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73d CONGRESS . SESS. II. CHS. 38, 40, 41 . MAR CH 2, 5, 1934 .

395 FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL

ta Fr eedmen's Hospi- For offic ers an d empl oyees and co mpensa tion fo r all other profes - Salaries, etc' sional and other services that may be required and expressly approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $18 - 4,570, for subsistence, fuel and light, clothi ng, to inclu de whi te duc k suits and w hite c anvas shoes contingent ex penses . for the use of internes, and rubber surgical gloves, bedding, forage, medicin e, med ical a nd sur gical suppli es, sur gical instru ments, elec- tric lights, repairs, replacement of X-ray apparatus, furniture, pur- chase, at not to exceed $650, of one passenger-carrying automobile, and main tena nce and ope rati on o f pa ssen ger -car ryin g ve hicl es, includi ng not excee ding $ 300 fo r the purchas e of b ooks, period icals, and newspapers ; and not to exceed $1 .200 for the special instruc- tion of pupil nurses, and other absolute ly necessary expenses, Division of expenses . $70,580 ; in all, for Freedmen's Hospital, $258,150, of which amount one half shall be chargeable to the District of Columbia and paid in like manner as other appropriations of the District of Columbia are paid . SEC. 2. Appropriations herein made for field work under the Gen- Field work appro- priat ions avai lable for eral Land Office, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Rec- work animals, etc . lamation, the Geological Survey, and the Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations shall be available for the hire, with or without personal services, of work animals and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment . Approved, March 2, 1934 . [CHAPTER 40 .] AN ACT

.March 5, 1934 . To provide for the care and transportation of seamen from shipwrecked fishing [H .R. 7205.] and whaling vessels.

[Public, No. 110.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 wSeame fisrg sh a (relating to the care and transportation of shipwrecked merchant whaling vessels . seamen) of the Act approved December 21, 1898 (U .S .C ., title 46, tin ao f, prop tra nsp ort s, sec . 593), entitled "An Act to amend the laws relating to American u soc ., p0,

75 5, 1514. seamen, for the protection of such seamen, and to promote com- me rc e ", shall a pply t o fish ing an d whal ing ve ssels, notwit hstand ing the provisions of section 26 of such Act . Approved, March 5, 1934 . [CHAPTER 41 .1 AN ACT March 5, 1934 . To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge [H .R . 7554.] across the Missouri River at or near Far nam Street, Omaha, N ebraska .

[Public, No . 111 .] Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times for Missouri River. Tim e ext end ed for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across bridging, at Omaha, the Missouri River at or near Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, Nvoi. 46, pp . 544, 1192 ; authorized to be built by the Omaha-Council Bluffs Missouri River amen ded pp 290, 903, Bridge Board of Trustees by an Act of Congress approved June 10, 1930, heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved February 20, 1931, June 9, 1932, and February 24, 1933, are hereby further exten ded on e and three years, respe ctively , from June 10, 19 34 . SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendme nt . expre ssly r eserve d . Approved, March 5, 1934 .