LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Senate salaries of senators, mileage of the president of the senate and of senators, expense allowance of the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and salary and expense allowance of the vice president Compensation of Senators For an additional amount for “Compensation of Senators”, $23,980. Salaries, Officers and Employees office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For an additional amount for Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $1,055 for the employment from May 1, 1959, of an Assistant Superintendent, Periodical Press Gallery, at $3,000 basic per annum. Contingent Expenses of the Senate furniture For an additional amount for “Furniture”, $34,385. 73 Stat. 48 miscellaneous items For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous items”, $81,290: Provided, That effective May 1, 1959, the basic salaries of the research assistants to the majority and minority leaders, as authorized by S. Res. 158, agreed to December 9, 1941, may be fixed by the respective leaders at not to exceed $8,820 basic per annum each. postage stamps For an additional amount for maintenance of a supply of stamps in the Senate Post Office, $2,000. stationery (revolving fund) For an additional amount for “Stationery (revolving fund)”, $1,780, to remain available until expended. House of Representatives For payment to Mary S. Polk, widow of James G. Polk, late a Representative from the State of Ohio, $22,500. For payment to Herman P. Eberharter, Junior, and James J. Eberharter, sons of Herman P. Eberharter, late a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania, $22,500. For payment to Constance L. Horst, Bettie J. Butler, and Harry L. McGregor, children of J. Harry McGregor, late a Representative from the State of Ohio, $22,500. For payment to Edna Simpson, widow of Sidney E. Simpson, late a Representative from the State of Illinois, $22,500. For payment to the children of George H. Christopher, late a Representative from the State of Missouri, $22,500. For payment to Georgia T. Reed, widow of Daniel A. Reed, late a Representative from the State of New York, $22,500. contingent expenses of the house Reporting Hearings For an additional amount, fiscal year 1958, for “Reporting hearings”, $10,000. Postage Stamps For airmail and special-delivery postage stamps, for the first session of the 86th Congress, as authorized by Public Law 85–778, approved August 27, 1958, $183,640. Architect of the Capitol extension of the capitol To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Commission for Extension of the United States Capitol, to continue to provide for the extension, reconstruction, and replacement of the central portion of the United States Capitol and other improvements authorized under the heading “Extension of the Capitol” in the Act of August 5, 1955 (69 Stat. 515, 516), as amended, $4,000,000. 73 Stat. 49 furniture and furnishings, additional senate office building To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, to continue to provide furniture and furnishings for the additional office building for the United States Senate, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 10, 1957 (Public Law 85–93, Eighty-fifth Congress), $283,550, to remain available until expended. additional office building for the united states senate Construction and Equipment of Additional Senate Office Building To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, to continue to provide for the construction and equipment of a fireproof office building for the use of the United States Senate, in accordance with the provisions of the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1948 (62 Stat. 1029), as amended by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1958 (71 Stat. 252, 253), $750,000: Provided, That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be obligated or expended for construction of the rear center wing of said building, from the ground floor up, provided for under the building plans heretofore approved by such Commission: Provided further, That the amount of $23,446,000 fixed by the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1948 (62 Stat. 1029), as amended by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1958 (71 Stat. 252, 253), as the limit of cost for construction and equipment of an additional office building for the United States Senate is hereby increased by $750,000.