SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 28. 1918. 463 and porters, including compensation of interpreters, and the compensation of dispatch agents at London, New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans, and or traveling and miscellaneous expenses of embassies and legations, and for printing in the Department of State, and for loss on bills of exchange to and from embassies and legations and payment m_ advance of subscriptions for newspaplers (fgreignoaénd domestic) under this appropriation is hereby authorize , $25 , 00. Contingent expenses, fore? missions: For contingent expenses, foreign missions, including e same objects specified under this head in the Diplomatic and Consular appropriation Act for the Escal year nineteen hundred and seventeen, $27,856.72. _ The unexpended balance of the appropriation for_"transBorta- %`,‘T,§“,§*}’§§§§§g'g{· tion of di lomatic and consular officers ’ contained in the iplo- Amep-346- matic andp Consular appro riation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eighteen, shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the terms of the appropriation for this p ose in the geiigpncizy gppropriation Act approved October sixxthi, nineteen un e an seventeen. Post allowances to consular and diplomatic officers: To enable P°““""“‘“°°" the President, in his discretion and in accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe, to make special allowances by way of additional compensation to consular an diplomatic officers order to adjust their official income to the ascertained cost of l1ving at the posts to which they ma be assigned, $400,000. Relief and protection ofy American seamen: For relief and sro- ,,,,1}°,gf,§;§§··°'·*m°“‘ tection ·of American seamen in foreign countries, and in the anama Canal Zone, and American seamen the Terrigggi of Alaskaas m the awauan Islands, Porto Rico, and the ppine , $60,000. Emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service: ,,,E,?,§’,‘{,€§§‘,'j,l,*§,E,,_“”" To enab e the President to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Di lomatic and Consular Service and to extend the commercial ans other interests of the United States and to meet the necessary expenses attendant upon the execution of the neutrality Act, R_g_,,.,c_29l,,,_,g_ to e expended pursuant to the re uirements of section two hundred and ninety-one of the Revised Statutes, $50,000. Contipgent expenses, United States consulates: Expenses of pro- *°"P°'“°°» viding such stationery, blanks, record and other books, seals, presses, flags, signs, rent (so much as may be necessary), repairs to consular buildings owned by the United States, postage, furniture, including typewriters and exchange of same, statistics, newspapers, freight (fore' and domestic), telegrams, advertising, messenger service, traveifiig expenses of consular officers and consider assistants, compensation of Chinese writers, loss by exchange, and such other miscellaneous expenses as the President may think necessary for the several consulates and consular agencies in the transaction of their business, and payments in advance of subscriptions for newspapers (foreign and domestic) imder this appropriation is hereby authorized, $35,000. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. ,..2`.T:?m ”°¤"°· coxrmonxr EXPENSES. °°““”g°°‘°’P°”’°“· For freight, expressage, telegra h and telephone serviccg $2,000. F'°*g"”·°‘°· For purchase of file holders anciiiile cases, $1,500. For purchase of coal, wood, en ine oils and ease, grates, grate H°°“”g*°°°‘ baskets and fixtures, blowers, cogl hods, coal giovels, pokers, and tongs, $7,000.
