Chapter 851. Making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two
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CHAP. 851.— An Act Making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two. March 3, 1901. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following sums be, Postal Service appropriations.Vol. 5, p. 80.and they are hereby, appropriated for the service of the Post-Office Department, in conformity with the Act of July second, eighteen hundred and thirty-six. as follows: office of the postmaster general.Postmaster-General.
For advertising, seven thousand dollars.Advertising. For miscellaneous items in the office of the Postmaster-General, one Miscellaneous.thousand dollars. For postal service in the Philippine Islands or territory held byPhilippine Islands, etc. military occupation, and for additional transportation to and from said territory, also including postal service for military camps or stations, to be used in the discretion of the Postmaster-General, fifty thousand dollars. OFFICE OF THE FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL.First Assistant Post-master-General.
For compensation to postmasters, twenty million dollars. Any Postmasters.Diversion for clerks, etc.Consolidated offices.portion thereof saved by the consolidation of post-offices under existing law shall be transferred to the appropriation for compensation to clerks in post-offices and made available for the payment of the salaries of superintendents and clerks at stations established in lieu of the post-offices thus discontinued. Salary and Allowance Division: For compensation to assistant Salary and Allowance Division.Assistant postmasters.postmasters at first and second class post-offices:
One at three thousand five hundred dollars, sixteen at three thousand dollars each, one at two thousand five hundred dollars, three at two thousand dollars each, six at one thousand nine hundred dollars each, nineteen at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, twenty-six at one thousand seven hundred dollars each, seventy-two at one thousand six hundred dollars each, seventy-four at one thousand five hundred dollars each, sixty-one at one thousand four hundred dollars each, one hundred and twenty-four at one thousand three hundred dollars each, two hundred and sixty-one at one thousand two hundred dollars each, two hundred and sixty-five at one thousand one hundred dollars each, and three hundred and thirty-two at one thousand dollars each; in all, for assist-ant postmasters, one million five hundred and fifty-nine thousand three hundred dollars.
For compensation to clerks in post-offices:Clerks. One thousand clerks in charge of stations and substations, at one —at $100 each.hundred dollars each, one hundred thousand dollars; Three hundred clerks in charge of stations and substations, at two —at $200 each.hundred dollars each, sixty thousand dollars; 1100 —at $300 each.Two hundred clerks in charge of stations and substations, janitors, messengers, porters, watchmen, and stampers. at three hundred dollars each, sixty thousand dollars: —at $100 each.One hundred clerks in charge of stations and substations, janitors, messengers, porters, watchmen, stampers, carpenters, tiremen. laborers, pressmen, waste-paper examiners, mail messengers, and general utility clerks, at four hundred dollars each, forty thousand dollars: —at $500 each.One thousand six hundred clerks in charge of stations and substations, janitors, messengers, porters, watchmen, stampers, carpenters, firemen, laborers, pressmen, waste-paper examiners, mail messengers, and general utility clerks, at five hundred dollars each, eight hundred thousand dollars; —at $600 each.Two thousand eight hundred clerks in charge of stations and sub-stations, janitors, messengers, porters, watchmen, stampers, carpenters, tiremen. laborers, pressmen, waste-paper examiners, mail messengers, general utility clerks, assorters, general-delivery clerks, inquiry clerks, paper distributers, raters of third and fourth class matter, record clerks, separators, special-delivery clerks, stock clerks, supply clerks, timekeepers, weighers of second-class matter, directory clerks, dispatchers, letter distributers, mailing clerks, money-order clerks, nixie clerks, registry clerks, and stamp clerks, at six hundred dollars each, one million six hundred and eighty thousand dollars: —at $700 each.One thousand clerks in charge of stations and substations, janitors, messengers, porters, watchmen, stampers, carpenters, firemen, laborers, pressmen, waste-paper examiners, mail messengers, general utility clerks, assorters, general-delivery clerks, inquiry clerks, paper distributers, raters of third and fourth-class matter, record clerks, separators, special-delivery clerks, stock clerks, supply clerks, timekeepers, weighers of second-class matter, directory clerks, dispatchers, letter distributers, mailing clerks, money-order clerks, nixie clerks, registry clerks, and stamp clerks, at seven hundred dollars each, seven hundred thousand dollars: —at $800 each.Three thousand nine hundred clerks in charge of stations and substations. stampers, mail messengers, general utility clerks, assorters, general-delivery clerks, inquiry clerks, paper distributers, raters of third and fourth class matter, record clerks, separators, special-delivery clerks, stock clerks, supply clerks, timekeepers, weighers of second-class matter, directory clerks, dispatchers, letter distributers, mailing clerks, money-order clerks, nixie clerks, registry clerks, stamp clerks, and assistant superintendents money-order division, at eight hundred dollars each, three million one hundred and twenty thousand dollars; —at $900 each.One thousand nine hundred clerks in charge of stations and substations, general utility clerks, assorters, general-delivery clerks, inquiry clerks, paper distributers, raters of third and fourth class matter, record clerks, separators, special-delivery clerks, stock clerks, supply clerks, timekeepers, weighers of second-class matter, directory clerks, dispatchers, letter distributers, mailing clerks, money-order clerks, nixie clerks, registry clerks, stamp clerks, assistant superintendents money-order division, printers, and foremen of crews, at nine hundred dollars each, one million seven hundred and ten thousand dollars; —at $1,000 each.One thousand live hundred assorters, general-delivery clerks, inquiry clerks, paper distributers, raters of third and fourth class matter, record clerks, separators, special-delivery clerks, stock clerks, supply clerks, timekeepers, weighers of second-class matter, directory clerks, dispatchers, letter distributers, mailing clerks, money-order clerks, nixie clerks, registry clerks, stamp clerks, assistant superintendents money-order division, printers, foremen of crews, assistant superintendents of registry, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, and superintendents of stations, at one thousand dollars each, one million five hundred thousand dollars; 1101 Seven hundred assorters, general-delivery clerks, inquiry clerks, —at $1,100 each.paper distributers, raters of third and fourth class matter, record clerks, separators, special-delivery clerks, stock clerks, supply clerks, timekeepers, weighers of second-class matter, directory clerks, dispatchers, letter distributers, mailing clerks, money-order clerks, nixie clerks, registry clerks, stamp clerks, assistant superintendents money-order division, printers, foremen of crews, assistant superintendents of registry, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, and superintendents of stations, at one thousand one hundred dollars each, seven hundred and seventy thousand dollars;
Eight hundred assorters. general-delivery clerks, inquiry clerks,—at $1,200 each. paper distributers, raters of third and fourth class matter, record clerks, separators, special-delivery clerks, stock clerks, supply clerks, timekeepers, weighers of second-class matter, directory clerks, dispatchers, letter distributers, mailing clerks, money-order clerks, nixie clerks, registry clerks, stamp clerks, assistant superintendents money-order division, printers, foremen of crews, assistant superintendents of registry, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of stations, assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant superintendents of mails, bookkeepers, draftsman New York, finance clerks and secretaries and stenographers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each, nine hundred and sixty thousand dollars;
Two hundred and twenty-five dispatchers, letter distributers, mailing —at $1,300 eachclerks, money-order clerks, nixie clerks, registry clerks, stamp clerks, assistant superintendents money-order division, foremen of crews, assistant superintendents of registry, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of stations, assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant superintendents of mails, bookkeepers, finance clerks, secretaries and stenographers, superintendents of delivery, and superintendents of mails, at one thousand three hundred dollars each, two hundred and ninety-two thousand five hundred dollars;
Two hundred dispatchers, letter distributers, mailing clerks, money-order —at $1,400 each.clerks, nixie clerks, registry clerks, stamp clerks, assistant superintendents money-order division, foremen of crews, assistant superintendents of registry, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of stations, assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant superintendents of mails, bookkeepers, finance clerks, secretaries and stenographers, superintendents of delivery, and superintendents of mails, at one thousand four hundred dollars each, two hundred and eighty thousand dollars;
Ninety stamp clerks, assistant superintendents money-order division, —at $1,500 each.assistant superintendents of registry, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of stations, bookkeepers, finance clerks, secretaries and stenographers, superintendents of delivery, and superintendents of mails, at one thousand five hundred dollars each, one hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars; One hundred stamp clerks, assistant superintendents money-order —at 81,600 each.division, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of stations, bookkeepers, finance clerks, secretaries and stenographers, superintendents of delivery, and superintendents of mails, at one thousand six hundred dollars each, one hundred and sixty thousand dollars;
One hundred and eighteen stamp clerks, assistant superintendents —at $1,700 each.money-order division, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of stations, bookkeepers, finance clerks, superintendents of delivery, and superintendents of mails, at one thousand seven hundred dollars each, two hundred thousand six hundred dollars; 1102 Superintendents, etc.—at $1,800 each.Sixty assistant superintendents money-order division, assistant superintendent of registry, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of stations, bookkeepers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, and cashiers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, one hundred and eight thousand dollars; —at $1,900 each.One superintendent of delivery and one superintendent money-order division, at one thousand nine hundred dollars each, three thousand eight hundred dollars: —at $2,000 each.Sixty superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of stations, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, and cashiers, at two thousand dollars each, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars: —at $2,100 each.Seven superintendents of money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of delivery, and superintendents of mails, at two thousand one hundred dollars each, fourteen thousand seven hundred dollars; —at $2,200 each.Twenty-nine superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of stations, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, and cashiers, at two thousand two hundred dollars each, sixty-three thousand eight hundred dollars: —at $2,400 each.Twenty-two assistant superintendents money-order division, assistant superintendents of registry, superintendents money-order division, superintendents of registry, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, and cashiers, at two thousand four hundred dollars each, fifty-two thousand eight hundred dollars: —at $2,500 each.Seven superintendents of stations, superintendents of delivery, and superintendents of mails, at two thousand five hundred dollars each, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars: —at $2,600 each.Seventeen superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, and cashiers, at two thousand six hundred dollars each, forty-four thousand two hundred dollars; —at $2,700 each.Ten superintendents of delivery, and superintendents of mails, at two thousand seven hundred dollars each, twenty-seven thousand dollars;
Auditors.New York.Chicago.One auditor, New York, three thousand dollars: One auditor. Chicago, three thousand dollars: Superintendents at $3.200.One superintendent of money-order division, one superintendent of registry, one superintendent of mails, and one superintendent of delivery, at three thousand two hundred dollars each, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars: Substitute’s for clerks on vacation.For compensation to substitutes for clerks of first and second class post-offices on vacation, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
Temporary clerks.For temporary clerk hire, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars; Separating mails.For separating mails at third and fourth class post-offices, one million and fifty thousand dollars: Amount.In all, for clerk hire in post-offices, fourteen million three hundred *Proviso*,Temporary clerk during busy hours.and sixty-three thousand seven hundred dollars: *Provided*, That the Postmaster-General may. in the disbursement of this appropriation, allow postmasters at first-class offices to employ temporary clerks at the rate of twenty-five cents an hour during the rush or busy hours of the day.
Rent, light, and fuel.*Proviso.*—limit, rent, third-class offices.For rent, light, and fuel for first, second, and third class post-offices, two million one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That there shall not be allowed for the use of any third-class post-office for rent a sum in excess of four hundred dollars, nor more than sixty dollars for fuel Leases.and light in any one year: *And provided further*, That the Postmaster-General may. in the disbursement of this appropriation, apply a part thereof to the purpose of leasing premises for the use of post-offices of 1103the first, second, and third classes at a reasonable annual rental, to be paid quarterly, for a term not exceeding ten years.
For necessary miscellaneous and incidental items directly connected Miscellaneous.with first and second class post-offices, including furniture, cleaning, and all other matters not specifically provided for in other appropriations, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the *Proviso.*Expenditures without written consent.Postmaster-General, in his discretion, under such regulations as he shall prescribe, may authorize any of the postmasters of said offices to expend the funds he may allow them for such purposes without the written consent of the Postmaster-General.
For advertising and purchase of newspapers containing official Advertising.advertisements contracted for under this appropriation at first and second class post-offices, twenty-five thousand dollars. For rental or purchase of canceling machines and motors, and power therefor, one hundred and ninety thousand dollars: *Provided*, That five per centum of the foregoing appropriations for *Proviso.*Interchangeable expenditures.the salary and allowance division of the First Assistant Postmaster-General’s Bureau may be available interchangeably for expenditures on the objects named, but no one item of the appropriations shall thereby be increased more than five per centum.
For compensation to five assistant superintendents salary and allowance Assistant superintendents, salary and allowance division.division, at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum; and for per diem allowance for same when actually traveling on business of the Post-Office Department, at a rate to be fixed by the Postmaster-General, not to exceed four dollars per day, seventeen thousand three hundred dollars. Free-delivery service: For pay of letter carriers in offices already Free delivery.Letter carriers.established, and for substitute letter carriers, and for temporary carriers at summer resorts, holiday, election, and emergency service, sixteen million eighty thousand and nine hundred dollars.
For pay of letter carriers in new offices entitled to free-delivery —new offices.service under existing law. seventy-five thousand dollars. For horse-hire allowance, five hundred and ten-thousand dollars.Horse hire, etc. For car fare and bicycle allowance, two hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars. For incidental expenses, including letterboxes, package boxes, posts, Incidentals.furniture, satchels, Straps, marine service at Detroit. Michigan, fifteen mechanics, to be employed exclusively in erecting and painting letter boxes in cities containing post-offices of the first-class, where they are most needed, and the per diem allowance and other necessary official expenses of assistant superintendents of free-delivery service, two hundred and twenty thousand dollars; in all, seventeen million one hundred and forty thousand and nine hundred dollars: *Provided*, *Proviso.*Interchangeable expenditures.That ten per centum of the foregoing amounts for free-delivery service may be available interchangeably for expenditure on the objects named, but no one item of appropriation shall thereby be increased more than ten per centum.
For experimental rural free delivery, including pay of carriers, horse-hire allowance, supplies, and mechanical appliances, three million five hundred thousand dollars. Supply Division: For stationery for postal service, seventy thousand Supply division.Stationery.dollars. For wrapping twine, or tying devices, one hundred and sixty-fiveTwine. thousand dollars. For wrapping paper, thirty thousand dollars.Paper. For letter balances, scales, and test weights, and repairs to same, Scales, etc.twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
For postmarking and rating stamps, and repairs to same, and ink and Stamps, cancelings, etc.pads for stamping and canceling purposes, thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. 1104 Rubber stamps.For rubber stamps and type, metal-bodied rubber type, dates, figures, and holders, and ink and pads for rubber stamps, five thousand dollars. Packing boxes.For packing boxes, sawdust, paste, and hardware, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Printing.For printing facing slips and cutting same, card slide labels, blanks, and books of an urgent nature for the postal service, thirty thousand dollars.
Blank books, etc.Blanks, blank books, printed matter, metal advertising signs, twine, carbon paper, and articles pertaining to its use in the issue and payment of money orders, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars: *Proviso.*Interchangcable expenditures. *Provided*, That five per centum of the foregoing amount for blanks, blank books, and so forth, may be available interchangeably for expenditure on the three following items, but no one of such items shall thereby be increased more than five per centum:
Money-order service.Rubber and metal stamps and repairs thereto; ribbons, pads, and racks for the money-order service, eight thousand dollars. Copying presses and typewriting machines and repairs thereto, for use of the money-order service, ten thousand dollars. Exchange on drafts, stationery, and necessary miscellaneous expenses of the money-order service, fifteen thousand dollars. office of the second assistant postmaster-general.Second Assistant Post master-General.Inland mail transportation.Star routes.*Proviso.*Alaska sendee.
Inland mail transportation: For inland transportation by star routes, including temporary service to newly established offices, five million five hundred and eighty thousand dollars: *Provided*, That out of this appropriation the Postmaster-General is authorized to provide difficult or emergency mail service in Alaska, including the establishment and equipment of relay stations, in such manner as he may think advisable, without advertising therefor. Steamboat routes.For inland transportation by steamboat routes, five hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars.
Messenger service.For mail-messenger service, one million and thirty-eight thousand dollars. Inquiry as to telegraph and telephone system.The Postmaster-General is directed, if he has sufficient available information to enable him to do so, to report to Congress the probable cost of connecting a telegraph and telephone system with the postal service by some feasible plan. Wagon, etc., service.For regulation, screen, or other wagon service, eight hundred thousand dollars. Bags, catchers, etc.For mail bags, cord fasteners, label cases, and for labor and material necessary for repairing equipment, two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars.
Locks, keys, etc.For mail locks and keys, chains, tools, and machinery, and for labor and material necessary for repairing same, forty-three thousand dollars. Repair shop.For rent of building for a mail-bag repair shop and lock-repair shop, and for fuel, gas, watchmen and charwomen, oil and repair of machinery for said shops, eight thousand five hundred dollars. Railroad routes.For inland transportation by railroad routes, of which a sum not exceeding sixty thousand dollars may be employed to pay freight on postal cards, stamped envelopes, stamped paper, mail equipment, and other supplies from the manufactories or depositories to the post-offices and depots of distribution, thirty-four million seven hundred thousand dollars.
Post-office cars.For railway post-office ear service, four million eight hundred and sixteen thousand dollars. Railway Mail Service.Superintendents, clerks, etc. Railway Mail Service: One General Superintendent, at three thousand five hundred dollars; one Assistant General Superintendent, at three thousand dollars; one chief clerk, office of General Superintendent, two thousand dollars; eleven division superintendents, at two thousand seven hundred dollars each; eleven assistant division super1105intendents, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twenty-two assistant superintendents, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; ninety-five chief clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; twelve hundred and fifty-one clerks, class five, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two clerks of class four, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine clerks, class three, at one thousand dollars each; two thousand and ninety-eight clerks, class two, at not exceeding nine hundred dollars each; five hundred and fifty-nine clerks, class one. at not exceeding eight hundred dollars each.
For substitutes for clerks on vacation, fifty thousand dollars: *Provided*, Substitutes for clerks on vacation.*Proviso.*Vacation allowed.That the Postmaster-General may allow railway postal clerks whose duties require them to work six days or more per week, fifty-two weeks per year, an annual vacation of fifteen days, with pay. For acting clerks in place of clerks injured while on duty, thirty-five Clerks acting for injured clerks.thousand dollars. For actual and necessary expenses of General Superintendent, Assistant Traveling expenses.General Superintendent, chief clerk office General Superintendent, division superintendents, assistant division superintendents, chief clerks, and railway postal clerks, while actually traveling on business of the Department and away from their several designated headquarters, twentysix thousand dollars.
For rent, light, fuel, telegraph, and miscellaneous office expenses, Rent, light, and fuel.schedules of mail trains, telephone service, typewriting machines, and badges for railway postal clerks, forty thousand dollars. For per diem allowance of assistant superintendents, thirty thousand Per diem, assistant superintendents.*Proviso.*—in lieu of traveling expenses.dollars: *Provided*, That assistant superintendents may receive a per diem allowance in lieu of actual and necessary traveling expenses at the rate of four dollars per day while actually traveling on business of the Department away from their several designated headquarters.
In all, for railway mail service, ten million three hundred and Amount.seventy-four thousand seven hundred dollars. And the appointment and assignment of clerks hereunder shall be so made during the fiscal year as not to involve a greater aggregate expenditure than this sum. For inland transportation of mail by electric and cable cars, four Electric and cable car service.*Proviso.*—limit per mile.hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the rate of compensation to be paid per mile shall not exceed the rate now paid to companies performing said service.
For necessary and special facilities on trunk lines from New York Special facilities.and Washington to Atlanta and New Orleans, one hundred and seventy-one thousand two hundred and thirty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents: *Provided*, That no part *Proviso.*—consent of Post-master-General.of the appropriation made by this paragraph shall be expended unless the Postmaster-General shall deem such expenditure necessary in order to promote the interest of the postal service. For continuing necessary and special facilities on trunk lines from Kansas City, Missouri, to Newton, Kansas, twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended unless the Postmaster-General shall deem such expenditure necessary in order to promote the interest of the postal service.
For miscellaneous items, including railway guides, city directories, Miscellaneous.and other books and periodicals necessary in connection with mail transportation, one thousand dollars. For transportation of foreign mails, two million five hundred and Foreign mails.Oceanic Steamship Company.forty-nine thousand dollars, including additional compensation to the Oceanic Steamship Company for transporting the mails by its steamers sailing from San Francisco to Tahiti; all mails made up in the United States destined for the island of Tahiti, forty-five thousand dollars; *Provided*, That the sum paid the said Oceanic Steamship Company *Proviso.*limit per mile.shall not exceed one dollar per mile, as authorized by Act of March 1106Vol. 26. p. 832.third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled “An Act to provide for ocean mail service between the United States and foreign ports, Clerks on steamers.and to promote commerce: *And provided further*, That hereafter the Postmaster-General shall be authorized to expend such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding fifty-five thousand dollars, to cover one-half of the cost of transportation, compensation, and expense of clerks to be employed in assorting and pouching mails in transit on steam-ships between the United States and other postal administrations in Transfers at New York.the International Postal Union, and not exceeding forty thousand dollars for transferring the foreign mail from incoming steamships in New York Bay to the several steamship and railway piers, and between the steamship piers in New York City and Jersey City and the post-office and railroad stations, and for transferring the foreign mail from incoming steamships in San Francisco Bay to the piers.
Balances due foreign countries.For balances due foreign countries, one hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars. office of the third assistant postmaster-general.Third Assistant Postmaster-General. Stamps.For manufacture of adhesive postage and special-delivery stamps, two hundred and eighty-seven thousand dollars. For pay of agent and assistants to distribute stamps, and expenses of agency, twelve thousand dollars. For manufacture of stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers, six hundred and forty-eight thousand dollars.
For pay of agent and assistants to distribute stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers, and expenses of agency, twenty thousand dollars. Postal cards.For manufacture of postal cards, one hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars. For pay of agent and assistants to distribute postal cards, and expenses of agency, seven thousand eight hundred dollars. Envelopes.For registered-package, tag, official, and dead-letter envelopes, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars. Ship, etc., letters.For ship, steamboat, and way letters, one thousand dollars.
Indemnity for loss of registered matter.For payment of limited indemnity for the loss of pieces of first-class registered matter, six thousand dollars. Car fare. etc.For car fares for special-delivery messengers in urgent cases, ten thousand dollars. Special-delivery messengers.—fees available for other employees.For fees to special-delivery messengers (who may be postmasters, salaried employees of post-offices, or other suitable persons) as provided for in the Act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, entitled “An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six. and for other purposes.” as extended and amended by the Acts of Congress approved August fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and March first, eighteen hundred —amount.and ninety-nine, six hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars.
Miscellaneous.For blanks, books, and printed matter of urgent and special character, including the preparation, publication, and free distribution to the public of a pamphlet containing general postal information, and for metallic advertising signs, intaglio seals, and other miscellaneous items of immediate necessity for the registry system, twenty thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. office of the fourth assistant postmaster-general.Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General.
Mall depredations.For mail depredations and post-office inspectors, including salaries of fifteen inspectors in charge of divisions at two thousand five hundred dollars per annum without per diem, and fifteen inspectors at 1107two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars per annum without per diem, and fifteen inspectors at two thousand dollars per annum with-out per diem, and for salaries of post-office inspectors and clerks; and for per diem allowance of inspectors in the field while actually traveling on business for the Department, five hundred and fifty thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the Postmaster-General may, in his discretion, *Provisos.*Per diem to inspectors.allow post-office inspectors per diem while temporarily located at any place on duty away from home, or their designated domicile, for a period not exceeding twenty consecutive days at any one place, and may make rules and regulations governing the foregoing provisions relating to per diem: *And provided further*, That, of the amount Securing evidence, etc.herein appropriated, not to exceed two thousand dollars may be expended, in the discretion of the Postmaster-General, for the purpose of securing information concerning violations of the postal laws, and for services and information looking toward the apprehension of criminals.
For payment of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction of Rewards.post-office burglars, robbers, and highway mail robbers, twenty-five thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.Miscellaneous. When any publication has been accorded second-class mail privileges, Second-class mail privileges annulled only after hearing.the same shall not be suspended or annulled until a hearing shall have been granted to the parties interested. Sec. 2. That the appropriations herein made for the officers, clerks, Appropriations unavailable for incapacitated employees.and persons employed in the postal service shall not be available for the compensation of any persons permanently incapacitated for per-forming such service.
The establishment of a civil pension roll or an honorable service roll, or the exemption of any of the officers, clerks, and persons in the postal service from the existing laws respecting employment in such service, is hereby prohibited. Sec. 3. That if the revenues of the Post-Office Department shall be Appropriation for deficiencies in revenues.insufficient to meet the appropriations made by this Act, a sum equal to such deficiency of the revenues of said Department is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply said deficiencies in the revenues for the Post-Office Department for the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two.
Approved, March 3, 1901.