Chapter XLI. *making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending thirtieth of June, eigthteen hundred and sixty-three and additional Appropriations for the Year ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.* March 14, 1862. *Be it enacted
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Chap. XLI.— An Act *making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending thirtieth of June, eigthteen hundred and sixty-three and additional Appropriations for the Year ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.* March 14, 1862. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following sums be, andLegislative, executive, and judicial expenses, appropriation for 1863. the same are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, namely: but nothing herein contained shall be construed as in any mannerConstruction. impairing the right to reduce the compensation of any officer of the Government, or to abolish any existing office: *Legislative*.
For compensation and mileage of Senators, two hundredPay, &c. of Senators. and forty thousand four hundred and thirty dollars: *Provided*, That the second mileage due by law shall be paid at the present session as soon asSecond mileage. certified by the presiding officers of the Senate and House: *And provided, further*, That the foregoing proviso shall not be construed to includeOnly two mileages for present Congress. more than two mileages for the present Congress. 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 10 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, twelve thousand dollars. For newspapers, three thousand dollars. To pay John C, Rives for printing five hundred copies of the DiplomaticDiplomatic Correspondence. Correspondence of the United States, from seventeen hundred and seventy-six to seventeen hundred and eighty-three, for the State Department, fifteen thousand dollars.
For printing the Congressional Globe and Appendix, which are hereafterCongressional Globe and Appendix.How to be bound. to be bound under the supervision of the Superintendent of Public Printing, according to the provisions of section five of the “Joint Resolution in relation to the public printing,” approved thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty, eighteen thousand dollars. 356 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 41. 1862. Reporting.For reporting proceedings in the Daily Globe for the second regular session of the Thirty-seventh Congress, thirteen thousand dollars.
For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the Senate for the Congressional Globe fur re-porting the proceedings of the Senate for the second regular sesion of the Thirty-seventh Congress, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars. Clerks.For clerks to committees, pages, horses, and carryalls, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars. Capitol police.For Capitol police, ten thousand two hundred and twenty-four dollars. Heating.For expenses of heating and ventilating apparatus, fourteen 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 twenty thousand dollars. Of officers, clerks, &c., of House.For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving 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, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars; three messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; messenger to the Speaker, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars; clerk to the Committee of Ways and Means, one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk to the Committee of Claims, one thousand eight hundred dollars;
Capitol police, ten thousand six hundred and twenty 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; 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;
Chaplain to the House of Representatives, seven hundred and fifty dollars; making ninety-three thousand six hundred and eighteen dollars. Contingencies of House.For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz: For cartage, two thousand dollars. Congressional Globe, &c.For twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for each member and delegate of the second regular session of the Thirty-seventh Congress, and one hundred copies of the same for the House Library, fourteen thousand dollars.
Clerks.For the compensation of clerks to committees, and temporary clerks in the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, fourteen thousand four hundred dollars. Folding.For folding documents, including materials, thirty thousand dollars. Fuel and lights.For fuel and lights, including pay of engineers, firemen, and laborers, repairs, and materials for engine room, twelve thousand dollars. Furniture, &c.For furniture, repairs, and packing boxes for members, ten thousand dollars.
Stationery.For stationery, twelve thousand dollars. Horses, &c.For horses, carriages, and saddle horses, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Laborers.For laborers, seven thousand dollars. 357 For miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dollars.Miscellaneous. For newspapers, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.Newspapers. For pages and temporary mail boys, four thousand eight hundredPages. dollars. For reporting proceedings in the Daily Globe for the second regularReporting. session of the Thirty-seventh Congress, at seven dollars and fifty cents per column, eight 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 second regular session of the Thirty-seventh 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. *Public Printing*.— For compensation of the Superintendent of PublicPublic Printing Printing, and the clerks and messenger in his office, nine thousand seven hundred and fourteen dollars. 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 seven hundred dollars.
For the public printing, one hundred and twenty-five thousand four hundred and eighty-four dollars and fifty-two cents. For paper for the public printing, one hundred and eighty-three thousandPaper for public printing. five hundred and sixty-nine dollars. For lithographing and engraving, viz: Senate, forty thousand dollars;Lithographing &c. House of Representatives, fifty thousand dollars; making ninety thousand dollars. For the public binding, two hundred and twenty-six thousand eightBinding. hundred and forty dollars and seventy-five 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. *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 StateState Department. and 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*.— ForContingencies. losses on drafts of consuls, marshals of the United States, consular courts, and interpreters, for the period ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, ten thousand dollars.
For rent of prison, wages of keepers of the same, and care of offenders at Amoy, from July first, eighteen hundred and sixty, to June thirtieth,1860, ch. 179, § 25.*Ante*, p 77. eighteen hundred and sixty-one, in pursuance of the provisions of the act approved June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty, the sum of eight hundred and fifty-eight dollars and twenty-seven cents. For publishing the laws in pamphlet form, and in newspapers of theLaws.358 State Department.States and Territories, and in the city of Washington, seventeen thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Laws.For proof-reading, and packing the laws and documents for the various legations and consulates, including boxes and transportation of the same, five thousand dollars. For stationery, blank books, binding, furniture, fixtures, and rapairs, ten thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars. For copper-plate printing, books, and maps, two thousand dollars. For extra clerk hire and copying, five thousand 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, fifty-three, thousand eight hundred dollars. 1st Comptroller’s office.For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger, and laborers in his office, thirty-three thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. 2d Comptroller’s office.For compensation of the Second Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty-eight thousand two 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, forty-two 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-eight thousand one hundred and forty dollars. 3d Auditor’s office.For compensation of the Third Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, ninety-three thousand four hundred and forty dollars. 4th Auditor’s officeFor compensation of the Fourth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thirty-one thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. 5th Auditor’s officeFor compensation of the Fifth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, seventeen thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.
Office of Auditor for P. O. Department.For compensation of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, one hundred and eighty-two thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. Treasurer’s office.For compensation of the Treasurer of the United States, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, twenty-eight thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. Register’s office.For compensation of the Register of the Treasury, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty-three thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
Solicitor’s office.For compensation of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and the clerks and messenger in his office, eighteen thousand five hundred and forty dollars. Office of Commissioner of Customs.For compensation of the Commissioner of Customs, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty thousand four hundred and forty dollars. Light-house BoardFor compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer of the Light house Board, nine thousand two hundred and forty dollars. 359 *Contingent Expenses of the Treasury Department.* Treasury Department, contingencies.Secretary’s office.
In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury: For copying, labor, blank books, 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 additional clerks who may be employed by the Secretary, according to the exigencies of the public service, fifty thousand dollars. In the office of the First Comptroller:
For furniture, blank books, binding, stationery, public documents, State1st Comptroller’s office. and Territorial statutes, and miscellaneous items, one thousand eight hundred dollars. In the office of the Second Comptroller: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, including2d Comptroller’s office. subscription to the National Intelligencer, to be bound and preserved for the use of the office, one thousand two hundred dollars. In the office of the First Auditor: 1st Auditor’s office.
For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, subscription to the National Intelligencer, including one thousand five hundred dollars for furnishing rooms in the Treasury building for the office, and expenses of removing the office from its present location, three thousand 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, and for additional office furniture for the contemplated increase of the clerical force of the office, two 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, binding, office furniture, and miscellaneous expenses, in which are included two daily newspapers, one thousand dollars.
In the office of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department: Auditor for P. O. Department. For blank books, binding and ruling, furniture, carpeting, stationery, horse and carriage for the use of the office, labor, lights, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand one hundred and fifty 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 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, six thousand dollars. Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury: Solicitor’s office. For blank books, binding, 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 blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. 360 Light-house Board: Light-house Board. For stationery, miscellaneous expenses, and postage, six hundred dollars *For the General Purposes of the Southeast Executive Building, including the Extension*.— Southeast Executive Building.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*.— Department of the Interior.Secretary’s office.For compensation of the Secretary of the Interior, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, forty-one thousand seven hundred dollars. General Land-Office.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-five thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
Additional clerks.1855, ch. 207.Vol. x. p. 701.Proviso.For additional clerks in the General Land Office, under the act of 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.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs,For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, watchmen, and laborer in his office, thirty-one thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. of Pensions.For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, watchman, and laborers in his office, one hundred and ten thousand five hundred and forty dollars. *Contingent Expenses—Department of the Interior.* Contingent expenses.Secretary’s office.
Office of the Secretary of the Interior: 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. For expenses of packing and distributing Congressional journals and documents, in pursuance of the provisions contained in the joint resolution Vol. xi. p. 253.1859, ch. 22.of Congress approved twenty-eighth January, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and act fifth February, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, Vol. xi. p. 379.To what institutions Congressional journals to be sent.six thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the said journals and documents shall be sent to such libraries and public institutions only as shall signify a willingness to pay the cost of the transportation of the same.
Office of Indian Affaire: 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 thirtieth 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, 1850. ch. 84.1850. ch. 85.1852, ch. 19.1852, ch. 114.1855, ch. 207.eighteen hundred and fifty, military bounty land 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, tor the satisfaction of Virginia land-warrants, and for contingent expenses under act of third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-five,361 granting bounty lands, patent, and other records, stationery, and miscellaneous items, on account of bounty land under said act, thirty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights, and incidental expenses attending the same, including pay of furnace-keeper, 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, ten 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 surveyorSurveyors General and their clerks.Wisconsin and Iowa. general of Wisconsin and Iowa, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Oregon, and the clerksOregon. in his office, seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation of the surveyor general of California, and the clerksCalifornia. in his office, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Washington Territory,Washington Territory. and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of New Mexico, and theNew Mexico. clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. For compensation of translator in the office of the surveyor general of New Mexico, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six dollars and nine cents.
For compensation of the surveyor general of Kansas and Nebraska,Kansas and Nebraska. and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Minnesota, and the clerksMinnesota. in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of the Territory of Colorado,Colorado Territory. and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of the Territory of Dakota,Dakota Territory. and the clerks in bis office, eight thousand three hundred dollars.
For rent of surveyor general’s office in Oregon, fuel, books, stationery,Oregon. and other incidental expenses, one thousand four hundred dollars. For rent of surveyor general’s office in California, fuel, books, stationery,California. and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger, four thousand dollars. For office rent for the surveyor general of Washington Territory,Washington Territory. fuel, 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 nine hundred and fourteen dollars and thirty-six cents. For office rent of the surveyor general of Kansas and Nebraska,Kansas and Nebraska. fuel, books, and incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. For rent of the surveyor general’s office in the Territory of Colorado,Colorado Territory. fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.
For rent of the surveyor general’s office in the Territory of Dakota,Dakota Territory. fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. For salary of the recorder of land titles in Missouri, five hundredRecorder in Missouri. dollars. *War Department*.— For compensation of the Secretary of War, andWar department the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty-five thousand dollars. 362 Secretary’s office.For compensation of the temporary clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of War, ten thousand six hundred and eighty dollars.
Additional clerks, &c., in Offices of Secretary, &c.For compensation of additional clerks, messengers, and laborers in the offices of the Secretary of War, Adjutant General, Surgeon General, Quartermaster General, Paymaster General, Chief Engineer, Chief of Ordnance, and Commissary General, appointed under authority of act of 1882, ch. 12, *ante*, p. 333.January twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, sixty-three thousand three hundred and sixty 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.
For compensation of the temporary clerks and messengers in the Quartermaster General’s office, fifteen thousand four hundred and eighty 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. For compensation of the temporary clerks in the office of the Paymaster General, nine thousand dollars. of Commissary General,For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office of the Commissary General, ten thousand and forty dollars.
For compensation of the temporary clerks in the office of the Commis sary General, six thousand four hundred 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. For compensation of the temporary clerk in the office of the Surgeon General, one thousand six hundred dollars. of Topographical Engineer,For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office of Topographical Engineers, ten thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of temporary clerks in the office of Topographical Engineers, three thousand two hundred 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. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Colonel of Ordnance, twelve thousand two hundred and forty dollars. of Colonel of Ordnance.For compensation of the temporary clerks in the Office of the Colonel of Ordnance, two thousand four hundred 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, eight thousand dollars. Office of the Adjutant General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, three thousand two hundred dollars. Office of the Quartermaster General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, four thou sand dollars. Office of the Paymaster General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred dollars.
Office of the Chief Engineer: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred dollars. Office of the Surgeon General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. Office of the Colonel of Ordnance: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. 363 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, five 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, five thousand five hundred dollars. *Navy Department*.— Navy department. For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, forty-three thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation of additional clerks in the office of the Secretary ofSecretary’s office the Navy, appointed under authority of act of the twenty-seventh of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, four thousand eight hundred1862, ch. 12, *ante*, p. 333. 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, Equipment, and Repairs, 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 Bureauof 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 Secretary of the Navy: For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, plans, drawings, maps, newspapers, books, 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. 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. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, four hundred and fifty dollars. *ForSouthwest Executive Building. the General Purposes of the Southwest Executive Building*.— For compensation of five watchmen of the Southwest Executive Building, three thousand dollars. 364 For contingent expenses of said building, viz.:
Soutbwest Executive Building. For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, four thousand four hundred 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-eight thousand two hundred and twenty dollars. Additional clerks.For compensation of twenty-five additional clerks, to be appointed by the Postmaster General under the second section of the act entitled “An 1862, ch. 8, *ante*, p. 332.act to promote the efficiency of the dead letter office,” approved January twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, twenty thousand dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the Post Office Department*.— Contingencies of Post Office Department.
For blank books, 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 fireplaces and furnaces in order, for watchmen, engineer, (for steam engine,) laborers, repairs of furniture, and for miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dollars. *Mint of the United States at Philadelphia*.— Mint 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, one hundred and eleven thousand eight hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including repairs and wastage, fifty 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, twenty thousand dollars. *At San Francisco, California*.— Ban Francisco. For salaries of superintendent, 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, forty-five thousand and forty dollars. *Assay Office, New York*.— Assay Office, New York.
For salaries of officers and clerks, twenty-four thousand nine hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, forty thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, in addition to other available means, thirty-five thousand dollars. governments in territories. Governments in the Territories. *Territory of New Mexico*.— New Mexico. For salaries of governor, three judges, 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, twenty Proviso.thousand dollars: *Provided*, That five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used to revise and print the laws of New Mexico. *Territory of Utah*.— Utah. For salaries of governor, three judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative as-365sembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twentyTerritories. thousand dollars. *Territory of Washington*.— For salaries of governor, three judges,Washington. and secretary, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerk, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. *Territory of Nebraska*.— For salaries of governor, three judges, andNebraska. secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. *Territory of Colorado*.— For salaries of governor, three judges, andColorado. 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 Nevada*.— For salaries of governor, three judges, and secretary,Nevada. 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, three judges, and secretary,Dakota. 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. *Judiciary*.— For salaries of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,Judiciary, Supreme Court, &c. and eight associate justices, fifty-four thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries of the district judges, one hundred and fifteen thousand seven 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 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, twenty thousand dollars.
For salary of the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, oneReporter. thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the district attorneys, eighteen thousand five hundredDistrict Attorneys. and fifty dollars. For compensation of the marshals, eleven thousand dollars.Marshals For defraying the expenses of the Supreme, circuit, and district courts366 Court expenses and prosecution of crime.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-three, and previous years; and likewise for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United States are concerned, and of prosecutions for offences committed against the United States, and for the safekeeping of prisoners, one million dollars. *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 additional clerks authorized by the acts of sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, and paid under acts of twelfth 1846, ch. 90.1848, ch. 166.1851, ch. 32.1855, ch. 175.1861, ch. 22.August, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, and twenty-seventh July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, six thousand dollars.
For salary of additional clerks, messengers, and watchmen in office of assistant treasurer at Boston, five thousand nine hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks, messengers, and watchmen in the office of the assistant treasurer at New York, twenty-one thousand one hundred dollars. For additional amount for clerks, messenger, and watchmen in office of assistant treasurer at New York, ten thousand four hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks, messengers, and laborers in the office of the assistant treasurer at St.
Louis, four thousand five hundred dollars. Steamboat Inspectors.1852, ch. 106.Vol. x. p. 61.For salaries of nine supervising and fifty local inspectors, appointed under act of 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. For contingent expenses, under the act sixth August, eighteen hundred 1846, ch. 90.Vol. ix. p. 59.Proviso.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 drafts: *Provided*, That no part of said sum shall be expended for clerical services, five thousand dollars.
Laborers, watchmen, &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 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 watchmen employed on reservation number two, six hundred dollars.
Draw-keepers at bridges.For compensation of four draw-keepers at the Potomac bridge, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, three thousand two hundred and sixty-six dollars. 367 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 salary and other necessary expenses of the Metropolitan police forMetropolitan Police. the District of Columbia, one hundred thousand dollars.
For furnace-keeper at the President’s House, six hundred dollars. To enable the Commissioner of Public Buildings to employ a keeper of the three furnaces under the old hall of the House of Representatives, six hundred dollars. For a deficiency for the present fiscal year for keeping said furnacesDeficiency for furnaces. nine months, four hundred dollars. *Expenses of the Collection of Revenue from Lands*. Collection of revenue from lands. To meet the expenses of collecting the revenue from the sale of public lands in the several States and Territories:
For salaries and commissions of registers of land offices and receivers of public moneys, two hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred dollars. For expenses of depositing public moneys by receivers of public moneys, twenty-seven thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. For incidental expenses of the several land offices, forty thousand dollars. *Penitentiary*.— For compensation of the warden, clerk, physician, chaplain,Penitentiary assistant keepers, guards, and matron of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia, sixteen thousand and eighty dollars.
For compensation of three inspectors of said penitentiary, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For the support and maintenance of said penitentiary, thirteen thousand two hundred and ninety-three dollars and seventy-five cents. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That the following sums be, and theAppropriation for year ending June 30, 1862. same are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the service of the fiscal year ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, viz.:
For keeping in repair and partially finishing and furnishing the PostPost-office building. Office building, to be expended under the direction of the Postmaster General, twenty thousand dollars. For paper and printing blanks for the Executive Departments, thirtyPaper and blanks. thousand dollars. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receivingContingent expenses of House of Representatives. an annual salary in the employ of the House of Representatives, three thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven dollars and twenty-four cents.
For compensation of clerks to committees, and temporary clerks in the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, eight hundred and twelve dollars. For twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for each member and delegate in the first regular session of the thirty-seventh Congress, four thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight dollars and forty cents. For folding documents, ten thousand dollars. For furniture and repairs, and boxes for members, seven thousand dollars.
For newspapers, nine thousand three hundred dollars. For stationery, eight thousand three hundred and seventy dollars. For contingent expenses of the Senate, namely: Contingent expenses of Senate. For compensation of three messengers appointed under authority of a resolution of the Senate of July nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, three thousand six hundred dollars. For binding, twenty thousand dollars. For lithographing and engraving, thirty thousand dollars. For stationery, twelve thousand dollars. 368 Contingencies of Senate.For reporting proceedings, three thousand dollars.
For Congressional Globe and Appendix, at the first session of the thirty-seventh Congress, six thousand one hundred and eighty-four dollars and twenty cents. For clerks to committees, pages, horses, and carryalls, seven thousand dollars. Miscellaneous.For miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dollars. Capitol Police.For Capitol police, one thousand five hundred dollars. Surveyor General.Illinois.Missouri.For compensation of the surveyor general of Illinois and Missouri, two thousand dollars.
For rent of the surveyor general’s office in New Mexico, fuel, books, New Mexico.stationery, and other incidental expenses, nine hundred and fourteen dollars and thirty-six cents. 4th Auditor.For contingent expenses of the office of the Fourth Auditor, seven hundred dollars. Attorney-General.1861, ch. 37.*Ante*, p. 285.For the payment of the salaries of two clerks in the Attorney General’s office, appointed under authority of act of second August, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, one thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation of additional clerks, messengers, and laborers in the Additional clerks in offices of Secretary of War, &c.offices of the Secretary of War, Adjutant General, Surgeon General, Quartermaster General, Paymaster General, Chief Engineer, Chief of Ordnance, and Commissary General, appointed under authority of act of 1862, ch. 12, *ante*, p. 333.January twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, twenty-six thousand four hundred dollars. Assistant Secretaries of War.For compensation of two Assistant Secretaries of War, appointed under act of January twenty-two, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, one year from the date of their appointment, six thousand dollars.
Additional clerks in Navy Department.1862, ch. 12.For compensation of additional clerks in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, authorized by act of January twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, two thousand dollars. Water-pipes, hydrants, &c.For necessary expenses for supply of water-pipes, hydrants, hose, apparatus, and employment of firemen for the protection of the public stores and hospitals in the city of Washington, the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for that purpose, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War: *Provided*, That no more than one fireman shall be employed at each store or hospital, and at a compensation not exceeding five hundred dollars per annum.
Library of Congress.To enable the Commissioner of Public Buildings to replace the thin glass in the roof of the Library of Congress with glass of a proper thickness, and to ventilate the Library, nine hundred dollars. Exploring Expedition.For putting the plates of the Exploring Expedition in order for preservation, and transporting them and the other effects of the expedition to Washington, to be preserved in some of the public buildings or at the Smithsonian Institution, two thousand dollars; to be expended under the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress; and if any part of this appropriation shall remain unexpended for these purposes, the same may be applied, if necessary, to the completion of volume twenty-three of the works of said Exploring Expedition, or to the payment of any arrears of rent, or claims for service due on account of any of said works.
Patent Office building.For completing the work on the Patent Office Building, so far as to preserve the materials already prepared, fifteen thousand dollars. Mileage and salaries of John Kline, Joseph Segar, and John M. Butler.To pay the mileage and salaries of John Kline, Joseph Segar, and John M. Butler, while contesting seats in the House of Representatives, per resolution of the House of Representatives of March fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, nine thousand dollars; but only so much salary or mileage shall be paid to either as he would have been entitled to up to the time of his rejection, if he had been duly elected.
Sec. 3. Compensation to district attor-*And be it further enacted*, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to expend during the fiscal year ending theTHIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 41, 43, 44. 1862.369 thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, so much of the appropriationneys, &c., for services in suppression of the slave trade. of second of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, as he may deem expedient and proper, not exceeding in the whole ten thousand dollars, for compensation to the United States marshals, district attorneys, and other persons employed in enforcing the laws for the suppression of the slave trade, for any services they may render, and for which no allowance1861, ch. 84. § 1.*Ante*, p. 219. is otherwise provided for by law.
Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted*, That, from and after the first dayColorado and Utah to make one surveying district. of July next, and until otherwise ordered by the President, the Territories of Utah and Colorado shall constitute one surveying district; and the duties of surveyor general in said district shall be performed by the surveyor general of Colorado; and the surveying district of Nevada shall beNevada district united to California. united to that of California, the duties of the surveyor general of the former shall be performed by the surveyor general of California; and the transfer of the sheets and archives of the said offices shall be made under the instruction of the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Sec. 5. *And be it further enacted*, That the Postmaster General be,Post Office and Court House in Philadelphia. and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to carry into effect the provisions heretofore made by law for refitting and repairing in the city of Philadelphia the building now owned by the United States, on Chestnut street, for the use of a post office and the holding of the United States courts in said city: *Provided, nevertheless*, That the whole expense ofCost. said alterations and improvements shall not exceed in cost the unexpended balance heretofore appropriated by law for that purpose.
Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted*, That the President shall appoint inAssistant Secretary of the Interior. the Department, of the Interior, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a competent person, who shall be called the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, whose salary shall be three thousand dollars, payableSalary and duties. in the same manner as the salary of the Secretary of the Interior, who shall perform such duties in the Department of the Interior as shall be prescribed by the Secretary, or may be required by law, and who shall*Post*, p. 534. act as the Secretary of the Interior in the absence of that officer.
Approved, March 14, 1862.