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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 33 STAT. · March 18, 1904 · Chapter 716

Chapter 716. Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes

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CHAP. 716.— An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes. March 18, 1904. [[H. R. 9480](/us/bill/58/hr/9480).] [[Public, No. 57](/us/pl/58/57).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Legislative, executive, and judicial 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, nineteen hundred and five, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:
LEGISLATIVE. Legislative. senate. Senate. For compensation of Senators, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Pay of Senators. For mileage of Senators, forty-five thousand dollars. Mileage. 86For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others in the service of the Senate, 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 five hundred dollars; telegraph page, six hundred dollars; in all, five thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
Chaplain: For Chaplain of the Senate, one thousand dollars.Chaplain. Office of Secretary: For Secretary of the Senate, including compensationSecretary of Senate, clerks, etc. as disbursing officer of the contingent fund of the Senate, five thousand dollars, and for compensation as disbursing officer of salaries of Senators, three hundred and ninety-six dollars; hire of horse and wagon for the Secretary's office, seven hundred dollars; chief clerk, three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; financial clerk, three thousand dollars, and seven hundred and fifty dollars additional while the office is held by the present incumbent; minute and journal clerk, three thousand dollars; principal clerk and enrolling clerk, at two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars each; reading clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant financial clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; librarian, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars, and two hundred and eighty dollars additional while the office is held by the present incumbent; assistant librarian, one thousand eight hundred dollars; messenger, acting ns assistant librarian, one thousand six hundred dollars: six clerks, at two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each; five clerks, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; clerk, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; keeper of stationery, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; assistant keeper of stationery, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant in stationery room, one thousand dollars; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; assistant messenger, one thousand two hundred dollars; six laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, seventyone thousand five hundred and ninety-six dollars.
Document room: For superintendent of the document room (AmziDocument room.Superintendent, etc. Smith), three thousand dollars; first assistant in document room, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two assistants in document room, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; clerk to superintendent of document room, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; skilled laborer, one thousand dollars; in all, ten thousand one hundred and twenty dollars. Clerks and messengers to committees:
For clerk of printingClerks and messengers to committees. records, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Appropriations, three thousand dollars, and one thousand dollars additional while the office is held by the present incumbent; assistant clerk, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars: messenger, to he appointed by the committee, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk and stenographer to the Committee on Finance, two thousand five hundred dollars; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Claims, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; assistant clerk, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Commerce, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; assistant clerk, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Pensions, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars: two assistant clerks, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Committee on the Judiciary, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Military Affairs, two thousand two hundred and twenty87 dollars; assistant clerk, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Committee on the District of Columbia, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Foreign Relations, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Engrossed Bills, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk to the Joint Committee on the Library, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerks to the committees on Naval Affairs, Census, Public Lands, Indian Affairs, to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate.
Public Buildings and Grounds, Agriculture and Forestry. Education a nd Labor, Territories, Interstate Commerce. Public Health and National Quarantine, Private Land Claims, Patents, Coast Defenses, Privileges and Elections, Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress, Rides, Civil Service and Retrenchment, Enrolled Bills. Geological Survey, Railroads, Pacific Railroads, Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, Philippines, Relations with Cuba, Interoceanic Canals. Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, Improvement of the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Organization.
Conduct, and Expenditures of the Executive Departments, and clerk to conference minority of the Senate, at two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each; clerks to committees on Woman Suffrage, and Mines andClerks to committees, at $2,100 a year. Mining, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; in all, one hundred and twenty-seven thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. For twenty-two clerks to committees, at one thousand eight hundredClerks to committees, at $1,800 a year. dollars each, thirty-nine thousand six hundred dollars.
Office of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper: For Sergeant-at-ArmsSergeant-at-Arms and assistants. 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; acting assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; three messengers, acting as assistantMessengers. doorkeepers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; forty-seven messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; two assistant messengers on the floor of the Senate, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; messenger to official reporters’ room, to be selected by the official reporters, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; messenger in charge of storeroom, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; upholsterer and locksmith, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; three carpenters to assist him. at nine hundred and sixty dollars each; janitor, one thousand two hundred dollars; skilled laborer, one thousand dollars; four skilled laborers, atLaborers. nine hundred dollars each; laborer in charge of private passage, eight hundred and forty dollars; two female attendants in charge of ladies’ retiring room, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: two telephoneTelephone operators. operators, at nine hundred dollars each: telephone page, seven hundred and twenty dollars; press gallery page, seven hundred and twenty dollars; two laborers, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; twenty-four laborers, at nine hundred dollars each; twenty-eight laborers, at sevenhundred and twen ty dollars each; sixteen pages forPages. the Senate Chamber, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per day each during the session, four thousand eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, one hundred and fifty-four thousand eight hundred and sixty-four dollars.88 Post-office:
For Postmaster, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assistant postmaster and mail carrier, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; seven mail carriers and one wagon master, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four riding pages, at nine hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents each; in all, seventeen thousand five hundred and eighty-eight dollars. Folding room: For superintendent of folding room, two thousandFolding room.Superintendent, etc. one hundred and sixty dollars; assistant in folding room, one thousand four hundred dollars; clerk in folding room, one thousand two hundred dollars; foreman in folding room, one thousand four hundred dollars; nine folders, at one thousand dollars each; fourteen folders, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; and page, six hundred dollars; in all, twenty-seven thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.
Under Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds:Chief engineer, etc. For chief engineer, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; four assistant engineers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; eight conductors of elevators, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; machinist and electrician, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant machinist and electrician, one thousand dollars: three firemen, at one thousand and ninety-five dollars each; five laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; laborer in charge of Senate, toilet rooms in old library space, six hundred and sixty dollars: in all twenty-seven thousand four hundred and sixty-five dollars.
For thirty annual clerks to Senators who are not chairmen of committees,Clerks to Senators. at one thousand five hundred dollars each, forty-five thousand dollars. For contingent expenses, namely: For stationery and newspapersContingent expenses.Stationery and newspapers. for Senators and the President of the Senate, including four thousand dollars for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, fifteen thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars. For postage stamps for the office of the Secretary of the Senate, onePostage stamps. hundred dollars; for the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, seventy-five dollars; in all, one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
To enable the Postmaster of the Senate to keep a constant supply of postage stamps for sale to Senators, fifty dollars. For expenses of maintaining and equipping horses and mail wagonsHorses and wagons. for carrying the mails, six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For materials for folding, one thousand dollars.Folding. For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding one dollar per thousand, six thousand dollars. For fuel, oil, and cotton waste, and advertising, for the heatingFuel, oil, etc. apparatus, exclusive of labor, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For purchase of furniture, six thousand dollars.Furniture. For materials for furniture and repairs of same, exclusive of labor, two thousand dollars. For services in cleaning, repairing, and varnishing furniture, two thousand dollars. For packing boxes, nine hundred and seventy dollars.Packing boxes. For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, one hundred thousandMiscellaneous items. dollars. For miscellaneous items on account of the Maltby Building, eighteenMaltby Building. thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,Investigations. including compensation to stenographers to committees at such rate is maybe 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, twenty thousand dollars. For reporting the debates and proceedings of the Senate, twenty-fiveReporting debates. thousand dollars, payable in equal monthly installments.89 For repairs of Maltby Building, two thousand dollars.Repairs, Maltby Building.
For rent of warehouse for storage of public documents for the Senate,Storage warehouse. three thousand six hundred dollars. capitol police. Capitol police. For captain, one thousand six hundred dollars, and three lieutenants,Pay. at one thousand two hundred dollars each, hereafter to be selected jointly by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives; thirty privates, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; thirty privates, at nine hundred and sixty dollars each: and nine watchmen, at nine hundred dollars each, one-half of said privates and watchmen to be selected by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate mid one-half by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives; in all, seventy-five thousand one 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.
And hereafter the officers, privates, and watchmen of the Capitol policeUniforms. shall, when on duty, wear the regulation uniform. For contingent expenses, three hundred dollars, one half to be disbursedContingent expenses. by the Secretary of the Senate and the other half to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. congressional directory. For expenses of compiling, preparing, and indexing the CongressionalCongressional Directory. Directory, to be expended under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, one thousand six hundred dollars. house of representatives.
House of Representatives. For compensation of members of the House of Representatives andPay of Members and Delegates. Delegates from Territories, one million nine hundred and fifty-three thousand dollars. For mileage, one hundred and forty-five thousand dollars.Mileage. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others in the service of the House of Representatives, namely: Office of the Speaker: For secretary to the Speaker, threeSpeaker’s office. thousand dollars; clerk to the Speaker’s table, three thousand six hundred dollars, and for preparing Digest of the Rules, one thousand dollars per annum; clerk to the Speaker, one thousand six hundred dollars; messenger to the Speaker, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, ten thousand four hundred dollars.
Chaplain: For Chaplain of the House, one thousand dollars.Chaplain. Office of the Clerk: For Clerk of the House of Representatives,Clerk of the House, etc. including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund, five, thousand dollars; hire of horses and wagons and cartage for use of the Clerk’s office, nine hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; chief clerk, journal clerk, and two reading clerks, at three thousand six hundred dollars each; tally clerk, three thousand dollars; printing and bill clerk, disbursing clerk, and enrolling clerk, at two thousand five hundred dollars each: file clerk, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; assistant disbursing clerk, assistant enrolling clerk, resolution and petition clerk, newspaper clerk, index clerk, assistant journal clerk, and assistant to chief clerk, at two thousand dollars each; librarian, distributing clerk, stationery clerk, and superintendent.
Clerk’s document room, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; one bookkeeper, two assistant librarians, and seven clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; document and bill clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; document clerk, one thousand90 four hundred and forty dollars; locksmith, who shall be skilled in his trade, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant in Clerk’s office, and one assistant in disbursing-office, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; telegraph operator, assistant file clerk, and stenographer to the Clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; assistant telegraph operator authorized and named in resolution adopted January fifteenth, nineteen hundred and two. one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant in library, one assistant in document room, one assistant in stationery room, and one messenger in file, room, at nine hundred dollars each: one page, seven hundred and twenty dollars: attendant in charge of bathroom, one thousand dollars; two laborers in the bathroom (including William Richardson), at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; three laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; assistant index clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; page in enrolling room, and messenger in Chief Clerics office, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all. ninety-four thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.
Under Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds;Chief engineer, etc. For chief engineer, one thousand seven hundred dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; six conductors of elevators, at one thousand one hundred dollars each, who shall bo under the supervision and direction of the Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds; laborer, eight hundred and twenty dollars: six firemen, at nine hundred dollars each; electrician, one thousand two hundred dollars; laborer, one thousand dollars; four laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; three cabinetmakers, who shall be skilled in their trade, one at one thousand two hundred dollars and two at nine hundred dollars each; and for the following for service in old library portion of the Capitol:
Two attendants at one thousand two hundred dollars each, and two watchmen at nine hundred dollars each; in all, thirty thousand four hundred dollars. Clerks and messengers to committees: For clerk to the CommitteeClerks and messengers to committees. on Ways and Means, three thousand dollars; assistant clerk and stenographer, two thousand dollars; messenger, one thousand two hundred dollars; janitor, one thousand dollars; clerk to the Committee on Appropriations, three thousand dollars, and one thousand dollars additional while the office is held by the. present incumbent; assistant clerk and stenographer, two thousand dollars; messenger and assistant clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; janitor, one thousand dollars: clerks to Committees on Accounts, Agriculture, Banking and Currency, Claims, District of Columbia, Elections Numbers One, Two, and Three, Foreign Affairs.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Indian Affairs, Insular Affairs, Invalid Pensions, Judiciary, Labor, Library, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Military Affairs, Naval Affairs. Pensions, Post-Office and Post-Roads, Printing, Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Lands, Rivers and Harbors, Revision of the Laws. Territories, War Claims, and clerk to continue Digest of Claims under resolution of March seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, at two thousand dollars each; assistant clerk to the Committee on the Judiciary, one thousand six hundred dollars; assistant clerk to the Committee on Post-Office and Post-Roads, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant clerk to the Committee on War Claims, one thousand two hundred dollars; for janitors for rooms of the Committees on Accounts,Janitors.
Agriculture, Banking and Currency. Claims, District of Columbia, Elections Numbers One, Two, and Three, Foreign Affairs, Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Indian Affairs, Insular Affairs, Invalid Pensions, Judiciary, Library, Merchant Manne and Fisheries, Military Affairs. Naval Affairs, Post-Office and Post-Roads, Pensions, Printing, Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Lands, Rivers and Harbors, and War Claims, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, and said janitors91 shall be appointed by the chairmen, respectively, of said committees, and shall perform under the direction of the Doorkeeper all of the duties heretofore required of messengers detailed to said committees by the Doorkeeper: in all, ninety-five thousand six hundred dollars.
For an assistant clerk to each of the Committees on Military Affairs, Naval Affairs, and Invalid Pensions, at six dollars per day each during the session, two thousand one hundred and seventy-eight dollars. For eleven clerks to committees, at six dollars each per day duringClerks to committees, session. the session, seven thousand nine hundred and eighty-six dollars. Office of Sergeant-at-Arms: For Sergeant-at-Arms of the HouseSergeant-at-Arms, deputy, etc. of Representatives. four thousand five hundred dollars; deputy to the Sergeant-at-Arms, two thousand dollars; cashier, three thousand dollars; paying teller, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars; book-keeper. one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant bookkeeper, one thousand two hundred dollars; messenger, one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks in charge of pairs, at one thousand four hundred dollars each: page, seven hundred and twenty dollars; and skilled laborer, eight hundred and forty dollars; in all. twenty thousand two hundred and ten dollars.
Office of Doorkeeper: For Doorkeeper, three thousand five hundredDoorkeeper, assistant, etc. dollars; hire of horses, feed, repair of wagon and harness, one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; assistant doorkeeper, and Department messenger, at two thousand dollars each; one, special employee, John T. Chancey, one thousand five hundred dollars; one special employee, one thousand five hundred dollars; clerk to Doorkeeper, and janitor, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; thirteen messengers, including the messenger to the reporters’ gallery,Messengers. at one thousand two hundred dollars each; thirteen messengers, at one thousand dollars each; messenger to the Speaker’s table, one thousand dollars; fourteen messengers on the soldiers’ roll, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; twelve laborers, at seven hundred and twentyLaborers. dollars each; two laborers in the water-closet, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; ten laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one laborer, six hundred dollars; eight laborers, known as cloakroom men. nt fifty dollars per month each; female attendant in ladies’ retiring room, seven hundred and twenty dollars; superintendentSuperintendent of folding room, etc. of folding room, two thousand dollars; five clerks in folding room, one at one thousand eight hundred dollars, and four at one; thousand two hundred dollars each; foreman, one thousand five hundred dollars; messenger, one thousand two hundred dollars; page, five hundred dollars: laborer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; nine folders, at nine hundred dollars each; five folders, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; eighteen folders, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; night watchman, nine hundred dollars; driver, six hundred dollars; assistant driver, six hundred dollars; two chief pages, at ninePages. hundred dollars each; forty-three pages, during the session, including two riding pages and two telephone pages, and ten pages for duty at the entrances to the Hall of the House, at two dollars and fifty cents per day each, thirteen thousand and seven dollars and fifty cents; horse and buggy for Department messenger, two hundred and fifty dollars; superintendent of document room, two thousand dollars; assistantSuperintendent of document room, etc. superintendent of document room, one thousand eight hundred dollars; six assistants in document room, one at one thousand six hundred dollars, two at one thousand four hundred dollars each, one at one thousand two hundred dollars, and two at one thousand dollars each: in all, one hundred and fifty thousand and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.
For employment of Joel Grayson in document room, one thousandJoel Grayson. eight hundred dollars. For the following minority employees authorized and named in theMinority employees resolution adopted by the House of Representatives November ninth,92 nineteen hundred and three, namely: One special employee, one thousand tire hundred dollars; two special messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; and one special chief page, nine hundred dollars, and five hundred dollars additional for services as pair clerk: in all, five thousand three hundred dollars.
For the assistant Department messenger authorized and named inSpecial employees. the resolution adopted by the, House of Representatives December seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For the special messenger authorized and named in the resolution adopted by the House of Representatives January fifteenth, nineteen hundred, one thousand two hundred dollars. To continue the employment of the clerk to the conference minority of the House of Representatives, two thousand dollars; and for messenger, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, three thousand two hundred dollars.
To continue employment and for compensation of the assistant fore-man of the folding room, authorized and named in the resolution adopted by the House of Representatives February sixth, nineteen hundred, at throe dollars and eighty-five cents per day. one thousand four hundred and five dollars and twenty-five cents. To continue the employment of the person named in the resolution of the House adopted June fifth, nineteen hundred, as a laborer, at fifty dollars per month, six hundred dollars.
To continue the employment of the special messenger authorized and named in the resolution of the House, adopted February seventh, nine-teen hundred, one thousand two hundred dollars. To continue the employment of the laborer authorized and named in the resolution of the House adopted December nineteenth, nineteen hundred and one, at fifty dollars per month, six hundred dollars. Successors to any of the employees provided for in the eight precedingAppointment. paragraphs may be named by the House of Representatives at any time.
Office of Postmaster: For Postmaster, two thousand five hundredPostmaster, assistant, etc. dollars; assistant postmaster, two thousand dollars; twelve messengers, including messenger to superintend transportation of mails, at one thousand two hundred dollars each: eight messengers, at one hundred dollars per month each, during the session, three thousand two hundred dollars; and one laborer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, twenty-two thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars.
For hire of horses and mail wagons for carrying the mails, twoHorses and wagons. thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Official reporters: For six official reporters of the proceedingsReporting debates. and debates of the House, at five thousand dollars each, who shall also, when so required, perform duties as stenographers to committees; assistant official reporter, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, thirty-one thousand two hundred dollars.
For janitor for rooms of official reporters to debates and officialJanitor. stenographers to committees, seven hundred and twenty dollars. Stenographers to committees: For three stenographers to committees,Stenographers to committees. at five thousand dollars each; assistant stenographer to committees, five thousand dollars; assistant stenographer to committees, one thousand six hundred dollars; in all, twenty-one thousand six hundred dollars. That wherever the words “during the session” occur in the foregoing“During the session” to mean 121 days. paragraphs they shall be construed to mean the one hundred and twenty-one days from December first, nineteen hundred and four, to March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and five, inclusive.
For clerk hire, Members and Delegates: To pay Members and Delegates the amounts which they certify they have paid or agree to93 pay for clerk hire, necessarily employed by them in the discharge of their official and representative duties, as provided in the joint resolutionVol. 27, p. 757. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-three. House resolutions adopted May eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and January fifteenth, nineteen hundred and two, and the deficiency appropriationVol. 30, p. 687.
Act approved July seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, four hundred and sixty-six thousand eight hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and Representatives and Delegates elect to Congress whose credentials in due form of law have been duly tiled with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of section thirty-one of the Revised Statutes[R. S., sec. 31, p. 6](/us/rs/s31/p6). of the United States, shall be entitled to payment under this appropriation.
For contingent expenses, namely: For wrapping paper, paste-board,Contingent expenses.Folding materials. paste, twine, newspaper wrappers, and other necessary materials for folding, for the use of members of the House, and for use in the Clerk’s office and the House folding room (not including envelopes, writing paper, and other paper and materials to be printed and furnished by the Public Printer, upon requisitions from the Clerk of the House, under the provisions of the Act approved January twelfth,Vol. 28, p. 624. eighteen hundred and ninety-five, for the public printing and binding), seven thousand dollars.
For fuel and oil for the heating apparatus, fifteen thousand dollars.Fuel and oil. For furniture and materials for repairs of the same, twenty thousandFurniture. dollars. For packing boxes, three thousand dollars, or so much thereof asPacking boxes. may be necessary. For miscellaneous items and expenses of special and select committees,Miscellaneous items. fifty thousand dollars. For stationery for members of the House of Representatives, includingStationery. five thousand dollars for stationery for the. use of the committees and officers of the House, fifty-three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For postage stamps for the Postmaster, one hundred dollars; for thePostage stamps. Clerk, three hundred dollars; for the Sergeant-at-Arms, two hundred dollars; and for the Doorkeeper, fifty dollars; in all, six hundred and fifty dollars. office of the public printer. Public printing. For Public Printer, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk,Public Printer, clerks, etc. two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; clerk in charge of the Congressional Record at. the Capitol, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; in all, fifteen thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. library of congress.
Library of Congress. General administration: For Librarian of Congress, six thousandLibrarian, etc. dollars; chief assistant librarian, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; Librarian’s secretary, one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk (assistant to chief clerk), one. thousand dollars; two stenographers and typewriters, at one thousand dollars each; messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, eighteen thousand one hundred and forty dollars.
Mail and Supply: For assistant in charge, one thousand five hundredMail and supply division. dollars: assistant, nine hundred dollars; messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, two thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. Packing and Stamping: For two attendants, at seven hundred andPacking and stamping. twenty dollars each, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars.94 Order (purchasing): For chief of division, two thousand five hundredOrder division. dollars; assistant, one thousand five hundred dollars; assistant, one thousand two hundred dollars; three assistants, at nine hundred dollars each; two assistants, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two assistants, at six hundred dollars each; assistant, five hundred and twenty dollars; and two messenger boys, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; in all, eleven thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.
Catalogue and shelf; For chief of division, three thousand dollars;Catalogue and shelf division. five assistants, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; seven assistants, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; six assistants, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; twelve assistants, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; six assistants, at one thousand dollars each; fourteen assistants, at nine hundred dollars each: four assistants, at eight hundred dollars each; thirteen assistants, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; three assistants, at six hundred dollars each ; ten assistants, at five hundred and forty dollars each; four assistants, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; six messengers, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; in all, eighty-seven thousand seven hundred and forty dollars.
Binding: For assistant in charge, one thousand two hundred dollars;Bindery. assistant, nine hundred dollars; messenger hoy, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, two thousand four hundred and sixty dollars. Bibliography: For chief of division, three thousand dollars; assistant,Bibliography division. one thousand two hundred dollars; two assistants, at nine hundred dollars each; assistant, seven hundred and twenty dollars; stenographer, nine hundred dollars; and one messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, seven thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
Reading rooms (including evening service) and special collections:Reading room officials. For superintendent of reading room, three thousand dollars; two assistants, at. one thousand five hundred dollars each: four assistants, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one assistant (reading room for the blind), one thousand two hundred dollars; five assistants, at nine hundred dollars each; ten assistants, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one attendant, Senate reading room, nine hundred dollars; one attendant, Representatives’ reading room, nine hundred dollars; one attendant, Representatives’ reading room, seven hundred and twenty dollars; two attendants, cloak rooms, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one attendant, Toner Library, nine hundred dollars; one attendant, Washingtonian Library, nine hundred dollars; four messenger boys, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; two watch-men, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; evening service: five assistants, at nine hundred dollars each; fifteen assistants, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, forty-seven thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
Periodical (including evening service): For chief of division, twoPeriodical division. thousand dollars; chief assistant, one thousand five hundred dollars: two assistants, at nine hundred dollars each: three assistants, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two messenger boys, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; for arrears of sorting and collating and to enable periodical reading room to be open in the evenings, two assistants, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, nine thousand six hundred and twenty dollars.
Documents: For chief of division, three thousand dollars; assistant,Document division. one thousand two hundred dollars; stenographer and typewriter, nine hundred dollars; assistant, seven hundred and twenty dollars: messenger. three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, six thousand one hundred and eighty dollars. Manuscript: For chief of division, three thousand dollars; assistant,Manuscript division. one thousand five hundred dollars; assistant, nine hundred dollars;95 messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, five thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
Maps and charts: For chief of division, three thousand dollars;Map and chart division. assistant, one thousand two hundred dollars; two assistants, at nine hundred dollars each; assistant, seven hundred and twenty dollars; messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all. seven thousand and eighty dollars. Music: For chief of division, two thousand dollars; assistant, oneMusic division. thousand four hundred dollars: assistant, one thousand dollars; two assistants, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, six thousand two hundred dollars.
Prints: For chief of division, two thousand dollars; assistant, onePrints division. thousand two hundred dollars; two assistants, at nine hundred dollars each; messenger, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, five thousand three hundred and sixty dollars. Smithsonian deposit: For custodian, one thousand five hundredSmithsonian deposit. dollars; assistant, one thousand two hundred dollars; messenger, seven hundred and twenty dollars; messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, three thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.
Congressional Reference Library: For custodian, one thousand fiveCongressional reference library. hundred dollars; assistant, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant, nine hundred dollars; assistant, seven hundred and twenty dollars; two messenger boys, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; in all, five thousand and forty dollars. Law Library: For custodian, two thousand five hundred dollars;Law library. two assistants, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; messenger, nine hundred dollars; assistant for evening service, one thousand five hundred dollars; in all. seven thousand seven hundred dollars.
Copyright office, under the direction of the Librarian of Congress:Copyright office. Register of copyrights, three thousand dollars; chief clerk and chief of bookkeeping division, two thousand dollars; chief of application division, two thousand dollars; two clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; four clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; eight clerks, at one thousand four, hundred dollars each; ten clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; eight clerks, at one thousand dollars each; thirteen clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two clerks, at eight hundred dollars each; ten clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one clerk, six hundred dollars; two messenger boys, at three h undred and sixty dollars each.
Arrears, special service: Three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; porter, seven hundred and twenty dollars; messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; In all, seventy-four thousand seven hundred dollars. For service in connection with the distribution of card indexes andCard indexes. other publications of the Library, six thousand eight hundred dollars. For special, temporary, and miscellaneous service, at the discretionTemporary, etc., service. of the Librarian, to continue available until expended, two thousand dollars.
To enable the Library of Congress to be kept open for referenceSunday opening. use from two until ten o’clock post meridian on Sundays and legal holidays, within the discretion of the Librarian, including the extra services of employees and the services of additional employees under the Librarian, ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Increase of Library of Congress: For purchase of books for theIncrease of library. Library, and for freight, commissions, and traveling expenses incidental to the acquisition of books by purchase, gift, or exchange, ninety thousand dollars;
For purchase of books and for periodicals for the law library, underLaw books. the direction of the Chief Justice, three thousand dollars;96 For purchase of new books of reference for the Supreme Court, to be a part of the Library of Congress and purchased by the marshal of the Supreme Court, under the direction of the Chief Justice, one thousand five hundred dollars; For purchase of miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers, fivePeriodicals. thousand dollars; For expenses of exchanging public documents for the publicationsExchange of documents. of foreign governments, one thousand eight hundred dollars;
In all, one hundred and one thousand three hundred dollars. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the Library, stationery,Contingent expenses. supplies, and all stock and materials directly purchased, miscellaneous traveling expenses, postage, transportation, and all incidental expenses connected with the administration of the Library and the Coypright Office, which sum shall be so apportioned as to prevent a deficiency therein, seven thousand three hundred dollars. Custody, care, and maintenance of Libuahy building andCare of building and grounds.Superintendent, etc. grounds:
For superintendent of the Library building and grounds, five thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; clerk, One thousand dollars; one messenger; one assistant messenger; two telephone operators, at six hundred dollars each; captain of watch, one thousand four hundred dollars; lieutenant of watch, one thousand dollars; eighteen watchmen; carpenter, nine hundred dollars; painter, nine hundred dollars; foreman of laborers, nine hundred dollars; fourteen laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; two attendants in ladies’ room, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; two cheek boys, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; mistress of charwomen, four hundred and twenty-five dollars; assistant mistress of charwomen, three hundred dollars; forty-five charwomen; chief engineer, one thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars: three assistant engineers, at one thousand dollars each; electrician, one thousand five hundred dollars; assistant electrician, one thousand dollars; machinist, one thousand dollars; machinist, nine hundred dollars; two wiremen, at nine hundred dollars each; plumber, nine hundred dollars; two elevator conductors, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; nine firemen; six skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, seventy-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-five dollars.
For extra services of employees and additional employees under theSunday opening. superintendent of library building and grounds to provide for the opening of the Library building from two until ten o’clock post meridian on Sundays and legal holidays, two thousand eight hundred dollars. For fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous supplies, electric andGeneral expenses. steam apparatus, reference books, stationery, and all incidental expenses in connection with the custody, care, and maintenance of said building and grounds, thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
For furniture, including partitions, screens, shelving, and electricalFurniture. work pertaining thereto, forty thousand dollars. BOTANIC GARDEN. Botanic Garden. For superintendent, one thousand eight hundred dollars.Superintendent, etc. For assistants and laborers, under the direction of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, twelve thousand five hundred and ninety-three dollars and seventy-five cents. For procuring manure, tools, fuel, purchasing trees, shrubs, plants,Repairs and improvements. and seeds; and for services, materials, and miscellaneous supplies, and contingent expenses in connection with repairs and improvements to Botanic Gardens, under direction of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, five thousand dollars. 97 EXECUTIVE.
Executive. For compensation of the President of the United States, fifty thousandCompensation of the President. dollars. For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, fromCompensation of the Vice-President. and including March fourth, nineteen hundred and five, two thousand six hundred and fifteen dollars and thirty-eight cents. For compensation to the following in the office of the President ofExecutive office.Secretary, assistants, etc. the United States: Secretary, five thousand dollars; two assistant secretaries, at three thousand dollars each; executive clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; executive clerk and disbursing officer, two thousand dollars; two clerks, at two thousand dollars each; six clerks of class four; one clerk of class four, who shall be a telegrapher; four clerks of class three; usher to the President, one thousand eight hundred dollars; steward, one thousand eight hundred dollars: chief door-keeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; eight doorkeepers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; five messengers, at nine hundred dollars each; watchman, nine hundred dollars; one fireman; laborer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; laborer, six hundred dollars; in all, sixty-five thousand seven hundred and forty dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Executive Office, including stationeryContingent expenses. therefor, as well as record books, telegrams, telephones, books for library, furniture and carpets for offices, care of office carriages, horses, and harness, and miscellaneous items, to be expended in the discretion of the President, twenty thousand dollars. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. Civil Service Commission. For three Commissioners, at three thousand five hundred dollars each;Commissioners, examiner, etc. chief examiner, three thousand dollars: secretary, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assistant chief examiner, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; law clerk, two thousand dollars; two chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; eight clerks of class four; thirteen clerks of class three: sixteen clerks of class two: thirty-two clerks of class one; twenty clerks, at one thousand dollars each; ten clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; eight clerks, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; one messenger; engineer, eight hundred and forty dollars; two firemen; two watchmen; one elevator conductor, seven hundred and twenty dollars; three laborers; and three messenger boys, at three, hundred and sixty dollars each; in all, one hundred and sixty-four thousand and sixty dollars.
For necessary traveling expenses, including those of examiners actingExpenses. under the direction of the Commission, and for expenses of examinations and investigations held elsewhere than at Washington, eight thousand five hundred dollars. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Department of State. For compensation of the Secretary of State, eight, thousand dollars;Pay of Secretary, Assistants, clerks, etc. Assistant. Secretary, four thousand five hundred dollars; Second and Third Assistant Secretaries, at four thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, three thousand dollars; assistant solicitor of the Department of State, to be appointed by the Secretary of State, three thousand dollars; law clerk, and assistant, to be selected and appointed by the Secretary of State, to edit the laws of Congress and perform such other duties as may be required of them, at two thousand five hundred dollars and one thousand five hundred dollars, respectively; eight chiefs of bureaus, at two thousand one hundred dollars each: two98 translators, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; additional to Chief of Bureau of Accounts as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; private secretary to the Secretary, two thousand five hundred dollars; twelve clerks of class four; eight clerks of class three; fourteen clerks of class two; twenty-eight clerks of class one, one of whom is to be a telegraph operator: five clerks, at one thousand dollars each: twelve clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; chief messenger, one thousand dollars; two messengers; sixteen assistant messengers: packer, seven hundred and twenty dollars: and for temporary typewriters and stenographers, to be selected by the Secretary, two thousand dollars: in all. one hundred and seventy-five thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.
Contingent expenses Department of State: For the followingContingent expenses. sums which shall be so apportioned as to prevent deficiencies therein, namely: For stationery, furniture, fixtures, and repairs, and for the purchase of passport paper, six thousand five hundred dollars. For books and maps and books for the library, two thousand dollars.Books, etc. For services of lithographer and necessary materials for the lithographicLithographer, etc. press, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous expenses, including care and subsistence of horses,Miscellaneous. to be used only for official purposes, repairs of wagons, carriage, and harness, rent of stable, telegraphic and electric apparatus and repairs to the same, and other items not included in the foregoing: in all, five thousand dollars. For the purchase of a carriage for the official use of the SecretaryCarriage. of State, one thousand dollars. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Treasury Department. Office of the Secretary:
For compensation of the Secretary ofPay of Secretary, Assistants, clerks, etc. the Treasury, eight thousand dollars; three Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury, at four thousand five hundred dollars each; clerk to the Secretary, two thousand five hundred dollars; stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; three private secretaries, one to each Assistant Secretary, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; Government actuary, under control of the Treasury, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class two; two clerks of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; four messengers; three assistant messengers: and one laborer: in all, forty-six thousand two hundred and thirty 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 five, hundred dollars; inspector of electric-light plants, gas, and fixtures for all public buildings under control of the Treasury Department, two thousand dollars; assistant inspector of electric-light plants and draftsman, one thousand six hundred dollars; five clerks of class four; additional to one clerk of class four, as bookkeeper, one hundred dollars; three clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; four clerks of class one (one as librarian); one clerk, one thousand dollars; one messenger; two assistant messengers;
Storekeeper, one thousand two hundred dollars; telegraph operator, one thousand two hundred dollars: telephone operator and assistant telegraph operator, one thousand two hundred dollars; chief engineer, one thousand fourEngineer, etc. hundred dollars: three assistant engineers, at one thousand dollars each; six elevator conductors, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; three firemen; five firemen, at six hundred and sixty dollars each: coal passer, five hundred dollars: locksmith and electrician, one, thousand four hundred dollars; captain of the watch, one thousandWatchmen. four hundred dollars; two lieutenants of the watch, at nine hundred99 dollars each; fifty-eight watchmen; six special watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, foreman of laborers, one thousandLaborers. dollars: skilled laborer, male, eight hundred and forty dollars; wire-man, nine hundred dollars; two skilled laborers, male, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; twenty-six laborers; ten laborers, at five hundred dollars each; laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars; two laborers, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; eighty-seven charwomen; foreman of cabinet shop, one thousand five hundredCabinet shop. dollars: draftsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; ten cabinet-makers, at one thousand dollars each; cabinetmaker, seven hundred and twenty dollars; carpenter, one thousand dollars; carpenter’s helper, six hundred and sixty dollars.
For the Winder Building: Engineer,Winder Building. one thousand dollars; three firemen: conductor of elevator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; four watchmen; three laborers, one of whom, when necessary, shall assist and relieve the conductor of the elevator; laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars; and six charwomen. ForCox Building. the Cox Building, seventeen hundred and nine New York avenue: Three watch men-firemen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; and one laborer; in all. one hundred and eighty-one thousand two hundred and twenty dollars.
Division of bookkeeping and warrants: For chief of division, threeBookkeeping and warrants division. thousand five hundred dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand seven hundred dollars; estimate and digest clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars: two principal bookkeepers, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; eleven bookkeepers, at two thousand dollars each; twelve clerks of class four: four clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; one messenger; two assistant, messengers; and one laborer; in all, seventy-three thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
Division of customs: For chief of division, two thousand seven hundredCustoms division. and fifty dollars: assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; five law clerks, at two thousand dollars each; two clerks of class four; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; four clerks of class one; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; and two assistant messengers; in all, thirty-three thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars. Division of appointments:
For chief of division, two thousandAppointment division. seven hundred and fifty dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; executive clerk, two thousand dollars; law and bond clerk, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; five clerks of class one; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; two assistant messengers; and one laborer; in all, thirty-eight thousand seven hundred and ninety dollars.
Division of public moneys: For chief of division, two thousand fivePublic moneys division. hundred dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; five 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: and one assistant messenger; in all, twenty-five thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. Division of loans and currency: For chief of division, three thousandLoans and currency division. dollars; assistant chief of division, two thousand one hundred dollars; five 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: eighteen clerks, at nine hundred do] Ears each; twelve expert counters, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one messenger; two assistant messengers: nine laborers; superintendent of paper room, one thousand two hundred dollars; paper100 cutter, at three dollars per day; paper counter, seven hundred and twenty dollars; thirty-six paper counters and laborers, at six hundred and twenty dollars each; and one laborer, five hundred and fifty dollars; in all, eighty-three thousand and eighty-nine dollars.
Division of Revenue-Cutter Service: For assistant chief of division,Revenue-Cutter division. two thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; four clerks of class three; two clerks of class two: three clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each: two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and two laborers: in all, twenty-two thousand one hundred and twenty 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; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; clerk, one thousand dollars; clerk, nine hundred dollars; and one assistant messenger; in all, thirteen thousand one hundred and twenty dollars.
Division of printing and stationery: For chief of division, twoStationery, etc., division. thousand five hundred dollars: assistant chief of division, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each: two messengers; two assistant messengers; one laborer; foreman of bindery, at six dollars per day: four binders, at four dollars per day each; and two sewers and folders, at two dollars and fifty cents per day each: in all, thirty-seven thousand five hundred and thirty-one dollars.
Division of mail and riles: For chief of division, two thousand fiveMail and files division. hundred dollars; registered mail and bond clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; five clerks of class two; additional to one clerk of class two, in charge of documents, two hundred dollars; two clerks of class one: six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one mail messenger, one thousand two hundred dollars: two assistant messengers; two laborers, at six hundred dollars each; and two messenger boys, at throe hundred and sixty dollars each; in all, twenty-eight thousand and sixty dollars.
Division of special agents: For assistant chief of division, two thousandSpecial agents division. four hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; three clerks of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one messenger; in all, thirteen thousand five hundred and forty dollars. Offices of disbursing clerks: For two disbursing clerks, at twoDisbursing clerks. thousand five hundred dollars each; two clerks of class four: one clerk of class two: two clerks of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; in all, thirteen thousand four hundred dollars.
Office of the Supervising Architect: In the construction branchSupervising Architect’s office. of the Treasury; For Supervising Architect, four thousand five hundred dollars; and one assistant messenger; in all, five thousand two hundred and twenty dollars. And the services of skilled draftsmen, civil engineers, computers,Draftsmen, 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 exclusively 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*Proviso*.Limit. account, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, shall not exceed three hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and 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.101 Office of Comptroller of the Treasury:
For Comptroller ofComptroller’s office. the Treasury, five thousand five hundred dollars: Assistant Comptroller of the Treasury, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief law clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; eight law clerks revising accounts and briefing opinions, one at two thousand one hundred dollars and seven at two thousand dollars each; six expert accountants, at two thousand dollars each; private secretary, one thousand eight hundred dollars; eight clerks of class four; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; two typewriter-copyists at one thousand dollars each; two messengers; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, sixty-eight thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
Office of Auditor for Treasury Department; For Auditor,Office of Auditor for Treasury Department. four thousand dollars; Deputy Auditor, two thousand five hundred dollars; law clerk, two thousand dollars; four chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; seventeen clerks of class four; thirteen clerks of class three; ten clerks of class two: twenty-seven clerks of class one; seven clerks, at one thousand dollars each; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; three assistant messengers; four laborers; in all, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars.
For clerical force for the liquidation of manifests of vessels and carsClerks on manifests. arriving in the United States from foreign countries with merchandise intended for consumption, namely: For one clerk of class four; two clerics of class three; three clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; ten clerks, at one thousand dollars each; and three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; in all, twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars. Office of Auditor for War Department:
For Auditor, fourOffice of Auditor for War Department. thousand dollars; Deputy Auditor, two thousand five hundred dollars; law clerk, two thousand dollars; six chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; twenty-four clerks of class four; additional to one clerk as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; fifty-four clerks of class three; seventy-two clerks of class two; eighty-four clerks of class one; twenty clerks, at one thousand dollars each; fifteen clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; skilled laborer, nine hundred dollars; three clerks, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; one messenger; three assistant messengers: and eleven laborers: in all. three hundred and ninety-nine thousand and eighty dollars.
For the purpose of restoring and repairing the worn-out and defacedRestoring rolls, etc. rolls and vouchers in the office of the Auditor for the War Department, twenty-one thousand dollars. Office of Auditor for Navy Department: For Auditor, fourOffice of Auditor for Navy Department. thousand dollars; Deputy Auditor, two thousand five hundred dollars; law clerk, two thousand dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; nine clerks of class four; seventeen clerks of class three; thirteen clerks of class two; sixteen clerks of class one; twelve clerks, at one thousand dollars each; eight clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one clerk, eight hundred dollars; one messenger; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; in all, one hundred and eighteen thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.
Office of Auditor for Interior Department: For Auditor,Office of Auditor for Interior Department. four thousand dollars; Deputy Auditor, two thousand five hundred dollars; law clerk, two thousand dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each: ten clerks of class four; sixteen clerks of class three; twenty-eight clerks of class two; twenty-eight clerks of class one; sixteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; fourteen clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger: four skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; six laborers; and one female laborer, six hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and sixty-seven thousand six hundred and sixty dollars.102 Office of Auditor for State and other Departments:
ForOffice of Auditor for State, etc., Departments. Auditor, four thousand dollars: Deputy Auditor, two thousand five hundred dollars; law clerk, two thousand dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; fifteen clerks of class four; fifteen clerks of class three; eleven clerks of class two: ten clerks of class one; five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four clerks, at nine hundred dollars each: two copyists: one messenger; one assistant messenger; and three laborers; in all, one hundred and six thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.
Office of Auditor for Post-Office Department: For Auditor,Office of Auditor for Post-Office Department. four thousand dollars; two Deputy Auditors, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; law clerk, two thousand dollars; seven chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; thirty-seven clerks of class four; additional to one clerk as disbursing clerk, four hundred and fifty dollars; sixty-nine clerks of class three; ninety-one clerks of class two; one hundred and fifteen clerks of class one: ninety-eight clerks, at one thousand dollars each; skilled laborer, one thousand dollars: seventy-six clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; fifty-five skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; sixty-five skilled laborers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; eight messengers; fifteen assistant messengers; six watchmen; twenty-five male laborers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; three female laborers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; and twenty-one charwomen; in all. seven hundred and sixty-five thousand one hundred and ten dollars.
Office of the Treasurer: For Treasurer of the United States,Treasurer’s office. six thousand dollars: Assistant, Treasurer, three thousand six hundred dollars; Deputy Assistant Treasurer, three thousand two hundred dollars; cashier, three thousand six hundred dollars; assistant cashier, three thousand dollars: chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars: seven chiefs of division, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; assistant chief of division, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; vault clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; principal bookkeeper, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant bookkeeper, two thousand one hundred dollars; two tellers, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; two assistant tellers, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; clerk for the Treasurer, one thousand eight hundred dollars: twenty-five clerks of class four; eighteen clerks of class three; fifteen clerks of class two; coin clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; thirty-one clerks of class one; seventeen clerks, at one thousand dollars each: sixty-six clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; nine expert counters, at eight hundred dollars each; fifty expert counters, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; nine expert counters, at seven hundred dollars each; mail messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; seven messengers; six assistant messengers; thirty-one laborers; nine charwomen; foreman pressman, one thousand five hundred dollars; eleven pressmen, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; twenty-four separators, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; seventeen feeders, at six hundred and sixty dollars each: compositor and pressman, one. thousand four hundred dollars; machinist, nine hundred dollars; in all, three hundred and ninety-nine thousand two hundred and seventy dollars.
For the force employed in redeeming the national currency (to beRedemption of currency. reimbursed by the national banks), namely: For superintendent, three thousand five hundred dollars; teller, two thousand five hundred dollars: bookkeeper, two thousand four hundred dollars; assistant teller, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four: four clerks of class three; six clerks of class two; twenty-four clerks of class one; fifteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; twelve clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; fourteen expert counters, at eight hundred dollars each;103 six expert counters, at seven hundred dollars each; one messenger; four assistant messengers; and two charwomen; in all, one hundred and four thousand dollars.
Office of the Register of the Treasury: For Register, fourRegister’s office. thousand dollars; Assistant Register, two thousand five hundred dollars; two chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; four clerks of class four; six clerks of class three; five clerks of class two; eight clerks of class one; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; twenty-two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; two assistant messengers; nine counters, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; and five laborers; in all, seventy-nine thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: For ComptrollerOffice of Comptroller of the Currency. of the Currency, five thousand dollars; Deputy Comptroller, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand two hundred dollars each; eight clerks of class four; additional to bond clerk, two hundred dollars; stenographer, one thousand six hundred dollars; thirteen clerks of class three; fifteen clerks of class two; eleven clerks of class one; four-teen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; engineer, one thousand dollars; thirteen clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; four assistant messengers; one fireman; three laborers; in all, one hundred and twenty-one thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.
For expenses of the national currency (to be reimbursed by theNational currency expenses. national banks), namely: For superintendent, two thousand two hundred dollars; bookkeeper, two thousand dollars: teller, two thousand dollars; assistant bookkeeper, two thousand dollars: two clerks of class one: one clerk, one thousand dollars; five clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one assistant messenger; in all, sixteen thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. For expenses of special examinations of national banks and bankSpecial examinations. plates, of keeping macerator in Treasury building in repair, and for other incidental expenses attending the working of the macerator, and for procuring information relative to banks other than national, five thousand dollars.
Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue: For CommissionerOffice of Commissioner of Internal Revenue. of Internal Revenue, six thousand dollars; deputy commissioner, four thousand dollars; deputy commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars; chemist, two thousand five hundred dollars; two heads of divisions, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; six heads of divisions, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; superintendent of stamp vault, two thousand dollars; stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars: twenty-four clerks of class four; twenty-four clerks of class three: thirty-three clerks of class two; twenty-four clerks of class one: twenty-two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; thirty clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two messengers; fourteen assistant messengers; and thirteen laborers; in all, two hundred and sixty-four thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
For one stamp agent, one thousand six hundred dollars; one stampStamp agents. agent, nine hundred dollars: and one counter, nine hundred dollars; in all, three thousand four hundred dollars, the same to be reimbursed by the stamp manufacturers. Office of Life-Saving Service: For general Superintendent ofLife-Saving Service. the Life-Saving Service, four thousand dollars, and five hundred dollars additional while the office is held by the present incumbent; assistant general superintendent, two thousand five hundred dollars; principal clerk, two thousand dollars: topographer mid hydrographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; civil engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; draftsman, one thousand five hundred dollars; four clerks of class four; five clerks of class three: four clerks of class104 two: five clerics of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; two assistant messengers; and one laborer; in all, forty-five thousand nine hundred dollars.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing: For Director of Bureau,Bureau of Engraving and Printing. four thousand five hundred dollars; assistant director, three thousand dollars; accountant, two thousand five hundred dollars; stenographer, one thousand eight, hundred dollars: one clerk of class three; two clerks of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; two assistant messengers in all, eighteen thousand two hundred and forty dollars. Secret Service Division: For one chief, four thousand dollars;Secret Service division. chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; one clerk of clas one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; and one attendant, seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, sixteen thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.
Office of the Director of the Mint: For Director, four thousandOffice of Director of the Mint. five hundred dollars; examiner, and computer, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; assayer, two thousand two hundred dollars; adjuster of accounts, two thousand dollars: two clerks of class four; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; three clerks of class one; translator, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand dollars; one copyist; one messenger; assistant in laboratory, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, thirty thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars.
For freight on bullion and coin, by registered mail or otherwise,Freight. between mints and assay offices, seventy-five thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, to be expendedContingent expenses. under the direction of the Director, namely: For assay laboratory, chemicals, fuel, materials, and other necessaries, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For examinations of mints, expense in visiting mints and assay offices for the purpose of superintending the annual settlements, and for special examinations, two thousand five dollars.
For books, pamphlets, periodicals, specimens of coins and ores, balances, weights, and incidentals, four hundred dollars. For the collection of statistics relative to the annual production andStatistics of precious metals. consumption of the precious metals in the United States, five thousand dollars. Office of Surgeon-General of Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service;Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service. For Surgeon-General, five thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars, and five hundred dollars additional as disbursing agent for the Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service; two clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; private secretary to the Surgeon-General, one thousand six hundred dollars; five clerics of class two, one of whom shall be translator; five clerks of class one; clerk and translator, one thousand two hundred dollars; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; and five laborers, at five hundred and forty dollars each; in alt. thirty-nine thousand five hundred and forty dollars, the same to be paid from the permanent appropriations for the Public Health and Marine-Hospital Sendee, and said Service shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department until otherwise hereafter specifically provided by law.
Contingent Expenses Treasury Department: For the followingContingent expenses. sums, which shall be so apportioned as to prevent deficiencies therein, namely: For stationery for the Treasury Department and its several Bureaus,Stationery. thirty thousand dollars. For postage required to prepay matter addressed to Postal UnionPostage. countries, and for postage for the Treasury Department, one thousand five hundred dollars.105 For purchasing material for binding important records, six hundredBinding. dollars.
For newspapers, law books, city directories, and other books ofNewspapers, etc. reference relating to the business of the Department, one thousand two hundred dollars. For investigation of accounts and records, including the necessaryInvestigations. traveling expenses, and for other traveling expenses, when ordered by the Secretary of the Treasury, in connection with special work, including the temporary employment of stenographers, typewriters, account-ants, or other expert services outside the District of Columbia when not properly chargeable to any other appropriation under the control of the Treasury Department, five hundred dollars.
For freight, expressage, telegraph and telephone service, sevenFreight. thousand dollars. For rent of buildings, twelve thousand two hundred dollars.Rent. For rent, including heat, light, and janitor and elevator service, for office of Life-Saving Service, three thousand six hundred dollars. For rent of additional quarters for accommodation of clerical force of Auditor for the Post-Office. Department, fifteen thousand dollars. For removal of furniture and files from Post-Office building toRemoval of furniture, etc. quarters rented for accommodation of clerical force of Auditor for the Post-Office Department, and erection of shelving therein, three thousand five hundred dollars.
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, and of wagons, harness, and repairs of the same, three thousand five hundred dollars. For purchase of ice, including ice for the office of the Auditor forIce. the Post-Office Department, two thousand four hundred dollars. For purchase of file holders and file cases, four thousand dollars.Files. For purchase of coal, wood, engine oils and grease, grates, grateFuel, etc. baskets and fixtures, blowers, coal hods, coal shovels, pokers, and tongs, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For purchase of gas, electric current for lighting and power purposes,Lights. gas and electric-light fixtures, electric-light wiring and material, candles, candlesticks, droplights and tubing, gas burners, gas torches, globes, lanterns, and wicks, seventeen thousand dollars. For washing and hemming towels, for the purchase of awnings andMiscellaneous. 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; flower garden, street, and engine hose; lace leather, lye, nails, oils, planks, picks, pitchers, powders, stencil plates, hand stamps and repairs of same, stamp ink, spittoons, soap, matches, match safes, sponges, tacks, traps, thermometers, tools, towels, towel racks, tumblers, wire, 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.
For purchase of registering accountants, numbering machines, andNumbering machines, etc. other machines of a similar character, including time stamps for stamping date of receipt of official mail and telegrams, and repairs thereto, two thousand five hundred and ninety dollars. For purchase of carpets, carpet border and lining, linoleum, mats,Carpets, etc. rugs, matting, and repairs, and for cleaning, cutting, making, laying, and relaying of the same, by contract, four thousand dollars.
For purchase of boxes, book rests, chairs, chair caning, chair covers,Furniture. desks, bookcases, clocks, cloth for covering desks, cushions, leather for106 covering chairs and sofas, locks, lumber, screens, tables, ventilators, typewriters, wardrobe cabinets, washstands, water coolers and stands, ten thousand dollars. Contingent, and miscellaneous expenses, Office of Auditor for theMiscellaneous items, Office of Auditor for Post-Office Department. Post-Office Department, namely:
For miscellaneous items, of which not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars may be used for rental of telephones, and not exceeding two hundred dollars may be used for the purchase of law books, books of reference, and city directories, three thousand dollars; for carpets and repairs, two thousand dollars; for furniture and repairs, six thousand five hundred dollars; in all, eleven thousand five hundred dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Auditor for the Post-Office Department. collecting internal revenue.
Collecting internal revenue. For salaries and expenses of collectors andCollectors, etc. deputy collectors and surveyors, and clerks, including transportation of public funds, and also including expenses of enforcing the Act of August second,Vol. 24, p. 209. eighteen hundred and eighty-six, taxing oleomargarine, and the Act ofVol. 24, p. 218. August fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six. imposing upon the Government the expense of the inspection of tobacco exported; alsoVol. 29, p. 255. the Act of June sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, imposing a tax on filled cheese, one million nine hundred thousand dollars.
For continuing the additional clerks and other employees in theAdditional force, war-revenue act. Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, for salaries and expenses of increased force of deputy collectors, for continuing salaries and expenses of twenty additional internal-revenue agents appointed and employed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the employment of this force being made necessary by the increased collections of internal revenue. The existing provisions of law withVol. 30, p. 450. regard to internal-revenue agents shall apply to the duties, compensation, and expenses of these twenty additional agents, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of agents, fees and expenses of gaugers,Agents, gaugers, etc. salaries and expenses of storekeepers and storekeeper gaugers, and miscellaneous expenses incident to the collection of internal revenue, two million one hundred thousand dollars. independent treasury. Independent Treasury. Office of assistant treasurer at Baltimore: For assistantAssistant treasurers’ offices.Baltimore. treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; three clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; four clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; bookkeeper and three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each: messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; three watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: in all. twenty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars.
Office of assistant treasurer at Boston: For assistant treasurer,Boston. five thousand dollars; chief clerk, and paying teller, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; assistant paying teller, two thousand two hundred dollars; vault clerk, and receiving teller, at two thousand dollars each; assistant receiving teller, one thousand six hundred 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, and money clerk, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; redemption clerk, and one clerk, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; clerk, one thousand one hundred dollars; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; clerk, eight107 hundred dollars; messenger and chief watchman, one thousand and sixty dollars ; stenographer and typewriter, one thousand dollars; three watchmen and janitors, at eight hundred and fifty dollars each; in all. forty-two thousand seven hundred and ten dollars.
Office of assistant treasurer at Chicago: For assistant treasurer,Chicago. five thousand dollars; cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; vault clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; paying feller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant paying teller, one thousand five hundred dollars; assorting teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; silver and redemption teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; receiving teller, one thousand seven hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; two bookkeepers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; four coin, coupon, and currency clerks, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; twenty-three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one detective and hall man, one thousand one hundred dollars; messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; stenographer, nine hundred dollars: janitor, six hundred dollars; and three watch men. at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, sixty-one thousand seven hundred dollars.
Office of assistant treasurer at Cincinnati: For assistant treasurer,Cincinnati. four thousand five hundred dollars; cashier, two thousand dollars; bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; receiving teller, one thousand five hundred dollars; interest clerk, and five clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; clerk and stenographer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; clerk and watchman, eight hundred and forty dollars; night watchman, six hundred dollars; day watchman, six hundred dollars; in all, twenty-one thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
Office of assistant treasurer at New Orleans: For assistantNew Orleans. treasurer, four thousand dollars; chief clerk and cashier, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; receiving teller, and paying teller, at two thousand dollars each; two bookkeepers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each: coin and redemption clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; six clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; porter, five hundred dollars; day watchman, seven hundred and twenty dollars; night watchman, seven hundred and twenty dollars; typewriter and stenographer, one thousand dollars; in all, twenty-six thousand five hundred and ninety dollars.
Office of assistant treasurer at New York: For assistant treasurer,New York. eight thousand dollars; deputy assistant treasurer and cashier, four thousand two hundred dollars; assistant cashier and chief clerk, 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 paying teller, three thousand dollars; two chiefs of division, at two thousand seven hundred dollars each; chief of division, two thousand six hundred dollars; chief of division, and chief bookkeeper, at two thousand four hundred dollars each; chief of division, and assistant chief of division, at two thousand three hundred dollars each: two assistant chiefs of division, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; two assistant tellers, at two thousand two hundred dollars each; two assistant tellers, and one bookkeeper, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; six assistant tellers, one assistant chief of division, and three bookkeepers at two thousand dollars each; ten assistant tellers, and two bookkeepers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; two assistant tellers, at one thousand seven hundred dollars each; four assistant tellers, one book-keeper, and two clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each: six assistant tellers, and two clerks, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; nine assistant tellers, one bookkeeper, and four clerks, at one108 thousand four hundred dollars each; one assistant teller, and two clerks, it one thousand three hundred dollars each; eight assistant tellers, and three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; six assistant tellers, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; six assistant tellers, it one thousand dollars each; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; five assistant tellers, at eight hundred dollars each; two messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three messengers, at nine hundred dollars each; two messengers, at eight hundred dollars each; two hall men. at one thousand dollars each; two porters, at nine hundred dollars each: superintendent of building, one thousand eight hundred dollars; chief detective, one thousand five hundred dollars; assistant detective, one thousand two hundred dollars; two engineers, at one thousand and fifty do11ars each ; assistant engineer, eight hundred and twenty do1lars; eight watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, two hundred and six thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
Office of assistant treasurer at Philadelphia: For assistantPhiladelphia. treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; cashier and chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; paying teller, two thousand three hundred dollars; coin and paying teller, two thousand dollars; bond and authorities clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; vault clerk, one thousand nine hundred dollars; bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assorting teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; redemption teller, one thousand six hundred dollars; receiving teller, one thousand seven hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; three clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; clerk, one thousand three hundred dollars; six clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; superintendent messenger and chief watchman, one thousand one hundred dollars; six counters, at nine hundred dollars each; seven watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, forty-eight thousand nine, hundred and forty dollars.
Office of assistant treasurer at Saint Louis: For assistantSaint Louis. treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; cashier and chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; first teller, two thousand dollars; second teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; third teller, one thousand six hundred dollars; fourth teller, one thousand two hundred dollars; assorting teller, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant assorting teller, one thousand five hundred dollars; coin teller, one thousand two hundred dollars; bookkeeper, one thousand five hundred dollars; four assistant bookkeepers, and four clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; assistant coin teller, stenographer and typewriter, and one clerk, at one thousand dollars each; three day watch-men and coin counters, at nine hundred dollars each; night watchman, seven hundred and twenty dollars; laborer, six hundred dollars; and janitor, six hundred dollars; in all, thirty-six thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars.
Office of assistant treasurer at San Francisco: For assistantSan Francisco. treasurer, four thousand five hundred dollars; cashier, three thousand dollars; bookkeeper, two thousand five hundred dollars; 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; clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; 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.
For salaries of special agents, and for actual expenses of examinersSpecial agents, examination of depositories, etc. detailed to examine the books, accounts, and money on hand at the several subtreasuries and depositories, including national banks acting as depositories under the requirements of section thirty-six hundred[R. S., sec. 3649, p. 718](/us/rs/s3649/p718). and forty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States, also109 including examinations of cash accounts at mints, three thousand dollars.
For paper for interest, transfer, redemption, pension, and otherPaper for checks. checks and drafts for the use of the Treasurer of the United States, assistant treasurers, pension agents, disbursing officers, and others, nine thousand dollars. MINTS AND ASSAY OFFICES. Mints and assay offices. Mint at Carson, Nevada: For assayer in charge, who shall alsoCarson. perform the duties of melter, two thousand dollars; assistant assay er, and one clerk, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; in all, five thousand dollars.
For wages of workmen and watchmen and not exceeding eight hundredWages. and forty dollars for other clerks and employees, five thousand six hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, two thousand two hundredContingent expenses. dollars. Mint at Denver, Colorado: For assayer in charge, three thousandDenver. dollars; melter, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; weigh clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; two calculating clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; in all, fifteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars: *Provided,* That whenever the Secretary*Proviso*.Additional force. of the Treasury shall determine that it is necessary for the proper operations of the mint at Denver, Colorado, the following force may be, appointed in lieu of the foregoing, at the yearly compensation herein stated, namely:
Sup erintendent at four thousand five hundred dollars; assayer, melter and refiner, and coiner, at three thousand dollars each; chief clerk, at two thousand five hundred dollars; weigh clerk, at one thousand six hundred dollars; clerk, at one thousand four hundred dollars; two calculating clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; and two clerks at one thousand two hundred dollars each; and any unexpended balance of the foregoing appropriation shall be available for payment of this latter force.
For wages of workmen, including not exceeding six thousand sixWages. hundred and twenty dollars for other clerks and employees, twenty-two thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, six thousand five hundredContingent expenses. dollars. Until the mint and assay office at Denver shall become a coinageAssay office to continue until coinage mint is established.Vol. 28, p. 673. mint in accordance with law, the present mint shall be continued as an assay office, and the business now transacted at said mint shall be continued therein, and the appropriations heretofore and herein made shall be applicable to such mint.
Mint at New Orleans, Louisiana: For superintendent, threeNew Orleans. thousand five hundred dollars; assayer, melter and refiner, and coiner, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; assistant assayer. assistant melter and refiner, and assistant coiner, at one thousand nine hundred dollars each; chief clerk, and cashier, at two thousand dollars each; book-keeper, one thousand six hundred dollars; assistant cashier, one thousand two hundred dollars: private secretary to superintendent, nine hundred dollars; one clerk at one thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger at nine hundred dollars; six watchmen, at eight hundred dollars each; one elevator conductor, at eight hundred dollars; in all. thirty-two thousand one hundred dollars.
For wages of workmen aud adjusters, thirty-eight thousand dollars.Wages. For incidental and contingent expenses, including machinery andContingent expenses. repairs, wastage of operative officers and loss on sale of sweeps, nine-teen thousand dollars.110 Mint at Philadelphia: For superintendent, four thousand five hundredPhiladelphia. dollars: assayer, melter and refiner, coiner, and engraver, at three thousand dollars each: assistant assayer, assistant melter and refiner, and assistant coiner, at two thousand dollars each; cashier, and bookkeeper, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; 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-two thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.
For wages of workmen, adjusters, and not exceeding seventy-eightWages. thousand six hundred and forty dollars for other clerks and employees, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including new machineryContingent expenses. and repairs, expenses annual assay commission, melters’ and refiners’ wastage, and loss on sale of sweeps arising from the manufacture of ingots for coinage, and wastage and loss on sale of coiners’ sweeps, and purchase not exceeding five hundred dollars in value of specimen coins and ores for the cabinet of the mint, eighty-five thousand dollars.
Mint at San Francisco, California: For superintendent, fourSan Francisco. thousand five hundred dollars; assayer, melter and refiner, and coiner, at three thousand dollars each; chief clerk, and cashier, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; bookkeeper, abstract clerk, warrant clerk, assistant assayer. assistant melter and refiner, assistant, coiner, weigh clerk, and register of deposits, at two thousand dollars each; cashier’s clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assurer's computation clerk, assistant weigh clerk, and superintendent’s calculating clerk, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; in all, forty-one thousand one hundred dollars.
For wages of workmen and adjusters, and not exceeding thirty-twoWages. thousand five hundred mid forty dollars for other clerks and employees, one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including new machinery,Contingent expenses. melter and refiners’ wastage, and loss on sale of sweeps, arising from the manufacture of ingots for coinage, and wastage of, and loss on sale of, coiners’ sweeps, fifty thousand dollars. Assay office at Boise, Idaho:
For assayer, who shall also performBoise. the duties of melter, two thousand dollars; chief clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; in all, three thousand four hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, and not exceeding one thousand eight hundredWages. and forty dollars for other clerks and employees, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, three thousand seven hundredContingent expenses. and fifty dollars. Assay office at Charlotte, North Carolina:
For assayer andCharlotte. 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 wages of workmen and other clerks and employees, one thousandWages. and eighty dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, nine hundred and twentyContingent expenses. dollars. Assay office at Deadwood, South Dakota: For assayer inDeadwood. charge, 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 wages of workmen and other clerks and employees, four thousandWages. dollars.111 For incidental and contingent expenses, including rent of building,Contingent expenses. two thousand four hundred dollars. Assay office at Helena, Montana: For assayer in charge, twoHelena. thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; in all, five thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For wages of workmen, and not exceeding six thousand and thirtyWages. dollars for other clerks and employees, fourteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, four thousand dollars.Contingent expenses. Assay office at New York: For superintendent, four thousandNew York. five hundred dollars; assayer, and melter and refiner, at three thousand dollars each; chief clerk, assistant melter and refiner, and weigh clerk, at two thousand five hundred dolors each; bookkeeper, two thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; cashier, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assistant cashier, one thousand eight hundred dollars; warrant clerk, two thousand dollars; bar clerk, abstract clerk, and assayers computation clerk, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; assistant weigh clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; register of deposits, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assayer’s first assistant, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assayer’s second assistant, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars; assurer’s third assistant, two thousand dollars; in all, forty-one thousand and fifty dollars.
For wages of workmen, messengers, and not exceeding eleven thousandWages. five hundred and thirty dollars for other clerks and employees, thirty thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, ten thousand dollars.Contingent expenses. Assay office at Saint Louis, Missouri: For assayer in charge,Saint Louis. two thousand dollars; clerk, one thousand dollars; in all. three thousand dollars. For wages of workmen (including janitor), one thousand dollars.Wages. For incidental and contingent expenses, seven hundred and fiftyContingent expenses. dollars.
Assay office at Seattle, Washington: For assayer in charge,Seattle. who shall also perform the duties of melter, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one. thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, ten thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For wages for workmen, and not exceeding eleven thousand oneWages. hundred and forty dollars for other clerks and employees, twenty-seven thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, including rent of building,Contingent expenses. nine thousand dollars. The Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress each year inReport. the annual estimates the number of persons employed, other than workmen and adjusters, and the compensation paid to each, at each mint and assay office, out of appropriations made for wages of workmen, adjusters, and other employees. government in the territories and the district of alaska. Territories and District of Alaska.
District of Alaska: For governor, five thousand dollars; threeAlaska. judges, at five thousand dollars each; three attorneys, at three thousand dollars each; three marshals, at four thousand dollars each: three clerks, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; in all, fifty-one thousand five hundred dollars.112 For incidental and contingent expenses of the District, clerk hire, stationery, lights, and fuel, to be expended under the direction of the governor, two thousand dollars.
Territory of Arizona: For governor, three thousand dollars; chiefArizona. justice, and three 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, seventeen thousand three hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governor, one thousand dollars. For legislative expenses, namely: For rent, messenger, postage, stationery, fuel, lights, printing, and incidental expenses for secretary’s office; for pay of members and officers of the legislative assembly, mileage, rent of rooms for the legislature and committees, furniture, stationery, printing, binding, fuel, lights, and incidentals, twenty-four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
Territory of New Mexico: For governor, three thousand dollars;New Mexico. chief justice, and four associate judges, at three thousand dollars each; secretary, one thousand eight hundred dollars; and interpreter and translator in the executive office, five hundred dollars: in all, twenty thousand three hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of Territory, to be expended by the governor, one thousand dollars. For legislative expenses, namely: For rent, light, fuel, telephone, ice, water, stationery, record files, record casings, printing, postage, clerks, stenographer and typewriter, messenger and porter, and incidentals in secretary’s office; for pay of members and officers of the legislative assembly, mileage, rent of rooms for the legislature and committees, furniture, stationery, printing, bindings fuel, lights, and incidentals, twenty-four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
Territory of Oklahoma: For governor, three thousand dollars;Oklahoma. chief justice and six associate judges, at four thousand dollars each; and secretary, one thousand eight hundred dollars; in all, thirty-two thousand eight hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Territory, to be expended by the governor for rents, private secretary, stenographer and typewriter, and typewriter supplies, janitor, messenger, fuel, lights, stationery and printing, postage, telegrams, furniture for office, express, and other incidentals, one thousand dollars.
For legislative expenses, namely: For rent of office, furniture, fuel, lights, stationery, clerk hire, printing, postage, ice, record casings and files, messenger, porter, indexing records, stenographer, type-writers, janitor, and other incidental expenses of the secretary's office; for pay of members and officers of the legislative assembly, mileage, rent of rooms for the legislature and committees, furniture, stationery, printing, binding, fuel, lights, and incidentals, twenty-four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars: *Provided,* That the legislative assembly*Provisos*.Removal of seat of government prohibited. shall not consider any proposition or pass any bill to remove the seat of government of said Territory from its present location: *Provided*Capitol building, etc. *further*, That said legislative assembly shall not make any appropriation or enter into any contract for a capitol building or any other public building.
Territory of Hawaii: For governor, five thousand dollars; secretary,Hawaii. three thousand dollars; chief justice, five thousand five hundred dollars; and two associate justices, at five thousand dollars each; in all, twenty-three thousand five hundred dollars. For judges of circuit courts, at three thousand dollars each, so much as may be necessary, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nine-teen hundred and five.113 For contingent expenses of the Territory of Hawaii, to be expended by the governor for stationery, postage, and incidentals, five hundred dollars, and for private secretary to the governor, two thousand dollars; for traveling expenses of the governor while absent from the capital on official business, five hundred dollars; in all, three thousand dollars.
Territory of Porto Rico: For salary of the resident commissionerPorto Rico. from Porto Rico to the United States, authorized by the Act temporarilyVol. 31, p. 86. to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, approved April twelfth, nineteen hundred, five thousand dollars; for traveling expenses, one. hundred and thirty-four dollars and fifty cents; in all, five thousand one hundred and thirty-four dollars and fifty cents. WAR DEPARTMENT. War Department. Office of the Secretary:
For compensation of the Secretary ofPay of Secretary, Assistant, clerks, etc. War, eight thousand dollars; Assistant Secretary, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, including five hundred dollars as assistant in military park and insular affairs, three thousand dollars; clerk to the Secretary, two thousand five hundred dollars; clerk to the Assist-ant Secretary, two thousand one hundred dollars: clerk to the chief clerk, two thousand one hundred dollars; disbursing clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; appointment clerk, two thousand dollars; four chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; superintendent of buildings, outside of State, War, and Navy Department building, in addition to compensation as chief of division, five hundred dollars; stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; librarian, one thousand eight, hundred dollars; four clerks of class four: five clerks of class three; ten clerks of class two; eleven clerks of class one; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each: carpenter, one thousand dollars; chief messenger, one thousand dollars; two carpenters, at nine hundred dollars each; four messengers; seven assistant messengers; eight laborers; hostler, six hundred dollars; two hostlers, and one watchman, at five hundred and forty dollars each: in all, one hundred and four thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.
For continuing the employment of such additional temporary forceTemporary clerks of clerks, messengers, laborers, and other assistants, rendered necessary because of increased work in the War Department, as were transferred to the classified service under the provisions of section three of theVol. 32, p. 171. Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes, approved April twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two, as in the judgment of the Secretary of War may be proper and necessary to the prompt, efficient, and accurate dispatch of official business in the War Department and its bureaus, and in whatever grades of the classified service they may be assigned, to be allotted by the Secretary of War to such bureaus and offices as the exigencies of the service may demand, three hundred and sixty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That no person employed*Provisos*.Rate of compensation limited. hereunder shall lie paid any greater rate of compensation during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and five than he was paid under this appropriation prior to January first, nineteen hundred and four, except on promotion to fill a vacancy in any force of any bureau or office of the War Department specifically provided for: *Provided further,* ThatEstimates to be submitted for clerks, etc. the Secretary of War is hereby directed to submit, in the regular annual estimates for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and six. estimates in detail mid under each bureau and office of the War Department for all clerks and other employees necessary and required for the conduct of the regular and permanent work of the Department who are paid out of 114 the foregoing appropriation for the employment of temporary force of clerks, messengers, laborers, and other assistants, said estimates not to exceed the number employed and rates of compensation then actually paid.
Office of the Adjutant-General: For chief clerk, two thousandAdjutant-General’s office.*Post*, p. 401. dollars; two chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; clerk to the Adjutant-General, one thousand eight hundred dollars; ten clerks of class four; eleven clerks of class three: eight clerks of class two; forty clerks of class one; six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four messengers; sixteen assistant messengers; and three watchmen; in all, one hundred and twenty-five thousand six hundred and forty dollars.
Record and Pension Office: For chief clerk, two thousand dollars;Record and Pension office.*Post*, p. 401. five chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each: thirty-six clerks of class four; fifty-three clerks of class three; eighty-three clerks of class two; one hundred and eighty-six clerks of class one: forty-eight clerks, at one thousand dollars each; engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant engineer, nine hundred dollars; two firemen; skilled mechanic, one thousand dollars; six messengers; thirty-eight assistant messengers; messenger boy, three hundred ami sixty dollars; five watchmen; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars; and seventeen laborers; in all, six hundred and one thousand five hundred and seventy dollars; and all employees provided for by this paragraph for the Record and Pension Office of the War Department shall be exclusively engaged on the work of this office for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and five.
Office of the Inspector-General: For one clerk of class four;Inspector-General’s Office. two clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; one messenger; and one assistant messenger; in all, eleven thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars. Office of the Judge-Advocate-General: For chief clerk, twoJudge-Advocate-General’s Office. thousand dollars: one clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; one clerk of class two; three clerks of class one: one clerk, one thousand dollars; one copyist; one messenger; and one assistant messenger; in all, fifteen thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.
Signal Office: For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk ofSignal Office. class four; one clerk of class one; one messenger; and one laborer; in all, six thousand five hundred dollars. Office of the Quartermaster-General: For chief clerk, twoQuartermaster-General’s Office. thousand dollars; eleven clerks of class four; nine clerks of class three: twenty-three clerks of class two: thirty-nine clerks of class one; eight clerks, at one thousand dollars each; six skilled typewriters, at one thousand dollars each: experienced builder and mechanic, two thousand five hundred dollars: draftsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars: assistant draftsman, one thousand six hundred dollars; two assistant draftsmen, at one thousand four hundred dollars each: civil engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant civil engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; electrical engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars: two inspectors of supplies for the Army, at two thousand five hundred dollars each, to be selected and appointed by the Secretary of War; four messengers; nine assistant messengers; female messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; two laborers; in all, one hundred and fifty-nine thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
Office of the Commissary-General: For chief clerk, two thousandCommissary-General’s Office. dollars; two clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; five clerks of class two; eleven clerks of class one; nine clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two assistant messengers; two laborers; in all, forty-three thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars. Office of the Surgeon-General: For chief clerk, two thousandSurgeon-General’s Office. dollars; fourteen clerks of class four; eleven clerks of class three;115 twenty-five clerks of class two; twenty-eight clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; anatomist, one thousand six hundred dollars; engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant engineer, for night duty, nine hundred dollars; two tiremen; skilled mechanic, one thousand dollars; twelve assistant messengers; three watchmen; superintendent of building (Army Medical Museum and Library), two hundred and fifty dollars; five laborers; chemist, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; principal assistant librarian, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; pathologist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; microscopist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant librarian, one thousand eight hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and forty-six thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars.
Office of the Pay master-General: For chief clerk, two thousandPaymaster-General’s Office. dollars; five clerks of class four; five clerks of class three; seven clerks of class two; two clerks of class one; one assistant messenger; four laborers; in all, thirty-four thousand five hundred and sixty dollars. Office of the Chief of Ordnance: For chief clerk, two thousandOrdnance Office. dollars; two clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; twenty clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two messengers; one assistant messenger; one laborer; in all, forty-one thousand six hundred and sixty dollars.
The services of skilled draftsmen and such other services, not clerical,Skilled draftsmen, etc. as the Secretary of War may deem necessary, may be employed in the office of the Chief of Ordnance to carry into effect the various appropriations for the armament of fortifications, to be paid from such appropriations, in addition to the amount specifically appropriated for draftsmen in the Army Ordnance Bureau: *Provided,* That the entire*Proviso*.Limit, etc. expenditures for this purpose for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, shall not exceed forty thousand dollars, and that the Secretary of War shall each year in the annual estimates report to Congress the number of persons so employed and the amount paid to each.
Office of the Chief of Engineers: For chief clerk, two thousandEngineer Office. dollars; five clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; four clerks of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger, and two laborers; in all, thirty thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. The services of skilled draftsmen, civil engineers, and such otherCivil engineers, etc. services as the Secretary of War may deem necessary, may be employed in the office of the Chief of Engineers, to carry into effect the various appropriations for rivers and harbors, fortifications, and surveys to be paid from such appropriations: *Provided,* That the expenditures*Proviso*.Limit, etc. on this account for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, shall not exceed eighty thousand dollars; and that the Secretary of War shall each year, in the annual estimates, report to Congress the number of persons so employed and the amount paid to each.
Office of the Bureau of Insular Affairs: For the followingBureau of Insular Affairs. now authorized and being paid from the appropriation for temporary force of clerks and others in the War Department, namely: For law officer, four thousand five hundred dollars: chief clerk, two thousand dollars; five clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; eight clerks of class two; fourteen clerks of class one; twelve clerks, at one thousand dollars each; fourteen clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two messengers; two assistant messengers; five laborers; two char-women; in all, seventy-nine thousand eight hundred dollars.
Contingent expenses of the War Department: For the following sums which shall be so apportioned as to prevent deficiencies therein, namely: For purchase of professional and scientific books, law books, booksContingent expenses. of reference, periodicals; blank books, pamphlets, newspapers, maps;116 furniture and repairs to same; carpets, matting, oilcloth, tile cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges, fuel, gas, and heating apparatus for and repairs to the buildings (outside of the State, War, and Navy Department building) occupied by the Adjutant-General’s Office, the Surgeon-General’s Office.
Record and Pension Office, Paymaster-Generals and Ordnance offices. Signal Office and building for signal stores and supplies, the depot quartermaster’s office, and the other offices of the War Department and its bureaus located in the Lemon Building; expenses of horses and wagons to be used only for official purposes; freight and express charges, temporary labor not to exceed one thousand dollars, and other absolutely necessary expenses, fifty thousand dollars. For stationery for the War Department and its bureaus and offices,Stationery. twenty-five thousand dollars.
For rent of buildings for use of the War Department, as follows:Rent. For medical dispensary, Surgeon-General’s Office, one thousand dollars; for Ordinance and Signal offices, two thousand five hundred dollars; for depot quartermasters office, two thousand five hundred dollars; for War Department, seven thousand two hundred dollars: for Record and Pension Office, two thousand three hundred dollars; and for Bureau of Insular Affairs, three thousand three hundred dollars: in all, eighteen thousand eight hundred dollars.
For postage stamps for the War Department and its bureaus, asPostage stamps. required under the Postal Union, to prepay postage on matters addressed to Postal Union countries, five Hundred dollars. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. Public buildings and grounds. Office of public buildings and grounds: For one assistantClerks, messengers, etc engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four, one clerk of class three, one messenger: landscape gardener, two thousand dollars; surveyor and draftsman, one thousand five hundred dollars; in all, nine, thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For overseers, draftsmen, copyists, foremen, gardeners, mechanics,Overseers, etc. and laborers employed in the public grounds, thirty-five thousand dollars. For one sergeant of park watchmen, nine hundred and fifty dollars.Watchmen. For day watchmen as follows: One in Franklin Park; one in Lafayette Park; two in Smithsonian Grounds; one in Judiciary Park; one in Lincoln Park and adjacent reservations; one at Iowa Circle; one at Thomas Circle and neighboring reservations; one at Washington Circle and neighboring reservations; one at Dupont Circle and neighboring reservations; one at McPherson and Farragut parks; one at Stanton Park and neighboring reservations; two at Henry and Seaton parks; one at Mount Vernon Park and adjacent reservations; one for the greenhouses and nursery; two at grounds south of Executive Mansion: one at Garfield Park; one at Monument Park; one at Monument Park Annex (Potomac Park); twenty-one in all. at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, fifteen thousand one hundred and twenty dollars.
For night watchmen as follows: Two in Smithsonian Grounds; one in Judiciary Park: two in Henry and Seaton parks; one in grounds south of Executive Mansion: one in Monument Park; one at Monument Park Annex (Potomac Park); two in Garfield Park; ten in all, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, seven thousand two hundred dollars. For watchman for the care of the monument and dock at Wakefield,Wakefield, Va. Virginia, the birthplace of Washington, three hundred dollars. For contingent and incidental expenses, including purchase of professionalContingent expenses. and scientific books and periodicals, books of reference, blank books, photographs; and maps, seven hundred dollars.117 Of the foregoing amounts appropriated under Public Buildings andPayment from District revenues.
Grounds, the sum of twenty-nine thousand one hundred and thirty-five dollars shall be paid out of the revenues of the District of Columbia. state, war, and navy department building. State, War, and Navy Department building. Office of the superintendent: For one clerk of class one; stenographerClerk, engineers, watchmen, etc. and typewriter, nine hundred dollars; chief engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; nine assistant engineers, at one thousand dollars each; captain of the watch, one thousand two hundred dollars; two lieutenants of the watch, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; fifty-eight watchmen; carpenter, one thousand dollars; electrician, one thousand dollars; plumber, three machinists, and painter, at nine hundred dollars each; four skilled laborers, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; twenty-nine firemen; ten conductors of elevators, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; nineteen laborers; eighty-one charwomen; one gardener, seven hundred and twenty dollars; and two telephone operators, at six hundred dollars each; in all. one hundred and twenty-eight thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
For fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous items and city directories,Fuel, lights, etc. thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars. NAVY DEPARTMENT. Navy Department. Office of the Secretary: For compensation of the Secretary ofPay of Secretary, Assistant, clerks, etc. the Navy, eight thousand dollars; Assistant Secretary of the Navy, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, three thousand dollars; clerk to Secretary, two thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; disbursing clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; four clerks of class four; stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class two; four clerks of class one; two clerks, atone thousand dollars each; telegraph operator, one thousand dollars; carpenter, nine hundred dollars; four messengers; four assistant messengers; four laborers; in all, fifty-one thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
For the following in lieu of employees now authorized and paid fromEmployees on “new ships.” appropriations for new ships”: For one clerk of class two; one clerk, at one thousand one hundred dollars; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two copyists; three messenger boys, at six hundred dollars each: one messenger boy, at four hundred dollars; in all, nine thousand five hundred dollars. On and after July first, nineteen hundred and four, it shall not beEmployment of civilian experts, etc., limited. lawful for the Secretary of the Navy to employ in the Navy Department, at Washington, District of Columbia, and pay out of the appropriations for new ships, any civilian expert aids, additional draftsmen, writers, copyists, and model makers, except as herein or as may here-after be specifically authorized.
For the following, for service in fireproof building authorized to beExtra force, care of rented building. rented for use of the Navy Department, namely: Assistant engineer, one thousand dollars: four firemen; two elevator conductors, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; ten charwomen; four laborers; five watchmen; and one plumber, nine hundred dollars; in all, fourteen thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars. Library of the Navy Department: For one clerk of class two;Library. one clerk of class one: one assistant messenger; one laborer; in all. three thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
Office of Naval Records of the Rebellion: For chief clerk,Naval Records of the Rebellion. two thousand dollars; one agent, to be selected by the Secretary of the Navy from the officers of the late Confederate navy, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class two; two clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two copyists; two copyists,118 at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: necessary traveling expenses for collection of records, one hundred dollars: in all, fourteen thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
For continuing the publication of an edition of eleven thousandContinuing publication. copies of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, in accordance with the plan approved byVol. 28, p. 190. the Secretary of the Navy under the Act of Congress approved July thirty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, and for the purpose of making such maps and illustrations as relate to the work, ten thousand five hundred dollars. Judge-Advocate-General, United States Navy:
For a solicitor,Judge-Advocate-General’s Office. to be an assistant to the Judge-Advocate of the Navy, and to perform the duties of that officer in case of his death, resignation, absence, or sickness, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; and one assistant messenger: in all, fourteen thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
For the following in lieu of employees now authorized and paid fromEmployees on “new ships.” appropriations for “new ships”: For one clerk, one thousand three hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one copyist, eight hundred and forty dollars; one messenger boy, six hundred dollars; in all, four thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. Bureau of Navigation: For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; oneBureau of Navigation. clerk of class four: three clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; four clerks of class one; six clerks, at one thousand dollars each: two copyists; twenty copyists, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; three copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: three assist-ant messengers; and four laborers: in all, fifty thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
For the following in lieu of employees now authorized and paidEmployees on “new ships.” from appropriations for “new ships”: For three clerks, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two copyists, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; one messenger boy, six hundred dollars: in all, eleven thousand five hundred and eighty dollars. Office of Naval Intelligence: For one clerk of class four; oneNaval Intelligence Office. clerk of class two; one translator, one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant draftsman, one thousand two hundred dollars: three clerks, at one thousand dollars each: and one laborer; in all. nine thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.
For the following in lieu of employees now authorized and paidEmployees on “new ships.” from appropriations for “new ships”: For one clerk, one thousand three hundred dollars; one messenger boy, six hundred dollars: in all, one thousand nine hundred dollars. Bureau of Equipment: For chief clerk, two thousand dollars;Bureau of Equipment. draftsman, who shall be an expert in marine construction, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; electrical expert and draftsman, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; draftsman for work in connection with depots for coal, one thousand two hundred dollars: one copyist; one assistant messenger; one messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; and one laborer; in all, thirteen thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.
For the following in lieu of employees now authorized and paid fromEmployees on “new ships.” appropriations for “new ships”: For one clerk of class three; one clerk, one thousand three hundred dollars; one clerk of class one; six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one copyist; one messenger boy, six hundred dollars; one blueprinter, six hundred dollars; in all, twelve thousand two hundred dollars.119 Hydrographic Office: For the following, now authorized andHydrographic Office.Services. being paid from specific and general appropriations, namely:
For hydrographic engineer, three thousand dollars; one assistant, two thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant, two thousand dollars; one nautical expert, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two nautical experts, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; three nautical experts, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four nautical experts, at one thousand dollars each; two clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; one custodian of archives, one thousand two hundred dollars; three copyists; one copyist, eight hundred and forty dollars; two copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one compiler, one thousand four hundred dollars; one computer, one thousand four hundred dollars; one computer, one thousand two hundred dollars; three draftsmen, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; four draftsmen, at one thousand six hundred dollars each: two drafts-men. at one thousand four hundred dollars each; two draftsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; five draftsmen, at one thousand dollars each; one draftsman, nine hundred dollars; one drafts-man, under instruction, seven hundred dollars; three apprentice draftsmen, at four hundred dollars each; one chief engraver, two thousand dollars; two engravers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three engravers, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; one engraver, one thousand four hundred dollars; two engravers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four engravers, at one thousand dollars each; two engravers, at nine hundred dollars each; one engraver, eight hundred dollars; one engraver, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one apprentice, engraver, six hundred dollars; one apprentice engraver, four hundred dollars: one chief plate printer, one thousand four hundred dollars; one plate printer, one thousand two hundred dollars: one plate printer, one thousand dollars; two plate printers, at eight hundred dollars each; one plate printer, seven hundred dollars; one apprentice plate printer, four hundred dollars; one apprentice, plate printer, three hundred dollars; one chief lithographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two lithographers, at one thousand dollars each; one apprentice lithographer, four hundred dollars; one electrotyper, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant messenger; four laborers; two helpers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two helpers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; one helper six hundred dollars; one helper, five hundred dollars; one helper, four hundred and eighty dollars; in all. one hundred and one thousand dollars.
For purchase of copperplates, steel plates, chart paper, packingMaterials. boxes, chart portfolios, electrotyping copperplates: cleaning copper-plates ; tools, instruments, power and materials for drawing, engraving, and printing; materials for and mounting charts; reduction of charts by photography; photolithographing charts for immediate use; trans-fer of photolithographic and other charts to copper; care and repairs to printing presses, furniture, instruments, and tools; extra drawing and engraving; translating from foreign languages; telegrams on public business; the preparation of the Pilot Chart and supplements, and the printing and mailing of the same; and purchase of data for charts and sailing directions and other nautical publications; works and periodicals relating to hydrography, marine meteorology, navigation, surveying, oceanography, and terrestrial magnetism, seven thousand dollars.
Contingent expenses of branch offices at Boston, New York, Philadelphia,Contingent expenses. Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah. New Orleans, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), Portland (Maine). Chicago, Cleveland. Port Town-send. Buffalo, Duluth, Sault Sainte Marie, and Galveston, including furniture, fuel, lights, rent and care of offices, car fare and ferriage in120 visiting merchant vessels, freight and express charges, 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, thirty thousand five hundred dollars.
For a monthly Pilot Chart of the North Pacific Ocean, showingMonthly Pilot Chart, Pacific Ocean. graphically the matters of value and interest to the maritime community of the Pacific coast, and particularly the directions and forces of the winds to be expected during the month succeeding the date of issue; the set and strength of the currents; the feeding grounds of whales and seals; the regions of storm, fog, and ice; the positions of derelicts and floating obstructions to navigation; and the best routes to be followed by steam and by sail; including the expenses of communicating and circulating information: lithographing and engraving; the purchase of materials for, and printing and mailing the chart, two thousand dollars.
No expenditure shall be incurred or authorized for personal servicesPersonal services. or otherwise under the Hydrographic Office at Washington, District of Columbia, during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and five except as herein authorized by appropriations under the Navy Department or under appropriations that may he made for printing and binding. Naval Observatory; For pay of three assistant astronomers, oneNaval Observatory at two thousand dollars, and two at one thousand eight hundred dollars each: one clerk of class four; one clerk of class two; instrument maker, one thousand five hundred dollars; electrician, one thousand five hundred dollars; photographer, one thousand two hundred dollars; five computers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; librarian, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant on equatorial, one thousand dollars; assistant in spectroscopic work, one thousand dollars; stenographer and typewriter, nine hundred dollars; foreman and captain of the watch, one thousand dollars; carpenter and engineer, at one thousand dollars each; three firemen; six watchmen; elevator conductor, seven hundred and twenty dollars; and nine laborers; in all, thirty-nine thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
For miscellaneous computations, four thousand dollars.Computations. For professional and scientific books, periodicals, engravings, photographs,Books, etc. and fixtures for the library, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For apparatus and instruments, and for repairs of the same, twoApparatus. thousand dollars. For repairs to buildings, fixtures, and fences, furniture, gas, chemicals,Contingent expenses. and stationery, freight (including transmission of public documents through the Smithsonian exchange), foreign postage, and expressage, plants, fertilizers, and all contingent expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For fuel, oil, grease, tools, pipe, wire, and other materials neededMiscellaneous. for the maintenance and repair of boilers, engines, heating apparatus, electric lighting and power plant, and water-supply system; purchase and maintenance of teams; material for boxing nautical instruments for transportation; paints, telegraph and telephone service, and incidental labor, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Nautical Almanac Office: For the following assistants in preparingNautical Almanac. for publication the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, namely:
Three, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; two, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three, at one thousand two hundred dollars each: two, at one thousand dollars each; one copyist and typewriter, nine hundred dollars; one assistant messenger; and one messenger boy, four hundred and twenty dollars; in all. fifteen thousand two hundred and forty dollars. For pay of computers on piecework in preparing for publication theComputers. American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac and improving the tables of the planets, moon, and stars, seven thousand dollars.121 Bureau of Steam Engineering:
For chief clerk, two thousandBureau of Steam Engineering. dollars; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one assistant messenger; two laborers; draftsman, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant draftsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; stenographer and typewriter, one thousand dollars; stenographer and typewriter, nine hundred dollars; in all, twelve thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. For the following in lieu of employees now authorized and paid fromEmployees on “new ships.” appropriations for “new ships:
” For one clerk, at one thousand three hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand one hundred dollars: three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one copyist, at eight hundred and forty dollars; two laborers, at six hundred dollars each; one messenger boy, at six hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand and forty dollars. Bureau of Construction and Repair: For thief clerk, two thousandBureau of Construction and Repair. dollars; three clerks of class three; assistant draftsman, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks of class one; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, eleven thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
For the following in lieu of employees now authorized and paidEmployees on “new ships.” from appropriations for “new ships”: For three clerks, at one thousand three hundred dollars each: nine clerks, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; fifteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five copyists; nine messenger boys, at six hundred dollars each; one messenger boy, at four hundred dollars; in all, thirty-nine thousand one hundred dollars. The services of draftsmen and such other technical services as theTechnical services.
Secretary of the Navy may deem necessary may be employed in the Bureaus of Ordnance, Equipment, Construction and Repair, and Steam Engineering to carry into effect the various appropriations for “Increase of the Navy,” to be paid from such appropriations: *Provided,* That the expenditures on this account for the fiscal year*Proviso*.Limit, etc. nineteen hundred and five shall not exceed one hundred and twenty thousand dollars; a statement of the persons employed hereunder and the compensation paid to each shall be made to Congress each year in the annual estimates.
Bureau of Ordnance: For chief clerk, two thousand dollars; ordnanceBureau of Ordnance. engineer, mechanical draftsman, and computer, three thousand dollars; draftsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant drafts-man, one thousand four hundred dollars; Wo clerks of class two; two clerks of class one; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, fourteen thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. For the following in lieu of employees now authorized and paid fromEmployees on “new ships.” appropriations for “new ships”:
For one clerk, at one thousand three hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand one hundred dollars; five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; three copyists; two copyists, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; two messenger boys, at six hundred dollars each; in all, twelve thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars. Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: For a civilian assistant, whoBureau of Supplies and Accounts. shall perform the duties of chief clerk, and in case of the death, resignation, sickness, or absence of both the Paymaster-Genera) of the Navy and his assistant, now provided for by law, unless otherwise directed by the President, as provided by section one hundred and[R.
S. sec. 179, p. 28](/us/rs/s179/p28). seventy-nine, Revised Statutes, such civilian assistant shall become the acting chief of the Bureau, two thousand five hundred dollars; three clerks of class four; six clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; two stenographers, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; eleven clerks of class one: five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; three clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one assistant messenger; one messenger boy, four hundred and twenty dollars; and one laborer; in all, forty-five thousand eight hundred dollars.122 For the following, in lieu of employees now authorized and paidEmployees on “new ships.” from appropriations for “new ships”:
For one clerk of class two; one clerk, at one thousand three hundred dollars; five clerks of class one: seven clerks, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; seven-teen clerks, at one thousand dollars each: eight copyists; two copyists, at eight hundred and forty dollars each: two laborers, at six hundred dollars each; one messenger bov, at six hundred dollars; three messenger boys, at four hundred dollars each; in all, forty-five thousand two hundred and eighty dollars. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery:
For chief clerk, two thousandBureau of Medicine and Surgery. dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; two copyists, at eight hundred and forty dollars each: one laborer; driver for Naval Dispensary, six hundred dollars, and one laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars (for Naval Dispensary); in all. twelve thousand four hundred and twenty dollars. For the following, in lieu of employees now authorized and paid fromEmployees on “new ships.” appropriations for “new ships”:
For two clerks, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; in all, two thousand two hundred dollars. Bureau of Yards and Docks: For chief clerk, two thousand dollars;Bureau of Yards and Docks. draftsman and clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars: one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; one assistant messenger; and one laborer: in all, ten thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. For the following in lieu of employees now authorized and paidEmployees on “public works.” from appropriations for “public works”:
For one clerk, at one thousand one hundred dollars; five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; three messenger boys, at six hundred dollars each: in all. seven thousand nine hundred dollars. The services of skilled draftsmen and such other technical servicesTechnical services. as the Secretary of the Navy may deem necessary may be employed in the Bureau of Yards and Docks to carry into effect the various appropriations for “public works” to be paid from such appropriations: *Provided,* That the expenditures on this account for the fiscal*Proviso*.Limit, etc. year nineteen hundred and five shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars; a statement of the persons employed hereunder and the compensation paid to each shall be made to Congress each year in the annual estimates.
Contingent expenses, Navy Department: For the following sumsContingent expenses. which shall be so apportioned as to prevent deficiencies therein, namely: For professional and technical books and periodicals for Department library, two thousand dollars. For stationery, furniture, newspapers, plans, drawings,Stationery, furniture, etc. 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.
For the rental of Mills Building, authorized by Act of CongressMills Building.Rent. approved July first, nineteen hundred and two, twenty-four thousand five hundred dollars. For coal, gas, and electric lighting of Mills Building and electricFuel and light. current to run presses therein, five thousand dollars. For repairs and materials required in maintenance of Mills Building,Repairs, etc. including oil, grease, tools, pipe, wire, and other materials needed for maintenance and repair of boilers, engines, heating apparatus, electric lighting and powerplant and water-supply system, five hundred dollars. 123 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Interior Department. Office of the Secretary: For compensation of the Secretary ofPay of Secretary, Assistants, clerks, etc. the Interior, eight thousand dollars: First Assistant Secretary, four thousand five hundred dollars, and for additional compensation while the office is held by the present incumbent, one thousand five hundred dollars; Assistant Secretary, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars, and five hundred dollars additional as superintendent of the Patent Office building and other buildings of the Department of the Interior; additional to one member of Board ofBoard of Pension Appeals.
Pension Appeals, acting as chief of the board, five hundred dollars; nine members of a Board of Pension Appeals, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, at two thousand dollars each; twenty additionalAdditional members. members of the Board of Pension Appeals, to be selected and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior from persons not now or heretofore employed in the Pension Office and without compliance with the conditions prescribed by the Act entitled “An Act to regulate andVol. 22, p. 403. improve the civil service,” approved January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and five, at two thousand dollars each; three additional members of said Board of Pension Appeals, to he appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and to be selected from the force of the Pension Office, at two thousand dollars each; special land inspector, connected with the administrationLand inspector. of the public-land service, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and to be subject to his direction, two thousand five hundred dollars; four special inspectors.
Department of the Interior, to beSpecial inspectors. appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and to be subject to his direction, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; clerk in charge of documents, two thousand one hundred dollars: custodian, who shall give bond in such sum as the Secretary of the Interior may determine, two thousand one hundred dollars; seven clerks, chiefs of division, atClerks, etc. two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each, one of whom shall be disbursing clerk; four clerks, at two thousand dollars each; private secretary to the Secretary of the Interior, two thousand five hundred dollars; fourteen clerks of class four; fourteen clerks of class three; eighteen clerks of class two; twenty-eight clerks of class one, two of whom shall be stenographers or typewriters; returns office clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; female clerk, to be designated by the President, to sign land patents, one thousand two hundred dollars; five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, nine hundred dollars: ten copyists: two copyists or typewriters, at nine hundred dollars each; telephone operator, nine hundred dollars; three messengers;Messengers, etc. six assistant messengers; fifteen laborers; two skilled mechanics, one at nine hundred dollars and one at seven hundred and twenty-dollars; two carpenters, at nine hundred dollars each; plumber, nine hundred dollars; electrician, one thousand dollars: one laborer, six hundred dollars; six laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one packer, six hundred and sixty dollars; two conductors of elevator, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; four charwomen; 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; engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant engineer, one thousand dollars: and seven firemen; one clerk,Clerk to sign approval of tribal deeds. to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, to sign, under the direction of the Secretary, in his name and for him, his approval of all tribal deeds to allottees and deeds for town lots made and executed according to law for any of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in the Indian Territory, one thousand two hundred dollars: in ail. three hundred and twenty-one thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars.124 For employees, for the proper protection, healing, care, and preservationEmployees old Post-Office Department building. of the old Post-Office Department building, occupied by the Department of the Interior, namely:
One engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; assistant engineer, one thousand dollars; four fire-men; three watchmen, acting as lieutenants, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; twenty watchmen; conductor of elevator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; fourteen laborers; ten laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; three skilled mechanics (painter, carpenter, and plumber), at nine hundred dollars each; in ail. thirty-nine thousand six hundred and sixty dollars.
Office of Assistant Attorney-General: For assistant attorney,Assistant Attorney-General’s Office. three thousand dollars; assistant attorney, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars: three assistant attorneys, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; four assistant attorneys, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; ten assistant attorneys, at two thousand dollars each; four clerks of class three, one of whom shall act as stenographer and one of whom shall be a stenographer and typewriter; one clerk of class one; in all, forty-nine thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For per diem in lieu of subsistence of one special land inspector connectedPer diem, etc.Land inspectors. with the administration of the public-laud 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 (including temporary employment of stenographers, typewriters, and other assistance outside of the District of Columbia, and for incidental expenditures necessary to the efficient conduct of examinations), two thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
For per diem in lieu of subsistence of four special inspectors, Department of the Interior, 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 (including temporary employment of stenographers, typewriters, and other assistance outside of the District of Columbia, and for incidental expenditures necessary to the efficient conduct of examinations), to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, eight thousand dollars.
General Land Office: For the Commissioner of the GeneralGeneral Land Office. Land Office, five thousand dollars; 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 five hundred 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 laud offices, at two thousand dollars each; recorder, two thousand dollars; eleven chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; two law examiners, at two thousand dollars each; ten principal examiners of land claims and contests, at two thousand dollars each; two examiners of mineral claims and contests, at two thousand dollars each; thirty-eight clerks of class four; sixty-four clerks of class three; sixty-seven clerks of class two; sixty-nine clerks of class one; fifty-eight clerks, at one thousand dollars each; sixty-four copyists; two messengers; ten assistant messengers; six skilled laborers, who may act as assistant messengers when required, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; seventeen laborers: one packer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one depositary acting for the Commissioner as receiver of public moneys and also as confidential secretary, two thousand dollars;125 librarian for the law library of the General Land Office, to be selected by the Secretary of the Interior wholly with reference to his special fitness for such work, one thousand dollars; in all, five hundred and sixty-three thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars.
For per diem in lieu of subsistence of inspectors and of clerksPer diem, etc., investigations. detailed to investigate fraudulent land entries, trespasses on the public lands, and cases of official misconduct, while traveling on duty, at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual necessary expenses of transportation, including necessary sleeping-car fares, and for employment of stenographers and other assistants when necessary to the efficient conduct of examinations, and when authorized by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, seven thousand dollars.
For law books for the law library of the General Land Office, twoLaw books. hundred dollars. For connected and separate United States and other maps preparedMaps. in the General Land Office, nineteen thousand one hundred and sixty dollars: *Provided,* That of the United States maps procured hereunder*Proviso*.Distribution. seven thousand two hundred copies shall be delivered to the Senate and fourteen thousand four hundred copies shall be delivered to the House of Representatives, and the residue shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Interior for distribution.
And all maps delivered to the Senate and House of Representatives hereunder shall be mounted with rollers ready for use. For separate State and Territorial maps prepared in the GeneralState and Territorial maps. Land Office, one thousand dollars. Mine inspectors: For salaries of two mine inspectors, authorizedMine inspectors.Vol. 26, p. 1104. by the Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, for the protection of the lives of miners in the Territories, at two thousand dollars per annum each, four thousand dollars.
For per diem, subject to such rules and regulations as the SecretaryExpenses. of the Interior may prescribe, in lieu of subsistence at a rate not exceeding three dollars per day each, while absent from their homes on duty, and for actual necessary traveling expenses of said inspectors, including necessary sleeping-car fares, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. Indian Office: For the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, fiveIndian Office. thousand dollars; Assistant Commissioner, who shall also perform the duties of chief clerk, three thousand dollars; financial clerk, two thousand dollars; two chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; principal bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; six clerks of class four; sixteen clerks of class three; stenographer, one thousand six hundred dollars; stenographer, one thousand four hundred dollars; eighteen clerks of class two; draftsman, one thousand six hundred dollars; draftsman, one thousand five hundred dollars; architect, one thousand five hundred dollars; thirty-one clerks of class one: seventeen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars, and one stenographer, and one clerk at one thousand dollars each to superintendent of Indian schools; sixteen copyists; one messenger; four assistant messengers; three laborers; messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; and four charwomen; in all. one bundred and sixty-three thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars.
For the following clerks now employed and paid from the appropriationCommission to Five Civilized Tribes.Clerical services. for the work under the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, namely: Four clerks of class three: one clerk of class two: and three stenographers, at one thousand dollars each; in all, ten thousand eight hundred dollars. Pension Office: For the Commissioner of Pensions, five thousandPension Office. dollars; First Deputy Commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars;
Second Deputy Commissioner, three thousand six hundred126 dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assist-ant 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; thirty-eight medical examiners, who shall be surgeons of education, skill, and experience in their profession, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; ten chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each: law clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; chief of board of review, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; fifty-seven principal examiners, at two thousand dollars each; twenty assistant chiefs of division, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three stenographers, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; seventy clerks of class four; eighty-five clerks of class three; three hundred and twenty-nine clerks of class two; three hundred and ninety-nine clerks of class one; two hundred and twenty-five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one hundred and forty-five copyists; superintendent of building, one thousand four hundred dollars; two engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three firemen: thirty-three messengers; twelve assistant messengers; twenty messenger boys, at four hundred dollars each; forty-five laborers; ten female laborers, at four hundred dollars each; fifteen charwomen; one painter, skilled in his trade, nine hundred dollars; one cabinetmaker, skilled in his trade, nine hundred dollars; captain of the watch, eight hundred and forty dollars; three sergeants of the watch, at seven hundred and fifty dollars each; twenty watchmen; in all, one million nine hundred and thirty-seven thousand two hundred and ten dollars.
For per diem, when absent from home and traveling on duty outsidePer diem, etc., investigations. the District of Columbia, for special examiners, or other persons employed in the Bureau of Pensions, detailed for the purpose of making special investigations pertaining to said Bureau, in lieu of expenses for subsistence, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual and necessary expenses for transportation and assistance, and any other necessary expenses, including telegrams, four hundred thousand dollars: *Provided,* That two special examiners or clerks*Proviso*.Chief and assistant special examiners. detailed and acting as chief and assistant chief of the division of special examiners may be allowed, from this appropriation, in addition to their salaries and in lieu of per diem and all expenses for subsistence, a sum sufficient to make their annual compensation two thousand dollars and one thousand eight hundred dollars, respectively, and whenever if may be necessary for either of them to travel on official business outside the District of Columbia by special direction of the Commissioner, ho shall receive the same allowance in lieu of subsistence and for transportation as is herein provided for special examiners and detailed clerks engaged in field service; and the Secretary of the Interior shall so apportion the sum herein appropriated as to prevent a deficiency therein.
For an additional force of one hundred and fifty special examinersAdditional special examiners. for one year, at a salary of one thousand three hundred dollars each, one hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars, and no person so appointed shall be employed in the State from which he is appointed; and any of those now employed in the Pension Office or as special examiners may be reappointed if they be found to be qualified. Patent Office: For the Commissioner of Patents, five thousandPatent Office. dollars;
Assistant Commissioner, who shall perform such duties pertaining to the office of Commissioner as may be assigned to him by the Commissioner, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; two law clerks, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; three examiners in chief, at three thousand dollars each; examiner of interferences, two thousand five hundred dollars; thirty-nine princi-127pal examiners, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; forty-two first assistant examiners, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; fifty second assistant examiners, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; sixty-one third assistant examiners, at one, thousand four hundred dollars each; seventy fourth assistant examiners, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; financial clerk, who shall give bonds in such amount as the Secretary of the Interior may determine, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars:
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; seven clerks of class four, one of whom shall act as application clerk; machinist, one thousand six hundred dollars; seven clerks of class three, one of whom shall be translator of languages; fourteen clerks of class two; sixty-seven clerks of class one; skilled laborer, one thousand two hundred dollars; three skilled draftsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four draftsmen, at one thousand dollars each; twenty-seven permanent clerks, at one thousand dollars each; messenger and property clerk, one, thousand dollars; five model attendants, at one thousand dollars each: ten model attendants, at eight hundred dollars each; one hundred and six copyists, seven of whom maybe copyists of drawings; thirty-one copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; three messengers; twenty-six assistant messengers; fifty-one laborers, at six hundred dollars each; fifty laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; thirty-nine messenger boys, at three hundred and sixty dollars each: in all. eight hundred and forty-seven thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
For purchase of professional and scientific books and expense ofBooks, etc. transporting publications of patents issued by the Patent Office to foreign governments, two thousand five hundred dollars. For purchase of law books, five hundred dollars. For photolithographing or otherwise producing plates and illustrations for the Official Gazette, forty-seven thousand dollars; for workOfficial Gazette. to he done at the Government Printing Office, in producing the Official Gazette, including the letter press, the weekly, monthly, bimonthly, and annual indexes therefor, exclusive of expired patents, fifty-three thousand dollars; in all, one hundred thousand dollars.
For producing copies of drawings of the weekly issues of patents;Copies of drawings, etc. for producing copies of designs, trade-marks, and pending applications; and for the reproduction of exhausted copies of drawings and specifications; said work referred to in this and the preceding paragraphVol. 28, p. 620. to be done as provided by the “Act providing for the public printing and binding and for the distribution of public documents;” *Provided,* That the entire work may be done at the Government Printing*Proviso*.Work at Government Printing Office.
Office if, in the judgment of the Joint Committee on Printing, or if there shall be no Joint Committee, in the judgment of the Committee on Printing of either House, it shall be deemed to be for the best interests of the Government, one hundred thousand dollars. For investigating the question of the public use or sale of inventionsInvestigating use 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, two hundred and fifty dollars.
For the share of the United States in the expense of conducting theInternational Bureau, Berne. International Bureau at Berne, Switzerland, seven hundred and fifty dollars. Bureau of Education: For Commissioner of Education, threeBureau of Education. thousand file hundred dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; statistician, one, thousand eight hundred dollars; specialist in charge of land-grant college statistics, one thousand eight hundred dollars; translator, one thousand six hundred dollars; collector and compiler of statistics, two thousand four hundred dollars; specialist in128 foreign educational systems, one thousand eight hundred dollars; specialist in educational system, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; seven clerks of class one; five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four copyists; two copyists, at eight hundred dollars each; copyist, seven hundred and twenty dollars; skilled laborer, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger: two laborers; three laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; laborer, four hundred dollars; in all, fifty-two thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.
For books for library, current educational periodicals, other currentBooks. publications, and completing valuable sets of periodicals, two hundred and fifty dollars. For collecting statistics for special reports and circulars of informationSpecial reports., two thousand five hundred dollars. For the purchase, distribution, and exchange of educational documents,Distributing documents, etc. and for the collection, exchange, and cataloguing of educational apparatus and appliances, text-book, and educational reference books, articles of school furniture and models of school buildings illustrative of foreign and domestic systems and methods of education, and for procuring anthropological instruments of precision, and for repairing the same, two thousand five hundred dollars.
Office of the Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds: For Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; chief electrical engineer, two thousand four hundred dollars; drafts-man, one thousand dollars; assistant draftsman, eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; stenographer and type-writer, one thousand two hundred dollars: compensation to disbursing clerk, one thousand dollars; one messenger; person in charge of the heating of the Supreme Court and central portion of the Capitol, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; laborer in charge, of water-closets in central portion of the Capitol, six hundred and sixty dollars; seven laborers for cleaning Rotunda, corridors.
Dome, and old library portion of Capitol, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; two laborers in charge of public closets of the House of Representatives and in the terrace, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each: in all, twenty-two thousand five hundred and twenty-four dollars. Contingent Expenses, Department of the Interior; For theContingent expenses. following sums, which shall be so apportioned as to prevent deficiencies therein, namely: 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 of horses, diagrams, awnings, constructing model and other cases, cases for drawings, file holders, repairs of eases and furniture, and other absolutely necessary expenses, including fuel and lights, ninety thousand dollars. For stationery for the Department of the Interior and its severalStationery. bureaus and offices, including the Civil Service Commission, sixty thousand dollars.
For professional and scientific books, law books, and books to completeBooks. broken sets, periodicals, directories, and other books of reference relating to the business of the Department, one thousand dollars, of which sum two hundred and fifty dollars may be used for the Civil Sendee Commission. For rent of buildings for the Department of the Interior, namely:Rent. For the Bureau of Education, four thousand dollars; Geological Survey, twenty-nine thousand two hundred dollars; additional rooms for129 the engraving and printing divisions of the Geological Survey, one thousand two hundred dollars; storage of documents, one thousand dollars;
Civil Service Commission, four thousand five hundred dollars; Patent Office model exhibit, thirteen thousand dollars; in all, fifty-two thousand nine hundred dollars. For postage stamps for the Department of the Interior and itsPostage stamps. bureaus, as required under the Postal Union, to prepay postage on matter addressed to Postal Union countries, three thousand six hundred dollars. surveyors-general and their clerks. Surveyors-general, etc. For surveyor-general and ex officio secretary of the district ofAlaska.
Alaska, four thousand dollars; clerks in his office, four thousand dollars; in all, eight thousand dollars. For rent of office for surveyor-general, pay of messenger, stationery, printing, binding, drafting instruments, books of reference for office use, furniture, fuel, lights, laundry, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of Arizona, two thousand dollars;Arizona. and for the clerks in his office, five thousand dollars; in all. seven thousand dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of messenger, fuel, light, stationery, printing, binding records, drafting supplies, record cases, furniture, books of reference for office use. water, typewriter and repairs of same, and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of California, two thousand dollars; and forCalifornia. the clerks in his office, twelve thousand dollars; in all, fourteen thousand dollars. For pay of messenger, stationery, binding records, repairing maps, repairs to locks, clocks, furniture, batteries, and typewriter, towels, telephone, books of reference for office use, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of the State of Colorado, two thousand dollars;Colorado. and for the clerks of his office, eleven thousand five hundred dollars; in all. thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of messenger, stationery, binding and repairing records, furniture and repairs, muslin for mounting plats, drafting instruments, record books, ice. post-office box rent, books of reference for office use, and other incidental expenses, three thousand six hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of Florida, one thousand eight hundredFlorida. dollars; and for the clerks in his office, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, three thousand dollars. For pay of messenger, stationery supplies, printing and binding, post-office box rent, books of reference tor office use, and other incidental expenses, five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of Idaho, two thousand dollars; and for theIdaho. clerks in his office, nine thousand dollars: in all, eleven thousand dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of messenger, stationery, binding, printing, fuel, light, drafting instruments, post-office box rent, furniture, typewriters, ice, books of reference for office use, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of Louisiana, one thousand eight hundred dollars;Louisiana. and for the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars; in all. eight thousand eight hundred dollars. For messenger, stationery, binding records, books of reference for office use, and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars.130 For surveyor-general of Minnesota, one thousand eight hundredMinnesota. dollars; and for the clerks in his office, two thousand five hundred dol-íais; in all, four thousand three hundred dollars.
For pay of messenger, stationery, printing, binding, books of reference for office use. and other incidental expenses, five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of Montana, two thousand dollars; and for theMontana. clerks in his office, eleven thousand dollars; in all, thirteen thousand dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of messenger, lights, post-office box rent, ice, stationery, printing, binding, furniture, books of reference for office use, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of Nevada, one thousand eight hundred dollars;Nevada. and for the clerks in his office, three thousand dollars: in all, four thousand eight hundred dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor general, stationery, and drawing materials, post-office box rent, binding records, telephone, ice, repair of furniture, books of reference for office use, and other incidental expenses, five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of the Territory of New Mexico, two thousandNew Mexico. dollars; and for clerks in his office, ten thousand dollars; in all, twelve thousand dollars.
For pay of messenger, stationery, printing, drafting instruments, drawing paper, binding records, telephone, registration of letters, post-office box rent, towels, books of reference for office use. and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of North Dakota, two thousand dollars: andNorth Dakota. for the clerks in his office, five thousand five hundred dollars; in all, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of messenger, stationery, printing, binding, lights, ice, post-office box rent, repairs of furniture, typewriters, and instruments, books of reference for office use and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of Oregon, two thousand dollars; and for theOregon. clerks in his office, seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; in all. nine thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For pay of messenger, stationery, telephone, towels, binding, postoilice box rent, books of reference for office use, and other incidental expenses, one thousand dollars. For surveyor-general of South Dakota, two thousand dollars; andSouth Dakota. for clerks in his office, five thousand dollars; in all, seven thousand dollars.
For rent of office for the. surveyor-general, pay of messenger, stationery supplies, drafting instruments, fuel, ice, binding records, post-office box rent, towels, furniture and typewriter repairs, books of reference for office use, and other incidental expenses, one thousand five hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of Utah, two thousand dollars; and for theUtah. clerks in bis office, nine thousand dollars; in all, eleven thousand dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of janitor, stationery, printing and binding, drawing tables, drafting instruments, post-office box rent, typewriters, books of reference for office use. and other incidental expenses, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For surveyor-general of Washington, two thousand dollars; and for the clerksWashington. in his office, nine thousand dollars; in all, eleven thousand dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of janitor, furniture and repairs, stationery, binding records, record books, blanks, books of reference for office use, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.131 For surveyor-general of Wyoming, two thousand dollars: and forWyoming. the clerks in his office, six thousand nine hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand nine hundred dollars.
For rent of office for the surveyor-general, pay of messenger, stationery and supplies, lights, post-office box rent, drafting instruments, mounting maps, ice, towels, furniture and repairs, books of reference for office use. and other incidental expenses, one thousand three hundred and fifteen dollars. POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Post-Office Department. Office Postmaster-General: For compensation of the Postmaster-General,Pay of Postmaster-General, clerks, etc. eight thousand dollars: chief clerk.
Post-Office Department, two thousand five hundred dollars: private secretary, two thousand five hundred dollars; two stenographers, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; appointment, clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk, assist-ant to chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; curator of museum, one thousand dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; telephone operator, one thousand dollars; messenger in charge of mails, nine hundred dollars; one messenger; one assistant messenger; page, three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, thirty-seven thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
Office of Assistant Attorney-General for the Post-Office Department:Assistant Attorney-General’s office. Assistant attorney, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; assistant attorney, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; law clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; assistant messenger; in all. fifteen thousand six hundred and seventy dollars. Office First Assistant Postmaster-General:
For First AssistantFirst Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks, etc. Postmaster-General, five thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; Superintendent of the Money-Order System, three thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk Money-Order System, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; superintendent of the Dead-Letter Office, two thousand five hund red dollars; one clerk of class four, who shall he chief clerk of the Dead-Letter Office; general superintendent of salaries and allowances, four thousand dollars; assistant superintendent of salaries and allowances, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; superintendent of post-office supplies, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of post-office supplies, one thousand eight hundred dollars; chief of the correspondence division, two thousand dollars: eleven clerks of class four; twenty-three clerks of class three; thirty-one clerks of class two; forty-six clerks of class one; forty-seven clerks, at one thousand dollars each; fifty-two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two messengers; seven assistant messengers; thirty-six laborers; four pages, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; and seven female laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; in all. three hundred mid fourteen thousand three hundred and eighty dollars.
For the following now authorized and paid from a general appropriationTemporary clerks.Vol. 32, p. 171. fora temporary force of clerks, namely: Three clerks of class two; three clerks of class one: five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; eight clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; in all. twenty thousand dollars. Office Second Assistant Postmaster-General:Second Assistant Postmaster-General clerks, etc. For Second Assistant Postmaster-General, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; superintendent of railway adjustments, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of railway adjustments, two thousand dollars; superintendent ofForeign mails.132 foreign mails, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dol lars; chief of division of inspection, two thousand dollars; chief of contract division, two thousand dollars; chief of mail equipment divi sion, two thousand dollars; nine clerks of class four; thirty-nine clerks of class three; twenty-nine clerks of class two; stenographer, one thousand six hundred dollars; twenty-two clerks of class one; seven-teen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; six clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; messenger in charge of mails, nine hundred dollars: six assistant messengers; in all, one hundred and ninety-seven thousand three hundred and twenty dollars.
Office Third Assistant Postmaster-General: For Third AssistantThird Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks, etc. Postmaster-General, four thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; superintendent postage-stamp supplies and postmasters’ accounts, two thousand five hundred dollars; superintendent of system of postal finance, who shall give bond in such amount as the Postmaster-General may determine for the faithful dis-charge of his duties, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; superintendent of clarification division, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; four special agents, Classification division, at two thousand dollars each; chief of files and records division, two thousand dollars; chief of redemption division, two thousand dollars; superintendent of registry system, two thousand five hundred dollars: six assistant superintendents of registry system, at two thousand dollars each; nine clerks of class four; twenty-one clerks of class three; twenty-seven clerks of class two; forty clerks of class one: twenty-three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; seven clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; five assistant messengers; ten laborers; in all, two hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.
For per diem allowance for assistant superintendents of registryPer diem, registry division. system, when actually traveling on business of the Post-Office Department; at a rate to be fixed by the Postmaster-General, not exceeding four dollars, mid for other actual and necessary traveling expenses arising in connection with business of the registry system, ten thousand dollars. For per diem allowance for special agents, classification division,Per diem, classification division. when actually traveling on business of the Post-Office Department, at a rate to be fixed by the Postmaster-General, not exceeding four dollars, and for other actual and necessary traveling expenses arising in connection with the, business of the classification division, seven thousand dollars.
Office Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General: For FourthFourth Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks, etc.Chief inspector. Assistant Postmaster-General, four thousand five hundred dollars: chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief post-office inspector, three thousand dollars: chief clerk of mail depredations, two thousand dollars; chief of appointment division, two thousand dollars; chief of bond division, two thousand dollars; superintendent city delivery service, three thousand dollars; superintendent rural free-delivery service, three thousand dollars; supervisor of rural free-delivery service; two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; chief of board of examiners of rural curriers, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars: assistant superintendent of city free-delivery system, two thousand dollars; eight clerks of class four; twenty-nine clerks of class three; thirty-eight clerks of class two; sixty-one clerks of class one; stenographer, one thousand six hundred dollars; stenographer, one thousand two hundred dollars; sixty-one clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one hundred and eighteen clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; page, four hundred and eighty dollars; page, three hundred and sixty dollars; five messengers; twelve assistant messengers: and nine laborers; in all, four hundred and five thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars.133 Office of topographer:
For topographer, two thousand sevenTopographer, draftsmen, etc. hundred and fifty dollars; three skilled draftsmen, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; four skilled draftsmen, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; three skilled draftsmen, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three skilled draftsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; examiner, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk of class two; map mounter, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant map mounter, who shall be a mechanic, one thousand dollars; four copyists of maps, at nine hundred dollars each; assistant map mounter, seven hundred and twenty dollars: one assistant messenger; in all, thirty-two thousand one hundred and ninety dollars.
Office of disbursing clerk: Disbursing clerk and superintendentDisbursing clerk. of buildings, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; bookkeeper and accountant, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class two; engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; eight assistant engineers, at one thousand dollars each; electrician, one thousand four hundred dollars; two assistant electricians, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three dynamo tenders, at nine hundred dollars each; one fireman, who shall be a blacksmith, and one fireman, who shall be a steam fitter, at nine hundred dollars each; ten elevator conductors, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one assistant messenger; fourteen firemen; carpenter, one thousand two hundred dollars; assist-ant carpenter, one thousand dollars; captain of the watch, one thousand dollars; additional to two watchmen acting as lieutenants of watchmen, at one hundred and twenty dollars each; thirty-one watch-men; thirty-one laborers; ten laborers and coal passers, at five hundred dollars each; plumber and awning maker, at nine hundred dollars each; female laborer, five hundred and forty dollars; three female laborers, at five hundred dollars each; two female laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; and thirty-two charwomen; in all. one hundred and four thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Contingent Expenses, Post-Office Department: For the followingContingent expenses. sums, which shall be so apportioned as to prevent deficiencies therein, namely: For stationery and blank books, including amount necessary for the purchase of free penalty envelopes, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For fuel and repairs to heating, lighting, and power plant, including repairs to elevators, twenty-four thousand dollars. For gas ami electric lights, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For plumbing, one thousand five hundred dollars. For telegraphing, four thousand five hundred dollars. For painting, one thousand dollars. For carpets and matting, two thousand dollars. For furniture, four thousand dollar's. For purchase, exchange, and keeping of horses and repair of wagons and harness, to be used only for official purposes, one thousand three hundred dollars. For hardware, five hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars, of which sum not exceeding three thousand nine hundred and eighty-five dollars may be expended for telephone service, and not exceeding eight hundred dollars may be expended for law books, books of reference, railway guides, city directories, and books necessary to conduct the business of the Department.
For rent of a suitable building for storage of the files of the Post-OfficeRent. Department, three thousand dollars. For rent of suitable buildings for the storage of post-office supplies, and for the rural free-delivery service, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars. For rent of stable, three hundred dollars.134 For the publication of copies of the Official Postal Guide, includingPostal Guide. not exceeding one thousand five hundred copies for the use of the Executive Departments, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous expenses in the topographer’s office in the preparationPost-route maps. and publication of the post-route maps, twenty thousand dollars. And the Postmaster-General may authorize the sale of post-route maps to the public at the cost of printing and ten percentum thereof added, the proceeds of such sales to be used asa further appropriation for theSale. preparation and publication of post-route maps, and of this amount one hundred dollars may be expended for the purchase of atlases, geographical and technical works, needed in the topographer’s office.
For postage stamps for correspondence addressed abroad which isPostage. not exempt from postage under article eight of the Paris convention of the Universal Postal Union, five hundred arid fifty dollars. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Department of Justice. Office of the Attorney-General: For compensation of thePay of Attorney-General, Assistants, Solicitor-General, etc. Attorney-General, eight thousand dollars: Solicitor-General, seven thousand five hundred dollars; assistant to the Attorney-General, seven thousand dollars; five Assistant Attorneys-General at five thousand dollars each:
Assistant Attorney-General of the Post-Office Department, four thousand five hundred dollars; solicitor of internal revenue, four thousand five hundred dollars; solicitor for the Department of State, four thousand five hundred dollars; two assistant attorneys, at three thousand dollars each; four-assistant attorneys, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; assistant attorney, two thousand dollars; assistant attorney, in charge of dockets, two thousand five hundred dollars; law clerk and examiner of titles, two thousand sevenClerks, etc. hundred dollars; chief clerk and ex officio superintendent of the buildings. two thousand five hundred dollars; private secretary to the Attorney-General, two thousand five hundred dollars; stenographer to the Solicitor-General, one thousand six hundred dollars: two confidential clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; law clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; two law clerks, at two thousand dollar's each; four clerks of class four; attorney in charge of pardons, two thousand four hundred dollars; disbursing clerk, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; appointment clerk, two thousand dollars; eight clerks of class three: three clerks of class two; seven clerks of class one; telegraph operator and stenographer, one thousand two hundred dollars: eleven copyists; chief messenger, one thousand dollars: one messenger; seven assistant messengers; four laborers; three watchmen; engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars: three firemen; two conductors of the elevator, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; eight charwomen; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars;
Division of accounts: Chief of division of accounts, two thousand five hundred dollars; four clerks of class four: five clerks of class three; seven clerks of class two; six clerks of class one: two copyists; one packer, eight hundred and forty dollars; in all. two hundred and seven thousand three hundred and forty dollars. Contingent expenses, Department of Justice: For the followingContingent expenses. sums, which shall be so apportioned as to prevent deficiencies therein, namely:
For furniture and repairs, two thousand dollars. For books for law library of the Department, two thousand five hundred dollars. For purchase of session laws and statutes of the States and Terri tories for library of Department, five hundred dollars. For stationery, three thousand dollars.135 For miscellaneous expenditures, including telegraphing, fuel, lights, foreign postage, labor, repairs of buildings, care of grounds, books of reference, periodicals, and other necessaries, directly ordered by the Attorney-General, ten thousand dollars.
For official transportation, including purchase, keep, and shoeing ofHorses, etc. animals, and purchase and repairs of wagons and harness, three thousand dollars. For the rent of buildings and parts of buildings in the District ofRent. Columbia used by the Department of Justice, twenty-two thousand eight hundred dollars. Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury: For Solicitor of theSolicitor of the Treasury, assistants, etc. Treasury, four thousand five hundred dollars; assistant solicitor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; law clerk, at two thousand dollars: two docket clerks, at two thousand dollars each: three clerks of class four; two clerks of class three: three clerks of class two; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twenty-nine thousand six hundred and eighty dollars.
For law books for office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, three hundred dollars. For stationery for office of Solicitor of the Treasury, one hundred and fifty dollars. Office of the Solicitor of the Department of Commerce and Labor:Solicitor of the Department of Commerce and Labor, clerks, etc. For Solicitor of the Department of Commerce and Labor, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, four thousand five hundred dollars; clerk of class three; clerk of class one; and messenger; in all, eight thousand one hundred and forty dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR. Department of Commerce and Labor. Office of the Secretary; For compensation of the Secretary ofPay of Secretary, Assistant, clerks, etc. Commerce and Labor, eight thousand dollars; Assistant Secretary, five thousand dollars; private secretary to the Secretary, two thousand five hundred dollars; private secretary to the Assistant Secretary, one thousand eight hundred dollars; chief clerk and superintendent, three thousand dollars: disbursing clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; nine clerks of class four (including one Census clerk); five clerks of class three; twelve clerks of class two: ten clerks of class one; six clerks, at one thousand dollars each; seven clerks, at nine hundred dollars each: two telegraph operators, at one thousand dollars each; one assistant telephone operator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; five messengers; nine assistant messengers: seven messenger boys, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one engineer, at one thousand dollars; one assistant engineer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; two skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two conductors of elevators, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two firemen, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; fourteen laborers; one driver and foreman of stables, eight hundred and forty dollars: six hostlers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; one cabinetmaker, one thousand dollars; one carpenter, nine hundred dollars; five watchmen: ten charwomen; in all, one hundred and thirty-two thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars.
Bureau of Corporations: For Commissioner of Corporations, fiveBureau of Corporations.Commissioner, clerks, etc. thousand dollars; Deputy Commissioner, three thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars: clerk to Commissioner, one thousand eight hundred dollars: four clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; five clerks of class two; seven clerks of class one; nine clerks, at one thousand dollars each; nine copyists; one messenger; one assistant messenger: two messenger boys, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; in all. sixty thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. 136 For one special attorney for the Bureau of Corporations to beSpecial attorney. appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, four thousand dollars.
For compensation to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce andSpecial attorneys, examiners, etc. Labor of special attorneys, not to exceed twelve thousand dollars, of special examiners, not to exceed twelve thousand dollars, in the Bureau of Corporations, and for the employment of special agents, not to exceed twelve thousand dollars, and of temporary assistants, not to exceed ten thousand dollars, for the purpose of carrying on the workVol. 32, p. 827. of said Bureau as provided by the Act to establish the Department of Commerce and Labor, approved February fourteenth, nineteen hundred and three, in all, forty-six thousand dollars.
For per diem, subject to such rules and regulations as the SecretaryPer diem, etc. of Commerce and Labor may prescribe, in lieu of subsistence, at a rate not exceeding four dollars per day to each of said special attorneys, special examiners, special agents, and temporary assistants, while absent from their homes on duty, and for their actual necessary traveling expenses, including necessary sleeping-car fares, fifteen thousand three hundred dollars. Bureau of Manufactures: Chief of Bureau of Manufactures, fourBureau of Manufactures. thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; one messenger; one assistant messenger; one messenger boy, four hundred and eighty dollars; two laborers; in all, fourteen thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
Bureau of Labor: For compensation of the Commissioner of Labor,Bureau of Labor. five thousand dollars: chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; four statistical experts, at two thousand dollars each; five clerks of class four; five clerks of class three; six clerks of class two; twelve clerks of class one; ten clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two copyists; one messenger; one assistant messenger; three watchmen; four laborers; three charwomen; two special agents, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; 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. one hundred and six thousand one hundred arid eighty dollars; and the Department of Labor transferred to the Department of Commerce and Labor by the Act approved February fourteenth, nineteenVol. 32, p. 827. hundred and three, shall hereafter be known as the Bureau of Labor in said Department.
For per diem in lieu of subsistence of special agents and employees,Special agents, etc., per diem. while traveling on duty away from home and outside of the District of Columbia, at a rate not to exceed three dollars per day. and for their transportation, and for employment of experts and temporary assistance, and for traveling expenses of officers and employees, and for the purchase of reports and materials for the reports and bulletins of the Bureau of Labor, and for subvention to “International Association for Labour Legislation,” and necessary expenses connected with representation of the United States Government therein, sixty-five thousand one hundred and forty dollars.
For stationery, one thousand dollars.Stationery.Books, etc For books, periodicals, and newspapers for the library, in addition[R. S., sec. 192, p. 30](/us/rs/s192/p30). to the amount authorized by section one hundred and ninety-two, Revised Statutes, the, sum of one hundred dollars may be expended for newspapers for the purpose of procuring strike data, and the annual subscriptions for newspapers and periodicals for the Bureau may be paid in advance, one thousand dollars. For postage stamps to prepay postage on matter addressed to PostalPostage.
Union countries, four hundred and fifty dollars.137 For rent of rooms, including steam heat and elevator service, sixRent, etc. thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses, namely: For furniture, carpets, ice, lumber,Contingent expenses. hardware, dry goods, advertising, telegraphing, telephone service, expressage. storage for documents, not to exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars, repairs of eases and furniture, fuel and lights, soap, brushes, brooms, mats. oils, and other absolutely necessary expenses, three thousand five hundred dollars.
Light-House Board: Fur chief clerk, two thousand four hundredLight-House Board. dollars; title and contract clerk, two thousand dollars; accountant, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four: one clerk of class three; three clerks of class two; six clerks of class one: two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; ten clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one clerk, eight, hundred and forty dollars; one clerk, seven hundred and twenty dollars: two assistant messengers; one laborer; assistant civil engineer, two thousand four hundred dollars; draftsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; draftsman, one thousand five hundred and sixty dollars; draftsman, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; draftsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, forty-four thousand two hundred and sixty dollars.
The Census Office: For Director, six thousand dollars; four chiefCensus Office.Director, clerks, etc. statisticians, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; disbursing and appointment clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; geographer, two thousand dollars; stenographer, one thousand five hundred dollars; eight expert chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; four clerks of class four; seven clerks of class three; sixteen clerks of class two; two hundred and seventy-two clerks of class one: two hundred and twelve clerks, at one thousand dollars each; forty-four clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; expert map mounter, one thousand dollars; engineer, one thousand dollars; electrician, one thousand dollars; two skilled laborers, at one thousand dollars each; five skilled laborers, at nine hundred dollars each: ten watchmen; six messengers; two firemen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; thirteen assistant messengers; sixteen unskilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; thirty-five charwomen; in all, seven hundred and eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
For securing information for census reports, provided for by law,Reports, etc. including per diem compensation of special agents and expenses of the same and of detailed employees, the cost of transcribing State, municipal. and other records, the temporary rental of quarters outside ofRent, etc. the District of Columbia for supervising special agents, and the employment by them of such temporary service as may be, necessary in collecting the statistics required by law. four hundred and thirty-eight thousand four hundred dollars: *Provided,* That the total expenditure*Provisos*.Limit. for such rentals shall not exceed three thousand dollars, and that for temporary service two thousand dollars: *And provided further, *That no expense shall be incurred for the two last-named items unlessRestriction. the same shall have been previously authorized by the Director.
The thirteen special agents now employed in the Census Office onSpecial agents transferred to classified service.Vol. 32, p. 53. other than the special work committed to them, as authorized by section ten of the Act of March sixth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled, “An Act to provide for a permanent Census Office.” are hereby transferred to the classified service, to be assigned as follows: One geographer and four as chiefs of division, at two thousand dollarsAssignment. each, four as clerks of class four, and four as clerks of class two.
For rental of quarters, twenty-six thousand six hundred dollars.Rent. For stationery, ten thousand dollars.Stationery. For furniture, carpets, ice, lumber, hardware, dry goods, advertising,Furniture. telegraphing, expressage. horses and wagons, feed for and shoe-138ing of horses, diagrams. awnings, shelving, file cases, file holders, office fixtures, fuel, light, and other absolutely necessary expenses, fifteen thousand dollars. For purchase of books of reference, periodicals, and manuscripts,Books. two thousand five hundred dollars.
For tabulating census returns, including Cost of cards and rental ofTabulating returns, etc. necessary apparatus, fifty thousand dollars. Bureau of Statistics: For Chief of Bureau, four thousand dollars;Bureau of Statistics. chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one chief of division, two thousand one hundred dollars; statistical clerk, two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four: three clerks of class three; one clerk, expert in foreign statistics and languages, to compile Statistical Abstract of the World, one thousand six hundred dollars: stenographer and typewriter, one thousand five hundred dollars; eight clerks of class two; twelve clerks of class one: translator, one thousand two hundred dollars; twelve clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four copyists; one messenger; three assistant messengers: four laborers: and one female laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars; in all, seventy-seven thousand five hundred and seventy dollars.
For payment of the services of experts, and for other necessaryInternaland foreign commerce. expenditures connected with the collection of facts relative to the internal and foreign commerce of the United States, four thousand dollars. To enable the Bureau of Statistics, under the direction of the SecretaryTariff of foreign countries. of Commerce and Labor, to collate and arrange the tariffs of foreign countries in form for distribution, to be printed in the English language, utilizing as far as practicable the reports of the International Bureau for the Publication of Customs Tariffs, and accompanied by a statement showing the equivalent in currency, weights, and measures of the United States of all foreign terms of currency, weights, and measures used in such tariffs, three thousand five hundred dollars.
Office Supervising Inspector-General Steamboat-Inspection Service:Steamboat-Inspection Service. For Supervising Inspector-General, three thousand five hundred dollars: chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class three; one clerk of class one: one clerk of class one (stenographer and typewriter): one messenger: in all. eleven thousand nine hundred and forty dollars, the same to be paid from the permanent appropriations for the Steamboat-Inspection 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, six hundred dollars; clerk to Commissioner, one thousand six hundred dollars: one clerk of class three: two clerks of class two; four clerks of class one: nine clerks, at nine hundred dollars each: one assistant messenger: and one laborer: in all. twenty-eight thousand and eighty dollars. Bureau OF Immigration:
For Commissioner-General of Immigration,Bureau of Immigration. four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars. and two hundred and fifty dollars additional for services as actuary; confidential clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars: statistician and stenographer, with power to act as immigrant inspector, two thousand dollars: one supervising immigrant inspector, to be attached to this Bureau in Washington for special work outside, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; three clerks of class two; three clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one copyist; one messenger: one assistant messenger; in all, twenty-seven thousand two hundred and ten dollars, which, together with other expenses of regulating immigration shall be paid from the permanent appropriation for expenses of regulating immigration.139 The immigration laws of the United States in force in the PhilippineImmigration laws, Philippine Islands.
Islands shall continue to be administered by the officers of the Philip-pine government. Bureau of Standards: For Director, five thousand dollars; physicist,Bureau of Standards. four thousand dollars; chemist, three thousand five hundred dollars; associate chemist, two thousand two hundred dollars; associate physicist, two thousand dollars; three associate physicists, at two thousand two hundred dollars each: two assistant physicists, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three assistant physicists, at one thousand six hundred dollars each: assistant chemist, one thousand four hundred dollars: two assistant physicists, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; five laboratory assistants, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four laboratory assistants, at one thousand dollars each: six laboratory assistants, at nine hundred dollars each; two aids, at six hundred dollars each; two laboratory apprentices, at five hundred and forty dollars each; storekeeper, nine hundred dollars; librarian, one thousand four hundred dollars; secretary, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, one thousand dollars: one clerk, nine hundred dollars: two clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars: one computer, one thousand dollars; mechanician, one thousand four hundred dollars: one mechanician, one thousand two hundred dollars; two mechanicians, at one thousand dollars each; mechanician, nine hundred dollars; two watchmen; skilled woodworker, eight hundred and forty dollars: skilled laborer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; draftsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; two assistant messengers; engineer, one thousand five hundred dollars; assistant engineer, one thousand dollars: assist-ant engineer, nine hundred dollars; two firemen; electrician, nine hundred dollars: two laborers; three laboratory apprentices, at four hundred and eighty dollars each: janitor, six hundred dollars; and one charwoman, three hundred and sixty dollars: in all, eighty-five thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.
For apparatus, machinery, tools, and other appliances used in connectionApparatus, etc. with the buildings or the work of the Bureau, laboratory supplies, materials and supplies used in the construction of apparatus, machinery, or other appliances; piping, wiring, and construction inci dent to the installation of apparatus, machinery, or appliances, furniture for laboratories and offices, eases for apparatus, seventy-four thousand dollars. For fuel for heat, light, and power; office expenses, stationery,Miscellaneous items. printing, and binding; hooks and periodicals; traveling expenses: expenses of the visiting committee; expenses of attendance of American member at the meeting of the International Committee of Weights and Measures; rent of building at two hundred and thirty-five New Jersey avenue as temporary laboratory, not to exceed eight hundred and forty dollars; and contingencies of all kinds, eleven thousand dollars.
For grading, construction of roads and walks, piping grounds forRoads, walks, etc. water supply, lamps, and wiring for lighting purposes, one thousand five hundred dollars, of which sum five hundred dollars shall he immediately available. Contingent expenses, Department of Commerce and Labor:Contingent expenses. For contingent expenses of the offices and bureaus of the Department for which appropriations for contingent and miscellaneous expenses are not specifically made, namely:
For the purchase of professional and scientific books, law books, books of reference, periodicals, blank books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers (not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars), stationery, furniture and repairs to the same, ear-140 pets, matting, oilcloth, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges, fuel, lighting mid heating; for the purchase, exchange, and care of horses and vehicles, to be used only for official purposes; freight and express charges, postage, telegraph and telephone service, typewriters, and adding machines, and all other miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the; foregoing, seventy-five thousand dollars, which sum shall be so apportioned as to prevent a deficiency therein.
For rent of buildings, namely: For office of the Secretary of CommerceRent. and Labor, and the bureaus of Corporations and Manufactures, eleven thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars; for the Light-House Board, office of Steamboat Inspection Service, and Bureau of Navigation, seven thousand six hundred dollars; Bureau of Statistics, four thousand five hundred and thirty-nine dollars and eighty-four cents; stab1es, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, twenty-five thousand one hundred and sixty-nine dollars and eighty-four cents.
JUDICIAL. Judicial. Supreme Court: For the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ofSupreme Court.Justices. the United States, thirteen thousand dollars; and for eight associate justices, at twelve thousand five hundred dollars each; For marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, three thousandMarshal. five hundred dollars; For stenographic clerk for the Chief Justice and for each associateClerks to justices. justice of the Supreme Court, at not exceeding one thousand six hundred dollars each; in all, one hundred and thirty thousand niue. hundred dollars.
Circuit courts: For twenty-seven circuit judges, at seven thousandCircuit judges. dollars each, one hundred and eighty-nine thousand dollars. For nine clerks of circuit courts of appeals, at three thousand fiveClerks. hundred dollars each, thirty-one thousand five hundred dollars. For messenger, to act as librarian and crier, circuit court of appeals,Messenger, eighth circuit. eighth circuit, two thousand dollars; in all, two hundred and twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
Districts courts: For salaries of the seventy-three district judgesDistrict courts. of the United States, at six thousand dollars each, four hundred and thirty-eight thousand dollars. United States courts, Indian Territory: For salaries of the fourIndian Territory, courts. judges of the United States in the Indian Territory, at five thousand dollars each, twenty thousand dollars. District court, Territory oe Hawaii: For the payment of the salariesHawaiian Territory, courts. of the judge, clerk, and the reporter of the United States district, court for the Territory of Hawaii, at five thousand dollars three thousand dollars, and one thousand two hundred dollars, respectively, nine thousand two hundred dollars.
Retired judges: To pay the salaries of the United States judgesRetired judges.[R. S., see. 714, p. 135](/us/rs/s714/p135). retired under section seven hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes. so much as may be necessary for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, is hereby appropriated. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia: For the chief justice ofDistrict of Columbia, court of appeals. court of appeals of the District of Columbia, seven thousand five hundred dollars; and for two associate justices, at seven thousand dollars each;
For clerk, three thousand dollars; For assistant or deputy clerk, two thousand dollars; For reporter, one thousand five hundred dollars: *Provided,* That*Proviso*.Reports. the reports issued by him shall not be sold for more than five dollars per volume; For crier, nine hundred dollars; For messenger, seven hundred and twenty dollars;141 For necessary expenditures in the conduct of the clerk’s office, five hundred dollars; for tile eases and filing facilities, five hundred dollars; in all, thirty thousand six hundred and twenty dollars, one-half of which shall be paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia.
Supreme court, District of Columbia: For salaries of the chiefSupreme court, District of Columbia. justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia and of the five associate judges, at six thousand dollars each, thirty-six thousand dollars, one-half of which shall be paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia, Clerk of district court, northern district of Illinois: ForClerk, Illinois northern district.Vol. 28, p. 204. salary of the clerk of the district court for the northern district of Illinois, as authorized by the Act of July thirty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, three thousand dollars.
Commissioner, Yellowstone Park: For salary of commissioner inCommissioner, Yellowstone Park.Commissioner.Receipt of fees not to impair salary.Vol. 29, p. 184. Yellowstone National Park, one thousand five hundred dollars. And the provisions of section twenty-one of 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-seven, and for other purposes, approved May twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, shall not be construed as impairing the right of said commissioner to receive said salary as herein provided.
Books for libraries of circuit courts of appeals: For the purchaseLaw books, circuit court of appeals. of law books and rebinding law books for the nine libraries of the United States circuit courts of appeals, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney-General Upon the requisition of the court (all books purchased hereunder to be plainly marked “The property of the United States”), nine thousand five hundred dollars, and of this amount one thousand five hundred dollars shall be expended for the library of the eighth circuit.
Choctaw and Chickasaw Citizenship Court: For personal andChoctaw and Chickasaw Citizenship Court. traveling expenses of the three judges of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Citizenship Court, from July first, nineteen hundred and four, to December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and four, two thousand one hundred dollars; for one stenographer to each of said judges, at one hundred dollars per month each, from July first, nineteen hundred and four, to December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and four, one thousand eight hundred dollars: for traveling expenses and subsistence of said stenographers, the reporter, and the bailiff of said court, not to exceed three dollars per day each, two thousand one hundred dollars; in all, six thousand dollars.
Court of Claims: For the chief justice of the Court of Claims, sixCourt of Claims. thousand five, hundred dollars; four judges, at six thousand dollars each: chief clerk, three thousand five hundred dollars: assistant clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; bailiff, one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger; stenographer, one thousand two hundred dollars; three firemen: three watchmen; elevator conductor, seven hundred and twenty dollars: one assistant messenger; one laborer; and two charwomen; in all. fifty-three thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
To defray the cost of the employment of auditors and additionalAuditors, etc. stenographers, when deemed necessary, in the Court of Claims, to be disbursed under the direction of the court, eight thousand dollars. For stationery, court library, repairs, fuel, electric light, electricContingent expenses. elevator, and other miscellaneous expenses, three thousand four hundred dollars. For reporting the decisions of the court and superintending theReporting decisions. printing of the thirty-ninth volume of the reports of the Court of Claims, to be paid on the order of the court, one thousand dollars;142 said sum to he paid to the reporters, not withstanding section seventeen[R.
S., sec. 1765, p. 314](/us/rs/s1765/p314).Vol. 18, p. 109. hundred and sixty-five of the Revised Statutes, or section three of the Act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, chapter three hundred and twenty-eight. Sec. 2. That the pay of assistant messengers. Bremen, watchmen,Rates 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, Bremen, and watchmen, at the rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum each; for laborers, 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 the appropriations herein made for the officers, clerks,No payments to permanently incapacitated persons. and persons employed in the public service shall not be available, for the compensation of any persons incapacitated, otherwise than temporarily, for performing such service. No part of any money appropriated by this or any other Act shallProhibition on personal use of horses, etc. be available for paving expenses of horses and carriages or drivers therefor for the personal use of any officer provided for by this or any other Act other than the President of the United States, the heads of Executive Departments, and the Secretary to the President: *Provided, **Proviso*.Officials outside District Columbia.That this provision shall not apply to officials outside of the District of Columbia in the performance of their public duties.
This paragraph shall not take effect until July first, nineteen hundred and four. Sec. 4. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this Act areRepeal. repealed. Approved, March 18, 1904.
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