FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 338. 1885. 3.55 eight hundred and forty dollars; for the purchase and propagation, and Pqrvhmw, propdistribution, as required by law, of seeds, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, ;‘€:“‘gP» “‘i}d ‘h°' and plants, and expenses of putting up the same, to be distributed in gan wu ° °°°d" localities adapted to their culture, one hundred thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and eight thousand two hundred and forty dollars. An equal proportion of two-thirds of all plants, seeds, trees, cuttings, vines, and shrubs shall, upon their request, be supplied to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress for distribution among their constituents, or shall, by their direction, be sent to their constituents; and the persons receiving such seeds shall inform the Department of the results of the experiments therewith: Provided, That all Pmvlena. seeds, plants, and cuttings herein allotted to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress for distribution remaining uncalled for at the end of the iiscal year shall be distributed by the Commissioner of Agriculture: And provided also, That the Commissioner shall report, as provided in this act, the place, quantity, and price of seeds purchased, irom whom purchased, and the date of purchase. But nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Commissioner of Agriculture from sending ilower, garden, and other seeds to those who apply for the same. And the amount herein appropriated shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose but for the purchase,·pr0pagation, and distribution of improved and valuable seeds, plants, cuttings, and vines: But provided, however, That the Commissioner shall not dis- p,·,,;,,_ tribute to any Senator, Representative, or Delegate seeds entirely uniit for the climate and locality he represents, but shall distribute the same so that each member may have seeds of equal value, as near as may be, and the best adapted to the locality he represents. DIVISION or AGBIGULTURLL STATISTICS. For compensation of one statistician, two thousand five hundred dol- Stsiistidm lars; two clerks of class four, threethousand six hundred dollars; three °1°"k°· · clerks of class three, four thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class two, five thousand six hundred dollars; five clerks of class one, six thousand dollars; seven clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four clerks, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; two clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; for collecting foreign and domestic Collection pf agricultural statistics, and compiling, writing, and illustrating matter ;*d8¤°¤1*¤*¤l°°¤*¤* . for monthly, annual, and special reports, thousand dollars; xpm_ in all, one hundred and nine thousand three hundred dollars. FURNITURE, CASES, AND REPAIRS. For repairing buildings, heating apparatus, furniture, carpeting, mat- Furniture, noting, water and gas pipes, and other necessary articles, and painting Pain. ¤t¤- Department building and annex, seven thousand five hundred dollars. LIBRARY. For entomological and botanical works of reference, works on chem- Library. istry and mineralogy, charts, current agricultural works for library, miscellaneous agricultural periodicals and the completion of imperfect series, one thousand ilve hundred dollars. runnin or umn umusrar. mgugggng Ani- For carrying out the provisions of the act of May twenty-ninth, eight- dgawlm “°* een hundred and eighty-four, establishing the bureau of animal indus~ BJP_ gI_ ' try, one hundred thousand dollars; and the Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby authorized to use any part of this sum he may deem necessary or expedient, and in such manner as he may think best, to prevent the £;°;':?“?;':’:’£f spread of pleuro-pneumonia, not to conflict with existing law. gm P Appropriation.
