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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 189-JUNE 13, 1945 remained in the employ of the department or agency which he left, during such time. This section shall not be construed to require any person to be restored to a position in any department or agency after the expiration of the time for which he was appointed to the position which he left to accept employment by such committee. Longisance tele There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, in phonecalls. accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, toll charges on not to exceed twenty-six strictly official long-distance telephone calls, aggregating per month for each Senator not more than one hundred and thirty minutes, to and from Washington, District of Columbia. There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls originating and determining outside of Washington, District of Columbia, not to exceed $300 per year for each Senator. Stationery: For stationery for Senators and for the President of the Senate, including $7,500 for stationery for committees and offices Por, p .s3. of the Senate, $46,300: Provided, That commencing with the fiscal year 1946 the allowance for stationery for each Senator and for the President of the Senate shall be $400 per annum. Rent: For rent of warehouse for storage of public documents, $2,000. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS, DELEGATES, AND RESIDENT COMMISSIONER Expense allowance. For compensation of Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates from Territories, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, $4,385,000. For mileage of Representatives, the Delegate from Hawaii and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and for expenses of the Delegate from Alaska, $171,000. There shall be paid to each Representative and Delegate, and to the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, after January 2, 1945, an expense allowance of $2,500 per annum to assist in defraying expenses related to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, to be paid in equal monthly installments. For making such payments through June 30, 1946, $1,642,500, of which so much as is required to make such payments for the period from January 3, 1945, to June 30, 1945, both inclusive, shall be immediately available. For compensation of officers, clerks, messengers, and others: OFEICE OF THE SPEAKER Salaries: Secretary to the Speaker, $4,620; three clerks to the Speaker, at $2,400 each; messenger to Speaker, $1,680; in all, $13,500. THE SPEAKER'S TABLE Salaries: Parliamentarian $5,000, and $2,500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, and for preparing Digest of the Rules $1,000 per annum; Assistant Parliamentarian, $3,000 and $1,500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; messenger to Speaker's table, $1,740; in all, $14,740. CHAPLAIN Chaplain of the House of Representatives, $1,680, and $820 addi- tional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent. [59 STAT.

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