution s, and servic es loc ated in Washington, Dis trict of Columb ia, and elsewhe re, $875,000. Appropriations hereinafter made for the field service of the Post Office Department, except as otherwise provided, shall not be expended for any of the purposes hereinbefore provided for on account of the Post Office Dep artment in the District of Co lumbia Prov ide d, That the actual and nec essary expense s of officials and employees of the Post Office Department and Postal Service, when traveling on official business, may continue to be paid from the appropriations for the service in connection with which the travel is performed, and appropriations for the fiscal year 1936 of the character heretofore used for such purposes shall be available there- for : Provided further, That appropriations hereinafter made, except such as are exclusively for payment of compensation, shall be imme- diately available for expenses in connection with the examination of estimates for appropriations in the field includi ng per diem allowances in lieu of actual expenses of subsistence. FIELD SERVICE, POST OmCE DEPARTMENT Postmaster General. OJPICE OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL Rewards to employ- Rewards to postal employees for inventions : The Postmaster Gen. ees for inventions im- proving t he service. eral is hereby authorized to pay a cash reward for any invention, suggestion, or series of s uggestions for an improvement or economy in device, design, or process applicable to the Postal Service submitted by on e or mo re emp loyees of the Post Office Depart ment or the Postal Service which shall be adopted for use and will clearly effect a material economy or increase efficiency, and for that purpose the Preview- Additional to regular sum of $500 is hereby ahlirohriated : Provided, That the sums so paid pay. t o employees in accordance with this Act shall be in addition to their Agreement for Gov- usual compensation : Provided further, That no employee shall be ernment use required, paid a reward under this appropriation until he has properly exe- cuted an agreement to the effect that the use by the United States of the invention, suggestion, or series of suggestions made by him shall not form the basis of a further claim of any nature upon the United States by him, his heirs, or assigns. Department contin- gent expenses. Post, p.1629. Vehicles, etc. Co rrespon dence addressed abroad. Vol. 44, pp. 2243, 2245. Atte ndance at me et- ings. Printi ng an d bind ing. Post, p. 1629. Field service appro- priations not to be used for department. Provis os. Travel expe nses, pay- able from service ap- pro priati ons. Use in examining field estimates. Field service.