336 Proviso . Minor purchases . 41U.S.C.°5. Printing and bind- ing . Interstate Com- merce Commission . Salaries and ex- pen ses . Commissioners, etc . Services in the Dis- trict . Bo oks, fur niture, etc. Enforcing account- ing by railroads . 34 Stat. 593; 36 Stat. 555;41Stat.493. 49U.S.C.°20 . Special examiners . Saf ety of em ployees, etc . Rep orts and investi- gations of accidents . Safety signals . 34 Stat. 838. 45U.S.C.°35. Te sting app liances . 35 Stat. 325. 45U.S.C.°°36,37. Ser vices in the Dis- trict . Signal safety sys- tems . 41 Stat. 498. 49U.S.C.°26. Automatic train- control devices . Post, p. 835. 34 Stat . 838. 45U.S.C.°35. 75 TH CON GRE SS, 1ST SESS ION -CH . 390--JUNE 28, 1937 other office appliances, including their development, repairs, and maintenance, including one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle ; and miscellaneous items ; $272,140 : Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., title 41, sec . 5) shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered for the General Accounting Office when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the sum of $50 . For a ll prin ting an d bind ing for the Ge neral A ccounti ng Offi ce, including monthly and annual editions of selected decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, $79,800 . Total, General Accounting Office, $5,306,540 . INT ERS TAT E COM MER CE COM MIS SIO N SAL ARI ES AND EXPENSES General administrative expenses : For eleven commissioners, secre- tary, and for all other authorized expenditures necessary in the execution o f laws to regulate c ommerce, i ncluding o ne chief c ounsel, one director of fina nce, and one direct or of traffic at $1 0,000 each per annum, field hearings traveling expenses, and contract stenographic reporting services ; 2,544,000, of which amount not to exceed $2,350,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, exclusive of special counsel, for which the expenditure shall not exceed $50,000 ; not exceeding $3,000 for . purchase and exchange of necessary books, re ports, and periodica ls ; not exceeding $100 in the open mark et for the purchase of office furniture similar in class or kind to that listed in the general supply schedule . Regulating accounts : To enable the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion to enf orce compl iance with section 2 0 and othe r sections of the Interstate Commerce Act as amended by the Act approved June 29, 1906 (U . S . C ., title 49, sec . 20), and as amended by the Transporta- tion Act, 1920 (U . S . C ., title 49, sec . 20), including the employment of necessary special accounting agents or examiners, and traveling expenses, $852,000, of which amount not to exceed $190,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Safety of employees : To enable the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion to keep informed regarding and to enforce compliance with Acts to promote the safety of employ ees and tr avelers up on railroa ds
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Act requiring common carriers to make reports of accidents and authorizing investigations thereof ; and to enable the Interstate Com- inerce Commission to investigate and test appliances intended to promote the safety of railway operation, as authorized by the joint resolution approved June 30, 1906 (U . S . C., title 45, sec . 35), and the provision of the Sundry Civil Act approved May 27, 1908 (U . S . C ., title 45, sets . 36, 37), to investigate, test experimentally ., and repor t on the u se and nee d of any ap pliances o r systems intended to promote the safety of railway operation, inspectors, and for travel- ing expenses, $506,000, of which amount not to exceed $90,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Signal safety systems : For all authorized expenditures under section 26 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended by the Transportation Act, 1920 (U . S . C ., title 49, sec . 26), with respect to the provisi on ther eof und er whic h carri ers by railroa d subje ct to the Act may be req uired to i nstall aut omatic tra in-stop or train- control device s which comply with s pecific ations and req uiremen ts prescribed by the Commission, including investigations and tests pertaining to block-signal and train-control systems, as authorized by the joint resolution approved June 30, 1906 (U . S . C ., title 45, sec . 35), and including the employment of the necessary engineers,
