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 75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 223-MAY 18, 1 937 Whe never the words "during the sess ion" occur in th e foregoing paragraphs they shall be construed to mean the one hundred an eighty-one days from January 1 to June 30, 1938, both inclusive. CLERK HIRE, MEMBERS, AND DELEGATES For clerk hire necessarily employed by each Member and Delegate, and the R eside nt Co mmis sione r fro m Pu erto Rico, in the d ischa rge of his official and representative duties, in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to fix the compensation of officers and employees of the legislative branch of the Government", approved June 20, 1929, $2,190,000 . CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HO USE For furniture and materials for repairs of the same, including not to exceed $27,500 for labor, tools, and machinery for furniture repair shops, $62,700, of which sum $23,000 shall be available immediately. For packing boxes, $3,500. Fo r misc ellane ous it ems, e xclusi ve of salarie s unle ss spe cifica lly orde red b y the Hous e of Repr esent ativ es, i nclud ing reimb ursem ent to the offic ial st enogra phers to com mittees for t he amo unts a ctuall y paid out by them for transcribing hearings, and including materials for folding, $95,000, of which $35,000 shall be available immediately. For stenographic reports of hearings of committees other than special and select committees, $30,000. For expenses of special and select committees authorized by the House, $60,000. For payment of one-half of the salaries and other expenses of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation as authorized by law, $29,000. No part of the appropriations contained herein for the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives shall be used to defray the expenses of any committee consisting of more than six persons (not more than four from the House and not more than two from the Senate), nor to defray the expenses of any other person except the Sergeant at Arms of the House or a representative of his office and except the widow or minor children or both of the deceased, to atten d the funera l rite s and burial of any perso n who at the time of his or her death is a Representative, a Delegate from a Territory, or a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. For telegraph and telephone service, exclusive of personal services, $95,000 . For stationery for Representatives, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, for the second session of the Seventy-fifth Congress, and for stationery for the use of the com- mitte es and offic ers of the H ouse ( not to exceed $5,00 0), $5 9,750. For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses for the emergency room and for the attending physician and his assistants, including an allowance of not to exceed $30 per month each to three assistants as provided by the House resolutions adopted July 1, 1930, and January 20, 1932, $3,000. Postage stamps : Postmaster, $250 ; Clerk, $750 ; Sergeant at Arms, $300 ; Doorkeeper, $150 ; in all $1,150. For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding $1 per thousand, $13,500 to be available immediately. For preparation and editing of the laws as authorized by the Act approved May 29, 1928 (U . S . C ., title 1, sec . 59), $6,500, to be expended under the direction of the Committee on Revision of the Laws. 1251 .11 §- 37- 12 Members, etc. Clerk hire, etc . 46 Stat. 38 . 2u.S.C.°sob. 177 "During the ses- sion" construed. Conti ngent ex- penses. Furnitu re, etc. Packing boxes. Miscellaneous items. Reports of com- mittee hearings. Special and select committees. Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation ; one-half ex- penses. Ante, p. 173. Expenditures re- stricted. Funeral expenses limited. Telegraph and tele- phone service. Stationery. Emergency room. Postage stamps. Folding, etc . United States Code, preparation, etc. 45 Stat. 1008. 1U.S .C.°59.