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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss. III . Cla. 280. 1931 . Defending suits in claims . Indian depredat ion clai ms . Detection and prose- cution of crimes . Pr ote cti on of the President . Services in the Dis- trict . Examination of judi- cial offices . Investigating official acts, records, etc ., of cou rt offi cers, etc . Services in the Dis- trict . Enforcing antitrust laws. Bureau of Prisons . by the Attorney General, including experts at such rates of com- pensation as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney Gen- eral ; supplies, Supreme Court Reports and Dig ests, and Federal Reporter and Digests, traveling, and other miscellaneous and inci- dental expenses, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General ; in all, $119,940 . Defending suits in claims against the United States : For neces- sary expenses incurred in the examination of witnesses, procuring evidence, employment of experts at such rates of compensation as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney General, and such other expenses as may be necessary in defending suits in the Court of Claims, including Indian depredation claims, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General, $70,000 . Detection and prosecution of crimes : For the detection and prose- cution of crimes against the United States ; for the protection of the person of the President of the United States ; the acquisition, collection, classification, and preservation of criminal identification and other records and their exchange with the officials of States, cities, and other institutions ; for such other investigations regard- ing official matters under the control of the Department of Justice and the Department of State as may be directed by the Attorney General ; hire, maintenance, upkeep, and operation of motor-pro- pelled passenger-carrying vehicles when necessary ; firearms and ammunition, such stationery, supplies, and equipment for use at the seat of government or elsewhere as the Attorney General may direct, including not to exceed $11,200 for taxicab hire to be used exclu- sively for the purposes set forth in this paragraph and to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General ; traveling expenses ; and payment of rewards when specifically authorized by the Attorney General for information leading to the apprehension of fugitives from justice, including not to exceed $414,246 for personal se rvices in the District of Columbia, $2,978,520 . EXAMINATION OF JUDICIAL OFFICES Examination of judicial offices : For the investigation of the offi- cial acts, records, and accounts of marshals, attorneys, and clerks of the United States courts and Territorial courts, and United States commissioners, for which purpose all the official papers, records, and dockets of said officers, without exception, shall be examined by the agents of the Attorney General at any time ; and also, when requested by the presiding judge, the official acts, records, and accounts of referees and trustees of such courts

for copying, in the

District of Columbia or elsewhere, reports of examiners at folio rates ; traveling expenses ; and including not to exceed $136,940 fo r person al servic es in th e Distri ct of Co lumbia

in all, $260,340 ;

to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General . Enforcement of antitrust laws : For the enforcement of antitrust laws, including experts at such rates of compensation as may be au thori zed or ap prove d by the Attor ney Gener al, i nclu ding not t o exceed $55,560 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $20 4,160 . BUREAU OF PRISONS sea Salaries and expen- Salaries and expenses : For salaries and expenses in connection Ante, p.325. with the supervision of the maintenance and care of United States prisoners, including not to exceed $194,078 for personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, traveling expenses, and expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of such bureau when authorized by the Attorney General, $234,078 .