Chapter CCXLII. making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses of Government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and for other purposes
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Chap. CCXLII.— An Act making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses of Government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and for other purposes.Aug. 4, 1854. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, namely:
Legislative.—For compensation and mileage of senators, one hundred Legislative. and six thousand eight hundred and sixty-two dollars and eighty cents; 547 For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives, and delegates from Territories, three hundred and forty-four thousand eight hundred dollars; For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary, in the service of the Senate, fifty-seven thousand and ten dollars;
For compensation of the officers and clerks of the House of Representatives, thirty-four thousand four hundred and sixty dollars. For the contingent expenses of the Senate, viz: For binding, thirty-five thousand dollars; For lithographing and engraving, forty-five thousand dollars; For books, ten thousand dollars; For stationery, fifteen thousand dollars; For newspapers, two thousand six hundred dollars; For Congressional Globe, and binding the same, sixty-five thousand dollars;
For reporting proceedings, thirteen thousand dollars; For clerks to committees, pages, police, horses, and carryalls, thirty thousand dollars; For miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dollars; For paper and printing of the Senate, eighty-five thousand dollars; *Provided,* That whenever, in the opinion of the Joint Committee on Proviso as to size of documents. Printing, the character of any document ordered to be printed may render such change necessary and proper, the size of the page may be changed from octavo to quarto form; but in no case shall the prices to be paid for composition and press-work exceed, *pro rata,* those established by the printing act of August the twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for the printing of Congressional documents.
For the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz: For binding documents, thirty-nine thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars; For furniture and repairs, three thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars; For stationery for members, fifteen thousand dollars; For twenty-one messengers, twenty thousand dollars; For horses and carriages, four thousand and fifteen dollars; For fuel, oil, and candles, three thousand dollars; For newspapers for members, twelve thousand five hundred dollars;
For engraving and lithographing, seventy thousand dollars; For Capitol police, three thousand five hundred and sixty dollars; For miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars; For messenger in charge of hall, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars; For two messengers in clerk’s office, three thousand dollars; For saddle horses, eight hundred dollars; For laborers, two thousand five hundred dollars; For pages, four thousand five hundred dollars; For folding documents, seven thousand five hundred dollars;
For paper and printing of the House, one hundred and twelve thousand seven hundred and twenty-one dollars. Library of Congress.—For compensation of librarian, two assistant Library. librarians, and messenger, four thousand five dollars; For contingent expenses of said library, one thousand dollars; For purchase of books for said library, five thousand dollars; For purchase of law books for said library, two thousand dollars; For the completion and the publication of the works of Thomas Jefferson, Works of Thos.
Jefferson. and pay of the editor of said work, seven thousand two hundred dollars; To enable the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to replace 548THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I.