Chapter CLXVI. *making Appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and for other Purposes.* March 2, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americ
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CHAP. CLXVI.— An Act *making Appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and for other Purposes.* March 2, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Legislative, executive, and judicial expenses appropriation. That the following sums be, and 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-eight, namely:— Legislative.Pay and mileage of senators, officers, clerks, &c.*Legislative.*—For compensation and mileage of senators, four hundred and fourteen thousand 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, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; officer charged with disbursements of the Senate, five hundred and seventy-six dollars; chief clerk, three thousand dollars; principal clerk and principal executive clerk in the office of the secretary of the Senate, at two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars each; eight clerks in office of the secretary of the Senate, at two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each; keeper of the stationery, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; two messengers, at one thousand two hundred and ninety-six THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 166. 1867. 441 dollars each; one page, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; sergeant-at-armsPay of officers &c. of Senate. and doorkeeper, two thousand four hundred dollars; assistant doorkeeper, two thousand and forty dollars; postmaster to the Senate, two thousand one hundred dollars; assistant postmaster and mail-carrier, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars; two mail boys, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; superintendent of the document room, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two assistants in document room, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; superintendent of the folding room, one thousand eight hundred dollars; three messengers, acting as assistant doorkeepers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; seventeen messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; clerk or secretary to the President of the Senate, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; clerk to the committee on finance, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to the committee on claims, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to the committee on printing records, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; superintendent in charge of the furnaces, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; assistant in charge of furnaces, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; laborer in charge of private passages, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; two laborers, at eight hundred and sixty-four dollars each; chaplain to the Senate, nine hundred dollars; one special policeman, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; making ninety-eight thousand seven hundred and four dollars and eighty cents.
For contingent expenses of the Senate, viz:—Contingent expenses. For stationery, twenty-five thousand dollars.Stationery. For newspapers, five thousand dollars.Newspapers. For Congressional Globe, thirty-five thousand five hundred and thirty-twoCongressional Globe. dollars. For reporting and printing the proceedings in the Daily Globe for the first session of the fortieth Congress, twenty-one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the SenateAdditional compensation to reporters. for the Congressional Globe for reporting the proceedings of the Senate for the first session of the fortieth Congress, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars.
For one complete set of the Congressional Globe and Appendix forGlobe and Appendix; sets to new senators.Proviso. each senator in the fortieth Congress, who has not already received them: *Provided, however,* That any senator who has already, as a member of the House of Representatives, received a portion of a set of the Congressional Globe shall only be entitled to receive, as such senator, the additional volumes required to complete one full set, nine thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For paying the publishers of the Congressional Globe and Appendix,Globe and Appendix. according to the number of copies taken, one cent for every five pages exceeding three thousand, including the indexes and laws of the United States, fifteen thousand dollars. For clerks to committees, pages, horses, and carryalls, fifty-five thousandClerks to committees, &c. seven hundred and fifty dollars. For capitol police, twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars.Capitol police. For expenses of heating and ventilating apparatus, twenty-five thousandHeating and ventilating. dollars.
For miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dollars.Miscellaneous. For compensation and mileage of members of the House of RepresentativesPay and mileage of representatives, &c. and delegates from Territories, one million one hundred thousand dollars. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receivingof officers, clerks, &c. an annual salary in the service of the House of Representatives, viz: Clerk of the House of Representatives, four thousand three hundred and twenty 442 Pay of officers and clerks of the House of Representatives.dollars; chief clerk and one assistant clerk, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars each, five thousand one hundred and eighty-four dollars; twelve assistant clerks, (including the librarian,) at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each, twenty-five thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars; one chief messenger, and messenger to the Speaker, at five dollars and seventy-six cents per day each, four thousand two hundred and four dollars and eighty cents; for three messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; one engineer, eighteen hundred dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; six firemen, at two dollars and forty cents each per day, five thousand two hundred and fifty-six dollars; for clerk to committee of ways and means, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; clerk to committee on appropriations, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; clerk to committee on public lands, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; clerk to committee on claims, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; sergeant-at-arms, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; clerk to the sergeant-at-arms, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; messenger to the sergeant-at-arms, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; first assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; postmaster, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; first assistant postmaster, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; five messengers, at See Joint Res.
No. 36. March 30, 1867. Vol. xv.one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars each; two mail boys, at one thousand and eighty dollars each; chaplain of the House, nine hundred dollars; stenographers, four thousand three hundred and eighty dollars; superintendent of folding room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; superintendent and assistant of the document room, at five dollars and seventy-six cents per day each, four thousand two hundred and five dollars and eighty cents; eleven messengers, five at eighteen hundred dollars and six at fourteen hundred and forty dollars; twelve messengers during the session, at the rate of fourteen hundred and forty dollars per annum, eleven thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.
Capitol police.For captain of capitol police, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; lieutenant, eighteen hundred dollars; twenty-nine policemen, each at one thousand five hundred and eighty-four dollars per annum, and one watchman, at eleven hundred and fifty-two dollars, twenty-five thousand four hundred and eighty-eight dollars; making one hundred and fifty-five thousand two hundred and forty-nine dollars. Contingent expenses of House.For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz:— Cartage.For cartage, three thousand eight hundred dollars.
Clerks to committees and temporary clerks.For clerks to committees and temporary clerks of the House of Representatives, thirty-four thousand dollars. Globe and Appendix.For twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for each member and delegate of the fortieth Congress, and one hundred copies of the same for the House library, thirty-five thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For paying the publishers of the Congressional Globe and Appendix, according to the number of copies taken, one cent for every five pages exceeding three thousand, including the indexes and laws of the United States, fifteen thousand dollars.
Sets to new representatives and delegates.For one complete set of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for each representative in the fortieth Congress, and each delegate, who has not received the same heretofore, thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars :Notice to terminate the purchase of sets. *Provided,* That notice is hereby given that at the close of the fortieth Congress the United States will terminate the purchase of one complete set of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for each senator 443 representative, and delegate, provided for by the act approved July fourth,1864, ch. 250, § 4.Vol. xiii. p. 392. eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
For folding documents, including materials, forty-two thousand dollars.Folding. For fuel and lights, including plumbing, gas fitting, repairs, and materials,Fuel, lights, &c. fifteen thousand dollars. For furniture, repairs, and packing boxes for members, forty thousandFurniture. dollars. For horses, carriages, and saddle horses, ten thousand two hundred andHorses, carriages, &c. thirty dollars. For laborers, twelve thousand eight hundred and ninety-three dollars.Laborers. For additional annual compensation to Louis Saunders, in charge ofLouis Saunders.
House water-closets, one hundred dollars, and for deficiency due him for the current fiscal year, one hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, fifty-three thousand six hundred and fiftyMiscellaneous. dollars. For newspapers, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.Newspapers. For pages and temporary mail boys, sixteen thousand two hundredPages, &c. dollars. For reporting and publishing proceedings in the Daily Globe, twenty-eightReporting, &c. in Daily Globe. thousand dollars. For stationery, twenty-seven 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, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand eight hundred dollars. *Public Printing*.—For compensation of the superintendent of the publicPublic printing.Pay of superintendent, clerks, &c. printing, and the clerks and messengers in his office, eleven thousand five hundred and seventeen dollars. For contingent expenses of his office, viz:
For stationery, postage, advertising,Contingencies. furniture, travelling expenses, horses and wagons, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. For the public printing, four hundred and forty-three thousand eightPublic printing. hundred and sixty dollars. For paper for the public printing, seven hundred and sixty-five thousandPaper for public printing. nine hundred and seventy-two dollars. For the public binding, three hundred and fifty-one thousand threeBinding. hundred and sixty-six dollars.
For mapping in cases pending in the Supreme Court of the UnitedMapping. States, three thousand dollars. For lithographing and engraving for the Senate and House of Representatives,Lithographing and engraving. seventy-five thousand dollars. *Library of Congress*.—For compensation of librarian, five assistantLibrary of Congress.Pay of librarian, &c. librarians, messenger, and laborers, thirteen thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. For twenty per centum additional on the above, twenty-seven hundred For contingent expenses of said library, two thousand dollars.Contingencies. and thirty-six dollars.
For purchase of books for said library, eight thousand dollars.Books. For purchase of law books for said library, two thousand dollars. For botanic garden, grading, draining, procuring manure, tools, fuel,Botanic garden and greenhouses. and repairs, and purchasing trees and shrubs, under the direction of the library committee of Congress, three thousand three hundred dollars. For pay of superintendent and assistants, and assistants in botanicSuperintendent and assistants. garden and greenhouses, under direction of the library committee of Congress, six thousand one hundred and forty-five dollars and eighty cents.
For twenty per centum additional allowance on pay of the above, twelve hundred and twenty-nine dollars and sixteen cents. For purchasing files of the leading periodicals and newspapers for saidFiles of periodicals and newspapers. library, one thousand five hundred dollars. 444 Court of claims.Judges, solicitors, &c.*Court of Claims*.—For salaries of five judges of the Court of Claims, the solicitor, assistant solicitor, deputy solicitor, chief clerk and assistant clerk, bailiff and messenger thereof, thirty-seven thousand three hundred dollars.
Contingencies.For stationery, books, fuel, labor, and other contingent and miscellaneous expenses, three thousand dollars. Attorneys to take testimony, &c.For compensation of attorneys to attend to taking testimony, witnesses, and commissioners, two thousand dollars. Judgments.For payment of judgments which may be rendered by the court in favor of claimants, ten hundred thousand dollars. Executive.President.*Executive*.—For compensation of the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For compensation of secretary to sign patents for public lands, one thousand five hundred dollars. Secretaries, clerks, steward, and messenger.For compensation to the private secretary, assistant secretary, shorthand writer, clerk of pardons, three clerks of fourth class, steward, and messenger of the President of the United States, eighteen thousand eight hundred dollars. Contingencies.For contingent expenses of the Executive office, including stationery thereof, five thousand dollars.
Department of State.Pay of Secretary, &c.*Department of State.*—For compensation of the Secretary of State, and assistant secretary of state, second assistant secretary of state, examiner of claims, chief clerk, superintendent of statistics, clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, sixty-five thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars. Contingent expenses.Pamphlet laws and in newspapers.*For the incidental and contingent Expenses of the Department of State*.—For publishing the laws in pamphlet form and in newspapers of the States and Territories, and in the city of Washington, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Proof-reading, &c.For proof-reading, and packing the laws and documents for the various legations and consulates, including boxes and transportation of the same, four thousand dollars. Stationery, &c.For stationery, blank books, furniture, fixtures, and repairs, five thousand dollars. Miscellaneous.For miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars. Copperplate printing.For copperplate printing, books, and maps, five thousand dollars. Extra clerk hire, &c.For extra clerk hire and copying, fifteen thousand dollars.
Building occupied by State Department.*For the General Purposes of the Building occupied by the State Department*.—For rent of said building, fifteen thousand dollars. For alterations and improvements of the building, and for means of protection against its destruction by fire, fifteen thousand dollars. For compensation of four watchmen and two laborers of the northeast executive building, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz: for fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous expenses, ten thousand dollars.
Treasury Department.Pay of secretaries, assistant, &c.;*Treasury Department*.—For compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury, two assistant secretaries of the treasury, chief clerk, supervising architect, and assistant architect, clerks, messengers, assistant messenger, and laborers, one hundred and eighteen thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars. of 1st comptrollerFor compensation of the first comptroller, chief clerk, and the clerks, messengers, and laborers in his office, forty-eight thousand three hundred and forty dollars. of 2d comptroller;For compensation of the second comptroller, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, one hundred and thirty-seven thousand and eighty dollars. of 1st auditor;For compensation of the first auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, sixty thousand three hundred and sixty dollars. 445 For compensation of the second auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks,Compensation of 2d auditor; messenger, assistant messengers, and laborers in his office, five hundred and twenty-one thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the third auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks,of 3d auditor; messengers, assistant messengers, and laborers in his office, three hundred and eighty-nine thousand and eighty dollars. For compensation of the fourth auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks,of 4th auditor; messenger, and assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, one hundred and ten thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars. For compensation of the fifth auditor, chief clerk, and the clerks,of 5th auditor, messenger, and laborer in his office, forty-nine thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
For compensation of the auditor of the treasury for the Post-Officeof auditor for Post-Office Department; Department, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and the laborers in his office, one hundred and ninety-three *three* thousand one hundred and sixty dollars. For compensation of the treasurer of the United States, assistantof treasurer, assistant treasurer, &c.; treasurer, cashier, assistant cashier, chiefs of division, book-keepers, tellers, assistant tellers, chief clerk, and the clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, and laborers in his office, one hundred and eighty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
For compensation of the register of the treasury, assistant register,of register, assistant register, &c.; chief clerk, and the clerks, messengers, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, ninety-one thousand five hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of the solicitor of the treasury, assistant solicitor,of solicitor, assistant solicitor, &c.; chief clerk, and the clerks, laborer, and messenger in his office, twenty-two thousand one hundred dollars. For compensation of the commissioner of customs, chief clerk, and theof commissioner of customs ; clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, forty thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
For compensation of the chief clerk, clerks, messenger and laborer ofof lighthouse board; the lighthouse board, nine thousand five hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of the comptroller of the currency, deputy comptroller,of comptroller of currency, deputy, &c. clerks, messengers, and laborers, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. For paper, special dies, and printing of circulating notes, and expensesPaper, dies, and printing circulating notes necessarily incurred (including express charges) in procuring the same, in the office of the comptroller of the currency, two hundred thousand dollars.
For salaries of commissioner, deputy commissioners, solicitor, heads ofInternal revenue office.Pay of commissioner, &c. divisions, and clerks of internal revenue office, three hundred and forty-nine thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For rent, dies, paper, and so forth, for stamps and incidental expenses,Bent and contingent expenses. including the cost of subscriptions of such numbers of copies of the internal revenue records and customs journals as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem necessary to supply the revenue offices, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of collectors, assessors, assistant assessors,Salaries and expenses of collectors, assessors, &c. revenue agents, inspectors, and superintendents of exports and drawback, together with the expense of carrying into effect the various provisions of the several acts providing internal revenue, excepting items otherwise estimated for, six million dollars: *Provided,* That no assessor or collectorNo assessor or collector entitled to any part of salary, unless confirmed by the Senate, except, &c. shall be entitled to any portion of the salary pertaining to the office unless such assessor shall have been confirmed by the Senate, except in cases of commissions to fill vacancies which may have happened by death or resignation during the recess of the Senate. *Contingent Expenses of the Treasury Department*.—In the office ofContingent expenses of treasury ; the Secretary of the Treasury :
For copying, labor, binding, sealing ships’ registers, translating foreignin office of the Secretary. 446 languages, advertising, and extra clerk hire for preparing and collecting information to be laid before Congress, and for miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Additional clerks, &c.For compensation of additional clerks who may be employed by the secretary according to the exigencies of the public service, and additional compensation for extra labor of clerks in his office, five thousand dollars.
Janitors.For janitors for the treasury department, fifteen thousand dollars. Contingent expenses in office of 1st comptroller;In the office of the first comptroller: For furniture, public documents, state and territorial statutes, and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. of 2d comptroller;In the office of the second comptroller: For contingent expenses of the office, one thousand dollars. of 1st auditor;In the office of the first auditor: For stationery, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred dollars. of 2d auditor;In the office of the second auditor:
For stationery, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, including two newspapers to be filed and preserved for the use of the office, twenty-five thousand dollars. of 4th auditor;In the office of the fourth auditor: For contingent expenses of the office, three thousand dollars. of 5th auditor;In the office of the fifth auditor: For stationery, postage, furniture, and miscellaneous expenses, in which are included two daily newspapers, two thousand dollars. of auditor for Post-Office Department;In the office of the auditor for the Post-Office Department:
For contingent expenses of the office, ten thousand dollars. of treasurer;In the office of the treasurer: For contingent expenses of the office, seven thousand dollars. of register;In the office of the register: For miscellaneous items, including office furniture, six thousand dollars. of solicitor;Office of the solicitor of the treasury: For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and miscellaneous items, and for statutes and reports, and for care of library, four thousand two hundred dollars. of commissioner of customs ;Office of the commissioner of customs:
For stationery, miscellaneous items, and office furniture, fitting up files, and safe for depositing official bonds, five thousand dollars. of lighthouse board;Lighthouse board, viz: For miscellaneous expenses and postage, one thousand five hundred dollars. of comptroller of currency;Office of the comptroller of the currency: For contingent expenses of the office, five thousand dollars. of commissioner of internal revenue.Office of the commissioner of internal revenue: For office furniture, maps, labor, miscellaneous items, and other contingent expenses, fifty thousand dollars.
Bureau of statistics.Contingent expenses.*Bureau of Statistics.*—For contingent expenses, namely, laborers, office furniture, carpets, fitting up files, and miscellaneous items, four thousand dollars. Mines and minings.For the collection of statistics of mines and minings, fifteen thousand dollars. Stationery for department and bureaus.For stationery for the treasury department and the several bureaus, one hundred thousand dollars. Southeast executive building.*For the General Purposes of the Southeast Executive Building, including the Extension*.—For compensation of twelve watchmen and eleven laborers of the southeast executive building, sixteen thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building, viz: for fuel, light, labor, and miscellaneous items, one hundred thousand dollars. For rent of buildings for the accommodation of clerks who cannot be accommodated in the treasury building, two thousand dollars. 447 *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-eight thousand seven hundred dollars.
For compensation of the commissioner of the general land office, chiefof commissioner of general land office; clerk, recorder, draughtsman, assistant draughtsmen, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, packers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, one hundred and seventy-eight thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of additional clerks in the general land office, underof additional clerks;1855, ch. 207. Vol. x. p. 701.Proviso. the act of third March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, granting bounty land, and for laborers employed therein, fifty-eight thousand six hundred and forty 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,Piece-work, &c. at such rate or rates as he may deem just and fair, not exceeding a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum: *And provided further,* That such work shall be given only to persons in indigent circumstances, and to theTo whom to be given. soldiers and to the widows of soldiers who served in the Union army during the late rebellion, and to be done only by the employee in person.
For compensation of the commissioner of Indian affairs, chief clerk,Pay of commissioner of Indian affairs, &c. and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, watchmen, and laborer in his office, thirty-two thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation of the commissioner of pensions, chief clerk, and theof commissioner of pensions; clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, two hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
For additional clerks in the pension office, forty-one thousand dollars:additional clerks in pension office.Proviso. *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. *Contingent Expenses—Department of the Interior.*—Office of the SecretaryContingent expenses. of the Interior:
For stationery, furniture, and other contingencies, and for books andOffice of secretary. maps for the library, ten thousand dollars. For casual repairs of the patent-office building, including the laying ofPatent office. a pavement on the old wing, twenty thousand dollars. For expenses of packing and distributing congressional journals andDistributing journals and documents.Vol. xi. p. 253. 1859, ch. 22.Vol. xi. p. 379 documents, in pursuance of the provisions contained in the joint resolution of Congress approved twenty-eighth January, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and act fifth February, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, six thousand dollars.
For fuel and lights for the patent-office building, including the salariesFuel and lights. of engineer and assistant engineer of the furnaces and repairs of the heating apparatus, eighteen thousand dollars. Office of the commissioner of Indian affairs:Office of commissioner of Indian affairs; For blank books, binding, stationery, 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.
Office of the commissioner of pensions :of commissioner of pensions ; For stationery, engraving, and retouching plates for bounty land warrants, printing and binding the same, office furniture, and repairing the same, and miscellaneous items, including two daily newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, and for detection and investigation of fraud, twenty-two thousand dollars. Office of the commissioner of public buildings :of commissioner of public buildings.
For compensation of the commissioner of public buildings, and the clerk and messenger in his office, four thousand seven hundred dollars. For stationery, blank books, plans, drawings, and other contingent expenses of his office, five hundred dollars. 448 Surveyors-general and their clerks.Minnesota.*Surveyors-General and their Clerks*.—For compensation of the surveyor-general of Minnesota, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. Dakota and Montana.For compensation of the surveyor-general of the territories of Dakota and Montana, and the clerks in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars.
Kansas.For compensation of the surveyor-general of Kansas, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. Iowa and Nebraska.1866, ch. 311.*Ante*, p. 344.Salary of surveyor-general to be $2,000.For compensation of the surveyor-general of Iowa and Nebraska, declared a surveying district by the act of Congress entitled “An act to remove the office of surveyor-general of the States of Iowa and Wisconsin to Plattsmouth, Nebraska,” approved July twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, which is fixed at two thousand dollars per annum, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars.
Colorado and Utah.For compensation of the surveyor-general of the territories of Colorado and Utah, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. New Mexico and Arizona.For compensation of the surveyor-general of New Mexico and Arizona, three thousand dollars. California.For compensation of the surveyor-general of California and the clerks in his office, fourteen thousand dollars. Idaho.For compensation of the surveyor-general of Idaho Territory and the clerks in his office, five thousand dollars.
Nevada.For compensation of the surveyor-general of Nevada and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. Oregon.For compensation of the surveyor-general of Oregon, and the clerks in his office, six thousand five hundred dollars. Washington.For compensation of the surveyor-general of Washington Territory, and the clerks in his office, four thousand six hundred and nine dollars. Recorder of land titles in Missouri.For compensation of recorder of land titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars.
Rent of surveyor-general’s office in Oregon;*Rent of Surveyors-Generals’ Office.*—For rent of surveyor-general’s office in Oregon, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger, fifteen hundred dollars. California;For rent of surveyor-general’s office of California, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger, five thousand dollars. Washington;For office rent for the surveyor-general of Washington Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.
Kansas;For office rent of the surveyor-general of Kansas, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. Iowa and Nebraska;For office rent of the surveyor-general of Iowa and Nebraska, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. Dakota and Montana;For rent of surveyor-general’s office in the territories of Dakota and Montana, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand one hundred dollars.
Colorado and Utah;For rent of office for the surveyor-general of Colorado and Utah territories, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. Idaho;For rent of office of the surveyor-general of Idaho, two thousand dollars. Nevada.For rent of office for the surveyor-general of Nevada, two thousand dollars. Expenses of courts of the United States, suits in which the United States are concerned, safekeeping of pris-[*Expenses of Courts of the United States*.]—For defraying the expenses of the Supreme Court and district courts of the United States, including the District of Columbia, and also for jurors and witnesses, in aid of funds arising from fines, penalties, and forfeitures, in the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and previous years, and likewise for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United States are concerned, including legal assistance to the Attorney-General, and other 449 special and extraordinary expenditures in cases in the Supreme Court ofoners, and prosecution of crime. the United States 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 three hundred thousand dollars. *War Department*.—For compensation of the Secretary of War, assistantWar Department.Pay of secretary, &c. ; secretary of war, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, and laborer in his office, sixty-one 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 sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, andof quartermaster-general ; laborers, in the office of the quartermaster-general, three hundred and ninety-nine thousand three hundred and sixty dollars. For compensation of the chief clerk, clerks, messengers, assistantof paymaster-general ; messengers, and laborers in the office of the paymaster-general, two hundred and nine thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborers in the officeof commissary general; of the commissary-general, fifty-four thousand four hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office ofof surgeon-general ; the surgeon-general, forty-three thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messengers, and laborers 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, sixty thousand and forty dollars. For additional compensation to employees in the offices of the SecretaryAdditional compensation to employees.1866, ch. 208, § 7.*Ante*, p. 207. of War, adjutant-general, quartermaster-general, paymaster-general, commissary-general, surgeon-general, chief engineer, and chief of ordnance, under provisions of act of July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, six thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of two clerks of class two in the signal office, twoPay of clerks in signal office ; thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of one clerk of class fear in the office of inspectorof military academy; of military academy, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks in the office of military justice, sevenof military justice. thousand two hundred dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the War Department*.—Office of the SecretaryContingent expenses. of War:
For blank books, stationery, labor, books, maps, extra clerk hire, andOffice of Secretary of War; miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars. Office of the adjutant-general:of adjutant-general ; For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, twenty-five thousand dollars. Office of the quartermaster-general:of quartermaster-general; For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, thirty-five thousand dollars. Office of the paymaster-general:of paymaster-general ;
For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Office of the commissary-general:of commissary-general ; For blank books, stationery, and binding, including rent of office and hire of watchmen, fourteen thousand dollars. Office of the chief engineer:of chief engineer; For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, three thousand five hundred dollars. Office of the surgeon-general:of surgeon-general. For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, including rent of office, fifteen thousand dollars. 450 Office of chief of ordnance;Office of the chief of ordnance:
For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, five thousand dollars. of military justice;Office of military justice : For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, one thousand two hundred dollars. Northwest executive building.*For the General Purposes of the 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. 1866, ch. 208, § 7. *Ante*, p. 207.For additional compensation to subordinate employees, under provisions of act of July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, seven hundred and twenty dollars.
Building corner of F and Seventeenth streets.*For the General Purposes of the Building Corner of F and Seventee*[*n*]*th 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, ten thousand dollars. For additional compensation to subordinate employees, under provisions of act of July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, seven hundred and twenty dollars.
Building corner of F and Fifteenth streets.*For the General Purposes of the Building Corner of F and Fifteenth Streets*.—For superintendent, watchmen, rent, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand dollars. Navy Department.Pay of secretary, assistant, solicitor, &c.*Navy Department*.—For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, assistant secretary of the navy, solicitor and naval judge advocate-general, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars.
Bureau of yards and docks;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of yards and docks, the civil engineer, chief clerk, messenger, laborers, and the following clerks and draughtsmen, which are hereafter authorized, viz: One clerk of class clerks, &c. authorized ;four, two clerks of class three, one clerk of class two, one clerk of class one, and one draughtsman, at a salary of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, sixteen thousand six hundred and forty dollars. 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, fourteen thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars. of navigation;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of navigation, chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer in his office, ten thousand two hundred and twenty dollars. of ordnance;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of ordnance, and chief salary of draughtsman;clerk, clerks, draughtsman, whose salary is hereby established at eighteen hundred dollars per annum, messenger, and laborers in his office, sixteen thousand six hundred and twenty dollars. of construction and repair;salary of draughtsman;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of construction and repair, chief clerk, and the clerks, draughtsman, whose salary is hereby established at eighteen hundred dollars per annum, messenger and laborer in his office, eighteen thousand two hundred and twenty dollars. of steam engineering;salary of draughtsman;For compensation of the chief of the bureau of steam engineering, chief clerk, and the clerks, draughtsman, whose salary is hereby established at eighteen hundred dollars per annum, messenger, and laborer in his office, twelve thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; and of one clerk of class two, which is hereby authorized, one thousand four hundred 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, twenty-two thousand one hundred and twenty 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, eleven thousand four hundred and twenty dollars. 451 *Incidental and Contingent Expenses of the Navy Department*.—OfficeContingent expenses. of the Secretary of the Navy:
For stationery, labor, newspapers, periodicals, and miscellaneous items,Office of Secretary of Navy; five thousand dollars. Bureau of yards and docks :Bureau of yards and docks; For stationery, books, plans, drawings, and incidental labor, one thousand eight hundred dollars. Bureau of equipment and recruiting:equipment and recruiting; For stationery, books, and miscellaneous items seven hundred and fifty dollars. Bureau of navigation :navigation; For stationery, blank books, binding, and miscellaneous items, two thousand four hundred dollars.
Bureau of ordnance :ordnance; For stationery, and miscellaneous items, including three hundred dollars for photographer, one thousand three hundred dollars. Bureau of construction and repair:construction and repair; For stationery and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. Bureau of steam engineering:steam engineering; For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars. Bureau of provisions and clothing: For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, one thousand fiveprovisions and clothing; hundred dollars.
Bureau of medicine and surgery:medicine and surgery. For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. *For the General Purposes of the Southwest Executive Building*.—ForSouthwest executive building. compensation of nine watchmen and two laborers of the southwest executive building, seven thousand six hundred and thirty-two dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz : For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, seven thousand five hundred dollars. *Post-Office Department*.—For compensation of the Postmaster-General,Post-Office Department.Pay of Postmaster-General, assistants, &c. three assistant postmasters-general, chief clerk, superintendent of money-order system, topographer, three chief clerks, and the clerks, (including forty-three female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each,) messenger, assistant messengers, watchmen and laborers of said department, two hundred and seventy-three thousand one hundred and sixty dollars.
For additional compensation to subordinate employees, under the provisionsAdditional pay to employees.1866, ch. 208, § 7. *Ante*, p. 207 of act of July twenty-three, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, two thousand one hundred and forty dollars. For additional and temporary clerks, forty thousand dollars.Clerks. *Contingent Expenses of the 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, repair of the generalContingent expenses of Post-Office Department. post-office building, office furniture, glazing, painting, whitewashing, and for keeping the fireplaces and furnaces in order, for engineer for steam engine, laborers, watchmen, repairs of furniture, and for miscellaneous items, fifty-six thousand dollars. *Department of Agriculture*.—For compensation of commissioner ofDepartment of agriculture. agriculture, chief clerk, entomologist, chemist, and the clerks and employees in his office, thirty-eight thousand and twenty dollars.
For contingencies, viz: For stationery, freight, purchase of library,Contingencies. laboratory, fuel, light, rent, and miscellaneous items, thirteen thousand dollars. For collecting agricultural statistics for annual and monthly reports,Agricultural statistics. ten thousand dollars. For purchase and distribution of new and valuable seeds, viz:Purchase and 452 distribution of seeds.For purchase of cereal, vegetable, and flower seeds, and for labor in putting up seeds, seed bags, and miscellaneous items, eighty thousand dollars :Rare and uncommon seeds only to be purchased. *Provided*, That the commissioner of agriculture shall only purchase and distribute with the fund herein appropriated for that purpose, such seeds as are rare and uncommon to the country, or such as can be made more profitable by frequent changes from one part of our own country to Annual report of expenditures to Congress.another: *Provided,* That the commissioner shall, on or before the fifteenth day of December in each year hereafter, make a report, in detail, to Congress, of all moneys expended by him.
Glover Museum.For the purchase of the Glover Museum, ten thousand dollars. Seed room.For employees in seed room, five thousand two hundred dollars. Plants, cuttings, and shrubs.Proviso.For propagation and distribution of plants, cuttings, and shrubs, fourteen thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the propagation of plants, cuttings, and shrubs shall be confined to such as are adapted to general cultivation, and to promote the general interests of horticulture and agriculture throughout the United States.
Experimental garden.For experimental garden in reservation number two, eight thousand eight hundred dollars. Mint at Philadelphia.*Mint at Philadelphia*.—For salaries of the director, treasurer, assayer, melter and refiner, chief coiner and engraver, assistant assayer and seven clerks, thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars. For wages of workmen and adjusters, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, ten thousand dollars. For specimens of ores and coins to be preserved in the cabinet of the mint, six hundred dollars.
For freight on bullion and coin, five thousand dollars. Branch mint at San Francisco.*Branch Mint at San Francisco, California*.—For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, assayer, melter and refiner, coiner, and six clerks, thirty thousand five hundred dollars. For wages of workmen and adjusters, two hundred and five thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, repairs and wastage, in addition to available profits, fifty-seven thousand and forty-seven dollars and seventy-three cents.
For specimens of ores, three hundred dollars. Assay office, New York.*Assay Office at New York*.—For salaries of superintendent, assayer, and melter and refiner, assistant assayer, officers, and clerks, twenty-five thousand seven hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, in addition to unexpended balances of former appropriations, forty thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, seventy thousand dollars. Branch mint at Denver.*Branch Mint at Denver*.—For superintendent, assayer, melter and refiner, coiner, and clerks, thirteen thousand dollars.
For wages of workmen, twenty-two thousand seven hundred and seventy dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars. Independent treasury.Pay of assistant treasurers at Boston, New York, Charleston, and St. Louis.*Independent Treasury*.—For salaries of the assistant treasurers of the United States, at New York, Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis, viz: for the assistant treasurer at New York, eight thousand dollars; those at Boston and St.
Louis, each, five thousand dollars; and the one at Charleston, two thousand five hundred dollars; twenty thousand five hundred dollars. Philadelphia.For additional salary of the treasurer of the mint at Philadelphia, one thousand five hundred dollars. New Orleans.For additional salary of the treasurer of the branch mint at New Orleans, five hundred dollars. Denver.For additional salary of the treasurer of the branch mint at Denver, five hundred dollars. 453 For additional salary of the treasurer of the branch mint at San Francisco,San Francisco.Salary not to be increased beyond what law allows.
California, fifteen hundred dollars: *Provided,* That there shall be no increase of salary in the foregoing paragraphs relating to the independent treasury over that allowed by existing laws. For salaries of the clerks and messengers in the office of assistant treasurerClerks, &c. in office of assistant treasurer at Boston; at Boston, twenty-five thousand two hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks, messengers, and watchmen in office of the assistant treasurer at Philadelphia, eighteen thousand three hundred dollars.Philadelphia;
For salaries of additional clerks in the office of the assistant treasurer at Philadelphia, six thousand five hundred and eighty-five dollars. For salaries of clerks, messengers, and watchmen in the office of the assistantNew York; treasurer at New York, one hundred and twenty-six thousand one hundred and twenty dollars. For salaries of clerks, messenger, and watchmen in the office of the assistantSt. Louis; treasurer at Saint Louis, nine thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
For additional salaries to the messenger, at four hundred dollars perSt. Louis; annum, and to the four watchmen, at one hundred dollars per annum each, in the office of the assistant treasurer at St. Louis, eight hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks, porter, and watchmen in the office of the assistantNew Orleans; treasurer at New Orleans, nine thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation to stamp clerk in the office of the assistant treasurerSan Francisco; at San Francisco, two thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation of the depositary at Santa Fe, and the clerk, watchman,Santa Fe; and porter in his office, four thousand eight hundred dollars. For salary of the clerk to the acting assistant treasurer at Denver, oneDenver; thousand eight hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks in the office of the depositary at Louisville, fiveLouisville; thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. For salaries of clerks in the office of the depositary at Chicago, twoChicago; thousand six hundred dollars.
For salaries of clerks and watchmen in the office of the depositary atPittsburg; Pittsburg, three thousand four hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks and messengers in the office of the depositary atBaltimore; Baltimore, seven thousand six hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks in the office of the assistant treasurer at SanSan Francisco; Francisco, four thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks in the office of the depositary at Cincinnati, tenCincinnati. thousand two hundred dollars.
For salaries of additional clerks, and additional compensation of officersAdditional clerks, &c.1846, ch. 90. Vol. ix. p. 59. and clerks, under act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the better organization of the treasury, at existing rates, sixty thousand dollars. For compensation to designated depositaries, under fourth section of theDesignated depositaries. act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, eight thousand dollars.
For compensation to special agents to examine the books, accounts, andSpecial agents. money on hand at the several depositories, under act of the sixth of August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, eight thousand dollars. For salaries often supervising and fifty-nine local inspectors, appointedInspectors of steamboats.1852, ch. 106. Vol. x. p. 61. under act of the 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, including the expenses of their annual meeting, and for a more thorough investigation of the causes of disasterInvestigation of causes of disaster to vessels, and prosecutions for violations of law. to vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam, and for prosecutions for violations of the said act and the acts amendatory thereto, one hundred and ten thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses under the act of the sixth of August, eighteen 454 Contingent expenses.hundred and forty-six, for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, in addition to the premium which may No part for clerical services.be received on transfer drafts: *Provided,* That no part of said sum shall be expended for clerical services, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Checks and certificates of deposit.For checks and certificates of deposit for office of assistant treasurer at New York, and other offices, eighteen thousand dollars. governments in the territories.Governments in the Territories.Territory of New Mexico; *Territory of 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 five hundred 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. Utah;*Territory of 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 assembly, twenty thousand dollars. Washington;*Territory of 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, clerk, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars.
Nebraska;*Territory of Nebraska*.—For salaries of governor, chief justice, 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, twenty thousand dollars. Colorado;*Territory of Colorado*.—For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice and two associate judges, each twenty-five hundred dollars, which is hereby authorized, and secretary, eleven thousand eight 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. Dakota;*Territory of 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, fifteen thousand dollars.
Arizona;*Territory of 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. 455 *Territory of Idaho*.—For salaries of governor and superintendent ofTerritory of Idaho;
Indian affairs, 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 Montana*.—For compensation of governor and superintendentMontana. of Indian affairs, 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, twenty thousand dollars. judiciary.Judiciary. *Office of the Attorney-General*.—For salaries of the Attorney-General,Office of Attorney-General. assistant attorney-general, law clerk, and chief clerk, and the clerks and messenger in his office, twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. For additional compensation to one messenger, under provisions of act1866, ch. 208, § 7. *Ante*, p. 207. of July twenty-three, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, one hundred dollars.
Contingent expenses of the office of the Attorney-General, namely :Contingent expenses. For fuel, labor, furniture, stationery, and miscellaneous items, seven thousand dollars. For purchase of law and necessary books for the office of the Attorney-General,Law, &c. books. one thousand dollars. For the purchase of reports of the Supreme Court of the United States, for the use of the Department of State, one thousand dollars. *Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States*.—For salaries ofJustices of the Supreme Court of the United States. the Chief Justice and seven associate justices, forty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For one associate justice, six thousand dollars. For travelling expenses of the judge assigned to the ninth circuit for attending session of the Supreme Court of the United States, one thousand dollars. For salaries of the district judges of the United States, one hundredDistrict-judges. and twenty-one thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries of the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the DistrictCourts in the District of Columbia. of Columbia, the associate judges, and judge of the orphans’ court, nineteen thousand dollars.
For salary of the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court ofReporter of decisions the United States, two thousand five hundred dollars. For the purchase of reports of the Supreme Court of the United States for the use of the Department of State, one thousand dollars. For compensation of the district attorneys, eighteen thousand fiveDistrict attorneys. hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the district marshals, eleven thousand threeMarshals. hundred dollars. For necessary expenses in carrying into effect the several acts ofExpenses of loans and treasure notes.
Congress authorizing loans and the issue of treasury notes, two million dollars. For facilitating communication between the Atlantic and Pacific StatesTelegraph between the Atlantic and Pacific States. by electrical telegraph, forty thousand dollars. For expenses in detecting and bringing to trial and punishment personsDetection, &c. of counterfeiters of the securities and coin of the United States. engaged in counterfeiting treasury notes, bonds, and other securities of the United States, as well as the coins of the United States, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, For supplying deficiency in the fund for the relief of sick and disabledSick and disabled seamen. seamen, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For salaries of commissioners under “An act to provide for the re-Commissioners to revise, &c. the 456 statutes, clerks, and printing.1866, ch. 140. *Ante*, p. 74.vision and consolidation of the statute laws of the United States,” approved June twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and for clerical services and other incidental expenses, the printing to be done by the government printing office, seventeen thousand dollars. Laborers in capitol.For compensation to the laborer in charge of the water-closets in the capitol, five hundred and thirty-eight dollars.
For compensation of four laborers in the capitol, two thousand four hundred dollars. Public gardener and laborers.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. Gate-keeper and watchmen.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 eight hundred dollars.
Policemen, &c. at President’s house.To enable the commissioner of public buildings to pay two policemen at the President’s house, twenty-six hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the doorkeeper at the President’s house, one thousand dollars. For compensation of two watchmen at the President’s house, eighteen hundred dollars. Watchmen on dome.For compensation of three watchmen on the dome, two thousand seven hundred dollars. Heating apparatus of library.For compensation of a person to take care of the heating apparatus of the library of Congress, one thousand dollars.
Assistant doorkeeper at President’s house.For compensation of assistant doorkeeper at the President’s house, six hundred dollars. Watchmen.For compensation of one night watchman at the public stables and carpenters’ shops south of the capitol, one thousand dollars. For compensation of five watchmen in reservation number two, four thousand five hundred dollars. Draw-keepers at Potomac bridge.For compensation of eight draw-keepers at the Potomac bridge, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, seven thousand five hundred and fifty-three dollars and sixty cents.
For compensation of two draw-keepers at the two draw-bridges across the eastern branch of the Potomac, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, one thousand three hundred and ninety-six dollars. Furnace-keeper and watchman.For compensation of furnace-keeper under the old hall of the House of Representatives, six hundred dollars. For compensation of watchman in Franklin Square, nine hundred dollars. For compensation of furnace-keeper at the President’s house, six hundred dollars. Additional pay to watchmen and laborers.For additional compensation of one hundred dollars each to six watchmen, at nine hundred dollars; and of twenty per centum of five laborers in the capitol, one foreman and twenty-one laborers on public grounds, one gate-keeper, two day and two night watchmen, and two furnace-keepers, four thousand seven hundred and sixty-two dollars and eighty cents.
Metropolitan police.*Metropolitan Police*.—For salaries and other necessary expenses of the metropolitan police for the District of Columbia, two hundred and Pay increased fifty per cent, from July 1, 1867.eight thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. And the compensation of said metropolitan police force, officers, and clerks, be, and the same is hereby, increased fifty per centum upon the amount hereby appropriated, commencing on the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, Increase, how to be borne.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 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 166, 167. 1867. 457 Washington, to the city of Georgetown, and the county of Washington,Levy court may levy special tax. beyond the limits of the said city, and the levy court of said county be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to levy a special tax not exceeding one quarter of one per centum for the purpose aforesaid:No person to be appointed policeman or watchman who has not, &c. *Provided,* That hereafter no person shall be appointed as policeman or watchman who has not served in the army or navy of the United States, and received an honorable discharge.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted, *That the proviso contained in theWitnesses not to be excluded on account of color.1864, ch. 210, § 3. Vol. xiii. p. 351. third section of chapter two hundred and ten of the act of July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, shall be construed to embrace all suits to which the United States shall be a party in the court of claims, either plaintiff or defendant. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted, *That the Secretary of War is herebyGeological and topographical exploration between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, if, &c. authorized to direct a geological and topographical exploration of the territory between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada mountains, including the route or routes of the Pacific railroad: *Provided,* That the same can be done out of existing appropriations.
Approved, March 2, 1867.