F IFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Srzss. I. Ch. 3913. 1906. 685 transparencies, bluelprints, and forest maps at cost and ten per centum additional, and con emned property or materials under his charge in the same manner as provided by law for other bureaus; for collating, digesting, reporting, illustrating, and printing the results of such experiments and investigations; and for the purchase of all necessary supplies, apparatus, office fixtures law books to an amount not exceeding five hun red dollars; for freight, express, telegragh, and telephone chargis, electric light and power, fuel, gas, ice, was in towels, and trave 'ng and other necessary e nses eight hundred and eighty- seven thousand one hundred andxidrty dollars, of which sum not to Rmexceed thirty-five thousand dollars may be used for rent. And the ¤"°=°f¤·¤¤¤°¤ employees of the Forest Service outside of the city of Washington may, m the discretion of the Secretary of A riculture, without additional expense to the Government, be granted leaves of absence not to exceed fifteen days in any one {ear, which leave may, in exceptional and meritorious cases where suc an employee is ill, be extended, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, not to exceed fifteen da s additional in any one year. Iotal for Forest Service, one million dollars. BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY. Bumnuofvhemistrr. Sxnanms, Burman or Cnnmsrmr: One chemist, who shall be chief $*1******- of Bureau, three thousand five hundred dollars; one chief clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks of class two, two thousand eight hundred dollars; one properéy clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; three clerks of class one, ree thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand dollars; one library clerk, nine hundred dollars; one assistant property clerk, nine hundred dollars; two clerks, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars; three clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; two messengers, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars; three skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one skilled laborer, six hundred dollars; one fireman, six hundred dollars; three messengers or laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; two messengers or laborers, at four hundred and twenty do - lars each, eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, twenty-eight thousand two hundred and sixty dollars. Lasorwronr, Dsranrunur or- Aemcunrusn: General expenses, mmmmemma Bureau of Chemistry: Chemical apparatus, chemicals, laboratory fix- ‘ tures and su plies, repairs to engine and apparatus, gas and electric current, purdhase of a l necessary office fixtures, sugp ies, and necessary expenses in conducting investigations in this ureau, including actual and necessary traveling and other exxnses, telegraph and telephone services, for express and freight c rgccls, labor- and expert work in such investigations, in the crty of ashrngton and elsewhere, and in collating, digesting, reporting, and i lustrating the ` results of such experiments; to continue the collaboration with other bureaus and divisions of the Department desiring chemical investigations and to collaborate with other Departments of the Government whose heads request the Secretary of Agriculture for such assistance, and for other miscellaneous work; for the employ- ment of additional assistants and chemists, when necessary, and nent. for the rent of buildings occupied by the Bureau of Chemistry; to investigate the composition, adulteration, false labeling, or- false fogdaureenrreu ot branding of foods, drugs, beverages, comhments, and ingredients of ,.,j,‘;f’Qf‘,6,,_
