FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 187. 1899. 887 thousand four hundred dollars; additional for disbursing clerk, tive hundred dollars; seven clerks of class three; nine clerks of class two; iiiteen clerks of class one; telegraph operator and stenographer,.one thousand two hundred dollars; nine copyists; one messenger; eight assistant messengers; four laborers; three watchmen; engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; two conductors of the elevator,at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; eight charwomen; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars; and three firemen; in all, one hundred and seventy-three thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. ’ For contingent expenses of the Department, namely: ¤¤¤¢i¤s¤¤¤¤¤1>¤¤¤¤¤· For furniture and repairs, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For books for law library of the Department, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For purchase of session laws and statutes of the States and Territories for library of Department, ilve hundred dollars. For stationery, two thousand five hundred dollars. For miscellaneous expenditures, including telegraphing, fuel, lights, foreign postage, labor, repairs of building and care of grounds, and other necessaries, directly ordered by the Attorney-General, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For oflcicial transportation, including purchase, keep, and shoeing of animals. and purchase and repairs of wagons and harness, one thousand dollars. - Orrrcn or THE Somorron or THE TnnAsonY: For Solicitor of S<>1i¤i¤>r¤f¢b¤1‘m¤- the Treasury, four thousand five hundred dollars; assistant solicitor, °°° three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twenty-eight thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. For law books for office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, three hun- 1·¤w books. dred dollars. For stationery for office of Solicitor of the Treasury, one hundred S*¤*—i<>¤¤¤*· , and fifty dollars. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. b0{{¤v¤=*=·¤·>¤* of M- For compensation of the Commissioner of Labor, five thousand dol- _,l3§jf‘€‘Q,f“”i°“°'• lars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; disbursing clerk, two thousand dollars; four statistical experts, at two thousand dollars each; four clerks of class tour; five clerks of class three; six clerks of class two; twelve clerks of class one; ten clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two copyists; one messenger; one assistant messenger; three watchmen ; four laborers; three charwomen; six special agents, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; ten special agents, at one thousand— four hundred dollars each; four special agents, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; in all, one hundred and two thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. For per diem, in lieu of subsistence of special agents and employees M5? gm¤· <>*¤-· ¤1>¤· while traveling on duty away from home and outside of the District of 8 ` Columbia, at a rate not to exceed three dollars per day, and lor their transportation, and for employment of experts and temporary assistance, and for traveling expenses of officers and employees, and for the purchase of reports and materials for the bulletin of the Department , of Labor authorized by legislative act approved March second, eighteen v01.zs.p.aos. hundred and ninety-five, fifty~eight thousand dollars. For stationery, one thousand dollars. , S*¤“°“°*'>’· For books, periodicals, and newspapers for the library, five hundred B<>¤k·· dollars. For postage stamps to prepay postage on matter addressed to Postal P¤¤*¤g<~ 5mm9B- Union conntries, four hundred and fifty dollars. For rent of rooms, including steam heat and elevator service, six R*=¤*· thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses. namely: For furniture, carpets, ice, lumber, ¤¤¤¤¤s¤¤¤¤¤r¤¤¤¤¤· hardware, dry goods, advertising, telegraphing, telephone service,