Chapter 238. Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year eliding June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five
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CHAP. 238.— An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year eliding June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five.August 8, 1894. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Agricultural Department appropriations. That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, for the purposes and objects hereinafter expressed, namely:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Office of the Secretary: For compensation of Secretary ofPay of Secretary, Assistant, clerks, etc. Agriculture, eight thousand dollars; Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk in said Department, who shall be superintendent of the Department buildings, two thousand five hundred dollars; private secretary to the Secretary of Agriculture, two thousand dollars; stenographer to the Secretary of Agriculture, one thousand four hundred dollars; private secretary to the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, one thousand six hundred dollars; one librarian, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistant librarian, one thousand four hundred dollars; chief of stationery and property division, two thousand dollars; one telegraph and telephone operator, one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks of class four, three thousand six hundred dollars; three clerks of class three, four 265 thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class two, live thousand six hundred dollar’s; ten clerks of class one, twelve thousand dollars; ten clerks, at one thousand dollars each, ton thousand dollars; six clerks, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, five thousand and forty dollars; one engineer, who shall be captain of the watch, one thousand six hundred dollars; one fireman, who shall be a steam-litter, nine, hundred dollars; one assistant fireman, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one assistant fireman, six hundred dollars; two night watchmen, and two night watchmen who shall also be watchmen for the seed buildings, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, two thousand eight hundred anti eighty dollars; messengers, laborers, mechanics, and charwomen, twenty thousand dollars; in all, ninety-one thousand one hundred and forty dollars.
Division of Accounts and Disbursements: Chief of divisionSalaries.Division of accounts and Disbursement. and disbursing clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; one.assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; one cashier, one thousand eight hundred dollars; three clerks of class three, tour thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class two, two thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class one, two thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk at one thousand dollars; in all, seventeen thousand three hundred dollars.
Division of Statistics: One statistician, three thousand dollars;Division of Statistics. one assistant statistician, two thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk of class four, one thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class three, six thousand four hundred dollars; four clerks of class two, five thousand six hundred dollars: five clerks of class one, six thousand dollars; seven clerks, at one thousand dollars each, seven thousand dollars; four clerks, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, three thousand three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, thirty-five thousand three hundred and sixty dollars.
Division of Botany: One botanist and curator of the herbarium,Division of Botany. two thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant botanist, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant botanist, one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant curator, one thousand two hundred dollars; one botanical clerk, one thousand dollars; one botanical clerk, nine hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand six hundred dollars. Division of Entomology: One entomologist, two thousand fiveDivision of Entomology. hundred dollars; one assistant entomologist, one thousand eight, hundred dollars: one assistant entomologist or clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant entomologist or clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant entomologist or clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; in all, nine thousand five hundred dollars.
Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy: OneDivision of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy. ornithologist who shall be chief of division, two thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant ornithologist, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant ornithologist, one thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant ornithologist, one thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk of class one, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one clerk, at six hundred and sixty dollars; in all, nine thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars.
Division of Pomology: One pomologist, two thousand five hundredDivision of Pomology. dollars; one assistant pomologist, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk of class one, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; in all, six thousand three hundred dollars. Division of Microscopy: One microscopist, two thousand five hundredDivision of Microscopy. dollars; one assistant microscopist, one thousand two hundred dollars; for the employment of additional assistants in division of microscopy when necessary, one thousand six hundred dollars; in all, five thousand three hundred dollars. 266 Division of Vegetable Pathology:
One pathologist, two thousandDivision of Vegetable Pathology. live hundred dollars; one assistant pathologist, one thousand lour hundred dollars; one assistant pathologist, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; in all, six thousand one hundred dollars. Division of Chemistry: One chemist, two thousand five hundredDivision of Chemistry. dollars; one assistant chemist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistant chemist, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, class one, one thousand two hundred dollars: employment of additional assistants in division of chemistry when necessary, ten thousand dollars; in all, seventeen thousand one hundred dollars.
Division of Forestry: Chief of division, two thousand fiveDivision of Forestry. hundred dollars; one assistant chief of division, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, class two, one thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk, class one, one thousand two hundred dollar; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; one clerk, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all. eight thousand three hundred and twenty dollars. Division of Records and Editing: Chief of division, two thousandDivision of Records and Editing. five hundred dollars; one assistant chief of division, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, class two, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks, class one, two thousand four hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand one hundred dollars.
Division of Seeds: One chief of division, two thousand dollars;Division of Seeds. one expert, one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks of class one, two thousand four hundred dollars; one skilled laborer, one thousand dollars; eight employees, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, who shall in addition to other duties execute the requests of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress for the distribution of seeds among their constituents; in all, twelve thousand one hundred and twenty dollars.
Document and Folding Room: One superintendent, one thousandDocument and Folding Room. six hundred dollars; two chief folders, at one thousand dollars each, two thousand dollars; in all. three thousand six hundred dollars. Experimental Gardens and Grounds: One superintendent, twoExperimental Gardens and Grounds. thousand five hundred dollars. Museum: One curator, one thousand four hundred dollars; oneMuseum. assistant curator, one thousand dollars; in all, two thousand four hundred dollars.
Total salaries, two hundred and forty-three thousand six hundredAmount. dollars. Collecting Agricultural Statistics, Division of Statistics:Investigations and expenses.Division of Statistics. Collecting domestic and foreign agricultural statistics, expenses of local investigations and compilations, and necessary traveling expenses; statistical publications furnishing data for permanent comparative records; printing; maps and charts; compiling, writing, and illustrating statistical matter for monthly, annual, and special reports, and the necessary expenses of the same, including paper, envelopes, postal *Proviso.*Monthly crop report.cards, and postage stamps, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the monthly crop report issued on the tenth day of each month shall embrace a statement of the condition of the crops by States and in the United States, with such explanations and comparisons with other months and years as may be useful for illustrating the above matter, and that it shall be submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall officially approve the report before it is issued or published.
To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to continue the investigationsExtending demands of foreign markets. concerning the feasibility of extending the demands of foreign markets for the agricultural products of the United States, ten thousand dollars. Inquiries Relating to Public Roads: To enable the SecretaryRoad making. of Agriculture to make inquiries in regard to the system of road management throughout the United States, to make investigations in regard to the best methods of road making, for traveling and other necessary expenses and for preparing, printing, and publishing bulletins and 267 reports on this subject for distribution, and to enable him to assist the agricultural colleges and experiment stations in disseminating information on this subject, ten thousand dollars.
Botanical Investigations and Experiments, Division ofDivision of Botany. Botany: Purchasing specimens, paper, and all necessary materials for the herbarium, and for labor in preparing the same, and for investigations and experiments with grasses and forage plants, including the establishment and maintenance of experimental grass stations, and investigations of medicinal and other economic, plants, including cost of reports and illustrations thereof, and for traveling and other necessary expenses connected therewith, and for employing local botanists in the field for exploration and collection of plants in little-known Districts, thirty thousand dollars.
Investigating the History and Habits of Insects: Division of Entomology.Promotion of economic entomology, investigating the history and habits, of insects injurious and beneficial to agriculture, arborculture, and horticulture, by inspection and experiments in nurseries, and orchards when necessary, experiments in ascertaining the best means-of destroying the injurious ones, publishing reports thereon, and for illustrations, chemicals, and other expenses in the practical work in the division of Entomology, twenty thousand three hundred dollars: *Provided*, That two*Proviso*.Cotton bollworm, etc. thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be expended for investigation into the natural history of and remedies for the cotton bollworm; for compensation of additional temporary agents of the division of entomology; for traveling expenses, chemicals, insecticide apparatus, and other necessary expenses in this investigation.
Investigations in Ornithology and Mammalogy, DivisionDivision of Ornithology and Mammalogy. of Ornithology and Mammalogy: For biological investigations, including the geographic distribution and migrations of animals, birds, and plants, and for the promotion of economic ornithology and mammalogy, an investigation of the food habits of North.American birds and mammals in relation to agriculture, horticulture, and forestry; for printing and publishing reports thereon, and for illustrations, field work, and traveling, and other expenses in the practical work of the division, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars.
Pomological Information, Division of Pomology: TravelingDivision of Pomology. and other necessary expenses in investigating, collecting and disseminating pomological information, and the collection and distribution of seeds, shrubs, trees, and specimens, five thousand dollars. Microscopic Investigations, Division of Microscopy: investigationDivision of Microscopy. of food adulterations and investigations and experiments relating to textile fibers and fabrics; microscopical apparatus, chemicals, photographic illustrations, and drawings and other supplies; traveling expenses, the purchase of food samples and.condiments in the investigations of the adulteration of food, and the purchase of textile fibers, and ascertaining their relative strength and forms, two thousand dollars.
Vegetable Pathological Investigations and Experiments,Division of Vegetable Pathology. Division of Vegetable Pathology: Investigating the nature of diseases injurious to fruits, fruit trees, grain, cotton, vegetables, and other useful plants; experiments in the treatment of the same; chemicals and apparatus required in the held and laboratory; necessary traveling expenses: the preparation of drawings and illustrations; and for other expenses connected with the practical work of the investigation, twenty thousand dollars of which so much thereof as may be directed by the Secretary of Agriculture may be applied to the investigation of peach yellows, California grape disease, root rot and blight of cotton, pear blight and the diseases of citrus fruits, and remedies therefor.
Laboratory, Division of Chemistry: Chemical apparatus, chemicals,Division of Chemistry. laboratory fixtures and supplies, purchase of samples and necessary expenses in conducting special investigations, including necessary traveling expenses, labor, and expert work in such investigations, six 268 thousand dollars: for rent of laboratory building, nine hundred dollars; in all, six thousand nine hundred dollars. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to extend and continue theFood, drugs, and liquors, adulterations. investigation of the adulteration of food, drugs, and liquors, including samples offered by consumers and those procured by purchase or otherwise by the Secretary of Agriculture from such sources and persons as be may deem advisable and the investigation of which will be most conducive to the public good, traveling expenses, stationery, return postage, printing and illustrations, analyzing, investigating, and examining such samples, five thousand dollars; and for these purposes the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to employ such assistants, clerks, *Proviso*.Reports.and other persons as he may deem necessary: *Provided*, That the Secretary is hereby required to make a separate report to Congress as to where, when, and from whom the samples of food, liquors, and drugs were obtained, when and where analyzed, and the result of such analysis, together with the names of the manufacturers, and the brands or labels on the packages or articles, so that attention may be called to any food adulterations that maybe imposed upon the public and to the manufacturers thereof; and any unexpended balance for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, or so much thereof as may lie necessary, shall be applied to the printing and Issue of pharmacy, etc., laws, compilation.publication of the pharmacy and drug laws of the several States and Territories heretofore compiled by the special agent of the Department, and for the completion of a report begun by him under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, and for the printing and publication thereof.
To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake a special investigationSoil characteristics of the different typical soils of the United States to determine their chemical character, their physical properties, and especially the nature of the nitrifying organisms which they contain, three thousand dollars, Report on Forestry, Division of Forestry: To enable theDivision of Forestry. Secretary of Agriculture to experiment and continue an investigation and report on the subject of forestry and timbers, for traveling and other necessary expenses in the investigation, and for the collection and distribution of valuable economic forest-tree seeds and plants, twenty thousand dollars.
Illustrations and Engravings: For the pay of artists, draftsmen,Illustrations. and engravers, the purchase of tools, instruments, paper, ink, pencils, paints, and other necessary materials; for printing proofs, necessary traveling expenses, labor, and for drawings, engravings, lithographs,, other illustrations, and electrotypes, fifteen thousand dollars. Materials, Document and Folding Room: Paper, gum, twine,Document room. and other necessary materials, two thousand dollars.
Experimental Garden and Grounds: Labor in experimentalExperimental Garden and Grounds.Labor. garden and grounds, the care of conservatories, plant and fruit propagating and seed-testing houses, for building and repair of green houses, and the keep of the reservation. lawns, trees, roadways, and walks, eighteen thousand five hundred dollars. Blacksmithing, the purchase Tools, etc.of tools, wagons, carts, harness, horses, lawnmowers, heating apparatus, and machinery, and the necessary labor and material for repairing the same; the purchase of new and rare kinds of seeds, plants, and bulbs for propagating purposes; expense of material and labor in labeling and packing plants for distribution and transportation; the purchase of necessary pots, tubs, watering cans, and hose; the purchase of material for the destruction of insects, and other necessary items for the cultivation and improvement of the grounds and arboretum; material and labor for repairing and making roads and walks; the purchase of glass, paints, lumber, tin for roofing and spouting, and hardware, and for carpenters, painters, and all other mechanics, and the necessary material for keeping the conservatories and other structures in good repair, eleven thousand dollars. 269 Salaries and Expenses, Bureau of Animal Industry:
ForAnimal Industry, Bureau.Salaries, etc.Vol. 23, p. 31.Vol. 26, p. 414.Inspecting meat cattle, etc.Vol. 26, p. 1089. carrying out the provisions of the Act of May twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, establishing the Bureau of Animal Industry, and of the Act of August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, providing for an inspection of meats and animals, also the provisions of the Act of March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, providing for the inspection of live cattle, hogs, and the carcasses and products thereof which are the subjects of interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes, the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars; and thePreventing diseases among animals.
Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to use any part of this sum he may deem necessary or expedient, and in such manner as he may think best, to prevent the spread of pleuropneumonia, tuberculosis, sheep scab, and other diseases of animals, and for this purpose to employ as many persons as he may deem necessary, including one thousand dollars additional temporary compensation to the Chief of theAdditional pay to Chief of Bureau. Bureau of Animal Industry, and to expend any part of this sum in the purchase and destruction of diseased or exposed animals and the quarantinePurchase, etc., of diseased animals. of the same whenever in his judgment it is essential tn prevent the spread of pleuropneumonia, tuberculosis, or other diseases of animals from one State into another, and for printing and publishing such reports relating to animal industry as he may direct; and the SecretaryReports.Laboratory. is hereby authorized to rent a. suitable building in the District of Columbia, at an annual rental of not exceeding one. thousand two hundred dollars, to be used as a laboratory for said Bureau of Animal Industry.
Quarantine Stations for Neat Cattle: To establish and maintainQuarantine stations for neat cattle. quarantine stations, and to provide proper shelter for and care of neat cattle imported, at such ports as may be deemed necessary, twelve thousand dollars. That whenever the Secretary of Agriculture shall certify to theCertifying countries free from mutual diseases.Vol. 26, p. 616.*Post*, p. 550. Secretary of the Treasury what countries or parts of countries are five from contagious or infectious diseases of domestic animals, and that neat cattle and hides can be imported from such countries without danger to the domestic animals of the United States, the Secretary of the Treasury shall suspend the prohibition of the importation of neat cattle and hides in the manner provided by law.
That the President Great Britain.Negotiations to change cattle regulations.of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause correspondence and negotiation to be had, through the Department of State or otherwise, with the authorities of the Kingdom of Great Britain, for the purpose of securing the abrogation or modification of the regulations now enforced by said authorities which require cattle imported into Great Britain from the United States of America to be slaughtered at the port of entry, and prohibiting the same from being carried alive to other places in said Kingdom.
That the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine and certify to theCertifying purebred animals.Vol. 26, p. 603.*Post*, p. 536. Secretary of the Treasury what are recognized breeds and purebred animals, under the provisions of paragraph four hundred and eighty-two of the Act of Congress approved October first, eighteen hundred and ninety. Division of Seeds.Division of Seeds. Purchase and Distribution of Valuable Seeds, and forPurchase, distribution. etc. the Printing, Publication, and Distribution of Farmers’ Bulletins:
For the purchase, propagation, and distribution, as required by law, of valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants, and expense of labor, transportation, paper, twine, gum, printing, postal cards, and all necessary material and repairs for putting up and distributing the same, and to be distributed in localities adapted to their culture, one hundred and sixty thousand dollars. An equal proportion of two-thirds of all seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs,Allotment. vines, cuttings, and plants shall, upon their request, after due notification by the Secretary of Agriculture that the allotment to their respective 270 districts is ready for distribution, be supplied to Senators, Representatives. and Delegates in Congress for distribution among their constituents or be directed and mailed by the Department upon their request: and the person receiving such seeds shall be requested to inform *Proviso*.Seeds uncalled for.the Department of results of the experiments therewith: *Provided*, That all seeds, bulbs, plants, and cuttings herein allotted to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress for distribution remaining uncalled for on the first of May shall be distributed by the Secretary of Agriculture, giving preference to those persons whose names and addresses have been furnished by Senators and Representatives in Congress and who have not before during the same season been Purchases, etc.supplied by the Department: *And provided also*, That the Secretary shall report, as provided in this Act, the place, quantity, and price of seeds purchased, and the date of purchase, but nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from Diversion forbidden.sending seeds to those who apply for the same.
And the amount herein appropriated shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose but for the purchase, propagation, and distribution of improved and valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants: Distribution to be adapted to locality.*Provided, however*, That the Secretary shall not distribute to any Senator, Representative, or Delegate seeds entirely unfit for the climate and locality he represents, but shall distribute the same so that each member may have seeds of equal value, as near as may be, and the best Early delivery.adapted to the locality he represents: *Provided, also*, That the seeds allotted to the Senators and Representatives for distribution in the Districts embraced within the twenty-fifth and thirty-second parallels of latitude shall be ready for delivery on the tenth day of January or at the earliest practicable time thereafter.
And the Secretary of Agriculture may use not to exceed thirty thousandFarmers bulletins.Preparation, etc. dollars, of the amount herein appropriated for the preparation, printing, and publishing of farmers’ bulletins, which shall be adapted to the interests of the people of different sections of the country, an equal proportion of two-thirds of which shall be supplied to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress for distribution among *Proviso*.Distribution.their constituents as seeds are distributed: *Provided*, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall notify Senators and Representatives of the character and number of each bulletin and each other publication of the Department of Agriculture (not sent to the Folding Room of the Senate and House) to which each Senator and Representative may be entitled for distribution on the basis herein provided for the distribution of bulletins.
Printing seed packets, labels, postal cards, circulars, and so forth,Printing, etc. labor, paper, ink, type, and other necessary material for printing and for repairing, and for repairing printing presses, five thousand four hundred dollars. Experiments in the Manufacture of Sugar: To enable the Sugar experiments.Secretary of Agriculture to make and continue experiments in the production of sugar from sugar cane, sugar beets, and sorghum, including special culture experiments looking to the improvement of those sources of sugar, and for experiments for the more complete separation of the sugar from the molasses, including all necessary expenses in these investigations, namely, traveling expenses, labor, purchase of samples, apparatus, and supplies, chemical services, including two hundred and fifty dollars additional temporary compensation to the chief chemist, and other expenses incidental to the experiments, ten *Proviso*.Sugarcane and rice culture, California swamp lands.thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary: *Provided*, That so much thereof as may be necessary may, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, be expended in experiments in sugarcane and rice production on reclaimed swamp lands in some suitable place in the San Joaquin or Sacramento Valley, California, to be used Sales, etc.by the Department free of charge: *Provided further*, That all products of the said experiments may be sold and the proceeds used in the 271 experimental work, and that a full and accurate account of the proceeds of such sales be transmitted to Congress.
Agricultural Experiment Stations: To carry into effect theAgricultural experiment stations.Vol. 24, p. 440. provisions of an Act approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled “An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under provisions of an Act approved July second, eighteen hundredVol. 12, p. 503. and sixty-two, and of the Acts supplementary thereto,” and to enforce the execution thereof, seven hundred and forty-five thousand dollars, twenty-five thousand dollars of which sum shall be payable upon the order of the Secretary of Agriculture to enable him to carry out the provisions of section three of said Act of March second, eighteen hundredVol. 24, p. 441. and eighty-seven; and the Secretary of Agriculture shall prescribe the form of the annual financial statement required by section three of theAnnual statement. said Act of March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven; shall ascertain whether the expenditures under the appropriation hereby made are in accordance with the provisions of the said Act, and shall make report thereon to Congress; and the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to employ such assistants, clerks, and other personsAssistants, etc. as he may deem necessary, and to incur such other expenses in traveling, stationery, and office fixtures as he may find essential in carrying out the objects of the above Acts, and the sums apportioned to the several States shall be paid quarterly in advance.
And the SecretaryIndex of agricultural literature. of Agriculture is hereby authorized to furnish to such institutions or individuals as may care to buy it copies of the card index of agricultural literature prepared by the Office of Experiment Stations, and charge for the same a price covering the additional expense involved in the preparation of these copies, and he is hereby authorized to apply the moneys received toward the expense of the preparation of the index. Irrigation Investigations:
To enable the Secretary of AgricultureIrrigation investigations. to continue the collection of information as to the best modes of agriculture by irrigation, six thousand dollars. Nutrition: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to investigateFood nutrition.Investigation and report to be made. and report upon the nutritive value of the various articles and commodities used for human food, with special suggestion of full, wholesome, and edible rations less wasteful and more economical than those in common use, ten thousand dollars; and the agricultural experiment stations are hereby authorized to co-operate with the Secretary of agriculture in carrying out said investigations in such manner and to such extent as may be warranted by a due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective States or Territories, and as may be mutually agreed upon; and the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to require said stations to report to him the results of any such investigations which they may carry out, whether in cooperation with said Secretary of Agriculture or otherwise.
Furniture Cases and Repairs: Repairing and improving buildings,Furniture cases and repairs. not including the erection of new buildings, heating apparatus, furniture, carpeting, matting, water and gas pipes, new furniture, and all necessary material and labor for the same, including lumber, hardware, glass, and paints, ten thousand dollars. Postage: Postage on return letters, circulars, and miscellaneousPostage. articles for correspondents and foreign mail, five thousand dollars.
Museum: Collecting, classifying, and naming cereals; collecting andMuseum. modeling fruits, vegetables, and other plants; for labor and material for preparing same for the museum, and other necessary expenses and supplies, three thousand dollars, Fiber Investigation: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture toFiber investigations. continue the investigations relating to textile fibres indigenous in or adapted to the United States, including their economic growth, cleansing, and decorticating preparatory to manufacture; the testing machines and processes for said cleansing and decorticating; for the purchase of material for said tests; for the purchase of fiber plants and seeds for 272 distribution, propagation, and experiment; and for the labor and expenses incident thereto, and for traveling expenses in connection with said duties, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
Library: Purchase of necessary books, periodicals, and papers, andLibrary. for expenses incurred in completing imperfect series, for repairing and renewing, when necessary, and for utilizing unbound publications, so as to meet the requirements of the Department, six thousand dollars. Contingent Expenses: Stationery, purchase of blank books, twine,Contingent expenses. paper, gum, dry goods, soap, brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, fuel and lights, freight, express charges, advertising, telegraphing, purchasing supplies, and washing towels; the purchase, subsistence, and care of horses; the purchase and repair of harness; the purchase and repair of vehicles; expenses of sales of old material; payment of duties on imported articles; actual traveling expenses while on business of the Department; and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for, and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department, twenty five thousand dollars.
The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed toDepartment seal to be procured. procure a proper seal, with such suitable inscriptions and devices as lie may approve, to be known as the official seal of the Department of Use.’Agriculture, and to be kept and used to verily official documents, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. Weather Bureau.Weather Bureau. Salaries and Expenses of the Weather Bureau: To enableSalaries.Vol. 26, p. 653.Pay of Chief, assistan, professors, clerks, etc. the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the provisions of the Act of October first, eighteen hundred and ninety, transferring the Weather Bureau to the Department of Agriculture:
One chief of the Bureau, four thousand live hundred dollars; one assistant chief, three thousand dollars; two professors of meteorology, at three thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars; three professors of meteorology, at two thousand five hundred dollars each, seven thousand five hundred dollars; three forecast officials, at two thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars, for service in the city of Washington or elsewhere, as the exigencies of the Bureau may demand: one chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; three chiefs of divisions, two thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars; three clerks of class four, five thousand four hundred dollars; one bibliographer and librarian, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant stationery and property clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; five clerks of class three, eight thousand dollars; fourteen clerks of class two, nineteen thousand six hundred dollars; twenty-eight clerks of class one, thirty-three thousand six hundred dollars; eighteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each, eighteen thousand dollars; two telegraph operators, at one thousand dollars each, two thousand dollars, for service in the city of Washington or elsewhere as the exigencies of the Bureau may demand; seven clerks, at nine hundred dollars each, six thousand three hundred dollars; four copyists or typewriters, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, three thousand three hundred and sixty dollars; one copyist or typewriter, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one chief mechanician, one thousand two hundred dollars; one captain of the watch, one thousand dollars; one engineer, eight hundred and forty dollars; one battery man, eight hundred and forty dollars; four skilled artisans, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, three thousand three hundred and sixty dollars; two skilled mechanicians, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars; three assistant messengers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; two firemen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; three watchmen, at seven 273 hundred and twenty dollars each, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one carpenter, seven hundred and twenty dollars; live laborers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each, three thousand three hundred dollars; seven messengers, or laborers, at six hundred dollars each, four thousand two hundred dollars; six messengers, or laborers, at four hundred and fifty dollars each, two thousand seven hundred dollars: five messengers, or laborers, at three hundred dollars each, one thousand five hundred dollars; four charwomen, two hundred and forty dollars each, nine hundred and sixty dollars; for temporary employment of messengers and laborers, as may be necessary in the office of the Chief of the Weather Bureau, eight hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and sixty-four thousand two hundred and ninety dollars; andChanges. the Secretary is hereby authorized to make such changes or assignment to duty in the personnel or detailed force of the Weather Bureau for limiting or reducing expenses as he may deem necessary.
Fuel, Lights, and Repairs: For fuel, lights, repairs, labor, andFuel, lights, etc. other expenses for the care and preservation of the public building on the corner of Twenty-fourth and Al streets northwest, in the city of Washington, eight thousand dollars. Contingent Expenses: Contingent expenses for stationery, furniture,Contingest expenses. and repairs to the same; freight, express charges; subsistence, care, and purchase of horses; repairs of harness; paper, twine, advertising, dry goods, mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, purchasing supplies, washing towels, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Bureau, ten thousand dollars. general expenses, weather bureau.General expenses.
Expenses of the Weather Bureau, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, for the benefit of agriculture, commerce, navigation, and other interests, as provided by law, namely: Salaries of three inspectors, whose compensation in the aggregateInspectors, forecast officials, etc. shall not exceed five thousand four hundred dollars, thirty local forecast officials, observers, assistant observers, operators, repairmen, messengers, and other necessary civilian employees, outside of the city of Washington, three hundred and forty-seven thousand one hundred and ninety-five dollars; and the Secretary is hereby authorized to makePromotions. promotions in the service without prejudice to those transferred from the Signal Service of the War Department.
All other expenses, itemized as follows: Maps, bulletins, and stationery for stations, and the maintenanceMaps, bulletins, etc. of a printing office in the District of Columbia (including the hire of printers, lithographers, and other necessary working force), for printing of the necessary circulars, weather maps, bulletins, monthly weather reviews, and other meteorological data for distribution and display in the interest of agriculture, commerce, and navigation; forTransportation. transportation and legal traveling allowances of employees when traveling on business connected with the Bureau, including transportation of materials and funds; for meteorological and other instruments andInstruments, etc.Telegraphing, etc. shelters therefor; for telegraphing or telephoning reports, messages, or other information; the special and regular circuits, drops, and rates for Weather-Bureau Service, to be fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture by agreement with the telegraph or telephone company or companies performing the services; for rents and other incidental expensesRents, etc. of offices maintained as stations of observation; for the maintenance and repair of seacoast telegraph lines; including the maintenance of Coast telegraphs.telegraphic or telephonic communications between Middle and Thunder Bay islands and the city of Alpena, Michigan; for river observationsRiver and flood reports.Storm signals. and re]Hirts necessary for flood forecasts; for storm, cold-wave, Hood, frost, and other signals (including the purchase of Hags for the same); for cotton-region observations and reports; for special observations andHurricane reports, etc. pay of observers of West India stations during the hurricane season; 274 for supplies for State weather service stations; for apparatus, assistance,August 9, 1894. supplies, labor, printing, books; tor providing a building or additional apartments not including the erection of new buildings, and for traveling, general, and all necessary expenses of investigation and experimentsMeteorology and soils. on meteorology in relation to agricultural soils; for investigations on the relation of climate to organic life,and for investigations and Climate.for a periodical publication on climatology in its application to sanitary science,and for the erection of necessary buildings tor use of the Weather Publication, etc.Bureau at Point Reyes Light, California, and Tatoosh Island, Washington, not to exceed live hundred dollars, in the interest of commerce and navigation; in all, three hundred and forty-seven thousand three hundred and thirty-eight dollars and six cents.
Any person who shall knowingly issue or publish any counterfeitBuildings, California and Washington. weather forecasts or warnings of weather conditions, falsely representing such forecasts or warnings to have been issued or published by the Weather Bureau, United States Signal Service, or other branch of the Government service, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, for each offense, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not to exceed ninety days, or be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court.
That the Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Postmaster-General,Penalty for counterfeiting forecasts, etc. may arrange a plan by which there shall be displayed on all cars and other conveyances used for transporting United States mail, suitable flags or other signals to indicate weather forecasts, cold wave warnings, frost warnings, and so forth, to be furnished by the Chief of the Weather Bureau. Total Weather Bureau, eight hundred and seventy-six thousand eightDisplaying signals on mail trains, etc.Amount. hundred and twenty-three dollars and six cents.
Approved, August 8, 1894.