604 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 417. 1916. therewith, and the manufacture of such articles in the several navy yards; musical instruments and music; mess outfits; soap on board naval vessels; athletic outfits; tolls, ferriages, yeomen s stores, safes, and other incidental expenses; labor in general storehouses, pay- · masters’ offices, and accounting offices m navy yards and naval stations, including naval stations mamtamed in island possessions under the control of the United States, and expenses in handling storgs purchased and manufactured under "General account of advances ; F°°" l“"°°“°"‘ and reimbursement to appropriations of the Department of Agriculture of cost of inspection of meats and meat food products for the
sm-rea Navy Department: Prmrided, That the sum to be paid out of this
, I a propriation, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, for chemists and for clerical, inspection, storeman, store laborer, and messenger service in the general storehouses, paymasters' omces, and accormting offices of the navy yards and nayal stations and disburs- ` ing offices for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, mneteen hundred and seventeen, shall not exceed $1,183,000; m all, $2,623,6QO. »¤li'° Famorrr, Burman or Surrnms arm Aooomrrs: All freight and express charges pertaining to the Navy Department and its _`l11‘68'l1S, except the transportation of coal for the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, $725,000. _ I“,m,‘°$,,’,“;",'Z.';'¥‘,,§$ Section six of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate commerce," ¤¤,y{¤¤,g¤¤' ****5,,, approved February fourthkerghteen hundred and e' hty-seven, as ameiihed. ’ p` ’ amended March second, erghmen hundred and ei§ity-nine, and June twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and six, whic reads: F¤r¤¤ v¤>**¤*¤¤· "That in time of war or threatened war preference and precedence shall, u n demand of the Prmident of the United States, be given over allpdlther traiiic for the transportation of troops and material of war and carriers shall adopt every means within their control to facilitate and expedite the military traflic," be amended to read as follows: rmrmaeewbegxveu “That in time of war or threatened war preference and precedence “°°p** °‘°‘ shall, u n demand of the President of the United States, be given over alllxdther traffic for the transportation of troops and material of war, and carriers shall adopt_ every means within their control u;;<·gg;ag$"*°’Y *¤ to facilitate and expedite the military traffic. And in time of peace shipments consigned to agents of the United States for its use shall be delivered by the carriers as promptly as possible and without m§,{¤'>·¤¤°°¤ P*°’**** regard to any embargo that may have been eclared, and no such embargo shal apply to shipments so consigned? m*;_*}¢* md *’**¤¤P°**°~ Frm:. amp 'ruassrorrrarroxz Coal and other fuel for steamers’ and ships’ use, including expenses of transaportation, storage, and handhng the same; maintenance and gener operation of machinery of naval coaling depots and coaling plants; water for all purposes on board naval vessels; and ice for the cooling of water, including the expense of transportation and storage of both, $5,000,000. mrzexiugcgggmme BUREAU or cousmrrcrrou AND nnram. pa§;>{,’f‘g;¤•€,;’ °°° '°· Coxsrnucrrox am: REPAIR or vnssms: For preservation and completion of vessels on the stocks and in ordinary; purchase of materials and stores of all_ kinds; steam steerers, pneumatic steerers, steam capstans, steam wrndlasses, and all other auxiliaries; labor in navy yards and on foreign stations; purchase of machin and tools for use ui shops; carrying on work of experimental modegrtank and wind tunnel; designing) naval vessels; construction and repair of yard craftiukghtershand arges; wear, tear, and repair of vessels afloat; gen _ care, increase, and protection of the Navy in the line of construction apd repair; incidental expenses for vessels and navy yardshmspectors offices, such as (photographing, books, rofessional magazmes, plans, stationery, an instruments for drafting room,
