Chapter CXLVII. *making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and for other Purposes.* June 25, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con
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Chap. CXLVII.— An Act *making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and for other Purposes.* June 25, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following sums be, and146THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 147. 1864.Legislative, executive, &c., expenses appropriation.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-five, namely: *Legislative*.— Legislative,Pay, &c., of senators;of officers of Senate.For compensation and mileage of senators, two hundred and forty-seven thousand four hundred and thirty dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary in the service of the Senate, viz: secretary of the Senate, three thousand six hundred dollars; officer charged with disbursements of the Senate, four hundred and eighty dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; principal clerk and principal executive clerk in the office of the secretary of the Senate, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each; eight clerks in office of the secretary of the Senate, at one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars each; keeper of the stationery, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars; two messengers, 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; 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 on claims, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; clerk of printing records, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; superintendent in charge of the furnaces, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant in charge of furnaces, six hundred dollars; laborer in charge of private passages, six hundred dollars; two laborers at six hundred dollars each; chaplain to the Senate, seven hundred and fifty dollars; captain of the capitol police, eight hundred and seventy dollars; capitol police, eleven thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars; one policeman four hundred and eighty dollars, making ninety-two thousand four hundred and eighty-four dollars.
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the Senate, viz:— Stationery.For stationery, twenty-two thousand dollars. Newspapers.For newspapers, three thousand dollars. Globe.For Congressional Globe, twenty thousand dollars. For reporting proceedings in the Daily Globe for the second session of the thirty-eighth congress, twelve thousand dollars. Additional pay to reporters.For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the Senate for the Congressional Globe for reporting the proceedings of the Senate for the second regular session of the thirty-eight congress, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars.
Pages, horses, &c.For clerks to committees, pages, horses, and carryalls, eighteen thousand dollars. Heating and ventilating.For expenses of heating and ventilating apparatus, sixteen thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, thirty-five thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives Pay, &c., of representatives;and delegates from territories, nine hundred and ninety thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars. of officers 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; chief clerk and one assistant clerk, at two thousand one hundred147 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-two dollars; 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-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; clerk to 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; assistant postmaster, 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; captain of the capitol police, eight hundred and seventy dollars; capitol police, eleven thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars; one policeman, four hundred and eighty 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-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; twelve messengers, to be employed during the session of congress, at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum; chaplain to the House of Representatives, seven hundred and fifty dollars; making ninety-eight thousand three hundred and twenty-eight dollars.
For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz:—Contingent expenses. For cartage, two thousand dollars.Cartage. For twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix forGlobe. each member and delegate of the second regular session of the thirty-eighth congress, and one hundred copies of the same for the House Libriry, twenty thousand dollars. For the compensation of clerks to committees, and temporary clerks inClerks. the office of the clerk of the House of Representatives, fifteen thousand and seventy-two dollars.
For folding documents, including materials, thirty thousand dollars.Folding documents. For fuel and lights, pay of engineers, firemen, and laborers, repairs,Fuel, lights, &c. and materials, twelve thousand dollars. For furniture, repairs, and packing-boxes for members, twelve 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.
For newspapers, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.Newspapers. For pages and temporary mail-boys, five thousand dollars.Pages. For reporting and publishing proceedings in the Daily Globe, at sevenGlobe. dollars and fifty cents per column, eight thousand dollars. For stationery, fifteen thousand dollars.Stationery. For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the HouseAdditional pay to reporters. for the Congressional Globe for reporting the proceedings of the House for the second regular session of the thirty-eighth Congress, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars. *Public Printing*.— For compensation of the superintendent of publicPublic printing. printing, and the clerks and messengers in his office, nine thousand seven hundred and fourteen dollars and sixty cents.
For contingent expenses of his office, viz: For stationery, postage, advertising, furniture, travelling expenses, horses and wagons, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. 148 For the public printing, including the post-office blanks, two hundred and thirty-nine thousand one hundred and eighty-seven dollars. Paper for printing.For paper for the public printing, four hundred and sixty-five thousand one hundred and seventy-eight dollars. Binding.For the public binding, including the Congressional Globe, two hundred and fifty-two thousand two hundred and seven dollars.
Lithographing, &c.For lithographing and engraving for the Senate and House of Representatives, fifty thousand dollars. Mapping.For mapping in eases pending in the supreme court of the United States, five thousand dollars. *Library of Congress*.— Library of congress.For compensation of librarian, three assistant librarians, messenger, and three laborers, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said library, two thousand dollars. For purchase of books for said library, five thousand dollars.
For purchase of law-books for said library, two thousand dollars. European periodicals relating to the rebellion.To enable the joint library committee to purchase a complete file of selections from European periodicals from eighteen hundred and sixty-one to eighteen hundred and sixty-four, relating to the rebellion in the United States, to be deposited in the library, four thousand dollars: *Provided*, That no part of said sum shall be expended until the entire collection, and an index thereto, is completed and approved by said committee. *Court of Claims*.— Court of claims.
For salaries of five judges of the court of claims, the solicitor, assistant solicitor, deputy solicitor, clerk and assistant clerk, bailiff, and messenger thereof, thirty-six 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, witnesses, and commissioners, one thousand dollars. For payments of judgments to be rendered by court of claims, previous to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, three hundred thousand dollars. *Executive*.— Executive.
President.For compensation of the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars. Vice-President.For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, eight thousand dollars. Secretaries, &c.For compensation of secretary to sign patents for public 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, two thousand dollars. *Department of State*.— State Department.
For compensation of the Secretary of State and assistant secretary of state, chief clerk, superintendent of statistics, clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars. *For the incidental and contingent expenses of the Department of State*.— Contingent expenses. Publishing laws, &c.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, furniture, fixtures, and repairs, nine thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars. For copperplate printing, books, and maps, five thousand dollars. For extra clerk hire and copying, ten thousand dollars. *Northeast Executive Building*.— Northeast executive building.
For compensation of four watchmen149 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, two assistant secretaries of the treasury, chief clerk, clerks, superintending architect, at a salary of three thousand dollars, assistant architect, at a salary of two thousand dollars, messengers, assistant messenger, and laborers, one hundred and sixteen thousand lour hundred dollars.
For compensation of the first comptroller, chief clerk, and the clerks,1st comptroller. messenger, and laborers in his office, forty-three thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the second comptroller, chief clerk, and the clerks,2d comptroller. messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, one hundred and seven thousand one hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the first auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger,1st auditor. assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, forty-seven thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the second auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger,2d auditor. assistant messengers, and laborers in his office, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the third auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks, messengers,3d auditor. assistant messengers, and laborers in his office, two hundred thousand one hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the fourth auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger,4th auditor. and assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, one hundred and ten thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the fifth auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger,5th auditor. and laborer in his office, forty-seven thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the auditor of the treasury for the Post-OfficeAuditor 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, assistant treasurer,Treasurer. cashier, assistant cashier, chiefs of divisions, chief clerk, and the officers, clerks, messengers, employees, assistant messengers, and laborers in his office, one hundred and seventy thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the register of the treasury, assistant register, chiefRegister. clerk, and the clerks, messengers, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, ninety thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the solicitor of the treasury, chief clerk, and theSolicitor. clerks and messenger in his office, eighteen thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the commissioner of customs, chief clerk, and theCommissioner of customs. clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty-eight thousand nine hundred and ninety-three dollars and eighty-nine cents.
For compensation of the chief clerk, clerks, messenger, and laborerLight-house board. of the light-house board, nine thousand two hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the comptroller of the currency, deputy comptroller,Comptroller of the currency. clerks, messenger, and laborer, forty-three thousand two hundred and forty dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the Treasury Department*.— Contingent expenses of Treasury Department. In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury:
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, thirty thousand dollars. 150 Compensation of temporary clerks.Clerks may be classilied, &c.For compensation of temporary clerks in the Treasury Department: *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, one hundred thousand dollars.
In the office of the first comptroller: Contingent expenses in office of 1st comptroller; For furniture, stationery, public documents, state and territorial statutes, and miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the second comptroller; of 2d comptroller; For stationery and miscellaneous items, including subscription to one city newspaper, to be bound and preserved for the use of the office, one thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the first auditor: of 1st auditor;
For stationery and miscellaneous items, one thousand three hundred dollars. In the office of the second auditor: of 2d auditor; For stationery, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, including two of the city newspapers, to be filed and preserved for the use of the office, and for additional office furniture and stationery, fifteen thousand dollars. In the office of the third auditor: of 3d auditor; For stationery, office furniture, carpeting, two newspapers, preserving files and papers, bounty-land service, and miscellaneous items, four thousand dollars.
In the office of the fourth auditor: of 4th auditor; For contingent expenses of the office, one thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the fifth auditor: of 5th auditor; For stationery, postage, and miscellaneous expenses, in which are included two daily newspapers, one thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the auditor of the treasury for the Post-Office Department: of auditor for P.-O. Department; For furniture, carpeting, stationery, labor, light, ice, and miscellaneous items, three thousand dollars.
In the office of the treasurer: of treasurer; For contingent expenses of the office, and to meet increase of expenditures mainly consequent upon the increase of business and the completion of new rooms, five thousand dollars. In the office of the register: of register; For stationery, arranging and binding cancelled marine papers, cases for official papers and records, and miscellaneous items, including office furniture, six thousand dollars. Office of the solicitor of the treasury: of solicitor For stationery, labor, and miscellaneous items, and for statutes and reports, two thousand dollars.
Office of the commissioner of customs: of commissioner of customs; For stationery, miscellaneous items, and office furniture, one thousand dollars. Light-house board: of light-house board; For stationery, miscellaneous expenses, and postage, six hundred dollars. Office of the comptroller of the currency: of comptroller of the currency; For stationery, furniture, and miscellaneous items, six thousand 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, viz: for fuel, light, labor, and miscellaneous items, fifty-six thousand eight hundred and ten dollars. 151 *Department of the Interior*.— For compensation of the Secretary of theDepartment of the Interior.Pay of secretary, &c.; Interior, assistant secretary, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, forty-five thousand nine hundred dollars.
For compensation of the commissioner of the general land-office, chiefof commissioner of general land-office; clerk, 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 compensation of additional clerks in the general land office, underof additional clerks;1855, ch. 207.Vol. x. p. 701. 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.
For compensation of the commissioner of Indian affairs, chief clerk,of commissioner of Indian affairs; and the 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, chief clerk, andof commissioner of pensions; the clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, watchman, and laborers in his office, two hundred and fifteen thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
For additional clerks in the pension bureau, during the remainder ofof additional clerks. the present fiscal year and the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, the sum of twenty-one thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the Interior, at his discretion, shall be, and 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 salary and travelling expenses of a special agent, two thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the commissioner of public buildings and theof commissioner of public buildings. clerk and messenger in his office, four thousand two hundred dollars. *Contingent Expenses—Department of the Interior.* Contingent expenses. Office of the Secretary of the Interior: For stationery, furniture, fuel, lights, and other contingencies, and forOffice of Secretary of Interior; books and maps for the library, seven thousand dollars.
For casual repairs of the patent-office building, three thousand dollars. For expenses of packing and distributing congressional journals and documents, in pursuance of the provisions contained in the joint resolutionVol. xi. p. 253.1859, ch. 22.Vol. xi. p. 379. of congress, approved twenty-eighth January, eighteen hundred nnd fifty-seven, and act fifth. February, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, six thousand dollars. For fuel and lights for the patent-office building, fourteen thousand dollars.
Office of Indian Affairs: of Indian affairs; For stationery, and miscellaneous items, including two of the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, four thousand dollars. Office of the Commissioner of Pensions: of commissioner of pensions; For stationery, engraving, and retouching plates for bounty land warrants, and binding the same, office furniture, and repairing the same, and miscellaneous items, including two city daily newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, twelve thousand dollars.
Office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings: Office of commissioner of public buildings. For stationery, plans, drawings, and other contingent expenses of his office, five hundred dollars. 152 *Surveyors-General and their Clerks*.— Surveyors-general and their clerks. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Wisconsin and Iowa, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand six hundred and twenty-one dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Oregon, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand eight hundred dollars.
For compensation of the surveyor-general of California and Nevada, and the clerks in his office, fifteen thousand live hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Washington Territory, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of New Mexico, and the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars. For compensation of translator in the office of the surveyor-general of New Mexico, five hundred dollars.
For compensation of the surveyor-general of Kansas and Nebraska, and the clerks in bis office, ten thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Minnesota, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of the Territories of Colorado and Utah, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of the Territory of Dakota, and the clerks in his office, six thousand dollars.
For compensation of the surveyor-general of the Territory of Arizona, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of the Territory of Idaho, and the clerks in his office, six thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of recorder of land-titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars. For compensation of clerks in the offices of the surveyors-general, to be apportioned to them according to the exigencies of the public service, and to be employed in transcribing field-notes of surveyors, for the purpose of preserving them at the seat of government, ten thousand dollars.
For rent of surveyor-general’s office in Oregon, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger, five hundred dollars. For rent of surveyor-general’s office in California, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger, six thousand dollars. For office-rent for the surveyor-general of Washington Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand six hundred dollars. For office-rent of the surveyor-general of Kansas and Nebraska, fuel, and incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of surveyor-general’s office in the Territory of Dakota, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, five hundred dollars. For rent of surveyor-general’s office in the Territory of Arizona, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, three thousand dollars. For rent of surveyor-general’s office in the Territory of Idaho, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, three thousand dollars. *Expenses of Courts of the United States*.— Expenses of courts of the United States, safe-keeping of prisoners, and prosecution of crime.
For defraying the expenses of the supreme, circuit, and district courts of the United States, including the District of Columbia; also, for jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred in the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-live, 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, five hundred thousand dollars. 153 *War Department*.— For compensation of the Secretary of War, AssistantWar Department.
Secretaries of War, solicitor, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, and laborer in his office, sixty-six thousand three hundred and eighty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messengers in the office of theOffice of adjutant-general; adjutant-general, two hundred and twenty-three thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, andof quartermaster-general; laborers, in the office of the quartermaster-general, three hundred and ninety thousand one hundred and sixty dollars.
For compensation of the clerks and messengers in the office of theof paymaster-general; paymaster-general, two hundred and fifty-five thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborers in theof commissary-general; office of the commissary-general, eighty-five thousand six hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the officeof surgeon-general; of the surgeon-general, forty-three thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the clerks, messengers, and laborer in the officeof chief engineer; of the chief engineer, twenty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of theof colonel of ordnance. colonel of ordnance, one hundred and seventy-two thousand and forty dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the War Department*. Contingent expenses. Office of the Secretary of War: Office of Secretary of War; For stationery, labor, books, maps, extra clerk-hire, and miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars.
Office of the Adjutant-General: of adjutant-general; For stationery and miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand dollars. Office of the Quartermaster-General: of quartermaster-general; For stationery and miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand dollars. Office of the Paymaster-General: of paymaster-general; For stationery and miscellaneous items, six thousand dollars. Office of the Commissary-General: of commissary-general; For stationery, rent of office and hire of watchmen, and miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand dollars.
Office of the Chief Engineer: of chief engineer; For stationery and miscellaneous items, three thousand five hundred dollars. Office of the Surgeon-General: of surgeon-general; For stationery and miscellaneous items, including rent of office, ten thousand dollars. Office of the Colonel of Ordnance: of colonel of ordnance. For stationery and miscellaneous items, seven thousand five hundred dollars. *For the general purposes of the Northwest Executive Building*.— Northwest executive building.
For 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, twenty thousand dollars. *For the general purposes of the building corner of F and Seventeenth Streets*.— Building corner 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, six thousand dollars. *For the general purposes of the building comer of F and fifteenth*154 THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 147. 1864.*streets*.— corner F and Fifteenth streets. For superintendent, watchmen, rent, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand dollars. *Navy Department*.— Navy Department. For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, forty-seven thousand four hundred dollars.
Bureau of yards and docks;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of navy-yards and docks, and the civil engineer, chief clerk, clerks, messenger, and laborers to his office, nineteen thousand two hundred and forty dollars. of equipment and recruiting;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, ten thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. of navigation;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of navigation, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, nine thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. of ordnance;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of ordnance, and the assistant, chief clerk, clerks, draughtsman, messenger, and laborers in his office, seventeen thousand two hundred and twenty dollars. of construction and repair;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of construction and repair, chief clerk, and the clerks, draughtsman, messenger, and laborer in his office, sixteen thousand three hundred and forty dollars. of steam-engineering;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of steam-engineering, chief clerk, and the clerks, draughtsmen, messenger, and laborer in his office, ten thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. of provisions and clothing;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of provisions and clothing, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer, eighteen thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. of medicine and surgery;For compensation of the chief of the bureau 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*.
Contingent expenses. Office Secretary of the Navy: Office of Secretary of the Navy. For stationery, labor, newspapers, periodicals, and miscellaneous items, three thousand tour hundred and forty dollars. Bureau of Yards and Docks: Bureau of yards and docks; For stationery, plans, drawings, and incidental labor, eight hundred dollars. Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting: of equipment and recruiting; For stationery and miscellaneous items, live hundred dollars. Bureau of Navigation: of navigation;
For stationery and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. Bureau of Ordnance: of ordnance; For stationery and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. Bureau of Construction and Repair: of construction and repair; For stationery and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. Bureau of Steam-Engineering: of steam-engineering; For stationery and miscellaneous items, one thousand two hundred dollars. Bureau of Provisions and Clothing: of provisions and clothing; For stationery and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: of medicine and surgery. For stationery and miscellaneous items, four hundred and fifty dollars. *For the General Purposes of the Southwest Executive Building*.— Southwest executive building. For compensation of live watchmen and two laborers of the southwest executive building, three thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz:— For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, five thousand dollars. *Post-Office Department*.— Post-Office Department For compensation of the Postmaster-General, three assistant Postmasters-General, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers of said depart-155ment, one hundred and fifty-eight thousand two hundred and twenty dollars.
For compensation of twenty-five additional clerks, twenty thousand dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the Post-Office Department*.— Contingent expenses of P.-O. Department. For stationery, fuel for the general post-office building, including fuel for the auditor’s office, oil, gas, and candles, printing, repair of the general post-office building, office furniture, glazing, painting, whitewashing, and for keeping the fireplaces and furnaces in older; for engineer, (for steam-engine,) laborers, watchmen, repairs of furniture, and for miscellaneous items, thirty-five thousand dollars. *Department of Agriculture*.— Department of agriculture.
For compensation of the commissioner of agriculture, chief clerk, one clerk of the fourth .class, four clerks of the third class, four clerks of the second class, six clerks of the first class, an entomologist at an annual salary of two thousand dollars, a chemist at an annual salary of two thousand dollars, an assistant chemist at an annual salary of fourteen hundred dollars, a draughtsman at an annual salary of fourteen hundred dollars, a translator at an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars, two messengers at an annual salary of six hundred dollars each, and two laborers at an annual salary of four hundred dollars each, thirty-eight thousand dollars.
For contingencies, viz:—For stationery, wood, coal, gas, and miscellaneousContingencies. items, three thousand five hundred dollars. For collecting agricultural statistics and information for reports, twentyAgricultural statistics. thousand dollars. For furniture, viz: Carpets, desks, and stoves, eight hundred dollars. For the purchase of a library and laboratory, four thousand dollars.Library and laboratory. For purchase and distribution of new and valuable seeds, and for laborSeeds, &c. in putting up seeds, seed-bags, and bagging, fifty-four thousand dollars.
For compensation of superintendent of seed-room, at an annual compensation of sixteen hundred dollars, and for two clerks of the first class, four thousand dollars. For contingencies of seed-room, viz: coal, gum, packing-paper, and miscellaneous items, three thousand dollars. For propagating garden, for propagation and distribution of valuablePlants and cuttings. plants, cuttings, & shrubs, viz: For labor, for repair of old propagating house, new propagating house, rebuilding shop, and for purchase of trees, cuttings, vines, and bulbs, ten thousand eight hundred dollars: *Provided*, That such trees, cuttings, vines, and bulbs so purchased, orTrees, plants, &c., to be adapted to general cultivation. which shall be propagated, shall be such as are adapted to general cultivation and to promote the general interest of horticulture and agriculture throughout the United States.
For experimental garden on reservation number two, viz: ForExperimental garden. salary of foreman and laborers, three thousand dollars; for keep of a horse and stable, and for seeds, manure, tools, and miscellaneous items, two 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, and seven clerks, twenty-six thousand four hundred dollars.
For wages of workmen and adjusters, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. For specimens of coins to be preserved In the cabinet of the mint, three hundred dollars. *Branch Mint at San Francisco, California*.— Branch at San 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 fifty thousand and fifty dollars. 156 For incidental and contingent expenses, repairs, and wastage, fifty thousand dollars. *Assay Office, New York*.— Assay office, New York.
For salaries of superintendent, assayer, and melter and refiner, assistant assayer, officers, and clerks, twenty-three thousand seven hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, thirty-five thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, twenty thousand dollars. *Branch Mint at Denver*.— Branch-mint at Denver. For superintendent, assayer, melter, refiner, coiner, and clerks, twelve thousand four hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, twenty-six thousand one hundred and eighty nine dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, five thousand dollars. For additional salary of treasurer, acting as assistant treasurer of the United States, five hundred dollars. For salary of clerk to assistant treasurer, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For safe and vault, including freight, five thousand dollars. For salary of assistant treasurer from November twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, eight hundred and five dollars and fifty-five cents.
For salary of clerk from March first to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, six hundred dollars. governments in the territories. Governments in the territories. *Territory of New Mexico*.— New Mexico. For salaries of governor, chief-justice and two associate 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-two thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars. *Territory of Utah*.— Utah.
For salaries of governor, chief-justice, two associate judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the territory, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the general assembly, ten thousand dollars. *Territory of Washington*.— Washington. For salaries of governor, chief-justice, two associate judges, and secretary, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of said territory, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. *Territory of Nebraska*.— Nebraska. For salaries of governor, chief-justice and two associate judges, and secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, fifteen thousand dollars. *Territory of Colorado*.— Colorado.
For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief-justice and two associate 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 legislative157 assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, fifteen thousand dollars. *Territory of Nevada*.— Nevada. For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief-justice and two associate 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*.— Dakota. For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief-justice and two associate judges, and secretary, nine thousand seven hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, fourteen thousand dollars. *Territory of Arizona*.— Arizona.
For salaries of governor, chief-justice and two associate judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the 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 thousand dollars. *Territory of Idaho*.— Idaho. For salaries of governor, chief-justice and two associate judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the 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 Idaho*.— For the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four:— For salary of governor, chief-justice and two associate judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the 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. Judiciary. *Office of the Attorney-General*.— Attorney-General’s office. For salaries of the 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 disposalLand-claims in California. of private land-claims in California, ten thousand dollars. For special and other extraordinary expenses of California land claims, ten thousand dollars. *Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States*.— Justices of supreme court. For salaries of the chief-justice and nine associate justices, sixty thousand five hundred dollars.
For travelling expenses of the judge assigned to the tenth circuit for attending session of supreme court of the United States, one thousand dollars. 158 District judges.For salaries of the district judges of the United States, one hundred and eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Courts in District of Columbia.For salaries of the chief-justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, the associate judges, and judge of the orphans’ court, fourteen thousand five hundred dollars.
Reporter of decisions.For salary of the reporter of the decisions of the supreme court of the United States, one thousand three hundred dollars. District attorneys.For compensation of the district attorneys, nineteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Marshals.For compensation of the marshals, eleven thousand six hundred dollars. *Independent Treasury*.— Independent treasury. For salaries of the assistant treasurers of the United States at New York, Boston, Charleston, and St.
Louis, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars. For additional salary of the treasurer of the mint at Philadelphia, one thousand dollars. For additional salary of the treasurer of the branch mint at New Orleans, five hundred dollars. For salaries of the clerks and messengers in office of assistant treasure[r] at Boston, eight thousand one hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks and messenger in office of the treasurer of the mint as depositary, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars.
For salaries of clerks, messengers, watchmen, and porter in office of assistant treasurer at New York, seventy-three thousand six hundred dollars. For salaries of chief clerk and teller, to act as assistant treasurer in the absence of the treasurer, assistant teller, book-keeper, assistant book-keeper, messenger, and four watchmen, in the office of the sub-treasury at Saint Louis, nine thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. 1846, ch. 90.Vol. ix. p. 59.For salaries of additional clerks, under act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the better organization of the treasury, at such rates as the secretary may deem just and reasonable, ten thousand dollars.
Designated depositaries.For compensation to designated depositaries, under act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer and disbursement of the public revenue, eight thousand dollars. Special agents.For compensation to special agents under act of sixth of August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, eight thousand dollars. Inspectors of steamboats.18522, ch. 106.Vol. x. p. 61.For salaries of nine supervising and fifty local inspectors, appointed under act thirtieth August, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for the better protection of the lives of passengers by steamboats, with travelling and other expenses incurred by them, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses under the act of sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, in addition to premium which may be received on transfer drafts: *Provided*, That no part of said sum shall be expended for clerical services, one hundred and ten thousand dollars. Expenses of treasury notes.For necessary expenses in carrying into effect the several acts of congress authorizing loans and the issue of treasury notes, one million dollars. *Commissioners of Direct Taxes in Insurrectionary Districts*.— Commissioners of direct taxes.
For 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, forty thousand dollars. *Public Buildings and Grounds*.— Public buildings and grounds. For compensation to the laborer in charge of the water-closets in the capitol, four hundred and thirty-eight dollars. For compensation of four laborers in capitol, two thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation to the public gardener, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars. 159 For compensation of a foreman and twenty-one laborers employed in thePublic buildings and grounds. 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 assistant doorkeeper at the President’s house, six hundred dollars. For compensation of one night watchman at the public stables and carpenters’ shops south of the capitol, one thousand dollars. For compensation of watchman in reservation number two, six hundred dollars. For compensation of two draw-keepers at the two bridges across theBridges. eastern branch of the Potomac, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, one thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.
For compensation of furnace-keeper under the old hall of the House of Representatives, six hundred dollars. For compensation of furnace-keeper at the President’s house, six hundred dollars. *Metropolitan Police*.— Metropolitan police. For salaries and other necessary expenses of the metropolitan police for the District of Columbia, one hundred and ten thousand dollars; and the compensation of said metropolitan force, officers, and clerks be, and the same is hereby, increased fifty per centum, commencingPay of police increased fifty per cent.Expense, how to be apportioned. on the first of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, said increase to be borne by the cities of Washington and Georgetown, and the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia, in the proportion equal to the number of patrolmen allotted severally to the city of Washington, to the city of Georgetown, and the county of Washington beyond the limits of said cities.
And the corporation authorities of said cities of Washington and Georgetown, and the levy court of said county be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to levy a special tax not exceeding oneTax therefor, quarter of one per centum for the purpose aforesaid. For deficiency of appropriation for the capitol police, under the act ofCapitol police.1854, ch. 52.Vol. x. p. 276. April twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, to be expended under the direction of the commissioner of public buildings, to be paid only to loyal men, four thousand three hundred and seventy-four dollars and eighty-four cents.
For salary of warden of jail in the District of Columbia, sixteen hundred dollars. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That the office of the treasurerOffice of treasurer reorganized. of the United States be reorganized, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, so as to authorize the employment of the officers and clerks, and with the annual salaries bureau after specified, viz:— One assistant treasurer, with a salary of twenty-eight hundred dollars.Assistant treasurer.
One cashier, with a salary of twenty-eight hundred dollars.Cashier and assistant. One assistant cashier, with a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars. One chief of the division of issues, with a salary of twenty-two hundredChief of division of issues; dollars. One chief of the division of redemption, with a salary of twenty-twoof redemption: hundred dollars. One chief of the division of loans, with a salary of twenty-two hundredof loans; dollars. One chief of the division of accounts, with a salary of twenty-twoof accounts: hundred dollars. 160 Chief of division or national banks.One chief of the division of national banks with a salary of twenty-two hundred dollars.
Book-keepers.Two principal book-keepers, each with a salary of twenty-two hundred dollars. Tellers.Two tellers, each with a salary of twenty-two hundred dollars. Assistant tellers.Two assistant tellers, each with a salary of two thousand dollars. Chief clerk.One chief clerk, with a salary of two thousand dollars. Other clerks.Fifteen clerks of class four, fifteen of class three, eleven of class two. nine of class one, one messenger in charge of mails, with a salary of one thousand dollars; nine messengers, with a salary of nine hundred dollars each; five messengers, with a salary of seven hundred dollars each; sixty female clerks, with a salary of six hundred dollars each; five laborers, with a salary of six hundred dollars each, and seven female laborers at a salary of two hundred and forty dollars each.
And the officers, clerks, and employees hereby authorized shall be in lieu of all the force now employed in the said office. And the amount necessary to pay the salaries of said officers, clerks, and employees, in addition to the amount Appropriation.heretofore provided for the present fiscal year, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 3. Twenty percent, to be added to pay of females, messengers, &c.*And be it further enacted*, That twenty per centum be added to the compensation of the females and of the messengers, watchmen, and laborers employed in the several departments and under the commissioner of public buildings, and the commissioner of agriculture, and at the capitol, to commence on the first day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and to terminate at the close of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, but to be calculated only upon the amount of compensation accruing after the first day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four:
Provided, however, No increased salary to exceed $1000.That no salary be increased hereby so as to exceed the sum of ten hundred dollars. And the sums necessary to pay the additional compensation herein specified for the present and the next fiscal years are hereby appropriated. Sec. 4. Late reporter of supreme court.*And be it further enacted*, That the accounting officers of the treasury are hereby authorized and directed to allow to the late reporter of the supreme court the amount of his annual salary for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, on the production of satisfactory evidence that he has delivered to the Secretary of the Interior the number of copies of the decisions of said court prescribed by law, and that said books have been received and accepted by said Secretary.
Sec. 5. Additional clerks in office of commissioner of customs.*And be it further enacted*, That, in addition to the clerical force now authorized by law, the following clerks are hereby authorized in the office of the commissioner of customs, to be employed and continue only during the rebellion and for one year after its close, viz: two clerks of class four, two of class three, and two of class two, and the surn of eleven thousand two hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay their salaries from the date of their appointment to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, is hereby appropriated therefor.
Sec. 6. Testimony may be taken, &c., in investigating claims under act 1849, ch. 129, Vol. ix. p. 414, 1843, ch. 78, § 2, Vol. xii. p. 743.*And be it further enacted*, That in executing the act of the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and the act amendatory thereof, providing for payment for steamboats and other vessels, and railroad engines or cars lost or destroyed while in the military service of the United States, the third auditor of the treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized in person, or in such manner as he may deem most compatible with the public interests, to take testimony and make such investigations as he may deem necessary in adjudicating claims filed under said act, and for such necessary expenses incurred therein payment may be made out of the appropriation contained in said act, upon proper vouchers certified and approved by the third auditor.
THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 147, 148. 1864. 161 Sec. 7. *And be it further enacted*, That from and after the first day ofClerks in office of assistant treasurer al New Orleans. July, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, in lieu of the clerks heretofore authorized and provided, the assistant treasurer at New Orleans be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, with the approbation of the Secretary of the Treasury, one chief clerk, at a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum; one clerk, at a salary of two thousand dollars per annum; two clerks, at a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum each; one porter, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; and two watchmen, at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum each; and the compensation for such clerks for the next fiscal year be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
And in case of the sickness or unavoidable absence of the assistant treasurer,Chief clerk when to act as treasurer. he may, in his discretion, authorize the chief clerk to act in his place and to discharge all the duties required by law of the assistant treasurer. Sec. 8. *And be it further enacted*, That so many of the clerks in theCertain clerks in office of paymaster-general to be transferred to office of 3d auditor of treasury. office of the paymaster-general as have been, or may be, deemed unnecessary, not exceeding thirty-seven in number, who shall be found competent, to be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury, are hereby transferred to the office of the third auditor of the treasury, and shall be classified as follows:
Twelve clerks of class two, and twenty-five of class one; and the sum of forty-six thousand eight hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be found necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for said purpose. Sec. 9. *And be it further enacted*, That the President of the UnitedTwo additional appraisers in New York. States be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, in addition to the present number, two appraisers for the port of New York, at an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars each, and the sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated therefor.
For twelve additional clerks in the officeAdditional clerks.Salaries: appropriation. of the assistant treasurer at New York, at an annual salary of fourteen hundred dollars each, authorized by the act of sixth of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, sixteen thousand eight hundred dollars. Sec. 10. *And be it further enacted*, That, in addition to the sum ofAdditional appropriation for inspectors of steamboats, &c. twenty-five thousand dollars, hereinbefore appropriated, for salaries and expenses of nine supervising and fifty local inspectors of steam-vessels, with travelling and other expenses, the sum of fifty-five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated.
Sec. 11. *And be it further enacted*, That there be, and hereby is, appointed,Clerks in office of Secretary of Treasury. in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, five clerks of class three, in lien of five clerks of class one, and the sum of two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for said purpose. Approved, June 25, 1864.