FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1II. Ch. 424. 1899. 1091 June thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninetyeight, ny contract, whenever such stamps can not be speedily prepared by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; and said contracts shall be awarded under such terms, restrictions, and regulations as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary . of the Treasury. PUNISHMENT Fon. VIOLATIONS OF INTERNAL-REVENUE LAWS: For 1?¤¤i¤lu¤<¤¤¤f<>rvf¤— detecting and bringing to trial and punishment persons guilty of violat- i,::.{°§'i‘],$f,;”t°'“°l"°v' ing the internal-revenue laws or conniving at the same, including pay- ments for information and detection of such violations, seventy-five thousand dollars; and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall make a detailed statement to Congress once in each year as to how he has expended this sum, and also a detailed statement of all miscellaneous expenditures in the Bureau of Internal Revenue for which appropriation is made in this Act: Provided, That necessary books of reference nam. - and periodicals for the chemical laboratory and law library, at a cost ,~,,}°“§§f;',§,j"h“§,P,§E not to exceed one hundred dollars, may be purchased out of the appro- wrpriation made for the hscal year nineteen hundred for salaries and expenses of agents and surveyors, fees and expenses of gaugers, salaries of storekeepers, and for miscellaneous expenses. CONTING-ENT EXPENSES, INDEPENDENT TREASURY: For contingent I£;>¤¤¤5¤¤¢¤§i>•¤¤¤¤ expenses under the requirements of section thirty-six hundred and u YP"` °”° ""` fifty-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, for the col- KS ¤°°· 3°53·P-"1°· lection, safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public money, and for transportation of notes, bonds, and other securities of the United States, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ’l‘nANsron·rA·r1oN or SILVER com: For transportation of silver ?¤¤¤i><>¤¤¤z nlmcoin, including fractional silver coin, by registered mail or otherwise, °°"" eighty thousand dollars ; and in expending this sum the Secretary of -rm·» or cimge cmethe Treasury is authorized and directed to transport from the Treasury °“°““· or subtreasuries, free of charge, silver coin when requested to do so: Provided, That an equal amount in coin or currency shall have been grown. deposited in the Treasury or such subtreasuries by the applicant or §,,§,{’§€}° °f °‘*"“1 applicants. And the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Cougress the cost arising under this appropriation. RECOINAGE or corp coms: For recoinage of light-weight gold 3•»¤¤i¤¤z¤ of sold coins in the Treasury, to be expended under the direction of the Secre- °°id§Z,¤¤c.as12,p.se¤. tary of the Treasury, as required by section thirty-five hundred and twelve of the Revised Statutes of the United States, three thousand dollars. RECOINAGE OF SILVER COINS: For recoinage of the uncurrent silver Rowimgc ¤r sn-or coins in the Treasury, to be expended under the direction of the Seere. °°'"“· tary of the Treasury, two hundred and tlfty thousand dollars. TRANSPORTATION OF MINOR COIN: FOP transportation of minor coin, M|¤¤r wintwenty-tive thousand dollars; and in expending this sum the Secretary -m·¤ ¤m¤»p¤mm»¤. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to transport from the Treasury or subtreasuries, free of charge, minor coin when requested to do eo; Provided, That an equal amount in coin or currency shall have dP(g¤··;—;·;- of e U, been deposited in the Treasury or such subtreasuries by the applicant mcrist. q or applicants. And the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress the cost arising under this appropriation. Dis·r1NcTivE PAPER FOB UNITED STATES SECURITIES: For paper-, S¤¤¢·¤¤ ¤·>· including transportation, salaries of register, two counters, five watch- ° nugicuvs paper. men, one laborer, and expenses of officer detailed from the Treasury as superintendent, eighty thousand dollars. SPECIAL WITNE S or DESTRUCTION or UNITED STATES SEGUEI- .¤-lm,. tr oatmeerms; For pay of the representative of the public on the committee m “°¤·°"· witness the destruction by maceration of Government securities, at five dollars per day while actually employed, one thousand five hundred and sixty-five dollars. SEALING AND SEPARATING UNITED STATES SECURITIES: For ;;·¤¤¤¤z =¤=d ¤¤r·¤¤· materials required to seal and separate United States notes and certiii- `° cates, such as ink, printer’s varnish, sperm oil, white printing paper,
