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788 SIXTY-EIGHTH couennss. sees. 11. Cns. sr, ss. 1925. Rm! Mw- For pay of rural carriers, substitutes for rural carriers on annual and sick leave, clerks in charge of rural stations, and tolls and ferriage, Rural Delivery Service, and for the inc1dental expenses thereof, $88,350,000 _ rnvam For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, $1,000. thelzmgogr *;:1*3 If the revenues of the Post Office Department shall be insufficient service to supply to meet the appropriations made under Title II of this Act, a sum iie°$:i°¤lZ? m equal to such deficiency in the revenues of such department is hereby appropriated, to be pa1d out of any moneiy in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply such de ciency in the revenues of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year endgng June 30, 1926, and the sum needed may be advanced to the Post ce Depart— ment upon requisition of the Postmaster General. Approved. January 22, 1925.

 CHAP. 88.—Joint Resolution To accept the gift of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
 for the construction of an auditorium in connection with the Library of Congress,

and to provide for the erection thereof. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the §§}{°'{,°' §, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the offer of spmue coouuge. for Elizabeth Sprague Coolidgp, communicated by the Librarian of Con- “'°“l° Mmm m` gress and set out in the fo owing language, to wit: “ In pursuance of my desire to increase the resources of the music division of the Library of Congress and especiall in the promotion of chamber mu.sic, for which I am makin an additional provision in the nature of an endowment, I offer to tlge Con ess of the United States the sum of $60,000 for the construction andgr equipment in connection with the Library, of an auditorium, which shall be planned for and dedicated to the performance of chamber music, but shall also be available (at the discretion of the Librarian and the chief of the music division) for any other suitable purpose, secondary to the needs of the music division." - Awww- be, and the same is hereby acce ted. special fund mem Sec. 2. The Treasurer of the United States is hereby authorized to "°‘“ °“'°““° °"“”` receive from the said Elizabeth Spra e Coolid e the above sum of $60,000, to receipt for it in the name oglthe United States of America, and to credit it on the books of the Treasury Department as a special fund dedicated to the purpose stated, and subject to disbursement for such purpose upon vouchers submitted by the Architect of the Capitol as provided in section 3.

 Sec. 3. The Architect of the Capitol is hereby authorized and dime-ana. ’ reoted, in consultation with the Librarian of Congress, and sub°ect

to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, and witlhin ¤¤¤*¤·**¤¤·¤*¢- the limit of the sum available, to prepare, or contract for the reparation of, plans for the proposed auditorium and, within suchllimit, to construct, or contract for the construction of, such auditorium on land within or appurtenant to the Library, and to purchase in the open market the necessary ecéuipment therefor; and upon proper vouchers to draw upon the said special fimd for the expense of such plans, construction, and equipment. ,A¤¤¤v¢¤¤¢¤ ¤f <>¤¤¤r Src. 4. Should other gifts be proffered a plicable to the perfection gifts authorized. . lg . . or eq_u1pment of the proposed structure or its intended uses, the Architect of the Capitol may, with the concurrence of the Librarian and approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, accept and apply them, any moneys so accepted being deposited with the Treasurer of the United States, credited to the special fund, and disbursed as provided herein for the original gift.