1082 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 424. 1899. coast, one hundred and twelve thousand five hundred dollars; and the total cost of said revenue cutter, under a contract which IS hereby , authorized therefor, shall not exceed two hundred and twenty-tive thousand dollars. L·¤_¤¤¤g;t<gr{j¤¤O*g:*j For constructing for the customs service a suitable launch for use at °°m°°’ °' °` and in the vicinity of Astoria, Oregon, two thousand five hundred dollars. u .· v· INTIN . plgmggrn mg and ENGBAVING AND PR i i G I S=·1¤¤‘i¤¤ For labor and expenses of engraving and printing: For salaries of all necessary clerks and employees, other than plate printers and plate printers’ assistants, six hundred thousand dollars, to be expended gjtzftf mgn ,,6 under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided, That Mmmuon. no portion of this sum shall be expended for printing United States notes or Treasury notes of larger denomination than those that may be canceled or retired. . “’“¤°“· For wages of plate printers, at piece rates to be tixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed the rates usually paid for such work, including the wages of pr1nters’ assistants, at one dollar and gventy-nlvfe ceqts addaty sag}; whsnlpmployedi, (six héindrgd and sixteerg usan n e o rs oeexene uner e ireciono §*;g’j:°,;fh_ r d6_ th; Secreta)r\yrofuthd'Treasury; Providedt That no portion of this sum uommmu. g° shall be expended for printing United States notes or Treasury notes of larger denomination than those that may be canceled or retired: fjggggm Provided further, That the faces of all tobacco stamps for use upon packages of two pounds and upward, and of all beer, whiskey, cigar, snuff, oleomargarme, and special liquor tax stamps, shall hereafter be printed from engraved plates upon hand-roller plate-printing presses. M°*°"“1°· For engravers’ and printers’ materials and other materials, except _ distinctive paper, and for miscellaneous expenses, two hundred thousand dollars. Sugvoz? and Geodetic COAST AND GEODETIG SURVEY. E¤v¤¤·¤¤ ¤¤¤*¤y ¤f For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the survey of the seacoasts etc . _ ’coasts of the United States and of coasts under the Jurisdiction of the United States, including the survey of rivers to the head of tide water or ship navigation · deep-sea soundings temperature and current observations along the coast and throu hout the Gulf Stream and Japan team owing 0 e said coas s- 1 a o rva 1ons· n c ary St ilif th 'd t tgl 1 bse t' the e ess resurveys; the preparation of the Coast Pilot; contimiing researches and other work relating to physical hydrography and terrestrial magnetism and the magnetic maps of the United States and adjacent waters, and the tables of magnetic declination, dip, and intensity usually accompanying them,astronomical and gravity observations; and including compensation not otherwise appropriated for, of persons employed in the Held work, in conformity with the regulations for the government of the Coast and Geodetic Survey adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury; for special examinations that may be required by the Light— House Board or other proper authority, and incl uding travelin gexpenses of officers and men of the Navy on duty; for commutation to officers of the ileld force while on iield duty, at a rate to be iixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, not exceeding two dollars and nity cents per . day each; outfit, equipment, and care of vessels used in the Survey, and also the repairs and maintenance of the complement of vessels; to be expended in accordance with the regulations relating to the Coast and Geodetic Survey from time to time prescribed by the Secretary of zmb of money- the Treasury, and under the followingheads: Provided, That no O advance of money to chiefs of held parties under this appropriation shall be made unless to a commissioned officer or to a civilian officer who shall give bond in such sum as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct. Fisld ¤¤P¢¤¤¤¤— Fon FIELD EXPENSES: For surveys and necessary resurveys of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, including the coasts of