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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 17 STAT. · March 3, 1873 · Chapter CCXXVI

Chapter CCXXVI. *making Appropriations for the legislative, executive and judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other Purposes*

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CHAP. CCXXVI.— An Act *making Appropriations for the legislative, executive and judicial Expenses of the Government for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other Purposes*. March 3, 1873. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Legislative, executive, and judicial expense appropriations for the year ending June 30, 1874. That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely: 486 FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 226. 1873. legislative. Legislative. *Senate*.— Pay and mileage of senators.For compensation and mileage of senators, four hundred and five thousand dollars. Pay of officers, clerks, &c., of the Senate.For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary in the service of the Senate, namely: 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, and the additional sum of one thousand dollars while the said office is held by the present incumbent, and no longer; principal clerk, three thousand six hundred dollars.
That on and Salary of the President of the United States established:Vice-President;after the fourth day of March eighteen hundred and seventy-three, the President of the United States, shall receive in full, for his services during the term for which he shall have been elected, the sum of fifty thousand dollars per annum, to be chief justice and justices of the Supreme Court;paid monthly; the Vice-President of the United States shall receive in full for his services, during the term for which he shall have been elected, the sum of ten thousand dollars per annum, to be paid monthly; and the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, shall receive the sum of ten thousand five hundred dollars per annum, and the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States shall receive the sum of ten thousand dollars, per annum each, to be paid heads of departments;monthly: the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Attorney-General, and the Postmaster-General, shall receive ten thousand dollars per annum each, for their services, to be paid monthly; and assistant secretaries;each assistant secretary of the Treasury, State and Interior Departments, shall receive as annual compensation, to be paid monthly, six thousand speaker of the House of Representatives;senators, representatives, and delegates in Congress, including those of the forty-second Congress;in lieu of all pay, except, &c.dollars: and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall after the present Congress receive in full for all his services, compensation at the rate of ten thousand dollars per annum, and senators, representatives, and delegates in Congress, including senators, representatives and delegates in the forty-second Congress holding such office at the passage of this act and whose claim to a scat has not been adversely decided, shall receive seven thousand five hundred dollars, per annum each, and this shall be in lieu of all pay and allowance, except actual individual travelling expenses from their homes to the seat of government and return, by the most direct route of usual travel, once for each session, of the house to which such senator, member or delegate belongs, to be certified to under his Proviso.hand to the disbursing officer, and filed as a voucher. *Provided*, That in settling the pay and allowances of senators, members, and delegates in the forty-second Congress, all mileage shall be deducted and no allowance Appropriation to increase the annual salaries of secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House, and of clerks, door-keepers, post-master, and assistants, and other officers.made for expenses of travel.
And there is hereby appropriated a sum sufficient to make the annual salaries of such of the clerks in the office of the clerk of the House of Representatives as receive two thousand five hundred dollars and upwards and less than three thousand dollars, including the petition clerk and printing clerk, three thousand dollars each: and of such as receive two thousand dollars and upwards, and less than two thousand five hundred dollars, the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars each; and of such as receive eighteen hundred dollars and upwards, and less than two thousand dollars, the sum of two thousand dollars each: and of the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House five thousand dollars each; and of the chief clerk and journal clerk of the House, while such positions are held by the present incumbents, and no longer, three thousand six hundred dollars, each; and of the doorkeeper of the House, and the assistant-doorkeeper of the Senate, while the position is held by the present incumbent and no longer, three thousand dollars each; and of the postmaster to the Senate, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; assistant-postmaster, two thousand dollars; and of two mailcarriers one thousand seven hundred dollars; and of the superintendent487 and first assistant of the Senate document-room two thousand five hundred dollars each; and second assistant in said document-room eighteen hundred dollars; and of the additional compensation to the reporters of the House and Senate for the Congressional Globe fifteen hundred dollars each; and of additional pay to the chief engineer of the House three hunched and sixty dollars (so as to equalize his pay with that of the chief engineer of the Senate).
And it is hereby provided that the increase of compensation toIncrease of pay to begin with present Congress. the officers, clerks, and others in the employ of the Senate and House of Representatives, provided for by this act, shall begin with the present Congress; and the pay of all the present employees of the Senate andPay of certain employees increased fifteen per cent. House of Representatives, including the employees in the library of Congress and those under the commissioner of public buildings and grounds, now employed in the capitol building, and also the House reporters, whose pay has not been specifically increased by this act, holding their places by appointment under the respective officers thereof or by the authority of the committee of contingent expenses of the Senate, or the committee of accounts of the House, be increased fifteen per cent of their present compensation on the amount actually received and payable to them respectively from the beginning of the present Congress, or from the date of their appointment, during the present Congress, and who shall be actually employed at the passage of this act, and the amounts of money necessary to carry the foregoing provisions into effect are hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Principal executive clerk, minute and journal clerk, and financial clerk, in the office of the secretary of the Senate, at three thousand dollars each; librarian and seven clerks in the office of the secretary of the Senate, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; keeper of the stationery, two thousand four hundred dollars; assistant keeper of the stationery, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one messenger, at one thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars, one page, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars: *Provided*, That hereafter he shall receive, directly or indirectly, no fees orSergeant-at-arms to receive no fees, &c. other compensation or emoluments whatever for performing the duties of the office, or in connection therewith, otherwise than as aforesaid; assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; acting assistant doorkeeper two thousand five hundred and ninety-two 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-carriers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; superintendent of the document-room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; two assistants in document-room, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; superintendent of the folding-room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; three messengers, acting as assistantAppointment and removal of certain messengers. doorkeepers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; nineteen messengers, to be appointed and removed by the sergeant-at-arms, with the approval of the committee to audit and control the contingent expenses of the Senate, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; one messenger, as authorized by Senate resolution of June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; 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 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; one laborer in charge of private passage, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; one laborer in stationery-room, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; one special policeman, one thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars; chaplain to the Senate, nine hundred dollars; chief engineer, two thousand one hun-488dred and sixty dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; two firemen, at one thousand and ninety-five dollars each; three laborers, at seven hundred and thirty dollars each.
Temporary clerks.For temporary clerks in the office of the secretary of the Senate, ten thousand dollars. Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the Senate, namely: 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 for committees and officers, five thousand dollars. Clerks to committees.For clerks to committees, thirty thousand dollars Pages, &c.For fourteen pages for the Senate chamber, two riding-pages, one page for the Vice-President’s room, and one page for the office of the secretary of the Senate, making eighteen pages in till, at the rate of three dollars Appointment and removal of pages.per day while actually employed, said pages to be appointed and removed by the sergeant-at-arms, with the approval of the committee to audit and control the contingent expenses of the Senate, eleven thousand dollars.
Horses, &c.For horses and carryalls, nine thousand dollars. Fuel, &c.For fuel and oil for the heating-apparatus, nine thousand dollars; for furniture and repairs of furniture, ten thousand dollars; for labor, fifteen thousand dollars; for folding documents and materials therefor, eight thousand dollars; for packing-boxes, seven hundred and forty dollars; for miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, including one hundred dollars for contingent expenses of capitol police, forty thousand dollars.
Additional compensation to reporters for Congressional Globe.For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the Senate for the Congressional Globe, for reporting die proceedings of the Senate for the session of the forty-third Congress, beginning on the first Monday in December, eighteen hundred seventy-three, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars. *Capitol Police*.— Capitol police; For one captain, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; three lieutenants, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twenty-seven privates, at one thousand five hundred and eighty-four dollars each, forty-two thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars, and eight watchmen, at one thousand dollars each, eight thousand dollars; by whom to be appointed.That the appointment of the capitol police shall hereafter be made by the sergeant-at-arms of the two houses, and the architect of the capitol Captain may suspend any member, &c.extension; and the captain of the capitol police force may suspend any member of said force, subject to the action of the officers above referred to; making in all fifty-eight thousand two hundred and fifty-six dollars, Into what funds to be paid.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. *House of Representatives*.— Pay and mileage of representatives and delegates;For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives and delegates from Territories; one million six hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the same to be available from and after the first day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, And hereafter representatives and delegates elect to Congress whose credentials in due form of law have been duly filed with the clerk of the House of Representatives in accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, may may be paid monthly from the beginning of their term, until, &c.Members whose seals are contested, not to receive pay until they are sworn in.receive their compensation monthly from the beginning of their term until the beginning of the first session of each Congress, upon a certificate in the form now in use, to be signed by the clerk of the House, which certificate shall have the like force and effect as is given to the certificate of the speaker under existing laws: *Provided*, That in case the clerk of the House of Representatives shall be notified that the election of any such holder of a certificate of election will be contested, his name shall not be placed upon the roll of members-elect so as to entitle him to be489 paid, until he shall have been sworn in as a member, or until such contest shall be determined.
For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and othersPay of officers, clerks, &c. receiving an annual salary in the service of the House of Representatives, namely: clerk of the House of Representatives, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; and that there be allowed to the officer disbursing the contingent fund and other expenses of the House of Representatives an annual sum of five hundred and seventy-six dollars; chief clerk and journal clerk, three thousand dollars each; six assistant clerks, at two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars each; one assistant clerk, at two thousand five hundred and twenty dollars; ten assistant clerks, including librarian and assistant librarian, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each; four assistant clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; one chief messenger in the office of the clerk of the House, at five dollars and seventy-six cents per day; three messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; one messenger in the House library, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; one engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; and the electrical apparatus for the lighting of the hall of the House, the dome, and rotunda,Electrical apparatus for lighting, &c., to be placed in charge of engineer, &c. and old hall of Representatives, shall be placed in charge of the said engineer, and operated by the person or persons under his charge, to be designated by him, subject to the control and supervision of the architect of the capitol and the commissioner of public buildings and grounds, and the offices of electrician and assistant electrician are hereby abolished;Offices of electrician and assistant abolished. six firemen, at one thousand and ninety-five dollars each per annum; for clerk to committee of ways and means, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; messenger to committee of ways and means, one thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars; clerk to committee on appropriations, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; messenger to committee on appropriations, one thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars; clerk to the committee of claims, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars, clerk to the committee on the public lands, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; clerk at the speaker’s table, at five dollars and seventy-six cents per day; private secretary to the speaker, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; sergeant-at-arms, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars: *Provided*, That hereafter he shall receive, directly or indirectly, no feesSergeant-at-arms to receive no fees, &c. or other compensation or emolument whatever for performing the duties of the office, or in connection therewith, otherwise than as aforesaid; clerk to the sergeant-at-arms, two thousand five hundred dollars; paying teller for the sergeant-at-arms, one thousand eight hundred dollars; messenger to the sergeant-at-arms, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; door-keeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; first assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; post-master, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; first assistant postmaster, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; four messengers, at one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars each; ten mail carriers, three at one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars each, and seven 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 the folding-room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; superintendent and assistant superintendent of the document-room, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each; document file-clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; eleven messengers, five at one thousand eight hundred dollars, and six at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; twelve messengers during the session, at the rate of one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each per annum, ten thousand and eighty dollars; fifteen laborers, seven hundred490 and twenty dollars each; seven laborers during the session, at the rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum; and one laborer at eight hundred and twenty dollars.
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, namely: For cartage, two thousand dollars. Clerks to committees, &c.For clerks to committees of the House of Representatives, twenty-six thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars. Folding.For folding documents, including pay of folders in the folding-rooms and materials, one hundred thousand dollars. Fuel.For fuel, eight thousand dollars. Horses and carriages.For horses and carriages for transportation of mails, and saddle-horses for use of messengers, ten thousand dollars.
Furniture.Accounts of certain public property to be kept and reports made.For furniture, and repairs of the same, sixteen thousand dollars; and hereafter accounts for the public property in the capitol building, President’s house, and botanical garden shall be kept, and reports thereof made annually to Congress, only by the respective officers having the custody of such property and responsible for the same. For packing-boxes, three thousand and twenty dollars. Miscellaneous.No payments to be made hereafter to either party to a contested election case for expenses.For miscellaneous items, including one hundred dollars for contingent expenses of capitol police, fifty thousand dollars;
Provided, That after the expiration of the forty-second Congress no payment shall be made by the House of Representatives, out of its contingent fund or otherwise, to either party to a contested-election case for expenses incurred in prosecuting or defending the same. Newspapers and stationery.For newspapers and stationery for representatives and delegates, at one hundred and twenty-five dollars each, per annum, thirty six thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars; and for stationery for committees and officers of the House, five thousand dollars.
Pages.For twenty-eight pages, including three riding-pages, at the rate of three dollars per day while actually employed, seventeen thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. Additional compensation to reporters for Congressional Globe.For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the House for the Congressional Globe for, reporting the proceedings of the House for the session of the forty-third Congress, beginning on the first Monday in December, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars. *Public Printing:*— Public printing.
Congressional printer, clerks, &c.For compensation of the Congressional printer, and the clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand nine hundred and fourteen dollars. For contingent expenses of his office, namely: For stationery, postage, advertising, travelling expenses, horses and wagons, and miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars. *Library of Congress:*— Library of Congress. Pay of librarian, assistants, &c.For compensation of the librarian, four thousand dollars; and for fourteen assistant librarians, three at two thousand five hundred dollars each; two at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; one at one thousand six hundred dollars; two at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; three at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two at one thousand dollars each; and one at nine hundred and sixty dollars per annum; in all, twenty-six thousand one hundred and forty dollars.
Books, periodicals, and newspapers, and exchange of public documents.For purchase of books for the library, eight thousand dollars; for purchase of law-books for the library, two thousand dollars; for purchase of files of periodicals and newspapers, one thousand five hundred dollars; for expenses of exchanging public documents for the publications of foreign governments, one thousand five hundred dollars; in all, thirteen thousand dollars. For the purchase of new books of reference for the judges of the Supreme Court, two thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of said library, two thousand dollars. For expenses of copyright business, five hundred dollars. 491 For botanic garden, grading, draining, procuring manure, tools, fuel and repairs, and purchasing trees and shrubs, under the direction of theBotanic garden and greenhouses. library committee of Congress, five thousand dollars. For pay of superintendent and assistants in botanic garden and greenhouses, and two additional laborers, under the direction of the library committeePay of superintendent and assistants. of Congress, twelve thousand one hundred and forty-six dollars. *Public Buildings and Grounds:*— For pay of clerk in the office of public buildings and grounds, one thousand four hundred dollars.
For messenger in the same office, eight hundred and forty dollars.Public buildings and grounds. For the public gardener, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars. For a landscape-gardener, one thousand eight hundred dollars.Clerk and messenger. For the laborer in charge of the water-closets in the capitol, sevenGardener. hundred and twenty dollars. For a foreman and laborers employed in the public grounds, nineteenLaborers. thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars. For four laborers in the capitol, two thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
For furnace-keeper, in charge of heating-apparatus under the old hall of the House of Representatives, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars. For furnace-keeper at the President’s House, seven hundred and twentyFurnace-keepers. dollars. For two policemen at the President’s House, two thousand six hundred and forty dollars. For one night-watchman at the President’s House, nine hundred dollars,Police and watchmen. and one usher, one thousand two hundred dollars. For two doorkeepers at the President’s House, one thousand two hundred dollars each.
For two draw-keepers at the bridge across the Eastern Branch of theDoorkeepers. Potomac, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, one thousand six hundred dollars. For watchman in Franklin square, seven hundred and twenty dollars.Draw-keepers at bridge. For the person in charge of the heating-apparatus of the library of Congress and other steam-heating apparatus in the central building, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars. For five watchmen in reservation number two, three thousand sixHeating apparatus. hundred dollars.
For watchman at Lincoln square, five hundred and forty dollars.Watchmen. For watchman at Lafayette square, seven hundred and twenty dollars. For watchman for circle at intersection of Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty-fourth street, five hundred and forty dollars. For one bridge-keeper at Chain bridge, seven hundred and twenty dollars. For watchman for circle at intersection of Massachusetts and Vermont avenues, five hundred and forty dollars. For contingent and incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. executive.
Executive. For compensation of the President of the United States, twenty-fivePresident. thousand dollars. For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, eightVice-President. thousand dollars. For compensation of secretary to sign patents for public lands, oneSecretary to sign land patents. thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to private secretary, three thousand five hundredPrivate secretary, assistant, clerks, &c. dollars; assistant secretary, two thousand five hundred dollars; two executive clerks at two thousand three hundred dollars each, steward at two thousand dollars, and messenger at one thousand two hundred dollars, of the President of the United States; in all, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of the executive office, including stationeryContingent expenses. therefor, six thousand dollars. 492 department of state. Department of State. Pay of Secretary, &c.For compensation of the Secretary of State, eight thousand dollars two assistant secretaries of state, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; for chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; ten clerks of class four, additional compensation to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, nine clerks of class three, three clerks of class two, eight clerks of class one, one messenger, one assistant messenger, nine laborers, and four watchmen; in all, seventy-four thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars.
Laws in pamphlet form and in newspapers.For publishing the laws of the third session of the forty-second Congress in pamphlet form, and in newspapers, fifty thousand dollars. Proofreading, stationery, &c.For proof-reading, and packing the laws and documents for the various legations and consulates, including boxes and transportation of the same, three thousand dollars; for stationery, furniture fixtures, and repairs, five thousand dollars; for books and maps, two thousand five hundred dollars; for extra clerk-hire and copying, four thousand dollars; for contingent expenses, namely, rent, fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous expenses, thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, forty-seven thousand dollars. treasury department.
Treasury Department. *Secretary’s Office*.— Pay of Secretary, assistants, clerks, &c. For compensation of, the Secretary of the Treasury, eight thousand dollars, two assistant secretaries of the treasury, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred dollars, and three hundred dollars additional for acting as superintendent of the building; forty-nine clerks of class four, additional compensation of two hundred dollars to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, thirty clerks of class three, twenty-six clerks of class two, twenty-seven clerks of class one; thirty-two female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; eleven messengers, one assistant messenger, and ten laborers; one clerk of class four, and one clerk of class one, to assist the chief clerk in superintending the building; one captain of the watch, one thousand tour hundred dollars; one engineer, one thousand six hundred dollars; one machinist and gas-fitter, one thousand two hundred dollars; one store-keeper, one thousand four hundred dollars; sixty watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, and additional to two of said watchmen, acting as lieutenants of watchmen, two hundred and eighty dollars each; thirty laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one assistant engineer, at one thousand dollars; nine firemen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; ninety charwomen, at one hundred and eighty dollars each: in all, three hundred and sixty-six thousand three hundred dollars; and for additional clerks and additional compensation to clerks in his office, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. *Supervising Architect*.— Pay of supervising architect, assistants, clerks, &c.;In the construction branch of the treasury:
For supervising architect, four thousand dollars; assistant supervising architect, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; photographer, two thousand five hundred dollars; two assistant photographers, one at one thousand six hundred dollars, and one at one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks of class four, four clerks of class three, three clerks of class one, and one messenger; in all, twenty-eight thousand two hundred and forty dollars. *First Comptroller of the Treasury*.— of 1st comptroller, &c.;
For first comptroller of the treasury, five thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; ten clerks of class four, twelve clerks of class three, twelve clerks of class two, six clerks of class one; six copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger, one assistant messenger, and three laborers; in all, seventy-seven thousand three hundred and twenty dollars. *Second Comptroller of the Treasury*.— 2d comptroller, &c. For second comptroller of the treasury, five thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; twelve493 clerks of class four, twenty clerks of class three, twenty-eight clerks of class two, twenty-one of class one; twelve copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger, one assistant messenger, and two laborers; in all, one hundred and thirty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars. *Commissioner of Customs*.— For commissioner of customs, threePay of commissioner of customs, &c.; thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four, seven clerks of class three, ten clerks of class two, nine clerks of class one, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, forty-six thousand four hundred dollars. *First Auditor*.— For the first auditor of the treasury, three thousand1st auditor; dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four, ten clerks of class three, ten clerks of class two, thirteen clerks of class one, one messenger, one assistant messenger, and one laborer; in all, fifty-eight thousand two hundred and eighty dollars. *Second Auditor*.— For second auditor, three thousand dollars; chief2d auditor; clerk, two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four, and for additional to disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; fifty-four clerks of class three, one hundred and nine clerks of class two, one hundred clerks of class one, one messenger, five assistant messengers, and seven laborers; in all, three hundred and eighty-four thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. *Third Auditor*.— For third auditor, three thousand dollars; chief3d auditor; clerk, two thousand dollars; fourteen clerks of class four; additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; thirty-two clerks of class three, ninety-two clerks of class two, fifty-one clerks of class one; ten copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; two messengers, three assistant messengers, and seven laborers; in all, two hundred and eighty-nine thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. *Fourth Auditor*.— For the fourth auditor, three thousand dollars;4th auditor; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; five clerks of class four, eighteen clerks of class three, twelve clerks of class two, eleven clerks of class one; seven female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger, one assistant messenger, and three laborers; in all, eighty-two thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. *Fifth Auditor*.— For the fifth auditor, three thousand dollars; chief5th auditor; clerk, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four, eight clerks of class three, eight clerks of class two, twelve clerks of class one; seven copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger, one assistant messenger, and two laborers; in all, fifty-nine thousand nine hundred dollars. *Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-office Department*.— For compensationauditor of treasury for Post-office Department; of the auditor of the treasury for the Post-office Department, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; nine clerks of class four; additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; forty-nine clerks of class three, sixty-nine clerks of class two, thirty-seven clerks of class one, one messenger, one assistant messenger, and fifteen laborers; also, eight additional clerks of class three, and fifteen assorters of money-orders at nine hundred dollars each, and three additional laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, for the money-order division; in all, two hundred and eighty-one thousand six hundred and twenty dollars. *Treasurer*.— For compensation of the treasurer of the United States,treasurer, assistants, &c. six thousand 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, at two thousand two hundred dollars each; one chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two assistant tellers, two thousand dollars each; fifteen clerks of class four, fifteen clerks of class three, eleven clerks of class two, nine clerks of class one, sixty female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; fifteen messengers; five male labor-494ers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, and seven female laborers, at two hundred and forty dollars each; in all, one hundred and eighty-nine thousand four hundred and eighty dollars: *Provided*, That eight thousand five hundred dollars are hereby appropriated to be expended in the office of the Treasurer of the United States at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. *Register of the Treasury*.— Pay of register, assistant, &c.;
For compensation of the register of the treasury, four thousand dollars; assistant register, two thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; eight clerks of class four, twelve clerks of class three, fifteen clerks of class two, ten clerks of class one; eight copyists at nine hundred dollars each, one messenger, two assistant messengers, and two laborers; in all, eighty-five thousand five hundred and twenty dollars. *Comptroller of the Currency*.— comptroller of currency, deputy, &c.;For comptroller of the currency, five thousand dollars; deputy comptroller, two thousand five hundred dollars; twelve clerks of class four, fourteen clerks of class three, twelve clerks of class two, twelve clerks of class one, thirty-three female clerks, four messengers, four laborers, and two night-watchmen; in all, one hundred and twenty thousand and eighty dollars.
For expenses of special examinations of national banks, and bank-note plates, and one clerk of class four, four thousand eight hundred dollars. *Commissioner of Internal Revenue*.— commissioner of internal revenue, deputies, &c.For commissioner of internal revenue, six thousand dollars; deputy commissioner, three thousand five hundred dollars; two deputy commissioners, at three thousand dollars each; seven heads of divisions, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; thirty-four clerks of class four, forty-eight clerks of class three, fifty-two clerks of class two, twenty clerks of class one; seventy-five copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; seven messengers, three assistant messengers, and fifteen laborers; in all, three hundred and fifty-four thousand one hundred and forty dollars.
Dies, paper, and stamps.For dies, paper, and for stamps, four hundred thousand dollars. Collectors and other officers of internal revenue.For salaries and expenses of collectors, officers arid agents, surveyors of distilleries, gaugers, and storekeepers, together with the expense of carrying into effect the various provisions of the several acts providing internal revenue, excepting items otherwise estimated for, four million six hundred Net pay of collectors not to exceed $4,600 a year.thousand dollars; and hereafter the total net compensation of collectors Of internal revenue shall, in no case, exceed four thousand five hundred dollars per annum.
Detections, &c., of violations of internal revenue laws.For detecting and bringing to trial and punishment persons guilty of violating the internal revenue laws, or conniving at the same, including payments for information and detection of such violations, one hundred thousand dollars. *Light-house Board*.— Light-house board. For chief clerk of the light-house board, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four, two clerks of class three, one clerk of class two, one clerk of class one, one female copyist, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, thirteen thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars. *Bureau of Statistics*.— Bureau of statistics.
For the officer in charge of the bureau of statistics, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; twelve clerks of class four, eight clerks of class three, ten clerks of class two, five clerks of class one, five copyists at nine hundred dollars each, one messenger, one laborer, and one charwoman at four hundred and eighty dollars; in all, sixty-five thousand four hundred and forty dollars. Temporary clerks;limit to their pay.For temporary clerks for the Treasury Department, forty thousand dollars: *Provided*, That hereafter no temporary clerk shall receive a greater compensation than at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum for the time actually employed. 495 For stationery for the Treasury Department and its several bureaus,Stationery. fifty thousand dollars.
For postage, books, newspapers, arranging and binding canceledPostage, newspapers, &c. marine-papers, sealing ships’ registers, care of horses for mail and office wagon, repairs of wagons and harness, washing towels, investigation of accounts and records, brooms, brushes, crash, cotton cloth, cane, chamois- skins, dusters, flour, keys, lye, matches, nails, oil, powders, repairing hand-stamps, sponge, soap, tacks, wall-paper, and the other miscellaneous items required for the current and ordinary business of the Department, sixty-five thousand dollars.
For furniture, such as carpets, desks, tables, chairs, shelving for file-rooms,Furniture, &c. boxes and repairs of furniture, cases, oil-cloth, matting, rugs, chair-covers and cushions, repairs and laying of carpets, and other miscellaneous articles of the like character, forty thousand dollars. For coal, wood, lighting the Treasury building, baskets, books, spittoons,Fuel, &c. drop-lights and tubing, file’s, blank-keys, water-coolers, tumblers, hatchets, ice-picks, mail-sacks, match-safes, and matches, pitchers, towels, traps, thermometers, buckets, dippers, saws, and other miscellaneous items, fifty thousand dollars. *Independent Treasury*.— Independent Treasury.
Office of the assistant treasurer at New York: For assistant treasurer, eight thousand dollars; for deputy assistant treasurer,Office of assistant treasurer at New York; three thousand six hundred dollars; cashier and chief clerk, four thousand two hundred dollars; chief of coin division, four thousand dollars; chief of note-paying division, three thousand dollars i chief of note receiving division, three thousand dollars; chief of check division, three thousand dollars; chief of registered-interest division, two thousand eight hundred dollars; chief of coupon-interest division, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief of fractional-currency division, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief of bond division, two thousand four hundred dollars; chief of cancelled-check and record division, two thousand dollars; two clerks, at two thousand four hundred dollars each; six clerks, at two thousand two hundred dollars each; ten clerks, at two thousand dollars each; nine clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; four clerks, at one thousand seven hundred dollars each; four clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; ten clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; five messengers, at one thousand three hundred dollars each; one messenger, one thousand two hundred dollars; keeper of building, one thousand eight hundred dollars; chief detective, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant detective, one thousand four hundred dollars; four hall-men, at one thousand dollars each; six watchmen, at seven hundred and thirty dollars each; one engineer, one thousand dollars; one porter, nine hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and forty-eight thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
Office of the assistant treasurer at Boston: For assistant treasurer, fiveat Boston. thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand seven hundred dollars; paying-teller, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief interest clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; receiving teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; first book-keeper, one thousand seven hundred dollars; second book-keeper, “depositors” accounts, one thousand five hundred dollars; stamp and new fractional-currency clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; specie clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; two coupon clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; fractional-currency redemption clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; receipt clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant book-keeper, eight hundred dollars; money clerk, one thousand dollars; assistant currency redemption clerk, one thousand one hundred dollars; assistant currency redemption clerk, one thousand dollars; messenger and chief watchman, one thousand and sixty dollars; two watchmen at eight hundred and fifty dollars each;496 Office of assistant treasurerassistant specie clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; in all, thirty-five thousand one hundred and ten dollars. at San Francisco;Office of assistant treasurer at San Francisco:
For assistant treasurer, in addition to his salary as treasurer of the branch mint, one thousand five hundred dollars; for cashier, three thousand dollars; for book-keeper, two thousand five hundred dollars; for assistant cashier, two thousand dollars; for assistant book-keeper, two thousand dollars; for stamp-clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; for one clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for three night-watchmen, four thousand five hundred dollars; for one day-watchman, nine hundred and sixty dollars; in all, twenty thousand six hundred and sixty dollars. at Philadelphia;Office of assistant treasurer at Philadelphia:
For assistant treasurer, in addition to his salary as treasurer of the mint, one thousand five hundred dollars; for cashier and chief clerk, two thousand seven hundred dollars; chief book-keeper, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief interest clerk, one thousand nine hundred dollars; assistant book-keeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; coin teller, one thousand seven hundred dollars; registered-interest clerk, one thousand seven hundred dollars; assistant coupon clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; fractional-currency clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; assistant registered-loan clerk, one thousand live hundred dollars; assistant registered-loan clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant coin-teller, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant fractional-currency clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; receiving teller, one thousand three hundred dollars; assistant receiving teller, one thousand two hundred dollars; superintendent of building, one thousand one hundred dollars; seven female counters, at nine hundred dollars each, six thousand three hundred dollars; four watchmen at nine hundred and thirty dollars each, three thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, thirty-six thousand three hundred and twenty dollars. at Saint Louis;Office of assistant treasurer at Saint Louis:
For assistant treasurer, five thousand dollars; chief clerk and teller, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; book-keeper, one thousand five hundred dollars; assistant book-keeper, one thousand two hundred dollars; messenger, one thousand dollars; four watchmen, at seven hundred dollars each, two thousand eight hundred dollars; in all, fifteen thousand eight hundred dollars. at New Orleans;Office of assistant treasurer at New Orleans:
For assistant treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; for chief clerk and cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks, three thousand dollars; one porter, nine hundred dollars; two watchmen, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; amounting, in all, to fourteen thousand three hundred and forty dollars. at Charleston;Office of assistant treasurer at Charleston, South Carolina: For assist-ant treasurer, four thousand dollars; one clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred and twenty dollars; and two watchmen, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; in all, nine thousand five hundred and sixty dollars. at Baltimore.Office of assistant treasurer at Baltimore:
For assistant treasurer, five thousand dollars; for cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; for three clerks, five thousand four hundred dollars; for three clerks, four thousand two hundred dollars; for two clerks, two thousand four hundred dollars; for one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; for five vault watchmen, three thousand six hundred dollars; in all, twenty-three thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. Office of depositary at Chicago.Office of depositary at Chicago:
For cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; for one clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for two clerks, three thousand dollars; for one clerk, one thousand two hundred dol-497lars; for one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; for one watchman,Office of depositary seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, ten thousand and sixty dollars. Office of depositary at Cincinnati: For cashier, two thousand dollars;at Cincinnati: for one clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for one clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; for two clerks, two thousand four hundred dollars; for two clerks, two thousand dollars; for one messenger, six hundred dollars; for two watchmen, one at seven hundred and twenty dollars, and one at two hundred and forty dollars; in all, eleven thousand two hundred and sixty dollars.
Office of depositary at Louisville: For cashier, two thousand dollars;at Louisville; for one clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; for one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; for one watchman, seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, five thousand four hundred and twenty dollars. Office of depositary at Pittsburgh: For cashier, one thousand eightat Pittsburgh. hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; one watchman, seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, three thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
Office of depositary at Santa Fé: For depositary, in addition to his payat Santa Fé; as receiver, two thousand dollars; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; two watchmen, each seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, four thousand six hundred and forty dollars. Office of depositary at Tucson, Arizona: For depositary, in addition toat Tucson. his pay as postmaster, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to designated depositaries, for receiving, keeping, andDesignated depositaries. disbursing public money, five thousand dollars.
For checks and check-books for disbursing officers and others, and certificatesChecks, &c. of deposits for the treasurer, assistant treasurer, and designated depositaries, thirteen thousand dollars. For compensation to special agents to examine the hooks, accounts, andSpecial agents.1846, ch. 90.Vol. ix. p. 59. money on hand at the several sub-treasuries and depositories, including national banks acting as depositaries under the act of the sixth of August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, six thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses under the act of the sixth of August,Contingent expenses no part for clerical services. eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That no part of said sum shall be expended for clerical services. For additional clerks under the act for the better organization of theAdditional clerks. Treasury, at such rates as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem just and reasonable, ten thousand dollars. united states mint, branches, and assay-offices.
Mint, branches, and assay-offices. *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, including wastage, new machinery, and repairs, thirty-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 Mint at San Francisco, California:*— Branch mint at San Francisco.
For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, assayer, melter and refiner, coiner, and six clerks, thirty thousand five hundred dollars. For wages of workmen and adjusters, two hundred thousand dollars. 498 For incidental and contingent expenses, repairs, and wastage, fifty-nine thousand five hundred and forty-five dollars. *Branch Mint at Carson City, Nevada*.— Branch mint at Carson city. For salaries of superintendent, assayer, melter and refiner, and coiner, and four clerks, seventeen thousand nine hundred dollars.
For wages of workmen and adjusters, sixty-seven thousand dollars. For chemicals, charcoal, wood, and incidental expenses, fifty-three thousand two hundred dollars. *Assay-office, New York*.— Assay-office, New York. For salary of superintendent, four thousand five hundred dollars; for salary of assayer, three thousand dollars; for salary of melter and refiner, three thousand dollars; for compensation of clerks, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, ten thousand two hundred dollars.
For wages of workmen, sixty-eight thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, twenty-two thousand dollars. *Branch Mint at Denver*.— Branch mint at Denver. For assayer, (who shall have charge of said mint,) two thousand five hundred dollars; for melter, two thousand five hundred dollars. For three clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, five thousand four hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, fifteen thousand three hundred and thirty-five dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including repairs and wastage, five thousand dollars. *Assay-office at Boise City, Idaho*.— Assay-office at Boise city;
For salaries of assayer, who shall have charge of the assay-office, melter and refiner, and clerk, five thousand four hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, three thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. *Assay-office at Charlotte, North Carolina*.— Charlotte. For salaries:.—assayer, thousand five hundred dollars, melter and refiner, one thousand two hundred dollars; wages of fireman, laborer, man of all work, two hundred and ninety-two dollars.
Contingent expenses.Contingent expenses,: charcoal, fuel, lights, acids, fluxes, crucibles, freights, postage, books, stationery, miscellaneous items, repairs of assaying department, and incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. government in the territories. Government in the Territories. *Territory of Arizona*.— Territory of Arizona. For salaries of governor, chief justice, and two associate judges, secretary, interpreter and translator in the executive office, fourteen thousand dollars.
For rent of office, fuel, lights, postage, storage of furniture of the legislative Members, of territorial legislatures to receive only such compensation as is provided by the laws of the United States.assembly, and expenses of library, three thousand dollars: *Provided*, That no law of any territorial legislature shall be made or enforced by which the members or officers of any territorial legislature shall be paid any compensation other than that provided by the laws of the United States.
For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. *Territory of Colorado*.— Territory of Colorado;For salaries of governor, and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice and two associate judges, and secretary, thirteen thousand three hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the secretary’s office, two thousand dollars. *Territory of Dakota*.— Dakota. For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice and two associate judges, and secretary, thirteen thousand three hundred dollars. 499 For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars.Government in the Territories For rent of secretary’s office, stationery, blanks, light, fuel, labor, postage, storage, and necessaries of similar character, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; for incidental expenses, two hundred and fifty dollars; in all, two thousand dollars. *Territory of Idaho*.— Territory of Idaho;
For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice and two associate judges, and secretary, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. *Territory of Montana*.— Montana; For compensation of governor, chief justice and two associate judges, and secretary, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. For per diem and mileage of members of the legislative assembly, eight thousand dollars; for pay of officers and employees, two thousand three hundred dollars; for printing, four thousand dollars; for furniture, rent, stationery, postage, fuel, lights, clerk-hire, and necessary incidental expenses of similar character, five thousand seven hundred dollars; in all, twenty thousand dollars. *Territory of New Mexico*.— New Mexico;
For salaries of governor, chief justice and two associate judges, and secretary, and ex officio superintendent of public buildings and grounds, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. For interpreter and translator in the executive office, five hundred dollars; for contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of legislative assembly; officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the assembly; for rent of office, fuel, lights, stationery, printing, salary of messenger, and other incidental expenses of the secretary’s office, twenty thousand dollars. *Territory of Utah*.— Utah;
For salaries of governor, chief justice, two associate judges, and secretary, thirteen thousand five 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 others, and contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. *Territory of Washington*.— Washington; For salaries of governor, chief justice, two associate judges, and secretary, fourteen thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. For per diem and mileage of members and officers of legislative assembly, fourteen thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the sessions of said legislativesessions of legislature not to extend beyond forty days; assembly shall not hereafter extend beyond forty days from the first day of meeting thereof; for printing laws and journals, four thousand dollars; for stationery, fuel, lights, rent, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars; in all, twenty thousand dollars. *Territory of Wyoming*.— Wyoming.
For salaries of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs, chief justice, two associate judges, and secretary, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, one thousand dollars. For per diem and mileage of officers and members of the legislative assembly; incidental expenses of the same; printing of the laws and the journals of the two houses; stationery, fuel, lights, postage, rent of office, printing, storage of furniture, and so forth, twenty thousand dollars. *District of Columbia*.— District of Columbia.
For salary of the governor, three thousand dollars; for salary of the secretary, two thousand dollars; for pay of the members of the council, two thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars; for salaries of four members of the board of public works, ten thousand dollars; for salaries of the members of the board of health, at two thousand dollars each, ten thousand dollars; making in all, twenty-sevenNo part to be paid to any memer of any board thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars: *Provided*, That no part of the500 who holds any other federal office.sum hereby appropriated shall be paid to any member of such boards who shall hold any other federal office. war department.
War Department. Pay of Secretary, clerks, &c.For compensation of the Secretary of War, eight thousand dollars; chief clerk, at two thousand five hundred dollars; two clerks, at two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four; for additional to one clerk of class four, as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; for six clerks of class three, three clerks of class two, eight clerks of class one, one messenger, three assistant messengers, one laborer; in all, forty-seven thousand two hundred and twenty dollars.
Examination of rebel archives and copies.Claims for collecting, &c., volunteers for the war of the rebellion, and for horses, &c., to be presented before June 30, 1874.To enable the Secretary of War to have the rebel archives examined, and copies furnished from time to time for the use of the government, six thousand dollars: *Provided*, That no claims against the United States for collecting, drilling, or organizing volunteers for the war of the rebellion shall be audited or paid unless presented before the end of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four; and all claims for horses lost prior to January first, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, shall be presented by die end of said fiscal year.
For contingent expenses, twelve thousand dollars. *Office of the Adjutant-General*.— Office of adjutant-general; For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four, twelve clerks of class three, fifty-four clerks of class two, forty clerks of class one; and two messengers, one assistant messenger, and one fireman; in all, one hundred and fifty-eight thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars. For contingent expenses, eighteen thousand dollars. *Office of the Quartermaster-General*.— quartermaster-general;
For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four, eight clerks of class three, twenty clerks of class two, seventy-five clerks of class one; thirty copyists, at nine hundred dollars each: superintendent of the building, two hundred dollars; one messenger, two assistant messengers, and six laborers; in all, one hundred and seventy-two thousand dollars. For contingent expenses, ten thousand dollars. *Office of the Paymaster-General*.— paymaster-general; For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four, nine clerks of class three, twenty-three clerks of class two, twelve clerks of class one, and two messengers, seventy-one thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses, five thousand dollars. *Office of the Commissary-General*.— commissary-general; For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class three, eight clerks of class two, fifteen clerks of class one, one messenger, and two laborers; in all, thirty-five thousand and eighty dollars. For contingent expenses, namely: office rent, repairs, and miscellaneous items, six thousand dollars. *Office of the Surgeon-General*.— surgeon-general; For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class three, two clerks of class two, eight clerks of class one, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, seventeen thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
For contingent expenses, blank-books, stationery, binding, rent, fuel, and including rent of surgeon-general’s office and Array Medical Museum, eight thousand dollars *Office of Chief Engineer*.— chief engineer. For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four, four clerks of class three, four clerks of class two, four clerks of class one, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, twenty-five thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. For contingent expenses, namely; for stationery, office-furniture, miscellaneous and incidental expenses, including professional books, maps,501 and two daily Washington newspapers, three thousand five hundred dollars. *Office of the Chief of Ordnance*.— Office of chief of ordnance;
For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four, two clerks of class three, four clerks of class two, six clerks of class one, and one messenger; in all, twenty- four thousand two hundred and forty dollars. For contingent expenses, namely: stationery, envelopes, wrapping-paper, for sending blanks to the arsenals, forts, permanent batteries, and troops in the field, telegrams, express charges, and incidentals of a similar nature, furniture, matting, carpets, oil-cloth, professional books for Ordnance Department library, pamphlets, and newspapers, two thousand five hundred dollars. *Office of Military Justice*.— military justice.
For one chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class one; in all, four thousand eight hundred dollars. For contingent expenses, five hundred dollars. *For Signal-office*.— Signal-office. For two clerks of class two, two thousand eight hundred dollars. *Office of the Inspector-General*.— Office of inspector-general. For one clerk of class three, one thousand six hundred dollars. *War Department Buildings*.— War Department buildings. For compensation of superintendent of the building occupied by the War Department, (two hundred and fifty dollars,) four watchmen and two laborers; in all, four thousand five hundredSuperintendents, watchmen, labor, fuel, lights, &c. and seventy dollars.
For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items for the said building, ten thousand dollars. For superintendent of building corner of Seventeenth and F streets, (two hundred and fifty dollars,) and four watchmen and two laborers; in all, four thousand five hundred and seventy dollars. For fuel for warming the entire building, and for operating the ventilating-fan in summer, repairs of steam warming and ventilating apparatus, pay of engineer and fireman, matting and oil-cloth for hails, gas, whitewashing, and other incidental expenses, ten thousand dollars.
For superintendent of the building occupied by the paymaster-general, (two hundred and fifty dollars,) and for five watchmen and two laborers; in all, five thousand two hundred and ninety dollars. For rent of building, and fuel and contingencies, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. navy department. Navy Department. For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, eight thousand dollars;Pay of Secretary, clerks, &c. for compensation of the chief clerk of the Navy Department, at two thousand two hundred dollars, and, additional to chief clerk, three hundred dollars, to continue while there is no assistant secretary, and no longer; one disbursing clerk, at two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four, four clerks of class three, two clerks of class two, three clerks of class One, two messengers, and two laborers; in all, thirty-five thousand six hundred and twenty dollars.
For stationery, furniture, newspapers, and miscellaneous items, five thousand dollars. *Bureau of Yards and Docks*.— For civil engineer, three thousand dollars;Bureau of yards and docks. chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four, two clerks of class three, one clerk of class two, one clerk of class one, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, fifteen thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. For stationery, books, plans, drawings, labor, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. 502 *Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting*.— Bureau of equipment and recruiting;
For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four, one clerk of class three, two clerks of class two, two clerks of class one, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, eleven thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars. For stationery, books, and miscellaneous items, seven hundred and fifty dollars. *Bureau of Navigation*.— navigation; For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class three, one clerk of class two, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, six thousand three hundred and sixty dollars.
For stationery, books, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. *Bureau of Ordnance*.— ordnance; For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class three, two clerks of class two, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, nine thousand five hundred and sixty dollars. For stationery, books, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. *Bureau of Construction and Repair*.— construction and repair. For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four, two clerks of class three, two clerks of class two, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars.
For stationery and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. *Bureau of Steam-engineering*.— steam-engineering; For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class two, one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant draughtsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, and one laborer; in all, seven thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. For stationery and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. *Bureau of Provisions and Clothing*.— provisions and clothing;
For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four, two clerks of class three, two clerks of class two, three clerks of class one, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, fourteen thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. For stationery and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. *Bureau of Medicine and Surgery*.— medicine and surgery. For one clerk of class four, one clerk of class three, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, four thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars.
For stationery and miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars. Superintendent of buildings, &c., laborers, fuel, and lights.For superintendent, (two hundred and fifty dollars,) five watchmen, and two laborers for the building occupied by the Navy Department; in all, five thousand two hundred and ninety dollars. For incidental labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items for said building, seven thousand dollars. department of the interior. Department of the Interior. Pay of Secretary, assistant, clerks, &c.For compensation of the Secretary of the Interior, eight thousand dollars; assistant secretary, three thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred dollars; four clerks of class four, any of whom may be paid two hundred dollars additional, if the Secretary of the Interior deem it necessary and project; six clerks of class four, one of whom may be designated by the Secretary to act as superintendent of the building, who shall receive two hundred dollars additional compensation per annum; additional to three disbursing clerks, six clerks of class three, six clerks of class two, and six clerks of class one; three copyists, at nine hundred dollars each per annum; three messengers, two assistant messengers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; and six laborers in the office; in all, sixty-nine thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.
Captain of watch and watchmen.For one captain of watch, one thousand two hundred dollars, and twenty-eight watchmen for the general service of the Interior Depart-503ment building, and all the bureaus therein, to be allotted to day or nightDepartment of the Interior. service, as the Secretary of the Interior may direct, twenty-one thousand three hundred and sixty dollars. For stationery, furniture, advertising, telegraphing, and miscellaneousStationery, furniture, &c. items, twelve thousand dollars.
For expenses of packing and distributing official documents, includingDistribution of documents. salary of superintendent, seven thousand dollars. For rent and fitting up rooms for the use of the pension-office and forRooms for pension-office and bureau of education. the bureau of education, sixteen thousand dollars. For casual repairs of the Department building, including new windows for F street wing, repairing ceilings and walls of model saloon, paintingRepairs of building, fuel, lights, &c. and kalsomining and repairs to the roof, fourteen thousand dollars.
For fuel, light, and salary of the engineer, at one thousand four hundred dollars, and repairs of the heating-apparatus, eighteen thousand two hundred dollars. *General Land Office*.— General land office. For commissioner of the general land office, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; recorder, two thousand dollars; three principal clerks, at one thousand eight hundredPay of commissioner, clerks, &c. dollars each; three clerks of class four, twenty-three clerks of class three, forty clerks of class two, forty clerks of class one; one draughtsman, at one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant draughtsman, at one thousand four hundred dollars; two messengers, three assistant messengers, seven laborers, and two packers; in all, one hundred and seventy-one thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
Also, for additionalAdditional clerks. clerks on account of military bounty-lands, namely: For principal clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class three, four clerks of class two, thirty-five clerks of class one, and two laborers; in all fifty-two thousand six hundred anti 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 die day, month, or year, at such rate or rates as he may deem just and fair, not exceeding a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum.
For maps, diagrams, stationery, furniture, and repairs of the same;Maps, stationery, repairs, &c. miscellaneous items, including two of the city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office; advertising and telegraphing; miscellaneous items on account of bounty-lands and military patents under the several acts, and contingent expenses under the swampland act, thirty thousand dollars. *Indian Office*.— Indian office. For compensation of the commissioner of Indian affairs, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; fivePay of commissioner, chief clerk, &c. clerks of class four, nine thousand dollars; eight clerks of class three, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars; twelve clerks of class two, six-teen thousand eight hundred dollars; nine clerks of class one, ten thou-sand eight hundred dollars; four copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one watchman, one laborer, one messenger, and one assistant messenger; in all, sixty thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
For blank books, binding, stationery, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, including two city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, five thousand dollars. *Pension-office*.— Pension-office. For compensation of commissioner of pensions, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; twenty-twoPay of commissioner, &c. clerks of class four, fifty-two clerks of class three, eighty-four clerks of class two, one hundred and twenty-six clerks of class one, twenty-five copyists, at nine hundred dollars each, one messenger, twelve assistant messengers, six laborers, four watchmen, one engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, one thousand dollars; in all, four hundred and thirty-eight thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.
For stationery, engraving, and retouching plates; for bounty-land warrants, printing and binding the same, engraving and printing pension-504 Department of the Interior.certificates, 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, seventy-five thousand dollars. *United States Patent-office*.— Patent-office. Pay of commissioner, assistant, chief clerk, examiners, &c.For compensation of the commissioner of the patent-office, four thousand five hundred dollars; for assistant commissioner, three thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; three examiners-in-chief, at three thousand dollars each; examiner in charge of interferences, two thousand five hundred dollars; trade-mark examiner, two thousand five hundred dollars; twenty-four principal examiners, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; twenty-four first assistant examiners, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twenty-four second assistant examiners, at one thousand six hundred dollars each, two of whom may be females; twenty-four third assistant examiners, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; one librarian, two thousand dollars; one machinist, one thousand six hundred dollars; seven clerks of class four, eight clerks of class three, thirty-one clerks of class two, and forty-five clerks of class one; also, for thirty permanent clerks, at one thousand dollars each; for forty permanent clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; for three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; for thirty-five copyists of drawings, at one thousand dollars each; for one messenger and purchasing clerk, one thousand dollars; for one skilled laborer, one thousand two hundred dollars; for eight attendants in model-room, at one thousand dollars each; for eight attendants in model-room, at nine hundred dollars each; for thirty laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; for six laborers, at six hundred dollars each; in all, four hundred and seventy-two thousand eight hundred dollars.
Contingent, &c., expenses.For contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the patent-office, namely: For stationery for use of office, repair of model cases, stationary portfolios for drawings, furniture, repairing, papering, painting, carets, ice, advertising, books for library, moneys refunded, printing engraved patent-heads, international exchanges, plumbing, gas-fitting, extra labor on indexes and abstracts for annual reports, fitting rooms, temporary clerks, laborers, arid Other contingencies, one hundred thousand dollars.
Photo-lithographing, &c.For photo-lithographing, or otherwise producing copies of drawings of current and back issues, for use of the office and for sale, including pay of temporary draughtsman, forty thousand dollars. For photo-lithographing, or otherwise producing plates for the Official Gazette, including pay of employees engaged on the Gazette, forty thousand dollars. For photo-lithographing, or otherwise producing copies of the weekly issue of drawings to be attached to patents and copies, forty thousand dollars. *Bureau of Education*.— Bureau of education.
Pay of commissioner, &c.For commissioner of education, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; one statistician, with the compensation of a clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; one translator, with the compensation of a clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; four copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars; stationery, one thousand dollars; library, one thousand dollars; current educational periodicals, two hundred and fifty dollars; other current publications, two hundred and twenty-five dollars; completing valuable sets of periodicals and publications in the library, two hundred dollars; collecting statistics, and writing and compiling matter for annual and special reports, and editing and publishing circulars of information, thirteen thousand dollars; fuel and lights, two hundred and seventy-five dollars; contingencies, one thousand two hundred and sixty dollars; in all, thirty-four thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. 505 *Surveyors-General and their Clerks*.— For compensation of surveyor-generalSurveyors-general and their clerks, in Louisiana; of Louisiana, two thousand dollars; and for clerks in his office, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of Florida, two thousand dollars; and for clerksFlorida; in his office, three thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of Minnesota, two thousand dollars; and forMinnesota; clerks in his office, eight thousand four hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Dakota, two thousand dollars;Dakota; and for clerks in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of Kansas, two thousand dollars; and for clerksKansas; in his office, seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of Colorado, three thousand dollars; and forColorado; clerks in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of New Mexico, three thousand dollars; and forNew Mexico; the clerks in. his office, six thousand three hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of California, three thousand dollars; and for theCalifornia; clerks in his office, twenty-five thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Idaho, three thousand dollars; and for clerksIdaho; in his office, four thousand dollars.
For surveyor-general of Nevada, three thousand dollars; and for clerksNevada; in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of Oregon, two thousand five hundred dollars;Oregon; and for clerks in his office, five thousand four hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of Washington Territory, two thousand fiveWashington Territory; hundred dollars; and for clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Nebraska and Iowa, two thousand dollars;Nebraska and Iowa; and for clerks in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of Montana Territory, three thousand dollars;Montana Territory; and for clerks in his office, six thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Utah Territory, three thousand dollars; and forUtah Territory; clerks in his office, four thousand seven hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Wyoming, three thousandWyoming Territory; dollars; and for clerks in his office, six thousand seven hundred dollars. Fur surveyor-general of Arizona Territory, three thousand dollars;Arizona Territory. and for clerks in his office, four thousand dollars.
For recorder of land-titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars.Recorder of land-titles in Missouri. post-office department. Post-office Department. For compensation of the Postmaster-General, eight thousand dollars;Pay of Postmaster-General, assistants, superintendents; chief of division, clerks, &c. three assistant postmasters-general, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; superintendent of money-order system, three thousand dollars; superintendent of foreign mails, three thousand dollars; topographer of the Post-office Department, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief of division for the office of mail depredations, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief of division of dead-letters, two thousand five hundred dollars; superintendent of post-office building and disbursing officer, two thousand three hundred dollars; chief clerk to the Postmaster-General, two thousand two hundred dollars; one chief clerk to each assistant postmaster-general, at two thousand dollars each; one chief clerk in money-order office, two thousand dollars; one chief clerk in office of superintendent of foreign mails, two thousand dollars; superintendent of blank-agency, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of blank-agency, one thousand six hundred dollars; four assistants, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; fourteen clerks of class four, twenty-five thousand two hundred dollars; sixty-three clerks of class three, one hundred thousand eight hundred dollars; fifty clerks of class two, seventy thousand dollars; sixty-nine clerks of class one, eighty- two thousand eight hundred dollars; fifty-seven female clerks, at nine506 Post-office Department.hundred dollars each; one messenger of the Postmaster-General, nine hundred dollars; one messenger to each assistant postmaster-general, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; four assistant messengers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one captain of the watch, at one thousand dollars, and nine watchmen and twenty-five laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one engineer, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, one thousand dollars; one carpenter, one thousand two hundred and fifty-two dollars; one assistant carpenter, one thousand dollars; one fireman and blacksmith, nine hundred dollars; two firemen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; three female laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; one stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; making in all, four bundled and twenty-six thousand seven hundred and thirty-two dollars.
Annual compensation of assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers, established.Repeal of part of 1872, ch. 335, § 4.*Ante*, p. 285.And the annual compensation of assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers in the Post-office Department shall be seven hundred and twenty dollars, and no more; and so much of section four of the act approved June eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and amend the statutes relating to the Post-office Department,” as provides a greater annual compensation for said assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers, is hereby repealed.
Temporary clerks.For temporary clerks, ten thousand dollars. Contingent expenses, Post-office Department: Stationery, fuel, &c.For stationery, nine thousand dollars; fuel for the general post-office building, including the auditor’s office, seven thousand four hundred dollars; for gas, four thousand dollars; plumbing and gas-fixtures, three thousand dollars; telegraphing, three thousand dollars; painting, one thousand five hundred dollars; carpets, three thousand dollars; furniture, three thousand five hundred dollars; keeping horses, and repairing carriages, wagons, and harness, twelve hundred dollars; hardware, eight hundred dollars; miscellaneous items, seven thousand five hundred dollars; nuking in all, forty-three thousand nine hundred dollars. department of agriculture.
Department of agriculture. Pay of commissioner, chief clerk, &c.For compensation of commissioner of agriculture, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; entomologist, two thousand dollars; chemist, two thousand dollars; assistant chemist, one thousand six hundred dollars; superintendent of experimental gardens and grounds, two thousand dollars; statistician, two thousand dollars; disbursing clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; superintendent of seed-room, one thousand eight hundred dollars; librarian, one thousand eight hundred dollars; botanist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for salary of microscopist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class four, five clerks of class three, six clerks of class two, seven clerks of class one; engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; superintendent of folding-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of experimental garden and grounds, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of the seed-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; three copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; two attendants in museum, at one thousand dollars each; chief messenger, eight hundred and fifty dollars; two assistant messengers; one carpenter, at nine hundred and sixty dollars; three watchmen and nine laborers; making, in all. seventy-five thousand three hundred and ninety dollars.
Statistics and reports.For collecting statistics, and compiling and writing matter for monthly, annual, and special reports, fifteen thousand dollars. Purchase and distribution of new seeds and plants.For purchase and distribution of new and valuable seeds and plants, sixty thousand dollars; for expense of putting up the same, for labor,507 bagging, paper, twine, gum, and other necessary materials, five thousand dollars. For labor on experimental garden, and for flower-pots, repairs toExperimental garden, &c. green-house, and purchase of new plants and seeds for the same, ten thousand dollars.
For stationery, two thousand dollars; for freight-charges, one thousandStationery, &c. eight hundred dollars; for fuel, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for lights, five hundred dollars; for repairs of building, heating-apparatus, furniture, and water and gas pigres, one thousand two hundred dollars; for keep of horses, one thousand five hundred dollars; for new furniture, one thousand dollars; for paper, twine, and gum for folding-room, three hundred dollars; for cases for the department museum, one thousand five hundred dollars; for collecting and modeling specimens of fruits and vegetables, and collecting and preparing specimens for the museum and herbarium, two thousand dollars; for cases for the library, five hundred dollars; for entomological works of reference, two hundred and fifty dollars; for botanical works of reference, two hundred and fifty dollars; for works on chemistry, mineralogy, and charts, five hundred dollars; for chemicals and contingent expenses, seven hundred dollars; for current agricultural works for the library, two hundred and fifty dollars; for miscellaneous agricultural periodicals, two hundred and fifty dollars; for incidental and miscellaneous items, namely, for advertising, postage, telegraphing, dry goods, soap, brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, purchase of old reports, five thousand dollars, in all, twenty-one thousand three hundred dollars. judicial.
Judicial. *United States Courts*.— United States courts. For the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, eight thousand five hundred dollars; and for eight associate justices, eight thousand dollars each; in all, seventy-two thousandSupreme Court. five hundred dollars. For one retired justice of the Supreme Court, eight thousand dollars.Salary, fees, &c., of clerk of Supreme Court of District of Columbia, not to exceed $5000.Excess to be paid into the treasury.Semi-annual returns.
And that the salary, emoluments, and fees of the clerk of the supreme court of the District of Columbia shall not exceed the sum of six thou-sand dollars per annum, and that the excess of fees collected by him, above that sum, shall be paid into the treasury of the United States; and that said clerk shall make semi-annual returns of the amount of fees received by him, to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. For nine circuit judges to reside in circuit, fifty-four thousand dollars.Circuit judges.
For salary of the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court of theReporter of decisions. United States, two thousand five hundred dollars. For the salary of the marshal of the Supreme Court, three thousandMarshal. five hundred dollars. For salaries of the district judges of the United States, including theDistrict judges. salaries of the retired judges of the eastern district of Texas, southern district of Ohio, and eastern district of Michigan, one hundred and ninety- three thousand dollars.
For salaries of the chief justice of the supreme court of the District ofJudges of supreme court of the District of Columbia. Columbia, and the four associate judges, twenty thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the district attorneys of the United States, nineteenDistrict attorneys and marshals. thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the district marshals of the United States, eleven thousand seven hundred dollars. For salary of the warden of the jail in the District of Columbia, twoWarden of jail in District of Columbia. thousand dollars. 508 *Court of Claims*.— Court of claims.
For salaries of five judges of the court of claims, at four thousand five hundred dollars each; the chief clerk, three thousand Salaries of judges, clerks, bailiff, &c.dollars; and assistant clerk, two thousand dollars; bailiff, one thousand five hundred dollars; and messenger thereof; in all, twenty-nine thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. Stationery.Reporting decisions.Seventh volume of reports.For stationery, books, fuel, labor, and other contingent and miscellaneous expenses, three thousand dollars; for reporting the decisions of the court, clerical hire, labor in preparing and superintending the printing of the seventh volume of the reports of the court of claims, to be paid on the order of the court, one thousand dollars.
Judgments.To pay judgments of the court of claims, four hundred thousand dollars. department of justice. Department of Justice. *Office of the Attorney-General*.— Office of Attorney-General. For compensation of the Attorney-General, eight thousand dollars; solicitor-general, seven thousand five Pay of Attorney-General, solicitor-general, assistants, &c.hundred dollars; three assistant attorneys-general, at five thousand dollars each; one assistant attorney-general of post-office department, four thousand dollars; solicitor of internal revenue, five thousand dollars; naval solicitor and judge advocate-general, three thousand five hundred dollars; examiner of claims, three thousand five hundred dollars; law clerk, acting as examiner of titles three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred dollars; stenographic clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk, two thousand dollars; seven clerks of class four; additional for disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; two clerks of class three, one clerk of class two, two clerks of class one, one messenger, two assistant messengers, two laborers, and two watchmen; in all, eighty thousand six hundred and sixty dollars. *Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury*.— Solicitor of the treasury, assistant, clerks, &c.
For compensation of the solicitor of the treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars; assistant solicitor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four, three clerks of class three, three clerks of class two, two clerks of class one, one messenger, and one laborer; in all, twenty-eight thousand six hundred and sixty dollars. Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the Department of Justice, namely: Fuel, labor, stationery, and miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand dollars; for rent of building, seventeen thousand dollars; for furniture and law-books, six thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. Secretary of the Treasury to withhold payments to certain railroad companies for freight, &c.That the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to withhold all payments to any railroad company and its assigns, on account of freights or transportation, over their respective roads, of any kind, to the amount of payments made by the United States for interest upon bonds of the United States issued to any such company, and which shall not have been reimbursed together with the five per cent, of net earnings due and Companies may bring suit in court of claims.unapplied as provided by law; and any such company may bring suit in the court of claims to recover the price of such freight and transportation; and in such suit the right of such company to recover the same upon the law and the facts of the case shall be determined and also the rights of the United States upon the merits of all the points presented Appeal to Supreme Court.Causes to have precedence.by it in answer thereto by them and either party to such suit may appeal to the Supreme Court; and both said courts shall give such cause or causes precedence of all other business.
Sec. 3. Salaries of certain officers established after July 1, 1873.That from and after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, the salary of the supervising architect of the treasury shall be five thousand dollars per annum, and the salaries of the examiner of claims in the Department of State, the solicitor of the treasury, the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner of customs, the auditors of the treasury, the commissioner of the general land-office, the commissioner of pensions, and the assistant postmasters-general, the509 superintendent of the money-order system, and the superintendent ofSalaries of certain officers established after July 1, 1873. foreign mails of the Post-office Department, shall be four thousand dollars each per annum: and the salaries of the two chiefs of the diplomatic and of the consular bureaus in the Department, of State, and of the chiefs of the bureaus of accounts and of indexes and archives, shall be two thousand four hundred dollars each per annum, and a sufficient sum to carry intoAppropriation. effect the provisions of this section to the end of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, is hereby appropriated.
Sec. 4. That the Attorney-General shall cause a suit in equity to beAttorney-General to bring suit in equity against the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and all persons who, &c. instituted in the name of the United States against the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and against all persons who may, in their own names or through any agents, have subscribed for or received capital stock in said road, which stock has not been paid for in full in money, or who may have received, as dividends or otherwise, portions of the capital stock of said load, or the proceeds or avails thereof, or other property of said road, unlawfully and contrary to equity, or who may have received as profits or proceeds of contracts for construction, or equipment of said road, or other contracts therewith, moneys or other property which ought, in equity, to belong to said railroad corporation, or who may, under pretence of having complied with the acts to which this is an addition, have wrongfully and unlawfully received from the United States bonds, moneys, or lands which ought, in equity, to be accounted for and paid to said railroad company or to the United States, and to compel payment for said stock, and the collection and payment of such moneys, and the restoration of such property, or its value, either to said railroad corporation or to the United States, whichever shall in equity be held entitled thereto.
Said suit maySuit to be brought in any circuit court.Decrees. be brought in the circuit court in any circuit and all said parties may be made defendants in one suit. Decrees may be entered and enforced against any one or more parties defendent without awaiting the final determination of the cause against other parties. The court where said cause is pending may make such orders and decrees and issue such processNew parties, &c.Writs of subpoena to run into any district, and how served.Books of the railroad company to be open to inspection. as it shall deem necessary to bring in new parties or the representatives of parties deceased, or to carry into effect the purposes of this act.
On filing the bill writs of subpoena may be issued by said court against any parties defendent, which writ shall run into any district, and shall be served, as other like process, by the marshal of such district. The books, records, correspondence, and all other documents of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, shall at all times be open to inspection by the Secretary of the Treasury, or such persons as he may delegate for that purpose. The laws of the United States providing for proceedings in bankruptcyBankrupt laws not to apply.Dividends, new stock, mortgages, &c. shall not be held to apply to said corporation.
No dividend shall hereafter be mode by said company but from the actual net earnings thereof; and no new stock shall be issued, or mortgages or pledges made on the property or future earnings of the company without leave of Congress, except for the purpose of funding and securing debt now existing, or the renewals thereof. No director or officer of said road shall hereafter beNo director to be interested in any contract, except, &c.Penalty. interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract therewith, except for his lawful compensation as such officer.
Any director or officer who shall pay or declare, or aid in paying or declaring any dividend, or creating any mortgage or pledge prohibited by this act, shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding two years, and by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars. The proper circuit court of the United States shall have jurisdictionJurisdiction of circuit court to issue mandamus. to hear and determine all cases of mandamus to compel said Union Pacific Railroad Company to operate its road as required by law.
Approved, March 3, 1873.
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