1156 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 1008. 1903. distribution, be supplied to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress for distribution among their constituents, or mailed by the Department upon the receipt of their addressed franks; such franks to be furnished by the Public Printer as is now done for document slips with the names of Senators, Members, and Delegates printed thereon, and the words “United States Department of Agriculture, Congressional Seed Distribution,” or such other Iphraseolog as the Secretary may direct; and the person receiving suc seeds shall be requested to inform the Department of the results of the experigzmpgsh f ments therewith: Prolvideel, That all seeds, bulbs, plants, and cuttings ,,.uE{}0i1¤e‘$I$¤t°etL’l" herein allotted to Senators, Representatives, and Dele tes in Congress for distribution remaining uncalled for on the hist of A ril shall be distributed by the Secretary of Agriculture, giving preilerence to those persons whose names and addresses have been furnished by Senators and Representatives in Congress, and who have not before, durin the same season, been su plied by the Bevvrtvfvurcbnen Department: And presided also, That the Secretary shall report, as provided in this Act, the place, quantity, and price of seeds urchased, and the date of purchase; but nothing in this paragraph dliall be construed to prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from sending l1:¤r§;g=;i¤¤ ¤f *1* seeds to those who apply for the same. And the amount herein appro- P Ppriated shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose but for the - purchase, propagation, and distribution of valuable seeds, bulbsntrees, w}1¤:s¤{g*{;<;{;pl$(§r°°¤· shrubs, vines, cuttings and plants: Provided, however, That upon each ` envelope or wrapper containing packages of seeds the contents thereof 1°g:l§;=.¤°·P°¤¤ *0 shall be plaingoindicated, an the Secretary shall not distribute to ` any Senator, presentative, or Delegate seeds entirely unfit for the climate and ocality he represents, but shall distribute the same so that each member may have seeds of equal value, as near as ma be, and the best ada ted to the locality he represents: Pros0E;1¤g_·:g_iig:¤ *¤ also, That the seeds alllotted to Senators and Representatives for u °distribution in the districts embraced within the twenty-fifth and thirty-fourth arallels of latitude shall be ready for delive * not later
than the tenth) day of January: Prom'de¢l fin·the1·, That thirty thoumenélwiu sand dollars of the sum thus appropriated, or so much thereof as the
Secretary of Agriculture shall direct, may be used to collect, purchase, test, propagate, and distribute rare and valuable seeds, bul >s, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants from foreign countries for ex riments with reference to their introduction into this country; andxthe seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants thus collected, purchased, tested, and propagated shall not be included in general dis- _ tribution, but shall be used for experimental tests to be carried on with the cooperation of the agricultural experiment stations. Prggggtiggf-· ***8** Iuvnsrmyrrne rnoDUo·r1oN or Dommsrrc SUGAR! For all expenses, including the employment of labor in the city of Washington or elsewhere, necessary to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to continue inquiry and ascertain the progress made in the production of domestic sugar from beets and sorghum, including the area of available lands adapted thereto by irrigation or otherwise, and to investigate all other matters concerning the same, five thousand dollars. Total for Bureau of Plant Industry, six hundred and seventy-four thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars. ¤—¤~·¤ ··*¤'·>~¤*~- BUREAU OF FORESTRY. $*1****- Burman or Fonnsrnr saunas: One forester, who shall be Chief of Bureau, three thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant forester two thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant forester, two thousand dollars; one assistant forester, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one stenographer, one thousand two hundred dodars; one field assist-
