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Chapter 343. making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for other purposes

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CHAP. 343.— An Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for other purposes.March 3, 1885. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Legislative, executive, and judicial appropriations for year ending June 30, 1886. That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:
LEGISLATIVE. senate. For compensation of Senators, three hundred and eighty thousandCompensation of Senators. dollars. For mileage of Senators, thirty-three thousand dollars.Mileage.Compensation of officers, clerks, and others receiving annual salaries in service of Senate.Secretary to Vice-President. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others in the service of the Senate, three hundred and forty-four thousand one hundred and thirteen dollars and ten cents.
Office of the Vice-President.—For secretary to the Vice-President, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; for messenger, to be appointed by the Vice-President, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; telegraph operator, one thousand two hun- 389dred dollars; in all, four thousand seven hundred and forty-two dollars and forty cents. For Chaplain of the Senate, nine hundred dollars.Chaplain.Secretary of the Senate, etc. Office of the Secretary.—For secretary of the Senate, four thousand live hundred dollars, including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund of the Senate, and for compensation as disbursing officer of salaries of Senators, three hundred and ninety-six dollars; hire of horse and wagon for the Secretary’s office, one thousand two hundred dollars; chief clerk and financial clerk, at three thousand dollars each; principal executive clerk, principal clerk, minute and journal clerk, and enrolling clerk, two thousand five bundled and ninety-two dollars each; assistant financial clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; librarian, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; assistant librarian, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; five clerks, at two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each; five clerks, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; keeper of stationery, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; assistant keeper of stationery, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistant in the stationery-room, one thousand dollars; two messengers, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; five laborers, seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one page, at two dollars and fifty cents per day; in all, sixty-two thousand four hundred and eighteen dollars and ninety cents.
Clerks and messengers to committees.—For clerk of printingCommittee clerks, etc. records, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Appropriations, three thousand dollars; assistant clerk to the Committee on Appropriations, one thousand six hundred dollars; messenger to the Committee on Appropriations, to be appointed by the committee, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk and stenographer to the Committee on Finance, two thousand five hundred dollars; clerk to the Committee on Claims, clerk to the Committee on Commerce, clerk to the Committee on the Judiciary, clerk to the Committee on Private Land Claims, clerk to the Committee on Pensions, clerk to the Committee on Military Affairs, clerk to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post Roads, clerk to the Committee on the District of Columbia, clerk to the Committee on Naval Affairs, clerk to the Joint Committee on the Library, clerk to the Committee on the Census, clerk to the Committee on Foreign Relations, clerk to the Committee on public Lands, clerk to the Committee on Indian Affairs, clerk to the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, at two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each; assistant clerk to the Committee on Pensions, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; and seven messengers, at the rate of one thousand four hundred and forty dollars per annum, for the following committees, namely:
Finance, Post-Offices and Post Roads, Pensions, Claims, District of Columbia, Judiciary, Engrossed Bills, and Military Affairs; in all, fifty-seven thousand and twenty dollars. Office of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper.—For Sergeant-at-ArmsSergeant-at-Arms.Doorkeeper and assistants. and Doorkeeper, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; for one horse and wagon for his use, six hundred dollars; for clerk to Sergeant at-Arms, two thousand dollars; assistant, doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; acting assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; three messengers, acting as assistant doorkeepers, one thousand eight hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger on the floor of the Senate, one thousand two hundred dollars; upholsterer and locksmith, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; four riding pages, at nine hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents each;
Postmaster to the Senate, twoPostmaster, etc., to the Senate. thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assistant postmaster and mail carrier, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; one clerk in the post-office, one thousand eight hundred dollars; five mail carriers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; superintendent of the document-room (Amzi Smith), two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dol- 390lars; two assistants in document-room, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; one clerk to the superintendent of the document-room, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; one page in the document-room, seven hundred and twenty dollars; superintendent of the folding-room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one assistant in the folding-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk in the folding-room, one thousand dollars; one foreman in the folding room, one thousand two hundred dollars; six folders, at three dollars per day while actually employed, six thousand five hundred and seventy’ dollars; twenty-seven messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; messenger in charge of storeroom, one thousand two hundred dollars; messenger to the official reporters’ room, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; chief engineer, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; conductor of elevator, one thousand two hundred dollars; two firemen, at one thousand and ninety-five dollars each; one fireman, at one thousand and eighty dollars; three laborers in the engineer’s department, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one laborer in charge of the private passage, eight hundred and forty dollars; female attendant in charge of ladies’ retiring-room, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one telephone operator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; ten skilled laborers, at one thousand dollars each; fourteen laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two janitors, at nine hundred dollars each; twelve laborers, during the session, at the rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars each per annum; for fifteen pages for the Senate Chamber, including one telephone page, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per day each during the session; in all, one hundred and forty seven thousand eight hundred and one dollars and eighty cents.
For twenty-five clerks to committees, at six dollars per day duringClerks to Committees. the session, thirty-one thousand eight hundred dollars. For clerks to senators who are not chairmen of committees, at sixClerks to Senators. dollars per day during the session, thirty-nine thousand four hundred and thirty-two dollars. For contingent expenses of the Senate, namely:Contingent expenses.Items. For stationery and newspapers, including six thousand dollars for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For postage-stamps for the office of the Secretary of the Senate, one hundred dollars; for the office of the Sergeant-at-arms, one hundred dollars; in all, two hundred dollars. For expenses of maintaining and equipping horses and mail-wagonsHorses and mail wagons. for carrying the mails, three thousand five hundred dollars. For materials for folding, four thousand five hundred dollars.Materials for folding. For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding one dollar per thousand, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For fuel and oil and cotton-waste for the heating apparatus, eightMiscellaneous. thousand dollars; for furniture and repairs of furniture ten thousand dollars; for packing-boxes, seven hundred and seventy dollars; for miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, including five thousand dollars for rent of Senate Committee rooms, fifteen thousand dollars; and for expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, including compensation to stenographers to committees, at such rate as may be fixed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent expenses of the Senate, but not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents per printed page, twenty-five thousand dollars; in all, fifty-eight thousand seven hundred and seventy dollars.
For reporting the debates and proceedings of the Senate, twenty-five thousand dollars, payable in equal monthly installments. 391 congressional directory. For expenses of compiling and preparing the Congressional Directory,Congressional Directory. to be expended under the direction of the Joint Committee on Public Printing, one thousand two hundred dollars. capitol police. For one captain, one thousand six hundred dollars; three lieutenants,Pay of officers, privates, and watchmen. at one thousand two hundred dollars each; twenty-two privates, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; and eight watchmen, at nine hundred dollars each; in all, thirty-six thousand six hundred dollars, one-half to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and the other half to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
For contingent fund, one hundred dollars.Contingent fund. house of representatives. For compensation of Members of the House of Representatives andMembers of House of Representatives and Delegates; compensation.Mileage. Delegates from Territories, one million six hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars. For mileage, one hundred and ten thousand six hundred and twenty-four dollars. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others inOfficers, clerks, etc. the service of the House of Representatives, three hundred and ninety thousand eight hundred and forty-nine dollars and ten cents, namely:
Office of the Speaker.—For private secretary to the Speaker,Private secretary and clerk to Speaker. one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk to the Speaker, one thousand six hundred dollars; clerk to the Speaker’s table, one thousand six hundred dollars, and for additional compensation to the clerk at the Speaker’s table, two hundred dollars for the present fiscal year; in all, five thousand two hundred dollars. For Chaplain of the House, nine hundred dollars.Chaplain.Clerks, assistants, etc.
Office of the Clerk.—For Clerk of the House of Representatives, including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund, four thousand five hundred dollars, and for hire of horses and wagons for the use of the Clerk’s office, six hundred dollars; for chief clerk, journal clerk, two reading clerks, and tally clerk, at three thousand dollars each, and for the journal clerk (H. H. Smith) for preparing Digest of the Rules, one thousand dollars per annum; for printing and bill clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; for disbursing clerk, file clerk, and enrolling clerk, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; for assistant disbursing clerk, assistant enrolling clerk, resolution and petition clerk, newspaper, clerk, superintendent of document-room, index clerk, and librarian, at two thousand dollars each; for distributing clerk and stationery clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars each; for document clerk, upholsterer and locksmith, and two assistant librarians, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; one page, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one assistant journal clerk, at six dollars per day during the session, one thousand two hundred and seventy-two dollars; one assistant index clerk, during the session and three months after its close, at six dollars per day, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four dollars; one bookkeeper and four clerks, one thousand six hundred dollars each; the person preparing the general index to the Journals of Congress, under theClerk to prepare index to journals of Congress, etc. resolution of June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant to person preparing the general index to Journals of Congress, under resolution of May twenty-second, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, two thousand dollars; two messengers in the House Library, at one thousand three hundred andMessengers, laborers, etc. fourteen dollars each; one laborer in the bath room, seven hundred and 392 twenty dollars; four laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one telegraph operator, nine hundred dollars; one chief engineer, one thousand seven hundred dollars; two assistant engineers, one thousand two hundred dollars each; two conductors of the elevator, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; one laborer, eight hundred and twenty dollars; five firemen, at nine hundred dollars each; one electrician, one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars; one laborer, eight hundred dollars; services in cleaning Statuary Hall and watching statuary therein, seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, ninety-one thousand four hundred and forty-four dollars.
For the following additional employees in the Clerk’s office, who areExtra clerks, etc. to be paid from and including March fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six: Three clerks to index private claims, at one thousand six hundred dollars each per annum; one messenger-boy in chief clerk’s room, at three hundred dollars per annum; and two laborers in the Clerk’s document-room, at nine hundred dollars per annum each; in all, nine thousand one hundred and sixty-one dollars and sixty-five cents.
Clerks and messengers to committees.—For clerk to the CommitteeClerks and messengers to committees. on Ways and Means, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; messenger, one thousand dollars; clerk to the Committee on Appropriations, three thousand dollars; assistant clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; messenger, one thousand dollars; clerk to the Committee on the Judiciary, clerk to the Committee on Agriculture, clerk to the Committee on Claims, clerk to the Committee on Public Lands, clerk to the Committee on War Claims, clerk to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, clerk to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, clerk to the Committee on the District of Columbia, clerk to the Committee on Indian Affairs, clerk to the Committee on Commerce, clerk to the Committee on Naval Affairs, clerk to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, and clerk to the Committee on Military Affairs, at two thousand dollars each; assistant clerk to the Committee on War Claims, one thousand six hundred dollars; in all, thirty-seven thousand nine hundred dollars.
For thirty one clerks to committees, at six dollars each per day during the session, thirty-nine thousand four hundred and thirty-two dollars. To pay the six committee clerks now employed by resolution of the House the same compensation and for the same period as is provided for the payment of session clerks employed by the House, one thousand and eighty dollars, to be immediately available. Office of Sergeant-at-Arms.—For Sergeant-at-Arms of the HouseSergeant-at-Arms, deputy, etc. of Representatives, four thousand dollars; for one horse and wagon for bis use, five hundred dollars; one deputy to the Sergeant-at-Arms, two thousand dollars; one cashier, three thousand dollars; one paying teller, two thousand dollars; one bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one messenger, one thousand two hundred dollars; one page, at sixty dollars per month; and one laborer, at six hundred and sixty dollars; in all, fifteen thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
Office of Doorkeeper.—For Doorkeeper, three thousand dollars;Doorkeeper, assistants, etc. and for hire of horses, five hundred dollars; assistant doorkeeper, two thousand dollars; second assistant doorkeeper (George A. Bacon), to be employed in the document-room, two thousand dollars; clerk for Doorkeeper, one thousand two hundred dollars; janitor, one thousand two hundred dollars; superintendent of the folding-room, two thousand dollars; three clerks in the folding room, one at one thousand eight hundred dollars and two at one thousand two hundred dollars each; superintendent of the document-room, two thousand dollars; chief assistant in the document room, at two thousand dollars; document file-clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant document file-clerk, under resolution of December nineteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, one thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars; fourteen 393 messengers on the soldiers’ roll, under the control of the Doorkeeper, at one thousand two hundred dollars each, and hereafter messengers on the soldiers’ roll shall not be subject to removal except for cause reported to and approved by the House; nine messengers, including messenger to the reporters’ gallery, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; nine messengers, at one thousand dollars each; seven laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; ten laborers, during the session, at the rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars each per annum; one laborer, at six hundred dollars; for the two laborers now in charge of water-close, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; six laborers in charge of cleaning the Hall of the House, known as “cloak room men”, at fifty dollars per month during the session; for the two “cloakroom men”, one on each side of the ball, now longest in the service of the House, from March fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, at fifty dollars per month each; and for one female attendant in ladies’ retiring-room, six hundred dollars; two messengers, during the session, at the rate of eight hundred dollars per annum each; for one employee (John T.
Chancey), one thousand five hundred dollars; one Department messenger (C. W. Coombs), two thousand dollars; for labor in folding books, speeches, and pamphlets: one foreman, oneFolding, etc. thousand five hundred dollars; one messenger, one thousand two hundred dollars; one folder in the sealing-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; one page, five hundred dollars; one laborer, four hundred dollars; ten folders, at nine hundred dollars each; five folders, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; three folders, during the session, at the rate of eight hundred dollars per annum each; and fifteen folders, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; and for thirty-four pages, duringPages. the session, including two riding pages, one telephone page, and one telegraph page, at two dollars and fifty cents per day each; in all, one hundred and twenty-seven thousand six hundred and fifty-seven dollars and forty-five cents.
For rent of additional folding-room, one thousand dollars; one nightAdditional folding-room.Watchman.Horses; repair of wagon, etc.Postmaster, assistant, etc. watchman, nine hundred dollars; one driver, six hundred dollars; for feed for horses and care and repairs of wagon and harness, six hundred dollars; in all, three thousand one hundred dollars. Office of Postmaster.—For Postmaster, two thousand five hundred dollars; first assistant postmaster, two thousand dollars; ten messengers, including messenger to superintend transportation of mails, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three messengers, during the session, at eight hundred dollars each; four messengers, at one hundred dollars per month each, during the session; and one laborer, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, twenty-two thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.
For hire of horses and mail-wagons for carrying the mails, five thousandHorses and mail-wagons. dollars. For two stenographers to committees, to be appointed by the SpeakerStenographers for committees. on or after December first, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, at four thousand dollars per annum each, four four thousand six hundred and seventy-four dollars. Official reporters.—For one chief official reporter (John J.Official reporters. MeElhone), six thousand dollars; and four official reporters of the proceedings and debates of the House, at five thousand dollars each; messenger to the official reporters, one thousand dollars; in all, twenty-seven thousand dollars.
And wherever the words “during the session” occur in the foregoing they shall be construed to mean seven months. For contingent expenses of the House, of Representatives, namely:Contingent expenses.Folding material.Fuel and oil.Furniture and repairs. For materials for folding, sixteen thousand dollars. For fuel and oil for the heating apparatus, seven thousand dollars. For furniture, and repairs of the same, ten thousand dollars. 394 For packing-boxes, two thousand nine hundred and eighty-sevenPacking-boxes. dollars.
For cartage, six hundred dollars.Cartage.Miscellaneous. For miscellaneous items and expenses of special and select committees, thirty thousand dollars. For pay of E. J. Babcock, secretary of the Commission on the DedicationE. J. Babcock. of the Washington Monument, two hundred dollars, to be paid from the appropriation for the dedication. For stationery for members of the House of Representatives, officersStationery. of the House, and committees of the House, including six thousand dollars for stationery for the use of the committees and officers of the House, forty-seven thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For postage-stamps for the officers of the House of Representatives;Postage-stamps. For the Sergeant-at-Arms, fifty dollars; the Clerk, fifty dollars; the Doorkeeper, fifty dollars; and the Postmaster, one hundred dollars; in all, two hundred and fifty dollars. public printing. For compensation of the Public Printer, four thousand five hundredPublic Printer and clerks. dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; four clerks of class four; one clerk of class one; in all, fifteen thousand three hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of his office, namely: For stationery, postage,Contingent expenses. advertising, traveling expenses horses and wagons, and miscellaneous items, three thousand dollars. library of congress. For compensation of the Librarian, four thousand dollars; and forPay of Librarian, assistants, etc. twenty five assistant librarians, two at two thousand five hundred dollars each, two at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, two at one thousand six hundred dollars each, two two at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each, seven at one thousand four hundred dollars each, six at one thousand two hundred dollars each, one at nine hundred and sixty dollars, one at seven hundred and twenty dollars, and two at four hundred and eighty dollars each; in all, thirty-eight thousand three hundred and twenty dollars.
For purchase of books for the Library three thousand dollars; for Purchase of books, periodicals, etc., for Library and Supreme Court.purchase of law-books for the Library, two thousand dollars; for the purchase, by the Librarian of Congress, of new books of reference for the Supreme Court, to be a part of the Library of Congress, and purchased under the direction of the Chief Justice, one thousand five hundred dollars; for expenses of exchanging public documents for the publications of foreign Governments, one thousand dollars; for purchase of files of periodicals and newspapers, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, ten thousand five hundred dollars.
To enable the Librarian of Congress to arrange, select, edit, and prepareArrangement, for publication, of historical manuscript in Library, collected by Peter Force.Incorporation of additional manuscript. for publication the historical manuscripts in the Library of Congress collected by the late Peter Force for the publication known as the fourth and fifth series of the American Archives, not heretofore published, and to incorporate such additional manuscript or rare unpublished materials relating to the period embraced as may be approved by the Joint Committee on the Library, the same to be printed in folio form, at the Government Printing Office, under the supervision of the Librarian of Congress, four thousand dollars.
For the purchase of works of art, under the direction of the JointPurchase of works of art. Committee on the Library, five thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of said Library, one thousand dollars.Contingent expenses.Expenses of copyright buss liens. For expenses of the copyright business, five hundred dollars. 395 For Botanic Garden: For superintendent, one thousand eight hundred Superintendent and assistants of Botanic Garden.dollars; for assistants and laborers, under the direction of the Library Committee of Congress, nine thousand nine hundred dollars; in all, eleven thousand seven hundred dollars.
For procuring manure, tools, fuel, purchasing trees and shrubs, andRepairs and improvements of Botanic Garden. for labor and materials in connection with repairs and improvements to Botanic Garden, under direction of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, five thousand dollars. EXECUTIVE For compensation of the President of the United States, fifty thousandCompensation of President of the United States.Vice-President. dollars. For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, eight thousand dollars.
For compensation to the following in the office of the President of thePrivate Secretary, assistants, clerks, etc. United States: Private Secretary, three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assistant secretary, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two executive clerks, at two thousand dollars each; stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two, one of whom shall be a telegraph operator; one clerk of class one; steward, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; one day-usher, at one thousand four hundred dollars; one day-usher, at one thousand two hundred dollars; five messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two doorkeepers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one night-usher, one thousand two hundred dollars; one watchman, nine hundred dollars; and one fireman, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; in all, thirty-six thousand and sixty-four dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Executive Office, including stationeryContingent expenses. therefor, as well as record-books, telegrams, books for library, miscellaneous items, and furniture and carpets for offices, care of office carriage, horses, and harness, eight thousand dollars. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. For three Commissioners, at three thousand five hundred dollarsCommissioners, examiner, Secretary, etc. each; one chief examiner, three thousand dollars; one secretary, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four, who shall be a stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer; in all, twenty-one thousand four hundred dollars.
For necessary traveling expenses, including those of examiners actingTraveling expenses. under the direction of the Commission, three thousand five hundred dollars. For furniture and repairs of furniture, file cases and file-boxes, books,Furniture, stationery, printing, etc. stationery, printing, advertising, telegraphing, telephone service, typewriting, ice, and other absolutely necessary expenses, including beating, lighting, and altering rooms, and care of same, three thousand dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. For compensation of the Secretary of State, eight thousand dollars;Pay of Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, clerks, etc. First Assistant Secretary of State four thousand five hundred dollars; two Assistant Secretaries of State, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; for chief clerk, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; for six Chiefs of Bureau and one translator, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; eleven clerks of class four; stenographer to the Secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class three; seven clerks of class two; fourteen clerks of class one; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; and ten clerks,at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; two assistant messengers; one packer, at seven hun- 396dred and twenty dollars; ten laborers; in all, one hundred and fourteen thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.
For proofreading the laws of the United States and reports to Congress,proof-reading, stationery, etc. including boxes and transportation of the same, one thousand two hundred and eighty dollars, for stationery, furniture, fixtures, and repairs, five thousand dollars; tor books and maps, and books for the library, two thousand dollars; in all, eight thousand two hundred and eighty dollars. For services of lithographer, and necessary materials for the lithographicLithographer. press, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For expenses of editing and distributing the laws enacted during the Editing and distribution of laws.second session of the Forty-eight Congress, three thousand dollars. For expenses of editing and distributing the Statutes at Large of theEditing and distribution of the Statutes at Large.Contingent expenses. Forty-eighth Congress, one thousand dollars. For contingent expenses, namely: For care and subsistence of horses and repairs of wagons and harness, one thousand two hundred dollars; for rent of stable and wagon-shed, six hundred dollars; for care of clock, telegraphic and electric apparatus, and repairs to the same, one thousand dollars; and for miscellaneous items, not included in the foregoing, two thousand dollars; in all, four thousand eight hundred dollars.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Secretary’s Office.—For compensation of the Secretary of thePay of Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, clerks, etc. Treasury, eight thousand dollars; two Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury, at four thousand five hundred dollars each; stenographer to the Secretary, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four; Government actuary, under the control of the Treasury Department, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one copyist; five skilled laborers, at live hundred and fifty dollars each; five skilled laborers, at five hundred dollars each; four messengers; one assistant messenger; in all, thirty five thousand and eighty dollars.
Office of chief clerk and superintendent.: For chief clerk, includingOffice of chief clerk, etc. three hundred dollars as superintendent of Treasury building, three thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; two clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; one messenger; one storekeeper, one thousand two hundred dollars; one telegraph operator, one thousand two hundred dollars; three elevator conductors, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one. engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, one thousand dollars; one machinist and gas fitter, one thousand two hundred dollars; seven firemen; one gardener, eight hundred and forty dollars; one captain of the watch, one thousand four hundred dollars; two lieutenants of the watch, at nine hundred dollars each; fifty-eight watchmen; one foreman of laborers, one thousand dollars; twenty-nine laborers; ten laborers, at five hundred dollars each; three laborers, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; seventy-five charwomen, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; and for the following employees while actually employed: one foreman of cabinet shop, at five dollars per day; one draughtsman, at four dollars per day; one cabinetmaker, at three dollars and fifty cents per day; twelve cabinetmakers, at three dollars per day each; one cabinetmaker, at two dollars per day; in all, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand four hundred and sixty-six dollars and fifty cents.
Division of warrants, estimates, and appropriations: For chief of division,Division of warrants, estimates, and appropriations. two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand four hundred dollars; estimate and digest clerk, two thousand dollars; five clerks of class four; additional to one clerk of class four as bookkeeper, one hundred dollars; three clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; four clerks of class one; six clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one laborer; and one assistant messenger; in all, thirty-four thousand and thirty dollars. 397 Division of customs:
For chief of division, two thousand seven hundredDivision of customs. and fifty dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; two clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; eight clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; in all, twenty-nine thousand five hundred and ninety dollars. Division of appointments: For chief of division, two thousand sevenDivision of appointments. hundred and fifty dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; seven clerks of class two; one clerk, one thousand dollars; two clerks, at nine bundled dollars each; two assistant messengers; in all, twenty-three thousand seven hundred and ninety dollars.
Division of public moneys: For chief of division, two thousand fiveDivision of public moneys. hundred dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four; additional to one clerk of class four as bookkeeper, one hundred dollars; four clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; one messenger; one laborer; in all, twenty-six thousand one hundred dollars. Division of loans and currency:
For chief of division, two thousandDivision of loans and currency. five hundred dollars; two assistant chiefs of divisions, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; eight clerks of class four; additional to one clerk of class four as receiving-clerk of bonds, one hundred dollars; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; six clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; fourteen clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; two assistant messengers; six laborers; superintendent of paper-room, one thousand six hundred dollars; one paper-cutter, at three dollars per day; one paper counter, seven hundred and twenty dollars; twenty-six paper-counters and laborers, at six hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, seventy-four thousand six hundred and nineteen dollars.
Division of revenue marine: For chief of division, two thousand fiveDivision of revenue marine. hundred dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; four clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; two clerks of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one laborer; in all, twenty two thousand two hundred and sixty dollars. Division of mercantile marine and internal-revenue: For chief ofDivision of mercantile marine and internal revenue. division, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one laborer; in all, nineteen thousand six hundred and sixty dollars.
Division of stationery, printing, and blanks: For chief of division,Division of stationery, printing, and blanks. two thousand five hundred dollars; five clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; two clerks of class one; two clerks of class one; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two messengers; two assistant messengers; one foreman of bindery, at five dollars per day; four binders, at four dollars per day each; and one sewer and folder, at two dollars and fifty cents per day; in all, thirty-two thousand one hundred and seventy-five dollars and fifty cents.
Division of mail and files: For chief of division, two thousand fiveDivision of mail and files. hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; six clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; eight clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two assistant messengers; one laborer, at six hundred and sixty dollars; and one laborer, at five hundred dollars; in all, twenty nine thousand nine hundred dollars. Division of captured property, claims and lands:
For chief of division,Division of captured property, claims, and lands. two thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; and one laborer; in all, ten thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars. 398 Division of public buildings: For assistant superintendent of theDivision of public buildings. Treasury building, two thousand one hundred dollars; three clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; two clerks of class one; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; and one assistant messenger; in all, sixteen thousand one hundred and twenty dollars.
Division of special agents: For assistant chief of division, two thousandDivision of special agents. dollars; one clerk of class four; three clerks of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one messenger; in all, eleven thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. Offices of disbursing clerks: For two disbursing clerks, at two thousandDisbursing clerks. five hundred dollars each; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; and one clerk, one thousand dollars; in all, nine thousand four hundred dollars.
Supervising Architect.—In the construction branch of the Treasury:Supervising Architect, assistant, chief clerk, clerks, etc. For Supervising Architect, four thousand five hundred dollars; assistant and chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; one principal clerk, at two thousand dollars; photographer, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class one; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars: and one assistant messenger; in all, eighteen thousand two hundred and twenty dollars.
And the services of skilled draughtsmen, civil engineers, computers,Additional draughtsman, civil engineers, etc., authorized to be employed. accountants, modelers, assistants to the photographer, copyists, and such other services as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem necessary and specially order, may be employed in the Office of the Supervising Architect to carry into effect the various appropriations tor *Proviso.*public buildings, to be paid for from such appropriations: *Provided*, That the expenditures on this account, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty six, shall not exceed one hundred Report, etc., to be made to Congress.and thirty thousand dollars; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall each year, in the annual estimates, report to Congress the number of persons so employed and the amount paid to each.
First Comptroller of the Treasury.—For First ComptrollerFirst Comptroller, deputy, clerks, etc. of the Treasury, five thousand dollars; deputy comptroller, two thousand seven hundred dollars; four chiefs of division, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; five clerks of class four; eleven clerks of class three; ten clerks of class two; eight clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; and eleven clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; and three laborers; in all, eighty-two thousand and twenty dollars.
Second Comptroller of the Treasury.—For Second ComptrollerSecond Comptroller, deputy, clerks, etc. of the Treasury, five thousand dollars; deputy comptroller, two thousand seven hundred dollars, five chiefs of division, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; nine clerks of class four; fourteen clerks of class three; fourteen clerks of class two; eleven clerks of class one; three clerks, atone thousand dollars each; nine clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; and three laborers; in all, one hundred and three thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.
For the additional force in the Second Comptroller’s Office renderedAdditional clerks. necessary by increase of work relating to pensions, namely: Three clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; and two clerks of class one; in all, twelve thousand six hundred dollars. For continuing the adjustment of the accounts of the Soldiers’ Home,Continuation of adjustment of accounts of Soldiers’ Home.[R. S., sec. 4818, p. 935](/us/rs/t/s4818/p935).Commissioner of customs, clerks, etc. under section forty-eight hundred and eighteen of the Revised Statutes, in the Office of the Second Comptroller and in the Office of the Second Auditor, ten thousand dollars.
Commissioner of Customs.—For Commissioner of Customs, four thousand dollars; deputy commissioner, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two chiefs of division, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; two clerks of class four; five clerks of class three; eleven clerks of class two; eight clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thou- 399sand dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, forty-nine thousand four hundred and thirty dollars. And each of the cities of Tacoma and Seattle, in Washington Territory,Tacoma and Seattle, Washington Territory, made ports of delivery.Pay of deputy collector.First Auditor, deputy, clerks, etc.shall be, and it is hereby, made a port of delivery; and the deputy collector who shall be stationed at each of them shall receive such compensation, not exceeding twelve hundred dollars per annum, as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe.
First Auditor.—For the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand six hundred dollars; deputy auditor, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; four chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; seven clerks of class four; ten clerks of class three; eleven clerks of class two; eighteen clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four copyists and counters, at nine hundred dollars each; two assistant messengers; and two laborers; in all, eighty-eight thousand eight hundred and ten dollars.
Second Auditor.—For Second Auditor, three thousand six hundredSecond Auditor, deputy, clerks, etc. dollars; deputy auditor, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; six chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; eight clerks of class four; forty clerks of class three; additional to one clerk of class three as disbursing clerk two hundred dollars; fifty-five clerks of class two; forty eight clerks of class one; eight clerks, at one thousand dollars each; three assistant messengers; and eight laborers; in all, two hundred and forty-six thousand four hundred and ninety dollars.
For the twenty additional clerks of class one in the Second Auditor’sAdditional clerks. Office rendered necessary by increase of work relating to pensions, twenty-four thousand dollars. Third Auditor.—For Third Auditor, three thousand six hundredThird Auditor, deputy, clerks, etc. dollars; deputy auditor, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; seven chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; six clerks of class four; sixteen clerks of class three; fifty-six clerks of class two; thirty-nine clerks of class one; six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; eight clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; and six laborers; and one female laborer, at four hundred and eighty dollars; in all, one hundred and ninety-nine thousand eight hundred and ten dollars.
For the additional force in the Third Auditor’s Office rendered necessaryAdditional clerks. by increase of work relating to pensions, namely: Five clerks of class three; seven clerks of class two; and eight clerks of class one; in all, twenty-seven thousand four hundred dollars. Fourth Auditor.—For the Fourth Auditor, three thousand six hundredFourth Auditor, deputy, clerks, etc. dollars; deputy auditor, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; two clerks of class four; fourteen clerks of class three; eight clerks of class two; nine clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; in all, sixty nine thousand three hundred and ninety dollars.
Fifth Auditor.—For the Fifth Auditor, three thousand six hundredFifth Auditor, deputy, clerks, etc. dollars; deputy auditor, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; four clerks of class four; five clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; six clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; and two laborers; in all, forty-seven thousand six hundred and ten dollars.
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department.—Auditor of Treasury for Post-Office Department, deputy, clerks, etc.For the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, three thousand six hundred dollars; deputy auditor, who may be designated to sign, in the name of the said Auditor, such letters and papers as the Auditor may direct, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; ten chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; eighteen clerks of class four, and additional to one clerk as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; sixty-eight clerks of class three; eighty-seven clerks of class two; eighty-one clerks of class one; 400 fifty-six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one skilled laborer, one thousand dollars; thirty-one assorters of money-orders, at nine hundred dollars each; six assorters of money-orders at eight hundred and forty dollars each; one messenger; ten assorters of money-orders, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; five assistant messengers; twenty laborers; and ten charwomen, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; in all, five hundred and six thousand and thirty dollars.
For the temporary force to dispose of accumulated money-orders,Temporary clerks. namely: Three clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; and four clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; in all, ton thousand two hundred dollars. Treasurer.—For the Treasurer of the United States, six thousandTreasurer, assistant treasurer, cashier, assistant cashier, clerks, etc. dollars; assistant treasurer, three thousand six hundred dollars; cashier, three thousand six hundred dollars; assistant cashier, three thousand two hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; five chiefs of division, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; one principal bookkeeper, at two thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant bookkeeper, at two thousand four hundred dollars; two tellers, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; two assistant tellers, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; twenty-six clerks of class four; seventeen clerks of class three; fifteen clerks of class two; one coin clerk, at one thousand four hundred dollars; twenty-three clerks of class one; five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; seventy-four clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; six messengers; six assistant messengers; twenty-six laborers; and seven laborers, at two hundred and forty dollars each; in all, two hundred and sixty-nine thousand six hundred dollars.
For the force employed in redeeming the national currency (to be reimbursedSuperintendent of redemption of national currency, clerks, etc. by the national banks), namely: For superintendent, three thousand five hundred dollars; one principal teller and one principal bookkeeper, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; one assistant bookkeeper, two thousand four hundred dollars; and one assistant teller, at two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; twenty clerks of class one; fifteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; fifteen clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; three assistant messengers; in all, eighty-one thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
Register of the Treasury.—For the Register of the Treasury,Register of the Treasury, assistant, clerks, etc. four thousand dollars; assistant register, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; five chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; eighteen clerks of class four; seventeen clerks of class three; twelve clerks of class two; nineteen clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; forty copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; four assistant messengers; and eight laborers; in all, one hundred and sixty-two thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.
Comptroller of the Currency.—For Comptroller of the Currency,Comptroller of the Currency, deputy, clerks, etc. five thousand dollars; deputy comptroller, two thousand eight hundred dollars; four chiefs of division, at two thousand two hundred dollars each; one stenographer, at one thousand six hundred dollars; eight clerks of class four; additional to bond clerk, two hundred dollars; eleven clerks of class three; eight clerks of class two; eight clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; twenty-five clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; two assistant messengers; one engineer, one thousand dollars; one fireman; three laborers; and two nightwatchmen; in all, one hundred and three thousand one hundred and twenty dollars.
For expenses of special examinations of national banks and bank-plates,Special examination of national banks, etc.Superintendent, teller, bookkeeper, etc. two thousand dollars. For expenses of the national currency (to be reimbursed by the national banks), namely: One superintendent, at two thousand dollars; one teller and one bookkeeper, at two thousand dollars each; and one 401 assistant bookkeeper, at two thousand dollars; nine clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one assistant messenger; in all, sixteen thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars.
Light-House Board.—For chief clerk of the Light House Board,Light-House Board, clerks, etc. two thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; three clerks of class one; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, sixteen thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. For the following additional employees in the Office of the Light-HouseAdditional clerks. Board, who shall be paid from the appropriations for the light-house establishment, namely: one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; ten clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; one laborer, six hundred dollars; one assistant civil engineer, two thousand four hundred dollars; one draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one draughtsman, one thousand five hundred and sixty dollars; one draughtsman, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; and one draughtsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, twenty-one thousand three hundred and twenty dollars.
Bureau of Statistics.—For the officer in charge of the Bureau ofBureau of Statistics, officers in charge, clerks, etc. Statistics, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; five clerks of class two; nine clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five copyists; one messenger; two laborers; one female laborer, at four hundred and eighty dollars; in all, forty-six thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For collecting statistics relating to internal commerce: For the paymentPay of experts. of experts, and for other necessary expenditures connected with the collection of facts relative to the internal and foreign commerce of the United States, seven thousand dollars. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.—For Chief of Bureau, fourBureau of Engraving and Printing, Chief of Bureau, assistant, clerks, etc. thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; accountant, two thousand dollars; one stenographer, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; four clerks of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; additional to one clerk as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; three copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; two assistant messengers; and four laborers; in all, twenty-four thousand seven hundred and thirty dollars.
Office of Life-Saving Service.—For General Superintendent ofGeneral superintendent of Life-Saving Service, assistant, clerks, etc. the Life-Saving Service, four thousand dollars; assistant general superintendent of the Life-Saving Service, two thousand five hundred dollars; one topographer and hydrographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one civil engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one draughtsman, one thousand five hundred dollars; one principal clerk and accountant, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; five clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, thirty-eight thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.
Bureau of Navigation.—For Commissioner of Navigation, threeCommissioner of Navigation, clerks, etc. thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks of class four; additional to one clerk acting as deputy commissioner, two hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; four clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; ten clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twenty-nine thousand five hundred and eighty dollars.
Secret Service Division.—For one chief, three thousand fiveSecret Service; chief, clerks, etc. hundred dollars; one chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; two clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; and one attendant, at six hundred and eighty dollars; in all, twelve thousand nine bundled and eighty dollars. Office of Supervising Surgeon-General Marine HospitalSupervising Surgeon-General Ma- Service.—For Supervising Surgeon-General, four thousand dollars; 402 one surgeon, three thousand dollars; one passed assistant surgeon, onerine Hospital service; assistant, clerk, etc. thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; five clerks at one thousand six hundred dollars each; one clerk one thousand two hundred dollars; one hospital steward (employed as chemist), one thousand two hundred dollars; six copyists: one messenger, at six hundred dollars; one laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars; and one laborer, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, twenty seven thousand eight hundred and forty dollars, the same to be paid from the permanent appropriations for the Marine Hospital Service.
Office Supervising Inspector-General Steamboat InspectionInspector-general Steamboat inspection Service; clerks, etc. Service.—For Supervising Inspector-General, three thousand five hundred dollars; one chief clerk, not to exceed one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, not to exceed one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks, not to exceed one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger, not to exceed eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, ten thousand one hundred and forty dollars; the same to be paid from the permanent appropriations for the Steamboat Inspection service.
Office of Construction of Standard Weights and Measures.—Standard weights and measures.For construction and verification of standard weights and Measures, including metric standards, for the customhouses, other offices of the United States, and for the several States, and mural standards of length in Washington, District of Columbia, the following, while actually employed, namely: One adjuster, at five dollars per day; verifier and mechanician, at four dollars per day each; laborer, at one dollar and fifty cents per day; one recorder, at sixty dollars per month; and one watchman; in all, five thousand nine hundred and seventy eight dollars and fifty cents.
For purchase of materials anti apparatus, and incidental expenses, oneMaterials, etc. thousand dollars. For expenses of the attendance of the American member of the InternationalAmerican member of International Committee on Weights and Measures.*Ante*, p. 235, reappropriation. Committee on Weights and Measures at the general conference provided for in the convention signed May twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, the sum of six hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, appropriated by the act of July seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, for this object, for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-five, is hereby reappropriated and made available for like purpose for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six.
Office of the Director of the Mint.—For Director, fourDirector of the Mint, examiner, computer, assayer, etc. thousand dollars; examiner, two thousand three hundred dollars; computer, two thousand two hundred dollars; assayer, two thousand two hundred dollars; adjuster of accounts, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two, one of whom shall be a stenographer; two clerks of class one; one translator, one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one messenger; two copyists; assistant in laboratory, one thousand dollars; one helper, at five hundred dollars; in. all, twenty-eight thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, to be expendedContingent expenses of Bureau of the Mint. under the direction of the Director, namely: For assay-laboratory, chemicals, fuel, materials, and other necessaries, one thousand dollars; for examination of mints, expenses in visiting the mints and assay-offices for the purpose of superintending the annual settlements and for special examinations, two thousand five hundred dollars; for books, pamphlets, periodicals, specimens of coins and ores, balances, weights, and incidentals, one thousand dollars; and for the collection of statistics relative to the annual production of the precious metals in the United States, four thousand dollars; in all, eight thousand five hundred dollars. 403 Commissioner of Internal Revenue.—For Commissioner of InternalCommissioner of Internal Revenue, deputies, clerks, etc.
Revenue, six thousand dollars; one deputy commissioner, three thousand two hundred dollars; two heads of division, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; five heads of division, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; one superintendent of stamp-vault, two thousand dollars; one stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; twenty-four clerks of class four; twenty-five clerks of class three; thirty-four clerks of class two; twenty-four clerks of class one; fourteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; sixty-six clerks, at nine hundred dollars each, and hereafter no vacancies shall be filled in the grade of clerks at nine hundred dollars each in this Bureau until the number is reduced to fifty; two messengers; fourteen assistant messengers; and thirteen laborers; in all, two hundred and eighty-two thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For two stamp-agents, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; andStamp-agents, etc. two counters, at nine hundred each; in all, five thousand dollars, the same to be reimbursed by the stamp manufacturers. For contingent expenses of the Treasury Department, namely:Contingent expenses of Treasury department.Items. For stationery for the Treasury Department and its several Bureaus, thirty thousand dollars. For postage required to prepay matter addressed to Postal Union countries, two thousand dollars.
For postage, five hundred dollars. For purchase of material for binding canceled marine papers, requisitions, and other important records; newspapers, books, band stamps, and repairs of the same (and of the amount appropriated not more than five hundred dollars may be used in the purchase of current publications), two thousand five hundred dollars. For purchase of law-books and suitable books of reference for the library of the Treasury Department, five hundred dollars. For investigation of accounts and records, including the necessary traveling expenses, and for other traveling expenses, one thousand dollars.
For freight, expressage, telegrams, and telephone service, four thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of buildings, eight thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars, including one thousand two hundred dollars for renting additional rooms for the Second Auditor’s Office. For purchase of horses and subsistence of horses for office and mail wagons, including shoeing, and for wagons, harness, and repairs of the same, five thousand dollars. For purchase of ice, four thousand dollars.
For purchase of file-holders and file-cases, twelve thousand dollars; and not less then three thousand five hundred dollars of this sum shall be expended for file-boxes, file-cases, shelving, and book cases for the Office of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, for filing accounts, books, and vouchers pertaining to postal accounts, the money-order service, and the transportation of the mails. For purchase of coal, wood, engine oils and grease, engine hose and cotton waste, grates, grate-baskets and fixtures, stoves and fixtures, blowers, coal-hods, pokers, shovels, and tongs, fourteen thousand dollars.
For purchase of gas, brackets, candles, candlesticks, drop lights and tubing, gas-burners, gas-torches, globes, lanterns, matches, match-safes, and wicks, fourteen thousand dollars. For purchase of carpets, oil cloth, mats, and matting, and repairs, and for cleaning and laying of the same, by contract, eight thousand dollars. For purchase of boxes, bells and bell-pulls, book-rests, chairs, chair-caning, chair-covers, eases, clocks, cloth for covering desks, cushions, desks, leather for covering sofas, locks, lumber, rugs, screens, shelving for file-rooms, tables, turpentine, varnish, ventilators, wardrobe cabinets, water coolers and stands, window-shades and fixtures, fifteen thousand dollars. 404 For washing and hemming towels, for the purchase of awnings and fixtures, alcohol, baskets, belting, bellows, bowls, brooms, buckets, brushes, canvas, crash, cloth, chamois-skins, door and window fasteners, dusters, flour, garden and street hose lace-leather, lye, nails, oil, plants, picks, pitchers, powders, stencil-plates, spittoons, soap, sponge, tacks, traps, thermometers, tools, towels, tumblers, wire, and zinc, and for blacksmithing, repairs of machinery, removal of rubbish, sharpening tools, and other absolutely necessary articles, twelve thousand dollars. collecting internal revenue.
For salaries and expenses of collectors and deputy collectors, one millionCollectors and deputy collectors of internal revenue.*Proviso*. eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars: *Provided, however*, That the number of deputy collectors, gaugers, storekeepers, and clerks employed in the collection of internal revenue shall not be increased, nor shall the salary of said officers and employees be increased beyond the salaries paid during the last fiscal year. For salaries and expenses of agents and surveyors, for fees and expensesPay of agents, surveyors, etc. of gaugers, for salaries of storekeepers,-and for miscellaneous expenses, two million one hundred thousand dollars; and hereafter storekeepers, or storekeepers and gaugers, who are assigned to distilleriesOfficers in Commission not to exceed more than by 15 per cent, the number actually engaged in, and necessary for duty. whose registered capacity is twenty bushels or less, shall receive two dollars per day for their services; and no collector in any district shall recommend, nor shall there be appointed or commissioned, more deputy collectors, storekeepers, storekeepers and gaugers, gaugers, inspectors, or other officers, or allowed to remain in commission more of any of said officers, at any one time, than fifteen per centum in excess of the number actually engaged in performing duty at the time and indispensably necessary for the performance of said duty: *Provided further*, That the compensation of the chief of the internal-revenue agents Compensation of revenue agents limited.shall not exceed ten dollars per day, and of the other agents not exceeding seven dollars per day each; and for per diem in lieu of subsistence, while traveling on duty, said agents shall receive at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, not exceeding three dollars per day. independent treasury.
Office of Assistant Treasurer at Baltimore. For assistantAssistant treasurer, Baltimore; clerks, etc. treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; for cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; for three clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; for two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; for two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; three vault watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, twenty-one thousand six hundred dollars.
Office of the Assistant Treasurer at Boston.—For assistantAssistant treasurer, Boston; clerks, etc. treasurer, five thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; paying-teller, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant paying-teller, two thousand two hundred dollars; vault clerk, two thousand dollars; receiving-teller, two thousand dollars; first bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; second bookkeeper, one thousand four hundred dollars; specie clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant specie clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; money clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; coupon clerk and redemption clerk, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; receipt clerk and general clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars each; assistant redemption clerk, one thousand one hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, eight hundred dollars; messenger and chief watchman, one thousand and sixty dollars; two watchmen, at eight hundred and fifty dollars each; in all, thirty-six thousand and sixty dollars. 405 Office of Assistant Treasurer at Chicago.—For assistantAssistant treasurer, Chicago; clerks, etc. treasurer, four thousand five, hundred dollars; for cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; for paying teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for bookkeeper and receiving-teller, at one thousand live hundred dollars each; two coin,coupon, and currency clerks, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; one assistant bookkeeper and three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; for one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one janitor, at six hundred dollars; and three watchmen, seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, twenty-three thousand two hundred dollars.
Office of Assistant Treasurer at Cincinnati.—For assistantAssistant treasurer, Cincinnati; clerks, etc. treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; for cashier, two thousand dollars; for bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for receiving teller, one thousand five hundred dollars; check clerk and interest clerk, each one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars; fractional-silver and minor-coin clerk, one thousand dollars; nightwatchman, seven hundred and twenty dollars; messenger, six hundred dollars; two watchmen, at one hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, fifteen thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars.
Office of Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans.—For assistantAssistant treasurer, New Orleans; clerks, etc. treasurer, lour thousand dollars; cashier, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; receiving-teller, two thousand dollars; bookkeeper, one thousand five hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; porter, five hundred dollars; one watchman, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one night watchman, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, thirteen thousand six hundred and ninety dollars.
Office of the Assistant Treasurer at New York.—For assistantAssistant treasurer, New York; clerks, etc. treasurer, eight thousand dollars; cashier and chief clerk, four thousand dollars; deputy assistant treasurer, three thousand six hundred dollars; chief of coin division, three thousand six hundred dollars; chief of note-paying division, three thousand dollars; chief of note-receiving division, two thousand eight hundred dollars; chief of check-paying division, two thousand eight hundred dollars; chief of registered-interest division, two thousand six hundred dollars; chief of coupon-interest division, two thousand four hundred dollars; chief of minor-coin division, two thousand four-hundred dollars; chief of bond division, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; chief of canceled-check division, two thousand dollars; two clerks, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; six clerks, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; ten clerks, at two thousand dollars each; eleven clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; four clerks, at one thousand seven hundred dollars each; seven clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; four clerks, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; twelve clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; five clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; five messengers, atone thousand three hundred dollars each; one messenger, at one thousand two hundred dollars; keeper of building, one thousand eight hundred dollars; chief detective, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two assistant detectives, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three hall-men at one thousand dollars each; six watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one engineer, one thousand dollars; one assistant engineer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; two porters, nine hundred dollars each; in all, one hundred and sixty-eight thousand and ninety dollars;
Office of Assistant Treasurer at Philadelphia.—For assistantAssistant treasurer, Philadelphia; clerks, etc. treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; for cashier and chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; bookkeeper, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief interest clerk, one thousand nine hundred dollars; chief registered-interest clerk, one thousand nine hundred dollars; assistant bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; coin-teller, one 406 thousand seven hundred dollars; redemption clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; assistant coupon clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; assistant registered-interest clerk, one thousand live hundred dollars; assistant cashier, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant coin teller, 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; four female counters, at nine hundred dollars each; five watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, thirty-five thousand one hundred dollars.
Office of Assistant Treasurer at Saint Louis.—For assistantAssistant treasurer, Saint Louis; clerks, etc. treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk and teller, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; bookkeeper, one thousand five hundred dollars; assistant bookkeeper and one clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; messenger, one thousand dollars; four watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, sixteen thousand five hundred and eighty dollars.
Office of Assistant Treasurer at San Francisco.—For assistantAssistant treasurer, San Francisco; clerks, etc. treasurer, five thousand dollars; cashier, three thousand dollars; bookkeeper, two thousand five hundred dollars; one chief clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; assistant cashier, two thousand dollars; receiving-teller, two thousand dollars; assistant bookkeeper, two thousand dollars; coin-teller,one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and four watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, twenty-seven thousand six hundred and twenty dollars.
For compensation of special agents to examine the books, accounts,Special agents. and money on hand at the several sub-treasuries and depositories, including national banks acting as depositaries under the requirements of section thirty-six hundred and fifty-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, four thousand dollars. For engraving, printing, finishing, and binding interest, transfer, redemption,Engraving,Printing, etc. pension and other checks and drafts, including cost of paper for the same, for the use of the Treasurer of the United States, assistant treasurers, pension agents, disbursing officers, and others, twenty-eight thousand dollars, united states mints and assay-offices, Mint at Philadelphia,—For salary of the superintendent, fourMint at Philadelphia. thousand five hundred dollars; for the assayer, melter and refiner, coiner, and engraver, four in all, at three thousand dollars each; assistant assayer, assistant melter and refiner, and assistant coiner, at two thousand dollars each; cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; bookkeeper Superintendent, officers, clerks, etc.two thousand dollars; abstract clerk and weigh clerk, at two thousand dollars each; register of deposits, warrant clerk, and cashiers clerk, at one thousand seven hundred dollars each; assayer’s computation clerk and assistant weigh clerk, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; in all, forty one thousand five hundred and fifty dollars, For wages of workmen and adjusters, two hundred and ninety-threeWorkmen and adjusters. thousand dollars, For incidental and contingent expenses, including new machineryContingent expenses. and repairs (aud purchases, not exceeding three hundred dollars in value, of specimen coins and ores for the cabinet of the mint), one hundred thousand dollars, Mint at San Francisco California,—For salary of superintendent,Mint at San Francisco.Superintendent, officers, clerks, etc. four thousand five hundred dollars; assayer, melter and refiner, and coiner, at three thousand dollars each; assistant assayer, assistant melter and refiner, and assistant coiner, at two thousand dollars each; chief 407 clerk and cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars each; bookkeeper, abstract clerk, weigh clerk, and warrant clerk, at two thousand two hundred dollars each; register of deposits two thousand dollars; cashier’s clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assayer’s computation clerk, assistant weigh clerk, and superintendent’s computation clerk, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; in all, forty-one thousand nine hundred dollars, For wages of workmen and adjusters, two hundred and thirty-fiveWorkmen and adjusters. thousand dollars, For incidental and contingent expenses, fifty thousand dollars,Contingent expenses.Mint at Carson, Nev.Superintendent, officers, clerks, etc.
Mint at Carson, Nevada,—For salary of Superintendent, three thousand dollars; for assayer, melter and refiner, and coiner at two thousand five hundred dollars each; assistant assayer, assistant melter and refiner, and assistant coiner, at two thousand dollars each; chief clerk, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, cashier, bookkeeper, and weigh clerk, at two thousand dollars each; abstract clerk and register of deposits, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; assayer’s computation clerk at one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, twenty-nine thousand five hundred and fifty dollars For wages of workmen and adjusters sixty thousand dollars, For incidental and contingent expenses, twenty-five thousand dollars,Contingent expenses.Mint at New Orleans.Superintendent, officers, clerks, etc.
Mint at New Orleans, Louisiana,—For salary of the superintendent, three thousand five hundred dollars; for the assayer, melter and refiner, and coiner, three in all, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; assistant assayer, assistant melter and refiner, and assistant coiner, one thousand nine bundled dollars each; cashier and chief clerk, at two thousand dollars each; weigh clerk, abstract clerk, bookkeeper, and assayers computation clerk, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; register of the deposits, warrant clerk, and assistant weigh clerk, at one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; cashiers clerk, at one thousand one hundred dollars; in all, thirty one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars, For wages of workmen and adjusters, seventy four thousand dollars, For incidental and contingent expenses, including repairs and new Contingent expenses.machinery, thirty-five thousand dollars.
Mint at Denver, Colorado,—For salary of the assayer in charge,Mint at Denver, Colo.Superintendent, officers, clerks, etc. two thousand five hundred dollars; for melter, two thousand two hundred and fitly dollars; assistant assayer,one thousand four hundred dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk at one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand four hundred dollars; in all, ten thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars, For wages of workmen, fourteen thousand dollars, For incidental and contingent expenses, six thousand dollarsContingent expenses.Assay-office,New York.Superintendent, officers, clerks, etc., Assay office at New York,—For salary of Superintendent, four thousand live hundred dollars; for assayer, and for melter and refiner, at three thousand dollars each; assistant melter and refiner, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; weighing clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; cashier, two thousand dollars; bookkeeper, two thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; bar clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; warrant clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; abstract clerk and assayers computation clerk, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; assistant weigh clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; register of deposits, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; for assayer’s first assistant, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; for assayers second assistant,two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars; for assayers third assistant, two thousand dollars; in all, thirty nine thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For wages of workmen, twenty-five thousand dollars, For incidental and contingent expenses, ten thousand dollars,Contingent expenses. 408 Assay-office at Helena, Montana,—For salary of assayer inAssay-office, Helena, Montana.Assayer, melter, clerks, etc. charge, two thousand five hundred dollars; and of melter, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; in all, seven thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars, For wages of workmen, twelve thousand dollars, For incidental and contingent expenses, eight thousand dollars,Contingent expenses.Assay-office, Boise City.Assayer, melter, clerk.Contingent expenses.
Assay-office at Boise City, Idaho Territory,—For assayer, who shall also perform the duties of melter, two thousand dollars; one clerk, one thousand dollars; in all, three thousand dollars, For incidental and contingent expenses, including labor five thousand dollars, Assay-office at Charlotte, North Carolina,—For assayer andAssay-office, Charlotte, N. C.Assayer, assistant, melter. melter, one thousand five hundred dollars; and assistant assayer, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; in all two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars For incidental and contingent expenses, including labor, two thousandContingent expenses. dollars, Assay-office at Saint Louis, Missouri,—For assayer in charge,Assay-office, Saint Louis.Assayer and clerk.Contingent expenses. two thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand dollars; in all, three thousand five hundred dollars, For incidental and contingent expenses, including labor, three thousand dollars, government in the territories,Territorial Governments.
Territory of Alaska,—For salary of governor, three thousandAlaska.Salary of governor, judge, etc. dollars; judge, three thousand dollars; attorney, marshal, and clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars each; four commissioners, one thousand dollars each; four deputy marshals, seven hundred and fifty dollars each; in all, twenty thousand five hundred dollars, For the actual and necessary expenses of the judge, marshal, and attorney,Expenses of judge, marshal, etc. when traveling in the discharge of their official duties, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office for the marshal, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars, For incidental and contingent expensesContingent expenses. of the Territory, to be expended under the direction of the governor, two thousand dollars, Territory op Arizona,—For salary of governor, two thousand sixArizona.Salary of governor, chief justice, etc. hundred dollars; chief justice and two associate judges, at three thousand dollars each; secretary one thousand eight hundred dollars; interpreter and translator in the executive office, five hundred dollars; in all, thirteen thousand nine hundred dollars, For legislative expenses, namely:
For rent, hire of porter and messengerLegislative expenses. for secretary’s office; and incidental expenses for secretary’s office, two thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governorContingent expenses. five hundred dollars. Territory of Dakota.—For salary of governor, two thousand sixDakota.Salary of governor, chief justice, etc. hundred dollars; chief justice and five associate judges, at three thousand dollars each; and secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars, twenty two thousand four hundred dollars.
For legislative expenses, namely: For postage; stationery and blanks;Legislative expenses. light, oil, and candles; messenger and porter; labor and care of Government property; clerk in secretary’s office; and incidental expenses, two thousand dollars, And the legislature of Dakota may divide said Territory into as many council and representative districts as they desire, which districts shall be as nearly equal as practicable taking into *Proviso*.consideration population, (except Indians not taxed): *Provided*, That the number of council districts shall not exceed twenty-four, and the number of representative districts shall not exceed forty-eight. 409 For contingent expenses to be expended by the governor, five hundredContingent expenses. dollars, Territory of Idaho,—For salary of governor, two thousand sixIdaho.Salary of governor, chief justice, etc. hundred dollars; chief justice and two associate judges, at three thousand dollars each; and secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars, thirteen thousand four hundred dollars For legislative expenses, namely:
For official printing; stationery;Legislative expenses. fuel, lamps, oils, and candles; broom and dusters; rent of secretary’s office, library rooms, and storage rooms for government property; furniture for secretary’s office; postage and seals; ice; messenger and porter, and incidental expenses for secretary’s office two thousand dollars, For contingent expenses, to be expended by the governor, five hundredContingent expenses. dollars, Territory of Montana,—For salary of governor two thousandMontana.Salary of governor, chief justice, etc. six hundred dollars; chief justice and two associate judges, at three thousand dollars each; and secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars, thirteen thousand four hundred dollars, For legislative expenses, namely;
For rent of secretary’s office andLegislative expenses. storage room for Government property; porter and messenger for Secretary’s office; postage; stationery and printing; fuel and lights; furniture and repairs on furniture; clerk in secretary’s office; and telegraphing, two thousand dollars, For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governor,Contingent expenses. five hundred dollars, Territory of New Mexico,—For salary of governor, two thousandNew Mexico.Salary of governor, chief justice, etc. six hundred dollars; chief justice and two associate judges, at three thousand dollars each; secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; and interpreter and translator in the executive office, at five hundred dollars, thirteen thousand nine hundred dollars, For legislative expenses, namely;
For rent, light, fuel; casing forLegislative expenses. filing records; earpets and furniture; stationery and record-books; postage; incidentals; and pay of messenger and porter, one thousand five hundred dollars, For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governor,Contingent expenses. five hundred dollars, Territory of Utah,—For salary of governor, two thousand sixUtah.Salary of governor, chief justice, etc. hundred dollars; chief justice and two associate judges at three thousand dollars each; and secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars, thirteen thousand four hundred dollars, For legislative expenses, namely:
For per diem of members and officersLegislative expenses. of the legislative assembly; mileage of members; stationery; rent of halls and committee rooms; gas and other miscellaneous expenses; printing bills, laws, journals; current and contingent expenses of the secretary’s office, twenty-two thousand dollars, For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governor,Contingent expenses. five hundred dollars, For the salaries of the commissioners appointed under an act entitled,Salaries of commissioners appointed under net to amend sec. 5352, R.
S., p. 1039.1882, vol. 22, ch. 47, p. 30.Expenses of Commission, for printing, stationery, etc.*Proviso*. “An act to amend section fifty-three hundred and fifty-two of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in reference to bigamy, and for other purposes,” approved March twenty-second, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, twenty-five thousand dollars, For expenses of the commission, for printing, stationery, clerk-hire, office rent, fifteen thousand dollars; *Provided*, That out of this sum the commission is hereby authorized to pay the secretary of the Territory, who is its secretary and disbursing agent, a reasonable sum for such service, not exceeding six hundred dollars, for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty six, For compensation of officers of election, including contingent expenses,Pay of officers of election, etc. twenty-five thousand dollars, Territory of Washington,—For salary of governor, two thou-Washington. 410 sand six hundred dollars; chief justice and three associate judges atSalary of governor, chief justice, etc. three thousand dollars each; and secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars, sixteen thousand four hundred dollars, For legislative expenses namely:
For per diem of officers and members of the legislative assembly; mileage of members;Legislative expenses. repairing capitol building, legislative hall, and council chamber; repairing furniture, carpets, and matting; and for lights, fuel, and stationery for officers and members of legislative assembly, and for other incidental expenses of the legislature; rent of secretary’s office; hire of messenger; light, fuel, stationery, postage, office furniture, repairs, and other incidentals, twenty-two thousand dollars, For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governor,Contingent expenses. five hundred dollars, Territory of Wyoming,—For salary of governor, two thousandWyoming.Salary of governor; chief justice, etc. six hundred dollars; chief justice, and two associate judges, at three thousand dollars each; and secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars, thirteen thousand four hundred dollars, For legislative expenses, namely:
For per diem of officers and members Legislative expenses.of the legislative assembly; rent of two halls and committee-rooms for legislature; fitting up halls; removing furniture; new carpets, stoves, furniture, and repairing old; fuel, lights, and incidentals; stationery; record books; printing laws, journals, bills; fuel, rent, light, furniture, stationery, postage, messenger, and incidentals of Secretary’s office, twenty-two thousand dollars; For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by theContingent expenses. governor, five hundred dollars, WAR DEPARTMENT, For compensation of the Secretary of War, eight thousand dollars;Compensation of Secretary of War, clerks, etc. one, chief clerk, at two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; one disbursing clerk, at two thousand dollars; one stenographer, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; five clerks of class four; seven clerks of class three; nine clerks of class two; twenty-eight clerks of class one; seven clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four messengers; seven assistant messengers; eight laborers; carpenter, one thousand dollars; foreman of laborers, one thousand dollars; one hostler, six hundred dollars; two hostlers, at five hundred and forty dollars each; and one watchman at five hundred and forty dollars; in all, one hundred and eleven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars, In the Office of the Adjutant-General,—One chief clerk, atOffice of Adjutant-General.Clerks, etc. two thousand dollars; twenty-four clerks of class four; thirty-five clerks of class three; sixty-seven clerks of class two; three hundred and fifty-three clerks of class one; sixteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five messengers; fifty-one assistant messengers; twenty watchmen; three laborers; in all, six hundred and ninety one thousand nine hundred dollars, And not less than two hundred of the clerks in the office of the Adjutant General shall be exclusively engaged in preparing and making reports to expedite the settlement of pension applications and soldiers’ claims, For the following additional clerks in the Office of the Adjutant-General,Additional clerks. for the sole purpose of completing, with the necessary detail from the existing force, the regimental registers of the volunteer forces of the several States during the late war, namely:
One clerk of class four; two clerks of class two; and six clerks of class one; in all, eleven thousand eight hundred dollars, In the Office of the Inspector-General,—For one clerk ofOffice of inspector-General.Clerks and messengers.Bureau of military Justice. class tour; one clerk of class one; one assistant messenger; in all, three thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars, Bureau of Military Justice,—One chief clerk, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class three; four clerks of class 411 one; one clerk at one thousand dollars; one copyist; one messenger:Chief clerk, clerks, etc. and one assistant messenger; in all thirteen thousand two hundred and sixty dollars, In the Signal Office,—Two clerks of class four; three clerks ofSignal Office.Clerks, messengers, etc. class one; one clerk atone thousand dollars; one messenger; one assistant messenger; one messenger, at four hundred and eighty dollars; and one laborer, at four hundred and twenty dollars; in all, ten thousand six hundred and sixty dollars, And for the services of scientific experts, clerks, draughtsmen copyists, messengers, mechanics, laborers, and such other services as the Secretary of War may deem necessary, in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, to carry into effect the appropriations for observation and report of storms, and for the construction, maintenance, and repairs of military telegraph lines, forty thousand dollars; *Provided*, That the Secretary of War shall each year, in annual*Proviso*. estimates, report to Congress the number of persons so employed, and the amount paid to each, In the Office of the Quartermaster-General,—One chiefOffice of Quartermaster-General.Chief clerk, clerks, etc. clerk, at two thousand dollars; nine clerks of class four; eleven clerks of class three; twenty-three clerks of class two; forty clerks of class one; ten clerks at one thousand dollars each; fifteen copyists, at. nine hundred dollars each; one female messenger, at forty dollars per month; four messengers; six assistant messengers; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars; two laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one laborer, two hundred and twenty-five dollars; two charwomen, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; one engineer, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one fireman, live watchmen; one draughtsman, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and fifty-six thousand seven hundred and seventy five dollars, For the following clerks and others to be employed by tie Quartermaster Exra clerks.1864, vol. 13, ch. 253, p. 394.General in the investigation of claims for settlement by the Treasury Department under the act of July fourth eighteen hundred and sixty-four;
One clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; eleven clerks of class one; two clerks at one thousand dollars each; eleven copyists; three assistant messengers; one watchman; and twenty-five agents, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; in all, seventy-three thousand five hundred and eighty dollars, And hereafter vacancies occurring in the offices of clerks and others provided for in this paragraph shall not be filled, For per diem in lieu of subsistence of the agents employed while traveling on duty, at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of War, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual necessary expenses for transportation, thirty thousand dollars, In the Office of the Commissary General,—One chief clerk,Office of Commissary-General.Chief clerk, clerks, etc. at two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; three clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; fourteen clerks of class one; nine clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one assistant messenger; two laborers; superintendent of building, two hundred and fitly dollars; and two watchmen; in all, forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty dollars, In the Office of the Surgeon-General,—One chief clerk, atOffice of Surgeon General.Chief clerk, clerks, etc. two thousand dollars; twenty-four clerks of class four; thirty-two clerks of class three; sixty-two clerks of class two; one hundred and seventy-two clerks of class one; one hundred and nine clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one anatomist, at one thousand six hundred dollars; one engineer in division of records and museum, at one thousand four hundred dollars; one skilled mechanic, one thousand dollars; eighteen assistant messengers; one messenger-boy, at three hundred and sixty dollars; eight watchmen; two superintendents of buildings, at two hundred and fifty dollars each; and fifteen laborers; in all, five hundred and thirty-two thousand and eighty dollars; and not less than three hundred of the clerks in the Surgeon-Generals Office shall be exclusively engaged in preparing and making reports to expedite the set- 412tlement of pension applications called for by the commissioner of Pensions.
In the Office of the Chief of Ordnance,—One chief clerk, atOffice of Chief of Ordnance.Chief clerk, clerks, etc. two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; twenty-two clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two messengers; one assistant messenger; one laborer; in all, forty-four thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars, In the Office of the Paymaster-General,—One chief clerk, atOffice of Paymaster-General.Chief clerk, clerks, etc. two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four; seven clerks of class three; twelve clerks of class two; nine clerks of class one; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one assistant messenger; seven watchmen; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars; and five laborers; in all sixty-four thousand nine hundred and ten dollars, In the Office of the Chief of Engineers,—One chief clerk, atOffice of Chief of Engineers.Chief clerk, clerks, etc. two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; one clerk, atone thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; in all, twenty-three thousand two hundred and forty dollars, And the services of skilled draughtsmen, civil engineers, and suchAdditional employes authorized, etc. other services as the Secretary of War may deem necessary may be employed in the office of the Chief of Engineers to carry into effect the various appropriations for rivers and harbors, fortifications, and surveys for military defenses, to be paid for from such appropriations: *Provided*,*Proviso*.
That the expenditures on this account for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, shall not exceed sixty thousand dollars; and that the Secretary of War shall each year, in the annual estimates, report to Congress the number of persons so employed, and the amount paid to each, Office of publication of Records of the Rebellion,—ForOffice of Publication of Records of the Rebellion.Agents, clerks, etc. one agent, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four, one of whom shall be employed on the general index; two clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; three clerks of class one; four copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one foreman of printing, at one thousand six hundred dollars; one pressman, one thousand two hundred dollars; five compositors, at one thousand dollars each; two copy holders, at nine hundred dollars each; two assistant messengers; two watchmen; and one laborer, at six hundred dollars; in all, thirty-two thousand two hundred and eighty dollars, For the superintendent of the building at the corner of F and seventeenthSuperintendent of building corner F and 17 th streets.Engineer, etc. streets, two hundred and fifty dollars; one engineer, one thousand dollars; conductor of elevator, seven hundred and twenty dollars: four watchmen; two laborers; and one laborer, at four hundred and eighty dollars; in all, six thousand six hundred and fifty dollars, For postage stamps for the War Department and its Bureaus, as requiredPostage stamps for War Department and Bureaus. under the Postal Union, to prepay postage on matter addressed to Postal Union countries, three thousand dollars, For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of War and Contingent expenses.the Bureaus, buildings (except the War Department building), and offices of the War Department; purchase of professional and scientific books, card catalogues, law-books, blank-books, pamphlets, newspapers, maps, furniture, carpets, matting, oil cloth, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges,fuel, gas, and heating apparatus; telegraphing; freight and express charges; repairs to buildings and furniture; and for other absolutely necessary expenses, sixty one thousand five hundred dollars, For stationery for the War Department and its Bureaus and offices,Stationery. thirty thousand dollars, For rent of buildings for use of the War Department, as follows;Rent of buildings for use of War Department.
For Adjutant-General’s Office, five thousand seven hundred dollars; for the Signal Office, seven thousand five hundred dollars; for the Quartermaster-General’s Office, ten thousand dollars; for the Paymaster (reneral’s Office, three thousand six hundred dollars; for the Surgeon Gen- 413eral’s Office, nine thousand seven hundred dollars; for the Commissary-General’s Office, two thousand five hundred dollars; for the Chief of Engineers’ Office, one thousand six hundred dollars; for the Rebellion Record Office, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, forty-one thousand eight hundred dollars, public buildings and grounds, For clerk in the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, one thousandClerk, messenger. six hundred dollars; and for messenger in the same office, eight hundred and forty dollars, For the public gardener, one thousand eight hundred dollars,Public gardener.Overseer, draughtsman, foreman, etc.Watchmen—Franklin Square.Lafayette Square.Smithsonian Grounds.
For overseer, draughtsman, foremen, and laborers employed in the public grounds, twenty-six thousand dollars, For watchman in Franklin Square, six hundred and sixty dollars, For watchman in Lafayette Square, six hundred and sixty dollars, For two day watchmen in Smithsonian Grounds, at six hundred and sixty dollars each, one thousand three hundred and twenty dollars For two nightwatchmen in Smithsonian Grounds, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars, For one watchman for Judiciary Square, and one for Lincoln SquareJudiciary Square. and adjacent reservations, at six hundred and sixty dollars each, one thousand three hundred and twenty dollars, For one watchman for Iowa Circle; one watchman (or FourteenthIowa Circle, et c.
Street Circle and neighboring reservations; one for Rawlins Square and Washington Circle; one for Dupont Circle; one for McPherson and Farragut Squares; one tor Stanton Place and neighboring reservations; one for Armory Square and reservations east to Botanic Garden; one for Mount Vernon Square and adjacent reservations; one for greenhouse at the nursery, nine in all, at six hundred and sixty dollars each, five thousand nine hundred and forty dollars, For one nightwatchman for Armory Square and reservations east toArmory Square, etc.
Botanic Garden, at seven hundred and twenty dollars, For contingent and incidental expenses, five hundred dollars.Contingent expenses.Rent of office. For rent of office, nine hundred dollars, state, war, and navy department building, Office of the Superintendent: One clerk class one; one chief engineer,Office of superintendent.Clerk, chief engineer, etc. at one thousand two hundred dollars; six assistant engineers, at one thousand dollars each; one captain of the watch, one thousand two hundred dollars; two lieutenants of the watch, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; forty-eight watchmen; one carpenter, one thousand dollars; one machinist, at nine hundred dollars; two skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; seventeen firemen; six conductors of the elevator, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: seventeen laborers; and fifty-four charwomen, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; in all, eighty-six thousand six hundred and eighty dollars, For fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous items, thirty-four thousand dollars, NAVY DEPARTMENT For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, eight thousand dollars;Compensation of Secretary of the Navy, chief clerk, clerks, etc. for compensation of chief clerk of the Navy Department, two thousand five hundred dollars; one disbursing clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; five clerks of class four; one clerk of class four in charge of files and records; three clerks of class three; one stenographer, at one thousand six hundred dollars; one stenographer, at one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks of class two; six clerks 414 of class one; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; telegraph-operator, at one thousand dollars; two messengers; three assistant messengers; two messenger-boys, at four hundred and twenty dollars each; one messenger-boy, at two hundred and forty dollars; three laborers; one clerk of class two; and one laborer (for Inspection Board); one clerk of class two (for Examining and Retiring); one clerk of class one; and one assistant messenger (in care of library); in all, fifty-eight thousand six hundred and thirty dollars.
Bureau of Yards and Docks.—For one chief clerk, one thousandBureau of Yards and Docks. eight hundred dollars; one draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class Cour; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, eleven thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars. Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting.—For chief clerk, oneBureau of equipment and Recruiting. thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; two copyist, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, fourteen thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.
Bureau of Navigation.—For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundredBureau of Navigation. dollars; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk at one thousand dollars; one copyist; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; in all, eleven thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For the compilation of the Naval Records of the War of the Rebellion:Compilation of Naval Records of War of the Rebellion.Nautical Almanac Office. For one clerk of class one; and two copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, two thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
Nautical Almanac Office: For the following assistants, namely: Three at one thousand six hundred dollars each; two at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two at one thousand dollars each; one assistant messenger; and one copyist, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one laborer; in all, fifteen thousand three hundred dollars. For pay of computers on piecework in preparing for publication thePay of computers on piece-work. American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, and improving the Tables of the Planets, eight thousand four hundred dollars Hydrographic Office:
For two clerks of class two; one clerk of classHydrographic Office. one; one assistant messenger; and one office attendant, four hundred and twenty dollars; in all, five thousand one hundred and forty dollars. For draughtsmen, engravers, copyist, copperplate-printers, printers’ apprentices, and laborers in the Hydrographic Office, forty thousand dollars. For purchase of chart-paper, copperplates, electrotyping copperplates; ink and other materials necessary in printing division; materials for drawing division and for mounting charts; materials for engravers; for photolithographing charts for immediate use, and transfer of photolithographic and other charts to copper; repairs to printing-presses; for extra drawing and engraving, and for purchase of foreign charts and hydrographic works for the use of vessels of the Navy; for the purchase of drawing paper, drawing materials, and necessary instruments to be furnished naval vessels while surveying, and for repair of such instruments, and for printing Pilot Chart of North Atlantic Ocean, twenty-two thousand seven hundred dollars.
For rent of rooms for use of the presses for hydrographic printing,Rent of rooms. and for repairs and heating of the same, and for gas, water, and telephone rates, one thousand two hundred dollars. Contingent expenses, of branch offices at Boston, New York, Philadelphia,Contingent expenses or branch offices. Baltimore, New Orleans, and San Francisco, including furniture, fuel, lights, rent and care of offices, car fare and ferriage in visiting merchant vessels, freight, express, telegrams, and other necessary expenses incurred in collecting the latest information for the Pilot Chart, five thousand dollars. 415 Naval Observatory:
For pay of three assistant astronomers, one atNaval Observatory. two thousand dollars and two at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; one clerk of class four; one instrument-maker, one thousand five hundred dollars; four watchmen, including one for new Naval Observatory grounds; two skilled laborers, one atone thousand dollars and one at seven hundred and twenty dollars; and seven laborers, in all eighteen thousand one hundred and twenty dollars. For miscellaneous computations, one thousand two hundred dollars;Miscellaneous. purchase of apparatus and material for repairs of instruments, two thousand five hundred dollars; for purchase of professional books and periodicals for the library, one thousand dollars; in all, four thousand seven hundred dollars.
For repairs to buildings, fuel, gas, furniture, chemicals, stationery, freight, postage, and all contingent expenses, three thousand nine hundred dollars. For payment to Smithsonian Institution for freight on Observatory publications sent to foreign countries, three hundred and thirty-six dollars. Bureau of Ordnance.—For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundredBureau of Ordnance. dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one at one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, eight thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
Bureau of Construction and Repair.—For chief clerk, one thousandBureau of Construction and repair. eight hundred dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assestant draughtsman, one thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twelve thousand three hundred and eighty dollars. Bureau of Steam Engineering.—For chief clerk, one thousandBureau of Steam Engineering. eight hundred dollars; one chief draughtsman, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one assistant draughtsman, at one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk at one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; in all, twelve thousand four hundred and ninety dollars.
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing.—For chief clerk, one thousandBureau of Provisions and Clothing. eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; four clerks of class one; two copyists; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, seventeen thousand five hundred and eighty dollars. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.—For chief clerk, one thousandBureau of Medicine and Surgery. eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk at one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; one janitor, six hundred dollars; one laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars (for Naval Dispensary); in all, nine thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.
Judge-Advocate General, United States Navy.—For one clerkJudge-Advocate-General, United States Navy.Clerks.Professional books.Stationery, etc. of class four; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class one; one laborer; in all, six thousand four hundred and sixty dollars. For professional books for Department library, one thousand dollars. For stationery, furniture, newspapers, plans, drawings, drawing materials, freight, expressage, postage, and other absolutely necessary expenses of the Navy Department and its various Bureaus and offices, eleven thousand dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. For compensation of the Secretary of the Interior, eight thousandCompensation of Secretary of the Interior, Assistant Secretary, chief clerk, etc. dollars; Assistant Secretary, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars, and two hundred and fifty dollars additional as superintendent of the Patent Office building; three members 416 of a Board of Pension Appeals, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior at two thousand dollars each; one superintendent of documents two thousand dollars; six clerks, chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each, one of whom shall be a disbursing clerk; for one stenographer one thousand eight hundred dollars; six clerks of class four; six clerks of class three; one clerk of class three (custodian), who shall give bond in such sum as the Secretary of the Interior may determine; one bookkeeper for custodian, one thousand two hundred dollars; six clerks of class two; nine clerks of class one, one of whom shall be the telegraph operator of the Department and one the assistant stenographer; one returns-office clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one female clerk, to be designated by the President to sign land-patents, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk at one thousand dollars; nine copyists; three messengers; seven assistant messengers; ten laborers; two skilled mechanics, one at nine hundred dollars and one at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one laborer at six hundred dollars; four packers at six hundred and sixty dollars each; one conductor of elevator, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; three copyists and three laborers for distributing the reports of the tenth census; for one captain of the watch, one thousand dollars; forty watchmen, additional to two watchmen acting as lieutenants of watchmen, at one hundred and twenty dollars each; one engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant engineer, one thousand dollars; and six fireman; in all, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and thirty dollars.
Office of Assistant Attorney-General.—For three law clerks,Office of assistant Attorney-general.Clerks. one at two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, one at two thousand five hundred dollars, and one at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; five clerks, at two thousand dollars each; one clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, who shall act as stenographer, at one thousand six hundred dollars; in all, twenty thousand seven hundred dollars. General Land Office.—For the Commissioner of the GeneralCommissioner of General Land Office, chief clerk, clerks, etc.
Land Office, four thousand dollars; one assistant commissioner, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be authorized to sign such letters, papers, and documents and to perform such other duties as may be directed by the Commissioner, and shall act as Commissioner in the absence of that officer or in case of a vacancy in the office of Commissioner, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two law clerks, at two thousand dollars each; recorder, two thousand dollars; three inspectors of surveyors-general and district land-offices, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, at two thousand dollars each; three principal clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; forty clerks of class four; fifty-six clerks of class three; sixty-seven clerks of class two; seventy-three clerks of class one, fifty-one clerks, at one thousand dollars each; and fifty eight copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; eight assistant messengers; twelve laborers; and six packers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, four hundred and ninety thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For per diem in lieu of subsistence of inspectors and of clerks detailedPer diem, etc., for inspectors and clerks. to investigate fraudulent land-entries, trespasses on the public lands, and cases of official misconduct, while traveling on duty, at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual necessary expenses of transportation, ten thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
For law books for the law library of the General Land Office, fiveLaw-books. hundred dollars. For connected and separate United States and other maps preparedMaps. in the General Land Office, ten thousand dollars. Indian Office.—For compensation of the Commissioner of IndianCompensation of Commissioner of Affairs, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one 417 financial clerk, at two thousandIndian Affairs, chief clerk, clerks, etc. dollars; chief of division, at two thousand dollars; one principal bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class four; one of whom shall have charge of the educational division; ten clerks of class three; one stenographe), at, one thousand six hundred dollars; sixteen clerks of class two; one of whom shall be a draughtsman; nine clerks of class one; thirteen clerks at one thousand dollars each; fourteen copyists; one messenger; one assistant messenger; one messenger boy, at three hundred and sixty dollars; and one laborer; in all, ninety seven thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
That a committee consisting of five members elect to the House of RepresentativesCommittee appointed to investigate expenditure of appropriations for Indians, etc. of the Forty-ninth Congress to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Forty-eighth Congress shall prior to the first Monday of December next inquire into and investigate the expenditure of appropriations for Indians, under treaty, for their support, for their education, or otherwise, and whether any changes should be made in said appropriations or their expenditure.
Said committee shall also inquire into the expenditure of public money for the Yellowstone Park and the administration of the laws applicable to said park, whether any change should be made in said laws or the boundary of the Park and what steps if any can be taken to make of practical benefit and utility that portion of the public domain. That said committeePower of Committee. shall have power to appoint sub committees, and visit the places where appropriations mentioned herein are expended and in doing so they are authorized to use government conveyances and means of transportation.
Said committee or any subcommittee thereof shall have power to send for persons and papers and to appoint a clerk and the Committee may report by bill or otherwise to the Forty-ninth Congress. A sum sufficient to pay expenses of said committee hereby authorized and of witnesses that may be summoned before it, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated which shall be immediately available and payable on the draft of the chairman of said committee in sums not exceeding one thousand dollars at any one time.
Pension Office.—For compensation of the Commissioner of pensions,Compensation of Commissioner of Pensions, first deputy commissioner, etc. five thousand dollars; first deputy commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars; second deputy commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant chief clerk, two thousand dollars; medical referee, three thousand dollars; assistant medical referee, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two qualified surgeons, who shall be experts in their profession, at two thousand dollars each; eighteen medical examiners, who shall be surgeons of education, skill, and experience in their profession, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twelve chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; law clerk, two thousand dollars; forty-five principal examiners for Review Board, at two thousand dollars each; twenty-four assistant chiefs of division, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; seventy-five clerks of class four; one hundred clerks of class three; four hundred clerks of class two; four hundred clerks of class one; two hundred and twenty clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one superintendent of buildings, one thousand four hundred dollars; two engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one hundred and thirty copyists; twenty messengers; twenty messenger-boys, at four hundred dollars each; twenty-five watchmen; and twenty-five laborers; five charwomen, at four hundred dollars each; in all, one million nine hundred and fifty-four thousand six hundred and fifty dollars: *Provided*, That vacancies occurring in the clerical force of the*Proviso*.
Pension Office during the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six shall not be filled by promotion or original appointment until a reduction of one hundred and fifty in all is made; and thereafter the number shall not be increased, and the number in the several grades shall remain as existing when said reduction is completed. 418 For per diem, when absent from home on duly, for special examiners,Per diem, etc., for special examiners. or other persons employed in the Pension Office detailed for the purpose of making special investigations of matters pertaining to the pension Bureau, in lieu of expenses for subsistence, at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual and necessary expenses for transportation and assistance, three hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
For an additional force of one hundred and fifty special examiners,Additional examiners. for one year, at a salary of one thousand four hundred dollars each, two hundred and ten thousand dollars; and no person so appointed shall be employed in the State from which he is appointed; and any of those now employed in the Pension Office or as special exit miners may be reappointed if they are found to be qualified. For per diem in lieu of subsistence for one. hundred and fifty additionalPer diem, etc., for additional special examiner. special examiners above provided for, while traveling on duty, at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual necessary expenses for transportation and assistance, two hundred any twenty thousand dollars.
United States Patent Office.—For compensation of the CommissionerCompensation of Commissioner of Patent Office, assistant,chief clerk, etc. of the Patent Office, five thousand dollars; tor assistant commissioner, three thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one law clerk, at two thousand dollars; three examiners in chief, at three thousand dollars each; examiner in charge of interferences, two thousand five hundred dollars; trademark examiner and examiner of designs, at two thousand four hundred dollars each; twenty-four principal examiners at two thousand four hundred dollars each; twenty-eight first assistant examiners, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twenty eight second assistant examiners, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; thirty third assistant examiners, atone thousand font hundred dollars each; thirty-five fourth assistant examiners, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one financial clerk, two thousand dollars, who shall give bonds in such amount as the Secretary of the Interior may determine; one librarian, two thousand dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; three assistant chiefs of division, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three clerks of class four, one of whom shall act as application clerk; one machinist, one thousand six hundred dollars; five clerks of class three (one of whom shall be translator of languages); eighteen clerks of class two; fifty clerks of class one; one skilled laborer, one thousand two hundred dollars; four skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three draughtsmen, atone thousand dollars each; one messenger and property clerk, one thousand dollars; thirty-two permanent clerks at one thousand dollars each; five model attendants, atone thousand dollars each; ten model attendants, at eight hundred dollars each; seventy-five copyists, six of whom may be copyists of drawings; four copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; sixty-two skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; forty-five laborers, at six hundred dollars each; forty laborers, at four hundred and eighty’ dollars each; in all, five hundred and ninety-seven thousand one hundred and seventy dollars.
For purchase of books for a scientific library for the Patent Office, threeBooks for scientific library. thousand dollars. For photolithographing or otherwise producing plates for the OfficialPhotolithographing, etc. Gazette, forty-four thousand dollars. For photolithographing or otherwise producing copies of drawings of the weekly issues of patents, for producing copies of designs, trademarks, and pending applications, and for the reproduction of exhausted copies; said photolithographing or otherwise producing plates and copies, referred to in this and the preceding paragraph, to be done under the supervision of the Commissioner of Patents, and in the city of Washington, if it can there be done at reasonable rates; and the Commissioner of Patents, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, 419 shall be authorized to make contracts therefor, eighty-five thousand dollars.
For expenses of transporting publications of patents issued by the Transporting publication of patents.Investigation of public use or sale of inventions, etc.Defense of suits instituted.Commissioner of Education, collector and compiler of statistics, etc.Patent Office to foreign Governments, two thousand dollars. For investigating the question of the public use or sale of inventions for two years or more prior filing application for patents, and for expenses attending defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents, one thousand dollars.
Bureau of Education.—For the Commissioner of Education, three thousand dollars; collector and compiler of statistics, two thousand four hundred dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class four; one statistician, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class three; one translator, one thousand six hundred dollars; four clerks of class two; six clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; seven copyists; two copyists at eight hundred dollars each; one copyist, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one skilled laborer, at eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger; two laborers; two laborers at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one laborer, at four hundred dollars; and one laborer, at three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, forty-five thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.
For books for library, five hundred dollars; current educational periodicals,Books, etc., for library. two hundred and fifty dollars; other current publications, two hundred and twenty five dollars; completing valuable sets of periodicals, two hundred dollars; in all, one thousand one hundred and seventy-five dollars. For collecting statistics for special reports and circulars of information,Special reports. three thousand dollars. For the distribution and exchange of educational documents, and forDistribution and exchange of educational documents. the collection, exchange, and cataloguing of educational apparatus and appliances, articles of school furniture, and models of school-buildings illustrative of foreign and domestic systems and methods of education, and for repairing the same, three thousand dollars.
Office of Commissioner of Railroads. —For Commissioner, fourCommissioner of Railroads, bookkeeper, engineer, clerk, and others. thousand five hundred dollars; bookkeeper, two thousand four hundred dollars; railroad engineer, two thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; one copyist; and one assistant messenger; in all, fourteen thousand four hundred and twenty dollars. For examination of books and accounts of certain subsidized andExamination, etc., of subsidized and land-grant railroads, etc.Commissioner of Labor, chief clerk, etc. land-grant railroad companies, and inspecting roads, shops, machinery, and equipments of same, three thousand dollars.
Bureau of Labor.—For Commissioner of Labor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; for rent of rooms for use of Bureau, and for fuel, light, stationery, employees and all other necessary expenses of said Bureau, and to make investigation into the statistics of labor in the United States and elsewhere, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior and as provided by law, thirty-five thousand dollars; in all. forty thousand dollars. And the Secretary of the Interior shall in submitting the estimatesSecretary of Interior to give in detail the number and salaries of officers, etc., in Bureau annually.Architect of the Capitol, draughtsman, clerks, etc. annually for the expenses of this Bureau give in detail the number and salaries of officers and employees therein.
Office of the Architect of the Capitol.—For Architect, four thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; compensation to disbursing clerk, one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; person in charge of heating apparatus of the Congresional Library and Supreme Court, eight hundred and sixty four dollars; one laborer in charge of water-closet in central portion of the Capitol, six hundred and sixty dollars; and for three laborers for cleaning rotunda, corridors, and dome, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; for the pay of seven watchmen em- 420ployed on the Capitol Grounds, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, eighteen thousand three hundred and sixty-four dollars.
Office of the Director of the Geological Survey.—ForDirector of Geological Survey, executive officer, chief clerk, etc. Director, six thousand dollars; executive officer, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; chief disbursing clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; librarian, two thousand dollars; one photographer, two thousand dollars; three assistant photographers, one at nine hundred dollars, one at seven hundred and twenty dollars, and one at four hundred and eighty dollars; two clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; four clerks at nine hundred dollars each; four copyists, at seven bundled and twenty dollars each; one watchman, at eight hundred and forty dollars; four watchmen, at six hundred dollars each; one janitor, at six hundred dollars; four messengers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; in all, thirty live thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of the Interior,Contingent expenses. and the Bureaus, offices, and buildings of the Interior Department, including the Civil Service Commission: For furniture,carpets, ice, lumber, hardware, dry-goods, advertising, telegraphing, expressage, wagons and harness, food and shoeing for horses, diagrams, awnings, constructing model and other cases, portfolios and cases for drawings, file-holders, repairs of eases and furniture, and other absolutely necessary expenses, including fuel and lights, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For stationery for the Department of the Interior and its several BureausStationery. and offices, including the Geological Survey, seventy-two thousand dollars. For new books and books to complete broken sets, five hundred dollars.Books. For rent of a building for use of the Bureau of Education, six thousand dollars.Rent of buildings. For the rent of other buildings for the use of the Department of the Interior, to be selected by the Secretary of the Interior, fifty-eight *Proviso*.thousand one hundred and sixty dollars: *Provided*, That, any building rented hereunder may, in the discretion of the Secretary, be vacated on the part of the Government as soon as the new Pension Office building is ready for occupancy.
For postage-stamps for the Interior Department and its Bureaus, asPost age-stamps. required under the Postal Union, to prepay postage on matter addressed to Postal Union countries, five thousand dollars. For preparation of the Official Register of eighteen hundred andOfficial Register of 1885. eighty five, four thousand dollars. surveyors-general and their clerks. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Arizona, two thousand five Surveyor-general of Territory of Arizona, clerks.hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, three thousand dollars; in all, five thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of messenger, fuel,Rent of office,etc- books, stationery, and other incidental .expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of California, two thousand seven hundred andCalifornia. fifty dollars; and for the clerks in his office, including those completing, translating, copying, and indexing original Spanish archives, and preserving from destruction originals greatly defaced in the office of the surveyor-general of California, thirty-two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; in all, thirty-five thousand dollars.
For fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, three thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of the State of Colorado, two thousand fiveColorado. hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, six thousand five hundred dollars; in all, nine thousand dollars. 421 For rent of office for the surveyor-general, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Dakota, two thousand fiveDakota. hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, nine thousand dollars; in all, eleven thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor-general, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Florida, one thousand eight hundred dollars;Florida. and for the clerks in his office, three thousand dollars; in all, four thousand eight hundred dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor-general, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Idaho, two thousand five Idaho.hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, five thousand dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor-general, fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor general of Louisiana, one thousand eight hundred dollars;Louisiana. and for the clerks in his office, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars; in all, fifteen thousand three hundred dollars. For fuel, books, stationery, messenger, and other incidental expenses, one thousand three hundred and forty two dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Montana, two thousand five Montana.hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, nine thousand dollars; in all, eleven thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor general, fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars; for restoring torn and defaced records, and for binding field-notes and plats and mounting the same, one thousand dollars; in all, three thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Minnesota, two thousand dollars; and for theMinnesota. clerks in his office, eight thousand dollars; in all, ten thousand dollars. For fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars.
For surveyor-general of Nevada, two thousand five hundred dollars;Nevada. and for the clerks in his office, three thousand dollars; in all, five thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor-general, fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five handled dollars. For surveyor-general of Nebraska and Iowa, two thousand dollars;Nebraska, Iowa. and for the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars; in all, six thousand dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor general, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of New Mexico, two thousand New Mexico.five hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, seven thousand five hundred dollars; in all, ten thousand dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor general, pay of messenger, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of Oregon, two thousand five hundred dollars;Oregon. and for the clerks in his office, four thousand five hundred dollars; in all, seven thousand dollars. For fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Utah, two thousand five Utah.hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, three thousand dollars; in all, five thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of messenger, fuel, 422 books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of the Territory of Washington, two thousand fiveWashington. hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, six thousand five hundred dollars; in all, nine thousand dollars. For rent, of office for the surveyor-general, fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Wyoming, two thousand fiveWyoming. hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, three thousand five hundred dollars; in all, six thousand dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of messenger, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Postmaster General, eight thousand dollars;Compensation of Postmaster-general. stenographer, clerks, etc. chief clerk to the Postmaster-General, two thousand five hundred dollars; stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; appointment clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; law-clerk, at two thousand five hundred dollars; and one clerk of class four (in office of assistant Attorney-General for Post Office Department); two clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; three clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one female messenger eight hundred and forty dollars; one copyist; one messenger; one assistant messenger; in all, thirty one thousand and nine hundred dollars.
For First Assistant Postmaster-General, four thousand dollars; chiefFirst Assistant Postmaster-general, chief deck, and others. clerk, two thousand dollars, and while the office is held by the present incumbent five hundred dollars additional; chief of salary, and allowance division, two thousand two hundred dollars; chief of appointment division, two thousand dollars; chief of bond division, two thousand dollars; twenty clerks of class three; one clerk of class three, to act as stenographer and Department telegraph operator; six clerks of class two; sixteen clerks of class one; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk of class two and six clerks atone thousand dollars each, for one year, in the salary and allowance division; superintendent division post office supplies, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class three; four clerks of class one; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four assistant messengers; seven laborers (for division of post-office supplies); superintendent of free delivery, two thousand one hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class two; and one clerk of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars (office of superintendent of free delivery); in all, one hundred and eighteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For Second Assistant Postmaster General, four thousand dollars;Second Assistant Postmaster-general, chief clerk, and others. chief clerk, two thousand dollars; chief of division of inspection, two thousand dollars; superintendent of railway adjustment, two thousand dollars; ten clerks of class iour; thirty four clerks of class three; eighteen clerks of class two; eighteen clerks of class one; nine clerks, at one thousand dollars each; three female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; three assistant messengers; and one laborer; in all, one hundred and forty-three thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars.
For Third Assistant Postmaster-General, four thousand dollars; chiefThird Assistant Postmaster-general, chief clerk, and others. clerk, two thousand dollars; chief of division of dead letters, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; chief of division of postage-stamps, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one chief of finance division, who shall give bond in such amount as the Postmaster-General may determine for the faithful discharge of his duties, two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four; nineteen clerks of class three; thirty-two clerks of class two; forty-two clerks of class one; ten clerks, at one thousand dollars each; eight female clerks, at one thousand two hun- 423dred dollars each; fifty-four female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; six female clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; three assistant messengers; eight laborers; four female laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; in all, two hundred and thirty thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.
For superintendent of foreign mails, three thousand dollars; chiefSuperintendent of foreign mails, chief clerk, clerks, and assistant messenger. clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; three clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one assistant messenger; in all, sixteen thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars. For superintendent of the money-order system, three thousand fiveSuperintendent of money-order system,chief clerk, clerks, and others. hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four; eight clerks of class three; five clerks of class two; ten clerks of class one; six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; one engineer, one thousand dollars; two firemen; four watchmen; one conductor of elevator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; four charwomen, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; one female laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars; and ten laborers; in all, seventy-three thousand one hundred and sixty dollars.
For office of mail depredations: Chief clerk, two thousand dollars;Office of mail depredations,chief clerk, clerks, etc. one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; five clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one assistant messenger; in all, fifteen thousand one hundred and twenty dollars. For topographer, two thousand five hundred dollars; four skilledTopographer, draughtsmen, etc. draughtsmen, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; four skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one examiner, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk of class two; one map mounter, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant map mounter, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one assistant messenger; two watchmen; and four female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; in all, thirty three, thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
For office of disbursing clerk and superintendent of building: DisbursingDisbursing clerk and superintendent of building; clerks, etc. clerk and superintendent, two thousand one hundred dollars; one clerk of class two (accountant); one clerk of class one (storekeeper); one engineer, at one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, at one thousand dollars; one fireman, who shall be a blacksmith, at nine hundred dollars; one fireman, who shall be a steamfitter, at nine hundred dollars; one conductor of elevator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; two firemen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one carpenter, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant carpenter, at one thousand dollars; captain of the watch, at one thousand dollars; nineteen watchmen; twenty laborers; one plumber, nine hundred dollars; one awning maker at nine hundred dollars; and fifteen charwomen, atone hundred and eighty dollars each; in all, forty-five thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Post Office Department: For stationeryContingent expenses of Post-Office Department. and blank books, nine thousand dollars; for the purchase of free penalty envelopes, three thousand six hundred dollars; fuel, and for repairs to heating apparatus, seven thousand two hundred dollars; for gas, six thousand six hundred dollars; plumbing and gas-fixtures,four thousand seven hundred dollars; telegraphing, five thousand dollars; painting, four thousand seven hundred dollars; carpets and matting, five thousand nine hundred dollars; furniture, seven thousand five hundred dollars; keeping of horses and repair of wagons and harness, one thousand five hundred dollars; hardware, one thousand seven hundred dollars; miscellaneous items thirteen thousand dollars; in all seventy’ thousand four hundred dollars.
For rent of topographer’s office, one thousand five hundred dollars;Rent of topographer’s office. for rent of a suitable building or buildings for the use of the money 424 order office of the Post-Office Department, and of the money-order division of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department, eight thousand dollars; for rent of additional buildings for the use of the money-order office of the Post Office Department, and of the money-order division of the office of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department, four thousand five hundred dollars; in all fourteen thousand dollars.
For the following for the additional buildings for the money orderFuel, gas. etc., for additional buildings. and Sixth Auditors Offices namely: For heating apparatus and fuel one thousand three hundred dollars; gas. four hundred dollars; furniture for the. Miscellaneous.money order office five hundred dollars; miscellaneous items five hundred dollars; four watchmen; three laborers; and three charwomen, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; in all, eight thousand one hundred dollars.
For the publication of copies of the Official Postal Guide, twenty-ninePublishing Official Postal Guide. thousand dollars. For miscellaneous expenses of the topographer’s office in the preparationMiscellaneous expenses of topographer’s office. and publication of the post route maps, twenty thousand dollars. And the Postmaster-General may authorize the sale of post route maps to the public at cost, the proceeds of such sales to be used as a further appropriation for the preparation and publication of post route maps.
For postage-stamps for correspondence addressed abroad which isPostage-stamps. not exempt from postage under article eight of the Paris convention of the Universal Postal Union, five hundred dollars. JUDICIAL. Office of the Attorney-General.—For compensation of theCompensation of the Attorney-general, Solicitor-General, assistants, and others. Attorney-General,eight thousand dollars; Solicitor-General, seven thousand dollars; three Assistant Attorneys-General, at five thousand dollars each; one Assistant Attorney-General of the Post Office Department, four thousand dollars;
Solicitor of the Internal Revenue, four thousand five hundred dollars; examiner of claims three thousand five hundred dollars; two assistant attorneys, at three thousand dollars each; three assistant attorneys, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; one assistant attorney, at two thousand dollars; law clerk and examiner of titles, two thousand seven hundred dollars; chief clerk and ex officio superintendent of the building, two thousand two hundred dollars; stenographic clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two law clerks, at two thousand dollars each; five clerks of class four; additional for disbursing clerk and clerk in charge of pardons, two hundred dollars each; three clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; five clerks of class one; cue telegraph operator, at one thousand dollars; seven copyists; one messenger; four assistant messengers; three laborers; three watchmen; one engineer, one thousand dollars; two conductors of the elevator, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; five charwoman, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars; and three firemen; in all, one bundled and twelve thousand one hundred and ten dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Department, namely: For furnitureContingent expenses. and repairs, one thousand dollars; for law and miscellaneous books for library of the Department, one thousand dollars; for stationery, one thousand five hundred dollars; for miscellaneous expenditures, such as telegraphing, postage, fuel, lights, labor, and other necessaries, including ordinary repairs of building and care of grounds, seven thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; in all, ten thousand six hundred and sixty dollars.
For care and subsistence of horses, purchase of new horses, and repairsHorses, wagons, etc. of wagons and harness, one thousand six hundred dollars. For the following force necessary for the care and protection of theCourt-house, engineer, watchmen, etc. court house in the District of Columbia who shall be under the direction of the United States marshal of the District of Columbia: One engi- 425neer, one thousand two hundred dollars; three watchmen; three firemen; four laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; and six assistant messengers; in all, eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury.—For compensationCompensation of Solicitor of the Treasury, assistant, clerks, etc. of the Solicitor of the Treasury, four thousand five hundred dollars; assistant solicitor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; two clerks of class one; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twenty-eight thousand and eighty dollars. For law and miscellaneous books for office of the Solicitor of theLaw and miscellaneous books.
Treasury, five hundred dollars. For stationery for office of Solicitor of the Treasury, four hundredStationery. dollars. For warden of the jail of the District of Columbia, one thousandWarden of jail of District of Columbia.Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and associate judges. eight hundred dollars. United States courts.—For the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Statesmen thousand five hundred dollars; and for eight associate justices, ten thousand dollars each; in all, ninety thousand five hundred dollars.
To pay the salaries of the United States judges retired under sectionSalaries of United States judges retired.[R. S., sec. 714, p 135](/us/rs/t/s714/p135).Circuit judges. seven hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes, so much as may be necessary tor the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, is hereby appropriated. For nine circuit judges, to reside in circuit, at six thousand dollars each, fifty-four thousand dollars. For marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, three thousandMarshal United States Supreme Court.District judges. dollars.
For salaries of the fifty-six district judges of the United States, two hundred and three thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries of the chief justice of the supreme court of the DistrictChief justice of Supreme Court of District of Columbia and associate judges.District attorneys. of Columbia and the five associate judges, twenty-four thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the district attorneys of the United States, twenty thousand one hundred dollars. For compensation of the district marshals of the United States, twelveDistrict marshals. thousand seven hundred dollars.
Court of Claims.—For salaries of five judges of the Court of Claims,Judges of Court of Claims, chief clerk, and others. at four thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, three thousand dollars; one assistant clerk, two thousand dollars; bailiff, one thousand five hundred dollars; and messenger thereof; in all, twenty-nine thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For stationery, books, fuel, labor, and other contingent and miscellaneousContingent expenses. expenses, three thousand dollars.
For reporting the decisions of the court, and superintending the PrintingReporting decisions, etc.[R. S., 1765, p. 314](/us/rs/t/s1765/p314).1874, vol. 18, ch. 328, p. 109. of the twentieth volume of the Reports of the Court of Claims, to be paid on the order of the court, one thousand dollars; said sum to be paid to the reporter, notwithstanding section seventeen hundred and sixty-five of the. Revised Statutes, or section three of the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, chapter three hundred and twenty-eight.
Section 2. That the pay of assistant messengers, firemen, watchmen,Pay of assistant messengers, tiremen. etc., per annum. rated. and laborers provided for in this act, unless otherwise specially stated, shall be as follows: For assistant messengers, firemen, and watchmen, seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum each; for laborers, six hundred and sixty dollars per annum each. Section 3. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent or in conflictInconsistent or conflicting acts repealed. with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, March 3d, 1885.
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