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SIXTY-FIFTH oonennss. sm. 111. GH. 69. 1919. 1195 exceeding $1,700 each; three hundred and seventy-five clerks, grade eight, at not exceeding $1,600 each; seven thousand seven hundred and three clerks, gra e seven, at not exceeding $1,500 each; nine hundred and fifty-two clerks, grade six, at not exceeding $1,400 each; one thousand seven hun ed and thirty-seven clerks, ade five, at not exceeding $1,300 each; two thousand seven hundregt and twenty-one clerks, grade four, at not exceedin $1,200 each; sixty clerks, grade three, at not exceeding $1,100 each; four thousand six hundre and sixtyssix. clerkiagrade two, at not exceeding $1,000 each; one thousand one hun and sixty-four clerks, grade one, at not exceedix $900 each; in all, including increases hereinafter provided, $33, 4,000: Provided, That railway andsubstitute railway Qggysggno c mum postal clerks shall be credited with full time when deadheading under for dcaqheamngi orders of the department, and the appointment and assignment of ,,,’§¥,‘§€,",§Y‘“°““· °“`*· clerks hereunder shall be so made d fiscal year as not to involve a greater %gregate expenditure this sum; and, to enable the Postmaster eneral to reclassify the salaries of railway postal clerks and make necessar]y;Sappointments and romotions he may exceed the number of cler in such of the graziles as may be necessarg: Prmzided, That the number of regular clerks in the aggregate A“'°°"°"“"’“°"· as erein authorized be not exceeded. , - For travel allowances to railway postal clerks and substitute T’“"f’”’u°'““°“· railway postal clerks, $2,689,931: Provided, That the Act of August ·€y','§,°§;,,_,m,_ c 24, 1912 (Thirty-seventh Statutes, page 548), amended b the Act ` approved March 3, 1917, be further amended to read as follows: J "That hereafter, in addition to the salaries provided by law, the ,,;§’°‘{;,°°°,§,,f;_’,',‘*“§ Postmaster General is hereby authorized to make travel allowances ¤~;¤{¤¤§7 5,8 ' in lieu of actual expenses, at fixed rates per annum, not exceeding in vgrj és}? gif mae, the aggregate the sum annua1ly—app1·¢:1priated, to railway postal “’°¤**°"· clerks, ac lrailywsay postal clerks, an substitute railway postal ‘ clerks, substitute railway postal clerks for railway postal clerks granted eavewith payon account efsicknass, assignedto duty in railway post office cars, while on duty, after ten hours from the time of beginning their initial run, under such regulations sm he giay prescribe, and in no case shall such an allowance exceed $2 per ay.’ For actual and necessary expenses, general superintendent and T'"°H°“°“’°°’°" assistant general suiperintendent, division superintendents, assistant division superinten ents, and chief clerks, Railway Mail Service, and railwa Hpostal clerks, while actually traveling on business of the Post 5 ce Department and away from their several designated headquarters $55,297. For rent, light, heat, fuel, telegraph, miscellaneous and office m’°°““°°°“" e enses, schedules of mail trains, tele hone service, and badges for rgilway postal clerks, including rentalp of offices for division headuarters, and chief clerk, Ra wa Mail Service, in· Washington, %istrict of Columbia, and rental ofyslpace for terminal railway post MQ °' °°"‘“‘““' offices for the distribution of mails w en the furnishing of space for such distribution can not under the Postal Laws and Regulations properly be r uired of railroad companies without additional compensation, engr? for equipment and miscellaneous items necessary and incidental to terminal railway post offices, $832,156. _ For per diem allowance of two assistant superintendents while m§§{m°,;§'§,¤2,T"“" actually traveling on official business away from their home, their _ official domicile, and their headquarters, at a rate to be fixed by the Postmaster General, not to exceed $4 per day, and for their neces- _ sary official expenses not covered by their per diem allowance not exceedinugl $700, in all, $3,100. _ d uhh For and transportation of mail by electric and cable cars, “ $545,000: Provikied, That the rate of compensation to be paid per igamtééfzywy mile shall not exceed the rate now paid to companies performing '