Department

Agricultural bled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriations. appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, for the purposes and objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

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penses.

BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY.

(Distribution of seeds, plants, etc. See p. 203.)

FOREST SERVICE.

General ex- GENERAL EXPENSES, FOREST SERVICE: To enable the SecExperiments, retary of Agriculture to experiment and to make and coninvestigations, tinue investigations and report on forestry, national forRestricted to ests, forest fires, and lumbering, but no part of this apUnited States. propriation shall be used for any experiment or test made

etc.

Provisos.
Cost of

buildings.

homestead en

outside the jurisdiction of the United States; to advise the owners of woodlands as to the proper care of the same; to investigate and test American timber and timber trees and their uses, and methods for the preservative treatment of timber; to seek, through investigations and the planting of native and foreign species, suitable trees for the treeless regions; to erect necessary buildings: Provided, That the cost of any building erected shall not exceed six hundred and fifty dollars: And provided further, That no part of the appropriation made by this Act shall Stations on be used for the construction, repair, maintenance or use tries restricted. of buildings or improvements made for forest-ranger stations within the inclosed fields of bona fide homestead settlers who have established residence upon their homestead lands prior to the date of the establishment of the forest reservation in which the homestead lands are situated, without the consent of the homesteader; to pay all expenses necessary to protect, administer, and improve the national forests; to ascertain the natural conditions upon and utilize the national forests; and the Secretary of Sales of tim- Agriculture may, in his discretion, permit timber and other forest products cut or removed from the national Exception. forests, except the Black Hills and Harney National Forests in South Dakota, to be exported from the State, Territory, or the District of Alaska in which said forests are respectively situated:

Protection of national forests.

ber.

National forests.

etc.

For salaries and field and station expenses, including Maintenance, the maintenance of nurseries, collecting seed, and planting, necessary for the use, maintenance, improvement, and protection of the national forests named below:

Alaska.

Chugach National Forest, Alaska, twenty-three thou- Chugach, sand four hundred and eighty-five dollars;

Alaska.

Tongass National Forest, Alaska, twenty-one thousand Tongass, one hundred and sixty dollars;

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(Roads and trails in national forests. See p. 204.)

OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS.

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(Establishment and maintenance of agricultural experiment stations in Alaska. See p. 205.)

CHAP. 308.-An Act To regulate the importation of nursery Aug. 20, 1912 stock and other plants and plant products; to enable the Secre- [H. R. 24119.] tary of Agriculture to establish and maintain quarantine districts [Public, No. for plant diseases and insect pests; to permit and regulate the 275.] movement of fruits, plants, and vegetables therefrom, and for 37 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 315. other purposes.

(Applicable to Territories. See p. 215.)

CHAP. 335.-An Act Making appropriations for the naval Aug. 22, 1912. service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for other purposes.

H. R. 24565.] [Public, No. 290.]

(Test, etc., of coal in Alaska; Transportation of re- 37 Stat. L., mains of officers and enlisted men. See pp. 49, 50.)

pt. 1, p. 328.

CHAP. 350.—An Act Making appropriations for the legisla- Aug. 23, 1912. tive, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the [H. R. 26371.] fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, [Public. No. and for other purposes. 299.] 37 Stat. L.,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- pt. 1, p. 360. tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

LEGISLATIVE.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

(Compensation of Delegates and Resident Commissioners; Mileage, clerk hire, and stationery for Delegates and Resident Commissioners. See p. 220.)

Alaska.

GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES.

DISTRICT OF ALASKA: Governor, $7,000; four judges, at $7,500 each; four attorneys, at $5,000 each; four marshals, at $4,000 each; four clerks, at $3,500 each; in all, $87,000.

For incidental and contingent expenses, clerk hire, not to exceed $2,250; janitor service, not to exceed $900; traveling expenses of the governor while absent from Juneau on official business; rent of offices and quarters in Juneau, stationery, lights, and fuel, to be expended under the direction of the governor, $7,150.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

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SURVEYORS GENERAL AND THEIR CLERKS.

Alaska.

For surveyor general and ex officio secretary of the district of Alaska, $4,000; clerks in his office, $7,000; in all, $11,000.

Aug. 23, 1912.

CHAP. 352.-An Act To amend section eight of the food and [H. R. 11877.] drugs Act approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six.

Aug. 24, 1912.

(See p. 223.)

CHAP. 355.-An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil [H. R. 25069.] expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thir[Public, No. tieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for other purposes. 302.] 37 Stat. L.,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representapt. 1, p. 417. tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, namely:

Superintend- For district superintendents of life-saving stations, as

ents.

follows:

One for the life-saving and lifeboat stations on the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, $2,200; thirteen in all, $27,900.

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REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE.

For expenses of the Revenue-Cutter Service:

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for maintenance of vessels in the protection of the seal fisheries in Bering Sea and the other waters of Alaska, and the enforcement of the provisions of law in Alaska.

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UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

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PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE.

Per diem.

* Provided, That agents and others employed Proviso. under this appropriation shall be allowed per diem, subject to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, in lieu of subsistence, at a rate not exceeding $3 per day each and actual necessary expenses for transportation, including necessary sleepingcar fares, except when agents are employed in the District of Alaska they may be allowed not exceeding $6 per day each, in lieu of subsistence.

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SURVEYING THE PUBLIC LANDS.

(Expenses; Compensation to surveyors and supervisors of surveys in Alaska. See p. 225.)

Alaska

service.

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

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Alaska min

For continuation of the investigation of the mineral eral resources. resources of Alaska, $90,000.

BUREAU OF MINES.
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For one mine inspector for duty in Alaska, $3,000.

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Mine inspector, Alaska.

MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

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Alaska.
Care of in-

Care and custody of the insane of Alaska: For the care and custody of persons legally adjudged insane in the sane.

Education of natives.

district of Alaska, including transportation and other expenses, $60,000.

Education in Alaska: To enable the Secretary of the Interior in his discretion and under his direction, to provide for the education and support of the Eskimos, Aleuts, Indians, and other natives of Alaska; for erection, repair, and rental of school buildings; for text-books and industrial apparatus; for pay and necessary traveling expenses of general agent, assistant agent, superintendents, teachers, physicians, and other employees, and all other necessary miscellaneous expenses which are not included under the above special heads, $200,000; so much of which sum as may be necessary for the purchase of supplies shall be immediately available: Provided, That no person employed hereunder as special agent or inspector, or to perform any special or unusual duty in connection herewith, shall receive as compensation exceeding $200 per month, in addition to actual traveling expenses and per diem not exceeding $4 in lieu of subsistence, when absent on duty from his designated and actual post of duty: Provided, That of the sum hereby appropriated not exceeding Services in $7,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia.

Provisos. Limit of pay, etc.

District.

Supervision of expenditures.

Reindeer.

Protection of game.

Suppressing liquor traffic.

Marshals, salaries, etc.

All expenditures of money appropriated herein for school purposes in Alaska shall be under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Education and in conformity with such conditions, rules, and regulations as to conduct and methods of instruction and expenditure of money as may from time to time be recommended by him and approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

Reindeer for Alaska: For the support of reindeer stations in Alaska, and for the instruction of Alaskan natives in the care and management of the reindeer, $5,000.

Protection of game in Alaska: For carrying out the provisions of an Act approved May eleventh, nineteen hundred and eight, entitled "An Act for the protection of game in Alaska, and for other purposes," including salaries, traveling expenses of game wardens, and all other necessary expenses, $15,000, to be expended under the direction of the governor of Alaska.

For the suppression of the traffic in intoxicating liquors among the natives of Alaska, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, $12,000.

For payment of salaries, fees, and expenses of United States marshals and their deputies, including the office expenses of United States marshals in the District of Alaska, $1,400,000, to include payment for services rendered in behalf of the United States or otherwise, and including services in Alaska and Oklahoma in collecting