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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 25 STAT. · February 26, 1889 · Chapter 279

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CHAP. 279.— An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and for other purposes.February 26, 1889. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Legislative, executive, and judicial expenses, appropriations. 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 ninety, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:
LEGISLATIVE.Legislative. senate.Senate. For compensation of Senators, three hundred and eighty thousandPay of Senators. dollars. For mileage of Senators, thirty-three thousand dollars.Mileage. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others inCompensation. the service of the Senate three hundred and sixty-four thousand four hundred and eighty-six dollars and ten cents, namely: Office of the Vice-President: For secretary to the Vice-President.Vice-President’s office. two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; for messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars: telegraph operator, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, four thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars.
Chaplain: For Chaplain of the Senate, nine hundred dollars.Chaplain. Office of Secretary: For Secretary of the Senate, five thousandSecretary of the Senate, clerks, etc. dollars, including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund of the Senate, and for compensation as disbursing officer of 706 salaries of Senators, three hundred and ninety-six dollars; hire of horse and wagon for the Secretary’s office, seven hundred dollars, or so much thereof as maybe necessary: chief clerk and financial clerk, at three thousand dollars each; principal executive clerk, principal clerk, minute and journal clerk, and enrolling clerk, at two thousand five hundred 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, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; five laborers, at 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.Clerks and Messengers to Committees: For clerk of printing records, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars: clerk to the Committee on Appropriations, three thousand dollars: assistant clerk to the Committee on Appropriations, two thousand two hundred and twenty 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, clerk to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, clerk to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, clerk to the Committee on Education and Labor. clerk to the Committee on Territories, clerk to the Committee on Rides, clerk to the Committee on Interstate Commerce, clerk to the Committee on Epidemic Diseases, at two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each; assistant clerk to the Committee on Commerce, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; assistant clerk to the Committee on Pensions, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; and nine 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, Military Affairs. Engrossed Bills, and Foreign Relations; in all, seventy-six thousand two hundred and twenty dollars. Sergeant-at-Arms and assistants.Office of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper: For Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper, four thousand five hundred dollars: horse and wagon for his use, four hundred and twenty dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary: for clerk to Sergeant-at-Arms, two thousand dollars; assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; and five hundred dollars additional while the Isaac Bassett.office of assist and doorkeeper is held by Isaac Bassett, the present incumbent; acting assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five Hundred and ninety-two dollars: three messengers, acting as assistant doorkeepers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each: twenty-eight messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars Messengers.each; assistant messenger on the floor of the Senate, one thousand 707 four hundred and forty dollars; messenger to the official reporter’s room, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; messenger in charge of storeroom, one thousand two hundred dollars: upholsterer and locksmith, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars: two carpenters to assist him, at nine hundred and sixty dollars each; eight skilled laborers, at one thousand dollars each: two janitors, atLaborers. nine hundred dollars each: laborer in charge of the private passage, eight hundred and forty dollars; female attendant in charge of the ladies retiring-room, seven hundred and twenty dollars; telephone operator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; twelve laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; twelve laborers during the session, at the rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars each per annum, five thousand and forty-seven dollars and twenty cents: sixteen pages for the Senate Chamber, including one telephone page,Pages. at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per day each during the session, eight thousand four hundred and eighty dollars; in all, one hundred thousand and eleven dollars and twenty cents.
Post-Office: For postmaster, two thousand two hundred and fiftyPostmaster, etc, dollars; assistant postmaster and mail-carrier, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; one clerk in post-office, one thousand eight hundred dollars; five mail-carriers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four riding-pages, at nine hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents each; in all. fifteen thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars. Document-Room: For superintendent of the document-roomDocument-room.
Superintendent, etc. (Amzi Smith), three thousand dollars; two assistants in document-room. at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; one clerk to superintendent of document-room, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; one assistant in document-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand five hundred and twenty dollars. Folding-Room: For superintendent of the folding-room, two thousandFolding-room. Superintendent, etc. one hundred and sixty dollars; one assistant in folding-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk in folding-room, one thousand dollars: one foreman in folding-room, one thousand two hundred dollars: six folders, at three dollars per day while actually employed, six thousand five hundred and seventy dollars; in all, twelve thousand one hundred and thirty dollars.
Under Architect of the Capitol: For chief engineer, twoChief engineer, etc. thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; two conductors of elevators, at one thousand two hundred dollars each: one machinist and assistant conductor of elevators, one thousand dollars; two firemen, at one thousand and ninety-five dollars each: four laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all. fourteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
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, thirty-sixClerks to Senators. thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight dollars. For Contingent Expenses, namely: For stationery and newspapers.Contingent expenses. Stationery and newspapers. including four thousand dollars for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For postage-stamps for the office of the Secretary of the Senate,Postage-stamps. one hundred and fifty dollars; for the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, one hundred dollars; in all. two hundred and fifty dollars. For expenses of maintaining and equipping horses and mail wagonsHorses and wagons. for carrying the mails, three thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For materials for folding, four thousand dollars.Folding materials. For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding oneFolding. dollar per thousand, four thousand dollars. 708 Fuel, oil. etc.For fuel, oil. and cotton-waste, and advertising for the heating apparatus, exclusive of labor, six thousand dollars.
Furniture.For purchase of furniture, two thousand dollars. For materials for furniture and repairs of same, exclusive of labor, two thousand five hundred dollars. For services in cleaning and varneshing furniture, one thousand dollars. Packing-boxes.For packing-boxes, eight hundred and seventy dollars. Miscellaneous items.For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, twenty thousand dollars. Expenses of investigations.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 twenty-five cents per printed page, fifteen thousand dollars.
Reporting debates.For reporting the debates and proceedings of the Senate, twenty-five thousand dollars, payable in equal monthly installments. Capitol Police.Capitol police. Pay.For one captain, one thousand six hundred dollars; three lieutenants. 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.
Contingent.For contingent fund, one hundred dollars. Congrissional Directory.Congressional Directory. For expenses of compiling, preparing, and indexing the Congressional Directory, to be expended under the direction of the Joint Committee on Public Printing, one thousand two hundred dollars. House of Representatives.House of Representatives. Pay of Members and Delegates.For compensation of Members of the House of Representatives and Delegates from Territories, one million six hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars.
Mileage.For mileage, one hundred and ten thousand six hundred and twenty-four dollars. Compensation.For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others in the service of the House of Representatives, four hundred and twenty thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight dollars and thirty-six cents, namely: Speaker’s office. Secretary, etc.Office of the Speaker: For private secretary to the Speaker, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; and for clerk to the Speaker’s table, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; clerk to the Speaker, one thousand six hundred dollars; messenger to the Speaker, one thousand dollars; in all, six thousand eight hundred and four dollars and eighty cents.
Chaplain.Chaplain: For chaplain of the House, nine hundred dollars. Clerk of the House, clerks, etc.Office of the Clerk: For Clerk of the House of Representatives, including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund, five thousand dollars: and for hire of horses and wagons and cartage for the use of the Clerk’s office, seven hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for chief clerk, journal clerk, and two reading clerks, at three thousand six hundred dollars each, and for the journal clerk for preparing Digest of the Rules, one thousand dollars per annum; tally clerk, three thousand dollars; for 709 printing and bill clerk, and disbursing clerk, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; for 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, index clerk, superintendent of document-room, and librarian, at two thousand dollars each; for distributing clerk, stationery clerk, and two assistant librarians, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; for one bookkeeper and seven clerks, including three clerks to index private claims, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; for document clerk and locksmith, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; two messengers in the House library, at one thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars each; one telegraph operator, one assistant to the file clerk, and two laborers in Clerk’s document-room, at nine hundred dollars each; one page, one laborer in the bathroom, and four laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; 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, three hundred and two days, at six dollars per day, one thousand eight hundred and twelve dollars; one page in the enrolling-room, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one messenger-boy in chief clerk’s room, three hundred dollars; in all, eighty-five thousand one hundred and thirty-two dollars.
Indexing Journals of Congress: For clerk to prepare the generalIndexing Journals of Congress. index to the Journals of Congress, under resolution of June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, two thousand five hundred dollars, and for the following assistants, under his direction to be appointed by the Committee on Rules, namely: two at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four at one thousand dollars each; and two at eight hundred dollars each; in all, ten thousand five hundred dollars.
Under Architect of the Capitol: One chief engineer, oneChief engineer, etc. thousand seven hundred dollars; two assistant engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four conductors of the elevators, at one thousand one hundred dollars each, who shall be under the supervision and direction of the Architect of the Capitol; one laborer, eight hundred and twenty dollars; five firemen, at nine hundred dollars each; one electrician, one thousand two hundred dollars: one laborer, eight hundred dollars; one laborer to clean Statuary Hall and watch statuary therein, six hundred and sixty dollars; in all, sixteen thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.
Clerks and Messengers to Committees: For clerk to the CommitteeClerks and messengers to committees. on Ways and Means, three thousand dollars; assistant clerk, one thousand six 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 Committee on Agriculture, clerk to the Committee on Claims, clerk to the Committee on Commerce, clerk to the Committee on the District of Columbia, clerk to the Committee on Elections, clerk to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, clerk to the Committee on Indian Affairs, clerk to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, clerk to the Committee on the Judiciary, clerk to the Committee on Military Affairs, clerk to the Committee on Naval Affairs, clerk to the Committee on the Public Lands, clerk to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, clerk to the Committee on War Claims; clerk to continue Digest of Claims under resolution of March seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight; clerk to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, and clerk to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds at two thousand dollars each; for assistant clerk to the Committee on War Claims, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, forty-six thousand four hundred dollars. 710 For clerk to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, at the rate of two thousand per annum, from March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, pursuant to resolution of August twenty-third, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, two thousand six hundred and fifty-five dollars and fifty-six cents.
Clerks to committees, session.For thirty-six clerks to committees, at six dollars each per day during the session, forty-five thousand seven hundred and ninety-two dollars. Sergeant-at-Arms, deputy, etc.Office of Sergeant-at-Arms: For Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, four thousand 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 seven hundred and twenty dollars; and one laborer, at six hundred and sixty dollars; in all. fifteen thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
Doorkeeper, assistants, etc.Office of Doorkeeper: For Doorkeeper, three thousand five hundred dollars: and for hire of horses, feed, repair of wagon and harness, six hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; Superintendent of document-room.assistant doorkeeper, superintendent of document-room, assistant superintendent of document-room, and Department messenger, at two thousand dollars each; one employee, one thousand five hundred dollars; document file clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant document file clerk, one thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars: clerk for Doorkeeper, and janitor, at one thousand two Messengers.hundred dollars each; nine messengers, including the messenger to the reporter’s gallery, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; nine messengers, at one thousand dollars each; six laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: two laborers in the water-closet, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; three laborers, including two in the cloakrooms, at six hundred dollars each; female attendant in ladie’s retiring-room, six hundred dollars; superintendent of Superintendent of folding-room.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; one foreman, one 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 seventy dollars per month each, one thousand four hundred and seventy dollars; and fifteen folders, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one night watchman, nine hundred dollars; one driver, six hundred dollars; fourteen messengers on the soldiers-roll, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two chief pages, at nine Pages.hundred dollars each; thirty-three pages, boys not under twelve years of age, during the session, including two riding pages, one telephone page, and one telegraph page, at two dollars and fifty cents per day each, seventeen thousand four hundred and ninety dollars; two messengers, during the session, at seventy dollars per month each, nine Laborers.hundred and eighty dollars; ten laborers during the session, at sixty dollars per month each, four thousand two hundred dollars; six laborers known as cloakroom men, during the session, at fifty dollars per month each, two thousand one hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand and fourteen dollars.
Postmaster, assistant, etc.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, 711 at one hundred dollars per month each,, during the session, two thousand eight hundred dollars; 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, fiveHorses and wagons. thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Official Reporters: For one chief official reporter, six thousandReporting proceedings. dollars; and for four official reporters of the proceedings and debates of the House, at five thousand dollars each; assistant official reporter, under the chief official reporter, one thousand dollars; in all, twenty-seven thousand dollars. Stenographers to Committees:
For two stenographers to committees,Stenographers to committees. at four thousand dollars each, eight thousand dollars. That wherever the words” during the session ” occur in the foregoing“During the session” to mean seven months. they shall be construed to mean seven months, or two hundred and twelve days. For Contingent Expenses, namely: For materials for folding,Contingent expenses. sixteen thousand dollars.Folding materials. For fuel and oil for the heating apparatus, seven thousand dollars.Fuel and oil.
For furniture, and repairs of the same, ten thousand dollars.Furniture, etc. For packing-boxes, two thousand nine hundred and eighty-sevenPacking boxes. dollars. For miscellaneous items and expenses of special and select committees,Miscellaneous items. twenty thousand dollars. For stationery for members of the House of Representatives, includingStationery. six thousand dollars for stationery for the use of the committee’s and officers of the House, forty-seven thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For postage-stamps for the Postmaster, one hundred dollars; forPostage-stamps the Clerk, two hundred dollars; for the Sergeant-at-Arms, two hundred dollars; and for the Doorkeeper, twenty-five dollars; in all, five hundred and twenty-five dollars. Public Printing.Public Printing. For compensation of the Public Printer, four thousand five hundredPublic Printer, clerks. dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; one clerk of class two, in all, fifteen thousand one hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of his office, namely: For stationery,Contingent expenses. postage, advertising, traveling expenses, horses, and wagons, and miscellaneous items, three thousand dollars. Library of Congress. For compensation of Librarian, four thousand dollars; and forLibrary of Congress, 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 at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each, eight at one thousand four hundred dollars each, one of whom shall be in charge of international exchanges, six at one thousand two hundred dollars each: one at seven hundred and twenty dollars, and two at six hundred dollars each; in all, thirty-nine thousand dollars.
For purchase of books for the Library, four thousand dollars; forPurchase of books, etc. purchase of law-books for the Library, one thousand five hundred 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 five hundred dollars; for purchase of files of periodicals, serials, 712and newspapers, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, eleven thousand dollars.
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of said library, one thousand dollars. Copyright expenses.For expenses of the copyright business, five hundred dollars. Catalogue.To enable the Librarian of Congress to continue the work upon the Catalogue of the Congressional Library, two thousand five hundred dollars. Botanic Garden.For Botanic Garden: For superintendent, one thousand eight Superintendent. etc.hundred dollars: for assistants and laborers, under the direction of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, twelve thousand and ninety-three dollars and seventy-five cents; in all. thirteen thousand eight hundred and ninety-three dollars and seventy-five cents.
Repairs and improvements.For procuring manure, tools, fuel, purchasing trees and shrubs, and 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.Executive. Compensation of the President.For compensation of the President of the United States, fifty thousand dollars. Vice-President.For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, eight thousand dollars.
President’s office. Private secretary, etc.For compensation to the following in the office of the President of the United States: Private Secretary, five thousand dollars; assistant secretary, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; three executive clerks, at two thousand dollars each; two clerks of class four; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two, who shall be a telegraph operator; steward, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; one usher, at one thousand four hundred dollars; four messengers, at one thousand two hundred each: five doorkeepers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one watchman, nine hundred dollars: and one fireman, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; in all, thirty-five thousand six hundred and fourteen dollars.
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the Executive Office, including stationery 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.Civil-Service Commission. Commissioners, examiner, etc.For three Commissioners, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; one chief examiner, three thousand dollars; one secretary, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four, who shall be a stenographer; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; and one laborer; in all, twenty-nine thousand eight hundred dollars.
Travelling expenses.For necessary traveling expenses, including those of examiners acting under the direction of the Commission, and for expanses of examinations and investigations held elsewhere than at Washington, five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.Department of State. Pay of Secretary, assistants, clerks, etc.For compensation of the Secretary of State, eight thousand dollars; 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 Bureaus and one translator, at two thousand 713one hundred dollars each; stenographer to the Secretary, one thousand eight hundred dollars; eleven clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; seven clerks of class two; one clerk of class two. for indexing records, one thousand four hundred dollars; fourteen clerks of class one: four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; and ten clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; three assistant messengers; one packer, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; ten laborers; one telegraph operator, one thousand two hundred dollars: in all. one hundred and seventeen thousand four hundred and seventy dollars.
For proofreading the laws of the United States and reports toproofreading, etc. Congress, including boxes and transportation of the same, one thousand two hundred and eighty dollars. For stationery, furniture, fixtures, and repairs, five thousandStationery etc. dollars. For books and maps, and books for the library, two thousandBooks, etc. dollars. For services of lithographer, and necessary materials for theLithographer, etc. lithographic press, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses, namely: For care, and subsistence ofContingent expenses. horses and repairs or wagons, carriage, 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, six hundred dollars and for miscellaneous items not included in the foregoing, two thousand four hundred dollars; in all, four thousand eight hundred dollars. For expenses of editing and distributing the laws enacted duringEditing, etc., laws. the second session of the Fiftieth Congress, three thousand dollars.
For editing and distributing the Statutes at Large of the FiftiethEditing Statutes at Large. Congress, one thousand dollars. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.Treasury Department. Secretary’s Office: For compensation of the Secretary of thePay of Secretary, assistants, clerks, etc. Treasury, eight thousand dollars; two Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury, at four thousand five hundred dollars each; clerk to the Secretary, two thousand four hundred dollars; two private secretaries, one to each Assistant Secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each;
Government actuary, under the control of the Treasury Department, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one copyist; three messengers; two assistant messengers; in all, thirty-one thousand three hundred and ten dollars. Office of chief clerk and superintendent: For chief clerk, includingChief clerk, clerks etc. three hundred dollars as superintendent of Treasury building, three thousand dollars; assistant superintendent of Treasury building, two thousand one hundred dollars; an inspector of electric-light plants, gas. and fixtures for all public buildings under control of the Treasury Department, one thousand nine hundred dollars: four clerks of class four; additional to one clerk of class four as bookkeeper, one hundred dollars; two clerks of class three: three clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one messenger; two assistant messengers; 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 fourEngineer, etc. hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, one thousand dollars; two assistant engineers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one locksmith and electrician, one thousand two hundred dollars; three firemen, five firemen, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; one coal-passer, five hundred dollars; one captain of the watch, one thousandWatchmen. four hundred dollars; two lieutenants of the watch, at nine hundred 714 Laborers.dollars each; fifty-eight watchmen: one foreman of laborers, one thousand dollars; one skilled laborer, male, at eight hundred and forty dollars; three skilled laborers, male, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; twenty-six laborers, ten laborers, at five hundred dollars each; one laborer, at four hundred and eighty dollars; two laborers, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; ninety charwomen; and for Cabinet-shop.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 Building, F and Seventeenth streets.cabinetmaker, at two dollars per day; for the building at the corner of F and Seventeenth streets: One engineer, one thousand dollars; conductor of elevator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one fireman; four watchmen; three laborers, one of whom, when necessary, shall assist and relieve the conductor of the elevator; and one laborer, at four hundred and eighty dollars; six charwomen: in all. one hundred and sixty-three thousand and eighty-six dollars and fifty cents.
Warrant division.Division of warrants, estimates, and appropriations: For chief of division, three thousand dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand four hundred dollars; estimate and digest clerk, two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four; three clerks of class three: one clerk of class two; four clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, thirty-three thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.
Customs division.Division of Customs: For chief of division, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; two clerks of class one: two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two assistant messengers: in all, twenty-one thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars. Appointment division.Division of appointments: For chief of division, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four: four clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each: two copyists, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; one assistant messenger; two laborers; in all, twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy dollars.
Public moneys division.Division of public moneys: For chief of division, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars: four clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; one messenger; one assistant messenger; one laborer, five hundred and fifty dollars; in all, twenty-four thousand five hundred and ten dollars. Loan division.Division of loans and currency:
For chief of division, two thousand five hundred dollars: one assistant chief of division, at two thousand one hundred dollars; seven clerks of class four; additional to two clerks of class four as receiving-clerk of bonds and bookkeeper. one hundred dollars each; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two: three clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; thirteen clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one copyist at eight hundred and forty dollars; 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-four paper-counters and laborers, at six hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, sixty-four thousand three hundred and nineteen dollars.
Revenue-marine division.Division of revenue marine: For chief of division, two thousand five hundred dollars: assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four: four clerks of class three; two clerks 715 of class two; two clerks of class one: two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; and one laborer; in all, twenty-one thousand four hundred and sixty dollars. Miscellaneous Division: For chief of division, two thousand fiveMiscellaneous division. hundred dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; one assistant messenger; in all, fourteen thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars.
Division of stationery, printing, and blanks: For chief of division,Stationery division. two thousand five hundred dollars: four clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; 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-one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five dollars and fifty cents.
Division of mail and files: For chief of division, two thousandMail and files division. five hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; five clerks of class two; two clerks of class one; six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one mail-messenger, one thousand dollars; to assistant messengers; one laborer, at six hundred dollars; in all, twenty-six thousand one hundred and forty dollars. Division of special agents: For assistant chief of division, twoSpecial agents division. thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk of class three: three clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one messenger; in all, twelve thousand one hundred and forty dollars.
Offices of disbursing clerks: For two disbursing clerks, at twoDisbursing clerks. thousand 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. Miscellaneous: For one clerk of class two; one clerk, one thousandMiscellaneous. dollars; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; in all, four thousand two hundred dollars. Supervising Architect: In the construction branch of the Treasury:Supervising Architect’s office.
For Supervising Architect, four thousand five hundred dollars; assistant and chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; one principal clerk and stenographer, at two thousand dollars; one clerk of class one; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; and one assistant messenger; in all, eleven thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. And the services of skilled draughtsmen, civil engineers, computers,Draughtsmen, etc. accountants, 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 for public buildings, to be paid for from and equitably charged against such appropriations: *Provided*, That the expenditures on this account for*Proviso*. the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, shall not exceed one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars: andLimit. that 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’s office. of the Treasury, five thousand dollars; deputy comptroller, two thousand seven hundred dollars; four chiefs of division, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; six clerks of class four; twelve clerks of class three; eleven clerks of class two: eleven clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; and eight clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one skilled laborer, at eight 716 hundred and forty dollars; one messenger: and three laborers; in all. eighty-eight thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
Second Comptroller’s office.Second Comptroller of the Treasury: For Second Comptroller of the Treasury, five thousand dollars; deputy comptroller, two thousand seven hundred dollars; seven chiefs of division, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; ten clerks of class four; ten clerks of class three; ten clerks of class two: ten clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; and three laborers; in all, ninety-one thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars.
Soldiers’ Home accounts. R. S. sec. 4818, p. 935.For continuing the adjustment of the accounts of the Soldier’s Home, under section forty-eight hundred and eighteen of the Revised Statutes, in the office of the Second Comptroller: For five clerks, at six hundred and sixty dollars each, to be employed on *Proviso*. Limit.Soldier’s Home roll, three thousand three hundred dollars: *Provided, *That adjustments of said accounts shall be limited to those originating subsequent to March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
Commissioner of Customs office.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 thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, forty-nine thousand four hundred and thirty dollars.
First Auditor’s office.First Auditor: For 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’s office.Second Auditor:
For Second Auditor, three thousand six hundred dollars; deputy auditor, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; six chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; ten clerks of class four; forty-two clerks of class three; additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; fifty-five clerks of class two; forty-eight clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one messenger; three assistant messengers; eight laborers; in all, two hundred and forty-nine thousand one hundred and thirty dollars.
Restoring, etc., rolls.For the purpose of restoring and repairing the worn-out and defaced rolls in the Second Auditor’s Office, twenty-one thousand dollars. Soldiers’ Home accounts. R. S., sec. 4818, p. 935.For additional force for continuing the adjustment of the accounts of the Soldiers’ Home in the office of the Second Auditor, under section forty-eight hundred and eighteen. Revised Statutes: Seven clerks, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; and one, at seven *Proviso*.
Limit.hundred and twenty dollars, six thousand six hundred dollars: *Provided*, That adjustments of said accounts shall be limited to those originating subsequent to March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-one. Additional clerks on pensions.For the twenty additional clerks of class one in the Second Auditor’s Office rendered necessary by increase of work relating to pensions, twenty-four thousand dollars. Third Auditor’s office.Third Auditor: For Third Auditor, three thousand six hundred dollars; deputy auditor, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; seven chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; six clerks of class four; twenty-one clerks of class three; fifty-four clerks of class two; twenty-nine clerks of class one: five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; six clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant 717 messenger; and eight laborers; and one female laborer, at four hundred and eighty dollars; in all, one hundred and ninety-one thousand five hundred and thirty dollars.
Fourth Auditor: For Fourth Auditor, three thousand six hundredFourth Auditor’s office. dollars; deputy auditor, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; two clerks of class four; thirteen clerks of class three; eight clerks of class two; nine clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two clerks, at eight hundred dollars each; one messenger; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; in all, sixty-nine thousand two hundred and thirty dollars.
Fifth Auditor: For Fifth Auditor, three thousand six hundredFifth Auditor’s office. 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:Sixth Auditor’s office. For 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-five clerks of class three; seventy-seven clerks of class two; eighty clerks of class one; sixty clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one skilled laborer, at one thousand dollars; twenty assorters of money-orders, at nine hundred dollars each; fifteen assorters of money-orders, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; two messengers; eight assorters of money-orders, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; seven assistant messengers: twenty-three male laborers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; three female laborers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; and ten charwomen; in all, four hundred and ninety-one-thousand eight hundred and ninety 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, ten thousand two hundred dollars. Treasurer: For Treasurer of the United States, six thousandTreasurer’s office 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 vault clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; 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; one clerk for the Treasurer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; 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 clerks of class one; ten clerks, at one thousand dollars each: fifty clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; nine clerks, at seven hundred dollars each: one mail messenger eight hundred and forty dollars; six messengers; six assistant messengers; twenty-three laborers: seven charwomen: three pressmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one compositor and pressman, at three dollars and twenty cents per day; eight separators, at six hundred and sixty 718 dollars each; seven feeders, at six hundred and sixty dollars each: in all, two hundred and seventy-three thousand three hundred and sixty-one dollars and sixty cents.
Redemption of national currency.For the force employed in redeeming the national currency (to be reimbursed 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, at 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; thirteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each: five clerks, at nine hundred dollars each: three assistant messengers: and one charwoman: in all. seventy thousand eight hundred dollars.
Register’s office.Register of the Treasury: For Register of the Treasury, four thousand dollars; assistant register, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; four chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; seventeen clerks of class four: sixteen clerks of class three; eleven clerks of class two; fourteen clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; twenty-nine copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; four assistant messengers; and eight laborers; in all. one hundred and thirty-nine thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Comptroller of the Currency.Comptroller of the Currency: For Comptroller of the Currency. five thousand dollars: deputy comptroller, two thousand eight hundred dollars: four chiefs of division, at two thousand two hundred dollar’s 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 night watchmen: in all, one hundred and three thousand one hundred and twenty dollars.
Special examinations, etc.For expenses of special examinations of national banks and bank-plates, of keeping macerator in Treasury Building in repair, and for other incidental expenses attending the working of the macerator, two thousand dollars. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.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 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.
Stamp-agent.Commissioner of Internal Revenue: For Commissioner of Internal Revenue, six thousand dollars; one deputy commissioner, three thousand two hundred dollars; one chemist, two thousand five hundred dollars; one microscopist, two thousand five 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-four clerks of class three; thirty-four clerks of class two; twenty-four clerks of class one; thirteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; forty clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two messengers: fourteen assistant messengers; and thirteen laborers; in all. two hundred and sixty-one thousand five hundred and ninety dollars.
Light-House Board.For one stamp-agent, at one thousand six hundred dollars: and one counter, at nine hundred dollars; in all, two thousand five hundred dollars, the same to be reimbursed by the stamp manufacturers. National currency expenses.Light-House Board: For chief clerk of the Light-House Board, two thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks of class four; two 719 clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; three clerks of class one; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; two assistant messengers; in all, sixteen thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For the following additional employees in the office of the Light-HouseAdditional employees. Board, who shall be paid from the appropriations for the Light-House Establishment, namely: One clerk of class two who shall be a stenographer; one clerk of class one; nine clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; 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, nineteen thousand seven hundred dollars.
Office of Life-Saving Service: For General SuperintendentLife-Saving Service. of the Life-Saving Service, four thousand dollars; assistant general superintendent of the Life-Saving Service, two thousand five hundred dollars; one principal clerk and accountant, two thousand 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; 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; four clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger: and one laborer; in all, thirty-seven thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.
And hereafter nothing in section four of the act approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, entitled “An act making appropriationsVol. 22, p. 255. for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other purposes,” shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from detailing not exceedingDetail from Revenue Marine service. two officers of the Revenue Marine Service for duty in the office of the Life-Saving Service.
Bureau of Navigation: For Commissioner of Navigation, threeBureau of Navigation. thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks of class four, additional to one clerk designated as deputy commissioner, two hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; ten clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twenty-five thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. Bureau of Engraving and Printing: For chief of Bureau,Bureau of Engraving and Printing. four 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; two clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; two assistant messengers; and one laborer; in all, seventeen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.
Bureau of Statistics: For officer in charge of the Bureau ofBureau of Statistics. 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; two copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; three copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one messenger; one assistant messenger; one laborer, and one female laborer, at four hundred and eighty dollars; in all, forty-six thousand and sixty dollars.
For the payment of the services of experts, and for other necessaryExperts. expenditures connected with the collection of facts relative to the internal and foreign commerce of the United States, seven thousand dollars. Secret Service Division: For one chief, three thousand five hundredSecret Service division. dollars; one chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, 720 at one thousand dollars; and one attendant, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, eleven thousand six hundred and twenty dollars.
Standard weights and measures.Office of Construction of 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 murial standards of length in Washington, District of Columbia: One adjuster, at one thousand five hundred dollars; one mechanician, at one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars: one watchman; in all, three thousand four hundred and seventy dollars.
Incidental expenses. *Proviso*. Repairs.For purchase of materials and apparatus, and incidental expenses, five hundred dollars: *Provided*, That such necessary repairs and adjustments shall be made to the standards furnished to the several States and Territories as may be requested by the governors thereof, and also to standard weights and measures that have been, or may hereafter be, supplied to United States customhouses and other offices of the United States, under the act of Congress, when requested by the Secretary of the Treasury.
International Committee on Weights and Measures. Vol. 20, p. 709.For expenses of the attendance of the American member of the International 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. Director of the Mint.Office of the Director of the Mint: For Director, four thousand five hundred dollars; examiner, two thousand five hundred dollars; computer, two thousand five 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; three clerks of class one; one translator, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one copyist; one messenger; assistant in laboratory, one thousand dollars; one helper, at five hundred dollars; in all. twenty-eight thousand seven hundred and forty dollars.
Freight.For freight on bullion and coin, by registered mail or otherwise, between mints and assay offices, ten thousand dollars. Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, to be expended under the direction of the Director, namely: For assay laboratory, chemicals, fuel, materials, and other necessaries, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For examination of mints; expense in visiting 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, five hundred dollars. For the collection of statistics relative to the annual production of the precious metals in the United States, four thousand dollars. Marine Hospital Service.Office of Supervising Surgeon-General Marine Hospital Service: For Supervising Surgeon-General, four thousand dollars; one surgeon, three thousand dollars; one passed assistant surgeon, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; five clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; one clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one hospital steward (employed as chemist), one thousand two hundred dollars; six copyists; one messenger, at six hundred dollars; two laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; and one laborer, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, twenty-eight thousand three hundred and twenty dollars, the same to be paid from the permanent appropriations for the Marine Hospital Service.
Steamboat Inspection Service.Office Supervising Inspector-General Steamboat Inspection Service: For Supervising Inspector-General, three thousand 721 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.
For Contingent Expenses of the Treasury Department, includingContingent expenses. all buildings under control of the treasury in Washington, District of Columbia, namely: For stationery for the Treasury Department and its several Bureaus,Stationery. twenty-eight thousand dollars. For postage required to prepay matter addressed to Postal UnionPostage. countries, one thousand five hundred dollars. For postage, two hundred dollars. For newspapers, law-books, city directories, and other books ofNewspapers, books, etc. reference; purchase of material for binding important records (and of the amount appropriated not more than four hundred dollars may be used in the purchase of technical publications, foreign and domestic), two thousand five hundred dollars.
For investigation of accounts and records, including the necessaryInvestigations. traveling expenses, and for other traveling expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For freight, expressage, telegraph and telephone service, threeFreight, etc. thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of buildings, four thousand eight hundred dollars.Rent. For purchase of horses and wagons, for office and mail service, toHorses and wagons. be used only for official purposes, care and subsistence of horses, including shoeing, harness and repairs of the same, four thousand dollars.
For purchase of ice, three thousand five hundred dollars.Ice. For purchase of file-holders and file-cases, five thousand dollars.Files. For purchase of coal, wood, engine oils and grease, grates, grate-basketsFuel. and fixtures, stoves and fixtures, blowers, coal-hods, pokers, coal-shovels, and tongs, ten thousand dollars. For purchase of gas, electric light, gas-brackets, candles, candlesticks,Lights. drop-lights and tubing, gas-burners, gas-torches, globes, lanterns, and wicks, fourteen thousand dollars.
For purchase of carpets, carpet border, and lining, linoleum, rugs,Carpets, etc. mats, matting, and repairs, and for cleaning, laying and relaying of the same, by contract, six thousand five hundred dollars. For purchase of boxes, book-rests, chairs, chair-caning, chair-covers.Furniture. desks, bookcases, clocks, cloth for covering desks, chushions. leather for covering chairs and sofas, locks, lumber, screens, tables, typewriters, ventilators, wardrobe cabinets, washstands, water-coolers and stands, ten thousand dollars.
For washing and hemming towels, for the purchase of awningsMiscellaneous. and fixtures, window-shades, and fixtures, alcohol, benzine, turpentine, varnish, baskets, belting, bellows, bowls, brooms, buckets, brushes, canvas, crash, cloth, chamois-skins, cotton-waste, door and window fasteners, dusters, flour, garden, street, and engine hose, lace-leather, lye, nails, oil, plants, picks, pitchers, powders, stencil-plates, hand-stamps, and repairs of same, stamp-ink, spittoons, soap, matches, match-safes, sponge, tacks, traps, thermometers, tools, towels, towel-racks, tumblers, wire and zinc, and for blacksmithing, repairs of machinery, removal of rubbish, sharpening tools, advertising for proposals, and for sales at public auction in Washington.
District of Columbia, of condemned property belonging to the Treasury Department, payment of auctioneer fees, and purchase of other absolutely necessary articles, ten thousand dollars. 722 collecting internal revenue.Collecting internal revenue. Collectors, etc.For salaries and expenses of collectors and deputy collectors, including expenses incident to enforcing the provisions of the act of Vol. 24, p. 209.August second, eighteen hundred and eighty-six. entitled “An act defining butter, and so forth,” one million eight hundred thousand *Proviso*.
Limit.dollars: *Provided*, 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, exclusive of the number employed under the said act defining butter, and so forth. Agents, surveyors.For salaries and expenses of agents and surveyors, for fees and expenses of gaugers, for salaries of storekeepers, and for miscellaneous expenses, one million nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars. independent treasury.Independent Treasury.
Office of assistant treasurer at— Baltimore.Office of Assistant Treasurer at Baltimore: For assistant treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars: three clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; 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.
Boston.Office of the Assistant Treasurer at Boston: For assistant 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, at one thousand two hundred dollars each: assistant redemption clerk, one thousand one hundred dollars; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, eight hundred dollars; messenger and chief watchman, one thousand and sixty dollars; three watchmen and janitors, at eight hundred and fifty dollars each; in all, thirty-seven thousand nine hundred and ten dollars.
Chicago.Office of Assistant Treasurer at Chicago: For assistant treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars: paying-teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; bookkeeper and receiving-teller, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; three coin, coupon, and currency clerks, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; five clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; 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-five thousand nine hundred dollars.
Cincinnati.Office of Assistant Treasurer at Cincinnati: For assistant treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; cashier, two thousand dollars; bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; receiving-teller, one thousand five hundred dollars; check clerk and interest clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars; fractional-silver and minor-coin teller, one thousand dollars; two nightwatchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; messenger, six hundred dollars; 723 one watchman, at one hundred and twenty dollars; in all, sixteen thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
Office of Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans: For assistantNew Orleans. treasurer, four thousand dollars; cashier, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars: receiving-teller, two thousand dollars; paying-teller, two thousand dollars; bookkeeper, one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars; coin and redemption clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; porter, live hundred dollars; one day-watchman, at seven hundred and twenty dollars: one nightwatchman, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, eighteen thousand and ninety dollars.
Office of the Assistant Treasurer at New York: For assistantNew York. treasurer, eight thousand dollars; cashier and chief clerk, four thousand two hundred dollars; deputy assistant treasurer, three thousand six hundred dollars; assistant cashier and vault clerk, three thousand two hundred dollars; two chiefs of division, at three thousand one hundred dollars each; chief of division, three thousand dollars; chief paying teller, three thousand dollars; authorities clerk, two thousand six hundred dollars; two chiefs of division, at two thousand four hundred dollars each; bond clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; correspondence clerk, two thousand three hundred dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand three hundred dollars; two assistant chiefs of division, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each: assistant paying-teller, two thousand two hundred dollars; general bookkeeper, two thousand two hundred dollars; minor-coin teller, two thousand dollars; three clerks, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; nine clerks, at two thousand dollars each; twelve clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three clerks, at one thousand seven hundred dollars each; eight clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; seven clerks, atone thousand five hundred dollars each; eleven clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; four clerks, atone thousand three hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; messenger, one thousand three hundred dollars; four messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two hall-men. at one thousand dollars each; two porters, at nine hundred dollars each; keeper of the building. one thousand eight hundred dollars: chief detective, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant detective, one thousand four hundred dollars; engineer, one thousand and fifty dollars; assistant engineer, eight hundred and twenty dollars; six watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, one hundred and seventy-four thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars.
Office of Assistant Treasurer at Philadelphia: For assistantPhiladelphia. 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 and chief registered-interest clerk, at one thousand nine hundred dollars each; assistant bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars: coin-teller, one thousand seven hundred dollars; redemption clerk and assistant coupon clerk, at one thousand six hundred dollars each: assistant registered-interest clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; assistant to cashier and assistant coin-teller, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; receiving teller, one thousand three hundred dollars; assistant receiving-teller, one thousand two hundred dollars; superintendent, messenger, and chief watchman, one thousand one hundred dollars; four female counters, at nine hundred dollars each; seven watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: in all. thirty-six thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
Office of Assistant Treasurer at Saint Louis. For assistantSaint Louis. treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk and 724 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: coin clerk: assistant coin clerk, and messenger at one thousand dollars each: three watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: in all. seventeen thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars.
San Francisco.Office of Assistant Treasurer at San Francisco: For assistant treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; cashier, three thousand dollars; bookkeeper, two thousand five hundred dollars; one chief clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; assistant cashier, receiving-teller, and assistant bookkeeper, at two thousand dollars each; coin-teller and one clerk, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each: 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 one hundred and twenty dollars.
Special agents.For compensation of special agents to examine the books, accounts, and money on hand at the several sub-treasuries and depositaries, including national banks acting as depositaries, under the R. S., sec. 3649. p. 718.requirements of section thirty-six hundred and forty-nine of the Revised Statutes of United States, also including examinations of cash accounts at mints, five thousand dollars. Paper for checks.For paper for interest, transfer, redemption, pension, and other checks and drafts for the use of the Treasurer of the United States, assistant treasurers, pension agents, disbursing officers, and others, nine thousand dollars.
United States Mints and Assay-Offices.Mint and assay offices at— Carson.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.
Wages.For wages of workmen and adjusters, sixty thousand dollars. Contingent expenses.For incidental and contingent expenses, twenty-five thousand dollars. Denver, Colo.Mint at Denver, Colorado: For salary of the assayer in charge, two thousand five hundred dollars; for melter, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant assayer, one thousand four hundred dollars; in all, ten thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Wages.For wages of workmen, fourteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Contingent expenses.For incidental and contingent expenses, six thousand dollars. New Orleans.Mint at New Orleans, Louisiana: For salary of superintendent, three thousand five hundred dollars; for the assayer. Melter and refiner, and coiner, three in all, at two thousand five hundred dollars each: cashier and chief clerk, at two thousand dollars each; assistant assayer, assistant melter and refiner, and assistant coiner, one thousand nine hundred dollars each; abstract clerk, bookkeeper, weigh clerk, and assayer’s 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 725 each; cashier’s clerk, 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.Wages. For incidental and contingent expenses, including repairs and newContingent expenses. machinery, thirty-five thousand dollars. Mint at Philadelphia: For salary of the superintendent, fourPhiladelphia. 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, abstract clerk, and weigh clerk, at two thousand dollars each: cashier’s clerk, warrant clerk, and register of deposits, at one thousand seven hundred dollars each; assistant weigh clerk and assayer’s computation 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-threeWages. thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including new machineryContingent expenses. and repairs, expenses annual assay commission (and 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,San Francisco, Cal. four thousand five hundred dollars; assayer. melter and refiner, and coiner, at three thousand dollars each; chief clerk and cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars each; bookkeeper, abstract clerk, weigh-clerk, warrant clerk, assistant assayer. assistant melter and refiner, assistant coiner, and register of deposits, at two thousand dollars each; cashier’s clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assayer’s computing clerk, assistant weigh clerk, and superintendent’s computing clerk, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; in all. forty-one thousand one hundred dollars.
For wages of workmen and adjusters, one hundred and seventyWages. thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, forty thousand dollars.Contingent expenses. Boise City. Assay-Office at Boise City, Idaho Territory: For assayer, who shall also perform the duties of melter, two thousand dollars; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, three thousand two hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including labor, sevenContingent expenses. thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairs of building, including new fence and renovating grounds, one thousand five hundred dollars. Assay-Office at Charlotte, North Carolina: For assayerCharlotte. and melter, one thousand five hundred dollars; 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 Helena, Montana: For salary of assayer inHelena. charge, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; 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 seven hundred dollars.
For wages of workmen, twelve thousand dollars.Wages. Contingent expenses. New York. For incidental and contingent expenses, five thousand dollars. Assay-Office at New York For salary of superintendent, four thousand five hundred dollars; for assayer and for melter and refiner, at three thousand dollars each: chief clerk, assistant melter and refiner, and weighing clerk, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; bookkeeper, two thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; 726 warrant clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; cashier, two thousand dollars; bar clerk, abstract clerk, and assayer’s 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: assayer’s first assistant, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars: assayer’s second assistant, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars; assayer’s third assistant, two thousand dollars; in all, thirty-nine thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
Wages.For wages of workmen, twenty-five thousand dollars. Contingent expenses.For incidental and contingent expenses, ten thousand dollars. Saint Louis.Assay-Office at Saint Louis, Missouri: For assayer in charge, two thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand dollars; in all, three thousand five hundred dollars. Contingent expenses.For incidental and contingent expenses, including labor, two thousand four hundred dollars. Government in the Territories.Territories.
Alaska. Pay of governor, etc.Territory of Alaska: For salary of governor, three thousand 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. Contingent expenses.For incidental and contingent expenses of the Territory, stationery. lights, and fuel, to be expended under the direction of the governor, two thousand dollars.
Arizona.Territory of Arizona: For salary of governor, two thousand Pay of governor, etc.six 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. Legislative expenses.For legislative expenses, namely: For rent, messenger, postage, stationery, fuel, lights, printing, and incidental expenses for secretary’s office, two thousand dollars.
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governor, five hundred dollars. Dakota. Pay of governor, etc.Territory of Dakota: For salary of governor, two thousand six hundred dollars; chief justice and seven associate judges, at three thousand dollars each; and secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars, twenty-eight thousand four hundred dollars. Legislative expenses.For legislative expenses, namely: Stationery and blanks for secretary’s office, fuel and lights, messenger and porter and care of Government property, clerk in secretary’s office, repairs and purchase of furniture, and incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses, to be expended by the governor, five hundred dollars. Idaho. Pay of governor, etc.Territory of Idaho: For salary of governor, two thousand 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. Legislative expenses.For legislative expenses, namely: For fuel for secretary’s office, official printing and stationery, rent of office for secretary and clerk, library, document and storage rooms, furniture for secretary’s office, ice, clerk hire, messenger and porter, carpet and furniture for clerk’s office, oil. lamps, brooms, and dusters, postage and rent of post-office box. seals, repairs to furniture, and incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses, to be expended by the governor, five hundred dollars. Montana. Pay of governor, etc.Territory of Montana: For salary of governor, two thousand six hundred dollars; chief justice and three associate judges, at three 727 thousand dollars each; and secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars, sixteen thousand four hundred dollars. For legislative expenses, namely: For clerk, porter and messenger,Legislative expenses. for rent of office and storage room, postage, stationery, official printing, fuel and lights, furniture and repairs on furniture, and telegraphing, for secretary’s office, two thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by theContingent expenses. governor, five hundred dollars. Territory of New Mexico: For salary of governor, two thousandNew Mexico. Pay of governor, etc. six hundred dollars; chief justice and three 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, sixteen thousand nine hundred dollars. For legislative expenses, namely:
For light, fuel, ice, casing, carpetsLegislative expenses. and furniture, stationery and record-books, printing, postage, clerk, messenger and porter, and incidentals in secretary’s office, two thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by theContingent expenses. governor, five hundred dollars. Territory of Utah: For salary of governor, two thousand sixUtah. Pay of governor, etc. hundred dollars; chief justice and three associate judges, at 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 members andLegislative expenses. officers of the legislative assembly, eleven thousand nine hundred and forty dollars; mileage of members, one thousand two hundred dollars stationery, temporary clerk-hire, rent of halls and committee rooms, gas and of her miscellaneous expenses, contingent expenses of secretary’s office, five thousand one hundred and ten dollars; printing bills, laws, and journals, three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; in all. twenty-two thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by theContingent expenses. governor, five hundred dollars. For the salaries of the five commissioners appointed under an actUtah Commission. Vol. 22, p. 82. entitled “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, at five thousand dollars each, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For the following expenses of the commission, namely: For travelingExpenses. expenses, printing, stationery, clerk-hire, and office-rent, eight thousand five hundred dollars: *Provided*, That out of this sum the*Proviso*. Secretary. 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 three hundred dollars, for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety. For compensation of the officers of election, including contingentElection officers, etc. expenses, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Territory of Washington: For salary of governor, two thousandWashington. Pay of governor, etc. six hundred dollars; chief justices and three associate judges, at 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 members of theLegislative expenses. Territorial legislature and officers thereof, eleven thousand nine hundred and forty dollars; for mileage, three thousand dollars; legislative printing, three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars: for repairing capitol building, legislative hall, and council chamber, repairing furniture, carpets, and matting, and for lights, fuel, stationery, 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, three thousand three hundred and ten dollars; in all, twenty-two thousand dollars. 728 Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governor, five hundred dollars.
Wyoming. Pay of governor, etc.Territory of Wyoming: For salary of governor, two thousand 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. Legislative expenses.For legislative expenses, namely: For per diem of officers and members of the council and house of representatives, eleven thousand nine hundred and forty dollars; for mileage of members, three thousand dollars: printing laws, journals, and bills, three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; fitting up halls, removing furniture, rent of halls and committee-rooms, new carpets, furniture, repairing, stationery and record-books for legislative assembly, fuel and lights, legislative halls and committee-rooms, temporary clerk-hire, secretary’s office, during and after session; clerk, porter, and messenger, for rent of office, postage, stationery, official printing, fuel and lights, three thousand three hundred and ten dollars; in all, twenty-two thousand dollars.
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governor, five hundred dollars. WAR DEPARTMENT.War Department. Pay of Secretary, clerks, etc.For compensation of the Secretary of War, eight thousand dollars; one chief clerk, at two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars: one disbursing clerk, at two thousand dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; one stenographer, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; five clerks of class four: five clerks of class three, one clerk of class three, or stenographer, for the retired General of the Army, at one thousand six hundred dollars to be selected by him; nine clerks of class two; twenty-one 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: and one watchman, at five hundred and forty dollars; in all. one hundred and one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars Adjutant-General’s office.In the Office of the Adjutant-General:
One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; twenty-five clerks of class four; thirty-seven clerks of class three; sixty-nine clerks of class two; three hundred and sixty-six clerks of class one; sixteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five messengers; forty-four assistant messengers; three watchmen; three laborers; in all, six hundred and Assignment for pension. etc., claims.ninety-eight thousand and twenty 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.
Inspector-General’s office.In the Office of the Inspector-General: For one clerk of class four; one clerk of class one; one assistant messenger; in all, three thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars. Judge-Advocate-General’s office.Judge-Advocate-General’s Department: One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; two clerks of class three: four clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars: one copyist; one messenger; and one assistant messenger; in all, thirteen thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.
Signal Office.In the Signal Office: For professor of meteorology, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars: three assistant professors of meteorology, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; two clerks of class four; bibliographer and librarian, one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks of class three; chief draughtsman, one thousand four hundred dollars; foreman of printing, one thousand 729 four hundred dollars; five clerks of class two; lithographer, one thousand two hundred dollars; chief mechanic, one thousand two hundred dollars: two draughtsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two telegraph operators, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; forty clerks of class one, including not more than three stenographers; two telegraph operators, at one thousand dollars each; twenty-six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two telegraph operators, at nine hundred dollars each: ten clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; three copyists (or typewriters, one of whom to be a translator). at eight hundred and forty dollars each; five skilled artisans, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; two messengers; six copyists (or typewriters), at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two assistant messengers (or janitors), at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two watchmen: battery-man, seven hundred and twenty dollars; carpenter, six hundred and sixty dollars; five laborers; two copyists, at six hundred dollars each; four laborers (or assistant janitors), at six hundred dollars each; three messengers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; two stitchers and folders, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; two laborers, at four hundred and fifty dollars each; two messengers, at four hundred and twenty dollars each; for temporary employment of copyists, at not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents per diem, and for such other services as the Secretary of War may deem necessary in the office of the Chief Signal Officer, at Washington, District of Columbia, to carry into effect the appropriations made for the support of the Signal Service, two thousand three hundred and forty dollars; in all, one hundred and fifty-three thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars.
In the Office of the Quartermaster-General: One chiefQuartermaster General’s office. clerk, at two thousand dollars; thirteen clerks of class four: eleven clerks of class three; twenty-four clerks of class two; thirty-six clerks of class one; ten clerks, at one thousand dollars each; six skilled typewriters, at one thousand dollars each; one female messenger, at four hundred and eighty dollars: four messengers; nine assistant messengers; two laborers; one civil engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistant civil engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; one draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistant draughtsman, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant draughtsman, one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant draughtsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and fifty-six thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
In the Office of’ the Commissary-General: One chief clerk,Commissary-General’s office. 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; two assistant messengers; two laborers; in all, forty-two thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. In the Office of the Surgeon-General: One chief clerk, atSurgeon-General’s office. 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; eighty-nine clerics, at one thousand dollars each: one anatomist, at one thousand six hundred dollars; two engineers, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; two assistant engineers, for night duty, at nine hundred dollars each; two firemen; one skilled mechanic, one thousand dollars; sixteen assistant messengers; one messenger-boy. at three hundred and sixty dollars; six watchmen; two superintendents of buildings, at two hundred and fifty dollars each; and sixteen laborers; in all, five hundred and fourteen thousand five hundred dollars.
And not less than two hundred and eighty of the clerks in the Surgeon-General’s Office shallAssignment for pension work. be exclusively engaged in preparing and making reports to expedite the settlement of pension applications called for by the Commissioner of Pensions. 730 Ordnance office.In the Office of the Chief of Ordnance: One chief clerk, at 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.
Pay master-General’s once.In the Office of the Paymaster-General: One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four; seven clerks of class three; ten clerks of class two; seven clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one assistant messenger; and five laborers; in all, fifty-two thousand four hundred and twenty dollars. Office of Chief of Engineers.In the Office of the Chief of Engineers: One chief clerk, at 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, at one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; in all. twenty-three thousand two hundred and forty dollars.
Draughtsmen, etc.And the services of skilled draughtsman, civil engineers, and such other services as the Secretary of War may deem necessary may he 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 from such appropriations: *Proviso*. Limit.*Provided*, That the expenditures on this account for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, 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.
Records of the Rebellion.Office of Publication of Records of the Rebellion: For one agent, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four, two of whom shall be employed on the general index; three clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; three clerks of class one; three copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one pressman and compositor, one thousand two hundred dollars; one compositor, one thousand dollars; two copy-holders, at nine hundred dollars each; two assistant messengers; two watchmen; and one laborer, at six hundred dollars; in all. twenty-seven thousand three hundred and eighty dollars.
Postage.For postage-stamps for the War Department and its bureaus, as required under the Postal Union, to prepay postage on matters addressed to Postal Union countries, one thousand five hundred dollars. Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the War Department and its bureaus, expenses of horses and wagons to be used only for official purposes; purchase of professional and scientific books, blank-books, pamphlets, newspapers, maps, furniture, and repairs to same, carpets, matting, oilcloth, tile-cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges, fuel, gas, and heating apparatus for and repairs to building (outside of the State, War, and Navy Department Building), occupied by the Adjutant-General’s Office, the Surgeon-General’s Office, the Signal Office, and the office of Records of the Rebellion; freight and express charges, and for other absolutely necessary expenses, fifty-five thousand dollars.
Stationery.For stationery for the War Department and its bureaus and offices, twenty-five thousand dollars. Rent.For rent of buildings for use of the War Department, as follows: For medical dispensary, Surgeon-General’s Office, one thousand dollars; for the Rebellion Record Office, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, two thousand two hundred dollars. Public Buildings and Grounds.Public buildings and grounds. Clerk, messenger.For clerk in the office of Public Buildings and Grounds, one thousand six hundred dollars; and for messenger in the same office, eight hundred and forty dollars.
Gardener.For the public gardener, one thousand eight hundred dollars. 731 For overseers, draughtsman, foremen, mechanics, gardeners, andOverseers, etc. laborers employed in the public grounds, thirty thousand dollars. For watchman in Franklin Square, six hundred and sixty dollars.Watchmen. 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 night watchmen 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 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 for Thomas Circle and neighboring reservations; one for Rawlins Square and Washington Circle; one for Dupont Circle and neighboring reservations; one for McPherson and Farragut Squares; one for Stanton Square and neighboring reservations; two for Henry Square, Seaton Square, and reservations east to Botanic Garden; one for Mount Vernon Square and adjacent reservations; one for greenhouse at the nursery; one for grounds south of Executive Mansion; eleven in all, at six hundred and sixty dollars each, seven thousand two hundred and sixty dollars.
For one night watchman for Henry Square, Seaton Square, and reservations east to Botanic Garden, at seven hundred and twenty dollars. For contingent and incidental expenses, five hundred dollars.Contingent expenses. State, War, and Navy Department Building.State. War, and Navy Department Building. Office of the superintendent: One clerk of class one, one chief engineer,Superintendent’s office. at one thousand two hundred dollars; eight 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; fifty-eight watchmen; one carpenter, one thousand dollars: one machinist, at nine hundred dollars: one plumber, at nine hundred dollars; one painter, at nine hundred dol tars; four skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; twenty-four firemen; ten conductors of elevators, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; twenty laborers; and eighty charwomen; in all. one hundred and eighteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For fuel, lights, miscellaneous items, and repairs, forty-two thousandFuel lights, etc. five hundred dollars. NAVY DEPARTMENT.Navy Department. For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, eight thousandPay of Secretary, clerks, etc. dollars; for chief clerk of the Navy department, two thousand five hundred dollars; one disbursing clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two clerks of class four; one clerk of class four in charge of tiles and records; two clerks of class three; one stenographer, at one thousand six hundred dollars (office of naval intelligence); one clerk of class two; four clerks of class one: two clerks, at one thousand dollars each: telegraph operator, at one thousand dollars; one carpenter, at nine hundred 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; one laborer: one clerk of class two and one laborer (for Inspection Board); one clerk of class one (for Examining and Retiring Board); three clerks of class four; one clerk of class three and two clerks of class two (for office of detail); in all, fifty-one thousand six hundred and ninety dollars. 732 Bureau of Yards and Docks.Bureau of Yards and Docks:
For one chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one draughtsman and clerk, one thousand eight 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, ten thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars. Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting.Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting: For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; two clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; two copyists; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, thirteen thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.
Bureau of Navigation.Bureau of Navigation: For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one copyist; one assistant messenger; three laborers; in all, nine thousand six hundred dollars. Naval Records of the Rebellion.For the Compilation of the Naval Records of the War of the Rebellion: For the following employees, to be selected by reason of special aptitude for the work by the Secretary of the Navy, namely:
Two clerks of class four; two clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars: and four copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, nine thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars. Library.Library of the Navy Department: One clerk, at one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger: one laborer; in all, two thousand three hundred and eighty dollars. Nautical Almanac.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; and one copyist and typewriter, nine hundred dollars; one assistant messenger; one laborer; in all, fifteen thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.
Computers.For pay of computers on piecework in preparing for publication the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, and improving the Tables of the Planets, eight thousand four hundred dollars. Hydrographic Office,Hydrographic Office: For two clerks of class two: one clerk of class one; one assistant messenger; one watchman; in all, five thousand four hundred and forty dollars. Services.For draughtsmen, engravers, assistants, computers, custodian of archives, copyists, copperplate printers, printers’ apprentices, and laborers in the Hydrographic Office, forty thousand dollars.
Materials, etc.For purchase of copperplates, steel-plates, chart-paper, electro-typing copperplates; cleaning copperplates, ink, and other materials for printing; charts and drawing-paper; tools, instruments, and materials for drawing and engraving charts, materials for and mounting charts; expert work in compiling and arranging data for charts, sailing directions, and other nautical publications; reduction of drawings by photography; photo-lithographing charts for immediate use; transfers of photo-lithographic and other charts to copper; repairs to printing-presses, and other furniture and tools; extra drawing and engraving; translating from foreign languages; purchase of foreign and other charts and hydrographic works for the use of the vessels of the Navy, and freight and express charges on same, as well as on the material before named; purchase of drawing-paper, drawing-materials, surveying instruments, and care and repairs of same, to be furnished naval vessels engaged in surveying; expert marine, meteorological, and other work in the preparation of the Pilot Chart and supplements, and the printing and mailing of the same: and purchase of works and periodicals relating to hydrography, marine, meteorology, navigation, and surveying, thirty thousand dollars.
Rent.For rent of building for printing-presses, draughtsmen and engravers, storage of copperplates and materials used in the construction 733 and printing of charts, and for repairs and heating of the same, and for gas, water, and telephone rates, one thousand five hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of branch offices at Boston, New York. Philadelphia,Continent expenses, branch offices. Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah, New Orleans. San Francisco, and Portland. Oregon, including furniture, fuel, lights, rent, and care of offices, carfare and ferriage in visiting merchant vessels, freight, express, telegrams and other necessary expenses incurred in collecting the latest information for the Pilot Chart, and for other purposes for which the offices were established, twelve thousand dollars.
Naval Observatory: For pay of three assistant astronomers,Naval Observatory. one at 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; two computers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four watchmen, including one for new Naval Observatory grounds; two skilled laborers, one at one thousand dollars and one at seven hundred and twenty dollars; and seven laborers; in all, twenty thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.
For miscellaneous computations, one thousand two hundred dollars. For apparatus and instruments, and for repairs of the same, two thousand five hundred dollars. For books, engravings, photographs, fixtures, and periodicals for the library, one thousand dollars. For repairs to buildings, fixtures, and fences, fuel, gas, furniture, chemicals, stationery, freight, foreign postage, expressage, fertilizers, plants, and all contingent expenses, four thousand five hundred dollars. For payment to Smithsonian Institution for freight on Observatory publications sent to foreign countries, one 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 assistant draughtsman, one thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars: one copyist; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twelve thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. Bureau of Construction and Repair: For chief clerk, oneBureau of Construction and Repair. thousand eight hundred dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistant draughtsman, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant 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, thirteen thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
Bureau of Steam-Engineering: For chief clerk, one thousandBureau of Steam-Engineering. eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; one chief draughtsman, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one assistant draughts-man, at one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant draughts-man, at one thousand dollars; in all, eleven thousand and ninety dollars. Bureau of Provisions and Clothing: For chief clerk, one thousandBureau of Provisions and Clothing. eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class four: four clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; two stenographers, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; eleven clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two copyists; one assistant messenger: and two laborers; in all, thirty-seven thousand eight hundred and forty 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 734 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.Judge-Advocate-General, United States Navy:
For two clerks of class four; one clerk of class three; three clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one copyist, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one laborer; in all, eleven thousand one hundred and eighty dollars. Books, etc.For professional books and periodicals for Department library, one thousand dollars. Contingent expenses.For stationery, furniture, newspapers, plans, drawings, drawing materials, horses and wagons to be used only for official purposes, freight, expressage, postage, and other absolutely necessary expenses of the Navy Department and its various Bureaus and offices, twelve thousand dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.Department of the Interior. Pay of Secretary, assistants, clerks, etc.For compensation of the Secretary of the Interior, eight thousand dollars; First Assistant Secretary, four thousand five hundred 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 of a Board of Pension Appeals.Board of Pension Appeals, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, at two thousand dollars each; one special inspector, connected with the administration of the public land service, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and to be subject to his direction, at two thousand five hundred dollars; one superintendent of documents. two thousand dollars; six clerks, chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each, one of whom shall be disbursing clerk; for one private secretary to the Secretary of the Interior, one thousand eight hundred dollars; five clerks of class four; one census clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; seven 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: eight clerks of class two: sixteen clerks of class one, two of whom shall be stenographers or typewriters; 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; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; nine copyists: one telephone operator, six Messengers.hundred dollars; three messengers; nine assistant messengers; fourteen laborers; two skilled mechanics, one at nine hundred dollars and one at seven hundred and twenty dollars; two carpenters, at nine hundred dollars each; 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; four charwomen;
Watchmen.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 firemen; in all. one hundred and seventy-six thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars. Office of Assistant Attorney-General.Office of Assistant Attorney-General: For one law clerk, at two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; one law clerk, at two thousand five hundred dollars; one law clerk, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars: thirteen law clerks, at two thousand dollars each; two clerks of class three, one of whom shall act as stenographer in all, thirty-six thousand seven hundred dollars. 735 For per diem in lieu of subsistence of one special inspector connectedPer diem, etc., Inspectors of public lands. with the administration of the public-land service, 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, two thousand five hundred dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
General Land Office: For the Commissioner of the GeneralGeneral Land Office. Commissioner, 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 two hundred dollars each; three inspectors of surveyors-general and district land offices, at two thousand dollars each; recorder, two thousand dollars: three principal clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; two law examiners, at two thousand dollars each; ten principal examiners of laud claims and contests, at two thousand dollars each; forty clerks of class four; sixty clerks of class three; seventy clerks of class two; seventy-five clerks of class one; fifty-five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; and fifty copyists; nine assistant messengers; twelve laborers: and six packers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, five hundred and twenty-five thousand seven hundred and seventy dollars.
For per diem in lieu of subsistence of inspectors and of clerks detailedPer diem, etc., investigations. to investigate fraudulent land entries, trespassers 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. 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, fifteen thousand dollars: and one-third of the copies of said maps shall be delivered to the Senate and two-thirds to the House of Representatives for distribution. Indian Office: For the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, fourIndian Office. Commissioner, etc. thousand dollars: assistant commissioner, who shall also perform the duties of chief clerk, three thousand dollars: one financial clerk, at two thousand dollars; chief of division, at two thousand dollars; one principal bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars: five clerks of class four, one of whom shall have charge of the educational division: eight clerks of class three: one draughtsman, at one thousand six hundred dollars: one stenographer, at one thousand six hundred dollars; ten clerks of class two; eighteen clerks of class one; nine clerks, at one thousand dollars each; twelve copyists; one messenger; two assistant messengers: one laborer; one messenger boy, at three hundred and sixty dollars; and two charwomen; in all, ninety-six thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
Pension Office: For the Commissioner of Pensions, five thousandPension Office. Commissioner, etc. dollars; first deputy commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars; second deputy commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars: chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty 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: 736 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; three stenographers, at one thousand six hundred dollars each: seventy-four clerks of class four: ninety-five clerks of class three: three hundred and seventy-two clerks of class two; three hundred and sixty-one clerks of class one; two hundred clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one superintendent of buildings, one thousand four hundred dollars; two engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; eighty-five copyists; twenty-five messengers; twenty messenger boys, at four hundred dollars each; one captain of the watch, eight hundred and forty dollars: three sergeants of the watch, at seven hundred and fifty dollars each: twenty watchmen; three firemen; twenty-five laborers; and five charwomen, at four hundred dollars each; in all, one million eight hundred and eight thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Per diem etc., insvestigations.For per diem, when absent from home and traveling on duty outside the District of Columbia, for special examiners or other persons employed in the Pension Office, detailed for the purpose of making special investigations pertaining to the Pension Office, in lieu of expenses for subsistence, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual and necessary expenses for transportation and assistance, *Provisos*.two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars: *Provided*, That five Supervising examiners.special examiners. or clerks detailed and acting as supervising examiners, and special examiners or clerks detailed as such, not exceeding three in number, with headquarters in the District of Columbia, may be allowed, in addition to their salaries and in lieu of per diem and all expenses for subsistence, a sum not exceeding nine Limit.hundred dollars each per annum: *Provided further*, That the salary and such allowance to each shall in no case exceed two thousand four hundred dollars per annum.
Additional special examiners.For an additional force of one hundred and fifty special examiners for one year, at a salary of one thousand four hundred dollars each, two hundred and ten thousand dollars; and no person so appointee shall be employed in the State from which he is appointed; and any of those now employed in the Pension Office or as special examiners may be reappointed if they be found to be qualified. Per diem, etc.For per diem in lieu of subsistence for one hundred and fifty additional 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 and necessary expenses for transportation and assistance, one hundred and ninety thousand dollars.
Patent Office. Commissioner, etc.United States Patent Office: For the Commissioner of the Patent Office, five thousand dollars; for 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 of interferences, two thousand five hundred dollars; thirty principal examiners, two thousand four hundred dollars each; thirty-two first assistant examiners, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each: thirty-six second assistant examiners, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; forty-one third assistant examiners, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; fifty 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 737 translator of languages; twelve clerks of class two; fifty clerks of class one; one skilled laborer, one thousand two hundred dollars; three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four draughtsmen, at one thousand dollars each; one messenger and property clerk, one thousand dollars; twenty-five permanent clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five model attendants, at one thousand dollars each; ten model attendants, at eight hundred dollars each; sixty copyists, five of whom may be copyists of drawings; four copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: ninety-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; fifteen messenger boys, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; in all, six hundred and fifty-eight thousand and seventy dollars.
For purchase of books, and expenses of transporting publicationsBooks, etc. of patents issued by the Patent Office to foreign Governments, three • thousand dollars. For photolithographing or otherwise producing plates for theOfficial Gazette. Official Gazette, forty-four thousand dollars. For photolithographing or otherwise producing copies of drawingsPhotolithographing, etc. 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, shall be authorized to make contracts therefor, ninety thousand dollars.
For investigating the question of the public use or sale of inventionsInvestigating use. etc., of inventions, etc for two years or more prior to filing applications for patents, and for expenses attending defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents, five hundred dollars. For the share of the United States in the expense of conductingInternational Bureau, Industrial Property. the International Bureau at Berne, Switzerland, eight hundred dollars. Bureau of Education:
For the Commissioner of Education, threeBureau of Education. Commissioner, etc. 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; one skilled laborer, eight hundred and forty dollars; two copyists, at eight hundred dollars each; one copyist, seven hundred and twenty 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, current educational periodicals, other currentBooks. publications, and completing valuable sets of periodicals, one thousand dollars. For collecting statistics for special reports and circulars of information,Statistics. two thousand five hundred dollars. For the distribution and exchange of educational documents, andDistributing, etc., documents. for 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, two thousand dollars.
Office of Commissioner of Railroads: For Commissioner,Commissioner of Railroads. four thousand five hundred dollars; bookkeeper, two thousand four hundred dollars; railroad engineer, two thousand five hundred dollars; 738 one assistant bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; 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 railroad companies, and inspecting roads, shops, machinery, and equipments of same, three thousand dollars.
Architect of the Capitol.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 Congressional 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 employed on the Capitol Grounds, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; in all. nineteen thousand two hundred and four dollars.
Geological Survey. Director, etc.Office of the Director of the Geological Survey: For 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 hundred 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-five thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of the Interior, 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, cases for drawings, file-holders, repairs of cases and furniture, and other absolutely necessary expenses, including fuel and lights, seventy-five thousand dollars.
Stationery.For stationery for the Department of the Interior and its several Bureaus and offices, including the Civil Service Commission and the Geological Survey, fifty thousand dollars. Books.For new books and books to complete broken sets, five hundred dollars. Rent.For rent of buildings for the Interior Department, namely: For the Bureau of Education, four thousand dollars; Geological Survey, ten thousand dollars; Indian Office, five thousand five hundred dollars; General Land Office, one thousand five hundred dollars; in all. twenty-one thousand dollars.
Postage.For postage-stamps for the Interior Department and its Bureaus, as required under the Postal Union, to prepay postage on matter addressed to Postal-Union countries, four thousand dollars. Official Register.For the preparation of the Official Register of the United States, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, including editing, proofreading, and indexing, four thousand dollars. Surveyors-General and their Clerks.Surveyors-general. Arizona.For surveyor-general of the Territory of Arizona, two thousand five hundred dollars; and. for the clerks in his office, three thousand dollars; in all, five thousand five hundred dollars.739 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 California, two thousand seven hundredCalifornia. and fifty dollars; and for the clerks in his office, ten thousand dollars; in all, twelve thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of the State of Colorado, two thousand fiveColorado. hundred dollars: and for the clerks in his office, six thousand dollars; in all, eight 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 hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Dakota, two thousandDakota. dollars; and for the clerks in his office, seven thousand 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 Minnesota, one thousand eight hundredMinnesota. dollars; and for the clerks in his office, two thousand dollars; in all, three thousand eight hundred dollars.
For fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Florida, one thousand eight hundred dollars;Florida. and for the clerks in his office, one thousand eight hundred dollars; in all. three thousand six 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 fiveIdaho. hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, one thousand five hundred dollars; in all, four 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 hundredLouisiana. dollars; and for the clerks in his office, five thousand dollars; in all six thousand eight hundred dollars. For fuel, books, stationery, messenger, and other incidental expenses, one thousand two hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Montana, two thousandMontana. five hundred dollars: and for the clerks in his office, six thousand dollars; in all eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor-general, fuel, books, stationery, binding, restoration of plats, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of Nevada, one thousand eight hundred dollars:Nevada. and for the clerks in his office, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, four thousand three hundred dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor-general, fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expenses, eight hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of the Territory of New Mexico, two thousandNew Mexico. five 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, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars; and the Secretary of the Interior shall, if practicable. provide accommodations for the office of the surveyor-general of New Mexico in the building belonging to the United States in Santa Fe. 740 Oregon.For surveyor-general of Oregon, one thousand eight hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, three thousand dollars; in all, four thousand eight hundred dollars. .
For fuel, books, stationery, pay of messenger, and other incidental expanses, one thousand dollars. Utah.For surveyor-general of the Territory of Utah, two thousand five 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, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand four hundred dollars. Washington.For surveyor-general of the Territory of Washington, two thousand five hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, five thousand five handed dollars; in all, eight 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. Wyoming.For surveyor-general of the Territory of Wyoming, two thousand five 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, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars.
POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.Post-Office Department. Pay of Postmaster-General, clerks, etc.Office Postmaster-General: For compensation of the Postmaster-General, eight thousand dollars; chief clerk of the Post-Office Department, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief post-office inspector, three thousand dollars; stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; appointment clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; three clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one copyist; one messenger; one female messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger; in all, thirty thousand six hundred dollars.
Assistant Attorney-General’s Office.Office of Assistant Attorney-General for the Post-Office Department: Law clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; two clerks of class four; one clerk of class three (lease clerk); one clerk of class two; in all, nine thousand one hundred dollars. First Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks, etc.Office First Assistant Postmaster-General: For First assistant Postmaster-General, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; 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; superintendent division post-office supplies, two thousand dollars: superintendent of free delivery, three thousand dollars; two clerks of class four: twenty-two clerks of class three; one clerk of class three to act as stenographer and Department telegraph operator: eight clerks of class two; twenty-four clerks of class one; ten clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; six assistant messengers; eight laborers; in all, one hundred and nineteen thousand dollars.
Second Assistant Postmaster-Genera1, clerks, etc.Office Second Assistant Postmaster-General: For Second Assistant Postmaster-General, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars: chief of division of inspection, two thousand dollars; superintendent of railway adjustment, two thousand dollars; ten clerks of class four; thirty-four clerks of class three; eighteen clerks of class two; one stenogragher, one thousand four hundred dollars; eighteen clerks of class one; seven clerks, at one thousand dollars each; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; three assistant messengers; and two laborers; in all, one hundred and forty-three thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. 741 Office of Third Assistant Postmaster-General:
For ThirdThird Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks, etc. Assistant Postmaster-General: four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand 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; four clerks of class four; sixteen clerks of class three; twenty-one clerks of class two; twenty-six clerks of class one; seven clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two assistant messengers; six laborers; in all, one hundred and seventeen thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Dead-Letter Office: For superintendent of dead-letter office,8uperintendent dead-letter office, etc. two thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk of class four, who shall be chief clerk; one clerk of class four; three clerks of class three; eleven clerks of class two: twenty-four clerks of class one including eight female clerks; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; fifty-five clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; six female clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one assistant messenger; two laborers; four female laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; in all. one hundred and sixteen thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
Office of Foreign Mails: For superintendent of foreign mails,Superintendent foreign mails, etc. three thousand dollars; chief 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. Office Money-Order System: For superintendent of the money-orderSuperintendent money-order system, etc. system, three thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four; eight clerks of class three; five clerks of class two; twelve 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; one assistant engineer for additional building for money-order division, Sixth Auditor’s Office, one thousand dollars: one fireman; four watchmen; one conductor of elevator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; four charwomen; one female laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars; and ten laborers; in all, seventy-six thousand and eighty dollars.
Office of Mail Depredations: Chief clerk, two thousand dollars;Mail depredations office. one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; five clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each: one assistant messenger; in all, sixteen thousand one hundred and twenty dollars. Office of Topographer: For topographer, two thousand fiveTopographer, draughtsmen, etc. hundred dollars; three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; three skilled daughtsmen, 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, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one assistant messenger; two watchmen; and four female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one charwoman; in all. thirty-one thousand and twenty-dollars.
Office of Disbursing Clerk: Disbursing clerk and superintendentDisbursing clerk, clerks, etc. of building, 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 742 carpenter, at one thousand dollars; captain of the watch, at one thousand dollars; nineteen watchmen; twenty-two laborers; one plumber, nine hundred dollars: one awning-maker, at nine hundred dollars; and fifteen charwomen; and for force in the additional building as follows:
Four watchmen, three laborers, and three charwomen; and the following additional force for the additional building used for the storage of post-office supplies: Two watchmen: one laborer; one charwoman: in all. fifty-five thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. Contingent expenses.For Contingent Expenses of the Post-Office Department, including the Additional Building occupied by the Money-Order Division of the Sixth Auditor’s Office, and the additional Building used for Storage of Post-Office Supplies, namely:
For stationery and blank-books, including amount necessary for the purchase of free-penalty envelopes, eleven thousand dollars. For fuel and for repairs to heating apparatus, nine thousand dollars. For gas, five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For plumbing and gas-fixtures, two thousand dollars. For telegraphing, two thousand five hundred dollars. For painting, three thousand five hundred dollars. For carpets and matting, three thousand dollars. For furniture, three thousand dollars.
For purchase and keeping of horses and repair of wagons and harness to be used only for official purposes, one thousand five hundred dollars. For hardware, one thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, twelve thousand dollars. Rent.For rent of topographer’s office, one thousand five hundred dollars; for rent of a suitable building or buildings for the use of the money-order office of the Post-Office Department, eight thousand dollars: for rent of building for use of the money-order division of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, four thousand five hundred dollars; for rent of a suitable building for the storage of post-office supplies, three thousand dollars; in all, seventeen thousand dollars.
Postal Guide.For the publication of copies of the Official Postal Guide, including not exceeding one thousand five hundred copies for the use of the Executive Departments, eighteen thousand two hundred dollars. Post-route maps.For miscellaneous expenses of the topographer’s office in the preparation and publication of the post-route maps, eighteen thousand Sale.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.
Postage.For postage-stamps for correspondence addressed abroad which is not exempt from postage under article eight of the Paris convention of the Universal Postal Union, seven hundred and fifty dollars. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.Department of Justice. Pay of Attorney General. Solicitor-General, etc.Office of the Attorney-General: For compensation of the Attorney-General, eight thousand dollars: Solicitor-General, seven thousand dollars: three assistant Attorney’s-General, at five thousand dollars each; one of whom shall take charge of business in the Court of Claims under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, known as the Bowman act; 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, 743 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; three clerks of class two; six clerks of class one; one telegraph operator and stenographer, at one thousand two hundred dollars; seven copyists; one messenger; four assistant messengers; three laborers; three watchmen; one engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; two conductors of the elevator, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; seven charwomen; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars; and three firemen: in all, one hundred and fifteen thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Department, namely:Contingent expenses. For furniture and repairs, one thousand dollars. For law and miscellaneous books for library of the Department, one thousand five hundred dollars. For purchase of session laws and statutes of the States and Territories tor library of Department, one thousand dollars. For stationery, one thousand five hundred dollars. For miscellaneous expenditures, such as telegraphing, fuel, lights, labor, and other necessaries, directly ordered by the Attorney-general, including ordinary repairs of building and care of grounds, seven thousand one hundred and sixty dollars.
For official transportation for the Department, five hundred dollars. For postage-stamps for foreign correspondence, fifty dollars.Postage. For the following force necessary for the care and protection ofCare of court-house, District of Columbia. the Court-House in the District of Columbia, under the direction of the United States marshal of the District of Columbia: One engineer, 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 compensationSolicitor of the Treasury. of the Solicitor of the Treasury, four thousand five hundred dollars; assistant solicitor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars: three clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twenty-six thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. For law and miscellaneous books for office of the Solicitor of theLaw books.
Treasury, five hundred dollars. For stationery for office of Solicitor of the Treasury, two hundredStationery. and fifty dollars. For warden of the jail of the District of Columbia, one thousandWarden of jail, District of Columbia. eight hundred dollars. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.Department of Labor. For compensation of the Commissioner of Labor, five thousandPay of Commissioner, clerks, etc. dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars: disbursing clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class four, all to be statistical experts, five clerks of class three, one of whom may be a stenographer; six clerks of class two, one of whom may be translator and one of whom may be a stenographer: eight clerks of class one; five clerks, at one thousand dollars each: two copyists; two copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one messenger; 744 one assistant messenger: three watchmen; two skilled laborers, at six hundred dollars each: two charwomen; six special agents, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; ten special agents, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; four special agents, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; in all, eighty-four thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
Per diem, etc., special agents.For per diem, in lieu of subsistence of special agents while traveling on duty outside of the District of Columbia, at a rate not to exceed three dollars per day. and for their transportation, and for employments of experts and temporary assistance, and for traveling expenses of officers and employees, forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. Stationery.For stationery, two thousand dollars. Books, etc.For books, periodicals, and newspapers for the library, one thousand dollars.
Postage.For postage-stamps to prepay postage on matter addressed to Postal Union countries, two hundred dollars. Rent.For rent of rooms, four thousand dollars. Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses, namely: For furniture, carpets, ice, lumber, hardware, dry-goods, advertising, telegraphing, telephone service. expressage. repairs of cases and furniture, fuel and lights, soap, brushes, brooms, mats, oils, and other absolutely necessary expenses, five thousand dollars. JUDICIAL.Judicial.
Pay of Justices, Supreme Court.United States Courts: For the Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, ten thousand five hundred dollars; and for eight associate justices, ten thousand dollars each: in all. ninety thousand five hundred dollars. Retired judges. R. S. sec. 714, p. 135.To pay the salaries of the United States judges retired under section seven hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes, so much as may be necessary for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, is hereby appropriated.
Circuit judges.For ten circuit judges, to reside in circuit, at six thousand dollars each, sixty thousand dollars. Marshal, Supreme Court.For marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, three thousand dollars. Clerks to justices.For stenographic clerk for the Chief-Justice and for each associate justice of the Supreme Court, at a sum not exceeding one thousand six hundred dollars each, fourteen thousand four hundred dollars. District judges.For salaries of the fifty-eight district judges of the United States, two hundred and eleven thousand dollars.
Supreme Court, District of Columbia.For salaries of the chief-justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia and the five associate judges, twenty-four thousand five hundred dollars. District attorneys.For compensation of the district attorneys of the United States, twenty-thousand three hundred dollars. Marshals.For compensation of the district marshals of the United States, twelve thousand nine hundred dollars. Court of Claims, judges, etc.Court of Claims: For salaries of five judges of the Court of Claims, at four thousand five hundred dollars each: chief clerk, three thousand dollars: one assistant clerk, two thousand dollars; bailiff, one thousand five hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; and one messenger; in all, thirty-two thousand two hundred and forty dollars.
Contingent expenses.For stationery, books, fuel, and other miscellaneous expenses, three thousand dollars. Reporting decisions.For reporting the decisions of the court, and superintending the printing of the twenty-fourth volume of the reports of the Court of Claims, to be paid on the order of the court, one thousand dollars; 745 said sum to be paid to the reporter, notwithstanding section seventeen hundred and sixty-five of the Revised Statutes, or section threeR. S., 1765, p. 314.
Vol. 18, p. 109. of the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, chapter three hundred and twenty-eight. Sec. 2. That the pay of assistant messengers, firemen, watchmen,Rate of pay, assistant messengers, firemen. etc. laborers, and charwomen provided for in this act. unless otherwise specially stated, shall be as follows: For assistant messengers, firemen, and watchmen, at the rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum each; for laborer’s, at the rate of six hundred and sixty dollars per annum each; and for charwomen, at the rate of two hundred and forty dollars per annum each.
Sec. 3. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent or in conflict withRepeal. the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved, February 26, 1889.
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