General recapitulation, showing receipts, expenditures, and balances during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914-Continued. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY, I certify that the foregoing statement is a correct exhibit of all expenditures made for the Coast and Geodetic Survey for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914, including all accounts paid to the close of business on December 15, 1914. Approved. J. M. GRIFFIN, STATEMENT RELATIVE TO PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, AND REPAIR OF TYPEWRITING MACHINES IN THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE COVERING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1914. DECEMBER 21, 1914.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, MY DEAR MR. SPEAKER: In compliance with section 4 of the legislative, executive, and judicial act making appropriations for the expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, I have the honor to transmit herewith statement relative to purchase, exchange, and repair of typewriting machines in the Government Printing Office covering the period from July 1 to September 30, 1914. Respectfully, CORNELIUS FORD, The SPEAKER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C. Statement of typewriting machines purchased, exchanged, and repaired covering the period from July 1 to Sept. 30, 1914, in compliance with section 4 of the executive, legislative, and judicial act making appropriations for the expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915. RATES PAID INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, TRANSMITTING COPY OF COMMUNICATION OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION-A STATEMENT OF PER DIEM RATES PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMISSION WHILE TRAVELING ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS AWAY FROM THEIR DESIGNATED HEADQUARTERS. DECEMBER 21, 1914.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, copy of a communication of the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, of the 17th instant, submitting, pursuant to requirements of section 13 of the sundry civil act approved August 1, 1914, a statement of per diem rates paid to employees of the commission while traveling on official business away from their designated headquarters, which is forwarded as a supplement to the estimates of the commission for the fiscal year 1916. Respectfully, W. G. MCADOO, Secretary. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, SIR: Pursuant to requirements of section 13 of the act approved August 1, 1914, I submit herewith statement of per diem rates paid to employees of the Interstate Commerce Commission while traveling on official business away from their designated headquarters, which I will thank you to transmit as a supplement to the estimates for the fiscal year 1916. The commissioners, the secretary, counsel and attorneys, confidential clerks, Chief of Division of Tariffs, classification agent, express agent, and Special Agent A. H. Boole receive actual expenses while traveling. Other employees are paid a per diem of $4, with the exception of those in the valuation service connected with field parties. Members of field parties while subsisted in outfit cars are allowed $1 per day, and the chief of party $1.50. When away from outfit cars and subsisted elsewhere, the individual members are paid a per diem of $2.50, and the chief of party a per diem of $3. Respectfully, |