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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss . I. CH. 572. 1928 . pensa tion rates of the g rade but not m ore o ften than once in a ny fiscal year and then only to the next higher rate : Provided, That this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service, or (2) to require the reduction in salary of any person whose compensation was fixed, as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, (3) to require the reduction in salary of any person who is transferred from one position to another position in the same or different grade, in the Paymentsunder sa me or dif ferent bu reau, off ice, or o ther app ropriatio n unit, o r (4) to hi gher rates avowed . prevent the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is per- mitted by the Classification Act of 1923, and is specifically authorized by other law : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to contract for stenographic reporting services, and the appro priati ons ma de in this A ct sha ll be a vailab le for such pur- Nopayment toofficer poses : Provided further, That no part of the funds appropriated by or employee issuing prediction, etc ., of fu- this Act shall be used for the payment of any officer or employee of tare prices of cotton . the Department of Agriculture who, as such officer or employee, or on behalf of the department or any division, commission, or bur eau th ereof, issue s, or causes to be issued , any predic tion, oral or written, or forecast with respect to future prices of cotton or the trend of same. Mechanical, etc ., em- ployees . For salaries and compensation of necessary employees in the mechanical shops and power plant of the Department of Agriculture, $91,000. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Contingent expenses . For stationery, blank books, twine, paper, gum, dry goods, soap, brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, fuel, water and gas pipes heating apparatus, furniture, carpets, and mattings; for lights, Ireight, express charges, advertising and press clippings, telegraphing, telephoning, postage, washing towels, and necessary repairs and improvements to buildings and heating appa- ratus; for the maintenance, repair, and operation of . not to exceed four motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and one motor cycle for official purposes only; for the payment of the Department of Agriculture's proportionate share of the expense of the dispatch agent in New York; for official traveling expenses; and for other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the department, $142 ,300 . RENT OF BUILDI NGS IN THE DI STRICT OF COL UMBIA For rent of buildings and parts of buildings in the District of Columbia , for use of the v arious bu reaus, d ivisions, and offi ces of th e Department of Agriculture, $228,116 .88, of which $30,676 .88, together with th e unex pended balan ces of the a ppropri ations for t his pu rpose, for the fiscal years 1926 and 1927, which are hereby reappropriated, shall be immediately available : Provided, That only such part of this sum shall be available to pay rent for space which can not be furnished by the Public Buildings Commission in Government buildin gs loc ated i n the Distri ct of Columbi a . Total, office of Secretary, $1,118,416 .88 . Restriction not ap- plicable to clerical- mechanical service . No reduction i n fixed salaries . Vol. 42, p . 1490. Transfers to another position without re- duction . Contracts for steno- graphic reporting . Rent . Buildings, etc ., in the District. Reappropriation, etc . Vol. 43, p . 823; Vol. 44,p.501. Proviso. Restriction . Information Office . Salaries and general expenses . OFFICE OF INFORMATION SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES For necess ary ex penses in co nnecti on with the p ublica tion, index- ing, illustration, and distribution of bulletins, documents, and reports, in cludin g labo r-savi ng mac hinery and s upplies , enve lopes, stati onery
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