SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SESS . III . Ca. 281. 1931 . trict of Columbia , exclusive of spec ial counsel, for wh ich the expendi- ture shall not exceed $50,000 ; not exceeding $3,000 for purchase and exchange of necessary books, reports, and periodicals ; not exceeding $100 in t he open ma rket for th e purchase of office furniture similar in class or kind to that liste d in the g eneral sup ply schedu le ; and not exceeding $139,000 for rent of buildings in the District of Co l u mb i a : Provide d, That t his appropr iation sha ll not be available for rent of buildings in the District of Columbia if suitable space is provided by the Public Buildings Commission . Regulating commerce : To enable the Interstate Commerce Com- mission to enforce compliance with section 20 and other sections of the Act to regulate commerce as amended by the Act approved June 29, 1906 (U . S . C ., title 49, sec. 20), and as amended by the Trans- portation Act, 1920 (U. S . C ., title 49, sec . 20), including the employ- ment of necessary special accounting agents or examiners, and traveling expenses, $1,504,420, of which amount not to exceed $252,840 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Safety of employees : To enable the Interstate Commerce Com- mission to keep informed regarding and to enforce compliance with Acts to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon rail- roads ; the Act requiring common carriers to make reports of acci- dents and authorizing investigations thereof ; and to enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate and test appliances intended to promote the safety of railway operation, as authorized by the joint resolution approved June 30, 1906 (U. S. CC title 45, s e c . 35), and the provis ion of the Sundry Ci vil Act ap proved May 27, 1908 (U . S. C ., title 45, sees . 36, 37), to investigate, test experi- mentally, and report on the use and need of any appliances or sy stems inte nded to pr omote the s afety of r ailway ope ration, in spec- tors, and for traveling expenses, $534,660, of which amount not to e xceed $94, 340 may be expended for person al service s in the D istrict of Columbia . Signal safety systems : For all authorized expenditures under section 26 of the Act to regulate commerce as amended by the Trans- portation Act, 1920 (U . S . C ., title 49, sec . 26), with respect to the provision thereof under which carriers by railroad subject to the Ac t may be r equired to install au tomatic tr ain-stop o r train-co ntrol de vices whic h comply w ith specifi cations an d requirem ents presc ribed by the commission, including investigations and tests pertaining to block-signal and train-control systems, as authorized by the joint resolution approved June 30, 1906 (U . S . C ., title 45, sec . 35), and in cluding th e employme nt of the n ecessary e ngineers, and for tr avel- in g expen ses, $ 48,260, of whi ch amou nt not to exce ed $34, 880 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Locomotive inspection : For all authorized expenditures under the provisions of the Act of February 17, 1911, " To promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling com- mon carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomo- tives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto" (U. S. C., title 45, sec. 22), as amended by the Act of March 4, 1915, ex tending " the same powers and duties with respect to all parts and appurtenances of the locomotive and tender" (U . S . C ., title 45, sec . 30), and amendment of June 7, 1924 (U. S. C., title 45, sec. 27), providing for the appointment from time to time by the Interstate Co mmerce Commis sion of not mo re than fiftee n inspe ctors i n addi- tion to the number authorized in the first paragraph of section 4 of the Act of 1911 (U. S . C ., title 45, sec . 26), and the amendment of June 27, 1930 (46 Stat ., pp . 822, 823), including such legal, technical, Books, furniture, etc . Rent, D .C. Proviso . Re str ict ion . Enforcing accounting by railroads . Vol. 34, p . 593; Vol. 36, p. 556; Vol . 41, p. 493. U. S. C., pp . 1668- 16 70 . Services in the Dis- trict . Safety of employees . Ap pli anc es, etc . Post, p .1555 . Vol.27,p . 531; Vol. 29,p .85
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Vol.36,p . 298. Ac cid ent s. Vol.36,p . 350. Safety signals . Vol.34,p.838
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35, p. 324
Vol. 38, p.212 . U S.C.,p . 1441. Inspectors . Services in the Dis . trict. Signal safety systems . Vol. 41, p. 498 . U.S.C.,p . 1673. Automatic train con- trol devic es, e tc . Vol.34,p. 838. U.S. C.,p.1441. 1365 Special cou nsel, etc. Loco motive insp ec- tion . Expe nses o f . Vol. 36, p . 913; Vol. 38, p. 1192
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616 . U.S.C.,p. 1439. Vol. 43, p. 659 . U.S.C.,p.1440. Vol .43,p . 659. U.S.C.,p.1441 . Additional inspec- tors . Vol. 36, p. 914; Vol . 43,p.669. U. S. C., pp. 1439, 14 41 . Ante, p. 823.
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