Chapter CVII. making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expense’s of Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight
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Chap. CVII. An Act making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expense’s of Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight. March 3, 1857. *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, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, namely: *Legislative*.
Pay of senators.For compensation and mileage of senators, three hundred and thirty-three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Officers, &c., of Senate.For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others, receiving an annual salary in the service of the Senate, viz: Secretary of the Senate, three thousand six hundred dollars; officer charged with disbursements of the Senate, four hundred and eighty dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; principal clerk and principal executive clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each; eight clerks in office of the Secretary of the Senate, at one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars each; keeper of the stationery, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars; two messengers, one at one thousand and eighty dollars, and one at seven hundred and fifty dollars; one page at five hundred dollars; sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper, two thousand dollars; assistant doorkeeper, one thousand seven hundred dollars; postmaster to the Senate, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; assistant postmaster and mail carrier, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; two mail boys, at nine hundred dollars each; superintendent of the document room, one thousand five hundred dollars; two assistants in document room, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; superintendent of the folding room, one thousand five hundred dollars; two messengers, acting as assistant doorkeepers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; sixteen messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; superintendent in charge of Senate furnaces, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant in charge of furnaces, six hundred dollars; laborer in private passage, six hundred dollars; two laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; clerk or secretary to the President of the Senate, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; chaplain of Senate, seven hundred and fifty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Finance, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; clerk to the Committee of Claims, two thousand one hundred and ninety dollars; clerk of printing records, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars—making seventy-nine thousand six hundred and seventy-four dollars.
Contingencies of Senate.For the contingent expenses of the Semite, viz: For binding, fifty thousand dollars. For lithographing and engraving, forty-five thousand dollars. For stationery, twelve thousand dollars. For newspapers, three thousand dollars. For Congressional Globe and binding the same, forty-four thousand nine hundred and sixty-four dollars and eighty cents—the publisher to fold, bind and deliver the same to the order of the Senate within ninety days after the adjournment of each session of Congress, for sixty-three cents per volume.
For reporting proceedings, fifteen thousand dollars. For clerks to committees, pages, police, horses, and carryalls, thirty-six thousand nine hundred and fifty-five dollars and twenty cents. For miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars. Pay of representatives and delegates.For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives and delegates from territories, one million two hundred and. forty-eight thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. 207 For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers and others receivingOfficers, &c. of House. an annual salary in the service of the House of Representatives, viz: clerk of the House of Representatives, three thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each; seven clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk in charge of books for members, one thousand eight hundred dollars; reading clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; librarian, one thousand eight, hundred dollars; clerk in charge of the stationery, one thousand eight hundred dollars; principal messenger in the office, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars; three messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; sergeant-at-arms, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; clerk to the sergeant-at-arms, one thousand eight hundred dollars; messenger to the sergeant-at-arms, one thousand two hundred dollars; postmaster, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one messenger in the office, one thousand seven hundred and forty dollars; four messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; doorkeeper, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; superintendent of the folding room, one thousand eight hundred dollars; superintendent and assistant in the document room, at one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars each; messenger in charge of the hall, seventeen hundred and forty dollars; five messengers at one thousand five hundred dollars each; eight messengers at one thousand two hundred dollars each; messenger to the speaker, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars; chaplain, seven hundred and fifty dollars; clerk to the committee of claims, one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk to committee of way and means, one thousand eight hundred dollars-making eighty thousand two hundred and ninety-eight dollars.
For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz:House contingencies. For binding documents, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. For furniture, repairs, and boxes for members, twelve thousand dollars. For stationery, twenty thousand dollars. For horses, carriages, and saddle horses, five thousand five hundred dollars. For fuel, oil, and candles, three thousand six hundred dollars. For newspapers, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For engraving, electrotyping, and lithographing, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Capitol police, five thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars. For laborers, three thousand dollars. For pages and mail boys, eight thousand five hundred and eighty dollars. For folding documents, including pay of folders, wrapping paper, twine, and paste, thirty-five thousand dollars. For twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for each member and delegate of the first session of the thirty-fifth .Congress, thirty-four thousand seven hundred and four dollars.
For binding twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for each member and delegate of the first session of the thirty-fifth Congress, sixteen thousand six hundred and fifty-seven dollars and ninety-two cents: *Provided*, That no greater price shall be paid for the same than seventy cents for each volume or part, actually bound and delivered. For reporting the debates of the first session of the thirty-fifth Congress, twenty-five thousand dollars. For one hundred copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix, and for binding the same, for the first session of the thirty-fifth Congress, for the use of the library of the House of Representatives, two thousand dollars. 208 For the compensation of the draughtsmen and clerks employed upon the land maps, clerks to committees, and temporary clerks in the office of the clerk of the House of Representatives, twenty-eight thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.
For miscellaneous items, fifty thousand dollars. *Library of Congress*.— Congressional Library.For compensation of librarian, three assistant librarians, and messenger, nine thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of said library, one thousand dollars. For coal, and fireman for furnaces to warm the library, six hundred dollars. For purchase of books for said library, five thousand dollars. For purchase of law books for said library, two thousand dollars. For paper printing and binding a complete catalogue of the books in the Library of Congress, four thousand dollars, under the direction of the Library Committee of Congress. *Public Printing*.— Public Printing.For compensation of the Superintendent of Public Printing and the clerks and messenger in his office, eleven thousand five hundred and fourteen dollars.
For contingent expenses of his office, viz: For blank books, stationery, postage, advertising for proposals for paper, furniture, travelling expenses, and miscellaneous items, two thousand three hundred dollars. For rent of wareroom, two hundred and fifty dollars. For cartage and labor in storing and transportation of paper, five hundred and fifty dollars. *Court of Claims*.— Court of Claims.For salaries of three judges of the court of claims, the solicitor, assistant solicitor, deputy solicitor, clerk and assistant clerk, and messenger thereof, twenty-seven thousand three hundred dollars.
For stationery, fuel, gas, labor, printing, and miscellaneous items for the court of claims, three thousand dollars. For commissioners’ fees for taking testimony in behalf of the government, fees of witnesses and of agents or attorneys to be appointed by the solicitor to attend to the taking of depositions, one thousand five hundred dollars. For additional furniture and fitting up of rooms, rendered necessary by the appointment of assistant and deputy solicitors, and an assistant clerk, and by an accumulation of the files of the court, and for the accommodation of books for the court officers, one thousand five hundred dollars.
Paper and printing for Congress.For paper required for the printing of the first, session of the thirty-fifth Congress, one hundred and seventy-nine thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine dollars. For printing required for the first session of the thirty-fifth Congress, one hundred and thirty-two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. *Executive*.— Executive.For compensation of the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars. For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, eight thousand dollars.
For compensation to secretary to sign patents for lands, one thousand five hundred dollars. *Department of State*.— State Department.For compensation of the Secretary of State, and Assistant Secretary of State, clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty-six thousand four hundred dollars. *For the Incidental and Contingent Expenses of said Department*.— For publishing the laws in pamphlet form, and in the newspapers of the States and Territories, and in the city of Washington, twenty thousand nine hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For proof-reading, packing, and distributing laws and documents, including eases and transportation, fifteen thousand two hundred dollars. 209 For stationery, blank books, binding, furniture, repairs, painting and glazing, six thousand five hundred dollars. For copper-plate printing, books and maps, two thousand dollars. For newspapers, six hundred dollars. For extra clerk hire and copying, two thousand dollars; said clerks to be employed only during the session of Congress, or when indispensably necessary, to enable the department to answer some call made by either house of Congress at one session to be answered at another.
For miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. For compiling and supervising the publication of the Biennial Register,Biennial Register. five hundred dollars. To enable the Secretary of State to purchase fifty copies, each, of volumes twenty and twenty-one of Howard’s Reports of the Decisions of theHoward’s Reports. Supreme Court of the United States, five hundred dollars. *Northeast Executive Building*.— For compensation of four watchmenN. E. Executive Building. and two laborers of the northeast executive building, three thousand six hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building, viz: for fuel, light, and repairs, three thousand three hundred dollars. *Treasury Department*.— For compensation of the Secretary of theTreasury Department.Secretary’s office. Treasury, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, forty-eight thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger,1st Comptrollers office. and laborers in his office, twenty-eight thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the Second Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger,2d Comptroller’s office. and laborer in his office, twenty-six thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the First Auditor, and the clerks, messenger,1st Auditor’s office. assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, thirty-five thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Second Auditor, and the clerks, messenger,2d Auditor’s office. assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, thirty-five thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the Third Auditor, and the clerks, messenger,3d Auditor’s office. assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, one hundred and thirty-two thousand four hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Fourth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and4th Auditor’s office. assistant messenger in his office, twenty-seven thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Fifth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger,5th Auditor’s office. and laborer in his office, seventeen thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-OfficeOffice of Auditor of P. O. Department. Department, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, one hundred and sixty-five thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Treasurer of the United States, and the clerks,Treasurer’s office. messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, twenty-five thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Register of the Treasury, and the clerks,Register’s office. messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and the clerks andSolicitor’s office. messenger in his office, seventeen thousand one hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Customs, and the clerks,Office of Commissioner of Customs. messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty thousand four hundred and forty dollars. 210 Office of Light-house Board.For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer of the Lighthouse Board, nine thousand two hundred and forty dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the Treasury Department*.— Contingencies.
In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury: Secretary’s office.For copying, blank books, stationery, binding, sealing ships’ registers, translating foreign languages, advertizing, and extra clerk hire for preparing and collecting information to be laid before Congress—said clerks to be employed only during the session of Congress, or when indispensably necessary to enable the department to answer some call made by either house of Congress at one session to be answered at another; and no such extra clerk shall receive more than three dollars and thirty-three and one third cents per day for the time actually and necessarily employed—and for miscellaneous items, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
In the office of the First Comptroller: 1st Comptroller’s office.For furniture, blank books, binding, stationery, public documents, State and Territorial statutes, and miscellaneous items, one thousand eight hundred dollars. In the office of the Second Comptroller: 2d Comptroller’s office.For blank books, binding, stationery, pay for the National Intelligencer and Union, to be filed and preserved for the use of the office, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred dollars.
In the office of the First Auditor: 1st Auditor’s office.For blank books, binding, stationery, office furniture, cases for records and official papers, and miscellaneous items, including subscription for the Union and National Intelligencer, to be filed for the use of the office, one thousand eight hundred dollars. In the office of the Second Auditor: 2d Auditor’s office.For blank books, binding, stationery, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, including two of the daily city newspapers to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, one thousand two hundred dollars.
In the office of the Third Auditor: 3d Auditor’s office.For blank books, binding, stationery, office furniture, carpeting, two newspapers, the Union and Intelligencer, preserving files and papers, bounty-land service, miscellaneous items and arrearages, three thousand five hundred and forty dollars. In the office of the Fourth Auditor: 4th Auditor’s office.For stationery, books, binding, labor, and miscellaneous items, one thousand one hundred dollars. In the office of the Fifth Auditor: 5th Auditor’s office.For blank books, binding, stationery, office furniture, carpeting, and miscellaneous expenses, in which are included two daily newspapers, six hundred dollars.
In the office of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department: Office of Auditor of P. O. Department.For stationery, blank books, binding, and ruling, ten thousand and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, for file-boards, repairs, cases and desks for safe keeping of papers, furniture, lights, washing towels, ice, horse for messenger, telegraphic despatches, and stoves, two thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the Treasurer: Treasurer’s office.For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand two hundred dollars.
In the office of the Register: Register’s office.For ruling and full binding books for recording collectors’ quarterly abstracts of commerce and navigation, and blank abstracts for their use, blank books, binding and stationery, arranging and binding cancelled marine papers, cases for official papers and records, and miscellaneous items, including office furniture and carpet big, seven thousand dollars. 211 In the office of the Solicitor: Solicitor’s office. For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and miscellaneous items, and for statutes and reports, two thousand two hundred dollars.
In the office of the Commissioner of Customs: Office of Commissioner of Customs. For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. *Lighthouse Board*.— For blank books, binding, stationery, miscellaneousLighthouse Board. expenses, and postage, seven hundred and fifty dollars. *For the General Purposes of the Southeast Executive Building*.— ForS. E. Executive Building. compensation of eight watchmen and nine laborers of the southeast executive building, ten thousand two hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building, viz: Fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous, eight thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of four watchmen and two laborers for the south extension of the southeast executive building, three thousand six hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, fuel, and miscellaneous items, three thousand dollars. *Department of the Interior*.— For compensation of the Secretary ofHome Department.Secretary’s office. the Interior, and the clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, thirty-six thousand nine hundred dollars.
For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land-Office,Office of Land Commissioner. and the recorder, draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, packers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, one hundred and seventy-two thousand and ninety dollars. For additional clerks in the General Land-Office, under the act of third March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, granting bounty1855, ch. 207.Vol. x. p. 701. lands, and for laborers employed therein, fifty-eight thousand four hundred dollars: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the Interior, at his discretion, shall be and he is hereby authorized to use any portion of said appropriation for piece-work, or by the day, week, month, or year, at such rate or rates as he may deem just and fair.
For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and theOffice of Commissioner of Indian Affairs. clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, watchmen, and laborer in his office, thirty-one thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the clerks,Office of Commissioner of Pensions. messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, one hundred and nine thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, and theOffice of Commissioner of Public Buildings. clerk in his office, three thousand two hundred dollars. *Contingent Expenses—Department of the Interior*.— Contingencies.
Office of the Secretary of the Interior: Secretary’s office. For books, stationery, furniture, fuel, lights, and other contingencies, and for books and maps for the library, seven thousand two hundred dollars. General Land-Office: General Land-Office. For cash system and military patents, under laws prior to twenty-eighth September, eighteen hundred and fifty; patent and other records; tract, books and blank books for this and the district land-offices; binding plats and field-notes; stationery, furniture and repairs of same, and miscellaneous items, including two of the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, thirty-three thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses, in addition, under swamp land act of twenty-eighth September, eighteen hundred and fifty, military bounty acts of1850, ch. 84.1850, ch. 85.1852, ch. 19.1852, ch. 114. twenty-eighth September, eighteen hundred and fifty, and twenty-second March, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and act thirty-first August, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for the satisfaction of Virginia land warrants, twenty-six thousand one hundred dollars. 212 For contingent expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 1855, ch. 207.Vol. x. p. 701.act of third March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, granting bounty lands, to wit:
For patents, patent and other records, stationery, and miscellaneous items under said act, thirteen thousand dollars. For records and patents for donation and other claims on the Pacific slope and elsewhere, two thousand dollars. For fuel, lights, and incidental expenses attending the same, including pay of furnace keepers, four thousand dollars. For desks, cases, and other fixtures, to complete furnishing the office, and for the accommodation of the rapidly increasing records and papers therein, five thousand dollars.
Office of Indian Affairs: Office of Indian Affairs. For blank books, binding, stationery, fuel, and lights, and miscellaneous items, including two of the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, three thousand dollars. Pension Office: Pension Office. For stationery, binding books, furniture, and repairing the same, and miscellaneous items, including two of the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, ten thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses in the said office under the bounty land act of 1855, ch. 207.third March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five: For rent of rooms, stationery, engraving plates for bounty land warrants, paper, and printing the same, binding books, blank books for registers, office furniture and miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dollars: *Provided however*, That the Secretary of the Interior, at his discretion, shall be authorized to use any portion of said appropriation for work by the day, week, month, or year, at such rates as he may deem just and fair. *Surveyors-General and their Clerks*.— Surveyors-general and their clerks.For compensation of the surveyor-general northwest of the Ohio, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars.
Office of surveyor general northwest of the Ohio to be removed to St. Paul.His duties co-extensive with limits of State of Minnesota.1857, ch. 00.*Ante*, p. 106.And it is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, as soon after the passage of this act as may be, to cause the said office to be removed to the city of Saint Paul, in the Territory of Minnesota, and to make the necessary provisions for immediate and effective operations And when so removed, the duties of said surveyor-general shall be coextensive with the limits of the future State of Minnesota, as prescribed in the act entitled “An act to authorize the people of the Territory of Minnesota to form a constitution and State government preparatory to their admission into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States,” approved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven.
For compensation of the surveyor-general of Illinois and Missouri, and the clerks in his office, five thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Louisiana, and the clerks in his office, four thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Florida, and the clerks in his office, five thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Wisconsin and Iowa, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars.
For compensation of the surveyor-general of Arkansas, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Oregon, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of surveyor-general’s office in Oregon, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, three thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of California, and the clerks in his office, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation of the surveyor-general of Washington Territory, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. 213 For office-rent for the surveyor-general of Washington Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, three thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of New Mexico, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. For compensation of translators in the office of the surveyor-general of New Mexico, two thousand dollars.
For the purchase of Spanish and Mexican law books for the office of the surveyor-general New Mexico, required as a[u]thorities in the investigation of private land claims, five hundred dollars. For rent of the surveyor-general’s office in New Mexico, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, three thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Kansas and Nebraska, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Utah, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand dollars; and that the salary of the surveyor-general of Utah shall be four thousand dollars a year from the first day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-six.
For fuel, books, stationery, furniture and other incidental expenses of the office of the surveyor-general of Utah Territory, three thousand dollars. For compensation of clerks in the offices of the surveyors-general, to be apportioned to them according to the exigencies of the public service, and to be employed in transcribing field-notes of surveys for the purpose of preserving them at the seat of government, forty-one thousand dollars. For salary of the recorder of land titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars. *War Department*.— For compensation of the Secretary of War, and theWar department.Secretary’s office. clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty-two thousand dollars.
For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of theOffice of adjutant-general. adjutant-general, thirteen thousand six hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of theOffice of quartermaster general. quartermaster-general, sixteen thousand four hundred and forty dollars. To enable the Secretary of War to employ temporary clerks in the office of the quartermaster-general on bounty land service, five thousand dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of theOffice of paymaster general. paymaster-general, twelve thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office ofOffice of commissary general. the commissary-general, ten thousand and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the surgeonOffice of surgeon general. general, five thousand two hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office ofOffice of topographical engineers. topographical engineers, ten thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the ChiefOffice of chief engineer. Engineer, eight thousand two hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of theOffice of colonel of ordnance. colonel of ordnance, twelve thousand two hundred and forty dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the War Department*.— Contingencies of War Department. Office of the Secretary of War: For blank books, stationery, books, maps, plans, extra clerk-hire, and miscellaneous items, four thousand five hundred dollars.
Office of the Adjutant-General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. Office of the Quartermaster-General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand two hundred dollars. 214 Office of the Paymaster-General: For blank, books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars. Office of the Commissary-General: For blank books, binding stationery, advertising, and miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars.
Office of the Chief Engineer: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, including two daily Washington papers, nine hundred dollars. Office of the Surgeon-General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars. Office of the Colonel of Ordnance: For blank books binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, nine hundred and fifty dollars. Office of the Colonel of Topographical Engineers: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand two hundred dollars. *For the general Purposes of the Northwest Executive Building*.— Northwest Executive building.For compensation of tour watchmen and two laborers of the northwest executive building, three thousand six hundred dollars.
For fuel, light, and miscellaneous items, four thousand dollars. *For the general Purposes of the Building, corner of F and Seventeenth streets*.— Building corner of F and Seventeenth streets.For compensation of superintendent, four watchmen, and two laborers for said building, three thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. For fuel, compensation of firemen, and miscellaneous items, four thousand eight hundred dollars. *Navy Department*.— Navy Department.Secretary’s office.For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty-nine thousand six hundred dollars.
Bureau of ordnance and hydrography.For compensation of the chief of the bureau of ordnance and hydrography, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, twelve thousand three hundred and forty dollars. Bureau of navy yards and docks.For compensation of the chief of the bureau of navy yards and docks, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, fourteen thousand one hundred and forty dollars. Bureau of construction, &c.For compensation of the chief of the bureau of construction, equipment, and repairs, and of the engineer-in-chief, and the clerks, messenger, and laborers in his office, twenty-one thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
Bureau of provisions and clothing.For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer hi the bureau of provisions and clothing, eight thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. Bureau of medicine, &c.For compensation of the chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, nine thousand five hundred and forty dollars. Salary of James P. Espy.To enable the Secretary of the Navy to pay the salary of professor James P. Espy for the current fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, two thousand dollars, the payment to be made in the same manner and under the like control as former appropriations, for meteorological observations.
And also for the year ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, two thousand dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the Navy Department*.— Contingencies of Navy Department. Office Secretary of the Navy: For blank books, binding, stationery, newspapers, periodicals, and miscellaneous items, two thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. Bureau of ordnance and hydrography: For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, seven hundred and fifty dollars. 215 Bureau of yards and docks:
For stationery, books, plans, and drawings, eight hundred dollars. Bureau of construction, equipment, and repairs: For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. Bureau of provisions and clothing: For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, seven hundred dollars. Bureau of medicine and surgery: For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, four hundred and fifty dollars. *For the general Purposes of the Southwest Executive Building*.— ForSouthwest Executive building. compensation of four watchmen of the southwest executive building, two thousand four hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building, viz; For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, three thousand nine hundred and thirteen dollars. *Post-Office Department*.— For compensation of the Postmaster General,P. O. Department. three Assistant Postmasters-General, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers of said department, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand two hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of said department: For blank books, binding, and stationery, fuel for the General Post-OfficeContingencies of P.
O. Department. building, including the Auditor’s Office, oil, gas, and candles, printing, day watchman, and for miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. For repairs of the General Post-Office building, for office furniture, glazing, painting, whitewashing, and for keeping the fire-places and furnaces in order, three thousand dollars. For the payment of temporary clerk hire in the Post-Office Department, in view of the amount of extra labor growing out of the lettings of mail contracts, six hundred dollars.
For compensation of clerks employed temporarily in the office of the Postmaster-General prior to the thirty-first December, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, sixteen hundred and eighty-four dollars and seventy-one cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary. *Printing for the Executive Departments*.— For paper and printing forPaper and printing for the departments. the executive departments, including the paper, printing, and binding of the annual statements of commerce and navigation of the United States; the Biennial Register, and the paper and printing of the annual estimates of appropriations, fifty-eight thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars. *Mint of the United States*.— Mint. *At Philadelphia*.— For salaries of the director, treasurer, assayer,Philadelphia. melter and refiner, chief coiner and engraver, assistant assayer, assistant melter and refiner, and seven clerks, twenty-seven thousand nine hundred dollars.
For wages of workmen and adjusters, seventy-four thousand eight hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including wastage, in addition to other available funds, seventy-five thousand dollars. For specimens of ores and coins to be reserved at the mint, three hundred dollars. For transportation of bullion from New York assay office to the United States mint for coinage, ten thousand dollars. *At San Francisco, California*.— For salaries of superintendent, treasurer,San Francisco. assayer, melter and refiner, coiner, and five clerks, twenty-eight thousand dollars.
For wages of workmen and adjusters, one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. 216 For incidental and contingent expenses, including wastage, in addition to other available funds, ninety-four thousand seven hundred and fifteen dollars. *At New Orleans*.— New Orleans.For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, assayer, coiner, melter and refiner, and three clerks, seventeen thousand seven hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, twenty-seven thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including wastage, in addition to other available funds, twenty-two thousand two hundred dollars. *At Charlotte, North Carolina*.— Charlotte, N.
C.For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk, six thousand dollars. For wages of workmen, three thousand five hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including wastage, in addition to other available funds, two thousand one hundred dollars. *At Dahlonega, Georgia*.— Dahlonega, Ga.For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk, six thousand dollars. For wages of workmen, two thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including wastage, in addition to other available funds, two thousand five hundred dollars.
Assay office at New York.*Assay Office, New York*.—For salaries of officers and clerks, twenty-four thousand seven hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, twenty-six thousand seven hundred dollars, in addition to an available balance of former appropriations. government in the territories. Territories. *Territory of Oregon*.— Oregon.For salaries of governor, three judges, and secretary, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. *Territory of Minnesota*.— Minnesota.For salaries of governor, three judges, and secretary, nine thousand three hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty-six thousand dollars. *Territory of New Mexico*.— New Mexico.For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. To enable the governor to employ an interpreter or translator, five hundred dollars. *Territory of Utah*.— Utah.For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory one thousand three hundred and twenty-seven dollars and thirty cents, to discharge such sums as the accounting officers may deem to have been necessarily expended by the Executive of said Territory during the years eighteen hundred and fifty-five, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, and eighteen hundred and fifty-seven. *Territory of Washington*.— Washington.For salaries of governor, superintendent of217 Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. *Territory of Nebraska*.— For salaries of governor, three judges, andNebraska. secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty-three thousand dollars. *Territory of Kansas*.— For salaries of governor, three judges, andKansas. secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. For extraordinary expenses of the executive office, six thousand dollars. *Judiciary*.— For salaries of the chief justice of the supreme court andJudiciary. eight associate justices, fifty-four thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries of the district judges, one hundred and one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For salary of the circuit judge of California, six thousand dollars. And that the animal salary of the judge of the United States for the northern district of Illinois shall hereafter be three thousand five hundred dollars. And that the annual salary of the district judge of the United States for theSalaries of district judges of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. district of Wisconsin shall hereafter be twenty-five hundred dollars. That the salary of the judge of the United States district court for the district of Michigan, shall be three thousand dollars per annum from and after the passage of this act.
For salaries of the chief justice of the District of Columbia, the associateSalaries of judges of circuit court for District of Columbia. judges, and the judges of the criminal court, and the orphans’ court, eleven thousand seven hundred dollars: Provided, That the salary of the chief justice of the circuit court of the United States for the District of Columbia shall be three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum, and the salaries of the associate judges, three thousand five hundred dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly: and that the salary of the judge of the orphans’ court of the District of Columbia, shall hereafter be two thousand five hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly. *Office of the Attorney-General*.— For salaries of the Attorney-General,Office of Attorney General. and the clerks and messenger in his office, eighteen thousand one hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of the office of the Attorney-General, one thousand five hundred dollars. For purchase of law and necessary books, and binding, for the office of the Attorney-General, one thousand five hundred dollars. For the purchase of deficient State reports and statutes for the office of the Attorney-General, one thousand five hundred dollars. For fuel and labor for the office of the Attorney-General, five hundred dollars. For office furniture and book-cases for office of the Attorney-General, five hundred dollars. 218 Law commissioners.For salaries of two commissioners to codify laws of the District of Columbia, two thousand live hundred dollars.
Reporter.For salary of the reporter of the decisions of the supreme court, one thousand three hundred dollars. District attorneys.For compensation of the district attorneys, eleven thousand five hundred and fitly dollars. Marshals.For compensation of the marshals, ten thousand dollars. *Independent Treasury*. Independent treasury.For salaries of the assistant treasurers of the United States at New York, Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For additional salaries of the treasurer of the mint at Philadelphia of one thousand dollars, and of the treasurer of the branch mint at New Orleans of five hundred dollars, one thousand five hundred dollars. 1848, ch. 90.1848, ch. 166.1851, ch. 32.1852, ch. 108.1854, ch. 242.For salaries of six of the additional clerks authorized by the acts of sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, twelfth August, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, thirty-first August, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and fourth August, eighteen hundred and fifty-four.
For salary of additional clerk in office of assistant treasurer at Boston, one thousand two hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks, messengers, and watchmen in the office of the assistant treasurer at. New York, thirteen thousand nine hundred dollars. For salary of a clerk to the treasurer of the branch mint at San Francisco, California, two thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses under the act for the safe-keeping, collecting, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, of sixth August, eighteen 1846, ch. 90.Vol. ix. p. 69.hundred and forty-six, ten thousand dollars, in addition to premium received on transfer drafts: *Provided*, That no part of said sum shall be expended for clerical services.
For compensation to special agents to examine the books, accounts, and money on hand of the several depositaries, under the act of sixth August, 1846, ch. 90, § 11.Vol. ix. p. 62.eighteen hundred and forty-six, five thousand dollars. For compensation to such persons as may be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to receive and keep the public money, under the 1846, ch. 90.1853, ch. 89.Vol. x. p. 172.fifteenth section of the act of sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the additional services required under that act, al the same rates provided in the act approved second March, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and under the same restrictions and limitations, five thousand dollars.
Inspectors of steamboats.1852, ch. 106.Vol. x. p. 61.For salaries of nine supervising and fifty local inspectors, appointed under act thirtieth August, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for the better protection of the lives of passengers by steamboats, with travelling and other expenses incurred by them, eighty thousand dollars. *Expenses of the Collection of Revenue from Lands*.— Collection of revenue from lands.To meet the expenses of collecting the revenue from the sale of public lands in the several States and Territories, in addition to the balances of former appropriations:
For salaries and commissions of registers of land-offices and receivers of public moneys, two hundred and ten thousand five hundred dollars. For expenses of depositing public moneys by receivers of public moneys, thirty-nine thousand seven hundred dollars. For incidental expenses of the several land-offices, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars. *Penitentiary*.— Penitentiary.For compensation of the warden, clerk, physician, chaplain, assistant, keepers, guards, and matron of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia, twelve thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of three inspectors of said penitentiary, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For the support and maintenance of said penitentiary, tour thousand nine hundred and sixty-five dollars. 219 *For the Preservation of the Collections of the Exploring Expedition*. Exploring expeditions. For compensation of keepers, watchmen, and laborer’s therefor, three thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses, two hundred dollars. For the construction and erection of suitable cases to receive the collections of the United States exploring expedition, and others, in geology, mineralogy, belonging to the United States, now in the Patent-Office-and elsewhere in Washington, fifteen thousand dollars.
For the expense of the transfer of these collections, and the permanent arrangement of the cases, two thousand dollars. For defraying the expenses of the supreme, circuit, and district courtsJudiciary. of the United States, including the District of Columbia; also for jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred in the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, and previous years; and likewise for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United States are concerned, and of prosecutions for offences committed against the United States, and for the safekeeping of prisoners, one million dollars.
To pay for furniture for the district court room of the eastern districtFurniture for E. district court, Va. of Virginia, heretofore purchased by the marshal of that district, two hundred and forty-nine dollars. For stationery, blank books, plans, drawings, and other contingentOffice of commissioner of public buildings. expenses of the office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, two hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation, in part, for the messenger in charge of the main furnace in the Capitol, four hundred and twenty dollars.
For compensation to the laborer in charge of the water-closets in theLaborers, &c. Capitol, four hundred and thirty-eight dollars. For compensation to the public gardener, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of eighteen laborers employed in the public grounds and President’s garden, ten thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of the keeper of the western gate, Capitol Square, eight hundred and seventy-six dollars. For compensation of two day watchmen employed in the Capitol Square, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation of two night watchmen employed at the President’s house, one thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of the door-keeper at the President’s house, six hundred dollars. For compensation of the assistant door-keeper at the President’s house, four hundred and thirty-eight dollars. For compensation of one night watchman employed for the better protection of the buildings lying south of the Capitol, and used as public stables and carpenter’s shops, six hundred dollars.
For extending the propagating department of the botanic garden, andBotanic garden. introducing water into the same from the Capitol Square, twenty-six hundred dollars to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Buildings. For compensation of two draw-keepers at the two bridges across theDraw-keepers. eastern branch of the Potomac, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, one thousand one hundred and eighty dollars. For compensation of the auxiliary guard, and for fuel and oil forAuxiliary guard, fuel and oil. lamps, nineteen thousand four hundred dollars.
For furnace-keeper at the President’s house, three hundred and sixty-fiveFurnace-keeper. dollars. For procuring manure, tools, fuel, repairs, purchasing trees and shrubs for botanic gardens, twenty-three hundred dollars, to be expended underBotanic gardens. the direction of the Library Committee of Congress. 220 For pay of horticulturist and assistants in the botanic garden and green houses, five thousand one hundred and twenty-one dollars and fifty cents, to be expended under the direction of the Library Committee of Congress.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That the provisions of the twenty-eighth Act of 1855, ch. 175, § 28, respecting a work of art by H. Powers extended.Vol. x. p. 674.section of the act entitled “An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, and for other purposes,” approved third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, be and the same is hereby extended for the term of two years.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted*, That the persons having claims for Claims respecting Cayuse war, 1854, ch. 106.Vol. x. p. 311.services rendered, or expenses incurred, in the Cayuse war, who failed to present them within the time prescribed by law, shall be entitled to receive payment therefor, as though the same had been presented within the time prescribed by law, to be paid out of the unexpended appropriation heretofore made for the payment of such services and expenses, including Mr.
Goodwin.the claim of Mr. Goodwin, for services as clerk to Governor Gaines while acting as Cayuse war commissioner. Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted*, That in addition to those now Number of clerks in departments of state and treasury.authorized by law, there may be employed by the Secretary of State, one clerk of class two, by the Secretary of the Treasury in the office of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department five clerks of class two, and such sum us may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this section to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 5. Assistant secretary of the treasury how appointed.*And be it further enacted*, That the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted*, That all the provisions of the eighth section of the act entitled “An act to regulate the diplomatic and consular systems of the United States,” approved August eighteenth, Construction of act of 1856, ch. 127, § 8, as to compensation.*Ante*, p. 56.1855, ch. 133.Vol. x. p. 619.eighteen hundred and fifty-six, shall be construed equally to extend to the persons in said eighth section mentioned who shall have been appointed subsequent to the act entitled “An act to remodel the diplomatic and consular system of the United States,” approved March the first, eighteen hundred and fifty-five.
Sec. 7. *And be it further enacted*, That the difference between the Late secretary of legation at Madrid.salary received by the late secretary of legation of the United States at Madrid while acting as chargé d’affaires in the years eighteen hundred and fifty-two, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and eighteen hundred and fifty-five, and the salary to which he would have been entitled as chargé d’affaires for the same periods, two thousand seven hundred and six dollars and thirteen cents, and for the amount of an outfit of a chargé d’affaires the further sum of four thousand five hundred dollars.
Sec. 8. *And be it further enacted*, That the consent of Congress is Thomas H. Seymour authorized to accept a memento from the Emperor of Russia.hereby given that Thomas H. Seymour, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to the government of Russia, pursuant to the request of that government, may accept therefrom such memento of the solemnities attending the coronation of the present emperor, as it may be the pleasure of the emperor to present to him, such as is shown in the correspondence transmitted by the American envoy to the Department of State.
Sec. 9. *And be it further enacted*, That the judges of the supreme Terms of court in Minnesota.court in the Territory of Minnesota are hereby authorized to hold court within their respective districts in the counties wherein by the laws of said territory, courts have been or may be established: *Provided* the expenses thereof shall he paid by such counties respectively. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 108. 1857. 221 Sec. 10. *And be it further enacted*, That so much of an act creatingEl Paso, Texas, not to be included in collection district of Paso del Norte.1854, ch. 198.Vol. x. p. 335. a collection district in Texas and New Mexico, approved August second, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, as includes the county of El Paso, in Texas, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved, March 3, 1857.