SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 141. 1915. 1041 class two, fourteen of class one, thirteen at $1,000 each (two transierrgd totSu;,cretaf;y’s) oilihcie), fourteen at $900 each (one trlignsferred 0 ecre s 0 ce ; thee assistant messengers; two la rers; in all $119,280. To further [promote and develop the foreign and domestic com- ,,,§"_;'}‘°""‘¥ °°¤· merce of the nited States $75,000, to be expended under the direc- ,,,,,,0, tion of the Secretary of Commerce: Provided, That not exceeding Purchase ¤f <1¤¤¤· $3,000 of this sum may be expended for the purchase of documents, °°°°'°°°` manuscripts, plans, specifications, and other publications necessary for the promotion o our commercial interests: Provided further, That out of this sum there may be expended $2,000 for the emiloy- Bmw m°°°“°°‘ ment of an editorial assistant, and $1,600 for an editorial cler m Washington, District of Columbia, to edit the reports of the iield agents employed imder this appropriation. I H Investigating cost of production: For salaries and all other actual p¤ii$i§iiil°° °°°t °‘ necessary expenses, including field investigations at home and §',$}_2“},‘f·,§},,‘.§· abroad, compensation of egprts and special ents, to be employed in Washington, District of umbia, or in the?eld, rental of uarters` outside of the District of Columbia when required, ipurchase df books of reference manuscripts, and periodicals, to ena le the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to ascertain at as early a date as possible, and whenever industrial changes shall make it essential, the cost of producing articles at the time dutiable in the United States, in leading countries where such articles are reduced, by fully specified umts of production, and under a classiiihation showing the different elements of cost, of such articles of production, including the wages paid in such industriezdper day, week, month, or year, or by the piece; and hours employ per day; and the profits of manufacturers and producers of such artic es; and the comparative cost of living and the kind of living; what articles are controlled by trusts or other combinations of capital, business operations, or labor, and what effect said trusts or other combinations of capital, business operations, or labor have on production and srices, $50,000. P H Promoting commerce, South and Centr America: To further marisgglillh sItiaii°$& promote an develop the commerce of the United States with South °°“"“ *’*”""’* and Central America, including the em(ployment of ezzpsrts and special agents in Washinigton, District of olumbia, and ewhere, purchase of books of re erence and periodicals, reports, traveling and subsistence expenses of officers and employees, and all other necessary incidenta exippnses not included m the foregoing, to be expended under the ° ection of the Secretary of Commerce, $75,000. communal “_ Commercial attachés: For commercial attachés, to be apxointed acts. by the Secretary of Commerce, after examination to be he under ,,,§}’,}}$‘,{“"“°“‘· "“‘ his direction to determine their competency, and to be_accredited through the State Department, whose duties shall be to investigate and report upon suc conditions in the manufacturing mdustries and trade of foreign countries as may_be of interest to the United p,‘j§‘{,‘f’;,‘j,{“v°““$ °*‘ States; and for one clerk to each of said commercial attachés to_be paid a salary not to exceed $1,500 each; and for necessary travehng and subsistence eiggenses, rent, purchase of rgports, books of reference and periodic , travel to and from the nited States, and all other necessary expenses not included in the foregoing; such commercial attachés s all serve directly under the Secretary of Commerce and shall report directly to him, $100,000. I Srsxmnoar-INsrncrroN Sanvrcn: Supervising Inspector General, ¤§§"§§'Q.,EY` "‘“*’°°‘ $4,000; chief clerk and Acting Su ervising Ins ctor General m the absence of that officer, $2,000; cl’erks—two olieclass three, one of class two, one of class one, two at $1,000 each, one $900; messenger; in all, $15,540. 91006°—-v01. 38-1*1* 1--66
