Chapter LIX. making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and for the Year eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and for other Purposes
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Chap. LIX.— An Act making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and for the Year eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and for other Purposes.Feb. 25, 1863. *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 treasuryLegislative, &c., appropriations. not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, namely: 683THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 59. 1863. Legislative.—For compensation and mileage of Senators, two hundredPay, &c., of senators. and forty thousand four hundred and thirty dollars. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receivingPay 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 folding room, one thousand five hundred dollars; two messengers, acting as assistant doorkeepers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; seventeen 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; clerk to the Committee on Finance, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; clerk to the Committee of Claims, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; clerk of printing records, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; chaplain to the Senate, seven hundred and fifty dollars; making seventy-nine thousand and fourteen dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Senate, viz:Contingencies of Senate. For stationery, fifteen thousand dollars. For newspapers, three thousand dollars. For Congressional Globe, twenty thousand dollars. For reporting proceedings in the Daily Globe for the first session ofReporting. the Thirty-eighth Congress, ten 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 first regular session of the Thirty-eighth Congress, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars.
For clerks to committees, pages, horses, and carryalls, thirty-nine thousandClerks. dollars. For Capitol police, ten thousand two hundred and twenty-four dollars.Capitol police. For expenses of heating and ventilating apparatus, fourteen thousandHeating. dollars. For miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars.Miscellaneous. For compensation and mileage of members of the House of RepresentativesPay of representatives and delegates, and delegates, from Territories, nine hundred and thirty-four thousand dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receivingof officers, &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; eleven clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; principal messenger in the office, at four dollars and eighty cents per day, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-six dollars and eighty cents; three messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; messenger to the Speaker, at four dollars and eighty cents per day, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-684six dollars and eighty cents; clerk to the Committee of Ways and Means,Miscellaneous. one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk to the Committee of Claims, one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk to the Committee on Public Lands, one thousand eight hundred dollars; 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; two mail boys, at nine hundred dollars each;
Capitol police, eleven thousand one hundred and seventy dollars; 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-six dollars and eighty cents 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; twelve messengers, to be employed during the session of Congress, at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars each per annum; chaplain to the House of Representatives, seven hundred and fifty dollars; making one hundred and three thousand four hundred and eighty-seven dollars and twenty cents.
For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz:Contingencies of House. For cartage, two thousand dollars. For twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix forCongressional Globe and Appendix. each member and delegate of the first regular session of the thirty-eighth Congress, and one hundred copies of the same for the House Library, thirty-nine thousand nine hundred and seventy-six dollars. For the compensation of clerks to committees, and temporary clerks inClerks. the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, eighteen thousand eight hundred and sixty-four dollars.
For folding documents, including materials, thirty thousand dollars.Folding. For fuel and lights, including pay of engineers, firemen, and laborers,Fuel and lights. repairs, and materials, twelve thousand dollars. For furniture, repairs, and packing boxes for members, ten thousandFurniture, &c. dollars. For horses, carriages, and saddle horses, seven thousand five hundredHorses, &c. dollars. For laborers, seven thousand dollars.Laborers. For miscellaneous items, forty thousand dollars.Miscellaneous.
For newspapers, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.Newspapers. For pages and temporary mail boys, ten thousand two hundred and sixPages. dollars. For reporting and publishing proceedings in the Daily Globe, at sevenReporting. dollars and fifty cents per column, fifteen thousand dollars. For stationery, twelve thousand dollars. For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the House for the Congressional Globe for reporting the proceedings of the House for the first regular session of the Thirty-eighth Congress, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars.
Library of Congress.—For compensation of librarian, three assistantLibrary of Congress. librarians, messenger, and laborers, ten 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 stone flooring for library of Congress, four thousand dollars. Public Printing.—For compensation of the Superintendent of PublicPublic printing.
Printing, and the clerks and messenger in his office, nine thousand seven hundred and seventeen dollars and sixty cents. For contingent expenses of his office, viz; For blank books, stationery,685 postage, advertising for proposals for paper, furniture, travelling expenses, horses and wagons, servant, and miscellaneous items, two thousand four hundred and twenty dollars. For the public printing, one hundred and twenty-four thousand fiveCertain engraving, &c., to be awarded to lowest bidder. hundred and thirty-nine dollars and seventy cents: *Provided,* That all lithographing and engraving, where the probable cost exceeds two hundred and fifty dollars, shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder for the interest of the Government, after due advertisement by the Superintendent of Public Printing.
For paper for the public printing, including the Post-office blanks, onePaper for public printing. hundred and eighty-three thousand five hundred and twelve dollars. For the public binding, two hundred and twenty thousand three hundredBinding. and seventy-eight dollars and eight cents. Court of Claims.—For salaries of three judges of the Court of Claims,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, laborers’ hire, and other contingent and miscellaneous expenses, three thousand dollars. For compensation of attorneys to attend to taking testimony, and witnesses and commissioners, one thousand dollars. Executive.—For compensation of the President of the United States,Executive. twenty-five thousand dollars. For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, eight thousand dollars. For compensation of 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, one thousand dollars. Department of State.—For compensation of the Secretary of State andState Department. Assistant Secretary of State, clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars. For the Incidental and Contingent Expenses of said Department.—Contingencies.Laws.For publishing the laws in pamphlet form, and in newspapers of the States and Territories, and in the city of Washington, seventeen thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For proof-reading, and packing the laws and documents for the various legations and consulates, including boxes and transportation of the same, three thousand dollars. For stationery, blank-books, binding, furniture, fixtures, and repairs, twelve thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars. For copper-plate printing, books, and maps, five thousand dollars. For extra clerk hire and copying, ten thousand dollars. Northeast Executive Building.—For compensation of four watchmenNortheast 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, repairs, and miscellaneous expenses, five thousand five hundred dollars. Treasury Department.—For compensation of the Secretary of theTreasury department. Treasury, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty-four thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger,1st Comptroller’s office. and laborers in his office, thirty-three thousand seven hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the Second Comptroller, and the clerks, messen-2d Comptroller’s office.686ger, and laborer in his office, twenty-eight thousand two hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the First Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, assistant1st Auditor’s office. messenger, and laborer in his office, forty-two 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-eight thousand one 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, ninety-three thousand four hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Fourth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger,4th Auditor’s office. and assistant messenger in his office, thirty-one thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Fifth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and5th 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-OfficeOffice of Auditor for P. O. Department. Department, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, one hundred and eighty-two thousand seven 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-nine 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-three thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and the clerksSolicitor’s office. and messenger in his office, eighteen thousand five 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 laborer of the Light-houseLight-house Board. Board, nine thousand two hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and clerks,Commissioner of Internal Revenue. procuring dies, stamps, adhesive stamps, paper, printing forms and regulations, advertising, and any other expenses of carrying into effect the act of July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, five hundred thousand1862, ch. 111.*Ante*, p. 432. dollars. Contingent Expenses of the Treasury Department.Treasury Department contingencies. In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury:Secretary’s office.
For copying, labor, binding, sealing ships’ registers, translating foreign languages, advertising, and extra clerk hire for preparing and collecting information to be laid before Congress, and for miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars. For compensation of temporary clerks in the Treasury Department:Secretary may classify clerks. *Provided,* That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to classify the clerks authorized according to the character of their services, or assign to such of them as he shall see fit any compensation not exceeding that of clerks of the first class, two hundred 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, and miscellaneous items, including subscription to one city newspaper, to be bound and preserved for the use of the office, one thousand two hundred dollars. 687 In the office of the First Auditor:1st Auditor’s office.
For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, and subscription to one city newspaper, one thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the Second Auditor:2d Auditor’s office. For stationery, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, including two of the city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved, for the use of the office, and for additional office furniture for the contemplated increase of the clerical force of the office, ten thousand dollars. In the office of the Third Auditor:3d Auditor’s office.
For blank books, binding, stationery, office furniture, carpeting, two newspapers, preserving files and papers, bounty land service, and miscellaneous items, two thousand two hundred dollars. In the office of the Fourth Auditor:4th Auditor’s office. For contingent expenses of the office, one thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the Fifth Auditor:5th Auditor’s office. For blank books, stationery, postage, and miscellaneous expenses, in which are included two daily newspapers, one thousand dollars.
In the office of the Treasurer:Treasurer’s office. For contingent expenses of the office, one thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the Register:Register’s office. For stationery, arranging and binding cancelled marine papers, cases for official papers and records, and miscellaneous items, including office furniture and carpeting, five thousand dollars. Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury:Solicitor’s office. For stationery, labor, and miscellaneous items, and for statutes and reports, two thousand two hundred dollars.
Office of the Commissioner of Customs:Office of Commissioner of Customs. For stationery, miscellaneous items, and office furniture, one thousand five hundred dollars. Light-house Board:Light-house Board. For stationery, miscellaneous expenses, and postage, six hundred dollars. For the General Purposes of the Southeast Executive Building, includingSoutheast Executive Building the Extension.—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, labor, and miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars. Department of the Interior.—For compensation of the Secretary ofDepartment of Interior. the Interior, Assistant Secretary, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, forty-four thousand seven hundred dollars. 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, seven thousand dollars. For casual repairs of the Patent-Office building, fifteen hundred dollars.Repairs of Patent Office. For expenses of packing and distributing Congressional journals andDistributing Congressional journals and documents.Vol. xi. p. 253.1859, ch. 22.Vol. xi. p. 379. documents, in pursuance of the provisions contained in the joint resolution of Congress, approved twenty-eighth January, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and act fifth February, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, six 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. For compensation of the commissioner of the General Land Office,Commissioner General Land Office.688 chief clerk, and the recorder, draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, packers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, one hundred and seventy-five thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
For additional clerks in the General Land Office, under the act ofAdditional clerks.1855, ch. 207.Vol. x. p. 701. 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 for piece-work, or by the day, week, month, or year, at such rate or rates as he may deem just and fair, not exceeding a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum.
For fuel, lights, and incidental expenses attending the same, including pay of furnace-keeper, four thousand dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and theCommissioner of Indian Affairs, clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, watchmen, and laborer in his office, thirty-one thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the clerks,of Pensions. messenger, assistant messengers, watchman, and laborers in his office, one hundred and thirty-five thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For travelling expenses for a special agent, two thousand five hundred 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, fifteen thousand dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, and theCommissioner of Public Buildings. clerk and messenger in his office, four thousand two hundred dollars.
For stationery, blank books, plans, drawings, and other contingent expenses of the office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, five hundred dollars. Surveyors-General and their Clerks.—For compensation of the surveyor-generalSurveyors-General and their clerks. of Wisconsin and Iowa, and the clerks in his office, five thousand seven hundred dollars.Wisconsin and Iowa. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Oregon, and the clerks in his office, five thousand five hundred dollars.Oregon.
For compensation of the surveyor-general of California, and the clerksCalifornia. in his office, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Washington Territory,Washington. and the clerks in his office, six thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of New Mexico, and theNew Mexico. clerks in his office, three thousand dollars. For compensation of translator in the office of the surveyor-general of New Mexico, two thousand dollars.
For compensation of the surveyor-general of Kansas and Nebraska,Kansas and Nebraska. and the clerks in his office, six thousand one hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Minnesota, and the clerksMinnesota. in his office, five thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of the Territory of Colorado,Colorado. and the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of the Territory of Dakota,Dakota. and the clerks in his office, two thousand nine hundred and six dollars and fifty-nine cents.
For rent of surveyor-general’s office in Oregon, fuel, books, stationery,Oregon. and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger, two thousand dollars. For rent of surveyor-general’s office in California, fuel, books, sta-California.689tionery, and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger, four thousand dollars. For office rent for the surveyor-general of Washington Territory, fuel,Washington. books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.
For rent of the surveyor-general’s office in New Mexico, fuel, books,New Mexico. stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. For office rent of the surveyor-general of Kansas and Nebraska, fuel,Kansas and Nebraska. and incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of the surveyor-general’s office in the Territory of Colorado,Colorado. fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars. For rent of the surveyor-general’s office in the Territory of Dakota,Dakota. fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For salary of the recorder of land titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars.Recorder in Missouri. For the pay of the wages of one clerk in the consolidated land-officeDes Moines; Iowa. at Des Moines, Iowa, one thousand dollars. War Department.—For compensation of the Secretary of War, AssistantWar DepartmentSecretary’s office. Secretary of War, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, forty thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of theOffice of Adjutant-General, Adjutant-General, fifty-six thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of theof Quartermaster-General, Quartermaster-General, forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messengers in the office of theof Paymaster General, Paymaster-General, eighty-three thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office ofof Commissary-General, the Commissary-General, twenty thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office ofof Surgeon-General, the Surgeon-General, twelve thousand four hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the officeof Topographical Engineers, of Topographical Engineers, thirteen thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Chiefof Chief Engineer, Engineer, nine thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of theof Colonel of Ordnance, Colonel of Ordnance, eighteen 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, extra clerk hire, and miscellaneous items, twelve thousand dollars. Office of the Adjutant-General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, four thousand dollars.
Office of the Quartermaster-General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Office of the Paymaster-General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, three thousand dollars. Office of the Commissary-General: For blank books, stationery, and binding, including rent of office, and hire of watchmen, seven thousand five hundred and sixty dollars. Office of the Chief Engineer: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred dollars. 690 Office of the Surgeon-General:Contingencies of War Department.
For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, five thousand dollars. Office of the Colonel of Ordnance: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, three thousand five hundred dollars. Office of the Colonel of Topographical Engineers: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. For the General Purposes of the Northwest Executive Building.—ForNorthwest Executive Building. compensation of superintendent, four watchmen, and two laborers of the Northwest Executive Building, three thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For labor, fuel, light, and miscellaneous items, eight thousand dollars. For the General Purposes of the Building Corner of F and SeventeenthBuilding corner of F and Seventeenth streets. 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, five thousand five hundred dollars. For the General Purposes of the Building Corner of F and FifteenthBuilding corner of F and Fifteenth streets.
Streets.—For superintendent, watchman, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Navy Department.—For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy,Navy DepartmentSecretary’s office. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, thirty-six thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of the Chief of the Bureau of Navy Yards andBureau of Yards and Docks, Docks, and the civil engineer, clerks, messenger, and laborers in his office, eighteen thousand two hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,of Equipment and Recruiting, and the clerks and messenger in his office, ten thousand six hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and theof Navigation, clerks and messenger in his office, eight thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, and theof Ordnance, assistant, clerk, draughtsman, messenger, and laborers in his office, eleven thousand two hundred and twenty dollars.
For compensation of the Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment,of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs, and Repairs, and the clerks, draughtsman, messenger, and laborer in his office, sixteen thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering,of Steam Engineering, and the clerks, draughtsmen, messenger, and laborer in his office, ten thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,of Provisions and Clothing, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer, thirteen thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery,of Medicine and surgery. assistant, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, ten thousand five hundred and forty dollars. Contingent Expenses of the Navy Department.—Contingencies of Navy Department Office Secretary of the Navy: For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, newspapers, periodicals, and miscellaneous items, two thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. Bureau of Yards and Docks: For stationery, books, plans, drawings, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. 691 Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting:Contingencies of Navy Department.
For stationery, books, furniture, and miscellaneous items, one thousand six hundred dollars. Bureau of Navigation: For stationery, blank books, and miscellaneous items, six hundred dollars. Bureau of Ordnance: For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. Bureau of Steam Engineering: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars.
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing: For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: For books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, four hundred and fifty dollars. For the General Purposes of the Southwest Executive Building.—ForSouthwest Executive Building compensation of three watchmen and two laborers of the Southwest Executive Building, two thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz:
For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, five thousand dollars. Post-Office Department.—For compensation of the Postmaster-General,Post-Office Department. three Assistant Postmasters-General, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers of said department, one hundred and fifty-eight thousand two hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of twenty-five additional clerks, twenty thousand dollars. Contingent Expenses of Post-Office Department.—For blank books,Contingent expenses of P.
O. Department binding, and stationery, fuel for the General Post-Office building, including the Auditor’s office, oil, gas, and candles, printing; repairs of the General Post-Office building, office furniture, glazing, painting, whitewashing, and for keeping the fire-places and furnaces in order; for watchmen, engineer, (for steam-engine,) laborers, repairs of furniture, and for miscellaneous items, thirty-five thousand dollars. Department of Agriculture.—For the salary of the Commissioner ofDepartment of Agriculture.Commissioner.
Agriculture, three thousand dollars. For the salary of the chief clerk in the Department of Agriculture,Chief Clerk. two thousand dollars. For the collection and compiling of agricultural statistics; for promotingStatistics, &c. agricultural and rural economy; and the procurement, propagation, and distribution of cuttings and seeds of new and useful varieties; and for the introduction and protection of insectivorous birds; and for the purpose of establishing a laboratory, with the necessary apparatus for practical and scientific experiments in agricultural chemistry; and for paying the clerks and employees and contingent expenses necessary in said department, ninety thousand dollars; and three thousand dollars of which appropriation shall be for encouraging the culture of cotton and tobacco.
For investigations to test the practicability of cultivating and preparingSubstitutes for cotton. flax and hemp, as a substitute for cotton, twenty thousand dollars. Mint of the United States at Philadelphia.—For salaries of the director,Mint at Philadelphia. treasurer, assayer, melter and refiner, chief coiner and engraver, assistant assayer, assistant melter and refiner, and seven clerks, twenty-six thousand four hundred dollars. 692 For wages of workmen and adjusters, one hundred and eleven thousandMint at Philadelphia. eight hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, including repairs and wastage, forty thousand dollars. For specimens of ores and coins to be preserved in the cabinet 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. Branch Mint at San Francisco, California.—For salaries of superintendent,Branch mint at San Francisco. treasurer, assayer, melter and refiner, coiner, and six clerks, thirty thousand five hundred dollars.
For wages of workmen and adjusters, one hundred and five thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including repairs and wastage, forty-five thousand dollars. Assay-Office, New York.—For salaries of superintendent, treasurer,Assay-office, New York. assayer and melter and refiner, assistant assayer, officers, and clerks, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, forty thousand dollars. governments in the territories.Governments in the Territories:
Territory of New Mexico.—For salaries of governor, three judges,New Mexico and 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, eighteen thousand dollars. For salary of clerk at the United States depository, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, per annum, eighteen hundred dollars; watchman, per annum, six hundred dollars; porter, per annum, four hundred 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. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, six thousand dollars. Territory of Washington.—For salaries of governor, three judges, andWashington. 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, four thousand dollars.
Territory of Colorado.—For salaries of governor and superintendentColorado. of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, nine thousand seven 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. 693 Territory of Nevada.—For salaries of governor and superintendent ofNevada. Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, nine thousand seven 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 Dakota.—For salaries of governor and superintendent ofDakota. Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, nine thousand seven 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, fifteen thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the sum of three thousand two hundredPart of direct tax laid on Dakota to be deducted from appropriation. and forty-one dollars and thirty-three and one third cents direct tax laid upon the Territory of Dakota be paid and satisfied by deducting said amount from the appropriation for legislative expenses of said Territory of Dakota for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Judiciary.—For salaries of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, andJudiciary.Supreme court, &c. eight associate justices, thirty thousand dollars. For salaries of the district judges, thirty thousand 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 Attorney-General.
Assistant Attorney-General, and the clerks and messenger in his office, twenty thousand three hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of the office of the Attorney-General, namely: For fuel, labor, furniture, stationery, and miscellaneous items, three thousand dollars. For purchase of law and necessary books for the office of the Attorney-General, two hundred and fifty dollars. For legal assistance and other necessary expenditures in the disposalExpenses of California land-claims. of private land claims in California, ten thousand dollars.
For special and other extraordinary expenses of California land-claims, ten thousand dollars. For salary of the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, oneReporter. thousand three hundred dollars. Expenses of Courts of the United States.—For defraying the expensesCourt expenses and prosecution of crime. 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-four, 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 dollars.
Independent Treasury.—For salaries of theIndependent treasury. assistant treasurers of the United States at New York, Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars. For additional salary of the treasurer of the mint at Philadelphia, one thousand dollars. For salaries of the clerk and messenger in office of assistant treasurer at Boston, four thousand nine hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks, messengers, watchmen, and porter in office of assistant treasurer at New York, forty-seven thousand seven hundred dollars. 694 For salaries of clerks in the office of the assistant treasurer at St.
Louis, three thousand dollars. For salaries of nine supervising, and fifty local inspectors, appointedSteamboat inspectors.1852, ch. 106.Vol. x. p. 61. 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, twenty-five thousand dollars. For contingent expenses, under the act of sixth August, eighteen hundred1846, ch. 90.Vol. ix. p. 59. and forty-six, for the safe-keeping, collection, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, in addition to premium which has been or may be received on transfer draft: *Provided,* That no part of said sumProviso. shall be expended for clerical services, twenty thousand dollars.
Commissioners of Direct Taxes in Insurrectionary Districts.—ForTax commissioners in insurrectionary districts. compensation of thirty-three commissioners, at three thousand dollars each, and eleven clerks at twelve hundred dollars each, one hundred and twelve thousand two hundred dollars. For contingent expenses, six thousand dollars. Public Buildings and Grounds.—For compensation to the laborer inPublic buildings and grounds. 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 a foreman and twenty-one laborers employed in the public grounds, thirteen thousand four 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 protection of the buildings lying south of the Capitol, and used as public stables and carpenters’ shops, six hundred dollars. For compensation of watchman employed on reservation number two, six hundred dollars. For compensation of eight draw-keepers at the Potomac bridge, andDraw-keepers at bridges. for fuel, oil, and lamps, six thousand five hundred and thirty-two 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 furnace-keeper at the President’s House, six hundred dollars. To enable the Commissioner of Public Buildings to employ a keeper of three furnaces under the old hall *of the* House of Representatives, six hundred dollars. Metropolitan Police.—For salaries and other necessary expenses ofMetropolitan police. the metropolitan police for the District of Columbia, including the same annual compensation (two hundred and fifty dollars) to each of the two ex-officio members of the Board of Police from the organization thereof,Post, pp. 751, 752.
August nineteen eighteen hundred and sixty-one, as is allowed by law to the Commissioners of Police. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That, in addition to the clerical forceAdditional clerks authorized. now authorized by law, the following clerks and employees are hereby authorized in the several departments and offices hereinafter specified, to be employed and continue only during the rebellion, and for one year after its close, viz: 695 In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, five clerks of class four:In office of Secretary of Treasury, In the office of the Second Auditor of the Treasury, three clerks ofof 2d Auditor, class four, eight of class three, twelve of class two, one assistant messenger at a salary of seven hundred dollars, and one laborer at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum.
In the office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, six clerks of classof 3d Auditor, four, seven of class three, nine of class two, and eighteen of class one, and ten clerks as copyists at a rate not exceeding fifty dollars per month. In the office of the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, one clerk of classof 5th Auditor, four, two of class three, four of class two, thirteen of class one, and six copying clerks, at an annual salary of six hundred dollars each. In the office of the assistant treasurer at Boston, one Clerk at a salaryof Assistant Treasurer at Boston, of twelve hundred dollars per annum.
In the office of the assistant treasurer at New York, clerks, messengers,at New York, keeper, and laborers, whose salaries in the aggregate shall not exceed eight thousand seven hundred dollars. In the office of the treasurer of the mint as depositary, in lieu of theat the Mint, clerks heretofore authorized, clerks and messenger, whose salaries in the aggregate shall not exceed five thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the assistant treasurer at Saint Louis, messenger,at Saint Louis, watchman, and laborer, whose salaries in the aggregate shall not exceed two thousand dollars.
In the office of the Secretary of the Navy, three clerks of the firstof Secretary of Navy, class and three of the second class. In the Ordnance Bureau of the Navy, one chief clerk and three clerksof Ordnance Bureau, of the second class. In the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, two clerks of the first classof Provisions and Clothing, and two of the second class. In each of the Bureaus of Medicine and Surgery, Equipment andof Medicine and Surgery, &c. Recruiting, and Navigation, one laborer at an annual salary of six hundred dollars.
In the Navy Department, two additional night watchmen, each at anNight watchmen. annual salary of six hundred dollars. In the Pension-Office, three clerks of class four, four of class three,Additional clerks, &c., in Pension-Office, four of class two, nine of class one, one additional assistant messenger at a salary of seven hundred dollars, and one additional laborer at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, for the current year; five additional clerks of class four, six of class three, eight of class two, and sixteen of class one, one additional assistant messenger at a salary of seven hundred dollars, and one additional laborer at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
In the office of the Secretary of War, six clerks of class four, and eightin office of Secretary of War, of class one. In the office of the Chief of Ordnance of the War Department, threeof Chief of Ordnance, clerks of class four, and twenty of class one. In the office of the Adjutant-General, eight clerks of class two, andof Adjutant-General,of Adjutant-General, twenty of class one. In the office of the Commissary-General, twelve clerks of class one,of Commissary General, and one laborer at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum.
In the office of the Surgeon-General, one clerk of class four, one ofof Surgeon-General, class three, two of class two, and twenty-one of class one. In the office of the Paymaster-General, four clerks of class three, andof Paymaster-General. sixteen of class one; and in the office of the Chief of Engineers, two clerks of class one. And the several clerks and other employees authorized by this sectionClerks, &c., how appointed; appropriations therefor. shall be appointed by the heads of the several departments to which they are severally attached, and the amount necessary to pay their salaries, from the time of their appointment, for the fiscal year ending June thirty,696THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 59–61, 67. 1863. eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, is hereby appropriated therefor. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That nothing contained in the thirdConstruction of 1862, ch. 182, § 3.*Ante*, p. 582. section of an act entitled “An act making supplemental appropriations for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and for other purposes,” approved July sixteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, shall be construed to increase the salaries of the Superintendent of the Census or the Assistant Postmasters-General.
Approved, February 25, 1863.