Chapter 2. Making appropriations for certain expenses incident to the first session of the Sixty-fifth Congress, and for other purposes

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CHAP. 2.— An Act Making appropriations for certain expenses incident to the first session of the Sixty-fifth Congress, and for other purposes.April 11, 1917.[[H. R. 122](/us/bill/65/hr/1)][[Public, No. 1](/us/pl/65/1).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following sums are Appropriations tor first session Sixty-fifth Congress.appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely:

LEGISLATIVE. The appropriations for mileage of Senators, Members of the House Mileage tor Congress immediately available.Vol.39, pp. 1070,1073.of Representatives, and Delegates from the Territories, and expenses of Resident Commissioners, made in the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighteen, are made immediately available and authorized to be paid2to Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates from the Territories, and Resident Commissioners, for attendance on the first session of the Sixty-fifth Congress.

House of Representatives.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Stationery.For stationery for Members and Delegates and Resident Commissioners, at $125 each, for the first session of the Sixty-fifth Congress, $55,000. Employees until June 30, 1917.For the following employees during the first session of the Sixty-fifth Congress but not longer than until and including June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, namely; Pages.For forty-six pages, including two riding pages, four telephone pages, one press gallery page, and ten pages for duty at the entrances Post office messengers.to the Hall of the House, at $2.50 per day each; nine messengers in the post office at the rate of $100 per month each; in all, $13,020, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Approved, April 11, 1917.