the results of the experiments therewith: Provided, That all seeds, plants, and cuttings herein allotted to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, for distribution, remaining uncalled for at the end of the fiscal 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, from whom purchased, and the date of purchase. But nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Commissioner of Agriculture from sending flower, 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, propagation, and distribution of improved and valuable seeds, plants, cuttings, and vines: But provided, however, That the Commissioner shall not distribute to any Senator, Representative, or Delegate seeds entirely unfit 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 OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

For compensation of one statistician, two thousand five hundred dollars; two clerks of class four, three thousand six hundred dollars; three 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 agricultural statistics, and compiling, writing, and illustrat ing matter for monthly, annual, and special reports, sixty-five thousand dollars; in all, ninety-nine thousand three hundred dollars.

FURNITURE, CASES, AND REPAIRS.

For repairing buildings, heating apparatus, furniture, carpeting, matting, water and gas pipes, and other necessary articles, seven thousand dollars; for one steam-boiler, boiler-front, steam and water gauges, and putting same in place, one thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars; in all, eight thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars.

LIBRARY.

For entomological and botanical works of reference, works on chemistry and mineralogy, charts, current agricultural works for library, miscellaneous agricultural periodicals, and the completion of imperfect series, one thousand five hundred dollars.

BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.

For carrying out the provisions of the act of May twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, establishing the Bureau of Animal Industry, 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 spread of pleuro-pneumonia, and for this purpose to employ as many persons as he may deem necessary, and to expend any

part of this sum in the purchase and destruction of diseased animals whenever in his judgment it is essential to prevent the spread of pleuropneumonia from one State into another.

QUARANTINE STATIONS FOR NEAT CATTLE.

To establish and maintain quarantine stations, and to provide proper shelter for and care of neat cattle imported, at such ports as may be deemed necessary, thirty thousand dollars.

DIVISION OF FORESTRY.

For compensation of chief of forestry division, two thousand dollars; for the purpose of enabling the Commissioner of Agriculture to experiment and to continue an investigation and report upon the subject of forestry, and the collection and distribution of valuable economic foresttree seeds and plants, eight thousand dollars; in all, ten thousand dollars.

RECLAMATION OF ARID AND WASTE LANDS.

To aid in sinking an artesian well in Eastern Oregon or Eastern Washington Territory, with a view to reclaim arid and waste public lands, such well to be located and money expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture, in conjunction with the expenditure of any appropriation made, or which may be made, by said State or Territory, and contributions by individuals, for such purpose, five thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of the money hereby appropriated shall be used in sinking any well except the same be located on lands owned by the United States; and the one hundred and sixty acres of land on which the same may be sunk shall be reserved from sale till otherwise provided by law.

TEA CULTURE.

For the distribution of the tea-plants now on the Government tea-farm in South Carolina, or such number of them as are in proper condition for transplanting, and to preserve the property and close out the interests of the Government at that place, two thousand dollars.

POSTAGE.

For postage on return letters, circulars, and miscellaneous articles for correspondents and foreign mail, four thousand dollars.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES.

For stationery, freight, express charges, fuel, lights, subsistence and care of horses, repairs of harness, paper, twine, and gum for foldingroom, and for miscellaneous items, namely, for advertising, telegraphing, dry-goods, soap, brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, purchasing supplies, and necessary items, including actual traveling expenses while on the business of the Department, fifteen thousand dollars.

Approved, June 30, 1886.

[PUBLIC-No. 109.]

CHAP. 600.—An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, severally appropriated in full compensation for the diplomatic and consular service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

SCHEDULE A.

SALARIES OF MINISTERS.

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, at seventeen thousand five hundred dol lars each, seventy thousand dollars.

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to Japan, China, Spain, Austria, Italy, Brazil, and Mexico, at twelve thousand dollars each, eighty-four thousand dollars.

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to Chili and Peru, at ten thousand dollars each, twenty thousand dollars.

Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Salvador, to reside at such place in either of said states as the President may direct, ten thousand dollars.

Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Turkey, ten thousand dollars.

Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States of Colombia, seven thousand five hundred dollars.

Ministers resident in Belgium, Netherlands, Hawaiian Islands, Sweden and Norway, and Venezuela, at seven thousand five hundred dollars each, thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars.

Minister resident and consul-general in the Argentine Republic, seven thousand five hundred dollars.

Ministers resident and consuls-general in Liberia, Switzerland, Denmark, Portugal, Siam, Persia, Corea, Hayti, and Bolivia, at five thousand dollars each; and the minister resident and consul-general in Hayti shall also be accredited as chargé d'affaires to Santo Domingo, fortyfive thousand dollars.

Minister resident and consul-general to Roumania, Servia, and Greece, six thousand five hundred dollars.

Agent and consul-general at Cairo, five thousand dollars.

Chargé d'affaires to Paraguay and Uruguay, five thousand dollars. Chargés d'affaires ad interim and diplomatic officers abroad, twenty thousand dollars.

SALARIES, SECRETARIES OF LEGATIONS.

Secretaries of the legations in London, Paris, Berlin, and Saint Petersburg, at two thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars each, ten thousand five hundred dollars.

Secretaries of the legations in China and Japan, at two thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars each, five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

Secretaries of the legations in Spain, Turkey, Austria, Italy, Brazil, and Mexico, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, ten thousand eight hundred dollars.

Secretaries of the legations in Chili and Peru, at one thousand five hundred dollars each, three thousand dollars.

Second secretaries of the legations at London, Paris, and Berlin, at two thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars.

Second secretaries of the legations in Japan and China, who shall be American students of the language of the court and country to which they are appointed, respectively, and shall be allowed and required, under the direction of the Secretary of State, to devote their time to the acquisition of such language, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, three thousand six hundred dollars.

Clerk to the legation in Spain, one thousand two hundred dollars. Secretary of legation and consul-general at Bogota, two thousand dol

lars.

Secretary of legation in Central American States-and consul-general to Guatemala, two thousand dollars.

SALARIES, INTERPRETERS TO LEGATIONS.

Interpreter to the legation in China, three thousand dollars.

Interpreters to the legations in Japan and Turkey, at two thousand five hundred dollars each, five thousand dollars. But no person drawing the salary of interpreter as above provided shall be allowed any part of the salary appropriated for any secretary of legation or other officer.

Interpreter to the legation and consulate-general in Persia, one thousand dollars.

Interpreter to the legation in Corea, one thousand dollars.

Interpreter to the legation and consulate-general in Bangkok, Siam, five hundred dollars.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES, FOREIGN MISSIONS.

For the purpose of enabling the President to provide, at the public expense, all such stationery, blanks, record and other books, seals, presses, flags, and signs as he shall think necessary for the several legations in the transaction of their business, and also for rent, postage, telegrams, furniture, messenger service, clerk-hire, compensation of cavasses, guards, dragomans, and porters, including compensation of interpreter, guards, and Arabic clerk at the consulate at Tangiers, and the compensation of despatch agents at London, New York, and San Francisco, and for traveling and miscellaneous expenses of legations, and for printing in the Department of State, one hundred and five thousand dollars.

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES OF LEGATIONS.

Loss by exchange in remittances of money to and from legations, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Hiring of steam-launch for use of the legation at Constantinople, one thousand eight hundred dollars.