Chapter CXXI. *making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and seventy.* March 3, 1869. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Th
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Chap. CXXI.— 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 seventy.* March 3, 1869. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following sums be, and Legislative, executive, and judicial expense 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 seventy, namely: legislative.
Legislative. *Senate.—*For compensation and mileage of senators, four hundred Pay and mileage of senators, officers, clerks. &c.thousand dollars in addition to any unexpended balance of appropriation for that purpose in the treasury. 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 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 dollars each; one page, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; sergeant-at-arms 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; 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 of printing records, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to committee on appropriations, 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, one thousand dollars; making in all one hundred and one thousand and sixty dollars and eighty cents. 284 FORTIETH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 121. 1869. Contingent expenses. For contingent expenses of the Senate, viz: Stationery and newspapers. For stationery and newspapers for seventy-four senators, at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five dollars each per annum, nine thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For stationery, eight thousand dollars. Clerks to committees, &c. For clerks to committees, pages, horses and carryalls, twenty-five thousand dollars. Heating and ventilation. For expenses of heating and ventilating apparatus, including coal, wood, and labor, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For plumbing, gas-fitting, and labor, five thousand dollars. For furniture and repairs, ten thousand dollars. For additional laborers and messengers, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For folding documents and materials, twenty thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dollars. Additions, repairs, &c. of Capitol building to be made under whose supervision and how paid for. Purchase of furniture and carpets. For packing-boxes for the Senate, ten dollars’ worth for each member, seven hundred and forty dollars: *Provided,* That all improvements, alterations, additions, and repairs of the Capitol building shall hereafter be made by the direction and under the supervision of the architect of the Capitol extensions, and the same shall be paid for out of the appropriations for the said extensions and from no other appropriation; and that no furniture or carpets for either house shall hereafter be purchased without the written order of the chairman of the committee to audit and control the contingent expenses of the Senate, for the Senate, or without the written order of the chairman of the committee on accounts of the House of Representatives, for the House.
Capitol police. *Capitol Police.—*For one captain, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; two lieutenants, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; thirty privates, at one thousand five hundred and eighty-four dollars each; twelve watchmen, at one thousand dollars each; making, in all. sixty-five Into what funds to be paid.thousand one hundred and sixty dollars, one half to be paid into the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, and the other half to be paid into the contingent fund of the Senate.
Pay and mileage of representatives, and delegates; *House of Representatives.—*For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives and delegates from Territories, one million five hundred thousand dollars. of officers, clerks, &c. 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, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; chief clerk and one assistant clerk, at two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars each; twelve assistant clerks, librarian and assistant librarian, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each; one chief messenger, and clerk to the speaker, at five dollars and seventy-six cents per day each; for three messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; one messenger in the House library, one thousand and ninety-five dollars; one engineer eighteen hundred dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; six firemen, at two dollars and forty cents each per day; for clerk to the 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 claims, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; sergeant-at-arms, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; clerk to sergeant-at-arms, two thousand five hundred dollars; clerk to committee on public lands, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; messenger to 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 a nd ninety-two dollars; first assistant postmaster, two thousand and 285eighty-eight dollars; four messengers, at 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; two stenographers, four thousand three hundred and eighty dollars each; 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; eleven messengers, five at eighteen hundred dollars, and six at fourteen hundred and forty dollars each; twelve messengers during the session, at the rate of fourteen hundred ‘and forty dollars each per annum; making, in all, the sum of one hundred and thirty-eight thousand six hundred and sixty-seven dollars: *Provided,* That of the twelve assistant clerks Salary of reading clerks.
See Vol. xvi. pp. 10, 11.the two designated as reading clerks of the House of Representatives shall receive an annual salary each, beginning with the present Congress, of twenty-five hundred and ninety-two dollars. For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz: Contingent expenses. For cartage, three thousand eight hundred dollars. For clerks to committees, and temporary clerks of the House of Representatives, Clerks to committees, &c.thirty-two thousand two hundred and thirty-two dollars.
For folding documents, including materials, thirty-seven thousand five Folding.hundred dollars. For fuel and lights, including plumbing, gas-fitting, repairs, and materials, Fuel and lights.fifteen thousand dollars. For horses and carriages for the transportation of mails and for the use Horses and carriages.of messengers, ten thousand dollars. For laborers, eight thousand dollars. Laborers and miscellaneous. For miscellaneous items, thirty-five thousand dollars. For packing-boxes for members of the House of Representatives, ten Packing-boxes.dollars’ worth for each member and delegate, twenty-two hundred and sixty dollars.
For newspaper and stationery for two hundred and thirty-three members Newspapers and stationery.and delegates, at one hundred and twenty-five dollars each per annum, twenty-nine thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars. For twenty pages for the floor of the House and three riding pages, at Pages.the rate of two dollars per day while actually employed, eleven thousand two hundred and seventy dollars. For stationery, ten thousand dollars. *Public Printing.—*For compensation of the congressional printer, Public printing.
Congressional printer, clerks, &c.and the clerks and messengers in his office, twelve thousand five hundred and fourteen dollars. For contingent expenses of his office, viz: For stationery, postage, advertising, furniture, travelling expenses, horses, and wagons, and miscellaneous Contingent expenses.items, fifteen hundred dollars. For the public printing, four hundred thousand dollars. Printing. For paper for the public printing, four hundred thousand dollars. Paper. For the public binding, three hundred thousand dollars: *Provided,* Binding.
Blank-books, &c. to be made where. Certain payment for printing, &c. not to be allowed. 1867, ch. 177. *Ante,* p. 111. Extra copies.That all blank-books and binding shall be made and done at the government bindery; and all payments of public money for government printing or binding not done at the government printing office according to the provisions of the act of July twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, shall not be allowed by the accounting officers of the government: *Provided further,* That no proposition for printing extra copies of public documents, the expense of which shall exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, shall be considered by either house of Congress until the same shall have been referred to the joint committee on printing, and ordered by concurrent resolution of the two houses.
For lithographing and engraving for the Senate and House of Representatives, Lithographing and engraving.eighty-five thousand dollars. *Library of Congress.—*For compensation of the librarian, two thousand Library of Congress. Pay of librarian, assistants, &c.five hundred and ninety-two dollars. 286 For three assistant librarians, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each, six thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. For two assistant librarians, one at one thousand two hundred dollars, and one at nine hundred and sixty dollars, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars.
For one messenger, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars. For three laborers, at eight hundred and sixty-four dollars each, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars. For three assistant librarians, at fourteen hundred and forty dollars each, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars. For contingent expenses of said library, two thousand dollars. Purchase of books, periodicals, and newspapers. For purchase of books for said library, eight thousand dollars.
For purchase of law books for said library, two thousand dollars. For purchase of files of periodicals and newspapers, one thousand five hundred dollars. Botanic garden, greenhouses, &c. For botanic garden, grading, draining, procuring manure, tools, fuel, and repairs, and purchasing trees and shrubs, under the direction of the library committee of Congress, five thousand dollars. For paving the main walk through the grounds of the botanic garden with some uniform and durable material, five thousand dollars.
For pay of superintendent and assistants in botanic garden and green houses, under the direction of the library committee of Congress, eleven thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars and ninety-six cents. Exchange of public documents. For expenses of exchanging public documents for the publications of foreign governments, one thousand five hundred dollars. Public buildings and grounds. *Public Buildings and Grounds.—*For clerk in the office of public buildings, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For messenger in the same office, eight hundred and forty dollars. Gardener. For compensation to the public gardener, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars. Laborers, &c. For compensation to the laborer in charge of the water-closets in the Capitol, seven hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of a foreman and twenty-one laborers employed in the public grounds, nineteen thousand two hundred and ninety-six dol lars. For compensation of four laborers in the Capitol, two thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
Furnace-keeper. For compensation of furnace-keeper under the old hall of the House of Representatives, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars. For compensation of furnace-keeper at the President’s house, seven hundred and twenty dollars. Police and watchmen. For two policemen at the President’s house, two thousand six hundred and forty dollars. Doorkeeper. For compensation of two watchmen at the President's house, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of the doorkeeper at the President’s house, one thousand dollars.
For compensation of assistant doorkeeper at the President’s house, Six hundred dollars. Draw-keepers of bridges. For compensation of two draw-keepers at the bridge across the eastern branch of the Potomac, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, one thousand six hundred dollars. For watchman in Franklin square, six hundred dollars. For compensation of the person in charge of the heating apparatus of the library of Congress, one thousand dollars. Electrician at Capitol. For electrician of the Capitol, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation of watchmen in reservation number two, three thousand dollars. 287 For compensation of draw-keepers at the Potomac bridge, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, seven thousand five hundred and seventy dollars. *Court of Claims.—*For salaries of five judges of the court of Court of claims.claims, the chief clerk and assistant clerk, bailiff, and messenger thereof, twenty-six thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of attorneys to attend to taking testimony, witnesses, Expenses of taking testimony.and commissioners, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For stationery, books, fuel, laborers’ hire, and other contingent and miscellaneous expenses, three thousand dollars. For payment of judgments which may be rendered by the court in Payment of judgments.favor of claimants, one hundred thousand dollars. *Executive.—*For compensation of the President of the United States, Executive. President.twenty-five thousand dollars. For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, eight Vice-President.thousand dollars. For compensation of secretary to sign patents for public lands, one Secretary to sign land patents.thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the private secretary, assistant secretary, (who Private secretary, clerks, steward, &c.shall be a short-hand writer,) two clerks of fourth class, steward, and messenger of the President of the United States, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the executive office, including stationery Contingent expenses.therefor, four thousand dollars. *Department of State.—*For compensation of the Secretary of State, Department of State. Pay of Secretary, &c.two assistant secretaries of state, for chief clerk, eight clerks of class four, additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, eight clerks of class three, three clerks of class two, three clerks of class one, one messenger, one assistant messenger, and seven laborers, fifty-eight thousand one hundred and forty dollars: *Provided,* That the pay of any messenger Pay of messengers, assistant messengers, laborers, and watchmen established.in either of the departments, executive or judicial, of the government, employed during the whole year, shall be eight hundred and forty dollars per annum, and no more; and the pay of any assistant messenger employed as aforestated shall be seven hundred dollars per annum, and no more; and the pay of all laborers and watchmen, (whether night or day,) employed as aforestated, shall be seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum, and no more. *For the incidental and contingent Expenses of the Department of State.*—Contingent expenses.
Pamphlet laws and in newspapers.For publishing the laws in pamphlet form and in newspapers of the States and Territories, and in the city of Washington, forty thousand dollars. For proof-reading, and packing the laws and documents for the various Proof-reading, &c.legations and consulates, including boxes and transportation of the same, three thousand dollars. For stationery, blank-books, furniture, fixtures, and repairs, three Stationery, &c.thousand five hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For copper-plate printing, books, and maps, five thousand dollars. For extra clerk hire and copying, five thousand dollars. *For the general Purposes of the Building occupied by the State Department.—*Building occupied by State Department.For compensation of four watchmen and two laborers of the building, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars. ** For contingent expenses of said building, viz: for rent, fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous expenses, thirty thousand dollars. *Treasury Department.—*For compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury Department.
Pay of Secretar, assistants, &c.Treasury, two assistant secretaries of the treasury, chief clerk, eleven clerks of class four, additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, twelve clerks of class three, sixteen clerks of class two, fifteen clerks of class one, one messenger, one assistant messenger, and three laborers, one hundred thousand one hundred and forty dollars. 288 Pay of supervising architect, assistant, clerks, &c.; In the construction branch of the treasury:
For supervising architect, three thousand dollars; assistant supervising architect, two thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; photographer, twenty-five hundred dollars; for two clerks of class four, three thousand six hundred dollars; for four clerks of class three, six thousand four hundred dollars; for three clerks of class one, three thousand six hundred dollars: and one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars,—twenty-three thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. 1st comptroller, &c.;
For first comptroller of the treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four, seven thousand two hundred dollars; four clerks of class three, six thousand four hundred dollars; five clerks of class two, seven thousand dollars; two clerks of class one, two thousand four hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and two laborers, twelve hundred dollars; in all, thirty thousand five hundred and forty dollars. 2d comptroller, &c.;
For second comptroller of the treasury, three thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand dollars; eight clerks of class four, fourteen thousand four hundred dollars; sixteen clerks of class three, twenty-five thousand six hundred dollars; twenty clerks of class two, twenty-eight thousand dollars; twelve clerks of class one, fourteen thousand four hundred dollars; twelve copyists, ten thousand eight hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred dollars; and two laborers, twelve hundred dollars; in all, one hundred thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. commissioner of customs, &c.;
For commissioner of customs, three thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four, thirty-six hundred dollars; five clerks of class three, eight thousand dollars; eight clerks of class two, eleven thousand two hundred dollars; five clerks of class one, six thousand dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars; in all, thirty-two thousand six hundred and forty dollars. 1st auditor, &c.; For first auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four, three thousand six hundred dollars; eight clerks of class three, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars; three clerks of class two, four thousand two hundred dollars; five clerks of class one, six thousand dollars; also two clerks of class three, three thousand two hundred dollars; four clerks of class two, five thousand six hundred dollars; and eight clerks of class one, nine thousand six hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars,—fifty-two thousand one hundred and forty dollars. 2d auditor, &c.;
For second auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four, ten thousand eight hundred dollars; sixty-four clerks of class three, eighty-six thousand four hundred dollars; one hundred and nine clerks of class two, one hundred and fifty-two thousand six hundred dollars; thirty-one clerks of class one, thirty-seven thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; five assistant messengers, three thousand live hundred dollars; and seven laborers, four thousand two hundred dollars,—three hundred thousand five hundred and forty dollars. 3d auditor, &c.;
For third auditor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; eleven clerks of class four, nineteen thousand eight hundred dollars; additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; twenty-eight clerks of class three, forty-four thousand eight hundred dollars; ninety-two clerks of class two, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars; ninety-six clerks of class one, one hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred dollars; ten copyists, nine thousand dollars; three messengers, two thousand five hundred and twenty dollars; two assistant messengers, fourteen hundred dollars; and 289seven laborers, four thousand two hundred dollars,—three hundred and thirty thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
For the fourth auditor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; Pay of 4th auditor, &c ;five clerks of class four, nine thousand dollars; eighteen clerks of class three, twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars; twelve clerks of class two, sixteen thousand eight hundred dollars; eleven clerks of class one, thirteen thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred dollars; and five laborers, three thousand dollars, employed in his office,—seventy-seven thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
For the fifth auditor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand 5th auditor, &c.;dollars; two clerks of class four, three thousand six hundred dollars; four clerks of class three, six thousand four hundred dollars; seven clerks of class two, nine thousand eight hundred dollars; fifteen clerks of class one, eighteen thousand dollars; six copyists, five thousand four hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars,—forty-nine thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the auditor of the treasury for the Post Office auditor for Post-Office Department, &c.;Department, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; nine clerks of class four, sixteen thousand two hundred dollars; additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; forty clerks of class three, sixty-four thousand dollars; sixty-four clerks of class two, eighty-nine thousand six hundred dollars; thirty-seven clerks of class one, forty-four thousand four hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred dollars; and eleven laborers, six thousand six hundred dollars,—two hundred and twenty-seven thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the treasurer of the United States, six thousand treasurer, as. sistant, &c.;five hundred dollars; assistant treasurer, two thousand eight hundred dollars; cashier, two thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; five chiefs of division, at two thousand two hundred dollars each; two principal book-keepers, two thousand two hundred dollars each; two tellers, two thousand two hundred dollars each; one chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two assistant tellers, two thousand dollars each; fifteen clerks of class four, twenty-seven thousand dollars; fifteen clerks of class three, twenty-four thousand dollars; eleven clerks of class two, fifteen thousand four hundred dollars; nine clerks of class one, ten thousand eight hundred dollars; sixty female clerks, seventy-two thousand dollars; fifteen messengers, twelve thousand six hundred dollars; five male and seven female laborers, four thousand six hundred and eighty dollars,—one hundred and eighty-eight thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.
For compensation of the register of the treasury, three thousand dollars; register, assistant, &c.;assistant register, two thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; five clerks of class four, nine thousand dollars; thirteen clerks of class three, twenty thousand eight hundred dollars; twenty-five clerks of class two, thirty-five thousand dollars; eleven clerks of class one, thirteen thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; two assistant messengers, fourteen hundred dollars; and two laborers, twelve hundred dollars, employed in his office; in all, eighty-eight thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the solicitor of the treasury, three thousand solicitor, assistant, &c.five hundred dollars; assistant solicitor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four, eighteen hundred dollars; three clerks of class three, four thousand eight hundred dollars; three clerks of class two, four thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk of class one, twelve hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars, employed in his office; in all, twenty-one thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. 290 Pay of lighthouse board, &c.;
For compensation of the chief clerk of the lighthouse board, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class three, three thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk of class two, fourteen hundred dollars; one clerk of class one, twelve hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars, employed in his office: in all, nine thousand two hundred and forty dollars. comptroller of the currency ,&c. For comptroller of the currency, five thousand dollars; for deputy comptroller, two thousand five hundred dollars; seven clerks of class four, twelve thousand six hundred dollars; twelve clerks of class three, nineteen thousand two hundred dollars; seven clerks of class two, nine thousand eight hundred dollars; seven clerks of class one, eight thousand four hundred dollars; twenty-one female clerks, twenty-five thousand two hundred dollars; four messengers, three thousand three hundred and sixty dollars; two laborers, one thousand two hundred dollars; and one night watchman, six hundred dollars; in all, eighty-one thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
Expenses of issuing national currency. For paper, engraving, printing, express charges, and other expenses of the making and issuance of the national currency, seventy-five thousand dollars. Commissioner of internal revenue; deputies, heads of divisions, clerks, &c. For commissioner of internal revenue, six thousand dollars; three deputy commissioners, one at three thousand five hundred dollars, and two at three thousand dollars each; one solicitor, four thousand dollars; seven heads of divisions, two thousand five hundred dollars each; thirty-four clerks of class four, sixty-one thousand two hundred dollars; forty-five clerks of class three, seventy-two thousand dollars; fifty clerks of class two, seventy thousand dollars; thirty-seven clerks of class one, forty-four thousand four hundred dollars; fifty-five female clerks, sixty-six thousand dollars; five messengers, four thousand two hundred dollars; three assistant messengers, two thousand one hundred dollars; and fifteen laborers, nine thousand dollars, employed in his office; in all, three hundred and forty-nine thousand four hundred dollars; and Commissioner not required to give bond.the commissioner of the internal revenue shall not be required to give bond.
Incidental expenses. For rent, dies, paper; for stamps and incidental expenses, including the cost of subscriptions for such number of copies of the “Internal Revenue Record and Customs Journal” as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem necessary to supply to revenue officers, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Collectors, assessors, &c. of internal revenue. For salaries and expenses of collectors, assessors, assistant assessors, revenue agents, inspectors, and superintendents of exports and drawbacks, together with the expense of carrying into effect the various provisions of the several acts providing internal revenue, excepting items Commissioner to report to Congress the details of the expenditure of this appropriation; to make estimates of expenses in detail.
See Vol. xvi. p. 52.otherwise estimated for, eight million dollars: *Provided,* That the commissioner of internal revenue shall make a detailed report to Congress of the expenditure of this appropriation at the next December session, to whom paid, how much to each, and for what purpose; giving the items of each payment and the number of employees; and hereafter the said commissioner shall estimate in detail, by collection districts, the expense of assessing and the expense of the collection of internal revenue.
For detecting and bringing to trial and punishment persons guilty of Violations of internal revenue laws.violating the internal revenue laws, or conniving at the same, in cases where such expenses are not otherwise provided for by law, one hundred thousand dollars. Contingent, &c. expenses of the treasury in office of Secretary and the several bureaus. *For incidental and contingent Expenses of the Treasury Department.—*In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury and the several bureaus, including 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, fifty thousand dollars. 291 For stationery for the Treasury Department and the several bureaus, fifty thousand dollars.
For furniture, carpets, and miscellaneous items for the Treasury bureaus, five thousand dollars. *For the general Purposes of the Treasury Department Building, including the Extension.—*Treasury Department building. See Vol. xvi. p. 12.For compensation of twelve watchmen and eleven laborers of the building, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the said building, and five other buildings occupied by clerks of the Treasury Department, viz: for fuel, light, labor, and miscellaneous items, seventy-five thousand dollars. *Department of the Interior.—*For compensation of the Secretary of Department of the Interior.the Interior, assistant secretary, chief clerk, four clerks of class four, Pay of Secretary. assistant, &c.additional [to] three disbursing clerks, three clerks of class three, four clerks of class two, one return clerk, one messenger, two assistant messengers, five watchmen, and three laborers in his office; in all, forty-one thousand five hundred and forty dollars. *Office of Education.—*For commissioner of education, three thousand Office of education.dollars.
For two clerks of class one, twenty-four hundred dollars. Pay of commissioner, &c. For contingent expenses, six hundred dollars; in all, six thousand dollars. See Vol. xvi. p. 13. *General Land Office.—*For commissioner of the general land office, General land office.recorder, chief clerk, three principal clerks of public lands, three clerks of class four, twenty-three clerks of class three, forty clerks of class two, Pay of commissioner, recorder, clerks, &c.;forty clerks of class one, draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, two messengers, three assistant messengers, two packers, seven laborers, and eight watchmen employed in his office; in all, one hundred and seventy-eight thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation of additional clerks in the general land office under additional clerks; 1855, ch. 207. Vol. x. p. 701.the act of March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five: For one principal clerk as director, one clerk of class three, four clerks of class two, twenty clerks of class one, and two laborers, fifty-eight thousand six hundred and forty dollars. *Indian Office.—*For compensation of the commissioner of Indian commissioner of Indian affairs, &c.;affairs, chief clerk, three clerks of class four, seven clerks of class three, five clerks of class two, one messenger, one assistant messenger, one laborer, and two watchmen employed in his office; in all, thirty-two thousand six hundred dollars. *Pension Office.—*For compensation of commissioner of pensions, commissioner of pensions, clerks, &c.chief clerk, twelve clerks of class four, thirty clerks of class three, fifty-two clerks of class two, fifty clerks of class one, one messenger and three assistant messengers, five laborers, and one watchman employed in his office, two hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of additional clerks in the pension office, viz: For additional clerks.ten clerks of class four, eighteen clerks of class three, twenty-four clerks of class two, and twenty-eight clerks of class one, one hundred and four-teen thousand dollars. Incidental and contingent expenses. *Incidental and contingent Expenses—Department of the Interior.—*Office of the Secretary of the Interior: For stationery, furniture, and other contingencies, and for books and Office of Secretary.maps for the library, ten thousand dollars.
For casual repairs of the patent-office building, ten thousand dollars. Patent-office building. For expenses of packing and distributing congressional journals and documents, in pursuance of the provisions contained in the joint resolution Distributing journals and documents. Vol. xv. p. 253. 1859, ch. 22. Vol. xi. p. 379.of Congress approved on the twenty-eighth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and the act of the fifth day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and for collecting, arranging, classifying, and preserving such congressional journals and documents to be found in the Capitol, or in the various departments and bureaus of the government, 292which have not been disposed of according to law, and for compiling and Biennial register.supervising the biennial register, six thousand five hundred dollars; and the Secretary of the Interior shall appoint a superintendent of public documents, Superintendent of public documents to be appointed.at a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars per year, who shall be charged with the duty of packing, distributing, collecting, arranging, classifying, and preserving such documents, and compiling and supervising the biennial register, but the whole amount to be expended for said Pay, &c.purposes, including the pay of said superintendent, shall not exceed the said sum of six thousand five hundred dollars; and the said Secretary of Rooms.the Interior is hereby directed to procure and assign suitable rooms for such journals and documents in the Department of the Interior.
Vinnie Ream. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to fulfil a contract made by him under the provisions of a joint resolution authorizing a contract with Vol xiv. p. 370.Vinnie Ream for a statue of the late Abraham Lincoln, five thousand dollars. Patent-office building. For fuel and lights for the patent-office building, including the sala ries of engineer and assistant engineer of the furnaces, and repairs of the heating apparatus, eighteen thousand dollars. Office of commissioner of Indian affairs.
Office of the commissioner of Indian affairs: For blank-books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, includ ing two of the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, five thousand dollars. Of commissioner of pensions. Office of the commissioner of pensions: For stationery, engraving, and retouching plates for bounty land war rants, printing and binding the same, office furniture, and repairing the same, and miscellaneous items, including two daily newspapers, to be filed, Detection, &c. of fraud.bound, and preserved for the use of the office, and for detection and in vestigation of fraud, thirty thousand dollars.
Of commissioner of general land office. Office of the commissioner of the general land office: For cash system, maps, diagrams, stationery, furniture and repairs of the same, miscellaneous items, including two of the city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office; for advertising and telegraphing; for miscellaneous items on account of bounty lands and military patents under the several acts, and for contingent expenses under 1850, ch. 84. Vol. ix. p. 519.swamp-land act of September twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty, eight thousand dollars.
Surveyors-general and their clerks. Minnesota. See Vol. xvi. p. 12. *Surveyors-General and their Clerics.—*For compensation of the surveyor-general of Minnesota, two thousand dollars, and the clerks in his office, two thousand five hundred dollars,—four thousand five hundred dollars. Dakota. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Dakota, two thousand dol lars, and the clerks in his office, two thousand five hundred dollars,—four thousand five hundred dollars. Kansas. For surveyor-general of Kansas, two thousand dollars, and the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars,—six thousand dollars.
Colorado. For surveyor-general of Colorado, three thousand dollars, and for the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars,—seven thousand dollars. New Mexico. For surveyor-general of New Mexico, three thousand dollars. California and Arizona. For surveyor-general of California and Arizona, three thousand dollars, and for clerks in his office, four thousand five hundred dollars,—seven thousand five hundred dollars. Idaho. For surveyor-general of Idaho, three thousand dollars, and for clerks in his office, four thousand dollars,—seven thousand dollars.
Nevada. For surveyor-general of Nevada, two thousand five hundred dollars, and the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars,—six thousand five hundred dollars. Oregon. For surveyor-general of Oregon, two thousand five hundred dollars, and for the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars,—six thousand five hundred dollars. 293 For surveyor-general of Washington Territory, two thousand five hundred Washington Territory.dollars, and for the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars,—six thousand five hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of Nebraska and Iowa, two thousand dollars, and Nebraska and Iowa.the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars,—six thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Montana, three thousand dollars, and for Montana.clerks in his office, three thousand dollars,—six thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Utah Territory, three thousand dollars, and Utah.the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Florida, two thousand dollars, and for clerks Florids.in his office, three thousand five hundred dollars,—five thousand five hundred dollars.
For recorder of land titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars. Recorder of land titles in Missouri. *United States Patent Office.—*For compensation of the commissioner Patent office. Pay of commissioner, clerks, examiners, &c.of the patent office, four thousand five hundred dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; one superintendent of drawing for the annual report, two thousand five hundred dollars; for three examiners in chief, at three thousand dollars each, nine thousand dollars; twenty principal examiners, at two thousand five hundred dollars each, fifty thousand dollars; twenty first assistant examiners, at eighteen hundred dollars each, thirty-six thousand dollars; twenty second assistant examiners, at sixteen hundred dollars each, thirty-two thousand dollars; one librarian, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one machinist, one thousand six hundred dollars; one messenger, one thousand dollars; making, in all, the sum of one hundred and forty thousand nine hundred dollars.
For compensation of six clerks of class three, nine thousand six hundred dollars. For thirty-five clerks of class two, forty-four thousand eight hundred dollars. For forty clerks of class one, forty-eight thousand dollars. For six permanent clerks, at one thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars. For thirteen copyists of drawings, at one thousand dollars each, thirteen thousand dollars. For fifty-three female copyists, at seven hundred dollars each, thirty-seven thousand one hundred dollars.
For nine permanent clerks, at nine hundred dollars each, eight thousand one hundred dollars. For two skilled laborers, at twelve hundred dollars each, two thousand four hundred dollars. For two skilled laborers, at one thousand dollars each, two thousand dollars. For seven skilled laborers, at nine hundred dollars each, six thousand three hundred dollars. For thirty laborers, at six hundred dollars each, eighteen thousand dollars. For two laborers, at five hundred and seventy-six dollars each, one thousand one hundred and fifty-two *hundred* dollars.
For one watchman, nine hundred dollars. For five watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars, three thousand six hundred dollars. For seven laborers, at six hundred dollars each, four thousand two hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the patent office, viz: For illustrations of Contingent expenses.annual report, stationery for use of office, printing patents, furniture for rooms, repairs, advertising, books for library, international exchanges, plumbing, gas-fitting, and other contingencies, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, and no further or greater sum shall be paid or contracted Limitation.to be paid for said contingent expenses; and it shall be the duty 294Commissioner to report to Congress as to disbursements.of the commissioner of patents to make a fall and detailed report to each December session of Congress of the manner in which said contingent expenses have been disbursed: *Provided,* That with the exception of the commissioner of patents, and the examiners in chief, all the officers, Power of appointment and removal of officers, &c. in patent office.
Disbursements how made.clerks, and employees of the patent office shall be subject to the appointing and removing power of the Secretary of the Interior, in like manner and to the same extent as the clerks of the pension office are so subject under existing laws; and the disbursements of the patent office shall be made by the disbursing clerk of the Department of the Interior. Expenses of courts of the United States. [*Expenses of the 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 Suits in which the United States are concerned.
Safe-keeping of prisoners and prosecution of crime.aid of the funds arising from fines, penalties, and forfeitures, in the fiscal year ending June 30th, eighteen hundred and seventy, and previous years, and likewise for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United States are concerned, and of prosecutions for offences committed against the United States, and for the safe-keeping of prisoners, one million Attorney-General not to employ counsel to aid district attorneys. 1861, ch. 37, § 2.
Vol. xii. p. 285.five hundred thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the second section of the act of August second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled “An act concerning the Attorney-General, and the attorneys and marshals of the several districts,” be, and the same is hereby, repealed. *War Department.—*For compensation of the Secretary of War, eight See Vol. xvi. p. 46. War Department. Pay of Secretary,&c.thousand dollars; chief clerk; four clerks of class four; for additional to one clerk of class four, as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; for seven clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; eight clerks of class one; one messenger; three assistant messengers; one laborer,—forty-six thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
Appropriation for office of adjutant-general; *Office of Adjutant-General.—*For three clerks of class four, nine clerks of class three, twenty-seven clerks of class two, twenty-six clerks of class one, and two messengers, ninety thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. quartermaster-general; *Office of Quartermaster-General.—*For four clerks of class four; eight clerks of class three; twenty clerks of class two; seventy-five clerks of class one; thirty copyists; superintendent of the building, two hundred dollars; one messenger; two assistant messengers; and six laborers,—one hundred and seventy-one thousand and forty dollars. paymaster-general. *Office of Paymaster-General.—*For chief clerk; four clerks of class four; one clerk of class three; also three clerks of class three, authorized 1863, ch. 59.
Vol. xii. p. 695. Vol. xvi. p. 11.by clause in the act of February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, four thousand eight hundred dollars: *Provided,* That said clerks shall not be continued after the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and seventy; twenty-six clerks of class two, thirty clerks of class one, and two messengers,—eighty-nine thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. commissary-general; *Office of the Commissary-General.—*For one clerk of class four, one clerk of class three, ten clerks of class two, twenty clerks of class one, one messenger, and two laborers, forty-three thousand four hundred and forty dollars. surgeon-general; *Office of the Surgeon-General.—*For one clerk of class four, one clerk of class three, two clerks of class two, ten clerks of class one, one messenger, and one laborer, nineteen thousand six hundred and forty dollars. chief engineer; *Office of Chief Engineer.—*For five clerks of class four, four clerks of class three, four clerks of class two, three clerks of class one, two messengers, and one laborer, twenty-six thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. chief of ordnance. *Office of Chief of Ordnance.—*For chief clerk, three clerks of class four, two clerks of class three, five clerks of class two, eight clerks of class one, and one messenger, twenty-eight thousand and forty dollars. 295 *Office of Military Justice.—*For one clerk of class four, one clerk of class three, one clerk of class two, and two clerks Appropriation for office of military justice;of class one, seven thousand two hundred dollars. *Signal Office.—*For two clerks of class two, two thousand eight hundred signal office; inspector-general and inspector of military academy.dollars. *Office of the Inspector-General, and Inspector of the Military Academy.*—For one clerk of class four, eighteen hundred dollars. *Contingent Expenses of the War Department.—* Office of the Secretary of Contingent expenses in office of Secretary of War;War:
For blank-books, stationery, labor, books, maps, extra clerk hire, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Office of the adjutant-general: adjutant-general; For blank-books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand dollars. Office of the quartermaster-general: quartermaster-general ; For blank-books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Office of the paymaster-general: paymaster-general ; For blank-books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars.
Office of the commissary-general: commissary-general ; For office rent, three thousand three hundred dollars. For fuel and lights, one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For repairs, five hundred dollars. For two watchmen, twelve hundred dollars. For two laborers, twelve hundred dollars; total, seven thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. Chief engineer’s office: chief engineer; For blank-books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, three thousand five hundred dollars.
Office of the surgeon-general: surgeon-general; For blank-books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, including rent of office, ten thousand dollars. Office of the chief of ordnance: chief of ordnance; For blank-books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. Office of military justice: military justice; For blank-books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. *For the general Purposes of the War Department Building.—*For War Department building.compensation of superintendent, four watchmen, and two laborers of the building, three thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For labor, fuel, light, and miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars. *Building occupied by Paymaster-General.—*For superintendent, watchmen, Building occupied by paymaster-general.rent, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, twelve 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 fireman, and miscellaneous items, five thousand dollars. *Navy Department.—*For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department. Pay of Secretary, clerks, &c.eight thousand dollars. For compensation of the chief clerk of the Navy Department, two thousand two hundred dollars; one fourth-class clerk (also as disbursing clerk); two clerks of the fourth class; three clerks of the third class; three clerks of the second class; three clerks of the first class; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred dollars; and two laborers, twelve hundred dollars,—twenty-three thousand three hundred and forty dollars. 296 Appropriation for bureau of yards and docks;
For compensation of the civil engineer of the bureau of yards and docks, two thousand dollars; chief clerk, eighteen hundred dollars; one clerk of the fourth class; one clerk of the third class; two clerks of the second class; one clerk of the first class; one draughtsman, fourteen hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and two laborers, twelve hundred dollars,—fourteen thousand six hundred and forty dollars. of ordnance; 1862, ch. 134, §3. Vol. xii. p. 611.
For compensation of the chief clerk of the bureau of ordnance, in place of the *of the* assistant provided by section three of the act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, eighteen hundred dollars; one draughtsman, fourteen hundred dollars; one clerk of the second class, fourteen hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and two laborers, twelve hundred dollars,—six thousand six hundred and forty dollars. of equipment and recruiting; For the compensation of the chief clerk of the bureau of equipment and recruiting, eighteen hundred dollars; one clerk of the fourth class; one clerk of the third class; two clerks of the first class; and one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars,—eight thousand four hundred and forty dollars. of navigation;
For the compensation of the chief clerk of the bureau of navigation, eighteen hundred dollars; one clerk of the second class; one clerk of the first class; and one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars,—five thousand two hundred and forty dollars. of construction and repair; For compensation of the chief clerk of the bureau of construction and repair, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars,—twelve thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. of steam engineering;
For compensation of the chief clerk of the bureau of steam engineering, eighteen hundred dollars; one draughtsman, fourteen hundred dollars; one clerk of the second class, fourteen hundred dollars; one assistant draughtsman, twelve hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars,—seven thousand two hundred and forty dollars. of provisions and clothing; For compensation of the chief clerk of the bureau of provisions and clothing, eighteen hundred dollars; one clerk of the fourth class; two clerks of the third class; two clerks of the second class; three clerks of the first class; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars,—fourteen thousand six hundred and forty dollars. of medicine and surgery.
For compensation of the chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery, three thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk of the fourth class; one clerk of the third class; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars,—eight thousand three hundred and Office of assistant secretary of the navy abolished. No other clerks, &c.forty dollars; and the office of assistant secretary of the navy is hereby abolished; and no clerks or other employees shall be appointed or employed in the Navy Department except such as are provided for in this act. incidental and contingent expenses of the navy department.
Incidental and contingent expenses. In office of Secretary; *Office of the Secretary of the Navy.—*For stationery, labor, newspapers, and miscellaneous items, two thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. bureau of yards and docks; *Bureau of Yards and Docks.—*For stationery, books, plans, drawings, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. equipment and recruiting; *Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting.—*For stationery, books, and miscellaneous items, seven hundred and fifty dollars. navigation. *Bureau of Navigation.—*For stationery, blank-books, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. 297 *Bureau of Ordnance.—*For stationery and miscellaneous items, eight Incidental, &c. expenses in bureau of ordnance; hundred dollars.*Bureau, of Construction and Repair.—*For stationery and miscellaneous construction and repair;items, eight hundred dollars. *Bureau of Steam Engineering.—*For stationery and miscellaneous steam engineering;items, eight hundred dollars. *Bureau of Provisions and Clothing.—*For stationery and miscellaneous provisions and clothing;items, eight hundred dollars. *Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.—*For stationery and miscellaneous medicine and surgery.articles, four hundred dollars. *For the general Purposes of the Navy Department Building.—*For Navy Department building.compensation of three watchmen and two laborers of the building, two thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, six thousand dollars. *Post-Office Department.—*For compensation of the Postmaster-General, Post-Office Department. Pay of Postmaster-General, assistants, &c.eight thousand dollars; three assistant postmasters-general, at three thousand five hundred dollars each, ten thousand five hundred dollars; superintendent of money-order system, three thousand dollars; superintendent of foreign mails, three thousand dollars; chief of division of dead-letter office, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred dollars; three chief clerks, at two thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars; additional to one clerk of class four, as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; twelve clerks of class four, twenty-one thousand six hundred dollars; fifty-one clerks of class three, eighty-one thousand six hundred dollars; forty-five clerks of class two, sixty-three thousand dollars; twenty-three clerks of class one, twenty-seven thousand six hundred dollars; fifty female clerks, sixty thousand dollars; ten folders, seven thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars, and three assistants, at seven hundred dollars each, two thousand nine hundred and forty dollars; nine watchmen, at six hundred dollars each, five thousand four hundred dollars; fifteen laborers, at six hundred dollars each, nine thousand dollars; making, in all, two hundred and ninety-eight thousand seven hundred and forty dollars.
For twenty-five clerks in dead-letter office, under act of January Dead-letter office. 1862, ch. 8. Vol. xii. p. 332. Contingent expenses of PostOffice Department.twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty two, twenty thousand dollars. *For contingent Expenses of the Post-Office Department.—*For blank books, binding, stationery, fuel, lights, laborers, and furnishing apartments for additional letter-carriers and clerks of the money-order system, sixty-five thousand dollars. *Department of Agriculture.—*For compensation of commissioner of Department of agriculture.
Pay of commissioner, &c.agriculture, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; entomologist, two thousand dollars; chemist, two thousand dollars; superintendent of experimental gardens, two thousand dollars; botanist, fourteen hundred dollars; superintendent of seed-room, eighteen hundred dollars; librarian, eighteen hundred dollars; superintendent of folding room , twelve hundred dollars; three clerks of class four, five thousand four hundred dollars; four clerks of class three, six thousand four hundred dollars; six clerks of class two, eight thousand four hundred dollars; seven clerks of class one, eight thousand four hundred dollars; five copyists and attendants in museum, at one thousand dollars each, five thousand dollars; three messengers, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, two thousand five hundred and twenty dollars; two watchmen, at six hundred dollars each, twelve hundred dollars; six laborers, at six hundred dollars each, three thousand six hundred dollars; statistician, two thousand dollars; assistant chemist, sixteen hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of experimental garden and grounds, twelve hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of seed-room, twelve hundred dollars; disbursing clerk, eighteen hundred dollars; two engineers, one at fourteen hundred dollars, 298and one at twelve hundred dollars; making, in all, sixty-eight thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.
Agricultural statistics and annual report. *Agricultural Statistics.—*For collecting statistics and material for annual report, fifteen thousand dollars; one watchman, seven hundred and twenty dollars. Cattle disease. For continuance and completion of investigations of cattle disease, fifteen thousand dollars. Contingencies in department of agriculture. *Contingencies.—*For stationery, freight, and incidentals, five thousand dollars. For purchases for library, laboratory, and museum, five thousand dollars.
For fuel, light, and miscellaneous expenses, three thousand two hun dred dollars. For keep of horses, fifteen hundred dollars. For cases for museum, repairs of furniture, fences, and water, two thousand five hundred dollars. Experimental garden. For labor and repairs in the experimental garden, and purchase of plants for the same, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of the grounds, ten thousand dollars. Seeds. Construction of act. For purchase of new and valuable seeds and labor in putting them up, twenty thousand dollars.
And this act shall not be so construed as to reduce the compensation of any employee of the government below the amount allowed in the last or present appropriation bill. united states mint and assay office. Mint and assay office. 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-seven thousand nine hundred dollars. For wages of workmen and adjusters, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, twenty-five 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 mintat 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, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, repairs, and wastage, sixty-nine thousand five hundred and forty-five dollars. For specimens of ores, three hundred dollars. Assay office, New York. *Assay Office, 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, fifty thousand dollars.
Branch mint at Denver; *Branch Mint at Denver.—*For assayer, who shall have charge of the said mint, eighteen hundred dollars. For melter, eighteen hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, twelve thousand dollars. For two clerks, at eighteen hundred dollars each, three thousand six hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, three thousand dollars. at New Orleans. *Branch Mint at New Orleans.—*For the care and preservation of the branch mint buildings, machinery, and material at New Orleans, three thousand dollars. 299 *Branch Mint al Charlotte, North Carolina.—*For the care and preservation Branch mint at Charlotte;of the branch mint buildings, machinery, and materials, at Charlotte, North Carolina, including live hundred dollars for necessary repairs, one thousand dollars. *Branch Mint at Carson City.—*For salaries of officers and clerks, for at Carson City.wages of workmen, and for incidental expenses, including acids, chemicals, and postage for the fiscal year ending J une thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy, seventy-four thousand six hundred dollars. *Independent Treasury.—*For salaries of the assistant treasurers of the Independent treasury.
Pay of assistant treasurers.United States at New York, Boston, Charleston, and Saint Louis, viz: For the assistant treasurer at New York, eight thousand dollars; those at Boston and Saint Louis, each five thousand dollars; and the one at Charleston, four thousand dollars,—twenty-two thousand dollars. For additional salary of the treasurer of the mint at Philadelphia, fifteen hundred dollars. For additional salary of the treasurer of the branch mint at New Orleans, five hundred dollars.
For additional salary of the treasurer of the branch mint at San Francisco, California, fifteen hundred dollars: *Provided,* That there shall be no increase of salary in the foregoing paragraphs relating to the independent No increase of salary.treasury over that allowed by existing laws. For salaries of the clerks and messengers in the office of assistant Salaries of clerks, &c. at Boston not to exceed appropriation;treasurer at Boston, twenty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That hereafter the salaries of the clerks and messengers employed in this office shall not exceed the sum herewith appropriated.
For salaries of clerks, messengers, and watchmen in the office of the at New York;assistant treasurer at New York, ninety thousand dollars. For salaries of clerks, messengers, and watchmen in the office of the Philadelphia;assistant treasurer at Philadelphia, twenty thousand dollars. For salaries of clerks, messengers, and watchmen in the office of the Saint Louis;assistant treasurer at Saint Louis, eight thousand dollars. For salaries of clerks, porter, and watchman in the office of the assistant New Orleans;treasurer of New Orleans, six thousand dollars.
For compensation to stamp clerk, cashier, and clerk in the office of the San Francisco.assistant treasurer at San Francisco, six thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation of the depositary at Santa Fe, and the clerk, watchman, Appropriations for depositary at Santa Fe. at Louisville;and porter in his office, four thousand dollars. For salaries of clerks in the office of the depositary at Louisville, three thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks in the office of the depositary at Chicago, two at Chicago;thousand dollars.
For salaries of clerks and watchmen in the office of the depositary at at Pittsburgh;Pittsburg, two thousand four hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks and messengers in the office of the depositary at at Baltimore;Baltimore, five thousand dollars. For salaries of clerks in the office of the depositary at Cincinnati, ten at Cincinnati;thousand dollars. For compensation to designated depositaries, under fourth section of Designated depositaries. 1846, ch. 90. Vol. ix. p. 59.the act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, five thousand dollars.
For salaries of additional clerk[s], and additional compensation of officers Additional clerks, &c.and clerks under act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the better organization of the Treasury, at such rates as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem just and reasonable, sixty thousand dollars. For compensation to special agents to examine the books, accounts, Special agents.and money on hand at the several depositories, under the act of the sixth of August, eighteen Contingent expenses.hundred and forty-six, six thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses under the act of the sixth of August, eighteen 300hundred and forty-six, for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, in addition to premium which may be No part for clerical services.received on transfer drafts, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided,* That no part of said sum shall be expended for clerical services. Checks and certificates of deposit. For checks and certificates of deposit for office of assistant treasurer at New York, and other offices, eight thousand dollars. governments in the territories.
Governments in 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, fifteen hundred dollars. For interpreter and translator in the executive office, five hundred dollars. of Utah; *Territory of Utah.—*For salaries of governor, chief justice, two associate judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, fifteen hundred dollars. of 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, fifteen hundred dollars. of Colorado; *Territory of Colorado.—*For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice and two associate judges, and secretary, eleven thousand eight hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. of Dakota; * Territory of Dakota.—*For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice and two associate judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. of 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. of Idaho; *Territory of Idaho.—*For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice and two associate judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. of Montana; *Territory of Montana.—*For compensation of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice and two associate judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. of Wyoming. *Territory of Wyoming.—*For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice, two associate justices, and secretary, twelve thousand three hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. Members of legislative assemblies of all the Territories to be chosen for two years, and sessions to be biennial. *Ante,* p. 281. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That hereafter the members of both branches of the legislative assemblies of the several Territories shall be chosen for the term of two years, and the sessions of the legislative assemblies shall be biennial.
And each territorial legislature shall, at its first session after the passage of this act, make provision by law for carrying this act into effect. judiciary. Judiciary. Pay of Attorney-General, assistants, &c. *Office of the Attorney-General.—*For salaries of the Attorney-General, law clerk, and chief clerk, two clerks of class four, two clerks of class three, one clerk of class one, and one messenger in his office, twenty-five thousand two hundred dollars. For salaries of two assistant attorneys-general, at four thousand dollars each, eight thousand dollars. 301 FORTIETH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 121, 122. 1869. For salary of one clerk, two thousand dollars. For salary of two clerks of class four, three thousand six hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of the office of the Attorney-General, namely: Contingent expenses. For fuel, labor, furniture, stationery, and miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. For purchase of law and necessary books for the office of the Attorney-General, Law, &c. books.one thousand dollars. *Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.—*For salaries of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.the chief justice and six associate justices, forty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
For one associate justice, six thousand dollars. For travelling expenses of the judge assigned to the tenth circuit for Pay of judges;attending session of the Supreme Court of the United States, one thousand dollars. For salaries of the district judges of the United States, one hundred of district judges;and sixty-five thousand dollars. For salaries of the chief justice of the supreme court of the District of of judges of the courts m the District of Columbia. Reporter.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 of the United States, two thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the district attorneys, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. District attorneys. For compensation of the district marshals, fourteen thousand eight hundred dollars. District marshals. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the heads of the several executive Heads of executive departments to report at next December session of Congress, number of desks, clerks, discharges, compensation, &c.departments be, and they are hereby, directed to report at the opening of the session of Congress beginning on the first Monday of December next, the number of desks in their several departments, the number of clerks in their several departments, the number employed therein during the preceding fiscal year, when employed and when discharged, and the amount of compensation received by each, and what reduction, if any, can be made in the number of clerks in each grade.
Approved, March 3, 1869.