SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 266. 1924. 433 trict of Columbia in accordance with “The Classification Act of 1923," the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade or class thereof in any bureau, office, or other appropriation unit, shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates specihed for the grade by such Act: Provided, c,§,§’,§,, §§¤§;°,f§}§,’,c,§‘{ That this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of S¤"i¤¤· . the clerical-mechanical service, or (2) to require the reduction in N°°°lmr°du°u°°s` salary of any person whose compensation is Iixed, as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, or (E5)! to pre- auHi¤¤¤¤ v¤Y¤¤¤¤¢¤ vent the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate hig er than °w°d` the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by “The Classification Act of 1923," and is specifically authorized by other law. For salaries and compensation of necessary employees in the me- ,M¤¤l=¤¤i¤¤*·¤°¤··¤¤· chanical shops and power plant of the Department of Agriculture, p°y°°s' $103,000. ‘ Mrscnnnamzous mxrmxsns, nnranmmiwr or Aoaxcunruam. For stationery, blank books, twine, paper, gum, dry goods, soap, °°“‘i“K°““°“’°“’°“· brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints, glass, umber, hardware, ICB, fuel, water and gas pipes, heating apparatus, furniture, carpets, and mattings; for lights, freight, express charges, advertising, and press clippings, telegraphing, telephoning, posta e, washing towels, and necessary reipairs and improvements to buildings and eating} apparatus; for the purchase, subsistence, and care of horses and the purchase and repair of harness and vehicles, for oihcial purposes only; including necessa expenses for the maintenance, repair, and o ration of an automgile for the official use of the Secretary of Xiigriculture; for the payment of the Departr. ent of Agriculture’s proportionate share of the expense of the dispatch agent in New York; or official travelin expenses; and for ot. er miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and eihcient work of the department, $156,000. RENT or mzrrnnmcs IN run msriucr or conumnm. R°“°‘ For rent of buildings and parts of buildings in the District of Co- Bmmm¤’°m"D`C` lumbia, for use of the various bureaus, divisions, and offices of the department of A iculture, $196,866: Provided, That only such part $°,}°,,;4°.,_ of this sum shallgrbe available to ay rent for space which can not be furnished by the Public Buildiig/gs Commission in Government buildings located in the District of olumbia. Nu R For rent for the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory, $10,000, to ;,,;,.{.T°$§·, be paid from the funds transferred to the Department of Agricul- F‘°“‘·“"""‘““"· ture by the War Department. ormcr, or rzorromar. Arm DISTRIBUTION wom:. ,,§,,‘}$,‘Q“§,,,{" "“' Salaries: For chief of office and other personal services in the ¤,,€§2§"“"d °m"° "°" District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $330,000. G ml General expenses, Office of Editorial and Distribution Work: For °°° "°°°s°S` miscellaneous objects of expenditure in connection with the publication, indexing, illustration, and distribution of bulletins, documents, and reports, as follows: For labor-saving machinery and supplies, envelopes, stationery °‘?l°°“ ‘*°“"·‘“"°" and materials, office furniture and fixtures, photographic equipment and materials, artists’ tools and supplies, telephone and telegraph Service, freight and express charges; purchase and maintenance of bicycles; purchase of manuscripts; traveling expenses; electrotym Illustrations, and other expenses not otherwise provided for,
