Chapter CCV. *making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.* June 23, 1860. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That
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Chap. CCV.— An Act *making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.* June 23, 1860. *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 Appropriation.otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year eliding the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, namely: *Legislative.—*For compensation and mileage of senators, one hundred Pay &c. of Senators,and eighty-nine thousand one hundred and thirty-eight dollars and twenty eight cents.
For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving of officers &c. of Senate,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, at one thousand and eighty dollars each; 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 92 THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 205. 1860.folding room, one thousand five hundred dollars; two messengers, acting as assistant doorkeepers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each: six teen 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; clerk to the Committee on Finance, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Claims, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; clerk of printing records, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; chaplain, seven hundred and fifty dollars—making seventy-nine thousand six hundred and sixty-four dollars.
Contingencies of Senate. For contingent expenses of the Senate, viz.: For lithographing and engraving, thirty thousand dollars. For binding, fifty thousand dollars. For stationery, twelve thousand dollars. For newspapers, three thousand three hundred dollars. For Congressional Globe, and binding the same, thirty-two thousand dollars. For reporting proceedings in the Daily Globe for the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, at seven dollars and fifty cents per column, eleven thousand dollars.
For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the Senate, for the Congressional Globe, for reporting the proceedings of the Senate for the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, eight hundred dollars each, three thousand two hundred dollars. For clerks to committees, pages, horses, and carryalls, fourteen thousand nine hundred and thirty-six dollars. For Capitol police, eight thousand two hundred dollars. For expenses of the heating, ventilating and lighting apparatus, twelve thousand dollars.
Miscellaneous. 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, six hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Officers &c. of House. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an animal 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; eleven clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; 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; two messengers, at one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars each; one messenger, at one thousand seven hundred and forty dollars; five messengers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; six messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; eleven messengers to be employed during the session of Congress, at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars each per annum; messenger to the Speaker, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars; clerk to the Committee on Claims, one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk to 93the Committee of Ways and Means, one thousand eight hundred dollars;
Chaplain, seven hundred and fifty dollars—making eighty-one thousand two hundred and forty-eight dollars and sixteen cents. For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz.: Contingencies of the House. For binding documents, fifty thousand dollars. For furniture repairs, and boxes for members, ten thousand dollars. For stationery, fifteen thousand dollars. For horses, carriages, and saddle horses, six thousand dollars. For fuel, oil, and candles, including pay of engineer, firemen, and laborers, and materials for engine room, fifteen thousand dollars.
For newspapers, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For Capitol police, eight thousand four hundred and twenty dollars. For laborers, six thousand two hundred and eighty-five dollars. For pages and temporary mail boys, four thousand five hundred dollars. For folding documents, including pay of folders, wrapping paper, twine, and paste, thirty thousand dollars. For cartage, two thousand dollars. For the compensation of the draughtsman and clerks employed upon the land maps, clerks to committees, and temporary clerks in the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars.
For two mail boys, at nine hundred dollars each, and the messenger in charge of the south extension, three thousand three hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, forty thousand dollars. Miscellaneous. For twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for Congressional Globe and Appendix. Proviso. Cost.each member and delegate of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, seventeen thousand four hundred and twenty-four dollars: *Provided,* That the entire cost of each copy shall not exceed six dollars for the first annual session, and three dollars for the second annual session.
For binding twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for each member and delegate of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, six thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine dollars, and sixty cents. For reporting proceedings in the Daily Globe for the second session Reporting.of the Thirty-sixth Congress, at seven dollars and fifty cents per column, eight thousand dollars: *Provided,* That in auditing and settling the account Proviso. What shall not be allowed John C.
Rives in account.of John C. Rives for the reports of House proceedings and debates, nothing shall be allowed for revised speeches, a report of which has once been published, nor for messages and reports from the executive officers of the government, except the annual message of the President and the annual reports proper of the heads of Departments, nor for reports from committees of the Senate; and the sixteenth section of the act entitled Repeal of 1860, ch. 129, § 16. Vol. xi. p. 92.“An act making appropriations for certain civil expenses of the government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven,” approved eighteenth August, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, is hereby repealed.
For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the House for the Congressional Globe, for reporting the proceedings of the House for the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars. *Library of Congress.—*For compensation of Librarian, three assistant Library of Congress,librarians, and messenger, nine thousand 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 compensation of the Superintendent of Public Printing, and the Public Printing. Number of clerks of Superintendent.clerks and messenger in his office, nine thousand seven hundred and four teen dollars, and that hereafter, the Superintendent of Public Printing shall not be allowed to employ more than three clerks in his office. 94 Contingencies. For contingent expenses of his office, viz.: For blank books, stationery, postage, advertising for proposals for paper, furniture, travelling expenses, cartage and labor in storing and transportation of paper, and miscellaneous items, two thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Paper. For paper required for the printing of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, one hundred thousand dollars. For printing required for the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, seventy thousand dollars. Court cf 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, books, fuel, lights, labor, and miscellaneous items for the Court of Claims, four thousand 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. For compensation to the private secretary, steward, and messenger of the President of the United States, four thousand six hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Executive office, including stationery therefor, three hundred and fifty dollars.
State Department. *Department of State.—*For compensation of the Secretary of State, and Assistant Secretary of State, clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars. Contingencies. *For the Incidental and Contingent Expenses of said Department.—*For publishing the laws in pamphlet form, and in newspapers of the States and Territories, and in the city of Washington, sixteen thousand seven hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For stationery, blank-books, binding, furniture, fixtures, repairs, painting, and glazing, ten thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. For copper-plate printing, books, and maps, two thousand dollars. For extra clerk hire and copying, two thousand dollars. To enable the Secretary of State to purchase fifty copies, each, of volumes Howard’s Reports.twenty-two and twenty-three of Howard’s Reports of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, five hundred dollars.
Northeast Executive Building. *Northeast Executive Building.—*For compensation of four watchmen and two laborers of the Northeast Executive Building, three thousand six hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz.: for fuel, light, repairs, and miscellaneous expenses, four thousand five hundred dollars. Treasury Department. *Treasury Department.—*For compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, forty-eight thousand six hundred dollars. 1st.
Comptroller’s office. For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger, and laborers in his office, twenty-eight thousand three hundred and forty dollars. 2d. Comptroller’s office. For compensation of the Second Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty-six thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. 1st. Auditor’s office. For compensation of the First Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, thirty-five thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. 2d.
Auditor’s office. For compensation of the Second Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, thirty-five thousand five hundred and forty dollars. 95 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 six hundred and forty dollars. And that the twenty-nine clerks, Clerks.now transferred by the Secretary of the Treasury from the Third Auditor’s Office to other bureaus of the Treasury Department, shall be permanently transferred to those offices, and taken from that of the Third Auditor; but nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to take Proviso.from the several heads of Departments the power to transfer clerks temporarily from one office or bureau to another.
For compensation of the Fourth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, 4th Auditor’s office.and assistant messenger in his office, twenty-six thousand eight hundred and four dollars and seventy-two cents. For compensation of the Fifth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and 5th Auditor’s office.laborer in his office, seventeen thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Office of Auditor for P. O. Department.Department, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, one hundred and seventy-two 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-seven thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Register of the Treasury, and the clerks, messenger, Register’s office.assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty-one thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and the clerks and Solicitor’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. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborers of the Light-house Office of Lighthouse Board.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, advertising, and extra clerk hire for preparing Extra clerks.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 Pay.third cents per day for the time actually and necessarily employed—and for miscellaneous items, twelve thousand 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 Constitution, to be filed and preserved for the use of the office, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, one thousand two hundred dollars.
In the office of the First Auditor: 1st Auditor’s office. For blank-books, binding, stationery, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, including subscription for the Constitution and National Intelligencer, to be filed for the use of the office, one thousand five 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. 96 4th Auditors office.
In the office of the Fourth Auditor: For stationery, books, binding, labor, and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. 5th Auditor’s office. In the office of the Fifth Auditor: For blank-books, binding, stationery, office furniture, carpeting, and miscellaneous expenses, in which are included two daily newspapers, eight hundred dollars. Treasurer’s office. In the office of the Treasurer: For blank-books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. Register’s office.
In the office of the Register: 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 carpeting, four thousand dollars. Light-house board. *Light-house Board.—*For blank-books, binding, stationery, miscellaneous expenses, and postage, six hundred dollars.
S. E. Executive Building, extension thereof, &c. *For the General Purposes of the Southeast Executive Building, including the Extension and the Building occupied by the Attorney-General and the First Auditor.*—For compensation of twelve watchmen and eleven laborers of the Southeast Executive Building, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, fuel, light, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Department of the Interior. Secretary’s office. *Department of the Interior.—*For compensation of the Secretary of the Interior, and the clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, thirty-six thousand nine hundred dollars.
Office of Land Commissioner. For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and the recorder, draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, packers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, one hundred and seventy-three thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars. For additional clerks in the General Land Office, under the act of 1855, ch. 207. Vol. x. p. 701. Proviso.third March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, granting bounty land, 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 tor piece work, or by the day, week, month, or year, at such rate, or rates as he may deem just and fair.
Additional land district in Washington Territory. 1860, ch. 50. *Ante,* p. 16. [Repealed, *post,* p. 218.] To enable the Secretary of the Interior to carry into effect the act approved the sixteenth of May, eighteen hundred and sixty, creating an additional land district in Washington Territory, eight thousand dollars: *Provided,* That said sum shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of land in said district, and not otherwise. Commissioner of Indian affairs. For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, watchmen and laborers in his office, thirty-one thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of five extra clerks employed in the Indian Office, 1854, ch. 267. Vol. x. p. 576. 1852, ch. 204. Vol. x. p. 686.under acts of August five, eighteen hundred and fifty-four and March three, eighteen hundred and fifty-five and under appropriations made from year to year, seven thousand dollars. For compensation of one clerk in the Indian Office, employed to enable the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the regulations prescribed to 1855, ch. 204, § 7, Vol. x. p. 700.give effect to the seventh section of the act of third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, granting bounty Lands to Indians, one thousand 1bur hundred dollars.
Commissioner of Pensions. For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, one hundred and nine thousand three hundred and forty dollars. 97 *Contingent Expenses—Department of the Interior.—* Contingent expenses. 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, six thousand five hundred dollars.
For expenses of packing and distributing congressional journals and documents, in pursuance of the provisions contained in the joint resolution VoL xi. p. 258.of Congress approved twenty-eighth January, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, 1859, ch. 22, Vol. xi. p. 372.and act February fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, three thousand dollars. Office of Indian Affairs: Office of Indian Affairs. For blank-books, binding, stationery, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, including two of the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, five thousand 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; also, for contingent expenses, in addition, under swamp land act of twenty-eighth September, 1650, ch. 84. 1860, ch. 85. 1852, ch. 19. 1852, ch. 114.eighteen hundred and fifty, military bounty acts of 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, forty-two thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights, and incidental expenses attending the same, including pay of furnace-keepers, two thousand dollars. Pension Office: Pension Office. For stationery, binding books, furniture, and repairing the same, miscellaneous items, including two daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, and for engraving and retouching plates for bounty land warrants, printing and binding the same, also for expenses in removing the office from Seventeenth to Seventh Streets, and for furniture in the new office, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For compensation of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, and the Commissioner of Public Buildings.clerk and messenger in his office, four thousand two hundred dollars. For stationery, blank-books, plan, drawings, and other contingent expenses of the office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, two hundred and fifty dollars. *Surveyors General and their Clerics.—*For compensation of the surveyor Surveyors General and their clerks.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 Louisiana.in his office, four thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Florida, and the clerks in Florida.his office, five thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Wisconsin and Iowa, and Wisconsin and Iowa.the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Oregon, and the clerks in Oregon.his office, seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of surveyor general’s office in Oregon, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of California, and the clerks Californiain his office, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of surveyor general’s office in California, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger, two thousand five hundred dollars. 98 Washington Territory. For compensation of the surveyor general of Washington Territory, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars.
For office rent for the surveyor general of Washington Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars. New Mexico For compensation of the surveyor general of New Mexico, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. For rent of the surveyor general’s office in New Mexico, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of translator in the office of the surveyor general of New Mexico, one thousand four hundred and sixty-seven dollars and six cents.
Kansas and Nebraska. For compensation of the surveyor general of Kansas and Nebraska, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For office rent of the surveyor general of Kansas and Nebraska, fuel, and incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars. Utah. For compensation of the surveyor general of Utah and the clerks in his office, eight thousand dollars. For rent of the surveyor general’s office in Utah, fuel, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.
Minnesota. For compensation of the surveyor general of Minnesota, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. Clerks of surveyors general. 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, twenty-five thousand dollars. Recorder in Missouri.
For salary of the recorder of land-titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars. War Department, Secretary’s office. *War Department.—*For compensation of the Secretary of War, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty-two thousand dollars. Office of Adjutant General; For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the adjutant general, thirteen thousand six hundred and forty dollars. of Quartermaster General; For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the quartermaster general, sixteen thousand four hundred and forty dollars. of Paymaster General;
For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the paymaster general, twelve thousand four hundred and forty dollars. of Commissary General; For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office of the commissary general, ten thousand and forty dollars. of Surgeon General; For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the surgeon general, five thousand two hundred and forty dollars. of Topographical Engineers; For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office of topographical engineers, ten thousand six hundred and forty dollars. of Chief Engineer;
For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the chief engineer, eight thousand two hundred and forty dollars. of Colonel of Ordnance. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the colonel of ordnance, twelve thousand two hundred and forty dollars. Contingencies of War Department. *Contingent Expenses of the War Department.—* Office of the Secretary of War: For blank-books, stationery, books, maps, extra clerk hire, and miscellaneous items, five 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. 99 Office of the Paymaster General: Contingencies of War Department For blank-books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars. Office of the Commissary General: For blank-hooks, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand two 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 Colonel of Ordnance: For blank-books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, five hundred 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 four 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.—*For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department.and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger and laborer in his office, twenty-nine thousand six hundred dollars.
For compensation of the chief of the bureau of navy-yards and docks, Bureau of yards and docks;and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, fourteen thousand one hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the chief of the bureau of ordnance and hydrography, of ordnance and hydrography;and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, twelve thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the chief of the bureau of construction, equipment, of construction, &c.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.
For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the bureau of provisions and clothing;of provisions and clothing, eight thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery, of medicine and surgery.and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, nine thousand five hundred and forty dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the Navy Department.—* Contingent Expenses of Navy Department. Office of the Secretary of the Navy:
For blank-books, binding, stationery, newspapers, periodicals, and miscellaneous items, two thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. Bureau of Yards and Docks: For stationery, books, plans, and drawings, eight hundred dollars. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography: For blank-books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, seven hundred and fifty 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. 100 Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: For blank-books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, four hundred and fifty dollars. Southwest Executive Building. *For the general purposes of the Southwest Executive Building.—*For 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. *Post-Office Department.—*For compensation of the Postmaster-General, three Assistant Postmasters-General, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers of said department, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars. Contingencies of Post-Office Department. Contingent Expenses of said Department: For blank-books, binding, and stationery, fuel for the General Post-Office building, including the Auditor’s Office, oil, gas, and candles, printing, day watchman, and for miscellaneous items, for repairs of the General Post-Office building, for office furniture, glazing, painting, whitewashing, and for keeping the fire-places and furnaces in order, fifteen thousand dollars.
General Post-Office Extension. *General Post-Office Extension.—*For watchmen, engineer, (for steam engines,) laborers, fuel, gas, candles, repairs of furniture, and for miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Paper and printing for Executive Departments. *Printing for Executive Departments.—*For paper and printing for the executive departments, including the annual estimates of appropriations, and the paper, printing, and binding of the annual statement of commerce and navigation of the United States, fifty-five thousand dollars.
Mint. *Mint of the United States—* Philadelphia. *At Philadelphia.—*For salaries of the director, treasurer, assayer, 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, sixty-seven thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including wastage, in addition to other available funds, thirty thousand dollars. For specimens of ores and coins to be reserved at the mint, three hundred dollars.
For transportation of bullion from the New York assay office to the United States mint for coinage, five thousand dollars. San Francisco. *At San Francisco, California.—*For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, assayer, melter and refiner, coiner, and five clerks, thirty thousand five hundred dollars. For wages of workmen and adjusters, ninety-six thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including wastage, in addition to other available funds, twenty-nine thousand four hundred and forty dollars and twenty-one cents.
Assay Office, New York. *Assay Office, New Fork.—*For salaries of officers and clerk, twenty-four thousand nine hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, twenty-four thousand dollars. New Orleans. *At New Orleans.—*For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, assayer, coiner, melter and refiner, and three clerks, eighteen thousand three hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, twenty-eight thousand five hundred and nine teen dollars and forty-five cents. For incidental and contingent expenses, including wastage, in addition to other available funds, thirty thousand dollars.
Charlotte. *At Charlotte, North Carolina.—*For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk, six thousand dollars. For wages of workmen, three thousand five hundred dollars 101 *At Dahlonega, Georgia.—*For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, Dahlonega.and clerk, six thousand dollars. GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES. *Territory of New Mexico.—*For salaries of governor, three judges, and Government to the Territories. New Mexico.secretary, twelve thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For interpreter and translator in the executive office, five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, ten thousand dollars. *Territory of Utah.—*For salaries of governor, three judges, and secretary, Utah.twelve thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars. *Territory of Washington.—*For salaries of governor, three judges, and Washington.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 the governor, three judges, Nebraska.and 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 thousand dollars. *Territory of Nansas.—*For salaries of governor, three judges, and secretary, Kansas.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. *Judiciary.—*For salaries of the chief justice of the supreme court, and Judiciary, supreme court, &c.eight associate justices, fifty-four thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries of the district judges, one hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For salary of the circuit judge of California, six thousand dollars. For salaries of the chief justice of the District of Columbia, the associate judges, and the judges of the criminal court and the orphans’ court, fifteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. *Office of the Attorney General.—*For salaries of the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General.Assistant Attorney General, and the clerks and messenger in his office, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of the office of the Attorney General, two thousand dollars. For purchase of law and necessary books for the office of the Attorney General, five hundred dollars. For the purchase of deficient State reports and statutes for the office of the Attorney General, five hundred dollars. For fuel and labor for the office of the Attorney General, five hundred dollars. For furniture and bookcases for office of Attorney General, three hundred dollars. For legal assistance and other necessary expenditures in the disposal Expenses of California land claims.of private land claims in California, ten thousand dollars. 102 For special and other extraordinary expenses of California land claims twenty thousand dollars.
Reporter. For salary of the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, one thousand three hundred dollars. For one hundred and fifty copies of volume twenty-third of Howard’s Reports of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States to be furnished by the reporter thereof to the State Department for distribution according to existing laws, seven hundred and fifty dollars. District Attorneys. For compensation of the district attorneys, eleven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Marshals. For compensation of the marshals, ten thousand four hundred dollars. Court expenses, &c., and prosecution of crime. For defraying the expenses of the supreme, circuit, and district courts 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 sixty-one, 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 safe keeping of prisoners, one million of dollars.
Counterfeiting coin. *Post,* p. 533. For the detection and bringing to trial of persons engaged in counterfeiting the coin of the United States, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, ten thousand dollars. Independent Treasury. *Independent Treasury.—*For salaries of the assistant treasurers of the United States at New York, Boston, Charleston, and Saint 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.
For salaries of five of the additional clerks authorized by the acts of 1848, ch. 90. 1848, ch. 166. 1851, ch. 32. 1855, ch. 175.sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, and paid under acts of twelfth August, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, five thousand seven hundred dollars. 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. Steamboat Inspectors. 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. Laborers, &c.
For compensation to the laborer in charge of the water-closets in the Capitol, four hundred and thirty-eight dollars. For compensation to the public gardener, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of twenty-two laborers employed in the public grounds and President’s garden, thirteen thousand two 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 doorkeeper at the President’s house, six hundred dollars. For compensation of the assistant doorkeeper at the President’s house, six hundred dollars. For compensation of one night watchman employed for the better pro-103tection of the buildings lying south of the Capitol, and used as public stables and carpenters’ shops, six hundred dollars. For compensation of watchmen employed on reservation number two, six hundred dollars.
For compensation of four draw-keepers at the Potomac bridge, and for Bridges.fuel, oil, and lamps, three thousand two hundred and sixty-six dollars. For compensation of two draw-keepers at the two bridges across the 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 one lieutenant, and for Auxiliary Guard.fuel, oil, and lamps, and for twenty policemen, to be appointed in the same manner as the Auxiliary Guard, thirty-two thousand four hundred dollars; and that there be paid to the corporation of the city of Washington out of money heretofore appropriated the compensation of one lieutenant of police.
For furnace-keeper at the President’s house, six hundred dollars. Furnace-keeper. *Expenses of the Collection of .Revenue from Lands.—*To meet the Collection of revenue from lands.expenses of collecting the revenue from the sale of public lands in the several States and Territories: For salaries and commissions of registers of land offices and receivers of public moneys, two hundred and sixty-two thousand seven hundred dollars. For expenses of depositing public moneys by receivers of public moneys, thirty thousand dollars.
For incidental expenses of the several land offices, thirty thousand dollars. *Penitentiary.—*For compensation of the warden, clerk, physician, Penitentiary.chaplain, assistant keepers, guards, and matron of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia, thirteen thousand six 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, six thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars and twenty-five cents.
For payment of messengers of the respective States for conveying to Conveying electoral votes.the seat of government the votes of the electors of the said States for President and Vice-President of the United States, twenty thousand dollars. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the twenty-third section of the Act 1842, ch. 202, § 23, repealed. Vol. v. p. 633.act entitled “An act legalizing and making appropriations for such necessary objects as have usually been included in the general appropriation bills without authority of law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental expenses of the departments and offices of the government, and for other purposes,” approved twenty-sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-two, is hereby repealed:
And the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to pay, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amount as may by him be regarded as reasonable and Rent of court rooms at Los Angelos, California, to be paid.just for the rent of the rooms occupied by the United States courts at Los Angelos, California, from the twenty-seventh October, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, to the fifth August, eighteen hundred and fifty-six: *Provided,* That the whole amount paid shall not exceed the sum of three Proviso.thousand dollars.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That all purchases and contracts for Purchases and contracts, except for personal services, &c., to be made after advertising for proposal. [Repealed in part, 1861. ch. 49, & 5, *post*, p. 150; wholly, 1861, ch. 44, & 10, *post,* p. 226.]supplies or services in any of the departments of the government, except for personal services, when the public exigencies do not require the immediate delivery of the article or articles, or performance of the service, shall be made by advertising, a sufficient time previously, for proposals respecting the same.
When immediate delivery or performance is required by the public exigency, the articles or service required may be procured by open purchase or contract at the places and in the manner in which such 104 THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 205, 211. 1860.articles are usually bought and sold, or such services engaged between Contracts, &c., not to be made except authorized by law. Except, &c.individuals. No contract or purchase shall hereafter be made unless the same be authorized by law, or be under an appropriation adequate to its fulfilment, except in the War and Navy Departments, for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters or transportation, which, however, shall not exceed the necessities of the current year.
No arms, nor military supplies Patent arms, &c., not to be bought, &c.whatever, which are of a patented invention, shall be purchased, nor the right of using or applying any patented invention, unless the same shall be authorized by law, and the appropriation therefor explicitly set forth that it is for such patented invention. War debt of California. Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay out of the unexpended balance of appropriation for the war debt of the State of California, made by the last section 1854, ch. 267. § 9.
Vol. x. p. 582.of the act approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, entitled “An act making appropriation for the support of the army for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-five,” any outstanding and unpaid bonds and coupons issued by said State, for said war debt prior to the passage of said act, but bearing date subsequent to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-four: *Provided,* Proviso.That no payment shall be made beyond the unexpended amount of said appropriation now remaining in the treasury; and also, that there be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of twenty-two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be required, for extra compensation and salaries to the district judges of California, under the provisions of the seventh section of the act entitled “An act to define and regulate the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States in California, in regard to the survey and location of California private land claims,” approved June, [sixteenth] eighteen hundred and sixty.
Approved, June 23, 1860.